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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30
Special Notice.

We have the largest stock of stoves and
ranges ever brought to this market. which
we intend to sell al bed rock prices for cash
BENNETT IL MORRISON,
a9tf Red Front Store, Main street.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

The C~arrollton Record was better
printed last Saturday, than we have
seen itior an age.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

A report is in Circulation in Kansas
that. Gould has purchased the Atch-
ison and Nebraska road as a feeder to
the Missouri Pacific.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

Boston Fost, beforo their alactlon -
'sIf Miller or Lapham should be elected
a senator OF the United States, one would
be remind d of the Rev. Gabe Tuck
er's poetic remark:
For 1 hardly needs to tell you how you often
comes across,
A tifty-dollar saddle on u twenty-dollar boss. "
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

An Illinois farmer feeling himself
%aggrieved has revenged himself upon
the Indianapolis and st. Louis road
by commencing nine thousand suits
for failing to keep axes aud saws in
its cars. The aggregate claim is ST.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

Ii money will be an incentive every
effort should now be made to capture
the train robbers.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

Chicago Times, July 27:-"Four
masked men, heavily armed, entered
the farmhouse of Robert Marvel near
indianapolis, robbed the aged couple
of $3.50 which they had concealed in
an upper room, and tied, them up so
securely that they oould. not release
themselves for hours"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

.sSenator Lapham!" Ex-senator
Conkling !" just think of it! Ha
ha! hal
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

Isaiah Walker was hanged for wife
murder al Houston. Texas, July %.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

The Arctic steamship Alliance, has
reached Hammerfest, Norway.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

A fire in a warehouse at Bordeaux
/ destroyed eight thousand casks of
wine. How many headaches were
k destroyed with the wine?
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

How many James boys are there,
anyhow2s
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

The Courler.Journa cruelty says that
as the republicans seem to be In n peni-
tent mood, it would be a good idea for
q few OF them who have money to put
up a fund to cover the deficiency in the
Freedman's Banks account with its de-
p~osItors. When Zaccheus, the publ.
can. repented of his sins, he called up
every man he had swindled and restor-
ed tour-told.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

Midhat Pasha and his fellow con.
spirators are to be sent into exile.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

The louisville Courier Journal says
1.-THE opposition to the reelection OF
Senator Beck-such as 1t was-has com
pletely died ut, He will have, as be
should Kave;'a walk-over."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

Why don't Wisconsin catch the muir
derers of her law officers?
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30
LOUNGES,
CHAmBER SETS,
CHAIRS,
BUR
wAsH-sTANDs,

Brackets, Racks. Mirrors. Carpets. OIL Cloth.
Mating, Mattresses, Windowshades, Etc.
UNDERTAKING. make . Specially of I'm
dertaking, and keep Metallic and Wooden Bur-
lal Cases, with all necessary Trtmmings. Bur-
ial Robes of all styles. -
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

New York World:-"H is interesting
to be informed by the Tribune that it
begins to dawn upon the democratic
mind that the republican party will
emerge from the contest at Albany
stronger than 1t has been for many
years. 1t will indeed; 10 much .stron-
ger that decent people endowed with
olfactories will be very car eful to keep
to WindWard nj it,"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

"A telegram from Glasgow announ-
ces the arrival in good condition of q
consignment Of Minnesota wheat sent
down the Mississippi by barges and
shipped at New Orleans.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

The governor Of Arkansas offers a
reward OF $3.50 for the recapture OF
Charles g. Halpsey, James P. Hol.
land, and William o. CARLY, who re.
Gently escaped from the Jail at Ozark
They have cost Yen county $4,000
since their arrest in 1873. ~.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

The legislature of New York has
passed a resolution to submit to the
people q constitutional amendment
making the Canals forever exempt
from tolls, aud levying a state tai for
their maintenance. 49,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

james r. Keenei s said to be organ
izing q telegraph company to cover
every paying point now touched by
the Western Union, with a capital of
orn on nnn
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

