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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-01
Markets.

NEW YORK March q.
GoLp-Advanced from ll3Y to ia and closed
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, March 80.
HEMP-Unchansed.
~FLoun-Firm for medium grades, and held
higher.
GRA1N-Wheat quiet and little dong; No. :
fall, 81 ~ bid cash and March; No. J do. u 31h
cssh: No. 4 do, 81 oSH bid. Corn unsettled and
lower; No. . mixed. 46946hc cash; 4s945he
April; 45c May. Oats dull; aK@45Xc bid, &C
cordlng to location. Rye and barley unchanged.
WHIsKY-Firm at l 0S.
~PRopUCE-Butter firm and active; dairy roll
and packed, 3s@s7c; country store, :o@ssc.
Eggs quiet at Ike.
HAY-Dull and unchanged.
PRov1s1oNs-Pork dull; jobbing at S23 25
Bulk meats, buyers and sellers apart; $40, ia
and l24c asked; nc less bid. Bacon quiet .
okc. l3c and 1879. Lard dull at l3Hc.
1.-Two stock Markets.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-01
Wteklg gnttlligenser.

The Mexicans are fighting like
Kilkenny cats around Matamoras.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-01

VIZ feel very sorry for MIR. george
William Curtis. He went to the Sy-
racuse convention to fight Grantism
aud he got-busted. Mr.. Curtis is
no doubt . gentleman. and his edito-
rails In Harper's Weekly are cleverly
written aud read with inter, est. But
there is q screw loose in the manage
ment of that journal. While Mr.. G.
ia fioht1np Grsntism on the editorial
page, two incendiarles, Mast aud Eu-
gene Lawrence, in ether parts OF the
paper are fighting everybody who
fights Grant. and making q demi-dod
Of that individual. Mr.. Csrtis should
resign his position on that paper or
control it all ; tripsrtits editing is -
dangerous - trips,tite agreements in
scandal cases.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-01
Clear Lake, Minnesota,
TOE

TOR sale, 80 inches thick. In blocks weighing
from three to eight hundred pounds. Have
q sufficient quantity to supply all customers
during the ice season. ut wholesale "r retail.
at the lowest possible figures. C0ntracts for the
ice season, single day or pound, can be made
at any time. All orders left at Quarles' drug
store, E.. Winsor's ONCE or with E. W. Carpen-
ter will be promptly filed.
aprl-6m j. B. SILVER.
Wsnted-Butter, eggs, chickens. hides pelts,
tallow, beeswsx, dried fruits and all kinds OF
| country produce, by A. A. J. o. Lesueur.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-01

The election i'll Connecticut takes
place next Monday. The republicans
are said to be working very hard for
success, but it is generally thought
it will be of no avail. The demo-
cratic record is a good one, as since
the party came into power 1t hal
succeeded in reducing the state debt
while it reduced the rate of taxation
one half, and at the same time en-
HANGED the value of the states bonds.
Mr.. Banning's bill for re-organizing
the army will not do. 1t does not
provide for the reduction Of the
present force. Let Mr.. Randall's
pledge to cut down the army to 10000
or 1000 be carried out and let what
is left of the army not be quite so top
heavy as it is at present, with ont
officer for every three or four men
We have no use for any soldiers il
Washington more than a half-dozer
staff officers.
A correspondent of the Richmond
Wing pays a glowing tribute 10 tn
memory ofthe deceased wife of Sena
tor Schurz. Every word of praise Q
her sweet simplicity of manner
her wlfely devotion and arden
admiration for her husband we hav
heard from the lips of Gen. Clsri
our congressman, who respected ne
highly, us one of the most thoroug
ladies in Washington society. If
will be any comfort to the Athlete
husband, we can say that he has tt
sympathy of friends and foes alike
this sad bereavement.
Tie story that the children OF
brother of Charles Dickens were ii
ing in d destitute condition on t
charity of friends near Amboy. in
linois proves to be all inexcusat
hoax. gotten up by IL ELI Perkin
Mr.. p. Daggy, a respectable citizs
writes to the Chicago Evening Jo'
nal, and very satisfactorily prov
that the three children, Bertra
Adrian and Amy, thought not by u
means rich, have enough means
educate themselves without becoml
dependent upon any one. Every n
and woman who has learned to II
Charles Dickens. will rejoice to le'
that this cruel sting Of neglect
wrong 10 his kith aud kin was
founded.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-01

