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RICHMOND DEMOC RAT Tnos. I. BOGIE, Pobllshcr. BY ENERGY, ECONOMY AND HONESTY WE SUCCEED. TLMIS-UO Wrln A it i.e. VOL VII. HICIIMOND, RAY COUNTY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1870. NO. 23. Si F 1 1 i ,'T'i tor. Tarma ef Subscription I Ingle Copy , nne (t JJ l.Uliiha of twenty a-ih) ... 1 96 Rata ef Advertising I 1 saar. of in lines or lese, t insert Ion 1 -SO r.a.n MHHiiirni .. I tqll.r 1 ranulh. 4 no 7 wt in no a oo 14 on m 14 l -'. ni no oo Vi 08 so Or ion on A on t no I IK' I on 1 11 K e-ohima t a M M M M K K li " ii !!!!!'.!!!! x " Administrator' Xntlcea Final Settlement Notices. .., Stray NilkHn (slnprle animal) bark Additional Aninial Ixk-ai. NnTlea- tin Insertion, to cents 1r llnei on editorial peire. 11 wm I' '" '" aeh liicprtinu. Special ratee r.r long or lima. AI1 transient adrcrti-cmcnta will heehnrsed t III. rt of SI ir siinre for Itie llrst In-er-linn, aud Nnill for each ubwiunt Inser tion. Jho. T. Ford, ATTORNEY - AT - LAW, RICHMOND, MO. OKrtCK-Wlth H. (. l-lle. J. P., OT.r A. J Holt.' 'Cln-Hhoii, rant side iunlie aqiiara. fcf-t ollvction.a aKrlall . lli-ly JOHN H. DUNN. Attorney-at- Law RICHMOND, MO. OKKILK Willi Fairls lionroar, mat end 01 Man lluikliiur, in conn holla yard. T. N. LAVELOCK, ATTORNEY -AT -LAW, RKIIMOND. MO. Will practice In all Mm1 f'onrts of Hay . Proinol attention isiven to Collection OTIrU-& -I'M Hteirs, eat uf J. S. lllliclica A LVa Kans, with Hilxlie. IliiKlu-a. GEO X. McGEE, NOTARY PUBLIC, mi ESTATE AGE7IT 1 CO.VEYAaTErS, RICH MONi. MO., Uaa aeomplala Alxinu-i of Title to all Laud. In Ray county. O.J. hcuiie. e. I muitss, Ju HUGHES & HUGnES, LAWYERS RICHMOND, MO Will prnntlrw In ) n'wuiifl of tlie Fifth jUicNI iirc.tit. rrum(tiij fftirltii. mien Cuu ivii u nII Inwlnena luiruaital it Uif m. UKKU K L tirj, Jul tl of HugtteeS 1 0' Hi Ilk. ' K. F. KSTKB, Attorney - at - Law RIC1I0NM. MISSOURI. . Will alti nd with illlllwnrc ami yronii'neM to all.tiuainfaM intnil.ii to Inararr. OKMCK-lip ftairaiucorucr Uiiilillng north Of Khaw Jlotlaa. THANK G. GIKBOM, Attorney - at - Law, RICHMOND. MO. Will attrii'l to all hiiaioru Inlruatcd I. blin 'llli uail iii-itmiitiii'M. OFKH'K Kant uU if ataiio bitlldiug ill tli Cuiirt IIoUHe yam. D. P. WniTMEB, jLttornoy - at - Law, RICHMOND, MISSOURI. Will i.rtti-tlup lii th roiiiitica of uiviwr Mi aotirl. l.ullrclliiK ami utliri' liiiaim'Mcoutlili-il to bill! Til: rrcelve urmiit atlelllloli . Hi Kil l': On l.'ollra. .tirrcl, Ural cornel aoulli uf H iviiuea Unuk. C. T. GAENEIt & SOS, LAW & COLLECTION orricr., RIOUUOXD, MISSOURI. OKKII K OH atnlra orar llubljall t'a'a Store. , w. auoTwst.1.. J. a SHOT WELL & HALL, Attorneys - at - Law RICHMOND, MO. Will practice io all Ih. Court of I'ppor jAiavjitri. OKFirK In ttaa wrat mom of tha atonr feuildiutf to Coui-t rl'.uaa yard. c i. if nine BAN Richmond, Missouri. A. W, DONIPHAN, President U. C. QARXEIi, CanliliT. PlittrTOHa: A. W. Doniphan, If. C. Oar par, Win. 'I . llraiher, 0 1 . Oarnrr, II. I, hettla, I', r. aliiu.li, l(. II rin' li, J. I. I.aot, K.J. William, A. Ii. Itryburu, J. W.bbut wll, T. II. Woulard, I . I. IVooilnou. Uruaral baiiklnir bualnraa tranaact.d. (-I'tflli-ctloiia raaiia prumplly and at rat aonalilv ralca. . a. ueu ca. jjimii liuuiiua. nriuiKTT neoiiKa. J. S. HUGHES & CO., EXCHANGE AKI- RICriMONI), MO. Bur and all Ktchanire, (Jovrrmnf nt, Stat, and lMntty Mini,, tu. Cnllvoiipna mad ud leioU, ri'lvod A Ueali HliIti I nu For Snln. Till" f'rm "f "7 i"'rM '" llL'J '""r (iurilcn, liny Cuiintv, .Mo. 'J'liti litml Ik hII Inuloacil. 