Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-06-15
NOTES or CURRENT EVENTS.

"A mob took negro rapist from the
Jail at Hickman, Tuesday night and hung
him.
One Of the Barnett gang Of despera-
does in Jail in Mt. Sterling, Ky, has turn
ed informer.
There are thirteen and a half millions
Of gallons Of whisky in bond in the Lex
ington district.
The Star Route jury is still wrestling
with the case, with one or two Of them
drunk at last accounts.
Fine rains have visited all portions Of
Virginia and dispelled the gloom produced
by the proiracted drouth.
The estate of the late Henry Bell, at
Lexington, has been appraised at STAG. 4l2.-
IL, mostly in l.. 4 N. railroad stock.
The proceedings of the Starroute trial
prin ted in small type cover over 5000 pa
ges, octave size, or about 4, $50, 900 words.
There are 553 patients in the Anchor
age Asylum, Of which 1Sl are colored.
There were So deaths during the fscal
year.
AT Lexington Wednesday, Jacob Will
liams was sentenced to the penitentiary for
life for the murder of Frank Pearce at
Midway.
The Republican Executive Committee
Of Mississippi Tuesday, completely ignor.
ed Chalmers and declared against the In
dependents.
The mother Of Mary Anderson, the
actress, gave birth to bouncing boy this
week. She is over so and her husband, Dr.
Griffith, is nearly 60.
"A wind-storm on Mondzy night did
much damage in some parts of Kansas. In
the village Of Industry, Clay county, only
two hous we're left standing.
"A company Of capitalists are prospect
ing in Tennessee with a view to building a
new railroad from Nashville over the
Cumberland plateau to Knoxville.
Benz. +. Porter, brother of General
Porter, military commander of the Creek
Nation, was found dead in the streets of
Okmulkee, Indian Territory, shot through
the heart.
Helen Msikovitch, who attempted to
shoot King Milan. Of Bulgaria, in October
last, was found dead in prison Sunday at
Belgrade. She is supposed to have COM
milted suicide.
Considerable excitement was caused in
Lexington by the posting Of an erroneous
bulletin upon one Of the newspaper Offices,
stating that Phil Thompson had been shot
by brother of Walter Davis.
Randolph Tucker dropped dead at his
residence in Petersburg, Va, aged ~. He
left the United States Navy for the Confed-
crate Navy at the beginning Of the war,
and at the close entered the Peruvian navy.
Precedent II. d. Whitcomb advertises
the letting Of the graduation, masonry and
trestle- work on 3S miles Of the upper Kan
awha Division of the Ohio Central K. X.
Bids will be opened at Charleston, w. Va,
June II.
-Robt Lee, late p. NJ. at Driskell, Ala.
is bad man. He forged thirteen names
to his official bond for $40, 900 and also the
Justices signature and seal. When gov
eminent officer went to arrest him for un-
lawfully dealing in stamps, he shot him
twice and killed his horse from under him,
after which he quietly walked of and is
still at large. lie is charged with three
murders ia Mississippi
The Court Of Appeals has affirmed the
decision Of the Woodiord Circuit Court,
which sentenced Frank Steele TO the peni
Tertiary for killing w @. WEIGH. and re-
versed that Of the Lyon Circuit Court
which gave John Haney a life sentence for
killing Albert Gracy. The reversal was
made because the lower Court excluded the
dying declaration Of Graey, who said he
had brought the trouble on himself and
did not blame Haney.
On the 9th Of last December, after
running HE daughter, N. L. Dukes shot
and killed Capt A. q. Mutt at Uniontown,
Pa. Shortly aiterWard, he Was tried and
acquitted. Wednesday afternoon james
Mutt, eldest sou Of Dukes' victim, shot the
slayer Of his father four times through the
body in the region Of the heart, killing
him instantly, and the general verdict viii
be SERVED him right"