The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-04-01
xorEs or CURRENT Events.

There are 10 Chinese, so Indians aud
27l ,4Gl negroes in Kentucky.
The excess Of males in the United
States in a total number Of fifty millions,
sss, pos.
The Kentucky Physicians will hold
their Goth annual session at Covington
next Tuesday and Wednesday.
The tobacco craze is very prevalent in
Woodiord. and good lands for its cultiva-
ton command $50 per acre rent.
Tom Sewell for killing Thos. Dunbar,
in 1873 has Just been convicted in Madison
and given twelve wears in the penitentiary.
-Oscsr de Lafayette, Senator Of France
aud grandson of General lafayette, Is
dead. He was TO have attended the York
town Celebration.
Senator Sharon received no pay dur
ing the extra session commencing March
Is, 1879, and ending July ! Of that year
Sharon was not present during the entire
session.
!. u. 4. Davies, a well-known lawyer
Of Harrodsburg, committed suicide Mon
day by shooting himself through the head
with a pistol Bad health and financial
troubles are assigned as the reasons for the
terrible act.
Miss Halle Deuel., residing in Sioux
City, Iowa, completed the thirty-ffih day Of
Of her fastWednesday night She has yollln-
tarily remained silent for three years, and
converses only by signs. A singular wo-
man surely.
the Cincinnati Southern railroad was S66,-
n. H.
January I, 1881, 81 OPT $3.50. The cost
Of the right ofway was S65i $685. of which
Kentucky received the modest sum Of
S346, s36.4O; Tennessee, ssl,75l-l7; Ohio.
Sll7 1918; miscellaneous. Sl05, G37s9.
The Fast Tennessee, Virginia q Geor-
gia a Knoxville and Ohio railroad Compa-
nies, advertise for bids until April 18th
for the graduation, masonry and ballast
ON the entire line Of the road from Carey
vile 10 the Kentucky State line. The
distance is twenty-seven (27) miller, cross
ing the entire range Of the Cumberland
presenting a large amount Of
work inviting 10 contractors.
The late Anti-Railroad Convention
showed that it was thankful even for very
small favors, a. witness the following reso-
luton unanimously adopted by il: RE
Iolred, That we heartily indorse the action |
Of the State Railroad Commission as set
Iorth in the majority report, and thank
hem for what they have accomplished,
md recommend il TO the mature considera-
ion OF the citizens Of this Commonwealth"
An asiute Michigander yesterday pro-
the novel law doctrine that
husband does not commit arson when he \
burns his wile's house, because arson Is
burning the dwelling Of another, and ali |
he world knows that a man and his wife
ire one. According 10 that line Of reason
NC, the man who takes his wifes life does
not commit murder bat suicide, and suicide
4 not punishable, in this life at least
Corrier-Journal.
There is no such thing known as
hemp for the murderer who has friends
Ind money. Any and every day the most
peaceabe citizen may be shot down, and,
liter a great ado. long legal delays and
new trials, the slayer goes free; or, il he
s put In States prison for 4 short time,
Iome snug-faced nincompoop Of a Govern.
" il induced 10 pardon him out" The
Iboye from the C0urier-JouHai must have
'een written by the "irrepressible young
man,
Gems &. z. Huntingdon and John
Zchols. Of the Chesapeake a Ohio railroad,
we're in Louisville this week and from them
heI.onisville P0sf found out that they have
Perfected their arrangemenis 80 A. 10 have
J through line from the North over the
,hesapeake a Ohio railroad as soon az il
. completed 10 Lexington, which will be
y the lsi Of July; thence 10 Memphis,
'enn., and from thence over the Little
sock, Iron Mountain and Texas 4 Pacific
ailroads 10 III Pas0; thence over the
outhern Pacific 10 San Francisco. Califor- 4
Ia. These gentlemen went TO Cincinnati 1
n Sunday evening over the Shorl-line
Dad 70 confer with parties there in regard
} putting the road from Newport, KY, 10
uniting ton, Va, under contract at once, :
portion Of which has been graded ready .
r the ties. They expect 10 have this road a
,mpleted within one year from the date
contract