Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-18
of the country gives and the Interests
of honest government demand that
we shall ASSERT"

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of honest government demand that
we shall assert?"
A correspondent Of the N. Y.
Herald. writing from Concord, n.
H., the evening before the election,
said: We are on the v of the eiec-
ton in this state and it now seems to
be conceded OH every hand that the
republicans will be victorious. The
democrats have not exhibitor much
confidence at any time, and to-liay
they showed even less than usual !;
indeed in many democratic quarters
the contest is now regarded as hope
less, and some of the leaders already
c,ncede a gain of 200 to the republic
cans in this city. This concession is
based upon what il said to be all as
certained fact-Mamely, that every
disposable vote in Concord has been
purchased by the republicans. Name
after name is mentioned as Of persons
who have already disposed Of their
right of suffrage, and the thing seems
to have been practised so generally
that the democrats are in a panic over
it tonight. 1t is feared that the same
tactics are to be employed III over
the state. .. 3.:.tl .r
The New York Express says W
remarkable bills Of exchange made
their appearance iu that market a
few days since. They were for $780,
600 francs each, drawn by the Aston
estate on Hottinguer, of Paris, and
endorsed by John Jacob Aston and
the National Bank of Commerce.
These bills were bought by August
Belmont y Co., and in the course Of
transmission will probably go to the
Rothschi!ds, OF Paris and receive
their Endorsement. and finally be &C
cepted by a',ttiDguer. The combined
wealth represented by the names that
will be written upon these bills is
something we believe without a pre-
cedent. The aggregate wealth Of the
R~othschilds is set down by eminent
French authority at 5000, 900 600;
the Astors may he put downsSfor
$3.50, DOC, 900 ; the Bauk of Commerce
has a capital Of $4,000 600 August
Belmont is estimated to be worth
$4,000, 900, aud HoLtihguer 1875 .0Oo,-
600. This makes a combined wealth
of three thousand four hundred and
ninety five millions of dollars.
AS soon as Mr.. Pendleton heard Of
the charges set afoat concerning him
he promptly repaired to Washington
and demanded an investigationoTDu
ring his examination before the COM
mittee he said that neither Mrs.
Marsh nor Mrs. Bowers travelled with
him and his family in Europe, nor
did he meet Mr. Clymer while trav-
cling in Europe, and the publication
that he had a private conversation
with any member of the committee
before he testified was UNANIMOUSLY
false. On account of his connection
with the Kentucky Central railroad
and with the collection of its claim
for transportation services, he tes,i-
fed he was paid by the company so
per cent. Of the amount received
through his agency, and also received
about $15. 900 additional. to be paid
by him to A.. H.. Ransom, who had
beena clerk in the company's service,
aud who assisted in the preparation
Of the claim. He testified with EN-
pbasis that he never paid one dollar
to any person connected with the
government, or t. any member Of
Belknap's family, or to any one else
except to Ransom. a9.t
After the publication of Prof. j.
Lawrence Smiths analysis of the
flesh that fell in Bath county, other
scientists admitted the plausibiIty of
his theory, but are now inclined to
differ, basing objections Oh the belief.
that the batrachlan spawn contains
served on tue shrubs and fences after
the phenomenon. Prof. Smith in an.
interview said: "Iu the remarks |
previously made to the Associated
Press Agent, l should have said that a
critical examination was made for
blood corpuscies. butnot the slightest
evidence OF anything of the kind was
found. The matter obtained from
the specimens was simply morgan
lied and gelatinous. The mere brown
or reddish color is no evidence of
blood, as most all original matter in
q desicated or semi-desicated state,
when in contact with air assumes a
more Or less brown color. The mat
ter examined is simply gelalinous, as
it fell from the heavens. We must
seek among gelatinous products for
its origin, and as this is to be found
in the spawn of certain reptiles, and
as the spawn Of the batrachian species
has been known to have been trans
ported as in this case, l see no reason
for altering the original opinion"
The flesh fall continues to excite the
wonder OF the people, not only of
! Kentucky. but of almost everywhere.
Hundreds of letters of inquiry ilave
been received,