, 1869-02-22
ST. LOUIS,
To AbulIsh 81. LpuIs-Rlch Develop.
msnIs by u Womun- Ra,lfvAd Psrs
soualisiis-Rebo Dol Hatred Of q Loyal
m1ns Etc Blc.

was the passage OF bill through tho Lower |
House, last week, to annex the whole city of
St. Louis to the little city Of Ct. Charles, on
the north side Of tho Missouri River. 1t was
intended ~ good bit ut the St. Louis mem.
beEs, who were hRbltuAlly absent from their
seats on Friday and Saturday, and WAS pro-
posed in the form OF q "llttle local bill, to
amend the charter Of tho city Of 81. Charles. |
1t VAS stated that tho st. Charles delegation |
were In favor Of the blll-lts reading VITA
thcreupon dispensed with, and the bill passed |
by tho constitutional majority. The Joke
was Immediately discovered, but too late 10
move reconsideration. Tho next day the |
Speaker announced that the Clerk was In
error In counting the vote, and that the BILL
hsd not passed. The subject was therefore
dropped, but II Is thorn fn the side OF the
st, Louis members of tho Lowcr House to
this day.
WOMAN 6uYrnA6E IN MISSOURI.
The recent convention In Chicsgo, In rela.
tion 10 the question Of romans sugragc,gRrc
us some good reading upon that dcllcsse sub
ject, but nothing has happened, go prc'cmi-
ucnt1y rich In comparison, NJ the visit Of .
jrlrxatf0u Of stronE.intndod forualcs TO the
capital ol the Btnte 10 urge thu passage oi q
Law 10 submit Tho guustion Of striking out the
word "male" from The constitution. 10 pop
u1sr vote. This delegation rons to Jelferson
Clty; thry bcdraEvlrd slIrmsr'ycs through
the mud Of Tho town and tho nlrc af In pn.
li.icai ntm0lphrro worked diligently In
procuring s'gnnlutfs to their prtlt'n.1s
s.nilrd md fn,arkrd and tllnnEist they ha1
DUNG II nll. Inl hciOrn thclr backs ncrs
turnnd Tho Legislative h"lons snast'ed theM,
aud shcy cns.o back hopeful but dhnrpoaled:
fThe FHF ny Il TIN. frktnA wa nj
on thrlr return aud pust!Ahed. II " \ racy
document, ind tbs following extract, XIV.
Ing 1hn ladlcs' experience IN asking h!Kna.
tures 10 thcif petitloa on tho ears. en- ronis
TO Jefferson City. should be publIsl.rd ~ one
| port. speaking Of tho men, haJs:
"nome vonld Immediately gaacs toward. our
Hff. expecting, no doubt, 70 see tho rach.dto1d.
look, ri II donbsir thstr own oJes and eas., At
ss sss. 1s. tx ., IL IL :rno nomo
in1.ti.ai7 M sssnoa ss,i;s.d Tits OUT oas ,sssoane ~ @
atd siepod without fulthes hesitAtcy. Two or
rouns: :sboui Jackets usnilcstea = - auDrone eou.
tempt !or tho Adall, and. By sundr, 1ooks. repeat
cd snif1s. and up:urn'nx noso. endeavostd 10 ami
ss 'as hsa ess:: 2
a ss ,no.,ss ~ car aes so Ed az
1esa@oa 1hlle 'ntSs' ~ ve.e ,icrs. ba. 81 s.
one Of tho chirs1rT. who smoked oeBparatelY To
constitute lho bone and s!ncw Of our Ind. iii
seemed pltaaed. listened atsentlvsly aud treated
US Politely. sorao Of ,hcls blunt remarks, now
efcr. caused your petitioners not 1.ti!e Me:rl
wlnP anotbsr, :ny Jo1e. madam. tho fellef thai
ct sGe :nstbtr st e.ag Ysl; :pas H. 9s,
on The shady side OF forty, raid, IA = bachelor
be wns ready ior AnJ proposal from tho ltd!ce
uaa amenomtnt smother '~as sure 1t would bs
deliR hs'ul to 70 to TIE polls with the gsls on sae
~ 1:ss
out the Hholo sair, with the exception Of Ia,
enpc1toraties We N = With astentise listeners aus
pleasant, courteous remarks"
TIE PACIFIC RAILROAD rMnHoGLIo,
The controversy between Hr. Hudson F.
