Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-06-09
EoTEs or CURRENT EVENTS.


foot long and weighing pound and half
comes from North Carolina.
The Democratic State Convention Of
Alabama balloted nine times for Governor,
Wednesday, without success.
--During the last week the patent Office
issued 4l2 regular patents, bring revenue
Of $4,000. II is the largest weekly issue
ever made.
Thirteen hundred and ffty.two miles
Of railroad were constructed in the South
ern States during the five months from
January to June /.
The estimated loss in wages to the
workingmen Of the West by the strike in
the iron mills amounts to from $4,000 to
$500, 900 day.
The U. S. Court at Little Rock, award
ed man $4,000 against a railroad for
putting him of the train because his ex-
cursion ticket had expired.
Tuesday, in New York, Ex-Governor
Moses, Of South Carolina, pleaded guilty
Of petit larceny and was sentenced to the
penitentisry for six months.
The earnings OF the Cincinnati South
ern for May we're $l9l,776,sl, as against
Sis, 72576 for the same month last year,
showing an increase of Sl2,O5l14.
While we are suffering from too much
rain, the Wisconsin people are suffering
for too little Of it. Destructive forest fires
are raging there and the cry is for water.
Mrs Scoville is taking around petit
ton asking a stay Of judgment in the Gui-
teau case and making appeals for signers.
1t is said that many people are signing it.
"A bill has been introduced Ia the Sem
ate by Mr. Davis, of West Va, to reduce
letter postage to two cents, and newspaper
and other printed matter to half the pres
ent rate.
w. ]. Hutchins has been expelled
from the New York Stock Exchange. 1t
is charged that he swindled John r. Duff,
of Boston, whose broker and attorney he
was, out of $2,OOO,OOO.
The army appropriation bill with a
clause providing for compulsory retire
ment from the service at the age of Ga,
passed the Senate. An effort to except
Sherman and Sheridan failed.
The Greenback State Convention at
Columbus, o., yesterday nominated the
following ticket: For Secretary Of State
George l.. Hafer, of Miami; Supreme
Judge-Lloyd G. Lutte, of Lake.
The Ancient Order of United Work
men now in annual session in Cincinnati,
had net increase of 80 lodges the past
year, and a net increase of 1876 men,
bers. The total membership is now 1Ol,-
6S5.
The Ohio republicans nominated at
Columbus, Wednesday, Hon. Charles
Townsend, present incumbent for Secretary
of State and John II. Boyle for Superior
Judge, and adopted a doubtful pTohibi-
ton resolution.
After the loss OF the Jeanette, and
after proceeding inland from the Siberian
coast, Lieutenant Danenhower and his
comrades were surprised to find native In
dians who were Christians and strict Ro-
man Catholics.
AT Winona, Mimi, c. w. Vanderhoof,
book-keeper of the First National Bank,
was brought before the court on a charge
of embeIzling $4,000 from the bank,
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary.
Maj. f. A. Burke, of the Times Demo-
crdt and c. II. Parker, of the Picayune,
both Of New Orleans. fought duel We'd
nesday. After five shots Burke was wound
ed in the leg. The trouble was over an
article in the Piedyuae rejecting on Burke.
Mrs. Jennie Dixon, Of St. Louis, who
deserted her husband, children and opu-
lence, two months ago, and went to Texas
with John Curtis, just out Of his teens, has
been deserted by him. Mr. Dixon has in
stinted suit for divorce and gone of to Iowa
with the children.
AT a caucus OF republican members Of
the U. S House Yesterday, votes indicated
that it was in favor Of reducing the tax on
matches, proprietary medicines, bank
checks, cigars and cigarettes, but not on
bank capital. The Internal Revenue bill
is believed to be practically shelved.
The negro, Lynch, Of Mississippi, pre-
scented bill for a railroad from Memphis
to New Orleans, on the bank Of the Mis-
sissippi. The bill asks for a guarantee Of
fifty per cent. on $4,000 per mile. 1t lisa
project Of novel and extravagant charac-
ter, though such road may yet be built.
The army worm has made its appear
anee, and the dreaded pests are making
frightful havoc with the wheat and barley
crops in the western part Of Fayette coun-
ty. They are running the crops wherever
they go, and some Of the farmers state that
unless they are relieved from this plague
within a week that their wheat will not be
worth cutting Press.
Reeds petition for a new trial for Gui-
ieau received the following response from
The Court: The Judges who listened to the
in that case come to the conclu-
lion that they have exhausted their power
upon it; that they have heard il perfectly,
Iull and fairly, and that reargument would
BRING no other conclusion than that arriv-
ID at and they decline to reopen the
Ease for argument.
The President has nominated the fol-
owing for members Of the Tariff Commits
ion: VIM. A. Wheeler, Of New York,
Il