Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-07-24
VOTES or CURRENT EVENTS.

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ago.
Coal is being sold in Lexington for "
cents, delivered to consumers. the lowest
figure ever reached.
Mr.. II. c. Hsnsperger, Of Jessamins
county, has taken 5000 pounds Of honey
from his own bees this season.
The jury in the Polk case for stealing
the funds Of Tennessee to the amount Of
100000 will wrestle with its solution to,
day.
Jim Jones stabbed Bill Smith twice al
Lexington, dangerously, because he asked
the return Of the so cents he had loaned
him.
The Fourth battalion ofthe Kentucky
State Guard, Maj. NJ. II. Crump command
ing, is encamped at Camp Proctor Knott,
Grayson Springs.
The 18th annual encampment Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic is being held
this week a, Denver. Fully 10000 old
veterans will be present.
Roland Swain, arrested for stealing a
ledger from the State. house at Nashville,
stated in court that he did so at the in
stance Of M. T. Polk, from whom he re.
ceived $l75.
p. N. General Gresham caught two OF
his department clerks indulging in oscula-
tory and other spoony business and imme-
diately discharged them. He was getting
81 800 per year and she 81 200.
The Cincinnati Enquirer has found a
young woman in Ohio who has feet Is
inches long. inches wide and 19i inches
around the instep. The girls name is
Fannie Mills and she weighs but lO9
pounds.
The signal Of the Brotherhood of Tel
egraphers cent out from New York, direct
ing the strike, was, "Gen. Grant dropped
dead" On its reception every member Of
the Brotherhood left his key, and the
strike was begun.
The Kentucky Central has received a
sew freight locomotive from the works at
Schenectady, N. Y. 1t has eight driving
wheels, and is the largest ever brought to
this section, weighing 6fty-three tons
Lexington Press.
The Kentucky Association at Lexing.
ton has leased ITS course 10 @. +. Simonds,
Of the Phoenix Hotel, for term Of years,
the consideration being sl3, 900. simonds,
by an act Of Legislature, already controlled
the pooling privileges.
John l. Heckmer. for five years past
Supreme Treasurer of the order Of Catho.
lie Knights of America, defeated for re-
election last May, has sailed for Europe.
His accounts are short for variously esti-
mated sums ranging from $1,000 to s6O,-
900.
The Hangman got in good days
work Friday. At Lexington, Ky, Dan.
Timberlake was hanged for rape; at Mem
phis, Tenn, Robert Wilson for murder, and
at Canton. o., George Mcmillan for wife
murder; with numerous other points to
hear from and Judge Lynch yet to report.
Timberlake vowed his innocencs with his
last lingering breath.
Goal Oil JOHNNY" whose right name
was John Williams, the noted bunko steer
err and thief, Of Cincinnati, has run in his
last victim and the unwary will have cause
for rejoicing. file was shot dead while
sleeping in the arms Of conrtesan at Ter
re Haute by his wife, who had been hunt
ing him for several dars.
There will be laughter over the news
from Utah that Mormon Bishop has been
arrested for blowing up two Of his wives
by putting dynamite under their bed The
Bishop has, in any event, given hint OF
new way for abolishing polygamy. Few
Of the Utah damsels will be anxious TO be-
come polygamous wives II they can only do
so at the risk Of sleeping over dynamite.
During the fiscal year ending June 30
this nation received from other countries
SOFIA immigrants, decrease Of l89, 1873
over the returns for 1882 and Of 20, 3l7
over those for 1891. A part Of this de-
crease-nearly 10000 of thrust be at.
tributed to the enforcement Of the law
against Chinese immigration. which has
resulted in shutting of nearly the whole
number Of persons coming from Asia.
lien. Morgan's daughter has written
to the Secretary Of the Morgan Reunion
Association in reply TO an invitation as fol-
lows: at will give me great pleasure TO be
present on the occasion OF the reunion Of
the gallant and distinguished men who
we're led by my dear father and who shar-
ed with him the perils Of war. His friends
are dear TO me, and meeting 80 many
Of them on this occasion, will be an event
in my life filed with indeseribable emo.
tions and forever 10 be remembered"
The Chesapeake a. OhiO's earning for
June were S326,525 which is S55, l4S more
than for the same month last year. Since
January the earnings have been 81 ,799, $50
an increase Of 2s1 per cent. as compared
with the first o months Of 1882. The CON-
pAny has made arrangements with an Eng
lish steamship company for direct COMM
nicatiOn between its eastern terminus al
Newport News and Liverpool The first
steamer will sail from the former port |
|. Subsequent sailings will be
governed by the amount Of freight offered
BY the company, except that one steamer
will sail every month. |