Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-06-27
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VOTES or CURRENT EVENTS.
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"A fourteen-year-old boy is to swing in
Louisiana for murder.
-Stoneman has been nominated for Gov
ernor Of California after three days ballot
ing.
The House passed bill to appropri-
ate $4,000 to continue Arctic Explora.
tions.
Only 95 failures were reported to New
York last week, smaller number than
for many months.
The talk about a reprieve for Guiteau
has pretty much died out, and matters are
moving along toward the hanging.
Ex-senator Dorsey, the star-route
sSinder, has decided 10 bring suit for dam
ages against a number Of papers, including
the C0wier-Jown0i.
If the Army retiring bill as passed by
the Senate should become a law, General
Sherman will have to go out in 1884, Gen.
Hancock IN 1888 and Sheridan in 1895.
In a fit Of ill.temper the Equity
Judge Of the District Of Columbia threw
bundle of papers at an offending attor-
ney's head, but apoligized before the lat
ter could get in his work.
The attempt to break the Virginia
tax law on sample merchants by appeal to
the United States courts has failed, Judge
Hughes, at Richmond, having decided that
the law is not unconstitutional.
The bunko man who played it on
Hon. Charles Francis Adams to the tune
of $50, 900 has been compelled to return
the checks he got from him, and suffer a
sentence of five years in the penitentiary.
A tidal wave, two miles wide aud
eleven feet higher than the surface Of the
lake, swept over the lake front at Cleve-
land Friday, drowning a sleeping tramp
and destroying $4,000 worth of property.
Some time ago, which Michael Welsh
was in car unloading goods at the depot
on Pitching Railroad Boston, the car was
run into, and he received permanent in
juries. Saturday he was awarded So, 500
damages.
1t is now proposed to ask Congress for
an appropriation for having the remains
Of the Jeanette crew, found by Engineer
Melville, transported to this country for
proper interment in places selected by
their families.
There has been another Iowa tornado,
wrecking villages and farm buildings Ac-
cording TO reports a number Of persons
we're injured, and probably few killed.
Illinois has been visited by wind and hail.
storms, and Minnesota by heavy rains.
Rev. II. Moffatt Neil, acting pastor Of
the Presbyterian church, Brooklyn, is &C.
cused of having forged his certificate of
ordination and his credentials. He is We
ry popular with the congregation, which
has largely increased since his installation.
A woman in Florida has been found
who is the mother of % living children,
and man on the Blue Ridge in Virginia
is living with his ninth wife, and is the
father of SO children. These have ielig-
iously obeyed the biblical command, in
crease and multiply.
Mr.. Obey Owens, Receiving Teller of
the Third National Bank, of st. Louis,
was arrested on the charge Of having EN- |
bezzled $4,000 of the funds of the bank.
Owens operations have extended over a
period Of several years, and have been We
ny successfully concealed.
The Senate has passed the bill 10 re-
charter National Banks by vote Of "a to
Is. The bill is nearly the same a. that
passed by the House, the principal amend
ment being to put gold and silver certii-
Gates on the same footing, and to prevent
by the Clearing houses in
respect to gold and silver certificates.
As an instance of the magnitude Of
some Of the transactions Of the New York
merchants, it may be mentioned that the
house Of Sawyer. Wallace &
Company a few days ago sold TO an agent
Of the Italian government II 24i hogs
heads Of leaf tobacco, at the rate Of $3.50
, hogshead, the bill amounting to 81 $780,
800.
The seeding faction Of the Nashville
Democratic convention held meeting,
listened to speeches by ex-senator Bailey,
General Jackson, Editor Doak and Others
-eaflirming the State Democratic platform
# 1880, and approved the legislative set
lement Of the debt at 6O-3-4-5-6. IL
gas decided to call general convention
N July IL.
Jessie Nixon, OF Muncie, Ind, had
'uggy stolen Friday night, and Saturday
aptured the thief near Parker. lie
laced him on a train and tied his legs to-
ether TO bring him to Muncie Jail When !
ear there the thief jumped from the train .
nd broke his neck. From papers on his {
erson il was found his name was Frank I
traitor. Of North Lebanon, Clinton coun-
;, Ohio.
-Four negroes, two for arson and two
'r murder, were hung In the presence Of 1
900 people at Kingtree, s. O., Friday.
II four were worked of from the same
allows. One Of them was woman who
onfessed to the murder Of her half sister. )