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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-08

LOUISE MICHEL the Communist woman who
was tried by court martial in Paris and SEN
fenced to Transportation in fortified place.
is represented as "a little woman, of energetic
figure, keen eyes, fine nose, and abundance of
black hair She appeared in court ''firm,
proud, and self-composed." When the charges
against her were read, she was asked what she
had to say in reply. Her answer was singular
ly bold, fitting and original She declined, she
said, to defend herself either personally or by
counsel; she belonged to the social revolution,
and accepted the responsibility of her acts. AS
regards the assassination of Gen. Lecomte,
Louise said she certainly would have shot him
had she been present when he ordered the
troops to fire upon the people; but that once
prisoner in the hands of the Commune, she
would have held his person sacred. She con-
fessed she proposed to burn Paris; she sought
to keep out the army of Versailles by barrier
of flames She went even further declaring
that this proposition originated with herself
and that no one else whatever was responsible
for it. 5
Further than this, again, Louise declared that
she urged Ferre invade the Assembly at Yer
sailles, and regretted he did not consent. But
she desired only two victims-M. Theirs and
herself. She was willing to die for the Com
mune; she herself, would have undertaken to
kill M. Theirs, and to take the consences She
denied that she had proposed to shoot one of
the hostages every twenty-four hours; what she
did was to propose to threaten that action;
"a very different thing" Having said thus
much, this daring woman, again disclaiming
any intent to defend heself, wound up her
speech as follows:
"Your faces are uncovered; so is mine, and l
can look at you steadfastly. You are men, and
am a woman devoted to the cause of social
revolution. OF what use to defend myself? II
would not influence your sentence L am here
in your hands; you are masters of my person
do with me as you please. But before sitting
down, desire to glorify the memory of those
who have just been shot at Satory. Yes, 1 pro-
claim it aloud; they are martyrs of the social
revolution, of which 1 am proud to be one of the
promoters. What 1 demand of you, who Judge
openly and not in secret, like the Pardons Com.
mittee, is prompt and decisive sentence.
do not want to live, for as long asI live my
7hatrad wiu=fsllnw you, and I shall incte my
brothers revenge. What L ask of you is place
on the plain of Satory, by the side of our deal
brother Ferre. If you do not shoot me, you are
| q pack of cowardS.''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-08

EacOnia Company.
LNXTRACT from Act of Legislature, passed jan
II uary, 1S71 mo dividend shall be payable on
old shares until certificates for the same have been
surrendered and new certificates have been issued
instead thereof"
In accordance with the above the Treasurer is pre-
pared to issue certificates in exchange for old at
his office, No. 81 Sears Building, Boston.
jams div JOHN A. BLANCHARD, Treasurer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-08

SPOKEN.
Dec 25, lat 2s, Ion II, brig Harry, from Porto Rico
for Baltimore
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-08

ones, and mortgage their whole line to secure
them? What is the effect of the "amalga-
nation" they are about to apply for but to
cure the fatal weakness of the famous con-
tract Of May 18th.
Third, the people of the State of Maine.
who, acting through the proper officers, have
summoned the corporation before the Su-
preme Court to show by what warrant it has
proceeded in making the contract in question.
The decision of the Court has been long de-
layed and may possibly show that the PRESS
the Legislature OF 1870, the people of Maine
and the railroad managers themselves are
mistaken in supposing that consolidation has
been effected without warrant of law, but the
probabilities are otherwise.
How much weight properly attaches to Mr.
Morrils personal assurances that consolida-
ton is legal even crediting him with the
very uncommon degree of wisdom that he
undeniaby possesses,-when there is such a
preponderance of authority on the other side.
AS for the 'Amalgamation" foreshadowed in
Mr.. MorrilPs remarks and embraced in bill
which is ready at this moment for submission
to the Legislature, it is the most insulting
proposition that could be made. WhatI Do
they suppose there is voter in the State
whose intellect is above the grade of idiocy
who will not recognize the old ruffian, Con-
Isoldatlon, because his beard is shaved off and
he is presented as blushing maiden9 Con-
trary to all tradition, the lion has put on an
asss skin-but everybody sees through the
disguise. Out upon Amalgamation, Like
Consolidation, it coutemplates unity of
management. Like Consolidation, it
looks to one central authority Like
consolidation it provides for a single
system of financial administration. How
does it differ from a complete loss of the iden-
tity of the separate roads in one great cor
poration, whose managers are to be kings and
princes, debating laws to States and leyying
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
To kill Registration in the Future,
90 and Register Now.
Talk About Consistency!

