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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19
THE CRADLE.

Born-In this city, June ID, to the vile OF Ar.
j. Robert Davis-n boy.
In Clay township. Lafayette county. Mo-,
| recently. 10 the wife of MIR. Thomas Tebbs. nee
| Emma Fnrrar-a Rirl.
- In Washington township. LAFAYETTE coun,
| ty. Mo-, recently, to the vile OF MIR. Sinon
| Waldridge-a boy.
- In Lexington township. Lafayette county
| No, recently, 10 the wife OF Mr.. D.. II. Lyons
| roe susie Smith, boy.
In Dover township, Lafayette county
No June llth, to the wife of Mr.. Eilhu Nichoi
IA girl.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19
NEW VOTING PRECINCTS.
LAFAYETTK COUNTY C0UKI,
First Adjourned May term, iilrd day;

LAFAYETTE SObSIn S'ohi
First Adjourned May term, Third day..
June 9th. 1880.
WHEREAS, it appears to the sat,siac,iIn "i
w the court hat the convenience of the ihhaa1
iisnts of Washington Township requires thah
the election districts and precincts in SAID Town.
III" IN, refnre. it is ordered by this court that from
and after this date, three Election DisiriI,s "
and the same ule hereby erected III sa'e WISH
Tha fro, 10 be known rs the "South Washing
ton District,'' and to be bounded MS follow
All that part of the mum IclPa' ,%w WI Win Voting
precinct at Woiienbarger's school iiousei
Di.Iric, 1SSoriG Washington, and To be bounded
as follows; All that part of the municipal
township OF " asl,ington lying north OF DAVIS
Creek and north and east OF II line descripel as
follows: Beginning ut the northwest corner OF
section nineteen (i9). township iorty-nihe ttp,
and m range to ,w 'sa northwest ST. corner rne%'e Of s@ectiSls
twenty-three (23); thence south one W inl'e,
thence east one ~ mile to the southsns. cormtr
two (l miles to the southeast corner oil section
thir,y-Hve 1851. all in said township aud rhnSr;
thence south one mile to the southwest c"rh'iS
of srctiou one ~, township forty eight, anu
range twenty-six t26) thence east two 81 miles
to the southeast corner oi se san,h BIZ, n ' S,lT ~
| Of on. mile to Davis Creek, with voting precinct
ut MAYHEM. u
| School House District Of North Washington
| and to be bounded as follows; All that part Oh
he municipal township OF Washington lying
| north of Davis Greek and south and ives! of SAID
| line above described, with voting precinct NJ
"C-ntreview school House,
| STATE OF MISSOURI.
County OF Lafayette. )
l.. VIM. B.. Steele. clerk Of the County Court
within and for the county and state aiore,ain,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Is n iuii anu
true copy of the order OF the Aforesaid county,
court, as the same appears of record III my saiu
Office, In book nineteen, at page 2Si.
In Testimony Whereof. 1 do hereunto
set my hand, and afiN the Seal
(Seal.1 OF said court this 18th day oi
June, A. ID , 1880
/ Win. 3. STEELE, Clerk.
~ r.. ANpprw II e.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
.aauNg0Eun



