FROM THE NEW APPENDED VERSION WITH PERMISSION OF THE LAUREL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ APRIL 10, 1874 LONDON--Rev. W. B. Godby reports a week's service at Walnut Grove, Laurel County, where seventeen were added to the church and a much greater number converted. The pastor of this charge is the venerable Rev. W. B. Landrum. There was a shooting scrape, yesterday, between Ed Magee, -------- Parker and Ed Chesnut, in which five shots were fired. They were in the street, near Wren's grocery, and the crowd was thick as a bee swarm, Strange to say no one was hit. This shooting shows a reckless disregard for life, and also furnishes further proof that the carrying of concealed weapons should be made a penitentiary offence. Judge Randall fined each party $10 for contempt of court, and the grand jury will undoubtedly get an indictment against each, and then the evidence being so plain, into jail they will go. Let the law be enforced. When the firing began we thought it was our old friend, Hy Doolin for he came out of the crowd with Polly's mare by the bridle, swearing he could whip anything on the ground. Just such running, dodging and hiding you never witnessed. Several of our brave boys mounted their horses and left for their wives and little ones/ From what we learn about matter, whisky, as usual, w! as at the bottom of it. London voted whiskey out of town last Saturday by a vote of 22 to 12. APRIL 24, 1874 MERSHONS X ROADS. On last Friday, Joel Elkins of Rockcastle county, attended our court, charged with an assault on one Sherrill; he was fined twenty-five dollars, and bound over to keep the peace; returning home drunk, he arrived at the river after dark, when one of his companions horses got loose and while all hands were trying to catch it, Elkins rode into the river and was drowned no one witnessed it but two little children who were holding the light on the boat. He was a bad man and was universally disliked. On the night of the 6th ham Kirby was fired on, in McKee by some unknown parties and instantly killed. The case has been investigated but the conclusion not known. MAY 1, 11874 On Friday evening last, a murderous assault was made, between sundown and dark, in Mt. Vernon, upon Pullin Sanfrisco, Jailer of Rockcastle county, by three negro prisoners confined in said jail. Whilst one of the others, with a chair post made the deadly assault by dealing him 16 severe blows upon his head, fracturing his skull. As is supposed they left him for dead and then made their escape. A little son of the jailer witnessing the assault, at once gave the alarm that the prisoners had murdered his father when pursuit was immediately made, and they were recaptured and secured. Mr. S's condition is very precarious, with but little hopes of his recovery.