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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17

The senate appears to be ready to
adopt a twa-cent rate for letter pos
tage. and the committee Ia under.
stood to favor coupling with this re-
duction q provision for the free car
rage of newspapers. The experience
Of all governments proves that cheap
eulnK the postage increases the rev.
enues, up to q certain point, aud the
greater the general intelligence of the
people, the more freely do they make
use of cheap facilities for correspon.
dence. Even the introduction of
limited penny postage, in the form of
postal cards did not diminish the rev.
enue, as many predicted would be the
case.
St. 10. Gazette, June 13th:-The
Burlington & Southwestern railroad,
lately purchased by the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy company. and
which has gone through foreclosure
proceedings, has now been fully re-
organized, aud will hereafter be
known as the Chicago, Burlington 6
Kansas City Railroad Company. The
newly elected officers Of the company
are: w. w. Baldwin. Of Burlington,
president; 7. j. Potter. of the Chica-
60, Burlington & Quincy, vice presi.
dent; and j. w. Smith, superiDtem.
dent. The road will be extended
without delay to Kansas City, and
when completed, will give the Bur
lington the shortest and, in many
respects, the best line between Chica
60 and Kansas City.
Mr.. James j. Mccormack, of thi
city, has received a letter from D. r
Henderson, secretary of the repubIi
q congressional committee, where
in Mr.. Henderson believes it will pe
privilege and a pleasure for Mr. Nc
Cormack TO contribute not less tia
81 so Of his ~hard-earned scads, for til
purpose of keeping the dreadful den
ocrstic party out of power, and tel
him to send his check to Jay A. Hui
bell, acting treasurer, lock box SO!
Washington, D. C. Mr.. Henderson
. little off in his guess. MI. McCol
mack would rather put up his veal
to help the democrats than to oppo
them. He does not hold any Off
under . radical administration, al
does not fear bull-dozing. We ha'
heard of somebody being indicted
this sort of business, but radios
would rather die than to stop it.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17
Council PROCEEDINGS.
CITY HALL. June le, 1882.

CITY HALL. June l2, 1882.
Council met in regular session. Present,
Messrs. McCausland. Davis. owen, Weibel.
Taylor. Gather. schawe and Hamlet. Mayor
John In the chair.
Minutes Of last two meetings read and approx
ed.
Mr.. McCausland, chairman of the finance
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17
Meekly gntelligenter.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
The Malley trial has resumed.

Montreal had a 81, 800. 900 fire on the
18Th
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17

A man named Weed, at Poughkeep-
sic, New York. charges DR.. Hedges. OF
Newburgh, with beating him out OF
$3.50, 600 at a little game of draw poker.
Weed swore that he once lost $3.50, 600
At faro in an hour.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17

II have used Burdock Blood Bitters with great
benefit for indigestion and constipation of the
bOwels." C.. l.. EASTON,
Hamilton, Ont.
Price 81. Sold by C. w. LOOMS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17

Last Friday night q mob attacked
the jail at Lawrence. Kansas, took
three colored murderers out, and
hanged them to a bridge. The three
had killed a man, and boosted that
they could only be sent to the peni-
Tertiary for life. This exssperated
the people; hence the hanging. Had
this occurred in Missouri or any south
ern state, what a howl we should have
heard. The Chicago In,er-Ocean
will scarcely notice the above out
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17

q. Ben says the man who borrowed Ills
kuiie u Week sgo had better return II.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17
MONEY.

MONEY.
A FRESH SUPPLY OF MONEY TO LOAN:
a junelI-2t q CAlLES.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17

The Brookfield bank robbers have
plead guilty. aud received a sentence OF
twenty. five years each in the peniten-
tiary. This will reduce the radical vote
of Indiana.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17

The New York aud Brooklyn sus-
pension bridge was to have been 200
feet above the water level Of Fact
river, and cost 81, 900 900. The height
has been lowered to 1876. land the cost
90 far, has been SIS DOC, 900; and the
legislature, which has Just adjourned
appropriated 1900. 600 more to com,
plete it. This reminds us of the es.
Inmates made on all sorts of public
buildings. They generally cost about
three times as much as the estimates
call for. and nobody knows what be.
comes of the overplus.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17