. D. Bear is improving his farm IN nrst e'AsS
style.
Norman Pool is very low; not expsc'e" 10 re-
cover.
Born, recently, to the wife Of simon WALL
ridge, a Is pound boy.
Clark Robinson will shortly take 10 hi'h'e,i "
rib. He has enjoyed single biesssuhesS Ia
eight years.
Wheat harvest is in tull blast. The acreske
in Lafavet,e th,s sesson is so large that the de-
maud for the self-binder cannot be supplied.
Everybody is invited to attend the Fool picnic
and hear Col. Crittenden. Gen. Marmaooke'
Maj. Rylsnd and other able men discuss tne
topics OF the day. :.
A. h. Matthews, of the MAYHEM vicinity. ID
preparing to 20 into fruit culture He has 'nis
spring, set out two thousand apple trees an"
expects to place that many more. next spfi"s'
PAUL PR
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS. John ID. Williams. by his GER
w tain deed of trust, dated the 9Th day OF June
1879. and recorded in the recorders Office OF La
iayet;- county, aud state of Missouri, in book
No. 81, at page go, did convey to John a. 5.
Tut, AS trustee, the following described real
estate situate IN Lafayette county, and state OF
and thirty-seven and one-half IL. ~; feet
of of the west side OF OF lot eleven tlil,
all in block forty-siX ll6l. in the iirst
addition 10 The city of Lexington as Will
appear by reference to the plat OF said addition
now on lilo III the Office of the recorder of deeds
OF Lafayette county, Missouri; anil, Whereas.
the said deed WAS nude to secure the pay
ment oil n certain prOmissory note IN said
deed described; and, When cas-, the said note is
past due and remains unpaid; now, therefore,
ut the request vi the lawful holder and owner
uf sand note. and IN pursuance of the provisions
OF sud deed oil trust, 1 Will. on
MONDAY. JULY 18TH. lss0.
between the hours OF nine O'Clock in the fore
noon and five O'Clock IN the afternoon OF that
day At public vendue, to the highest bidder. for
cash in hand, in front of the courthouse door,
in the county oi Lafayette and state oil Missouri.
proceed to sell the zeal estate herein above de-
scribcd or 80 much thereof as may he necessary
to pay the said note and inter,st torelheI
with the costs and expenses OF said deed of trust
AMI this -ale. JOHN \. ). TUT.
iunel9td Trustee.
Episcopal lawn party Tuesday
June %.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19
MR., SEYMOUR POSITIVELY DE-
OLINES.

The following letter was made public IN the
New York Herald OF last Wednesday:
UTICA, June Is. 1880.
Hon. J.. Thomas Spriggs:-Dear SHY name
nat;on Z, he made at Cincinnati next week, and
as YOU are the delegate from the district in which
/ live, ask you in my behalf to state that an
nv thai bedy. nor could I accept such nomina.
ton il the convention should zee tit to rresen,
my name to the public: l do not suppose INA.
there IA the least probability OF such action, OF
that nv name will be presented. but l deem l
proper 10 send you this letter. to be used II any
question should come up about my positloh o.
purposes. 1 am truly yours, etc:
(SiEnsd) SEl ~
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19
H TOMB.

Di.d-In Lexington township. Tuesday. June
18TH, of consumption. VIOLA, cid, st daughter
OF Joseph and Florida Gradd, aged about ~
years.
lin this city. Wednesday. June ION. OF
whoopinx cough and bronchitis. CARRIE.
daughter OF Capt. Samuel J ami Lizzie NJ An
drew, aged 5 ye irs and q months.
III sshingtDn tow nship, Lafayette eoun
~. Mo-. June l4th, OF measles. EBENELER,
son of Samuel and Mamie Williams, aged !
| years.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The Globe-D emocrat speaks of Sey
mour as a lunatic and Tilden as u par
alytlc. Ma, be, but neither OF then
was eve weak enough mentally, ply
ically or morally to sell their vote 10
$3.50, and eXpectancies.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The Cincinnati convention should be
the snti1hesis OF the Chicago convention.
There should be ne discredltlng OF dem
ocrats there. Let the friends of each OF
the candidates fight for their man, but
not with abuse of any other. Let all be
determined to 60 to work quietly and
d%ecorously and let elaboration rather
than excitement and emotion control
what is done. Let non but unstalned
and u~nstainable names be placed upon
the ticket; let correct principles be
enunciated; see to it that no stampede
takes place to a dark horse. and the de-
mocraoy will march to victory in No
vember as certainly as the election takes
place.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Lying about the state treasury OF
Missouri is no defense OF Gartleld's
De Golyer, Credil-Mebilier. salary grab
record. The Globe-Democrat aud its
small lmltators should take notice.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The Commercial. OF Cincinnati. thinks
the tariff question must give way to the
exigencies of the situation. upon
thorough investigation. we find that we
can get along tor q few weeks without
pulp ON the free list. The way te
get the article is to take q Buckeye
log, grind it on a big stone. ant
make your own pulp. Raw To-
Garfield, pulp or no pulp" Yes; bu
there are many thousands OF ne"spa
pers, with no foreign missions in sight
which are still interested in the pull
question. and which, even thong
republican. will not very Justify 'Ra'
for Garfield" What are the exigencie
of the situation, anyway?
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Ex-senator James A. Bayard, father
OF Senator Thomas F. Bayard, and son
OF James Asheton Bayard, who was also
a United States senator. and appointed
minister to France by President John
Adams, died at his home in Whining
ton, Del, on the 18th INST.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19
THE ALTAR.

