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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
The San Francisco Collapse.

California has always been a state
to a certain extent, apart to itself,
with an individuality of its own,
that attracted the attention even of
the casual traveller. The immense
influx OF people from all quarters of
the globe into that region upon the
discovery of gold, strangers in most
cases to each other, and all animated
by the single absorbing purpose of
getting as much as possible of the
precious dust, living lives of self
denial, deprived in a great measure
of woman's society, save in the
chastened form OF tender recolle,.
tons of sisters, mothers and sweet
hearts back at home, %couduced TO the
creation of social phases that have
their counterparts in Tor of the
older states. Such experiences de.
veloped a race of men peculiarly
bold and self-reliant, men who learned
to feel a contempt for danger, and to
whom any acquisition vas valuable
in proportion to the hazard attending
it. When the mining camps grew
into Townsend. the towns into cities,
this same spirit of adventurous dar-
ing was carried into al! business
operations. Every thing was done
on a bold, expansive plan. The
minute of trade, which constitute
80 important q part of the economy
of life in older communities we're
disregarded. Not by the slow ap.
proaches of legitimate business was
stubborn fortune coerced, but by
coup de main of speculation. Men
without any thing n day, the next
found themselves mllIionaries. The
business men of California have been
living this iever,sb life for twenty
years, and it would now seem that a
crisis in the disease (for disease it
is) has been reached. The self
confident tinanciers of the Pacific
slope will find that they cannot al
ways with impunity set at defiance
the ordinary Laws of trade. The
recent crash is doubtless but a pre-.
Jude to numberless others that will
follow sooner or later, until business
shall be disenthralled from the con.
troll of empires and spectators.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04

Nevada expects to produce this
200. ''''-
Velocipedes are to be used hereaf-
ter by the messengers in the Italian
army.
The American Pathological Socie-
ty will hold Its annual session at Chi
cago, September 9Th, 9Th and 10th.
In 1874 the United States furnished
five per cent of the i~mportations into
Brazil, and received forty-six per
cent Of the expectations from that
country.
Here is a chance for h%usbandless
women. The Buffalo authorities have
decided that nc woman having Il hus-
band shall be accepted as L public
school teacher.
The annual convention of the Epis-
cOpal diocese of Illinois will be held
September II, when the election of a
bishop to The place of DIR. Dekoven,
rejected, will be in order.
The new aquarium at Westminster,
Eng, will be 600 feet long bv 24O
feet wide. The building will be two
stories highland a basement tank will
contain 600 600 gallons of water.
M. Robing, a French chemist, has
notified the Academy of Medicine,
Paris, that we nay all live forever if
we use enough / ,Ctlc acId, and rec
ommends the extensive use of butter
milk.
On the 18th the corner stone of the
Union Agency building for The five
largest nations Of Indian Territory
the CherOkees, Choctaws, Greeks,
aud Seminoles-was laid at Prospect
Hill, near MuskOgee, by the masonic
grand lodge of the Territory.
To the best of our recollection, he
WAS ali Arkansas Clergyman who had
been accused of trailing his .strue in.
wardncss' in the company of the
wrong Under these painful
circumstances, his wife was frequent
ty compared to Il "noble Roman ma
tron - but she didn't seem TO mind
it, and firmly declared her belief in
her huabanu's innocence. When the
day of trial arrived she sat III court
beside him, and moved The jury to
tears by arranging u fifty cent bou-
quet III the buttUn-ho!c of his cost
The case was ut last opened, and the
WituCSsCe iot iuc pIoScCutlOh called.
There were thirty Or forty of them :
but before half a dozen had testified
u mighty change came over the face
Of the wife, and, getting right up aud
addressing her remarks to the bench.
she said "See here, Judge Pm sat-
istied il you are. Don't mind me |
can land it. | reckon it's into me,
Judge, to get even. just held on tn
| hum ill CnIl.nst Fnr. nnl ! nnyv
wants him, he's bern, and no qnes-
tions asked" Then. turning to her
husband and snatching the floral to-
kens from his button-hOle, she bitter
iy exclaimed "Remember, from this
time forward my homes a den of ra-
gin lious. and you amt no Daniel.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
Clerkship Of Congress.

