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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05

EDITOR OF lNTELLIGENCER: AS the time APP
proaclies for the nomination of candidates Ior
question most important Of all perhaps, to the
Iax-paylng people of Lafayette cOunty-who
shall be the next collector of revenue of the
county. Our efficient collector, DR.. Gordon,
now serving out his second term. has given gem
eral satisfaction TO our people, and it is not say
ing too much to claim that a portion, at least
Of the credit so fifty claimed for Dir. GordOn'S
administration of the Office oil collector is due
to the attention. industry, fidelity and courtesy
OF MIR. Chas. Z. Wallace, his deputy, and now
one OF the most prominent candidates for the
Office vt the next election. A cardinal principle
of the democratic party Is that in selecting men
Tor Office the main and predominant considera-
tons are honesty. fidelity and capacity or
competency; and when these are found in Il can
uidate, we can safely confer office upon HIM
without fear OF detriment to The public inter-
ests. l would not say auSht against any of the
other worthy gentlemen, who are also cundl-
dttes for thi, Office, but | think ! en- say with
out fear of question, that Mr.. Charles e. Wall
lace possesses in u marked degree, the require
ments of honesty, fidelity and capacity, and in
addition to these, lie practices untiring industry
in the discharge OF ms duties, accomuanied
with that very agreeable quality OF courtesy and
a spirit of accommodation which is 30 pleasing
10 the farmer unused to looking over dry re-
cords and indexes, and TO the business man IA
every calling who is hurried for time. Mr..
Wallace has besides spent an apprenticeship of
three years at the business under that honest and
capable officer, DIR. Gordon. at Il salary barely
sufficient to defray his expenses without Il dol
lars proht during those years, but with the hope
that If he proved faithful and competent as IL
merit the support Of his fellow-citiz-ns for the
office, when his chief, DIR. Gordon, should cease
to desire 1t, he might i'll the future BIZ rewarded
Tor Ills expenditure OF labor, time and pains
taking Then iellow-citizcns. If we intend To
he governed by the conditions of qualification
10Y once IN The democratic party. AS above
stated, why should We not in justice. and in ex-
cmpilfcatlon OF our principles, nomlnnte and
elect Chas. Z. Wallace AS our next county col
lector? and not look To other men, however
clever. who have been engaged in other busi-
ness, Tor 4 suitable person To MI the office II
collector, anu Hills crowd anita Vnrtbv am
man about whose qualifications tn, re- can be no
doubt. WASHINGTON.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05
WHO Is HEP

MIR. EDIToR: The readers of your paper in
Washington township have read and re-rsad
win great interest ma article published in the
en,r.a,genSSs1; OF !al Se ssns; drGm your nm MayY hsvs
guessed but cannot for their lives determine
VINO THIS marvellous man can be, therein de-
scrlbed. This ''live oak" piece of Timber 80
years growing in Lafayette soil, out of which
ture a ''county judge, or a representative in our
state legislature In view of the great task
before them on the 18th day of August, this
people nave guessed and cannot agree as to
to find just such men if they could be had, one
for county judge. tn. other for representative
from TINS representative district; but will be
more than satisfied If Occasional will take
Of this L,fayette countyite. 81 years a resident
thereof, that we may have the proud satisfac-
ton OF saying on the 18th of August. to Clay,
Lexington and Sni-a-Bar: here is a Washington
township man worthy Of all honor at your hands.
not only for his intellectual. worth and capacity,
(which is equal to the mastery OF any office
from governor down." ''IIe is dinident to an
extreme, unassuming, unpresuming, unpretend-
Ing, really a useful man.. generous to q fault.
noble toward friend or foe, liberal largely be-
yond his means.' This is a man resident OF
Lafayette county for 30 years, ''OverloOked''
ana unhonored. His innate mOdesty and sheer
disgust OF the brazenness Of others, have caused
all this, and he should come forth to the use full
ness that his mOdesty has kept hidden from his
cOuntrymen for 80 years. Come Occasional
the time is too shorttO s'guess'' any more; re-
lleve our anxiety; enable the people OF Wash
lnSton township to mete out to modest, retiring
residents sope mOiety of justice-enabfe them to
avail themselves OF the earliest opportunity to do
honor to one so well worthy of the highest hon
ors. His name is all we want. He will be
snatched out from his modest retiracy, and
anu usefulness within our power.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05
AUlLVlLLE.

