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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-01-17
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. IS.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. IS.
HARD AT WORK.
The Senate labOrcd diligently until
| o'clock this afternoon and then
adjourned over until Monday.
WIDOWS AND ORPHANS HOME. .
a bill was introduced appropriating
$50, 900 to the Widows and Orphans
Home of Kansas City. Referred.
Mrs. Lykins, Mrs. Bingham and
Mrs. L. Tyrcc, the ladies who had
the matter in charge, have created u
most favorable impression in behalf
of the institution.
THIN HOUSE
The House met after dinner and
adjourned without doing anything,
the attendance being too thin.
TIE Observation-Disclosures QUESTION.
They had up all this morning in the
Senate the concurrent resolutions for
paving the State Indebtedness in
currency, and OIL Il motion to refer to
the ways and means committee,
Wingatc took the floor and spoke
overa an hour on the general merits
and supporting the resolutions. n
reference would have been carried
had Il vote been taken, but the matter
was still pending at. the adjournment,
GRAND JURIEs 20. &,
Mr.. Weilland! will introduced bin
dispensing with Grand Juries sxtsb,i
for murder and treason.
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT.
The House Committee on Jniicia
Appointment this afternoon resolve,
itself into two sub committees; on
for the north side and the other 70
the south side. Of tho Missousi river
each will draft articles for their re
spcctivc sides. Four new circuit
will be formed, and the average pop
ulation of u circuit will he about lift,
thousand. o.:
MEETING OF RAILWAY PRESIDENTS
a meeting of railway President
will be held here OH Monday night Il
consider Lccpcr's eighteen. million
distribution bill. -
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NO RIGHT TO DICTATE.

The Sedalia Democrat, one of the
truest and most reliable and iufucn.
till weekly papers, in the State, in
anticipation of tho late action OF tic
Democratic State Central Committee,
has the following:
The Democratic State Central
Committee. have called a meeting Of
their members at jefferson City OH
the 9Th inst. We presume that nc
man will question the right Of tho
committee to meet, talk, wine, talk,
smoke and adjourn.
We think good many come ,'of a
general consultation among earnest,
thinking Democrats, aud viewing the
matter in this light, VIC are glad. that
the committee and other Democrats
will meet for consultation. SEQ
We sec by a dispatch from jefferson
City I" the Kansas City TIMES, that
the object s.. the meeting Of the
Central Committee is to commit Ahc
Democracy Of the State to the "pass-
i've" policy, aud to fix the principles
ofthc party for the. next campaign
wcprcsnmc. VIC hope the committee
will attempt to exercise no such des-
potic power. They we're not on=
pointed to manufacture princip3Ss. for
the party. The committee onfndnld
over by %suferance. aPdsye. thi,htxl Hat
a common modes,y would prompt
them to be quiet. Or
The suggestions Of the members of
the committee arc entitled to just, tn,
same consideration that the SUCCESS
tionso Of an equal number of well in
formed Democrats, no more, no lbs.
We arc entirely willing TO abide by
the decision Of Democratic Co,,vem.
ton, but are not willing to let The
Central Committee or any other
private gentlemen do the thinking
for tho Democracy Of Missouri.
We presume that the committee
will only suggest, and leave II the
people to adopt or reject their recon.
%mendati"ns as the majority In con.
ven'ion assembled shall Determine.
The Democracy Of Missouri will
hold " convention this year, IN order
to send Delegates to tho National
Democratic Convention, to nominate
u ticket and to elect n new Democr:iir
central Committee. We hope tbe
committee will fix upon . time for .;
convention and be content TO let the
asse'"'lca democracy (wben 80 metz
"''e"" 10 their own business In their
own way.
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would have t,foppcd over" and been
as good possum as anybody. But as
1t is urged as the. policy Of the Ns:
tional canpaiYn,. whenever the exccu.
tive committee At WsshingtSN, Of the
Democracy in convention recommend
its adoption, then we:are ready to
fall into line. 1t remains to be: seen
how many States will follow lib OK
ample Of Missouri. At present it is
not popular outside Of the State.
Strong opposition is expressed to it
by the prominent journals Of nearly
all the other States. Still there is u
possibility that it may be adopted.
But its adoption will not inspire our
hearts With any great faith in Demo.
cratic victory. Almost unbrokcn
harmony and unity prevail in Repub.
lican ranks, and the probability rs.
that should the bemocsatic, farty
compromise it's integrity by. enter
ing into the base alliance :contcihpla.
ted, it will reap, as the reward of its
humiliation, overwhelming defeat
and disaster. In u opinion tho
the leading organ Of the Kentucky
Democracy does not miss tho mark
very far when it says:
1.-The presidential V Of 1877:
promises to be marked by little oppo'
sition to the present occupant OF thu
White House. The Democracy cvc
strong, eve hopeful though it be
must bidc its time. 1t may mob AOw
! elect its president. The Republicans
have IL national majority Of less.fhaI
twenty thousand, but they arcSsSAtd
and the handful Of conservatives il
not sufficiently strong to produce All!
serious division in the Republican
ranks. An union Of the Dembcrac,
with these to elect. ANOTHER: .lsspubii
can, would produce 10 good result
and wouldtc'a sdrrendcr .iata tfh7
! when patience is the viz tue that tri
umphs. The Democracy cannot form
such an alliance, SO amtagonistic t,
the history of the party, to it's prlnci
pies and to the gOodo of the country
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anteeand1 secure: to- them the pre-
lection Of life, tie possession and en-
property, and the main.
tainahee Of The .ilessinks Of equal
liberty and upiform> taxation, its
burdens should be borne alike by all.
No class lesisiatisn shoald ever mar
tho beauty Of its strncture, or mark
castles and condition in society mo spe-
cial statues favoring the wealthy
bondholders and shoddy a~ristocrst,to
the ruin and destruction Of the poor
soldier, who fought his country's
battles, should ever disgrace our
states or nation. Our revolutionary
fathers never so intended the Consti-
tuition. they gave us, and the laws
made in. strict conformity therto,
neither authorize or rccognizeit.
Freeman of America. The beakers are
ahead of us. Our ship ofState is to-
day p!unging madly in the midst of
the pillows ofcorruption and centrali-
cation. All state and national,
is being roughly seized aud rapidly
absorbed by the handful of knaves
and corlnorants who misrepresent,
yet claim to be our. government. !
adjure YOU in the language of i'm
mortal Lawrence, don't give up the
ship, awake from your sleep, arouse
from your lethargy, haste to the or
set,rush to the rescue of your country
your homes, your tircsidcs, Eight the
battle of Freedom owe again at tho
ballot box in 1872. WIN tine victory
OF Virtue, honesty, patriotism, hurl
the mass of purifying rottcnness
from place and power, prove your
selves W Worthy descendants of gallan,
sires, and rewin with the freeman:
franchise what they purchased fol
You with their blood. JALFREY.
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SALINE COUNTY KU-kLUX.
uEADQuAR. STATE or MISSOURI