Henderson read n Tribune or two
on Monday to prove that Greeley
had said hard things about Demo-
Gratis, which every Democrat in the
house knew as well as he did. He
then turned and tainted Democrats
with 4 SAINT of consistency in sup
porting Greeley. This same Hem
derson in 1860 revilcd anii-slavcrv
men In the most bitter terms. lie
rum against "Jiin" Rollins on his
ultra pro-siavcry record, and made
much capital out of the fact that
Jim" was slightly tainted Will,
"ni2serism." In 1861 Henderson
was II loud-moutlicd blatant scccs.
slonist, but he soon "loppcd OYER"
on'thc other silc. How can Iiadi-
Gals vote for him and he consistc,t,I
STILL later, Henderson WAS one of.
tlfc famous scveH HAT opposed Andy.
Jotnson's impeachment. His party
denounced him in the most severe
terms. lie Radical press held him
up as n traitor who had sold himself
for a price. AS hard things were
of him as Greeley ever said of
See st. Louis Democrat
and Lexington Register Of that date.
How AN Henderson, then. applviur
his own logic, vote for these same
Radicals or ask their support for
office.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
The only way 10 Kill RadicaliSm Is to
go and Register, that YOU can vote
Office to your Friends.
Death Of Garrett Davis.

Hon. Garrett Davis died mt his
residence i'll Paris, Ky, OH Sunday
September 22d, in his I'D year. He
has been II public man in Kentucky
Tor many Years, and has been homored
with many positions of responsible
trust. For a number of wears past he
has been in the U. 5. Senate. lie
was a man of marked abilities and of
i~''corruptible integrity. The partic-
nlars OF his death are told in the
following dispatch:
PARIS. KY, Sept. 22.-Hon. Garrett
ilhVls, United safes Senator from
kcntucky, died at his residence in
'his city at $50 this morning of gan
grenous% affection of the lungs, in the
I'D year of his age. About four
weeks ago, Immediately after cngag-
ing IN an exciting discussion at Mt.
storing, he was taken sick with the
same disease that came SO near prov
inS fatal last winter at Washington.
ABOUT three weeks ago lie was re-
owe from Mt. Sterling to his home
NJ TINS place, where he has been con-
to his bed ever since. Friday
aug saturday morning his symptoms
"ere more favorable; but Saturday
iiterhoon he grew rapidly worse, and
'ien at 6:3O SUNDAY morning,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
Young W. Old Democracy.

