Marion County, KY - Newspapers:  Lebanon Weekly Standard, 1879
Tuesday, May 23, 2000

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From the Lebanon Weekly Standard, Marion County, KY, August 6, 1879:

Election Day Fight

There was a fight in Court Square near the Standard office Monday night between
George Wilson (Washington) MURPHY on one side and an unknown number of men,
estimated at half a dozen on the other.  MURPHY achieved prodegies of
scientific pugilism, knocking down five or six of his assailants.  He had four
of them down at one time, and came off an easy winner.  Several of the
assailants were arrested and two, WRIGHT and SMOTHERS, were sent to jail.

Deplorable Accident

A private dispatch received here last night brought the painful intelligence
that the wife of James M. BALLARD, Esq., Sheriff of this county, was dreadfully
burned yesterday afternoon.  Mr. Ballard's house near Loretto took fire, but
the fire was quickly extinguished.  While Mrs. BALLARD was engaged in removing
some articles from a press , a powder horn exploded and set fire to her
clothing.  Her injuries were of such a character that they were expected to
prove fatal.  Mr.  BALLARD was in Lebanon yesterday  and had started home about
a quarter of an hour befor the telegram arrived.

Foolish Order

In pursuance of a foolish order from the Louisville Board of Heath, the baggae
of all persons going from this secton to Louisville has to be examined before
it is put on the cars and a certificate give that it contains only wearing
appparel.  The order causes much inconvenience to travelers, as well as station
agents, and is the subject of general unfavorable comment.