AEADQCAR. STATE OF MISSOURI,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OFFICE,
CITY. NO.. JAN. 5, 1871.
10 his Excellency b. Gratz Brown,
Governor. of Missouri:
Sir: Upon reports contained in
the issues of the st. Louis Democrat
ofthe eth 2sth and 10Th of last month,
OF a massacre of q number of negroe
GU the Glasgow road, near Marshall,
Saline county, by a band of Ku-Klux
your Excellency directed me, on the
lst Of this month, to proceed to the
scene of the outrages, and to investi.
gate them. l left Jefferson City the
same day, and went to Marshall BY
way Of Brewnsville and Arrow Rock,
arriving at the designated place on
the evening of the 2d inst. l remain.
ed at Marshall the next day and re.
turned OH the following via Browns.
vile to Jefferson City. Itmay suffice
to say, that there is not a particle OF
truth in the reports above mentioned.
l have spoken to farmers residing ON
the road leading to Glasgow, two
colored persons and former Union
soldiers, and neither they, or any
other persons whom l met, knew
that any lawless act had been commit.
ted in said locality. The only fact,
which might have led to exaggeration.
and misstatclncnts, is the following
On Saturday, the Gath of December,
MIR. Cason, the City Marshal, went
out OF town to arrest, upon a warrant,
a mulatto named Sam. Smith, a noto.
rious thief, not only known as such
in'Saiine, but also in the adjoining
counties. Mr.. C. met Smith in .
cabin with two other negroes, two
aud a:half miles from Marshal, bu,
found it too, pcrilous to ::arrest the
man in the cabin. AS soon as Smith
had left, Cason followed him and
attempted the arrest, when Smith
offered resistance and was %thereupor
fired ut by the officer, who, according
to his OWN statement, wounded Smith
in the shoulder. Smith escaped, and
according to last reports was seel
since in Pcttis county. But this af
fair took place on a road leading tc
Finncy's Greek in a Southwestern
direction, and not on the road from
Marshal to Glasgow.
The citizens of the county are in,
dignant that reports of such an az
gravating character us contained i,
the st. Louis Democrat, injurious t.
the best interest of their community
aud gotten up by some irresponsible
person, have found way into til,
fpublic press; and I am bound to saw
from all the Information collected
that the people of Saline county ar,
as law abiding rs any 0 fthc State
and that the colored portion thereo,
arc as safe and protected in rhci,
rights in the said county, as tn,
negroes in st. Louis county.
have the honor to remain. ver,
respectfully your obedient servant,
ALBERT SIGEL.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-01-17

