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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03

First Assistant Postmaster-General
Frank Ilatton, editor of the National
Republican, is fighting a s'personal"
battle with Charles Emory Smith, edi-
tor Of the Philadelphia Press. Smith
calls Hatton ga coward" '%'poltroon,'
"sneak," and Hatton fires back with
"drab," :'scullion" and like terms.
This is another instance Of the de.
ligh-tul harmony which is now per.
mea ing 1.-The grand old party"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03

T Smyrna has been visited with an
earthquake only less disastrous than
that Of Isehia:3 Great loss Of life and
property:h reported.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03

The sale Of liquor is now prohibited,
in whole or part, in seventy-one coun-
ties in Georgia, leaving less than half
Of the counties in which the sale il un-
restricted,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03
BUGGY HORSE WANTED.

T WIS., TO PURCHASE A GOOD, M
L gentle Buggy Horse. suitable for u S$EN
ladt to drive. for which | will pay q %NR
liberal price IN ash Apply to the I'M Ny
dersiRned,t three miles south Of Lexington. or send
me a postal card through the Office Informing
me where the horse can be seen.
novSnl THOS. STRAMCKE.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03

The New York and other elections
take place next Tuesday.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03

Bob Ingersoll's exclamation was,
eve need another constitutional
amendment or a new court. This de-
cision is a tap of the drum" Which
shows Bob up in the role of a bourbon
He wants to turn back the hand upon
the dial of time to the days when his
party was demageging for negro votes.
Sensible 20 ored men know that they
have all the rights before the law that
white men possess, and they have too
much to ask or expect more.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03
e. g. LOOMS e. CO..
Gr0CerS 4 Provision Dealers.

we oner o the citizens of Lexington and the farmers of LAFAYETTE County
month. N"N! -" '"
Salmon II Eases q ss Of To Tomatoes at 20 case OF Peaches, 10 cases of Corn, 10 cases of
90 fass OF ~ Grs"uated Sugar, 10 barrels of &c" sugar, 80 barrels Of n. O. Sugar
81 Fat Hoop Good Barrels. ""
= o,;s. We ", keep the Celebrated Brands of Wilson, Nichols & Co.'s Hams, St.
LOUIS, flanklnton q Arnours Hams. Kansas City: VIM. Scholton & Co "a
1ureM mustard; Bank & Bro. S Candies, 81. Louis; r. j. Troost & &c. IS Fish.
Co.'s Cofees. """"''' AeoA "
E. q. LOOMS s. CO..
tss"s Franklin ssSt,D erW nker sFprpuurs Factory,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03

Malone, in q recent speech at Peters
burg, Va, said that ''neither political
ly 0 socially would he hold inter-
course with democrats" This de-
notes mor self.abnegation on the part
of the little fraud than we tn ught he
had.
Senator Mahone's letter to Mrs. Bet
tie Bumgarner, q postmistress in
Virginia. making all assessment of 81
OIL her salary and requesting her to
forward that amount to the campaign,
fund Of the readjuster party, is a speci-
men Of administrative civil service re-
form.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03


In his address before the bankers
convention at Louisville, Mr.. Henry
Watterson said:-"The whole story OF
the south may be summed up in a sen
tence. She was rich and she lost her
riches; she was poor and in bondage;
she was set free, and she had to 60 to
work, she went to work, and she lie
richer than ever before. The south
never knew what independence meant
until she was taught by subsection to
subdue herself. W. lived from hand
to mouth; we had our debts and our
'niggers.' Under the old system we
paid our debts and walloped our 'nigg-
ers,' but under the new we pay orr
'niggers' and wallop our debts. We
have no longer any slaves, butwe no on
ger have any debts, and we can exclaim
with the old darkey at camp-meeting
who, whenever he got happy, went
about shouting, "Bless the Lord, I'm
getting fatter and fatter ="
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03

