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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

The Pennsylvania constitution forbids
the consolidation of rival lines of rail-
road or telegraph. Illinois is consider
ing a law to the same effect. There are
many measures before the Missouri leg
%islature OF less Importance than one to
this end.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

The women are forming a. land
league in Ireland.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

The government should not own tele-
graphs or railroads, to multiply indef-
nitely the army OF Office holders, but it
should assert its authority in their sub
iugatiop to law.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

Senator Beck made an able, exhaustive
and unanswerable speech In the senate,
Thursday of last week, in advocacy of
free ships. Mr.. Blaine replied to him but
his effort was labored and illogical. 1t
could not well be otherwise under the
circumstances. No policy inaugurated
by the republican party has done more
harm than the stupid and senseless laws
regarding the ownership of for eign
built ships.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

There seems to b e a little unpleasant
ness between Messrs. Dawes and Schurz
anent the Poncas.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

Gen. Garfield goes to Washington
about the 18th.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

There was recently cast in San Fran
cisco, a brick OF gold. measuring 70 3-4
inches in length, Z inches in breadth, and
4 IL inches in thickness. 1t was $50
fine, weighed 3.7S5.17 ounces troy, and
was valued at S76. 900. 1t represented
one months product OF the Spring VAL
ley Hydraulic Mine. and was said to be
the largest gold brick ever cast in Cali
%fornia. 1t was genuine.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

Just now the syndicate organs of New
York are abusing the democrats in con-
gress for lneficiency, inability. inexpe-
rience, general cussedness. moral mean
ness, and SO on, ad tnfnituns. The
trouble is. that the banks want a long
bond with high interest, and they can't
get 1t from the democrats. As dealers
in ~nauseating, matchmaking filth, these:
hlghtoned, able, aesthetic sheets seem
equal to the most disgusting emergency.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

Mr.. Springer has introduced a bill
looking toward government ownership
of telegraphs. We hope it will not
pass. The less government we have in
this country the better. The paternal
idea is foreign to our system. and should
not be grated upon it.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

A Judgment for over 81, zoo, 900 has
been entered against the Indianapolis
waterworks. They will be sold by the
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

The Republican wants the law con.
trolling railroads repealed. We think
We a see better reason for strength.
ening it.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05
CHEAP !! CHEAP,
P.C.PATTERSON
FO2 SALE :!

TNHE Furniture, Lease and
i Good VIII of Il Hotel doing 4/GSA-A
a good and paying bu5inpss. 21EI
IS-For particulars inquire at T. AsJE =
this Office. janly-Im 4
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

which he offers low for CASH GIVE him call
HissoVut west oi +. I. Patterson, Lexington,
septlltt
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

The Chicago Tribune says:-"Judg &c
Thurman retires to private lite with the
respect Of almost all his political oppo.
nents. When Gen. Garfield was elected
to the senate a year ago he took occa'
sion to pay a deserved compliment to
the ability and purity of Judge Thur
mans character; both Gov. Foster and
Secretary Sherman added their testimo.
ny to the same effect a short time ago."
Yes; and his appointment to the su.
preme bench would have been not only
q graceful acknowledgment of his great
ability and fairness. but a simple matter
of justice to the majority of the Ameri.
can people, who voted for Hancock in
November. AS it is. the effort seems
TO be to make the court solidly republl.
can.
The following bill has passed the
house at Jefferson, and will pass the
senate
All benevolent and charitable associations and
societies incorporated under the avs of this
state, or Of any other state or territory of the
United States, which shall issue any certificate
to or make any promise OF agreement with their
members whereby any sum Of money or benefits
to become due or payable to its siok or disabled
members. or on the decesse of q member solely
from the proceeds ofassessments or dues collect
ed from the members thereof, shall not be deem
ed insurance compsp les nor be subject to the
general insurance law Of this state.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

aud prices. '"ehsMeuts
motee Nhoelng and Repairing of all kin,
"p'' Il satisfactorily. julyl5yl
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