't'lm rvlili'tire Orii'k ami rtontJilii Hvo roo . a. Tliuru h pioinl-lntr V'Hinif oreliuril. a ynod Iihiii, iii'Vcr fiillliii! iriiif, mill oilier licri'K-Hrv omliiill'llnit 'I'liia la yuiir clmiire l r n itnuil Inriii, For p;irlrnluri iiiiiilru t llto Ciihonh i r olllco or of j uvWHi l.rc. New limili it, M-ll 1)b. M. C. JACOT18, Trmtaall mann.r of rhmnlr nianan. In rliidin. alfcctlona of Ih. Throat, Koii, kar, Kp. rtr. oki;k nt .raciiht1 Donk anil Dmf Stoi oay anil ntynt. 5 RICHMOND, MISSOURI. OKFICE Klrat door north of fluhbcll A Co'i Htora. F. G. BUTCHER, TLA1M aid OKMAMKNTAL PfilRTERGRAINER 8tiop ov.rTaylor A Smlth'a Drug Bur. RICHMOND, MO,, I, prrlmrrl lo.ncrnlff on abort nnMr, all Vlmta ul llunar, Sign and Urnamcntal I'ainl Im. t-Nlcimininix, AND Paper nankin;, mod. a apovLitty.and aatinfar4ion (narantrpd. t)-liintry Julia aolieited. 7-7-tf A.. J. IDresler, Merchant Tailor East lil of the Public Sqimrc- Richmond, ffo. Would nninunoc to t rlllrena ofRlrli ujmi'1 and liar notintr. tlit lie hnaoiieii- i d H Merchant. Tatlnrlnjr ratnblilinieitt on llii'H-t Mile nt tne I'litilic itnre, over Win. Marshall' Boot and Mlioe Siori-. mid l nn'Oiirrd U rtit Rod make Oenlleineiia Clotliinp; In tlie latent stvlc mid best maimer, t 'harjri reuftotmble unit aittlluelioii ffusmntnil. tttf Uotxis furnUbed to Order "V BARBER SHOP ! AMOS UUDfilNS, TQHSORIAL ftRTIST, M ItoarTiiat IlnplieaiCa'allauk, RICHMOND, MO. irrnn nl.ka Fl IIMT-f'l. AR RII4VK Ton, MIU CLf.ora ellAUl'OO, sir. Aluoa a can. SHRVIHG ANOHIUn-DRESSNG ! GUS-NlEDECMCYEfl'S TOfiSORIAL PALACE, Opposite tha Court Bouse, RICHMOND, MO. If Ton want jrod Hharr or rotir nnlrCnt. V. W. MOSBY & SON, Richmond, Missouri. DEALERS IH R V Cr S MEDICI&ES CHEMICALS. Pnlnls, Oila, VarnUlics, Ive Sluffi, Kiuo Soop, lirualio, Sponircs, Perfu inery, Kancv aiiii Toilet Arlicloa, &c. BOOKS AND STATIONERY, r.TC axe. rrc. Ciistotiir will find our Kloek com plete, couipriaiiiK many ai-ticle it U liiipoKsiLle Iiitd to enumerate, And ail bold st moderate pi-ices. PHTSIC1ANS' PRESCRIPTIONS Carefully Compounded at all hours. D. WIIITSIKR. Q W. L.ICUWEICH. WHITMER &. CO., 11IK OI.l) &KI.I ARLK Lircr)i Feed Stable NrarBliaw llona., RICHMOND, MISSOURI, Are propnied nl any and nil Jlmee to acuomouuio tnu piitnic witu ElacL g, 13uo" tries JJORSES. Will convey penicr to any point dciirrd ut a iiiomciil nolii'o. ilorae ooiiriii'u vy liny, vera ur uiuiuii, vu reaiouub'e teriug. HEARSES AND CARRIAGES FOB FUNERALS. Customer! intiy relv on proinptnras, jroud tiirnouu, fulo liorae8 and uioder- ute cliuitfea. HOME PROTECTION OP RAY COUNTY, MO. TO THK FARMERS of Hny Coinily, !TIo.j i m: HOiV.E PROTECTION COMP'Y la nnw lliorouanv ..rFanlxrd, and w. are now ln,urlPK fuiiimra propnrty thrnllKlioilt Ilia t iiunly. Any Fanner hihIiiiik to lii'iin- lu the llnliie rrntenlinn of Kay CeunlV, will a.idivaa I. at. Itahi-r. Airen. Uioh.iioi.il, Hay oouuly, Uj., or tltliBl of tl'. Iiireclora, imiKc roiti : C. B.KAVANAUliU. J T. ROIIKII'M, I. M HAIIKH, SILAH KIKI'll, .POIIS IH.MIl.lllN, W. W. WILLIAMS, a.. . a..lJ."l.r.l , i . w.tmaii.i. W. U. ri'l'CII, I'. H. K AVANAUUII, Tre."!, W.ll.FITI'll. KeerHarv, J. T. 1IOIIKUI', Treaniirvr. ST. L. K. C. 5c N. R. R VMS .. TIME TABLE RO. 40. Kow In Uncut. hftVSD Eart. No. W, Paaartiavr (.area d a. m. io. 64, raaaeniffT airlrra 7.30 i, ni. MOIM) WF.1T. Ko. (W, rwai-ntrer. Wrri It a. m . So. 6.1, I'aaMnitnr nrrivaa d-Ao p. m. ALLtnAttta DAILY. ,1 nlna. f.mrertlnn Is made nt Lexington Junrtloii with all Iralita t. and from Ht. Louia and Kan,aa Olty. . , J, A. Dotmi, Aeent.