Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-12-04
Korfs or CURRENT EVENTS.


-o'Donnell will probably be hanged at
Newgaie. Dec ".
Lawrence Feeny, seventy years old,
starved himself to death at Sing Sing.
The decrease Of the public debt during
November was s1.72l,67O. les than for
months.
The Mssonic Temple, New York city
was partially destroyed by Gre. The loss
will reach 100000.
Eighteen persons were killed and ff-
teen seriously injured In a railway collis-
ion near st. Meen, France.
General John Taylor Pratt, the Oldest
native resident Of Scott County, Ky. died
at Georgetown. lie was = soldier Of 1912.
"A Mr.. Rial, Of Baltimore, cut the
throas Of her two children and then her
own. The children are both dead and she
will die.
The Supreme court Of Georgia has de-
cided that speculation in cotton futures is
a. much gambling as faro, and holds that
cotton future notes are absolutely void.
Five section men on the Southern road
we're overtaken while riding on band-csr,
near Greenfield, BY a Wild train. One Of
them was killed. and two fatally injured.
Alfred Roberts. farmer, living near
Flemingsburg, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the head. He had
been a witness In scandal suit and his ev-
idence had been impeached, which preyed
on bis mind.
Gen. John B. Clark, Jr, Of Missouri,
vas nominated for Clerk Of the Lover
House. Lesdom, Of Ohio, for sergeantst-
arms, Jane, wintersmilb. Of Texas, for
Doorkeerer and Lyeurgus Dalton, Of Iudi-
ana, for Postmaster.
"A meeting Of the dislillers Of Ken
trcky has been called to meet at The Pho.
nix Hotel, in Lexington, on Wednesday,
December. ~, for the purpose Of organ
hing a pool to control the production Of
whisky throughout he State.
More lines Of railroad diverge from
Chicago than any other city in the world,
and comprise many more thousand miles Of
tracks. The numberof trains arriving AT
and departing from Chicago are only ex'
ceeded in number In London.
"A masked robber entered a Southern
express car, near Corinth, and shot the
Messenger, whose name was Mcwilliams
The messenger was fatally wounded, hui
threw lighted lamp at the robber and
shot at him three times before be escaped
from the car.
} Richmond Stuart, colored. at shreve
port. La, Joseph Jewell, at San JOse, Cal
and Anderson West. At Macon. Ga, wsr'
} made angel. by the hangmsn Friday. II
! the case Of the latter the sheriff did mos
buDgling job. The rope broke the fret ,ria
and after an honr Of torture the gsspini
! victim was finally Etranglsd 10 death.
AT Livingston, difficulty occurred be
: tween Lewis Raines and Ed. Anderson, Il
{ which Rainss inflicted several very dan
1 gerous and probably fatal wounds Abou
the bead OF Anderson with large butehe
knife. The difficulty occurred in Raine'
J. house. Raines accused Anderson Of bein
on too intimate terms with his wife. An
derson will probably die. Raines Is MOI
under arrest. There is great sxcitemsu
, among the oolored people, who talk {
lynching Raines.
Kentucky has been almost as much
mother Of Speakers ss Virginia Of Pres
dents. Carlisle Ia the fourth from th'
|. State 10 be called TO the chair. No Stat
has furnished more than that number I
Speakers, and when the aggregate time (
service Is considered no other State has {
!, distinguished a record. Henry Clay VI
the presiding officer Of six different Cor
!. gresres. Another distinguished Kentucky
ian. Linn Boyd, presided over two Cor
gresse'. and John White over one. Th
= Blue Grass State has thus already had N
Speakership for IS years, and Saturda
nights vote In Washington assures her al