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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Gov. Crittenden received from the
governor OF Texas, the other day, a req.
uisition Tor Col. John L. Crisp, who
stands indicted for a murder alleged to
have been committed at Sulphur
Springs, in Texas. III 1868. The requi-
sition was not in proper form, and the
governor refused to act under it. Col.
Crisp says he is ready 10 meet his ac.
truth in the charge. Two men, It
seems. engaged in a street fight, and
both were killed. Col. Crisp was in
town at the time, but no charge has
ever before beer made that he was con-
cerned IN the killing.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Great excitement exists at Fond du
Lac ove the failure OF Il. A. Bakers
bank. The loss will be over e2OO, GOO.
Baker. the owner, and Burroughs. CASH
Ter. were both arrested. Phe people
pointed r%evolvers at Burroughs and tried
to shoot him. Tho city will lose $4O,-
600. which will ruin the city treasurer, j.
G. Pierson. Everything indicates a gen.
eral c~rookedness on the part of Baker
and Burroughs. Republican newspa-
pers in Missouri should begin a howl
against Mr.. Pierson Tor swindling the
| people of Fond du Lac.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The democrats oil The senate did u
good thing In declining to conhrn the
nomination OF Chandler.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Blaine is in New York, with a tele-
graph wire leading from Robertson's
rooms ut Albany, glued to his ear.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

II 10 believed that the liabilities of R.
4. Baker. the Fond du Lac banker, will
reach $20O, 900. The fugitive has sent
back $3.50 to apply on his default 10 the
cemetery fund. A warrant has been OBJ.
tanned for the arrest of tho cashier of
the exploded concern. John s. Burrows,
but he has fed.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Tilden and Curtis would do from New
York. There would then be two brains
representing the state, even ii there was
only one backbone.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

"Ws want Conkling sqselched."-
Lexington lhtel1gencer. May IA. Real
~. the gentleman now wears the air OF
a crushed %traoedian.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Hon. E. B. Washburne has given to
The Sisters Of St. Joseph's academy. at
Sinsinana Mound, a farm valued at $780,
0ON
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The New York Herald has undertaken
TO break down Mr.. Garfield. We wish
It luck in its mission. but think it should
have commenced ten months ago.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The radical republicans rather deris-
lively assured us, q few years ago. that
8 was q greater figure than z. We may
now reply to them that 1929 beats 306.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

When rogues fall out honest men may
get their dues. There seems to be q
chance Tor the democrats to elect a sem
ator just now.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Nearly nine thousand immigrants
landed at Castle Garden last Monday
and Tuesday. Pretty good Tor two days.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The following is the assessment pei
mile recently fixed by the state board Of
equalization upon the railroads. 1t is
exclusive of the rolling stock. depots,
water tanks. &c. which still remain to
be assessed Missouri Pacific, main
line, S12, 600; C%arondelet Branch. &c.
600; Lexington and st. Louis, $4,000
No., Kansas and. Texas (Holdsn
Branch). $4,000; Kansas and Eastern.
$500; Usage Valley and s. Kansas
(Bsonville Branch). $4,000; Wabash.
St. l.. and Pacific, main line, 8 5000
Omaha Branch, $1,000; Boone County
and Boonville. 5000; St. 10 and St.
Louis, $4,000; Quincy, Mo. and Pacific,
81 1000; Clarlnda and St. Louis. 81, 600;
Salisbury aud Glasgow, $4,000; North
ern Branch (Moberly to Iowa line) 81
oso; Hannibal yard 81, $40; St. L., 1. Nj.
& S..main line %. SOC Belmont Branch,
S., 1000, 9. A. t. Branch. $4,000; Potosi,
$1,000; Hannibal and St. Joseph. &c.
500; Kansas City, St. 10 and G. b. ST.
500; Missouri Kansas and Texas, ST.
500, Kansas City. st. l.. 4 Chicago,
$3.50; Louisiana and Mo. River Is. b
$3.50; Chicago, R. l. & Pacific. 81
900; St. Louis and San Francisco, &c.
600; Missouri and Western, $500; st.
Louis, Keokuk and North western. 49,.
500; Joplin, Ss 1000; Short Creek and
Joplin, $500; Salem and Southeastern,
81. 500 St. L., Salem and Little Rock,
$500; Cherry Valley. $1,000; Dent
and Phelps. $1,000; Kansas City, Topeka
and Western, $1s, 7s4 6; Kansas Pacific,
$1,000; Kansas City, Fl. Scott and Gulf,
SIS, 500; Little River and Arkansas. 81.
$50; Pleasant Hill and DeSoto. So. 500
st. Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk, So, 900;
Springfield and Western Mo-, 81. 500
st. Joseph aud Des Moines, $3.50
Union R'y and Transit Co. SIS 900
West Fad Narrow Gauge, 81 5000;
Brownville and Nodaway Valley. 49,.
900; Crystal City R'y, $4,000; Burlipg'
ton and Southwestern, So $500.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