The house committee on postofices
and postroads will probably agree to
report favorably upon the adoption oil
Q neat invention called a private mes
sage card, which Is designed to take
the place of the postal card. The card
is very similar to the one in use, ex-
cept that q thin flap v the mes
sage part, and, by being sealed on
the edges, hides.the contents. II is OF
the same weight, and costs the same
% the poatal, aud has the advantage
alluded to.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The Sabbath school at Maplewood is
progressing nicely.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17

Mrs. Jesse James has taken the lee
ture field. She delivered lectures at
Kansas City. Holden. Sedaiia aud st.
Louis. Her efforts 30 far have prov
ed a dismal and well-merited failure.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-17

y N N MTNNtJUfsT,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE
In III. Circuit court Of said county In vacation.
May 50, 1852.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26
Der SOnnpfell.
Bon Sr. 81. Glanert, in Berlin.

gSenn I'M SerbIt un6 @inter bic nabs
faIten Iase fommen, bur6 tpeI6e uns Der
AufentbaIt i'm Sreien psrIeibet tpirb, bann
itelt ii9 aud reselmdBis elm @alt elm,
bon benz I'M 2sben pobl fein SterbIi9er
peri9pnt bleibt. Wlan mag ii6 aud
Nlbe Seben, ibm ans3utpeibsn, er finSet
bod 2iiden uno GeIesenbeiten, bic ibm
seniiSen, um in unieren &brper einsus
prinsen unS uns in man6maI re4t unbes
baeliae Stimmuns Su rerieben. SIT es
enbIi9 seIunsen, cen unansenebmen
8ait tpieoer IosSutperben, 10 f0nnen mir
lider iein, baB er iiG bas gergnugen
ma6t bei ndaiter 8eranIalluns uns
ipieper einen 8eIud ab3uitatten.
9lus oet lleberldrift ipeiB Der freunbs
li6e Qeler bereits, bab ib BON benz 2eis
ben iprebe, tpeldeS man gefp6bnlid ais
Sdnupfen besei9net unb es tperben ibm
setpiB manherlei tribe unb ldersbaite
grinnerunsen fon,lneiL tpenn er baran
benft, fpie pieIe Diale er ibn bereits fens
nen selernt bat ino ipie ct ibm bas cine
0taI unnioelib madte, bieie ober iene
seiltise Nnitrensuns gu leiitsil Elm anbes
res ItaI ein Concert cper bic Srsucen
zines Bales aus Seraenss@runbe su ses
nieben.
g3enn man nun aud aunebmen follte,
baB bas Wort ySdnupfen" nur snr Be-
set6nuns bes befannten .9taienleibeas
oiene, 10 1T Dem ieoo9 ni4t 70; pielmebr
fDnnen mir oft b5ren oaB aud 3atarrbe,
Die BEN SalS unb bic BruItorsane befaIs
lem nit eleidem 9tamen belegt !peroen.
giht ieIten tpiro !. 9. BON einem 8ruits
idnupfen seiproden Der sisentIi1 ni6ts
ipeiter aIs Elm Quneenfatarrb iit. gu1
i6 beablidtise, an Dieisr SteIIe ben 8ss
sriif bes Sdnupfens ipsiter su failen uno
Ste fatarrhaIilhen Grfranfunssn su idils
berL tpel6e bic ylaie unb bas SaIS.
innere bsfalen fonnen bite aber pobI
su beber3ieen bnb Der eissntIihe Sdnus
pfsn nur in Der 9taie ieinen Sit bat.
Die grIdeinunger eineS tibtigen Sea.
ienfdtarrbS iine 10 allgemein bsfanat, baB
tb fiigIih bsren Shilnerung bier mnter.
IaHen fam; Id mill mid barauf be-
fdranfen eitise Symphonic nabsr su ers
tl6ren.
3u benislbsn ssbSrt Defenders Elm oft
/ isbr lditigsr, brn9snner Gdnsrs in hsr
SsisnssssuS, iusfGss basen bsrsatst sai
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26
Oalt,e Summer 852.

