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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21
ODDS AID ENDS.

Fisk's estate will settle up at con.
>idcrably over a million. "Oh, she b
gay young widow" ..
Nilleon has made prineely fortune
with her voice. She will 60 back to
Europe worth $4OO, ,OOo-onc-hsif OF
which she has made In this country.
a girl in Franklin. KY, locked her
parents in their bedroom at daylight
and clopcd with her fcllcr. Tho old
.olLs were astonished until they re-
collected it was lcap-ycar.
The Smiths had " dinner at Pitts.
burg on new years day. Tho first
toast was: "Poclaaontas-Heaven
bless her for saving the Smiths to
tins country"
''lS this seat umoccupied?" asked
an exquisite Of an elderly lady Of
rustic design in the cars at Norwalk,
Saturday evening. 81 don't know"
said she, hastily, running her hands
with great deal of soiicitudc over
Inc surface. ut feels mostly ike
plush. but YOU can't always tell"
\ few days since, "wcc bit of
boy" astonished his mother. She had
occasion to chastisc him slightly fer
some oilcnsc lis had committed Char.
ley sat in his char very quietly
for some time aftcrward, no doubt
= thinking very profoundly. At last
he broke out thus: Muzzcr, wish
pad get anozzcr housc-keep; I'm
tired of seeing you 'round.'
Mrs. General Ewsll survived her
husband but three days. She fell
victim her to love for her husband,
which led to.licr exert herself beyond
strength. \ devoted wife that many
we know of might initiate, If the
change in character woald not 10
dangerously great.
An eco,, Nsnical lowan, who had the
the ,oo,hcachc, ;ssscs,rmined to remove
his tooth in the ludiah lasmon. Ac-
cordingly he bent dow" sapfsaa,S IN
the woods, lay down hin elf. and
attached a stout cord to his tooth ..I,r
the sapling. Then he touched the
spring and the next he knew lie had
jumped over grove OF about forty
small trees. and was trying to get out
of Il small pond that he happened 10
alight in.
: We find the following in an cx-
change: y standing amti,lotc for
poison oak, ivy. ctc., is to take n
handful of quicklin G, diss, I've in
water, let it stand hall an hour, then
paint the poisoned parts with it.
Three or four applications never fail
to cure the most aggravated cases.
Poison for bees, hormets, spider
bites, etc, IS INSTANTLY arrested by
the application ofcqual parts of salt
a,id bicarbonate of soda, we'll rubbed
hi the place bitten or stung.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21
WHAT 1T Is TO BE 4 WIDOW.

Il think it must I've jolly thing 10
bca Young widow heard this
remark the other day, in group Of
laughing girls. think | remember
saving such Il thing myself in my
girlish times. DO you know, girls,
what it is to be widow! Ii il to be
ten time, more open TO comment and
criticism than any dcnoisclle could
possibly be. IL is to have men gaze
as YOU pass, first n your black dress
and then ut your widows cap, until
your sensitive nerves quiver under
the infection. II is to have one ILL
naturcd person say. IL wonder how
long she will wait b, fore she InarTies
again 2" and another answer, "until
she gets a.good chance, I suppose"
Ii is now and then tn meet the glance
of real sympathy, generally from tho
poorest and humblcst woman that
YOU meet, and feel your eyes MI at
the token, so rare that it is, alas! ! un-
looked for. II is TO have your dear
fashionable friends console you after
the following fashion: "Oh, well,
il j. Il dreadful loss. We knew you'd
feel it, dear Ard in the next
breath, "N'.u will be sure to marry
again, and Your widows cap is very
becoming to you.
But il is more than this 10 DO o
widow. Ii is to miss the strong arm
you have leaned upon, the true faith
that You knew could never fail you,
though all the world might forsske
you. Ii is to miss the dear voice that
uttered your name with tenderness
that none other could give il. 1t is
to hear no more the well-kn0wn
footsteps that you flew SO gladly once
to meet. To see no more the face
that to your aloring eyes seemed as
the angels OF God. To feel no more
the tw lining arms that folded you 50
lovingly the dear eyes, that, looking
into your own, said plainly, what
ever it might seem to others, yours
was the iaircst face earth held for
linn. 1t is to fight with 4 mighty
sorrow rs man fights with tho
waves that oycrwhelm him, and to
hold it ut arms length for while,
only to havc-in the hours of loneli-
ness and wcakncss-the torrent rolled
over you, while-poor storm driven
Idovc--you see no hcaven.-Nec York
UOnc .Iouradt.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21
PROBATE COURTS.