Simple announcement of deaths are published
free, but all obituaries sent us for publication
exceeding 10 lines in length, will be charged
for at one-half rates. II
National Republican., 1876-03-02

SOME of the hard money men are anxious
to compel the people to take silver for frac-
tional currency, because silver is cheap and
plenty. Do they forget that redundancy
of silver and gold must necessarily cheaper
the purchasing power of those precious
metals in the same proportion that re-
dundancy of paper beyond the demand for
exchange of the products of labor cheapens
its purchasing power? Fractional currency
is exchangesble in legal-tender notes in
sums not less than three dollars, and no
sensible person dreams of trying to force
people to take silver coin for them while
the latter is four TO five per cent. below the
greenbackin value. Ifthe printing and issue
of fractional currency is stopped, possibly
the demand for change may enhance the
value of silver to a level with the green
back. The rapid absorption Of nearly
$50, 900, 900 in coin for change no doubt
would have some little effect upon the
market
National Republican., 1876-03-02

The CASE Of Wilder VS.. Welch attracted
considerable notice in the Circuit Court
yesterday. Among the many listeners to
the facts in this case it is painfully apparent
that philanthropists and philanthropy are
names given to pretenders and pretences
whose claim to the title and the fruits of an
earnest desire for the publ good are not
founded on purely disinterested acts, and
are consequently to be taken "cuDt graTo
-saEi8" In this case no fraud or good morals
have been shown by the philsDthropists,
but the latter, as far as developed, have
been proven to have strained at a gnat,
&c. Alarmed at appearances of evil, they
have failed to give in any case the benefit
of doubt to those accused by them, and
have hurried, without listening to explana-
tions, to scatter broadcast in the public
Journals throughout the land terms Of OBJ
loquy and reproach, and, when found un.
tenable, have not hesitated to reiterate de-
family what they have admitted as not
proven and have failed to prove. with
malice to none" as their password, they
have repeated ISLANDERS so malignant as to
impeach the integrity of every member OF
the Government in the Interior and Treas
urY Departments, and charged generally q
lack OF fidelity to public interests in every
National Republican., 1876-03-02
POLITICIANS AND STATESMEN.

There is an amazing worldwide differ
ence between one-horSe politician and a
genuine statesman. Congress is not bad
place to study the contrast. The former
gains his election by promising his constitu-
ents great number of impossible things,
which at the time he has no hope of see
ing accomplished. Once arrived at the
Capital he considers himself, not a repre-
sentative of the American people and the
whole country, but simply of Bungtown
and the constituency whose ballots gave
him a commission. He shapes his course
to meet their favor, no matter how inju-
rious it may be to the common veal. He
has heard some wise fool of his own calibre
say that it was always safe to vote no, and
this becomes a cardinal principle in his
political Catechism. He does not ask what
will benefit the whole nation, his own con-
stituents among the rest, but what will send
him back as an NJ. G. for another term.
1t would be interesting to know how
many such men it would require to make a
Webster, Clay. Calhoun or Benton. But
such an inquiry would be foolish, because
the more you piled together, the further
the aggregate would be from the true type
of statesman.
There are great questions now before
Congress, involving the interests of A, ,000,
600 of people, and while large majority
are satisfied of their propriety or even
necessity, a tender footed portion of this
majority have such fears about the next
election that they prefer the position of
shirkiDg politicians to that of wise and bold
statesmen.
As an example in point, there is an al
most universal desire to have competing
line of railway to the Pacifc-a line that
would be present salvation to the West,
and, instead of taxing the Government one
cent, save to it annual millions. Yet, with
these facts conceded, there are those who
will vote no, in presence Of the next cleo
ton. This measure is named because of
the great popular movement in its favor,
showing wonderful unanimity in most
parts of the vast region to be directly and
especially benefited by the enterprise.
National Republican., 1876-03-02
New Hsmpshirs-Hon. J. c. Burrows.

