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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

The following named gentlemen were
appointed by the president as the Mis-
sissippi commission, under the new law:
Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana; James
B. Eads, of Missouri; B. Morgan Har-
rod. OF Louisiana; Lieut.-Col. Quincy
A. Gilmore. Major Cyrus B. Comstock;
Major Charles R. Sutes. engineer corps;
and Prof. Mitchell. of the coast survey.
-
Senator Beck offered a resolution in
the senate recently, which should pass,
raising a committee to investigate the
operation of the laws. and the
necessity for appropriations. Millions
are every year appropriated by congress
with but very insufficient data, the esti.
mates of heads OF departments, hastily
prepared. beng necessarily taken upon
trust by members of congress.
The city of st. Louis has awarded its
deposits to the Boatmens' Savings Insti
tuition, one of the strongest banks II
America. The bond for $500, 900 il
signed by Wayman Crow. George S
Drake. Rufus Lakeland, W. A. Harga
dine. E. c. Simmons, Carlos S. Greeley
Adolphus Meier, Theodore Foster, Rob
ert Barnes and Gerard B. Allen, and II
good for two million dollars easy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

The last four years of a republican
house cost the country n hundred and
two millions more than the first four
years of q democratic house. This, in
spite of the fact that a republican senate
for q while crippled the democratic ef-
forts AT retrenchment.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05
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Harvard pat Yale In the boat a
last Weel.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

The Emma Abbott company will give
the country a season of English opera in
the fall. Among the artists engaged
are, besides Miss Abbott herself, Miss
Marie Stone, Miss Zelda Seguin, Miss
Adelaide, Randall, Messrs. Castle, Tom
Karl, Mcdonald ,stoddard, Edward Seq
uln and Ellis Ryss.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

Advices from Cape Town to the 10th
of June state that, according to the
official account. the Prince Imperial,
after the surprise of his accommodating
party, rode during the general flight
into a ravine, where q second body of
Zulus lay concealed. The Independent
accounts agree with the story OF the
manner of the Prince Imperial's death,
sent by telegraph. The body of the de-
ceased Prince. after a funeral parade, at
which Lord Chelmsford was the chief
mourner. was removed to Pietermaritz-
burg. where it lay in state in the Catho-
lie church. The body will arrive at
Durham on the 18th inst, and be escort
ed by the garrison on board the man-of-
war Boadlcea for conveyance to Simon's
Bay. where it will be transferred to the
troop ship Orontis for transportation to
England" The correspondents with
Colonel Woods force make mention in
their recent letters of the doings of the
unfortunate Prince. A correspondent,
telegraphing from Conference Hill on
May 81, says: 1.-THE Prince Imperial,
accompanied Quartermaster General
Harrison, of the Engineers. IN a raid
across the Zulu frontier. Captain Har-
rison had with him 200 men of the Ma
tive horse. They returned. having
sighted the enemy. but without having
come to blows with them" On May
25. a correspondent telegraphs from
Woods camp, VOLTS Hill: "Buller
has secuted within a few miles of Iba-
banango. and reports that it is an easy
marching country, with wood and water
available. Prince Louis Napoleon has
distinguished himself with a %reconnoi-
anc party" His mother is. of course,
very much cast down. She has received
a visit OF coincidence from Queen Victo-
ria. and there are many speculations as
to what the Bonapartists will do, which
amount to but little. The will of the
Prince has been read. He leaves every
thing to his mother.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

The proclamations which were made
to the people of Canton, China, to pre-
pare to do honor to Gen. Grant began
with the words, 1.-THE King of America
is coming" We're the American fun
kies in China authorized by the fun
kles who accompany Grant to make this
announcement in this way? 1t would
be interesting to know.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

We have never been in the habit of issuing
trashy and meaningless advertisements, put out
to delude and deceive the people, and we
do say emphatically that what we publish in this
is true to the letter, and all that we ask Of the
most skeptical is to
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

