Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-03-10
EoTES or cURRfXT EVENTS.

Henry c. Pindell, an able member Of
the Louisville bar, died "Wednesday.
Sweet Il Co.'s banking House, Boston,
has failed with liabilities Of s2,s76,ll1.
The rainfall at Memphis so far this
year is % inches, fully } the usual annual
average.
The House Committee will report ia
vorably the bill to make Washington Ter
ritory State.
Lewis G. Oldham, Of Richmond, was
killed by the cars on the X. G. r. r. near
Bryants Station.
David Navarro, the 2l-year-old show
boy weighing 72O pounds, died in the
Pitisburg penthouse ofsmallpox.
in the course of lecture in Chicago
on "The Moral Use of Luxury and Beau
ty," Henry Ward Beecher tainted and had
to retire.
-Beck's bill to punish unlawful certif-
cation of checks by officers of National
Banks has been fsvorably reported back to
the Senate.
The floods have rendered destitute,
$4,000 people in Tennessee, Arkansas and
Mississippi, who send up powerful APP
peal for aid.
April 9th is the 2OOth anniversary Of
the discovery Of the mouth Of the Missis-
sippi by La Sale, and the occasion will be
duly celebrated at New Orleans.
The Rev. f. B. Head, Jr., has been
ordered down and out and Thomas NJ.
Caldwell will hereafter preside over the
pOsioffice affairs Of Harrodsburg.
The Virginia regulating Legislature
has decided to gerrymander the State so as
to give the Districts to repudiating Con-
gressmen and send the honest men to the
rear.
Bob. Seaver, who attempted to commit
n rape on a sixteen-year-old girl as she was
going to school, was taken from the officers
at Franklin, Ky, and lynched Monday
night.
-rarter, for County Judge, May for
Clerk, Shadoan for Attorney, and Silyers
for Jsiler, is the republican ticket nomin-
ated by the primary election in Pulaski, a
few days ago.
"A syndicate has been formed in New
York, to build road from Louisville to
Nicholasville, on the G. 5. X. X. DIR.
Standiford and Fred Wolfe, Of the latter
road head the enterprise.
In committee Of the whole in the
United States Senate Wednesday, Ingalls,
amendment to the Chinese bill, fixing ten
years as the limit Of suspension Of immi-
grafton, was defeated BY tie vote.
Lieut.. Danenhower says OF the thirty
three men who sailed on the Inflated jean
nette only fifteen are known TO be living.
After deserving the boats the survivors
walked 700 miles over ice and snow.
In the New York stock market, Wed.
dey, 667, $40 shares Of railroad stocks were
sold, and there were important declines in
prices, but no failures were reported, aud
no great excitement prevailed. L. 4 N.
went down five points, stopping at G7.
"A woman named Mary Herman, Of
Jacksonville, Ind resolved So days ago
that she would never eat again and she
has not, although every effort TO induce
her has been resorted to. She is very
weak and can hold out but a short time
longer before death will come to her relief.
AT Austin, Miss, between Memphis
and Helena. the river had cut through the
town, destroying the principal buildings,
Among the number the Masonic Temple.
The Centennial Block, large brick build
ing, Is almost demolished, the water being
twenty five feet deep all around il. Several
stores and dwellings were washed away
and carried distance Of half mile.
"A new sensation connected with Gui-
leau Is regarding a Young woman signing
herself Clara Augusta Davis, Hoboken,
New Jersey, who wrote a thirteen psge
etter TO Guileau, in which she assured /
him Of her devotion 10 his interest, and |
her intention Of getting him
,lt Of Jail, IL money could accomplish il.
Il il thought that the woman was merely /
lfler an autograph letter from Guiteau,
~hich she would be able to sell high after
he is hung. ]