The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-06-25
VOTES or cURRENr ErENTs.

The President will start 10 California
about July Let.
The total number Of post offices in the
United States Is 1907.
- Gen. John A. Suffer, the discovercr
Of gold in California, died in Washington
Friday.
Indiana Republicans last week nomi-
mated Hon. Albert q. Porter for Governor,
and Thos. Hanna for Lt.-Govenor.
There were III deaths in New York
City one day last week, ~ Of which we're
n children. from Cholera Infanium.
There are now living $4,000 survivors
Of the Mexican war and about 10000 Wild
ows Of Mexican war soldier.
- Paris Kentuckian; Matilda Steven
son, who was baptized two months ago At
the age Of 1876 years, died last Thursday.
- The steamship Gulnare, which Is to
carry Capt. IIewgaie's Polar Expedition to
Lady franklin Bay, len Washington Mon.
day.
1T has been announced that the Gin
cinnati Southern will run an excursion
from Chattanooga to Niagara Falls on the
10Th inst Fare round trip, sil.
The population Of Cincinnati is $780,
sl5, an increase since 1870 Of sl,676. That
Of Louisville is about $4,000. an increase
in the last decade Of about 1900
- Charles II. VOorhis, member Of Con-
gress from the Fifth New Jersey District.
was arrested Friday on the charge Of en-
bezrling 5000 from the defunct First Ma.
tional Bank Of Hackensack.
The Surviving Soldiers Of the War Of
1912, held their annual meeting at Paris,
Ky, on Friday. There are now only six
teen Of them, thirteen having died since
their last meeting. The youngest il 50
and the oldest 20 years Of age.
Senator Withers, Of Virginia, saved
to the Treasury about one million dollars
by resolutely obieciing to the considera-
tion Of the bill to enforce the Eieht-hour
Law on all Government works. The dem
agogues in the Senate, like those in the
House, were anxious to pass it, for Il would
be Of great political advantage in locali-
lies where Government works are carried
IN, and politicians could make much Of il
by getting men places to do eight hours
work on public buildings, and the like, and
get ten hours pay. II this demagoeical
Measure becomes a law, il will add at least
wenty per cent. to the cost Of all public
works in the United States.
- The appropriations made during the
sssi0h Of Congress jusi endei are as ioi-
ows; Regular annual Pension bill, SS2,-
04, 900; Pension Deficiency, s9,3S2, 999.22;
'ost Office Appropriation, SS9O9s, 400;
lost Office Deficiency, 81 $50, 900; Military
academy sSi6, 234.3S; Foriifcations, $780,
90; Consular and Diplomatic, Sl,1s4,l35;
'avy, sl4,4O5, 797 20, Army, 800, 425, 800;
indian, Si,G56,sl42O; Indian Deficiency,
$4,000; Legislative, Executive and Judi
ial, Sl6,274, 22350; Sundry Civil, ST.
q, S2l. go; River and HARDER, Ss,929, 500;
district Of Columbia. Sl.7l4, 1856; Agri-
nltural, S253, 800; Regular Deficiency bill,
l,577, OO20i; Printing Deficiency, $780,
90; House and Senate Contingent Fund
$39,Ol2; Miscellaneous (esii-
'ate), s2.4OO.OOO. Total, $50, sos. O5sAO.
he miscellaneous" estimate includes
! ,095, 900 appropriated for the construc-
on Of public buildings at Baltimore,
leveland, Toledo, and other cities not
rovided for in the Sundry Civil bill; $780,
10 for new military posts; about 500, 900
r war claims u loyal citizens in the
,rder and Southern States 100000 to
try into effect the French treaty; sl2o,-
70 for the Yorktown monument and Cen
nnial celebration; $4,000 TO provide
lie for the Naval Observatory; and about
100, 900 for additional clerks to settle pen
on claims.