Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-04-10
KorEs or CURRENT EVENTS.

The failures last week were 1877.
Representative Tom Ochiltree has at
last drawn his salary.
The State Medical Association will
meet in Bowling Green next year.
Ex-senator Ferry will spend year in
Europe for the benefit of his health.
H. NJ. Dufur and Duncan Z. Ross will
wrestle at Rochester soon for $500 a side.
Smallpox is raging to an alarming
extent near Boyd's Station, Bourbon
county.
The Harrodsburg Springs property did
not sell. The only offer was Sll, 200 and it
was refused.
DIR. J. X. Barnes, Surgeon General and
one Of the attendants on Garfield, died at
Washington.
"A fire at Vallorbe, Switzerland, de-
stroyed las houses and rendered 200 per-
sons homeless.
Carver defeated Bogardus at Philadel-
phia, breaking ninety six clay pigeons to
his ninety.fve.
Passenger trains begun to run into the
new Grand Central Passenger Station in
Cincinnati, Saturday.
Only about three more miles of track
to be laid on the K. G. extension between
Paris and Winchester.
james M. Simmons, one of the assas.
sins Of General Tucker, at Okolona, Miss :,
has been sentenced to be hung.
MIR. c. p. Huntington, Of the Chesa-
peake q Ohio, as said to have decided to
build Union depot in Louisville.
George Wilmer, a fireman on the
Lake Shore road, has fallen heir, through
the death of an uncle, to $4,000.
The total number Of acres Of land in
the State listed for taxation is 4,546, 1872,
and the value thereof is $1S9, S5S,955.
Mark Marsden, leader of a notorious
gang Of Missouri hog and cattle thieves, was
hanged by mob near De Soto Sunday.
"A half witted boy of St. Joseph, Mo,
has been arrested, charged with having
caused eighteen fires in the past five weeks
"A paste diamond worth 81 was picked
up in the Vanderbilt mansion after the
great costume ball.. which was $4,000
affair.
Joseph Acton and Thomas Conner,
middle-weights, wrestled in Pastime Park.
Philadelphia, for $500 a side. Acton won
easily.
John Stakely, the sixteenth member
Of the noted counterfeit gang Of Simpson
county, has been captured in Sumner coun-
ty, Tenn.
Alexander Williams (colored), arrest
ed for outraging a negro girl, Lena Moses,
at Vicksburg, Miss, was taken out of Jail
and hanged by a mob.
Within the space Of three months
there have been one hundred and forty IL
licit dislilleries seized by officers Of the
Government in the Atlanta District.
"A negro in Jail in Charlestown, w. Va.
is reported to have confessed to have cou-
mitted the murder in Ashland. KY, for
which Neal, Craft aud Ellis we're tried.
Two inches OF rain fell in Louisville
Thursday night in an hour and quarter.
This has never been exceeded, according
to the Signal Service record OF that city.
Chandler goes with Arthur on his
Florida fishing trip. Chandler was a visit
or to Florida in 1876 and bis fishing then
amounted TO some:hing.-[Cinti. Penny
Post.
The house Of DIR. j. b. Evans, of Ma a
rion, was struck by lightning and burned !
with all lis contents. The family expert
enced a severe shock, but escaped further l
injury. o
1T is stated that bonds have been placed i
in France OF the Maryland and Delaware c
Ship Canal across the peninsula. The o
work is to cost s.. 600, 900, TO be finished in b
four years. 4
The Court Of Appeals has awarded TO ,
Miss Samantha Phillips, Of Taylor county, v
damages 10 the sum Of $4,000 for breach l
Of promise and seduction on the part Of e
WIN. +. Clark.
"A Chicago syndicate purchased, one c
year ago, from the Texas Legislature, g. L
OOO, 900 acres Of land for sl.500,OOO. The b
land has now been cold To London syndi. o
cate for SlO,OOO,OOO. "A
Howard Underwood, hung at Charles p
IOn, Mo-, Friday, said on the scahold; 81 Il
INA At rest with Jesus. lam going with gold L
n slippers and long white robe TO walk d
Up and down the streets Of glory. am in ~
Iesus, and he Is In me-" OF