The Lincoln County herald., 1869-05-20
t.LQoAk,ANo COUNTY.

.,.,ss4LooAksA AND COUNTY.
Tie 81. &. 1 z. I. R.--Mst Martta's
al Report 70 lAe Csuaiy Ceast
- shs Asserabk 0nmy Csws Of Lin
eels COsss, No, Nay' 1srr, 1850
Haviug Sesn appointed by your hon
ssabls body at the August Term, 1858,
. yout sgsat, ID subscribe 4ss stock or.
Asa to Be taken BY you, and in general
tstdb "a ip<s{orp D. thA 'Scunty oil
things peftihhg to Tie 81. Louis and
Keotuk r,ikssd. IAsavs ia good faith
enaeay"red to, carry out your wishes |;
but have failed, for the reason that. your
intsrssts, as we'll % the interests Of said
road have been 'thvartcd for the last six
months BY the actions of the President
of ..ii .sAd. AsAA, we'll knows, since
September lssh hs, vas the sole cause Why
Pihs}nsSsy ,rshSsA to! sStss6e4, Der
stock 70 said road. In ,0e,sber,, 1868,
this was made known to him, but be re.
fused to resign his position, prsferriug
the saGssass Of the road TO- a'lass u po-
,sition. He next attempted, without con.
'sultstioa With the Directory, ITO have the
charter Of said road changed BY the Leg.
'islature. In this he wai sigually de.
fsatsd. It was then that your hoaorable
body, kasisg uatussly viewed the whole
matter. for Jssasons satisfactory to the
Court, asked him to resign, which he still
declined to do. Still hopeful that some.
ching might be accomplished, aud being
anxious to make tsr building Of said road
success, I called . meeting of tho couu.
'tiss Of 'Rails, Pike and Lincoln, to be
held At Louisiana on the Goth of April,
10 reconcile if possible the conflicting
'int~ssts st said cosutiss % regards .toca,
tion. This meeting wss held, bat no plau
could be suegssted e suit Rails county.
The couptiss Of Pike and Lucdln, how.
svsr, dtttfhinsd to take 'this 'gfeat tuter-
prise to hsud, sna thereby puS themselves
in satitsdas % soaieel ths lhen approach.
fng election Tor Directors. The Presid.
leg Jsytice of Pike county, Who vas ap.
pointer BY sn order Of that Court TO
.sstscribA shsir stesk, u .aid road, agreed
with ma that he would meet me Ia St,
Louis the Saturday before said election.
Asd h would subscFihs The stock sod We
would elect the Directory FOR said road,
and thereby put The enterprise ID the
hands Of intsrested psrtis and imme
distSy pat assid road <adsf osstraet to |
the city Of Louisiass. The Presiding
Jy9tips aa9 AeAesea ~ ~ nasS Aauen.
tMttihaspe, 6e4ikx .ceuaey spstshe or
~ 3AsSs1st, - skksd lSstesl There hatl |
A6lesGt soesses " beSst Itsck tskcu,
AA 6piliesd, 70 make ~ sSAsesip pt,ea uo. |
I'll The day Of election, and when they |
'yvenldd b eonpslled 70 exhibit IL, Mon.
dsy, " . iSis. y: ;et shs s..it
Dirseees 6St fSr III purpose * selecting |
ehrSe 3adsss add % everything had |
&ssn .ssaeoetsd By -this !"Hos.N President
70 eossy e14his sehsnss, b wie sathe
ssleaisaA @k Iuds~whs would aahw this
bogQa steek 70 vote, thereby sususisR the
success sfi AAsis osa ssd their tchemsS,
thsy, ,yrefcsed thrcsgh one Of their nun
Der i pSnse Of three men from the
city sfoA lesis = ssid Judges. . TO this
I dissssssd, 'Snd ssksd the sppoiotmert
Of onp jadss hon this county. This r.
Su~t; 80 rhally, llfSsp3 4 informed
then that 81 d. sdfsSlof juslies to ny
aea0 ~ u lsne ~. trolNis; fai. !