Wheat ia coming in rapidly, prices ranging
from IS cents 10 81 a bushel- There are four
and ship; beside these are two new mills which
are consuming it, and this fact makes this one of
The farmers are busy threshinS and delivering
the crop, which is yielding well to the acreage,
but there has been but little No. l wheat made in
this section, owing to the wet season.
Mr.. Ike Reid has received his mammoth thresh-
er, and commenced work in Judge Downing's
field, near town. The people in town became
alarmed at the noise, thinking Gabriel had
blown his horn. A messenger was sent to in
form Gabriel that he had footed ut the wrong
place; that Lexington was the place for the first
foot. as it was the county-seat oil Sin and trans
gression.
meeting-housc They then intend to dedicate
the church. and begin q protracted meeting, Mt
which time they expect several of their big guns
led by the devil. and will be hard 70 take.
Your GSrrsspSn 9os hs wonders 2nasG o what ina has t become is
such a people in and around this place as Camp
%bellites, and that they are now building a
has not, his intellect is too thick and his eye
sight too dim to sser make a preacher:
church arefe last nsf Sunday. Il was estimated that
there were five hundred persons present. There
was q fine dinner and good preaching. If Fair
Play was present, he certainly saw ampbellites,
The Campbellites intend to remodel and fit up
n good d, style ,En o the o nre a1!aRlaa stand hoH us the This rms
. oAS VI b"S $3.50 ~
per country. 80
There is some sickness in Aullville. Mrs. ALI
Jones has been quite sick for the past fifteen days
with bilious remittent fever. Her physician,
DIR. O'Rear, thinks she will soon recover. Un-
Gle All. desires to thank the ladies OF Aulviiie
for their kind attentions to his wife during her
protracted illness. 1t is cOnsoling to have KIND
friends in a time of need. The ladies are daily
practicing pure religion, and are always ready
to help the sick. their motto is: 30 unto others
as you would they should 90 unto you; There
Rev. Mr.. Shackelford, of the NJ. E. church,
south, preached in Aullville last Sunday, to II
large and attentive congregation. He IS an
able preacher. This church has q fourishing
Sunday school,. There is also prayer-meetlng
every Wednesday night.
Our corporation is doing but little in the way
OF fines and punishment. They will not be able
to pay city expenses. t the end of the year
we will have to call on the county court to al
low our account. The morals of our citizens
are so good that we really need no charter. l
think we had better throw up the sponge, and go
CITIZEN.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
MAYHEM,

Crops are better than could be anticipated du-
ring our dependency.
Wheat will or can all be saved. if the farmers
will it SO, as It skaters but very little, consid-
ering its standing or rather lying so long.
Arthur Brown has made Il successful purchase
of DR.. Bouton's very beautiful and conspicuous
property at very low figures. He Is now occu-
plying it, and his prospects are favorable Tor a
brisk business.
Another scamp abroad -Higginsvillians look
out for him He came here strapped, and re
ceived and enjoyed the benefactiOn OF our clti-
zens. and left them to hold the bag by exhibiting
his graceless ingratitude to all who had be-
frie nded him.
Al Matthews has gone to the centennial ex-
%hibition, accompanied by his two little daugh-
tiers.
A curious freak of q pistol all.-Jno z;
Herr shot ut u rabbit in his yard, two hundred
yards distant from any house, supposlng the
ball would hit the rabbit or the ground, but II
landed in Browns drug store, hitting Il drawer,
and bouncing on, cut up all sorts OF tricks, and
could hardly be considered in range. BY close
investigation. 1t disconnected H.. some, he
thinking some one had aimed ut him. as his
drawer was robbed the same afternoon. upon
his absenting himself for Il few minutes. OF
some four or five dollars. MON1IOR.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05
A CARD.

