The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-09-16

The show is in full blast tonight. Had
a fine Congregation" this afternoon.
The wells all suspended to-day, and
strangely refused to 20 into liquidation.
Soc Owens and family got home on
Monday, having closed the season at Cum.
berland Falls.
DR. Brown failed again to get to the
circus. Had a professional case which
could not be replevied.
Born, to-day Tuesday to Mira.
Thompson, Of New Orleans, who has been
spending the Summer at Mr.. Chenault'-)
a daughter.
A little child Of VIM. Powell fell
from porch some five feet high this even
ing, alighting on its head, and 1t is feared,
sustained serious injury.
t. l.. Carpenter sold to Mr.. Tribble, Of
Madison, 40 head of cattle, averaging
l,lOG pounds, at Al cents, also a sorrel
harness eelding for s237 so; J. W. Allen
sold to same 40 cattle, averaging 900, at
a.; T.. s. Powell sold to same 20 head Of
cattle, averaging | ,2iO pounds, at A. cents
i have interviewed several reputable
and intelligent persons who were at Pink
Cottage when an inscrutable Providence
permitted the visitation Of the erratiC
"Perry r. TeticK," and they concur in pro.
nouncing his report a most marvellous in
ventIon-altogether the work Of an mag.
inaiion enliyened by the far.famed rdters
Of Crab Orchard. Ii is only fair to state
however, that several Of our sages, who
have never been at the Cottage, declared
il to be true as gospel, and little more so
The proposed issue OF semi.weekly
paper will doubtless meet with general ap.
proval. There was time when weekly
paper was grand institution, and fully
met the wants Of the people. But that wa,
the day Of dirt roads, weekly mails ant
slow progress. 1t suficed us then to rcaC
the doings of the 4th Of March any tim,
before harvest, and il the report Of rev
olution in Europe reached US within three
months it was, in more than one sense, lat,
news. But the rushing, painting spirit o
these latter times cannot brook such digni
fed deliberation. BY means Of the tele
graph and steam printing press, the mer
chant or politician Of st. Louis or Chica
90 can read at his breakfast table the clos
ing figures of Mondays market in New
York, or the Monday night speech Of hi
Representative in Washington City. Thu
the daily paper, wherever it can be obtain
ed, has become indispensable. But tn
daily paper does not, and cannot reach tn
rural districts, except in favored localitie
A daily mail is not yet generally estab
lished, nor will il be for years 10 come
There are few portions Of the country
however, where a semi-weekly mail il nov
in operation; and wherever this is the cast
paper issued twice week enables us l.
come much more nearer abreast of tn
times by it, aid we are brought int
much more intimate contact with the liy
ing world; keep better up with the start
ling and important events which this turn
ing age brings forth; read more intelligent
ly the effects resulting from given causes
foresee more clearly the Developments O
the prolific future; and are enabled NOR
judiciously to shape our course in antici
patton Of future emergencies. In fact, tn
man who is a week behind in news is re
garded as hopelessly distanced in the rae
of life. Give us SEMI.WEEKLY JOURNAL