Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-17
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Every tax payer In Lexington
township. and every experienced
traveller In Lafayette and adjacent
counties, knows that there 10 ! rail-.
road commencing on . zanzibar op.
postts Lexington, aud m~sandering up
through the ftce state Of Ray TO 81.
Jo., Incorporated under the euphoni.
Gus aud saintly title Of st. Louie and
ST. Joseph railroad, which title, ~ It
neither signiies anything touchinglh the
moral character Of the incorporation,
nor yet conveys any definite idea Of the
beginning Of the road, has wisely been
dropped a. superhaous, aud the much
more appropriate, Significant and
expressive title OF Bob Tail has been
substituted. Bob Tail has been a
kind oflong drawh metaphorical Pan.
dora's box, out of which oil sorts of
evil have come to aflict NIL sorts of
people, and lite capacity for gencrat-
ing trouble Gems to be unlimited. In
the first place It was built on Amos
Green's original county bond-xrab-
bipg principle, open only to exclusive
competition. In the second place II
never was half built, aud at its best,
was only = kind OF q parody or carl.
caturc on q railroad. It rarely or
never took anybody or anything to
the right place IN tho right time, and
in consequence Of its short comings,
no comings and 10 goings, it pro-
vokcd more profane swearing from
habitually. civil people than IL was or
ever could be worth. In the third
place the Taxpayers of Lafayette,
Ray aud Buchanan rebelicd against
the tax collectors Of their several
counties, aid have incurred much
vcxatiom and expense in their efforts
to get rid Of their bonds gobbled up
by the concern, and some of them
ex pcct and fully intend to incur
further trouble, expense and vexation
in the same behalf. In the next place
our excellent Governor, when q AN
dida,e for the exalted station which
he now fills, had some OF the slime of
which 1t is SO productive thrown al
him, and lie only escaped condemna-
ton as a railroad bond. rabher by
promptly proving his character. In
the next stage of development wo
find the venomous creature in the
bankrupt court, aud in the hands ola
receiver. As it always was bank
rupt, everybody hoped it had found
its true and congenial resting place,
and would lay quiet indefinitely; but
behold it has taken Il new aud start
ling twist, has absolutely gone back
on it's former frieads, aud threatens
to chaw up its sagacioas projectors,
founders aud builders; in testimony
whereof see the following:
JEFFERsoN CITY, December 49,
Considerable interest 10 manifested
in the suit now pending in the U. s.
court III this city, brought by j. u.
Kappner, the assignee oftie St. Louis
aud St. Joseph railroapi company,
against the directors of said company,
embracing Thos. J. Chew, Jr., Geo. L.
Wasson, Chas. w. Porter, Thos. 3.
Weakley, BENZ. B. Fraser, John u.
Copelin. James II. Birch, Jr., Charles
Emgles, Riclari f. Turner, Thomas
Harbinc. T.. o.. Godfrey, Samuel
Hays, Lconidas N. Lawson. The suit
embraces action against these direc-
tors lor 81, 500 each, alleged balance
due on their subscriptions, together
with a suit for the recovcrv of$22, 800,
proceeds OF the company's transac-
lions, aud distributed among the di-
rectors to defray travelling and other
ex penses connected with the business
Of the road. Il. X. White, of 81.
Joseph, aud IL. b. Hamilton, attor-
neys for Kappner: Hall, Loan aud
Stringtellow attorneys for deien-
dants.
Comment is not properly in order,
but we would remark dcprecatingly
that If this kind Of thing is to become
fashionable, and have \ popular run
in the courts, the Lexington aud ST.
Louis (snother railroad with = saint
in its title), which Is now in the hands
Of al assignee in bankruptcy. may
yet play the part OF petard 10 its Ell
glncers.