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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

The census 5ulletin places the total
population Of Missouri at 2,1GS $50, OF
whom 2,022 1926 are white and 1854
are colored; the voting population
being computed at, native white 500 ,322;
foreign-born. l21.Sl3; colored. 33,Oi2;
total, SOL, 2O7 ana OF This number 2OS.-
COS. mostly whites. voted Tor Hancock
in 1880, leavin. 100, 556 ~ the combin-
ed opposition white vote, or about one
halt rs many whitos outside OF as in the
democratic party; and as The coIored
vote is sure to be divided i'll the ap-
preaching election. and as there can be
10 such perfect fusion as there was in
1880 between the greenbackers and re-
publirans, and further, AS the republic
cans pollcd their full strength in the
last election. which they cannot do in
this one because of their internal dis
scnsions, 1t Is not unreasonable to cal
cuIatc that Chauncey l. Fiiley's predic-
ton thst the state will 60 democratic
by 30 600 majority will be more than
realized. The Above sentence may be
so. long rs to lake the breath OF any re-
publican who essays to read 1t aloud,
but 1t will not do so half as bad as will
the returns on November Sth. The
boys are going 10 crawl out OF the brush
this time, and don't you neglect to re-
member it,.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

a well written description of Wag.
new opera, Parsifal will he found
on the outside OF this issue. 1t will re-
pay perusal by all persons interested In
lyric literature OF the day.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Mr.. Zach j.. Mitchell has been ON
mated for representative IN the legisla-
ture by the democrats OF St. Louis
county.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

The republicans of the second ~,iiStric,
of L 'uisiana held n congressional con
v%ention Wednesday. Six fights occurred.
pistols were fired. the serscant-at-arin$
was stabbed, and Judge Marks was
nominated. These are the mild man
nerci cutlhroats who are alYayS
accusing the democrats with kicking up
rows,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

The New YorkHsrald, in an editorial re
markab!e for its %anreserved commiltal
of the paper to 4 cause. throws the
weight OF its great influence in favor OF
the democratic candidates in its state.
We re-. produce the article.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

The republican executive. COMMITTEE
of this congressional dis,rict,,.at indie
.pendence, Thursday, practically deeii
ded that they had no principles worth
fighting for:
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

IL Jay Gould is about to CAUSE the eIcc-
ton of a democratic governor OF New
York by. his too ardent advocacy ei the
=.
mau who has been named for the p,ace
by the republicans. In the language of
the boys about town, o expressive,
maybe. than polite, we this time heart
1ly exciaim, buIly4io Gould!
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

CITY nurse John kenGedy, /: of Pater;
son, N. j.; left the pestshoase aud
mingled freely with his friends. lie
also sold the clothes Of his patients. He
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Special religiurs services. tor police
men are held in Manchester IL sgland.
Tie custom should prevalt,in'Nsw York,
if we are rightly. informed. 50
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30
st. Louis grain market Thursday /;

st. Louis grain market Thursday -
Wheat higher and SLOW M. ? red 40
to 81 l-2e cash 81 to 81 3-Sc Octo-
b"r; 81 IS to 90 l &c November; 90 3 4
TO .; | in December; 81 to 81 ! 4c the
year; - I t" Ut lc I,nnary; No, 3
red, So :; Sc; NJ. / red, 81 | : to S2c..
Corn higher except Tor cash and Octo
Der; Coz, cash and September; SO Stn
90 :; lie, October; 81 IS 10 IS 3 Sc, No.
va.ihcr; is ID To 10 q Sc The year u
IS to III lie, January IL IS % Use.
Miy. Oats bet or; 81 ) to 32 LIE,
cash; Sic Scrtember; 30 | Sc Novem-
her. Rye higher 81 | ; to 51c. Bar
ley steady al 70 TO 3uc.r
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Ray county democracy had a gala
day, Thursday. iii spite ot the rain.
AT 81. G Out springs, as did DR.. Marsh
Allen, ut Mosby's pasture. In the
afternoon tho multitude assembled in
town, aa.i at the opera house listened
to two splendid speeches from Hons.
Jno. +. Philips and Geo. G. Vest. Sen
alor Vests speech was Il remarkable
loren 'ic fort, at times moving the
%!ilii'a 10 lear, and again bringing
down perfect shouts oil laughter. Ile is,
indeed, Il wonderful orator. Al night
Gov. Crittanden spoke Il second time in
response 10 !: Srrena.;G.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Mr.. Graves tnay mot have quite as
much brass as the X. G. journal would
like in a candidate or congress, but
his modesty will not stand in his way.
He knows what lie is about: We
have seen people fooled, before now, on
his ability to conduct q canvass. -:
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Where would the republican party be
without the federal treasury to draw
upon? 1t could not live through u
sing;e canvass
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Chicago Timcs:-''Th The reconciliation
of the democratic factions IN New York
and the nomination ofGrOvcr Cleveland
for governor may convince Mr.. Folger
that it would be highly %imprudent to
resign the treasury 'portlolio ii he
doesn't want to be out Of n Job"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Illinois. Indiana and contiguous states
had a very preceptible earthquake ON
the night of the Goth inst, lasting IRON
one to three minutes.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Missouri's democratic candidates fol.
congress are able men, and Is OF The IA
to be named. Will pretty certainly be
elected, -. -. -
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

