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Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
ADDRESS OF DEMOCRATIC STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Rooms OF THE Dem. STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE. ST. LO. Is, ApI il ., 1876. J

ROOMS OF THE DEM. STATE zen IKAL !
COMMITTEE. ST. Lo.IS AD' il D, 1910.
By virtue OF the authority vested in the
Democratic State Central Committee. we
hereby call State Convention of the Demo-
cratic party OF Missouri. t" he held in Jrffrr-
son CITY, on the 3lst 'iay of May. 1876. for
the purpose of selecting delegates to. the Ma
tional Democratic Convention, to he held Ill
st. Louis, on the 9th day OF June.
The ratio of representation i'll the STATE
Convention will he three delegates from each
representative district. who shall cast one
vote for said district; and when district l,
:iscertained to contain more than liVe nun
dred democratic voters. AS eXempiiheu ny an
examination of the official returns OF the iate
gubernatOrial contest, then said district
shall also be entitled to one vote for each ad-
ditionai five hundred or fractional part there
of, which may be in excess OF two hundred
and fifty. T 200
To avoid the necessities OF proxies, we rec
ommend to the various county committees I"
appojnt alternates, or authorize their ap-
pOintmrnt by their central committees. TO
meet the emergency OF failure oil the aeic-
gates to attend.
The Democratic Committees of each coun-
ty are reqte> >ted to call local conventions 1T
the usual places in their respective counties
for representative districts, on Satur'ihy,the
10Th day of May, RL l O'Clock p. IN, for the
purpose of electing delegates to tae said
State Convention. In counties waere such
ORGANIZATIONS 90 not eNlsL, we suggest Iuii
all good citizens opposed TO the eNtrara-
gance and corruptions of the present FEEDER
al Administration, who are willing 10 coop
crate with the democratic party, meet al the
county seats OF their respective counties OIL
the day above mentioned, and there eleci
the delegates to which tEey are entitled ur-
der this call, to represent their county oi
district in the State Convention. BIB rtr
In issuing the call, the State Democratic
Central Committee deem it their duty Ii
urge to have complete and thorough or.
ganization in each county and township ant
10 advise that these organizations ba made
In that liberal spirit Which has always char
acterIZed the action of the demo racy OF ON
state. Every citizen who desires The perpei
ulty of the principles we advocate-who is
opposed to class leglslatiOn-wno iavors ;
just and economical administration OF oul
National Goycrnment-whO is opposed tt
favoritism in public atfalrs-who desires the
overthrow of AN administration born il
hate, and enriched by inIamies. no mattel
what his past party affiliations may nave
been, should be requested to join ia our as
sociations, to share the duties and labors o
the contest. in order that they may particl
pate in the glory of the triumph the democ
racy of the nation will achieve on the Itt
OF next November. ,H -.
BY order of the committee. ...--
- 90 .aa.- JOHN REID, Chairman.
JAS. W. ALLEN, Secretary. 20.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
DOVER.
UU'
RuSinpSS tIuii

Measles still prevailing.
Mr.. VIM. Preston sold recently Il lot OF
beef cattle, not yet ready for market, at $40
per head.
We have of late had great deal OF pneu-
monfa, and that, too, of an almost unyeld-
ing character.
Many people were altogether unprepared
for this last edition Of winter, and were out
of fuel.
A few days ago coiored child on the
premises Of Mr.. Henry SIusher was left by
its parents alone by the fire. When its
mother returned, she found it sitting in the
snow with it's clothing entirely consumed.
DIR. Henry was summoned to the little suf-
ferer, and found 1t in the greatest agony,
with its flesh absolutely roasted. Everything
was done for its comfort that could be de-
vised but death was inevitable. Why is there
so much carelessness in regard to fire. Sure.
ly not for want Of sad reminders.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08


