Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-05-15
MT. VERNON. ROOkCasrLe COUNTY.

will lecture here in the near future. Mrs
H. is forcible and entertaining speak.
or aud those who fail to hear her will
miss a treat.
Mr. James l. White has received
from the register of the land office cop.
les of eleven patents on lands granted
by tue State TO the Rockcastle Seminary,
dated in ISL and II These lands are
in Cumberland county and the various
tracts contain from one to $50 acres each.
One Of our republican friends, who
voted for the defeated candidate on
saturday, says the republican legisla-
tive members from this county after
10 years representation at Frankfort,
shows the following record A few pro-
hibition laws and change in date of
dog days"
1t is probable that the L. :. will
take hand in the prosecution of the
LaRue darkeys, who are in Jail here for
robbing the store of Welsh & Co, at
Pine Hill. The postoifice is kept in the
store and when the house was robbed
there were q good number of stamps
stolen. This stamps were sold by the
burglars to parties in this place, who
will likely b. called upon as witnesses.
A l. = marshal was here last week and
took the names Of prisoners and witness
rs.
Mrs. ii. C. Gentry was in from Low.
ellis, Knox county, during the week.
Rev. W. Gibson, of Lexington, was here
Sunday and Monday in the interest of
an orphans home at Louisville. lie
had fair success Mr. John Albright is
very low with Bright's disease. Miss
Mary Miller has arrived from Austin,
Tex, where she has been attending
school Jonas McKinze, +. l.. Thomp-
son, D. G. Poynter, q, w Mcclure, DIR.
j. J. Brown and J. W. Williams are at
the convention and races.
The republican convention here
last Saturday instructed delegates to
east the vote OF Rockcastle for Silas Ad.
ams for governor. A warm contest was
had between the candidates for the leg
islature. J. :. Joplin won the nomina.
ton over III. J. Mullins. After the
meeting there was the usual number of
dissatisfied followers of the defeated cam
didates and the name of G.. w. Fagin
was announced as an independent re-
publican candidate against the field.
Mr.. Fagin, i. is believed. sill make the
race, and il he does the fur will certain
ly fly.
Monday morning a majority OF the
section men between Rowland and Jel-
leo went out on strike Their wages
has been 81 per day. Their demands
were for 100. The agitation was be-
gun about six weeks ago when an agita-
tor named Langiord passed along the
line, promising that ii the men went
out they would surely get what they
asked Tor, Atthis place Langford was
arrested, tried and fined under a charge
of disturbing labor. The project was to
have all the men from Jellico to Leba.
non Junction 90 out on May 10, bu;
Road Master Ansley was adSised OF the
arrangements and went to work to cir
cumvent them. \ number of the strik.
ing sections went back to work Wednes,
day. The foremen were not in the strike
The men charge their defeat To non.or-
ganiation.
Sunday evening, five miles north OF
this place, George HAYS shot and NOR.
tally wounded his cousin, Thomas HAYS
The parties, who had usually been fast
friends, had been at outs for some time
over settlement about some corn. They
met at neighbours and the difficulty
was renewed Ii is said that Tom made
demonstration as il to draw a weapon
and began advancing upon George, who
backed scross the porch until the side
wall OF the house was reached, when he
fired a shot which knocked Tom off his
the ground. The wounded man arose
remarSing, "You have not killed me,
and pursued George into the house,
where another shot laid him on the
floor. Tom rose the second time and
chased George through the house, where
a parting shot from the latter's pistol
struck him in the breast. Tom stopped
his pursuit and laid down. Two balls
entered the bowels ard one the breast.
The wounded man died at four O'Clock
next morning after intense suffering
George, Immediately after the shooting
went to a neighbours and sent for a doc
tor to go the relief OF Tom. George
sent word to town that he was coming
in TO surrender. Not doing so Sheriff
Jones went out for him, but failed tC
find him.