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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21
Kansas City, April II, 1888.

HE rumor that Messrs. Thos. Il Bayltss
and Ethan Allen followed of the Ford Opera
Company Is erroneous. These gentlemen were
en- route to Kansas City on business, and it was
only an accident that they lett lhis city together
and with the fniries
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21
Weeklg gutelli9eaeer.
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.

A new ministry has been formed in
Holland.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21

Charles Francis Adams, who passed
through Sedalia, Tuesday, said to a
Democrat reporter, among other things,
in reply to the question;-"What do
you think of the JAY Gould southwes-
tern system and its permanency as al,
entirety 2" cit is a splendid property,
and with the Wabash lis almost a
matchless combination of over $500
mics of railway. There is simply
nothing else like it in the world. As
to the stability. of the property. that has
been secured by putting aquictus upon
D ..h;cting interests"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21

The c., b. q @. Il. B. has bought the
Hannibal b st. Joe, to pay in s per
cent. bondS. All telegraphic privileges
20 with the road. .N H6 .raslg
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21

Inquire Of W. B. Hamlet, Lexington, Mis-
souri,, or John Reinhard half mile west of the
Old Fair Grounds. mcb17eow4t
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21
EUELvlLLE.

MR. Il osborn has established himself
~ at Aullville as Notary Public and Real
Estate Agent. All business entrusted tn his
hands Will be carefully attended to. janl3yl
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21
THE ALTAR.

The dodgers on the tariff are no true
friends of the democratic party.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21
ODESSA.

nR. W. r. JOHNSON, Surgeon -
~ Dentist. office over j. T.. Proc -
tors grocery, Odessa, Mo. All work U"
sLeC0lnInenQeO. sp6-ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21

Alexander H. Stephens will is mad,
public through the Atlanta papers
"My property" runs the will, 81 thinl
upon a fair valuation is worth $4,000
The Liberty Hall house goes to his
friend Guinea O'Neal, and most of the
other property to his relatives. The
servants r all remembered. This
will is one of the monuments to Alex.
ander H. Stephens greatness. With
abundant opportunities to amass wealth
he preferred serving his country unself-
ish'y. What money flowed to his
Golfers unsought he expended in hospi-
tally, in kindly charity to dependents,
and notably in educating quite a mum
Der of young men. Georgia. honored
itselfin electing this pure citizen to be
its governor, aud we rejoice that des-
pite his physical frailty'he was spared
to live to be chief magistrate ofthe en-
pire state of the south. There are
better things to work tor than money,
strange as the statement may seem in
this mercenary age.
The Grand Lodge Knights of Honor,
at Kansas City, elected the following
named. as officers for the ensuing year:
Judge Noah NJ. Givan of Harrisonvillc,
grand dictator; Professor E. w. Fow.
Ter of Edna, grand vice-dictator; C.
b. Duff of st. Louis, grand assistant
dictator; W. w. Hall of Ironton grand
DR.. T.. W. Herndon of Column
bia, grand chaplain; Peter Kieffer of
st. Louis, grand reporter; j. H. Haw-
kins of Springfield, grand guardian;
G. E. Colston of Hannibal, grand SEN
tinel; David Thomas Of St. Louis, M.
B. Merriman of Hannibal, and d. s.
of Kansas City, grand trus-
tees. j. L. Torrey of St. Louis, was
elected representative to the supreme
lodge and W. w. S. snoddy of Sedalia
as alternate.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21

The Callawegians are endesvoring to
enjoilr the warden Of the ~penitentiary
from conducting farm with .eonyicts
In their county. 81 .sua - sAg.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21

The Intelligencer owes its thanks to
Secretary-of-State McGrath for q copy
of the revised and amended road law.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21

Six hundred and ffty evicted Irish
immigrants who were sent ont by the
British government arrived last Sunday
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21