A great deal of nonsense is given
%utterance to by hair-brained young
sters about old fogyism. They talk
about the young men taking hold of
the governmental machine and rum
ming it, irrespective of the old heads.
While we r far from being among
those who would exclude a man from
any public position because his hair
is not gray, we are just as far from
thinking a mans qualifications for
office are proportional to the spare
ness of his Toustache. Now, the
fact is, the veriest '.old fogy" in the
world is II of those self-conceitcd
chaps, who hasn't lived long enough
to learn anything thoroughly, vet
imaglnes himself possessed of the
sagacity ola sage. You will, las a rule,
and two young neil clinging with the
teiacity of dealt, or idiocy to dead
issues" to every old one: and the
philosophy Of it is simple. The Young
are guided more by impulse, the old
by reason. The former are ALWAYS
ready to butt their brains out against
insupcrablc instructions 'from prin-
ciplr,' The later have generally had
sense enough Knocked into tne.n to
20 around. For Instance, the move
memt which has resulted II the nomi-
nation of Horace Greeley never could
have originated with youn. Demo-
crafts. Look into the matter and YOU
will find it was the old gray heads of
the party who conceived the idea of
beating the enemy with his own
weapons. Ordinarily old men are
better qualified to fill public offices
than young ones. They have more
experience, tact and prudence. and
generally attend TO the details of their
york infinitely better. Activity.
courage and enthusiasm are invalua-
bic qualities, and in many positions
are indispensable A; such positions
should doubtless be filled by young
men, as being more apt to possess
these qualities. But this %insolcnt
young Anrrirani>m which Phacton-
like thinks itself capable of running
anything. iSour especial abomination.
1t has gotten so that every STRIPPING
who has attained his majority, enter
tains no doubt of his ability TO fill
the highest offices in the land. We
sec them Offering for the Legislature.
for the Senate. for Congress and the
various Judgcships, without any cx-
prrlcncc at all adequate to enable
them to fill with any decencv the
positions to when they
They must be rebuked in
this until they learn that ignorance,
audacious, cannot maintain
itself in the high places of trust and
honor. The country is suffering to-
day not less from the ignorance than
the r%asca!ity OF its public servants.
y man does not get to be bookkeepcr.
Or salesman. or secure n EMPLOY
III a private concern unless lie
proper qualifications. but men
ire made Judges with but a mere
'inattering of law, legislators know
ny nothing of the history or work.
i'gs of government, and governors
md presidents without the executive
TO run n tunncrv. 1
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
iOn must Register in your own Vot-
ing Precinct.
Great Tornado in Arkansas.

MEMPHIS, September 29.-Thc
"1ncers OF the steamer Julia. which
arrived here to-day. reported - terri
BILE tornado at Osc-oia, Arkansas.
Yesterday morning. Osceola is about
ninety miles above here, ant: was a
thrivin" town containing about three
hun rcd houses. The tornado srruck
the town at l o'clock Yesterday
morning. and IN II few minutes there
WAS scarcely II house or building left
standing. either in town or its Inlu,,.-
dintr v%irIuitv. Horses an., r,,,l..
!" cr blown around the streets like
-tra"s. aud timberS Of houses, fences
rte. We're Strcwn in all directions for
mills.
The ro't"n-tic!ds were all DESTROY
"d. the stalks I"rn up by the roots
and the lint bio, III frum the Loli,
Three churches and six large store
houses were blown down and the
lilnhrrS carried away. Tn. mills and
cottom-gims of Mr.. Eddis were torn TO
fragments, not a vestige of any of
them being left. Two men and one
III were killed ami from fifteen
to twenty persons were more or less
injured, some of them, it is thought.
fatally.
The tornado crossed the river,
taking northeastcrly direction,
tearing trees from their roots and
.leveling fences, buildings and everv-
thing in its course. The steamer
Julia barely escaped its path.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
John D. Clark, Jr.
From the Boonville Advertiser.

RFoih ~
The many friends of Gen. John B.
Clark, Jr., OF Howard county, in this
section, will rejoice in his political
success. After eighty-one ballots, IN
the congressional convention at Car
rollton OH the 18th inst, between
Gen. Shields, Gen. Clark, Sr., 1.
Davis, v. Marmaduke and others,
the name of Gen. job" Il. CLARK, DR.,
was presented and on the eighty
second ballot, his nomination was
secured and made unanimous. He Is
one of the most popular mel in that
district. The office came to him un-
solicited and we predict for him the
largest majority eve given a candi-
date for Congress in that section.
Had it not been for the alleged inelli-
gibility of his father, doubtless he
would have received the nomination.
As it is we rejoice. Gen. Clark, Jr..
wac already on the county ticket for
the offices of Sheriff and Collector of
Howard county. which places we I'M
dcrs.and viii! be disposed ofat another
primary election to be held immedi-
ataly.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
Registration begins In every Town
ship in the County on the 9Th day
of October.
Raliying to the Ticket,

