Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-02-12
MT. VERNON, ROCxCASTls COUNTY.

ed,
"A majority Of our loaiing population
have gone to work.
Prof. Philip Coleman, OF German.
town, o., is teaching large school at
this place.
There are children in the northeast
ern portion OF this county who have new
er seen negro.
The FIRST coin of the new issue TO
reach this comfy was receiy ed here last
Tuesday 10y our railroad agent from the
operator at Needles, Cal. II is a half
dollar.
Our TREND, Jack Conn. is running
the following Suggestive cad" in the
Texas pap"rs: "Ncighbor, save your
money and buy a farm, lot or bay front
at Arkansas Hurbor, whore Won can lin
ger around in the lap OF nature aud live
OIL her relatives"
Lat Friday night when Jailer King
went III to lock mp his prisoners, Henry
LaRue, little darkey, had concealed
himself near the door and az soon as Mr.
King stepped on by him he slipped ont
the door and made his escape. A s. re-
ward brought him back IRON Pittsburg
Monday night
Thomas Bird, living at Elkin's mill,
OF: Brush creek. was in town Monday TO
get writs for parties whom he charged
with cutting OIL the tails AMI ears of Lis
horses and otherwise manning them.
The party charged with the outrage, Mr..
Il. says, il an enemy af his. A knife tax
On from the party the day after the cut
ting had blood aud horse hair on it.
Maj. John w. Brown, formerly OF
Rockcastlc county, this state, but now
reading at the future deep water city OF
Texas is right up in the fight in push
I Ing his town 10 the front Besides look
INK after real estate and various other
matters. hc relates Kentucky anecdotc,
for h,s town paper, usually with a moral
attached. not generally complimentary
90 their rival sclpor,~ along the Gulf.
Mrs A. IL FAINT, Chicago lady,
who mas been here since last July, iur
her heath, returned 80 her home lasi
week with her health fully restored Dr..
+ smith, oi Louisville. WAS here this week
I IN the interest ol printing company,
I who ar getting up descriptions, etc, nj
/ Kentucky Counties, showing their rc-
sources Thi. book is 20 10 distributed
az the Worlds Fair, Mr. X L. Starks
e ,tertaiued number of his friends sun.
day by giving regular old.time raccuon
dinner. c. w. Ping and family have
moved 20 Crab Orchard. Mrs c. j
Gauidin. Of Louisville, is visiting home
folks here.
AT Thompson, Texas, hast week, jas
w. Slayin shot and killed VI. w. James
q merchant and deputy sheriff. Mr.
Slavin Is son Of Mr.. b. f. Slavin. OF
Gsrrard county, and learned the icle.
/ grlph business ut Ciab Orchard and this
/ place some seven years ago, sfterwar y
goin 10 Texas, securing the agency at
/ Thorn pson, which he held until a short
time since, when he entered the mer.
camille business. From letter from Mr.
&. II. Campbell, a Kentucky boy, who i,
now railroad agent in Slavin's place, We
gather the following particulars of the
killing A brother of lanes and jaime,
Slavin married sisters some years since
Three years ago the brother died, leav
ing his willow aud three children 5000
NJ. W. james appropriated and spent THU
money. In looking alter the interests -
the widow and children Slavin INQUIRE,
the deadly enmity oi James, who hs
been carrying Winchester for Slavii
for "A number OF months. while Slavil
provided himself with kentuCky's ia
yorite weapon. the double. barreled shot
gun. When Slavin took the three or
phan children to his home to raise Jane
cnmity increased, and short time sine,
he hired Mexican 10 way lay aud mur
der Slavin at night, as he passed iron
the depot to his house. Some friends q
Slavin discovered the plot in time I.
warn Slayin, who went home by auotl
er route. II was ssccrtained that tn
Mexican had concealed himself in DO,
car and watched for his intended victim
for hours. On the day of the KILN
James rode past the front OF Slavin'
, store. Slayin was sitting in the doc
with his gun across his lap. After get
% ting by the store short distance som
bitter words were passed between ia
two, when Slavin exclaimed eve ma
=. IA well settle 1t now, can stand TIL
/, strain no longer James dismouute
. and reached ior his pistol and made t,
. ward Slavin, the latter quickly levcle
his gun and fired two shots, James die
i. Immediately. Savin went at once I
- Richmond, the county seat, waived eS
animation and gave bond in the sum
- nnn Mr. C.n,nhall -ay- 4, un,,ll NJ.