The honorable Thomas Il. Crit.
tenden, late member OF Congress
from the fifth district of Missouri,
will, we are glad to learn, be a can.
idate for the clearkship of the 44th
Congress. we taxa an early coca
sion to commend him to such Dem
ocratic Congressman as may be
chosen in this state, as every way
we'll qualified for tho place, and .
gentleman Of the highest order; a
gentleman of fine ability, and OF
sterling worth. He served with Mr..
Lu1trell, who knows him we'll. Mr..
Crittenden ia a nephew of the cele.
brated John J.. Crittenden, of Ken.
tncky, and is every way worthy oil
his great p%rogenitor, in point of tai.
emit and all that goes TO make up the
polished and scholarly gentleman.
We hope he may be elected, for the
choice could not fall on q better
man. or one more competent to fill
the place with satisfaction, and with
distinguished honor to his party.
Mr.. T.. is q Democrat, and stands
by his party. His state ia the on
ly one in the Union that m ul
with a full representation in Con
gress for the Democracy-there be
ing one black sheep in the fold bott
in Virginia and Kentucky.
Colonel Crittenden, (for he served
as such in the Union armyi is NO
without friends wherever the nam,
of Crittenden ia known, and that i.
everywhere. The martyred Crit.
tenden of Cuba was q brother; Par
ker Crlttenden slain by Laura Fail
Vas Il cousin, and in San francisco
he has an aunt-Mrs. Lucy Thorn
ton-dis:inguished for her many
and womanly virtues and for hel
sterling worth-a noble woman o
the olden type.-[San Diego (CaI.
World.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
Postal Fra uds.

a lead of corruption has been
struck in the postal department. 1t
seems that the majority of the rail-
roads, owing to the manipulations of
Il certain individual by the name
of Safely, + receiving pay
than they should. The payment of
railroads, for five years. had been bas-
ed upon the weight of the mails taken
for 80 consecutive days. But, by
Safaly's maneuvering, mails were
diverted from neighboring lines du-
ring the period of weighing, and bv
this means the road engaged i'll
weighing would secure the Il for
double or even treble the weight of
mails actually carried. 1t is estima-
ted That the government is at pres
ent paying upward of 60 per cent
more than it should. An effort Is 10
be made to put All end to this gross
outrage. but those hes; posted say
that Postmaster General Jewell has 8
hopeless job on band. This is to say
that under the present administra.
ton the railroads are masters of the
situation, and can hoodwink or cor
rupt government officials ut tileil
pleasure. With Il Democratic house
and president we are of the opinion
the evil might be remediru.
The cost of mail transportation fol
the fiscal year ending July 1S,1S74,in.
Guiding new service for one quarter
was $15, 1888, lis 46. This sun wa:
divided as follows: To the railroads,
80, l58, 1896 80 ; "star" service, S5,158,
85l O3 to steamboats,, 1896 500 IS
mai messenger service. 1868 999 80
"Star' service is a technical term
and includes any service, ut the OPP
ton of the c~ontracior,by which mails
can be CARRIED with certainty, celeri.
tv and security.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
TRUSTEES SALE
Personal PrOperty

VN7HEREAS,, VIM. II. Garrett, by His {
w deed of trust. dated the 10th day J
vemher, a. ID 1873. and duly recorded ID
book No. 90, at page %. In the rccorder'S
for Lafayette county, Missouri. conveyed
undersi .n.d. trustee, The following I'd
property. in Lafayette county, Missouri, d
One bay mare with blaze face. eight veal
called Fannie; one bay mare seven yeaG
called Kit; one iron-Sray horse three y,a1
called Bill; twenty head of hogs, one twd-
wagon and harness, two brakinX plowu
walking cultivator. forty barrels of corr
or less, forty acres of wheat growing mi
farm OF Phil. +. Ayres. Which sai@
veyauce WAS made to secure the payne
certain promissOry note therein mentiOu*
described. and whereas. default mas bee1
in the payment OF said note according1
tenor and ei.ct thereof; Now. therefT
pursuance OF the power and trust in me h
according of the provisions OF said trusk
and at the request oil the legal holder
note. notice is hereby given. that ! will.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER lSrH, A.G
between ihe:hours OF ten O'Clock L., tho I'd
and live O'clock in the afternoon ot SAID
thetOwn of HIgginsville. I.aftvrit- cotSn1{
sell said property above ,lescrihr, 10 thf
bidder Tor cash in hand. 10 satisfy the ~
Of trust. together with the Gust and exp2
executing this trust. -
- sept4 IL JOHN II. LONGEST Tru<
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
Our Fair.