WIN. F. Switzlcr, editor of rho
Columbia Missouri Statesman, was a
candidate for Congress in this dis.
trict, and conducted a rensonablv
bitter contest against Gen. John X
Clark. lie it was who so pe%rsistently
iaborcd to prove Gen. Clark di.uual-
ihed by law for the position. He
was disastron>lv routed, however.
his name not even being brought
before the convention. W.. cnr,.c-
qurntly thought his paper might
initiate a ncigl,b"riny organ ana .e,
the "snlks.' We are glad to SET. i'm
lis issue OF the 9Th Of Scp,rub.r
that ii hni-is the mans. of john !,
clark, Jr.. with the following an
nounccInent:
AS We 20 10 press we rrcrlve from
the Herald office Gen. j.. b. Clark
Ir letter accepting the nomination.
tor Congress. II comes too late. f,,r.
this issue, which we regret. a, il is,
manly and patriotic letter. rccp,iu
the position of "standar.I bearer nt
the progressive and liberal Dr,uorra-
cy of the district ; not of the I,..-
behind. illiberal, blood-and thuud,.r
llatcitc Democrats, who never learn
or forget anything. We run up his
name for Congress.
Very we'll done for Switzlcr. We
commend his patriotism to others for
imitation. Mr.. Davis. in a very Alb
propriatc and magnanimous speech.
endorsed the nomination of Clark ~
a good me-. 1t is ii little strange that
his organ cannot afford space Tor his
(Clark's) name in its announcements
column.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
gu cannot Vote unless you Register.
The Irish Element,

The Irish will do this, and the Irish
won't TO that, we hear the Radicals
boasting very loudly. Now, our
opinion is that the Irish are going to
do what they have vet failed to
do, viz: vote the straight Democratic
ticket. 1t IL true tremendous efforts
are being made to detach them from
the Democratic party. This was one
great object at the bottom of the
Blanton Duncan movement, us shown
i'll the anxiety TO force the Prcsidcn.
tial nomination upon ClIas. O'Conor.
and this is why Radical papers and
speakers gratuitouslv resent the i'm.
iLginary neglect of Irish rights in the
various nominating conventions. No
Irish on The ticket" Is the cry raised
by those hypocritical rasc,ls, who's.
Inlin business IL has been for the last
ten years to cuIo%lzc the niyyrr as
infinitely better qualified for citizen
ship than the 'dcgraded Irish" The
convention on Saturday hadn't fairly
adjourned before we heard the cry
:" o an lri>hnan on the ticket, In
the first place there was not a siupIc
lriSllman before the convention for
nomination. In the second pl,c.
two of the best offices in the county
are already filled by Irishmcn, which
Is certainly rs many as their yo,iur
strength would eutitlc them TO. HuI
lrlsh'ncn ito not vote the Democratic
ticket simply 10 secure the election
of men of their own nationality IN
office. We're this the main tenure ,f
their party allegiance, we would not
seen them standing faitbfu,
through SO many years of disaster as
well as ofsuccess. Their fidelity has
been too often tried to permit a doubt
III regard to it now. a little detached
.rumbling may be expected, but the
Irish rank and file will be found
III solid column under their
Did colors on election dav.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
OF DIE OF TT HIICATIoN-

