Semi-weekly interior journal., 1882-09-22
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chased steam presses and new outfit
A negro in Virginia has challenged
John w. VOLT, a republican Tor duel.
Secretary Folger In eleven months has
paid about Sl5o.oOO,0oO Of interesi-beming
debt.
The reps. have nominated Silas +.
Miller for Congress in the Louisville die.
trict II.|nrIiiII
An explosion Of FIRE damp in a mine
near Dortmund, Germany, killed twenty
persons.
George Devers, shot by the city Mar
shall Of GeOrgetovn, died from the effect Of
his wounds. ...ssF
Ben Butler has been nominated for
Governor by the Massachusetts, Democra-
cy on broad platform.
"A Kansas sirocco is blowing across H.
linois, drying every thing up and causing
intense suffering among humanity.
-Jere Lee, the Chief Of Police Of Frank
fort, died from the effects Of the wounds
received while parting pair Of beligerents.
Senator Chrisiiancy has atlast been
granted q divorce from the red headed
Treasury girl whom he was fool enough to
marry.
There seems 10 be a fatal epidemic
raging among the Kentucky papers.
Twelve have died since SPRING. Eliza
bethtown News.
AT Mount Airy, N. c., during the per-
formsnce Of 0rtons circus, the seats fell
with 1900 people. Fifty persons were Sc
riously injured.
Col. c. 4. Sears was indicted Tuesday
for shooting at with intent 10 kin John
Gaines and the latter was indicted for car
rying concealed weapons.
-Osrter Harrison, Chicago's democratic
Mayor, an ex-Kentuckian, received an
overwhelming demonstration on his return
from England, Tuesday, where he married.
Sarah Elstoue, Of Woodstock, Onta-
rio, built FIRE and deliberately stood over
It until she was horribly and fatally burn
ed. Her last words were: Il am going to
Jesus"
The democrats Of the Memphis dis
trict nominated Hon. Casey Young for Con.
gress and endorsed Bate for Governor. II
Is rumored that Fussell will withdraw from
the gubernatorial contest.-[C.-J.
1t is rumored that Hon. Thomas L.
Jones will speak here County Court day,
but it is Of little use, as Owsley will carry
this county by an overwhelming majority.
-[Nicholasville Cor. Lex. Transcript.
"A barn containing the crop Of tobacco
from twenty-one acres was burned in Chris
tian county last week. The negro who had
been left to watch the FIRE used in curing
went to sleep and was awakened by the
falling fire. T. g 49, So
The Kentucky Classical and Business
College at North Middletown, collapsed,
with Liabilities Of about $4,000. The
heaviest creditor is the North Middletown
Deposit Bank, holding claims against the
college to the amount of $4,000.
The firm Of Mason, Shanahan 4 Co will
assume charge of the convi:t labor in pri-
son on the lst day OF October, the contract
price being $4,000 per annum, payable
quarterly. The bond was drawn on Tues
day and will be executed on or before the
day.
Foreman Dickson's mouth has got him
into trouble. He is to be tried under
section Of the Revised Statutes for his ac-
tion in reading statement in the jury
room to influence the decision Of the jurors.
The penalty imposed by this statute for such
a violation of il is fine or imprisonment, or
both.
1T is a curious circumstance that the
comet was discovered at Frankfort by
@asherwoman at Z A. NJ, and by a clerk in
a soap factory at Cincinnati at l0:45 A. NJ.
Although the report of the discovery was
perfectly truthful, there must have been a
good deal Of lye about both discoveries.-
Yeoman.
Engineer Melville's return from Arctic I
terros is dashed with disagreeable scan
dsl. 1t is charged that he has deserted his
wife after treating her shamefully at their
first meeting. This is Mrs. Melville's own
statement but it is generally believed that
the poor wowan is deranged, and that his
conduct can be explained to his credit, or
at least to the removal of the unpleasant
charges.
-Maybury, the absconding partner Of the
stranded Maybury, Pullman q Hamilton's
Circus has been captured at Montgomery.
Ala. He left with about $4,000 of the
circus mouey. The Pullmans will bring
charges Of murder against him on his ar
rival. They allege that while their train
was passing througha tunnel in Tennessee
three men were thrown from the train by