Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1876-04-08
GENERAL AND POLITICAL.

The Radical forces have all been or
dered from the front of fAudersonville
to form line of defense in front of
the Administration. ..s..
If democratic house can unearth
so much corruption i'll so short time,
what would be the result with dem
ocratic senate to assist ?-[ Owen
News.
It. appears that Capt. Webb's swim
across the English channel Will turn
out to be very profitable job. The
testimonial being raised for him has
already reached 1922, ,OO0.
The United States grand jury in
Chicago has returned indictments
against D. w. Mum, ex-supervisor of
internal revenue, and against F. Brid-
ges. ex-collector. The bail of Hon. J !.
d. Ward was fixed at $4,000, that Of
Bridges $4,000, and Munn's $1,000,
A local wit of Lafayette, Ark. un-
dertook to fool DR.. Westbrook Que
dusky evening last week into the be-
lief that plug of twist tobacco that
he pointed at the doctors head was Il
pistol. He succeeded admirably, and
was shot dead before he could explain
that it was all joke.
Thomas Jefferson rode on horseback
to Washington, hitched his horse to a
rail fence and walked over and was
inaugurated; but it wouldn be safe
10 try that now, as while he was be-
ing sworn in one of his Cabinet Off
cials might steal the horse.-[St. Louis
Times.
An exchange says:"The identical
chairs and desks of Cass, Calhoun,
Webster, Clay. Douglass and Benton
still remain in the senate chamber,
and are in daily use. We should sup
pose that those six chairs would ac-
comodate at least half of the senate.
|-[Boston Herald.
We question If the explanation Civ
ell by MIR. Secretary Robeson of the
cause which led to his using the cred
it of the United States government
to restore life to the moribund house
Of Jay Cook & Co., will be satisfac-
tory even to those strenuous friends
of the Administration who see moth
ing that is not admirable in the wavs
of Grant and Grantism.
The grand jury in the United States
court of Chicago has found an indict-
ment against Hon. j. d. Ward mem-
bsr of the forty-third congress from
the third Illinois district, and subse-
quently United States attorney here,
for completely i'll revenue frauds. 1t
is understood that Pohmam and Rush
will not urge their motion for a new
trial.
Col. Hardee, City Engineer of New
Orleans, expresses the opinion that
fears of a general overflow in the
Mississippi valley are not well found.
ed. His reasons were fully given il,
an interview recently. and the con.
| clusion arrived at is that the present
condition of the upper tributaries,
| combined with those lower down,
do not warrant apprehensions of such
all overflow. 1t would be damaging
to the prospective agricultural IN.
terests of the whole valley. .s.
sDecidedly we are being American.
| izsd," exclaiIns the Paris Charavari
awe lave already the republic, which
is good beginning; we have an Amer
ican circus; we have an America,
railroad (s:rcet cars; il less than six
months three great theatres will rap.
resent American pieces; bars have
been established in several of the
restaurants OF Paris: we have alst
stealing iii the American stylr ami W.
expect that American manners viii
be SO fully Introduced in Franco
that when young ladies come into
full omnibus they will sit on the lap
Of the ge ntlemen."
The committee appointed for tn,
purpose of sending the deputat,on o
French workmcn to the Centennia
exhibition at Philadelphis, will pub
lish All address to America eXplainin.
the object of a visit of the delegation
They say that the apprehension Q
American artisans that the Ercnc
may induce lower wages, and unfa
vorablc changes are groumdlcss. Th
majority ofthe delegates occupy gCot
positions in France. They only desir
to compare the industrial products O
the two countries and attend the an
niycrsary Of the birth Of u sister re
public. They hope to establish
fraternity of the artisans of the wv
nations.
The safe burglary mystery is to l.
cleared up. j. Proctor Knott, chail
, man of the judiciary committee, cal
: ed upon Attorney-General Picrr,
pont last Saturday, and was in secrt