The Lincoln County herald., 1869-06-03
rROn PIKE COUNTY.
LOUISIANA, Mo , May 20, 1850.

n LOUISIANA, Mo, May 20, 1859.
DEAs HERALD You will doubtless
excuse the short missives sead you.
The weather 10 excessively warm, conse-
qusntiy I am enervated to . certain ex.
tent, and have but little will for tho work
hence, IL my letters are brief and stupid,
your readers will know The reason Why.
We have bad series Of storms within
the past few days, almost unprecedented
10 the annals Of this county. Last even.
iug . terrific tempest passed over our
city travelling east, and such . washing
- everything received would have done
honor to the best patent washing machine.
farther west il was most serious ealam.
i,y, aud has, I fear, worked great injury
10 the crops and fruit. Hail 10 round
and square and Dat shape fell between
this aud Bowling Green to 40 alarming
sise-larger than goose sgg-and many
animals seriously maimsd, some killed
By II; and in some instances such wss
tho weight Of the hail that il drove
through. the roofs Of houses, and split
ordinary weatherboardiug on the sides
Of barns and houses. So far have
heard Of no further damage done. This
will, Of course, result ipjuriously to tho
wheat and apple crop, but the extent Of
Il is not yet known.
Our farmers are backward with their
corn crop, many having just finished
putting it in. We have had big raiso
Of late; it is now slowly retrcstiug, but
still tide enough to permit our "aoating
palaces" to locomote without difficulty.
But the retiring food will soon be rein
forced by the June rise, which is now
near at hand.
Our Court Of Common Pleas closed
its session to-day, after disposing Of all
the cases that we're ready for trial. Its
session has been laborious..one. There
we're 108 cases on the return docket,
mostly of commercial character. Among
the lawyers here from . distance was
Tom Anderson, Of Palmyra, looking as
young and as vigorous IS he did twenty
years since. He is . rare, genial, good
fellow, and as you know a "war horse "
before jury. I noted in the bar two
representative men from Lincoln-A. V.
Mckee and Henry Quigly, both ranking
high 10 their profession. I cannot stop
now to notice specially any case disposed
Of, although there we're several which At.
tracted much public interest. On Thurs.
day last Judge Porter adjourned the
Common Pleas Court here to hold spe-
cial term at Bowling Green, to pass upon
the mandamus petitoned for by Jordan
Hughes, . Northern Methodist preacher
against the Trustees Of the Methodist
Church. South, at Ashley, for the use ol
said Church. when not in use by the
Southern Methodists. Judge Porter
after hearing tho case, granted the man
damus, and Jordan will now be permitted
to preach in said church. Ho is negro
of very good appearance and behavior
and has borne himself we'll on his exami
nation. Tho result has struck harshly q
tender chord in the public heart. Such
results have not been looked for, nor car
our people yet appreciate the justice o.
such proceedings but ! forbear further
comment.
The Hesser. Reid j Jamison war is still
progressing. The cry is, "Lay on Mac
duff, and d-d DO he who first cries hold
enough" Hesser's gun barrels are red
bot from rapid and continual firing, and
the long Toms and Colombaids Of REID
and Jamison send forth q solid fame o.
Ere, enough to sink m irou.clsd ; still &C
far the "pau,o 10 fictitious, and no one il
hurt" although tho spirit eviuced BY
both 10, "Let rs have no pssce," unit
"Cdrthasc eat delenda."
The Methodist Episcopal Southsrs
District Conference has been in session
here several days; Bishop Kavauaugh
Of Kentucky, presides with much dignit!
and ease. He delivered o splendid dis
course last night to . crowded house.
but have written enough for once.
Adieu, THAD.
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