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ThG Great Persian Watermelon.

Is the best. Keeps fresh and sweet
throughout the winter. Seed, 25c. n
packets,Sl Mammoth Cabbage, weighs
20 to GU lbs, 20c. q pkt. Mammoth
Svuash, 100 to 800 lbs. 20c. Snake Gu
cumber, 3 feet and coilcd, 15c. Yard
long Boan, l5c. Hask Tomato, keeps
fresh for q year, 20c. paper. Radish,
trondctJM, 15c. 4 pkt. of either sent,
postpaid, for price; all for 81. q. II.
Gallatin, Tenn.
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NEW York, March 3l.-Cotton quiet; !;
sales $3.50 bales; middlings 20; Orleans
a04. ~ '''
ArGUsr4., March 31.-Cotton firm !;
middlings 49,; receipts 2l7; sales 3S7.
CHARLESTON, March 81. = Cotton
steady; middlings lSaa; receipts 452 /;
sales 500. ~.
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FALL & WINTER G00DSl

N ke pleasure fend snd the a that We
ssng full and complete Of DRY Goops
simeres and Gents Furnishing Goods - s..
In addition! well STOCK OF SHOES for Msg Ladies
Boys Misses and Clren.
AND-MADE SHOES, Mannseturs at Mavile which we
addition added
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DR.. J. w. GURLEY.
Oculisr and Aurist.

NHERSONS who have lost their vision,
partially or entirely, can by all
examination, know the probability of
having tlieir sight or hearing restored or
improved. The charge for the examine
ton of the Eye or Ear will he two dol
lars, where the Doctor does not treat the
case.
Please read the following certificates.
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Grocery and Plantation Supply Departments

which at al LARD FLOUR MoLAssEs
I+Urf Il n
Our heretofore
we are sure please - " 90 52@ a
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Market Reports.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
B A r. N w E L L. G. C. o..
Dealers in Staple Dry Goods, Grocc-
riea. ErOrisiO1aS, &C., dc.

ARBEvILLE, April ., 1873.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-06
Tho Logic of Despair.

A Mr.. Gooseback, a bird of North
crm waters. wants the Democratic
party to disband. lie says the party
has been SO often beaten that it is
powerless and spiritless, and argues
at a great length in favor of giving
up the ghost. If he has had the
feathers all p!uckcd from his wings
and tail, and despairs Of their ever
growing again, we think it well,
perhaps, for him, W. Il. Gooseback,
10 die an Individual death and be
done of the shame and misery OF the
many ills complained of. We do not
particularly uesire his death-we
could better spare a batter goose
but it we arc to choose between him
and the party, VIC would say let him
slide-him or any other ill-omened
bird, who would ut this time furnish
the radicals with the very argument
they want.-[Coiumbia Herald.
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nntecd ten to meet the rest by

anteed ten years TO meet the rest by
paying promptly tho ten per cent.
per anilum; and this ten per cent. ac-
cruing annually OH the back payment
In addition to the profits which result.
oil from the cultivation OF the avail
able land, and which previous to the
sale Of the unavailable were corsum-
ell In paying the taxes on the una.
making of u sinking fund to meet
tho next dues, and the lands which
before were assessed very low on
account of not being improved
would necessarily be assessed to
double their former assessment on
account of the improvements aud
higl, state. Of cultivation the pur-
chaser would bring them Into.
But this is only hair the advantage
we secure to ourselves. Thelands re-
tanned by the original land owner, in
stead of being worth onlyfrom $50 to
$40 per acre, will be, when the taxes arc
all paid up. worth from 800 to $3.50
per acre, for il Is u patent fact that
every time you double the popula-
ton you double or treble the worth
OF the land-and II land is second
to nonc-and the poll tax would be
ample to Keep up our public roads
which now come SO heavily OH those
of us who have large tracts OF land,
aud our public schools would be of
II higher order; u towns, instead
Of numbering from 100 TO 5000
would be from 500 TO $1,000, which
would-nGcessari!y force that much
talked of manufacturing interest on
us, for though by nature VIC are
more adapted to manufacturing OF
all descriptions on account of the
superior quality of coal, yet. unless
we manage TO render II population
more dense and cause labor to look
10 capital Instead of capital looking
to labor, we can't manufacture sue
ccssiuilv. Our county with the
population that ought to suhsist on
it would not realize that there was
any burthcm tn carry, and though II
per ccnt OF tax levied is rather high,
yet the assessment, when compared
with other laInd in the west is rX-
cccdingly low. But VIC have too great
Il quantity of land for tho labor We
have, aud when we correct that alb
n,rtnal state of affairs we will be
The most fortunate people of the
west. AMOS GRAVES.
IlIG&INsvILLE, Mo-, Aug. 5, '73.
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Cas-.
LEXINGTON, Mo, August 2. 1873.