- ar.w. Hosnr, v. d. v. A.Moinr. m. . mOSBY & SON, RICHMOND, MISSOURI. Will devote their entire attention to the Cracllre of their iroiuktou in ila rarioua ranehe,. Kiw.al attention will be aieen to Chron lO DiSOaSaa of eiiliur aea. Hneli ate aolicitrd. I. W. W. Mo.ut,( the fenior nartner) wl'h an exierlenoe of tlie ililrd of a renlcry in the rraetfent inedlrlne. will innke Oifleneaa of Women and Children m ap oialty. W ill treat, aflcrthe mnil approTed practice, (be inliHlation un.l liiiilil,n.ii) ALL A K FKt'lluNM OK I II K BKHI'IKATHKV lilt. uans. rr-Dlseasea ef tha EYE, EAR and NOSE will .vceha BI'tCIAI. Ai IKSTUfN. We. re preimrrd to lle electricity in the treatment of ail dUeieteslu winch it ia appli cable. In critical CAHea the aervlcea of both will lie Itiven without extra charge. HA'I'INFAC HON Ot A It A V , ). .M, rrAaoimble. oiilce aud cunaiiltaiion room over the lima Bture of Aluaby boo. rol u-17-lf BUCKS PITHING AND Sepair Shop. R. D. ASBURY, naviiisr eoinplebHl Ida Shop, la now prepartd to do all kind ol work in lii Una. Ail Rkitis of H.whlne Repair work done. Sjieelal attention given to HORSE SHOEING. lluvln asaoclutcd with my black aaiithing, FRED CtXRBER, FINE WOOD-WORKMAN, wo ore now prepared to do ALL KINDS CF WOODWORK, from itocUnz a lioe, up to a bujry. MANUFACTURE Farm and Spring Wagons plows,' :ic ((".Special utteiitfon will be given to KEPAIRING, at price to auit tlio lianl times. Olve us a cull, BllOPJuat South of tlio.Sliaw House. E. D. ASHUKY. NEW LIVERY, FEED 5 SALE STABLE, Oj'p. J. 8. Hughea A Co'a Dank, RICHMOND, MO. BUGGIES. HACKS, AND Saddle Horses, FOR HALE AND IIIHE. Hearsr, Baggies and Carriages FOR FUNERALS, tj" It a tea Keaaonub).. 7-C-tf McCriSTION- A Qt Il'.K, l'mp.. KEMPER CAROLE W(H!KS ltlCHMOND, MIASOUUI. EDWARD W. KEKPER, PROPRIETOR, HAVINd in my employ a No. 1 workman, I am p rip a red to iiiuuufiietiire MONUMENTS, TABLETS and MARBLE WORK of every deaerlptlon. MoiTU . Firat-elasi work at low rate. I will net up all niy work lor Hay and adjoining counties. Tlioae want ing work are requested to call at my Murlilo Yuri', two blwka wi at of the Court House, opposite tlie old (.'liriatiun tliuixli, and examine my epvcluiciin. A.IST3D niCHMOXD HEM0CHAT. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY EVENINGS TIIOS. D. BOQIE, uniTOR and FRormiToa. OrFICB'Onnth Sldenf Ihe Fnhlle iqnar., oyer vf , 1. Rice A ejona' Rtor.. tlwt goitrg.. In .tomorJatrr, 'J'lipre Imvn been few mom Wnntlfni pocina I linn this written. It wns on rtwlinjr It fJeori, D. rrentlro anld "one might nlnioAt w ill to die it lie knew ao beiiiilllul a tribute in till, would be writ ten to Ilia memory :' On the bosom of tbo river. tVhnre the atm unlooaeil Ira quiver, And the KturtlifM glemned forever, Sailed a Tcaapl llht and freo. MoniliiK tlcw-drnpa huiijr like milium. On the brljrht fold, of her banner, Ana the zephyr, roe to fan bet Soltl.y to the ntdiunt sr. At her prow a pilot bcAinlnjf In the fluah of youth atood ilreniiilng, And ho was in jrlorloiia aiviiilii Like an angel Irora above, Tlirongh hl hnlr tlie soft breeze iorted, And na'on the w;ivc ho flouted, Oft that pilot, anfrel-throutcil. Warbled luyi of hope and love. Through those lm k so blithely tlowinjr. Iluds of liiurel bloom were hlowlni;, And his hnniM anon were fl iwinjr Music from a lyre of gold. Swiftly down the sliemn he glided, Soft the purple wave divided, And a nilubotn ireh dlviik'd, On IU can vans' snowy fold. Anxious hearts with foil 1 devotion, Watched him anlllnjr to Hie ocean, Prayed that never wild commotion 'Mldat the elements would ariae. And he seemed notne younjr Apollo, Charinlujr summer wind, to follow, While tlie water fl.ts' carollo Trembled to hU mtiale slxht. But thoo purple waves enchanted Hulled beside a city haunted By an awful shell that daunted Every comer to the shore. Nlftht shades riinlc Ihe nlr encumbered. And nalo marble statues numbered Where the lulua-enters slumbered. Ar.d wake to Hie no moro. Then there ruOiod with lightning quick ness, O'er tils fare a tnoitn! sickness ; And the dews In fearful thickness Umbered o'er the temple fair. And there swept a