St. Louis Republican:-"Quite nat
urally the savage attacks of Missouri
papers on the democratic government
of Missouri sin connection with the
recent TIRE in-robberies, are made the
texts for touching political homilies
i'll republican papers all yer the
country. The Chicago Tribune fol-
lowed this lead among the first, and,
having its attention directed to the
fact that Illinois itself has been far
from free from deeds of violence. all
swers that no organized band of train
robbers cali continue to exist IN that
state. Is An implication that all
organized band does continue to exist
in Missouri. But where is the evil
dence? What is there to indicate the
existence of such q band here? What
proof is there that any of the men
who robbed the Rock Island train
last week even live in Missouri !? 1t
is easy to make assumptions, but be-
fore Missouri is to be tried and con.
demned, We want something more
than assumptiOns."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

The former treasurer OF Stark county.
Ohio, is serving a term Of twelve years
Tor q, %defalcation OF S50, 900. An inves.
tigstion jnst! made shows q deficit of
Sl1,zOO I'm the accounts of the present
treasurer. Both are republicans.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30
HEARsE
FlNAL ENT.

thank you for past patronage, and hope I
merit u continuance of Ii. 8. II. CORBIfT.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30
onkling is s%quelehed.

Why don't Iowa catch her bank rob.
bersa --t
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

! There has been more able-bodied
lying about those four armed borse-
men that didn't camp near Lexington,
last week, than about any one thing
we have heard OF lately. 1t developed
the dog-hafr in a variety of quarters.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

st. Louis Republican, July 26:-
"Gov. Crittenden is in the city to con-
suit with a class Of citizens who have
perhaps q deeper concern in the arrest
of train robbers than any other class in
the state. He will meet men who will
not only enter IN the subject with a de-
sire, common to all other good citizens,
to suppress this evil, but who have the
powerful motive OF q large direct inter
est in the work. The deliberations will
not be embarrassed by the mou.hings oil
pestilent demagogues and wretched
blatherskites who. whenever n Of
these deplorable robberies OCCURS, rear
up on their hind legs and howl like SO
many coyotes for the sake of hearing
themselves make a great noise. These
noisy Jacks, by their impertinence, em
barrass all honest effort and disgust all
true lovers Of the states good name. So
far as they are needed at all. or have
any influence at all, they lessen the in
centive OF officers to risk their reputa-
tions and lives in the discharge of the
difficult duty of the hour. We hope the
counsel taken to-day may bear good
fruit, and that meal of preserving life
and property in the state from the pecu-
liar danger OF highwaymen may be
thought of and put in action"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-30

me; intime his companions rode to the
rendezvous, and
EMBAI.KING IN THE BOAT,
r'owed to Ber lin, ten miles below on the
opposite side OF the river.
The parry were all heavily armed
and the hors es they bestrode appeared
to be used u]o by hard and rough riding.
The intellle ent Waterman, who is a
friend Of the Jameses, as, i'll TACT, are all
persons in that country, instead of at
once netiiyi ng the government engin.
eer of the tn cit of the boat, waited until
afternoon So that there was AN absolute
certainty tina t the boys had reached
their destlnat ion. A detail of govern
ment emp!Oys 5 was at once sent out to
re-eapture tn. , boat, the thieves being
then unknown to them. The boat was
fopnd tied up at Berlin, and the duty OF
the government employees being conclu-
ded no furthee search for the outlaw:
was made. A q 'enlzen of that benighted
village said TIN t the men had taken {;
northwest direct on toward the Crooked
river country ut Il brisk pace. The
DIRECTION TAX. EN- BY THE ROBBERS
shows that they "a ave returned to thell
Old haunts. where immunity from cap
ture is assured. + he entire population
OF Crooked river Is in sympathy with the
outlaws and u woui d be almost certain
death for any one nj tempting the arres
OF any OF the gang The country -ur
rounding is perfectly familiar to Thu
outlaws and once ers conced in its re
cesses they can DEFY L regiment.
There car be no REV son tor doubling
that the tour men set n At Lex Isto.
Thursday are q portion uf the party tina
attacked the Rock Islant train al Win
ston. Every Indication points b" tina
TACT. 1t was the opinion OF those oes
posted about the on.lal vs. that the.
would
HEAD FOL TIE CRoOl lED RIVER
country and endeavor to gain it. The
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ken will be done in the most tho.
rough manner, and all difficulties
overcome. A letter just received
from General Quincy A. Gilmore, of
The United States Engineer Corps.
highly approves the scheme, and ex.
presses wish to be professionally
connected with it.
Colonel Coryell inform us he has
chartered the Steamer "Mary Bell"
Captain Allen commanding, tor the
month of April, and longer if re-
CURED. The party Of exploration
are expected TO leave the landing at
"Allendale," OH Lake Tohopekalaga
on Wednesday, April 9th Mr.. Dis
ton, the president of the company
Will accompany the expedition.
/ 1t may not be generally known
that Captain Allen has small side,
wheel steamer on the Kissimmee,
which tor the past year has been
making monthly trips on that river.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-04-06
DeIand, YOlusa County, Florida, Wednesday, April g. 1881

