The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-12-04
NEWS IN BRIEF.



mill was closed against the whole Eve hun
dred employees.
In New York last week sigmuud Schwab
the 6rst member Of the Liquor Dealers A.
sociatioa convicted Of selling without u
cense, was sentenced TO thirty days In ths
city prison and q 6ne Of two hundred dol
lars. The Court warned liquor dealers that
u organized resistance to the Law continued
the full penalty Of the Law would he melted
out. This csse is the first criminal prosecu
ton by the Excise Board for twenty-five
years, as II was found juries would not con
Wet, and offenders were, until now, pro
ceeded against by civil suits for penalty.
A DISPATCH from Washington says the
controlling interest In forney's Pres has
been purchased by a combination Of news.
paper men, and Col. A. X. Mcclure will as.
sumo the editorial management Of that jour.
nal ON the LIST Of January. Col. Forney re-.
tains large interest in the paper, but vol.
UNFAIRLY retires from editorial duties. lie
will remain abroad I'LL the Centennial, aud
will correspond regularly for the Pres dur.
ing his absence. In answerto inquiry as 10
the political course Of the Pres, Col. Nc.
Clure said 81 guess it will be like the PEG.
le-'Independent"
ARCHBISHOP BAYLEy, Of Baltimore, In a
sermon preached on Thanksgiving Day, In
IT. Mary's Church, Jersey City, referrol TO
the present controversy in England, growing
out Of the Gladstone pamphlet. lie said
Glsdstone's position was only assumed In
order to secure to himself return to power,
aud that were there more general knowledge
OF the tenets Of the Roman Catholic Church
such controversy would he impossible. He
spoke also Of what he termed extreme preju-
dice against the Church in the Far West,
which prevented the establishment of Cath
olic missions ameug the indians where other
had missions. and said Government
would not allow priests to oficiate as chap
lains In the army and navy, though that
privilege was extended to them even in Eng
land.
GOVERNOR CASTOR, Of Massachusetts,, on
Thanksgiving Day, pardoned out Of the State
Prison three prisoners sentenced for life and
one for fftee nyears. They had served from
six To twelve years each, and Executive
clemency was exercised by reason Of good
behavior in confinement, and mitigating cir.
attending the crimes.
THE general strike of the longshoremen
Of Newiork went into effect Friday whether
receiving old rates or not.
The first year Of Tweed's imprisonment
expired Sunday. His counsel, believing the
sentence Illegal for twelve successive terms
Of one year each, will, it is said, within day
or two, apply for writ Of hdbeds corpus to
|ring Tweed before the courts to have the
sentence reviewed. In case Of failure, bill
II exceptions is ready to present to the APP
pallste Court.
A NEW YORK paper says: civilian Gar.
rison. native OF New Orleans and stepson
Of Captain frsusen, of the steamer Suaria,
was recently held for CONSUMPTION In Ger
many, and was compelled to leave German
'oil to avoid being drafted"
The Secretary Of the Treasury has directed
he Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell
300, 600 gold each Thursday during Decem.
Der.
ne West.
The Chicago Times says il has reliable in
formation that grand union passenger de-
pot is TO be built by the following roads cen.
sring In Chicago: Chicago and Alton,
Chicago and Northwestern, Piusburg and
Fort Wayne, Milwaukee and 81. Paul, Michi.
ran Central, and Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. The depot will be commenced in
he spring, and will cost s., 900 900.
AT . meeting Of Locomotive Engineers.