The republican papers In Massachu.
sets having endeavored, to create the
impression that Wendell Phillips would
be on their side in this canvass the old
fellow expresses bis opinion Of the re-
publican party. He handles it withou,
gloves. Among other things he says:
-"I remember that the republicanpar-
ty in its youth-when it had a con-
science-did much toward freeing the
colored man. But l see that now the
willing tool of capital and the banks
and with a thimble ring of national
bonds, it is doing far to under
mine our institutions and enslave the
white nan. Enthusiastic young men
may be hoodwinked and work in har-
ness, blind to what they are really do
ing. and ignorant who moves them like
pawns on a chess board. But, in fact
the battle to-day is between man and
money, and the real unseen leaders of
the republican party are the Shylocks.
Privileged and Incorporated wealth is
one Of the two great dangers that here
threaten popular institutions, and the
republican party is its servant and Or
gan. Every lover of liberty should,
therefore, toll and pray for its destruc-
ton"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03

The fastest run ever made ON the C..
b. and Q. was for q party that were il
Quincy, H., and desired to catch the
New York limited express in Chicago
on Sunday evening last. They hired .
locomotive, a baggage Car, and a par
lor car, and were whirled over the road
in five and q halt hours, which, deduct.
ing time for stops, vas equal to . mile
Q minute.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03

Mr.. J. D. Ish,. of Napoleon, was in
Kansas City, Wednesday, and stepped
into a gun store and bought a fine gun,
valued at $40. While he was select
ing it Col. Crisp walked in, and claim
ed that he had long been a friend of
Don, and thought Don might give him
a gun like the one he had just bought.
Don acknowledged the claim on his
friendship, but plead inability and d.
vers other excuses. After Col. Crisp
left Marsha! .Liggett came along, and
he and Don went back into the store,
and after ransacking the cellar, found
an old, rusty musket, with the stock
gnawed by rats, and in a general bad
fix. Don bought this gun at 81 25,
had it nicely fixed up, with a flaming
card on the outside, bearing, "With the.
compliments of j. D.. Ish, to his highly
esteemed friend, Col. John 7. Crisp"
Marshal Ligget wrote = letter extoJling
the merits Of the gun, the dealer also
prepared a letter with the signatures OF
several sporting men in the east, claim
ing that this was the best bird gun they
had ever seen, SC. These letters we're
put on the outside of the package, and
all expressed to Col. Crisp, charges G..
D. 1926, Independence. Later i'll
the evening Don met Col. Crisp and
a%pologized for not giving him the gun,
and told him he had bought snd ex-
pressed to him the finest gun in the
city. Jumbo let himself loose in ? flow
of e%loquence, and Don's hair stood on
end. He felt 80 thoroughly ashamed he
but a little retreshment brought
things all right. Jumbo insisted. OH
Don's going home with him, but Don
could not, of course. Col. Crisp re-
ceived his elegant present Thursday,
and it is presumed that the atmosphere
around Independence will be blue for
day or two. Don says Col. Crisp
could not hit a buffalo ten feet off, and
when he goes hunting the birds roost
on his gun, knowing it to be harmless.
When Don makes him a present it will
be something more useful than a gun.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03

The debt reduction for the month
past was $40, SOC, 900.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03

Nine. Gerster and Sig. Galassi ar,
charming tho New Workers.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-03
UreAlp yatelligeasrr,
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.

Election on the hog law to-day.
Gen. Sheridan has taken command
of the army.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-29

Some curious aud interesting statistics
on the causes of inesriety of women
have just been published by a physician
engaged in the reformatoFy prison for
women in Sherborn, Mass. Over 30
Cases were examined. Sixty-fve Of the
women were between thirtv and forty
years old; forty-nine were between
twenty-five and tmrty-one years; thirty
four between twenty and twenty-six
years; thirty below twenty; the remain
der were over forty. Forty-six were
serving iirSt sentence, forty one sec
ond, forty-five q third aud twenty sixth
fourth. Seventy three of them were
married, seventy-two Of them were sim
gle ami twenty-five were widows. More
Than half had formed incorporate hab-
its before they were tweuty-one years of
a.e; twenty seven admitted taking in
toxicants before thew were ten. As to
the associations which led to their drink
my, 1872 women Gained t, have drunk
socially, and never otherwise; forty
seven admitted that they loved liquor;
eleven gave anger or trouble as the
carse; lS2 began with female frienis,
only tWcnty-eght with maie friends, and
more than half OF tlIem began with their
husbands at home. One hundred and
tweniy-eight began by drinking beer;
thirty-seven by drinking whisky (at irst
40 u punch); twenty began with wine,
and the remainder by ta iny tones"
sixty-seven We're Irish. iiity-two Irish.
American, seventeen American, seven
negroes, seven of mixed foreign parent
aye, born In America. and twenty-five
were born in other countries.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-29

