Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-04-04

Minister hurlbut United states MIN
istsr to Peru, died suddenly Of heart die
ease, at Lima, March -.
1t is announced from Washington that
there is hardly any doubt that the Presi-
den, has mad. up his mind TO return the
Chinese Bill 10 the Senate with his disap-
prevail.
Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, brother Of
VIM. II. Vanderbilt, the billionaire, shot
and killed himself'in New York, Sunday.
lie has, for rome time, been sufferer
from epileptic eta
"A killing, very similar TO the one
at Anchorage, occurred Friday in the
Dayton Insane Asylum. Dan O'Connell
chopped John Drummond 10 death in
their bedroom at night The corpse was
discovered by the attendants in the morn
ing.
-Guiteau has changed his mind and
sold his clothes 10 a show man, getting
$500 for the suit he had on when he shot
the President, and $3.50 for the one he had
on during the trial. The assassin Is said
to be fattening on prison fare, and has
gained 20-lbs since his trial.
DIR. Joseph Holt, who was boarding in
the family Of Bsber Hunter, In Nelson
county, was waylaid and killed by the lat
ter Friday night. II seems that Holt has
been carrying on Irritation with Hunt
er's wife, who apparently encouraged him
till he made an indecent proposal to her,
when she told her husband.
Throughout the United States for IN
three months ending March 81, the bust
ness failures numbered 2,l90, with liabili-
ties Of $50. 1885,, 27l, considers bic increase
over the corresponding quarter Of 1881. In
1880 the liabilities for the first quarter
were but sl2,OOO,OO0, but in 1879 they
were s4S,OOo,OO and in 1873 100000
for 1856 failures.
AT Selma, Ala. Al. Weisinger and
Bill Ledlow were hanged for the murder Of
Jessie b. Weisinger in December last.
Doc Wright was hanged at Chatham, Va,
for the murder OF Cole Arthur in Februa-
ry, 1881. AT Pueblo. Col, men, supposed
To be members OF the Cattle Growers Pro-
tective Association, took two cattle thieves
out Of Jail, and hanged them TO tree.
The bill OF exceptions in the case Of
President Garfeld's murderer has been
signed. The exceptions are 10 non-ad-
mission Of certain evidence and rulings Of
the Judge on points Of law. The proceed
ings in the case viii. when completed, GIL
two quarto volumes Of about one thousand
pages each. The District Attorney in
tends to present the bill for bearing April
"a, the FIRST day Of the next term.
The men in the Rogers Locomotive
Works at Paterson, n. j., were preparing
to strike for higher wages, when they we're
startled by the information that the pro-
prietors proposed TO reduce their working
force by the discharge of 500 hands. the
work having fallen off and large orders
for locomotives having been counlermand-
ed. 1t was thought to be an unpropitious
time to strike, and il has therefore been in.
definitely postponed.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road Company have just received seventy
five new fruit cars, combining in their con-
struction all modern Improvements. They
are models in their way, with perfect ven.
tilation in sides. ends and top. These cars
are 10 run on fast freight, and, il necessa-
ry, on passenger trains between New Or
leans, Pensacola, Mobile and Cincinnati,
bringing to this market the earliest fruits
and vegetables from the far sunny South,
in the quickest time and in fresh condi-
ton.
THE notorious Dick Little, Of the
james gang. has surrendered, and is said
to have told all the doings Of the outlaws
during the past seven years. Little assist
ed in the capture of Clarence Hite, in Lo-
gan county, KY, few weeks ago, and is
credited with having killed Wood Hite,
a few weeks before. George Hite visited
his brother in the Jefferson City peniten-
tiary, and had from him confession of
his completely in the train robberies, and /
the proceedings in the Logan Circuit Court
against his kidnappers were abandoned.
The Governor Of Missouri has paid the re-
ward Of 5000 for the capture and con-
viction Of Hite.-lC.-J.
THE steamer Golden City, en- route to
Cincinnati from New Orleans, caught fire
when near Memphis, and was burned to
the waters edge. Thirty-fve Of the pas
sengers were either burned 10 death or
drowned. Ninety-two were saved. All OF
the ladies aboard. save two, were burned.
The Gre occurred at A. NJ. and most Of
the passengers were sleeping soundly after
a dance that had lasted till A. NJ. Stoves
circus and menagerie were aboard. Five
performers were burned and six cages Of
Wild animals. The buffalo stayed on the
boat till all his hair was burned OFF and
then jumped into the river, as did the
bear. The scenes attending the burning
are described as too awful for correct de-
scription The boat cost $4,000 and was
insured for $4,000. !