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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16
Virginia News.

The Conservatives Of the Fourth
Congressional district have nomina-
ted Capt. Z. W. Mckinney, Of Prin &c
Edward, for Congress
Some of the negroes here have been
made by their carpet-bag custodians
to believe that Horace Greeley was II
Confederate guerilla during the late
war.-[Rich News.
The next annual meeting OF the
Viry:nian Division the Army of Nor
thern Virginian will take place in
Richmond, OH the 3lst OF October,
1872. Gen. John d. Gordon, of
Georgia, will address them on the
occasion.
The Page Courier says: "Mr. Aaron
Duble, tenant OH DR.. McGuire's
river farm, few weeks ago thrcshed
the wheat crop of Il field of "a acres,
and found it yielded 9i2 bushels oi
grain--an average OF SO bushels to
the acre"
at recent meeting Of the City
Council of Stuuntun, Hon. ~. ii. Ii.
Stuart was elected Il member of that
body to supply vacancy. lie ac-
ccptcd the position and has qualified.
The Clark Courier says: There
| was an exodus from this place OH
Tuesday OF u number of colored peo-
pie, and We understand their destin-
alton is Pennsylvania.
| FATAL ACCIDENT.--Wc learn from
the Spectator that Oh Saturday eve
ming last, Oh her return from Staun-
ton To her home near Hebron church.
:irs. Susan Long, the widowed
daughter of Mr.. Alexander Ii. Nc.
Comb, was thrown from the buggy
IN which she was accompanied by Mr.
Vim. kirkpatrick, and instantly kill,
ed. Her neck Was broken and til,
skull in the rear Of her head wac
fractured, supposed to be done by
the kick Of the horse.
| CoNvICTED.-The jury i'll the case
of Geo. Z. Langhorn for robbing the
mail brought in u verdict of guilty
yesterday, but accompanied it with
Il recommendation 10 tho Prcsidcnl
for clcmrncv. The counsel for the
defense asked for Il stay OF judgment
III order that II bill of exceptions
might be offered. The shortest term
III the pcnitentiary for the offence j.
tell years.-lLynchburg Virginian
LIST.
FIRE IN NoRFoLK.-Thc Norfull
journal gives lis an account of de
l-tructivc fire, which occurred in tha
city SUNDAY morning last, involvin.
IL loss of some $26, 900, ON which tn,
insurance amounts to only $1,000
Two stables on Union street, KEEP
by Messrs. Strong & Van Wyck wcr,
totally destroyed, together with /,
large quantity of feed, and three
mules burned to death, all their har.
ness, &c. A house owned by Mr.
Taylor WAS also consumed. a mum
Der Of other houses, shops, &C., were
also seriously damaged. The fire il
believed to have been the work of al
incendiary.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16
FARMERS GIRLS.

Cpin the early iAorning, .ff
just at the peep of day,
Straining The milk in the dairy,
Turning the cows away
Sweeping the floor in the kitchen, ..-
Making the beds up stairs,
Washing the breakfast dishes,
Dusting the parior chairs,
Brushing the crumbs from the pantry.
Hunting the eggs at the barn,
Roasting the rl.at for dinner,
Spinning the stockiny-yarn,
Spreading the snow-white linen
Down on tii- bushes below,
.Ransacking every meadow
Where the red strawberries grow
Starchng their cottons for Sunday,
Churning the snowy cream.
Rinsing the pals and strainer
Down in the running stream;
Feeding the ge and poultry,
Making the puddings and pies,
jogging tn. littl, ones cradle,
Driving away the flies.
Grace in every motion,
Music in every tone.
Beauty OF form and feature,
Th us In,'s might cove, to own
Check, that rival the roses,
Teeth the w.i:est ofpearis;
One ofth"sc country maidens is worth
y score Of your city rls
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16
The great preacher, Chalmers, wa,

The great preacher, Chalmers, was
once during his sermon annoyed BY
some dogs in the church. lie stopped
and ordered them TO be turned out.
When the service was over, one old
woman said to another, can how
did ye like the doctor to day :"
each, but he was grant, she re-
piled. "Did ye undsrstan' him Z"
inquired her companion. "The Lord
forbid, J" she answ cred, 'thst SHOULD
hae sic presumption; but wasn't he
bonnie On thac dogs ~
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16
Boy lost.