Eighteen democratic Senators
signed a paper one day last week,
urging Mr.. Bayard to withdraw his
resignation as chairman Of the Senate
finance committee but, on the con-
trary, sixteen other democratic Sena-
tors declined to sign it-namely,
Messrs. Beck, Cockrell, Coke, Gar
land. Grover, Hereford, Houston.
Jonas. Maxey, Morgan, Pendleton.
Slater, Vest, Voorhees,, Walker and
Williams. The pronounced silver
men who signed the paper are Messrs.
Wallace, Thurman, Mcdonald, Ran.
som, Vance, Jones of Florida, Call,
Hill of Georgia, Harris and Bailey.
The remaining eight signatures are
those of Senators in accord, more or
less thoroughly, with Mr.. BaYard's
financial view. OF the eve demo.
cratic Senators absent when the
paper was in circulation it is con.
coded that five, namely, Messrs.
Gordon, Lamar, Randolph, McPher.
son aud Farley, would have united in
the request to Mr.. Bayard to retain
his craftsmanship, but it is said that
the other two-Messrs. Johnston and
Withers-would have refused to sign
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

North Carolina IS rapidly paying of
Sc dohf
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

A special dispatch to the pI.ouis
Republican, dated June 9th. gives us
the interesting Information that the price
of crude oil has tumbled, now that the
Tide Water pipe line is delivering at
Bayonne. N. j., $500 barrels of oil a
day. which runs through the six-inch
pipe OF that line lis miles from Brad
ford, Pa, to Williamsport, Pa. and is
then transferred to the tank cars, in
which 1t is hurried to the market. The
crude oil a 81 cents a gallon two
months ago. 1t is now ct cents a gallon,
with a decreasing tendency. The mon-
opoly of the United Pipe Lines has been
broken, and their rates for transferring
oil from the wells to the railroads have
been reduced from twenty cents to five
cents a barrel. The new line delivers
oil in opposition to all the trunk lines.
1t has been consolidated with the Equit-
able line, in the interest OF the outside
companies and in opposition to the great
Standard monopoly. Kerosene oil will
probably become much cheaper as a re-
suit OF the fight.
Late advices from Wernoi state that
the inhabitants of the province of Kho-
tan, one OF the four divisions of Kashga-
ria, formerly Chinese Turkestan, lying
north OF British India, just beyond the
Tsung-llng mountains, 400 miles east
of the city of Kashgar aud 800 miles
southeast Of the capital of the Russian
province of Kuldja, have revolted against
the Chinese empire and have massacred
all the Chinese people living there.
This revolt of Usbek Tartars is espe-
cially significant, as the not clearly de-
fined limits of Khotan extend northward
to the disputed territory OF Kuldja, and
it would appear that Russia is DESTROYS
of lnterposing a war between the Mon
golian Empire and her possessions in
Central ASIA.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

The receipts from the internal rev.
enue for the last fiscal year were $780,
O33, 988 ; for the fiscal year which expires
Monday, they were over S113. 0S6 900
an increase of over three millions. de-
spite the reduction of taxes on tobacco.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

From this time onward we are de-
to sell everything in our house
at the very lowest prices that can be
made. We will sell at Kansas City
prices, or lower.
W. invite all who want good Goods
at bottom prices to give us a call.
Honey Comb Quilts, so and 65 cents each.
Ladies' Kid Gloves, SO, 80 cts. and 81 so per nair
Ladies' Corses, As, Is. rs and so cents each.
Zephyr Shawls, beauties, 81 rs each.
400 yards good Ginghams, 8 1-3 cents per ward. --
400 yards White Pique, 8 1-3 cts. per yard.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

LADIES' AND MISSES HOSE.
Our stock of Hosiery is perfectly elegant. All grades
"0 S'Sios' ZONE III ana 1east your eyes upon the beauties.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

There have been several deaths re-
Gently from accidental poisoning with
stramoniam or gimpson weed" nota-
bly, q gentleman and his wife in Kansas
City, and q child, Annie jacobson. at
Russellville, Ark. The latter merely
chewed a piece of the stalk of the plant.
The seeds are ever more poisonous than
the leaves or stalk.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