On the bill for establishing Il uni
form system Of probate courts, the
effect of which is to abolish all pro-
bate courts in the State:
"Mr. Davis offered an amendment
to exempt Lafayette county from the
operations of tho bill. and in support
of this amendment Mr.. Davis argued
that the feature OF the bill operated
to ouSt some thirty or forty probate
judges i'll Missouri and that too with
out cause: lie was in favor of re-
moving or oustimg courts tora cause.
In Lafayette county they had pro-
bate judge who had the confidence Of
the people. To the widow and the
orphan he was regarded rs sort of
father. He would not favor the
passage Ola law which would ou,t
such Il judge. He knew no good
reason for cycmpting Jackson count!
and retaining Lafayette county.
Mr.. Green said that the object of the
bill was Indicated by the title of the
bill which was to establish Il uniform
system of probate courts i'll Missouri.
The very object of the bAl was uni
formity. There were good reasons
for cNcmpting st. Louis and jackson
counties which did not apply to
another county in the State. st. Louis
was the metropolis, and had system
of her own. Kansas City, in Jackson
county contained $1,000 inhabitants.
II was not the county seat. but ii
was necessary that courts should be
held there. As to the objection that
this bill would GUST IL worthy and
competent judge in Lafayette county,
he would say that such n judge as the
senator had described coul.l be re-
elected in Lafayette or in any other
county and this bill would give him
additional compensation. After some
further discussion the amendment
was rejected and tho bill was ordered
! TO be engros
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21

Boston has a number Of rich men
in disguise. One ofthe most poverty
stricken looking men, who searches
the riiv for old paper, owns half .
dozen brick buildings at the South
end an old apple woman Of Kilby
street pays taxes OH q $4,000 house
the foundation of the great fruit
house of Draper & Co. was laid by
selling domestic fruit on q street
corner thirty years ago. The head
waiter of the Parker House, Barret,
understands his business. or he would
not be able to erect handsome granite
building, which he is doing. The
same person has real estate In Cam.
bridge, but continues to be hotel
waiter, and is happy. There 10 also
another rich character In disguise.
lie il a porter In one Of the Stses
street banks. Al the close os osee-
ness hours he Is disguised in ovessass
and nm old hat, and sweeps out and
dus,s down. During busincss hesss
he acts rs messenger, thus drswtag
two salaries. He owns eight hsssss1
and Is worth $4,000. ~
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21
HERE.
BY ROSE TERRY

When night comes broOiing DER me,
Like a prisons ireary cel.;
And its visions rise before me,
With dread no speech may tell;
When alon. with my only longing,
And the Iarkening spell of fear,
Iwatch the sad stars thronginS,
Till the beams nf dawn appear
Then. like some silver chimes,
Come back the old, olrltimes-
The dear oil times, my darling,
The living. loving times.
Unslrrping. ! remember
The days that all are gone.
Like June dreams in December.
Or flowers when summers done:
The times that arc never over,
For they liv, in heart and brain,
And, like kisses from lover.
Their spell comes back again.
Ii ing OF Ma. rhymes,
Return the dear old TIMES
The old, old times, my dtrling,
The living, loving times.
This is my lone iife'S treasure,
That none can take away
Remembrance without MEASURE
Oievery vanished day,
Oflove-light ronnd ME streaming,
OF tender lips III eye
Awake lie, yetdrcalning.
Nurslecp til day shalfri-c
!. Ike .s -" in blossonied !iIn's,
live in those - i!nrs-
The times, you know. my "a ! ag,
The living, loving TINES!
Cold are the skies above me.
The. earth is wrapped in snow.
And if : |, Is t ,.u, You love me,
Alas: cannot know
silence b,tw,cI lis lying,
More chill than winters cold
And my heart like u baby crying
For its mothers wnnte h lie.
Gul Drra!ir the suinmcr'- prime.
Remembering that old time,
Though you forget il lIIling,
.rh" living. loving time.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21

