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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

From the Kansas City Times.1
LEXINGTON, NO. Oct. AIN the Journal Of
the I'D Inst. will be found an article In refer.
enos to ms,-ststing that I am employed by Al.
exander Graves, and allowing all Important
telegrams to him that may pass through this:o
dce. For authority they referred me to q prom.
inent banker. Robert Tsubman, and City Mar.
shl Crowder. both OF Lexington, No. The
statements ace false. Tsnbman and Crowde,
deny making any such remark; but it ~orisina-
ted from H. W. Turner. postmaster OF this
place, who makes it his business to interfere in
all government Offices or political matters, Dos
ably to Dust those who in politics are not suita-
BILE to him, as has been seen heretofore. In
close you = letter signed by Tsubman and
Crowder, and Turner's statement Of his re-
mark to Crisp, where it originated from. ]
understand he had u hand in the Claypool ansil
at Higginsville, No. In Justice due me please
give this full and due notice through your col.
umns.
lam, very respectfully your obedient servant.
+. G.. LooMIs. Mgr. w. U. Tel. ONCE.
The following are the statements Of the gen
tlemen referred to:
LEXINGTON, NO.. Oct. %. 1882.
e. g. LOOMS, Manager W. U. T.. Co.:
SIR-The article In reference 70 you In the
Journal of the ed inst, is untrue. We made
no such statement to anyone.
JAS. NJ. CRowDER.
Il. TAUBMAN.
stated to Colonel Crisp to be careful what he
telegraphed to US. as the operator here was q
warm friend of Mr.. Graves, and it might leak
out. b. W. TURNER.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The name of John Bright is synony-
nous with friendship to the working.
man. He has been the champion of
labor for years. No voice more eloquent,
no pen more potent than his. The ad-
vantages or disadvantages of free trade
are not p%roblematical with him. He
Enows what the effect is. He says of
It'll believe, indeed, that in many
parts of the country the wages of farm
laborers. taking into account the hours
which they work and all particulars, are
doubled since the free-trade policy was
established. I think it impossible to &C.
count for this extraordinary improve
ment iu the wages Of agricultural la
borers, OF bricksetters aud carpenters,
and all your factory operatives, and all
YOUR mechanics, upon any other Theory
than that the new policy with
regard to trade, which has made your
trade fourfold, has been the cause
which has made this s%tupendous and
unimag,ned improvement in the condi'
| ton OF the people,"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The more important claims filed
with the board designated by COLI
gress to audit the claims arising from
the illness aud death of President
Garfield are as follows: Dr.. D.. w.
Bliss, 1928, 900; DR.. D. Hayes Agnew.
$14. 700; DR.. Robert Reyburn, $40, 800;
DR.. d. S. Lamb. $1,000; Susan A.
Edison, $4,000; Henry S. Little. re-
ceiver of the Central Railroad COM
pany, of New Jersey, for laying spec
ial track ut Eiberon and running
special trains, 5 1929 81. Hamilton
modesily asks only $25. 900 for what
he did. Verify these are u parcel OF
bloodsuckers. If lh.y are not rob bers
what are they2
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28
Cousul Shaw who is, o f course, an