One c. S. Bell, a well-known de-
tective, aud formerly q union scout
under General Grant, testifies before
the congressional investigating COM
mittee that Gen. Grant employed
him to come to st. Louis, before the
trial, and ascertain what the evidence
was against Babcock, as he was of
the opinion that his private secretary
was innocent. Bell consented TO do
the work, as he says, because it was
thought that the prosecution of Bah.
cock was persecution of Grant by
Bristow aud his friends. When
Babceck and Luckey heard of his
mission they had an interview with
him, and persuaded him to steal the
documentary testimony out of Dis
trict Attorney Dysr's Office. Bell
testifies that he came to St. Louis,
aud armed with Gen. Grants author
ity. had no difficulty in gaining access
to Mr.. Dyer's Office, aud that he soon
became convinced that Rabcock was
guilty. He then went to Washing
ton and informed the President that
from what he had seen and from
what Babcock himself had said he
was satisfied that the secretary was
guilty. Instead of acting in the mat.
ter as an honest msu should have
done, Gen. Grant, even after B.ll's
confession that he had stolen papers
from Dyer's Office. reco mmsuded him
for a position in tho public service
which he Gully failed to get becsuse
it was learned that secretary Bris
tow would raise storm if he was
retained. But, finally, when Bel
persisted that Babcock was guilty
Grant suddenly ascsrtained that hi
was bad man, and would see hin
no more. Thus the missing link i
founi which clearly connects Gran
and Pierrepont with the conspirac
to pretent, at all hazards, the convic
tion of BabcOck, ami the mystery Q
Pierrepout's missing letter is easil
explained. The President Of thes
United States proves to be, what W
have long thought him, man of n
dignity of character, or appreclstio
} of the high trust which he is col
stantly abusing.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
ELMWQOQ.

Mr. Shindler's handy young clerk Eugene
Graham, has gone to Marshall for the pur-
pose of studying law. His place is supplied
by the well qualified and competent person,
Mr.. Robert Tolraroer.
DR.. Parks, post master Of this place, has
been very sick with pneumonia he is how
ever little better. .'''''
Mrs. j.. S. Hit has just returned from
Illinois. whittier she went to see her mother,
who was at that time dangerously ill with
pneumonia. We are glad to state that
Mrs. Moore is recovering.
The grangers here are, at present, agita-
ting the question as to whether they shall
establish cooperative agricultural store IN
Brownsville. 1 believe, in this grange, the
minority concur in their opinions relative to
this, and many are putting forth their efforts
to further the scheme, which if consunim ated
must surely be of most decided advantage
to every farmer, whether he be Il granger or
not.
One of our most estimable neighbors. Mrs.
Blackburn, went, several weeks ago, to visit
relatives in Cincinnati. While there she had
the misfortune to lose one of her children.
1t was sick only il short while, and died
with brain feve-. Little frankie was
bright, Intelligent two-year old boy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

Miss Emma Chisholm, the young
lady after whom the celebrated Emma
Mine was named, is pupil at q
boarding school in Chicago. She is
the daughter Of Robert Bruce Chis-
holm, of Elgis. Ills, few years ago
half owner of the .Hmma," now a
retired capitalist. The young lady is
described in q letter to the Graphic
as being . beautiful, tall blonde, with
satin-smooth ivory-tinted skin.
Her papa got out Of the Emma mine
some time ago, which is more than can
be said for Mr.. Schenck, as the more
he talks about it the more he makes
it appear that he must have been
either q fool or knave, and nobody
ever accused the first poker player of
America of being fool.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS. James l.; Warren and Ann
w Warren. his wife, by their certain dee
trust, dated the 2lst day of October. 1871, and
of record in the recorders Office OF Laral
county. state of Missouri. in deed book No.
at page lO9. conveyed to the undersigned, u
tee, the following described real estate. stu
lying aud being in said Lafayette county,
wit: Lots number eirven (lD and number tw
u2). in block q, IN the town oi Higginsv
which said conveyance was made IN trust tt
cure the payment of one certain prOmissory
therein mentioned and described; and wher
said note and the interest thereon, are due
unpaid; Now, therefore, ~ the request of
owner Of said note and under and i'll pursuI
of said deed OF trust. the undersigned, trus
will on
TUESDAY, MAY 9rH, ls76,
between the hours OF ten O'Clock in the
noon and iour o'clock in the afternoon of
day, At public ven'iue, to the highest bdd,
C sh, III front Oi the coui thuuse d"or.
city oil Lexington, county OF Lafayette
state OF Missouri, proceed to sell the real r.
above described, to satisfy said note and
est. and the costs and expenses OF executiI
trust.
aprstI HARVEY J. HIGGINS. True
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
The Premium Saddle Stallion
CLINT. DUVALLA

