Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02
THE NEWS.

ILL NoVNs
Nalmaseda is compelled to resort
to forced loans and Il tax of twenty.
five per cent. of the fortunes of the
Spanish subjects i'll Cuba III order &c
pay the expenses of new troops ex'
pected 10 arrive from Spain. Where
he "a find money he takes ii, and
threatens with exile and %scquestra'
ton those who fail to pay the enor'
nous special tax levied upon them
This of course disgusts his loyal sub
jects INC strengthens the insurgents
Winter was ushered in among the
Catskills OH the morning OF the 19tf
with a snow storm, and the thermom'
eter at 3S degrees.
The postal card factory at Spring
field, Mass, is now making posta
cards of the new pattern at the rate
of 0 5000 a day.
The necessities of the Havana peO'
pie are such that the edict against the
importation OF American potatoes
has been rcscinded, and New York
firms arc shipping them there i'll large
quantities. In Havana S22 in golC
per barrel is paid, and the authorities
no longer are afraid of introducing
the Colorado bug.
The taxes levied in New York las,
year averaged $3.50 for every man, wo'
MAI and child. This exceeds the tax
levied i'll Paris in the last year of the
empire. when taxes were heaviest, to
meet this vast improvements then ex
ecutcd. The axes in Paris that yeal
averaged only S24 so per head.
The grave of Horace Greeley, III
Greenwood cemetery ,uear New York
has been surrounded by all arborvita
hedge, forming an enclosure fifteen
feet in diameter, within which scrag-
gy rose-hushes are planted AND tied
to sticks painted red and white. A
plain slab, with The name. end the
dates nt birth and Heath, marks the
grave.
A late letter from Colorado says
that the gr%asshoppers have eaten up
everything aud gone south, and tina,
The raiiled farmers will suffer unless
aided from outside of the territory.
W. W. Goddard, of Bourbon coun.
ty, Ky, has n stallion (Snmter Den.
mark) that has taken " l2O prem.
iums, amounting to Owe So, 900. lie
will be exhibited at the ST. Louis fair.
At The reunion of the old Mexican
vets at Fayette last week, a resolu.
ton requesting Gen. Jefferson Davis
to address them at Fayette at some
future Tim, as his convenience would
suit. was adopted.
The church trial at Quincy has
ended as all such trials do. The wo.
men who testified that they had been
led astray by the pastor are dlscred.
tied. and the verdict is that he ''has
been lnpruient in conduct, but moi
criminal.'
A little boy child, five years old,
got on the brake beam of Il freight
train at Cenlralia last Thursday,
rode ten miles, and then jumped of
while the train was running. A
party of citizens followed the traiu
on a hand car, and picked the little
fellow ur, finding him only slightly
bruised.
According to latest advices the
HerzesOviniam insurrection is becom-
ing more formidable every day. Ne.
gotiations for an am!cable adjustment
of the difficulties which We're under
taken by the consuls of Germany.
Italy and Austria, have beer entirely
unsuccessful.
The managers OF the St. LOUIS fail
are worried over the fact that one OF
Tice's e%quimuXes is set for October
9TH, the big day of their fair week.
Negotiations. we learn, are III pro-
gress, to have the philosopher send it
ro4,.d ky Alton.
Elder NJ. NJ. Davis recently closed
IL meeting at Mt. Zion church, in Sa-
liuc county, with siXty-tive additions
TO the Christian church.
The management Of the Driving
Park Association. -; MENDOZA, ILL.,,
have decided ON giving Ii grand SUI.
lion race on Tuesday, October 2lst.
| The stakes will be L purse of So, DOC
| am. the championship of the United
States, opas. 90 ri stailions in the
United States aud Canada ; Sl,sC0 and
the championship gold medal TO the
winner, $1,000 to the second, 81 900
&c :!le third. and 1850 to the fourth.
The medal - 10 cost $500.
Goldsmith Maid has ceased 70 OH
tend III amy mofe trotting matches,
but will be tro,,ed against time. At
Hartford she vas given trial 10 beat
her best time, pa, bu, failed, max
ing ;r:l+l.
Eatr Cr"rk"'. II. ';a,: of The ,e:e-
| bra:r4 tsolier Lulu. ia still alive, al
the o: Il, a"a j. Owned by Mr..
DnrEH", of Long Island.
The famous stallion. Smnggier,
fsilad 10 beat 2;20 Al his trisi against
time at aystic PARK, Macs. He beat
the bay mare. Settle, which has a
! record Of 2:ls, IL = matrh last Satur-