ShoihS ditu uIVN Oh tuc tOrtuflnH
handouts. 1t was but the work Of 4
moment to saturate the handkerchief
with the mixture. and in less time
than it takes to tell il, Lloyd mad
stripped the hardened wretch. There
was trifling difference in height, but
Lloyd lacked the aldermanic propOr-
tions OF the jailor. However, he
managed that quickly and easily, un-
locked the door o.. the cell, stepped
into the corridor, locked it again. care
fully dithdrcw the key. and initiated
as nearly as possible the dull heavy
tread of tho keeper. The Jail physi-
clan was just leaving the building. and
Lloyd walked along after him, rs if
to see him safely out. Only one sub
ordinate guarded the entrance, and so
Lloyd and the doctor walked out to-
gether, without exciting the slightest
suspicion.
lie reached the old rockery, donned
his attire which proved to be SOL
dicr's uniform, removed the black
wi. of the keeper. and substituted a
light, curly one, and before twelve
o'clock had reached the house Of a
friend, two or three miles from the
city, told his story. and was
warmly received and promised pro-
lection. Lloyd felt sure he had left
no clue by which Ire could be traced
to this spot. and almost overcome by
his great happiness he tcl on his
knees and thanked the God.hc had
previously forcsworn, for his miracu-
ions escape.
The next morning all was @s'ir in
the prison, but our turnkey did not
make his appearance what could il
mca:? \ key was produced to open
the cell door. and the nude inanimate
figure of the fat keeper was presented
to their astonIshed view. In the
middle of the cell was the prisoners
wardrobe all lie could spare from
the makeup of the turnkcys lusty
proportions. \ little cold water and
fresh air revived him, but he could
throw no light on the mysterious
disappcarance of Fletcher. lie had
seen nothing. knew nothing. and re-
mcmbcrcd nothing. Mrs. Fletcher
was arrested on suspicion of assisting
her husband to escape, but nothing
could be proven, and few days saw
her at liberty. She was confident
that her darling was safe. but could
form no Idea of the mode, or where
he was concealed. However, now
that so much was gained, she felt that
she could afford to wait for the rest.
Large rewards were offered for the
prisoners large o'tcrs
were placartled everywhere; and tho
detectives were set to work to ferret
out his hiding-placc, but in vain.
| When the excitement was ut its
height, the ante-mortcm statement
and confession of diving man were
brought before the court, entifcl!
cxoncrating Lloyed Fletcher from
completely i'll the murder.
The man was Mrs. Lancaster'S fOs
ter brother. He had druggcd ant
beaten poor Fletcher the night of the
pcrpctration of the crime, stolen hi:
pistol and did the deed himself. Mrs
Lancaster had been from the tirst
exceedingly suspicious of him. bu'
proofs were not in her powcr,shc had
used every means to restore Lloyd his
liberty. trusting to time and incrci
full God for the rest. How, well she
acted her part and succeeded i'll hcl
endcavors. the reader Is aware
Fletcher was Immediately pardoncd
and drawn by the excited Londoncr,
to his residence.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21

Up TO the 9Th inst, the sums award
ed to Americans by the Joint United
States. and Mexican Commission
amounted to $500 The amount
claimed in the aggregate is ST., $50, 600.
The awards to the Mcxicans amount.
cd to only $36, 900 aggregate claimed
100000.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21

1t is reported that the lower house
at jefferson City will instruct the
Attorney General TO commence legal
proceedings against tho fund COM
missioncrs, for paving portion ofthe
State bonds in gold.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21

Ben Holladay, formerly OF Mo-, u
more and more the king OF Oregon.
He owns its railroads, its steamboats,,
and every one Of its daily papers, and
modestly estimates his property at
>7, ,000, 900.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21

Tho residence Of VIM. Goods. u
Saline county, was dsstroyed ~ ~
an the osth ult. Loss, es,oo@
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21

eNONTI\uE~ TIE I'HNtIl,E l. OF MEDIC me
v J IN Lexington. Mo auh IL Vicinity. Ills
.csi,irncr j. Third street, and "iltr" near t.,
thu old Farmers Bank. Fur ih. Information "i
strangers he would STAT, that iir has "\l"ii-
enc~ in III" practice oi hi, profession Of itiri!
uy,. year, iapIl-ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21

JolS \. :. TUT.
TlTT Il YOUNG,

A TroRNEN> Ar LAW, LEXINGTON, MO
~ VIII prar;ic" in the court, al lailyrt'
cunn'N. AMI IN ilr courts al record III ilr i!"ih
in. counties. bilicr over ID. W. Il. l"Ni~ iiN!
str, lIprt-ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21
WALLACE & UITs'IIEIl..

A TTpH<LI~ AND cot \~EiLERS Al
~ Law Lexington, NJ" Will practice IN all
The rn,iri- in i.liy.tt, county, AMI in the Court
ut Record ia adjoining counties, and in III" Dis
trict Court of ih. STATE. collections AMI Other
business int -tr To their promptly ati"n'i"
to Dnirr. onpr-itr Courthouse, over ''Ir>ins-
ton savings Bank. - MIin.-trt,i larrJ-ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21
=. nNTIIEUS- AiIN ''NA'
RATIIRIN * GRNNES.