ATILL make the season of 1876
w at my stable, eight miles 3SN
south Of Lexington, on the CO.
lumbus road, at $40 to insure ~NAI
mare in iOsl, the money due as EAk @1l
soon the fact ascertained. w
mare sold or removed from the neia n hboruoo,i
% the season, money due at end of Sc ason; Ss
the single leap, payable at time of service Car.
taken to prevent acciuents. but no respOnsibili-
ty should anv occur.
DESCRIPTION AND PEDIGREE
Clint. Duvall is q chestnut sOrrel, 6 years old
this spring. l6 hands high, we'll formed in every
fayette County Fair, AS the best Saddle Stallion
and also In the sweepstakes ring, In 1875. Clint
Duvall was sired by Alhambra, son of Lexing-
ton; Alhambra's dam was Amanda, by Imp
Glencoe His lst dam was Kit, by Caller. by
Sir Charles; End dam was by Jno. GanO, by
Hay denis CoppcrbOttom; 3rd dam by Consttu-
tiOn. it'Ht
l have also Q large draft horse and Jack,
which will make the season at the same place.
Terms, &C., made known by applying to
aprS-6W JOEL H. EWING i
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

The New York Times is not en-
thusiastic over tho delega ton which
has been elected from that state to
Cincinnati, and despite its strong
republicanism, aud er-loyalty, it
does not seem to like Grautism or its
reflex, Conklingism. The Times
warns the delegates not to tie the
state to the tail Of Gen. Grants or
Senator Conkling's kite, and declares
that neither of them are fit for the
nomination, aud then speaks its mind
plainly thus: The party managers
who favor state delegation, packed
aud labelled, aud delivered over TO
the disposal Of single candidate.
eau probably get such an article if
they are prepared to insist on it. But
it may fairly be doubted whether it
would do either them or their csndi-
date much good after it was secured,
and there can be no doubt at all that
it would seriously imperil the tri-
umph OF the party IN tins state next
November. The men who fight for
success, and that only, will fight in
any case; but the steadily-growing
body of republicans who would rath
er be beaten in . good cause than
win in bad one, will not 60 into 9
contest whore principles are disre
garded aud the mere selfish interests
of an oligarchy Of oface-holdsrs rule
the day" And can 1t be doubted that
the mere selfish interests of an oil
garchy of ofice-holders has been
ruling the day for . decade in this
country. by aid OF steaIings and pill
ferings and forced contributions in
Office.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08


The nutmeg state can De relied on.
She went democratic last Tuesday by
over COCO majority. The vote was
lighter than last year, aud the green
back ticket lead off a few hundred
democrats or she majority would
have been larger. Democracy has
hocn gaining strength there for sew
eral years, and Connecticut may now
safely be counted a democratic state.
That makes one we can count on in
New England. Gov. Ingersoll and
the other officers elected Will only
hold until November, as The state
constitution has been go amended as
To make the elections take place in
the future at that time. In the recent
+ election the democrats gained one
senator and twenty-five members of
the lower house. Good for Conuec-
! ticQt.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

Poetry again. ics, sir; but not from our
machine. Can; tell who's it is, but it Is
good, and speaks the experience of the old
settlers of our country, and suits our taste
md experience exactly. Read it
FORTY YEARS AGO.
How wondrous are the changes, jim.
Since forty years ago,
When gals wore wOOlen dresses, jim,
And boys wore pants OF tow;
When shoes were made of Caliskin,
And socks Of homespGu wO
And children did Il hall days work
Before the hour OF school.
The girls took music lessons. Jim.
Upon the spinning wheel,
And practiced late anT early, Jim.
On the spindle, swift and reel;
The boys would ride bareback 10 mill,
a dozen miles or so,
And hurry off before twas day.
some forty years ago.
The people rode to meeting. .Iin,
In sled5 instead OF slei.hs,
And wagons rode us easy, Jim,
AS bugSics nowadays;
And oxen answered well for teams,
Though now they be too slow,
For people lived hot half 50 fast,
Seme iorty years ago.
o, well do remember, jim,
That Wilson's patent stOre
That father bought and paid for .T:ra.
In cloth our gals had woye;
And how the neighbOrs wondered, Jim,
When we got the thing to go,
They said 'twOuld burst and kii!us all
Some forty years ago.
Yes, everything is different, Jim,
From what it used to was,
For men are always tamperin.. jim,
With God' great natural laws;
But what on ear.R we're coming to
Does any body know?
For everything.is changed so much,
Since forty years ago.
LOCAL.
We won't say anything about the weather
its too bad to talk about.
From inquiry among the farmers, it is be-
i-ved that the peaches arc not all killed In
this vicinity ; only about one-fourth are left,
though.
Johnnie, son Of Henry Is. Corse, met with
, painful accident last week. He fell from
4 box, dislocating his arm at the elbow; it
was replaced by Drs. Fulkerson and Mann.
Miss Hough's school suspended during last
week ON account of bad weather, it being
next to impossible for small children to nav
igate through the snow, mud and water.
The river is on the rise.
Bad roads ls the common complaint.
Gardens made-s'nary oAe.''
The health Of the population is generally
good.
The Fannie Lewis passed. up Friday last,
going as far rs Napoleon. aud returned Sat
urday taking good cargo of produce, stock.
ETC.. from this place.
Joseph Christy, of Grcenton. shipped by
boat four fat steers weighing 1875 lbs. each
John Nefi. Il farmer OF this vicinity, sold q
fine lot of apples i'll Kansas City last week
and shipped them by the Narrow Gauge
This is the first shipment of anything from
this place on the road
Warner Il BaSgerly. have put upa good
cardins machine at tireenton. This will be
Il great convenience to tha surrounding
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
JUST RECEIVED
| LARGE LOT OF FRESH GOODS.

