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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17
County Court Proceedings, June
Term-Continued. r
FRIDAY, JUNE 8.

- FRIDAY, JUNE 9.
State of Missouri Va. Robert Smith. Petition
for habess corpus. Bond for $3.50 required and
furnished, Samuel Hall ard Albert Patrick
securities. Prisoner released from custody. ;
60 SATURDAY, JUNE 10.
Petition Of John BONN ct. al. for new bridge:
referred to commissioner. a. q a...I !
The following bonds, held by LIST National
Bank of Sedslia, compromised 8 bonds OF
800 e ich with coupons attached, Nos. sos, 601.
1858, SOS and s97.
Ordered, That the order made directing the
county commissioner to let out the Carleton
bridge be hereby rescinded, as it appears from
the evidence of the commissioner that said
bridge as ordered is too short. The comu,is-
sioner is hereby ordered to let out the same in
accordance with his report. save the extension.
for which he 10 to be allowed in same propor-
ton.
Ordered that the American Bank Mole COM
psny be allowed 81 $50 50 for engraving renewal
funding bonds. Warrant to be drawn on the
Co. 4. r. fund.
Ordered that B. R. Ireland. county treasurer.
proceed to Jefferson City and have renewal
funding bonds registered. ,
The following allowances made
John A. Prathsr, salary, IS 90.
VIM. Young, ealary, ...... IS 90.
$. Z. Ingram, express on funding bonds. 50 10.
u. NJ. Mountoy, services county court, 80 90.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17
A Trip on the Marrow Gauge

EO. I~NTELLI9ENcER: I had occasion to visit
Kansas City last Thursday via the Narrow
Gauge; centuries to come that day will be Know
to the inhabitants of 'Six Mile'' as rainy
Thursday" 1t did not rain, but deluged.
Every cow-pathw would run q forty-horse power
saw mill. The watery elements were on Y bust.
If such rains are frequent, it will cost the COM
pany fortunes to keep their road in repair. At
present the best part of that road is from Lex
fDgton TO Wellington. The diminutive cars are
a novelty. just beyond Napoleon a car jumped
the track; IL had run over a'sick Rrasshopper.
The car was soon replaced by the assisi ance Of
couple of splinters from u nelghboring fence.
They have to fence the track IN to keep the train
from being run over by unruly cattle. The en-
gineer.. kept up u constant whistle to scare the
rabbits or the track. We ran over one asleep.
but he didn'tnotice it. Think the engineer was
q Campbellite, imbued with due 'esard for the
personal appearance OF his passengers in the
Culture great,'' and bent ON enforcing his
watery doctrines. A 1.-THE Big Blue he turned on
the valve of his water pipe to refresh the iron
horse. and forgot to turn it OF when he started.
On the water tank side the passenger car VIM
dows were up. and as each window passed the
open spout, the unlucky passenger sitting there
at was baptized with q barrel or SO of blue,
muddy water. Nothing like having y general
uniformity of dampness. This refreshing feat
OF the lively engineer was greeted with screams
OF laughter, ut the expense Of the victims. On
our return we were delayed by the western
trsan being behind time. Cause-A testy old
farmer set his dogs on the train. They seized
the wheels of the rear car. and 1t required the
united efforts Of all the passengers to beat them
on. When the dogs let loose the passengers
necks were dislocatsd, and the CANNES landed
backward an the happy land OF canine. That
train passed us like 8 sky-rocket, and. is rocking 1
yet fer aught We know. In the language of
Gen: Scott. We exclaimed.; hayward ~sisters,
depart in peace. Passing through . whest-feld
= passenger discovered an old plug-hat, and
caught q glimpse Of a man'sIsce floating quietly |
onward in company herewith. We hailed him
with Hello, what are you dong In there2 why
don't you swim out ?" The answer was i'm
''Shaw! that's nothfng; there Il q |
wagon and four .hoss team under mer' That
night We dreamed of crossing the Atlantic ocean
in a narrow gauge train, drawn by mud turtles. |
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17
ANNOUNCEMENTS,

