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Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
HARD MONEY.

Thc telegraph has been busy for
for several days informing the coun-
try OF extensive preparations OH the
part of tho government 10 resume
specie payment. The low price Of
gold and the absence Of all demand
for foreign exchungs, the abun-
dance of the precious metals and the
universal demand for metallic cur
rcmcv are held TO DC signs which in-
,.icair clearly that the reign of rags is
ahont cuded. The government, we
believe, proposes Ia commence BY
paying out silver, and with silver to
pave the way TO gold and resumption
in full. Silver is o beautiful metal
aud has for ages been the favoritc
currency of the masses, and we heart.
lily wish VIC could sec prospect for
its speedy restoration; bu. we can't
see it. The truth is, in our judgmcn,
we arc still a long distance from hare
dullars, and will maintain the dis
tarcc iillt congress repcals the lega
tender act. Ten or twenty million:
OF specie, if paid ou: i'll tic regular
course of business, under existing
circumstances, would be gobblcd NJ
and sunk out of sight in less than
twenty-four hours. Admirers OF
pocket music must continue to use
keys and baggage checks until con-
rress can be rcconstrIctctt, and q
few of the National bank men, who
play strong hands in that body, arc
displaced by better legislative mate
ni..l
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
Railroad Agreements. A

The Auditor has sent out the
following letter to the clerks oil the
various counties:
Let me call yuur attention to sec
tions three and four of "an act to
rrovide~Ior assessment of railroad
property, and the collection of taxes
!sncrcom," approved March u, 1873.
(Sce laws 1873, page G3.)
lfyour County Court has not coin-
piled with the provisions of section
i, it is your duty, under the same
section, To make out and forward 10
tins office the certificates therein re-
quircd.
If the provisions of section 3 have
not been complied with aud no return
made 10 your office, shall be pleased
to have YOU furnish me with all the
information possessed i'll regard to
the railroad property situated III youi
county :,
This ask for the reason that il
anv company fails to make the state
mcnls Of taxable property rs requirct
lin the abovract it will be the dut!
of the State Board OF Equalization t'
make assessments from the best Ill
formation they can obtain.
desire TO do all in my power t.
assist the Board in obtaining hui
and complete assessment OF thc rai'
,, road property il: this State, and mop
, to hlvc your prompt cooperation
i'll this en,icavor.
Very respectfully,
GEO. B. CLARK, State Auditor.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONSCIENCE.

: Since the departure Of the lscr. DR..
Newman, Of the Metropolitan church
with the chimes attached, on dead
heading missionary tour Of consular
Inspection, tho President has availcd
himself of the opportunity TO reflect
on his latter end, and genuine re-
vivai of conscience within him is the
happy and hopeful result. The statue
Of Thomas jefferson, the great apostle
OF human liberty, the author Of the
Declaration Of Independence and the
founder of the Democratic party, has
becn removed by Gen. Babcock from
the grounds in front of the White
house. 1t Is not stated whether II
was pitched into the Potomac or
buried in the congressional cemetery.
Que thing may be fairly inferred: the
stony stare Of Jeferson's statue was
either Irritating to the presidential
nerves or goadiug to the presidential
conscience. II it has no. yet been
disposed of, VIC would suggest that
il be shipped G. o. d. to Bill Alien,
Columbus, Ohio.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
The pres:dent's salary.

From the New York Sun.l
.:'rhc Pre- -idcnL'S double pay can
not l. q reduced during tins term, for
i, is unlawful to change the Presi-
dents salary III the term which lie Is
serving"
General Craut has managed to get
his s2OO, 900 for iaur years. when he
had agreed to serve TOR 500. 900. lie
got it cunningly by lobbying ana
bribins members of Congress with
back pay and forward pay and rs II
was voted him before his present
term OF Office began the Constitution
,'orbids any attempt to reduce /; 1a"s
But the salary should he reduced
to the old rate OF $4,000 year
This reduction ought to be voted b!
the present Congress but if this l.
not done, the next Congress sh"il'
be elected on that issue; and every
candidate for Presidentjn 1875 shoul'
be required to pledge hiInsc,! i'll cas'
of elcctioA to take So, 900 ycar ant
no more.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
STATE Finances,