LEXINGTON, Mo-, Augusta ?. 1873.
Editor Iatciliyencer:
Some one over the signature of
"Quantum I.ibet" writes in to-tlay's
Caucasian reply to my article on
Gas" published in yourlast edition.
| do not intend to he drawn into Il
personal controversy with any one
ON this question, and rs 'Quantuni"
has lodged the main question; and
gone into side issues. drawing gra-
tuitous im;crences, | shall occul,y
but little space in Il reply.
"Quantum" attempts to make much
out of the little pronoun a." used
by me several times in my first ar
ticic. Now, as II" write my own
articles. and get no one tn help me,
and in them express my otrn rieHrS,
it would not have been proper in
that article TO have said I'VE" tor
twas -" that did il, with my own
little pencil.
AS o '.Lcximgtou being oi:c of the
privileged Glass; must deny the soft
impeachment, and admit my total
ignorance OF the ''priviicged class"
TO which ''Quamium' ailudes. Also
Of the "caucus" held in the council
roun.; of these things know moth
ing not rs much rs Mr.. Quaniumi
seems to know. AS far as a%"curncr'
or ring on ''gas" is concerned, | be-
licve there is such Il thing III this city.
but it is not in the interest of the
persons who have already been
named before the council, Int has
been started since this ordinance was
Introduced. Now, lis Il little strange
that if lCn ll 70 ttntt alnt,lT NC ~ ln
ale old ami well known citizens, and
who have the means and disposition
to build gas works, that We never
hear of them until some cntcrpriSirS
stranger m mtnoi" lis and asks
to- return. Being Il citizen of Lex
Elton, and 4 taxpayer, presume
have the right to express my views,
Quot the views of II '~'cormcr,') and
also 10 say council, but that does
in ply any "cornrr On gas" or Il
..pri,iI aed class" In reply to the
last pa, agraph of Mr.. 'Quan;um
Libet," L have only to say 1 do not
to i blessed with >urii wcightv ,
AMI pond, rous proportions as lc
perhaps is. But he must not think
that all the brains in the world is
lodged in the Uranium OF big men
like him. -. mall heads, little wit,
big heads. not n Bit" 1t looks very
much like Mr.. G>uanium is himself of
Il 'corncr;;' If .'ot, and he really
wants 10 ZEE on, city lighted with
gas, let him di,c.lss that question,
and not deal in vag nc ami imaginary
things.
The 'people' wait gas, and it is
with the council 10 give The privilege
to til" best and most L riiablc coulpa-
ny, to mel who mean business and
who will build the won Is, securing
the city and getting til. best term,
they can. One word mol t and | am
done with MIR. 'QuantuIh :" 1t WAS
not me that %'.promptcd the passage OF
the first reading of the { rdilance
witl,ou, it being read" as | ave not
that privilege, no being II nber of
That honorable body, but if ! am not
mistaken in the Gear marks," think
the gentleman that informed Mr..
about the recent NEE ting,
CORNER Oh gas" &C., and the re, tile
HAT uld move its passage by
reading the title are V, ~
nearly related, if they don't 10 III
breath through the same nostrils.
LEXINGTON.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-06
The Freedom of the Press.