issue Of the 18th, suggests facts on
the subject which have been deyel.
oped in Florida
Bones of the mastodon were taken
from Wakulla Spring, Wakulla
county, many years since, by arrange.
ments OF Mr.. King, a brother OF
Judge King, of Gainesville. They,
or portion of them, were forwarded
from ST. Marks TO a museum at the
North. The circumstances OF re.
mnval OF the bones is well remem-
bered. and at the present time de-
scribed by citizens of Wakulla
county. lu the deep and clear water
OF the spring, at the bottom OF which,
as in the Silver Spring of Marion
county, the smallest objects are al
ways visible, these bones, of course.
had been observed for years, being
known as those Of that extinct race
OF animals which have been the spe-
cial study OF paleontologists. Final.
ly, through the interest taken by Mr..
King on The subject, they were raised,
more positively identified, and added
to one OF the great Northern collec,
tlOns, as stated.
In Peace Creek, South Florida.
scattered bones OF the mastodon have
been found at different points, and ii
We are correctly informed, can be
seen there now. Captain Jacob
Summerlin, long known az a reliable
cltizen OF South Florida, and who is
interested in such matters, once told
the writer that. while engaged in bus
ihess on Peace Creek he gathered
one large bone of the mastodon from
the bottom, in an effort to convey it
10 bis home, he placed it on RAFT
which he was floating to his landing,
but being ON the edge it slipped off,
and Was lost. AT a store at Fort
Myers, or some point south, a con-
cave fragment ot bone is standing,
in which corn has een measusea
Il. = A II IN q Z
water of Peace GrsA is clear, and
the bones on the bottom are often
plainly seen. From their being scat
tered, it would seem the bones had
at some time dritted by the velocity
OF the tide.
There is tradition among the In.
dians that in a past age a herd OF
mastodons came to Peace Greek 20
browse and to disport in the water,
and that they were poisoned and
died in the stream either from eating
OF some fatal vegetation, or from
poison given by the Indians in their
alarm at seeing the huge creatures
that We're strangers even to them.
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Eureka. Florida.