: The teamer Scarborough of the
j. Bermuda line, which sailed from New
. York a few days ago, carried 1000
i barrels of whisky from Pennsylvania
y and Ohio distilleries. The liquor is
2 part of the over production that has
: been manufactured the past five years,
and which has been lying in bonded
D warehouses. The time has come when
the internal revenue tax must be paid
q on it, andFto avoid this the distilleries
',are shipping enormous quantities to
foreign countries, where it will be kept
lin storehouses until it is needed.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21

tn sPe1lai utspatcn from washington
theity, says regarding river improve
Braents:-"Work will be suspended in a
new weeks at over 20 points where the
liver and harbor improvements have
zen going forward. This is by reason
the failure ofthe passage of the river
Tr,,nd harbor bill last session. Among
In fe points at which work wi ! cease in
andissouri are the Gasconade river, the
Improvement of the Mississippi at
mallexandria, Mo-, at Andalusia, H., at
ne,ouisiana, Mo-, at Cape Girardeau,
v,tlton, Hannibal, between the mouths
eau the Illinois and Ohio rivers, and at
bualincy Bay, Ill. Work on the Cuivre
cower will also cease soon. Work
owe the improvement of the Mis-.
ss.isippi below Cairo will continue some
ssss0nths yet"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-21
PLANTS FOR SALE.

and Asparagus of tho
Best Varieties.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12
Trial of the Underground Wires.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE councils fire
alarm committee and other officials of
Philadelphia, together with number of
gentlemen from New York, Cleveland and
other cities, this afternoon witnessed an
exhibition of the conduct of the system of
underground telegraphy given by the Chi
cago Sectional Electric Underground Con-
duit company. The Morse and telephone
wires were placed in one and quarter
mile of conduit, and signals
exchanged over the phone wires
without any perceptible interference in the
way of induction. From the Morse cur
rents the conduits were built of iron and
contain copper wire shelves over which the
insulated conductors are drawn by means
of carriers worked from man holes at each
street crossing. The new harmonic sys-
tenn was also laid in conduit and was in
operation during the exhibition without
causing interruption.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12
THE STAR ROUTE TRIAL.
Continuation of Wilson'S Argument for
the Defense.

Continuation of Wilson'S Argument for
the Defense.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Mr. Wilson con-
tinued his address to the jury in the star
route trial this morning. He maintained
that the routes should not be regarded &C
cording to their separate and individual
value, but rather as parts of one vast COM
plicated and mutually dependent system.
Men might honestly hold different opin-
ions on the subject, but surely his client
was justified when he believed with Gen.
Sherman, Secretary Teller, Delegate Ma
ginnis and other high officials. 1t was a
question requiring statesman to grapple
with it.
When the hour for adjournment was
reached Wilson had disposed of three of
the nineteen routes set out in the indict-
ment.
The court then said it was manifest that
the argument under the present arrange
ment would be protracted and the counsel
were therefore notified that one represent
alive only would be heard for each de-
PENDANT. ....
The defense protested against this ruling
and asserted that time would be saved BY
adherence to the original plan, as the
counsel would not cover the same ground
in their arguments. %,
The only effect in their appeals, how
ever, was to induce Judge Wylie to with
hold until Monday formal ruling in the
matter. Adjourned until Monday. d. H..
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12
The Miners.

PITTsBuRG, May 1.-THE coal miners
are making active preparations for the
coming Interstate convention Rext week.
A reception committee from both the
Knights of Labor and the Amalgamation
will cooperate vita a similar committee
from the Miners association, to receive
delegates. One hundred delegates are ex-
pected from the Pittsburg district, and the
representation will probably reach $50, all
told. In sections where a considerable
number of miners are members of the
Knights of Labor, the local assembly will
send representation. Circulars are being
sent from the Miners general office, re-
qpesting full representation, and giving
a statement of the number of pits at work
and the prices paid.
A miner stated that the Slope mine in
Charters Valley will quit work to-day, and
Painters Run tomorrow. There are fifty
men at the former and eighty at the lstter.
A large meeting was held at Mansfield
yesterday, and they decided to hold a con-
vention on Monday.
The coal operators met this afternoon
to consider the advisability of petitioning
the court, rs the miners have already done.
for the appointment of n trustees tribunal,
under the Wallace act, to settle the exist
ing differences between employee and en-
ployers. After discussion of the ques-
ton it was decided to postpone the meeting
until Monday, when an effort will be made
to have every operator in the district
represented. .....
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12
THE SUICIDAL MIMI.