Bridge ,one Of the Directors ofthc Pacific Rail
road. Joined with largo number OF the com
pany's stockholders, aud the balance Of til
present Board Of Directors, has assumed a'
entirely personal hue. The polat In issue i
whether the Legislature shall amend tb
charter Of the company 90 that all, Instead q
one-third, Of the Directors OF tho road shai
DC elected every ycar-the question to b
this question cElmination and :recrimlnatto
, of d most extraordinary character has ariseI
} Each party accuses the other Of trying to IL
p, jure the road. Bridge says theiother Direo
; tors have entered into contrncts By whlc
the road is defrauded Of large sun to ensic
l
done many other outrageous thing
i Pr contra, 1t is charged that N
t Bridge has sought to injurc the credit Of II
) road By calculating falschoods aud trumpe
: NJ charges, to prevent the ale OF bonds
, Wall street. By personal SANDER aud othe
} wise. 1t is charged that lie was disa
: pointed asplrant for the Presidency of II
$ road aud ior that reason solely has made 4
n the trouble. Behind all this controversy,
s ia generally believed, are some big guns
] Vu19 - n1f In al
!, in pursuance OF the scheme which has late
n been developed for extending the conncctio
Il uf the trunk lines westward. In fact 1t
+ openly inserted that the Eric clique on O
=" sfce and the Penneylyanla Central clique
" the othrr, arc at the bottom Of the whc
p controversy. though In the behalf Of t
ot Nrldgc party the actfre managers OF t
er North Missouri Kallroad-a rival road
II Kansas Clty-have most important par
IS clpatIon. -....-.
ID ANOTHER RAILROAD GRAD uAM8.
L, II 10 known that thu Hannibal Il IL. jose
he Naflroad Company owes Tile State $780, (
d. for bonds Loaned 10 build tue road. the
H. tcrcs, IA faithfully pn!si and The company
ps supposed 10 hu nnxloas II rny the flrlncil
ii In iii caseR lnt tllal III thu Pacific, tue gil
tn tslactury assurances that the tDnds would
ho cn,np'rird., Thus the lron Mountaln r
~, eo,itlwcst 1lsnnrt Il ads have i,crM slrlna
~ Elsrn awmY nl"'n the guarantee that the r.
lr. ,,t,i,lnr, w rc,iu. ~ i,os rrcrrt,r di.royr
nd TINT ti,e three m'lltnns lnc by
1t Hannibal Il 1t. Joseph Nallrond ulny f'r IL
I'D nai1nx n,A1f ross' and th s'na.
~. rr",,t;nv .ui,,,,itrs 10 rs,Irnads ria
graMtne hhs been very hhrewdl5 arra,t
uuru aarl of sis branch ruads. and the /
afe su run AZ t,l tcc,l5e tho fayor or the q
tics through which they run. and titus c
wv lnst,,r sn"c.s. II ia a i,rtvht itlr. and
mrnia,lv sucrce,l. if nj tlts scsstnn.
y ii,e nrxt. Thr managers of lhn erhetue
had nI ri,I,rac In thc interest of The ItRut,it,
ny. ii. Jcsrr,t toatl, Mil +, ,tuy. Of the
tu. na,,,, Ilu, Hnntnr 4 th,lucx ni,h aftrj,
al. t!ns"si J., KENNY. t,.n.a.ta1 t., IL, ,,tn,
q In 1etu'h't IL ue'F's '"teIestc" ~ wv faoi
r ,,T tloh.
liz n'""" 'nh A"hAN NsAe "'sh
he4 tne Phnh,all"tl v not ,fe'nafRhh,c iuf 1's
tsn, ftnur ~ iiA HfAit9' ny wv NJ htn6
ma efff NV ~ n,l''ifr. arc t,''a ~ tl,SF u,
sttfr ailH Hfni ~ tetHl$l, '"H. III H""etI tnH
t,Vt. alt',, "i'i'H l'i4Hs thh htRansas l'ln' III
tssn thn Mat t'iin istsll, Matlf f7"hhst a,faaits
lhs ethntAh$ ~ utlut, 'h'An}' ann ~ ttssl
stiss VI ,rns' "nsnm "ansi"G tsrurs ',t"l'
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Hhea {nn nEhs ths Hes', "'tn wv s"'s
ii OF must be n'lfht, "hea t4a "al wal hse
lend fehels ftthtneu home, ahu o. lohh 81
all. remained alliet MONKS lsl !hem alnue,
very nofse's'ea'tnE sma Muiust @ ea,ne
this nhtu!a4 ~ tue'o |AAt WV 3cafA
= was MONKS hunE HH o. !