Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-03-22

I'LL IVA |
prejudlces and bad Judgment OF Il rheu-
matte and centralizing U. S. Judge.
An act introduced on Tuesday by Mr..
Davis. by request OF the farmers caucus,
provides for a complete list being re-
quired by the assessor OF all notes,
bonds and evidences of debt, name OF
the maker, date, rate of interest, when
due, etc. All totes must be gwen in,
where the old law only required solvent
notes. Any assessor failing to require
itemized lists of property shall not be
allowed anything for making the assess
ment. and any person refusing to give
the list shall be liable to indictment and
fine of 800 to $1,000.
Mr.. Cox. of Ste. Genevieve, by the
way. one of the best members IN the
house, on Monday. secured the adoption
of a new rule providing that after the
members present shall only number lilo
no further ioaves..ot absence shall be
granted except in cases of sickness or
death in the families of members apply
ing for leave. This will be OF great
good, as it has been a remarkable oc-
currence to find any day more than l2O
out OF 143 members present.
Hon. George w. Miller, Judge of the
first judicial circuit, and a resident OF
this place. died on the Goth, of paraly-
sis. He was "a years old. In 1929 he
was appointed postmaster in this city
by president jackson, which position he
held twelve years; in 1882 he was elect
ed to the legislature from this county,
and reelected in 1884 in 1883 he was
elected to the state senate and in 1912
he was reelected. and again in 1850 he
was q member of the senate; ut one
time he was appointed state auditor to
fill an unexpired term; about 1851 he
was elected judge of this circuit. which
position he held till 1866, when he was
defeated by Judge Rice; in 1873 he was
again elected judge and held the posi-
ton until his death. Beside the offices
mentioned, he at different times held
the positions of adjutant general, pay
master general in several OF the early
wars, etc. He was considered the best
politician in the state never having been
defeated but once, and then when only
the "chosen" could vote.
Among the gentlemen mentioned as
his successor the most prominent are
Samuel Owens, OF California, Gen. Ed
wards and H. B. Hamilton of this city.
The steamer FANNIE Lewis passed
this place Wednesday with $50 negroes
on their way from the south to Kansas
land a hard crowd they were; poor,
: ignorant, dirty and cold. little of inter-
est could be discerned in them. Alter
the boat left here it was reported that
several cases OF smallpox were OF
board, but this is denied.
General Shields will be here Friday
(2lst inst..) and will be entertained BY
: his old Mexican veteran friends tor hi!
, efforts in their behalf in the U. S. senat
| during his brief but brilliant career Ii
that body from Missouri.
The state temperance mass meetin,
1 has been in session in this city sever;
days. Francis Murphy was to hav
o spoken to-day. but his health would nc
permit him to do 80, and he passed b
o and went to St. Louis. Murphy's rate
= are $3.50 a night and boald at the be-
hotel in the city!'
. Jefferson Clty's politics are slight
mixed just now. The democrats ar
IS running a Mr.. Becken, a republican, TO
a mayor, and the republicans are manae
r ing the nva in favor of DR.. Dawson
a democrat, or said to be one.
r. Messrs. Fitz. Alexander and Ale
e. Graves, of Lexington, were in this ci
9. to-day, both smiling and happy.