Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-06-05
Postal TelcplaDh

Tie business of transmitting letters
Is IN the hands Of the government. and
there Is no reason. aside from the pers-
onal anu private interests of the owners
OF telegraph stock may have, why the
telegraph should not be placed in the
hanes OF the government also.
The distribution of letters all over
the world is conducted by governments
the lord and the peasant. the white
man and the black, pay uniform price
for postage. Why should not the, tele-
graph In this day and age serve
the grand purpose for which it
was intended, and become a govern
ment institution also Newspapers
identified with the monopolies which
control dispatches will fight the meas
ure, but we hope Mr.. Ellis of Louisiana
Will succeed in securing the passage of
his bill. providing for the experiment of
the idea of a postal telegraph, and that
TIE result of the experiment may secure
to the country system of telegraphy
which Will be cheap and within the
reach of all. Avenues of progress,
crowded by enterprise will be opened
to onr people which have heretofore
slept in obscurity and have been un-
thought OF. Do not oppose the meas
ure, newspapers of America: a postal
telegraph will be of far greater iInpor-
tance to the public than the damage
will be to those who are now financial
ly interested in it. Let us have the ex-
pertinent of postal telegraph and then
let us have the sytem complete through
out the whole United States-and the
world. Let the government buy up
the stock at fair price and control the
telegraph system of the country.-Se-
dalia Register.
The Plattsburg Lever: A curious
case came up in the circuit court the
other day. A young man Blakeslee,
OF genteel appearance, had been arrest
ed on charge of forging trust deed
and attempting to raise money on the
same in Cameron. He plead his own
case. gave a full history of his life and
asked the mercy of the court He was
sentenced to the penitentiary for two
years. the shortest term prescribed by
the statute. His recital created consid.
cradle interest, which was mingled
with amusement and pity. He said he
was y years of age, was born in Yer.
mont. had lived in Kansas. and that
he had good mother. who he hoped
would not hear of his disgrace He
had been engaged in several illegal
methods of obtaining money: and. al.
though he prOfeSsed to be a LAWYER. II
was plain that he was not very
smart
The said Blakeslee visited Unionville
during the early part of spring. and
was then on land trading expedition
Calling on Mr.. Bonfoey, he made a
proposition to take all the tax sale
land he could command, provided an
abstract would be gotten up showing a
clear title. We were then convinced
that he was of the stripe that his late
actions have demonstrated him to be
and would have nothing to do with
him.
After calling on Mr.. b. he visited Mr.
Crawford and we believe bought a
piece of land which he paid for in
full.
PIrrsBuEG. Pa. June 1.-The RYAN
tioss prize fight, for $1,000 side and
the heavyweight championship, took
place this morning at Golfers Station.
West Virginia, and resulted in the vic
:ory for Ryan, after eighty-six rounds
OF q hardly fought battle.