Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1893-12-29
NEwsY NOTES.

mas day as the result oil a wager.
Mrs. Frank Roadson, OF Abilene,
Kansas, committed suicide by driving a
two-inch nail into the top of her head.
A crank named Schwartz went into
Mayor Tyler's office in Louisville and at
tempted to assassinate him. He was ar
rested.
"A fiendish mob threw Sloan Allen
into the fire three times in Holmes coun-
ty, Miss in order to elicit a confession
from him.
Near Selma, Ala, a three yesr-old
child was carried off by an eagle. When
found the little ones flesh was entirely
consumed.
Miss Louise Holenberg, OF Terra
Haute, was strangled to death at break
fast while attempting to swallow piece
OF tough steak.
Miss Edna Seay, beautiful Daviess
county girl, committed suicide by jump.
ing into well. No cause is known
for the rash act.
Mr.. p. S. Barber, said to have been
the wealthiest man in Nelson county,
died at Bardstown, leaving an estate val
ued at nearly s2,000,G00
David G.. Howay, OF Washington,
attempted to celebrate Christmas by
| jumping down a smokestack OF moving
locomotive from the bridge.
Allen Cousins was hanged at Knox
vile, Tenn, for the murder of his wife.
He confessed, and claimed to believe he
was going to heaven for it.
AT Louisville, John Fshey, one of
the bridge workmen who escaped the
calamity recently. was run over and kill
ed as be was boarding a train for Gin
cinnati.
1t cost little over y cents day to
feed each convict in the Frankfort peni-
Tertiary during November. The total
expense OF the institution for the month
was 81, 932,57.
In a street duel at Lawrenceburg,
Monday, Joe Brown shot and killed Polk
Moffett. The trouble arose over the ar
rest of Moffett's son at church. Brown
was severely wounded.
buffalo Bill" Col. VIM. F. Cody,
having amassed fortune at the Worlds
Fair with his wild west show, will re-
turn to Nebraska and run for Governor
on the republican ticket.
Henry Meter, OF Bourbon, Indiana,
married bis colored housekeeper. The
citizens became indignant aud taking
him from his home at night, admins
tered coat of black paint.
"A Polish syndicate has signed con-
tract to establish beet sugar industry at
Omaha. Polish immigrants will oper-
ate model beet raising farm for the in
struction OF the natives in beet culture.
Newton Hargan, OF Frankfort, while
on his Christmas drunk, wandered off to
a cliff not far from town. His foot slip
ped and he fell 20 feet, lighting on his
head on the hard pike below. He will
die.
The report of an expert who has
been examining the financial condition
OF the city OF Chicago shows that the de-
felt in the municipal treasury amounts
to nearly S., 900, 900 instead of 81, 100000,
as at first estimated.
Ed Collins, aged "a, living near Har.
rodsburg, stepped into the DINING room
Christmas morning while his parents
were at breakfast exclaiming "Goodby
to you ALL" and shot himself through
the body, inflicting fatal wound.
The contract for the building OF go
miles OF railroad to connect the coal fields
of Pike county with the Big Sandy at
White Hall, has been awarded. Du
luth, Mich, parties are the principals in
the improvement and the road will cost
100000
While celebrating Christmas night
at Paducah, VIM. Russell had his eyes
put out; Charles Root his face and hands
badly burned, Ulner Givens was shot
through the leg and Robert Miller re-
ceived fatal injuries by the explosion OF
Toy cannon.
Counterfeit aluminium dimes have
appeared at Cincinnati. 1t is the first
experiment, 30 far as known, in the use
OF this metal for counterfeiting, and it
makes dangerous imitation OF silver,
the difference in weight being the only
means OF detection without careful in
spection.
The republican majority OF the
ways and means committee makes gen.
eral argument against the bill in the
usual republican vein, and then analyses
the different schedules, and considers
their probable effect upon industries and
revenues. The change from specific to
al valorem duties is condemned.
The n. o. Nelson Manufacturing
Company of st. Louis, which cut the wa.
ges of its 500 employees 25 per cent. last