Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-11
Arkansas AmuSementS.

troubles have again broken out i'll
Pope county. On Saturday evening
the county clerk Ilickox, Sheriff
Dodson and Deputy Williams were
engaged in removing the county
records to q safer place. After load
ing wagon it was started out of
town, and soon HickoX, Dodson and
Williams mounted hotscs and started
after it. When about one hundred
yards beyond the public square, while
passing all old shop, they were fired
into by party hid i'll the shop, and
Hickox was killed dead. Williams
horse was wounded, but he and
Dodson escaped. y coroncr's jury
was Immediately summoned and an
inquest held, ut the close of which,
while the Justice was putting away
his papers. the same parties who shot
IIickoX fired upon the Justic, NOR
tally wounding him. Dodson and
Williams arrived here this evening TO
report to the Governor. 1t is thought
that martial law will be declared in
the county ut once.
ANOTHER VERSION.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 3.-Ncws
from Pope county confirms the kill
ing of county clerk Iiickox. n rclia-
ble statement says the killing was
done by Harry Poynter i'll self-de-
fence that as Dodsom, Williams and
Ilickox passed out oftown, they went
by Poyntcr's shop and fired at him.
Poyntcr returned the fire killing
IIickox. He afterwards surrendered
himself to the authorities. This
statement is corroberatcd by witness
cs. 1t is given out this evening that
the governor will not declare martial
law.
Time is money, except the time of
need.
To remove stains from character
get rich.
The surcst slip knots are said to be
lovers ties.
Odd again-it was the first pair ate
the first apple.
Courting after marriage-applying
for a divorce.
a carriage wheel gets less tired the
more it works.
Not subject for mans laughter
man-slaughtcr.
What is the worst seat man can
sit on? Self conccit
Why is love like potato Because
it becomes less by pa(Dring.
Why is calm man like a school
teacher? Because he keeps cool.
People who are always wishing for
something new should try neu-ralgia
once.
Love is described rs very lnnch
like Scotch plaid-all 8. stuff" aud
much crossed.
lie who does evil that good may
come pays toll to the devil TO let
him into heaven.
Wait for others to advance your in
terests, and you will wait till they
are not worth advancing.
Why is a mans life safest in the
last stages of ofdyspepsia? Because he
can't digest then.
Paradoxical, isn't it-that some as
cents are decents. A trip-up, for ex-
ample, brings you down.
A morning wrappcr-thc servant
who knocks at your door to wake
You up in time for the early train.
Some people don't care how hot il
is. An old boatInan down nj Rich
nond says he likes his sons strokes.
The man that bit another maps
nose off in an affrav, is said to have
taken prominent part i'll the fight.
What is the difference between a
gnuze dress and a drawn TOOTH! One
as to thin and the other is tooth out.
"A Yankees version of pickcts-..
Chaps sent out to borry terbacker Of
the enemy, and see if the rebels have
got Q pass. So. i. 80 1
Many persons write articles and
send them to an editor TO be correct
ed-as if all editors Office was house
Of correction. ST 6ss
Click says the nap YOU take before
rising from your bed is like the
morning paper you read at breakfast
II 10 your latest snoose. aii
A Newark father, who don't be-
lieve in whipping, shut his child up
in the pig-pen. de says the pen ID
mightier than the rod.