Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1885-12-22
soJEs or cvRREST EVENTS.


John g. Whittier, the poet, celebrated
his sS,h birthday last week.
Charles Foster, the noted Spiri,uslistic
Medium, is dead at Salem, Mass.
Gov. McCresry lie still offering bills
for the relief Of his constituents.
Speaker Carlisle will not announce his
committees till after the holidays.
"A 100000 FIRE occurred at Jackson
willie, Fla, and one fireman was killed.
Fifteen vessels and so lives we're lost
at Aspinwall during the hurricane that
prevailed the first Of the month.
Capt. Joe Bell gets the Shelbyville
postofice after 9 long and bitter contest.
GOV. McCreary endorsed the S26 FOUNDER.
The House passed the Senate bill
granting an annual pension Of 5000 to
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, widow Of Gen. q. s.
Grant.
The total number Of miles Of railroad
in the State is 2,O57. S9.lOo, and the in
creased mileage for the last two years,
191.04
There were, last week, 1893 companies
on the road in this country; 27S dramatic,
A musical, "a vaudeville, Is minstrel, 3
circuses.-[N. Y. Sun.
AT Big Laurel, N. G. james Gun'er
was shot dead by little son, whose moth
or he was abusing. The boy murderer is
only eight years Of age.
There is a strong opposition develop
ing among the republicans and democrats
10 the confirmation Of Chenoweth " first
auditor Of the treasury.
-Archaleus Warren, while ascending
the shaft Of mine near Nevadsville, COL,
was struck on the head BY falling stone
and knocked from the bucket 300 feet to
the bottom OF the shaft.
DIR. F. B. Strauss, Representative from
Bullitt and Spencer counties, will intro
duce a bill early in the pext session OF the
Legislature establishing a whippiug.pcst
AT Laurel, Miss Sam Wilson, negro,
murdered Celia Perrymsn, negro woman,
and her two children, boy and girl, at
ter " OuhokS wv
son was lynched before shutdown.
A body OF men calling themselves
legislature, m ct in Dakots and elected two
United States Senators, but as Dakota is
not State yet, the gentlemen will have to
remain out in the cold for while.
A grease tank in slaughter-house at
Nashville exploded, killing Jas. McWhir-
ter and Henry Warnack. The two men
were fastened under the falling debris aud
scalded to death by the boiling lard.
AT Beaver creek mines, near Somerset.
william Parsons killed Frank Wilson.
Charles Gooden and w. A. Ovens fatally
stabbed two other men, names not known.
Parsons escaped, but the other two we're ar
rested.
Prohibition is failure in Iowa. Be-
fore its adoption there we're 1906 saloons
in the State. Now there are 1887 that run
in bold defiance and 400 that do business on
the ely.
Judge Mccoy. of the Federal Court at
Atlanta, decided every point Of the ipjunc.
tion suit restraining the announcement Of
the result Of the recent election 10 favor OF
local option, 10 favor Of the temperance
people.
The young rufians who aided the cow
ardly scamp, Howard Davis, in assaultiug
the reporter, Joseph Altshsler, were held
in $3.50 70 the Circuit Court. Davis for.
feited his small bail bond and is a refugee
from Justice.
The impression prevails amongs mum.
Der Of well.iniormed persons who have care
fully observed the Congress Of the last TWEEN.
ty years that the present House Of Represen'
tstives lie the weakest, intellectually, that
has convened in that time. -[Commsrcial
The Union Pacific Railway Company
now operates 4,499 miles Of road. and si.
Their controls or has proprietary interests in
1905 miles more, total 6,S9t. 10 operating
this system, which penetrstes five States
and Territories, over 10000 men are EN-.
ployed.
Congressman Sensy, Of Ohio, will in
tfOuuCc W lcpeoi sho NA'h oV'''SS
law. Congressman Clay. of Kentucky, in
troduced q similar bill las, session, but the
law still stands and Mr.. Clay was repealed
Moral: Don't monkey with the civil-ser.
vice buzz.ssw.-[ Times.
A paper signe Lexington" condemn
log Hsrt's great masterpiece, and advising
Ito ramnyal from the court.house TO some
secluded spot where the eyes OF our boys
and girls can not sszs upon its nakedness,
lie being circulated 10 that city. The Lex.
ingtonisns are m odest get to be sure.
-Oa January /, all the grocery drum
mers from Cincinnati who have been trsv'
cling in Central Kentucky will be with
drawn, for the reason that they are not
making EXPENSE. This action is due to
the fact that Lexington wholesale mer.
chants get cheaper freight rate than