The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-04-24


passengers or cargo, and scuttIed. Goo
idea, that.
The fight Of the carrier pigeon
most wonderful. A bird Of this kin,
flew from Elizabeth, New Jersey, 4
Philadelphia, a distance Of eigibty-thre,
miles, in forty minutes, being at the rat
Of one hundred and twenty-five mile
per hour.
A negro man, charged with rape upon
white woman in Spencer county, was
tried at Taylorsville, last week, and sem
fenced to 20 years confinement in the
penitentisry. As he was being taken to
the peuitentiary, mob Of 40 men cap
turcd and hung him near the town.
The Bald Mountain in North Carroll
ma which has been putting on the threat
ming airs of volcano for some. weeks
past, is said to be growing more serious
than ever, as the rumbling Of its bowels
have been heard within the last few days
over 100 miles. After all she may take
a regular vomit.
Scientific men are discussing the ques-
tion as to whether fish sleep or not. For
our part, we cant decide the matter GER
tainly, but can assure the sAvASs that
the fish in Dix River never sleep, on &C.
count Of their being continually disturb
ell, day and night, by anglers and trap
pcrs, and net haulers.
The extreme folly Of pointing a gun
or other fire arm at any one in a play
full manner, has been fearfally exempli>
fed many times. and only the other day
little boy in Wisconsin killed his sis
ter. aged eighteen, in this way, not
knowing that the gun was loaded. What
fearful warning, and yet there are per-
sons who will no. heed it.
Tho whiskey bottle is more powerful
engine Of death, and more certain in its
destruction than war. We have Just
read Ia an exchange that six young men
IN the South who went through the late
war without scratch, although they
had been In many battles, were all kill
cd since the war in bar room broils, the
direct cause being intoxfcation.
The man Parker, who was tried at
Lexington recently, and in whose case
The jvry failed 70 agree, was admitted to
bail by the court. There is fear that
mob will make an effort to lynch him,
- he has received several anonymous ,
letters fsthat effect. We hope for the ;
credit Of this beautiful and wealthy Dor.
ton Of our State, that no such illegal act
will be attempted.
= The great agony is over at last in the |,
MASSACHUSETTS Legislature. On Friday {
1T they elected VIM. b. washburne, +,
he present Governor Of the State, SeH- .
stor to Gil the rlace of Sumner. Mr.. I,
Washburne is the man who beat Benz. :,
Butler 80 badly at the last election. The
country would not have suffered much
bad Massachusetts, never sent another u
Senator 70 Congress. "
Beecher says "the paper currency Of !,
tie United States is base, and the issu- ii
ing of irredeemable paper money leg In
islttiye SIM For all this, it is mighty p
co4venicnt to have in family during "
harp times. and, base or pure. sinful or A,
righteous. If Congress and the President
will only do the clean thing. and let the
people of the South and West have IN
shout $4,000, 900 more of it, we will %
risk the consequences. %
A demon, who runs a locomotive on u,
'ome. road in Ohio, recently picked up a i
mall dog and threw it into the blazing ev
furnace. The mild punishment for this Of
lastardly and brutal act was a fine of IA,
me hundred dollars and six months con.
'ne'aent in the house of correction. 1t
VII take much longer period than that ec'
correct the brutal instincts of such l"
'retch, and he should have been placed I'M
here for ten years. What would such VI
creature care for the life of his pas ny
'ngersg wo
the
Il Is said that some of the most emf bv
ent German physicians are now using for
alnine as a cure for snail ~. fx. gixiisssr
many and seyp.S s..sss, as much as
KY z eee hundred grains at dose. a"'
that in 6ne infected region 10
,ere were but two deaths in six hun "e'
red and five cases, where 9uiIine was ~"
sed as a remedy. This is certainly VI" '
orthy of the attention sf medical men, ''"'
nd. If true. will greatly mitigate the
read which we all have. Of this most pe'
athesome disease. 'e''
sms
A disposition has beer manifested by ano
any members Of Orders of Patrons of /,
Iusband9y 10 give too much time and ~,
oughsfo little things. 1t is right Of on'
usse nor Patrons to have an eye to by. ago
& where they can get things at ."o
Vantage, but the question where to buy P'",
calico dress or a paper of pins, or such "'ee
Ee small in them selves. and not very sun
sAt in the aggregate, should not be sur,
rmiIted 10 encroach upon the time anu
'erein the great objects and principles ' '''
the Order should be discussed, a"'!