Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1859-02-12
THE MISSOURI DEMOCRAT.

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED At ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
llERMS--Daily, s. per annum Tri-Weekly,
4 80 weekly, 81 in advance. Clubs-Tea
copies Tor Sl5; twenty copies for $aS t
Address WIN. MCKEE, st. Louis, No.
The Missouri Democrat is a weekly journal
devoted to the interests of the lest, and pub
lished at ST. LOUIS, the centre of the Valley Of
the MISSISSIPPI the focus of News, Literature.
Commerce and Manufacturers Its facilities far
giving the latest intelligence in each and all
of these respects are unrivalled and it's pa,-
rons may be assured that no expense or labor
will be spared to make it the paper for TIA
people. Every department is filed with tai.
ented and reliable conductors Its corps Of
correspondents, in Washington City, New Or.
leans, New York, Kansas, Nebraska New Mex
leo and Utah, number some of the ablest vri-
tiers in the country. Contributions relating to
the antiquities of the sol, the mineral wealth.
the agricultural resources, the business and
population of surrounding villages and towns,
and the local news of the neighboring States
will always be found in its columns The mar
hess OF the chief cities of the West, the stats
ties OF productions and shipments, the marine
interests of our great rivers and the trade OF
our railroads will each be carefully noted
The latest information by telegraph from every
quarter will be furnished the details of foreign
steamships will be given in full; reviews Of
new publications of interest will be sedulously
supplied; and in brief everything that can
| afford entertainment to the reader or knowl-
edge to the thinker will !sspresnted to its sub
scribers.
| LATEST KANSAS NEWS
Kansas has now become point of much i'm
portanee and attention to the whole country
For more than year past the Missouri Demo-
crat has furnished the press Of the Union witk
the most authentic as we'll as the earliest in
telligence from that quarter. 1t has now Ave
reporters in various parts Of the Territory, and
special attention will be devoted to obtain re-
| liable accounts of every event Of interest that
may tranSplrs there. Those who wish to keen
posted IN regard to Kansas affairs the politics,
settlements, Immigration and all that concerns
the progress OF opinion in that quarter, CA
find no better means of obtaining them than
through the columns of this paper.
| POLITICAL POSITION.
The Missouri Democrat is, as the name i'm
| ports, Democrat in principles, conservative in
sentiment, opposed to the violence and out
RACES that have disgraced the Territories, and
zealousl ' III favor of the right of the people OF
each locality to control their domestic affairs
| without interference from those residing in
other States. @s $3.50 .-
| ... EXCHANGE LIST. $685.. -sF
This journal has now the LARGEST exchange
list of any Journal published in the West, and
! the prOprictors have been constrained to de-
cline making additions thereto, although daily
solicited to extend such favors. In order, how
ever, that mutual benefit may be realized, We
propose 20 furnish a daily copy Of the Missouri
Democrat to any newspaper that " Ill insert for
three months the above prospectus.
Papers DESTROYS of reciprocating will please
send marked copy of issue containing it,