We want to say an earnest word
about our fair. 1t is this: The peoples
interest demands that they shall not
let it 20 down. Before the war we
had the best fair in upper Missouri,
and strangers attended it from a
distance in large numbers. The
county is able to get up a better ex-
hibition now than then. All that is
wanted is for the people to take hold
of tho matter in the proper spirit.
Men do not exhibit their stock or
manufactured articles as a money
making operation, although they
are, as a general thing. amply reward
ed in the advertisement of their
property. A good many say there
is no need of a fair in every county,
and that one in each congressional
district is sufficient. This may be so.
But it is the fashion now for every
county with any pretense to wealth
aud enterprise to support a county
fair. Here's Saline, just below us,
that boasts oftwo, one at Miami and
one at Marshall. And it is a fact that
these displays have an effect upon
strangers,a and are taken, in a measure,
as accurate indications of the condi-
ton, in a business point of view, of
the sections in which they are held.
There has been enough of retrograd-
ing in old Lafayette. 1t is now time
we were beginning to take steps for
ward in downright earnest. Although
encountered with a large debt the
county, thank heaven, is controlled
By the men who own it, and the
clique that fattened for so many
years on public spoiIs is powerless.
Providence has bestowed especial
marks of favor on us as a people.
The grasshoppers that threatened
such widespread devastion were re-
moved; the season has been unusually
favorable for the crops, and the
farmers will generally be blessed
with abundance. Let the people
get together on the fair grounds this
fall and have a rousing time of the
good, old-fashloned kind. If you
have anything to show, from a pet
chicken to a fat baby, bring it along,
and you will find yourselves feeling
a hundred per cent more cheerful
and hopeful for having met and ex-
changed notes with your friends and
acquaintance in different parts OF
the county.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
PETTIS COUNTY.

c. p. Townsley, Esq, has removed
to his new home III Kansas.
Congressman John 3. Clark, Jr.,
was in Seda!ia last Monday.
The Democrat is going to add a
first class book bindery TO its estab-
lishmcnt.
A twO-s,"ry frame buiiuinY, No.
pa West Fifth street. the property
OF DR.. Carter, was destroyed by fire
last Monday night.
a three days meeting Of the Chris
tan churches of Pettis county will
be held one and one-half miles south
east of Dresden. beginning Septem'
Der 10th.
The Democrat says that whites GO
to the colored camp meeting and be.
have outrageously.
According to DIR. Hull, no city in
the state, except st. Louis, is improy.
ing rs rapidly As Srdalia.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
Our bors.
SALINE COUNTY.

The Index recommends that q spe-
cial police force be organized for SER
vice on the third day of the Miami
fair when the premium is to be
awarded to the prettiest woman.
The grangers are making prepare
tions for a large seeding Of wheat
this fall.
Col. Marmaduke has cultivated 81
acres of New Madrid yellow corn
with a view of competing for the 5000
prize at the Marshall fair.
The county fair at Marshall will be
held from September 9TH to the 18th
inclusive. 1t is expected to be unu-
sually interesting.
Hon. j. p. Strother is visiting in
Kentucky.
Eli Bleeding, of Cambridge, is clos
ing out his business preparatory TO
going to Texas.
jeff. Davis has been invited to de-
liver an address at the Marshall fair.
The Miami fair commenced last
Tuesday.
The Progress offers s. and a years
subscription to that paper for the
~tallest stalk of corn to be exhibited
at the coming fair.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
Campaign Lies.

One of those enterprising "locals"
who,in dull times, depend upon their
Imagination for tn cir fac to, recently
reported for a Cincinnati republican
paper what purpoited to be all inter-
view with Senator Thurman, in which
the latter is made to call Gen. Sam.
Carey, Democratic candidate Tor
lieutenant governor, an "unscrupu-
lous demagogue," and to say that the
arrogance of the priest is insufferable,
and hat he, for one did 10 propose
to stand any more nonsense from
them ; that the Democratic ticket IS
bound to be defeated any wsy, and
so OH.
Thurman was telegraphed to, aud
Immediately replied that the whole
thing was a tissue of falsehoods."
There can be no doubt but this piece
of villany was deliberately planned
by radical stratcgists, aud an UNI
scrupulous scribblcr employed to
carry it out. Here, then,is All effort by
malicious lying, to injure all eminent
public man with his own party and
the people /; and against such assaults
the law affords him no adequate pro-
lection. We do not wish TO see any
restriction upon the liberty of the
press, but some means should be pro-
vided for visiting such miscreants
with condign punishment. This has
become one Of the very worst phases
Of American politics. Even in our
local elections men will invent and
put in circulation the vilest ISLANDERS
against Il political opponent in order
to sccur his defeat. With such
shameless b~razenness are these imfa-
nous means resorted TO, that decent
men are often absolutely deferred
from presenting themselves for Of
flee, out of apprehension that their
good names will be furnished by the
foul breath of SANDER.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
How they Manage it in England

