The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-03

tuoh wv near iNeW Orlcana the other night
and $4,000 Of II was consumed. Damage
TO the boat slight.
- Immigrants from the old country are
Rocking TO this country in larger numbers
than ever before, led by the tidings Of our
present prosperous condition.
A negro criminal was both prosecuted
and defended by negro attorneys in the
Hastings Cour, Of Richmond, Va, recent
ly. Those 'Giny negroes are hard to beat.
The Ph~niS Hotel, Lexington, IL
about to rise from it, ashes. One hundryd
men are at work on IL foundation, and
bids Tor is erecti on were opened wednes-
day.
81 Huston n Co., have only ihirty.six
miles Of the Southern Road to complete,
and they say they are confident that trains
can be running through from Cincinnati
to Chattanooga by December lsi, provided
there il no trouble with the Trustees.
- Kentucky expended 81, lss, 900 in sup
port Of her Common Schools last year. The
value Of her school bnildings and sites il
S2,SOOOOO Ohio owns s2l ,l45,i27 worth
Of school buildings, and expends SAL.
06s yearly for Common School purposes.
1t is not generally known, but IL Is
true that Jim Blaine, who Is out in Ohio
making red-hot speeches for Foster, IL
cousin-an own cousin, we believe-of
Gen. Tom Ewing. The two resemble one
another closely, though Tom Il the hand
somer.-[ Courier-Journal.
90 In the United States Treasury there
is but s6,l79,OOO in gold, in denominations
less than $40 This being insufficient to
supply an active demand Of small coin, the
sixteen tons Of European gold landed at
New York last week, will he converted at
once into s. and $40 pieces.
The Somerset reporter says that Hon.
Tom Turner will ask at the next session Of
Congress for an appropriation Of $50, 900 for
the purpose Of cleaning out the Cumber-
land River below Falls and to widening the
channel. Tie river needs il badly, but
$4,000 is hardly drop inthe bucket.
The Postmaster General has ordered
hat hereafter no mail matter, unless adj
dressed to some post-ofhce, will he forward
"a. For instance, IL you address a letter to
ioresburg, South Danville. Danville juno
ion or Briartown, your letter will go to
he Dead Letter Office, Shelby City being
he uame of the office at the point named.
Two thousand workmen in the Furni-
ure Factories in Cincinnati have struck
or an advance Of Is per cent on their
wages. 1t is to be hoped that they will
make nothing by their foolish action. liza
nan thinks his employer does not pay
i'm enough for his services. he should
Iuit, and let that be the end Of il.
The twelfth monthly drawing Of the
Distribution took place at
n Tuesday at McCauley's Theatre, Louis
lille, in the presence Of a large audience.
lumber q, 555 drew the capital prize Of
$4,000. II was sold in Lawrenceburg,
nd. Number 22,434 drew $4,000. Il
as sold in Brownsville, Texas. Number
1859 drew 5000. 1t was sold in St.
.ouis.
The fact that the Democratic party
as saved to the people more than $780, q
10000 since il got control Of the House, 81
/ spite Of the opposition Of Radical SEN
ie and the extravaganza # large proper 1
on Of the 100000 Federal fice-holders, ;
i'll not be ignored by the voting popula- 81
on. That's why we are offering two to v
he that Ewing will be the next Governor u
Ohio. u
Dun's Commercial Agency report q
YES a pretty fair evidence Of more pros n
'rous times. II says that in Kentucky in u
e three months ending September so, n
ere were in 1876 thirty-seven failures, u
tn S95l,l2 liabilities; in 1877, thirty u
70 failures, with 81 ,295,72l liabilities; in &c
as, thirty-seven failures, with $50, 679 =
abilities; in 1879, tweniy-four failures, n
III $4,000 liabilities. u
- Rowell, the Englishman, won the pc q
strian contest in New York, making l3O
lies in six days, with two hours to spare. !,
errett was second, and made SIS miles, ~
lille Weston got only as far as the 455th v
lie. The gate fees amounted to $73.92S, 20 70
which Rowell gets $4,000, Merrett So a.
D, HaEeal, $3.50, Hart, $3.50, Guyon, IN
$50, Weston, $3.50, Ennis, 1000, "
Krohne, $500. Weston's hackers are Pi
ribly out with HIM, and pronounce him VI
genuine humbug. 10
- The following language is credited to a'
dge Hargis, which shows, IL he said il c
! was in earnest, that he does not fear cd
result Of his trial 81 can prove by two 90
their (Green's) witnesses that | was VI
,rn into practice in the County Court ~
ring the month Of May, 1866, and by
Of their witnesses that Was sworn in ne
practice in the Court in August Of that TT
r." Judge Hargis further said that he iAi
never lost a nights nor even an hours "a
over the matter, as he expected to ga
We his innocence Of the entire affair. vi
20 At the meeting Of the Stockholders Of
l.. Il n. sc. s. X. r. on Wednesday,
President read a report showing that
net earnings of the road for the year e
ing Sept. 3Olh, were Sl.IeO,s7s %, chs
ing surplus after paying the inlerest De
he bonded and floating debt. OF $685. lily
"a. The following were elected Direc- Law
f. ID. Standiford, u. Victor New s.
ID, b. +. Guthrie, II. q. Mnrrell, W. ma
Harrington, George A. Washington, 70
les W. Hayes, Edward II. Green, J. p. mo-
'rd Foster, George c. Clark. seveaiy- call
c thousand five hundred and ten votes tie.
, cast, and the following officers were teri
ted by the Directors; President-E. ID. day
'diford; Vice Presidential. Victor for
comb secretary-w. Ranney; Assist .
Secretary a. NJ. Quarter; General MAI
Fred de Fnniak. weF