dying murmur Through the lovely southern auinmcr, As the beauteous pilot coiner Perished at the city there. Still rolh on tint radiant river. And the sun tinbluda his quiver. And the itarlight streams forever On Its bosom as before. Hut the vessel's rainbow banner Greet no more the gay savanna, And that pilot's lute drops tuaiiua On the purple ware no more. IttciiMOND, Mo., May 27, 1.79. Dear Editor. Seolnir In your last ln. uu what you understand to be the trouble w ith the miners of Richmond. I wish to state by your kind iiertulnsion what Is the cause the miners suspended work at Kiehmoud. Last September, Ihe miner., ol Rich mond accepted lour Alio one half cents per bushel until tho first ol March, 1879, This was one half cent per bushel less than coal was ever mined for in the winter season at Richmond. Connected with this reduction, they got n poor winters work. On tho first of March J879, they were reduced t3 four cents per bushel, and w. ro told at the aamo tune by Richmond operators, IfOevelr minor submitted to a half cent reduc tion, that they would again reduce them another half cent per bushel. On the first of April. 1K7I). C. O. God' frey, Mr. Looinls und Epperson, eon' operators at Lingo, Itevelr and Sum mit, Macon county, notified their miners they must work at a reduction of one half cent per bushel. Lingo, llcvcir and a portion of Summit miners resisted tho reduction. Reiiiek Rich mond and other miners agreed to )p them resist this reduction by giving otic tenth of their earnings, and refilling to lilt iilsli coal lor the purpose ol supply ing tiieir trade. Immediately alter M.ioti county miners suspend work the Richmond miners have more work than they can do. Soon the news came from Epperson's own lips that Sell) & Co., was supplying him with all the coal he wanted. Now then the Richmond miners noti fied their operators II they luriiishcd coal, or caused to bo furnished coal for the purpose of supplying Macon county miners trade. They (tho Richmond luhiers) would suspend work. A few days after this, evidence was obtained to satisfy the Richmond miner, that, there coal was being used to defeat both Macon and Ray counly miners, and re solved to suspend work. Now it seems to me they did not suspend because they were requested, but bceauso they feaied another half cent reduction. As to the time being lortutiaUj or unfortunate, it makes lltllo Oilleriiuce to the Justness of their cause, and, as to strikes, periodical, or otherwise. I do think a honest, equitable, arbitration is much better than any strike that has aa yet been concocted by any set of men. As to railroad company' Wesf.havltig four to six mouth, coal on liund, at any one time. 1 do not understand It In that wuy. II that was the ease there would be no nevd of going to unnatural mark ets to buy coal, and pay ten per cent more tlititi It cost for a better article In a homo and more couvcuiant market. It la too true. Hint iiulroad t'onpany'a. m'i vum vvitii'nuj . .j uii'miiif.v mm each other, and like the Shyloeks ol old d.uinnd their "Pound of Flesh" re gardless of tho poverty mid destltutl in already existing among the mining classes. Itdoesseein a crime to lie poor. The law to the contrary notwith standing. Fearing I have trepasl on your valuable paper, I closo with a sincere desire lor right and Justice. A Misjkh. WhnlaMrlke Costa In Kngland. Sunday Anernoon for June. It is (rue that the cost of 8 strike ia mormons ; enormous both for the inanufaolnrera mid for tlio opfrativpH. Tlie rxprnaea of tlio recent Mrike of winch Hip shop on tlio Clyde were the tbpRtpr wpro pslinmted by t!ip npwapR;ior at nbont 13!),()()0 pound., (?fi.r0,000), for stuns ex ponded by the unions for tlie maintenance of (tie striken, nud for that of