BertLeinerung benubte. 2eioer ftbst man
bierbeiDft auf WiSerltreben nitt nur feis
tens Der Ginoer, ionbern aud Der Gripad-
ienerL uno es lit baber febr angenebm, in
Der @lettriSitdt Elm WiitteI 3a beiiben, nit
Dem auf et1e tpenis unangenebmeuno oar
ni6t anereifenosWeiie baiieEbe 3ieI, fpenn
aud nidt auf einmaL 10 bod a!lmdbli4
ecreidt fpirS. 6
SD bebiene mid berielbsn fat ausz
i9lieBli9, unb burd tire 9lntpenbuns BET
Snoipibuen ieber aItersflaiIe, ieIbit gans
tlelnen 8inoern, babe i6 mid BON ibrer
gortreffltdfeit iiber3euSt. Die @leFtrisiz
tat tpiro neueroinsS AUDI Sasu sebrau6t,
bic Ralenpolppen in sIei4er 8eiie gu ent.
fernen.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26

Gieien Isrii6en Brobuften reibten fid
etne Wtenge Spptttieber auf bic gefaQenen
Stiiben beS abipIutismus an. stlrlt
Vtetterni9 muBte belpnbers berbalten,
ebenio Der BOIiseiprafeft SebIniBfi, Der
reafticndre 8iirgermeilter BON Bien, bic
absei6affte Genlur bic pertriebenen 81.
gorlaner u. br8I. Gin eetpiner NIeranpsr
DteoiS f6rteb yDie nsue @eIdifte BON
benz aIten Serrn" bic itets init Dem Res
frain enbete
., Netternicb 0, Retternid!
Gri4Iase bod baS gBetter Sieb
gSabrenb Die gertriebenen perbDbnt
tpuroen, feierte man in sabIreihen@eotb.
ten ben euten 8ailer Serriuan6, baS Nn=
benfen Spiepbs H., beS sefr6nten 8efors
matorS, Die burd glnneItie aus ben Wez
fdnsniiien befreiten poIitii6en Dtartprer,
Die beutihen Sarben, Die befreunoeten
nnSarn unb PoIen, beionbers bic Suraten
aus YeItb u. I. IN. glber baIo mii6ten
ii9 Q8arnun9s= unc 0rob=Rufe in bieIe
Sreuoenfldn9e, unb als nun ppllenoS Der
NRpnat Dtai bic eriten, tpenn aud bIuts
loien Barrifacen bra9te, ba besann bic
ei9entlihe reppIutiondre Yoeiie. Ginea
seiptfen 2ubtpis 8ptpitI6 - Der perltprs
bene glusuit 8efer tpiirbe ibn einen STA.
bifaIiIiimu8" 9enannt baben - erflaten
bieie 8arrifaben nit IoI6sr RIbruns, baB
er iie ic9ar pOetii9 aupeinte, unb
atpar tpie fpISt:
Sarrirahen.
SarrieaSsn garricaOen ilbeInS tpis gum S5eit:
eeprdnee
gIa9 benz S6aupIas bon Ruinen tppst bic auf.
seteste Rense:
GOH BEN S4auseH tpebsn Sabnsn, weiS tpit
9ei9en, rotb tpie gIut
llnp auf sprnentbraunteu Nienen ipieIt Der 8a:
denfeuer GIutb,
BorricaeeH! Barrieaben! gBien bat teine nod
eeieben,
SinS's bic eriten bod, Die Srobsno auf Der BeiP,
gen GrSe iteBeu:
Ginss ;prn'sen gpItsbstpuBtieins unumIt5SIi6el
Betpeis,
Dram Der Bulls Der @iDeriaber tpoBI ertarrsr
mag ;a Gis
8arrtcabsn 8arrieaSen an bic alien aliabsr
ftetne
SriiG i9 metne betBs Stirue uubea1tet an uni
tpetne
Sa, i9 tpeine tnn'se Sbrdneu uno bic Sbr6ner
Selten bir,
8atGitaht, seItebte, tbsure - Setueu 8aFriea'
ben bier! e
So4 senuS fir beute Gas 8u9 IL
10 tntereHant uno anreSenb, baB mir IN
einem stpeiten artiteI barauf aurldfOmt'
men tperpsH.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26