When millionaire commits suicide peo-
pie wonder greatly, seeming to forget that
riches do not always bring peace of mind
and contentment. The death of Amasa
Stone, the Cleveland millionaire, by his
own hand yesterday, will probably be a
nine days wonder, just as the suicide of
William F. Coolbaugh in Chicago was a
few years ago. Recent losses in the iron
and steel business, and the increasing cares
of his business, are said to have been the
causes of Mr.. Stones suicide, but there
may have been other causes that are chart
tably withheld from the public.
The frequency of suicides among all
classes of late years is indicative of grow
ing laxity of morals in the community.
Few are caused by financial difficulties; the
majority by detection or fear of detection
in some crime that will bring disgrace up
on once honorable name. Disappoint-
ment in love and family difficulties are
often attributed as causes for suicide, but
in these cases it not infrequently happens
that the man first revenges himself upon
the cause of his distress of mind and adds
bllO OilluO VA w IuOb VI Su1OluC. IL
is not always those of weak intellect who
take their own lives. Many of the bright
est minds in the country, men of educa-
ton and refinement, have deliberately de-
cided that it is far better not to bear the
ills they have, and fly to others that they
know not of.
There have been many who have argued
in justification of suicide. There is GER
| tainly one case of justifiable self-destruc.
ton on record, that of Judas Iscariot
Some editors are unkind enough to believe
that professional punsters and spring
poets could not perform better service to
mankind than by taking dose of cold lead
But it is moral question after all, and
will have to be viewed from moral stand.
point. There is certainly some excuse
however, for man suffering from acute
and incurable bodily ailments, burden tc
himself and those around him, in taking
his own life. Yet singular as it may seem
the suicide of such persons is exceedingly
rare. Though life to them is continual
burden, they cling to it with wonderful
tenacity until, out of sheer pity for theil
sufferings, death comes to their relief
The increase in the number of suicides
should draw public attention to the sub
ject with view to discovering if there are
not some means by which the disease. for
such it seems to be, can be cured. Many
thousands of homes are made desolatC
yearly by the mania, and the brightest
prospects blighted. The church formerly
exercised a restraining influence upon The
tendency by refusing Christian burial t.
those who took their own lives, but thi.
seems to have been greatly relaxed. To bC
sure,many of those who commit suicide de-
not care what disposition is made of theil
bodies, but the majority are care
full to specify in their last requests
the disposition to be mpde of their re
mains. Perhaps if the churches shoult
take the matter in hand some good might
be accomplished. 1t is certainly worth the
trouble.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12

SAN FRANorsoo, May ia dispatch
this morning from Hermosillo, Mexico,
10th: Colonel Torres returned last night
from the Sierra Madras, where he has been
pursuing the Apaches for twenty days.
He found them entrenched in strongholds
in the mountains, and attacked with 500
troops and dislodged the Indians. The
troops flanked the hostiles, charging them
in the rear at point of the bayonet. The
Indians fed, leaving eleven dead. Five
soldiers were killed and eight seriously
wounded. Sol. Torres says the Apaches
fought savagely and were armed with re-
peating rifles. Torres thinks the Indian
trouble in Sonora is ended. The troops
returned to Guyahama with the wounded
and replenished their rations.
SAN FRANCIsco, May 11.--Another special
dispatch from Hermoselle, Mex, gives
further particulars of Torres fight
with the Indians. He had been pursuing
the Apaches twenty days, on a trail which
led to the Montezuma distri CT in north
eastern Sonora. At Guazonar he was
| Joined by Col. Garcia, and made a forced
march five days and nights for the hills of
| Sierra Madras. The scouts spied the
Indians moving off, and twenty five struck
large body in stronghold heretofore
unknown. The Oldest scout said it had
the appearance of being settled three or
four years, and had a quantity of stolen
stock and old huts. The scouts we're attacked
and driven back to the main bodyS of
| troops. The mountains being inaccessi-
BILE the cavalry troops dismounted and
made a march of twelve miles and found
the Indians strongly entrenched on a crest
of large spur of the high mountains. The
troops were three hundred strong and
made an attack at 1sp. IN. They mad to
climb the mountain on their hands and
knees. The Indians falling to damage
them by firing, rolled boulders down the
mountain side without effect. The chief,
supposed TO be Juh, had station on a
high point of the mountain and gave COM
mand to the Indians which could be heard
distinctly for mile. 1t took two hours
for the troops to gain the crest of the
mountain. When they reached it two
were shot dead. The fight on the summit last
ed two hours. The troops swinging behind
the left of the Indians made an attack,
charging bayonets and forcing them from
their positions. The Indians fled, leaving
eleven dead bucks on the ground. Five
soldiers were killed and eight seriously
wounded. The Indians were driven for
miles, and their trail showed much blood.
A great many are supposed to be wounded.
Torres says it was the most savage fight
ever made with the Apaches. He says
they retreated to Northeastern Chihuahua
and thinks no doubt the ranch was the
long unknown stronghold of the Apaches.
1t is $50 miles east of Sonora, and about
the same distance southeast from the Ari-
) iona border He says that the trail of all
small bands depredating in Sonora anG
Arizona lead to this place.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12