A TTDRNEI> At l. NW, LENlNnloN, Nc,
~ viii practice IN all the c',nrt- al t!lr SINH
Iulirial circuit. District and :. Courts
PROMPT attention giy,n /" collections. oiiir"
Nam street, door Gas; -! I'.irr 'r".. VI
siair. iapri-iy
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-21

death OF the guilty. Oh, no, safnl,,
oh, mol"
| "Kecp up your courage, my dear
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-27
SHEEP CHEWING TOBACCO.

A%nti-tobacco usors triumphantly
point to the fact that no animal but
man will use the filthy weed, and we
used to believe their tale implicitly,
until yesterday, when u belief was
very much shaken, in fact, upset com
pletely. Pat Slatterly has some pet
sheep, three we believe, kept ut his
stable. Yesterday these animals es-
capped to the street and went prospect
Ing around the city, "Dan-" one Of
the butcher boys. tried In vain to drive
them home, chasing them up one
street and down another until out OF
breath. Dan changed his tactics and
tried coaxing. Taking a plug OF TO-
bhcco from his pocket he offered one a
chew, the sheep accepted it gracefully.
Dan started for the stable, the three
sheep following, jostling each other In
their endeavors to get the most Of the
fragrant weed. Thus they followed
him to the stable, but by the time he
had them safely housed they had eaten
up the tobacco, and Dan had'to beg a
chew of the first Observation-Disclosures
Appeal.
That's nothing new to the people
over here; the well-known old sheep
'.Joe," on B street, not only chews
tobacco, eating all he can get hold OF
with the greatest avidlty, but he also
drinks cocktails and has got so used to
his regular whisky that 1t takes con-
siderable to make him at all tight. A
Portsmouth, n. H.,paper says there Is
a dog in that city, only six months
old, that chews tobacco and will take
an intoxicating drink whenever In
yitcl.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-27
An IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

From the Salt Lake Herald OF April 2ith.]
A gentleman IN from the line Of the
Central Pacific Railroad informs us Of
an important discovery made, about
two months ago, four miles from Rose
creek, and about 10 miles from Winnie
mucca, although the full value Of the
discovery has been only recently
known. A ledge of oxide Of antimony
was struck, and q location made by
Mr.. Swain Of the rruckee Smelling
Works. Mining was prosecuted, and
an offer made for quantity ofthe ore,
when after getting through a layer OF
anthony, a vein two feet In width, OF
quartz bearing free gold was reached.
The lowest assay from this was about
$500. but the average assays reached
$500 In gold. Work was continued and
the vein was stripped for 250 feet,
while the ledge was traced for three
miles. Then some Of the. antlmony
was assayed, aud the first assay gave
BLISS per ton In gold, the whole Of 1t
running from $1,000 to $1,200. The
mine Il open down only to a depth OF
Is feet, aud the vein widens rs the
shaft deepens. The foot wall Is hard
black slate, and the hanging wall Is
soft, decomposed soap stone or slate.
The discovery ha most important one.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-27
FISHING FOR GELD.

From the San Francisco Call Of yesterday.l
A large diving bell Is being con-
structed on the corner Of Mission and
First streets, with which 1t Is intended
to prospect the reported golden sands
off Gold Bluff, OIL tho northern coast OF
this State. Several attempts have been
made to mine this locality, which Is
below low water mark, In the black
sand Of the sea shore ; but the short
ness of the time allowed tho miners
between the ebb and flow Of the tides,
and the great distance over which the
auriferons sand has to be conveyed,
have hitherto deferred spectators
from entering into any scheme for or
tanning the precious metal from this
source. The parties who have the
present speculation In hand will pro-
vide a schooner with q vacuum-pump
and an elastic tube, six inches In diam
eter, which will cause the sand to rise
into the vacuum. chamber, and by this
means 1t Is estimated that 100 tons per
hour can be elevated. ssre7ulS
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-27
POLARITY.