the carpenter, who wore dincliarced aa a retaliatory measure by llici shipbuilders; and at 312,000 pound ($lt500,(HMl) as lost wages. It is said alno that $100,000 wprn sacrificed by the workmen, and that 11,500, 000 were lost by the mantifucttir era, at the time of the Manches ter strike. These figures nrp more or less exact ; but it is not without surprise tli'at iu this con licet ion we find on the lips of a grave publiuitit the singular re mark that "if the manufacturers of Manchester were able to ex pend 11,500,000 in reacting the claims of their workmen, no room was loft for them to plead their inability to meet tho additions to wnges which wcro demanded.'' What would Mr. Howell say if this argument were turned against tlio 73,000 or 80.000 weavers and spinners of Lan cashire who went on strike carcely threo months ago, lo order to resist a redaction of their wages, if the opponents of thpse unions should say to them in their turn that, being able to find money to lie Idle .on, they ipso facto rclinquitthed the right to maintain that It was impos sible for tbein to submit to a de crease of their weekly wages f Gen. Roger A. Tryor having declined to go to Texas as assist in tho prosecution of Ctirrie, tlie murderer of Tortor, tho actor, the Richmond (Va.) State re marks : "We think it bad policy to employ counsel in any case to assist iu prosecutions. It is generally looked upon as a de grading position to place a law yer in, and it always reacts in favor of the accused. Better leave it to tho commonwealth's attorney and the jury to deal with him alone." In Swanstead, Canada, a man sold ten cent pacltaijes, "wnrnnt ed sure death to potato bugs ; no risk of poisoning animals as with Taris green." The package were not to be opened until time to use them. One victim having three, opened one and found two square blocks of wood, on one of which was written. "Place the bug on this block and presa firmly with tho other." Reform the Pruiiknrd Himself rather than His Surroundings. Now it is true that the duty of removing temptation from the path of the drunkard is an import ii nt duty; just so far as it is possible it ought to be done; but it. is not the whole work of tlio wiso temperance re former; it Ih not the largest part of it; the main thing ia to reform the drunkard himself rather than his circumstauces j and any method whoso tendency is to make more of the environment thau of the man, to weaken the drunkard'a seuse of responsibili ty and of guilt, to encourage him in the belief that bejis the victim of unfavorable circumstances rather than the author of his own fjliaine, will do iu the long run, much more harm than good. This is materialism gone to seed; and we fear that the whole of the noxious crop is not yet garnered. Sunday Afternoon for June. aa All sorts of stories arc told about tho negro families arriving in Kansas. Tho latest is that one of them from Louisiana num bered seentecn persous, aud their sole means of making a liv ing wo wrapped op iu one bottle of hair oil and a tea kettle. Tho physicians are advising all the rich people of St. Joseph to go to tlio springs. we never knew mineral water to be pre scribed for a poor person. Oa- cite. The Cincinnati Enquirer sums tip the presidential situation in this way t "Thete nre 138 Demo cratic electoral votes In the South. Thprp arc flftppn Demo cratic electoral votes in Indiana, there are now 11 Democratic electoral votes In Michigan. On ly 21 more are needed to elect a Democratic President, and Ohio has 22 doctoral votes. We are saying nothing about Illinoif, Wisconsin and other not tli west ern 8tttts, nud we rrt-e saying nothing about Pennsylvania, with 75,000 Greenback voles, and we ore snying nothing about carry ing New Yoik, New