T. II. Harrison, in Florida Dispatch.
Eureka is located directly on the
Ocklawaha river, between Orange
Springs and the far famed Seven
Springs. We have post Office, but
no town-only a thickly settled
neighborhood; fine lands, level and
well timberei. The county is con-
sidered perfectly healthy by all who
know it. Our lands are not first
class, but yield well; produce corn,
cotton, cane, rice, oranges, lemons,
lisnes est-o,s . q, \, y q -
'dens If fertilizers are used. Lands,
unimproved, can be bought here,
from the State, at from 80 cents to
$l.25 per acre. Not much govern
ment land here. Improved places of
forty to eighty acres can be bought
at from $500 to $500, part cash.
There are at present eight places
here Tor sale, by parties who have
more than they can control. We
have churches and schools. We
have free schools that run FIVE months
in the year. Then we are blessed
with fresh water fish in great abun.
dance, but no salt fish, unless shipped
from the coast.
Parties can reach Eureka by com
ing TO Palatka, Florida, and there
taking the Ooklawaha river steamer,
which gets here in twelve or tour.
teen hours from Palatka. All that
come here can expect hearty wei.
come by all, and good, civil treat.
ment as far as we are able to eAtenl.
We have tour mails per week at pre-
sent, and three i'll the summer. We
have three families from the North
and est-one from Indiana and
two from Kansas; all stay here sum.
mer and winter and say that thell
health is excellent. The parties
from Indiana have been here iour
years, and have never been sick, win
ter or summer. Let all come that
wish. ] should advise all parties to
come, or send some one, TO look be,
fore purchasing places.
The last freeze we had did moi
cause our trees to shed any leaves al
all. Lemons are growing nicely
There are other plants that do well
here, such as peaches, figs and grapes
Apples do first rate. There are SIX
apple trees on the adjoining place to
mine, that are tull every year.
| hope what have said will be
sufficient, and that the public will ex
cuse my badly written letter, as it is
the first / ever attempted to write
for the press. Ii any other lntorma
tion ls wanted, it will be cheertully
given by mail.
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the dark, and cannot say even now
At tie treatment that | have
adopted is really a rational one.
knowing that sulphur in moderate
quantities, worked in among The
roots OF the tree would be taken up
by the sap, and make it obnoxious
to those insects that feed upon the
orange tree and starve or drive them
off, and had proved successful with
the scale insects and that. salt used In
the same way, had produced similar
results. l applied one pound of sui
phur to my large trees twenty-seven
years old, and in few weeks three
quarts OF salt. The result encour-
ages me to continue the treatment,
letting several months intervene be
tween each application, so as not to
run any risk OF injuring the trees by
an over dose. Most of the trees are
losing entirely the parboiled appear.
ance OF the leaves, and are putting
out an apparently healthy growth.
1t this method Of eradicating the
disease shall prove to be a perma-
nent successful will encourage.others
to experiment and give the result
through the columns of your paper
for the benefit OF those who have
trees affected in the same way.
z. III. MASON, ii. d.
ApoOkG, Eta.
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Exploring the Everglades.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Phst0delpht6 Press. .
Yesterday the contract between
the State of Florida 'and the Hast
Coast Canal and Okechobee Land
Company, of which Hamilton Diston
is the moving spirit, and in which a
number Of Philadelphia capitalists
are interested, was signed. The pa.
pers have been ready tor some time,
but delay was caused in getting
the powers of attorney from ex.
Sheriff Wright and w. Z. Parrons,
the Arizona capitalists who are in
terested in the projects and whose
signatures were necessary. On next
Monday, A. B. Linderman will leave
tor Florida with an engineering party
tor the purpose OF exploring the
Everglades in the vicinity OF Lake
Okechobee. The levels will be run
between Fort Thompson and the
lake, ten miles to the west of that
body of water.
BIr. Coryell, who is the company's
superintendent in Florida, has lust
returned from New Orleans, where
he ordered six dredging machines,
which will be on the ground and at
work before July lst. The chief OF
the engineer corps is a gentleman
selected at the request OF Mr.. Diston
by president Roberts, OF the Penn.
sylvania Railroad, and he will 90 10
Florida on next Monday. The en-.
gineering party will have to cut
through "saw grass" which grows
from six to ten feet high, for at least
eight miles, before reaching Lake
Okechobee. None but the very best
men in the various departments will
be chosen by Mr.. Diston for this
work, and anything that is underta.
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The WithIacoochee.

The Oca!a Banner says: Anew
boat has been put on the With
lacoochee. She is described as a
beautiful little steamer, fifty feet
long and fourteen feet wide. This
little steamer was made specially for
the navigation of the Withlaooochee
and has been named the Forest
Flower. Congress has appropriated
81 800 for the Improvement of this
river and the State has aided to
some extent. 1t is marvellous
stream more wonderful than the
Ocklawaha and it's navigation will
develop section of country several
hundred miles in extent and as rich
as any In the South. 1t is already
coming into notice ard lands are be-
ing bought along its banks by per.
sons from all parts of the country.
Among recent purchasers is Cover.
nor Bloxham and other prominent
gentlemen Of Middle Florida.
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Some of the New Laws.

