Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-22

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The democrats elected a majority OF
both branches OF the Harrisburg. Pa,
,ity council at the election last Tuesday.
The Connecticut legislature has pass
sd almost unanimously a JOINT resoiu-
ton condemning the action OF con-
eress on the Chinese question.
Mizzer Chandler was formally elected
United States Senator by the Michigan
on the 18th, the vote stand
ing. Chandler, 3d. Barnes, %; Henry
Chamberlain. 10.
Over seventy witnesses for the defense
have been summoned in the case OF the
State vs.. Mastin. which comes up for
trial IN the criminal court at Indepen-
dence next week.
The amount Of 4 per cents disposed
OF by Secretary Sherman in the month
of January rose to the enormous total Of
s14s. s6O, 900 enabling $3.50 ,ooo, 900 OF q
per cents to be called in.
A committee of the Illinois legislature
has reported unfavorably upon the prop
osition to reduce the price of berths
in sleeping cars. Well. we don't care.
We never expect to be born in m Of
them, anyhow.
The reports that yellow fever had
again broken cut in the southern states,
caused by the removal of bodies fol
more decent burial. are denounced al
cansrds, gotten up to prevent immigra'
ton to those states.
The Dill authorizing a bridge to be
built across the river at this point. to-
gether with the remarks of various con-
gressmen, will be found on the outside
of this paper, and is worth a careful
reading. Our readers will see that Mr..
Crlttenden is closely watching our
interests.
The secretary of the treasury and sec
rotary of state have considered the nee.
essary enlargement OF the powers of the
treasury department so as to prevent
the shipment of diseased cattle fren
American ports, and a bill for the pur'
pose will be sent to the proper commit
tee OF congress Immediately.
When General Shields drew his pay
and mileage-some S400-the othel
afternoon, he laid 1t on his desk. To
ward evening q page found the none,
on the desk, lying around as loose a
though it still belonged to the govern
ment. The senator did not know of hi!
loss until bis attention was called to it
Secretary Sherman, in his letter to tn
house, states that the estimates for thu
expenditures for the next fiscal yea,
amount to 1924, 562, 419. The estimated
receipts are:
From customs. Sl33 .00o, 90
From internal revenue....-......... log, OOO, 90
Total sas7 500, 90
Leaving a deficiency of 1927, o62, 419.
The signing by the Car Of the treaty
of peace with Turkey forms the closing
chapter in the history of the last grea
European In a manifesto ISSUED
on the subject thanks are returned t.
God for the success of the Russian arms
and the troops are ordered home. St
Petersburg has been illuminated II
honor of the event.
The Norborne Independent expect
the B. & S. W. railroad to pass through
that town OIL its way to the Lexington
bridge, and says: 'Even now carload
of goods from Hongkong, on their wa.
to Liverpool, pass through our town
Soon the ioebergs of the polar seas wi
be shipped by our very doors to max
skating Kinks on the plains of Mexico
A daring highway robbery was perpe
trated in broad daylight on Fifth avenue
New York. last Friday afternoon. Th
wife of Adolph DeBarry, a wealthy in
porter, was walking with a lady trienc
when an elegantly-attired man darte
behind her and endeavored to tear he
diamond earrings from her ears. H
succeeded in tearing one out, laceratin
the ear. and escaped.
Russia seems to be over-run with ep
denies of almost every known descril
ton. In addition to the plague whie
has carried panic and desolation I'M
many districts, small pox and spotte
fever are now decimating the inhab
tants OF that unhappy country. A bar
Of Cossacks who fed from a plagn
stricken town only escaped the sceurs
to freeze to death in a polar storm, viii
on their pilgrimage in search of safet
The bill to permit the railroads of II
country to consolidate their Telegram
lines, and serve the public with tel
graphic communication, passed the CO
g%ressional house Of representatives
few days ago. with only fifteen oppo
ing votes; and a dispatch of late da
says there is little or no doubt that
will pass the senate also. This is a
other blow at a most oppressive M,
nopoly, and will be hailed with JOY
the public.
Congress has passed a bill reducil
the tax IN tobacco and snuff to sixte
cents a pound. Tho al has been on
kinds of tobacco. twenty-four cents p
pound, and on snuff thirtY-two CEN
This makes a large reduction in the re
enues of the country, estimated at fro
Sc. 0OO. 900 to SIC, 0OO, 900 per annu,
1t would have done better to have I
pealed the law now in force, which pr
: hlbits the farmer dispesing Of his tobac
> as he pleases.
The Massachusetts legislature is &C
sidering a report recommending the G.
t ting down Of the salaries of the gov
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