Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-04-19
NEWS CONDENSED.


UlS.
r.. p. Porter, OF New York, gets the
important position OF superintendent Of
Census.
Hon Evan settle has been re-nomi-
mated by the democrats OF Owen for the
legislature.
The prohibitionists in Jessamine
have nominated Fountain Hand for the
legislature.
-Looter Tanner got $4,000 letters last
week from pensioners and those who
want to be.
1t was - years ago last Monday
since Lincoln died from the effects of
Booths shot.
Thomas c. Kelley, a fine old gentle
man and the oldest citizen OF Scott, is
dead. aged 90
A beet sugar company has been in
corporated at san Francisco with capi-
tai Of Sj.000,00O.
The l.. Il y. is at last going 10 build
magnificent depot at 10Th and Broad
way. Louisville.
The pigs in Clover puzzle has net
ted the inventor. Moses Lyman, about
SlO0.000 already
The fate of the 700 persons who
started in the wrecked steamer Denmark
is still "a mystery.
Last sundays New York World was
10 page paper and claimed an average
circulation OF 273,349.
The c. q o. bought the Richmond n
Allegheny railroad at public auction,
Tuesday, for S5,OOO,000.
Edward :. Larey, OF Michigan, las
been appointed Comptroller of the Cur.
rency. vice Trenholm, resigned.
James Langforl, of Mercer, denies
that he seluced Susie Noel or that mob
made him shell out $500 for her benefit.
John Bohannon shot and killed his
brother. Morgan, in shelby county, in
row. after he WAS severely shot himself
Mrs. Hannah Buttersby. the largest
woman in the world weight $40 pounds,
wife Of the Living skeleton is dead,
at Philadelphia.
John smith. Lot, Whitley county,
AMI James Tuggle. Monticello, Wayne
county. have been appointed postmas-
tiers.
The largest arrears Of pensions ever
granted has Just been pail to T J. AGRA,
Of Ohio. for total blindness. He gets
Sl3,9447l.
George Kerth, while assisting the
taller at Evansville 10 Ovcrpower Lrmu-
81 Burns. a lunatic. was kicked 10 death
bv the mailman.
IL. f. Clark. OF the Nicksburg divis-
ion, will succeed to the vacancy made
bv the Heath Of Supt. Wells, OF the
Cincinnati Southern.
At Marine City, Michigan, Matilda
Williams, aged II, poisoned her father
and mother because they refused to let
her Join cowboy combination.
The largest natural gas well ever
struck is flowing at Bellevernon, Pa. at
the rate II 40.OOO,0O0 feet a day, with a
pressure of SOO pounds to the inch.
The governor OF South Carolina did
a commeudable act when he parioned
the negroes convicted of lynching II
white man for outragng a colored girl.
DIR. James Rodman, for ~ years SUI
perintendent oi the Western Lunatic
Asylum at iIopkinsville, will resign his
office Tomorrow and take a much need
ed rest.
The president pardoned John w.
Thomson. moonshner, from Hart
county. serving Jail sentence in Louis
Vile. He is in the last stages of con
sumption.
The change of sub treasurers at New
York necessitates the counting OF So
OOO.OOO. Sixteen experts are at 1t and
it will take them three weeks to finish
the job.
Edward Atkinson makes the state
ment that the California wheat crop, in
Guiding planting, harvesting, threshlng
anu pId'lhe pn l'iE'' '"'' -" ~ ~
ducel at a cost Of - per acre.
Since his appointment First Assis-
tant Postmaster General Clarkson has
made nearly 500 changes in the railway
mail service. falsely claiming that the
democratic holders are incompetent.
The Farmers National Bank at Mt.
Sterling will change to State institution
July |. 1t will be named the New Farm
ers Bank and will have a capital stock Of
$50 OOO or f500,000. The reason Of this
change was because the United States
bonds had become too high to be any
longer profitable, and the change now
would realize to the stockholders on the
sale OF their bonds S22 900 profit.