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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
The Coming Hog Crop.

We take the following form the
Drovers' Journal of Chicago. 1t pos
scsscs value rs u statistical state.
mcnt:
The entire number of hogs pro-
duccd in the west for the last pack
ing season did not fall far short OF
100000 0 if we add the large number
OF western hogs that were packed in
Canada and our eastern cities TO the
number that was packed at the vari-
Gus packing points i'll the west, and
we now expect to see the number for
coming season reach fully 5000, 600,
and we expect to see them
made fat enough to weigh as
heavy Us any equal number
Of hogs have eve weighed here
tofore. We expect to see this result
because it will be the only course
that farmers can take for getting rid
OF q gOodly part of their corn suppl.
at something like living prices, ana
while we do not expect to see HI
ovcr-supply If pork, we do not be-
licve it will be prudent or safe for
those engaged ii, raising hogs to cX-
pcct any better prices than we're real
allied during the past packing season
for hogs say IS 65 to 4 % per hundred
pounds as the extreme range of prices
1t Chicago. With all the world at
peace, every sound operator knows
that it would never do to pack such
Il number of hogs as We uow-a-iays
have to deal with, at prices that
would give any material check { o the
freest possible consumption of the
product both at home and abroad.
BY the United States census report
lately published, the whole number
of hogs in all the states and terrific
rics is given at 25~,l3i,569. OF this
large aggregate illinois has the lar
gc>t number of any State, 2,703, 363 :;
Missouri shows 2,306, $50; North Car
1,975,215; Indiana, 1872 230;
Kentucky, ,S37 ,227:rcmcssec, 1925
$50; Ohio, LIPS, 99S; Iowa, 1858, 90S.
These are the eight heaviest hog rails
ing state in the Union. Among the
smaller States Vermont has 1886:
MAJ. land, 40. 17S: Maine, As, $50; Con-
nccticut, 81 $3.50. The entire number
of hogs in either one of these four
States is but little over the number
that has been received at the Union
Stock yards in Il single day. In
Kansas and Nebraska the supply of
hogs is increasing at an amazingly
rapid rate, those two young States
being %cminently fitted with soil and
climate for the production of corn
and hogs.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
Barbecue.

The citizens of Brownsville and
tho farmers of Saline county adver.
tisc a grand barbecue ut Brownsville,
oil "Wednesday, the 9th inst. The
barbecue is understood to be under
the auspices of the Patrons of lIus-
baudrv, and given for tic purpose
specially Of promoting the welfare OF
the order. Patrons of Lafayette and
adjoining counties arc cordially ill.,
vitcl to attend and participate in the
festivities. AS an additional tcatur.
Of great interest, soldiers of the wal
with Mexico are invited and expected
to be present to counsel together re-
spccting their claims to recognition
from the Federal Government for
military services.
A long list of distinguished speak
ers have: promised TO be present,
among. them Col. Coleman and I.
r. Allen, General Doniphan, Govern
sr Wodson and Judge Shelley. We
ire authorised by Mr.. Rhodes to say
hat the fare on the A. & =. Railroad
will be reduced for the round trip to
,nc fare. Good coaches will be furn-
shed, ans, every inducemcnt offered
" tie railroad company 10 excur-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
An Indinn Fight.

loHiiItu tAtI.iu, JH.
Conductor Norton, who came in
from the west, yesterday, on the
Union Pacific, reports that Pawnce
Indians came 10 his train at Grand
Island and told n pitiful story. They
said that while hunting in the Rcpub-
licam valley the Sioux in great nmm-
bcrs suddenly attacked them. The
Pawnccs fought to defend them
selves, but were outnumhrrcd and
overpowercd by Sioux, who, they
said, were about one thuusnmd strong,
while the Pawmecs only had about
one. hundred and fifty men. They
also said that the Sioux were much
better armcd-thut one hundred
Pawnccs, including one and
children, were killed. They say that
the Sioux warriors caught the
Pawncc children by the heels aud
smashed their heads agains. the
ground. The attack occurred on
Tuesday, $50 miles south of Elm
creek. The Sioux captured the
Pawnee horses AMI all the Luffalo
they had killed in their hunt.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20

Rev. Noah Flood, one Of the oldest
and ablest Baptist ministers of Mis-
souri,, died Mt his residence in Column
bia OH the night of the 1lth inst. He
was sixty-folr years of age, and had
been engaged in tho work of the min
istry for fifty consecutive years, most
of that time in Missouri. lie had been
several times moderator of the Bap-
fist General Association of Missouri,
and to the time OF his death held a
position of great influence in his de-
nomination. Thousands Of persons
all over Missouri will learn Of his
death with the profoundest sorrow.
His remains were taken to Richmond,
Galloway county, where, after a flu
neral discourse by Rev. j. NJ. Robip-
son. they were buried on Tuesday
last with Masonic hoRors.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
kassas Jsnnissn IN the HANDS or
. R~hlllssios.