0ltoI AonS uOiny AViV SucAulbiOIu
has ordered the troops under his
command to make another advance
into Zululand. General Newdegate,
who was at Conference Hill, is said
to have some four THOUSAND men.
General Crsalock, on the right, 1000
and Colonel Wood 1000. General
Newdegate's column has advanced to
the Selefe River, twenty mile beyond
the Blood River, where au htrench-
ment will be formed. Genenl Crea-
locks command has left br Fort
Chelmsford. His division was to
advance and establish a base at Fort
Durnsord, thus obtaining applies
by sea. The gunboat Forreser will
start for Fort Durnford Immediately.
Adjutant Firth, of the Lancas, has
been killed in a skirmish. Tn. yeo-
many have again u~nsuccessfuly at
tackled Moirosi's Mountain in Basu-
,toland, losing two men killet aud
twelve wounded. Sir Bartle Frcre
has arrived at Cape Town, whre he
was enthusiastically received. Re-
ports from Pietermaritzburg, lated
May 81, says that Sir Bartlo Fgre is
said 10 have excellent reason for be.
lieving that the Zulu King and peo.
pie earnestly desire peace. Thee il
no evidence at present OF any import
ant detection on the part of the pin.
cipal chiefs or the main body of the
people. The King and his people
appear to be devoted to each other,
and do not seem to have the least
idea of making an unconditional sur.
render, though they were ready te
accept terms which would be ut once
honorable aud safe for the British
government.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

DOMEsTICs, PRINTS; &c.
A big Stock Good Goods Low Prices. No one shall
beat us on these goods, let the price be what it may. $50.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

The debt statement issued at Wash
lngton. July LIST, shows an increase of
the debt for June of 1924, 7SS; cash in
the treasury, 1888. 152, 577; gold certifi-
Gates. Sl5,413, 700; silver certificates.
S2.466, $50; certificates OF deposit out
standing. $50, 1870. 900; refunding certi-
~icates, S12 ,S4S, 210; legal tenders out
standing, $346, 6S1, 016; fractional cur
rency outstanding, $15. S42, COS; United
States notes held for redemption Of frac-
tional currency, $S,375,634; called
bonds not matured for which 4 per cent
bonds have been issued. $194, 072, 41O
doorooso fo,. tho Eooo1 voor GO E7O syE
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

Maine holds her election September 8.
In the present legislature parties are d.
vided as follows: Senate-republlcans,
90; greenbackers, IL. House-republi-
cans. 65; greenbackers, Ga; demo-
Gratis. %.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

The reason that Conkling, or as some
people in Washington call him, The
Great 1 Am" does not like Blaine, is
that once upon a time, when they were
both members of the house, they had a
misunderstanding. Conkling very
pompously said that he did not care for
what the gentleman (Blaine) might say,
and in aoologizing to the house for de-
laying proceedings, he characterized
neutrality-suspicious. as ''ungentleman-
ly and Impairment" Blaine awaited his
opportunity, took the floor and said:
LAS to he gentIeman's cruel sarcasm. 1
hope he will not be too severe. The
contempt of that large-minded gentle
man is o willing. his naughty disdain,
his grsndiloquent swell, his majestic,
super-eminent. overpowering, turkey
gobblef's strut has been so crushing to
myself and all the members Of this
house, tat l know it was an act of crest
temeriy Tor me to enter upon a contro-
versy With him. 1 know that within the
last fiv, weeks, as members of the house
will reollect. an extra strut has charac-
terized the g%entleman's bearing 1t is
not his fault; it is the fault of another.
That gifted and satirical writer. Theo-
dore Tlton, of the New York Indepen-
dent, spent some weeks in this city. His
letters, published in that paper, embrace
ed. with many other serious statements,
a little iocose satire, a part of which was
the statement that the mantle of Winter
Davis had fallen upon the member from
New York. Tie gentleman took it Sc
rlously, and it has given his strut addi-
tlonal pompcsity. The resemblance is
great. Hyperion to a Satyr; Thersites
to Hercules; mud to marble; dunghill
to diamond; a slnged cat to a Bengal
tiger; a winning puppy TO a roaring lion.
Shades of the mighty Davis, forgive the
almost profanity OF the jocose SATIRE"
No wonder the curled darling of the la
dies doesn't speak to the gentleman
from Maine.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

The exces of exports e imports OF
merchandise for twelve months, ending
May 81, 1879. was $269. 7O9, 1916; for
twelve months, ending May 81. 1873,
$241. 1856, 939. The excess of exports
over imports of gold and silver coin and
bullion was, for the twelve months end
ing May 81, 1879. S., ,615; for twelve
months ending May 31,1S78, 81. 243. 9O1.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.

Gen. Rice has dubbed him Citizen"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05
FANS AND PARASOLS.

