The Lincoln County herald., 1868-11-12
STATE ITEMS.

bly, not fall below two millions Of dollars.
On tho 9th inst. Mr.. Samuel Shy, q
respectable farmer Of Pike county, near
Louisiana, was instantly killed by log
rolling over him and crushing his skull.
Dr.. VIM. l.. Breokinridgs proposes to
leave Danville, Kentucky, shortly and to
remove to pleasant Hill, Cass county, Mo.
where he has accepted the call Of Pres.
byterian Church to become It's pastor.
The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
Company, through their agent in Hanni.
bal, sold to . colony Of Germans from
Pennsylvania. nineteen thousand acres Of
uuimproved land, lying few miles from
the railroad.
The people Of Galway county have
called . meeting, to convene on the 10th
inst. Of oil tho disirsnchised ss we'll a.
oil the enfranchised voters of the county,
for the transaction Of important business.
What's up nswf
It 10 said there ere $500 Democrats in
johnson county, white men, over 81
years Of age, Of whom $500 have been
disfrauchised by the dishonest admiuis.
tration Of an iniquitous law. This, how.
ever, 10 in "Free Missouri"
At the recent term Of the New Madrid
Circuit Court, Charles Hayden was ar.
rsigned on two indictments for robbery,
to which he plead guilty, and was sen.
fenced to the penitentiary for ten years
on each Of the indictments.
An ear Of corn, grown on the farm Of
Mr.. v. Prewitt, Of New Madrid, messur.
ing Is inches 10 length and having 1924
large plump grains, has been left with the
editor Of the Record, who wants "some.
body to beat it,"
On the evening Of the 9th ult., .
house near the Tracy Mil, north Of Tren.
ton, Grundy county, was entirely con-
sumed by fire A little child asleep in
the house, was burned SO severely a. to
cause its death on the 29th ult.
Mrs. E. N. Hall Of Pet.is county gave
birth to three living children on the 29th
ultimo. The children lived . few hours,
aud what is most reearkable, there was
precisely one hour between the birth aud
death Of each child.
A few nights since, Mrs. Margaret Ed.
wards, wife Of Luther h. Edwards, near
LOuisians, Pike county, presented her
liege lord with sixteen pounds Of babies,
done up in three separate parcels. The
mother and the triplcts (two girls and
boy) we're doing we'll at last accounts.
Tho Fulton Telegraph says: We, to-
gether with 1000 other voters of this
county, all Of whom arc a. true and loyal
men as ever paid taxes or shouted for
Seymour and Blair, have been disfran.
chised in order to make room for the ne.
gro and elect the candidates Of that party
The St. Louis bridge over the Missis-
sirpi is expected to be completed by the
summer Of 1871, and the st. Louis mer.
chants are anxiously awaiting the day.
Now it costs them l2 cents q barrel to
send -four $500 yards across the river,
while it costs ouly 20 cents . barrel to
send it to New Orleans, 1900 miles below.
Tbs Fulton Telegraph makes the fol.
lowing wager: 1--WE will wager the value
Of that horse that Cornell concealed for
. rebel officer, or the value Of the bread
and meat, that Thomas fed to bushwhack.
era, or the value Of the hst that Heuder.
son gave to . man that bushw hacked Nc
Neil, while on h's retreat from the "Ovsr.
ton Run fight, that our Registrars or
Radical Office seekers. make an effort to
disfranchise or set aside tho election in
this county. The stakes may bs placed
in the hands Of . Radical who deserted
Militia company in this county, and who
was registered - an accepted voter, by
our Board Of 1nquisitiou."
The Sedslia Press has the following
strssmsr flying from its mast head:
For President 1879,
provided Radicalism should not abolish
the ofice before that time)
GEORGE H PENDLETON, Of Ohio,
For Congress 9th District, in 1870, (upou
the Same conditions)
John F. Phelps Of Psttis county.
Constitutional Amendment, mol
Woods, Higgiubotham l. Co., At Louis.
yille. saw If thew can't maka IL ~ vo..