Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-02-16
VOTES OF CURRENT EVENTS.

Peter Cooper is SO years old.
Charles X. Thorne, the actor, is dead.
Miss Georgia Harlan, Of Harrodsburg,
is dead.
-Ex-Gov. Morgan, of New York, died
Wednesday.
Smallpox seems to be on the increase
in New York.
England and Ireland are also suffering
from heavy gales and floods.
The peniteutisry at Frankfort got a
good washing out by the food.
The California Legislature killed the
bill to establish whipping post.
The standard silver dollars that have
been coined to Tuesday last number 81 $780,
969
The daily papers contain nothing but
accounts of the food. 1t is the all absorb
ing topic.
There are 80 witnesses for the prosecu-
ton and 40 for the defense in the Neal and
Graft case.
-Dr.iN. G. Lake, Of New Haven, Ky,
while attempting to cross the Rolling Fork
in skif was drowned.
The price to be paid for the Arlington
property OF General r. Z. Lees heirs by
the Government Is $4,000.
With water, water everywhere, there
will be soon none to drink in Cincinnati
The reservoir is nearly empty.
The Senate has confirmed Green 1.
Chandler U. S. District Attorney for the
Northern District of Mississippi.
The democrats secured the passage of
an amendment in the House reducing the
revenue districts from 126 to so.
The steamer Alaska has beaten her
own time, her last trip from New York out
being made in days, 20 hours and SO m.
WIN. L. Chandler is to be Chairman Of
the Republican National Committee in
place of Ex-Gov. Jewell, who died Satur-
day.
Col. Bennett ii. Yong was elected
President and General Manager of the
Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Rail
road.
Charles d. Seebach, a bartender, fred
upon party of boys snowballing him, in
New York City, and killed John Noonan,
aged nine.
The appropriation for the Signal Ser
vice has already been cut down $780,
and is likely to be further reduced before il
is reported.
The bill to reduce the duty on cotton
ties from 4.l0 cents per pound to 35 per
cent. ad valarem failed to pass the House
by l0l to 81.
-Cannon's amendment to the Appro-
priatiou Bill to require Department clerks
to work eight instead Of seven hours, has
been withdrawn.
-Four hundred and seysaty-one thous
and standard silver dollars were issued last
week, about four times as many as in the
same time last year.
The Greenbackers still live in hope
They are going to hold grand mass-meet-
ing at Chicago on July 4, and endeavor to
work up paper boom.
Sarah Bsrnhsrdt, it is said, has signed
a contract for next season for iorty-two
weeks in America. She will play but three
Of her parts and speak them in English.
The CEar is having throne Of black
oak, to cost $4,000, made for his corona
tion. He would do better to spend the
the money for breAstplates and policemen.
Miss Minnie Lloyd, beautiful young
lady Of Decatur, ILL.,, died on the Western
4 Atlantic train near Atlanta, Of heart di.
sease. She was en- route home from Flori-
da.
--Lawrenoeburg, Ind, suffered worse
than any other town along the Ohio. 1t
was entirely submerged, save the Court
House and one or two other houses on
knoll.
The proposal 10 allow farmers 10 sell
10 consumers an amount Of tobacco, not en-
oeeding one hundred dollars of value, in
Dne year, seems to be in favor at Washing
Ton. Any privilege Of this kind will be
acceptable TO Kentucky growers.