When trains or boats collide in
this country and scores of people, it
may be, hurried into eternity, it is
simply treated as q lamentable acct
dent, and no one Is held to accounta-
bility. Occurrences of this kind
likewise transpire in the fetid mon.
archy of Great Britain, but somehow
a more tender regard is manifested
for human life there than with US.
Take ar example. A few days since
the royal yacht, with the Queen her.
self, and other members of the royal
family aboard, a down a barge,
the Lickieto, causing the loss of
several lives. The telegraph stated
that her Majesty spoke consolingly
to the survivors, and in this country
this would likely have been az end
of the affair. But q coroners' Jury
of sturdy Britons returned a verdict
of manslaughter against the officer
of the royal yacht, whose negligence
had occasiened the disaster.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
How to vote on the Constitution,

The new Constitution, will be
submitted to the people of the state
for adoption or rejection on the
3Oth day Of October, 1875.
At said election the ballots shall
be in the following form.
NEW CONSTITUTION.
(erase the clause you do not favor
New Constitution,-ye yes.
New Constitution,- no..
Each Of said tickets shall be counted
as a vote for Or against this eonsti,
tuition, as the n clause Or the 9th.
err may be cancelled with ink or pen.
ell by the voter, and the returns
thereof shall be made accordingly
If both clauses of the ticket be
erased, or if neither be tsresed, the
ticket shall not be counted.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
AN ORDINANCE.
DE it ordained by the City Council Oh

DE 1t ordained by the City Council offhe CRY
- of Waverly
That seciious 1 and ) of ordinance III in rein
ZION 10 revenue, approved November pf. Ix;a
De amended so rs TO rrli as follows
section 4. All real estate, chattel ,Jroperfvz
Town iots. carriages, watches, leasehoJds. en-
,rusteu iof = term oil twenty years, househo3d
furniture. over the value oil two hundred dnl-
lars, horses, mares. ceilings jlckasses. mule.
ana cattle over two .years old, clocks. and N
other articles not herein mentioned s,lbje6f 10
TAXATION, under the revenue laws OF the State
except rttcles OF merchandise, which shall II
taxed AS hereinafter provided, shall nav : 10
Oh me ohe-iiali VI one per cent on the dollar tor
tue use oil the ward where situated, and shujI be
lvuud. ~ W"
section D. The one.hali of one per cent shalf
De PAID on all notes, bonds. bills of excbsnse,
MONIES iohnei ami on hand, or d"posicei with
oahSs, or other incorporated conn tni--. hFD-
ker-. exchange dealers, OF Other persons Cor
saIe keeping, or 9th. 4 purposes, exec l ing euctl
money ohlhand or SO deposited as ha. e been tur-
lowed, aud for which bonds or notes have becn
given, the assessment To be N ade on ali aid
property found TO be on hand ut the ttme the
assessor calls upon such persons for ttrrir 1ist
between the first AMI twenty fifth daySof D4>
ceInber OF each Neur."
ihis ordinance TO he In force and take eGbct
from and alter Its passage. 80
Approved September !, 1878.
ALFRED II. oFFUEx =
asyar OF tue City OF WaTerlx 4Qsk
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
COLD-BLOODED MURDER
Robbed AMI Murdered at Midday.
[Granby (Mo.) Miner, Aug. ss.I

