Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-06


Charles w. Wood, an old and
highly esteemed citizen Of Arrow
Rock, Saline county, died last week
Work has commenced on the L
4. n. r. railroad between Edna and
Macon City. Two railroad men fren
Illinois, contractors, were in Glas-
gov on the 31st, who say that they
will commence work Immediately
between Glasgow and Salisbury, and
have the road ready for the tiei
early in the spring when the iron
will be put down, and cars put OF
the road. This road is now sure to bs
built to Glasgow.
Henry Barnet, q colored man, liz
years old, died last week ut the resi-
dence of his son, in Charlton county
near Lewis Mill, two miles from
Glasgow. lie was born aud raised il
Virginia, and at time belonged
to o Mr.. Clarkson, of Boone county
No. He raised a crop OF 0 L this
year, and was al industrious man Of
good reputation.
The First Annual EducationaI
! Convention for the Seventh Con.
gressional District, is called ut Soda.
liza, November IS, IA and Is, 1872
All teachers, superintendent, school
| officers and friends of education in
the district, are expected 10 attend
and participate in the exercises. The
Pettls county Teachers Institute
will be held also on Wednesday, the
18th.
Robert Heath, all employee Of the
Kansas City street railroad compa.
ny, was kicked TO death by q mule
Oh Thursday last.
GREAT FIRE IS P,LATTsBUKG.-In
Plattsburg, Clinton county, Oh the
18th ult., = disastrous fire occurred.
About l o'clUck T.. NJ. the fire was
discovered i'll liir rear OF q grocery
store, y jc!:ring The brick store room
Of Lyon. ~ inn, the latter situate
streets. how it originated was a
mystery. The row OF buildings, six
III number, were all frames, two
story buildings, having only been
erected in the last two or three years,
and We're occupied entirely as store
rooms. The flames rapidly spread,
and i'll i few hours consumed The en-
tire block. We understand the
buildings and stocks were bat par
TALLY insured. The buildings we're
principally owned by Isaac 4. Hook
adav, John Vim, +. 5. Randolph
and DR.. Matthew Smith. Each owned
~ of these buildings. Plattsburg
GEMS to be particularly unfortunate
by fires; only about u year ago All
entire block on Main street was
burned out.
Augustus Quarles accidently shot
himself ut llarrisonyille last We'd
nesday, from the effects Of which he
died the following day.
MACHINE SHoPs.-We learn that
the contract has been signed by the
city officials and sent to ST. Louis
for the approval of the Pacific Rail-
road company. We also learn that
tho buildings, which will be COM
menccd next week, will cover four
Acres of ground. This will give our
citizens All imlimation of the magEi-
'ude of the shops to be erected here
lSedaiia Democrat.
Mrs. Jenny Tucker, wife of Is. F.
Tucker, living about three miles
south of Columbio, committed sui
eide by hanging herself. Mrs. Tucker
was a most estimablc lady, one who
is well known III this community
having been born and raised in this
county, and the news of her death
will be'rcad with the sinccrcst sorrow.
A young man named Thomas Wat
y, .- L.
evening of last week, in the neigh
bHrhood between New Franklin and
R~ochcport, by shooting himself
through the head. He was to have
been married soon and had made
every preparation for housekeeping.
On Tuesday last two men, named
George Stanley and Dink Mrcrs,wcrc
arrested III Columbia and lodged in
Jail. They l. charged with the
murder of William Willis, an old
farmer, in gainesville, Harrison
county, Mo-, in September, 1871.
They were identified by three Uni
versity students.
SMASH UP.-Last Monday morning
as the night Express from St. Louis
came up it raj into u freight train
that was switching, OF had switched
OF at the depot, MASKING the engine
and several freight cars, which de-
laycd all trains some 6 TO 8 hours.
Fort unatcly, no person was seriously
hurt. 1t is reported that some defect
or neglect about the switch caused
the accident Carroll Journal.
The residence of the widow of ex-
Gov. a. A. King, of Ray county, was
destroyed by fire, with all the furmi-
lure, on the morning Of October 18th.
Loss about $3.GCO. Partly insured.
DEATH OF A STUDENT.--Jamcs
Clirisman, Of Independence, Mo-, a
student of Westminster College, died
very suddenly ut the residence of Mr..
+. Hook in Futon, on Friday, Octo-
Der 20, 1872. Aged about 10 years.
On Sunday hight the depot build
ing at Cover, on the St. Louis, Kan
sas City and Northern Line railroad,
took fire and was burned to the
ground. The contents of the build
ing were also destroyed.
One of the riders at a horse race in
P%!attsburg las, Saturday wal thrown
and one of hiscycs Knocked out.
DEATH OF NATHAN CLANCY
Another of our old citizens las pass
I'd away. Nathan CLANCY died ut his
residence near this city on the the
10th of Octob,r. lie was born in
Fayette county, Ky, on the 9th Of
July, 1891, His fn,her was y native
at Maryland and wns u soldier in the
Continental army for tho greater
part of tho revolution. The dcceas-
cd was in the war of 1912 in Col.
nudlcy's regiment volunteers. He
settled in Clay county in 1921, and
has resided here ever since. He was
married twice and raised sixteen chill
drcn, fifteen of whom are now liv-
iu.-occuIying worthy places in So
Tins has died q good man,
beloved and respected by all who
knew him.AfLibcrty Tribune.
Our returns embrace 1C3 counties,
showing an aggregate of 3Ol, 1856
voters, against 1873, $50 in the same
counties in 1870, the increase being
1919. There are still twelve coun-
ties to.bc heard from, and when we
have the returns from them, it
IS probable that the increase alone
from 1870 10 1872, will be nearly equal
TO the whole vote of the state for
president in 1868, which was 1856 .459.
The total registered vote of the state
for 1872 will not be fur from 3l2 ,000.