Andy Taylor was hanged at London.
Tenn, on the 23rd. He was Indifferent to
the last and refused to converse with a
minister. He ate dinner with much relish.
At 2:30 he was taken from the Jail and
noun ed the gallows with firm step.
When asked If he wished to address the
crowd, he said he did not want say
word. he was entirely unmov.d on the
gallows. After the moose was busted he
said to the sheriff of Hamilton county: 81
could drink your hears blood" The trap
was sprung at 3:15, and he d ed of strapsu-
la'ion in nine minutes, and waa cut down
at 3:27.
III 1880 John Taylor killed Capt. Fletch
er of the steamer Tennessee. After some
time he was captured and tax en- to Chatta-
nooga. He was sentenced 10 ten years nard
labor in the penitentiary. but he got an az
peal tot he supreme court. On Sept. IA,
1872 the court oeing in session at Knoxville
Sheriff Cate and Deputy Conway took an
East Tennessee train at Chattanooga for
Knoxville, having Taylor handcuffed in
CHAR e. Taylor's two brothers, Bob ard
Andy. boarded the train between Pniiadel-
phia and London, shot and killed Cate and
Conway, wounded another man, released
the prisoner and took Charge of the train,
RAINING it through LonaOn. At Lemon
station the three Taylors disembarked,
torcibly took horses and left for the oun.
tains. Three or four pa ties stared in pur-
suit and S. coo reward was offered for the
capture OF the murderers. Their pursuers
6tslly found them, and after fight III
which one of the brothers were killed and
another MORALLY wounded, Andy vas ia
zen. John Taylor had, in addition to his
other crimes, killed man in Texas Andy
was about twenty one years Of age.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-29
A Double Wisconsin Murder Mys ery
Cleared Up.

An old resident of Ludington. Wis. who
was lynched in Colorado, confessed his pre-
vious crimes, among them the murder in
Ludngton. Wis, OF the brothers Johnson,
which occurred about six years ago, which
he described particularly. He said he
poisoned the Johnson VIII, was found at
home with strychnine contained in whisky.
To nisdirecg suspicion, prob bly, he deter
mined to get rid Of the other one in die
ferent nanEer, and so ten pied him bv say
ing he bad seen a bear, and shot him, in
the most obscure place he Duldsfnd. The
murder was committed for money. and the
assassin secured about-S70O. The Johnsons
we're bachelors who lived on adjoining
farms. and r.puted to be wealthy. The
body OF one of them, evidently some weeks
dead, was found in the house, and the
peighbors went to tell his brother. To
their surprise he proved TO be missing, and
his sock were dispersed and near starved
to death. 1t was therefore, suspected that
one OF them bad killed dne other and alter
ward committed suicide. Some two or
three years later the skeleton of the missing
man was found in thicket, with an empty
gun beside him and stull fractured con-
firming the original impression until the
above news was received.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-29
New England Rural Life.