TREA 3URER.
We are authorized to announce b: R. IRE
LAND As q candidate Tor reelection US Treasurer
OF Lafayette county, subject to the democratic
nominating convention.
We are authorized to announce c. G. CATRON
as 3 candidate for County Treasurer, subject TO
the decision Of the Democratic Nominating
Convention. I'd.
SHERIFF.
We are authorized to announce ROBERT T.
RUSSELL, of SnIabar township, as y candidate
for Sheriff Of Lafayette county, subject to the
Democratic Nominating Convention.
We are authorized to announce JBDSON C.
for Sheriff Of Lafayette comfy, subject to the
Democratic Nominating Convention.
We are authorized to announce GEORGE M,
as = candidate for re-elect'on as
Sheriff OF Lafayette county. subject to the DEM
ocrauc nominating convention.
ASSESSOR.
We ale authorized to announce z. s.. MITCH
ELL US a Candidate for reelection as Assessor
oil Lafayette county. subject to the democrstic
nominating convention. rH
We are authorized to announce H..
LAY. of Washington township, as u candidate
for Assessor, subject to the Democratic conven-
tion.- tide 81
We are authorized to announce JOHN j.
BROWNING, of Washington township, rs q
c cah;aCi 10 ,b lor = a Inc once cs , Of County Assessor.
convention.
REPRESENTATIVE EASTERN DISTRICT.
We are authorized to announce ALDRIDGE
CORDER US u candidate for the Legislature
from the eastern district of Lafayette county, ut
the ensuing election, subject to the Democratic
Nominating Convention. I'd.
A t
We are authorized to announce WILLIAM P
NEWMAN, of Columbus. johnson county, a. .
candidate for State Senator, subject to the de-
cikion of the Democratic Senatorial Convention.
COLLECTOR.
We are authorized to announce C..
WALLACE as a candidate for County Collec-
tor. subject to the decision of the Democratic
Nominating Convention.
We are authorized to announce THOMAS A..
Us a candidate for Collector of La
fayette county, subject to the decision of the
democratic nominating convention.
CONSTABLE.
We are authorized tn announce ZACH. W.
WRIGHT Ms q candidate for cons table of Clay
township, at the ensuing election.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17
Signal Service Report.

LEXINGTON, Mo-, June 10, 1876.
River booming, and still rising here and
above.
Depth Of water in channel, at this point,
ID feet 8 inches above low water mark. al
marked upon Signal Service Gauge.
The danger line to the opposite bottom II
when 20 feet is indicated on the Gauge.
River is now 1 foot and 3 inches lowe,
than extreme high water of 1873.
Z. S. MITCHELL,
Observer Signal Service.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17
THE TOMB.

Simple announcements OF deaths are published
Tree, but all obituaries sent US for publication
exceeding 10 lines in length, will be charged
Tor ut One-hnlf rates. tt
Died, near Gresnton, this county infant son of
ii. Cass. and Jennie Ryland Born june 5t6.
1876. died June n!h. 1876. aged days.
,s,e. IL this city; MONDAY. June 18th. of dia-
months. eldest son OF Moses and Laura Chap
man.
- AZ Bolton. Cuss county. or Sunday, June
!ith. Ella. vie of DIR. X. Al, Slaughter,
- AT Water Gap. Penn, on ne 10th inst =,
Mrs Ann +. ALBRIGHT, GG=-ort of T.. j. al,
bright, of kirkwuod. Mo.
Mrs. Albright was u sister of DIR. j. +. Has,
sell, of this city. who lett for St. Louis on Mon
day to meet and conduct the remains to Kirk
wood, where they will be buried.
- Al the residence of his son, near Mt.
Hope, ~ this county, on Saturday, jun. 10th. at
= o'clock u. III Of disease of the kidneys, Mr..
JAMES BAIRD, in The 73rd 1ear oil his age.
Mr.. Baird WAS born in Lincoln county, XIV.
July 10th, 1868, and died June 10th, 1876. so that
le lacked just one month to complete his 73rd
year. In ls27 he married Miss Mary j. Logan
There Is no surviving child Of this union, He
removed to Lincoln county, No, IN the fall q,
1877; and there married his second wife. Mis-.
Martha A. Briggs IN 1881, who was the mother
oil his two daughters and two SON., VINO still live
to mourn his loss. He remained in that section
oil Missouri until The fall oil 1851, when he re.
moved to Lafayette county. where he passed the
last % years uf his l.fe, respected and beloved
W II large circle of neigh bors and friends. He
united with the Presbyterian church of Lancss-
ter, n.y., IN ls23, and continued in communion
with the same branch Of the church till the day
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

