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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-27

scheme, necessarily be applied to
lands upon equal terms. A lot with a
building costing a million of dollars
would therefore pay the same taxes as
a vacant lot on one side, or a lot with q
building costing $4,000 on the other
side. What would you accomplish by
this change beyond making the rich
man richer and the poor man poorer!
Again, what will you do with the man
who lives in his own house and pays
II ,rent? With you, he may have re-
garded the payment of rent as a heavy
burden. Hence, he has struggled for
vears-to acquire a home OF his own.
There are thousands of such persons in
this city who painfully realize what
this struggle has cost. You propose to
remove taxes from all other forms Of
value and to impose upon land thus &C
quired a tax equal to the rent which it
would now yield, thus reducing the
owner to the very servitude from which,
by economy and industry, he has res
cued himself and his family.
"But there is a large class of our
people who have not thus acquired
land, but have deposited their savings
in banks or have made provision for
their families through the beneficent
of life insurance. Under the
avs of this state these savings and &C.
on policies are chiefly
oaned ont Oh mortgages and real
estate. When, by means of your in
y%enious scheme OF apprOpriating the
'ent of land by taxes you have destroy
ID its value TO the owner, what securi-
y will remain to the depositors in saw
ngs banks and the holders of policies
If insurance.? You will reply that the
buildings and improvements will
But what value do
hese possess as a security when the
fee of the land ia destroyed, and
What shadow of security will remain
N u%nimproved lands and on farm
ands where the improvements are a
econdary consideration" Listen now
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DEDICATED BY DAVIS.
The President MARK .
the place of Ills Birth Vsith
a Church..

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. y 10 day
at Fairview, on the lne between
Christian and Todd counties there was
dedicated a Baptist church erected on
the site of the building where Jefer-
son Davis was born. The ground was
purchased aud given by a party of gen.
tlemen to Mr.. Davis, who in turn gave
1T for the location of a church. The
Rev. DR.. Strickland of Nashville de-
;livered the dedication sermon. Jeffer-
sou Davis was present and there was
an immense crowd, many of whom
could not get into the church and were
forced to leave it was raining hard.
After the sermon Davis was invited
to the pulpit and, bent with age and
supported to the stand, he made a few
appropriate remarks, closing as fol-
"May He who rules in heaven
bless Individually and collectively
this whole community, and may His
benediction rest on this house forever.
More than this it would he improper
tor me to say"
Davis then presented the church
with a service of solid silver. The
church is a handsome brick structure
costing about $4,000, A finely pol
ished slab of violet hued Tennessee
marble set in the wall of the vestibuIe
opposite the memorial window has
this inscription in Roman capitalist
Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi,
was born June 3, 1908, ON the site of
this church.
"He made a gift of this lot March 10,
1886 TO Bethel Baptist church as a thank
Offering to the Lord"
After the church service the crowd
adjourned to a magnificent dinner
spread in a big building near at hand,
where all were bountitully fed.
Davis left for GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
where he took the train for home.
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D0UGHERTY's DEATH.
from the Sedalla Democrat.