Helen NJ Wlnslow, writing in the
Boston Transcript of New England rural
life as portrayed in novels, exciaims:
'"Alas! it is the bad grammar and nasal
pronunciation in the curr .nt novel Of
New England life. and the rustic co iple
from the country who pass along the
city thorouglfare, hand in hand, MUNICH
my The prove'pial gin gerbread, by
which we are judged, instead OF the
thousands of well-dressed, unObtruslve,
intelligent country people who walk
those streets unouserved every year. A
large proportion of New England villages
have their reading clubs, their magazine
clubs, tier musical associations, Ill adj
hI,Ion to good, we'll p Atronlzed town
Ii ,raries. know OF one Art Cdu'. "a
hev are pleased to call it. in not very
arge but furnishing village. and al
though none OF its members have as yet
adorned their broom-handles with cat
ais in oils, they can tell much OF the
history Of ancient and modern art 4,
and know good painting when they
see it-which is not so often as they
ould wish. Solid work is aimed at IN
these associations, and in most instances
performed. The Lady of the Aroos-
took nav be found in scores of villages,
while "Marcia" il an exceptional char
ac,er. NJ ost New England girls with hel
opportunities would have improved
their advantages better than she did.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-29
CONDENSED NEWS.
washington News Notes

Postofices established: Dakota. .Englevale
Ransom county. Iowa-Dickey, Bremen
county. Postoffice Site Congratulations
sin: Ayr, 1angdale county, one half mile
south, with special supply from Frydenland;
Langstadt, Shawanee county, two and on e.
half miles east, with special supply from
Angelica. Postoffices Discontinued-Wis-
copsin: Empire, Fond du Lac county, mail
to Fond ~ Lac. Trade River, Polk coun-
ty, mail to Sunrise City, Chissgo county,
Mimi. Postmasters Commissionec-Mar
s. Parker, Roanoke, OAK; Clinton P. Lamp
man, Cleveland, Mimi: Ella p. C.ggoh,
Union, Wis.
In spite of the decision of TIE attorney
general that no one can fix standard time
without the authority of congress. the Sec
retsry OF The treasury issued recently the
following order: BY law the hours of Labor
In this department are seven in each day tor
labor. On and after Monday. the 26th, la
Dor will begin at O'Clock a. NJ. of the new
stanJard time. A recess for half an hour
will begin at IL O'Clock of that time. Labor
may cease at 4 O'Clock Of that time.
Senator Ssbin arrived IN Washington
the pa. He was very busy all day at his
house at 1929 NJ. street. He said that he is
very much interested in the judgeship OF
Idaho, which becomes vacant next month.
He favoIs the resppolntment ofJudge Buck,
who is a Minnesota man.
Secretary Frelinghu;en cab'ed the com.
mander ofthe Asia.ic fleet instructions as to
the course he shall pursue in tn, protection
of American interests in case OF ar between
France and China. The nature of the in.
structions is unknown.
The president has appo inted John r.
, Tanner United States marshal for the
southern district OF Illinois.
There were 262 national banks started
during the year.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-29

Emerson concert troupe, was caught by
black mailing husband In Syracuse. but se-
cured the return of the money he had paid
the woman, ard she was fined $25, while
the alleged husband escaped.
William P. Snyder of Allentown, Pa,
has resigned an assistant United Safes
attorneyship to prosecute S)uth Car
olina election fraads, because of poor
pay.
Gen. Charles Hamilton of Milwaukee, q
class. mate &C West Point of G n. Grant, rand
noted man In the Ba iger state. is danger
ously i'll with congestion of the lungs.
CORVALLIS West says at s.. Louis that be
has very high opinion OF Mrs. Langtry,
and that her private scandals are not tie
business of the public.
Joseph A. Blackfan, chief of the foreign
mail service, died at Washington recently oil
pneum mia. He created the bureau OF for.
eign mails.
Had DR.. Marion Sims lived fortnight
| longer he would have drawn an endowment
of $50, 900.
Gov. Ireland's Texas Thanksgiving proc.
| lamation is the shortest Three lines.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-29