Consul Shaw who is, of course, an
administration republican, or be
could not hold bis position, in his
last report thus explodes the idea, &C
far as cotton goods are concerned, that
America cannot compete with the
world. He ssys:-"The average
American workman performs from
one aud q half to twice as much work
IS the average European workman
This is SO important a point in con.
uection with our ability to compete
with the cheap manufactures OF
Europe, and it seems on first thought
so strange, that ] will trouble you
with somewhat lengthy quotations
from the reports thereof. Undoubtedly
the inequalities in the wages of Eng
lish and American operatives are
more than equalized by the greater
efficiency of the latter aud their long
err hours of labor. If this should
prove to be q fact in practice, las ii
SCENE to be proven from Official
statistics, IL would be q very impor-
tsnt element in the establishment Of
our ability to compete with England
for our share of the cotton-goods
trade of the world"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The Kansas City Journal says
MIR. Graves will lose the vote OF all
the miners in Lafayette county, and
every republican vote will be cast
against him." There are only W err
Tors in the above statement. Mr. Graves
will not lose the vote of the miners, and,
not every republican vote will be cas-
against HIM by very many. A proml
lent republican has just left our office
who will not only vote but work fol
Mr.. Graves, and he says that many
others whom he knows will do the same
thing. They all remember what the
Journal s,id of Crisp two and foul
years ago.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Justice Miller, of the United States
supreme urt:-"Beyond a cavil there
can be no lawful tax which Is not laid
for a public purpose. To lay with one
hand the power OF the government on
the property of the citizen and with the
other bestow it upon favored individu.
ais, to aid private enterprises and build
up private fortunes. is none the less
robbery because 1t is done under the
forms of law and is called taxation"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Col. Philips in his Holden speech the
other day described Col. Crisp as riding
four political horses at one and the
same time. Well, has Col. Philips no
mercy on the horses? Would he load
him entirely upon the back OF n poor
bruteo Prince Hal used to call Falstaff
a smasher of horses backs. Surely he
could not have been more go than The
ponderous colonel. By all means. II he
is TO ride at all, let him have as many
horses as he can stIaddle. Even ther
their spina! columns will creak In mel
ancholy pain and wish hat their rider
would get off aud walk.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Col. Crisp took good are IN his
speech here not to abuse Mr.. Sawyer.
He was terribly severe on the eighth
district -'mob." but he said that he
knew Mr.. Sawyer had many friends in
this community. and he. himself. was
100 much OF a gentleman and a man
to deal in abuse" and, consequently
that will do as to Mr.. Sawyer" He
has broad shoulders, no doubt. but this
thing of carrying water on both sides Of
them at once will be u to bring him
to grief.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28
ORIsP's SPEECH At THE GO URT
HOUSE.

Our contemporary in an. article
entitled ''faIse figuring" attempts to
break the force of the editorial in last
weeks Iutelligencer on county
finances. without disputing the cor
rectness of a single figure IN the
article criticized. 1t asserts that we
should quote the expenses. in all the
years of republican rule including
the war. The war years interest no
one. Most of the government then
was military. We simply compared
the last z republican years with the
succeeding democratic years, which
is perfectly fair and proper. We, are
prepared, too, to snstain the asser-
ton that republican rule in county,
state and nation, has always been
reckless of expense and more extrav-
agaut than democratic rule. The
assertion that. republicans built the
school houses Of the county has moth
ing to do with. the. county expense,
and is untrue anyhow, as is the
equally wild statsment that ''the
officers rely ! altogether upon those
who pay poll tax to keep the roads in
ORDER" The fact is, that beside the
poll tax there was used-o of the county
expense fund, last year. Owe twelve
thousand three hundred dollars for
roads and bridges. Fault is found
with the county court forIpaying a
ten per cent. contingent fee to law
yers TO compel the railroads to pay
their taxes. The way the repub-
licans managed that was that
they did not collect any taxes from
the railroad which passed through
the county. Was it not better to collect
80 per cent. than nothing Z Especially
as the collection determined in favor
of the county that the roads
must thereafter pay taxes. The
county court thought so. aud SO do
we. They preferred, too. to pay q
larger contingent than positive fee,
with the ill success of former
administrations to collect taxes
from corporations staring them in
the face, and they were right. The
more the contrast is made between
republican, and democratic manage
ment in this county and state the
worse it will appear for republican.
lam
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28
The Kansas CITY journal is now sup