EDITOR ISTELLIGENCKR:-Your last issue con-
tains u garbled review OF my address at Sulphur
SPRINGS, on the fifteenth day of July, 1876. The
reviewer signs himself ''Dlvis Township"
Who he is, or what he is, l neither know nor
care; that the spirit of the review is in keeping
with the stat us of the man, is apparent to all.
AS he did not attach his NAME, l shall not notice
the personal mention made by him. His com
munisln, challenges, &C., are more the rawlings
of an insane partisan than that OF a rational cIti-
zen. Democracy is u government by the people,
not by political charlatans, and inscriptions
bummers and wire-pullers. Before the address
in question WAS delivered, l submitted it to q
prominent leader in the democratic ranks-one
who exercises a slngularly beneficial influence
in Lafayette county and throughout the great
state OF Missouri-and he found nothing special
ly Objectionable in it. Other gentlemen of in
telligence, sterling worth and true democratic
views and principles, advised me to deliver it,
and assumed that it was adapted to the times,
&c. AS l am strongly backed and supported by
democrats OF much merit and discriminating
intelligence, l have but little further to add in
reply TO Il personal attack by o man who fails to
use his paternnl cOgnOmen.
An attempt to stab IN the dark will be under
stood and estimated by the public. The review
er, whoever he is, must have . sore back or
something worse. In his desperate travail, like
the tabled mountain of old, he has lab0red,
grOancd and brought forth L mouse. His candi-
date, Aldrldge COrder, whom he places fur
above either Major Gordon or myself, must APP
preciate this Jealous minion, but how?
Respectfully, HENRY S. A ANGLEN.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05
SUCCESS IN ADVERTISING.

In times past it was thought immodest to pro-
claim the excellence of ones goods. or to solicit
patronage for them in newspapers. During the
past twenty five years, through the immense
competition in trade, il has become a necessity.
The public are always anxious to learn OF pro-
frauds, rs they have been humbugsel by useless
wares until they have become skcptical Of an
article possessing Senule merit, and are p%articu-
larry pIeJudiced against startling announce
ments 0i some new and wonderful medicine
without character or worth. Still the public are
grateful to manufacturer or inventors Of ar
ticles OF merit, even II known us medicines;
many OF them are the result OF years OF careful
study by our most eminent chemists and ply
sicians. and embrace such principles and pro-
auctions are Qumine, ChlurOf0rm, ChlOral
Hydrutc, Porous PlasterS, TIC.
Success IN advertising depends much upon the
intrinsic worth OF the article itself even though
1t be Il medical preparation. As an evidence oil
this. II celebrated physician of New York made
u great Improvement in Porous Plasters by add
ing CAFFEINE on account of its giving incl easc'i
effect and quicker relief and cure than any
known medlclhnl property; he hesitated about
ADVERTISING, fearing his reputation would be i'll
Jured. a lirm oil l'narmaceutical chemists in
his city learning OF this decided Improvement,
made an arrangement with this physician and
commenced advertising in the best newspapers;
in II short lime the sale increased from hundreds
to thousands until now the sale of BENSOk'S
PLASrEItS IL exceedingly large and
daily increasing They can be obialned of any
Druggist Ut - cents each. may2U-Im
ID. w. IL. Tevis n J. A. Ouarles
& Co.. agents, for Lexington, MO.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05
A GARD.

A call appearing in the Intelligencer OF July
emanatinG from the voters of the western repre-
sentative district of Lafayette county, demand
my consideration.
First, permit me to return to my friends my
sincere thanks for thiS-on my part-unsoliciteu
expression OF confidence.
i regard 1t as u serious matter to accept an Of
flee like the one that you propose to confer upon
me. The Office of law maker to u people il Ger
tainly 4 very honorable one II the incumbent has
the integrity and capacity to make it 50; but
where an important trust ia bestowed, q CORES
ponding responsibility is imposed on the recipl-
ent. The next session of our legislature will, in
many respects, be a most important one, re-
quiring the statutary laws to be cOnfOrmed to
the organic law. A faithful and accurate con-
s%tructien Of our recently framed constitution
will demand patient investigation and very wise
discrimination on the part of The entire legisla-
ture. The restrictions imposed by the cOnstitu-
ton, upon the powers Of the legislature, and
rightly, too, will call into exercise great watch
fulness on the part Of members that they may not
transcend its limitations.
1t is, therefore, with much hesitancy that l
place myself in the position of receiving even y
possible nomination. l notice, in the respective
calls. the names OF many old and tried friends.
dating back To twenty, and some of thirty years
duration - representative men of the various
callIngs and avOcatIons of life; and, recognize
ing the right of the democratic party to demand
the services Of any of its members, to till any
position, whether humble or exalted. /. there
fore, place my name at the disposal of my
friends, to be used for the purpose indicated, in
the democratic convention that meets in Lex
ingtOn, on the fourteenth OF August, 1876.
Very respectfully. CHARLES L. living
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05