Wednesday evening u boy about
sixteen years old, living in this city,
disappeared. and has not boon heard
If. lie is rather heavy .e;. of medi-
am height, and was dressed rath, r
shabbily. He is foolish, having very
little intellect and very imperfect
speech. lie has on striped panta-
ICONS, gray mixed coat, and blue
cloth hat, much soilcd.
The last seen Of him was about
} o'clock Wednesday night, he was
Oh this side OF the Wyando,t bridge,
coming towards the Union depot.
lie is supposed to have been possess
ed of u desire to go To -. Louis.
ANY information in regard to him
will be thankfully received b! his
brother, \. l.. Osguod. postofire,
Kansas City, Missouri. Exchanges
please copy.-[Kansas City Times.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16

In the juvenile way we do not re.
member to have seen anything better
than this, which we quote from rural
journal of Massachusetts. The cdi-
tor had seen a contest bctween an
ant and a cankcr worm, in which tho
latter was killed and carried off for
food: and this recalled an anccdotc
Of little boy with tow at one ond Of
him and toe at the other, who said
that he loved his mother best, but in .
,traight-out husking InaSch he'd bet
on his aunt. r..
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16

A New London vagrantl recently;
being cared for In the locklup asksd
permission to pray, and kept Il up
for two hours 80 that all might hear
In the morning he departed with ~
of his cell.mate's money.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16

Thousands VI bushels of apples
will be left to rot on thc'ground IN
the orchards of New England this
autumn. In some towns the farmers
are Offering cider at 81 so per barreE,'
and it is difficult to lind purchasers
sufficient to exhaust half tho apples
a. any price. The best variety OF
winter fruit can he obtained back IN
rural districts at merely no'n'hss E
price.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16


a wholesale liquor firm in Patter.
son, n. j., were surprised the Other
day at the absence of a revenue stamp
just affixed TO n barrel of whisky by
the Assistant Assessor, and as the!
could not sell tho liquor without the
stamp, and the stamp could not b,
duplicated, they were in an awkward
fix. Suddenly they remembered that
q man had been seen sitting ON the
barrel Immediately after the stamp
was pasted on, and on finding that
gentleman aud looking under the
tail Of his coat the mystery was
solved. After some trouble the
stamp was transferred from the in
nocent man TO the barrel, and the ex-
citement subsidized.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16

A North street man went off Sat
urday noon for half day of fishing.
When lie returned lie had walked
thirteen miles, lost a $40 watch,
sprained his thumb, spoiled an Sll
pair OF pants by sitting down on his
luncheon, and caught a four-pound
mud turtle. lie got back in time t.
help the doctor cut from his oldest
boys foot one of the several fish
hooks he had left at home. lie took
a cursory view of the situation, and
went to bed.-(Danbury News.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16

were concealed there. Finding that
all was secure, he would then hail the
family and order the man and boy to
leave. which they never failed to do.
With his rife on his arm he would
then advance to the cabin and direct
the woman to prepare his dinner or
break fast. MS the case might be. The
woman feared and lcathed him, but
was afraid to refuse, knowing that he
would shoot her down at the first
word Of remon.trance.
Two Federal soldiers, in camp
seven miles from the spot, concluded
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02
Fatally Stabbed.

Henry Sanchez, a colored man, ma.
tive of Jamaica, aged about IS years,
was fatally stabbed on Wednesday ev.
ening last by Mary Montgomery, a
white woman, with whom he had been
living for some time.
On Wednesday evening last, says the
Alto, tho two had q difficulty, which
was ended by the woman stabbing the
man In the left breast. After the cut
ting. she called In parties from an nd
Joining room to 20 for q doctor and re-
main with her during the night. Nc
doctor could DO found convenient, aud
Sanchez was allowed to suffer without
medical aid until Thursday evening,
and expired from the effects OF his
wound about one o'clock yesterday az
ternoon. Mary Montgomery, when
spoken to In regard TO the AFFAIR, stated
that Sanchez took the knife away from
her, cut one Of her fingers, then stabbed
himself and threw the knife away.
While converting with the detectives
as to her connection with the matter,
she took from her pocket q sheet OF pa
per, tore IL up ana Threw II near tue
Stove. The fragments Of paper were
picked up, and on being pasted to.
gether the note was found to contain a
confession that che had committed the
deed. It was addressed to her hus.
band, Robert Montgomery, a colored
man, who Il at work In Alvarido.
The note reads as follows:
MY Husband | am going to kill
myself. Stanchers Beat ME aud | Cut
him In his Brest and lie sed that he
would have ME arrested aud Before
90 to gial | will die good By and look
out for me and don't let me Be Beried
In the poor ground. for II you do | will
Hafnt you for ever my love aud ! sorry
But | cannot help it | wish that had
Remain truer to you than | have Been.
Dear Husband farewell" 4Ea
Two Of tho colored women state that
Mary had boosted that she had stabbed
Sanchez and that being q white wo-
man. no one would do anything to her
for 1t. The woman has been taken
taken into custody. ,ssEa asrs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02
Horace Gresley.
We extract the following relative to
Mr.. Greeley's past history and literary

