The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-02-20

McComas q Fnder have been award.
ed The contract on the Owcnsboro q Nash.
willie road Of The trestle worb and track
laying, and Human a Sloan the road bod
Norwood, which L. i5i miles from
Cincinnati, j. to Dc the dinner sis,on on
the G. $. r. r. 4 change to any placc
whatever win he nm improvement on Bur.
Gin.
The Engineers of the proposed uscan.
io Canal have made a report fivorins a
level canal They say Il will cost slS,.
100000 francs, and require eight years to
build IL.
The National Committee will meet
next Monday to decide where the next
Democratic Convention shall be held. and
the Couio-Jouuol beg' that il will tx il
for any place but Washington, DC.
- Central University At Richmond l. on
it, last legs, and the present will no doubt
be the last session. Dr. Brock and Prof
Tobin have followed the lead Of Dr. Pratt
and resigned their positions in the faculty.
- Another attempt has been made to
kill the Imperial family at 81. Petersburg
by exploding a mine in the Winter Palace.
None Of the family was hurt, but five sol.
diers were Killed and ihrty.fve wounded.
- The Cincinnati Commsrciol SAYS that
the Iowa fool, Weaver, is still going on
about the issue Of SjOO,OOOOOO in green.
backs to pay soldiers the difference be.
tween greenbacks and gold. lie should be
beat to death with a stuffed club. We
second the motion.
80 Hon. +. b. Washburne. who hss been
importuned by his friends. the enemie. Of
Grant, 10 become a candidate for President.
has authorized the Chicago Inter. Ocean To
say that he will not under any circum.
stances permit his name 10 he used. He i
for Grant first, last and all the time.
The Cincinnati Southern X. X. Trus-
tees, not being able 10 receive the road on
account Of a clause in the two million
dollar act, the Common Carrier COMPANY
has made arrangements with Huston 4 Co,
whereby il will be able 10 commence run.
ming through trains about next Monday.
The Huntington wv. Va Adrafi4r
says that the first s. miles OF the Big !
Sandy X. r., extending from Nj. Sterling
North, has been let 10 Tabler n Warren; |
the next % miles TO Mason a Shannahan,
and the next miles to Mr.. Means. The |
remainder which is light work, will not
be let till next Summer
In Lightweight localities in Ohio /
! ,S2l Democrats are for Thurman for
President. 1857 for Tilden, and 80 on down
till the 4,5Sl who have been interviewed
are all placed. In the sane territory
6,s24 Republicans have expressed them.
selves. OF these 1886, or ass less than
hal, are for Sherman. and Blaine has ,s26.
-lCin. Eng.
= The Cincinnati Enquirer has had the
leading citizens Of AZ counties in Indiana
lnterviwed and finds that out Of 2.5i4
Democrats 1900 are for Hendricks for
President, 3l9 for Tilden, 1S9 for Seymour.
53 for Bayard and the rest scattering. oil
2,I24 Republicans interviewed, 1855 are
Tor Blaine, $50 for Grant, 55l for Sher.
man, "a for Hayes, rest scattering.
LONDON, February l6.-The Duchess
y Marlborough, In letter to the Lord
Mayor Of London, says; The danger Of
he famine appears TO be over. IL the
'harity Of the public continues no person
n Ireland need be allowed TO die for lack
or food; but the Committee, to bring
heir labor to a successful end, must
pend over E4O,OOO per week for six weeks