The scene OF the. British victory in
Egypt is believed to be OH the site oi
the ancient cities built tor Pharaoh by
the children Of Israel.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

DR.. McGillicuddy, Indian agent at
Pine Ridge, %telegraphs that two hun
dred Northern Cheyenne>, u der. the
leadership of Black Wolf, have started
for Fort Keogh. u distance vi three hun
dred miles. 1t is not believed that they
will commit any ~depredatlons.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

The republicans of the district were
nith.r :,!r id, with all their hua.ted ho'd
upon Kansas City. that they could not
elect Van Horn, or they did not want
Inn There Is only one other possible
hypothesis, and that is, that there was
Ii bargain with ONT two years ago,
which, is now to be carried out. If this
is 50, II e question arises, can the bosses
deliver the republican voters like
chatlcl>? We thought that slavery had
cease! III this country. Is it to be
revived? Upon what political priuci~
pie can republicans be asked TO vote for
one enemy of their party over another Z
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Somebody has discovered that cats
are nowhere, mentioned in the Bible.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

The Kansas City. republicans have
made a mistake. They can't force the
republicans OF the district to vote Tor
Crsip. 4
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Col. William O.. Bradley declines 10
!. accept the republican nomination Tor
congress from the; eighth district OF
Kentucky, on account OF private bnsi-
= - q.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

The republican convention, at Inde-
p%endence. Thursday. was pretty ba,l.
scared. when it dri not dare to put Il
candidate in the field. 1t scorncd All
alliance with greenbackers un the state
ticket; maybe the greenhackers will in
turn scorn any candidate they lndorse
for congress. ssaA ~. :
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

jim Cummings is said to have been
arrested in Caldwell county, Ky.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Bonds TO the amount oil $1,000, 600.
which we're b%eqneathed by MIR. Lewis,
Of New Jersey. toward the extingui, h.
ment Of the public debt, were This week
sent to Washington Tor cancellation,
and will figure in the next debt state
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

The democratic congressional con-
ventinn Tor the Third district OF Illinois
met in Chicage. Thursday. and declared
Carter ii. Harrison the choice of the
party, appointed 4 Committee to learn
il he wonld acccp,,an adjourned for ten
days. Mr.. Harrison informs the re.
portcrs that he shall decline the noml-
nation, but states that on one condition
lie might consent to run.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