Jersey. Con necticut and the Pacific Hlatcn. We may carry them nil. Rut we call attention to the fact that we only need Ohio, without consid ering tho borders of either ocean to elect a President; and we on ly need the Michigati plan, with a little cordiality added, to carry Ohio ngaiiiHt tho atrougest Re publican (hat can bo named. The San Who Slops Ills Paper. Philip Gilbert Uamberton in his admirable papers ou "Intel lectual life," tnlks to tho man who stopped his paper thus ; Newspapers are to the civil ized world what the daily bonne talk is to the members of the family they keep our idaily In terest in each other, they save ns from the evils of isolation. To live as a member of the great white race that has tilled Europe and America, and colonized or conquered whatever territory it has been pleased to occupy, and to share from day to day, its thoughts, its cares, its inspira tions, it is necessary that every man shnll read his paper. Why are French peasants so bewilder ed 'and at seat It is because they Jnever read a newspaper. And why are the inhabitants of thn,UniU4 States, though scat tered over a territory fourteen times the area of France, so ranch more capable of conceited action, so much more alive anil modern, so much more interest ed in new discoveries of all kinds and capable of selecting and util izing the best of them f It is be cause the newsaapcrs penetrate everywhere, and even the dwel ler on the prairie or in the forest is not, intellectually isolated from the great current of public life which flows tho telegraph and press. A boston parson who has writ ten a book against dancing, gives this descripton of a ball : "Just look at them. There seated on a table is a moustached geutle- man, holding a peice of wood to his shoulder and franticly draw ing poor horse hair across the dried viscera of a dend feline, shouting vociforously incoherent sounds, .the meaning of which must bo guessed at, while men and women are mostly jumping up and down, scolding, laughing, shouting, coughing, wheezing. bowing, smiling, pulling, sweat' ing, rushing, thundering, rumb ling tramping ami stamping, un til the body is exhausted and the lungs cry for air." Mr, Martin was a freight con ductoron tho Riirlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern lailroad. At a revival meeting he boasted that he had so much faith in the Lord that ho once ran his train from one end of the road to the other, one of the cars being at the time without a flange on one wheel. The general superintend ent, C. J. Ives, hearing of this dioiuiesed him with tho remark, "that he put too much trust in provideuco for a freight train conductor." The people of tbo United States are taxed $720,000 a year for the sole benefit of two quinine firms iu Philadelphia, who are worth 10,000,000 each. It is euougli to give the country the "shakes" to think of it. A native of the Emerald Isle was asked the other day how he could tell a. man was drunk. "Faith," answered Pat "I'd pevcr be after snying a man was drunk at all, without I saw him try to light his pipe at a pump." To Renovate lilacU Grenadine. Take strong, cold coflee, strain It, aud wring the grenadine out of it quite tight, after which shake out and fold tip. Then iron it with a moderately hot iron over a piece of any old black material. At the late meeting of the Mis souri Tiess Association, the follow-in;? ofllcers were elected for Ihe ensuing year : J. II. Turner, Cnrroll Rerord, President j Mllo Rlair, Roonvllle Eaglr, First Vice-Presidents A. A. Lcsuenr, Lexington Intelligencer, Second Vice President; R. V. McMnlb'tT, Ilillsboto J)emncat. Thin! Vice President ; M. R. Chapman, St. Joseph Intelligencer, Recording Secretary ; J. West, Goodwin, Sedalia Itojoo, Corresponding