Patrick William '3rien, the Irish giant,
and Christiana d. Dunz. the German giant
ess, were married in Piutsburg, the Goth.
The ceremony was performed in the Ger
man Evangelical church, on SInithfield
street. by Rev. Frederick Roulff, and was
witnessed by an immense concourse of PEG
pie, including Mayor Peterson of Allegheny.
Judge White, John Mccullough, Margaret
Mather, the AZsecs. Dwarfs. In iians and
snake charmers. Outside the church the
GRO wd gathered in such numbers as to OBJ
srruct offic in spite o. the eff ,rts ola lar g
force ofpollce. Mr.. O'Brien wore a full
dress suit; medal. presented to him by the
land league ornamented his breast. The
bride wore orange blossoms,
wreath and veil that covered
superb dress ofwhite satin. In her hand
she held bouquet Of enormous size. At
ter the service the bridal party drove at
once to the Harris muse I'm ana held u pub
lie reception. On the evening Of the Goth 8
special reception was given at the Hamil-
ton hotel. The wedding cake was the
largest ever made. measuring nine feet In
circumference and two feet in thickness. A
giant loaf of bread five feet in length decOro-
ted the table. This was the first marrisge
of giants in America, and the second in the
world. The combined height of the bridal
pair ls fifteen feet. three i ches. and they tip
the Lean at 1,549 pounds. The wedding
ring weighed seventeen pennyweights
and was five inches in circumference.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-29
Kaiser William.

In these days of long life, says the St.
James Gazette, it would not be surpris-
ing we re the EN- oeror William to sur
vive the Iron Chancellor. as he has sur
vived so many of his old servants and
friends. The emperor was never better,
and still enjoys his wine and tobacco.
1t is remarkable that, although be has
long been famous as one Of the most
vigorous men of his time, William l, was
an exceedingly feeble child. 1t WAS
not, indeed, until he gave himself up to
military exercises that he became ro-
bust. The kaiser has always been a
very moderate man; and to this dav his
dinner a,ely consists of more than five
dishes, from which he makes cho &c
Although the cellars Of the imperial
palace at Berlin are full of the finest
wines of all countries, including the
Rhine vintages of the famous years l62A
and 1850, "oy which the bouquet alone
is poem," the emperor rarely touche;
them, and usually contents himself with
a glass or two of somewhat ordinary
Mnsnila
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-29
Sergeant Mason PardOned.

Washington. Special. The president to-
day pardoned Sergeant john A. Mason. OF
Battery H, Second artillery, . S A., SEN
fenced to imprisonment tor eioht years in
the Albany peniten,iary for attempting to
murder the assassin Guiteau. Mason was
tried before general court martial at the
arsenal in this city in November. 1881, the
president of the court being Lieut.. Col.
Miner, of the Tenth infantry, AMI was
sentenced to be dishonolably discharged
from the service, with forfeiture OF all pay
and allowance dne or to become dine, and
im IMPRISONMENT as above stated. With large
subscriptions for the benefit of bis family
were united numerous petitions to the ores
ieent for the complete pardon OF NJ ,son
and his restoration to the army. These pc
titions were brought in large numbers from
every section of the country.
Tue whole number of signatures to the
petilions was more than 2 100, 90. Mason 8
family, comprising "Betty and the baby, "
ore now living in Glendale, Orangs county.
Va, in comparative IL dependence from the
amouns that we're subscribed throughout
the country for their maintenance after
Mason was sent to prison. While Mason's
Ofense is looked upon as one of II e highest
of military crimes, that OF o sworn guard
attackii & defeHs eess prisoner, most MILF
tary men sympatbize wits him, aid ieel
that he has had sufficient punishment for
his crime.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1883-11-29

In Boston William c. Phelan known in
the west during the war as ,unty Jump.
er and at Philadelphia and Washington as
a forger ana olackmailer, has been sen.
fenced to ii We years imprisonment for pas
sing counterfeit money.
Developments show that the late A. b.
johnson of Utica, N. Y, was defaulter in
$500, 600 tn the Mcdonnell estate of Roch-
ester. N. Y. Mrs. Mcdonnell is sister OF
johnson, who had entire charge of the es-
tate.
Jacob A. Helisige, was convicted in the
United States court in Philadelphia of en-
b. zzlirg government funds while postmas-
ter of Steelton, Pa.
A special from Hickman. KY. gives an
account of the horrible murder of Hillsnan
King and his vile an old end respected
couple.
A young woman OF nineteen has been ar.
rested at Howard. OAK, for unlawfAlly
doubling the number of her husbands.
Cincinnatis court house stationery cost
$3.50 This wear, when for FIVE years it had
beel- $50, 476 owing to pilering.