--
The following dispatch We dip from
the st. Joseph Gazette of tho 18TH.
Jcnnison 10 well known In Lafayette
county, and we doubt not the. dis.
patch will prove cheerful and enter
tanning reading. If the coroncr's In.
quest was only annexed tho itcm
would be complete.
JENNJsON RECEIVES A SEVERE BEAT
ING.
LEAvENwoRTH, KS. August 49,
This morning at six O'Clock, In the
ears of the Rock Island tram, mt the
Union depot, In this city, Manning.
the baggagcman Of tho train, pound
ell the face cf the notorious G. II.
Jcnnison to jelly; both eyes are closed
aud his nose broken, his jaw is bro
ken aud otherwise badly cut. Man.
nng inflicted the bruises with his fis,
and tho heels of his boots. Tho fight
occurred just ms tho train was NOV
ing. Manning pitched tho scnsclcss
form Of JcmmisOm off tho cars after the
train started. Jcnmison was carried
to his rooms IN his gambling house
Oh Shawnee street, and medical aid
summoned. DR.. Van Doyn fuund
him scnscless and he remained SO for
hours.
1t seems that Manning had been
gambling with J%ennison and had lost
all the money he lmd-nbout eighty
dollars. On settling up lie owed Jcn-
nispn 81 50. JennisOn demanded pay.
Manning told him to come to the
depot and he would pay him. Manning
went first and in about fifteen minutes
JennisOn followed leaving his watch
and coat in n saloon, suying ho vas
going to "collect a dollar and q half
or whip q son ofsa b-li." He found
ManmiRg IN the cor, who paid him the
money and then beat him, leaving
him %inseRsiblc. Jcnnison was con-
vcyed toif.s home at 2 o'olock this
atternQQ,lremaining inscnsibfeemOsi
ut Hes4fHe. Tile doctor thinks the
wounds are not dangerous, but us yet
he is unable to tell definitely.
1t is said both parties were under
the influence of liquor. Jemnison had
been drinking very hard for several
days, and had o. number OF lualrcls
with other parties.
The Rock Island boys express great
Indignation against those who would
arrest Manning. No arrest has been
made yet, Manning having gone Oh
his train TO Trenton, Missouri.
JcnnisOn was armed with rcvol-
vcrs; Manning had no weapons, using
nothing but his fists and boot heels.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
The Wealth of Carroll County.

Through the politencss Of Col.
Combs and his assistants, we are Gu
ablcd to give readers q complete
statement of the taxable wealth of the
county by townships. The increase
of $40O,000 will be gratifying 10 all,
and the decreased taxation Will please
tax payers. What proportion ofthis
increase is due to the method of as
sessmcnt under township organiza-
ton we leave for II readers to dc-
trrminc.
Counting the property of Carroll
county at Il fair valuation, aud count
ing what might be taxed and is not,
we do not miss it very far when, sew
eral weeks ago, we estimated it al $40,
DOC, 600. -Record.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
Horrible RaiIro d Accident.

A horrible railroad accident occur
rcd last Saturday night on the Chica-
90 and Alton :nau, TWENTY-FIVE miles
souirnf Chicago, The accident WAS
caused by the criminal negligence Of
the conductor and engineer OF a coal
train of ihirty-tive cars going at n
rate oftwcnty milrs an hour, coIliding
with II passenger tram bound for ST.
Louis, consisting OF baggage and ex.
press cars. three day coaci,es and two
slccpers. The lattcrt train Was making
thirty miles an hour, and going round
n curve, which, with adense foy, Ire
vented the engineers from discover
ing the danger in time to avert il.
Description of the awful scene that
.ensuedis impossible. Up to 10 O'Clock
Sunday night the dead numbered
eleven souls, while the wounded.
many Of them seriously and some Of
them fatally. add upwards of thirty
more to the sorrowful list. The ca
lamity occurred at a point where it
vas impossible to procure other as
sistancc than that nobiy volumtesred
by the u%nInjured passengers; but the
officers Of the road seem to have been
prompt In sending surgeons and nur-
ses from Chicago and in doing all that
possible for the sufferers.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
Yhs vsurped ~Judgeship.
rewn.ley 10 DO aastea.

