FROM THE NEW APPENDED VERSION WITH PERMISSION OF THE LAUREL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MAY 8, 1874 Rus Cox of Clay County died about ten days since. DIED-in Bonhm, Texas, April 6th, 1874, Miss Alpha, eldest daughter of Dr. J. S. and S. J. Saunders, aged 21 years, 4 months and 18 days. Again are we called upon to deplore the loss of one of our most honored and beloved associates. Sister Allie has gone to her rest. Having finished her life work, God took her to himself. Her death has left in many hearts as aching void that none can ever fill. The eldest daughter of her parents, she was their household idol. To render her death, if possible more sad she was to have been married on the 29th of March, to Mr. G. D. Jackson of Sherman, a son of Judge Levi Jackson of London, Ky., a worthy and respectable young gentleman. Their wedding being postponed on account of her illness, death claimed the bride, thus converting a scene of anticipated joy into one of deepest mourning. MAY 16, 1874 ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY At Berea in Madison county, one of the finest institutions of learning in the State, is located and is open to all ages, sexes, and colors. On Thursday night last, George Clair, (white) student from Bethel, Ohio, eloped with Miss Julia Grandson, (colored) also a student from Louisville, Ky., and took the morning train at Richmond for Louisville. A few minutes after the train left, one of the Professors from the College came on in hot pursuit, but was a little to late to catch the guilty pair, as the train just left. JUNE 12, 1874 A DEVOUT KENTUCKIAN ARRESTED FOR MURDER AND BIGAMY. About a year ago Brigeton received an addition to its population in the person of Marion Phelps, who migrated to that place from Clay county. he brought with him a young woman whom he introduced as his wife. very friendly relations sprang up between him and the people of that village. he soon became a leading man in the Methodist church, and during the past winter has been preaching and lecturing with great acceptance to the people of that vicinity. yesterday morning Sergeants Joyce and Fox arrived in the city with Phelps, having arrested him on an indictment for murder. The case has been stated substantially as follows: Some eighteen months ago Phelps and a man named Joseph Stivers were indicted one for stabbing the other for shooting a man. They were released on bail, when they determined to leave the country, but being short of funds concocted a desperate scheme for reinforcing their finances. Stivers had been associated with United States Deputy Marshals in search for ! illicit distilleries, having frequently served them as a spy. Under pretense of being deputy marshals, Phelps and his accomplice arrested Taylor Colderon, a peddler, who they thought had acquired a small for tune by disposing of liquors secretly and without license. Their plan was to scare him so that he would be glad to share his profits with them and then to leave the country with the funds thus acquired. Their prisoner however, made his escape soon after being arrested but followed him up the next day they caught sight of him and shot him down as he ran. Each of the desperadoes blamed the other with having fired the fatal shot, and both immediately fled. Phelps left a wife and seven children in Kentucky and brought with him to this State a cousin of his accomplice a girl aged eighteen years, with whom he has lived ever since. The arrest was effected about 10 o'clock yesterday morning on Mr. Post's farm, about sixteen miles out on the St. Charles Rock road. The prisoner wa! s engaged in building a barn for a farmer in that neighborhood when the officers told him that he was wanted. Mr. Parker, deputy sheriff of Clay county, Ky., came up for Phelps yesterday bringing a requisition from Gov.. Leslie, and started back with his prisoner last night. It appears that Phelps has had numerous occupations among which might be mentioned preaching the practice of law, the practice of medicine, and the carpenter's trade. St. Louis Dem.