I: Dean .Burgeon, preaching from the
e imbri!ge University pulpit. recently
said: :'For my part. / am quite content
to. seek my ancestors in the garden
G lied Il len; let others, il they choose,
look for theirs in the garden called
Zoological."' So the good democrat
will say: II am quite content to sand
b. my old friends in the Eden o! De
mocracy, rather Than to seek new pas
lures N a radical zoo-1on.".
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Democrats, ~organiael You have q
vig,lant, energetic and unscrupuloua
foe. Money will be spent like water to
defeat your candidate for congress.
Clubs should be organized at every
town, voting precinct or other conve-
nient place in the county, so that organ
lzatlon may be secured to bring out a
full vote on November Z. 1t it has not
already been done see to it, promptly,
democrats. that this important subject is
not neglected. Send TO Wm. b.
Wilson, Esq secretary, for blanks,
and organize. In organization there is
strength. Let the young men take ho'd
and work this matter up. There Is still
time. bat there Is not a day to lose. Let
us see that old Lafayette gives her home
candidate for congress such a majority
that no matter what is done elsewhere
he will be sale. Upon his vote may dc
pend the complexion of the next house
OF representatives. The watchword
from now until the close of the polls on
election day should be. work !! There
is inspiration IN it; there is magic in it.
Tell the grumblers and winners to take
back seats. Democrats are after demo-
cratic success now, and in no humor tor
petty chickering's and %quarrelings. There
is victory in the air. 1t is u duty TO
make the promise sure. II there is a
drop OF democratic blood in a mans
heart. now is the time to show its
promptings by laboring for a democrat
ic triumph at tho polls. Let us be up
and doing.
Chicago Times 1t is said that the
camra.sslnd in the hands OF the re-
publican congressional committee is lar
ger than it has ever been before, except
during presidential years. This. OF
course. speaks we'll for the success of
the Hubbell plan, and indicates that
few government clerks have refused to
throw up their hands while the congress
aohs VOL lou tlClI
peck cts. The system Of political as
sesments, indeed, has been pretty firm
ly established. In only two or three
cases have department employees refused
to aid the congressional committee, and
then it was done at the instigstion Of
party bosses in their respective states,
who USUALLY extorted more money from
them than llnbbell demanded. They
permitted themselves to be blackmail-
ed. if not by Hubbell, BY some other
equally mportunate political managers,
and iu no case opposed the principle OF
political assessments by refusing all
demands. Hubbell has money enough
tor the encouragement OF every anti
bourbon independent who feels inclined
to taks the stump"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Colonel James b. Price, oil Jefferson
City, who was indicted for connecton
with the star-route Conspiracy. volunta
rily appeared before Judge Krtkel, al
Kansas City, and gave bond lor $40, 00O
to appear at Washington Tor trial. lie
has recently spent several months in
Canada,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

Chicago Times:-"The republicans Of
New York spoinled with prize 10 the
administration of Governor. Cornell,
but the prospect of another. n they
viewed with alarm Consistency,
thy name is not New York rcpubli
cans"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

member it,.
The congressional nominations in
Missouri, to date, are ns tullows:-First
district, William ii. H,tch. democrat;
j. NJ Glover, independent; T. T.
Anderson, g%reepbarker. declined.
Second A.. Nj. Alexander, democrat ;
William Quayle. g~reenbacker. Third
a. NJ. Dockery. dem ncrat; John IL.
Thomas, republican,; J. IT,. burrows,
greenbacker. Fourth James N.
Burncs, democrat; Nj. A. Reed. repub-
!ican; n, Sisson, grcenbacker. Fifth
Alexander Graves, democrat. Sixth
d. Il. Cos.rove. democrat; VIM. &.
A!dridgc, 'greehbacker. Seven,h-A.
III. Buckner. democrat; T. j. McNalr,
g~rcen5acker. Eighth-John j. O'Neill.
democrat Ninth. Tenth-M. II.
Ciardy. democrat j. II. Morse, indie
pendent republican; George NJ. Jack.
son. greenbacker. Eleventh-R. p.
Bland, democrat; w. l. Wallace, repub-
lican. Twcltth-C. ii. Morgan. demo
erat; w. j. Terrell. republican; &. S.
Spring, greenbacker. Thirteenth-R.
w. Fyan, democrat; w. f. Cloud.
republican; Us. Hazeltine, greenbacker.
FoultetntI.-L. ii. Davis, democrat; S.
&. Kitchen, greenbacker.
---~ --
The following is q statement of the
area of the several states and territories
arranged according to size. in square
mi'cs:-Texas, 274.356'; California,
.l57, sol; Nevada, $4,000; Colorado.
1O4 ,500; Oregon, 1924; Minnesota,
81, 55l; Kansas, S0,S9l; Nebraska, 49,
995; Missouri, 65,35O; Florida. 5s.2Gs;
Georgia. $4,000; Michigan, 56,451;
l. Illinois, % no, Iowa, 55,O45; Wiscon-
sin,:53. 924; Arkansas SO .S9S; Alabama.
50.722; North Carolina, 5 ,704; Virgin,
il, 1913, Mississippi, 47,l5G; New
York ~ 900; Pennsylvania. 46 900; Ten
nesser, IS 600; Louisiana, 41,346; Ohio;
80. 5l;Krntucky,3 81 $50; Maine, $4,000;
South Carolina, $4,000; Indiana. 3a,S0Oi
West Virginia. $4,000; Maryland, 11.124
Vermont, 9 612 New Hampshire, $3.50;
Nv Jersey, $500; Massachusetts.
1890, Connecticut, 1850; Delaware,
2.l2o; Rhode Island, 1906; Alaska,
577 800; Dakota, 15O,932; Montana,
4 5,7T6; New Mexico, III. POI Arizona,
/ 3,9i6; Wyoming, 1888; Idaho,
s 6,294;- Utah, S447S; Washington,
GO. 1914; Indian. 6S, 991 District of Col
umbia. Ga. .-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30

