The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-04-16
NOTES OF CURRENT EVENTS.

- Memphis, Tesn., ma de herself a fool
over G rant this week
Samuel Jones Tildeu has given the
Irish Relief Fund $4,000.
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tenn, has ASA students this year.
On Monday morning the mercury
was l2' below zero at Mt. Washington, y.
H.
49, Chattanooga, Tenn. and points in
Northern Georgia enjoyed three inch
snow on the 9th.
There is probability that the oner-
Gus lwo.cent stamp tax will be repealed by
the present Congress.
There are but $50 prisoners in the
Penitenliary now. Three months age there
was thousand or more.
The Democracy in four Of the New
York Assembly districts elected anii-Til-
delegates in the State Convention Saiur-
day.
The Frankfort Iccmca estimates that
no less than $4,000 are paid annually by
the State Of Koniuoky upon fraudulent
claims.
Iowa instructed her delegation, on
Wednesday, to vote as unit for Blaine,
while Missouri and Kentucky instructed
for Grant
The san says that Howard Hampton,
Of Clark county, and his five sons aggTe-
gate in weight I $50 pounds, an average Of
226 pounds.
The army bill, with lis anti.police
clause, the rider over which so much fuss
has been kicked up, has passed the House
Of Repres cntatives.
AT ball given by the rat men Of Bal
timore, last week, the heaviest man pres
ent weighed 43O and the weighiiest little
maiden 5l5 pounds.
Million Phillips, Of Bradiordsyille,
Marion County, committed suicide by eni-
ting his throat with a razor, a few days ago |
No cause is assigned.
A special term Of the Owen Circuit /
Court has been set for the first Monday in
May, for the second trial of Tom Buford |
the murderer OF fudge Elliott.
- Mrs. ]. f. d. Stuart, widow of the
great Confederate cavalry general, has
been elected Principal Of the Virginia Fee
male Institute at Staunton, Va.
A Female College a, Williamson, 5.
=, has abolished the annual Commence
nent exercises on the ground that it de-
racts from the more important duties Of
he institution.
- A sub committee Of the Lower House
Il Congress has agreed to recommend bill
O provide for the erection of a United
states Court house at Frankfort, to cost
lot exceeding 100000
An alleged crazy youth named Treske
his mother with butcher knife
n Louisville, Saturday, and afterwards
hoped her head to jelly. He had sense
nough to escape after the horrible deed.
- The American ring having put the
rice Of paper so outrageously high, the !
hicago dailies have ordered one hundred
ir-loads Of paper from Canada, by which
iey will save money after paying the duty, ,
C.
The Courier journal speaks Of walnut z
rs being shipped to Pensacola, Florida, !
ON Tennessee, which are "thirty feet in
Baxter, Beck and Blant Dun {
IN have evidently gotten the editor excit- v
- Col. G. L. Sears and T. f. Madden, :
,wspaper men Of recognized ability, have /
irchased the Louisville Ereniag Post and Z
,rs and intend to keep up IL reputation ),
the best evening paper published in that e
ty. e
- Senator Beck has returned to Licking u
n, il Is said, to raise an anti-Tilden boom .
ID keep the State from doing the bidding h
the CoTio-Jonrnal, by instructing for p
m; whereat Watterson has grown ex- VI
edingly wrolh. y
j. w. Barr, Esq, Of Louisville, has n
ceived the appointment Of Judge Of the II
nited States District Court Of Kentucky al
iill the vacancy ocoasioned by the death y Y.
Judge Hays. The selection is said to be h
excellent one.
- DR.. r. c. Chenault, Superintendent of
e Lunaiic Asylum, nj Lexington, has
ldered his resignation, TO take effect the n
tn Of this month Late Legislation q
aching the Affairs Of the institutio n
used the step.
- The election in Rhode Island result n,
in 1908 for the Republican candidate
Governor, $3.50 for the Prohibitionist - Z,
ndidate, and 1000 for the Democrat, a
king a Republican minority Of 2,l3l, Z.
a the election will have to go to the A
gislature, which is Republican. da
- Whitaker, the colored Cadet at West oil
int, was found in his room the othe hi
TIT bo una hand and foot, with one ear th
of and the other slit, besides being q,
Used and mutilaied in sundry other n =,
". lie says il was done by three mask
men. A Congressional COMMITTEES has IA
N appointed TO investigate. In