Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-01-17

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Baron il he hadn't made himself scarce
would have been treated as he treated
Verhoray. There will continue to be
riots until free speech is accorded to the
people in Austria. The signs of the times
all point toward liberalized govern
ments in Europe.
What 10 the matter with Ireland? ?
Just this: That the oe~ntralizing Idea Of
the republican party in this country il
carried out in Great Britain to its leg1t-
innate conclusion. The power OF the
government is in parliament. One par
lament rules all. Gix4 England, Scot
land. Ireland and Wales their own gen.
eral assemblies to legislate on home
matters, as the states do in this country,
with a central congress to make neces-
sary general laws, limited in its powers
by a PLAIN written constitution, and two
decades would not pass until Ireland
would be the richest and happiest eoun-
try on the face OF the globe. Home rule
is what b needs. The old fashioned
Jetfersonian kind of home rule-the
idea carried out which the democratic
party has always advocated. As it is
parliament is a tyrant. unrestrsined ex-
cept by a traditional magma charta.
The following were the quotations on
grain in St. Louis, last Thursday -
Wheat Lower; No 2 red, 81 29a to
l 2SA cash. 81 29d to 1 26 January.
81 800 to 1 26a February. 81 SO SO to
1874 SO to l 20 So March; No do
81 81 to l 20. Corn-Lower $50 cash.
S6 to So "a January; 36} to S6A Februa-
ry; 81 7-8 to 81 5.S March; Al IA to 40 5-a
May. Oats-Dull; 364 cash. 81 Febru-
airy. 80 l 4 May. Rye-Dull; 80 asked.
Barley-Du'l; choice. IS to 80; fancy,
IS to 80.
The republicans claim that knowing
their chances for electing McClurg to be
hopeless, many of the voters remained
vt home. The truth is, however, that a
much larger proportion OF the republi-
a than democratic vote was polled.
The old seventh is good for at least s.
600 democratic majority next time.
Mr.. Brady has caused a deficit Of
$500. 900 in the post-ofice department.
and now asks congress to make it good.
Driven to the wall he has quit b uster-
Ing about democratic mock economy"
and is on his knees,
Ouray and Jack got to Washington las,
Sunday. They were so dirty, not hav-
ing been washed for months, that they
were ordered to don clean shirts. Sec.
Schurz said, positively, that the shirts
must come before the Schurz.
Ouray facetiously says to Mr.. Schurz
that he canno deliver up the twelve
prisoners because his tribe will not lie,
him do so; but. he says he oan haU,
them killed. Gentle savage.
~~ 49,
Ouray rants his people moved int
Utah. This looks like a good proposl
ton. They could amuse themselve
solving the Mormon question.
At last advices tho democratic caucu
OF the Mississippi legislature was still
balloting for United States senator
with Barksdale in the lead.
The st. Louis Times thinks Oura
would not make a good American COZ
gresham because he wanted to TAX
his wife to Washington.
Bayard's resolution was killed by
r democratic committee in a democrat
senate. Greenback orators should max
a note of this.
New Jersey Is out of debt, and will
out any tax this year, will have MOI
:, revenue than she knows what to d
with.
The net deficiency in the three Ne
. York prisons, last year, was $20, COG.
The Philadelphia Union League Gu
is opposed to Grant.
Senator Lamar is getting well.