Tub Danville Advocate takes occasion
in view of the near approach of tho end
of Judge Thomas Z Morrow's term a3
circuit Judge in this district and the
transferof his county to another district,
to print some highly deserved
words of praise of his official conduct,
which we heartily endorse, during his
six years of term with us he has proved
himself a competent, clear-headed and
unbiased judge and u courteous and af
fable gentleman. Our lawyers speak in
tho highest terms of him, as do
who has had business in his court.
The judge is a candidate for circuit
judco in tho new district composed of
Pulaski, Whitley, Rockcastle, Wayne and
Clinton, which has 25,000 republican
hope to hear that he has been awarded
a walk-over. Th republicans of the
In order to escape the heavy taxation
allowed under tho new constitution,
many banks in tho State arc distributing
their surplus among the stockholders.
The Henderson National declared
a dividend of CO per cent., 5 cent,
payable out of its earniugs of the past
six months and 25 per cent, from its surplus.
In Hopkinsville, for instance, tho
municipal authorities have levied a tax
of SI. 50 on the $100 of tho capital and
surplus of tho banks. Bankers claim
that such a rate will drive many banks
out of existence.
After having turned Mr.
do vn and had W. J. Campbell, of Illinois,
chosen in his stead as chairman of
tho National committee, Mr. Hirrison
finds himself minus a campaign manager
Mr. Campbell having declined to accept
the honor, on account of private business
affairs, as ho alleges. There is division
and bad feeling in the republican camp
thtit bodes ill to it, and promises to redound
to the benefit of the democratic
party.