The Constitutional Convention of
Pennsylvania has incorporated the
following into the new Bill of Rights
for that State:
"TEe printing press shall be free
to every person who Undertakes to
examine the proceedings of the Leg
islature or any branch of the Govern
mcnt, and no law shall ever be made
to restrain the right thereof. The
free communication of thought and
opinions is one of the invaluable
rights of man, and every citizen may
frceiey speak, write and print on any
subject, being responsible for the
abuse of tina: liberty. No conviction
shall be- had in any prosecution
for the publication of papers rcla-
ting to the official conduct of officer.
or men in public capacity, or to m
other matter proper for public in
vcs;igation or information, where
the fact that such publication was
not m~aliciousiy or negligently made
shall he established TO the satisfac-
ton of the jury. Aud in all indict-
for libel the jury shall have the
right to determine III" law and the
facts. under the direction of the
court, us ill other cases."
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ocrats say that there Is but one course
left for them to pursuess that the An-
gust convention will hominn.e y
Democratic ticket aud make q more
vigorous fight than the party has
;uaue tor many years.
Interviews Ind with other Eroimi-
neat Democrats oil Ohio. now here
all intiicate That the nominees OF to-
lays convention eau hope for holh-
.tg IroM the Democratic party leaders
aud that the sixth at August convcn-
ton will ignore this movement and
nominate a full ticket Of their OWL.
The foregoing Mce,is no commcn.
tary. We would simply call attention
10 u prediction made three weeks
ago that the movement would prove
Il failure. The disjointed elements OF
opposition to the present administra-
tive policy of the government AZ
Washington are not ripe for combina'
ton on any possible platform, N
all present efforts ut combination are
premature, ami calculated only to
further distract aud divide. Ii in the
future 1t shall become evident to the
thinking men of the Democratic par
ty, that all abandonment of the dis
tinctivc name and organization OF
that. party and cooperation with
other elements of opposition is esscn-
,ial to the practical asccndency o.
those principles OF government foI
which the party has contcndcd ami
still continues to contend, then We
bclirvc there is patriotism and virtue
enough in the party to sustain its
rank and file in making tho sacrifice.
In procf whereof, We refer TO the las,
national compaigu, in which the
Democracy eudo,se d and supported
for the Presidency 4 life long cncm.,
solely Gu the ground of his distinct
pledge to leave several states to be
governed by their respective consti-
tutions and laws without Federal
intervention or interference.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-06
Don Piatt on Protection,

Don riatt is OH his travels. In q
letter recently written to his paper
the Capital" he serves up the pro-
lection business in the following
iciicltious paragraphs:
I'VE embarked" a V he, sat noon
upon the good ship Australia, of the
Anchor line, owned in Glasgow. Scot
land. 1t Is Il melancholy fact known
to The world that all lines plyinu
between cur point and Europe carry
foreign flags amt are owned abroad.
W. happened TO be present in a latc
dispute .hctwrcn the Write Star and
lines, before the Postmaster
General. Tor The privilege Of CARRYING
tia mails OF the United States. II
wa II Illuminating spectacle. The
ila. that once ioatcd in pride over
ever sea has been driven away from
port. through The greed of projections
lists possessed of enough money to
contra Our Congress. 1t is Il stupid
lie TO assert that the cruisers of the
Confed, rates during the late war
brought this about. That war listed
ycai on Hand, two wears at sea.
and our Z mcrican mercy and enter.
prise would have rrmcdied the
trouble Ion g since; but in the mean
time iron has revolutionizcd shin
building, anil owing to our high price
of iron, caused by our protection. and
the costof labor caused by protection
aud Inflated currency, our ship bull
ders can not compete with the bull
ders of Europe and with a stupidity
that is without parallel we prohibit
the purchase of SHIPS abroad. There
are three things Ne cannot purchase
abroad: one is obscene books, the
other is spurious currency and the
third is ships. Wesonly need ono of
the three. We havs a good supply of
obscene books, thsmks to Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Messrs, Woodruff
aud Clatlin, and the Immortal Walt
Whitman. Heaven ksows we have
enough of a spurieHs circulating
medium. But we do need ships; and
differing from every nEtion on the
face Of the earth, we prohibit the
purchase when they can be purchased
1t q profit"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-06
Worth heading.