Certain electric and magnetic selen-
fists and savans earnestly declare and
promulgate the idea that the polarity,
so to speak, Of the human frame, must
harmouize with that Of the earth or
the consequences will be both physi-
cally and morally detrimental.Fhis:
condition must be especially observed
while sleeping, and the only correct
position during that critical time Is
with the head to the north. Headed
south Is next bcst, but east or west
will not do at all. Numerous instan-
ces are noted In support of this theory,
and among the rest Is the experience
of one very lmpressible man who tried
the four positions specified, during
four successive years. While he slept
with his head to the south he got along
very we'll and healthy with tho excep-
ton of a constant inclination to be un-
truthful and not reliable. He, In fact,
lost confidence in Ills own word. The
following year he slept with Ills head
to the west, and started In with COM
uniting a small forgery. During that
year lie swindied all his best friends In
spite Of himself, aud wasa sly, wilful,
Industrious thief, stealing nothing
which he couldn't get hold Of. When
he shifted around with his head to the
east the situation was ths very worat.'
He became up to all sorts Of rascali-
ties, a thief, liar, wife-beater, horse
thief. and scoundrel generally. He
lost all his credit for he would never
pay a cent. Before the year was out he
tried to poison his grandmother, and got
d~eservedly thrashed three times BY his
big brother-in-law for general mean
ness and abuse toward his wifc's rela-
t,ves. He narrowly escaped the State
Prison twice. As soon as this year
was up. he slept headed north, became
u new man and an exemplary chris
tIan, his head became level and all
things went we'll with him. He Is now
profiting largely in stocks, and has
married his second wife, the first hay
ing died Of grief and shame two years
ago. He IL all right now, and will
sleep with his head pointed toward the
big "dipper till Death calls for him.
Not even earthquakes trouble him In
the least or destroy his flxed polarlc
eauanlmity. gET ,-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-27

Tunes IN NKvADA.-The Gold Hill
Neaes says the labor field In that e c
ton Is completely filled, and that It Is
useless for workingmen to seek en-
ployment In that direction. The min
Ing stock excitement Is intense and a
spirit Of frsnzisd speculation seems to
have taken possession Of everybody.
Grass Valley Union, April Is.
The GoLD HILL. News never said
anything Of tho sort. You mistake,
nsighbor, and have picked up an item
belonging to some other paper. We
only object however, to the first por-
tion Of the item. Tho labor field here
Ia . broad as well as. deep one, and
first-rats miners-keeping pace with
all the modern improvements, and good
steady. able-bodisd workingmen all
ind employment at good wages. None
others need apply.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-27

CELESTIAL. UNrLEAsANrSEss.-Th
Reese River Rscsiile of Wednesday,
gives the following:
All You, tho porter at the Magnolia
Saloon, aud All Kan, dlsh-washer ut
the St. Louis Exchange, had q diff
Guilty last evening about 8 o'clock, In
Chinatown, In which Alb Kan was Sc
verey beaten over the head with a six
shooter In tho hands Of All You. Hung
KupS was standing by, and being a
friend Of tho beatee concluded to make
the game three-handed, so he sailed in
with . club over the roof Of All You's
queue, bringing that gentleman to
grass aud leaving several orifices Of ir-
regular shapes upon the apex OF his
knowledge box. r. Can and X. y.
have closed down for repairs, while
the other r. Is spinning plates as usual
ut the restaurant where he wiles away
hiS leisure hours.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-27

The army Register for 1872. which
will soon b published, contains a list
Of all tho officers Of the United States
Army. The full number Of officers
authorized by law Is 1881, but the
names Of only a,07s are now borne on
the rolls, 50 that there are Isl vacan-
clss. or these vacancies the most I'm
portant are Colonel In the Adjutant
Generals Department, three Colonies
In tho Quartermaster Generals De-
partment one Brig. General lPaymas-
ter Generar In the Pay Department, n
Colonel Of Engineers, a Colonel OF
Ordnance. and q Chief Medical Pur-
veyor. There are now thirteen gem
eral officers Of the army, to wit: Gen.
eral Sherman, Lieutenant General
Sheridan, Major Generals Meade. Han
cock aud Schofield, and Brigadier Gen.
erals MCDOWELL, Cooke, Pope. How
ard, Terry, Ord, Candy and Augur.
These Generals arc named In their or
der Of seniority, there being three MAJ
jor Generals and eight Brigadiers. By
existing laws 1t Ia provided Chat no
promotions arc TO DO made to the rank
Of Brigadier until the number Of that
rank Is reduced below six.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-27
ANOTHER BABY MoNsTRosGY,

The Shelby, Ohio, Ne.os says: There
exists about three and a half miles
north Of Shelby, a curiosity almost as
great as the double child of Morrow
county. 1t Is q child about eight years
old, the body Of which has never
grown. The head, however, Is very
large, Weighing much more than its
body = perhaps twenty-five pounds
alone. It cannot walk or speak, but
gives evidence Of Intelligence. Il takes
food In the usual manner, having had
Its first teeth cut, which have been sue
ceeded by others. Its health has gen.
orally been good, and 1t exhibit. play
fulness as children generally do when
In health. yet It Is as helpless as o child
two years old. The parents, James
and Jane Powell, are aged about forty
wears, and no cause has or can be as
signed by them for this strange Pile
nomenon, unless It could be traced to
the smallpox, which the mother had
during the period of CESSATION. The
parents have frequently been asked to
permit tho child to be exhibited, but
have refused all such requests.