Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1885-12-04
,orrs or cvssFsr EVENTS.


The New Orleans Minstrels strands
the other day up North, but reorgsniz I'd o
q new basic. Il Paris News.
"A wife murderer had bis head jeike
clean from his body, when be was hun
this week at Norwich, England.
1t co Il the government, 1t il said, 70
drsping the buildings at Washington an,
giving $4,000 employees a day Of 500, 900
The richest man Of the next House
William L. Scott He isa democrat frou
Erie, Pa, aud is said to be worth $4,000.
900.
--Thebaw has thrown up the sponge snC
agreed to surrender his army and ospitsl t
the British. Burmsh will thus be added
to the British possessions in Iudia.
Hon. w. P. Tsulbee, the youngest
member OF the Kentucky delegation ia
Congress, is the happy father Of seven chill
dren, all boys, the youngest born last
month.
There were at the close OF the year
ending June 80. 1885, fifty.nine psuper
counties whose expenditure exceeded their
revenue and fifty nine net revenue paying
counties - Capital.
--Thos. Gilbody, a brakeman on a Ken
lucky Central freight train. fell from the
top Of car aud over the Kiser's Station
bridge, a distance Of forty feet, and was
dangerously injured. |
Speaking Of press conventions, the
Greensboro Messenger says very truly; Oar
experience has been that more time and
money are fooled away at these meetings
than the good accomplished by them war.
rants.
The circus robbers, who we're in jail at
Frankfort, broke out and are still at large.
They left a note to the taller saying they
disliked to leave him so abruptly, but that
the stencil Of the building was too much
for them.
The Board Of Commissioners, who
investigated recent charges sgains. Dr. r.
c. Chenault, of the Lexington asylum,
have reported TO the Governor that "there
is nothing in the whole matter from begin.
ming 10 end for which the medical superin-
tendsnt should be censured."
Mrs Theresa NicoIay, wife of the pri.
vate secretary to President Lincoln, is dead,
IA i, Hon. John T. Stuart, of Illinois, the
preceptor and sfterward the law partner Of
Mr.. Lincoln. lie was a Kentuckian, a
graduate Of Centre College, defeated
Stephen A. Douglas for Congress as a
Whie, became Democrat later, and died
It's. ~
&C. Z. Wymsn, the great spiriiualist
hiss pleaded guilty to the charge
II obtaining money under false pretenses,
md is in Jail at Strawberry Point, Iowa.
While playing the role OF disembodied
pirit at one OF his own sesnces, be was
bounced upon by some incredulous young
nen and exposed In airy costume before a
arge and excited audience.
The mystery Of the killing Of c. G.
'tonestreet in oldham county, has been
cleared up by the surrender and confession
" John Ellis, who claims that ne did the
vet in self defence. The men had been enc
mics for long time and Il lie said that in
rider to crow over him, S.onestreet cue
zee led 10 seducing the WON IN Ellis was 10
marry week before the knot was tied
Which information the woman afterwards
impaired to him.
There are now 345.125 pensioners on
be rolls, there having been during
he year 35,768 new names added and l..
95 reinstalments. The average annual
alus Of each pension at the close OF the
ear is shown to be $40 SO and the aggre.
ate annual value of all pensions ia S3S,.
00,9S5 An increase over the previous year
( SO. 1884. The amount paid for pen.
ions during the year is s6i, 97S. 435 an in
rease in the amount over the previous
ear Of sS.066. S3s. In the aggregate, since
SCI, 96S. $40 claims have been fled and
S0,s97 allowed. The amount paid for PEN
ons since then is S744,040541.
The annual report of the Controller of
he Currency shows that during the year
nded Nov. l, 145 banks were organized
18th capital of SIG. $4,000, and circu.
'ting notes were issued 10 these new as.
'ciations amounting to 1924 $40. Since
he establishment Of the national band sys.
IN there have been organized 8, 4O6 nation.
banks; of these, 432 have gone into vol
ntary liquidation for the purpose of wind.
lg up their aft ,irs; 70 have gone into vol
ntary liquidation for the purpose of re-
and GA are in liquidation by
zpiration OF their charters; 104 have been
laced in the hands Of receivers for the
urpose Of closing up their Affairs, leaving
lie total number Ia existence 1927, which
the larges. number that has been In op-
'ation at any one time.