The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-06-06

ke,rs Notes.
Anderson, Republican, was elected over
a Democrat to succeed Judge lIargis, as
Criminal judge.
The Republican Senators have caucused
and now express willingness To vote to
repeal the iuren test oath.
Willie Black, the tobacco merchant, who
was shot at his desk by negro drayman
last Friday, died Of his wounds on Mon
day.
During the Month Of May, the coinage
Of gold was 5000 pieces, value, SIS, 500,
and Of silver, 100000 pieces, value, ST.
100000.
Onicial returns have been received from
all the counties in the Fins, Appellate
District which show majority for TIargis
Of 1856.
Etna Is in eruption again, new, craters
forming, streams Of lava crawling down
upon the contiguous villages, and the pop
ulace in panic.
A bill is before Congress to reduce the
salaries of Congressman from 5000 to 81
900. The highest salary paid them before
the war, was 5000.
A bill to allow the old Mexican veter-
ans pension Of s. per month has been in
troduced in Congress, and it is hoped and
thought that it will pass.
General James Shields, the hero Of two
wars, died at Otiumwa, Iowa, last Sunday.
lie recently filed an unexpired term Of
ak weeks as Senator from Missouri.
The negro. John Bush, who killed Miss
VanMeter, in Fayette county, not long
since, has been sentenced to be hanged. lie
claims that the shot was accidental.
Ellen Mead, who dashed bowl of yitrol
into mans face because he prefe rred the
company Of some other woman, has been
sentenced to Eve years in the Penitentiary
Of New York.
Louisville has decided to sell her stock
in the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
and apply the proceeds to GU tting down
the city's debt. She owns IS, 500 shares,
worth now 81, l2s,5OO.
Cyclones, Of a most destructive nature,
passed over portions Of Kansas, Nebraska
and Missouri, last Friday, killing scores of
people, leveling many buildings, and Sc
verely iniuring the crops.
Ex-Governor William Allen, Of Ohio,
has positively refused to accept the Demo-
cratic or Greenback nomination for Gov
ernor Of that State, and says he has resolv-
ed never to enter political life again.
Ebon s. Ingersoll, Representative in
Congress from Illinois, and brother OF Rob
ert Ingersoll, died in Washington last Sat
urday. The Colonel delivered peculiar
ly eloquent and touching grafton at the
funeral.
Mrs. Stephen Shotwell, a woman we'll
known in Louisville society circles, COM
mitted suicide by jumping into the Ohio a
iew days ago. The act is supposed to have
been caused by depression of mind over re-
cent peeuniary losses.
Twenty school children in district in
Vermont. drank from brook that had
been poisoned by the carcasses Of dead
horses, from the effects Of which eleven
died In short time, and the others are
not expected to recover.
Rogers and Haywood, the Tennessee Off
cials who tortured the negro jackson, to
death, for being too intimate with Rogers
wife, have, We learn from the Mountain
Echo, been released on 5000 bail. One /
Pearl, as special Judge, granted it.
The total debt of the United States on
the LIST day Of June, is set down at 81, 429,-
9l4,403. During the month Of May, two
millions ofdollars were paid out for arrears
Of pensions, and one and quarter mill
ions for river and harbor improvements.
A Company with a capital stock ofSlOO,-
900 is preparing to build a railroad from
Hinton, West Virginia, down New River
to Piney Creek, and up that Creek some
20 miles, to valuable coal property. The
name Of the Road will he New River, Pi-
ney and Guyandotte.
Tom Bush is In training for the Speak
ersl,ip hunt At the next meeting Of the
Legislature. lie is a thoroughbred,
and will have many hackers. win Bigger
beat the Bush or start the quarry, or will
Lyttleton Cooke the doe, and Turner over
TO MeElroy -lCourier-Journal.
A bill to allow growers Of tobacco to
sell as much as one hundred dollars worth
IN the leaf, without requiring that the pur-
chaser shall be licensed buyer, was be-
fore the House this week. The bill was
voted for by nearly all the Democrats and
by some Republicans; hut while Il rot a
majority, i file.i Of the nece ssary two
thirds.
The President has sent the name Of the
Secretary Of War, McCrary, for eonfrma-
tion by the Senate 10 the Judgship Of the
sth District Of the United States, made va
cant by the resignation Of Judge Dillon.
Ii l. said that Field Marshal Murat Hal
sieau, oi the Sincinnau Commercial, stands
a fair show for McCATy's old place. ID
would be a good appointment.
Owing 10 a severe inflammation Of the
throat and eyes, Dr. Luke z. Blackburn,
candidate for Governor, will not be able
TO meet Hon. Walter Evans for several
weeks. Col. =. w. Hardin, candidate for
Attorney General, has. however, agreed TO
GIL Dr. BIS appointments until his health
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