WASHINGTON, ID. O., March 1, 1873.
To the Editor Of the National Republican:
SIR: Thanking you for ysur courtesy in print
ing my communication Of last Saturday, hope
you will kindly afford me space to say to our New
England friends here that the skirmishing pre-.
paratory to the big fight to come of soon in New
Hampshire has been opened briskly by Hon. ]. q.
Burrows, Of Michigan, In favor of the Republican
party and the loyal army of voters Of that State.
The Boston Morning Journal prints an interest.
ing letter, dated Manchester, Feb. 10, and signed
J. s., detailing at considerable length the sue
cess Of grand Republican meeting held there at
that date, and of Mr.. Burrows speech and euthu-
siastie reception, and the chances, pro and con,
as.between our party and its political opponents.
The most strenuous efforts are being made on
both sides to win on election day, and the Repub-
ican voters there are fortunate in having 80 fear
less and eloquent an advocate now in their
midst as Mr.. Burrows. He has national reputa-
tion, and is acknowledged, BY friends nd foes to
be one of the best Republicans and finest orators
In the country. His record in Congress proved
this. Michigan hopes to send him back there BY
big majority at the coming Presidential con-
test. The loyal people need more Of that class Of
men in the National Councils at this time. and he
will be "the right man in the right place."
Fraternally yours, MAJOR x. p.
National Republican., 1876-03-02
Pure Georgis Democracy.

WASHINGTON, ID. O., Feb. -, 1873.
To the Editor Of the National Reps5Eieaa:
SIR: For years the immaculate Democratic
press Of Georgia has srrsigned the Republican
party of the entire country upon charges Of
bribery, corruption and wholesale stealing, and
still continues In Its TRADES Of abuse and anothe-
mas. There Is, however, an old saying "thst the
plaintiff should come into court with clean
hands," and It would be well for the above-men-
toned press to keep 1t constantly in mind. The
idea that Democrat down in Georgia would or
could commit q political sin never entered into
the most stupid Imagination until very recently,
and that the editors Of Georgia's leading newspa-
pers would for Q moment hsrken to proposition
to take bribes would have been hooted at and
made to appear preposterous and absurd. mean
thirty days ago. Recently, however, the Empire
State Of the South from centre to circu Inference,
has been SHOCKED TO learn from the evidence Of
ex Gov. Joseph e. Brown, before q committee Of
me GsOrgs q si s y. sns ne Pad nSp pres
OF Coy. Brown one Of the editors and proprietors
the above-named purpose Is now q clerk in the
present House Of Representatives at salary Of
s2 900 per snnum. Comment would be super
MT. HemphiII, of the Atlanta Constitution. was
examined by the same committee, and admitted
that be fsssysa SS1G IN p .s ps
the fact that the lease was ffaudulently obtained
But to place facts more prominent before your
the Atlanta Commonwealth Of q ret ent date:
sThe committee appointed By the General As
sembiy TO investigate the charges made against
the Iessees Of the western and Atlantic railroad
for using msney 70 procure said lease Is composed
Of the following gentlemen Of the Senate and
House: Senators Mcdaniel. of the Twenty
seventh, chairman, and DuBose, OF the Nine
tsenth; Representatives Walsh, Of Richmond;
Peoples. Of Gwinnett, and Smith. Of Lowndes.
At the meeting last night, at the MARKHAM house,
the committee examined MI Hemphill, OF the
Constitution, In relation to the charge that he
had received Is 900 from the lsssees Of tho West
eru and Atlantic railroad for aiding In the pro-
curement Of the lease. Upon the direct question
being put Mr.. Hemphill stated that he had re-
ceived that amount Of money. This settles the
question at issue and estabishes the TACT beyond
peradyenture, that the lease was fraudulently
obtained. In the course Of the examination OF
Governor Brown last night he stated 70 the COM
mittee that 81 900 had been used in the procure
ment OF the lease Of the State road. He stated
that there was great deal Of opposition 70 the
lease, and he thought II was right and proper 70
use the money to secure II. He mentioneo,
among the papers to whom money had been paid,
the Macon Telegraph and Messenger. the Augusta
Consfffuffondiiefth the Oolumbuspapers, and stated
that about 81, 900 had been paid TO the country
press, though he did not name the papers,"
When IL is remembered that the papers above
named are the champions Of the pure aud undo.
filed Democracy, the traducsrs Of Bullock snd
syery carpet bagger who has the sudacity 10 SET
National Republican., 1876-03-02

