Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-04-22

The senators are only representatives, OF
the majority. and the president who has
dared to go against their joint recon-
mendation is one OF the 306. That
changes the situation. On the whole
perhaps me too will not think it need
ful to urge on the Massachusetts sena-
ters the duty OF following his example
and resignlng. He will be right. One
such goose is enough for = generation" !"
The frat national bank of Buffalo has
suspended payment. The fourth natiOn-
al bank OF New York refused 10 honor
lis drafts for sos, 900. aud the president,
r. Porter Lee, posted off to see about
the hitch. On his return to Buffalo the
doors were closed. The bank has
capital OF 800, 900, and reported loans
and discounts OF $1,O54 ,S49. Hugh
Young, government bank examiner,
tinds that $50, 900 OF federal court funds
are unsecured, and $685. in city and
county deposits rest upon poor bonds.
President Lee attributes the suspension
to excessive loans to II. j. Hall, o
bucket-shop wheat operator. So here is
one of these infallible national banks
failing again, and not only that. but II
republican custodian of trust funds lets
it tail with $4,000 OF money which he
should have protected. The loots who
yelled themselves hoarse calling old
Elijah Gates thief, should hunt out
this fellows name and damn to perdi.
lion him and the whole. batch of New
York republican state aud federal Office
holders as set of rascals and robbers.
Chicago Times:-'sIn doubls leaded
editorial, demanding Sabbath laws and
other enactments entirely agreeable to
rich deacons, but somewhat inconveni.
ant ior persons who are desirous OF ma
king the most of their personal liberty,
the good Deacon Smith cries out: the
republican party never did fight we'll on
an empty stomach. It never did fight
we'll without something to fight tor
For the last twenty years the party has
not been called upon to fight with emp
ty stomachs. Its embarrassment has
been that the official feeding Of two de-
cades has rather overloaded its stom-
ach. But Il fights tremendously at the
very thought Of losing its fodder. and
when deacon smith AYERS that its great
est valor 10 coineident with full stom-
ach he loc0sely asserts solemn truth.
If the republican party had TO fight on
an empty stomach 1t would lose the bat.
tie. It's the poor devils OF democrats
after year for twenty years with nothing
at all in their bread baskets, not even y
few crumbs. Their adversaries are
very frugal. They do not allow the
enemy even . struggling biscuit. If
the republican party should lose its
fodder by any chance, 1t aoonld go TO
pieces so quickly that Deacon Smith
toould scarcely have time to array
hinsse!f an the camp Of ats enemies"
Kansas City Times :-.'The supposed
flight OF ex-senator Dorsey to escape
trial as a star-route thief, has given
way as sensation in Washington TO
the actual flight OF Captain Howgate of
the army, another government robber.
As will be remembered, ssme eight
or ten months ago, on the assumption
OF the duties Of the chief of the signal,
or weather bureau by General w. B.
Hazen, Captain Howgate, who had
been executive officer of the bureau un.
der Gen. Alfred Meyers, as VOL as
rival to Hazen as Meyers success1r,
was found to be short in his accounts.
Examination proved that the captain
had mistress, a pretty treasury girl,
that he had indulged as we'll in business
as social speculations. and that he was
short 100000 In his accounts. The,
captain disappeared about the time OF
this discovery. and SO did his inamorata,
but he concluded to return to Washing
ton and face the storm. The captain
was then placed in Jail, but was allowed
such liberties. presumably because OF
the magnitude OF his steal, that he has
reconsldered his determination to face
tho storm. and instead has taken to
flight. He escaped as did Tw eed, while
on q visit 70 his home, whore he visited
BY permission OF the Jail authorities.
We make this summary OF the captains
career, just to show how easily the gov.
ernment deals with malefactors, when
the peoples money is concerned, and
no censurs need be added to the &C.
counts, for truly that goes with it,