Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-10-26
EorEs or CURRENT EVENTS.

HOfee W SSsfs-e'f
Snow fell yesterday in northern New
England.
There are 45s convicts in the Ken
lucky penitentiary and $40 at work on the
railroads, making 1857 in all.
In apump factory at Cincinnati, q
boiler exploded, injuring nine persons. four
Of whom, o. Lagrange, died, and others
are expected TO die.
The total cost Of transporting the
mails, by all methods, for the past year,
was $19, 234, 500, an increase over the pre-
ceding year Of $35S,S47.
"A young man at Portland, Me-, claims
to be the missing Charlie Ross. He says
he was kept in dark room four years and
subsequently taken to Brazil.
Bob IngersOll's speech at the negro civ
il rights indignation meeting at Washing
ton started camp-meeting scene, and one
old woman "got 'lieion" and shouted.
Ellsworth A. Hammond, Of Cincinna-
Ii, got up Irritation with a married lady
in Lawrenceburg, and, upon paying her a
visit, was horsewhipped by her husband.
Fifteen hundred people lost their lives
during the recent massacre at Port-au-
Prince, and 100000 worth of property
destroyed. Order has now been restored.
AN explosion took place in squib
factory in Kingston, Pa, where nine girls
we're at work. Five Of them were burned
to crisp, and the four remaining will all
die.
While Barrett's circus was perform
ing in Nashville, James Riley walked up
and killed Robert Bates, who had just got
ten out Of the penitentiary for killing Ri
ley's brother. The act caused almost 4
panic.
Seven hundred excursionists from the
Northwestern States passed through Nash
Vile on prospecting tour through Ten
nessee. At least ten thousand Northerners
are expected to settle in Tennessee the
present season.
Precedent Ingalls,, Of the Kentucky
Central railroad, has resigned and Vice
President Briggs s. Cunningham was elect
ed to succeed him. Gen. John Echols, Of
staunlon, Va, succeeds to the Vice Presi-
dency Of the road.
Tuesday evening difficulty occurred
in Charlotte county, Virginia, between
brothers-in-law named Bass and Stratton.
Stratton fred at Bass, the ball passing thro
his hat, when Bass shot Stratton Eve times;
Stratton is not expected TO live.
Albert Finer, near New Comerstown
o., discouraged by ill-health, murdered his
wife and three children, and completed the
horror by blowing hiss own brains out with
a gun barrel. The bodies Of the victims
were found with their threats cut and their
heads mashed in.
w. w. Tinsley, who was arrested at
Barboursyille about week ago ON suspi-
cion Of being man who was wanted at
Charleston, West Virginia, on charge Of
forging papers presented to the Postofhce
Department, was hononbly discharged
from custody by Judge Barr, Of the United
States Court.
Henry Mosher, brother to the abduct'
or Of Charlie Ross, has been hanged by
vigilantes, near Cheyenne, Wyoming Ter
ritory. lie begged for a respite OF twenty
four hours, saying he would give the world
useful information which had been sought
for years past, but he was hanged without
the time being granted.
"A freight train killed mules
for Harvey Cobb.-Miss Bessie ID. Irvine,
Of Richmond, died at New York, on the
24th.-S95 acres Of land belonging to Ben
Boggs' estate sold at sSs IS to O. X. DOty
and Green b. Turley.-Thirtsen persons
took membership with theChrislian Churci
here last Sunday.-[Herald.
AT a Ere at Grand Rapids, Michigan
Tuesday, three persons, Capt Smith
Charles Bundy and boy named Walsh
were killed by walls falling on them. I've
Others were seriously injured. Al AnnaP
oils, Nd, two persons, Charles Legg sn'
his aged aunt. Miss Lizzie Watkins, Los
their lives In a similar manner.