Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-05-15
EoTss or CURRENT EVENTS.

EdliuEed lddt WEEK. lous
"A railroad war has put the fare from
Louisville to Chicago to 81.
The Pharmaceutical Association will
meet at Lexington, May %.
Ten buildings at Louisa, Ky, were
burned Sunday. Loss $4,000.
The ten-mile bicycle race at st. Louis
was won in thirty.three minutes.
During the month of April 1915
immigrants arrived in this country.
-Ex-Speaker Owens ia candidate for
reelection as Speaker Of the Kentucky
House.
"A player cleaned Lexington faro
bank of s.. 900 and caused it to put up its
shutters.
But ten days are left till Craft must
hang and yet the Court OF Appeals has not
been heard from.
1t is claimed that the Attorney Gener-
al will decide that under the tariff act
banks will pay no taxes.
Three Of the Arkansas train robbers,
on trial at GAINESVILLE, have been convicted
Of murder in the first degree.
Five murderers at various points in
the United States, went through to glory
by the Hempen Line Friday.
On the third trial Timothy Kelly was
convicted as a Phoenix Park murderer and
is sentenced to be hanged June 9th.
Andy Taylor, one Of the murderers Of
Sheriffs Tate and Conway, was sentenced
to be hanged at London, Tenn. Good.
Jefferson county held her meeting Sat-
urday and instructed for Jacob for Govern
or and r. A. Jones for Attorney General.
Gov. Mcdaniel. Georgia's new Gov
ernor, is being criticised for appointing his
cousin, III. L. Palmer, his private secretary.
Thomas Jones was sentenced at Owen
ton Friday to fifteen years in the peni-
tertiary for the killing of Ben Bromley in
February, 1882.
"A horrible blunder is reported from
st. Louis hospital which resulted in the
death by poison Of two men and narrow
escape Of a third.
Two brothers named Reeves quarreled
near Paris over the proper handling Of
corn-planter, and one Of them shot the
other, probably fatally.
Three distinct tornadoes struck Kan
sas City Sunday, the last of which was very
disasterous, causing the loss of over $780,
600 worth Of property.
The railroads have fixed rate Of SIS
for the round trip from the Missouri River
to San Francisco to Knight Templars at
tending the Triennial Conclave.
The man Corners, who shot two men
dead and stabbed two Others during a
drunken quarrel at Glenmar, Tenn, was
hung Saturday night by colored miners.
--Gen. Grants mother died Friday, aged
IS, at jersey City. Grant, unlike Garfield,
never made any reputation for being espec-
tally devoted to the woman who bore him.
-DeBenneville Randolph Keim has re-
signed his connection with the Chief Elk.
aminership of the Civil Service Commits
sion, rather than further embarrass that al
ready heavily Handicapped body.
Mrs. Theresa Fair, at Virginia City,
New, has been granted divorce from her
husband, Senator j. @. Fair, with s., $780,
900 alimony in money and bonds, the resi-,
dence at San Francisco and the custody Of
the three youngest children.
lightning stuck tank of oil in the
works Of Standard Oil Company at Jersey
City, n. j., causing immediate destruction
Of the property. Six 6remen are supposed
10 be burned to death by an exploding
Iank. The loss will exceed 81 100000.
Twelve large tanks, eighteen cars, six bar
ges, dredger, three docks and five brick
were destroyed.
The Supreme Lodge Of knights Of
Honor, IN session at Galveston, reelected
he following Supreme officers; Dictator,
R. II. Cochran, West Virginia; Vice Die
ator, f. Il. Ireland. Nebraska; Reporter,
B. I. Nelson, Ohio Treasurer, X. J.Breck-
nridge, Kentucky; Chaplain, G. w. Hol-
and, South Carolina; Guide. L. j. Daven-
port, Minnesota; Guardian, p. G. Carlton,
North Carolina; Sentinel, Louis Wilson,
ohio
Thus far in 1883, the construction Of
new railway reported is in advance Of any
ormer year, with the exception Of 1881,
when the new track laid for the CORES
'onding period was as miles only in excess
4 the current year. According to the re-
,orts received by the Raiload Gazette since
January /, there has been laid 1910 miles
I new track. against LOIS miles during
he corresponding period In 1882; 1924
liles in 1881 and 493 miles in 1850.