In the canvass Of 1868 the people
of the Sixth judicial Circuit, cotn.
posed of Lafayette, Saliac and Pcttis,
elected the Hon. Wm. I. Wood Cir.
cult Judge by a majority OF upwards
Of eleven hundred votes. Judge
Woods opponent IL tho case wa.
Chan. P. Townslev. Cadcr the
shameless administration of the Office
Of Secretary Of State, tho thcn in
eumbcnt, Frank Rodman, SO mauipu-
lated the returns as to give to Towns
ley a certificate Of election ani III
violation of every..principle Of justice
he was commissioned by the Cover.
nor.
Rumors Of a proceeding 10 test tho
right Of Judge Townsley to preside
as Judge of tho Sixth Judicial Cir
cult have found their way to tnc
newspapers. The rumors are we'll
founded. Judge Wood has been
often urged by fricads to cause such
a proceeding to be instituted, aud
from no part Of the district morc
earnestly urged than from the county
of Petris. the county in which Judge
Vewnsley resides. Judge Wood has
heretofore made efforts for MI invcs-
tigation, both by mandamus and quo
warranto, the only modes by which
such an investigation can be effected.
He did not succeed in getting the
courts 10 give him y hcaring-hcncc
the delay that has occurred. The pro-
ceedings attempted heretofore have
been OIL the relation of Judge Wood
claiming the office; a mode of pro.
cccding in respect to which the
Supreme court claims and exercises
discretion. Now the %procccdin.
will be directed by the State, by the
Attorncy-G General .c~s-oIfcio. II c
proceeding in this form, while it will
necessarily involve an inquiry into
tic FACTS which Will slow The election
Of Judge Wood by a majority of
over one thousand, will only deter
mine tho question of Judge Towns
ley's right to tho office. The result,
will prove substantially the same.
Many inquiries have been made OF
ms as to when and how steps will be
taken in this matter. We think we
can give assurance that the righ,
steps will be taken and urged to IL
conclusion as soon as the form OF
law will admit. Every question tina,
can arise was. OH the fullest consid-
cr:tion, settled in the Deming-Vail
case, and there can be no doubt as to
the result.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
Homicide Nenr Siblcy.

Geo. A. Thomas was killed by
Spotswood Brown, at Cobb's store,
four miles south Of Sibley, Jackson
county, on Monday, the 18th inst.
Brown and Thomas had Il quarrel on
Monday morning OH their way home
from SibIcy, and in the evening met
again at Cobb's store, when Brown
went to the wood-pilc, cut Il stick
Two or three feet in length and slip
ped behind Thomas, who was sitting
Oh the platform in front Of the store,
not Knowing that Brown was near,
and struck him two or three blows
with the stick, knocking him down,
and then jumped upon hlm with both
feet, kicking and stamping him until
Iic was unable TO riA. Thomas was
taken home but died that night be-
tween IL and IL O'clock.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
The New Railroad.

Work is progressing rapidly OH tho
railroad from Salisbury to Glasgow,
and tho laying of the iron will be
commenced III Il few days. We had
a conversation with Mr.. Vanderwa-
ter, the Vicc-P President of the road,
OH Wednesday last, and he informed
lis that the track would be completed
to Marshall i'll Saline county, by the
first day OF next January, but that
the gap between Salisbury and Macon
would not be completed until next
year; though work oil tho grade
would be commenced this fall. The
road is TO cross the river at Cam.
bridge, leaving Glasgow out in the
charlottesville Herald.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
The Virginia Campaign.

Hughes, the Radical nominee for
Governor of Virginia, is u Demo
cratic rccnsamt Of the type known In
Virginia fand the South as Scalawag.
lie was previous 10 and during the
war u partner Of the famous john NJ.
daniel, in the publication ofthe Itch
momd Examiner, ono OF tho most
fearless Democratic papers In the
United States. Ills nomination is
supported by President Grant, but
has given great dissatisfaction to the
Radical partyIof Virginia. Woltz,
Mckenzie, and other leaders of Radi-
cal sentiment in tho State, have al
ready significd their determination
not TO support him. Gen. james NJ.
kcmper, the Democratic nominee for
Governor, is a Virginia gentleman of
the old school, and has been prumi-
ment in the State for twenty-five
years. lie was an officer of the second
Virginia regiment in the Mexican
war. subsequently served his county
and district in the House and Senate
ofthc Virginia Legislature, wherein
he acquired an cnviable reputation
tor legislative ability. During the
late civil. war he was distinguished
TOR his gallantry his am officer OF the
,.nn fp.lssot a army
In the bloody battle Of Gettysburg,
he led a brigade Of Pickcll's division
in a fearful charge, and was left for
dead OH the field of battle. His
Wounds however, were lot mortal,
although they disabled him for the
remainder Of the war. Since tho war
Gen. Kempcr has lead u quiet life.
carefully sustaining from politics.
Ills name is a tower OF strength to the
Democracy, and no doubt is cutcr-
tanned OF his triumphant election.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
$1,000 Stolen.

