Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-10-13
Eorfs or CURRENT EVENTS.

Or. G. G. Graham, celebrated HE ooh
birthday Tuesday.
The official majority for the two.ceni
school tax in this State is 16,7ss.
The amount Of the new gold cerlif.
Gates issued to date is sl25,52O,OOO. They
take like hot cakes.
-Craddock is doctoring bruised head
and sprained ankle caused by jumping
of train. Some people never do learn
any sense.
Rev. J. l.. Denton, State Superinten-
dent Of Public Instruction Of Arkansas,
suicided yesterday by jumping from the
balcony Of Judge Grigg's residence at Fay
etteville.
Seven negro prisoners pried bar oil
the Jessqmine county Jail, at Nicholas
Vile, Tuesday night, and escaped. Ed.
Hull, murderer, was the only one who fail
ed to get out.
In the West Virginia elections, Tues
day, Gen. Nathan Golf, ex-Secretary Of the
Navy, was elected to Congress on the Re
publican ticket. The other three Districts
went Democratic.
The total amount Of Three-per cent.
bonds issued to date Is S259, 370,5O The
total saving in annual interest by ex.
change Of Observation-Disclosures cents into
Three per-cents is 81, 296,s52.
The New York Tribune says care
fol estimate Of the probable vote in Penn
sylvania, based upon a partial canvass Of
the State, makes the election Of General
Beaver, Irregular Republican candidate) al
most an impossibility.
1t is stated at the Pension Office, in
Washington, that four hundred thousand
cases are now pending, one hundred thou
sand more will probably come in in a
year, and a pension case filed to-day, at the
present rate Of progress, would be adudi-
Gated in 1856.
PENSACOLA, Oct. ll.-Fifty-six new
cases and seven deaths from yellow fever
were reported to-day. Many of the new
cases are Of more malignant sort than
heretofore. Whole number of cases to
date, l,4O6; deaths, 122. The weather is
warm and settled, giving hopes Of an ear
ly frost.
The republicans Of the Fourth district
held convention at Lebanon Wednesday,
and, after considerable discussion, adopted
resolution declaring il inexpedient to
nominate a candidate for Congress, but
pledging their support to any suitable man
OF good character and liberal views who
may present himself as a candidate.
Tuesday afternoon a crazy man, arm
ed with a sharp pair Of carpenters COM
passes, rushed through Fourteenth street,
New York, stabbing right and left. The
sidewalks were crowded Six persons, all
women, were injured, three of them seri-
ously, and one, the wife of the policeman
who arrested the madman, is supposed to
have received fatal wounds.
About fifty old soldiers Of Morgan's
command met at Lexington, and effected a
permanent organization. The meeting
proceeded to the organization OF commit
tees to secure the names of all living mem
bers Of the command. The next meeting
will be held at Lexington, November 18th.
The meeting then adjourned, carrying a
floral tribute to the cemetery, and placing
it on the grave Of Gen. Morgan.
We hear it whispered. also, that VIM.
NJ. Beckner, a member, and Charles +
Kincaid, Secretary Of the Committee, will
receive an urgent petition from the mouth
of the Licking and vicinity, to resign their
positions upon the committee so that they
may electioneer for their candidate for
Governor without doing injustice to other
or violence to their own ieel-
ings Of propriety.-[ Lexington Transcript