Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-17

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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
Gold in New York on Thursday, 1929,
Our trade with Brazil is increasing
remarkably.
The great New Orleans Gaines case is
again in the courts.
A bill for the charter OF 4 new ocean
cable to Europe has been offered in CON
gresS.
Il IS thought that a vote on the repeal
OF the resumption act will be- reached
today.
Mr. Albert Parker was confirmed by
the senate as postmaster At Sedalia. last
Wednesday.
The navy deficiency bill passed the
senate Thursday. having previously
passed the house.
The cable says that three hundred
Russian Mennonites ~lettLondon. Wednes-
dav. for the United States.
Senator Davis. Of West Virginia, IS
III pt-ss rJDe. ,s,-a,Do,ia =, tho
books 81 the treasury department.
The senate confirmed the nomination
OF Mr.. John Welsh as minister to Great
ErItain, without q dissenting voice.
There : much so.icitude concerning
the safety OF the steamship Thames, now
twenty-three days gu from Liverpool.
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Newman X Capron's hardware man
ufactory. on rwenty-ninth street. New
York. was burned. Thursday morning.
loss. 500, ooo.
We see it stated that at the recent
election Il large portion OF the negro
vote OF Philadelphia was east tor the
democratic candidates.
Mr.. Evarts declined to appoint Col.
Iugyr~oi IL minister to Berlin. He
evidently thought It would not be 4
proper appointment. We agree with
him.
Mr.. Beck i'll the senate, and Mr.. Has
ke., in the house. have each offered bills
providing Tor the payment of duties on
imports III god. silver and legal tender
notes.
Mr.. Hayes has appointed Chauncey
/. Filley postmaster at st. Louis. The
appointment is a good one, and will no
doubt be unanimously confirmed by the
senate
Wendell Phillips and Mr.. Fish are
still calling each other lalsiiers and
other pet names. Verify the republi-
can leaders are 4 set of harmonious
lambs.
Hon T. I. Crittenden's letter in an
swer 70 the memorial to congress OF
the Lafayette county grange, will he
found N our first page. It deserves q
careful reading.
The national banks are petitiouing
congress not TO pass the silver bill. The
national banks and the people are again
disagreed. Congress is supposed &c
represent the people.
Ii Mr.. Conkling did not speak O.
Mr. HAYES as 4 usurper, as he is report
ed by the New York Herald to have
done. ne owes It 10 himself and tn.
presidents high office TO say So.
\ ire in the Hunt buildings. opposite
the Planters House. in - Louis. las,
tuesday nighr, threatened the Mer
chants Exchange. which is only sepsrat
ed from them by 4 narrow alley.
The secretary of state has issued :
certificate OF election TO Mr.. Metcalf, o
the third congressional district Of thi
state. He Will. OF course, have no fur
Their trouble in obtaining his seat.
Judge Jerry Black has replied to Mr.
Houghton's defense of the electoral com
mission, in 4 pamphlet, which is for sal,
at the book stores. To say that he ex
c~oriates HIM is expressing it mildly,
The New Orleans trade in bulk corr
IS growi Z at a very encouraging rate
If the ocean tonnage is furnished Their
will be but little difficulty to find tn
corn. and transportation down the Mis-
sissippi river.
The Kansas City Journal OF Com
merce, OF yesterday, came dated the 18th
The duty Of changing the date line mus
be assigned to the AIN man who a few
days AGO, in its editorial columns. stated
that not a single democratic paper in tn
state opposed the working oil convicts il
coal mines
The letter from ''Libertas" in another
column IS one OF great Importance, anC
will command the attention of the ba
throughout the state. 1t is a calm AM
dignified discussion of the rules of III
supreme court bearing upon certain
points which have been food for crit
c,sm OF late.
The indianapolis Journal says tina
Col. Bob. lngersol is the proper persol
to deliver the eulogy on senator Morton
But the dying statesman expressed
trust and belief in Jesus Christ. Ho,
will the Intidel orator, who thinks. tn
God OF the christians 4 tyrant, &c
around that point in his character, whic,
he must regard as q weakness?
y Washington special says that tn
House committee on Foreign Affairs ha
agreed to recommend the passage of
bill providing for American represents
ton at the Paris exposition. including
clause providing for the display of tn
various methods OF cooking corn. I'll
Gill now agreed upon proposes a tot;
appropriation of about 800, 900.