Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-04
STATE ITEMS.

Dispatches announce the sudden
death of Judge A. B. Codding, OF
Sedslia. sr. .5-
Gov. Hardin has appointed Hon. 3.
H. Wosdson, of Independence. Judge
of Jackson County Circuit, vice
Samuel l.. Sawyer, resigned.
A. W. Nelson, of Boonyille. and
Miss Lavinia 8. Marmsduke, of Mar
shall, were married on the a2d nlt.
DIR. F. Cooley, of Kansas City,
recently performed q very delicate
operation upon a young lady, where
BY he restored to her the entire half
Of the upper lip, which had become
deformed by disesss.
A correspondent of the Sedalis
Democrat writing from Jefferson
City under date of March LIST, says
that : Those who favored and desired
the Reorganization of Gov. Hardin,
will be likely to support either Gen.
Phelps, ex-Gov. W. F. Hall, Col.
John B. Hale. or Hon. M. V. l.. Nc
Clellsnd..
The Boonville Advertiser, Of March
Let. publishes the particulars of the
murder of John Payne by Benjamin
Evans, both residents of that county.
They were engaged in a game of base
ball aud q%uarreled about R94as trivial
matter, when Evans. a full-grown
man, seized a Club and struck Payne,
aged seventeen. over the head. mash
ing the skull and causing death with
in q few hours. Sheriff Rogers dis
patched an officer for Evans, who is
still at large.
During the present month the state
auditor viii transfer from the rev.
enue fund to The stale school fund
the sum Of $s11 900. being one-fourth
Of the entire revenue for the year
ending February %, 1876, which With
the amount of $158,85 09 of school
moneys remaining in the treasury,
being the interest collected on the
bonds belonging to the fund, makes
q total to be distributed for schocl
purposes this year of $685. 1856 %,
This amount is an increase over that
of last year Of $2S,549 IS. Hereafter
the increase will be greater, from the
fact that the state has now y larger
amount Of six pei ceut. interest
bearing bonds in the fund than here.
tofore, and that since the conversion
of the old bonds into state bonds
but q small amount of the interest
comparatively speaking, has accrued
The St. Louis Times of last Tues
day contains the following. To show
the financial situation of this stat
as compared with that of some o
the others, we have CLEANED the fol
lowing facts from their reports, whicl
are in the possession of u stat
treasurer: The state debt of Penn
sylvania is S2s, 2s3, 1877 "a; of Massa
chusetts SIS, 1884,, 464 ; of Missouri ST.,
!. 500, 900. The other states make II
showing of their Indebtedness. Mir
nesota, that values our securitie
above her own, has in her permanen
school fund $2s9 900 of Missouri
SIS. In her permanent universit
fund, she has $4,000 of Missouri CT
and Sic, 900 of her own. in her sinl
u ing fund, she has $60, 600 of Nilsson,
4 S's, and none of her w Miesou,
is getting along finely when her s.
cpritiss ars thus held by other STATE
in preference to their own.
The supreme court of the state 9
=. the 2Sth uit., refused to grant writ
y, the contested mayoralty case
Britton vs. Overstolz. Shortly aft
:. the decision vas announced, CO
Britl,n sent q note to Mr.. Overstol
- informing hip that ih: courts havil
:. declined to review the action OF Il
= city council, the contest terminal
, in he favor, and he would withdra
from tho occupancy of the mayor
Office and further discharge the d
ties of the executive. 1t a la
le hour both gentlemen met at the ma,
. or's Office, when Mr.. Britton turn
1. over to Mr.. Overstolz the book
r. DOCUMENTS, ETC., belonging to Il
II Office, aud sftsr brief speeches
which both stated that thair person
70 friendship had not been disturbed
O reason of the contest, Col. Brittle
y withdrew, aud Mr.. Overstolz pr
" cseded to transact the business Of t
office: