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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
GRADING SEEDS.

The St. Louis Merchants exchange
has succeeded so well with its wheat
grading that it has concluded to grade
seeds. Mcssrs. Robt. 3. Brown, Chas.
prunty and Craig Alexander are the in
spection committee, and Mr.. Ii. H..
Hanna is the inspector. The following
are the established grades
German millet seed and common or italian
millel secd.-No. / or choice TO be sound bright
in color. dry, well cleaned and perfectly free
from adulteration with other millets or weed
seeds.
No. 2, or prime: To be sound, bright in color,
dry, well cleaned and unmixed with other mil
lets; but may contain not over 2per cent. OF
No ), or rejected: To be sound, but to re-
ullre rehandiing on account OF dampness
or mixture with other foreign seeds or trash.
No.-grade: To include alt mlllett seeuS
which will not germinate.
Hungarian grass seed-No. l, choice: To be
sound bright in color, dry, well cleaned, with
a large percentage Of black seed and perfectly
free from adultcration with millets or weed
seeds.
No ,, or prime, to be sound, bright in color,
dry well cleaned free from adulteratiOn with
miilet seeds, but may contain not over TWO per
cent. of trash, straw or foreign seeds
Nc 3, or rejected: To be sound. but to require
rchaudImg on account of dampncss. or mixture
with trash or foreign seeds.
No.-grade: To include such hungarian as
VIII not grrIninate.
well cleaned but very little hulled, and per
feclly pure.
no. = To be bright, sound, well cleaned
partially huilsd. bat will include not over one
hall Of one percent. OF red-top or white clover
No 3, or rejected: To include badly hulled,
mixed with white or red clover, redtOp, specks
weed seeds or trash, or damp but still sounc
seed.
No-grade: All timothy which Will not ger
inmate.
Tn" rules for the government of the inspection
have been published by the exchange, and car
be had from the secretary.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
QUESTIONABLE TASTE.
From the New York Herald !


Our republican friends should not
lose their heads. In Washington the
other day salute of three hundred and
twenty-nine guns was fired in honor OF
Garfield. The intention was to show
that the republicans looked with con-
tempt upon the democratic charge that
Garfield took 1929 us bribe in the
Credit Mobilier case.
If General Garfield is chosen presi-
dent it will be by the votes OF people
who feel that the 1929 business was an
evidence of weakness, to say the least.
The best that can be said for Garfield is
that he did not mean to do wrong, and
that as soon as he saw his blunder he
tried to undo it. His wsrmest friends
admit that his conduct was mistake.
They ask the country to acqult him OF
criminal intent.
II General Garfield is elected the
country will 80 acIuit him. 1t will
give him nbsolution and say his
sin was venial, not mortal. 1t will be
the proudest vindication IN history.
But while such verdict is probable it
is in bad taste ior the republicans to ex-
ult over an incident in Garlield's career
which his friends admit to have been a
weakness and his opponents regard as 4
crime. When the Beersheba business
came out in old King David's time the
king did not have festival in Jerusa-
lem to exult over Urlah.
The republicans should keep up the
alarm about the country going to the
bad If Hancock is elected. They can
scare their candidate through, but they
cannot crow him into the " hite House
| by 1929 demonstrations. The less they
| refer to that the better.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

Resolved, BY the democratic party OF Mis-
souri,, in convention assembled:
First-1hat we accept and endorse the pfn-
cpIrs embodied in the platform adopted by the
national democratic party at CINCINNATI IN
.lune, 1850.
S.cond-That the nomination OF Gen. VIM
field Scott Hancock and the Hon. VIM III. Eng
lish, for president and vice president, by our
national convention, is q matter oil earnest con,
graduation, not alone TO democrats, Dut all
Patriots irrespective of party; that II means the
strict and constitutional subordihation oi the
i1!Ili:ry 10 the civil power anu that IN tne Ma
uona triumph of the democratic party, IN No
Nember, Of which that nomination Is u sure
presasc, sectional asperities will disappear, and
the era oil good feeling again return throughout
o::I Co!nl.nu country.
Thlr,!-That We congratulate the citizens of
he state that the administration o1 The state
government by the democracy during the last
decade has increased the population, national
wealth anu means of social happiness; that our
institutions OF learning are taking rank among
the best in the Union; that no where ls there n
reward to honest labor, and we cordially
invite the Industrious immigrant to make his
home in our midst.
encourage and maintain the common schools anu
institutions oi learning established by our state
oeHeVni Senefai oinusioh OF useiui hno"isuSs M
promotes the happiness and protects the rights
OF the people.
FiitIl-That of the objects of good
government is to administer public affairs so as
to .ior' the larsest measure Cf protection to the
greatest number with the least possible uncer-
lainty and burden, We recommend the enact
lEcnt OF the fcwest and the planest laws con-
sistent with this end, and their rigid enforce
me mt, and the exact observance and the Strlctest
practice OF economy III every department oil the
state government consistent with the CROWN,
development and necessities Of the state, To-
scthcr with the most eXacting accountability on
the part of those intrusted with the custody ana
disbursement of the public revenues.
SiXth--That we recommend the reduction ol
The rate oil interest on the state debt as soon a7
ii can possibly and legally be done.
Sevcntll-lhat this convention, speaking 1ol
| the people OF Missouri. bear cheerful testimony
20 the eminent public services Of john Phelps,
chief magistrate OF this state that by his ma
iured statenanship and wise and efficient adj
| mnistraton of our laws full protection to life
liberty and property has been guaranteed tt
| every citizen of our state.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
MILO BLAIR.

