Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-03-06
NOTES or CURRENT EyFgTS.


Corn is ten inches high in Southwest
Georgia.
The River and Harbor Bill goes over
to the next CongIess.
Failures for the Last week, in the Uni.
ted States and Canada. 272.
-Chas. II. Reid, who defended GuiIeau
is to be paid $1,000 by the government.
Through sleeping cars will soon be
run between New York and New Orleans.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
lost 100000 by the recent storm in Illi-
nois.
The Philadelphia Guarantee Trust and
Safe Deposit Company has been robbed Of
$40 900 in bonds.
The Empress of Germany gives 1000
marks to the fund for the relief of sufferers
by the floods in America.
Col. NJ. Polk, the defaulting Treasurer
Of Tennessee, gave bond in the sum Of S20,-
900 and was released from Jail.
The Senate passed the bill providing
for the admission free of duty Of articles
intended for the Louisville Exposition.
-Harrodsburg Springs are advertised to
be sold April 9th. 1t contains 200 acres
and has two fine mineral springs on it.
Governor f. D. Morgan devised to the
Presbyterian Board of Missions 100000
and to Union Theological Seminary $780,
900.
-Durin the Forty seventh Congress s.
Ols bills and joint resolutions have been
introduced in the House, and 1862 in the
Senate.
Mr.. Pinckney Thompson, Chairman Of
the State Board Of Health, has called a san.
itary convention, to be held in Louisville
March 7th.
The Senate Tariff Bill was passed by
the House during its dying hours. 1t re-
duces the revenue without giving the need
ed relief prayed for.
-Cock-eyed Elliott, the pugilist was
shot and killed by Jerry Dunn, in a saloon
at Chicago. Dunn was a sporting man,
and hacker of Sullivan.
In New York there are 27S regularly
incorporated Protestant Churches, with an
average membership 800. which would give
total of 81, 400 communicates.
Charley Jones, the negro who murder
ed his wife at Hsrrodsburg, has been cap
tured in straw-rick in Mercer county,
with his feet and hands frozen.
The Democratic County Committee in
Shelby county has settled the election mud
die by declaring ]. c. Beckhsm the nomi-
nee of the party for the Legislature.
Humphreys & Co., wholesale dealers
in hides and leather in New York, have
made an assignment. The firms Liabilities
amount to from 5000 900 to 100000
The conference report on the fortifca-
tions appropriation passed both Houses Of
Congress 1t gives 100000 more to keep
the ruthless invader off our sacred soil.
The trial of Ed Hull, at Nicholas.
vile, for the murder of Sid Baxter, re-
suited in hung jury, eight for manslaugh-
ter, three for acquittal and two for murder.
Ben Hill, Jr., son of the late Senator
Hill, is confined with paralysis Of the vocal
chords and can not speak. His physician
says he can not recover the use Of his voice.
The sale of liquor in Glasgow, Ky, is
the penalty being 500 for each
days violation Of the Law. Two saloon
keepers are as ked to pay in, in fines $50.
500.
The eT-priest lectuIed in Lexington
under the protection Of the police. One or
two roughs denounced some Of his state
ments as lies, but further no disturbance
was made.
The Champion Stallion Stakes for g.
year olds, one and half miles, to be run
Tor next September, will be contested for
over the Louisville Jockey Club course.
Col. Clark's bid Of slO,672 against $1,000
bid from the Coasy Island Jockey Club Sc
'ured the prize. |