Weather hot again.
Thousands of bushels of wheat coming into
town every day.
Select social mop ut the Wellington House last
Wednesday night.
Lecture ut the church Thursday night, by
Subject, ''Cause OF Education"
Big negro meeting every night last week.
Health OF the tow and vicinity never better
at this season.
Capt Reeder and family, OF Virginia, are
stopping with Doctor Fulkerson.
Josiah "A. Bennett, Lexington itemizer of the
Kansas City Times, gave us q brief call last
Thursday. ''Si'' is u brick.
Look out for the little giant smOkOlOtive in
your town in u few days.
Mahlun Hall went up to Kansas City and got
Masters, now in Jail up there.
y great deal OF the corn about here looks yell
low aud sickly. and unless q good rain comes
sOOn 1t will be cut short.
Rev. a. A. Moore breaches here Tomorrow.
business tde past week i fair average.
Some farmers are breaking lani for wheat
lowing.
Not one thousandth as many turnips sown
about here Ms last year. Everybody got his
gorge of turnips thea. As the old darkey said,
''Deys mighty Weak catin' by demsrlves.'
The melon crop Is very poOr-too much Wet
weather.
Chicken roosts have suffered by night OF late,
and many have disappeared.
Andy Graham was IN town last Week selling Il
self-hsatiug IRON. Look out Tor wooden nut
mcgs.
The Warner bridge. south of town, on The
Greenton road, is finished, and travel again nll
right ON that road.
Ambrose Armstrong, our new road overseer,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05
TO the Old Settlers.

EDITOR IETELLlGvNCER: The Missouri Pub
fishing Company propose to get up an atlas
map OF this county, CROWDED itmeets with SUI
ticient encouragement to justify he undertak-
ins), in which it will give the locality of every
public road. and every church. blacksmith shop.
school-house and farm in the county, together
with the name Of the owner, number of acres
&c. 1t also proposes to give o condensed histo-
ry Of the county and Of each township. village
aud city. l trust the people in THU county will
give this proposition due consideration, and
make up their minds to render whaever aid they
can to assist in carrying the proposition int
effect. In order that the condensed history
which the company propose giving, may be as
nearly correct as possible, l pIopos. that the old
settlers of the county meet at the Courthouse, in
Lexington, on the third Monday in August, to
organize an association to be known Us the
cold Settlers Association. Who is in favor of
organizing? AN OLD SETTLER.
A letter received In this city from Cyrus
Lsmborn, now vt Bear Gulch, Eluck Hills,
reports miners doing very wei and no
Indians troubling them. He is well and do
ing we'll.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05
PLEASANT PRAIRIE.

Is there room for just one more in the corres-
pondents' columnss If SO, here goes; not much
news, however, but such as We have.
At present we are having quite a lively and in
t%eresting time. as Rev. Bewley is carrying on IL
protracted meeting, assisted 9y brothers ON Tso Dalton sa.s
working away in his old way, which reminds us
of old times: He is - years olds but few Young.
for an upright, christian lite. Isn't it d strong
lnducement to live one?
Dr.. u. X. Murphy is visiting his old friends
here, and is looking quite well. His family
is to be in the neighb0rhood soon.
The farmers have stacked all their wheat and
laid by. the corn. The storm Friday night
hoe is used very freely, the weeds will take the
most of 1t, as 1t was too wet to pillow it until
Mayemaking is in order now, and some are
wishing it may not rain for awhile, ana others
that it will rain Immediately So 1t goes, Per-
ties. At any rate, it is best to take it as 1t
comes, and be thankful, knowing that we could
not change it. r.
sleeping. Don't you enjoy them after SUCH a
heated term? And isn't it comforting TO know
that unless one 10 careful, there is a shake III
bilious fever and considerable sickness among
the little ones. that can hardly be charged to
green or ripe fruit, as il is too scarce: r.ou.
are lots of butter, eggs and chickens now, nut
can't say how it will be by the time the preach-
ers get through.
IL uiluSC oI LIZ ohas 80
leon road is still down, to the great inconven-
fence of a large scope of country, and causes a
loss OF considerable trade at Napoleon. And
the roads are not in apple:pie order, either either
the Sni. at Moot's mill, which. if 1t can be
built, will be a great advantage to Jackson
as we'll as Lafayette county. There is also q
pro babillty of that road becoming q mail route
IRON Independence to Greenton and on to Lex
ingtor, and then, with a post Office at the mill
anu q good, enterprising merchant, Millville
would Law Napoleon in the shade.
our little miller is doing a staving trade. and
gives general satisfaction. He is now grinding
by steam, and runs two pair of burrs all the
time, and charges less and takes less toll than
any other mill. But he needs another lady
clerk. Now, girls, don't all apply at once, il
it is leap year.
George Osborne, Of Texas Prairie, has lost
three fine mules and one horse. Quite a heavy
loss. A bachelors luck, but he is able to stand
it. sure.
large and attentive congregations, day and
night, and considerable interest is manifested.
Rev. MIR. Smith is attending now. There have
been some fine sermons preached. The funeral
of Mrs. Best is to be preached next Sabbath ri
eleven O'Clock, 4. m.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05

