Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-20

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celebrate In grand style the anniversary Of
their emancipation, which occurs April 10.
--Oby f. Owen, deiaulting teller Of the
third National Bank, Of 81. Louis, has
been given eight years in the penitentisry.
A fellow named Reid has been sen
fenced to two years in the Ohio Peniten
tisry for attempting to blackmsi a married
lady.
Hon. +. q. Stuart will have walk.over
in the race for representative Of Clark, his
only competitor for the nomination having
Withdrawn.
The Senate Of Tennessee has passed
the sos bill for the settlement Of the State
debt and the signature OF the governor will
make il a Law.
Out Of 20 registered distilleries in the
Lexington district only % are running,
and all but one Of these are running to
only half capacity.
The total cost Of the Neal and Graft
trials at Grayson is now placed at $4,000.
The pay rolls Of the State troops in attend
ance foots up Sl5,70544.
"A bill has been introduced in the Penn
sylvsnia Legislature to make the crema-
ton Of the human body felony, punishs-
BILE by ine Of 81 900 and imprisonment
Albert L. wyman, Assistant Treasur-
er, has been promoted to be Treasurer, vice
Gil6llan resigned. He formerly held the
position, resigning in 1877, owing to i'll
health
III. r. Holdsworth, Cashier Of the
bank Of Hotopp 4 Holdsworth, Elizabeth.
town, KY, disappeared last Saturday. The
amount Of his defalcation is estimated at
$1,000.
The jury who acquitted Dukes, the
murderer Of Captain Mutt, in Uniontown,
Ia, were Missed when they appeared upon
the streets, and we're severely denounced
in public meeting.
Fannie Dawson, Of Adair county, died
in an sssignstion house in Louisville, Fri
day. She had been ruined, II is alleged,
and brought there by Joseph Wilkerson, Of
Neatsville. Her death resulted from child.
birth.
There are on file in the Interior De-
partment twelve thousand applications for
positions, every one Of which is indorsed
BY some Influential name. The President
is in receipt of about three hundred appli-
cations a day.
The Mt. Sterling Sentinel announces
Judge Thos. F. Hargis a candidate for re.
election as judge Of the Court Of Appeals,
and Gays "there is a general feeling with
the profession throughout the State that he
should be re-chosen."
"A prominent citizen here, iu talking
about the presentation speeches, Tuesday
night, said; "Gov. Backburn's speech
would have been good enough had any body
else made it, but when he talks about up
holding law and order, it sounds like
fraud and farce"-[ Lexington Transcript
The Willard Lottery ticket holders
will get some OF their money back. IL is
said that some $4,000 has been deposited
in the Chancery Court BY the commission
srs Of the drawing, and that sum will be
distributed April l, pro rata, to all ticket
holders who present their tickets BY that
lime.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
'rs Of the Chesapeake Il Ohio railroad was
leld at Richmond, Va, Thursday. The
ep0ft Of President Huntington for 1882
hows: Gross earnings s., 1884, 977, increase
ver previous year Of nearly 5000, 900; ope-
ating expenses 81 SO2. 449; an increase Of
35 900; net earnings Sl,032, $50; increase
yer previous year of $685. 900. The ad-
antages of deep water terminus at New
ort News, are referred TO as being already
1T in greater degree than expected, and
he western extension and connections are
Mentioned as resulting most beneficially to
he road. The traffic of the road and the
financial affairs Of the company are in
most satisfactory condition. The old board
{ directors was, with one exception, re
lected