will acquiesce in it. and the east can
honestly support it. In everything ex-
cept the inter-convertible bond, we have
long advocated the positions taken; and
we think that this only makest the system
more complete. 1t must not be confused
with Mi. kelley's plan. from which it
radically differs; and it must not be con-
strued into 4 covert attempt at imitation,
for it is no such thing. We shall have
more to say on the subject between this
time and the meeting of the convention,
and we hope to see, through this or some
similar plan, an amicable% adjustment Of
this important question
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17
THE ALTAR.

Married-At the residence of the brides moth.
er, near this city, on Thursday morning. I6tf
inst. Mr.. JAMES W. WARNICKE to Mis-,
RACHEL ALLEN, all of thi county.
The young couple start out in life with thu
brightest prospects for a happy future. w.
they may realize their fondest dreams O,
happiness. They started Immediately for ttei,
future home in the Golden State, and the kind
wishes Of a host Of friends follow them.
At Wellington. on Thursday evening
SAMUELS to Miss CARRIE TiDBALL.
- At City Hotel. Thursday June 10th, at {
O'Clock p. m, by Rev. j. A. Quarles, JAS. IL.
and Miss ANNE X. FENWICK,
daughter OF Geo. Fenwlck, all Of Saline county
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Capt. James w. Allen. of Charlton
county, candidate for secretary of state,
was in the city yesterday in: connection
with his duties as secretary of the dem.
ocratic state central committee. W.
haye known the gentleman for many
years, both in civil life and in the army,
and we can vouch for his quail
fications for the position which he seeks.
He is an affable. energetic business man
and would reflect credit upon any posi-
ton to which the people might elevate
him s.. .4..-t u- -. s..
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Rutherford B. Hayes, OF Ohio, was
nominated for president, and VIM. A.
Wheeler, of New York, for vice presi-
dent, at the republican national con-
.vention yesterday. We only got the f.
nal items of news after dark, last night,
by telegraph, 50 that We could give no
fuller information than will be. found in
our report, in another column. So
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Thurlow Weed proposes to congress,
that as half a century ago General La.
fayette revisited America as the guest
of the nation, and made a triumphal tour
through the state, it would be a gracious
thing to invite his son, Oscar Lafayette,
to be the guest of the nation at the cen
tennial exposition.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Mr.. Blame was SO far recovered from
his apoplectic fit yesterday as to receive
calls from several congressman.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Retrenchment and reform were made
the mockery of the Cincinnati conven-
ton orators. ....- .--ra
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

The Chicago Courier asks this point
ed question:: Are not public .men get
ting to resemble public women too
much2 1
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

The Chicago Times don't see how
Blaine could have been sunstruck when
he was under q cloud.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

The republican candidates for Pres
ident have been throwing mud at each
other tor some time, and now they cry
that it is democratic persecution. Too
AL. EgssfBIiEGG -s~Jss
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Poor Blaine. He made a demagogue
of himself for a nomination, and was
cheated out of it..
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Chicago has but n mayor, but she
owes her public servants over a million
dollars, with no prospect of an early
payment. ~ a.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

The Mexican revolution has not e1.
tended over the whole country, and has
hardly assumed the dignity of war, ex-
cept near Matamoras. 1t is thought
that a serious battle may be had at that
place soon, but a. there is no general
uprising the emeute will probably be OF
short duration.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17
Wsfklg. gutflliefafm.
STATE DEMOORATIO CONVENTION
Call of the Executive Committee.
HEADQUARTERS OF DEMOCRATIC
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

