The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-03-03
srATE NEWS.

Two men. while engaged in cutting
down a bee-tree, in Ohio county, las,
week, were shot to death by the owner
a the tree.
SPEAKER SroSE, becoming indig
nant at the censure of the Kentucky
presr, snecringly alludcs to "onc
horse" newspapers. We admit that
the Patriot is q 'one-horse" newspa.
rcr. aud being such, has an undenin.
ble right to criticise "onc-horsc" Leg
islature. .-[Franklin Patriot.
A CURIOSITY. MIR. b. F. Phcrigo.
has shown us a walking cane. made
from the hide Of sea-cow. caught on
the coast of the Island Of Cuba. The
hide was thick enough to make a cane
a. large around "a a mans thumb. II
must have been one Of the thick.rined
persua.ion.- Lancaster Letter.
A LARGE part Of the bank Of the
river below Maysville, is cavipg in.
and before another year passes. the
entire turnpike between the city and
Charleston bottom will be swept away.
A large part Of Il Is now sliding and
In an unsafe condition. 1t might
have been saved by planting willows
on the beach. -(Maysville Eagle.
You've man, II you will waltz, and
wish to do il in the highest style Of the
art. do it tbusly: Place your right
arm around her waist about two inch
Is above her pin-back. throw your
left arm under her right 6n. then
stick your nose in her let ear, and
whirl. Do this and you have gut
the thing down to q hneness. s.-(Padu.
cab News
A SUDDEN and rather singular death
occurred in West Covington. last
week. A colored woman. a domestic
in the family Of Mr.. Henry Barr. Of
West Covington. while at work in the
yard, was taken with fit Of coughing,
dnring which. shc broke blood ves-
'cl. She Lost blond rnpidly. sank upon
the ground. and died in a few minutes.
-[Covington Commonwealth.
MR. Jos. T. BENTON. of this place.
was arrested yesterday morning by
Mr.. W. T. King, deputy United States
marshal. by virtue of q warrant sued
by United States commissioner,
charging him with embezzling the
funds received from the United States
Government rs pension money due
Herbert Kinsolving. he being guardian
of said Kinsolving. Hartford Her
aid.
On the night OF the 18th inst. an
evil spirit communed with Cad. Davis,
aud Immediately an evil idea entered
the head of Davis. lie frthwith
went over tn neighbor Sam Under
wood's and persuaded the wife Of Mr..
Underwood to accompany him to
parts unknown. they have not been
heard Of since their departure. Each
Of the clippers left behind them, 6ve
children. .-[Greensburg item, Lebanon
Standard.
The plum trees hereabouis are in
bloom the second time since last fall.
There are several peach trees in the
city, which have already been in
bloom. and the leaves Of the bloom
have dropped. and the young peaches
are visible. We fear that this matter
is all premature, and the peaches and
things will be more apt to come to ma
mrity if they will only hold on for a
little while with the terminating busi'
ncss. .-[Paducah News.
Tnos. CALK, Of this county, has a
/ ,syl;gsllon kettle and surveyors com-
p... which were brought by his grand.
father W;ll;amr,,,lk, ,rom Virginia.
in l775. These relics ~ere gwen oy !,
VIM. Calk, to his son Thomss .s'sS'
Sr., and by him to his son Thos. Calk.
Jr., the present owner. Mr.. Calk
says that Daniel Boone and his grand
father ate hominy together from this
kettle n Boonsborough. The con-.
pasewas used by his grandfather. who
was engaged in surveying in this
State at an early date.-(Mt. Ster.
ling Sentinel.
ASuMbER of our citizens have been
quito busy lately searching among
their family records tracing hack their
genealogy, /" zee II they could find an
uncle. aunt, or cousin with whom to
stop during the Centennial Exposition
in Philhdelphia. So far. We have
heard Of but one Of them who has
been successful. We presume many
Of the inhabitants Of the Quaker City
will be called upon this year by num-
oers Of klnsf,lk they never heard
Of before. and many pater famli.
will exelaim, 'Save me ir,m my
iriend."-[laris Ksntuckisn.
OK last Saturday evening, Harvey
Bemiss. an old gentleman living about
one and m half miles from I ;cL n ;lla,