SOUTH CAROLINA Republicans should
reflect upon the questionable speeches
made by Chamberlain on the occasions of
his presentation of flags to divers rebel
military organizations within the past
year; they should bear in mind the famous
dispatch sent by this adventurer to social
gathering of the broken-down aristocracy
at Charleston. calling upon them to rally
"as one man and prevent the civilization
"of the Roundhead and Huguenot from
being destroyed by ignorant negroes, "
and then ask themselves if they can afford
to send such man to represent them at
Cincinnati. Can they afford to send Car
dozo, who once took the seal of the State
to New York, and in company with H. H.
Kimpton, affixed it to numberless bonds?
National Republican., 1876-03-02

ore cor cerned with the transactions de-
tailed in the course OF this examination. 1t
seems their policy to instill prejudices
which are unwarrsnted by facts, and used
arbitrary power and wealth to enforce in
dividual opinions whilst they now express
establishment at the daring which arises in
disclaimer of the wholesale condemnation.
When the case is concluded the public will,
with charity for all and malice to none, "
reprove by their ban of public opinion the
efforts of these philanthropists as shown,
which belle humanity and seek personal
qualification in ISLANDERS, the authorship of
which they are now 10th to admit, seeking
by legal quirks and bubbles to escape the
consequences of their acts.
National Republican., 1876-03-02

Rev. FIELDS Cook, a highly respectable
colored preacher of Alexandria, Va, was
recently refused accommodations by the
clerk of the Bingham house, Philadelphia,
as he had reason to believe, on account of
his color. He brought suit to recover
damages under the civil rights law,
and yesterday the jury very properly
swarded him a verdict. Judge Cadwalla-
der instructed the jury that if they be-
lieved from the evidence that the refusal
Of accommodations was made solely on &C
count Of the color of the applicant the law
required a conviction. 1t is we'll that this
case was settled previous to the opening of
the Centennial EXDosition.
National Republican., 1876-03-02

The New York Sun copies from the
Chicago Times dozen, more or less, pre-.
tended kilograms of congratRlation to Gen.
o. E. Babcock from different persons, both
in and out of the penitentiary, beginning
with Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and end
ing with Joyce, which they palm off upon
their confding readers as genuine docu-
ments. This is what the Detective Press
calls enterprising journalism. General
Babcock may well congratulate himself
that he has really received no congratula-
tiOns or sympathy, not even crocodile tears,
from two of the blacklist moral criminals
in the country, the editors of the two
Journals above named.
National Republican., 1876-03-02

By AN error of the types or the reporter
in our Congressional report yesterday some
very apt remarks from Mr.. Williams, of
Wisconsin, upon the pension bin, were
attributed to Mr.. Willard, of Michigan.
The error probably arose from the similar.
ity of the names, and we make the correc-
tion in justice to the parties interested, as
well as to ourselves and our readers.
National Republican., 1876-03-02

WHILE Governor Chamberlain makes
himself noisy as ''reformer," " it remains
for the Legislature of that State to institute
and carry out measures calculated to purge
the party of foul incubuses upon its body
polite A few days since member-te te lie
South Carolina House of Representatives,
named ]. D. Robertson, was expelled from
Pss1 PPzsas5 ~ for offering to accept bribe from
FURNISHING house in New York. On the
following day articles of impeachment were
passed upon Circuit Judge Montgomery
Moses, the only Democrat on the bench Of
the State, and personal friend of Governor
Chamberlain, for accepting brides, and
diverting trust funds in the hands of the
courts If the South Carolina Legislature
only had the nerve to similarly dispose of
Chamberlain and Cardozo, it would be well
for community which they have so grossly
outraged
National Republican., 1876-03-02

THE friends of Col. Sc0tt's project for
building competing line of railroad to
the Pacific coast will rejoice at the favora-
bic action taken yesterday by the House
Committee on Pacific Railroads. Great
efforts have been made recently to divide
the friends of this enterprise and to create
the impression that there would be politi-
Cal division upon the bill if it were pre-
sented TO the House forpasSage. Ofcourse
this is all utter nonsense, but the active
and unscrupulous lobby, which has been
at work so unblushingly this winter in en-
deavoring to perpetuate the Union and
Central Pacific monopoly, had succeeded
to such an extent in arousing apprehen-
sions that this measure was to be treated
as political issue, that it would have been
dangerous to the success of the bill
to have sent il out of the COM
mittee under such circumstances. The
Texas and Pacific railroad is not political
or partisan in any respect, and appeals to
no man for aid or support as party meas
ure. It is national undertaking of vast
and momentous importance to the whole
country, and its interests are above and
beyond all parties. It is demanded by the
people and not by Democrats or Republi-
cans. Recognizing this fact and deter
mined that it should not be put into false
position, Mr. Atkins, the introducer of the
bill, proposed to the committee yesterday
morning that the bill lay over until the
majority of the committee shall desire to
take it up again. This was agreed to by a
vote of nine to four, and it is understood
that the bill will not be called up until its
friends think that the condition of busi-
ness in the House is favorable to its consid-
Grafton, when it will be reported with a
recommendation that it pass. Those who
are warmest in advocacy of the enterprise
are satisfied that is in decidedly promis-
ing position, and are more than confident of
its ultimate success.
National Republican., 1876-03-02
Uaua-cuWhidad.