OH Friday last Oliver Chapman, q
citizen Of Atlanta, in this county,
drew from the Savings Bank of this
city, $1,000 and took it home with
him. At night lie placed the money
between the beds on which he slept.
Next morning the money was gone.
1t is said he had two dogs in the
room, and the probability is strong
that the robbcr or robbers must have
used chlorofnrm freely, not 10 alarm
even the dogs. The amount ia large
for n poor and hard working man to
loose, and small enough for a rogue
to steal and meet with public damma-
ton o. earth if found out, and +
tain punishment in the world to
comc.-fMacon Times.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
The Gulf Ra,lroad.
Darllngss,n-ana eouthvtssssRn Line
"A Coed RFOsp0ct-Actlv0 meass
uRes Taken fer building tho
Entire ROaas
from the wak.odn Rccord.l

lrtom the Wakbnun StceVru.J
The news from the North 10 cheer
Ing. 1t 10 settled beyond q daubt that
the necessary measures haze been
taken to enable the company iOt.Stend
the road southwark to the Missouri
river within a few months.
We learn that tho new board of di.
rcctors, Mt their late meeting In DOs-
ton, made choice OF L. Il. Ward, of
Detroit! TOR president. Mr.. Ward IL
an earnest nnd energetic railrUnd
mai and will soon make his presence
DO felt along the whole length of the
projected route. At the election for
new directors, / 0.945 shases of stock,
at 800 per share were voted md also,
available n to the ni1d<S&e nf
$75O,OO were secured and are wow
held by tho treasury Of the road.
Moro funds are guaranteed, and
everything will be So arranged in the
future tliut there ~ not possibly be
the least cessation in prosecuting this
important work through I o the river
this fall, while the main line To ST.
Joseph is going forward also rs rapid
~ rs non and means eau make it 10.
1t is contemplated, directly after
arranging the business mutters of the
road under the new directory, 10
commence the ironing OF the road
from U%niOmvillc, Putnam county, the
present terminus, TO Linnems, which
work will be prosecuted with the Ut
most vigor, and the road " i'll be coni-
plcted to Stanley City in two months
from the date of commencing opera
tions.
II is probable, therefore, that but
4 brief time will elapsc until active
work is commenced in Carroll county
and the rOnd built through TO Lex
ingtOm. Indeed, we hear from pretty
good authority that gangs of work
men M3ftShs put upon the route
through this country during The pres
month; but we shall be content to
await definite intelligence in relation
thereto before making q positive
statement.
On the whole tho prospect of build
ing the road through this county is
now than ut any time before.
The company J. awake 10 the fact
that it is essential to their best inter-
ests TO build their road through this
and have at no tin swcrvcd
from their purpose to do so. They
will find n carrying trade here that
will satisfy them that they have moi
as to the extent aud wealth
Of the of Carroll county.
In the meantime, croakers are invited
to take n long brcath-thcir "occu-
pation's gone"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20

The language of the little island of
Britain, like the power of its COM
mcrce and arms, has gone into all
quarters of the earth, spreading
enormously especially within the last
two hundred years. Neither the
Germans nor the French colomize as
the English do and so their language,
though read and spoken in all civil
lizcd countries, makes no new colt
quests. A French writer on this
subject has calculated that in fifty or
a hundred years English will DC spo-
ken by eight hundred and sixty Mil
lions of peoplc, German by one hun
drcd and twenty millions, and French
by sixty-ninc millions only. lie
thinks, consequently, that science
will seek English channels of pIblica-
ton in preference to any other.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
n SALE.