BOONvILLE, Mo-, Oct. 81, 1880.
To the editor of the Democrat: AS
Milo Il air Is AT his oli trade of per.
somal detraction and abuse of every
prominent democrat. and rs recently
ne has been assailing Col. Philips TO
inhucnce,l suppose democratic votes,
by his speeches and votes of nineteen
years ago, | give you below some
specimen resolutions adopted in this
county by Blair and his ilk long af-
ter the war.
Resolved, That treason is all in.
famous crime and merits the severest
punishment. That the leaders of the
rebellion and those who followed
them into the bloody ranks of trea.
SOP, have, by their criminal conduct,
forever forfeited all political rights
in the state of Missouri.
Resolved, That we regard the dis.
iranchised rebels of this state as con-
victed criminals, and we consider the
loyal men of the state as the proper
persons 10 carry their punishment
| necessary TO exercise great vigilance
| and perhaps some severity.
Resolved, That the Boonville Eagle
- ''.' 'uiui EAposcI Vi tue s0uti.
ments of the loyal men in this coun-
| ty, and that its editor merits and has
onr warniest thanks for his fearless
and energetic support of the right.
a nice man he is to lead "rebels"
10 the polls to vote for Rice against
Philips. We all know that Col.
Philips was Union man. While the
war ragged, and there was an enemy
i'll open arms, he fought and spared
not. But when the war ended he
was too brave to smite a fallen foe,
and said let there be amnesty, re-
storation and fraternity. But Milo
said. with the compassion OF fiend
and the instinct of savage, that
every confederate was a convicted
crim'nal," and had "forever forfeited
all political rights i'll the state of Mis-
souri," Hadn't he better let .tancient
records severely alone, and quit his
canine habit of asSailiug gentlemen
A UNION SOLDIER.
Mr.. Blair is the republican candi
date for acknowledgements Of Mis-
suuri--a coarse, ,uneuucated,m ,malignel
of the state of his adODtiOn.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
TRUTH EVER TO BE REMEMBERED.
what the House OF Representatives
Declared three Years Ago.

From the Congressional Record, Vol. v, Part
Ill, Page 2 226
Resolved by the house of repre-
of the United States. That
1T is the duty of the house to de-
clare. and this house does hereby
solemn!y declare, that Samuel j. Til
den OF the state of New York re-
ceivrd one hundred and ninety-siX
electoral votes for the Office of presi-
dent of the United States, all of
which votes were cast and lists there
OF signed, certified, and transmitted
10 the seat Of government, directed
to the president of the senate, in con-
form:tY with the constitution aud laws
of the United States, these electors
legally eligible and qualified as such
electors. each of whoIR had been duly
nppOIm'ed and elected in manner
directed by the. legislature of the
state in and for which he cast his
vote as aforesaid; :; and that sad
SamuelJ. TIlden hacing thus received
The cote Of maiOrtty Of the electors
appointed as aforesaid, lie acaS there
bN duty elected president Of the
United States OF Amcrtcd for term
Of four gears, mnaenclng on the 4th
doy Of Morch, 4. d., 1877; and this
;iousc further declares that Thomas
a. Hendricks having received the
same number of electoral votes for
the office of vice-presidcnt of the
United States that were cast for
samuel j. Tidsn for president as
aforesaid, the said votes having been
cast for him by tine same persons who
voted for the said Tilden for presi-
| dent as aforesaid, and at the same
| titne aud in tl!c same manner, it is
the opinion of THIS house that the
said Thomas a. Hendricks of the
state Of Luciano was duly elected
vice-prrsident of the United States
tor a term of four years, commencing
on the 4th day of March, a. ID. 1877
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
VANDALISM.

