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TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
The Attorney Generals Opinion.
The Law was not Legally Adopted
Full Text of the Correspondence.

AS a source of information for the
people, on all live topics. the GRAPHIC
generally manages 20 be ahead. This
week we give the latest phase Of the
township organization question, as
promised IN onr last issue. The follow
ing is the correspondence in full:
kTEKsyILLE. Mo-. Jan. 20. 1881.
To the Hon. d. II. Mcintyre, Jefferson City:
DEAR SrE: 4 question is raised in this
county on the vote had at our regular
election, held ON November ID, 1880, as
to whether or not township organiza-
ton has been adopted.
The following is correct copy of the
returns of said election for and against
fo,vu HIN nrnan,ya f.op.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

Byvirtue and authority of a trans1,,
execution issued from the office Of r. Z
clerk of the circuit court of Adair cor. NY
ty Missouri, returnable at the F.l,u
ary term 1881 of said court, to me n, :,
favor Of George r. Brewington A.; =
against Gas well Branstetter. h,,. .
levied upon and seized all the non.
title, interest and claim of the s,;j
Caswell Branstetrer, Of in and TO r..
following described real estate IN ADJ,
county, Missouri to-wit;
The east half Of lot one, Cd Of n,
north east quarter of section one IN Il
township sixty-three (63) Of range a.
teen Isl And l will on ~
Thursday the 18th day of Feb, 1881
between the hours of9 o'clock in Il.
forenoon and ) o'clock in the afternoo,
Of that day while the circuit court IA
Adair county. Mo-. is in session. at Il.
court house door in kirksville, Ada,
county, Missouri sell the same or :
much thereof as may be required !,
public sale to the highest bidder "a,
cash in hand Subject to all prior lien,
and Judgments to satisfy said executes
and costs. JOHN SHAVER
Shift. Adair comfy ",
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JEFFERSON CITY.
Proceedings in the Legislature at jeff.
ersOn City

ersOn City.
JEFFERSON CRY, January 25.-The
Senate had short session to-day. Bills
were introduced continuing the present
system Of public printing. A bill estab-
lishirg the Office of public printer pro-
viding for mis- election by the legislature,
and his giving bond in the sum of ten
thousand dollars. A resolution was
adopted, calling upon the clerk of the
Supreme Court for general informa-
ton of the condition of the Supreme
Court. Adjourned till two o'clock.
In the House bill was introduced
for the protection of minors. MIR. Up
ton. Greenbacker, called for reading
in full of the bill, which the Chair ruled
out of order. An appeal was taken and
the Chair was not sustained. An exclt-
ed and prolonged discussion ensued.
Upon motion to reconsider the vote by
which the chair was not sustained, Mr..
Major claimed that if this rule prevail
ed the four Greenbackers of the House
could retard the whole legislation of the
House. The motion to reconsider was
not agreed to. A recess was taken till
two o'clock.
The members of the Legislature are
being supplied with invitations to the
Governor $ reception. Each member re-
ceives four for himself and friends.
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CONCEALED WEAPONS.

In civilized and orderly commu.
nifty where the laws are in force there
Is no excuse for the carrying of weap-
ons either openly or concealed. Only
in halt civilized or border commune
ties, where law and order has not been
established, and where each individu-
al must look to himself for protection
against all ccmcrs, is such a practice
justifable. What then, must we think
of man who in the midst of a So
Der, quiet community. amply protect
ed by the law and society, still persists
in making walking arsenal Of him.
self! That such is too often the case.
especially in some country neighbor-
hoods, becomes apparent when an ac-
cidental or intentional shooting takes
place. and life and limb are sacrificed
to the foolish habit. The following
from the Louisville Commercial is per-
tinent to the subject and We recom-
mend its consideration 20 the boys
and young men who may read this ar.
ticle, and who have somehow imbibed
the foolish idea that it is manly to 'go
armed" The Commercial says:
A little bit of reflection ought to
convince one, where personal security
is not menaced from any quarter.
that to re Juggling around a loaded
pistol is a bad habit and an unworthy
one. Not to speak Of the accidents
which may happen in consequence, it
is habit which exposes one to the
peril of doing something in a sudden
fit Of passion which may cause life
long regret if it does not indeed blast
every prospect in life.
The man who has no immediate |
reason to fear assault, or any inten-
ton to commit one. ought to know
that carrying loaded pistol is not as
innocent and decent transaction as
carving a watch or little pocket
knife Soldiers carry guns and me-
chanics tools as implements of their
profession and trade: but that citi-
zen should.go around armed with a
deadly weapon as part of his person.
al equipment is singular and Often
'ive proceeding. i
The possession Of the pistol, and
lie temptation to use 1t, are hatefully
associated.
A high spirited fellow gets ashamed
# carrying a thing which he never t
lses, and is, with diabolic ingenuity, &
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TRUSTEES SALE

