Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-01-20
LANCASTER, cARRARo COUNTY.

It. O. Gulley bought OF Burton Co. |
30 head Of shoats at &c aud of other par.
ties lo5 at same price.
j. Mort Rothwell, Esq, authorizes
~ 10 say that he will not be candidate
for Congress in case OF = vacancy in this
district.
A deputy sheriff from Boyle county
summoned about so OF our citizens 20
appear ct Danvi';e to-day 10 be examin'
ed ~ Jurors. II was amusing to hear
come OF them trying to beg oil.
Winter fingers in the lap OF winter
and even the birds have betaken them
selves to warmer climates. MAY God
pity the poor. while those who oppress
them are turned over to the tender mer'
cies OF One Whose eve is never closed IN
slumber. or His ear deaf TO the cries OF
the unfortunate.
Misses Carson and Grace Hacker are
visiting Mrs Joe Carr. Mrs. Will Hutch
inps has returned 20 Stanford. Mr.. II.
A. Il. Marksbury is in Danville on busi-
ness. Miss Della Hughes has returned
from Msrksbury. Virgil Rice, OF Marks
bury. was in town Tuesday. Mr.. Homer
Baughman, OF Danville. visited his niece.
Miss Mamie Sweeney, this week. Miss
Matte Brown has returned from visit
ola month at Middlcsboro. Mr.. Liee
selyidge, a former resident Of Lancaster,
but nov of Chattanooga, Is here visiting
relatives and friends Miss Mamie Har'
ris has returned from Crab Orchard.
where she has been whiting relatives.
The opposition that has developed
in the House Of Representatives TO the
passage OF bill increasing the pensions
of the Mexican veterans from 8 TO Sl2 a
month, is n pitiiul piece of narrow-mind'
ed seciionaiism that reflects no credit up
on those who are eudeavoring to deiea,
il. Most Of the troops were from the
South, but what o. that2 They were
good ones, aud not only risked their lives
in UNFOLDING the honor OF their coun'
try, but added enough territory to the
National domain to make five or SIX
States, all Of which were tille! with pre-
cious metals.
The na=s comss that Col. Daniel :
Lamont is TO be the new secretary o
war The colonel's numerous attacks
upon tenderloin steaks and his man,
victories achieved in the bivalye wa
doubtless NJ him admirably tor the port
folio Of war. by donning the regiment
ais he is supposed TO have worn in th'
revolutionary war. and putting on hi
paint aud feathers, he may succeed u
eclipsing the record Of that other distin
guished soldier, Stephen Bus,oment'
Elkins. whose chief qualification for tn
war portfolio seem TO have been his ex
traordinary ability rs whooper'up a
political conventions.
MIR. Haliord, the presidents priyat
secretary, 10 a native born EnRlishman
and so is Mr. Porter, the commissions
who took the late census. 1t is reporte
that Mr.. Halford is to be rewarded q
the close OF his term 10y an appointment
asa pay.master in the regular army. A
Comrades" who eft" in the late Wa
are scarce, probably it is all right to le
an Englishman who does not know tn
difference between = cannon and a be
gum. parcel out the greenbscks 10 IN
soldiers OF the Nation. The appoint
ment of Mr.. Porter is one of the wor
,iers moi easily accounted for, except ~
on the hypothesis that in s'xty'hve mil
lions OF people there was no native Dor
American qualified to Gil the place.
Was George Washington who on ia
night before a decisive battle issued IN
order to put none but Americana o
guard tonight" but there are uniort'
nately no washingtons in this age
The Pope of Rome is said to /
alarmed at the prospect OF split IN h
adherents in America. The Mason
Home Journal, published at Louisvlil
contains a letter from Bro. Green Ola
Smith, addressed to the Pope in regar
to his opposition to Masonry. HIS eN
celleucv is told that his utterances a
those OF foolish man, and he doesn
know what he il talking about AIT
delivering quite lecture to the Pop
he concludes 10y saying "A word
the wise is sufficient" There is no da
to this letter and it is not known whet
or or not it has been received by Il
great head OF the Church at Rome; or
received, what impression it made up'
his holiness. 1t may, perhaps, result
the convocation of an "ecumenlcal cou
Gil" or something of that sort, to dete
mine what steps are proper to be TAX
in matter OF so much importance
Church and State.
This is supposed to be free cou
try, where every man. possessing &
constitutional qualifications can star
for office, and yet under the election la
passed by the present Legislature
man can have his name placed on a bs