Secretary; Irwin Switzler,Colum bia fftatrtmnn, Treasurer. Se- (tiiliit whs chosen as the place for holding tbo next convention. The Liberty vWraitralms a cor rect view of matters at Washing ton antl but titters the true sentiment and feeling of the Democratic masse., of the nation when it talks as follows : The exhibition of the firmness now being displayed by the ma jority iu Congress is extremely gratifying to every Democrat in the land. To have representa tives at Washington possessed of a Biidlcient amount of back bone to resist radical scoundrel Ism, Is something new and novel and angurs well for tho final and triumphant success of Demo cratic priuciplcs. Tlie recent vetoes of Mr. Hayes bucked by Republican stalwarts, clearly show tlie animus of that party. It is still rule or ruin, and ihe coming contest will be the most hot'y contested in the aunluls of American polities. All announcement is made that the plan of arbitration between employers and mill operatives is about to bo tried in Fall River and other large maiiiifacturitig cities of the Kant. The success of this mode of preventing labor strikes has been amply shown within the present week, the London dispatches stating that in a case in which tho proprie tors of large manufacturing in terests in England wished to cur tail wages, the arbitrator decidod that they should go otrat the old rate, thus keeping fifty thousand rajn In employment. The other evening a band of Cheycnno Indians talked with Curl Schurz and were advised by that facile musician to go to farm ing in the Indian Territory. Tlie chicfof the band replied that they would like to raise corn and other grain iu fertile Dakota, but iu tho Indian Territory the sun and drought scorched tlie corn so that it would not grow. Here is a field for tho genius of Le Dun. Let him invent new kinds of grain that shall be proof against sun and drought. The bunkers of Missouri nre to hold a convention at Rrownsviilc Saline county ,on the 8th of July, anil all the bunking institutions in the state are requested to senu uciegates. ' aa The president's veto of the legislative appropriation bill is a cut and -dried nfiair. He dia prores of tho measure for the reason that certain amendments are attached to' it which the Re publican party is not disposed to concede, no is willing to hazard Hie maintenance ol the government itself, rather than yield a slnglo partisan point for the good of the country. lie take the high revolutionary ground that a Democratic Congress has no rights which a Radical admin istration is bound to inspect. Hi publican. The Nt'liuul Law. The Legislature has passed tho amended school law. It m ikes matenl oliaugcs in the duties imposed upon the county commissioner, nud allows him a salary of it annually from each district having an enumeration, of less than fifty school children; in districts having an enumera tion -of moro than fifty and li s than seventy Uve,$5 ; in district of seventy-five and less than 100 children, 0 ; in districts of KM) and less than 200, $7, and in ull districts having 200 school chihl icu and over. H. A nervous woman should not be mado victim of a practical joke, A few weeks ago an Eng lish woman living iu ltirminghara received a registered letter for which slio bad to p.iy ten pence, and when she opened it she found a blank sheet of paper and a farthing. The trick made her melancholy and morbid, her mind lost its balance, and she put an end to her existence bv cutting ucr tlrout will) a razor. One Farmer Kill Asotlier la Coin? Klosl. alnenn Itt-aiMer stay 3D. Koine lime since, Pliillenn Ifaf ris purchased from A Mrs. Mor gan, residing nenr Illonmington, some land, giving a deed of trust to secure deferred payments. These payments became due