Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-12-08
NOTES or CURRENT EVENTS.
nthony TroIIope Is dead.

-Anthooy Trollope is dead.
Louisville sent IS convicts to the pen
itentiary Tuesday for Blackburn to pardon.
For carrying the mails the Louisville
and Nashville railroad Is paid annually
$ls0,27I76.
The railroads Of Kentucky ray a
State tex Of $4,000 besides county and
municipal taxes.
The transit Of Venus was plainly visi-
BILE at New York, Washington, Princeton,
in Canada and other points.
There are 59,6OO,4 59 gallons Of whi--
Ky in bond in Kentucky and but $780,
33l in the whole United States.
Senator Butler was given another
term in the United States Senate BY the
South Carolina Legislature Tuesday.
III. NJ. Davis and Richard Forman,
Deputy U. s. Marshals, we're driven from
Breaihitt county, KY, by thirty moon.
sinners.
John Trinler, Of Chicago, murdered
his wife in Louisville Wednesday, aud then
cut his own throat. He is believed to have
been insane.
The House Ways and Means Commit
tee has agreed TO report favorably bill to
remove the tax entirely from tobacco after
July lst, next.
John X. Durff has sued his partner,
John l. Wheat for about $1,000. which
he alleges was fraudulently taken by him
out Of the firm. s..
During the year 2O,4l0 Kentuckians
have applied for pensions Of whom s,O42
were admitted, 2,OS3 rejected and the
other cases pending.
The House Committee on Post-offices
and Post.roads will report ftvorably on
the proposition to reduce letter postage to
two cents a half ounce.
The railroad editor Of the Courier
Journal would do well to examine his map.
The Cincinnati Southern does not cross
the l.. h N. at Richmond.
The grand jury has finally refused to
indict Col Cockerill for killing Slayback.
Mrs Alice w. Stay back has filed civil
suit in the Circuit Court at St. Louis for
5000 damages against the Col
Arab Pasha Tuesday morning plead
ed guilty Of rebellion and was sentenced to
death In the afternoon the Khedive COM
muted the sentence to exile for life. He
will be sent to the Cape Of Good Hope.
Postmaster General Howe has given
Instructions that in the future no informa-
ton be given out by the postofhce in re-
gard TO the weight Of copies any newspaper
may mail. This action is taken in conse
quence OF certain Congressman having Sc
cured such information and published it
to the detriment Of rival publications.
Mr.. Beck offered a resolution setting
forth the law against levying political as
sessments, and instructing the judiciary
Committee to investigate how much mon
ey was collected during the recent election,
how II was spent and whether there was
any surplus; also 10 ascertain the number
Of persons dismissed from the public ser
vice since May 20, and how many Of them
failed 10 contribute. The resolution re
quires the committee TO report before Feb
Tuary l.
There is going to be picnic for Gov.
Blackburn In Grant county next week.
The Circuit Court will convene next Mon
day, and there are on the docket 90 indiot.
msnts for carrying pistol or concealed
weapons. Such cases must necessarily re-
suit in conviction, and the Governor must
issue 90 pardons. Al this rate Of issuing
pardons the duty will become monotonous.
II not laborious, and the Governor will
have the sympathy Of the people, Lex
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