The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-01-14
STATE VIEWS.

1. Grasshoppers, in large number
= during the plca.ent weather of III
J. week past. INDUCED in lively hops o
the fertile fields of Fleming A me
ry Christmas with them, truly. :
e Femingsburg Democrat
Prospects indicate that the onsuin
spring races over the Lexingto
: course will be the more succe.sft
and largely attended than have tran,
pired for years. Fleetfooted courser
are already being prepared and pu
: in trim and training for the event. =
Lexington Dispatch.
TnE State Grange of Kentucky ha
.iappointed Messrs. b. F. Vanpeter
w. w. Oldham, and A. Julian. I,
urge upon the kentucky Lrgi-latur,
the passage Of a dog law. We hop,
they will not let the subject rest unit
they have accomplished their purpose.
One of the greate't industries Of which
the State is capable, that of sheep-hus.
bandry, has dwindIed to most insig
nificant business, on account of and
tor no other reason than the ever-re.
curing losses Of sheep by mongrel
ours.
A late number Of Frink Lsslie's
illustrated newspaper contains illu.tra.
tons Of .treetcar. lately testel in
in Paris, which has for Its motive the
Identical principle introduced by Mr..
W. II. II. B,~e's, of this pace.
We presume that it is well.known that
Mr.. Bowers motor is compressed air.
Late experiments with car Of nine
tons produced run Of twenty miles
with but one charge of air. We pre-.
dict that the time is not FAR distant
when Bowers car will be in general
use on the city tracks L Franklin
Patriot.
An exchange, with taste for the
mathematics, figures it out that the
board Of the poor devil who has been
sent u jail for one year in Lexington
for stealing cotton umbrella, will
cost the county s2l9. A years i'm
prisonment is a pretty big penalty for
So petit larceny Us that of an um-
brella, aud it will no doubt serve as a
warning in the Bluegrass region for
all time to come. Often amid the
gloom ofa drizzly day have we felt
tempted to lay a larcenous hand upon
come ungar,led umbrella setting con-
veniently within reach and sneak off
home beneath its shelter undanpened
by the pililess rain. but that tempta-
tion is never likely now to come over
us in the county Of Fayette.-Courier-
Journal.
OK last Sunday a serious difficulty
took place on section "a. of the e. S.
railway. 1t seems that after the good
people Of that place had gone to church
man by the name of casters brought
in supply of bus'-hcad whisky and
distributed it among the laborers. AT.
ter which a dispute arose between a
Frenchman by the name OF Baum.
ont and an Iri-hman by the name Of
Mike Gill. which resulted in Baumont
cutting Gill's right jaw nearly of.and
II man named Lahey, a friend of Bau-
mont. struck Jim McAbe with sling
shot. fracturing his skull. McAbee
was taking no part whatever in the
fight, only standing by. Both men
lay in critical condition at George
Carsons. Easter, Baumont and La
hey are Ut large. We appeal to our
officers to look up this attef.-(Som
erset Reporter. 9th.
A report was submitted to the
United States Geological and Geo
GRAPHICAL Survey, on Friday last. by
the honorable p. NJ. Russell. of Elk
TIM. Ky. The report contained the
fact that photographic stone, of good
quality, and in paying quantities. ex-
lists in that county, specimens ofwhich
will soou be submitted to that depart.
ment for investigation. Should the
report be favorable. that section will
soon be converted into a profitable
mining district. Todd county i: the
birthplace of Secretary Bristow. who |
no doubt will take great pride in
seeing his department establish the
fact that "millions" lay hidden in the
hills near the home of his childhood. |
The Importance OF the discovery will
be appreciated when the fact is fresh
in mind that only one quarry Of the
stone referred to has been discovered.
and that in Germany.
Richmond Register: 1--WE have re-
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