The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-07-18
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Charleston, = G., last Sunday.
yellow fever Is raging in Havana. On,
hundred and fourteen deaths occurred laa
week.
The Issue Of stamps, stamped envelopes
and postal cards is greater 20 for, this veal
by 1871 500 than last year.
The Cincinnati Exposition will com.
mence on the 10Th Of September, and con
tinue until October 18th.
The State Teacher Association will
meet In Danyille on the 18th Of August
and continue in session three days.
From Geographic reports. "Wednesday
was the hottest day this year. The Their
mometer at several points registered 1862
One Of the severest tempest ever known
swep. over portion Of Boston and vic,ni.
ty, Wednesday, leaving death and de-iruc-
ton In its wake.
The Posf and Nes, Of Louisville, warm
" urges the importance IF the completion
Of the Knoxville Branch Of the L. \ ".
X. Il. to Knoxville.
The popularity Of the postal card Is
shown by the fact that last year 22l ,s07,-
900 were ssld, equal to Tor each inhabit-
ant Of the United States.
Tom Buford was once called on by ana
ny Voters" TO make the race for the egis-
lature, and now some Of thee same voters
swear that he came into the world 10,
natic.
The receipts from all sources to the u.
s. Treasury, for the last fiscal year, were
s274, 0S4,s16 which Is equal to Sc per
head on every man, woman and child in
the land.
A statement just issued by the War De-
Partment. shows that the number Of vol
unteers to the U. S. Army during the re-
belliOn, was 2,G7s,e67, Of which number
Kentucky gave 7s,O25.
One hundred and forty men were exam
ined before twelve could he found, who, in
this day Of newspapers had not heard Of
the Buford- Elliott murder. A nice lot to
try 30 important case.
1t is said that the President has offered
the portfolio Of the War Department, to
Ex-senator Ramsey, Of Minnesota, in view
OF vacancy soon to be made by the resig-
nation Of Secretary McCrary.
A young man named John Hines, for
mer employe Of the J.. a n. r. X. was
killed in attempting to jump on a switch
Engine Tuesday. The tender passed over
him, cutting of his head and one leg.
The cowardly Cincinnati Gasette which
dares not to assert that II is he, continues
TO ask Is the Blackburn, running for Gov.
error Of Kentucky, the same Blackburn
that tried to introduce smallpox into Wash.
ingtonl
The soldier boys have returned from
Breathitt, with eight prisoners for the Lou.
isville Jail. Several Of the prisoners gol
changes Of venue, Others had their cases
continued, 50 the Circuit Court was very
dull and improbable.
The house Of Jerry Caldwell, in Boyle,
was robbed last Sunday, Of a small amount
OF money while the family were at Church.
Mr.. Caldwell made attempts to find ont
the thieves, who, becoming enraged at his
presumption, set Gre to his barn and burn
ed il. Several negroes have been arrested.
]. ESten Cook, Secretary Of a Mutual
Life Insurance Company Of Louisville,
has sued Capt. S. T. Wilson, General Ag't.
Of the Southern Mutual Company, for
$4,000 damages. because, il is alleged that
he said that Cooke escaped punishment by
technically when on trial for stealing
rate book from an Insurance Company.
John Breckinridge, colored, who brutal
ly outraged Miss Mamie Berry, young
lady Of II, on Sunday morning last, as she
was on her way TO Church, was arrested
and lodged in jail at Carlisle, but during
the night body Of men battered down
the door Of the building aud taking him
to neighboring bridge, tied one end Of a
rope to Il, and the other around the ne
grO's neck and swung him into eternity.
W. J. Shaw, an itinerant correspondent
Of the Cincinnati Gazette, who satisfies the
apPetites Of the readers Of that paper with
terrible reports Of murder, rspine and
robbery in Kentucky, often more magma
ry than real, was travelling through Lee
county, recently, when he was arrested by
detectives for horse thief, and kept bound
hand and foot for four days. II turned
out then that he wasn't the man wanted,
but many people will be glad to know that
he got that much punishment for driving
his disreputable business.
Commissioner Raum has sent circular
to all Collectors Of Internal Revenue in
'moonshine" districts, informing them
that, although the usual appropriations
for the fees Of United States Marshals have
not been made by Congress, his Office will
not relax its efforts to suppress fraud by
The seizure OF Illicit distilleries, aud the
prosecution Of offenders. He directs Col
Iectors to relieve as much as possible the
Marshal from the embarrassments Of his
'ituation, and informs them that he pro-
poses 10 give the necessary forces TO exc
cute the Law.
RELIGIOTs.