w HEREAS, Lewis V. wernwag and Nfarca-
w ret w Wernwag his wife, and Isaac CHAINS.
Tor and Martha A. Chanslor his wife, by their
certain mortgage deed dated April the srd,. A. ID.
1855, recorded in the Recorders Office within ani
for the county of Lafayette, and State of Missouri
In deed book I, MOI ON pages l2J and In, ind nlel
for record January Cd, ISIS, conveyed 10 the
OF Lafayette, for the use and benefit of the
inhabitants of township 81, range q; town.
ship 20. range "a; township -. -.nrc "a;
81 range "a; township 81: range
range %, township Is, range %; the fol,
owing described real estate, situate, living. md
being IN the county Of Lafayette, and SLATE of
Missouri, to-wit: Lotnumber one in block %.
L. Is, IS, i, il, Is IL and % a. T. in H. b,o Is.
~, al Of said lots being in the first addition 10
inc city OF Lexington, in the said county OF La
Iayete, as shown upon the plat Of said addition
now on nle In the Recorders Office for said
county OF Lafayette. Now, Therefore, by virtue
ofihe provisions Of said deed of mortgage and
sheriff OF Lafayette county, will, on
Tuesday, the 9th day of September.
"A. D. 1873,
Between the hours of9 o'clock in the forenoon
anua O'Clock in the afternoon of that day, Mt the
court house door In the city of Lexington, county
Of Lafayette, and State Of Missouri, in accordancs
with the provisions in said mortgage deed con-
talned, proceed to sell the above described real
estate, or 50 much thereof, rs may be necessary
ct public venduc TO the highest bidder for cssh In
to satisfy said notes and interest deserib-
ed in said feed and order OF sale. Shis the 18th
day Of August, 1873. WN fOJNG.
snsaotd sheriff lafayette county Missouri,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
Missouri Items.

Work is progressing rapidly OH thu
railroad from Salisbury to Glasgow
The johnson county fair common.
ccs September 30th.
The Daily Tribune is the name OF
n new paper started ut Hannibal.
The Keytesville Herald has been pre-.
scntcd with a snake cucumber 1 feel
long.
A brakeman OH the train was killed
near Mexico, Audrain county, OIL the
18th inst.
! Young George Price was ncciden-
tally shot In the thigh near Cameron,
! n few days since.
Mr.. L. u. futile of st. Joe, was
robbed of $lO6 cash and q diamond
pin worth $3.50, OIL The 10Th inst.
One man was killed and several
others seriously hurt by n railroad
accident neal Trenton, some days
ago.
The Caldwell County Agricultural
Association will commence at Kings.
ton, September 23d, and continue
three days.
The time for holding the Cameron
Deknlb fair has been changed from
October LIST, 2d and 81, to October
Sth, 9th and 10th.
A son of j. J. Kellogg, nine wears
old, shot and killed little girl named
Fitch, while playing with pistol in
Union county a few days ago.
Daniel Busburv, one of the work.
mcn engaged in putting up the St.
Joe Exposition building, was crush
ell to death by some falling timbers,
OH the 10Th.
AT a recent term of the Harrison
county circuit court, Joseph p. Ham,
ilton. charged with killing Elijal,
W. Hallcck, living five miles east
of Princeton, Mercer county, was
tried, found guilty, and sentenced
to be hung.
Mcssrs. N. Wilson and S. r. Bron-
son are now urging up a project
for the establishment of n hub and
spoke factory at Macon. They pro-
pose to furnish $4,000, and ask
that stock to the amount of $4,000
more be taken by the citizens of
Macon City and Macon county, IN
the shape of a loan, which they
will secure by mortgage OIL real
estate of double Its value.
The Louisiana journal of the 10Th.
has the following: "Last Friday,
while Mr.. T.. b. Seaman, of this
county, was engaged in threshing
his wheat with a ten-horse thresher,
one of the journals of tho machine
became so heated rs to set fire to
the straw, which being very dry,
spread with alarming rapidly,
scarcely giving the workmcm time
to escape. All the unthreshcd wheat,
several stacks of hay, the machine,
a wagon, saddles, harness, sacks,
ctS., were entirely consumed.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20

defects In II, tho removal of which
woald inare to the benefit OF tho
people, but wc fear amy attempt to
cure minor defects viii result IN a
radical change, which will substantial.
iy abrogatc those leading features to
which tho country Unay now confidcn-
tly lock to make the department. self
sustaining.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20

The following is from the st. Joseph
Herald of the I4th inst, in relation to
the Texas cattle fever "We are glad
to learn that the Texas cattle fever,
which mas prevailed for the past
moath in the counties of Nodawav
and Daviess with disastrous effect to
stock owners, has almost entirely dis
appeared, aud no further danger is
apprehended,