COLUMBUS O., Jan. AT 12
o'clock this morning the Senate and
the House cast their votes for u. s.
Senator: In the Senate the vote stood:
Morgan, Is John Sherman, II Robt.
c. Schenck, J. In the House the
votesstosd ; SheEmsn, 81 Morgan, II;
Jacob D. Cox. l. It was . party
vote in 10th Houses, with n ex-
ccption In each branch, q Republican
incach voting one for Schenck and
one for Coz.
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FARM FOR SALE.

THIS ~ sane hrmp farm. situated -
i about six miles south rest Of vs. .d
verify. containing 2s0 acres all In cult. nI
vation. well inclosed and with con. NV
vsnient cross fencing. The improvements arr
~ new, consisting Of . good and eonvenient
dwelling barn, &c. Thers are on the place ssy.
erl hundred bearing ffult trees. The fhxm 10
convenient to schools. aud has on Il an album
dant supply OF water: The land Ii fresh, and
has produced . ton or hemp TO every two acres.
TERAs-e3. 600 cash. and the balance In ave
annual payments, with ten per cent. interest. :
For nm tn1ora1stloA apuaT st thia Dt1cc. illgtf
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New Advertisements.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF MISSOURI, d..
Lafayette Couniy. So
IE. the Common Pleas Court Of said county, De.
ccmbei Term. 1871, Sd day, Dec. 20, 1911.
Matte s. Stevens
Alexander r. Stevens.
ITO THE said Alexander b. Stevens: You art
i hereby notified that said PLAINTIFF has COM
menced suit against you IN said Court by petition
In which 1t is alleged that you were lawfully mar
ried to plaintiff on the Sd day Of March, 1853,
that you lived with plaintiff until the 30th LAY oil
August, 1859, when yOu deserted plaintiff, and
still remain absent from her, that there was born
Of said marriage one child, and the prayer Of said
petition Is that plaintiff may be divorced FROM
The bonds Of mat.im0ny contracted with you Us
Aforesaid, and that she may have the care and
custody OF her said infahf child. And You are
further notified that unless yGu be aud appear Q
the next term of the Comni1n Pleas Court Of said
county, 70 he holden ut the court house, In the
city OF Lexing:on,
ON THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH NEXT,
and on or befnre tie sixth day thereof, III the
term shall 30 long continue, and II not then, be-
fore the end Of the term, } and answer said petit
ton, the same will be taken a. confessed.
And Il Is further ordered that = copy hereCe be
printed In the Lexington Weekly lntelligrncer, y
weekly newspaper printed 10 said county Of La
fayette. for four weeks successfully, the last In
sertlou to be ct least four weeks before the com.
menoement OF the next term Of this court.
Atrue copy. Attest:
l.. BARESDALE. Clerk.
By L. b. DANIEL, ID. Z.
Rylaad 3 Son Attorneys for plAinhH. Usnl7ts
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Stokes, THE MAN WHO KILLED
FIsK.-Edward S. Stokes is thus dcs,
cribcd: "He was such a person al
any woman, and most men, would
turn again to look at in q crowd
nearly six feet high, with q figure
moulded like an Apollo, a handsome
head carried almost kauyhtily in the
air, and a singularly soft, bright eye
which seemed to exercise Is it turned
upon n al imperious yet charming
influence. He VA stylishly, almost
loudly, dressed in . full suit of striped
gray tweed with a glossy silk hat,
and carried on his arm q very light
oolored ovcrcoat with . lavender
velvet collar. The Mercury reporter
pat his eye on him at once and wa
informed upon inquiry that It Wa
Mr.. Edward. s. Stokes.
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FARM ron SALE.

THIS farm Is located about six mile,
L due south OF Waverly, in the very ~
best portion OF Lafayette county. II con. III
pine plank fence, and In q high state OF cuiti.
walton; The improvements are, . iarTc two
story frame dwelling, suitable tenant houses
and all the necessary ~outbuildinRs, md con'
Of well regulated farm.
Ihe arm In . good neighborhood, couvrnieut
70 scnools, has on ha thriving young orchard.
and Is abundantly supplied With water. The
Land has been in cultivation only q few wears. ia
rich, Hesh and well adapted to the srowth Of
hemp and ali the staple products.
TERMS-One third cash, and the hsi.r.a 4.
one and two Year,, with ten per cent. IIasS
U,For tuH Particular apply II th,s ofBc. ~
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STRAY NOTICE.

