The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-05-27
NOTES OF CIRRFAT EvEA1s.

Commodore Mutt, the little midget,
died in New York Wednesday.
Victoria was GO Tuesday, aud in a
short time she will celebrate her iith year
as Queen Of England.
The steamer Victoria, with GOO excur-
sionists on board. collapsed of London, On
tario, Tuesday. One hundred and seventy
five dead bodies have already been recov-
cred
1t is suggested that meeting Of the
members Of the bar OF the State take place
at Frankfort on June lst to take proper
steps in relation TO the death Of Judge
Golfer
The Treasury Department has receiv-
ed $3.50, 100000 OF the IS 10 fund into -,
and announces that il will take more for
that purpose. Window is delighted with
the success Of his funding scheme.
w. W. Gilmore, who killed Daniel
Toomey at Lebanon last week, almost
without provocation, made his escape from
a worthless guard and is now at large. The
Sheriff offers 500 reward for his capture.
The third trial Of John Bush, colored,
| for the murder OF Miss Annie Nanmeter
three year ago, was concluded al licking
ton Saturday. The jury returned YER
dict Of death by hanging. This IS the sec
ond verdict Of death in this case.
Fred Douglass has been appointed Re
corder Of Deeds in the District OF Column
bia at $1,000 per ennum. The duties of
the position are so light that his Office
hours have been fixed for every other We'd
nesday from 1890 TO a quarter Of /.
| A Virginian was arrested and taken
to Washington for trial for writing pos
tai card to Senator Vance, on which he said;
"Please send me your speech on that DID
dog, Malone" The penalty Is from 500
to a 81 600 fine, and from one to ten years
in the penilentiary.
AT the sixiy-sixty annual meeting Of
the American Bible Society. held in New
York last week, it was shown that the re-
ceipts for the year had been $500, isi.sj,
Of which $l99,sl3li came from legacies,
s2G6, 229.7G from sale Of hooks, and the re-
mainder from donations.
A special from Atlantis, GA. says nearly
all the children have been Withdrawn from
| the schools there on account Of an epidem-
ic, which began by carrying oil Mr.. Per
kins, wife and three children in thirty-fix
I
hours Eighteen physicians declare it
scarlet fever, and one yellow fever.
Some very disgraoeful Developments
are being unearthed in the investigation
going on in the Treasury Department.
Several hundred thousands Of the peoples
money have been used to buy carpets, Sc.,
for employees private houses. and il is said
that Secretary Sherman was cogniza Mt Of
the steal.
A bulletin issued by the Postmaster
General shows the whole number OF letters
mailed during the year 1880 was 1885,
25o $40, or an average Of tweniy-one for
each man, woman and child in the United
States. The total number Of pieces Of mail
matter Of all classes mailed in Kentucky
was 44,42s,905.
The following terrible and liendish
| story Is published Hessy iIelfmann.on Of
the female Nihilisls engaged in the muir
der Of The Gar, was no. hung at the time
the other sssassinators were put TO death
on account Of the fact that she was en- eient,,
but cast in prison to await the birth OF her
offspring The event transpired about a
week ago, and four days afterwards, the
authorities, in their effort to extort con-
fession from her, hung her by the neck,
intending to cut her down before life was
ext met, but they waited too long, and she
died Of strangulation. II this horrible tale
Is true, look out for more regicides.
Gen. T.. p. Wilson sends ms the follow
ing; By a new arrangement OF the sched-
ules and Pullman Car Service, in effect the
10Th, passengers for the South East or New
Orleans and the Southwest can secure
daylight ride over the Cincinnati South
ern Railway, without delay anywhere.
The Day Express leaving Cincinnati at
$50 A. NJ, after passing all the scenery
that has made the line celebrated, tales
Pullman Sleeper at lockwood, the supper
station. which runs through to Atlanta
without change, arriving there at . A. NJ,
allowing passengers to remain In their
berlhs ill their breakfast hour Connect
ing with all morning trains In Union depot