For the sake of decency 1t is to be
hoped that the Sprague divorce ase will
be hushed up in some way. 1t is a foul
afair,as far as it has gone, and a only
bring heartaches and disgrace by a fur
Their prosecution. Washing dirty linen In
public. especially when it Is burdened
with Valenciennes lace, always does
more harm than it can possibly do good.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

Sweeping reduotion In the price OF all
seasonable WINTER GOODS, at Ahreus'
Dry Goods Bazaar, Franklin street. jl0
Good goods, fresh goods. fashionable
goods, reasonable goods, will all be sold at
cost prices to close out. Read NJ. Chapman's
new advertisement. 10
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05
It was the democratic par

1t was the democratic party hat
fought and conquered know-nothinglm.
Nine-tenths of the old know-nothiigs
alive to-day are republicans. Thre
is an occasional ono (converted) in The
democratic ranks, but they are r,re.
They are leaders with the republicans
vide, the New York Harper's Weekly.
with irish faces made to look like those
of beasts.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-05

France has had an unusually cold winter.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-03
Iosxa B EHIEngss Prayer-New Revision.

From tn many friends, and from things
with luce ends, deliver US!
From q wife who don't luv US, and child
rem who don't look like us, deliver us!
From wealth without charity, from pride
without sense, from pedigrees worn out, and
from all rich relations, deliver us!
From snaix in the grass, from nails In our
butes, from torch-ligtt professions and from
nu rum, deliver US
From pack-peddlers, from young folks in
luY, from old aunts without money, and kol-
cry morbis, deliver US!
From newspaper seels, and pills that amt
fsic, from females who faint, and men who
fatter, deliver US!
From virtus without fragrance, from but
ter that smells, from niger kamp-meetings,
and from cats that are counting, deliver as!
From other folks secrets, and from your
own. and women committees, deliver US
From folks who won't laugh, and from
them who giggle, from tite butes, easy virtue,
and mutton, deliver Us!
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-03
FLOATING FANOIES,

only q boy ; but he CHANGED to crawl,
Through a little rent in the circus wall,
AND taking breath, he stood bravely up,
LII the clown came in with q skip and a hop.
Only q boot, but it CHANGED that day
mat that there boot, it bore down that way,
And the power that through that boot was sent
Lifted the boy out Of the circus tent.
She cooed he wooed the old man said
they could if they would. No cards.
A Connecticut mer recently said Lend
me a dollar. My vile has left me, and I
want to advertise that I won't be responsible
for her debts.
aDo you know, Mr. Smith," said Mrs. s.,
IN 3 reproving way, "that that pipe is hnrt-
full to you and is your enemy 2" eyes,"
replied Smith, calmly ejecting a heecy cloud,
Eyes, | know il, and [ am trying to smoke
the rascal out"
An Iowa exchange says: Sunday morn
ing our "Devil" stole d pail and skipped off
to the prairie and picked about six quarts Of
nice delicious wild strawberries. On his re-
turn we read him o severe lecture on Sab
bath breaking, and-he divided the berries
with US.
They say you can tell by the taste of beer
what the weather is going to be. How nice.
When your wife is uncertain about going
out with her bonnet on, and says s'Dear,
do you think it will rain ?" You can reply,
''I'll see, my love-" and go out and take a
glass Of beer and she can't find q word OF
fault. We demand a monument for the dis
coyerer of the theory.
A Galveston mai went to q doctor and told
him, ''Doctor, there is something the matter
with my brain. After any severe mental ex-
ertion, | have a headache. What is the best
remedy for it Z" The best remedy is to get
yourself elected to the legislature, where you
will have no occasion to think" The pa
tient replied that If it wasn't for the sake Of
his children he would make the experiment.
He didn't want them to go through life with
o stigma attached to their names.
Many an amusing mistake has been made
by people hard Of hearing. We are told that
q certain dean Of Ely was once at a dinner,
when, just as the cloth was removed, the
subject of discourse happened to be that of
extraordinary mortality among lawyers. "We
have lost, said a gentleman, 'not less than
seven eminent harristers in as many
months" The dean, who was very deaf,
rose just at the conclusion of these remarks,
and gave the company grace "For this
and every ether mercy make us devoutly,
thankful"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-03
other, q slightly luminous surface