A. SSaaii" S"AS
The Democrat yesterday announced
that a section man named Chas. Dough-
erty had been run over by a passenger
train on the Lexington branch road u,
near Brownsville, Friday forenoon.
Both legs were mangied, and, when
picked up, death had ensued.
AS the deceased was lying by the
side of the track, with both legs across
q rail when struck, it was thought
likely he had been murdered previous
ly and his body thrown upon the track.
This suspicion was confirmed by the
fact that Dougherty's head was terribly
lacerated and had been bandaged.
The body was taken to the depot at
brownsville and an inquest held, the
verdict being that the tralninen were
blameless.
1t appears that Dougherty went on a
spree Thursday. That night he be-
came involved in a fight and was
roughly handled, his head being cut
and bruised in numerous places. He
was taken to a barber shop and
cared for until morning. AT that time
he proceeded to the section house
where he boarded and procured break
fast. He ate but little and complained
of his head burning him
The meal disposed of, he said he be-
lieved he would go to work. He left
the house and wandered down the
track 10 a point one mile east of Browns
vile, when, it is presumed, he fell to
the earth in an unconscious condition
AT this time Conductor Lewis train
came along and the already injured
man was run over and killed.
These facts were developed at the
inquest, and All hour later the bod
was Inferred. Doug herty arrived i'll
Brownsville about six weeks z. and
nothing is known as 10 his anteCedents.
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from the possession of the robbers who
now hold 1t and give it all to the ma
ton. He would do this by abolishing
all taxation save that on land values. |
wish to read you what Mr.. Hewitt
wrote to MIR. George before the late
election in New York city. "You do
not deny" Mr.. Hewitt says, "that you
propose to make land common prop
erty,' and to reach this result by APP
propriating the rent through taxes
levied upon the land, exclusive of all
buildings and improvements This is
your sovereign specific for all the evils
of society which you have analysed and
stated with a pathetic power rarely
equalled and never surpassed in social
literature. Let US see for one moment
how your specific would operate in this
city. Its valuable buildings and i'm.
provements on the land belong almost
exclusively to rich men and to the
corporations whom you hold in holy
horror. They would at once be exempt
fir m taxes, and by that you would add
to their already overgrown
Tails donation, however, you would ex.
pect to recoup by taxation Oh land
This taxation would, even under you,
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THE DAVIS SHERMAN CONTROVERSY
Gen. Sherman's Charge Rcfuted
BY the Letter on which he
Based II.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 19.-The Sun will
publish o-morrow a letter written by
Jefferson Davis to Governor Vance of
North Carolina in January, 1868, which
is believed to be the letter referred to
by Gen Sherman in the recent contro-
versy, and upon which Sherman based
his charge that Davis threatened to
use Lees army to coerce the southern
states. 1t shows that Davis not only
made no such threat, but offered to
sustain the state government against
its enemies if necessary. The letter
was published in the Raleigh Standard
in January, 1886. 1t rehearses the
futile efforts made by Davis to obtain
a conference with northern leaders
looking to a peaceful settlement OF the
differences, and concludes as follows:
tear much, from the tenor OF the
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-11-27

news | received from North Carolina,
that all attempt will be made by some
bad men to inaugurate movements
which must be considered as equiva-
lent to "aid and comfort to the enemy :"
and which all patriots should combine
to put down at any cost. You may
count OH my aid i'll every effort to
spare your state the scourge of civil
warfare, which will devastate her
homes if the designs of these traitors
be suffered to make head. | know
you will place yourself in yonr legiti-
mate position in the lead OF those who
will not suffer the name OF the old
north state to be blackened by such a
stain.
Will you pardon me for suggesting
that my only source of disquietude on
the subject has arisen from the fear
that you will delay too long the action
which now appears inevitable, and
that by you O~ver-earnest desire to re-
claim by Cancellation men whom you
believe to be sound at heart, but whose
loyalty ls more than suspected else
where, you will permit them to gather
such strength as to require more vio-
lent measures than are now needed.
With your influence and position the
promoters of unfounded discords, now
prevalent in your state, would be put
down without the use of physical force
if you would abandon the policy of con-
ciliation and set them at defiance. In
this course, frankly and firmly pursued.
you would rally around you all that is
best and noblest in your state, and
your triumph would be blOOdless. Ii
the contrary policy be adopted, | much
fear you will be driven to the use of
force to repress treason. In either
event, however, be assured that you
will have my cordial concurrence aud
assistance in maintaining with you the |
honor and dignity and fair name OF
your state, and in your efforts to crush
treason, whether iIicipient, as | believe
it now is, or more matured, AS ! be-
lieve, it not firmly met, it will in the
future inevitably become. | have the
honor 10 be, very respectfully,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
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Lexington market.

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lett hand column and retail piroes in right hand
column. In country produce the figures On the
left denote what the merchants are aging, and
on the right the prices at which they sell.
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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-12

