Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-10-11
NEWS CONDENSED.

n Fifteen thousand bushels OF cranber
= ries will be picked from one New Jerse,
\ plantation this year.
: New York City is to have Chinese
banking house, with none but Chinese
for stockholders or depostors.
The president has appointed Ed
: ward O'Leech, OF the District OF Colum'
bia, to be Director of the Mint
The Bates House, at indianapolis,
was badly damaged by fire Tuesday
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
A storm of considerable violence
passed over the Northern lakes. Sever
al vessels were sunk and lives were lost.
John Mcclure, the last but one of
the old John Brown jury, died at his
home near Charlestown, w. Va, Tues
day. -
"A suit involving sls,OOo,oOo growing
ont of railroad contract with the Chill
ian Government has been filed at Louis
vile.
Two congresses, > cotton warehous-
es and 1900 bales of cotton were burned
at Savannah, Ga. The loss is estimated
at 100000.
Three persons were killed and a
fourth fatally injured by the explosion
of steam threshing engine near st.
Themas, Oak.
Charles b. Bishop, made famous in
the character of Widow Bedott, died
while dressing for his act in New York
theatre this week.
An oyster trust in Maryland has de-
cided to put up the price of the luscious
bivalves, claiming that their scarcity
makes it necessary.
WIN. z. Driscoll shot and instantly
killed his wife at Wolcottville, Ind, and
then fatally shot himself. She had left
him and refused to return.
Prof. George Rice, Michigan aero
naut, in making parachute descent
from balloon, at Mt. Vernon, Ind, fell
into the Ohio river and was drowned.
Sam Seaman, the Louisville man
who murdered his wife and then tried to
kill himself, has after a long confinement
in Jail, been pronounced crazy by jury.
Allen o. Myers, charged with con-
tempt OF court, in attacking Judge Pugh,
during the tally-sheet trial at Columbus,
was fined $3.50 and sent to Jail for Is
days.
Assistant Secretary Bussey has re-
scinded the order issued by Pension
Commissioner Tanner practically estab-
fishing the minimum rate of all pensions
at s4
The machine, blacksmith and car
shops of the Oliver Bros. were burned at
Pittsburg. Loss S25O,OO0 insured. Four
hundred men are temporarily thrown
out of employment.
The House has heretofore had 325 |
members. Next December there will be
$50, 1863 republicans and l6l democrats
The Senates membership will also be in
creased from IS to 81.
The Louisville and DeMolay Com
mandaries OF Knights Templar and the ,
Little Commandary" seem to have cap |
tiyated Washington. Their drills are
greatly complimented.
The United States consumes l5O,-
DOC, 900 tons Of sugar year, and the do
mentic product amounts to about 800,
600 tons, mostly extracted from the trop:
ical cane down in Louisiana.
Mr.. Mary O'Brien stopped at hotel
in Chicago and when she retired blew
out the gas. It was discovered and dur
ing the effort to save her life $1,000 in
bills, sewed in her corset, disappeared.
Just 80 years ago to-day John Brown
fred the first gun Of the American Sec
tional strife, shot heard around the
world. Its echoes yet resound and
Browns soul continues to march on
Times, Sth.
Georgia has taken the initial step
among the States to bring down Pull
mans princely dividends. 1t has passed
bill lowering his charges to 81 a lower
berth per each 100 miles, or rs cents for
an upper berth.
While grading in Lincoln Park, Red
Bank, n. j., laborer's shovel suddenly
threw up $4,000 worth Of bank notes,
believed to have been buried by noted
convict, who lived near that point, but
who was drowned several years ago.
The colored voters OF Illinois, who
hold the balance OF power in that State,
held a convention at Springfield the 9TH
err day, and resolved that they had not {
been treated fairly by the administration !
in the distribution OF Offices, and they
to visit many and dire disas- 4
tiers on the republican partyin the shape ,
of adverse majorities the next time they
get chance TO vote. Il