VERSAILLES, Mo, Oct. Il, 1880.
An outrage, consisting Di The tear
ing down and destroying of the
United States flag bearing the names
of Hancock and Engll5h, was com
mitied here on the 9th ult., OH the
night of Hon. Nen. Ryland's speech
With the hope that similar outragc5
would not be committed, our people
let this pass without reporting it 10
the newspapers. Last night, how
ever, a more coTtcmptiblc insult was
offered the flag, which YVES Yesterday
erected by The democrats OF this
county on 4 large pole in the court
house square. An old privy WAS
taken up and placed near The foot OF
the pole, and on the side OF the privy
was inscribed in large white letters:
"Uaucock llotel-dVmocrais free"
The perpetrators of thi- outrage up
Oh the dcceucy OF our citizens are
not known, but well founded sus-
picions rcst upon certain prominent
republicans here, who employed the
assistance of several degraded scala
wags III their dirty work. NJ.
50 YOU know them, or think YOU
do. End out for certain, and then a
dose or two of bucksh There is
nothing like n dose or two OF buck
shot for heap OF things.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
WHAT THE PEOPLE PAY FOR THE RE-
PUBLICAN MACHINE.
[Fr0m the New York sun ]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.
The means employed by the repubIi-
can party to carry forward the cam
paign Tor Garfield are of such dishon-
est and degrading character that every
voter in the country should be informed
concerning them.
r. b. Hayes, after parading his civi!
services reform pretentIons for three
years, has left Washington tor the Pa
citic slope, TO remain during the heat
and burden OF the campaign. The main
object OF his long absence from Wash
ington is to allow his subordinates 10
convert the government into 4 political
engine TO be used Tor the benefit OF Gar
field '.You cant Say | did it, Will be
Hayes excuse after he returns.
Every cabinet officer OF the present
administration has taken the stump ior
the republican candidate. Those who
are not engaged in political work to-
day have been or will be tomorrow.
There have not been three regular
| members OF the cabinc: with Hayes to-
9ether AT any cabinet iOr iwG months
past. The business OF the government
has been chiefly left to the care OF sub
ordinates since the Chicago convention
assembled.
| 1t Is impossible for any man to trans
act business requiring executive ap-
proval IN Washington to day.
Clerks in the departments and en-
| ployes in federal offices throughout the
union have been assessed two per cent.
upon their annual salaries Tor the bene-
fit of the republican campaign fund.
Those who have not paid this assess
| fI,.,,,, iii ~
from office.
Clerks who are known 10 be public
speakers have been drafted into the SER
vices OF the republican party. Their
wages are paid by the working people
while they neglect the public business.
i Ten days leave OF absence, with pay
is granted to such clerks in the depart
ments as wish to 60 nome to vote the
republican ticket.
Campaign documents not properly
irankable are sent through the mails
free by the republican congressional
committee.
: Documents intended for campalgl
use by the republican campaign com
mlLtee are printed at the governmcn
printing Office, or the branch Office il!
the treasury department, at the expense
| OF the nation.
Government clerks, paid out of th'
Y national treasury, are detailed to ad
: dress and mail documents for The re
publican congressional committee.
A bureau of statistics is maintained
at the public expense in the treasur,
Y department TO furnish grist tor the re
a publican campaign mill.
The old state associations compo. e.
of government employees, have bee
revived, sand much time properly be
s longing to the government. is eXpende
$ III this new sphere OF party usefulness.
Women and children, as well a
- grown men. have been taxed to sup
o port the republican cause.
L Ministers to European countries hav
e been granted leaves of absence to com
q here aud participate in the campaign.
The cost to the people of the reput
lican campaign can not well be estima
y ted. A low figure would be $4,000
900.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
THE STRADDLING GARFIELD.

a New York Herald correspon-
dent, writing from Garfield's home,
says that it is remarked that the re-
publican standard bearer has persis-
tently refused on all occasions since
his nomination to talk about the
tariff. lie avoids the question religi-
ously. Quite naturally. His record
as n tariff reformer interdicts an ex-
preston of opinion at this critical
period. Unlike Gen. Hancock, he is
hnmpered by a record which will
throttle him with the protectionists
the moment he begins to express his
views. His only policy is the 'possuin
policy SO familiar to the citizens Of
Missouri.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
A MODEL GRANT PROCESSION.
AForccast of the Campaign for Em.
pire in 1854.