Wheres.. Francis ". TwedelI and his Vii.
Lucy {. Twedeil, by their certain dsed d
trust. dated the 10th day of July, ls7.. and n.
corded in the recorders Office of Adsir cou,.
ty, at deed Of trust book ~. page q, co..
veyed to Philip II. Smith. sheriff Of Adj;
county. Missouri, all their right. title. interx
and estate in and to the following described
real estate situated in the county of Adsir,
stste OF Missouri, viz: The northwest Quss.
Ter o. the northwest quarter Of section suA.
Der thirty, tSO,) in township number sixty.
one. (bl,l Of range number thirtssn, (lsj
which said conveyance was made in trust b
Secafe the payment OF . certain prsmiss0D
note IN said deed described, and, whereas. ~
said note has become due and rsmsiss IN
paid, and, whereas, Phillip ". Smith Is %
longer sheriff Of Adair county, Missouri, EOS.
therefore: in accordance with ssid deed d
trust, and at the request Of the legal holder
OF said note, ] shalI proceed to sell the sbSW
described real estate at the Court Ho,,ss DOR
IN the town Of Kirksville. in the county d
Adsir, statc aforesaid, to the highest bidce
Tor cash. At public auction, on
SATURDAY. THE 22d DAY OF JANY, ISL
between tine hours OF nine in the foresoOa
: sho nve In the afternoon Of that day, 70 ssiis
~ sald note, together with the cost and si.
pehse Of executing this trust
JOHN SHAVER
Sheriff and Trustee.
Dated this 18th day OF December. lss0
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Married.

Tuesday evening last at the resi-.
dence Of the brides parents, three
miles east ofthis city, Dir. Samuel w.
Anderson. of Cameron, Mo-, and
Miss Mary w, Erwin, daughter OF
Judge John S. Erwin. The ceremony
took place at E O'Clock, followed by a
splendid wedding supper. About thir-
ty invited guests, all intimate friends
of the family, were present. The
bride and groom accompanied by
Miss A. Anderson, sister of the groom,
left on the $3.50 train for their future
home at Cameron. A number Of ele-
CANT presents were made to the newly
welded couple.
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Senate.

Senate.
WAsH1NGToN, January 26.-Sena
tor Inglass submitted a resolution as
follows: That the Senate be ready &c
receive the House of Representatives
in the Senate Chamber Wednesday,
February 9, at IL M, for the purpose
of being present at the opening and
counting Of the votes for President
and Vice-President of the United
States; that two persons be appoint.
ed tellers on the part Of the Senate to
make list of vc;es for President and
Vice.President Of the United States
as they shall be declared by that re.
suit.
House.
WASHINGTON, D. c., January 10
On motion Of Mr.. Sapp the bill passed
granting to Council Bluffs, Carr Lake.
near that city. A motion to dispense
with the morning hour was defeated.
So to 81, and the Speaker directed the
clerk to finish the reading Of the bill
pending at the expiration Of the last
morning hour.
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Notice is hereby gwen to all creditors
And Others interested in the estate Of
Manuel Patterson, deceased, that |, p
ter B.ownell, administrator of said s+
tate. intend to make final settlemen,
thereof at the next term of the Probs:e
Eourt OF Adair county. to be hetd st
Airksville on the l4th day of Febusry.
1881. PETER BR0WVEIL
no. ~. Admr.
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THE IRISH TROUBLES.

