Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1897-12-14
VICINITY NEWS.


Dispatches state that Mrs. Cassius
NJ. Clay will return to White Hall
Thursday.
Jellico IL the name of a new postof-
flee in Knox county and f. c. Tice is
postmaster
Larkin Phelps. a Pulaski counter
feiter. pleaded guilty at COvingtOn and
will receive long sentence.
Alex A. Arthur. of Middlee boro. now
represents British syndicate which
has gold fields in the Klondilie.
d. L. Carter ha, been appointed post
master at Langford, Henry Barlow at
Judson and |. O. VanArsdale at Rose
Hill
The Corbin Academy. controlled by
the Christian church, burned last week.
A lamp explosion did the work. Loss
$1,000.
Coy. Bradley refused pardon to
VIM. Steele, OF Casey county, who was
convicted of carrying concealed deadly
weapons.
Linda Smothers, colored. took NOR
phine with suicidal intent at Rich
mond because her lover quarreled with
her. She will die.
After quarreling about the owner
ship of some whisky, John Tribble shot
Jim Hill, also colored. To death on the
street at Richmond.
Gov. Bradley, in his message TO the
Legislature. will recommend an appro-
priation for en!arging the Deaf and
Dumb lstitute at Danville.
F.. A. Culton. Alfred Parker and J.
A. Craft, OF London, were each award
ed "A number OF covered wagon mail
contracts in Western cities.
Deboe is the name of new postofiice
established in Pulaski county, named
ia honor of the fat winded Senator. Jno.
a. Whitaker is lis postmaster.
The Commonwealth after repeated
futile efforts TO get witnesses discharg-
ed John McHone for the murder OF
Champ Mullins In Madison county.
Alfred Bray, son of weil-known
farmer of Marion, charged with as
saulting colored school girl and has
skipped out. A reward of 300 is Offer
ed for him.
Citizens of Barbourville were much
excited while John Dugan, slayer Of
John c. Colson, Was being taken 10 the
penitentiary. 1t was though that a
number Of friends of Coison who were
pre- sent intended TO kill Dugan, but no
attempt was made.
A dispatch from Harrodsburg says
that Daniel Haynes, a well-to-do farm
err OF the Garfield section in Mercer,
buried $1,000 in gold back of his stable
in order 10 safely keep 1t. A few DAYS
afterward he dug TO see If the money
was still there, but to his horror it was
; gone.
The Paragon pays this tribute To
present incumbent j. T.. Claunch, who
deserves all the good things that are
going: when Somerset gives up her
} present efficient postmaster, she wants
another good one in his place, and it is
not every good man that makes good
! postmaster.
, The court OF appeals decides in the
case OF John II. Catron, sheriff of Knox
, county, who sued the l.. & y. for dPr'-
ages because il made him ride in lin
Crow car with Negro prisoner, that
an officer may occupy the car for the
race OF his prisoner or the car ior Ais
own race, but the prisoner must occu
ply the car assigned to his own race.
Senator-elect George 7. Farr,s uau
the misfortune TO have has OvcVCOa.
stolen while visiting London last weeA.
We presume the fellow who took The
coat had beard Senator Farris DISCUSS
ing the political situation ana Thought
he was hot enough politically tnav ne
could keen warm without his great
coat.-London Echo.
Colson has recommended the estab-
lishment of postotfices at Scalf, j. Nj.
Scalf: Haun, ID. &. Haun, ootn IA nuoA,
Castell, Laurel, A. Casteil; Waiu,
Wayne, j. 5. Larton; Bud, Wayne, j
Nj. Buck: Gomez, whitley, I. A.chey
, Meadinsville, Whitley, S. (. oveeiy
Hook, Pulaski, 5. NJ. Van HooA; aud
I Alma, Pulaski, q. Mckinley ior post
master.
ATHIs OLD TRICKS AGAIN. :.
G.. Overstreet. formerly editor OF the
, Hart County News, aud well-kno"u ~
Glasgow, is again at his old t.ieAS u.
giving worthless checks. Ii will be
remembered that while Overstreet was
, editor OF the Hart County News ne puo-
lished an article which caused ais latin
err to become engaged in difficulty IN
which he was killed AT Upton, in har'
din county. From the time oil his lath'
er's death OverstreeG's downfall began
and he went steadily from bad W worse
until he finally landed al the penl.en'
tiary at Columbus, Ohio, Tor Two
wears, sentence on the charge vi iorg'