The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-09-02

hne new depot 1T Lexington 400 ieet long.
There has been no rain At Nation,
H., since June S0ih, and the drought has
caused water famine OF unprecedented
severity. Water is selling readily at 81
per barrel
Stout John Hancock chair, the ore
in which he sat when he signed his name
TO the Declaration Of Independence, now
stands in St Psul's Church, al Norfolk
Virginia. Dr..
About twenty Southern papers on Sat
urday published obituaries Of President
Garfield. AZ they were all Kind and touch
Ing, The edi.ors should mail them TO Wash.
ingion.--tC.-J. I|N
The town Of Plsno. Texss, has been
almost entirely destroyed by IRE. Fifty
one buildings burned in two hours. sa-
loon aud lumber yard are all that's left.
Loss 100000.
Miss Alice Tilton, second daughter Of
Theodore Tilion, was married recently at
Stuttgart, Germany, to Mr.. John y. Garlin,
Of Charleston, s. C., U. 5. A, an sitache Of
a Stuttgart bank.
The late Congressman Whitshouse, Of
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, In will Of one hun
dred words, leaves his entire estate. valued
at $4,000, 900, to his widow and daughter,
who, with Jacob b. Carpenter, he appoint
| d executors.
Three Michigan girls made up party
and eloped with young man. BY going
TO three different ministers, he married ell
Of his companions; and then they went on
. tripartite bridal tour.
Severe Winter weather Is being expert
enced. at the Cape Of Coed Hope. Snow
has fallen in many districts Of the colony.
The face Of Table Mountain was lately for
some hours covered with snow.
Reports in regard TO the corn crop 10
the great contrasting States Of Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri and Kansas are TO the ef-
feet that the average yield will be from
one-half to three-fourths OF crop.
kellogg viii make concert tour Of
this country during the coming season.
Fifty concerts have already been arranged
for. She will sing four times week, AMI
hsr salsry viii be S2.0Oos vsek and all
srpsusss paid. NN
-Msdams Marie Blsnc, hate proprictess
Of the gambling bell a Monaco. has iefs
her property, worth seo.ooo,Ooo. to her
three children, who will keep up the ss-
tablishment and run roulette and "irente
Ct quarantsr n usual, for all corners.
The Sig nal Service Office in this city
shows the smallest rain fall and the high
EFT mea n temperature for the month
just past Of any August since 1871. The
rain. fall was but fifteen hundreds Of an
inch. and the near temp eratIre Sill
re-. J.
"A railroad syndicate, composed Of the
leading spirits Of the New York, Chicago
4 81. Louis RaiIwsy the Western Indiana
and he projected Belt Railway, bought
5000 acres Of land lying near Chicago for
s., 200 900, on which to build machine
shops &c FF
The Democratic State Central Com
miitee has fixed the 9Th of September rs
the day for the meeting Of the State Execu-
tvs Committee to decide ON the time and
place II holding State Convention Tor
the purpose Of nominating a candidate for
Clerk Court Appeals.
Attorney George Dorm, Of Erie, Penn +,
became suddenly crazy. and in the pres
ence Of crowd announced himself the
son Of God, the eldest Of twenty three le-
ultimately born sons Of Jehovah. lie
says he and Jesus are appointed to convert
Ohio aud Pennsylvania.
"A young woman threw her arms
around Judge Henry N. Ward as he was
walking downa street at Newport, X. 1,
recsn'ly, and asked him II his name wasn't
Thompson. The Judge told her she VISA.
never more mistaken in her life, and she
Withdrew with his purse and $50.
Ike Arnold, who pointed pistol at
Commonwealth Attorney Bronston dur
ing the trial Of his brother for the killing
Df Little about year ago, completed his |
'entence Of 1855 days Saturday. There 10
'ei, however a fine Of 1000 to pay, and
he is still in the Nicholssville Jail.
From the old Greenville spring, on
he Asylum grounds, there has besu pour-
ng for ninety years a stream or jet Of
vaier not larger than straw, yet more
han two and a half millions Of gallons
rave passed out from the subterranean
eservoir.-l Harrodsburg Enterprise.
The latest story about Adslins Patti 10
hat at her castle in Wales she drives out q
hand. greatly to the surprise Of the
'illagers. Her favorite horse Ia a pony
named Sam. He has learned the art Of
unlocking his stable door and iudiss his
way to the kitchen Of the castle, to be
here fed with carrots and sugar.
A dispatch from Paris, dated Angus
10Th, says; "Great sensation is created ON
he Boure by the sudden dissppsarancs Of
Felix, Chief Of the Union Financial Bank.
I is stated that he took the contents Of the
trong boz, estimated at fi00,000. lie
vas 10 have paid the creditors Of the bank
o-day, but the latter on going 10 the insti.
ution found il closed"
ATLANTA, Ga. August Si.-senator
I'LL left for Philadelphia this morning,
shither he goes to consult DR.. Gross about
Ia tongue. The caneerous sore was thought
o have been entirely removed by the OPP
ration performed some weeks ago; but !
here are uniavorabls signs, whicl, may Z
snder another operation necessary. Mr.. 1
ILLS friends are very hopeful Of speedy
nd permanent cure.
--soMERsEr, KY, August Sl.-G. J. q
Iolding. a siock-drovsr. Of Travisville, B
enn., died here yesterday from sun.siroke, .
I'd his remains were sent back to Tennes-