"WHEN these statesmen shall turn away
from that great ISSUE" said ex-senator
Conkling, with his most lordly nasal infec-
ton in his speech before the Saturday
Club, ''the finding out of what boy or girl
shall have place in the government en-
ploy, perhaps they will give some attention
to our commercial relations with Mexico"
The ex-boss, ostrich-lake, hides head in the
sand of defamation, unmindful that all his
fellow citizens remember that when beaten
on ''the great issue" of controlling the
New York Custom house, he deserted his
seat in the senate, and has since occupied
himself as our new jeremiah. The super
iority of the x-boss was so marked during
his senatorial period that he never found
time for attention to any matters except
to parcel out the employments of the gov
eminent to his place men.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12
Going Back After Satisfaction.

New YORK, May 11.-Daniel McSwyney.
a naturalized American citizen, who in
1881 was arrested in Ireland as a suspect
and imprisoned fourteen months, without
examination or trial, arrived here to-day
IN the steamer Pennsylvania. McSwyney
states that he came to this country when
young man and lived and did business in
San Francisco for twenty five years. He
intends to remain here but a couple of
months, and then return to Ireland. His
object here is to obtain relief for the starv-
ing people of Donegal and see if he can
obtain any satisfaction from the British
government for the arbitrary imprison-
ment of an American citizen, .s
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12
SUICIDE IN JAIL.
THE OPIUM JOINTS.
All of Them Closed in New York and the
Business DestrOyed-A Determination to
Blot Them from Existence.

All OF Them Closed in New York and the
Business Destroyed-A Determination to
Blot Them from Existence.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
NEW YORK, May 1.-The opium joints
in Mott, Pell and Park streets are shut up
to day. Cinnamon were scarce in the
streets; white men crowded 1t. Since the
crusade has been begun against the joints
the keepers have not attempted to open
them until after dark, and then only to
adult Cinnamon who are known customers.
Some of the places have been supplied
with alarm bells to warn the occupants of
danger. Pickets in American dress patrol
the streets and keep sharp eye on all
members of Father Barry's congregation,
and any stranger who may appear. When
stranger approaches the joint or China
man standing by it, the picket gives Pc
culiar whistle which effectually shuts the
mouth of the person addressed, and the
door of the Joint. eff these dens reopen
said Chairman John A. OBrien,
of the Young Mems association commit
tee, eve are in position to close
them up again at once. We are getting
ready rapidly to move for their total sup
preston, and when we do we will be armed
WIFI evidence 10 COnVlCG, III SplC6 OF Lne
Chinese picket and alarm bells. The So
ciety for the suppression of vice is helping
US, but the one for the prevention of cru
city to children is not"
President George, of the latter society,
is out of town. Superintendent Jenkins,
who is in temporary control, said to day:
81 don't believe these charges are true as
concerns the decoying of girls of tender
years into the joints. We will do nothing
while the newspaper clamor continues. 1
will give $50 to anyone who can show me
any evidence that will convict any China
man or joint keeper of the practices laid
to them by Father Barry or the members of
the young mems association of his church.
The fifteen year old girl arrested by the
police on Wednesday night, and handed
over to my care, says she has not been
corrupted, and believe she is telling the
truth. l have said once to-day that this is
all buncombe and say so still.''
Wong Chung Foo, editor of the Chinese
American, assured Father Barry, yesterday,
that the respectable Cinnamon would lend
their assistance in breaking up any joint
where girls we're to be found. "The Chi
nese community" he said, ''have no know
ledge that such places have been conducted
in the guise of opium shops. The repu-
table Cinnamon condemn suchsplaces just
as earnestly as any Caucasian can, and
will not be less Jealous in helping to root
them out if they are found.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12
The Operatfc Strike.