gtummer beipro6ene Gebibt ssranfeI's
vDie llnip erfitdt", tpel1es IN
fait allen 3eitnn9et unb in Sunoerttans
ienben bon Separat=aboriiden eridien.
&pn Der 1lniperlitdt mar ndrnIi6 bic Snie
tiatipe ees l3. Dtdrs au8sesansen. Die
Stucenten batten 10 gu iagen, oas SiSs
nal gum IuSbru9 geseben. Gs lit baher
natttrIt6, baB Der llniperiitdt bic erite
ppetii9e 8erberrIi6uns gait. Das @es
bi9t mar iibrisens Elm tptrfIi6 suteS, 10
tpte es bas erite mar bas inter Der
neuen Yrebfreibeit erl6ien. &ir Iaiien
eS bier fDlsen:
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8 et6rte Gusii9t.

5lbrer: S4auen UtpIoro nur bic
berrli9e atusiibt nit ben tpaIoisen Der.
gen I'm 9intersrunb.
GnsIdnoer Goddam bic 8erge Gin.
bern 8u ie9en, ua5 babinter Iie8t.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26
ana anatGrLt6.

3iebbaber Der Sun6, ben Sic mir
9eitern gei9idt 1T ia ne Sanoin.
gambler: Das Iiest In Der 9Irt; bic
Ututter mar aud ne Siinbiu.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26

ueber Srauenf96nbeft du.
berte tiirjLt4 ein feiner 8enner sSn uu>
ierer 3eit Ses 9autl9ufs uno Der 8atte,
oer Gbi9non8 unb> Der amerifaniI6eR
3abndrste fann man ii6 nur an be 9lu.
gen elmer Srau baIten benn bieie IaIieu
it9 nl4t fdrben ober nit fiinitIiben per=
taul4en. 8ean f6Dne Srauen faIl6e
Au8en babsn, 10 iino ss, 6ott isi Gant,
INNER ibre eisenen.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26
MsrssrIids 8erubiauna.

~ y u 3.
A.: SD lag Dir nur 70 bieI: trenu
t9 annebme, mas meine Sasbfarte foItet,
ipas t9 persebre, mas td an 2Ieibern uno
StteTeIn rlGinir' unb i'm @eibdft per=,
idume, bann fommt mid elm ieber Sai',
ben '9 i9ieBe, auf minbeitens 20 Mars
Su iteben
B.: Da fannit Du Gott Sanfeu, Sas
D1 10 tpenis trifflt!
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26

SD fannSbrsn fasen mein
Srdalsln", rrtetnte cine aIte Gofette, ,,oaa
idmmtIi6e Serren Bel benz 8aafeite bes
6irlten {. ausidIiebIi9 mir ben Sof
mp6teu."
pWenn Sic bas ieIbit iasen, 6na6iafte.
muB es tpabr ietn. Bel Sbrsr snansis>
iabrigsn grfabruns 1T ba gar tsin I8tusi,
feI mbsIi9 !"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26
Wannigfaltiges.

Sans Wafart in 8ien bat Sara5
SernharSt IN SebenssrpBe ser.alt, in aea
tenspide aud.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26

