The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-10-01


An idea of the immense amount Of
newspapers sent over The country can he
drawn fiom The fact that during the pasi
year 30GGl tons Of them were carried by
the mails, on which was collected 81 ,22G,.
i52 in postage. Considering the vast mum.
Der that 20 in the mails free and those that
are distributed outside Of the mails, il will
be seen that the newspaper is one Of the
mighty businesses Of the day.
According to the laws Of Pennsylva.
mia, the county IN which a riot occurs Is
responsible fcr the loss Of property caused
by such riot The railroad riot At Pitts.
burg resulted in the loss Of railroad and
other property amounting to SS,26i ,0i3Si,
which the County Commissioners have
compromised and settled for 81, lsg, 1871.
II the engines and cars destroyed had been
coupled together in one train, II would
have covered nj miles
The Hancock aud English demonira-
ton at New York, last Friday night was
the greatest political display ever witness.
ed IN this Country. over $1,000 men were
in line, uniformed and bearing torches
while the number Of spectators at Tsmma.
ny, Irving Hall and Union Square was not
less than 100000 senator Baysrd spoke
in Tammany Hall and his eloquent appeal
for harmony, peace and victory was receiv-
ed with unbounded applause
Some one has taken advantage OF the
DeGolyer pavements in Washington to
write with chalk the significant 1920"
At every crossing these figures catch the
eye As forcibly A. they did in Oakes Ames'
memorandum.book. The stone steps Of the
White House grounds also bear the strange
device. The pavement around Gsrfeld's
house was not forgotten. Word comes from
New York that the simple 1920" is to he
seen all over that city and State.
When Lincoln was elected President
the first time, an old man living in Taze-
well County Illinois, declared that he
would never have his hair cut until Dem
ocrat filled the Presidential chair. He has
kept his word, and his hair is now two feet
in length, and is worn braided down his
back. lie is not partial 10 this style Of
wearing the hair, and has purchased new
pair Of shears to cut il off on the morning
Of Nov. 3, when Hancock's election is an
nounced.
After being in session month the
Railroad Commissioners have completed
their assessment Of railroad property in
Kentucky. They report over | 500 miles
in the State the value Of which they pnt
down at about s25,0OO,OO0. This is an in
crease over las, years valuation Of so 900
600, and an additional sum Of 81, 600 will
result to the Treasury. The highest as
sessment in the State was the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad, from Louisville to
Memphis Junction. $4,000 per mile; the
Cincinnati Southern at $4,000 rer mile,
including rolling stock and sidings; the
Kentucky Central at So, 900 per mile, and
the Short-Line from Louisville to licking
ton at 10000 per mile, and from Lagrange
to Cincinnati at $4,000 per mile.
A National Bank Prcsiden, at Cincin-
natl got himself interviewed the other day
and took occasion to say that II Hancock
is elected, government bonds will decline
to 30 per cent. at once. To test his SINGER
ity in the matter, Hon. Theodore Cook,
Chairman Of the Democratic County Com
mittee, has made him the following propo-
sition, which he has failed to accept, tLeie-
by acknowledging that he lied for political
effect The proposition is 80 soon as it
is ascertained that Hancock is elected Pres
ident, | will buy the Sl,OOO,OO0 govern
ment four-per-eent. bonds owned and held
by your bank, at par. ! will give such Sc
eurity as will he satisfactory to your Board
of Directors, to take aud pay for the bonds
on delivery, and You shall give me salts
factory security that YOU will furnish and
deliver them"
The following ia the lively oorrespon-
dence between Frank W. Hughes, the ac-
knowledged leader Of the Greenbackers in
Pennsy lvania and Weaver the Gneenback
candidate for President
PoTTsvILLK. Pa, sept. %. 1850.
Gsa. j. h. Hsarsr, kafio-al Grssnbaet- LrtoF oaafi-
date for President
Your published congratulations 10 solon Chase,
encouraging by approving his Reorganization tend
Ing to the defeat Of four electors for Weaver and
Chambers in Maine and 10 insure the election u
seven Garfield electors instead, iorieits your claims
10 the support Of the organization. II simply
means that you desire our friends there, as
we'll as elsewhere to he defeated by the success Of
Garfield. National Greenbac Labor men are
such from principle, aud therefore marketable by
any leaders FKASK ". HuoHEs.
To which the Presidential candidate who
is running for the fun Of the thing, among
other things answered:
1--WE shall see whether Colon Chase or myself
have forfeited our claims to the confidence Of the
people by the course We have taken In Maine, or
you have forfeited your standing in the
Greenbaok party by siandering the men who are
Tiskng health and even life In defense Of the right
in building up our organization. As to your in
situation that am actuaied by sinister motives by
any thing said or done by me during the campaign,
I denounee you as a s'anderer and calumina-
tor. JAMES u. WEAVER"
ROChCASTLE.