The total receipts into the State
treasury since October 1st are $685.
436 10, most of which were placed
in the State Interest Fund to meet
the maturing indebtedness Of the
State.
The amount ofthc States bonded
debt maturing and to be met out
of tho above receipts between 0cto-
Der lst and December 18th, is
$l67 900.
The State debt maturing January
5, 1874 is $4,000.
Floating debt not bonded, October
1st, 1873, is $780, 81.
OftlIis amount, $50, ,6lS Pare Claib
Jackson powder warrants OF 1861 ,
aud probably never will be paid. or
the above total there are also S3O, ,COu
of warrants drawn Oh the N. w. Lu-
natic Asylum Fund, $3O5 30 on Other
funds, leaving total debt to be pau
out OF the revenue fund, 1924, ,3l9 ~
The deficiency bill to cover unpaid
expenditures Of 1871 and 1872 amount
! to $2O4, ,723 20. AS soon as tho Legis
laturc last winter made the appiop
ntior, these warrants were drawn
and paid, and the exhaustion OF tht
revenue fund is partly owing to- thi
heavy draft, which should have beel
met III 1871 aud 1872.
In addition to the general State ex
peuses, Legislature, civil officers, rs
scssing and collecting the revenues
costs in criminal cases, clenosynar!
institutions, the revenue fund is bur
deucd with the interest OH tn
bonds known as estate debt proper,
. $439 600 90, and the interest on III
school fund certificates, $500, ,OOl
which together amount to $sO,S4O
year. Ia A.,
The rate of taxation to meet all th
/ outlay is twenty cents on the $ll
valuation, and of the amount realize
By this levy, one-forrth, or hve Gem
OH ever y$l0O valuation, is distribute
: every year back again to the counti'
l for the support of the public school;
i. so that instead of the levy forreven!
purposes being twenty cents on Il
800 valuation, it is III reality only II
teen cents.
9 A close collection aud careful di
9 bursemcnt will accomplish much
!. ward changing the condition
=, affairs in regard to the floating det
u aud if county courts will curtali
l. sessor's bills, those Of clerks and g
d lectors will necessarily be smaiit
and the end of 1874 will find no uhpa
accounts to be met by deficiency
II preparations, aud warrants will
,r caslled whenever presented.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
BLOoDED STOCK.
Sole OF $4,000 Worth In Boone
County.

The sale of bloodcd stock belong
irg to the Basscs, ut the farm Of w.
IL. Bass, ten miles from Columbia, in
Boone county, OH the 10th and 18th
inst, was tho largest, best attended
and most successful ever held i'll the
central part of the state. The stock
sold embraced thoroughbred short
horned cattle of all ayes, horses,
mules and Cotswold and Southdown
sheep. In the crowd Of bidders,
Canada, Kentucky, Illinois aud vari-
GUS sections of Missouri were rep.
resented. The bidding was spirited
and prices realized highly satisfacto.
ry to the parties most deeply interest
ed. .Short-horns sold from $45 to
$500, according to age and the degree
of perfection of the animal saddl.
and trotting stock from $500 to $725
seyenty-Gve mules at $l17 so pc
head; sheep, SO to $40 per head
Graded cattle, 125 head, averaged
$40 per head.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
STOCK LAW.

