The Lincoln County herald., 1868-11-19
sfAfB ITEMS.

abou. 5000 ei.issss Of shs
sounty. ......
The North Missouri Railroad has been
to the Iowa line, and those
Who have tried II say Il rides smooth aud
easy. Thew 10 being pushed on to
Iowa. 4f
The California (Moniteau county, Mic.
sourian has been presented, BY Dr.. J. N.
Dunlap, with . turnip 81 inches in cir.
cumfsyeucs, and weighing eight pounds
and nine ounces.
The Rails county Record o2srs IRE.
ward Of Ave cents to each Radical Who
will give him bic name % one Of those
who voted For negro outrage 10 that couo.
ty, and promises to publish the names %
part Of the bargain.
A disastrous Gre occurred on Maiu
street, 1t. Louis, ~ the 18th inst, CON.
plsteIy destroying the stores Of Skinner,
Wall l. Co., and westsrman and Meir,
besides damaging adjoining baildings.
Loss over e125,000.
On the Sd inst,, . Mr.. Walker Was shot
and instantly killed at the door Of Mr.
Waldrou's residence in Vineiand, Jefer.
sou county. leceased had been por-
ton Of the year . resident Of Potosi. at
work At the carpenters trade, was 8S
years Of sge aud unmarried.
The Randolph Ci,issn fsvors the or.
gan;sation Of 40 Emigraut Aid Society"
for the purpose Of assisting the negroes
Of Missouri to emisrste to Iowa, tbs
Happy Land Of Canaan" ~hich has re.
Gently bestowed the right Of Suffrage up.
on her 12l American citizens Of African
descent Of tho male persuasion, above the
age Of twenty one years.
Rev. A. p. Williams, o listinguished
minister Of the Baptist church was killed
on the 9th inst, near Glasgow, by his
horse falling over an embank ment. he
WAS taken up and kindly cared for, but
died two hours after the accident. Two
other deaths, 10 nearly similar manntr,
occurred near the same place about o
year ago.
Wr. John Paule, Of St. Charles county,
sends word to the Republican that he has
car Of corn, taken without particular 50
lection from his Geld, which 10 IL inches
long, 10 inches In circumference, has "a
rows, and contains l,4l6 grains. This
beats tho ear given to the New Madrid
Record soue time since, containing 1,O24.
The cdsa crop Of New Madrid county,
is turning cut = much better yield than
was expected. The farmers down there,
taking advantage Of the 6ne weather, are
busy gathering, sheiling and sending their
crops to market. Corn 10 selling At 50
cents bushel delivered At New Madrid
10 one Of the townships Of Csage coun'
ty q candidate for Constable, of the Rad.
ical persuasion. neglected to flo the can
didates "oath Of loyalty" % required BY
i'adical law. He received q majority o.
the votes cast, but his Democratic oppo'
nent, having attended to the weightie,
matters Of the Law, gets the Office. II
this instance, the poisoned chalice is com
meuded to the lips Of him who filed il.
On tho 8lss ult. . difficulty occurred
in Fsyette, Howard county, 10 which
VIM. Talbot was killed. Talbot got int
. quarrel while playing cards 10 saloon
A constable intsrfered and tried to sr
rest him w&,en he drew . pistol and rs
sisted Shortly after he commenced T.
ing du the constable and IN assistant th'
latter had summoned. The constable ant
his assistant returned the are, one sho
taking effect on Talbot and proving fatal
About midnight Of the 7th inst, an oil
man named Bisby, residing 10 tho sub
burBs Of Pleasant Hill. Cass county, hear
ing some noise around his house, vhicl
be supposed to be made BY cattle, steppe'
out to drive them away. As hs az %
he encountered . strange man whom b.
ordered awsy, threatening to shoot hin
If he did not leave.. At this the strsn
ger fred, hitting Mr.. Bond, breaking hi
thigh 10 such . way that It had to b
smputstsd next day. II 10 not know
who did the shooting.
The Clarksv,lls (Pits county, ssatios
Of the 18th under the caption Of "Raths
Decided" has the f0llovins.