Year: 1871

FULTON STATION, KY, Sept. y.


Mr.. EDITOR Thinking it probable
that | have some items of interest to YOU
and your readers, hope you will excuse
this intrusion. As | suppose, and most
others are similarly situated, we have
plenty Of dust, not ''saw-dust," but dust
created by the heat of old Sol coming in
contact with terra frR,a nevertheless
the prospect for an abundant crop is
good.


Corn throughout this section promises,
at least, a full compensation to the farm
er for his labor.


Tobacco, although not as generally
cultivated here as in Graves and Ballard.
looks very we'll, scarce any having been
housed.


Cotton is doing finely, the dry wealth
er being rather benefit to it than in
jury. 1t IS opening nicely, thus giving
the farmer plenty Of employment in
picking.


Business of every description seems to
be active. The merchants are starting
East for their supplies of fall and winter
goods, while the mechanics appear
busily engaged in their various voca-
tions.


Prof. Denton, late Of the Milburn
Male and Female Institute, assisted by
Mr. W. c. Dyer, late Of Graves county,
has a fine school of some seventy or
seventy five students, in full operation at
this place. I had the pleasure of calling
on the gentlemen, and their school, aud
was highly pleased with their mode OF
instruction.


These gentlemen seem to be in their
proper element when in the school room
No doubt that they will build up first.
class school. They are both high-toned
gentlemen, and merit the confidence and
support of the public; and l would add
young committed to their trust, that they
can do no better than to place them in
Fulton Seminary.


An incident of interest occurred in
this vicinity few days since. The par
ticulars are as follows:


About two weeks since strange ne
gro, calling himself Andy Barnes, made
his appearance at Wesley, Hickman
county. The citizens of that commu-
nifty, mistrusting something was not al
together right with him, made inquiry
concerning the contents of a small bun
die which he had He stated it con
tanned his clothes, but upon examination
it was found to contain a new bride,
whereupon it was decided to suspend
him to limb with the bride, in order
to ascertain something of his business,
but no clue being elected, he was re-
leased. On the next day Saturday. he
was in Morse's Station. The colored
population of that neighborhood did not
like his appearance, and expelled him
from their community. On Sunday he
made his appearance in the vicinity of
Fulton, trying to borrow horse.


Monday morning very fine mare of
Mr.. Thomas Golden was missing After
two weeks search the negro was captured
at Dresden. Tenn, by some of the wide
awakes" there. He confessed to have
stolen the mare He is now in the hands
of the officers of the law, and on his way
to Hickman, court being in session. 1t
IS more than probable that in less than
a week he will be vending his way to
Frankfort, where no doubt be will be-
come acquainted with mode of making
himself more useful than "pilfering. "


If you find this worthy of insertion
you may expect to hear again from


FULTON.


2. S. Since writing the preceding l
learned that the guards who had charge
of the negro were attacked during last
night by party of disguised persons
and the negro taken from them. The
negro was carried some half mile from
Fulton, on the State line road, on the
Tennessee side, aud was shot.


This morning visited the spot ana
saw the victim. L.