The following communication, clip.
ped from tho Saline County Progress
Of tho 3oth, will repay our farmers
for the time given to It's perusol. II
was written BY u banker of Marshall,
u man of sound sense aud good jndg-
mept, who finds time to give his
county u helping hand by advertise
ing her wealth of soil and by fur
nishing her farmers reliable and
trustworthy information
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 26, 1873.
EDITORS PHuGREss :-Simce reach
ing st. Louis, l.have been n close OBJ
serve of the wheat market both OH
Change and of, and find good wheat
scarce aud In steady demand ut u fair
price. The receipts OF wheat to-day
foot up q, 900 bushels, aud the con-
sumption of tho mills hero alone il
daily SOME $4,000 bushels. SO il must
be plain to any ono that SO long Us
the receipts remain below 10000
bushels, the present price must keep
up. The best wheat in the market
comes from Saline aud Lafayette
counties, and sells, that is the bcsi
grade does, very readily ut 81 Al to
81 so per bushel. | think it. advisu-
BILE for our farmers to ship their wheat
just as soon as they III. provided il
can reach here i'll good condition. 1t
won't do to mix good and bad to-
gether, under the idea that the good
Will sell the bad ; on the contrary the
rnt-nrsn &c tIn I,sptt n,,tt I,u.l ,,,t,,
pulls the good down 10 its own level.
All wheat sent to market should be
well cleaned. and the lailings kept at
home. Business on change this
morning was very active, and good
number two, by simple, selling read
lily at 81 45 to 81 AZ, and in one ease
at 81 50pcr bushel. One dollar and
iorty-iive cents was bid at the call
board for number two, by grade,
which means the lowest quality of
number two, and there were 10
takers. AT present prices here, Saline
county farmers should get from 81 10
TO 81 &c for their wheat at home. |
exhibited Oh change, Thursday
morning, the sample OF clover from
Joseph Illusions farm which drought
down with me, and it was q wonder
to every one who saw it. All the
morning papers Oh Friday had a
ticc of ii in their commercial columns
and Saline county for once was we'll
and correctly advertised. was only
sorry that | did not have also II sample
of tall wheat and long timothy heads.
| am sure that Saline county tan
"beat the world" Oh Timothy, clover,
wheat and corn, and l want the
world to know it,.
Yours, in haste, j. II. c.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-06
BargeS on the Missouri.

