The Lincoln County herald., 1869-11-11
State News.
Warrentou is to have q Radical paper.

state News.
Warrentou is to have Radical paper.
A quarry Of lithoprsphio stone has
been discovered near St. Louis.
Judge Porter has ordered . special
term Of tho Pike Circuit Court, to be
held on the Goth.
Gov. McClurg has proclaimed tho 18th
inst. day Of thanksgiving and prayer,
tho same named BY the President.
First. Lieut.. VIM. D. O'Tools has been
detached as Professor Of Military Science
at the Missouri State University.
RAILROAD APPROPRIATION BY PIKE.
The Pike County Court has appropri-
sted 5000, 900 to the St. Louis and Keo-
kuk railroad, upon the condition that the
road runs BY Bowling Green.
Eishop Marvin, who 10 80 we'll known
as an able and sealous divine Of the
Methodist Church South, recently re.
turned in excellent health, to his home
iu St. Louis. For = year past, he has
been dcvoting himself to Episcopal labors
ia the Far West aud on the Pacific coast,
mostly iu California.
A Kansas City dispatch Of the 9Th
says: A little boy, apparently about ten
year Of age, was found last night, stark,
cold and lifeless, bis body almost naked,
about one half mile east Of the Pacific
railroad depot. Mr.. wm. Baxter, who
discovered the body, had it removed to
his house. It was buried this morning
as decen.ly a. q generous aud humane
man could be expected to have it done.
Nothing was found about the body lead.
ing to its identification.
An estimable cit,sen Of Howard county,
Commodore p. Rawlins, was accidcutly
shot by friend, James N. Bearce, while
out hunting recently. It appears that
Mr.. Bcarce was carrying his gun with ono
hand, the gun swinging by his side with
the muszlc pointing backward, and in this
way he aimed to put it through a crack
of fence preparatory to getting over.
The hammer Of the gun struck rail, tho
gun was fred, and the charge of shot
took effect in Mr.. Rawlings left side.
He only lived two hours, conversed sanely
after the sad accident, and exonerated his
friend of all blame.
REGIsTRAR's IN DANaER.-The jeff
erson City Tribune remarks: The Radi.
calls are also beat IN the McPike case.
This was an action brought by McPike
against the registering officers of Rails
county, for damages sustained by their
refusing to register him as voter. The
registrars said in defence that they wore
not liable in civil actions, for their dec,s.
ions, Tho Supreme Court Of the State
decides against them, and sends back the
case to the Circuit Court to be tried on
its merits. This decision will cause o
general migration Of Registrars. In
Boone, at least 500 suits can be com
menccd against Conklin for refusing to
register men who were known to be loyal.
Capt. J. G. Jamison, the ex proprieto.
Of the Sentinel, started on prospective
tour to IT, Scott and Kansas City las,
Monday night. If he is pleasad with
either place, and finds q 6eld for lucra
tive employment, We may loose him as .
citizen. --Clarksville Sentinel.
The Hannibal Courier says: There
seens to be mania in Hannibal for mar
rying lady school teachers, cspeciall,
those employed in the public schools
Within short time Eve have been callet
upon here to put of celibacy for mat
rimony. The comely school ma'am VIII,
accepts situation as teacher in EIanniba
may consider her chance Of being struol
by lightning more probable than dyinl
an old maid.
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