Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-01-24

Hon. Clarkson n. Potter, Of New
York, IL said TO be dying.
Senator williams has introduced q
bill 10 appropriate $3.50 900 to build . new
Custom House in Louisville.
Conductor c. p. Mersnds was killed
by his freight train near Providence Sta.
ton on the G. s. r. r. Monday night.
There are $4,000 insane patients in
the various ssylums Of the United States,
and Il is estimated that there are $4,000
not In ssylums.
Judge French Upton, Of the Rich
mond Register, has been elected deputy
grand chancellor Of the knights Of Pyth-
las Of Kentucky.
Representative Thompson has intro
duced bill that the tar upon liquors in
bond shall be due anil payable only upon
their withdrawal.
The cost Of maintaining the public
schools in this country last year was about
7s.OOO,OOO, about $50,OOO,0O0 Of which
went for the payment Of teachers.
Anderson Jones was the only man
legally hung in this country Friday. He
killed man to get rid Of paying ss7 debt.
The execution took place at Atlantis, Ga.
1t is now said that drunken assem-
blyman caused the accident on the Hud-
son River r. r. by pulling the air brake
cord and stop ping the train just previous
to the disaster
A disastrous FIRE occurred at Atlanta
Saturday night destroying eight buildings,
with loss on stock and houses Of half a
million. james @. wickhsm, Of Rich
mond, Va, was burned to death.
In his speech Davidee described Gui-
teau M follows 1--WE have shown this
alleeed fool to be in religion a hypocri,e,
at law a pettifogger. in all things a swim
dlsr-s denizen Of jsils, and deprsved
and wicked wretch.
Sergeant Mason, who shot at Guitesu
more than four months ago. IL still in jail
at Washington General Sherman prom
ises that he shall he tried bv court-mar.
tial II is generally believed he will be
acquitted on the ground Of insanity.
There is scheme on foot 10 sell out
the Western Union to the Government a.
a monopoly, at 800, 600. 600, To be paid for
in 3 per cent. bonds. The properties com.
posing the Western Union we're a year
ago on a capital basis Of about $50 O00, 900
A New York stump speaker has had
W. II. English's property attached in that
State because he refused to pay him ST..
$50 for some speeches delivered in Indi-
ana, during the Presidential Campaign. II
will be like drawing his eye-tee,h il Eng
Itch has to pay the amount.
Three men were hung by a vigilance
committee in Washington Territory for
murder. Thursday night and Friday
night a mob Of go took John waggoner,
from the Jail at Ironton, o., and hung him
to tree in the public square for the muir
der of Dr. Byers some two months ago.
1t is encouraging to find that the pop
ulation Of our State prisons has been stead
lily decreasing OF late years. The daily
average number of convicts in Clinton,
Auburn and Sing Sing prisons was 1897
in 1881, against 3,059 in 1880, and il was
less by 496 than in 1s77.--[N. Y. Sun.
The rope which will swing Major
Hicks into eternity will be thirty.6ve feet
long and FIVE inches in diameter. The
rope will be creased with composition to
make it slide easy when around his neck.
1t will be Of the finest hemp, woven differ
entity from the common rope. A moose
will be on each end in case Of an accident,
zach having a slip knot, with six wraps.
Drs. Fenly and Averdick have written
Gov. Blackburn, asking him to delav the
execution OF Hicks, as he will be totally
Unfit to hang on the 27th.-[Covington
ITEM.
The Democratic primary election in
Marion Saturday made the following nom
nations: County Judge, L. A. SpSlding;
county Clerk, John Severance; County
attorney. Sam. 7. Spalding; Assessor, A.
". Head; Surveyor, james 7. Avritt; Cor
ner, M. Doody; Sheriff, Albert Lee. The
ace for Jailer was very close between 10
'rewitt, Dick Davis and the present in
umbent, Arnold Hardy, and the result is
ot yet determined. James p Barbour,
ormerly editor Of the Times, was elected
'olice Judge OF Lebanon by eleven votes
yer w. Neh Webb