The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-16
Inverness.

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element in the Scottish history, with
its warning clans and violent roman
ces, that half fascinates, half repels.
Some traditions say that Inverness,
the capital of the highlands, was in
existence before the birth of Christ.
Towards the end of the sixth century
it was the capital of the Pictish King
dom, and in 565 st. Columbia and
some of his followers visited it, and
Were successful in converting to Chris
D4isun1ry brsde qaO King-ef-thc Picts
In S43 the PIN w and Scottish King
doms were united under the
rule OF Kenneth McAlpin, and Invcr-
ness then lost the distinction of being
a capital. OF the next two centuries
little is known of its history, until
1899 it is supposed to have been the
scene of Duncan's murder by Mac
beth. Macbeth's castle is said to have
stood upon the crown of the hill, and
circular plot of ground, rallied in and
planted with trees, is asserted to have
been its site.
In l16l Shaw, second son of Dun
can, fifth Earl of Fife, for his assist
ance to Malcolm in quelling revolt,
was made hereditary governor of the
castle of Inverness. In 1929 the town
was burnt, and the ncighboring
crownlands were ravaged by free
booter, named Gillespick McScourlane,
who afterwards paid the penalty of
his evil deeds with the life of himself
and his two sons.
In 1888 the first Protestant minister
was appointed, and in 1910 woman,
one Margaret 6Gsss#%ie, a Morayshire
woman, started school. This so Of
Tended the authorities that they passcd1
a resolution restricting Margaret |
Scriptural teaching to proverbs.
In 1872 the great fortress was de-
stroyed by the English soldiery. IN
1865 serious quarrel was induced by
that calm but indigestible article-thc
cheese. Some women were tempting
articles in market at the top of a
hill. A hungry youth, one Finlay
Dubh, lifted one of the wares and
asked the price. Disguised at his
inability TO buy it, he rolled the fruit
of the dairy to the bottom of the hill.
The woman demanded payment, and
chiyalric Highlander, acquainted
with Finlay's impccuniOs-
lty, seized that worthy's bonnet and
tossed it to the woman, after which a
general battle was INDUCED in, and
two of the Mcdonald clan were slain.
The night before the battle of Cullo-
den, Prince Charlie slept in the town
house of Lady Dummuir, and the
next night. after the downfall of tho
Stuarts' cause, the same bed. was occu-
pied by the "Royal Butcher" Cumber- |
land. r9,"
In April, TAG, one of Prince !
Charles SeIdiers went to a minister,
named Thompson, and demanded that
he should pray for the Prctcnder as
the lawful sovereign. The parson de-
clined to pray for him, except as
fellow-sinner
"We1l have our horses in your
church next Sunday !" said the soldier.
"And wen have them out in time
Tor the tiffany the Sunday following
said the impGFtuxbablc preacher.
On the 14th of Ahgil the horses were
stabbed in the church. On the 10th
the battle of Culloden was fought.
On the 2lst the minister had his
church, and the horses ha'l-lepartcd.
In l745 two sisters were tortured
and burnt in Inverness as witches.
The Royal Academy was opened in
1892.
There was Z certain stone called the
cudain, signifying the stone
Of the tub, Git being the place where
formerly water-carricrs had rested
their burlens), and was regarded by
The people with great vonerai0n. II
Was the centre around which the
Iown, 10 pie gathered for convrrsa-
lion, and the Young men would chip
stones from il as souvenirs wnen they
'ssssnsNway from homo. :
In 1884 tho chances and changes Of
lime had destroyed nearly all the land |
marks of Old Inverness. ,
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