Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-08-28
LANCASTER, GARRARD COUNTY.


The fire agency of X. Kinnaird hes
made an smicable adjustment Of all loss
es held against it, on account of the late
fire, amounting to about SIC 900.
The new Methodist church has been
completed and it ia one of the most love.
ly sanctuaries in the State. Mr.. William
George had charge OF the txquisite
workmanship.
The grand jury has adjourned, re.
turning 30 indictments al but four of
which were for misdemesnors, including
unlawful selling Of whisky, carrying COT
c-slsd weapons, &c.
The indictmert against VIM. Simp-
son, charged with being accessory to Il e
murder of VIM. Cumley, WAS filed, on
Tuesday, Jones, the principal, who has
been sentenced for life, refusing to le,ti-
fy against hin.
Hon. j. Mort Rothwell will speak at
Brodhead, to morrow, 29Eh, on the cur
rsncy question. George NJ. Dawson, the
gum shoe statesman of your city, has re
fused to debate with him. We do not
blame Dawson, for there wouldn't he
grease enough left in him 10 grease gun
lock.
AT this writing the trial OF William
Henry, charged With committing an as
ssult on Mics Nora Stewart, is in progress.
A large crowd is in attendance and much
interest is being manifested, both parties
being related to some OF the best families
in the county. There is a diversity OF
opinion as to his guilt
Judge William Tctten has been quite
busy in the police court this week. His
fines amount to $50, for drunken and
disorderly conduct, swearing and selling
liquor unlawfully. The parties were
those who live in, or visit, the cursed an.
NIX, known as Battle Row." where
blind tigers exist in abundance.
The republican factions of Gsrrsrd
united last Monday and nominated J. G..
Napier, IA their candidate for the Legis-
lsture. But AZ Gsrrard mas gone demo-
cratic, for Is years, with but few excep-
tioRs, the unterrifed are sure of success,
Hon. K II. Tomlnson, or J. W Poor.
will be nominated, by the democrats, to
). represent the county.
Judge NJ. @. Sautey and j. 5. Ows-
ley, Jr are dispensing justice in their
usus y able and prompt msnner. By
the way, they must both be elected again.
We can find no men who are more COM
peteDt and, being good democrats. they
deserve our support, regsrdless of the
money question or any other question,
with which the Judiciary has nothing to
do.
"A prominent third party man, OF
your city, was here, with some friends
the other day, when he asserted that Il g
Chicago platform did not declare for a
single democratic principle. A friend
handed him the platform of 1892, and
telling him that il Was the platform OF
1896, asked him to read the part relating
to the tariff. He did this very learnedly y,
threw il down, and again declared that
there was no democracy in it. We would
advise him TO read enough to discrimi-
nate between the two platforms, as be
favored the first, at the polls, and now
opposes thu latter.
The way Hons j, B. Thompson end
J. Breckenridge devoured Hon. n D.
Miles, in debate, last Monday, was a sight
Mr.. Thompson is the ablest debater in
Kentucky and will defeat Dawson by a
good majority. The third party, or mem
bers of the Republican Aid Society" can
only poll about 20 votes in this county,
and the democrats expect to more than
Offset this, by receiving that manv re-
publicsns, who are favorable to the Chi
csgo platform. We can say of Miles, the
republican elector, as the Irishmsn said
when he mistook the mile post for grave
stone. "Step light Pat, the dead lies
there; his name is Miles, and he has been
dead % years"