Washington, August 1.-Belknap has
been acquitted, the vote standing 35 for
conviction and 25 not guilty-less that
the required two-thirds.
Washington, August 2.-The secre-
tary of the treasury has instructed the
various sub treasury officers throughout
the country to pay out the silver coin in
exchange for legal tender notes, and in
the ordinary disbursements Of govern.
ment.
Saratoga, August 3.-Gov. Tilden's
letter accepting the nomination for Pres.
ident is delayed in order that he may
answer President Grants Hamburg
pronunciamento. Mr.. Tilden will al
firm the responsibility OF the Fedora!
| administration for the Hamburg and
kindred occurrences in he south. and
will accept the bloody shirt issue, which
the Presidents message seems to throw
into the political arena. The Governors
letter will that reform or revo-
luton are impending as campaign
results.
Washington, July 29.-It has become
a settled convic' ion in the minds of the
leading Democrats that it is the inten-
ton of the administration to inaugurate
a campaign terrorism in the south, and
to resort to some of the most surprising
and outrageous usurpations to secure
the success of the republican ticket. 1t
is confessed BY such INSCRIPTIONS party
managers as Chandler and Edmunds that
the situation is a desperate one, and the
reports which they are daily receiving
from different parts of the country are
still further demoralizing them. They
see no hope except in a resort to the
most desperate measures, and it is be-
lieved that what they have in cortem-
plation IN that direction this year is of i
more Infamous character even than any
of their former usurpations. These out
RACES will not be undertaken until con-
gress adjourns, and therefore a dis
position is being evinced among some of
the democrats to delay adjournment
with the purpose of blocking the das-
game. That it will be attempted
by the Grant managers. should they
haua any opportunity whatever, is very
certain. and any movement to Illustrate
it will be justified.
There are other matters also DELAYING
adjournment. During the week little
progress has been made with the ap-
preparation bills. The sundry civil bill,
which is in the hands of the president,
has not been signed, and it is believed
will not be. He finds some objections
to it. but as it is necessary it should be-
a law he will let this occur by the
expiration of the ten days limit, which
will be next Monday. The republicans
are responsible for the fact that there has
been no action by the conference COM
mittees, as they are leisurely comforting
with the heads of the departments re-
speeding the appropriations.
A friend OF General Henderson, who
saw him at Saratoga, and who has Just
arrived here, says that should he be |
by the committee which is
now examining ex-Solicitor Wilson, the |
General will tell all he knows about the |
prosecutions. There is little
doubt he will be summoned, and what
ne will have to say will create a sensation
scarcely less profound than that made
oy Wilson. General Henderson is pos
'essed of all the facts, and his evidence
will be important.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05

has gone to work in earnest, and has a full corps
of hands on the road, putting them in order as
fast as he can. This has been a Dad year on
roads.
Annual" gotten up by the young ladies OF the
Baptist Female College, at Lexington. 1t Is a
nice paper in every way, and filled with choice
and literary ability OF the scholars. Friends
OF the institution and female education, call on
the above and get one free.
Tell your Berlin correspondent, *" that
our patent poetry-writing machine Will be IN
trim soon, and will grind out al avalanche OF the
most grating rhythm on the little giant y. q;
There will be one day in 1871 that the United
States will be without Il president.
William Carpenter and Nathan Cox left Mon
day evening for California.
GideonMayne of this place. who has been absent
for some time at the centennial show, got home
Monday,
Another big colored folks ''eXcurt' last
Tuesday, at the Sweet Springs Grove, via the
Narrow Gauge.