~EADQUARTER OF DEMOCRATIC I
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, I
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, May "a $780, ,
By virtue of the authority vested IN the Demo
cratic State Central Co nmittee. we hereby call q
State Convention of the Democratic party oil
Missouri, to meet in the city of Jefferson at IL
O'Clock on Wednesday. the 18th day OF July,
1s76, for the purpose of nominating a state tick
ct, selecting presidential electors, electing q
new state central committee, and transactrng
such other business AS the interests of the party
may demand.
Each representative district shall be entitled
to one delegate for every five hundred votes cast
for Governor Hardin. in said district, and an
additional delegate for q fractional part thereof,
in excess of two hundred and fffy-prOvided,
however, that each representative district shall
be entitled 10 at least one delegate.
The County Central Committees are requested
to call local conventions to be held in their re-
spective districts, on Saturday, the eighth
day of July, at l O'Clock, for the purpose Of
electng delegates to the State Convention. To
avoid the necessity Of proxies, We also recon-
mend that alternates be selected In all cases.
BY order of the Committee.
JOHN REID, Chairman.
JAS. W. ALLEN. Secretary.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17
THE CRADLE,

Born-In this city, June 18th, to the wife of
John HOiwell-a boy.
- At Greenton, Sunday June 18th, to the
wife of Chas. Bard, Jr.-a boy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Don Carlos and Gen. Dorregary are In
Mexico. What for, seems to be a mys'
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

The Sherman, Texas. Register has
this story: ga novel duel took place at
Howe Station, on the Central road, in
this county. Two COW boys got into a
quarrel about a heifer, and agreed to
fight it out with six-shooters at twenty
PAGES, the one least hurt to have the
heifer. At the first round one lost a
piece of his a and the other a piece OF
his nose. The youth shot in the ear con
cluded he had enough of the sport and
gave up the heifer."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

On the 18th inst, in the house of rep
resentatives, the joint resolution to
modify the treaty with China SO as to
restrict immigration, was passed. az
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Poor Jamie Blaine. OF Maine, will
ne'er have such a chance again. FL
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Col. M. V. L. McClelland. candidate
for governor, addressed two large meet
ings in Carroll county this week. One
near Norborne on the 18th, and one
neal Carrollton on the 14th. 'f
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Babcock's trial for the safe burglary
business is set for September 18th.
From the surroundings of the case and
the fact that Marshal Sharpe OF the Dis
trict of Columbia is a brother-in-law of
President Grants, the chances are that
the trial will be q farce
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Boston Post: "a Lady Reader" wants
to know when all this jabber about pol
itics is going to stop. Sorry, my dear;
but there's going to be a flood Of it for
six months vet. -4.G -I
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

: Members of the dramatic profession
are hitting back at the Rev. w. H. H.
Murray, of Boston, for his recent utter
ance On the publication OF the stage.
They say that the efforts of Miss Dickin-
son and Mrs. Barry are not needed to
revolutionize the stage in the interest OF
good morals; that there are unworthy
members of their profession, but that
their number is o relatively greater
than that of black sheep in other profes.
siens-as, for instance, the ministry.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17
JAS. W. ALLEN. secretar

Speaker Kerr's health is in a very pre-
carious condition. itaf.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

There was an impressive scene in the
house of representatives on last Mon
day, when Mr.. Clymer, from the Com
mittee on Expenditure in the War De-
partment, made a report in the case of
the charges against Speaker Kerr. The
report states that after a full inquiry in
to the facts, and after a thorough exam
nation of Lawrence Harvey, the only
witness making the charge, also of Au-
gustus P. Green, and divers other wit
nesses, it appeared that in 1866, while a
member of the house of representatives
OF the thi~rty-ninth Congress, Mr.. Kerr
did, in the exercise of his right or priv
llege, nominate Green for an appoint
ment in the regular army. The COM
mittee, however, had found no difficulty
in reaching a conclusion that the charge
as to the payment of money to Mr. Kerr
was unqualifedly false, and that Mr..
Kerr stood fully exenerated from all
implication affecting his personal honor
or Official integrity. The committee
found nothing in the whole progress of
the investigation to impair or detract
from the speakers well-established re-
putation for unquestioned personal integ-
rity and unsullied purity. Mr.. Clymer
remarked that the conclusion reached
was unanimous, and the judgment not
only of the committee but of the hous G
and country,
Mr. Danford, a republican member of
the committee, spoke in the highest
terms of Mr.. Kerr, fully exonrating
him from the charge, and stigmatizing
Harvey as a bad man, who had made
use OF falsehood to blacken the reputation
of a good nan Mr.. Garfield suggested
that the vote on the adoption of the re,
port should be taken by the members
rising. The suggestion was adopted,
and all the members, 21O in number,
rose in the affirmative ; none in the
negative.
Mr.. Garfield then asked that it be en-.
tered upon the record that the report
was adopted unanimously.
The speaker pro tenn. directed the
clerk to let it be recorded as the unani.
nous vote OF the house.
MIR. ~Leavenworth suggested as highly
proper that the house should furnish t,
Mr.. Kerr, in the most formal manner, /:
certified copy of the proceedings OIL
this occasion, and he made a motion t.
that effect. -H
The motion was agreed to and tn,
clerk was instructed accordingly.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Secretary Bristow called on Blaine
when he was Frustrated by a sudden
attack of vertigo a lew days since. Mrs.
Blaine meeting him in the hall said,
-'Dont come in, sir; you have had your
way" The Secretary, of course, po-
litely bowed himself out. We can't
exactly reconcile this scene with Sena-
tor Logan's assertion at Cincinnati, that
1t was the democrats who had been, by
Investigations. presenting the great
lights of the republican party.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