WHICH am selling for Cash. All brands Of
w Ca,icO at 81 cents yard; Beachsd Mus
Inns frem to l2h cents; Jeans from l6's to IS
pounds bright n. y. Sugar for 81; pounds
good Coffee, for 81. large variety OF Mems,
Ladies' aud Childe rn = Shoes. In Crackers, u
large variety. Chinawars and Notions con-
stantly on hand. Very respectfully.
aprS-ly JOHN X. JORDAN
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

The election i'll st. LOUIS was SUBJ
stantially democratic victory. Mr..
Hagerty, the renegade democrat, was
allowed to stay at home where he
ought to have been long ago. The
new council will be q more decent
body than the last.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
MT. HOPE,

We have been sick u couple of weeks,
which accounts Tor our not lhil:cting another
communication upon you sooner However.
we are now .:onvacscing very 'muchly,' and
think we shall be all right in Il few days.
We have little to report from this quarter
of interest to any, and shall, therefore, not
detain you long. The all-absorbing topic
seems to he the weather and the mud. Many
perso ms had sown all or parl of their cats al
ter the cold weather set in, and il Is gener
ally thought, we believe, that they are rot
ten. Wheat never looked better.
Mrs. Thomas Cheatham. two miles south
of here. is lingering with that arch-destroyer
of our race, consumption. Her case is, prob
ably, hopeless.
MIR. Shade Robinson, two miles east of this
pl zee, is very sick. His disease is pneumon-
ia, we believe. Several cases o the same dis
ease are reported.
Last week the Worley Bros, OF this place,
shipped. from Lexington, Il considerable
number of hogs and cattle, which they had
Been feeding through the winter.
Two week, ago last Saturday couple of
sbloOds' aged high up III their 'teens,' were
brought before his honor, Justice Anderson,
of this place, to answer to the charge OF dis
turblng the peace, and unhInging things
generally at party i'll the neighborhood.
Owing to some witnesses being absent. the
trial was delayed until the next Sat urday
The day came. and the jury was impanelcd;
the trial proceeded. One of the defendants
came through unscathed, except by the law
yer's fire but iii the other case the jury
hung. The case came up again last Sa,ur-
day, and defendant No. . was pronounced
mot guilty by the jury.
About six weeks since Mr.. Toogood, living
near here, had a span OF 6ne mules stolen
from his barn. After very diligent search
for them, they were found, a lew days ago,
in Saline county, where they had been dis
posed of. We are not in possession of fur
ther particulars.
To-dsy. Tuesday, is the day OF the annual
school meeting. Considerable interest is
manifested over Il proposition to make new
school district for Mt. Hope and vicinity. by
taking a slice OIL of about four adjoining
districts.
Fishy as the story may seem, and at the
risk of losing our vcracity, we will tell you
that there Is 4 district in this part of the
county, in which men have actually been
electioneering for the office of director.
What Is the world coming to? We never
heard tell of the like before. PHIL.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

,s. There is a proposition in Washing
ton to fake measures toward having
post-masters elected by the people.
We know of no one thing which
would do more toward purifying
thepublic service. ~ 5- IT,
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

Belknap has been formally impeach-
ed, and the necessary oath admins
tered to the senators by Chief-J Justice
Waite. The 18th day OF the present
month has been fixed. tor the trial.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

The steamship Hevelius, with the
emperor of Brazil OIL board, left l'ara
on the 5th inst. direct for the
United States, where it is expected
to arrive on the 18th inst.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