The Kansas City Journal is now sup
porting Col. Johu T. Crisp for con-
gress. This Is An editorial from Its
columns. Aug. 9. 1878:-"Coincident
with the appearance Of Col. Crisp spou
the political arena, the James boys
turn up in Galloway county. Their
disappearance from Galloway county,
though said to be hastened by the
advent of Pinkerton's detectives, was.
no doubt, voluntary. that they might
assist Crisp In more vigorously push.
ing the campaign" How do consisten,
republicans like to vote for that kind Of
a man, or are they ready to say thal
their organ did not tell the truth con,
| corning Col. Crisp IN 1878.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The Kansas City MISREPRESENTATION
mems organ-says: 1--WE are for AL
exander Graves 90 against John T.
Crisp; fret, because Mr.. Graves rep.
resents . principle aud is the nominee
of a party; secondly. because we are
satisfied that Mr.. Graves will repre-.
sent the colored people of this dis
trict just as the white people are rep
resented; third, because VI hs We
found Mr.. Graves to be frank, open
and sincere in bis anvass aud his pre-
tensions; and lastly, because we are
opposed to the dictates of the bosses
through whom MI. Crisp was in-
duced 10 enter into this congressional
race. Had Colonel Van Horn, or
Mr.. Warner, Mr.. Waters or any re-
publican been the nominee for con-
gress we should be found supporting
him with might aud main, and while,
as q man, we have nothing against
Col. Crisp, we cannot support him
because he represents the bosses aud
the machine, whom we repudiste.
and not any principle."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28
Stock Notes.

Read Col. Rathbun's ad. of Implements, live.
stock. &c, Tor sale.
Stonewall Jacksen's army horse, called
Little Sorrel, is twenty-six years OF age and
is still kindly cared for by Gen. Jackson.
father-in-law, DR.. Morrison, of Lincoln coun.
ty, N. c. 1t is the horse on which Gen. Jack.
son received his death wound.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The Rev. DR.. Howard Crosby has
written a letter, saying that the cleo
ton of the present New York republi.
can ticket would be "the endorsement
of bribery, fraud, aud the tyranny OF
the money power" and that no con-
siderstien whatever can justify this.
lie commends the nominees Of the
democratic party as men of the ''high-
est character, whom We can all respect
ana support without any qualms."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Mexican customs officers had a des-
perate fight near Lampssas with
smugglers, in which four Of the latter
were killed aud four more taken pris-
oners. Their goods were American
prints, which we're coufiscated.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28
Thomas Adams. aged twelve years,

Thomas Adams, aged twelve years,
was, last Saturday, convicted of MUIR
der in the first degree. al Versailles.
Morgan county, and sentenced by
Judge Edwards to be hanged on
Saturday, Dec. %. He killed a lad
named Henry Osterman, aged II.
This is the first time that q child Of
such tender years has ever been senten-
ced to the gallows in Missouri. and.n no
doubt, the governor will commute
the sentence. 1t is bad to suffer
any abatement of a just sentence, but
it ID shocking to humanity to think OF
hanging a mere child. There are
difficulties in the way from any point
Of view. He cannot be sent to the
penitentiary, because he is under
age. and it seems almost sinful even
as a punishment to send him there to
associate with thieves aud thugs and
eventually to gradusde q f~ull-fedged
criminal. The proper disposition of
the case is one of those problems
which renders the governors posi-
ton 10 bed of roses. 1t will be
watched with interest.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

jay Gould, X. 5. Hayes, first vice
president; A. l.. Hopkins, second
vice-president; Ii. NJ. Hoxie, third
vice-president; A. A. Talmage. gener'
al manager Of transportation of the
Could lines; l.. C.. Baker. general
manager, end S. C. Clowry. genera
superintendent of the Western Union
Telegraph company, and Lieut.. Mil
Ter Of the United States navy. passed
Sedalia, going west. on a tour o
inspection of the Gould roads ant
the w. U. Telegraph company, las
| Tuesday.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The republican thlck-and.thin organs
say that Alexander Graves can't speak
and that Crisp cau. Well, that is q
matter of taste. If Mr.. Graves were to
make such ridiculously vain and empty
speeches as was the one delivered by
his opponent here last Saturday demo-
Gratis would be ashamed OF him, which,
fortunately. they have no reaso to be
now, either as an orator, q citizen. or a
gentleman.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Remember Senator Cockrells
speech at the courthouse, at LIZ
O'Clock, p. m. to-day.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The thefis prrpetrated by Ellis +
Phipps il the Philadelphia almshouse
are now state to lave been $3.50 900,
and to have con;iru 'a for min years
II. Ike; fifteen fam ! es supplied, AID
In 1876 paid out 500 0 for cigars 't
scatter in electioneering.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Young Alexander will represent
the district ably, faithfully, conscien-
tioualy and well. The sovereign peo-
pie will for a third time decide that
they do not want Col. Crisp III con-
gre ss,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