The optional stock law enacted by !
the last legislature does not meet the
appreciation of the people. In every
county in which it has been submitted
TO the voters, so far as we know,
large majority of votes have been cast
against it's adoption. 1t has been tried
recently in Johnson, Jackson and
CLAW counties, and in each of these
counties it was defeated by 1000 or
more votes. 1t is barely possible that
a majority of the land owners of each
of these counties is favorable to the
law, but the large voting population
composed of renters and other 'and-
less persons. hold OH tenacinusly to
their right of common in the high
ways and OH the bits of waste land
scattered about. In Lafayette county
: the lands have nearly all been enclos'
cd and there is now no range of any
considerable value. The farmers
would therefore loose nothing by the
5 adoption of the law, but would gail
: materially in the protection whici
: the law would give to growing crops
from the depredations Of brcech!
c animals running at large. The i'll
C lividualsSQf the landless class, how
# ever, are sM able to keep IL COW ant
j. a hog or two, which they would b
d compelled to forego or pay for keep
;: ing if the law were adopted. w
IS think ii very doubtful, therefore
l.. J.. whether the result in Lafayette.
y the law should be submitted TO
Il vote, would differ from the resul
'e asccrtaincd in adjoining counties.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
81 ewS Items.

The Stokes trial drags along.
Outstanding legal-tcndcrs, $780,
2s4,SSS.
Yankton, d. T.. reports three
inches OF snow on the ground.
Fif,v-one cars of tea went East
over the Rock Island road Friday.
A snow storm in Eastern and West
ern Wisconsin is reported.
Wintcrmu,e, the murderer Of Me-
! Cook, has been released on $50, 100
bail.
Madrid dispatches say n speedy
dissolution of the insurg2ut fleet Is
expected.
The Cliff house, n leading hotel of
Salt Lake, was burned Saturday loss
$4,000.
The National board of trade have
adjourned to meet i'll Baltimore ncXi
January.
New York registers tnis ycai
l23,7IO voters, against 9,OlO i'll lS1:
and l52, $50 i'll 1871.
Yellow fever is bad in Bainbridgc
Georgia. Four hundred people have
lett the town.
The postal servire has been i'll
creased by 2.147 miles of new rall
way, making 6,S57 in all.
Whitelaw Reid. Charles A. Dan
: and Alderman Wylie have been il,
; dirted for libel on Brooklyn bridG
: officials.
, benevolent organizations and pee
z pie all over the country continue
v contribute money for suffering Men
: phis.
Mortality in Memphis last wee
from yellow fever 1859; other cause
81. Reports from all sources wei
very promising Oh Saturday.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
E,rlx Discovery OF America

Ono of the most remarkable papers
ever read before the Royal Gcograpli-
ical Society has recently been publish
OIL It. was pr, pared by the secretary
of that body, Mr.. Il. ii. Major, aud,
ho,I, frum acluaI researches and ip-
trrnal cyiuc,icc. II conclusivcly esiab-
fishes the prc-Cnlumbian discovery
uf America. III ih.S pnper Mr.. Major
yin,licaies the au.he.'ticity OF the
yoyo"es of the two Vcha,i1n brothers,
Nicoiu and Antonio Ze:'". to the
| Northern and Greenland Seas about
the wear 1898, nearly Il century before
/ Colnmi,us made his first voyage O..
,Ii.cov,ry, The original map or chart
of the Zenos, published i'll Venice III
155S. was. un ortunatelv. added TO by
the descendants who edited II, ana
the additions vitiatcd, i'll a most dc.
p!orable manner, q document most
precious to geographers, which even
at that late period Was far in advance
of all other existing geographlcai an'
tioritics. Notwithstanding some
gross errors interpolatea in Nicolt
and Antonio Zeno's map OF Grecn
land and the mainland of N"rtl
America, astutc gcogranhcrs OF til:
and the last century observed That !
contained information of the mos
surprising accuracy; and rs this ac
corded with and antc-da,cd the mos
recent surveys and discoveries, the!
were unwilling to reject the whole Il
, spurious. In endeavoring to fix TIL
localities, as found OH the old map
:. the critics had long been working n
, the very absurd principle that tli
: orthngruphv ought to conform to iia
! of modern maps of the same region
: But Mr.. Major introduced the com
Imon.scnse process of seeing whethc
the names of places tally III sound
), and not in spelling (of which the oi
n navigator was not II mastery, VII
= those which now prevail. This e'
n perimentai test, rigidly applied. ei
ubles the commentator TO trace, ]
accordance with modern geosraph!
all the places visited by the old e.
!, plorcr, in conformity with the bea
:, ings given in his narrative and delih
:: atc9 OIL his chart. Had fhc origin
70 chart (Which, having become rotte
>, with age and damp, was copied I
- descendant of Nicolo Reno) bet
n faithfully copied, without interpoi
y, tions, it would undoubtedly ha'
commanded the confidence Of
20 learned and scientific men who si'
aS ~ vivcd its publication, and, no doni
w w It would lave prompted much earli
10 10 voyages to the northern part Of Of II II
.,s continent than those of the Cabo
~ ~ Cortereal, and Frobishcr. Had I
es old map, without addition or tou!
$ iuu up. been handed down, Mr.. Maj
Se Se contends, the site of the lost Gree
he is land colony would hava been cas- m
IL established, aud the kings OF D'
;s marx, for centuries, would have DC
10 10 shared the necessity of sending hu
" " erous unsuccessful and ill-fatcd seal
10. expeditions.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
TRUSTEES SALE.

