Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-13

Missouri Items.

Gen. James Shields is confined .
EhoHic in Carroll, with an attacko
,zzfeyef-
q Greeiey's majority in 10s countic!
Gin Missouri Is 29.30S. Woodson'i
$majority in 60 counties foots up 23,
aiO3.
Matthew Jasper, living eight mile,
north Of Coiumbia, committed suicid,
On Friday last-Noyember 1st-b,
Shooting himself III the'head withs
shotgun.
Il Died at his residence, near Boon.
svillc, Nov. 9TH. 1879. William d
. Muir, of Cooper county, Mo-, aget
forty seven years, one month am
twenty-five days.
. Senator T. p. Blair ha. been quit,
Hill lit his residence in ST. Louis,
9where lie has been.confincd for ovei
80 week. Ills physicians gre some.
4 what puzzled over his symptoms.
4therc being a partial cessation of TIKI
articulation of blood through one OF
HIS arms.
. Il. A. H;,fTard. an old citizen O:
sthis state and Of Jefferson CITY, n,
Saltcrnatc cIcctor on the O'Couol
Ticket, died last week. lie wen tc
Sbed apparently in usual health. but
awas found dead in his bed, on being
Ecallcd TO his breakfast. lie was. sub.
Eject to paipitations of the heart. and
81 Is supposed that was the cause OF
Stiis death.
q FoUSvILLE EElDGE.--Work ha,
Ghcca commenced on the land aluit,
Emcut. the stone for the same bc;u.
Sncarly all cut. Q%Harrying and cut.
lSting ofstonGisb being pushed forward.
GTha Cais0m for pier one, is bciue
Eframed and will sonn be in readiness
EEEc crib for pivot pier is also being
Eiranei. The machinery for sinking
Etlic pivot pier is III readiness. About
s>crcnty-fvc men are employed. a,i,t
Et!ic company expect 10 he soon il
Nreadiness to give the work proper
S%rions.
:; Saturday evening at Hickman.
i'll Jackson county. Il son of Mr.
AGcnr@c 5. Hodges, Ambrose hedges
& twas very seriously il not fatally in.
SjuT2d by n kick from Il horse. .Ahoul
SsuuiioWn, youn" !!.,im", WAS sta:tiEy
gholne, and III attempting tu mouni
8 i:is horse. winch was rather wild, IL.
E,aai;iial wheeled around suddenly.
EaMd Mr.. Hodges fell To the craunti
gle held TO t!c rope which he lad il
Eliis hand and WAS drammeI srycrt-
Evaris toward 4 wagon, 10 which Mr.
ssGlGs. Todd was hiiciliug two horses
Eruc of which kicked him on the bach
Quart of the head. iracturiam The skttl
ana driving portions Of it intc
S;lc brain.
MURDER on BIC Blue Tie
nhoticS of two mcti were found neal
: he banks Of Big Blue this mornin.
.n"riihly murdered some time dnrin.
Hast night. The place of the murder
81 : in the vicinity %! the bridge OH the
bid road irom Independence to Kan
Ia, City. The murdered parties wtrt
H~.mi"rants wlo had catnpcd for Tho
Aai%ht, and probably Skin whit
a'iccPin=. for t!c purpose Of robbery
81 \ wagon &.I,i team, also three COW.
GScrc still there wien Ike dead bottles
aTrrc discovered. 0nc OF the mel
Il AS the appearance of Il German, tbs
81 ,iiicr : u bloody and muiiiated. thai
. !%uthim" could be recognized to give
is description. One OF the men laC
at5S throat cat from car to car: til.
arta"r killed with al Ak. as omc wa,
wing near by, ani tue cuts in il;,
! lead suited to that weapon. This'l
: h" rcHurt "a given to u-. and if true.
i" devils that committed this II
Z age shonllhc fouud.-UnLcpanucnc,
s!:rral,!, in.