Gtne SpperbeI. Der befanute
8omiter S4tpei9bofer, tpeIher in elmer
9sleai9aft bon elmer Dame befrast
fpuroe, ob er ieinent Ramen auaj Gbre,
made uno peri4ptegen iein fDnne, ants
tportete r9esen meine 8eri6piegen6sit
iitoas Grab etn Damenfaffee !"
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26
Das taaIidle Dolksblatt

foiset per po lobus scnataasblatt) 1870 yer satr
"a 60 sas baIbs Sabr uns 80 has gerteIia5r mi&
sOuntassblat sli2o Yer Sabr, $500 sas balss aass
unb s2.So bas gisusiiahr.
Westliche blaÌˆtter. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1865-1919, 1882-02-26

gaup.
8ur3e Sase nnb IanseMa&te.
Gin luitiser 2iterat, ipe[ber feline
gtd4te serne in beiterer Geielihoft rsrs
jubelte unp bafir ben balben Iaa in,
Sette Subra4te, trurbe emit BON elmer
5ante beluht itnb bon oerlelben UNI Wlit=
tagsaeit nod in ben sSeoern anaetrpffen.
Die alte Dame madte ibm sdrtIide Gors
tolrfe uber letn ungeprbnetes 2eben unc
iblob nit ben g8orten: ,,Du ipirlt e5
f6on ieben, Du tpirit Dir Define
1a8e ielblt nerfiir3en |" ,,Das III Sbon
rittig, Eant9en,3 sntsesnste Der iunas
Wtann saber sben besbalb psrldnaere ia
ia meme Jedhte."
Gin ersbsIi9es MisSsrs
fanonib 5 ereignete ii1 iinait In Das
totp. SIN ibbnen 2anbe MedIenbura bes
finoet ii4 beinabe in ieber Stabt elm 6es
tel p3um GrbsrDBber3os". so aud IN
gdsoip. 9tan bssab es iid fiirsIid, oaB
Der tpirflide @rbSroBbessog bon DssdIens
bnrgsS sShtuerin an Der feierIiden groifs
nuns Der BahnIinie BON Waren unb benz
iiH anibliebenoen Diner in beIoate,n So
tel ,Ebeil nabm. Wdbreab Der IafeI Iangt
eln Islssranlm an ,,grbsroBbet3os
Bisoin." geriesen fraut iiH Der brare
Wirtb tinter ben Dbren 1T hie Dspsi1e
fur ibn cber fur ben 9bronerben seSe6sirs
falls bod fir ben 2ebteren, unb 70 iibers
aibt er lie hem 9fhi,tfnnfs, fSn,,,vs nher
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@tsentbamIids abaammuna

VI Sl8eHtpuml19e " Il am utig.
8i6ter: 3euSe, tpie bsiBen Sie2
3euse: &idarb.
9tl9tsr: uno no tpurben Sic geborere
3euse: Sas glbt's Bel mir nicbt.
9ti9ter: gSie n.uB id oos perlteben g
Ssu9s: SD entitan,me benz SineeIs
baus.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-12-02
How western cities Grow.

A Western man has been telling
some Philadelphians how Western
cities grow. lie says he went of into
the mountains hunting, and, night
coming on, he went to sleep in tree
To be ont OF reach Of the wolves. lie
was awakened early the next morning
by some workmen, who told him To
get down and finish his nap on the
Courthouse steps, as they wanted to
turn that tree into a flagpole for the
hotel across the way. He got down,
aud, while rubbing his eyes, was
nearly run over by a street ear, and
got his feet entangled in am electric
light wire.-[Philadephia News.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-12-02

THE New Age, organ of the Odd
Fellows, has an article recommending
the admission OF young men to the
lodges at the age Of eighteen years
and the argument is made that "eight-
cen years OF age i'm 1882 is very differ
ent from eighteen years of age in
lS19.n
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-12-02

If any selfdenying servant in the
cause OF religious reform desires 10
take up his abode in Tuscarora, says
the Times Review, be will find good
church, neatly fitted out and furnish
ed, and as many sinners needing
sledge-hammer pulpit eloquence as
can be unearthed in any town of its
size.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1882-12-02

KossUTH protests against the stu
pendous folly of the people of Europe
in allowing five or six millions of
young, able-bodied men to waste their
time by being employed only in car
rying arms to guard few thrones
when these same men could earn
daily two or three million of dollars
at productive labor. Truly, despotism
can only lead TO poverty and misery.
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WHITE PINE NEWS
Puflished every Saturday morning by
W. l.. DAVIS.
Terms of subscription:
JOB PRINTIN G.