>iAIE OF MISSOURI,
'urNrY Of L~hFAYErrr Is;
II, nv ii"itit I curt "i L..idy tie county ,u-
"fIn' 49,. ~ 'iay, august l4th. u.s.: aug
NnSnN! Il Blik"N, Surviving partner ur ,uyu.t
IL, i'i. + y amt Jane 4. Mrriv. ,.,riS "a"
Walker, Jr. :" ""'' "
sN' III" said James " Walker. ,tr Won =.
, hrrclN notified that SAIL nLtiutiu ,, go
iti'ti"h AMI Attachment, ilir.i,. Ih,, ni,ir,;;r
~ r''iNiNih:s iirIltr a> ItDru~ It. ON m. is,h H.,
u N't-h>,. .H', AZ Ice tIIruIt tUiri al NnIisnn
may. \tfShhi'. received :. jul.nrut against
YOU ! u rae r'Iii' - forty >.-ipidIiitr- with uni,,r.t
''f'T'nh from tir ii'n day I'll June, l>T,. mi n,ij
tli ~. cost in tlt, hrhtIf ryi, ,ri,L wph hJ,
=, ''"",'i IN ii" i%-l"Sate Ia ON o. la, dollars
'.!it >li,i Jui-ln al sill /, main, m mn ,irc..'1
"h-i'!~ii''l ana dur pii;.iil. UNIV a""
ana tir prayer 81 >iI'i PETITION il tbu, ,,.;r,i,y
n.y., Ivy nav, judgment Tor tine amounts nbnyr ,y.
F',s't" "ith damages, int, r,.,t, and cn,,s
'ftS has been attached, and rnI's P'op,
i!l'ar III The n"Ni term ,fsaid court tn Ia. ,,!i,"u.
~ Nv ,"u h,u>' ~ The city of Lexington an
IN ','rha lay Of December next ,n,I nm ,
|" "'i'r, 'hI SAITH day thereof if I'M,
- Ht,I' 50 ION: continue, and If mar th.n
- 'i'i'n, TN >iin" viii be taken for r,,,,,.Sah
nv, judgment VIII b, rendered against Won AMI
gu irnl"rt' SOLD Ia 81 i,fy Ia. sam. ""'
i.an;t Is iurth' r ordered that u cuny b,r.o,hs
!" i, III Tue Lexington Weekly intelligence
:. : Nv spal'tr pr:nf'd IN said county of L,Gtv,,,r
H.. II. - ,T, Mrrhs ,ucc '>siN"ly, the last Insertion fa
- At last four w"-k> b,i"r,. tn, cumm,n,,,m,n,
III ii' next term of this court.
A'far copy. .sitcst
4. l. .BARKSDALE, Clerk.
a. .r BY I. u. DANIEL. ID 60
"''S L. Z Wood. attorneys for rlnip,ir
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
Every good citizen will Register.
From our Antipodes.

We arc indebted to Mr.. Geo. G.
Cummings, at the post Office news
stand, for copies OF the New Zeal.
and Herald, Auckland, June 24th,
and the Waikato Times, N~arguawhia,
June eth.
The i>lands of New Zealand, three
in number, are colonies of Great
Britain in the south Pacific ocean.
1900 miles southeast of Australia, in
latitude 81 to AZ deg. south, with an
area Of about 5000 square miles, or
about onc-third larger than the Sta.c
of Missouri. The chief seat of the
population, both native aud colo
nists, is the North Island, from which
these papers come. The productions
appear to be chiefly wool, fax and
kauri gum, a species of turpentine,
with the European grains and fruits;
there is also q considerable produc-
ton of gold, copper and tin. Flour
is quoted ut fl7afls los per ton of
1000 lbs.s about 80 per bbl., aud the
market appears to be controlled by
The Australia and California prices.
The United States, New Zealand aud
Australian steamships touch at Auck
"nd monthly both ways, aud this Is
Iheir readiest means of cOmmunica-
ing with the civilized world. The
snip Buiwark sailed from London
eoruary 18th, and had not arrived
~ Auckland Oh the cath of June, but
was expected soon. Winter was full
ipon them in June, though the eli
nate OF New Zealand is very mid ;or
he latitude, little or no snow ever
IN tho North island. In the
'xtreine south, however, their win.
ers are quite severe. {
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
Every Democrat, and every Southern
Man particularly, should Register
without Fall.

