Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-07-21

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rived at Washington, Wednesday.
In ERE At Smyrns, which ragged sew
en- hours, 400 houses we're burned and
6,OOO persons rendered homeless.
MIR. w. O. Cunningham, late Of sever
al newspapers, is announced AZ a candidate
for Congress in Proctor Knots district.
-Kentuckians pay 81, Oii ,496 in taxes
TO the Federal and State Governments, or
Ss,7Is,162 to the Federal and S2,322, 1874 TO
the State
The Governor has offered $500 for the
arrest and delivery 10 the sheriff Of Hen.
derson county Of W. II. Bush, wanted in
Henderson for rape.
--Iail-stones fell at Beatty, Kansas,
Tuesday, large enough to break car win
dows. Al st. Joseph, Mo, the same storm
caused a loss Of $50, 1000.
The exports Of breadstufFs from the
United States for the month Of June last
we're s9,2I7, 400, against, S2O.6O5.67s for
the corresponding year in 1881.
An old negro Of Bowling Green has
just drawn pension Of 81, 500 for an eye
which was put out daring the war. lie
will get $40 per month until death.
The Baltimore 4 Ohio Ocean cable bill
has passed the House with an amendment
prohibiting the Company from uniting
with any other line to put up rates.
Since warm weather set in, sixty-four
ship captains have died with the yellow
fever in Cuban ports, and another ship ar
rived in Philadelphia with fever on board.
The republicans Of Madison have
nominated James Bennett, brother Of the
Senator and Of the late appointed, as can
didate for County Judge, and a full ticket
"A severe shock Of earthquake was felt
at the city Of Mexico Wednesday, and tho
no serious damage was done it is said the
houses could not long have withstood the
rocking process.
Colonel r. DeFuniak, Of the Louisville
Il Nashville, is the engineer who built the
railroad from Alexandria to Cairo, Egypt,
about which the dispatches have had
good deal to say lately.
Yesterday the Georgia democracy we're
to assemble in convention to nominate
candidate for Governor, upon which the
Vice President Of the late c. s., A. II. Ste
phens, seems 10 have the dead wood.
The Senate yesterday, by a vote Of
twenty eight to tweuty-six, agreed to
Beck's amendment to the tax Bill, reduc-
ing the tax on manufactured tobacco from
sixteen to twelve cents pound after the
let Of next January.
"A little child naued Hoffman fell in
cistern near Upper sandusky. The
mother rang the farm bell for help, and
then sprang into the cstern. When assis-
lance arrived both mother and child were
dead
Henry Stoy, at Lafayette, Ind, pulled
off his coat, handed il to his sweetheart
with whom he was walking, and threw
himself under the wheels Of passing To-
connective, which cut him into half dozen
pieces.
Atlanta Ga, dispatches announce that
Senator Hills condition is much worse
than at any time since his arrival from Eu-
reka Springs The cancer is eating his
throat away, the flesh sloughing of in
quantity, and no hopes are entertained for
his recovery
The Directory Of the Louisville and
Nashville met in New York, and resolved
to pass a dividend. The news created con-
stir in local railway circles. 1t is
the natural result of the great financial
crime committed over year ago Of water
ing prosperous stock one hundred per
cent.
The Judge Advocate General has sub
mitted to the Secretary Of War his report
on the petition for the release Of Sergeant
Mason, on the ground that he is illegally
confined. The case will not be reported
to the President until after the return Of
Secretary Lincoln. Secretary Chandler is
acting Secretary Of War.
Hardin Davies, son Of Theodore Davies,
who was killed by the Thompsons at Har-
was caught stealing jewelry from
the house Of G. A. Finnell, Of that place.
II was subsequently discovered that it was
he that had gotten off with the other valu-
ablss that had been stolen from the same
house recently. A jeweler seems to have
been his partner in the business.
"A correspondent of the Telegraph at
Alexandria Gays; 81 drove, yesterday, nine
miles along the line Of Aarabi Pashas re-
reat, and passed several villages, the peo-
pie Of which are starving. Soldiers robbed
hem of every thing. The entire route was
ined with carriages and dead bodies. 1t
$ reported the Bedouins harassed the SOL
liers during the retreat, killing two hun
lred"
The directory Of Cincinnati, New Or
cans and Texas Pacific Railway (lessees Of
he Cincinnati Southern) yesterday passed
he July dividend, the chief reason being
he floods and the short cotton crop Of
ssl. The expenditures on the roadway
ave been unexpectedly large, serious
tenn being over fifty thousand dollars for
eplaoements of steel already deficient when
he lessees took possession.
-Troublous times are upon the lottery 5
Den. In St. Louis the other day three of :
hem were sent 10 Jail for six months; in n
his city Justice Mathews decided that q
here was no Jurisdiction to enioin the a