If We had q tow line long enough to
reach tho democrats in the New York
legislature, we should pull to the tune
of stand to your own c%olors, and sic the
republican dogs on each other; hurrah-
Ing first for Conk. then for RobbY, with
always . gsed word for the under dog
70 keep his courage up, and prevent his
giving up the fight
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

In the executive session of the senate.
when the nomination OF Bruce AS regis.
ter Of the treasury came up. Senator La
mar took occasion to state that Missis.
sippi was honored in the selection, and
asked for q unanimous vote.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

4 motion for a new trial in the case of
Charles F. Kring, who was convicted of
murder in the first degree, in St. LOUIS,
last week, alse fer a stay of execution,
was overruled by the criminal court,
Wednesday, after which Judge Burck-
hardt sentenced Kring to be hanged July
10. Proceedings for an appeal to the
higher court have been instituted by
kriBg's counsel.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The st. Louis grain market, Thursday,
ruled as below:-Wheat- Excited. high
err aud very unsettled: No 2 red, l ID
cash. l II 34 to l Is May, l 10 l 2 to
l IL 3.S to l IL Ia to l IL "a June,
l lib to 1 e0.84 to / IL to lilo July,
05 7:Sto I OF Ia August. l OF 3 s to
l o5 7-s year; No 8 do. l oG 1-2 bid; No
4 do, l o. Ia to l OF ) S--Corn-Dull
As L. to 45 cash. 40 May. AZ 2 June,
43 Ia to AZ 7 August, Al Is to 43 IA
September.-Oats-Dull; IS IL cash,
SO June: 81 3-8 July.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

1 Carl Schurz has secured control OF the
New York Evening Post, Bryant's pa
DER. and has assumed editorial charge.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Tommy the Kid was killed, last week,
at Amargo, n. NJ. by a member OF his
band. The two were IN q spree.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

uUw W0uIu NUUInsun nuu -Hv1vrtsun
do from Now York; The first would
suit rs mighty we'll. 1t would be alllt-
Arativa. anyhow.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The Eads contract was approved by
both houses of the Mexican congress
Wednesday.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The steamer Victoria collapsed and
saak In the Thames, near London, On.
tarie. Tuesday, with an excursion party
on board. One hundred and seventy five
lives wexs lost.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The Washington correspondents of the
New York papers continue their expo
sures OF the %star-route service as con-
Quoted by the late Assistant Postmaster
General Brady. Route No. SO, Ice. from
Georgetown to Kokomo, Col, a distance
OF forty-four miles, service seven times
. week, from May to November, was
awarded to Jas. Stephenson, of Omaha,
for $l.040. Stephenson offered to con-
tinue the service during the winter
months, but was not allowed the oppor-
tunity to do so. The number OF the
route was changed. and, without notice
to Stephenson, the service was arbitrari.
ly given to Jas. R. Colgrove, for $14,-
760. The route from Ozark to Eureka
Springs, Ark. eighty miles. six times q
week, was let to John Cross, a friend oil
Senator Dorsey. without competition, 70,
$l4. 600 q year. The route was subse-
quently let by contract to j. N. Miller,
for $4,000. Cross making a bid OF $11..
9l0. A number OF similar instances are
given by the correspondents.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