TAKEN UP by Thomas II. Grxyox
living In Dover township, In La. I'm
ny tssess county. "; and posted before 70
township. county aud State sforrssld. on ne
istn 4sy OF nSoember. ISL, = stray AORSE.
assS,ioso e ioIiowS: One chestnut sorrrl horss.
hands high, some collar marks, 3 WHIT snot On
tne bose, rSash shod on three feet. Apprsissd
,o, LILY goIars ny John 4. HArwood and Csris-
eording TO Paw, to appraiie The same. WsIncss
my hand, this day aud date above written,
LEVI y. r.
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Mr.. j ohm Banks Moore, IN aged and
estimable citizen Of Gala way county,
died at his residence in that county
on the 10th ult., aged Sc years. &c
had been q resident Of Galloway
county for forty years.
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sUNDRIES FOR SALE.

WYE offer for sale the following items at price.
w suitable to the hard times.
One pair OF splendid brown mare
mules. nearly 10 hands high, good un- NJ
der saddle. and unsurpassed In single VA
or double harness. d
One sorrel selding, perfectly formed, q
pleasant rider, dne roadster 10 harnes I'm
and an excellent and safe familyhorse. ION
One top buggy. In good repair; = light runner
and stylish, together with harness to mitch
One second hand buggy, no top, god running
gear; and excellent single harness.
TCNsTALL 4 son,
Dealers In General Merchandise.
drc6u Wellington, No.
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Col. John w. Hancock died at his
residence in Paris, Texas, on the 18th
ult. Col. Hancock was for q long
time q prominent citizen of Greene
county Mo.
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A little boy. after vs.ch,nu ,b.
burning ofthe sehooi-house until tn.
novelty Of tho thing hsd ee.s,a .,.r,.
ed down the street sayiur: nl.m .,,d
.hs old things burned dswnsId,dn'.
hsve ny jokfry Lesson no howFs.
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Brigham Young he besn arrested.
charged with murder. Bail was re-
fused, and - there Ia no government
jail at Salt Lake, Brigham 10 now .
prisoner IN his own house.
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TRUSTEES a AssIGNEE's SALE.
w l.. BAKER, his wife, by their certain deed
oil trust. dated the eth day of March, 4. D.,
ISL, and recorded in the Recorders Office OF
Lafayette county, Missouri, in Book No. three,
Trustee, the following described tracts Of land
situated in said Lafayette county, Missouri,
viz: The south half OF the northeast quarter oil
section number thirty-four Gay, and the south
number thirty-four tJA, except ten tO) acres Oh
OF the west end OF said last named tract, ail In
township number Gse atty go and range number
made TO secure the payment of W. certain PROM
isOry notes described in said deed Of trust; AMI
whereas, default has be N made in the payment
Of SAIL notes and interest, as specified in said
deed OF trust, and the same are now due and un-
paid, and whereas, said George W. Baker has
been duly adjndgrd u bankrupt by the District
Court Of the United States, In the Western Dis
trict OF Missouri. and the Undersigned John Auli
is the duly sppointed and qualified assignee Of
the estate of said bankrupt, aud, whereas, BY an
November. \. D.. ISL, the said assignee was or
derrd to unite with the said VIM. II. ChiIcs,
Il. ..stee rs aforesaid, in the sale Of said property.
Now, therefore. public notice is hereby given
under the D. visions Of said deed OF trust, and
nj the request OF So holder of said notes, and the
said assignee in conjunction, in pursuance to
said Orier Of court, will, N
TUESDAY, II 9Th DAY 3E FEBRUARY.
A. u. 1871.
between the hours Of ten o'ci,:k In tho forenoon,
and 5 O'clock In the afternoon Of thai Fay, in
front OF the courthouse door, in IL" county OF
Lafayette and state of Missouri, sell ~ public
vendue, . the highest bidder, for cash, the said
real estate md property, ar 50 much thereof 10
may be necessary to satisfy the notes mentioned
in said decd of trust, wifi the cost Of this trust,
Given under our bands this December !. AID,
dec6td JOHN ACLL. Assignee.
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Alex. isssd. mn sstSeDsd citizen Of
Polk county, wss killsd on the 18th
uli., by the staubiing Of his Horse,
which fell on Lin.
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The New York grand jury arc in.
vestigsting the charges against Judge
Bsrpsrd.
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~ CENTRAL
$Fen 1::'!:,! College
Late Marvin Female Institute,)
Will open its next session on
Monday, January 29th,
Unde the management Of
PROF. ABRAM DAvAULT, a. NJ,
As PRESIDENT PRO- TEN,
Assisted by all of the present faculty in the Col
retire from the College to labor in another quarter.
The present session, until January 2.kh. will
go on Us usual, and there will be NO interruption
or stOppaSe in the school.
FACULTY.
ADRIAN DAvAuLr, A. NJ, President. Pro. Tenn.
guages, Natural Science and Moral Phi
lOsOphy.
Miss AuRELIA MILLER, Principal in Collegiate
Miss BELLE l.. GREEN. Principal in Preparatory
Department.
Mis-. DORA DAvAULr, Instructor on Piano and
The College property donated to us by the
Masons, has been completely renovated, and
fitted up, and is now in complete order for n first
class school. All the occupied rooms are nicely
carpeted and furnished and made comfortable
for the pupils.
Parents may feel assured that their daughters
will be kindly treated and well and thoroughly
taught.
similar Colleges. Ne therefore recommsnd the
WIN. MORRISON.
JOHN f. RYL.AND,
EDW ARD WINSOR.
n4l-2m Resident Cnrators.
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FINAL sErTLEMENr