-.
The members ot'the republican con
g%ressional convention from this district,
aud other prominent republicans, met
at Independence, Thursday, and defer
mined that 1t was inexpedient to make
q republican nomination for congress.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-30
apesklg gntelli9enttr.
The Khed,ve Is definitely on top.

OFFICIAL COUNT. PAPER.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-16
Improvement of Horses,

A. B. Allen, writing to the Chicago
National Live Stock Journal says:
Instead of the farmers throughout our
country breeding annually so many in
ferior horses, which they are obliged to
sell at u price that scarcely pays for
their rearing, if they would take u little
more pains in the selection of the par
ents, they might be able to produce
them of SO superior kind as to bring
double the amount they now generally
sell for, at three years of age and older.
In breeding for the generalpurpose
horses, after securing the proper size
and figure, the endeavor should be to
get those which have free-and-easy,
natural walk of four and a half to five
miles per hour, and trot of seven to
eight Such animals would be much
more useful than those which can be
driven at three or four-minute gait for
single mile, but whose ordinary natur-
al PAGES are less than those spoken of
above; and the former would out-work
and out-travel the latter considerably in
n succession of days. Horses of this
kind may be bred powerful enough to
do all but the heaviest blowing on the
farm in stiff soil, ana wagoning in mud
dy roads, and sufficiently elegant for
tile gentleman's carriage. Thus they
would be highly useful TO the farmer as
long as he wished to keep them, and
could then be sold at a round sum to
the wealthy residents of towns and
cities. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-16

The subject of this sketch, ,Lientenan
Geo. w. De Long was born in New
York City, in 1874. He was appointed
an acting midshipman in 1861, and in
the ordinary course. of promotion lie
was made lieutenant in 1863. In 1873
he was appointed navigator, of the relief
ship Jnntdta, sent to the arctic. seas in
search of the survivors of the P0ld7is.
The story of the loss of the ,Jednncttc,
and of the safe arrival of a part of her
officers and crew at the mouth of the
Lena River, in Siberia, after a boat and
sledge journey unparalleled in the his
tory of arctic adventure, has been be-
fore the public for months Societies
have eagerly waited, since her depart
ure for the frozen seas in 1S79 for news
OF her whereabouts; and the suspense of
the past year is prominent in the public
mind. 'i@91 S. -'t'i7s' ksii i5l'F - ri
The Jeanaette was crushed in ice on
the 23d of last June, more than six
months ago. For, three months the
brave Commander De Long and his
party were struggling with the terrors
and dangers of. the frozen seas before
they could reach human habitations,
and three months more have elapsed
while the news of their escape traversed
the barren wastes of Siberia, and finally
reached St. Petersburg, from whence it
was transmitted in all haste to every
part of the civilized world. But beyond
the mere fact that the Jea,anette is lost,
and that most if not all of her crew are
saved, nothing is yet known of the thrill
ing adventures through which this gal
liant ship and her, brave company have
passed. The story of nearly two years
of arctic experience is yet to be told-a
story which is awaited with anxious inn
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-16
Illuminating Discovery.

They have discovered a kind of illu-
minator in France which gives light but
which does not consume. 1t is a miner
al essence, which when put in a lamp
gives light when ignited through wick.
M. Cordig, the inventor. after filing and
igniting u lamp, dashed it against the
ceiling of the laboratory. The blazing
fluid was scattered over the floor, and
on the persons of the lookers-on, but
strange to say, no one was burned or
scorched. A pocket-handerchief was
then soaked in the fluid and set on fire.
A fierce flame resulted, but the pocket
handkerchief was uninjured. The fluid
was then set on fire in pail, and the
bystanders plunged their hands into the
burning flame. A prickly sensation fol-
lowed, but no scorching or burning. In
short, the discovery has been made of
light without heat, of an artificial fluid
of which there is no danger of eombus-
ton The occupation of insurance
companies viii he gone when this fluid
is in universal use.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-16
A LEGEND Of the Norsalaud.