Msrr,ed-In Omaha. Nebraska. June ID, at
The resiIrnce oil Mrs. JAS. Farrell. by the Rev:
W. L. Sheriff, Mr.. JAMES o SALLY. Of
Omaha. to Miss LOUISA d OF
Lexington. No.
AT Sherman, Texas. June OH, by Rev.
Binkley, Mr.. Oh ARIES OF Waier-
bury, Conn. and Miss EMMA WAlNklGtfl
| this CITY.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

There is only one thing about Bayard
we don't like, and that Is his position
on the silver question. That apart, and
he is conspicuous a the great son OF 8
noble father-a representative Amerl
can in the best sense OF the word. Ca
pable, firm. honorable to scrupulous
ness, and honest above %reproach.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19
a meeting OF the German Ameri

At 4 meeting OF Inc Germau AWtrI-
can Independent Citizens Association.
in New York City. a day or two ago.
there was a very large
Among others this was unanimously
adoptei:-'.Wo regard the nomination
of Chester A. Arthur as a d~isreputable
concession to the evil elements of his
party
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

There is no use Sinking the issue
the question IS this:-Is MIR. Garfield Il
bribe taker and Il p%eriurer? The re
cords. made by republicans. say that hi
Is. What is there to disprove them.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19
NNDUyCEMENTS

SiAIi ~ ,er NJ
EpW AED, AS "a candidate. Tor re-tltc'toh W. 49,,
nnic, of state Senator tor III. l''ii S,,,n.
District, subjccIto thu .sciioh "i the W
Senatorial CoDN "ntion. .,,,tst
We are authorized 10 announce 'hn",I ,,r
TENS. OF johnson cuanty, ~ u " 10, ,,
WV h,iStri.t subject 10 the action Of the pcnho
cratic Senatorial Convention.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Cincinnati Enquirer :--"Garfield is
nominated for the presidency, and he is
sorry that he said anything about the
melancholy days of November, when
pretending to nominate John Sherman.
He also regrets having said that Aerxes
the Persian king, was d commander of
Greek troops. No man can ever be a
president who called Xerxes q Greek"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The state fish hatchery has been loca-
ted four miles from St. Joseph, on the
farm of Judge Thomas A. Brown. pro-
vided the people OF Buchanan county
will pay 81, 900 for the site. and donate
| il to the state.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Secretary Sherman to the United
States senate. in urging the removal OF
the present republican candidate Tor
| vics-president: The restoration OF
| Messrs. Arthur and Cornell would be a
serious injury to the public service, in
volving a loss of public revenue and an
increased expenditure"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The New York Express says the NOM
ination of Gen. Arthur for the vice
presidency .'seems little better thaa a
huge practical joke" and that 'it is
one which intelligent and patriotic re-
publicans all over the country will re
greet. il they do not r%epudiate."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The Stonington and Narragansett,
two steamers belonging to the same
line, collided on Long Island Sound. on
the night of the 18th inst. The Nara
gausett Immediately sank, the Stoning'
ton lying by to saw her passengers
Owing to the suddenness with which
she went down a terrible scene ensued
and lives were lost to the number o
| forty or fifty.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

"Danlel S. Dickinson. Sanford f.
Church and Henry j. Raymond once
passed over this stone as teachers OF
this school," Is the inscription on one
Of the steps of a schoolhouse at Wheat
land. Monroe county, N. Y.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Arthur looks like a fellow who had
Just quit parting his hair in the middle
because somebody had caused it to per-
colate through his skull that tops were
at q discount With American men.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Wilmington. Del, Every Evening -
"While landing Garfield without stunt
the New York Tribune has not said IA
word about Arthur since the nomination
1t eats its vice presidential crow in bit,
ter silence"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The grain market in St. Louis ruled as
follows last Thursday Wheat irregu-
lar and mainly higher; No. 2 red, 81 %
to l O7 - cash 81 OF to 81 OF = and
ST OF II to ST. OF June; SO rs to SO l.
and 80 Is TO 9Oc July I; 81 to 81 Sc
and 81 7-sc August Sc Lac September
80 3 Sc seller year; No. ) do, and No.
do, 9Gc bid. Corn lower; better fol
futures 81 3-S to 35 Lac cash; IA I
to 80 7-Sc June; "a 1-2 to "a ) SC Au
gust. Oats quiet; zoe cash; 29 1S'
June, "a to % 7-Sc July. Rye quiet
SOC bid. Barley nothing doing.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19
DOVER.

