Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-28
MISSOURI ITEMS.
The Pleasant Hill Review reports
lion in the woods near that CITY.

MISSOURI ITEMS.
The Pleasant Hill Review reports
a lion in the woods near that city.
The annual State meeting of the
Christian church for the State of Ms
souri, convened at st. Joseph yester-
day.
The large woollen factory at Shelbi-
IA was destroyed by fire last Friday
night. Loss $4,000. Insured for
$4,000.
The jackson county Radical con-
vention held at Kansas City Saturday
Instructed for X. I. Van Horn for
Governor
Six valuable hogs were killed by
lightning. last week. iiear Chillicothr,
and numerous other casualties 10
stock are reported from the same
cau>c.
DARN" the heavy rain storm on
Monday last, the rcof OF MIR. Clark>
tine $4,000 hotel building in Brook
field was blown of. Mr.. Clark cSti-
mates the damages ut 5000
Mr.. alexander. Il prominent mcr-
chant al Paris. Mo. attempted to COM
nit suicide ON "Wednesday of last
week. He cut two severe gashes in
his throat but they did not prove
fatal.
On last Thursdy the Jackson cnuu-
~ court ratified the >al" ofthc kau-
>aS City Branch "fthr Trbo aud Nro-
Sho road t"thc Kansas City. Memphis
and Mobile Company.
James Harvey Hull. Il highly res
p"ctrd citizen of Platte county. died
IL his home ncar Weston last Satur-
day. lie was an old resident. havin"
moved To that county some twenty
five years a~o.
At a base ball match AT Millvillr. on
III" 10th inst. Il man named James
Fields was struck hy the ball ON the
throat and INSTANTLY Killed. Fields
WIS about 50 wears of are. and had
been married but Il short time.
The Bruu>wichrr SAYS forty or
more darkirS got passports 10 enter
salvation at TIA" mouth orthc raging
Grand. last sunday. "CnClc i.ph"
was master of the ceremonies, and
showed the candidates under with
that ease and facility which i only al
taimablc by long practice.
We Lear II report that Owen
Combs. of Linn county. was SHOT and
killed by tlirmarShal Of Madison c0un-
~. onc day last week. The difficulty
was oc-a>ionr'i hy the attempt Of the
marshal to arrest Combs: Several
shots were fired three. of which we
understand took effect on the marshal
himself.
J. W. Stravrr' a~ sold his fin" farm.
located about 'our miles south ofCar-
r%olitou. to IL. O'I'ryuo. of ImIiana.
I'll" prize" paid for 81 acres was $l.4U0.
and for l1j acres $500. Mr.. Srravrr
also sold his house. in thc unrthca~;
part Of town. 1" Dr. D'Ifrync for s.
800. Another house and lot. located
nl: Benton street he sold to VIM. II.
Booth Tor $l,HOb
Mrs. Elizabeth HilillauG. who lived
"u the Wildwood road. Liuc"n county. ,
Mo. and about five miles from that
place. dropped dead on Thursday the
18th inst. She had been suffering for
two or tire" wears from di>cn.r ufihc
heart. but for Il few months had ell
i"y"d better health than USUAL. She
IL diNAiS it''i Iit !pu-f Il tt" o.
minutes before she died. She WAS.
quite advanced in age, and wa, much
respected.
y murder occurred in Cuuinmlam
township. Charlton county. SATURDAY.
August 10Th, Il Mr.. Leonard Fleet
wood being the victim and VIM.
Moo,ly Tia" assassin. The parties had
soInr previous MISUNDERSTANDING.
which led I" the fatal result. Mood,
has DISAPPEARED: ii is supposed liz j.
on his WAY to Texas. IL lac had been
lnakin" preparations to go there.
There is great excitement over the af- {
fair and Il reward "f 5000 has been
offered Tor tn" arrest Of 1hr murderer.
On sunday morning during the
heavy rain Storm that WAS raging. Iiir
lightning struck near barn on the
farm of fnr>. y. Welsh. ten miles
southwest "ftnrroiIiun. killed a cow.
besides %~tunmiu" several children who
had l!N"n lodgings in TIA" barn ON sun
day night III ih" hope of r>rapim. ,an-
and pr-iilrroH> m"-quiror~.
which had had rendered the house
uliiciiahic f"ri the time being.
On Wednesday afternoon two or
! II Nv i'ti~ l'tfkii'1 tlllls.tttHt- -.
we'll mounted Hu't Will! ii. >ix ~huot-
.r> strapped I" th"nh. PASSED through /
town. ihur>'tav 1t "rlIiHw there carur ,
III ii"i pursuit Il party of mrn from ,
some point up Ill" country. ON the ,
track "ih"rSe thieves. The pursnrr> /
continued on after the first partl.rom-
li't"ni that they were III the ri.hf
rail. and wnIid soon ovrriakc Them.
( tlfn,. AZ, ti4N viii i-I,. , ,
or n"t-wc forget which. liruu,- ,
|
y hiilirnlry occurred Josh. !
ada" and Geo. Il. Vest durinr =
III" trial Of 10. i. Means. II, Clinton
>r-i"r!ay.alId an ink stand lhut was
hurled NJ I.adur ly Vest >trurL
" aldo l.. .lrAn-nn "n the head. from /
the blood flowed prut'i.-cIv. |
IN account OithiS occurrence the ease /
II Means was continued until the De-
'rmher term. Judge johnson. his at |
"rnc;. being unable IL proceed with
he cas-. I'm application i"rhnil will I
probably b" made to-,lay.-W ind~or
Henry COZ Courier.
Gold la been discovered in thi.
There i no doubt about il.
licn. l.i>wrll'o wurkmcn ia dir i,
Il ci~trrn. threw II some -
hing r"~emhlin" gold quartz. He Il
""k il /" DR.. Ben. Winston. Who ~
un@ >mi"Hrn"i IN golden California. ;,
he Doctor applied some tests which =,
that the "~liltcriu- PARTICLES /
we're real %"!'l. Mr. Guvot. the en- Il
"rprI>in@ J"wclcr. whom nobody can =
DOL III uld.rXaiuin"i it. lie promuut- I,
1t genuine. some specimens, /
nay b" sen at DR.. Win,tou's Office
l.if. City Tribune. ,
We understand that Prof. Sanders al
: making arrangements to move 10 :;
.~"NIngt"n. Mo-. to open arla>>in Oh -
III connection with the Baf- II
Isl College. under the fine educator -
Dr.. Sciph. The citizens of Carroll AT
IN Were" Just beginning t. appreciate bl
he Professors work. in both draw Il
!" and painting. We hope he will
.ra>lnna!ly 1t least come" and uuIut ii,
'inc more of "ur citizens purtraif.. Ii,
ne few he ila> done being very finn Ia
Madame Sanders will also nrro,un,-
Y HIM and tax" charge oftIle Mu.i,,I l.
department. of The College,. Her ron III
'prl;ai!"n ~ = teacher and prrI,Ir- jo
are well known in this Stntn w
c'cflh"ic>S we regret the los. ~. re
rot. =. and lady Ilr S,IrL h., ii,