Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-29

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the opinion that Blaine has hur
himself badly by his amnesty balder.
dash.
Indiana has 2,e23 grange organiza
tions, with membership numbering
59.6s5. The balance in the treasur,
of the state grange, by late report
amounts to ST., 900 cash.
George Francis Train, who for the
last eighteen months has been under
an engagement of $1,000 to keep still,
has offered the other contracting par.
ties 81, 500 to let him of.
just 90 long as there is enough OF
the third term carcass left to catch on
the toe Of our boot, just SO long shall
We continue to kick it. What was il
horn for, except to be bounced Z
l-[Pittsburg Commercial, (Rep.)
La Page, the murderer of Josie
Langmaid, the school girl in New
Hampshire, has been sentenced to be
confined in the state prison until
January 18th, 1877, and then to be
hanged by the neck until he 10 dead.
There were two mock marriages at
q young peoples party in Kinder
hook. N. Y, on New Years eve, and
it turns out that the gentleman who
performed the ceremony was clergy
man in Disguise, thus legalizing the
marriages.
Mr.. Cox-[f the gentleman from
Maine would not attempt 80 much,
he would feel a good deal better. He
is like little boy raised in Memphis,
who undertook to take q twist at
mules tail. and his father said to
him: "You do not look 90 we'll, but
you have learned something" [Bois-
ferrous laughter on the floor aud in
the galleries.-lCourier-Journal r g.
port.
The Petersburg Index and Appeal
observed that nobody
but Blaine was responsible for the
heated aud erabittered controversy
that was thrust upon tho House in
with the amnesty bill.
Tho rest of tho Radical leaders are
'hirking it all around, aud it would
% improper to blame tho party, -
party, for the atrocious outbreak |
II this man. The Petersburg paper,
which had enough Of war some time |
ince. believes that the duty of the
south consists in waiting with pa
ience and prudence for the issue
which heaven has reserved for these
'exsd aud unhappy cententions, and
hat the real remedial agent will be
oand only in "the long result of
ime."
The republican legislature of Ohio, II
ays the Baltimore Gazette, is not
successful In making capi-
al on "crippled-soldier" resolutions.
he democrats countered on one set
t them by proposing an amendment i
eplacing colored men employed about II
lie state-house with soldiers, and
;. .',tad 70 o.-a.ea- - -.--t-'
ne president, by asking that official
replace his relatives in office with l.,
isabled veterans. The republicans
build not be induced to adopt either.
Mr.. Springer. Chairman of the
ommittee on Expenditures, propos-
to save the country 1000 600 by
ltting down salaries in the Consul
r and Diplomatic service. Iu deal. i.
e with the salaries of first.class /
issions, including those to Great
ritsin, France, Germany, aud Rus
q. he would cut down from $17 500
$l5, 600; the pay of those to Spain,
ustria, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, Chi
>, and Italy, he, would reduce from
1900 TO $4,000. The $40, 900 mis-
on to Chill aud Peru he would re- K
ace to 81, 1000; also the $500 South
merican mission to the same figure.
esides these general reductions, he
ould abolish the mission to tho !
entral American States, and those
Uruguay, Hsyti, and Liberia. Is