Ny!IEREiS, Gsorgr W, summer and lat
w rndi >umn"r mis- wifr. by Their certain
deed Of trust, dated the 18th ,lay of August. A.
u. ISL. and rcrorrd in t.ic Record RS Office OF
Lafayette county. Missouri, in book NJ. iG, "A.
pages, conveyed Ia the un l,rsgnr,i :ru.,e' e.
secure the payment of a. rtan notes described il
sail deed of iret the following described tracts
AMI parcels Of land. situated amt lying in sait
Llfaycttc county, Missouri w: III" ,a-t hall "t
the northc ,st quarter oi the northc Il quarter of
section nunb,r seventeen ID and l,!i acres.
part of the northwest quarter "f thc northwest
quarter of section nu'nbcr siN'e n tl6), all IN
tow n,hi., number foity -i:inc (ip, anu range
number twenty -srrcn ,..).
And whereas, the second note IN ntioneu IN
said deed of trust with the intrre, thereon, has
long since remained die anil unpaid, now there
fore, |, the said trustee, at the request oi ihc
holicr of said not", and by viit"e OF the lIwcr
to nr given in said deed of trust, do hereby give
IL ,ticr that will, on
Saturday, November 18th, 1873,
in iro;i of the court h"us, door. in the coniy ni
| ItfIyc't- aud sta'c of Missouri, sci. ~ puDii"
yen;.,,r 10 the highest bidder, for cash In han'i:
; .ia real .st:tr and properly, or 80 nucn ihrieo
is my he n'cc>s sry to ~ slii more anu Ine.S ~
and the costs an, exp n,,', Of said trust AMI .se.
! Given under 10y han this October 10Th, Is.o'
uctlj WM. II. CIilIE>, Trustee.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29

A frightful railroad collision oe-
Cured near Macon, Ca, Oct. 2Sd, by
which both trains were completely,
wrecked. and several persons killed
or badly i.,iured. The engineer OF
one of the trains, who is thought to
be mortaly wounded, and his con.
ductor auarreled as 10 the cause ol
the accident, each taking the blame
upou himself.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
.Du,NIsrnATRux.s NOTICE.

NyoTlCE is hereby given that letters OF AZ
~ ministration upon the estate OF Robert b.
SounG. d.ceased, were granted to the under
sis,p,l bv the Probate court of Lafayette county,
on the ltth day Of Octob :, 1873.
Ali persons having claims against said estnto
are reIr,red 10 exhibit them for allowance to the
aLmIntstratrix within one year amer the date OF
s.iI letters, or they may be precludci from any
benefit OF such estate; ana u such claims ee MOI
ssSii,ed within two years from the date Of said
letters, they will he forever barred.
ocs REBECCA YOUNG, Alm'x,
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
spEEp.s.sETy. CONF oHT!