II1IVO HIND I ANAOOLS, q
Fans from 5 cents up.
Parasols from Is cents to ~ 80.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

tHelr liV6SsIuelF IOCtuuoS 8Qu LQelF SaCTeu
honor, and n man, a southerner. be-
cause he had much to lose. being rich,
for fear that a mistake might be made in
the person who staked his all for liberty,
against the power of a king. wrote first
his name IN large letters. ''Charles Car
roll." and added alter it the words, GOT
Carrollton."
A southerner was president of the con-
vention which formed the constitution,
and he was also the first president OF
the United States. Andrew Jackson,
another southerner, was the conspicuous
figure in and the gamer of the war of
'12; and Taylor. Scott, Twiggs, Quit
man, Davis, Butler. Ringold. Marshall,
Prentiss, Doniphan. Price, Mcintosh,
B~eauregard, Lee and Bragg are the
we'll remembered names OF those who
distinguished themselves in the Mexican
war. 1t IS to the descendants OF this long
list OF illustrious sires, worthy Sons in
bravery and patriotism that these mould
ers OF northern opinion would have their
readers believe the Bullocks and Durrells
could teach q love of freedom. For
shame! The very paper upon which
such falsehood is written should blush
to bear it to the press.
A tederalist lecturing against the code
should pause to remember that the
founder of his party died in a duel and
before a Puritan morallzes too much up,
on the sanctity of human life, he should
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-29
NOW YOU'LL BE SHOT!

The Nashville Rural Sun has the
following to say in regard to
the defaulting Davidson County
officials:
"We are great advocates for con-
sistency. While our respectable dailies
are preaching up honesty to the farm
ers in regard to our State debt, aud de-
nouncing those who demur against
walking up to the Captains office and
settling it on the basis of 50-4 without
further pslaver, they pass over the
enormous declarations and specula-
tons charged by the grand jury as
| having been going on for years before
their eyes by our public officers, simply
recording the facts as brought to light
| by the investigating committees, with
| out one word of censure or comment
upon the Nervousness and enOrmity OF
| the offense. Why this distinction
without q difference Why this ex-
| treme fastIdiousDess In handling pitch
with kid gloves? Speak out, gentle
men, YOU who have set yourselves up
or who have been set up by some one
else. as the teachers of honesty and
morality to the people of Tennessee,
speak out, and call things by theil
right names. Killing is murder, and
stealing is theft, no matter how re-
! spectacle the parties are who comml'
these crimes. Nay, If respectable, the
greater the shame and obloquy."
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-29
SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 1879.


THE determination of the Wis
consin State Central Committee TO
call a convention on the 23rd of
July was nice thing to do. On the
23rd of July, 1854, twenty-five
years ago, the Republican party of
the State of Wisconsin was organ
lied. In that organization were to
be found members of every party
who were opposed to the curse of
slavery. 1t was a fitting time to
institute a new crusade against De-
mocracy. Moreover, all honor to
them, they were among the first to
enter into the bosom of the Repub-
lican party. The Wings had just
made their last fight under the dis
astrous leadership of that old hero,
Gen. Winfield Scott. Everywhere
had they suffered defeat, and COM
pletely demoralized, they had dis
banded, leaving the Government
instituted by Washington under the
complete control of that same old
Rebel-DemOcratic party that is now
in possession of the two wings of
the National Capitol. The Demo
cratic party was then, as now, con-
trolled by the Southern members,
and was ready to do anything de-
manded by them.
In 1856, two years after their
organization, the Republicans
gained their first victo-
~ by electing Hon Coles
Bashford, Governor. Since then,
with the exception of 1873, wher
the great tidal-wave swept over the
whole country, they have carried the
State every year by majoritie;
ranging from 5OO to ZO,O OO. Many
of the men who acted as accoucheur!
Of the Republican party, have gone
to the great Convention above
while many others are still living
and will be present on that occasion
Perhaps they can forget for time
the rebel talk all over the land, ant
enjoy the fruits of their labors il
striking the shackles off of 5000,
900 of human beings,
The convention will meet a
Madison, nominate State officers
and then will adjourn to Capito
Park, to an immense mass-meetinl
in commemoration of their silve
anniversary Of existence.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-29
DEBTS OF CITIES.

