Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-11

VIII 0EaCudl6 Guo
18th. Perhaps.
Don Cameron has been nominated tor
reelection as senator by the republicans
of Pennsylvania.
1t is estimated that there were 200 1000
skaters on the ice in New York city
last Sunday-1OO. 900 being on the Cen
trail Park lakes alone
Caleb Gushing was buried al New
buryport. Mass, January 6th. The fu-
neral was designediy as plain as those
of common citizens in rural towns.
The freezing of the fire plugs in st.
Louis. Chicago. and other cities. is al
ing much uneasiness. as it is impossible
to secure a supply of water in case Of
fire.
It NAV prove of interest for some OF
our greenback friends to know that
Brick Pomeroy has leased the Lacrosse
Chronicle. The question is what will
he do with it?
European banks continue to fail LOT
large amounts. The Cornish bank OF
'Tweedie & Williams has just suspended,
and will cause great suffering through
out the whole Carnish district.
For the time being, redemption will
be carried out according to the terms OF
the law, at New York only. But this is
merely a measures of precaution, and as
soon as the operation OF the law is fully
ascertained. notes will be redeemed at
all the ~sub-treasuries.
Speaking of our reduction of the pub
lie debt and refundlng operations the
London Times says: ''If the Americans
can accomplish these things In hard
times, we are almost afraid to ask our
selves what they will be able to do in
the period of prosperity"
TheColorado Legislature assembled
on the LIST of January; that of Indiana on
the I'd; that of Nevada followed on the
9th Missouri and Illinois on the 9th,
and Kansas on the 14th. Each OF these
is to choose a United States senator to
serve from the 4th of March.
The idea of permitting the railway
companies to do a general telegraph
business, or rather to open their tele-
graph lines to public use, has been re-
vived and put in definite shape in a bill
before the United States senate. intro
duced by Senator Jones, of Florida. and
ia now awaiting action.
Doctor Sonneschein's congregation
promptly offered the use of their syna-
gogue to the Second Baptist Church, st.
Louis, whose church ediice was lately
destroyed by fire. The offer was prompt
" accepted by the church, and regular
services will be held therein until other |
arrangements are made.
The Charleston News and Courier
saws: s.The assertion that lawlessness
exists in the south In any greater degree
than in the east, north or west, is a false
hood, as can be proven by thousands oil
northerners who have moved to the
south, and are now living among Us and
mlnding their own business. instead OF
ccncocting sensational letters for north
ern newspapers"
49,
The latest thing in politics is the re-
yival of the scheme to cut up the state
oil Texas and make i've states blossom
where only one now blooms. Texas is
certainly too large and unwieldy for one
sovereignty. but any plan for her amel-
ioration which. includes the sending Of
eight more democratic senators to
Washington will be vigorously opposed
by the watcLful state of Rhode Island.
The editor OF this paper left. last
Monday evening, for Jefferson City, to
attend to his duties IN the legislature.
The paper will continue under his edi-
torial control, and every effort will be
made to keep it up to the high standard
which it has set for itself. and to render
it interesting and useful TO its many
readers and friends. to whom we return
sincere thanks for their consistent and
uniform kindness.
On the first day of resumption. at the
-su%b-treasury of New York, only $780,
600 in ~greenbacks were exchanged for
gold, while 100000 in gold were
exchanged for clearing house csrtifi-
Gates. leaving $4,000 mere of gold in
the treasury at tho close of the day
than it contained in the morning. This
shows that there is no demand for gold,
and that resumption will not cause the
least ripple in the business Of the banks.
Some time ago MIR. Reuben R. Spring
or, of Cincinnati, offered $50. 900 as his
subscription to aid In the erection of
necessary buildings adjoining music hall
for exposition purposes, On condition
that citizens would add thereto $780,
900 by the 1st of January. 1t is an
nounced that the citizens subscription
some days ago amounted to $1O5 900.
This insures ar exposition during 1879.
and ground will be broken Tor the cree.
ton OF new buildings as soon rs the
weather permits.
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The Lee Monument Association, char.
tered by the legislature of Virginia fol
the purpose of erecting in Richmond q
monument to General Robert E. Lee
proposes to take up on his birthday
the 18th of January "A collection
throughout the south, in aid of its un
%dertaking. 1t is suggested also that en-
tertainments be given throughout th'
south on the night of the 18th for tn
same object. The association has
large sum on hand, but not enough t
erect a fitting monument.
When an investigation IS made int
the subject of %bulldozing in the recen
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