CHICAGO, May 11.-Three of the male
members of the Catharine Lewis comic
opera company, Messrs. Lennox, Nash &
Rickett, failed to appear at the perform
ance last night, owing as it is alleged, to
non-payment of back salaries. The man
agement explains that owing to the ex-
travagance of Mr.. Arfewedson, husband of
Miss Lewis, whom she dismissed in New
York few weeks ago, she left the me-
tropolis being in debt, but had nearly sue
ceeded in wiping it out when the present
incident occurred. The performance pro-
ceeded, and minor members of the troupe
took the parts of the strikers. -..
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12

THE gable of Decoy Bliss to the star
route jury, at northumberland fifty dol
Iars-a-day, cost the government a thousand
dollars. OF course the attorneys for the
United States would not agree to submit
the case without argument. They don't
care a cents worth to convict anybody, but
they do care to draw their big fees as long
as they can. Brewster, attorney general,
is bent on securing the aoquittal of the de-
PENDANTS in this celebrated case, If the
worst management of the case possible
will do it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12

New York, May 1.-THE business fail
ures throughout the country for the last
seven days as reported by R.G. Dun & Co.,
mercantile agency, number 156 as com
pared with 152 last week. The Western
states have 45, Southern 80, Middle 25,New
England Is, Pacific states and territories
8, New York city and Canada 16. Not
many of the failures were of much import
ance.
CINCINNATI, May 11.-Ringe & Elliott,
wholesale dealers in hats, furs and straw
goods, 155 Pearl street, have assigned. Lii
abilities $4,000, assets $4,000 to $4,000.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12

The routing of the Apaches from their
secret stronghold in the Sierra Madras
mountains by the Mexican generals, was
fierce and sanguinary affair, the cavalry
having had to dismouut, walk twelve miles
and climb the crest of the mountain on
which the hostiles were intrenched, and put
them to the point of the bayonet, amid a
voiley of bullets from repeating rifles and
a hailstorm of rolling boulders which were
thrown at them. The nest was thoroughly
broken up, and the red thieves, with many
killed and wounded, were put to complete
rout, though they fought most desperately
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12

SHORT time ago the foreman of the
star route jury became discouraged at the
prospect of his ever being able to return
to his usual occupations in life and it took
much an@sthetic argument to quiet him
down, when yesterday Judge Wylie sudden
ly paled before the immensely of time
that doomed up in the prospect of Wilson's
not concluding his speech until June, and
the possible years of language singing by
the balance of the counsel, and fairly
squirmsd under his judicial ermine. In
the language of the Prophet Isaiah: GLOW
long, Oh Lord, how longY" etc.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12
A BILL has been introduced in the British

A BILL has been introduced in the British
commons, removing the introduction of the
cultivation of the tobacco plant in the
United Kingdom. 1t may not be generally
known, but the fact is that law exists
which strictly prohibits the culture of to-
bacco on British soil. 1t was enacted
about the time that the use of the weed
was introduced by Sir Walter Raleigh, and
British subjects have been compelled to
rely upon America for their supply of the
weed. The removal of the restriction
would build up new industry in some
portions of the empire, especially the
British Indias.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-12
The Irish Mathematics.

CHICAGO, Nay 1.-THE first meeting of
the executive council of seven of the Irish
national leagues of America will be held
in Detroit next Monday. Alexander Sulli-
van, president, and Patrick Eagan, ex-
treasurer of the land league leave for that
city, tomorrow. Next Wednesday Egan
goes to Minneapolis in connection with his
flour interests, thence to st. Louis, thence
through the southwest and to California
This tour is to occupy three months. In
conversation to-day, Egan ssid: 81 have
no fear of the British government troubling
me so long as l remain in this country