other, 9 slightly luminous surface, it would
appear to an observer upon the very nearest
fixed star no more portentous than a new
shilling Offering in the sunshine would an.
pear to an observer at a distance of over a
hundred yards. In other words, it would
it would want fairly good eyes to discern it
at all. We may safely say, then, thatthe an
nual thermal loss Of our own little sphere,
though sufficient to melt seven hundred and
seVenty-seyen cubic miles of ice, would even
though multiplied by centuries Of centuries.
no more affect the temperature Of space than
the striking OF a match would avail to mod
crate the climate Of Siberia-BelgraYe.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-08-03
our Hnsag Earth.

It is only wien we regard our globe as a
member of tie planetary system, and that
system in Jun as a unit among the systems,
that we reatze how infinitesimal are its con-
Germs and now relatively insignificant it is.
We may, for practical purposes, treat the
orbit Of Neptune as the circumference Of our
planetary system, and state the diameter OF
it, theefore, as about 1885, 100000 miles.
But I'VE could suppose all this vast plane
concerted into a solid disk, instead Of being
asAoW for the most part empty space, and
lfto i were then given, BY some meanstor
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-17
The sunday Question.

A couple OF Sundays ago Henry
Ward Beecher preached a sermon on
the Sunday question. in which he said
there We're great many people who
do not need Sunday as a day of rest at
all who rest too much on week days
as it is. A man living in luxury,
spending his winters in Florida, his
summers at Saratoga, and who is al
ways talking about Sunday as day of
rest, who don't want to see work done
on Sunday and is opposed to writing
letters or allowing people to go on ex-
cursions or to parks, is a very poor sort
of a man to lay down the law for those
who toll from one weeks end to the
other. There are some people to
whom reading the Bible would be an
astonishing change from the business
of the week; others to whom a good
round of laughter is better than read
ing pious treatise on the Bible. "For
q man that rolls in riches to ordain q
Sabbath that will oppress the poor and
needy is to make the day an instru.
ment of tyranny" He repeated Hor-
ace Greeley's remark ON seeing great
many carriages and drivers in front OF
a church." the time will come when
the owners of those carriages will stand
on the outside and the drivers inside. /"
Yet many of these men sign petitions
against the running of street cars and
ferries. He was opposed to parades,
theaters and races on Sunday, but not
to rational recreation.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-17

these supposed wise men. Some Of
them hold that the flames will sweep
us all from the face of the earth during
the present year, and others Of them
are laboring to prove that the danger
to the human race will not come from
any excess Of heat, but from a deficien-
cy of it. In other words, they hold
that the inhabitants of the earth are to
be literally frozen out Into another
state of existence. 1t must be con-
fessed that the ice theory is more in
keeping with the history of the past
few weeks than the fire theory. While
the advocates of both of these theories
are fighting each other, and preparing
to be burnt out, or to be frozen out, as
the case may be, the world will con-
tinue to turn on its axis, the rains will
continue to fall upon the just and the
unjust, spring-time and harvest will
continue to come and go, and the earth
will bide its heaven appointed time.
1t is not given to man to know the
measure of his own days. It will
never be given him to know the limit
beyond which death shall claim all
things human as its own. The proph.
cts had better go to work and leave the
destruction of the world in the hands
of the Almighty.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-17
DEATH IN THE HIlNE.
Fearful Gas Explosion in u Coal
Mine at EeeIOnia.

