The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-02-18

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Quiscnhcffy, Of the SIN, " candidate
ior The Legislature. accused Tom Stu
ari, Of the Drmoeni, another asplrant
ior legislative honors. Of breaking bis
promise NOT 10 nee whisky or money
in The canvass. rhcreupon, Tom
swellcl up rs large as a .hort.horn OK
and Published "kyanl" in which he
denounced Cush as a ''liar and cow
ardly puppy Il did not seem 10
strike Tom tina; men have been killed
for a great deal lees than the provoca.
ton he gave. I'LL after Cash returned
from the country. Then his courage
began TO ooze out Of the ends Of bis
fingers and his disiendcd proportions
to resume their usual size. lie felt
that he was beseiged, and fearing lest
his diaphragm should be perforated,
he got (ai least that the way II looks
on the face Of the returns an old gen.
tleman to swear ont peace warrants
against both himself and Quisenberry.
lie gave bond, but Cush, seeing the
injustice Of the thing, refused and
went to jail, where he remained til
next day. Siuarts actions in the
matter has lost him many friends,
but we hope the lesson will not he
without its good results to him as we'll
as others who imagine themselves very
brave when they apply opprobrious
opiihets 10 their enemies through the
columns Of a newspaper. In the first
place, a man should be very psrticu-
lar in using such words as Stuart dill;
but if convinced that they are ALSO
lutely necessary, he should be willing
TO die by them and not resort to the
law afier he himself has given The
oiIense.
Gov. BLACKBURN is just now en-.
gagged in the pleasant task of pardon
ing 800 Of the Lawrence county Reg.
ulators. lEe has not had so much
fun since his unfortunate election to
Office, for the old fellow is never truly
happy unless afiixing his cognomen to
a pardon. Well, it's the country's
time next to enjoy a rest Gov.
Blackburn and Gov. Canirill will both
start to the Mardi Gras at New Or
leans next week, and for a season, at
least, the pardon machinery will be
given breathing spell. Amen.
A nnL has been presented in the
Senate providing that from and after
the year 1900 the Manufacture Of al.
coholic spirits in any form shall cease.
Should such a bill be passed now, the
distillcrs would 90 to work aud in the
nineteen years allowed them. make
enough whisky and brandy to keep
the whole world drunk for hundred
years. This Is too long a notice, gen.
tlemen. Stop it now or never.
FERNANDO WOoD, Of New York,
who had been an efficient worker in
public affairs for forty years, died at
Hot Springs, Ark, Sunday, of IN
acute kidney affection, aged So. lie
was Chairman Of the Committee on
Ways and Means, and his especial de-
sire at this session Of Congress was 10
get his Funding Bill through.
Henry BUfoRD, brother of maninc
Tom, got after poor Ben Deering the
other day and cursed him long and
ieep for his editorials concerning
Tom crime. Deering should have
illed his whole carcass full Of buck
hot, but he was not armed, and be-
tides, be is not that kind Of a man
my way.
THE Inauguration Ball Committee
announces that no color line will he
lrawn in the affair, but that a white
nan shall be treated with as much .
aspect as IL he were negro. This /
= right. II the negroes did elect
fairfield, il Is no reason that they
hould have the hest Of everything.
Hon. J. RANDoLrn TrckEG, one
4 the ablest Of the Virginia delega-
ion, succeeds Mr.. Wood as Chairman
{ the Ways and Means Committee.
Is pity that such good man viii
eep the place so short a Time. A
Speaker will have the
aiming Of the next Committees.
TnE word "Hell' is expunged from
ie revised edition Of the New Tesla
tent, BLADES" being substituted.
his may be little improvement, but
c fail to see it. II is not half 80
Epressive, and the pleasure of telling
fellow to go there will be percepti-
y diminished. 4
Gov. BLACKBURN has positively re-
sed to commute Nondcrheidet son-
nee, 50 he will swing at Shslbyville !
the 18th. Ii must be remembered ,
at he is poor man and was I'M
lie to hire witnesses to prove his in a
nifty.
SENATOR WILLIAMS is rough on The
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