Take the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, from
lexington. for st. Louis, New YORK, Boston,
Pbila,clphia, Piitsburg, Cincinnati. Chicago
sna all points east, north and south. This is III,
aniy route by which You avOil long and
Dangerous transfers. The road is squlppei NJ III
splendid palace cars. No RIVERS. No FEEiiIE'
to cross; no delays; connections sure. Sprcia
Inducements offered to stock shippers. Ticket
for sale to all points. baggage checked through
Office at Grimes u vcnabl,, opposite city Hotel
W. W. Rhodes.
Ticket aud Freight A.cut.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
CANAAN n ool,sHEorncuT.

I Tho Now York Graphic pays .
handsome tribute to the thrifty habits
OF tho average Conaccticat man In a
brief history OF the, ,fatc of tho famous
balloon, ,wl.lcl. did not fint the cast.
|crly current aud consequently iitl
not reach Europe. but fell. n wreck,
into the eager hands of u Christian
people, IN n land OF "biblc aud sanciu.
AIRY privileges"
"Nvhen tho hapless voyagers rsacli-
cd the runaway balloon aud found II
living collapsed In a iicl,l, II was nl-
ready surrounded by crowd OF lap
ny Cauanuites. There was nothing
portable npnn which these grateful
people had not seized. Even the
spurc conts of the acronau,s were
ornanentiug tho angular shoulders
of tho local farmers, aud their spare
trousers were rolled under the arins
OF the fortunate finders. The crowd
of those who were anxious to emulate
tho uvi,itty of tho bahama wreckers
| In turning the mistortunes of Others
to their personal benefit continually
increased. Men came In wagons TO
carry away heavy and bulky articles.
Others stripped tho boat uf its plank
ing, aud strovc TO tlnd the valve of
the balloon under the folds of canvas
that hid il, In order to seize aud con-
vert its hinges to their own use. The
acrouauts were eilcOmpassed about
with u great cloud of acQuis tive dea-
cons and sclcctmen aud honest agri-
culturists. To.4them the descent OF
the balloon, with its frcightrd lite
boat, was a providemtial dispeusation
for supplying their families with food
and brass Instruments, and they were
determined that the sim of an migrate
fui rejection Of those birssiUgs should
not rest u,,On their couscienccs. The
fortunate man on whose land the bal
loon had fallen at once claimed heavy
damages for tile trespdss. The man
who had caught the machine after II
had come TO rest, aud the man whu
had prevented the dcacnns ami other
wreckers from cutting the balloon to
pieces claimed large sums by way ol
payment; aud the sheriff, improving
the opportunity to make q little in
J the way of fees, attached the entire
property of the expedition rs security y
for the payment Of 5000 to the three
ingenious claimants just mentioned
The experience of the shipwrccket
sailor who, OH discovering u galtows
. thanked Heaven that he was in ,
Christian land. was parallclcd by tl;a
of the acronauts who, when thei
. property was carried off before thei1
: eyes and the letters found in th'
= pockets of their spare garments wcr'
,, eagerly opened and read. knew n
once, without further information
! that they were in LitchticId county
c Connecticut. For nowhere clse-eX
cept, perhaps, among the harbarou
natives of Corca-could they hav'
found a population SO eager to plunde
and so unwilling to disgorgc."
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29

Kansas City is to have water
works. A contract has recently been
made with New York company in
accordance with an ordinance con-
tanning as many sections as the Allan.
tic and Pacific railroad. The Sedalia
water works arc for sale or to let to
most any kind of a tenant who can
give bond and security to pay run
ming expenses, and we are surprised
that Kansas City did not negotiate,
Money would have been saved, il
that's an object.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29