from the St. Louis Democrat, Nugust3.1
The question OF placing Il line of
brrgcs on The Missouri River has
been discussed more or less for a
number of years, and tho ann OBJ
lection has been urged against the ell
tcrprisc Us was urged against the Co.
adjustment Of the present successful
and powerful Barge Line Company,
now serviag comIncrcc between this
city aud New OrleanS-namcly, the
inability of towbOats to make head
against the current in ascending the
river with u tow OF bargcs. After
numerous successful trips had demon
stratcd beyond p~crndvcnturc that n
barge line on the Mississippi could
be made 10 pay, Il at rates Of
freight, too, much lower than the pre-
val.Iug average, cavil ceased SO far as
this river vas concerned, but it was
still stUuily declared that the swift
current oftic Missouri would defy
successful barge transportation for all
time to come. This has been proved
Also Il fallacy. Captain David Camp
bells toWbVat, the Anita, recently
assembled tue Missouri to jefferson
CITY. towing three burgcs, without
the slightest difficulty. She brought
down Il load ofstone for the East ST.
Louis Stock Yard Company, and
cuuii have just as well assembled Il
Omaha, or still. higher Nebraska
points, and brought out grain as well
SON.; River ,norr r,n;1 NJ lin
,,,Ir If n,vi~,,inn tI,n ,ho tirH,
zoo miles above its mouth, OF
49," ."d ,ha of ~ $50.
III III nror.,a u,ro ~
hn. IN tho na|f m,,,,h uh;ia a..
n,n,,r,,in t,,r,i. oi tho rr
mine have hcrn nsc,,,;nn rn ,,n a.,
hrnn,h ;ts ,h,n,,niS Th., hn
mar ;H"t a. c,silv ascend ,hn N,.",E
49, s;.s;..;nn; ti,.,n ..n ~
,nv rn,.nn,h,. ,In,,h. anH -"
H., nn, seq that rims viii h,raas wv.
th,t stream need Ire ,onUrr ronsiJorn
49, ".nnr;m.nt rhanr.sn,, -
40 t"r,n,ot 1881 s'Isoh
has p"nn Of 49,. Wv ny ~
Tn'r n.vc rlanirI and i" rs,,,eI I' iar".
,arrs,S nf rr,ir md or,ip 81 ~
;"i 7nn ~, ell. .HI
p ~ MAN,, rnr in"; ". ,mts ".nhn
ranSnnr,aIinn tn which w.;i NO; oa,
49, ~, mn cn.t nf -. rrnimnio~
and I leave Them nonrer ,b,n If ,h"I
had ,nt uroducrL or sL,n,e,i anv,
,n;,m rhn nnactront Of r.,
r,ai@L, law in iII;,'n's hos y" L,I ' ,ha
IT. Of ,~dvanriny r,ios ~ 1,hi.a,ru
r.nn' MI Wnstorn nn",
non,"'i ,tn a nan poin'>'
no aini IN y" rt "a" DO, rU'S " tiia .ni l'at
,Moo ~ i' .,I Nv .ti.I VI
''e 'iU y, o,,I ra,., p ,a nov .Ho ~"
s.'pe II, Nv oius sucn uiScliilinn-
ainn, .nG. !. .ne ra he are so ''uci'
au.a,r,u , : 10 ln"he ,ne ratg 10 Inns
bannI I Kansas points. H"t az, do ioI not
T T.sn ~ ,,' NJ the farn,c Ms'n Shall sII' i,vs "e
, s,;,I inwor ro,a 70 ,n.,t"t r,,. ,hoi".
a a r"hrco than . v;,U ~.
p'U' "id-,aaniorch s,oa"h"ai con
ny num mIn"ae stuai'' .u
q, ntI,i si ,,n y - We Iunocat f
nc eS.ao'i, Il VI tno ,h "i
par T. t,ez" 49, W ano
spri."s ltto' VI y N ean'o. uH WV
Q IL. lLe NJ 70 vi .ll's c.oy
w 'nousn sE,~e" a,sn'o
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Wisconsin Gruuycs Moving.


The farmers of Wisconsin have
followed lowa's lead, and determined
to cut loose from both political par
ties. A state convention of Oranges
has been called to meet in Milwaukee,
August %, and the idea that Patrons
OF liusbandry cannot be politicians is
eilcctually squeicllcd by the following
preamble adopted in the Dodge
county convention:
Whereas, both political parties have
proved their inability to check those
practices which threaten the utter
decentralization of the country, and
believing i'll equal rights to all and
special privileges 10 none, either
private or corporate, and believing
that tariff, bank, railroad, telegraph,
and all other monopolics, are innmical
to our interest when unrestrained by
just laws, and believing that as the
Patrons ofIlusbandry have not ceased
to be citizens, it is duty to look
TO our interests, and use what power
we may have i'll placing men in office
who believe and practice honesty i'll
as well us out, aud whose tidel-
ity to our Interests are truc and
known 10 us, which can only be ac-
complished by political action.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-06
Another Now Departures.

