Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-09-05
LANCASTER.

today MONDAY rs most Of the people
are resting as usual.
The residence Of James Covert. near
Bryantsville, was destroyed by firc last
Saturday. Insurance 81. 900.
The l.. * ". will sell tickets To Gin
cinnati next Sunday, 10th. at 81. 25 for
the round-trip. Train leaves here at
2:52 A. NJ and returns at 1920 A. NJ. BY
mistake II was advertised TO run last
Sunday.
IN unsuccessful attempt was made
last week by a representative Of the T..
a y. railway To settle with William
Burton Tor the loss Of horse aud bug
~ aud with Nat Boyle for damages
Inflicted by n train near Stanford a
short time ago.
II. +. Hughes, Of Louisville, was with
his mother on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. l.. Elkin aud son. Daniel. have gone
10 Lookout Mountain. understand
that Mr.. Dan Traylor, who enlisted for
the Philippines. returned from Colum.
bus, having faii.d to pass the examina-
tion.
u quiet attempt Is being made to
induce Mayor Robert Kinuaird to an.
nouncc toe the democratic nomination
for representative. He Is as true To his
party and bis honest convictions. 10
anything, as the needle is 70 the pole,
and any man. who knows the situation.
will say that be will make a formidable
candidate.
Our citizens are anxious to enter
Jailcr David ROss In the pugilistic ring
and challenge the world. Geo. jenkins,
colorcd, who is sentenced 10 the ponl-
tentiary for eight years, and who was a
bad man, on the outside, undertook to
whip some OF the prisoners In Jail. when
David gave him a combined left. 10 the
stomach, and right. under the ear.
landing him 10 one round. Peace now
prevails
Tie excessively hot weather has ab.
solusely caused corn To pop ia the gar
den. This is true aud L. told for the
truth, and woe unto him who disputes
the statement. Hon. X. II. Tomllnson
brought me two ears OF pop corn from
his garden, on which the grains are
bursted and look as white as wool on
the sleeps back. ! can show the corn
or prove this statement by afiidavits
from "a number os reputable citizens.
Various estimates are made here re-
garding Browns vote. | beg leave 20
state that he will not get 20 votes i the
county. y few more may 20 astray,
but they will vote for Taylor, a. their
votes will count more when cast for
him, and his election was sought when |
the boilers ticket was put in the field. |
had vision aud saw 9,377, a. Browns |
vote in Kentucky. The total vote will |
be sufficiently large To elect Goebel by |
1000.
False statements are being circulated |
here to the effect that Goebel Is against
railroads. This should be corrected,
as he is for the roads, but only favors a
law placing certain restrictions on
them In order that the people may be
protected against excessive rates. Why
not regulate freight rates as well as OF
interest: Certainly the banks and men
who have money to loan should have as
many rights, under the law, As rail-
road company.
n peculiar feature Of the old slave law
is revealed 10y an act, approved Feb. n,
1919, by which Jordan Middleton, of
Lincoln county, is permitted To bring
into this State six slaves from South
without mourning the penalty
Of the law Of 1873: Provided he makes
affidavit that said slaves are for his own
use and not for merchandise. We will
now permit any one to use all he can
find, As articles OF merchandise, provid-
ed he will ship them 10 Liberia.
Circuit court adjourned Saturday,
after justice had been dispensed in all
the cases that were ready for trial.
Five colored men were sentenced to the
penitentiary for terms, from one to
eight years, their names having been
given. Considerable civil
business was disposed OF. Prather, for
killing Burton, was not ready for trial
and he was committed, without bail.
until the November term. An the OIL
GERS, from deputy sherlifs to Judge
Sauhey, performed their duties faith.
fully.
The statement that old things have
passed away and all things have become
new Is verified by the use OF calumny,
reproach, personal abuse and back
biting In the present political cam
paign. Until recently no man was re-
garded as guiltless and, therefore, no
stones were thrown. Now angel wings
are sprouting and the tongue OF the
slanderer is loose at both ends. Ken
suckians are always for the oppressed
and prosecuted, and a reactionary wave
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