The latest advices from Europe in
dicate that the Irish troubles are very.
very far from being settled. The
moving Of the Government Coercion
Bill on the s4th inst. indicates some.
thing Of what the Irish people may ex-
pect. The bill although called bill
.for the protection OF life and proper
ty." gives the Lord Lieutenant power
to issue a warrant for the arrest OF
any one SUSPECTED of reasonable de-
signs or Of being connected with agra.
rian outrages. This places the liberty
of every man in Ireland in the hands
ofthe Lord Lieutenant, state OF af'
fairs far worse than those they have
borne for so long a time. To take a
mans labor without compensation IS
bad-to reduce him to a condition
next to that of starvation, with no pow.
er to help himself or provide the actu-
al necessities of life for his family IS
still worse; but to add to these the Fl
nal outrage ofrobbing him Of his liber-
~, and placing him in the power OF
one man, and that upon mere sus-
picion, is more than man ought to
bear. But how is the 1rishman to
help HIMSELF Where is his hope Of
success against a powerful government
like that ofthe Englishs
The Irish are poor, they are without
organization, while for centuries they
have been groaning under the
despotism Of their English masters.
Every attempt at revolution or at
tempted rising in behalf Of Irish free
dom has ended in defeat and the
death or Imprisonment of the most in
trcpid leaders. The people have be-
come discouraged; millions Of the
bravest and most energetic have emil
grated to this and other lands in search
Of freedom. while the love of the
Green Isle has rendered others willing
to bear almost anything rather than
leave their native land. But of late
the oppression has become greater
than they can bear. and they are
again ready to strike for liberty, while
England, true to her history-trle to the
spirit which actuated her 4 hundred
years ago. having learned nothing in
the civilization of the nineteenth GEN.
tuy is preparing herselfto render the
oppression of the Irish people more
calling tEan before. Taking these
facts into consideration there. seems
little hope Of the troubles ending fa-
vorable to the Irish without help from
abroad and the result is not unlikely
to be as heretofore, the taking Of the
lives ofa few thousand brave men and
the taking one more turn upon the
wheel of oppression which has been for
so long grinding at the liberties Of the
Irisf, people. A small thing for En-
gland to do when she imagines in her
might that her rights are being infrlng-
ed upon by down trodden people.
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WASHINGTON.
Sherman on the Funding Bill.


WASHINGTON, January 25.-The Sen.
ate Committee on Finance to-day heard
Secretary Sherman on the funding bill.
He took the position that it should be
amended so as to make the funding
bonds redcemable in FIVE years and pay
able in twenty years from date Of issue
and to bear interest at rate not exceed
ing three and one half per cent, the rate
to be fixed in the discretion of the Sec
retary of the Treasury. He expressed
the opinion the treasury tuding
certificates proposed by the bill, which
he thought should be described as treas
ury notes, can be foated at three per
cent interest without change in the
house provision for their redemption at
any time after one year from their re-
pective dates of issue.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue and authority Of general exec.
tion issued from the Office Of the ella,
Of the circuit court Of Admir- county. Nilsson,
returnable at theFeb'y term. 1881 u said cour
To me directed in favor 1f james Nc(;auu m.
against Ephram Branstetter, by his neIt fri.,.
e. Branstetter. and ! have levied upon n,
seized all the right, title. interest and claim \
the said EphranI Branstetter by his next fr..l
Caldwell Branstetter Of. in and to the iollo.ip,
described real estate in Adair county. VI.
souri,. to-wit:
Ea.t y. lot one, ~ north east quarter ser
tion, one. CD Township six;y-tlree, tG3, d
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ATTY GENERALS OEEIcE