HoRsE THIvEs.--Horse thicye are
around, and piifering. The law.
good-fOr-uOthing scoundrcls have act.
uaily stolen the horse of Elder Teni.
son, aud are now off with il. They
will 90 to purgatory, certain, and
may be n little beyond. They are good
for that, for q scoundrel that will
steal from u preacher, Is sure Of pun
ishmcnt. T. g satne scamps, IL is sup
posed, stole n couple Of horses at the
same time from Major Davis Of this
vicinity, but we believe abandoned
them Oh the road. nj least they have
1esb found, but the fine mare Of Ed.
Ienbison Is sriil missing. II is sup
posed that the same parties who
.to'e These horses also stole one or
TWO others A. another point near here.
Lo1k ! your stables and pasturcs.-i
johnson Democrat.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
Let every Democrat ser that bis name
Is Registered in the proper place
Of Voting.
State @

Henderson, the great Radical fugIc-
man, said in his speech last Monday
that The Radicals had paid off tho State
debt. Yes and how was it done
sy the gre It Fletcher railroad rob-
'cry. Railroads were sold that cost
The State 500 600 at about 81, 900.
w. III addition to this the State oD-
famed s7,soo,Oo0 from the general
government, for war claims. Who
sou'a" pay with the aid Of snch
big stealS' aud a munifccut eift
from the government? Such s,nG ia
100 .h'" 10 impose on the people
LAFAYETTE, aud 1t wonid have been
for his cause II Gen. job, had
never mentioned 1t.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
ORDER OF PURI.uc,r,cx

corsTr or LarArsrrr SIS: .
IN me Sitcsit Court Of Lafayette Coup,v ,n,.,
ierm' ts's: sh day. August II IN. iS,2 ""s"''
'ohn u walker vs.. James W. Walker.
w the SAID James W. Walker. Yop ,r.,rr.hr
a., nouneu that said plaintiff has con,m,nr.S,
sur AGAINST You In said court by n,iifion Ia
ss,Jharn.nrnt, alleging that on the lin 'i.r ~
ro,r h h LEE. you executed 10 said pI.i,,;G
;hraa yohu Tor the sum Of six hundred and WENT.
,i.v ~ 99ilars aud twenty cents, that on the iSih
~ ~ VI rebruary, 1859. Won paid on said bond ths
-, oi twenty I'VE dollars, that the balance Ofsnid
'cra ,tili ,iue Ia plaintiff.
'he PRAYER of said petitioner, that plainty6
may ""se Judgment against you Tor the b,,Ianc.
said credit. N "a'e Oh
And You are further notified that your ro..r
mas been attached, and unless you apprnr 81 ~.
next Term of said court To be holden nj the ~ ~
house IN the city OF Lexington, on the Al ,l.y ~
December next, and on or before the .rxsh ~
thereof. 1.-THE term shall so long continue and n
not then hciore the end OF the term, and snsws.
satd pstition the same will be tnksrn for eonfsss.S
and Judgment will be rendered against von srJ
your property sold IN satisfy the same. ~"
ANIL u - iurther ordered that u copy h.rrns
DC printed 10 the Lexington Weekly lntriiiv,n.
= newspaper printed In salt county or issfs-
yettr. ior Tour weeks INCREASINGLY. he isst
insertion % BE- q least four weeks brfcre ~
commrnceInrnt ofthe hrxt term OF this court.
Y: L. RARKspALE, c,erk.
sWspTTs-Se n hy g. p DAsmL, D. q.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
REGISTER!

1t is the duty Of every
man to Register, and see
that his neighbor Regis
tiers. The coming cam
|paign is the most inn
Portant that has been
held in the State for the
past six years. Not to
Register now is simply
to acquiesce in the &C
ton of the Radicals. No
Democrat should allow
himself to be placed in
an AFFECT condition.
Register and vote like
freemen. Register now
SO that we may kill Reg
istration in the future.
Give one day to the
good work, and thus
benefit yourself and your
fellow man.