LEEToNIA, ONO, February 10.-At
Z 80 tn morning a terrific explosion
of fire damp occurred at p. &. MoHrer
81 Co.'S coal bank al Robbins Station,
on the N. s. n. L. Railroad, six miles
south of here. The force of the eX-
plosion hurled mules, cars and five
men from the bottom OF the slope, 300
feet long, to the railroad, with the
force of q cannon. Thomas Logan,
aged so, and son, aged IA; James
Meehan, aged 40, and Edward Smith,
aged 80, were instantly killed. James
Crouch had both arms and one leg
broken, severe cuts about the head
and face, and hip badly crushed. He
will die. James Atkinson was badly
burned, and cannot recover. William
Haley was badly injured, and has
since died. Edward Creegan and Geo.
Hinselwood were badly injured, and
will probably die. Edward Doalen
and John Leeks were slightly hurt.
They have not been able to reach Ed
.rd Smith on account of gas. Nearly
thirty men were in the bank at fhe
time of the explosion. The explosion
did not reach the north part of the
mine, and had it occurred later in the
morning the loss of life would have
been much greater. The explosion
was caused by ventursome miner
going beyond the limit of safety. and
his lamp ignited the gas.
AS soon as the news of the dreadful
accident became noised abroad, the
people began to gather from all parts
of the country. The scenea, when the
members of the families of the victims
became acquainted with their loss,
were heartrending. Some of the fam
lies thus bereaved are almost desii-
tute. Prompt measures were at once
taken to minister to the wants of the
wounded. Physicians came irom Lee
tonia and New Lisbon. and rendered
all the medical attention possible to
relieve the suffering of the living vic
Tins. From the first, however, tie
ply sicians pronounced the case of the
four noted above as fatal. Their suf-
ferings were heartsickening TO wit
ness, but they bore them heroically.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-17
Florida Letter.

We are permitted to copy the follow
townsman, VIM. p. Hazen, written to
his young friend, ,Hazen d. Armstrong.
THONoTOsAssA LAKE, Feb. Z, 1881.
Nh Dear Young F5fend:-I was
very much pleased to receive your in
teresting letter, and also to hear your
people were enjoying good health.
We are all remarkably well since we
came to this warm, delightful climate,
where we can spend the greater part
of our time out of doors. We have
moved, you see, east of Tampa about
fourteen miles, to ThonotOsassa lake,
(or, as it means, lake of fiints) where I
have purchased two hundred acres of
land and employed twenty darkies to
get it in order for an orange grove.
The soil is well adapted for orange cul-
turs. L intend next year to build a
residence and have winter home
here on the banks of this beautiful
lake, where it is summer the year
round. 1t is quite surprising to walk
about and see the plum trees in bios
som and fruits and vegetables in their
prime. Strawberries are ripe and
Irish potatoes, cabbage, turnips, ETC.,
have been in market some time.
l have travelled hundreds of miles
about this country and found no place
that compares with this little lake for
beauty and every other facility for a
pleasant home. The lake is about
seven miles in circumference and is a
hundred feet above Tampa Bay, only
IA miles distant. The beach is of white
sand and makes fine place for driving.
The whole bed of the lake is of sand,
and the wafer is free from grasses and
anything that could mar its beauty.
Hundreds of aligators make it their
home, and we can see them any day
swimming about in the water or sun
ming themselves on the beach.
We are just camping here this win
feet above the water. The banks are a
gradual slope and are covered with
beautiful trees, the Live Oaks, Lemon,
Pine, Mulberry and immense OleandeI
bushes; quantities of Palmettos line
the banks. am having the grounds
put in order and with little improv.
ing it can be made a perfect Paradise
1 expect to spend eight m months of ev.
cry year here. The place was former.
ly plantation and the grounds ad-
joining it on each side are owned by
Northern people, and they are very
pleasant neighbors. We shall be hap
py to have you visit US this summer
Expect to be home by the first of June
Mrs. Hazen and Mrs. Winans unite
with me in sending best wishes to al
your people. Accept a good share
yourself. 1 am as ever, your friend,
WIN. p. HAZEN,
Tampa, Fla.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-17
The End of the World.

