Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-08-25
VOTES or CURRENT EVENTS.

pounds OF honey from ten colonies on bees
this season.
"A FIRE at Louisville, Ky, Tuesday,
damaged the Linden Flour Mills TO the
amount Of $4,000.
--Govenor Kellogg has decided to ac-
cept the nomination for Congress in the 3rd
Louisiana District.
The receipts at the treasury average q
million and half daily, the largest ever
known in the department.
Jas +, Clay will no doub, be the dem
ocraiic nominee in the Fad District since
Mckenzie is of the track.
Jim Sommers, a brakeman on the
Kentucky Central, was instantly killed
while coupling cars near Paris.
Egyptians have cut the fresh-water
canal near Ismailia, but the supply Of wa
ter will suffice for for some time.
The druggists will have an excursion,
to Niagara Falls TO attend the American
Druggists Convention, September ~ to To-
1T is reported that company with a
cash capital Of $4,000 has been organized
at Lexington, to start prohibition paper
in that city.
The fret bale Of new cotton was re-
ceived at Vicksburg, Wednesday, and was
classed as low middling, and sold at %
cents per pound.
"A disrsteh from Brownsville, Texas
dated 23d, reports SO new cases Of yellow
fever and two deaths. At Martamoras
were / / deaths and number Of new cases.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
papy now has $4,000 miles Of wire and
1O,737 Offices Ninety-fve per cent. OF
their wire is stretched along the railways
Of the United States.
Howard Underwood, who killed Belle
Lucas, his mistress, at Charlesiown, Mo,
a year ago, has been convicted Of murder
in the first degree, and sentenced to be
hanged September 30
Professor G.. Brown, a school.teacher
Of III Paso, Texas. who had whipped the
son Of man named Bostwick, was met on
the street BY the father and brother Of the
boy, and stabbed to death.
Major John Catherwoods planted a
grain Of corn in his back yard on the Goth
day Of May. In four days it came mp, and
in II days thereafter grew to the hight Of
Is feet and one inch.
The Delaware democrats held their
State Convention on Tuesday. CHARLES c
StocKley was nominated for Governor on
the first ballot Charles B. Lore was nomi-
mated for Congress by reclamation.
In Boone county, Iowa, few nights
ago, the enraged citizens put a rope around
the neck Of man named Delane and drag
ged him to Jail for receiving subscription to
magazine and then failing TO send the
book.
The process Of articulating Guiteau's
skeleton is nearly completed at the Army
and Medical museum. II is doubtful il the
bones will make a 6rst-class skeleton.
Many we're found TO be porous, requiring
great care to mount.
Il
S25O,O0O in wages in their strike, which
lasted four and a half months, against a re-
duciion from four to three and one-half
cents per bushel for mining. They have
gone to work at the reduced rates at last.
The long strike of the miners has end
ed in the defeat of the men. Work was
resumed in many Of the mines. In the
Cumberland region the Knights Of Labor
were strong enough to deter the men from
going to work until they had voted the
strike at an end.
"A horrible plot TO massacre the white
people Of Choctaw county, Alabama, has
Just been discovered. The ringleaders
have been arrested, one Of them hanged,
and the white people are 80 prepared that
il will now be impossible for the negroes to
carry out their plans.
The Press il authorized by the Fair
Association to say nat an immense auction
Of bachelors will take place at the Floral
Hall, Fair Grounds, Lexington, beginning
at 2.30 p. NJ, Thursday, September lst.
The animals will exhibit their gaits, trot-
ting, running and fancy, on a sawdust track
prepared in the hall.
On August 81, 1865. the national debt
was S7s 25 per capita Of our population. 1t
is now S3l ~ per capita. The annual in
terest charged on the national debt in 1865
was 81 80 per capita. 1t is now 81 90 per
capita. This goes TO show the wonderful
prosperity and resources Of our country.
There are confined in the Kentucky
Penitentisry so convicis for life, six being
women; thirty six from twenty To thirty
years; twenty-five from fifteen to twenty
years; sixty one from ten to fifteen years;
ninety-seyen from five 10 ten years
tweuty-six from four 10 five years; forty
five from three To four wears; ninety seven
from two 20 three YEAR; sixty six IRON one
TO two years.
The Cincinusti, New Orleans n Texas
Pacific K. K has oii red pure of 800
tor the tastes RID ter mare n z ! iing A.
the Lexington FAR rhe entries aow are
quite large, and competition promises 10 be
lively in the extreme The judge 10 be
selected for the occasion, ALL b. the Pres
ident Of the ST. Louis Fair, Indiana State
Fair. and of the Associations at Sharps-
burg, Maysville, Bourbon and Falmouth.
A Chic ago dispatch says: The picnic
at Ogden's Grove to-day for the purpose OF
raising funds TO build monument to the
memory Of John Brown, was disgraceful
failure so far as raising money is concern
ed. About 300 persons were present, and