An act relating to the iutermar.
riage Of white persons with persons
of color.
The people Of the State of Florida
represented i,a Senate and ASSEM-
bly do enact as foIEoscs.
SBc. l. That if any white man
shall intermarry with negro, mulat.
to or any person who has one eighth
of negro blood in her, or if any white
woman shall intermarry with any ne
gro, mnlatto or any person who has
one-eigbth of negro blood in him,
shall be deemed guilty of a felony,
and upon conviction, shall be fined
not more than $1,000, nor less than
500 or imprisoned in the State
prison not more than ten years, nor
less than six months, al the ,liscre.
tion Of the Court
4; K ssso n isH -
cSS Court in any county in this
State. shall knowingly and willfully,
issue a marriage license for white
person to marry negro, mulatto or
any peraon of onc-eighth negro blood,
such clerk shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be punished by fine not less
than $50 nor more than $1,000; or
by imprisonment in the county Jail
not less than three months, nor more
than Two years.
SEC. 3. II any Judge, justice of the
peace, notary public, or minister of
the gospel, clergyman, priest or any
person, authorized TO solemni1e the
rites of matrmony, shall wilfully
and knowingly perform the ceremony
of marriage for any white person
with negro, mulatto, or any person
OF one-eighth negro blood, he shall
be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor,
and shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding 1000, or by imprisonment
in the county Jail not more than one
year,Sor by both fine and imprison.
ment at the discretion of court.
SEC. 4. All laws and parts of laws
in conflict with the provisions Of this
act, be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Approved February 8, 1881.
An act for the assessment and col
lection Of revenue prescribes the
following license and privilege
taxes:
SEC. l. Keepers of hotels and
boarding houses with accommoda-
tions tor fifty or more dodgers or
boarders, 500; tor twenty-five to
fifty dodgers or boarders, $50; tor
ten to twenty-five dodgers or board
ers, $25; for five to ten dodgers or
boarders, $40; eating houses, $40.
SEC. 2. Keepers OF billiard, pin
pool and ball pool tables, bowling
alleys, skating rinks, and shooting
galleries-each table, rink or gallery,
SIS.
SEC. 8. Dealers in spurious liquors,
for each place of business, $500 ;
dealers in vinous or malt liquors, tor
each place of business, $25.
SEC. 4. Lawyers, doctors, dentists,
druggists, photographers, etc, shall
pay for license tax $40;
Provided, The term druggist shall
not include country merchants do
ing business three miles or more
from any drug store, and also who do
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not sell more than $500 per annum
OF drugs and medicines;
Provided further, That this sec.
tlon shall not be so construed as 10
permit any merchant to sell any kind
OF bltIers containing spirituous or
alcoholic liquors without taking out
liquor dealers license therefore
A'sd provided further, That no ad.
ditlonal license shall be required of
druggists for selling toilet and other
articles usually kept by druggists.
A license to druggist shall not per.
NIT him to sell wines, splrituous,
vinous or malt liquors, or mixture
thereof, otherwise than as q compo.
nent part of mixture prescribed by
q physician, except mixtures made
othcinal in the United States Dispen.
satory. Druggists shall pay this
license in each county and for each
place of business.
SEC. 5. Sewing machine and in.
surance agents in each county, and
for each company, $40; insurance
companies to pay the State 5000;
commercial agents or drummers tor
the State, $25.
SEC. 3. Land agents for the State.
S25; auctioneers, license-SIO, and
Que half per cent. on gross amount OF
sales.
SEC. Z. Livery or teed stables, each
county, 800; more than five or ten
horses, or mules. $50; and $40 addi.
tlonal for each additional five horses.
SEC. 8. Each circus, for each
county, 800; theatrical shows, min.
strels, or other travelling exhibitions,
for the first day, $40; and each sub.
sequent day, So; variety shows, $40.
SEC 8. P=ddling boats, less than
twenty tons, $40; more than twenty
tons, S30;l hawkers or peddlers on
3sS s2SS' ! " s9.s sssEss eE
carts not included.
SEC. 10, Butchers, regularly en-.
gagged, $40.
/ SEC. II. Banks, and bankers and
brokers, 800; dealers in exchange,
$2o; express companies, $4O0.
SEC. IL. Steamboats, plying within
tho State, 800.
SEC. IL. Merchants and store.
keepers, $10-except female mil.
liners, s..
SEC IA. No merchant, storekeeper
or other person shall keep for sale or
sell pistols, bowie knives, or dirk
knives, without first paying a license
of $50.
NO license tax has been provided
tor keno or other games OF chance, as
they are prohibited by law,