Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-09

been shown a letter from the largest SILK
importer IN New York city, in which he
that if Garfield is elected president
he will set fire to his establishment, XIII
his entire family. blow out his own
brains and retire permanently from mer-
camille pursuits. Our opinion is that he
is as big a fool as the republican pusi-
ness man who affects to think that the
country will start and 60 end-on to per-
dltlon in consequence of such a simple
trifing event as the election OF zen.
Hancock to the presidency" 1es' no
more, no less.
The Galveston News hits of the easy
go-lucky estimate OF crime held oy the
people of the day in the following happy
manner:-s.It is not so very long since
a lady living on Galveston venue rush
ed into the house of one OF the most
fashionable families, and said to the
lady of the house: Il have just heard
that YOUR son has been doing something
dreadful .Mercitul heavens! what is
it?' He is accused of forging a check
.Oh. is that all? How you scared me!
| was afraid he had been eating peas
with his knife"
The New York Herald and a few
other newspapers are talking about the
plethoric exchequer OF the republicans
and the lack of funds by the democrats,
in a tone that would imply that the vot-
ers of Indiana were a merchantaoie
commodity, p%urchasable like sheep In
| the sbambles, at so much per head. Ii
this is true it may be a great thing iol
syndicates and railroad magnates who
want to buy themselves and their party
into power, but it is a sad commentary
on an intelligent and free people.
The Connecticut town elections, las
Monday, passed by without any sort o
excitement. The republicans carried
most of the towns, but the democrat
claim an increase in the popular vote
The only event of note was the arfes
of VIM. Standard, a republican, a
Stamford, for buying votes. tie wa
bound over in 81, 200 bond on six counts
The state is almost certain for Hancock
and Mr.. Standards detection in MI
JEWELS dirty work of bribery will no
IT, T~,EDlI oa1aN
!, L. it un%adulterated ignorance o
the pure love of lying which induce
a republican paper to say that $50
is supposed TO be the amount receive
by Gen. Garfield for preparing
brief?" This was the amount of til
j. dividend he received OIL his Cred
, Mobilicr bonds. His supposed brie
| brought him $4,000, and some PEI
sons think he sold out remarkabl
< cheap at that price.
The New York Herald, If it is to get
slice of the republican campaign cor
. mittee's pudding. lis certainly earning
g Its Indiana correspondent is a radio
u as black as the hinges of the intern
u regions, and the Herald instead OF cur
a ing his villalnous black vomit seems
: prod the RIBS OF his Pegasus to get be
e ter speed of lies. The independence
. the great newspaper seems to be lad
= for repairs.
ts The New York Nation is one OF t
ablest papers which supports Garhe
IN for president. 1t calls Mr.. Conklln!
speech "clap-trap," and gives sol
ar pertinent reasons for so doing, viii
at we print elsewhere. If there ever "
as a speech by a man OF national rep
o. which could justly be SAID to consl
warp and wool. of clap-trap, it Is
r. SELL same speech Of the pretty senator
H. If any Of our colored friends !
We tempted to go over into Indiana to VIC
81 they will do well to read the arti
from the Courier-Journal entitled,
ng Horrible Death" To think OF a tn
'u' sand colored men being assassinated
''c cold blood by one firm of purveyers
III student doctors is enough to make or
blood run cold.
~, We print, on the outside of this is:
Gen. Grants first political speech.
say that it would have been better
us' unsaid. is to draw a criticism OF i
l's mild as NAV be. In it he descend:
the plane OF the demagogue in such
'n- grammatical English as would dlsgl
a school boy.
9th
ORC Col. Philips, we arc told, is be
accused, by republicans, of ha,
helped to frame, and voted for
adoption, of the Drake constliut
in the convention: Col. Philips
ack .m.mhor Of that convention
put --
eek. An English colony was form
Ieny planted at Rugby, Tenn. Tues
en-, Bishop Quintard, OF the Protestant
t he copal church, conducting the relle
that services, and Mr.. Charles Hughe
ans. England, delivering the address.
-. at Even if the republicans sue
ribs, in buying and colonizing with Ii
,ress ulent voters, the state of Ind
j.. for next Tuesday, they can't repea
ken. same game in November. Ha,
{ the ia bound to carry the state.
meht A woman IN St. Louis is suing
o"s divorce because one month after
age her husband whaled her tor p'
nited onion instead OF apple stuilinS in Il
wear. He needs to have the stutling KIN
illion out OF him, the brute.
'i'o' Mr.. English told a reporter