The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-12-10

gun and rid the country OF tnem ilnu
their nastiness, he would likely re.
ceive the plaudits Of grateful coun.
try.
In DOES seem to us that this bung-
ling Electoral system ought to he
either changed or abolished. ii is
both useless and expensive, and,
as in the case of Georgia, dangerous.
For the pay and mileage of the Elec-
tors of Kentucky and the mileage of a
messenger to take the vote to Wash
ington, the expense is in the neigh
borh ood of 81 800. The idea Of pay
ing men to vote for you after you
have voted yourself, and Of sending
man to Washington with that vote at
cost of $500, when a postal might
answer every purpose, is just little
too absurd.
Hon. GREEN X. KELLER, Of the
Bourbon County Sm, has declared
himself candidate for State Senator,
W lille John p. Murray, of the Nelson
Record, answers the calls ON him to
announce himself for Senator in his
District, by saying that it is too soon
for such action. The one believes
that it is the early bird that catches
the worm; the other that the silly
worm would never have been caught
had it not been quite so previous.
Both are good men and would do the
Stat tie excellent service, besides reflect
credit on the profession which they
honor.
In New Mexico they do not toler-
ate mistakes by physicians. Last
Wednesday DIR. Washington. who was
attending young lady for Pneumon-
ia, CAV her an overdose of morphine,
from the effects of which she died.
He was arrested, tried and acquitted,
but mob took him out that night
and hung him. If the profession in
gen eral were held TO so strict an ac-
countability for their mistakes, their
commission would be few and far he
tween.
A LA DY in North Carolina has Just
demonstrated that there are places
and positions in which it is best not
to pray. She knelt down before the
fire to offer up her usual evening
prayer; and so intent was she in her
worship that she did not observe that
her dress had caught fire until she
was wrapped in flames. Then she
ran for assistance, but it was too late,
and she died in great agony.
NEARLY fifth of the COngression-
al seats of the next session will be
contested. In many cases the contests
are made more tor the pay that the
contestant receives during the contest,
than for any legal show of gaining the
seat. The successful man alone should
be paid, and il Congress will pass an
act to that effect, contests will not be
half as numerous as at present.
The Kentucky press is a unit in
favor of Col. II. NJ. Kelley's appoint
ment to Garfeld's Cabinet. Colonel
Kelley is a man OF fine education and
liberal views, and would honor such a
position. All of our influence with
the General, which is admitted to be
very great, shall be used in favor of
The Colonel.
Col. ii. NJ. McCARTY, of the Eliz-
.bethtown Neics, has been fined 500
or publishing the Whips Lottery
advertisement, but the Governor
,ught, aud will, no doubt, remit it.
The Whips bill is said to have been
IN especial pet Of the Governor, and
hat he actually lobbied for its pas.
age.
WADE HAMPTON should lookout
Vhile he is in Washington. John
sherman might run up on him, some
I these nights, with a murderous shot
un, and change his address from
5. c., to the place denied
y Bob Ingersoll.
THE Frankfort YeOman has entered /
Is twenty.ninth year, and under the 1
xcellent editorial management of !
lsj. Henry I. Stanton is growing
ally in Importance and interest. We
rize il among our favorite ex. |
hanges.
CoSGREss met last Monday, and c
he members started in like they y
leant business. II seems to be the !
ish of both parties that the session 5
e devoted exclusively to work and a
low politics to have rest. Il
In is PROBABLE that Bonanza Flood "
i'll be elected TO the Senate from Cal. a,
ornia. The Democrats are for him e.
I'D he is able to buy enough Repub. I,
cans to pull him through. Il