Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-06-30
KorEs OF CURRENT EHEKrs

Harris NJ. Plaisted for Governor.
The South Carolina Legislature Is in
extra session TO redstrict the State.
p. p. 4 J. =. Johnston have sold the
7tunscyipi, Lexington, to A. Fleming and
A. G. Quisenberry.
-Snelbaker, the Snowman, has been ac-
quilted in Cincinnati for the killing Of
Policeman Crumley.
The Pennsylvania democrats on We'd
nesday nominated Robert +. Pattison on
the 9th ballot for Governor.
Henry Ross, a stout and likely negro
vsgrant, was sold at Lexington, wednes-
day, for a period Of one year, for s3l.
The Governor has COMMITTED the SEN
tence Of death Of Joseph lawson, colored
at Lexington, to imprisonment for life.
"A district contention has been called
to meet in Elizabethtown on the 18th Of
September to nominate candidate for
Congress.
Eighteen hundred and eghty-two will
be known as the tornado year. Three
hundred and fifteen people have been kill
ed already by storms.
Postmaster General Howe opposes the
reduction OF letter postage from three to
two cents, but is Of opinion that postage
on newspapers should be abolished.
In order to give his attention to GER
tain large personal interests in the Georgia
X. Rs. Gen. Alexander has rendered his
resignation az Vice-President Of the L. a n.
Three dwellings in Frenchburg, Ky,
were washed away by the yelling Of Bea-
yer Creek and six Of the inmates drowned.
The rain in the section was the heaviest
ever known.
The failure to extend the bond on
whisky will not seriously affect Kentucky
distilleries. All their product Of last sea-
son was sold to, and is now held by Eastern
spectators.
The st. Johns day celebration at
Frenchburg. KY, Saturday, wound up by
the Town Marshal killing Joe Rothwell,
and in turn being killed by Rothwell's
brother and cousin.
Congress has Of late been 20 reckless
in the appropriation Of money for the
erection Of public buildings in various
parts Of the country, that an inquiry is to
be made into the subject.
An Englishman, who had just arrived
from Havana, was taken with the yellow
fever at New Orleans and died in "a hours.
Fears of a spread Of the disease are great,
but every effort is being made to prevent it.
Seneca V. Holloway, late teller of the
Poughkeepsie National bank, was found
guilty in the United States Circuit Court
Of defrauding the bank, and sentenced to
six years in the Erie county, n. Y, peni-
Tertiary.
1t is estimated that not less than one
hundred and thirty persons have been
killed by the recent tornadoes in Kansas,
Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Dakota and
Minnesota, and that the total amount Of
property destroyed will exceed three-and-
a-half millions.
In the prize fight, Wednesday, near
Greensboro, Pa, between Campbell and
Walling, Campbell won in thirty-one
rounds, time, thirty.one minutes Walling
broke his right hand in the third round
and little finger Of the left hand in the
thirty Campbell was badly beaten
up about the face.
Seven thousand people witnessed the
grand military competitive drill at Louis
vile, Wednesday The Crescents, the
Chiekasaws, the Quapaws and the Porter
Rifles, crack companies from as many
States, contested and showed the greatest
skill. Its given up that the Crescents are
entitled to the prize.
1t is not such a nice thing after all to
belong to the State Guard and play sol
der, for fourteen members of the Ken
lucky State Guards have been fined from
s. to S25 and imprisoned from four to
thirty days by the Court.Martial in a re-
cent session in Lexington. One member,
o. p. Beard, has been dishonorably dis
missed from the service.
The thermometer at noon Tuesday
stood at S3l0 in the Senate Chamber at
Washington, notwithstanding large en-
gines, one Of 10 and the other Of 10 horse
power were pumping fifty thousand cubic
feet Of fresh air into the Chamber. There
were also two fans drawing out the same
amount Of impure air. The Chamber con
tains two hundred and fifty-nine THOUSAND
cubic feet Of air.
Out Of twenty-three witnesses recently
summoned from Dakota to testify before
the Grand Jury in the Star Route cases,
only seven were called TO the stand. The
other sixteen performed no service, except
20 draw their mileage and per diem,
amounting to between $4,000 and $4,000.
The Washington Critic gives this informa-
ton, and adds that somebody seems to be
having a picnic" Which ia putting it
exceedingly mild.
AT the meeting Of the State Central
Committee Wednesday, it was resolved
that the Chairman Of the committee of the
county coming alphabetically first in the
Congressional district shall be the Chair
man Of the Congressional District Com
mittee, and shall call meetings on the
written request Of three members Of said
Committee. II the Chairman fails to call
the Committee together, majority of said
Committee may call meeting. This gives
the Craftsmanship Of this District to An
daraon counfv