We extract the following relative to
Mr.. Greeley's past history and litcrary
career from Chamber Encyclopedia (:
"Horace Greeley, American jour
nalist, was born at Amherst New
Hampshire, February 8, 1911. His
father was o farmer Of small means ;
and Horace, after acquiring the rudi-
ments of education at . common
school, entered = printing office as an
apprentice, 1875, at East Poultney,
Vermont. On the completion of his
apprenticeship he worked for some
time 10 . journeymanspriuter at vari-
Gus places and In 1851 he went to
New York. where he continued his
labors as q journeyman until January,
1893. In 1854 he edited the Neo York-
q. n political and literary weekly pa
per, and In 1910 he edited The Log
Cabin, q weekly paper, established to
promote the election Of Harrison to
the Presidency. In 1S4l he began the
Nso York Tribune, OF which be has
ever since been the leading editor. As
the columns Of the Tri6uae have ever
been open to q candid discussion Of ell
topics Of interest 70 the public. 1t early
became q Avorite of the most able
writer's Of the various schools Of re-
form, and Mr.. Greeley was held to
have adopted to some extent the social
theories Of Fourier. Mr.. Greeley was
an ardent Wing during the existence
Of that party, and In lSa8 was elected
to Congress from one Of the districts
Of New York for tho short term. 10
1854 he visited Europe, and was chair
man Of one OF the committees Of the
Great Exhibition. When the first de-
cided steps toward secession were
taken by South Carolina, Mr.. Greeley
expressed himself favorable to u peace.
full separation In case 1t should clearly
appear that an actual majority Of the
citizens Of the Southern States were In
favor Of seeding. But those States
having, In violation Of all law, seized
the forts and other property belonging
to the Federal Government he has
since become a Jealous and uncompro-
missing advocate OF coercion. In 1850
he published q volume Of lectures aud
essays entitled .Hints Toward Re
FORMS Subsequently he issued
sGlances at Europe and, In 1855, a
sHistory Of the Struggle for Slavery
Extension ; In 1s64-66, The Ameri
can Conflict 2 vols, and In 1858,
'Rscollections Of q Busy Life
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02
,0AIy q Garnet

From the 8. F. Chronicle Of yesterday
Yesterday afternoons Chronicle re-
porter received a verbal Invitation
from Msssrs. Stanton and Barton TO
be present and witness a scientific test
Of the big "rnby," to be made by
Henry G. Hanks, the well-known min
eralogist. The reporter asked II he
might invite an expert to accompany
him, but received a chilling negative
reply from Mr.. Barton. "Only those
we have invited win b lallowedl to see
the ruby" said he. At Q o'clock the
reporter visited MI. Hanks establish
ment and found four or i've gentlemen
assembled there. The wonderful stone
was placed under a powerful micro
scope, and each Of those took an OBJ
servation of Its beauties, and. as In
duty bound, expressed great admira-
ton. Mr.. Hanks then said he would
take the stairs to his labratory and as
certain It's specific gravity. hardness.
ETC., after which he would be enabled
to say with certainty whether 1t was
really agruby, or onlya garnet-or,
perchance. a young cobblestone struck
BY lightning. rrhe Chrouicle reporter
strongly Inclined to the latter theory,
but judiciously kept silent.1 Mr..
Hanks accordingly skipped up stairs,
the reporters not being allowed TO 90
with him and witness the test. When
he returned be handed a certificate to
Messrs. Tucker and Barton, setting
forth the result Of his investigation.
They declined to show this document
to the reporters and Mr.. Hanks would
give no information without their per-
mission. SO the question OF ruby, gar
net, or Observation-Disclosures cobble-
stone remains unsolved. Seriously,
there can be no doubt that the stone Is
simply q garnet and what object Its
possessors may have in trying to Gre.
ate the impression that It Is q ruby, we
do not exactly understand. The yarn
about Tiffany & Co.'S expert Mt Santa
Fs having given assurance Of Its great
value has been relentlessly exploded
by a dispatch from Tiffany & Co., stat
Ing that they had no experta at Santa
Fe. moi at any other bowling wilder
ness Of the great West. Put your ruby
In a four sack, MIR. Stanton, and let us
have q rest. We need one after the
Slack and Arnold operation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02