, Miss Field. of Higginsviile. is visiting Vt MI.
VauAnglen's.
Misses Mollie and Birdie Allen, of Lexington
and Mas allie Garner, OF Richmond, are visit
ing Miss Jessie Thistle.
Mrs. John \. Edwards. of sedslia, who mas
been spending several weeks with her parents
retur ned home last Monday.
Miss Houston, of Ray county ana alse mn
ley, of Lexington, are Visiting the FANNY "
Mr.. Geo. Gordon ami other friends.
The temperance society of this place. has pur'
chased a fine organ. and will give q concert -
An early day. With Prof. Vivian al tue ho
the public may feel sure OF q musical treat.
Harvesting has fairly begun All over ''
country. Magnificent crops. and hands no
fully supplying the demand. With this delight
fu, weather. the work will make rapid progress
Dover's share Of the Lexington graduates
Misses Ella Whiting and Yals Platte nburg, on
| from Baptist College and the other from Contra
I College. are once more at hsme, where the.
Ind many adInirIng friends. ooiEh-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

BY the way! we had forgotten Jay
Gould he was "busted,' too but we i'm
ayin., he thinks himself equal to MIR
Cakes Ames in offering Inducements
Jaw Is not much hurt.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The New York Sun says the result oil
the Chicago convention makes "a gfanu
opening Tor democracy. and adds tina
s.if on assembling in convention. they
promptly nominate the strongest ticket
they can put in the field. and all zeal
ously unite in its support, their victory
is alre ,dY assured
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Mr.. Garfield voted TO sustain Presi-
dent Hayes veto ofthe anti-Chinese bill,
a course which will not commend him to
the Pacific state.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The prevailing sentiment was ex
pressed by a republican OF this city, the
other day, when he said. 'Ill vote fol
Garfield, but l would have carried 3
torch for Grant" They don't enthuse
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Mako the Chinese plank mean some
thing al Cincinnati-make 1t say PLAIN
" s.No more Cinnamon"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The Toronto Globe, from its Canadi-
an standpoint, does not take an enthu-
siastic view of the nomination OF Gar
field. The Globe says:-''lt IS useless
for republicans to shrink from the TACT
that, even with Garfield as their leader
their chances of success are small. They
are, in tact, at the mercy of their oppo'
nents. who can carry the presidency by
simply putting themselves under thu
leadership of a man whom the nation
o,, ,.a n,.tD
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Globe Democrat 1.-The tea party
wants to absorb the Garfield party, but ii
can't" Wrong; there is no need; the
tea party is the Garfield party.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The Chicago Times says:-''The con
vention delighted the administration
with Garfield, but it dashed the deli
cious draught with gall and worm
wood" Maybe SO but in every moral
qualification Mr.. Arthur is Mr.. Car
fields equal, even it he was turned out
of the custom house al New York by
Mr. Hayes in the interest Of civil
service reform.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Tive American schooners have recent
" been fired on by Spanish vessels o
war. What is Mr.. Evarts going to dt
about it2
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

while Garfield was nominating
Sherman some one asked Bob lngersoll
what he thought OF it. cts a very
good speech. indeed. said Pagan Bob
Its two words Tor Garfield to one for
Sherman. A very good speech, indeed
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Mr.. Cakes Ames was the man who put
the Credit obilier shares where they
would do the most good.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

New York Commercial Advertiser,
rsp.:-"It will require hard work and
eternal vigilance to carry New York
for Garfield aud Arthur"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Garfield went into the army well
enough, but he went out of it and into
congress as fast as no could, long be
fore the war was over.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Wheat harvest is IN progress in La
tsyette county. and will be principally
finished next week. The acreage is
very large, and the quality OF the grain
DaaA
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