THE NEWS Office is supplied with every
facility for executing all kinds pf Job
Printing in neat manner and at living
rates. Any Job from lady's visiting
card TO full sheet poster turned at short
notice. Orders Solicited.
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SOriftg Mettings.

Col. Baker Post No. 3, C. A. r.
DEGULAR MEETINGS EVERY sATUR-
IL day evening at O'clock at Grand
Army. Hall in Cherry Creek
Sojourning Comrades ar cordially invited
to attend.
I. {. MOON. Commander.
WILSON Carly. Adjutant.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-22

Prof. Proctor predicts that the earth
will be destroyed by a comet some fifteen
years hence.
The late II. f. Durant of Boston, the
founder of Wellesley college, left an estate
of S95O,000
Gov. Farnham and the trustees have Just
completed their semi-annual examination
of the state reform school
| Miss Annie Louise Carey says that she
has TO idea of Withdrawing from her pub.
lie career, and that there is no truth in The
report that she is to marry.
The lawyers in congress generally com
plimont Senator Edmunds's anti polygamy
bill. They say it will "hold water " and
exterminate this great evil.
1t is said that Col. Robert G.. Ingersol is
afraid that his enemies will Tort his dying
words fa sely, and so he has arranged that
stenographer shall take them down yer
batim.
Frederick Billings Of Woodstock has
given $4,000 for the new gymnasium ut
Amherst college, for which $50, 900 has
been raised, and for which it is hoped 10
raise $4,000.
The apporlionment bill as amended fix,
ing the number Of representatives at 1926
has passed both houses. BY its provisions
Maine. New Hampshire and Vermont lose
each one member.
S NJ. PETTENGILL & Co., the well
known advertising agents, who were bur
ned out in the recent fire at New York
have established themselves in new quar-.
tiers (263 Broadway and are prepared tc
do business in their line as usual.
Mulilatol coins. which six mon b. acc
cons 'utcd fully one third of our silver
currency, are gradually becoming rarer
When by il common impulse the peopI,
began to refuse these ctins. the industry
ni launching them ceased to he prof ablo
and the mlnI fl IS have been ste diIy melt
ing them down to silver bullion and re-
stamping them inro current silver coin.
The republican ela committee met Il
the Pavilion Monday evening and fixet
. Montpelier rs the place and june 2lst q
the day, for holding the next state conven
, ton. All the committee were present ex
-, cepr z. P. George who is spending tn
winter in the Bermudas for his heaI tIl
Warren Gibbs was chosen member G
the committee in place of Judge Taft, re
, signed.
SUSPECTED CHfME.-At St. Adams, Fri
day night, the three years old son of Pete
Gerry died from the results of burns.
Y is said that a month ago this and an eide
= child were left for an afternoon with thei
! fathers aunt Sophie Turner. The smalle
, one displeased the woman some way, 81
the other child says, and she held him de
; liberately against the hot stove. burning
him so that his death eventually eusuod
The physicians say that the poor little vic
tim could no. have been burned in tn
manner he was by accident. The womai
Turner has been arrested.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-02-22

John V. Farwell. G. B. Farwell and
Abner Taylor of Chicago, and A. G.
Babcock of Canton, ILL.,, have agreed to
erect capitol for the state of Texas, and
will receive therefor the largest tract of
land that was ever decided to human
being. at least since the United States ex.
listed as - nation 1t lies in the northwest
corner of the state and is larger than the
state of Connecticut.
General Dudley says that the total
amount required to pay pensions during
the yeur 1881 was 1872, 195,407. He thinks
there will be u steady increase until the
wear 1887, when he estimates II will re-
qlre $50 692 GAS to pay the pensioners
IN the rol ,nd areas Of pensions. After
that year he figures there will be q steady
decrease IN the drain upon the treasury
until the year l906-the expiration of
w,n,\ five years limlt-thp amount need.
ed will he only S23, 439, 345. The total
amount required during the twenty five
v. ars General Dudley estimates at 81, 347,-
Col 1893, n sum large enough to swamp a
prosperous nation.
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