Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-05-15

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II shall certainly occur.
BRoUGuT BACK MIR. J. y. Fish and w
NJ. Howard raturned from Arkansas Fri.
day, bringing with them Bill Dunegan, the
fend who is charged with reducing aud
numbering poor Mamie Bryant and then
throwing her body in Rookcasile River.
THE examiners Of the tar lists, Messrs. ].
w. Weatherford and Billy Gooch, were at
work on the Assessors books Yesterday, Mr..
Sanford irwin, the other member, being
absent. They found great many mis-
takes and i ]. aid thai the list is the wcrsi
ever made Out
"JiM cRoNy" DILLON, the Vandyke Of
America, hss been Identifying Mr.. A. A.
Warreu's cottage on DAnviile street, The
pat week, and It now presents very hand.
some appearance. Grow has only lately
been in the practice Of the higher art Of
paint. his past efforts having been confined
chiefly to the whiie-Wash brush
ASorurR FmE-Two CHiLDREN BrRE.
ED Yesterday vas iust the day for fires
The wind blew feaiinlly aud everything
being dry, a spark wa, eqnal to burning
torch. Mr. } r. Christi.on. At Mckinney,
,elephoned ~ that the house Of Mr.. Bud
Marlin, two miles from Tmnersville, caught
Gre during the day and burned to the
ground, roasting 70 death his two little
children, aged two and four year. They
were in the house asleep and the family
were out in the fields at work when il
caught and before they could reach il, il
was too late 10 rescue the children or save
any Of the furniture. A daughter Of Mar
tin was badly burned in attempting to do 70.
HrSKr JANIS, ooloTed, wsa arrested
Saturday night on a warrant sworn out by
one Joe Farmer charging him With stealing
tan bark Farmer, who has been hauling
bark here for the purpose Of shipment, had
a considerable amount not loaded on the
cars and knowing the failing Of the people
of our suburban village, Macksvlle,
thought it best to sit up With bic bark TO
prevent its walking OF. lie SAYS that he
caught James making away with an arm.
ful, but j says that his little boy who was
with him had without his knowledge pick
ed up some bark. At any rate, Farmer ap.
pointed himself an officer and undertook
to take James before thA Police Judge, but
met with resistance from the negro and in
the scullle james claims that Farmer shot
at him with very nearly fatal result, after
which he wac easily taken. Failing to
make bond Of $50 the Judge sent him 10
jail. The negro was 80 drunk "a TO he
hardly responsible. The inevitable Char
lie Yates, who was also watching the bark,
says that Farmer took his pistol from him
and shot at James.
The Precinct Convention here 10 in
struct delegates to the Senatorial Conyen-
ton on the 22d, created much more excite
ment than any one dreamed o. Before it
met, il seemed to he the prevailing feeling
among the Rigney men to let it go for
Hansford, partly on his own account and
partly on account OF Col Weleh, who 40
greatly desired il, but when the Colonel
called the meeting 10 order and took his
seat as Chairman, followed by lot Of res.
oluIions introduced by Judge SanAey to
instruct for llansford, the Rgney men be-
gan 10 assert themselves. Col Rochester
moved to lay the resolutions on The table,
while MrsD, w Nsndeyeer wanted 20 take
the vote direct Tor the two candidates. Col.
Welch declared him out ~ order and final.
" ordered him 10 sit down which he did
after he got through. The motion to table
having been seconded IL was put aud the
CLERK, on division Of The house heinz
called, found small majority in favor Of
il, but a recount by the Chairman reversed
the result and he declared the motion lost.
Judge Sauley then favored his resolutions
in aspseeh in which he took OCCASION TO-
pay Judge Ianslord a-higL complainant
both AZ a democrat aud as a man. Colonel
Rochester and Mr.. Nnndevser both paid
fine tributes to Col. Rgney and advocated
his claims with much force. Col. Hill,
following made . ppecial plea COR Haus-
ford, asserting that If his county went
back on him i, would disgrace him poliii-
cally forever. Mt J, X. MoClary follow
ed in somewhat the same strain, and after
Squire Portman had gotten Ia some good
words for the Casey man, vote on the
resolutions was taken. In the meantime a
few Of the Rigney men had charged foul
play and left and the crowd had been
somewhat augmented from the streets. Tell
ers were appointed 10 take the vote aud the
result showed ~ for n So against aud the
meeting adjourned. We are sorry for the
good Of the party that there should be apy
intenecine strife and hope that the bad
feelings engendersd will be forgotten.