About G o'clock yesterday morning when
Mrs. Andrew N. Thomas, who resides on
P street, near Fourth, went out in the yard
in front Of the house, She discovered a
newly-born babe, wrapped in piece of
blanket, lying on the grass, which was
damp from irrigation Of the previous even
ing. She called TO a neighbor, Mrs HUI
bert, who took charge Of the infant, assisted
by Mrs. James Parrot and other ladies' and
still has il, though she has family enough
Of her own TO look after. All the women
IN the neighbOrhOod have been to see and
gone into ecstasies over the little new
conner, who IS described as q very nice
looking little girl, considering her tender
age and ignorance of the mysteries Of the
toilet, and articles of apparel We're donated
Tor her use, as she was pretty much in the
condition OF Miss Flora McFlimsey, no
thing to wear" 1t may have been that
those who abandoned her gave her an
Opiate that had a Supplying effect, for she
has been very quiet. A nasty man who
went TO call upon her was promptly
1ired out Of the neighborhood for saving
that She had the snutfies Just as if the
dear, darling, ducky-daisy angel could lay
on the cold, damp grass and not catch a
shuttle !" as one of the ladies remarked
IN their enthusiasm, they have named the
little one Avis Dawn -, the last name is
being looked for. The question now is,
Who has lost q baby, or wants one? How
would it do for the Atlas 10 adopt her as
Mascot
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCK SALES.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 10, 1886.
MnPNr,sc srssrnN
AFTERNOON SESSION..


CARE OF PIAEo IN SuHMER.-In the hot
weather 8 piano should not be placed in a
damp room or left open in draft of air,
for dampnes5 is its most dangerous en-
envy, 1t causes the strings and tuning
pins to rust and the cloth used in the
construction Of the keys Of action to
swell, whereby the mechanism will
move slUggishly or often stick together.
Continued dampness viii also injuriously
affect the varnish, and raise the soft fibers
of the sounding board, thus forming ridges
All this occurs chiefly in the summer sea
son, and the best pianos, made Of the most
thoroughly seasoned material, are necessa-
rily the most seriously affected by damp
ness. Extreme heat is scarcely less injuri-
Gus. A piano should not be placed near
an open fire or heated stove, nor close to
hot air from furnaces. 4 piano should be
closed when not in use, in order to prevent
the accumulation of dust pins, ETC., on the
sounding board, and yet it should be opened
occasionally and daylight allowed to strike
the keys; otherwise the ivory may turn
yellow. An India-rubber or cloth cover
should protect the instrument from bruises
and scratches. Moths may be kept out of
piano by lump of camphor wrapped in
soft paper, placed in the inside cover. A
new piano should be tuned at least once
every two or three months during the first
year, and at longer intervals thereafter
Mail and Express Interview.
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Feigning Insanity.

jim Murphy, who some weeks ago was
sentenced, in the Police Court, to fifty days
imprisonment in the County Jail for as
saulting a man al Third and K streets, has
been examined by the Commission ers two
or three times as to his sanity, but they on
each occasion were satisfied that he was
only pretending to be insane. He found
that dodge effective a good while ago, when
he was arrested for an offense. convicted
and sentenced. bu; suddenly became crazy.
was committed TO Stockton, and recovered
his senses sufficiently in q few DAYS 10 es-
cape from the asylum, -Four or five days
ago he was let out of the Jail to have a
bath. Near the bathroom one of the
prisoners was being shaved. Murphy
snatched the razor and made for taller
Wallace, threatening to cut him into
shoe-strings. The officer promptly drew his
pistol and ordered him to drop the razor
or be converted into q subject for the Core
ner, and Murphy was not so badly of" in
his upper story but that he obeyed the or
der. He was locked in his cell, and imme-
diately proceeded to tear up his mattress
and thrust il ont through the wicket in the
door. Tuesday afternoon his craziness
asserted itself again, and he set fire TO the
new mattress he had been provided with.
The smoke spread through the Jail, and
created great excitement momentarily. OF
course in an iron cell the burning material
could not do any damage of consequence,
and Mr.. Murphy took care TO avoid being
singed. Orders were then given that he
should not be allowed any more matches,
and he viii have to do without comfort
ing smoke now and again. In addition, as
he is so fond of destroying mattresses, il
has been deemed best TO let him sleep on
the floor in his blanket for a while. If,
however, reason should appear for beliey-
ing that he really is subject to fits of in
sanity, he will be again brought before the
Commissioners of Lunacy.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Resulted Fatally.

