If Mr. Johnson and other critics
would recall God's dealing with
the geople of olden time who opposed
his way and his people,
they would perhaps be slow in ac
cusing the President and his ad
visers of "Christianizing with the
sword and civilizing with the cannon,".
We do not expect exemption
lrom war. 1 Here will be wars
and rumors of wars until the
Prince of Peace shall bless this
earth and its people with his presence,
There have been no new developments
concerning the killing
of Richard Johnson. Some people
think he was killed and thrown
on the railroad and was cut to
pieces by the cars. Others are
content to regard it as an accident
while the man was drunk. The
question has been asked, why does
not some one investigate the mat
ter? The task would be an unpleasant
one, even if there was
evidence to justify a belief that he
was murdered, and our people are,
in this case indisposed to investigate.
This may not be very complimentary
or to our praise, but
appears to be the sentiment.
A letter received from his wife
states that he left home with 53.
This strengthens the belief that
he was killed by the train. ,
A CHANGE.
On the first day of March Geq.
W. Baird will succeed W. ' W.
Thompson as cashier of the Traders'
Deposit Bank. Twenty-three
years ,ago, the 15th ot Marcn,
the writer cast his lot with the
good people of Mt. Sterling. He
knew W. W. Thompson by repu
tation as a buyer of dry goods,
even prior to this date. As a dry
goods merchant he was known all
over the-country, because of his
good judgment, taste, and nerve
nc Wfll. A fim 'ti tin
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