[Granby (Mo) Miner, Aug. ss.I
One of the most diabolIcal muir
ders that ever occurred in any age
or country took place on Wednes.
day, August %, in Newtonia town
ship, Newton county. The deceas.
ed, John W. Anderson, was u ma
tive, we think, of Ohio, and moved
into this county about ten years ago,
settling on divers prairie, three
miles east of Newton. He was q
peaceful, Industrious citizen, with
out an enemy in the world, a bache.
Tor, living by himself. On the day
he was murdered he was sitting in
mis- d%oor-yard. reading q newspaper,
under the shade of tree his own
hands had planted and watered.
With him lived Oscar Carney, q boy
fourteen years of age, whom Mr..
Anderson had taken from the county
poor farm. The boy was digging
potatoes rather behind the house,
when he saw three men pass the
house or foot. A few minutes later
he saw the same men return and
throw their coats across the fence
in front of the house and walk to-
wards the deceased. When they got
nea to MIR. Anderson he could not
see them, the house interfering, but
he heard one of them say, "How are
your or CHOW do you do?'' In an
instant more lie heard the discharge
of a revolver followed by a terrible
scream; then two other pistol shots
were heard in quick SUCCESSION. The
boy ran behind the house, aud heard
some persons inside breaking open
q trunk. He then ran into u patch
OF GOV" ns"r tho hnnaA aud went to
inform the ne ghbors Of what had
happened. Upon returning with
some of the neighbors, a search was
made for the body of the missing
man, which could nowhere be seen;
but it was finally found buried un-
der bundles OF wheat which had
been hastily thrown over it, the
body having been dragged about
three rods from the place where he
fell to the place Of concealment.
The murderers had pulled up grass
ard tried to cover the blood on the
ground where he fell. 1t was found
that the parties had entered the
house and broken open q trunk, and
taken out o pocket-book, a revolver
and two suits of clothing belonging
to the deceased. 1t is thought that
the pocket-book may have contain.
ed from ten to twenty-five dollars.
Quickly men buried in every
direction; and within thirty minutes
from the time the neighborhood was
aware of the facts, fifteen mounted
men, we'll armed, went on the track
of the guilty parties. No less than
fifty mounted mon are securing the
country in all directions, determined
if possible to bring the guilty parties
to justice. On Thursday last a par.
ty arrived from CRANKY to aid ia
the search, among whom were no.
ticed Peter Il. Blow, r r. Goade,
j. Il. Sanders and others. A purse
of 500, was raised ut Newtonia in q
few minutes and given to Goade
with instructions that he stay out o
month if necessary and not to come
back until he brought them with him:
dead or alive.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
Here and There.

Cornelius Cooper, Onc of the old
est citizens of Platte county, died
near Platte City on the 18th inst.
The Platte City Landmark tells OF
"a huge cucumber four feet aud one
and three quarter inches in length
and seven inches in circumference.
Col. w. Il. Watts, late of Platte
county. has assumed editorial OIL
troll Of the Albany. Gentry County
Ledger.
Rev. DIR. W. fl. Hopson has accep-
ted the position of president of the
Christian University at Camden.
There are at present in the penj-
Tertiary eleven hundred and eighty.
eight prisoners. Fifty-seven of these
are females. About four hundred
%convicis + employed outside the
walls.
Jefferson Davis has also been invi-
ted to deliver an address at the Cal.
laway county fair.
.GcF. 4. W.. SaIsous L TcSuS LrFlaH
minister at Richmond, Ray county,
Mo, will soon remove to Denison,
Texas.
The Lexington Caucasian has been
merged into the Intelligencer, and
thu, Lexington, with a population
of 6,noa people. win have but zone
Democratic paper. This is all the
place and county can support. BY
this consolidation the Iutclligencer
can be made q good paper and prove
of immensely more advantage to tho
locality than would two papers witt
the patronage somewhat divided
The lutelligencer has always been /;
fair paper, conservative III tone, MOD
crate and dignitied in its expressions
and worthy of support. We trus'
auh know that 1t will prosper
Plattsburg Lever.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04

Corrinne Hayward, of New o.
leans, is an h%eiress, and has seen the
day when her beauty as we'll ~
her money would have commanded
attraction in the matrimonial mark
ct; but her gay and festive habits
have proved q little too much for
her, and she now spends most of her
time in the csIaboose, although she
has sl5,0OO lying to her credit in
one of the police courts.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
Executive Courtesy.

Governor Hardin has written q
letter to Jefferson Davis, rendering
him the hospitalities of the execu-
tive mansion while on his way to
Galloway county and Kansas City
fairs, and return, and as much longer
as it may be bis desire to stay.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04
Jefferson Davis at Kansas City.

d. l.. Hall, Secretary of the Kan
sas City Industrial Exposition, in
forms US that Hon. Jefferson Davis
will address the people at the Elk,
position on the l4th or 18th of Sep.
TENDER. We will give the exac,
date next week.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-04

The people of the county are salts
fled that their present officers are ell
deavnring to serve them honestly and
faithfully, and they are % disposed
to turn to the persistent defender of
the county's pluuderers and despoil-
ers for advice, however o%fhciousIy it
may be thrust upon them.