The late news from France speaks
hopefully for the Republic. The Ma
ton spoke its will . few days ago at
the ballot box, aud now that all re-
turns are in aud the excitement of
the election has subsidized, even he
who runs may read that the people
are opposed to Monarchy and Imperi-
alism, and are determined to govern
themselves. 1t was no easy victory.
The Royalists and Imperialists, not
only of France, but of contiguous
countries, worked hard to prevent
the result arrived at. The patriotism
of the people, aided by the moderate
couusels of leading Republicans has
risen above restraining influences aud
asserted itself. The declaration has
been made in the assembly that,
''never was a government more leg;ti-
mately established" and we may
safely say, all hail France to the SIS
terhood Of Republics
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

Nineteen towns in Ohio went dem
ocraiic and twenty-five republican Mt
the recent election; and one of the
democratic towns was little vill'ge
called Cincinnati.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

3 The New York Times says: "The
obliquity of Mr.. Schehck's moral vis-
ion is remarkable. As matters sp-
pear to him. everything not actually
criminal is allowable in speculations,
if 1t only yield money"
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
swseklg gntelligenfer'

Niue-tenths of the information re-
ceIved tends to prove that the BLACK
Hills are fraud.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
Clear Lake, Minnesot;
ICE

LNOR sale, 30 inches thick, in blocks weigh
Il from three to eight hundred pounds. IL
:. sufficient quantity to supply all custom
during the ice season. at wholesale "r ret.
at the lowest possible ilgRres. Contracts for
ice season, single day or pound, can he m
at any time. All orders left ut Quarles'
store, + WInsor's once or with +. w. Car
Ter will be promptly filled.
aOrl .Gm j. r. SILVEI
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08


We regret to see the following
statement made by q correspondent
OF the Atlanta Constitution: Mr..
Lamar, though apparently In good
bodily health, is in q very critical
condition, and faces death every time
he makes . speech or participates i'll
such a debate a. that on the Belknap
business. The psrslytic stroke which
some wears ago nearly put an end to
his career, may at any moment be
succeeded by another, with almost q
certainty of its proving fatal. 1t is
to avert such q calamity that Mr.
Lamar has turned his back upon
Washington at this time, when his
counsels aud his example are SO much
ueadod
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

Hon. Elisha Baxter, of Arkansas,
positively refuses to allow his name
to be used for governor. He would
only have to withdraw his declinstion
to secure the position, as he nobly
served the state in her hour of need
when she was groaning under load
of oppression and corruption, caused
by the infamous acts of reconstruc-
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

The Press SAYS that some gentle
men of Lexington, KY, have sent
Gen. Grant a package of pure old
Bourbon whisky in the hope that
better whisky may improve his
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
REMOVAL.
TIVOLI SALOON.

uAS been removed from Franklin
IL to Main street, to the room form MAI
erly occupied by Powelrs Restaurant. z
As heretofore the proprietor will al
ways keep on hand a full supply OF ~
the best Liquors, Wines, Beer, Cigars, &c.
Lunch every day from ten to II O'Clock. Come
and see me. q. A. SCHROETER,
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

The senate in executive session re-
jected the nomination of Richard d.
Dana. Jr., to be Minister to England.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
The Thoroughbred Stallion
10 II e.
VXIILL make the season Of
w ls76. st my stable,

WTILL make the season Of
w 1915. at my stable, ~ q
about one quarter of . mile ~ ~
west of Prairie church, on
the GEORGETOWN road, at 1lO Sn wv
to insure q mare in foal,
money due as soon the fact Ia ascert tined , or,
the mare sold or removed from the neighk1or-'
hood; % the season. due at emil of season, or &5
the single leap, money due at time OF service.
Care taken TO prevent accidents, but NO respOn-
sibility should any occur.
DESCRIPTION AND PEDIGREE
lone isa da,k bay, six years old last spring.
not q white spot on him. He was sired by Young
Lexington; he BY old Lexington. out OF Silver
heels, and she by Gi' ncoe. End dam Merry
ported Margrave. This horse has never hereto
fore made season at less than $50 to insure, but
owing to the peculisr circumstances of our
farmers this year, the price for the present sea-
son has been placed as above.
apr8-3m Ed SMITH
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

|. The Cincinnati Commercial says,
concerning Bell: "When we take
into consideration that the report to
the president by his old scout, that
his secretary was guilty, was follow
ed by his dismissal, 1t seems likely
that the worst Interpretation cannot
he far from the true one"
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08

The General Council of the Pres
byscrian church of the World, which
was to have met at Edinburg, Sect
land, on the 4th day of July, 1876,
has been postponed until 1877, on ac-
count of the Centennial. The coun-
Gil will be composed Of delegates
from twenty General Assemblies, and
will represent a constituency of
6,497, ,s15 communicates. -