Cry OF JEFFERSON, Jan. "A, 1881.
Mr.. j. e. Carothers:
DEAR SIR: In your favor Of January
18th you say that from the reading of
section 8 of article IN. of the Constitu-
tlon of 1875. and the vote above men
toned, 1t would seem that township or
in your county has not been
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Mr.. J. w. Tinsman. the artist sold
two Of his elegant landscapes to Mr..
Frank Baird this week. Another paint
ing. copied from Wagner's celebrated
painting of the Roman races in the Col
iseum is on exhibition at the book store.
1t IS well worth examination, and re.
fleets credit on the artist.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors snd
others interested in the estate Of James john
son, deceased. thEt i, Frances johnson. oIec-
utrix Of said estate. intend Il, make final ,e!-
tiement thereof at the next term Of the Pro-
bate Court Of idair county. 10 b. hsld 1t
hirksville on the 18th day Of February, issi.
FRANCES JOHNSON,
h'D-N Executrix.
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New subscriptions received since oul
last Issue:
NEbert $50: j F Gall $50; Ida Wal.
ton 20: J @ Johnson 1.5O: j H Nc
Dowell ! 80; BENZ White Is; N B Daw-
son 50; Isaac Melton 50; Waterman
Reed l 50: w G Piece so; Geo Darr
/ sow F Smith l 80: T A Brashear l..
80: Henry 7 Harris 50; W N Fry
$50; Aaron Dennis 25. Back sub
scription 20.
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XLyIl CONGRESS-.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, January 75.-'rhe bill
for the establishment Of a bureau Of
animal industry was ordered printed
and committed to a special committee.
So ordered.
Senator Davis (Ill.) reported favor
ably the bill to confirm to Chicago the
title to certain public grounds.
Senator Edmonds dissents from the
report Of the Committee.
Senator Davis gave notice he would
ask the consideration of the bill Fri
day.
Senator Logan renewed his motion
to postpone the pending order on the
calander to take up the Grant retire.
ment bill. He said he did not pro-
pose to discuss the motion further and
asked for a vote.
Senator Lamar, in favor of the mo-
ton, said he presumed had Gen. Grant
at any time when General Of the army
asked to be retired in accordance
with his rank no one would have OBJ
jected. The policy Of the Govern
ment Of retiring its great generals and
admirals was, he thought, proper
one. 1t meant that such officers
should devote their lives to their great
duties and that in return the county
shall secure their honorable and ade-
quate independence. So far from OBJ.
jectlng to it he was willing to extend
the principle. Gen. Grant ought not
to be deprived of retirement because
he had left his place as General to be-
come President at the call of the peo-
pie. He UamaT favored the bill as
an expression Of popular will that our
most eminent General should be Sc.
cured competence He opposed
the provision Of 1t requiring the bene-
ficiary to do active service when call
ed upon. A vote was taken, Mr.. Lo-
gan's motion was rejected-yeas, IS;
nays. %. Aparty vote, except that
Lamar, with Davis. of Illinois, voted
aye with the Republicans. The vote
was identical with the one of yester-
day on the same subject, except that
Mcpherson, who then voted aye, was
absent, and Bruce, then absent, today
voted aye. On motion Of Senator
Pendleton :he bill to pay additional
expenses of the tenth census passed.
Consideration was resumed of the In.
dian land in severalty bill. Senator
Pendleton addressed the Senate in IA
| vOr Of the hill
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House..

The Senate amendments to the mil.
itary academy appropriation bill were
concurred in.
The bill providing for the deficiency
Of $16a,ooo in the appropriation for
interest on the 365 loan of the District
of Columbia passed; also the bill ap-
propriating 100000 for a monument
commemorative Of the battle OF Sara.
toga.
Mr.. King gave notice he would
"Wednesday next call up for action the
resolutions on the inter-oceanic canal.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole, Carlisles in the chair
upon the Postoficc Appropriation
Bill,
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thursday. the 18th day Of Febu,u. I'M

Between the hours Of9 O'Clock in the forruoo,
and D o'clock In the Afternoon of that d,,
while the circuit court for Adair county. NJ,
souri, il IN session, at the court house d,s.r /,
kirksville, Adair county. Missouri. -eN d.
same. or so much thereof as may be REQUIRED
ut public sale, to the highest bidder for e..s
in hand. Subject to all prior liens and jud.s
ments to satisfy said execution and cost
JOHN SHAVER
Sheriff Adair ca W
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LIVE STOCK.
Ho-s, per hundred pounds. 3 30 to - Cat
tie per hund. lbs. Is 10 9 80. Cslye, p,r loo
lbs q to %. Sheep per mead, 2 % 10 50.
Timothy, per ton. o. %; Prairie. do s 80
Hungarian. do % u Nillet do Is %.
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NOTICE.