= The-St~Louls Republican enormously
gives the population of Lexington at
fwenty.nine hundred and something. 1t
IL q little over four thousand. We hope
the Republican will correct the mistake.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The amiable New York Herald a !:
ITO say that such a party. which de-
llberately chooses Dorsey rs one OF its
public minipulators and unblushingly
gives him public diuners; which openly
courts the friendship Of public plumber.
ers; which, during four years, sheltered
Brady in his star route jobberles, and
took part of his gains for its campaign
fund after the exposures made in con-
gress; to say that such a party, which
scarcely conceals its relations with a
dozen lobbies, and many OF whose pub.
lie meu live by iobs-te say this party,
quarrelling now owe the spolls, ought
to live is absurd. 1t has lost sven the
respect for the public opiaion which
leads jobbsrs usually to divide their
spoils in private" Well, next time thi.
corrupt party presents itself IN an cleo
ton. Mr.. Herald, help the honest mel
in the country who have long known i
in its true %celors, to defeat and exter
minat it. 1t ought to die. Help to
kill 1t.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28
New York HaraM.-

New York Herald :-'.Several of the
southwestern states are Offering great
inducements to desirable immigrants.
Why don't they extend them to natives
also? The south greatly needs some
men like those who have made the Yves
what it is" Which state, we would like
to know, discriminates against "nativcs''
in its invitation to immigrants? Ger
tainly not Missouri. All are alike asked
to come. Beside. Mr.. Conkling's Or
gan, you might bear 1t in mind that the
south has out-progressed any other sec.
ton in the past decade.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

"Well, in the name of God," cried
Malone, whsn he heard that the demo.
Gratis were in a majority in the senate,
.swhat is to become OF mep" Nobody
knows /; and nobody seems to care.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The little hypocrite. Malone. who vo-
ted for Hancock and what he calls
"Bourbon democracy" and who could
never have been elected to the senate
had he not avowed himself a democrat,
in his anguish at finding himself in the
republican minority in a democratic sem
ate. exclaimed to a correspondent
"Well, this places me in a devil of a
fix. l don't like it. 1 don't understand
it, to begin with. Garfeld's my friend,
and Conkling's my friend. 1 want them
to be friends. l have regretted the
events of the past few weeks, IN connec-
ton with these nominations; still l hope
that 1t will all come out right in the end.
l want to STE the republican party solid
every element in 1t ia harmony with
every other. 1t is the party of progress.
of liberty, OF liberal ideas. 1t ought
not to be tern with discussions and
strifes." Why does not the little var.
mint join this great party. then, where
spolls answer for principles? 1t is where
he properly belongs.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Bob Edwards, . famous horse.thief OF
New Mexico, was killed at Rattlesnake
Springs, by Deputy Sheriff McKeuny.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The steamer Arizona has again made
the quickest recorded passage across the
Atlantic. her time being seven days five
hours and thirty five minutes.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

The halt breeds refuse to go into eau
cus with the stalwarts. The half.
Breeds" "feather : heads" Eight.
weights" ~''sneaks," "dessrters," are
the administration republicans, the post.
office galoots. The stalwalts are the
fellows who still think Grant ought
to be president, and Conkling dispense
the patronage. They love each other as
do the devils IN hell.
A treasury ring has been partially un.
earthed at Washington, revealing a long
continued system OF over payments, false
entries. employment OF unnecessary
men. &c, al mnuSedm. to the extent o.
hundreds OF thousands of dollars. lie,
the republican newspapers open out loud
now on this ''treasury ring" and on
MIR. Sherman, under whose nose it fat,
tened and prospered.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Conkling's begging letter 10 member:
ot the legislature shows his weakness.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

An explosion of some old chemicals in
the cellar OF q saloon killed about TWEEN
ty negroes, at st. Joseph, the other day.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

A raid on the Jews was made by the
people Of Wolozka. on the Prussiau bor-
der. Many houses were destroyed, and
three hundred and thirty families fed
into GalIcla.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Henry Hail, oil Nokomis, Illinois. pub
llcly whipped his sister for taking aSuu-
day walk with m Objectionable man. A
southerner would have whipped the
man.
Five hundred children have been tax
en- from the public schools at Atlanta,
Georgia, on account OF the presence OF d
mysterious disease.
Death and taxes are inevitable. The
only thing that never comes Is an adj
journment of the ILLINOIS legislature.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Mr.. Conkling is in Albany conduct
ing his own candidacy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Orange cultuN in Florida is increas-
ing rapidly.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28
The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES newspaper,