There is no subject more worthy
of the thoughtful attention Of pub
lie men, and also of private citi-
zens, than the alarming increase of
the public Indebtedness of cities,
towns and counties throughout the
whole country. Nearly every mu-
nicipal government seems to be
staggering under an immense debt
which takes every cent from out the
treasury to pay the interest on it.
In Knoxville we are no exception to
this general ruiz. A recent report
of our Mayor shows that we must
either increase taxation or follow
the example set US by the State in
scaling its debt.
A writer in the Princeton Re
vie,O has been paying this subject a
great deal of attention and has
been busily engaged in gathering
statistics on it. As one result OF
his labors, in a recent number, he
gave figures showing the condition
of 80 cities at the end of 1876
The municipal debt alone of these 49,
cities in 1876 was, 1914, 378,6 33; il
1866, $221,312,OO9; assessed valu,
of the property in these cities wa
in 1876, S6,175,O82,1 58; in 1866
$3,451, 619,381; annual taxation O
the same in 1876, S112,711,275; il
1866, $64,O6O,914 population il
1876, 1876, 249; in 1866, 5,919,.
GA. The per centage of increas
is: Debt 200; taxation 80; valua.
ton rs, and population only 80.
In 1870 the census showed tina
the city, town and county bonde
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-29

For years past it has been as
serted that England would for all
time continue to be the nlanufactur-
ing country of the world. 1t
seemed, too, that this was no empty
boast. Free trade, though, has
ruined England and protective
tariff has made America. Now
American cutlery is sold in Shelf
field, American cloth is sold in
Birmingham, American meat is
crowding out English stock, and
American flour is forcing English
millers out of the market. For a
time these latter have been able to
buy American wheat and make into
flour cheaper than the American
millers. This has changed, also.
By the new arrangement it is ten
per cent. less to ship the same
weight of flour as OF wheat.
Several other little Items also I'M
der competition are in favor of oul
manufacturers. The weight Of
sacks with capacity for LOO
pounds Of -four has been reduced tx
one half pound, thus saving great
deal on freights. Again, American
millers have discovered a process by
which bran, for which there is
large demand, can be compressed
into space occupying only one
sixth of the original bulk. We ar
now sending to England products o
every kind, and our export trade il
continually prospecting.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-29

and floating Indebtedness to be
$515,810,000. In 1876 the debt Of
only $50 towns, as we have before
stated, was $644,378,663 or $685.
568,663 more than the corresponds
ing local debt of the whole country in
1870. 1t must be remembered too,
that these $50 cities only represent
8,576,249 out of a reputed popula-
of 100000. -
In the next number of the Review
he will give the second result of his
labors by bringing his figures down
until 1873. From eleven States,
New York, Massachusetts,, Illinois,
Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kan
sas, Missouri, Connecticut, Geor-
gia and Rhode Island complete re-
turns have been received, and from
theremaining as complete as could be
obtained before the next census. This
report shows a change for the better
but still one that is startling in its
nature. In 1878 the aggregate To-
cal debt of the eleven States was
S546, 285, 528, and in 1870 $780,
100000. The assessed valuation
was in 1870, S7,172, 49, In
1873, S9,333,696,515 The in
crease in the cities was 200 per
cent, but when the county and
town debts were added In, the in
crease is only 100 per cent. When
the returns from the whole country
are footed up they show an indebted
ness of$1, O51, 106,112 in which the
various States debts are not in
cluded.
The figures are striking in the
extreme, and will furnish food to
tee thoughtful mind for many days.
They admonish us that the former
system of rash expenditures must
be done away with, and in its stead
one of the most rigid economy in
stituted. The fate of corporations
hopelessly ruined all over the
country cannot but prove lesson
to US. Our sister city, the once
Memphis, cannot but warn US to
avoid the paths which she trod.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-29
Hendersons' springs
FOR The SEASOfOF 1879.

This we'll known bealttsesort will be
opened on June l, 1879.
of food. pre9ared in the y best style,
and with view to the war of our guests:
in Sewer county, 81 mileAbove Sewer
Vile, and 5OI miles from Bakyille, Com
Portable hacks will run fr4knoxyille in
one day. A daily mail W. leave Knox
vile at a. M, and arrive scv!e1ryllle at
5p. m. u all directed to gus Will De con-
veyed to the Springs at m. All mail
should be addressed to Servllle.
Rates of Board, 75c per u, 70 81 per
week. P. II. TooMEY, St, mlodtt