FINAL
NOTICE Is hereby given to all parties interes-
~ ted in the late firm of Lomax 4 Jacobs,
that the Undersigned administrator and
surviving partner, sill apply al the next Term
of the Probate Court o. Lafayette county, To
be begun and held ut Lexington, Missouri, on
the LIST Monday in April. ls12, to make u final
settlement Of said estate.
RICHARD :. LOMAX,
janl7tj Admir- and surviving Partner.
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BOWEN'S
CIR OC Il n Y
Provision and Game
DEPOT,

under Bourbon House)-Lexington, No.,
Where can be found ut all times. bacon, lard
game and groceries of all kinds. DsHighesi
market price paid for country produce and game
apli-ly
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~
bt1be.takers, who to-day have the
ir6n ruled rs. Our ship ofstatc
is driven wildly before the winds of
coming anarchy, and may DO driven
to destruction upon the breakers Of
all unfair, unjust and unequal taxa
ton, ground by piece meal and wruns
drop by drop with torturing agony
from a over-burdcned people ,swelter-
ing. and groaning under a CALLING and
dctcsted burden, bound to add more
comfort and bring more wealth to the
rich, more misery, suffering and pri-
walton; more pain, anguish aud pow
erty to the poor. o, curse to man, q
mockery and shame before high
Heaven. And this is the boosted birth
right Of every American citizen, the
burden which every adopted citizon
must swear to shoulder and
support. God OF Jacob! Protect and
save n people from a fate SO hard,s
doom so rayless, as this.
The safety OF all governments, the
security Of aiiliberty, sests upon. and
10 founded in tho affections, virtue and
intelligence Of tho people who live
undef, them. "A government whose
laws are wise and wholesome, whose
burdens and taxes are equitably.
evenly and fairly distributed aud
borne by It's ~citizeus, cannot fail to
enlist, secure and retain the firm aud
willing support Of every patriotic
heart, to. which It Yields lite careSand
protection, while the reverse Of this Is
squIiy true In Republican form
Of government whero the sovereign
popular power belongs to, and Is
vested In the hands Of the whole peo.
p'e,snd whose laws are msdc 70 guar.
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ate with the Democratic party.
THE MAIN PURPOSE IN VIEW.
When its authorized convention
shall speak it Will remind its adher-
epts that the ultimate and highest
purpose of its existence is to secure
the greatest prosperity, in its best
sense, Of every human being in the
land ; that principles Of government
are trus Or untrue, as they contribute
I o this result that parties and poll
tics and offices are but means to this
end /; that principles are of different
application, and questions lose their
Importance in the eyer shifting
changes of human affairs; and dis
carding all narrow ideas, abandoning
the consideration of all questions
which have Aecn" decided Tor buried
by the events which have passed ;
recognizinggth The accomplished facts of
the present, and approaching the
dangers of the future, it will invite,
both by words and by deeds, both by
resolutions aud by nominations, the
jealous, hearty cooperation of all
men who believe that the constitution
is q better system ofgovcrnment than
martial law, and that reform III the
civil service is a higher duty than re-
warding prospective, partisan effort
by distributing spoi:s. BY this curse
the party, l should hope, would at
tain success.
If IT SHOULD ONCE MORE FAIL,
as an honest, faithful, patriotic mi
will hold an important posi-
ton and exert Gn immense moral
power over the nsjority ; and it may
we'll wait with faith the inevitable
hour which will crown its fidelity
and patience with the C which
II viii have deserved. am, very
respectfully. your obedient servant,
GEORGE H. PENDLETON.