Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1888-04-06
NEWS CONDENSED.

NEWS CONDENSED.
Simon Price, colored, of Paris, fell
under a X. e. train and was instantly
killed.
After stubborn fight, prohibition
was beaten by majority of III at liaw-
/ esville.
Robert Clanton, the murderer of /
men, has at last been lodged in Jail at
/ IT. Louis.
/ April 10 the l.. Il y. will sell round
trip tickets to Pensacola, where the great
regatta takes place April IL.
The money in the sub-treasury in
New York aggregates Sl5S,575,d45 ~. 1t
was counted in just one month.
Work is progressing rapidly upon
the Louisville Southern road, and il is
expected that the last rail will he laid 10y
May II.
The gorge in the Missouri river has
broken and the country between Elk
Point and Jefferson, Dakota, is sub
merged.
An Indiana youth stuck gun down
his throat AMI pulled the trigger with
his toe. Result, his head blown from
his body.
Justice Harlan has been assigned Ia
the Fourth Judicial Circuit To till the
vacancy created by the death OF Chief
Justice Waite.
A sacreligious thief relieved Mrs.
Chief Justice Waite of her diamonds as
she was taking the train at Toledo, after
burying her husband.
The general tie-up of the roads lead
ing into Chicago has been averted, the
employees deciding in mass meeting
To let the "Q'' take care ol itself.
At an election held at Oskaloosa,
Kansas, Tuesday ticket composed Of
women for the council and woman for
mayor was elected by a majority OF 81.
Six locomotives pulled the great
Brighton Beach Hotel 300 feet back from
the waters edge Tuesday. 1t had been
prized up and IA freight ears run under
it.
The Jail at Friar's Point, AIiss., was
destroyed by fire and five prisoners burn
eel to death. 1t was set on fire by one Of
the prisoners to escape going 10 the pen
itcntiary.
Mrs. Mary and Eliza Jasper fired on
a negro trying 10 break into their house,
on Fishing Creek, in Pulaski, and brought
down Henry Dick, a notorious negro Of
that section.
A caucus Of democratic members OF
the House will be held in Washington .
next Saturday evening, Indications .
point to the passage Of the Mills Bill
without material changes. CD.
The trial of the suit of Messenger
Frotheringham against the Adams EX-
press Co. for $4,000 for false imprison-
ment in connection with the big robbery
a year or two ago is in progress at II. .
Louis.
A dispatch from Newfoundland
states that the steamers Eagle and Esqul-
maux have captured 10000 seals at Part
ridge Point and $1,000 by the inhabitants
of Horse islands This is the greatest .
catch made there for years. Ii will be
good news for the girls.
Mrs. Mary \. Peoples was tried in
the circuit court at Louisville Wednes-
day ON an Indictment charging her with
the murder OF Emma Wendelken. The
Jury returned verdict of guilty of will
ful manslaughter and sentenced her to
- years in the penitentiary.
The Mexicans were celebrating Eas-
ter sunday afternoon with the usual .
bull fight. when the building was set on
fire bv some prisoners, who were wit
Messing the exhibition under guard
Eighteen persons were burned 10 death,
while hundreds of Others were trampled
underioot or gored by maddened bulls. .
Lightning struck II tank containing
10000 barrels of oil AT Elmenton, Pa, /
which took fire and boiled over. the +.
flaming liquid flowed down the hillside,
destruction to the town.
Disaster was ayerted however, by throw
ing up bitches which turned the fire in
another direction.
The Supreme Court OF the United
States has declined to interfere in the
case of Mr.. Maxwel-Lennox, otherwise
known as Brooks, who after spongeing
for many years upon his friend, Mr..
Preller finally chloroiormed him to
death, put him in trunk, stole his eff
iects and skipped to Australia. Mr.. Max