Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-17

10 duuuhl iOPNAS VIC
f the coinage OF the silver dollar;
nd it is also known that the com.
handing democrats in the senate OF
he United States and the coming
chairman of the c0mmitte OF ways
md Means in the house are and Will
De opposed TO this recommendation
If the secretary of the treasury.
New York Times, Rep. ep.:-"Colonel
ieurge w. Hooker, who has been
named AZ the candidate OF the re-
pubiicams for sergesnt.st-srms OF the
house. of represeutAtives,is ,is the author
of the happy sentiment: "A man is
id tool who wouldn't be re-
publican in Vermont aud democrat
in New York City," The thought 10
that this fellow aud Flan-
agan, of Texas, are 80 truly represen.
tative of the republican party that
they would make model ticket Tor
it in 1884. Flanagan aud Aookert
How the stal W arts would rally
The extra session of the Legislature
convened the other day. Governor
McEuery in his message said: "There
Is no reason for the continued cry OF
poor Louisiana aud her iDpoverisn.
ed peop!e.' We must realize tho
tact that she is rich aud force hcr to
the front rank Of the states. Her
assessment roll for 1880 shows vale
nation of $177, ,O96, ,459, and for 1881.
SlS1 O,29l. This is wrong aud
should be corrected. When the
property of this state 10 Thoroughly
assessed, even at two-thirds OF It's
value, 1t will show valuation OF
quite $500 ,OOO, 900. The tax rate eau
theu be reduced, the state govern.
meut sustained aud our state deDs
annually decreased"
Mr.. Tilden takes no little pride tn
his fine library, to accommodate
which he is having an addition oul!s
| to his house in Gramercy. This cole
lection ia not sudden rage with MI.
| Tildeu. 1t is the accumulation Of .
lifetime, aud is represented TO be one
of the finest private libraries in the
United States. Touching this subjects
matter, "Gath" writes: politicians
may be surprised TO hear that there
are several thousand people In thts
country who would rather have Mr..
Tilden's library than the presidency.
and would be prouder to exhibit IL
to intelligent people than to be tho
lonely captain Of the old white house
and its scandals. There are many
noble libraries iu New York, but Mr.
Tilden has been collecting his books.
80 many years that he has far the
start of the new amateurs, however
lavish with their money"
!. On motion Of General Henderson,
OF .llnois, seconded by Mr.. Updegrans
, of Iowa, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted in the republl.
can house caucus preceding tho or.
. ganization of the tveQs
= The the following named honorabIY
discharged Uuion soldiers, minus .
, | leg or an arm or both now borne
|. on the soldiers roll Of the house Of
: representatives, be retained by the
. door-keeper Of the house ON said rolls
subject, however, to dismissal for Q
irst and sufficient cause: 8. y,
Decker, both arms Of, Ohio; John
Ryan. one leg Of. Pennsylvanta Jas.
= l.. Mcdonnell, one leg Oh, Indiana;
o Hugh Lewis, one arm of, Wisconsin;
Johu Rome, one arm of, New Jer.
e .ey; Captain j. w. White, one arm
b of, Ohio" or course this was bun
,. combe resolution to herald 70 the coun
d try the republican psrty's love fol
The Union soldier. This 10 hardly q
l. conspicuously obvious, however
4. when it is remembered that thes'
L. houorably discharged Union soldier,
>r "minus . leg or Al arm or both
were appointed by the democratt
n, house, three Of them heing repubIl
- cans and three Of them democratic.
le "The spectacle afforded in Kansa
ve for some time past" says the Net
4. York World, ais in every way hon
a oriug to the people Of that state an
-. to its authorities. A banker havtu
- fsiied, his creditors and the publ
.. .enerally have taken him from th
mI custody OF the officers of the law an
are holding him to ransom, somt
;, what after the manner Of STELLA
IL brigamde, while his friends have bee
10 picking up the lawyers for the pre-
eA ecutiou, to be hanged In case he
a. molested. Confident in the purity
y their motives and the sympathy
III the depositor classes, they do ut
shroud themselves with mystery, bl
ed conduct their operations In the ~
lot eve Of heaven aud the associate
iai press reporter. The sheriffs aud II
MS governor maintain that impartt
lur neutrality BETTING officials Of justic
his aud, altogether. whoever surveys q
scene,
AMI In wonder, awe and praise. !"
ig. In the adjoining states Of Nilsson
ey. aud Arkansas. however, whore q
:ed people are democrats, such condu
ath is rightly held by our republican co
temporaries to be brutal and disho
~, orirg aud is with great justice d
Iis. cribed as the logical outcome Of the
1an z political faith"
the The Springfield Republican !
iss, marks, vaguely: ''The presido
lie, whom the American people elect
md has been dead nearly three months
. To which the Chicavo Times replfl
The .sThe people Of the United States hs
W. elected number Of presidentss {
M; first of whom in tho order Of
lie death a. in the order Of HE eleoti
Al was George Washington. II {
or;. reference is to him, the statement
one the length Of time since his death
not correct. The people elected
couple of Adamses. . Jeffersons
. y; Madison. Monroe, Jackson. > v
gro Buren,, q Harrison. . Taylor, . Pier
ov. Buchansn,a q Lincoln; oil Of them I
oesI dead, and have been dead for . mu
oys longer space than three mouths. =
sne people also elected . president y
ID llVlukS HuO WuVUo uoIAv loOSS
Some presidents, Tyler, Tillmo
ouis Johnson and Arthur. were n0t eleoa
lnce directly as such. They have b(
the called accidents, but they ~,
.ity, chosen with the knowledge Of q
aths possibility that they might be cal
New upon to take the presidential pls
ould and with that very view. All
". these, except Arthur. have been d.
and q long time, aud some Of them v
Mr.. quite dead before they died. ]
rlia. Republicans reference is to Gar6l
aker aud the conduct of some of the
e ln- thinking ultra stslwarts suggests
old conversation between Ophelia [
eted Hamlet touching the death
Of a the latter's father: Nay, tits tn
for two months. my lord" $50 lol
Nay, then, let the devil wear bla
Q, in for I'll have q suit of cables.
tude heavens! die two months ago,
es a not forgotten yet? Then there
yga- hope q great MANS memory .
or a OuIiive his life half q year.
y to ->>s.s-
5. a "OORMORANTS.'
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out [Gh cago Tribune (Rep.). December j.
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