The "GreatestA American newspaper
says:-Thsre is a rapidly growing con-
yictlon that the republican party is no
more necessary to the country than was
Mcclellan after Antietam, and that the
sooner it goes to pieces and makes roo
for another and better party the better
it will be for the real interests of the
country" The ."Greatest American
newspaper helped this useless party
to succeed last November. Bob Inger-
soil said that without its aid the party
would have been defeated. Bob believes
in no God whatever, and the Herald be-
lieves only in the God, Success. Con-
clence seems to have little to do with
the course OF either.
Garibaldi, in contradictlng a report
that one OF his sons had joined the Krou-
mfrs. writes to a Savoy admlrer: Gas to
the war between France and Italy gag
erly dreamed of by cur common enemies,
1 think our corpses will have to be- tram
pied on before that monstroslty is reali-
zed. An Italian q French citizen l u
France. a Frenchman an italian citizen
in Italy. such is the goal we should reach.
No more barriers. no more frontiers,
complete equality-a fraternity which
may serve as a basis for human frater-
nifty. To Savoy aud Its gallant children
a hearty greeting"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28
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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28
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The New York Herald says Garfield
n a yibriOn.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28
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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

Cyrus w. Field, who has just return
ed from q tour OF tho world, said to q
reporter, the other day, regarding a tel
gram which he received as he stepped
ashore at Yokohama :-sThere is some-
thing romantic in the reception of INTEL
ligence that has travelled 80 far. passing
over vast continents and under thou
sands OF miles of ocean, isn't there? That
message of good tidings from those l
left at home-I will tell you what route
It had taken to reach me. 1t had been
sent from New York to Cape Breton,
thence under the Gulf of St. Lawrence
to Newfoundland, and across Newfound-
land. 1t had been flashed thence under
the Atlantic ocean to Ireland. across Ire
land and under the Irish channel to
England. across England to Plymouth.
under the Bay Of Biscay to Lisbon, Por-
tugal, thence to Gibraltar, thence to
Malta in the Mediterranean. under the
Mediterranean to Alexandria, Egypt,
hence across the lsthmus OF Suez, by
the great pyramids, and under the Red
sea to Alden, Arabia, thence under the
Indian ocean to Bombay. across Hin
doostan to Calcutta, under the Bay of
Bengal to Penang, thence through the
Straits OF Malacca TO Singapore. near
the equator, thence under the China sea
to Hong Kong. along the coast $500
miles to Shanghai. by cable under the
Yellow sea to japan, and thence across
the beautiful hills Of Japan to Yokoha-
ma" The reporter asked if the route
could not be shortened, and Mr.. Field
replied, ;'Yes. by laying a cable under
the Pacific ocean between San Francisco
and Yokohama" OF course it is thought
that Mr.. Fields trip was to investigate
the chances for dividends in such q cable
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28

SimonCameron, in an interview OH the
Garfield onkling contest sa'd:-"Ihe
differences in the party are very serious
They are really dangerous, n l cannot
see now how they are to be settled. There
has been a lack of cordially all around :;
. disposition en- the part OF the executive
to listen to bad advisers. l believe Ten.
GarHsld's best friends felt that be made
q mistake in nominating Robertson.
Such being the case, ii he had Withdrawn
all.the New York nominations and be-
gan anew. no person could have found
fault. Other grave mistakes have been
made, and if not corrected will destroy
the party, for no organization a live
while divided into factions, each having
the other by the throat. MI. Conk!lng,
and the force he represents, l might al
most say commands, cannot be crushed
and the party live. There was no ne
cessity for the present trouble; the stall
warts have been misunderstood and mis-
represented. The reformers are clam
oring for patronage, and 1 don't know q
greedier element than they are. 1t is
heraldsd as q fight for purity in politics
and a contest against the machine. The
stalwarts believe the offices should be
distributed so as to strengthen the re-
publican party and not destroy it, but
which is to get the Offices is not now i'm
portant. regret Mr.. Conkling's resig-
nation, and don't think Mr. Garfield a
neglect harmonizing the party by ad-
ministering his trust so as to strengthen
the organization whose creature and ser.
want he is, n succeed" OfGrant's can
didacy in 1884 :-"There is NO possible
ty OF it he is out OF politics and in BUSH
ness, and ISL believe. without aspirations
or political ambitions. except the contin-
ued success of tho republican party.
The talk about his being a candidate and
the stalwarts having him in training Is
simply claptrap which has been used to
drive the president into antagonism to
him and his friends. Grant will not DO
q candidate, o will 1t make much dit
ference who is, unless there is some way
out OF the present difficulties. Conkling
will probably be reelected"