The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-05-07
VOTES or CURRENT EvEyrs.


Col. Thos. A Scott, after b,ing Pres
ident Of tie Pennsylvania Il. II. for six
years, has resigned.
- Ben Dcering will hereafter issue his
excellent Goseiie weekly, instead Of semi
weekly as formerly.
A bicyelist made a hundred miles at
New Castle this week in G hours, % min.
uies aud % seconds.
Wednesday, Tennessee instructed for
Grant, Wisconsin for Washhurne, and
Mississippi for Sherman.
Congress has passed bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 to purchase a site and build
a Marine Hospital at Memphis.
The thirty-third annual conclave Of
knights Templars will convene at Masonic
Temple, Louisville, on the 18th Of May.
The Spencer Courier has been resur.
recied by @. II. Mathis and J. W. Crutch.
er, and we hope it has come to stay this
time.
The Governor Of Pennsylvania, I'M
willing that the rascally legislative bribers
should suffer their sentence, has pardoned
them.
- Fory-six thousand immigrants ar
rived at New York las, month, the great.
est number ever known for the same length
Of time.
- Hon. Joseph Segar, ex member Of
Congress from Virginia, dropped dead on
a steamer en- route from Norfolk to Wash
ington Friday last.
The Eromine,, published at London,
Ky, by c. G.. Blakely & J. c. Mckee, is a
newsy little sheet, and bids fair to grow
into favor and importance.
South Carolina Republicans instruct
ed for Grant, California for Blaine, and
Arkansas for Grant. The latter will be
nominated at Chicago on the first ballot.
u The Georgia Court Of Appeals has re-
fused a new trial to Cox, who murdered
Aston, and he goes to the Penitentiary for
life without a ray Of hope for pardon.
Judge VIM. Beckner, Of the Winohes-
ter Democrat, r. II. Stanton, Of Maysville,
and II. d. Lyons, Of Eddyville, have been
appointed the Penitentiary Commissioners.
AN appropriation Of $4,000 is asked
for to entertain the King Of Siam when he
comes over this year at the invitation of
Grant. This is much too much sugar for
a cent.
- The Yeomm says that there are in the
Lower House of the General Assembly 81
farmers, 81 lawyers. physicians, mer-
chants, 4 mechanics, and manufacturers;
total, 100.
- The Union Express Company, which
was about to be warred out Of existence by
the Adams Express Company, has dissolv-
ed, and hereafter the Louisville 4 Nash
vile will do its own express business.
- Mrs. Sarah Irwin Mattingly, the tai
euted wife Of DIR. C. p. Mattingly, of Bards.
town, will begin the publication Of the
Kentucky Literary Magazine in June. 1t
will be issued monthly, and sold at So per
annum.
A number Of prominent Republicans
held anti-Grant meeting in Louisville
Tuesday night. Resolutions were adopt.
ed declaring Grant the weakest man in
The party, and condeming his previous adj
The Southern Railroad Trustees have
settled with X. G.. Huston & Co. by giving
them Sll5,OOO more than the final esti-
mate. This was for extra work. The to.
tai amount received by them for all claims
was sl,7lO,26474.
-Johs p. Flanagan, of Marion, COM
mitted suicide last Sunday by drowning in
Rolling Fork. The loss of debt caused
/ arrangement of his mind, and on one &C.
,asion he killed his own child and serious
y wounded another.
The Attorney General has delivered
his opinion that national banks may take
ip all their bonds deposited in the Treas
lry as security for their note circulation
Town to the limit of $4,000, substituting
therefor legal tender notes.
- The Supreme Court of Virginia has
that the coupons attached TO the
state bonds are receivable for taxes, and
hat the provisions of Mr.. McCullough's
bill relating thereto are valid. This is a
'ictory for the debtpayers.
- The Covington Commonwealth very per-
inently suggests that it is in extremely
'ad taste for Judge Beckner, Of the Win
hester Democrat, and Of counsel for Judge
+Iargis, to attempt to forestall the judg-
nent Of the Court in behalf Of his client.
Robbers entered the Citizens Bank Of
Paris on Sunday night and stole therefrom
go, 900 worth Of money and bonds. En-
rance was effected through the cellar Of
N adjoining house, and being inside the
obbers had but little difficulty in getting
nto the brick vault. No clew
- The Lebanon bar, in view Of the APP
retirement Of Judge r. ].
breckenridge from the bench, has passed
esolutions highly eulogistic Of his faith
illness and impariiality as judge, and his
minent worth as an honorable gentleman.
Judge b., it is said, will remore from Dan
lille to Springfield, :his fall.
The National House has passed Mr..
arlisles bill to amend the revenue laws so
: to abolish the five per cent interest per
mum on the additional two years Of the
onding period, and to fix an allowance
one to seven and one half gallons for
utage, and the exemption of holders OF
Risky in bond from the payment Of the
* laid upon it.
Gov. Blackburn has appointed Col.
has. II. Rochester, OF Stanford, J. +
ohnston, Of Lexington, and Judge Charles
.Kincaid Railroad Commissioners to hold
lie Office two years. Col. Rochester will
present the railroad interests, Johnston
lie mercantile and mining, and Judge Kin
I'D the agricultural interests. These are
earded a. very excellent appOintments.