The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-01-07

stage but adveriises il, and mem
hers Of the churches 60 to see how bad
the thing really is. That moral
drama is a powerful lever Of good, no
one who has sought to obtain the
truth can successfully deny, and the
preacher who gets up and charges all
actors and actresses with the sins Of a
few. shows himself to be an ass Of the
scrubbiest sort. Let the clergy cease
to be Jealous OF the stage, praise it TOR
whatever they can see Of good in it,
and denounce only what they see OF
bad, and we will guarantee that the
good in each will revert to the cause
Of religion, instead Of what the preach
ers now try to make it-a curse aud a
drawback.
Tnr United States Judge at Rich
mond, Va, has decided that the fail
ure of Life Insurance Go. Is prima
frcie evidence Of fraud. A wise and
good opinion, aud one that will make
Insurance Companies imagine that
they assume a little more in taking a
risk on mans life than to pay iabu-
lous salaries to its officers They 60
into the business, of course, to make
money, and If after dipping the
public they fail TO pay, then
let the last one OF their officers
90 to the Penitentiary for swindling.
With all the light that has been
thrown on the Insurance business,
either on life or property, there is but
little excuse for Company to fail, if
it is conducted tor the peoples good,
instead OF to make big salaries alone.
~GovEENon ANp Mas. BLAcKnuES re-
quest the pleasure Of your company ON
Tuesday, January ith, from I TO S o'clock,
to meet Lt.-Gov and Mrs. Cantrill, ISL"
Numerous editors who have been
"mum" on the Governors pardoning
business are Boosting Of receiving the
above card. As might have been ex-
pected, we did not get one, and if we
have to purchase such honors ~ at
the cost of not doing what we believe
to be our duty, we will never see how
nicely our dear old Governor enter.
tains. Ii he be a. lavish with his hos
pitality as he is with his pardOning
power, he Is surely the prince of en-
tertainers.
THE Presidents salary is S50, 900
s25, 900 more than it ought to be; but
it is not generally known that the
whole amount, including perquisites,
that he draws is Sll9,964 A man
who drew this sum for eight years,
Gen. Grant, ought not now TO be
asking a pension OF The government,
and if Hayes is an honest man he will /
forward to Samuel j. Tilden about
500, 600 Of what he has drawn. That
will be leaving him some $4,000, |
surely enough for the services he has
rendered
TIE "Speeioior Printing Co. has
sold the Columbia Spectator to Mess.
Jones and Murrell, the old editors, who .
propose to make some important .
The paper is a good
one now, and with the changes con.
iemplaied, will still greater deserve
the fine success they have made Of it.
Dear Brethren, allow Us to wish you
a very prosperous New Year
THE young gentleman now mauipu-
laiing for the Kentucky News Column /
Of the Louisville Post will please send .
US his name ON postal card, not nee .
essarily for publication but as a guar
antee OF good faith, We want to tell I
him what an interesting column he is
getting up aud how much it assists Us
when we are lazy, the fix in which We
usually find ourselves.
THE Court of Appeals will not NEE
again ill the 10Th. Judge Golfer being
sick and Judge Pryor having to at
tend the Buiord trial. As far as this
judicial district is concerned, it seems
that il had just as well stand adjourned.
But very few of Judge Owsley's de-
'isions are appealed, aud still fewer
reversed.
II THE new apportionment be fixed
At 100, 900 population to one member
1l Congress. Kentucky will still have
en. The West makes net gain Of
even, the South loses one, aud the
East and Middle States lose eight.
The number Of members nov is POP;
lnder the new apportiontmeut il will
,e POO
THUEE days Of the time set for the
rial of Tom Bnford has gone by,
nd the proceedings has not got so far
IS the appointment Of a special Judge.
{ is said that Judge w. l.. jackson
vim be appointed, when the Governor
iakes up from hi Christmas spree.
A FELLOW who would cheat
ouutry editor out Of his hard earned {
ucs would steal the mast from
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