ST. Louis was illuminated, last
Friday, evening III honor of the visit OF
the commercial clubs of Boston, Chi
cago, Cincinnati aud Detroit. who
were being shown everything worthy
of Inspection.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Everybody from Kansas City, re.
Gently. says the tide is strong i'll
favor Of Graves. He will certainly
carry jackson county as a whole. and
1t looks now as if he would carry
! Kansas City.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Other gentlemen have been looping
off the Crisp twigs and suckers. this
week, while Gen. Shelby seems 10 have
hewn down a whole branch. The tree
is about to fall. No wonder, when,
according to the Journal. 1t was rotten
four years ago.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Free trade means the quadrupling OF
our commerce by opening to US the
markets OF the world.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Gate City Press, colored republican
organ:-"Crisp has allied himself with
the issues of to-day. and Endorsed the
republican policy with all the ardor and
enthusiasm OF Malone, and there is the
same reason tor Mahonizing Missouri
tina, there was for Mahonizing Vir'
ginia." To Mahonize means to repudi,
ate the state debt. Who wants to repu
date Missouri's debt, or any part of 1t
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The raceat collapse of the Monroe
county bank. at Abba, Iowa, with
assets of SIT, 900 and liabilities of over
500. 900, was followed by the arrest
of D. NJ. Miller, the cashier, for for
gerry, OH which charge he was sent to
Jail at Charlton. He is also wanted
for swiudliug a national bank in Yer
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

M%issouri's able. fearless and honest
SENIOR senator. Hon. F: M. Cockrell,
will speak at the courthouse at ] IL
O'Clock. D. m. Everybody should
hear him, republicans and greenback.
ers as well as democrats. He treats
all with consideration and reRpect
The ladies are especially invited tc
attend.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Senator Cockrell speaks here TO-
day; at Waverly Tuesday, and at
Napoleon Wednesday; each day at
1 1.2 O'Clock D, m.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The new army of Egypt will num-
Der 1900 men aud cost 1868, GOO
per annum. Baker Pasha proposes
that the field officers be half British
and half native, the gendarmerie
to be Offered by Egyptians.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Stamped envelopes Of the best qua!.
ity are to be reduced to 81 80 per
thousand, exclusive OF postage.at tt Q.
commencement of the new year.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

EXIT. Gov. Brockmeyer spoke at
the courthouse, last night, TO All intel
ligeut and appreclative crowd. His
speech was one of the most philosoph-
icaly, able and convincing that has
been made in this district during the
canvass. He speaks at Concordia to-
dav.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Cadet Whitaker has published a
letter in South Carolina, declaring
that he owes radicalism nothing, ana
that many of the colored people are
tired of the party lash aud will soon
make a break. a+
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Free trade made England what it is
to-day, the greatest manufacturing
country In the world and the mistress oil
the seas.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Hurrah for Graves! He's coming
down the home stretch SO far ahead OF
his personal grievance opponent thai
it will bother the latter to reacl, the
distance pole by the time young Alex
ander passes the Judges stand.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Patrick enry:--''Commerce should
be as free as the winds OF heaven; q
restricted Commerce Is like a man in
chains, or pp!ed in all his movements
and bowed to the earth; but let him
twist the fe, tiers from his legs and he
stands erect.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Free trade! Consider the mere words.
Trade, tree. Now it is shackled by .
partial, an inlquitous and an unfair
tariff, which should be reformed. The
idea. in this country. of hampering
trade so that it should not be free! 1t is
ridiculous, %ponsenslcal and criminal.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Betting is no argument, but as tar as
it goes it is all in favor OF Alexander
Graves. In Kansas City bets are freely
offered, two to one, on Graves election,
and even money that he will carry
jackson county.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Bob. Ford was acquitted of the
charge of killing Wood Hite. His
brother, Charles, has been arrested on
der an Indictment Tor robbing the en-
nibus opposite this place about q year
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The Mccullough benefit for the
benefit of Col. Slayback netted be-
tween So, 900 and SO, 1000.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