A Forecast of the Campaign for Em.
pire inIss4.
The New York Sun is satisfied with
nothing. 1t even finds fault with the
New York boys in Blue" parade, OF
which it says:-"The Grant procession.
last night, was badly arranged and man
aged by the engineers OF the third term
in 1884. 1t was not complete and not
representative. The order OF march
should have been something like this:
Grand Marshals.
Roscoe Conklina, j. Donald Cameron, John A.
The Grand Standard of the Empire, borne aloft
by u. Washington Childs, A. NJ.
Imported Nubian slaves, bearing the Costly
quits accepted by Gen. Grant from poten-
tates OF Europe, Asia and Africa.
EN-Coliector Tom Murphy.
Freedman's Bank victims, bearing the Costly
gifts accepted by General Grant from Amer
lean yn citizens ,tl. during the past twelve years
The Dent Family on Horseback.
KelatiSes of The Dent Family on Foot.
More Bull dogs.
Friends of the Dent Family in Platoons.
Allssorical Car representing Daniel In the
The Rev j. P Newman, b. d.. as Daniel sur
rounded by Stuffed Lions.
Veterans Of the Indian Bureau during General
Grants two terms.
Indian Agents. Indian Agents.
Post-Tradcrs in Patoons.
William w. Belknup. carrying Transparency,
''l our Tender OF Resignation is Accepted
with Great Regret
More Post-Traders In PlatoOns.
Police.
MAJOR Orvillc L. Babcock on Horseback.
Police.
Mcasurers. Measurers
Escaped Whisky Thieves in Nineteen Compa-
MES, representing the Old Organization in
Districts, carrying Transparcncies,
Let no Guilty Man Escape
Hon. Edwards Pierrepont.
PardOned Whisky Thieves IN Striped Suits
Marching in Close. Single File, Locked
Step.
Luckcy.
The San Domingo Brigade (Colored).
Bummers. Bummers.
Erother-in Law Casey, with Company OF Vet
Grams of the New Orleans Custom House.
EXAttorney- General Williams In n Landaulet.
Drunken Durell.
The Moie;y Brigade in four Divisions.
Dick Harrington,
Professional Burglars. Professional Burglars
Boss shepherd IN an Open Carriage
Did CLAIMS.
The Washington Ring, including Hallst Kill
bourne Lewis Clephane, and other men,
bcr- of the Real Estate Pool.
Brother Orville.
Creditors OF the Grant Family in Six PlatOons
More Bummers More Bummers.
The Navy Thieves, headed by Secor RODesou,
carrying an Illuminated Nose.
Thirteen Regiments of Veteran Carpet Baggers,
former Residents of the Thl; teen Southern
States.
Police.
First-Lieutenant Frederick Dent Grant.
Police.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
MR.. SANDUSKY.
[trom the CarrolltOn Democr:

ttrOm the CarrolltOn DemOcrat.I
Our old friend, John w. Sandusky has
been elected principal of the high school
Mt Dover, Lafayette county, and is now
ut work there in the interest of that in
stitution. Mr. Sandusky was raised and
educated in Missouri; has been close
student. and has spent many years in
teaching in this state and Kentucky. In
addition to his acknowledged ability as
4 teacher, he has studiously applied
himself to the acquisition OF the sciences,
literature and law, and has made excel,
lent headway III mastering those branch
es. Studied law merely as an amateur :;
studied it for several years at intervals
during and after the war. These quail
iicatiOns, with Il moral character OF the
highest grade, entitie him to the utmost
confidence of his pupils and patrons
Mir. Sandusky attended our state uni
versity tor several years, graduating in
5S. He is well known to the people of
Boone county, NJ O.. ,and Bourbon county,
Ky, as Il teacher OF long and successful
experience. After the war he spent
about eight years teaching in the blue
grass regions OF Kentucky; about six
years OF this time between Paris and
Lexington. and 4 portion of it at Hut
Gibson academy. In '73 he became a
resident graduate at our university,
studying again for two semesters Greek
and higher mathematics and other i'm
portant subjects of education. Some
subjects were, however, studied outside
of his regular studies in the university
course. His father, James Sandusky,
was born in Kentucky; his mother in
Virginia. They are old pioneers OF this
county, having been here since 1881
The above is sufficient for all reasonable
Confidence. CITIZEN.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
A MOTTO FOE IHHO.

have no sort Of sympathy with the rcpuhli-
can party because of that act, and because it
Justified ami susiGlnc! 1t. Amer uch an act |
have no desire to sustain the republican party IN
any way. | would NOT vote for i purty that
would carry through such tr.iId. / think .ir.
Hayes elected by a fraud. and do uOt mean
to have II said that al the EeNl election hIG for
gotten 1t. DO not say that NJ. Hayes csmI.it-
ted the fraud, but 1t was committed by his party.
haye no enmlty to Mr.. Hu e., but alter the
fraud by which lie became president, could not
vote for any person put up tur president on the
republican side who did not dlsayOw the fraud
committed. l would not support any member
OF that party who mad any suIr Of mis- ture win
that fraud. feel that the counting ont is jus as
much irnud now as nj th- time il pcrp"t rl-
tSi uARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
THE GARFIELD" LETTER.
personal and Gonfidentlal.)


