The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-05-30

Kentucky.
Maj. John Duncan has been nominated
by the Democracy Of Mercer, as its can
didate for the Legislature.
One hundred and twenty thousand dol
lars worth Of $40 certificates were sold at
the Cincinnati p. q. last Saturday.
The Committee Of Ways and Means
have recommended the 10th Of June, ~
the day Of adjournment of Congress.
The Danville Advocate would like to
have Bayard and Stevenson selected for
the National standard hearers in 1880.
Good ticket.
The President sent his message yetoing
the legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill to the House Of Represen-
tatives yesterday.
The Yellow fever, or a disease closely
resembling it. has broken out in Indianap-
oils, brought there, II is said, in the cloth
ing of the negro exodusiers.
Queen Victoria was so last Saturday,
and the day was celebrated in grand style
in England and the numerous other coun-
tries under her government.
Pie Walker, for many years noted
guide at Niagara Falls, was swept over the
cataract this week and dashed into atoms.
lie was intoxicated at the time.
Over SS6.OOO,OOO of the s4O,OOO,OOO Of
the $40 certificates have been sold They
bear only four per cent. and yet the people
fight and cut each other to get hold Of
them.
Lightning struck the Oriental Powder
Magazine at Chicago, Sunday, igniting ST.
600 pounds Of powder, and so completely
demolishing the building as to leave no
trace that it ever occupied the spot.
The war is not over in Breathitt. An
drew Carpenter, who was a witness against
Little, was killed by an unknown party
from ambush, and fears are entertained up
there that this is but a forerunner Of more
bloodshed.
The Understood war has broken ont
afresh in Carter county. Elsie and George
Underwood have been shot dead, and from
ambush, and jesse, the outlaw, has raised
the red flag and VOWS to avenge their
deaths.
VIM. Lloyd Garrison, the pioneer aboli-
ZIONIST died in New York, Saturday night,
aged 20. There was a time when this
would have sent thrill Of gladness
through portion Of this country, but no
body cares whether the old man died or
not now.
The graves Of the Confederate soldiers
at Cave Hill, were decorated with beauti-
full flowers by the loving and tender women
of Louisville, Monday. Col. W. C. p.
Breckenridge, delivered an Grafton which
is spoken Of as exceedingly touching and
eloquent.
The brazen widow Oliver, who failed to |
levy black-mail on old Simon Cameron, by |
a breach Of promise suit, has entered the
lecture field, She had a $500 house at
Pittsburg, Pa. the other night, a suiii-
cient proof of what kind of varmints in
habit that smoky city.
The Warner Silver Bill which provides
that silver dollars shall be 4l2l grains troy
and fractions Of dollar in propoItionate
weight, that persons presenting bullion
can have it coined into such dollars at the
the difference in price between bullion and
coin, that the minis shall run their full
il bullion is presented, or $1,000.
900 per month II the bullion has to be
bought, and TO make subsidiary silver coin /
a legal tender for twenty dollars and under,
passed the House Saturday, by vote
Of ia to 81.
Since the formation OF the Government
il has paid directly as pensions 1886, $685.
77 %. OF this amount, 1855, 4s0,66l /
have been paid since 1861, or for the sol
diers and sailors Of the late war. Since
1865, the annual pension bill has averaged /
So, 100000. On top Of all this. last March
there was an appropriation of So, 100000 |
for the arrearages Of pensions 10 soldiers
on the rolls who have been taking the $780,
100000 each year. There have been filed
in the pension Office sc, 200 claims by PEN
sioners already on the rolls for the benefit
OF the arrearages act.
The new Cincinnati Railroad Company
has organized and is now operating the
Southern r. r.. w. II. Clement was made
President, and the positions Of General
Freight Agent, and General Passenger
Agent were consolidated and given to Mai.
II. Il. Wilson. The other officers are as
iollowsi II. ii. Tatem, Secretary; j. w.
Marsiellar Assistant Secretary; Samuel
Woodward, General Superintendent; +. l..
Loweree, Cashier; X. l.. POmeroy, Audi
tor John Swasey, IT,, Paymaster, and
Samuel Hunt, Train Dispatcher. Il is
source Of qualification 10 know that the
old Officers are retained. They are per-
feet gentlemen, and have given the high
est satisfaction.
A few weeks since, W. II. Tomlinson
was apPrised OF the criminal intimacy Of
his beautiful young wife formerly Miss
Jennie Buckner,) with g. Stanley Bow
man, her cousin, and drove her from his
home. She went 10 her mothers al Egg
Point, Miss, but Tomlinson grew lonely,
and unable TO bear the separation, wrote
her TO meet him in Memphis, that all
was forgiven, and that they would live in
happiness again. She met him, and with
the arts Of beautiful woman, convinced
him that there was not the slightest
grounds for his former accusation, and
that he was a brute for ever harboring
such opinions. These parties are well
known In Mercer, where the recent scandal
concerning them produced decided sen