1t is said in some quarters that Mr..
Garfield is to he taken oil OF the republl-
can ticket; in others that he is prepar-
ing a defense of his Credit Mobllier n
De Golyer business. We do not believe
the first staement, though it would be
the part Of wisdom, and as to the lat
ter the gentleman had better hurry up
as public opinion. is crystalizing very
last regarding him.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Sedal1a Democrat Try how they
may to see 1t in any other light or shout
as loudly as they will IN simulated glee
or gladnsss. the republicans are bound
to admit that the nomination Of Garfield
and Arthur has fallen rs drearily upon
the country as grave clods fall upon a
| coffin. Where are the bontires. the
music, the banners, the firing of artil'
lery, the shouting m%ultitudes. the lone
processisns, lurid with torches and roya
with banners? There are none. There
seems t o be something about the ticks
which makes the usual exuberance o
the republican party freeze or shrivs
mn"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Chicago Tlmes:-''Governor Cul!om
would probably rather have somebody
other than Lyman Trumbull for an OPP
Donant-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Report Of the Poland committee: =
''Mr. Garfield agreed with Mr.. Ams'
to take ten shares Of Credit-Mobliiel
stock, but did not pay for the same"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Garfield, like Grant, a soldiers
at the polls, but he did not care to stay
at his post as a soldier any longer than
he could help. In the tall of 1862, Just
when the war became real earnest. he
lett the field to canvass his district Tor con
gress, and in the following autumn ht
abandoned the army Ter good and all
Whatever is claimed tor him, it canno
be said that he was one OF the great sol
uiers of the great civil war.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The republican party must have
very 6ne idea Of what it takes to constl
tutS yice-presidential timber.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The democratic convention, next week
will be composed of 1888 delegates. Ac-
csrding to the usages OF the party, ii
will require 1872 votes to nominate.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The following is an extract from a
letter written to his principals by one
Chittenden. agent for the Chicago hrm
of DeGolyer 81 Mcclellan, contractors
for wooden pavements under the infa-
nous Shepherd ring in 1s72:-"Io-
day's and to-night'S york has secured
the assistance Of Gen. Garfield. You
cannot oUerrdte the importance Of th'S
accession. He IS chairman of the
committee on appropriations, and
holds the purse strings Of the national
treasury. Through h.m must come
| every dollar Of appropriations.
need not say that 1 now feel cerfaa'
| of success" Mr.. Garfield did not fal
| him. He received his $1,000 fee a.
| counsel. regarding a technically in tn
DeGolyer patent; the necessary appre
priahon went through, the purse string
were loosened, and DeGolyer q BIC
Clellan got their contract.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Judge Napton in, a letter t" Hon.
Willard P. Hall, has formally annSun
ced himself a candidate tor reelection
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Mr.. Hayes vetoed the marshals' bill.
This shows how much fairness there
il in the republican party.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Whatever may be forced forward as
An issue the real issue before the coun-
try is that of the tariff. The democratic
party at Cincinnati must speak with no
uncertain sound on this question.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

A. the Chicago Times points out,
elsewhere, Mr.. Garfield can't run IN OIL
hls military record.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

New York World :-"Oakes Ames is
dead. but his note book yet speaketh."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Gsrfsld is to be pitied. tie might
have been . great man if he had only
been honest.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Alas! the negroes In North Carolina
call HIM .sScarfield." aud want to kne"
who he is, anyhow.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The Chicago Times, which is disposed
to SUPPORT Mr.. Garfield, and which dep
attacks made upon HIM. says
"Schuyler Coltax, of CreditMo bilier lnfa-
nv, hastens to faint the Chicago nomina-
lions with enthusiastic professions OF
his ready support. Coltsx might ave
spared Garfield so far" Pray IN what
ia Mr.. Coltax more .sintamous" than
Mr.. Garfield? Their connection with
the Credit Mobilier steal was exactly
identical, except as to the amount OF
cash received. Both accepted shares OF
stock without paying for them, the diVi-
dends easily doing that both received
money from this stock after its par
value had been satisfied by accrulnS
diyidends-Mr. Colfax $1,000; MIR.
Garfield 1929. Both swore that they
had had nothing to do with the CredlI'
Mobilier. and IN doing so both per]ured
themselves. We repeat: In what Is
Mr.. Colfax more infamous than MT
Garfield?
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

Hayes and Wheeler were stronger
than Garfield and Arthur, n still a
were defeated.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-19

The New York Herald. Of last Mon
dsy contained = scathing editorial arti
Gle upsn MI. Gaield's indeten slble re