Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1886-12-21

from eloViVVV 10 pzOO,OOO. IL IL thought
that her husband did the deed.
TIE friends Of the late Gen. Winfield
Scott Hancock have rAised fund for the
purchase Of home for Mr., Hancock in
Washington, where she will hereafter re-
side.
Senator Van Wyck introduced reso.
luton to amend the constitution so as to
require the election Of u. 8. Senators by
the people Of the States instead OF by the
Legislatures.
"A large insurance company Of Paris
has issued a confidential circular to its
agents warning them against insuring per.
sons who are in the habit Of dying their
hair or boards.
George Rice. OF Marietta, has fled suit
for 500, 900 against the Standard Oil Co..
and Louisville 4 Nashville Railroad COM
pauy for damages, and $4,000 for over.
freight chsrgee.
-Grstiot Wsshburne, Secretary Of the
General Conncil Of the American Exhibi-
ton in London, fell dead at the Calf House,
Louisville, Friday. The Coroner's jury
decided that death resulted from cerebral
spoplexy.
Judge Barclay, 81. Louis circuit court,
decides that the stipulstions printed on tel
egraph message blanks exempting telegraph
companies from liabilities for mistakes and
delays are sgsins. public policy and declsr-
ed them void.
The people OF Georgia may, or may
not, be prohibitionists on q count Of noses,
but it lie quite evident that the "we." els-
ment predominstes In her legislative body,
which tabled bill proposing . $40. 900 Ii
cense for wine rooms.
The Paris courthouse was damaged 10
the amount OF s., 900 by ere, which origin
sted in the usually defective flue Some Of
the records were also damaged. The build
ing is one Of the finest of the kind in the
State, having cost Sl36, 600.
John H. Hamilton. a farmer OF Bour-
bon county, aged sbou: As years, was shot
In the back by an unknown person while
returning to his home, several rifles from
Millersburg. The wound is considered \
serious one and may prove fatal.
The wholesale dealers OF Louisville
who are members OF the Executive Con-.
mittee OF the National Protective Associa-
ton of Liquor Dealers in Kentucky, have
declared in favor of moderate license and
the closing Of the saloons on Sunday.
Frank Jones, q conductor on the Gin
cinnati Southern railroad, living at Somer-
set, attacked his wife with butcher knife
Friday evening. inAic.ing two wounds in
her neck and one on the heAd. Jones, who
was drunk at the time, was arrested and ID
in jail.
Eunice Burton, an IS year old girl ol
friedrich, w. vs., was shot dead BY her
Younger sister, who was examining revol'
Yer that she knew was not loaded. Eanics
was to have been married on Thursday to
Asa Gray, young farmer, but wss buried
on that day instead.
Million Moore, young medical siu-
dent from Fleming county, has been sen
fenced to a life imprisonment for msn-
slaughter committed in poker-room ia
Philadelphia. His father did not know
what had happened till he vent to that city
TO visit his Maynard son.
--Forty.eight tramps, confined in the
work. house at Lancaster, Pa, have struck
for roast beef and vegetable soup at their
meals, with chewing and smoking tobacco
following after. They are fortified in an
old building and decline to work until their
demands are complied with.
Mrs. Hugh Jones, OF Erie, Pa, lady
in poor circumstances, is one Of the three
sisters who are heirs Of their brother, Hen
~ Hughes, who lately died at Calcutta,
India, leaving an estate Of 81 900 900. Mrs
Jones will probably have more New Years
callers this. season than ever before.
Col. Wright, United States commission
er Of labor, states that there is total prison
population In the United States Of 81 ,S31
Of whom $3.50 are at work and the remain
der idle BY sexes the convicts are AZ 1885
males and 9,90l females. The number Of
convic;s working under the contract system
is IA $50. or triAs over 20 per cent.
"A Texas mob ended the life Of one
James Howard Thursday la short order
When II is understood that Howard had
been amusing himself by branding large
II into the flesh Of his l4-year-old wife ~
means Of Q, SD hot iron, sympathy will b
with t.ss>roab, however mucn law aud ordel
may condemn mob yiolence.-[Louisvill
Times -
The engine Of wrecking train jumped
the track near Whitley station, on the Gin
cinnati Southern, in rounding a curve anC
turned over catching engineer Chris. Tor
ley and fireman James Rhoda under il
The former was maneled beyond recogni-
.ion and the lattcr's face was mashed IA
and his body parboiled by escaping steam
The Senate. by a vote Of 80 to %, pass
ed the bill to repeal the tenure.of-ofice &C
and the House concurring, IS II will, ther,
will pass from the statutes oue more re
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