Some people are exceedingly fond of
predicting the destruction of the
world. Whether this is due to the fact
that they wish to seem wiser than
other people or not, is more than we
can say. There is probably an element
of vanity in all these predictions, as
well as considerable streak Of crazi-
ness. 1t is probable, too, that there is
some meanness in it all. These pre-
tended prophets know that the world
is not yet ready to go to its funeral,
and they take malicious pleasure in
trying to terrify it with the fiery pros
pect. 1t is an old dodge. In fact it is
too old to be at all refreshing. The
modern prophets ought to try to get
up something newer. The fact of the
business is, there is confusion among
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-17
British Badly Boered.

The British troops under command
of Sir G. P. Colley, in their recent en-
gagement with the Beers in South
Africa, suffered a most crushing de-
feat. A correspondent who was actu-
ally present during the conflict makes
it plain that General Colley was in
reality defeated, and only succeeded in
escaping back to camp under cover of
darkness, because the Beers, who had
drawn off with the intention of re-
newing the fight in the morning, and
believed the river not to be fordable.
Gen. Colley was obliged to leave all
his wounded on the field. The details
of the fight show that the troops were
at disadvantage, the Beers, by dint
superior craftsmanship, infiicting a
loss out of all proportion to that which
they themselves received.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-02-17
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Ill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL, 1881.
Four years ago February here was
one continued scene of anxiety and
The all-aabsorbing quss-
ton of determining who was Presi-
dent engaged the attention not only
OF our lawmakers, but the people, and
the Capitol was constantly thronged
with crowds of intensely interested
citizens solicitous on the one point of
knowing who was legally elected.
Now, however, there has been no ex-
element or any stir in any of our
classes, and a quieter or more hum
drum affair than the counting or dec
laration of the electoral vote on the
9th inst, has never been seen in the
Capitol. The announcement, day or
two prior thereto, that Senator Conk-
ling would castigate Senator Butler in
a set speech, almost emptied the De-
partments, and filled the Senate Cham
Der with an excited, expectant crowd,
yet the occasion of final determining
who was President hardly caused a
4APPfO III ChC StlCoAA vi lllS OCCuplCO
with the voter or the plebian. That
Garfield had been duly elected no one
questioned, and beyond those friends
of Senators and Ne nbers who were
recipients of tickets of admission to
the floor and galleries of the House, no
one apparently cared. Americans are
nearly as great fatalists as the Turks.
who accept every consequences as a
righteous fact, hence the count for
President is akin to a railroad slaugh-
ter in its slight impression made on
the masses. Whatever is, is right"
and the declaration that James A.
Garfield is President-elect has already
been forgotten. But the Inauguration
is another matter, for its brass bands,
military and general display, belongs
to the people as much as that of cir
Gus, and the President comes in only
as one of the actors in the pageant.
We are therefore all agog about it, and
are making the most extensive prepa-
rations for grand demonstration
March 4th. The indications are that
the largest cOncourse of visitors ever
in attendance here for participation in
the Inaugural ceremonies will be
present. The committee on visitation
express the belief that accommodation
at ordinary and reasonable prices can
be provided for all that may come, SO
no one need remain at home because OF
fear of inability to get something to
eat and a place to sleep during the
short sojourn from March 3rd to 5th OF
9Th. Ample preparations will be taken
to acquaint visitors with the addresses
of lodging places, and level headed
strangers will not need to suffer any
privation. That unwilling class, how.
ever, who become lawful subjects OF
prey to swindlers. at any time, in any
city, will have to look out. for the
hordes of pickpockets, thieves. etc.
have already reached us with theil
advance columns. Stands for specta.
tors are being erected on all the vacant
places on Pennsylvania Avenue, be-
tween the White House and the Cap.
itol, also several triumphal arches on
the prominent streets opening into
this Avenue, and in other manner are
our citizens exhibiting their desire tc
have the b e sest kind of a splurge or
the 4th proximo.