MAKE IT UNANrNous.-The moas
sensible Idea In the present staters OF
the Presidential question Is contained
In the Nashville (rennesseel Bdn"er,
Of day before yesterday, as transmitted
by telegraph. 1t says: "In view OF
the complication In the present Elec-
toral College by the death Of Horace
Greeley, we will propose that the
Southern States which gave their
electoral vote for tho deceased cast
their vote In tho Electoral College for
Grant, In graceful, and, under the cir
cumstances, proper acquiescence In
the overwhelming popular verdict Of
November. Let the South itself have
m opportunity to mako the vote for
Grant unanimous, In the spirit Of that
Of reconciliation OF which Gree
ley, while living. and TO the latest mo-
ments Of bis useful life. was the heroic
and eloquent exponent"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02
Stanton's Rubles.

From the San Francisco Alta November 50 tn
MI. C. p. Stanton Is as confident as
ever that he has the largest ruby In the
world. It was weighed at fuckers
yesterday. and found to weigh twenty
eight aud one-half carats instead Of
sixteen, as was ut first reported. II 1t
weighs twenty-eight carats. lapidarles
say that 1t will cut into twenty-four
carats. A well-known gentleman
states that, II 1t is n genuine Oriental
ruby. and weighs only ten carats, 1t Is
worth $50, 900. @%EfgE Ia1W'
Laine, Cartier & Co., have given q
certificate that they have examined
aud assorted the Stanton collection Of
gems, and find that they consist Of
Oriental rubies, hyaclnth spina rubies
and emeralds. r.zrr77- guT-
Mr.. Stanton states that he has the
assurance Of experts that he has among
his collection Of three thousand stones.
moss agstes. Mexican opals, petritied
wood and pure carbon, which Is a sure
indication Of a diamond region. He
has also found In the vicinity Of his
location. tin and cinnabar. The gen.
tleman will leave this city the early
part Of next week, for the grounds,
aud l. perfectly satisfied that It has the
formation similar to the diamond re-
gions of South Africa. He expects to
return In May or June, not with bas-
kets full Of diamonds, but with a sufl-
Client quantity to astonish the people
that he has really brought the precious
- -.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02

FATAL ACCIDENT At NEVADA CRY.
Thursday morning last, says the Grass
Valley .Uaioa.l a fatal accident oc-
Cured at Nevada City. A on Of
Judge Il. II. Caswefl arose In the
morning and undertook to kindle a
fire In a stove. He used kerosene In
kindling the fire. In. some way,
which we have not heard explained,
the can Of kerosene exploded and set
fire to everything around. The youth,
aged about fourteen, was badly. burn
ed. Judge Caswell, on hearing the
explosion, ran to his sons assistance,
and was badly burned about his hands
and arms IN trying to save the boy.
The house RAJ badly damaged BY the
dire caused by the kerosene explosion.
Young Caswell was 70 badly injured
that lie died last evening. Judge Cas-
wells hands are not likely 70 DO per-
manently disabled. 400
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02

GRxrLrY's FoRrrTUDE.-In an oblt.
uary notice Of the death Of Horace
Greeley, the San Francisco Chronicle
says:
Nj. Greeley could mover well stand
up under adversely. Twice before had
he been called upon to bear the heavi,
est of burdens, once In his political
life and once-and this BY far the most
crushing-at his domestic tireside.
The defeat OF Henry Clay for the
Presidency. upon whose election MT.
Greeley had almost set his souls sal.
walton, proved a crushing blow, and
for weeks his friends feared he would
mot survive 1t. But the most poignant
grief OF all was that caused BY The
death Of his little sou Arthur, who
died In 1851. For months the father
moaned and refused to BE- comforted,
and finally the trip to Europe was de-
cided upon in the hope OF winning
him from bis great afiiiction.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02
Not a Sure Thing Yet. a

Tho Humboldt Siloer State Of Satur'
day says:
A gentleman from San Francisco,
who was In town q few days this week
on business, stated that the recent cleo
ton cost him tJonesl $500. 900. AS the
battle for the United States Senator
ship Is not half won BY Jones, 1t may
cost him a halt million moro to win
the fight. A majority of both branches
OF the Legislature are by no means
certain to vote for Jones for United
States Senator. All the hold-oyer SEN
ators, We understand, are non.commit.
tai on the Senatorial question. Fhe
royal Jones cannot count OH the sup
port Of any Of them. After all that
has been said ana DONE 1t Is probable
that Jones will find 1t hard work to
convince the Legislature that he Is the
best qualified In the State for United
States Senator.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02
Rich Discoveries In Australia.