A Mr.. Dopf beat Nipple Mitchell
for the senate in Oregon. He is said
to be a lawyer in the pay of a large
RAILROAD corpOratiou,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

What with Father Lilly and Gen
Shelby the Crisp forces are badly Grip
pied this week. By election time they
won't be able to walk up to the polls,oI
rather there won't be any forces left. Il
will be John L. who will be left.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Deputy Warden Bradbury shot a
prisoner i'll the pe%nltentiary, the
other day, who was advancing on him
with a drawn knife. Though'danger-
ouslv wouudrd he is stlll alive.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Hog cho.era of a new and Viruieh'
type has broken out near Iowa City
where Jacob Seller has lost four hum
dred head. The afflicted animals
seem rotten from generous sores.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The democrats did not gerrymander
Missouri. The districts are in good
shape, compact and homogeneous, one
OF them has a clear republican majority
and two or three OF them are close,
still they will be carried by the
democrats ualess it.should be the thir'
teenth, where Judge Fyan is making 8
gallant fight.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

John D. Defrees, for many years
public printer at Washington, died
October 10, at Berkeley Springs, Vir-
ginia, in his 72d year, leaving five
children. In 1881 he published q
newspaper at South Bend, Indiana.
and i'll 1874 became proprietor of the
indianapolis Journal, which he cou-
Quoted for ten years.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Thomas jefferson -''Agrlcnhure'
manufactures, commerce and navlga-
ton, the iour pillars of our prosperity,
are the most thriving when left most
free to individual enterprise
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

That Ohio wave is going to pass
over the Fifth Missouri district, and
it will overwhelm the tad-poles so badly
that they will never be able to wiggle
their tails again.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

A statement showing the exact
financial condition of. the post-otice
department at Washington at the
close of the fiscal year ending June
10, 1882, has been published, and
states the total receipts as $41,876..
41O Is; total expenditures, $4O,039,-
634 rs; excess of receipts yer expen'
| d,tures, ST., 1886, 765 40.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

The democrats of Ohio held q jubi-
lee last Friday evening at Columbus,
organizations being present from
nearly all the chief cities i'll the state,
the streets blazing with torches from
q procession nearly three miles in
length. Senator Thurman spoke at
the armory and attributed the victory
solely to the disgust of the people
with republican rule aud methods.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

We sincerely hope the people will
90 to hear Col. Crisp speak at bis
appointments in this county. II
they are not disgustcd with his ego
t~istical bombast and buncombe. his
amazing impudence, and his over
weening selfishness, we have certain
ly overrated their intelligence and
good sense.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Samuel Funk, of Decatur, Illinois,
claims to have discovered a comet in
the northern heavens at 5 o'clock
Thursday morning of last week.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Our contemporary prints a eulogy of
its candidate for congress which con-
cludes, GIVE la Crlsp!" We didn't
know Crisp was that kind of a cat.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Col. Crisp counts on catching all
the negro vote by his demagogical
appeals to their prejudices. They
are not all SO easily deceived as that.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Five uesroe,, Que o f,hem II woman,
were hanged, last Friday, at Eastman.
Georgia, fer completely III the riot a.
thai pl,ae last August. Nj over hfty
colared pers,n were present at the
execution. Order was maintained by
a detachment OF militia from Macon.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Boards for the physical and pro-
fesslonal examination oil surfmen
throughout the %life-saving service
were appointed on Tuesday last.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-28

Prot. Sumuer:-"Why should the
citizens OF Missouri lay taxes on Mis-
souri, to benefit Pennsylvania ?"