ond-lIand editorial abuse.
The concluding paragraph of the
Globe article we commend TO the
whole country. AS q confession of
the sins and shortcomings OF Radi-
calism, il is so purely child-likc and
bland that it is absolutely Irresistible !:
Finally, the lesson for Republicans
! is one which they will not fail to heed.
u They must in this, AS in every other
T. question, take care that the party
represents the most advanced
thoughts aud aims Of it's most sincere
. AMI Intelligent members. The party
4 ~ Iowa was tardy in coinprchehding
J. lie need of Legislation for the protec-
!, lion Of producers. 1t will not venture
:, to postpone their just demands again
u We trust 1t will do no injustice. But
e It will not forget that the great ina
5, jority of those who do its voting
.s have wishes which must bo honesty
consulted.
II This, we submit, is plea of guilt!
20 the whole indictment on whicl
= the farmers of the Northwest hav
:, arraieued and arc now trying III
I. party. :.
! The party in Iowa, in Illinois
+, in Ohio and tho entire West ha
~ not only been tardy, but has utter'
e tailed to comprehend the need
~ Legislation for the protection OF pre-
an ducers. 1t has forgotten, aud hi
nd lpersisted in forgetting for year
of except on election days. that thegre'
gs majority Of those who do its votin
1t have wishes which must be honest'
M consulted. And that's what's the, ma
IN ter with the farmers in Iowa. The
~ discovered the fact before the ele
ton; the Globe discovered it after IL
,o election.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
AN INCIDENT.

The only case we have heard of that
looked like Il sctre was one where an
.:oid'' and pretty "harl" customer
drew out 81, 100 as soon as the bank
in which it had been deposited Was
opened. The promptncss with Which
it was paid surprised him, but not TO
the extent visible, when, profferiiig
Il to a half dozen other banks for safe
keeping, it was politely but positively
refused. The bank drawn upon had
notified the others. and the result
! is that the scared individual is carry
ing around 81 100 of bulky currency
which lie is mighty sorry he didn't
leave where it was SO snugiy cn-
sconscd. Beyond this there is act
ually 10 incident worthy of record.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
ExECUroR,s NOTICE.

T ETTERS testamentary upon the estate OF Os-
i 4 car a. kat.ord, deceased, were granted to
the undersigned 10y the Probate Court of Latuy-
elite county, on the 18th day of September, 1873.
All persons having claims against said estate are
required to present them to said court for allow
ance within one year from this date, they may
br preclu,le,i, and IL said claims not pre-
sented within two years they will be forever
barred DAVID II. REED, Executor.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE.

7 ETTEHs OF administration upc n the estate OF
II Joseph Wilson deceased, We're granted
Probate Court Of Lafayette county, on the l3ti,
day OF september, ,ls73. AL persons having claims
against said estate are required to present them
this date, or they may be precluded, and If said
claims are not presented within two years thcy
will he forever barred.
sepl1 SANDERS JONES. Admr
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
Carroll County IfcmS.

II. l.. Turp;n, mayor Of Carrollton.
was spirited away one night last
week bv U. $. Marshal Ncwcunb, of
81. Louis. When last heard from he
was in jail in ST. Louis. The otlcnse
for which he was arrested is neither
known nor suspected, aud Carrollton
lis painfully mystiiird. May be the
Ia,nented Stewards little bell has got
to tinklins again.
The Record complains of lawlrss-
ness in Carrolltou. Sportive boys go
out in the evening loaded down with
deadly weapons, drink whisky and
shoot unotlcmding people for fun
You cart put old heads on young
shoulders, and young people mus
have amusement.
A resident of Illinois ut the close o
the war, found himself i'll possession
of forty quarter sections OF land
located in Carroll county, the take
on which VISA heavy drain on hi
resources. lie employed an a"cn
and commenced the work of making
. | il productive. One hal: of il is no,
in cultivation, pays its own take
,, and II handsome dividend besides
, Moral obvious.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
GUARDtAS,S NOTICE OF FINAL
SET ELEMENT,

NOTICE is hereby given to all persons inter-
~ esiet in the estate Of Thom,s NJ. Price, a
minor, that the undersigned guardian of the
person and estate of said Liinor. has filed his
account for settlement of snid minor state. IT
the October term of tie Probate court of I.afay-
cite county No. and will apply NJ 'he next term
of said court. To he held on the first Monday IN
January, 1874, for u final di>ch irge ofsaid guard
anship. THOMAS PRICE,
ocl Guardian.