Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-10-30
The Elizabethtown Nc,os speaks Of
VOTES or CURRENT EEsxTs.

Two thousand dollars has been sent
from Chicago for the defense Of O'Donnell.
Three hundred children have. died Of
diphtheria in the vicinity of Greensboro
NC.
Two hundred shares Of Madison Ma.
tionsl Bank stock will be sold at Rich.
mond, Nov. 10.
Hon. ]. W. Kendall Of Morgan coun.
ty, has announced himself candidate to
succeed Appellate Judge Hargis.
The work of removing the telegraph
wires from the streets Of Washington has
been begun. They are to be put under
ground.
"A Mexican who had committed four
murders was tied to horse by a mob at
Garner, Col, and dragged over the rocks
and bushes till life was extinct.
In suit brought against the c. 80.
X. X. in Virginia for running trains on
Sunday, the Judge decided that under the
statute il was no offense to do so.
In As minutes from the alarm of the
recent great fire at Dallas, Texas, at Fl
Worth fire company was playing upon il.
having travelled 32 miles to the scene.
An unsuccessful attempt was ma de
Saturday night at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Baltimore, to steal the body ofMrs. David
Moses, the Fat Woman, just inferred there
George Williams and his wife, living
on farm in Henry County, Ohio, were
murdered by robbers. A babe lying on
the bed was very nearly starved to death
before the murder was discovered.
The Frankfort grand jury found that
the penitentiary which convicts so much
dread, was in "a condition to elicit admira.
ton and praise" but the county Jail is "a
stencil in the nostrils Of Christianity"
President Arthur inclines to the belief
that internal taxation Is 10 be still further
reduced, the tax should be removed from
spirits and tobacco, bat he has not yet de-
cided 10 make such Recommendation 10
Congress.
Thirty clerks have been employed in
the Internal Revenue Office in Washington,
since May /, examining the claims for re-
bate for tobacco taxes. There are 46,l52
such claims, varying in amount from $40
to $4S, 900.
Congressman Hewitt, of New York
has received special attention from the
Sultan, in Constantinople His Majesty
told Mr.. Hewitt that he was very fond Of |
the American Nation, because it harbors
no designs against bis Empire
1t turns out that the story about the
editor Of Flemingsburg, KY. paper kill
ing two men, is a hoax. But the WELL
known habit among all Kentucky editors
Of killing one or two men year, gave such
an air Of probability 10 the cAnard that II
was received without question.-[Post.
Since September the postofice de-
psrtment has furnished postmasters 900.
Dz6, l64 postage stamps, 81, 1853, 600 stamped
envelopes and 1885, 25O postal cards, or
Total Of 452,27l,0l4 pieces, Of the aggre-
gate value Of ss.52O,54O. This enormous
s'ue was made upon 1l4,o6i acquisitions
'ANh IOcthhrtcfbs
j. G. Eads, who was in Jail under a
sentence Of 20 days for disturbing public
worship and carrying concealed weapons,
''caped Friday night. John Wilson went 1
nto the Jail to build a FIRE and left the
loor open and the prisoner, who was in
he hall, stepped out and left JOhn.-Har-
ison Comptons wife dropped dead at her {
reside Tuesday. Cause, heart diseaee +
'omerset Reporter. G
An old white mule called Mexique, j
Ong the property Of the Government, has
scome the subject Of an official order from |
secretary Lincoln. Reports differ as 10
hen the old fellow went into the Govern I
nent service. There is no doubt Of his 4
sving gone through the Mexican war, and h
General Sherman Is under the impression a
lat he saw him at Fort Morgan in v
'i2. A tradition has come down from !
le days Of General jackson, which the A
ldien firmly believe. that Mexique was q
Il at Big Spring in 1919. Secretary Lin a
In has ordered that he kept and we'll 0
red for 10 lOng a. he liyes.p III