A private letter from Sydney, New
South Wales, to tho Hongkong Press,
says:
The mines are still going ahead.
Tin and copper will soon DO as plenti,
full as gold mines are. Thousands and
thousands Of acres are being taken,
where the tin can be shoveled up; near
" all stream tin. The opal mountain
affair will soon be proved and Its
whereabouts made known. The lucky
fellow who found 1t Is to have $6O,OO
and half the ground If the opals are
found to be Of the right sort. The
opal runs in layers and Is rather thin,
but | have every reason to believe It
will be found larger and thicker. l
am only afraid that It will DO SO plen-
tiful that Its value will decrease. This
colony and Queensland abound In pre-
cious stones, such as diamonds. ruoies
aud sapphires. For years tin has been
walked over, kicked about, and no.
body knew what 1t was. All at once
dark little stones and gravel are found
to be rich with tin and copper. It was
lust the same with gold until people
here opened their eyes and awoke
from their dream.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02
WoMAN,s RIGHTS.

A, we remarked a day or two Since
pre.,den. Grant Is earnestly endeavor-
ine to wipe out n national disgrace
For several years women have been
EMPLOYED In the Government service
hut At starvation wages. A woman
often gets only half the pay a man
would for the same work. There has
been a marked improvement during
this Administration, and the President
Is resolved that during his second term
men and women shall Be on an aoso-
Lutte equality 90 far ~ concerns the
payroll. This Is just and expedient.
We hope IL will extend to our schools
and all private business. Women
should always have the same pay as
men when they perform the same work
as satisfactorily as men, and man, rs
the natural friend aud protector oil
woman, should sec that she has It. In
this consists one Of the true principles
of woman's rights. Tho ballot Is a
matter Of discussion, but this Is not.
1t Is much harder for = woman to earn
an honest living than It Is for a man,
even In this State, owing to the low
wages they are allowed for what WORK
they can do. Man holds the purse
strings. the moneyed power, there.
fore Il able to the most fully control
woman and her destiny. Women are
not naturally inclined to DO bad OF
60 a,tray, and were there moro ave
nues for them to earn al honest live
lihood there would be less Of sin and
degradation on their part than there Is
now.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02

NARY MONTGOMERY. the white wo-
man who MORALLY stabbed her colored
lover last Wednesday evening In San
Francisco, declared relative thereto
that she would stake the law into her
own hands and become q second Laura
D. Fair" Thus It will be seer that
the brilliant act Of the gentle Laura
has Its legitimate influence and emu
latlon.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02
years.

Horace GREELEr's life was Insured
for one hundred thousand dollars for
the benefit Of the Tribune Association.
It Is announced that the Chappaqua
homestead Of Mr.. Greeley Is to be
abandoned BY his family and that the
property Is to b sold by auction.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02

KgsTucxY's official majority for
Greeley Is about $500. Her majority
for Seymour in 1868 was 96,072. The
total vote in 1855 was is, $50 in 1872,
lSl.lS5. The total Republican vote In
1868 was IS, SIG; in 1872 1t was s9,6ss
having more than doubled in four
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02

IT has been ascertained that the
Forty-third Congress will contain one
colored Senator and six colored Rep
resentatives, all Of whom are said to
be intelligent aud educated. aud cspa-
BILE of filling their several positions
with credit to themselves and honor to
their constituency.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02

The huge pavilion at Hayes Park,
near San Francisco, = iavorite place Of
public resort for years, was destroyed
by fire Friday morning last. 1t Is
thought that the lire was the work Of
an incendiary.au the loss Is estimated
at from $50, 900 to 100000 Insured
for I'll, 900,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-02
IN thu ease Of George N. Farr, q

In tho ease Of George II. Farr, m
engineer at Truckee, who tried to
slaughter Mr.. Cassidy with a revolver,
and only succeeded In gouging a fur.
row through the top Of his head, the
Jury, on trial at Nevada the other day,
returned q verdict Of assault and bat
terry, when It was a plain case Of de-
liberate attempt to murder, established
By no less than Ave credible eye wit
nesses. Tho Truckee Tribune indig-
nantly and justly considers the decis-
ion n mockory and an outrage on jus
fica