1T is beautiful legend of Norseland.
Amilias was the village blacksmith, and
under the spreading chestnut treelay,
his village smithopiken stood. He the
hot iron genammered and sjhod horses
for fifty cents all round, please. He
made tin helmets for the gioitls and
srovepipe srousers fer the heroes.
Mimir was 4 rival blacksmith. He
didn't go in very much for defensive
armor, but he was lightning on two-edg-
ed bjswolsls and cut and slash svrcut-
Assesses. He made cheese knives for
the other gjodds, and he made the great
Bisysstnsen, an Arkansas toothpick
that would make free incision clear
into the transverse semi-colon of q cast
iron ichthyosaurus, and neventurn its
edge. That was the kind of Bhiairpin
Mimir said he was
One day Amilias made an i,npeDetra-
BILE suit of armor for "a secoDG-class
giodd. and put il on himself to test it.
and boastfuly inserted n card i'm the
Svenssfka NorlerbjFavish jkanahel.ies-
pivtdens. ksgorodoyusaken saying that he
WAS wearing s: suit of home made, bost
chilled, Norway merjno underwear that
would knick the unntmbered saw teeth
in the pot metal cutlery of the iron
mongery over the way. That, Am;lias
remarked to his friend Bjohnn Bjsobins-
son, was the kind of Bdjuockk he was.
When Miniir spelled out the card next
morning, he said '-Bijji," and went to
work with n charcoal furnace, = cold
anvil, and A. T. Hays isomorphic pro-
cess, and in a littleawIliic he came down
street with Il sjvaaard that glittercd ike
a dollar-store diamond, and met An,il;as
down by the new opera house, Amiiias
buttoned on his new Bjarrnor and said:
eff you have no hereafter use for your
old chvieese kjnfe striker'
Minir spat on his hands, whirled his
skjvaard above his head, and fetched
Amilias a swfpe that seemed to miss
everything except the empty air thfO'
which it softly whistled. Amilias smiled,
and said, $50 on,' adding that it
''seemcd to him that he felt general
sense OF cold iron somewhere in tho
neighborhood, but he hadn't been hit.''
'.Shake yourself" said Mimir.
Amilias shook himself, and immcdi-
ately, fell into halves, the most neatly
divided man that ever went beside him
self.
That's where the boilermakcr was
away off in his diagnosis" said Minlir,
as he went back to his shop to put up
the price of cutlery 65 per cent in all
lines, with an unlimited advance on
special orders.
Thus do we learn that good action
is never thrown away, and that kind
words and patient love will overcome
the harshest natures. BjrdJert Bjur-
dette HdaCkcye.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-16
aAbssncae, Of Newspapers. a rs

- L aF.-
The sojourner in Venice wonders sad
ly how the people exist without news
papers. Yet they manage to do so in
very comfortable fashion,; if appearances
may he trusted. The red;facel Fene-
ti;in sits lazily under the hall f-drawn cur
tain that takes the place of door to his
shop, waiting for customers, knowing
nothing of the world without; the wO-
men. bare-footed or in .toe-slippers,
shuttle and gossip about; but, no one
has u newspaper or book; the sonlber
gondolier quarrels for an extra contesimi
from his passenger, but he never heard
of America or England, and has never
read word even of his own language.
All are proud OF Venice, even though
she is but the dowerleSs bride of the
Adriatic; proud that she was once con-
quered by Napoleon; proud of the church
and square of St Marks; proud of the
palace of the. Doges, with its quaint
Moorish Gothic architecture; proud, for
aught know, of the Bridge OF Sighs,
ga prison and a palace on each hand" !"
and of the horrible machinery of 'perse-
cution underneath, running down a
hundred. steps into the gloomy earth,
where the early Venice developed all
that was devilish in man. But Venice
is bankrupt city, only half fed, a pau
per of grass geegaws and iiligree, slow
ly returning, through gloomy grandeur,
to the quagmire from which it sprung.