To the Editor Of the National Republican,:
SIR: While 1 have much respect for your opinion
and for moment worried on reading your last plea
for Dana, was at once reassured by reference
to Prov. 26:3. I got It little twisted, but you
see sir the principle is there. Its Bible doctrine.
Prayer is not at all the thing for this imp of
Satan. What he needs is basfing, not that his
feolishness will depart from him, prov, 27:22, J
but IT'S the best use you can make of him. Dana
Is an outlaw, moral renegade, q doubled-dyed
apostste, Q blaoker than Gains mark is on him.
Thus far he has too often escaped the II sils of
justice. His purse is fat with the price Of mur-
dered innocence. The "pieces of silver" Jingle in
his treacherous palm. His journal is the Sun of
the Detective Press. His lying fnformers are
sneaking about in every corner of the country.
Prayer for such q crew! Whew! A. b.
National Republican., 1876-03-02
Bye baby bunting,
Papa's going a-hunting,
To catch little Injun'
To play with baby bunting.
A whoop, la tra-la.la! whoop!
Now that the Carlist war is over a shuat

Now that the Carlist war is over a shudder
passes through all who have enlisted their
sympathies in the cause of humanity and
patriotism on the Island Of Cuba. The Mad
rid Government told the Powers Of the Old
World, few weeks since, that as soon as
Alfonso had crushed Carlos he would send
men enough into the Caribbean to cover
every inch of Cuban territory. The pa
triotism of the struggling natives was not born
to die SO long as the pulse of life throbs in the
Cuban heart, and with this knowledge to dip
into the future history of that island is but to
conjure up scenes of the most ssnguinsry and
brutal warfare ever wsged on the face Of the
earth. Where is the power and where the
hsnd with sufficient courage TO stay this
National Republican., 1876-03-02

THE position of Mr.. Alcorn on the Pinch
back case, defined yesterday, was regarded
as important more particularly because he
had been a member of the committee of the
Senate which investigated the Louisiana
election two years ago, and was known to
have joined in the report submitted by GER
tain members Of the committee against the
Kellogg government. The question of
inquiry originally was as to whether there
was legally elected government in Louis
lana. Mr.. Alcorn Joined in a negative
report, but the Senate, by resolution
passed by that body, recognized the Kel-
logg government as the government de
tdcto of Louisiana, and this recognition
has been accepted as final by all the De-
partments of the National Government,
and by the people of Louisiana. Hence,
the phase of the question has been entirely
changed, and Mr.. Pinchback appears be-
fore the Senate to day with a prinaa facie
title to his seat as good in every
respect as has been submitted by
any of the sitting members. This
point was clearly and forcibly urged
by the Mississippi Senator, and his chief
opponent, Senator Edmunds, did him the
credit to say that he presented the question
in the most logical and conclusive argu-
ment that had yet been made. In this
connection Mr.. Alcorn took occasion to
defend the Judiciary of Mississippi against
the slanderous attack of Senator Gordon in
his recent speech before the Georgia Legis-
lature upon the Judiciary of that State.
Uron this point the Senator was decidedly
indignant, and repelled the ISLANDERS upon
his State in very emphatic language. The
judges of the courts in Mississippi are well
known to be as pure and as able as those of
any other State in tie Unionr and are well
entitled to the decided vindication they
have received. Upon the whole, the speech
of Mr.. Alcorn was strong and forcible, and
entities him to recognition as one of the
ablest men in the Senate.
National Republican., 1876-03-02

foot upon Georgia SOIL and the srdent advocstes
OF the Immaculate Sherman for the Presidency, q
smile will naturally be excited.
Governor Brown should have been drilled be-
fere his appearance on the witness stand, a,d
the fact impressed upon him to tell the truth
Georgia scenes which should have been sscreted,
at least until after the Ides Of November next.
After this diss usting exposure We hops to hear
no more about District rings and Republican cor
ruption from the Georgia press.
"Take the beam from thine own eye" Is pas.
sage Of Holy Writ which is especially com.
mended to Georgia Democrats. More anon.
GEORGIA GIRL.