tNici.IubIu tNO.) tOuSeiN St'i-
This age is prolific with expert
ments. In n couple of weeks Prof.
Wise will attempt to cross Tie AT
lantic in a balloon, and the opponents
of Grant and 1tadicaiiSm are ;.ttcn,pt-
ing 10 put Il quictus upon that putty
in Ohio by q new departure about
as wild as the scheme of the Pro-
feSsor, who is willing TO trust to gas
and a strong wind to carry him over
the mighty deep. The meeting OF
the Liberal Republicans at Columbus,
OIL the 30,h, adopted the fellow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That we heartily join
with the Democrats and all others
who choose to participate, To form IL
new party to deal with the living
issues of the day, anil Unite with
them in the adoption of a platform
and the nomination of a ticket.
Hon. George +. Pugl,, o: Cincin-
natl, was chosen temporary chairn,a"
and said: "Although Il Democrat OF
the deepest dye, lie was willing to
stop stealing i'll high and low places,
TO stop eXtravagant grants of the
public domain, which by right was
Tie property Of the people. W.
know of these great evils and we
come here to devise a remedy. Let
US, lie said, do this work carefully
and wcll."
This is all mere baldcrdasb, done
with the intention to tickle the ears
of the crcdulous. To put a stop to
the rascality of the age, the people
must return to the rue principles
of Republican Government, econo-
mise in conducting the affairs of
State, the appointment of men best
competent, and ecure honest officials.
The formation of u new party ell
ginccred by all old party hacks, could
result as disastrously as did the Gree
ley campaign. In this instance, at
this particular time, we can see no
good i'll agitating this matter i'll Mis-
souri,, as we have u house i'll order,
our lamps burning and have nothing
10 gain by breaking up our present
party organization.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-06

On Wednesday and Thursday last,
the angel of the wet weather shook his
vaPor wings above US; and wind showers
came down and blessed the hot and dusty
earth, with moisture and rctreshment.
As we sat by our window, and listened
to the rain drops ''patter on the shingles"
and watched the soft cup up the distant hill
side and heard the sweet indelinable mus
sic that is sung by the summer rain, we
knew that those lovely showers would
be-the making Of the late potatoes
Linn Democrat.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-06

The dead body of q strange man
WAS recently found hanging by the
neck near Louisiana, in this State,
with u bullet hole through his body.
IT was supposed at first that he had
committed suicide, but subsequent
events indicates that he had in all
PROBABLY been murdered -tbe body
theh hnng up by the neck, and a pistol
cropped hear by to make il appear
that ~ was Il case of suicide. blood
was discovered on some bushes near
where the body was found, with in
dications OF a struggle. 1t was also
ascertsined that tho deceased was
seen in company with q large man on
The day previous.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-06

A correspondent of the Bingham.
ION lines a been wandering about
IN me valley Of the Unadilia, and
Aotins points of interest. Getting
on the route of the Midland he speaks
as follows of a New Berlin hotel :
we stepped into a hotel and asked
10 see their paper, aud the proprietor
landed us a copy of the Police News
ior the year 1868, and an old copy of
Inc Utica Herald announcing the
death OF Lincoln. We asked him If
was not a patron of the pressp he
aa,d he always bought q Tribune
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-06
jeff. Davis has been hung to a sour

apple tree, sure enough; but it hap
pens to be-not the ex-Prcsident of
the ex-Confederacy, bu:-another
man. This Davis in question was.
without doubt, u very bad man, and
needed hanging. His crime was
committed at Rogersville, o., and 1T
was here he was being tried for the
foul %oflensc; but the mob broke into
the court house, put out the lights,
dragged him two squares, and settled
with him.-lSt. Louis Globe, 3Oth.
An outrage upon law, unqucstion-
ably but why doesn'tsthe Globe. SO
state? Had JEFF. Davis been hung
in Franklin, Lafayette or Cass coun-
ty, Missouri. we should have been
treated with n iwo-column homily
Oh the wickedncss, of the transaction,
and Governor WoodsOn been brought
roundly to task for not calling out
the militia to preserve peace.-(St.
Times.