The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-17
SfAfE ITEMS.

yVou8 Wso nVD . 10 VVoosys W~sS
"sight seeing" 10 St. Louis. recently, had
bic pockets Asseed Of about u, 400,
Rev. J. U. swinney, Of Glasgow, pro.
poses to Be one Of twenty persons 10 give
% 900 each % On endowment for the
Central CollegcNt Faystts.
The prisoners IL the Kirksvillo jail
stuffed some old clothes and hung II.
The Sheriff discovered Il, vas scared, got
laughed at ~ the jail birds, and vas sold.
The propris.ors Of the Springfield
(Mo.) Leader, that was destroyed BY ars
short time since, havo resumed in pub.
LEGATION. Success to their energy.
Squalid Bsggar.-"Psay cir, take pity
on Q miserable wretch. have . wife
aud six .chillren." Gent. My poor
fellow, accept my heartfelt sympathy-so
have l."
wu. A. Masshall, charged With the
murder Of his mother and younger bro
tber, has been arrested. Tso years ago
he was the loyal Registrar Of Platte
county, appointed bs his villaiuoy, T. Z.
Fletcher.
VIM. NeG, charged with shooting Brim
and White Of Macon county, attempted
to escape from Jail at Kirksville, and after
. long race he surrendered, facstiously
remarking that he ~as running for .
bondsman.
There has been tie vote for Repre-.
sentative in Barry county at the late slec.
tion. The Governor has ordered special
election to be hsldis that county on the
Goth Of December to Gil the vacancy
thereby occurring.
A lady from Missouri was arrested 10
Leavcnworth the other day for appearing
in male attire. It appears that she was
Jealous of her husband, and had adopted
that plan to discover his indiscretions.
She failed to fnd her husband, but sue.
ceeded in finding lodgment 10 the Gala.
booss.
Some dsysa ago little child Of Virgil
Stewart, of Warrenton. was horribly mu.
tilated by a cat. While Tho family we're
out catching chickens for market they
left their babe at the house. The family
wcro too fur of TO hear the screams Of
the little euffsrer; but on returning to
the house found four Of its fingers eaten
otf the right hand.
H. W. Smart. ESQ.,, Of Mexico, while
riding some fourteen miles from thai
place, was attacked and shot by some
would.bc murderer, and robbed Of $500.
The ball struck him on the upper part ol
the forehead, glaucing ovsr aud around the
upper part Of the skull, the shot stunning
him instantly. and when he returned to
con ,ciousuess his pockets we're riaed and
the scoundrel gone.
Mr.. George @. Bingham, the artist, o.
Independence, in reviewing . politics
thanksgiving sermon BY Rev. r. 3. John
son, of that place, containing stricture'
, on historical painting by Mr.. O., ind'
occasion for saying that "caudor compel'
(him) 10 concede that the difference b.
tween Kansas and Missouri, o. the scor,
I of morality, At present, is greatly in ia
vor Of the former, and is most strikiugly
. exhibited 10 the fact that, while her peoph
/ make laws to punish her raseals, the ras
, cah Of Missouri make laws topuuish be-
, people,"
The Mexico Lsdgsr.ef The 9th, has th'
: following:
. James P. Galloway and Richard Purdy
the parties who we're indicted at the Let,
! term Of our Circuit Court for murderinl
. the Fletchers and Marshall, and who tool
!. change Of venuo to Shelby county, h,v
, both beeu acquitted. We are not sur
. prised at this result, but It 10 . startlisl
, commentary on the administration Of th
criminal Law, that Radical can shoe
down . Democrat In cold blood 10 Au
drain county, and only needs TO take ,
change df venue to Shelby y'county, TO b,
, not only excused, but justi6sd. Thss
{ men are none the less guilty Of murder
I because they havs been acquitted upol
the testimony of Psjassss ndby psoks'
jury.
CHARLssTox, No., Dec. 9Th, 1867.
: Agent Florsscs Sewing Machine Co: