Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-01-20

In .pi,e Of the ircement weather and
other di.sdvsntags Gus circum~tAnccs there
has been more bu,iness transacted at the
pre-ent term Ut Court than Al any "iher
time hr several ,esrs past
Al least une.half the time the mail for
this place does not arrive until day or
two sometimes week-after u IL due.
Letters and packages addressed 10 all parts
OF the United States, Canada aud the Ter
Jilories. arrive at this Office almost daily.
A letter started from this place TO Stan.
ford, seems to have about as much chance,
aud no more, Of arriving At it, destination
a. cork flung into the ocean at New York
harbor, and left 10 the guidance Of the
wind and waves, would have Of arriving AZ
Liverpool. The present style of mis-send.
ing the mails is becoming uubcafable, and
there ought TO be remedy Tor the trouble.
ABOUT pEoPLE.-Miss Ida adams Is
attending Daughter. College At lIarrods-
burg ...... Miss Lon Grant, a very handsome
and accomplished young lady from Ian
caster, Ky, il Al the Joplin House ......
Mrs W. %. Bradley, Of Lancaster, was here
Wednesday ..... The town has been full OF
strangers for several days, NEST OF them
being present ~ witnesses, or on other
business conn, cred with court. ... Among
the visiting attorneys Wednesday, we're:
Col. T. 2 Morrow, o. II. Waddl-. IT,
Mvy, Somerset; W. o Bradhy, X II.
Tumlin-on, Lanca.ter, J w Alcnrn San.
furd; Judge Peari, London, aud y. +. Hol.
man, Manchester.
-CIRcUIr CoRur NoTEs.-The jury in
the case Of the Commonwealth W. W. A.
Owens, charged with the murder OF James
Langiurd, was selected Monday, the testi-
mony heard, sud ar. ument- finished Tues
day After drlibersting Tor only a lev
moments, the Jury returned verdict OF
MT guilty." .nd the prisoner was die
discharged. Owens vas ably defended bS
several attorneys TIE Argument oi his
IeadinR,ciuns.l, Cd w. O Bradley, vas
pronounced by AL that heard u. sne the
most splrndid Efforts Mr. Brad ey ever
made The verdict was not n Surprise......
The case against Robert Nunnelly for
murder was continued by the Common
wealth, because Of the abseDc, of several
important witnes-ss......1he case against
james Hasty, for Granddaughter, was called
Wednesday, aud the testimony was being
heard yesterday morning HsstY is
charged with killing Andrew Baker. in
Junes 1901 AhlN aetufhclr ait WI - -
Morrow, w. o. Bradley, lsaac Stewart, j.
w. and J. n. BroSn. Mr.. X c. Warren
and Sam. NJ Burdett represent the Com
monwealth ..... Only one case remains TO
be disposed Of on the common law docket
...... Demurers were sustained to several
indictments against NJ. Z. Miller for sell
ing liquor. The discussion Of these de
murrers developed the fact that the people
Of this county have been mistaken for the
past twelve years in supposing they had a
local prohibitory law. The original act
approved March 2lst, 1870, did not take
effect until ratified by q vote Of the peop'e,
and was therefore unconstitutional; but
this defect was held to be cured by the
amendatory acts. IL appears, however,
that the amendatory acts refer-one to an
act approved March Slst 1870 and the
other to an act sppro-ed March lst, 1870,
and therefore cannot be made TO apply TO
the act Of March 2lst, 1870, thus rendering
that act unconstitutional. Judge Owsley
has not yet decided on this particular
point, but the general drift Of opinion
among lawyers is, that the local prohibit
tory law Of this county Is a bungliDg MAS
Of incongrIous and unconstitutional legis-
lation ...... The case Of the Commonwealth
VI Lambert Thompson, for grand larceny,
is set Tor to-day. IL il is tried, Lambert
will undoubtedly be called on TO make
Frankfort his residence for while......
Court will adjourn finally tomorrow morn
ing