LEXINGTON, Mo, June IA, 1876.
Hon. BAYLEss w. HANNA: Dear Sir:
In compliance with your request, l sub
NIT the following as covering what, in
my judgment. should be the platform of
the democratic party on the subject of
Finance. 1t will probably need some
pruning so as to bring it down to proper
dimensions. Hoping it will meet your
views, I am, &C, I
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-17

Simple announcements of deaths are published
Tree, but all obituaries sent US for publication
exceeding 10 lines in length, will be charged
for ut One-hulf rates. II
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-19
Goufsiana-esovefn KeII0gS-The
TmpaaChmant Policy,
Especial TO the Nail onal Rcpubticau,J

Especial to the Nail onaI Republican,
Nsw ORLEANS, February 1T.--Previotss to
the breakup of the Conference Committee
the Republicans modified the Returning
Beard section so as to give the Board OF
Canvassers power to investigate cases OF
violence, intimidation, and fraud only when
1t clearly appeared that The result had been
materially changed by such acts. They OF
icred the Democrats the names Of five promi-
ncnt citizens Of the highest integrlty-ex.
Governor Flanders, Il. f. .Jonbert, A. s..
Badger, NJ. +. Bopzano, and j. 7. Marhs-as
the Board Of Canvsssers. These terms were
rejected. The whole force Of the Demo
cratic onslaught has been directed against
Governor Kellogg because he would not use
his influence and patronage to modify the
election and other laws to suit the Demo
Gratis, and to enable them to practice success
fully Ia this State the shotgun tactics by
which they captured Mississippi. The Re-
publican party stands firm and united at the
Governors back. The New Orleans Repub-
Hcan Of this morning says: Every Repub-
lican in the State is interested in this attack
on the Governor. He is ut present an obsts-
Gle to certain revolutionary schemes, and bis
removal is deemed necessary preliminary
TO success. The battle Of the next campaign
turns upon this point: If the Republicans
remain firm they must win; if they surren-
der the safeguards Of law inevitable disaster
awaits Them" AK $685.. - ...---
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-19
RrfaY TeleprannS.

- New York, February 18.-At'a meeting
of the several great coal.protuciDg companies
of New York and Pennsylvania held to-day,
a board of control was organized, ana 0
series of rules regulating the coal traffic OF
the seuboard and schedule of prices for
the government of the trade for the ensuing
wear were adopted. 1t was agreed that con-
tractofss' prices for the month Of March be %
follows, free on bond in New Iork Lump,
$40; steamer, $3.50; CRATE, $3.50; egg,
81 70 stove, $3.50 chestnut, 81 30.
LOUISVILLE, February 1S.-George Web
ster, manager Of the Kentucky State Lot
terry, was found dead in ditch near hls
residence to-day. His horse and buggy were
near, and it is thought he may have been
kicked by the horse into the ditch and
drowned. '..--.... ........,, -.
AUGUSTA, Me-, February 1S.-The bill for
the abolition of capital punishment passed
the Senate to-day. 1t had previously passed
the House. ....-.-.-''-' ~
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, February 1S.-Wil.
liams College has voted to withdraw from
the Boating Association. -,
BALTIMORE. February 1S.-The Circuit
Court to-day continued the Injunction re-
straining The corporation from paying any
appropriations of corporation funds to sec.
tartan and private charities. ...