Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-11
p~iattsburg, No.
Correspondence Of the Insellisr.eer.l

> piattsburg, No.
tc~orrspoadenes Of the Intellisr.eerJ
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. Plattsburg is the county scat {
. Clinton county, and contains abou
two thousand inhabitants. tn
! town is scattered over . cousidersbl
space,aDd presents rather astragglin
!, appearance. It's commercial impo.
lance does not compare with that q
its ambitious neighbor, Cameron
distant about eighteen miles, bu
the merchants all appear to do
prosperous local tr.de.
LEx1NaToNIANs.
Mcssrs. John T. McGrcw & Bros,
formerly of your city, are ~carryin;
on a first class grocery store, and on,
Of the best pa~tronized in the place
They are atfable and accommodating:
gentlemen, and already count a hos
of friends.
RAILROADS.
Plattsbnrg is blessed with two O
these civilizing institutions, the Lex
ington and St. 10. and the Chicago
and Southwestern. The former
seems to drag along at a very lame
rate. Its business doesn't pay ex.
penscs there are fears expressed tina,
it will be abandoned. The Chicago
and Southwestern is IL live road and i,
a real acquisition to the towns
through which it passes.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
We have a very substantial and
commodious courthouse, with Jail
attached, where justice is dispensed
(with) in due form.
The Clinton county Female Insti-
tute, under the management of Prof.
Williamson, has been in successful
operation for two years, and is a
credit to the town. The building is
of brick, aud is large and snowy.
The school is conducted under the
auspices of the Christian church.
The new public school building has
just been completed. 1t has four
recitation rooms, two OH the first and
two on the second floor, all of equal
size, and furnished with the most
approved school furniture. The
looms are heated by registers. A
gentleman as principal and three
assistant lady teachers are required
to conduct the establishment.
We have the usual complement of
Oh thodox churches, which are presid-
ed over by useful. shepherds. There
is but one newspaper published here
at present, the Register, edited by
Mr.. Charles Ncsbit, who was one of
the originators of the notorious St.
10. Vindicator. The readers of the
Register can sec, however, that Nesbit
was not responsible for the peculiar
tone of that paper. The Register,
although straight Democratic, sup
ports the Greeley movement enthusi-
astically.
POLITICS.
Clinton county will give a good
majority for Greeley and Brown, as
since the adoption of
constitutional amendment, is in the
There is considerable
compctitio over local offices. The |
convention meets about the
middle of September. The action of
the congressional convention at st.
creates great dissatisfaction
throughout the whole county. Col.
Birch's friends, and they are every
body, arc indignant at the manner in
which lie was slaughtered. They say
that Gen. Craig, the nominee of the
had assured Birch that
he would support him, which, in
connection with the urgent solicita-
ion of the most influential citizens
IF st. Jo., induced the latter to recon-
'ider his determination not to let
lis name go before the convention.
The arrangement is also bitterly de-
bounced by which the Liberal element
allowed representatives for more
han five thousand votes, when in fact
t doesn't number n thousand IN the
whole district. 1t is understood that
;raiE will withdraw, in which event
mother convention will he called, ,
Judge Birch, the. father of the Col, is
n delicate health. Ills sons defeat
rets him a great deal. lie has with ,
from any active participation
IL politics. ,
AFFAIRS GENERALLY I,
nay be dcnominatcd as lull-money .
scarce and hard to get hold of. l
Zeal estate is depressed, aud sells |
The farmers, however, are 1.
tjoicing i'll abundant crops, and Z
verybody hopes for better times
Don. OBSERVER. =
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