Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1892-05-06

The Mississippi river has broken
through the levee in st. Bernard Parish
La, and fears are entertained that much
property will be destroyed by the over
flow.
The republican candidates for police
Judge and marshal of Elizabethtown
were elected; alsoa council composed OF
three prohibitionists and four license
men.
Henry Ready, colored. shot and kill
ell Frank Bellman, a German farm la.
borer, in the kitchen OF Mr.. Valentine
Hunz's residence, near Anchorage. The
assassin escaped.
AT Clay City, Bill BARLEY, a negro,
attempted to assault Belle Holey, a
chambermaid at hotel, but was run Off
He was captured and taken to Stanton
to prevent lynchng.
-Supt. A. ID. Burt of the 5th Railway
Mail Service, has resigned to accept an
important position with the National
Bell Telephone Co. He was one OF the
best men in the service.
"A freight train broke in two on the
Louisville Southern, at Versailles, and
six cars were thrown over bridge,
catching Brakeman J. V. Allen beneath
them and crushing him to death.
Two men were killed in cyclone at
Tevis, Kan, and several persons were
injured A cyclone also visited King
fisher, o. T., killing father and son.
Much damage was done to property at
both places.
The sixth bridge across the Ohio at
Cincinnati is to be built at once. Its ap.
proaches will be from 4th street, Coving
ton, to 4th street, Cincinnati, and will
be 900 feet long. 1t will cost several
millions OF dollars.
Miss Katie Upton, OF Altamont,
Tenn, committed suicide because Mrs.
]. ID. Meeks, to whom she had become
devotedly attached. announced her in
tention OF marrying and leaving the
place.
Edward Hollinger, negro who kill !
ed his wife in Jersey City, will, it is said,
be sentenced to death Thursday morn
ing and hanged in the afternoon to pre- /
vent an appeal a. he has twice, before
been sentenced aud was saved by his
lawyer both times.
Thomas Walsh made improper pro-
posals TO his aunt, Mrs. Mike Walsh, at
Chicago, and when she slapped him in
the face he seized a knife and slashed
her in IS places varying in length from
an inch to a foot. She was dead when
found in heap OF rags.
Mr.. A. V. Du Pont has presented a
manual training school to the Louisville
school board. The work on the building
will be commenced Immediately. 1t will
cost over $4,000 and will be equipped
with all the latest improvements. The
OF the school will be 800 pu-
pills
The Wisconsin democratic conven-
ton was unanimous for Cleveland. The
delegates were requested TO use all hon
orable means to secure his nomination
and instructed to vote as a unit on all
questions. The platform favors tariff
or revenue only, opposes free silver
coinage and denounces the Sherman sill ]
yer law.
The Barbourville Herald says that
he Cumberland Valley Bank elected a /
lew board OF directors and new set OF
officers before moving into its new
DR.. ID. Stevenson, ID. D., was
elected president; w. b. Anderson, vice :
president; VIM. Lock, cashier; j. w. t
eeler, Fred Il. Barner, James d. Black :
md John G. Matthews were elected di- ,
'ectors.
Mrs. Margaret Wilson, OF Shelby $
vile, who died at the residence OF her !
laughter, Mrs. Esom Burgin, at Rich q
nond, while on visit, was cousin OF t
lanes b. Eads, builder OF the st. Louis .
bridge, a great. grand daughter OF Aber- a
rombie, the historian. Her first hus- T
and, Antony Veed,r, was near rela- ,,
i've OF President Van Buren,. She was 5
5 years old. =