and remained unpaid, and to secure heiself Mis. Morgan had tha laud advertised under the trnst deed, Had tin sale look place oir Monday of this week, tha land beinj bought in by Mrs. Mor gan's son Xhonins. On Wednes day, Thomas Morgan, accompa nied by a brother in law, were ou I no laud in question, getting a loud of wood, when Harris came up nud oidcicd him lo unload Iho wood, which Morgan refused l do. Harris (hen said, "Well: tuko the woial," aud deliberate ly raised the rfiiu w hich ha wna carrying, and fired, the hall strik ing Morgan In tho side and tear: ing a terrible hole nearly through him, causing almost in stant death. Harris then raised his gnu again aud threatened to shoot Morgah's brother In-law, if he moved one step towards him backing oft' some distance, he turned and ran for his horse, mounting which, be rode to Mor gan Richards', left his horse and started for the brush on foot, taking the gun, previously bor rowed from Richards, wilb bim. Word was brought to town, and- Sheriff Davis, nce.ninpanied by ay deputy went out to the scene of the murder. A largo number of citizens wero out in search ol Harris, but up to the present writing he has not been captured at least no such good news has renched Macou. The sheriff re turned to town yesterday morn ing, having arranged for a sys tematic hunt for Harris. Latkr : Hauls was canght yesterday evening autl brought io tow n and is now in jail. When loiind he attempted to escape by running, but was brought to by a load of bird shot fired iuto the most' fleshy part of his body, iu. the rear, A i'liyslclau'i Advice. A physician writes to yoanjp menus follows: ''My profession1 hus thrown me among wometi of all classes, and my experience teaches me that Ueavcu never gave man a greater proof of Ilia love than to place woman here with bim. My advice is: Go amU propose to (he most sensible girl you kuow. It she accepta you, tell her how much your in come is, and lroin what source derived ; tell her yon will divide the last shilling with her, and that you will lovo her with alt your heart iuto the bargain And then keep your promise My word for it, she will live within yonr Income, and to yoitf last hour you will regret that; you diti not marry sooner. Stop, worrying about fo in initio untruth. Just you be true to her love, her sincerely and a more food, truthful, loolitdi slave you will never meet anywhere. You will not deserve her I know ; bat the will never know it." Who Was riasliliiKloii, Anyhow. Correspondent of the l'hlluile1hl. Teletraili All American gentleman, w ho llas resided lu Londou for several years, recently told me a funny story. He was one day invited out to dinner ut the house of an eminent London solicitor. The daughter of the host sat next to. him at tho table, and observed him with much curiosity, finally making the stereotyped remark, that "she was surprised to see hhu so wh!(e ; she had thought that all Americans were copper colored." Soon after, some question arose respecting our national currency, and my friend! took from his pocket some sneel. mens of our bank notes, among which was one bearing the por trait of Genoa! Washington.. Tlie note passed from hand to hand around the table, and finally came to tlio young lady before mentioned. "Whose Krtrait in thatr' slie asked of my friend. "General Wat'iinttlon's," lie ans wered. "And who was liet" he queried. ''One of our Pnai ilt'iils," cautiously answered th geutlemau, who was rather anx ious to see how far his fair neigh bor a ignorance would extend. "One of your Presidents li indeed! Did he conio before or al er Ms Lincoln f" rialtsbnrjt Ueginttr, Thorns Downing, living south of Lai hi op sold his farm of 131 uuica lu 'i hoiniks Hi, Icu a few tlays au-ui, (20 per acte.