Deputy United States Marshal Thomas G.
Robinson, who was shot By Milton Nc
Whorter Tuesday evening, died at noon
yesterday from the effect Of the wound. a
post mortem examination was held yester-
day, when it was found that the bullet had
passed through The body, and lodged be-
meath the skin of the back. in its course
lacerating the intestines. Coroner Clark
will hold an inquest in the case at $50 this
evening. Mr.. McWhorter has had charge
OF murder entered against him. Yesterday
a great number OF friends called at the sta
tiOn-house to see him, and many were ad-
nitted, though he was aYerse to receiving
any except on business matters. He COM
planned Of feeling sore from his encounter
with Robinson, and was not in good health
otherwise. Acting upon the advice of his
attorneys, Senator Cross and Judge Grad
dock, Of Marysville, he declines to make a
statement concerning the encounter other
than to say that Robinson struck him,
and he drew his pistol and fired while his
opponent was trying to draw his weapon.
He also claims that the deceased had sent
him word several times that he would kill
him on sight, and beat him to death. -
He says that the account Of the affray given
by James O'Brien is correct, and that the
deceased's dying statement is not. Senator
Chandler will be an important witness for
the prosecution when the case comes up in
Court, as he saw the whole affair His
statement of the matter IS said to corrob-
crate that OF the deceased in that the latter
did not attempt to draw a weapon until
after he was shot. According to the Marys-
vile Appeqi, McWhorter must have antici-
pated trouble with Robinson or some one
else, as he purchased his pistol the morn
ing before he came to Sacramento, and ex-
pressed the belief that he might have 10
use It before night
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ExrRA.sEss1oNAL NOTES.

eating committee appointed to consider ex-
Justice Terry's unsworn charges against Su-
preme Justices Morrison and Sharpstein, besides
being Unfortunately large, has q malodorous air
even having seen it until presented
The first item of charges-s525 co.'s for the
mileage and fees Of the lawyers who testified
Nearly all of these prominent lawyers testified
willingly, and it is doubtful, in some cases, if
any subpenas were served upon them. Accord
ing 70 the record of subpenas issued, the
following lawyers are named TO re-
ceive SIG so mileage and 81 fees for testifying ::
4 Taylor, J. P. Hoge. A. a. Loughborough, R.
c: Harrison, E. r. Taylor, W. F. Goad, J. w.
Winans, ]. NJ. Burnett, c. L. Alderman, W. c.
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ADVERTISEMENT MENTION.
20 our VISITING GUESTS.

our issue to-day contains much informa-
ton concerning the vast resources Of this
section OF California and Of points Of inter
est that may be visited with pleasure and
profit. This has been largely designed for
our Eastern guests, and in order to make
the same as fully available for them as
possible, we shall be pleased to furnish free
copies to such Of or Grand Army visitors
and accompanying friends as may call at
the RECORD UNION Office.
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Beleher, c. y. Fox, W. olney. J. B. Mhoon, W.
7. Baggett, 5. Heydenfeldt J. A. Hawley, T. r.
stanton, J. r. CARRIER d. B. Wolf A. !. Rhodes
Is named 10 receive S25 co in mileage; and 4. !.
Hayne so 50, while \. P. Catlin, :. c. benson.
and }. J. Paul<ell, being in this city, are named
TO receive nothing but the fees. An unfortunate
circumstance OF the affair is that this item from
this data would not foot $50 GO, but only about
$50 90 Two bills for clerk hire are presented,
amounting in all to $50, giving rise to the i'm
preston that one clerk did not know how 70
write thereby requiring the u OF an assistant
The shorthand reporter receives so per day
sl30 for salary and S2I2 for TRANSFERRING. This is
allowing for twelve days labor, As o matter of
reality the committee held only three regular
sessions, lasting in all not over SIX hours.
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AMERICAN IRoN.-The iron furnaces of
the United States were producing more
iron on the first of last June than at any
other time in the history of the country.
There were on that date 30S furnaces in
blast with weekly capacity of 119, 40 tons.
This progress has been made in the face of
a falling off in the production of Great
Britain, and the consequent effort to retain
markets once held. The increase in the
capacity of furnaces in blast since January
has been 122, 719 TONS or about % per cent.
So marked an increase has led to the in
quiry if our present production is not in
excess of the demand for consumption.
While there are not the necessary data for
an accurate account of stock on hand and
comparison with the stocks of recent peri
DDS, the opinion is that present production
is somewhat in excess of the demand. The
Philadelphia market is affected unfavora-
bly, by the arrival of considerable quanti-
ties of Southern iron, which is freely Of
fered at prices below that of Pennsylvania
furnaces Wood and Iron