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. January %. 1880. !
DEAR Sm:-IOurs in relation to the Chinese
problem came duly to hand. take 1t that the
question OF employment is only question of
private and corporate economy, and individuals
or companies have the right TO buy labor
WHERE THEY CAN GET IT CHEAPEST.
We have treaty with the Chinese government
w hich snouid be relgiously kept until Its pro-
visions abrogated by the action OF the gen
eral government. ard am not prepared to say
that it should be abrogated until our great man
uiicturing interests are conserved in the matter
of labor. Very truly yours,
J. A. GARFIELD.
ii. l.. Morey, Employers Union, Lynn, Mass.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
THE SOLID NORTH.

ltrom thePo5t-D!spatch.I
1.-The election of Garfield will break
up the solid south,' shouts the fierce
and bloody-minded Cincinnati Gazette
1t occurs to us that the election OF Han
cock would knock some OF the solidity
out OF the adanantlne and uniorgiving
north. From our standpoint that is the
desirable thing to do about this time
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-30
ODESSA.
Hurrah for Odessa.
Be careful about fire.
The bank is just booming.


Be careful about fire.
The bank is just booming.
Hickory nuts plentiful and cheap.
Look to your fiues and chimneys.
Delightful weather the past week.
Let US all sing Tony Pastors "Down
in coal mine.''
Rev. Lucien Wright preached at the
Baptist church last Sunday.
The like of weddings was never be-
tore known. More to come, too.
Hog cholera ragged quite severely east
OF here; 1t is not spreading, however.
Apples are plentiful, and hard to dis
pose of. Send us up buyer, please.
Country produce is scarce, and our
grocers bid lively Tor what is brought IN.
Say thanks to Mr.. Coleman, at MIR.
Peddicord's store, if you wish to see
smile.
Mrs. Robert Broughton, wife OF our
clever hardware merchant, is visiting IN
Indiana.
Mr.. j. T. Proctor is enlarging his
store, preparatory to adding to his al
ready large stock.
The building being completed, school
will open Monday, with Miss Reeves,
OF Higginsville, and Miss Hatch, of this
neighborhood, as teachers.
Mr.. Dick Adams, at the Chicago 4
Alton depot, wants to marry. He Is
anxious and ready to receive proposals
before leap year fades away. At any
rate he told me he was.
| Messrs. H. Fickle, John Maxwell
Sam Roberts. Pic. White. Ed. White
Thos. Tibbs and several others. whose
names l do not remember, are on a two
weeks hunt at Hysinger's lake, Carol
county.
Mr.. VIM. r. Lee and Miss Ella Doug
lass. OF johnson county, who were mar
ried on the twenty-firs instant, accom-
panied by their attendants on that event
: full occasion, Messrs. John Bobbs ant
John Lee and Misses Rebecca Grange
and Julia Letton, passed through towl
last Saturday, enroute for Higbee.
In spite of the fact that have alread
mentioned it several times, again sa
that too much care cannot be taken, thi
winter, against fire. Our town is prosper
) ing and growing finely. and it would b
. terrible calamity for it to be visited b
! fire, for, all the houses being frame, tn
= flames would make great headway. b
f careful.
e A vem of coal, tour feet thick, ha
been discovered on Mr.. Asa Tracey
t land, at depth OF 100 ieet. 1t Is though
e that stock company will be formed
- develop it. 1t is good thing ior OF
. town, and should it hold out, and /
!. properly worked, it will, beside glvin
: employment to number of miners, mi
. terlally reduce the price we now pa
n for coal-fiteen cents per bushel
It The speaking. last Saturday, WI
pretty we'll attended, though it is to
}. regretted that the audience was not la
I, ger. Capt. Conner's remarks, ,dellvere
= = IN his original, happy way, were we
el received. The speech of Capt. Lesue'
! was listened to with much interest.
I. abounded in figures and facts relatlr
e. to the state and local tickets which shou
lie have been heard by larger number
is people. He touched upon the nation
\. canvass, too. Come and speak to
again, gentlemen.