Sotice Is hereby Yiven that my wife, Miner
W Ilsea having left my bed and board with
ouI JUST cause or provOcati0n, will not b
responsible for any debts Of her contracting
ALFRED EL5EA-
Jan. 18th, 1881
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Our Factory is now running at Kirk.villc
Mo. and If you will come and see us before
buying We guarantee to save you one hun
dred and twenty dollars ON each mile Of fence
Parties wanting fencing that cannot find il
convenient 10 come to town. call upon any Of
the following local agents. who will give you
full information regarding the same:
John Ely. agent for Polk and Nincyeh town
ships, Adair County and Schuyler County,
Missouri.
Homer Smith, for Clny Township.
Z. u. Greenwood for Salt River TIP
oh Crawford, for Wilson TIP.
s. W. DOdsOn for Pettis TIP.
s. ID. Abercrombic. for Walnut TIP.
X. B. Murray, for Liberty Tp.
W. H. II. FRYE,
Patentee and Prop.
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Young Men,

Write te Miller's Great Mercantile Co,lere
KeOkuk, Iowa, on the Mississippi. Book'
keepers, Penmen, short Hand Reporter. Tel.
egraph Operators and School Teachers thor.
oughty fitted. Don't fail to address
Prot. W. II. Miller, Keokuk To-
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We learn that whatever is left over
from the supper given by the A. o. U.
w. will be donated to the poor through
proper committee.
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BISHOP Elder Of the Catholic church
at Cincinnati has created sensation
in fashionable circles by prohibiting
round dances. He believes in dane.
ing on the square.
A dispatch received from Major Ilges,
at Poplar River camp, Montana, says
that chiefs Good Bear. Crow King, Big
Shirt, Long Dog and Black Eagle, with
a camp consisting Of 800 souls, 80 of
whom are well-known warriors with
200 dilspidated ponies and 50 or 60
guns, are making slow and painful!
march toward Fort Buford to surren-
der. The major says Sitting Bull never
had the.slightest intention of surrender
ing and has acted in bad faith through
out. He is completely in the hands of
Thompson, the renegade white deserter
from the mounted police, who recently
killed mail driver named Freeze and
fears punishment therefor If caught.
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This paper msy be found on fle 1t Geo. p
k0Eel d Cos Newspaper Advertising Bureau
.lospruce street where advertising contracts
may be made for II in New York.
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US. LAND Or1lcE, Booxv,LLx. No. 4,
Ian. 18th, 1881.

US. LAND Ov1lcE, Boosv,lLx. No. ,
Ian. 18th, 1881. (
Notice is hereby given that the fol.
lowing named settler has filed notice Of
bus intention to make final proof Of his
claim, and secure final entry thereof
and that SAID proof will be made before
the clerk OF the circuit court of Adair
county, at his Office in Kirksville. Mo-
the county seat Of said county, on Sat.
nrday, the 5th day Of March, 1881, VIZ:
William H. Tracy, homestead entry No.
1856, for the E / 2 Of the S-E14. sec.
4, and the NE ! of the N.E14' sec.
9, TIP. 8, n. R. II W., and he names
the following witnesses to prove hi,
continuous residence upon and cultiya-
ton OF said tract, viz: David r. Pick
ems, Landon b. Pickers, P. 0. ,Shibley's
Point, and Louis Gates and Peter Gates.
p. o., Jassamine Station, all of Adair
county, Mo. W1LL1Ax H. Tracy.
GusrAyx REIcHE, Register. 39St
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Whining never yet resulted in an in
crease of business to man or firm, and
is disgusting even IN child. 1t is bet
ter to grin and bear ones dlsappoint-
ment-and is more manly.
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a proper committee.
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Jan. 18th, 1881
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THE REMAINS.

Arrangements Which Have Been Made.
Lone BRANCH, September 20.-The
Attorney General, who has charge OF the
arrangements for removing the remains
from Long Branch to Washington says:
The Pennsylvania road will send four
coaches here to be used on the occasion.
The train will be made up as follows:
First car, baggage; second car, remains
of the President and escort; third car,
Mrs. Garfield and family, aud fourth car,
members of the Cabinet and attending
surgeons. The train will take the same
route as that taken when the President
was removed IRON Washington. No
stops will be made except at water sta.
tions, and no newspaper reporters will
be permitted on the train. Ii is the de-
sire of those managing the arrangements
for removal that no train shall be
run either in advance or after
the Presidents special for observance
or other purposes. The special train
will be run slowly and all through trains
will be laid over for it to pass. The
present intention is that the train shall
leave here about 10A. NJ. to morrow and
arrive in Washington between four and
five p. m. After lying in state in the
rotunda OF the Capito. on Thursday and
Friday the remains will be again taken
charge of by the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and conveyed direct to Pittsburgh,
thence to Cleveland. The proposed
coroner's inquest on the Presidents
remains has been abandoned by the
local authorities.