Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-16
Nuggets Of Ntws.

The Oregon Legislature has oleot.
ed Hon. NJ. c. Mitchell Republicah)
to the U. S. Senate.
Six persons perished by the recent
fire in the Ohio Lunatic Asylum at
Newburg. none Of them inmates.
Notwithstanding the large number
of cases already disposed of 5000
Communists are still in prison In
France awaiting trial.
Gov. Leslie, of Kentucky. has sp'
pointed as U. s. Senator TO fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death Of
Garret Davis, Willis Il. Machen, Of
Lyon county.
The statue of Walter e colt for the
Central Park, New York, has arrived
safely from Scotland, and will be un.
yelled, about Oct. 20, on the site op-
posite the Shakespearers,a'uc.
The village of Zeryetz. Switzerland,
was DESTROYED by fire IN the early
part Of last month. Over 100 housos
were burned and AoO, noor inhabi-
tants made homeless.
The flow of emigration from Metz.
! France. since the occ,lpaii,n II Of that
city BY Germen troops a,as been 50
heavy that the population, is now but
one-third of what it Was before the
late war. ...raA
! Mr.. j. Milton Turner, of Sc. Louis,
the Minister II sidcnt' at Monrovia,
Liberia, Il black man, 'hu> instituted
Il suit at law against the pr"prictors
of the Arlington House. ut Washing.
ton, because they refused to receive
him us q lodgcr.
The Intcrnatiouals appear TO be
dlssolviug into their original elc-
mcnts. The internal fcuds have re.
suited in explosion, and much OF thoir
power for mischief is broken. Their
work was for evil only, and worse
for themselves than any others.
Mr.. Stanley, who discovered DIR.
Livingstone, has just concluded an
engagement TO deliver 100 lectures
in this country Oh the subject Of hIs
, expedition, for $500 lecture, mnkiws
$5O, 900 for the course. lie is 10 leave
England for this country Oh Goth inst.
President Theirs, of France, de-
f clares that every one in Europe de-
. sires peace. Germany has weakened
herself by the auneAuliom Of non
, German territory. Russia is friend
ilv, and Austria symraihizcs with
France; Italy remembers the past.
France Will have her revenge, not by
, arms. but by work. She has moth
, ing to fear.
Father lyacinthc has been buried
alive. In consequence of his mar
riage the Dominicans Of the convent
to which he belonged held hypo-
thetical funeral over an empty collin,
which was placed in the middle Of
the chapel, and chantcd the burial
service. The account does not state
= whether they s?rinklcd holy water
over his shadow, but il is stated that
the scene was most iInposing."
4 sect OF Christians in Pcnnsy1-
late annual meeting resolved th?t u
! {" brother who suffers himself to be
:, elected to the Legislative assembly as
" Il representative of the people, and to
serve in it, camnot be retained men,
= Der OF the Church." Rather a severe
' 'ule, but PERHAPS the effect Of sucl,
service upon the character OF the
: members, has made the rule nccess,t-
. ry. Verify, II Il man prays, LEAD
! is not into temptation" he must
Keep his eyes about him if he goes
c INTO the legislature.
C a letter from Japan states that the
government has published three de-
h crees, which are understood to be
Il the precursors of other INNOVATIONS
e 80 impatiently awaited by foreigners.
1 rhe first is the library of the ex-
Tycoon, composed OF lOD.Gu0 volumes,
II - 10 open to the public witho 1t res
: pect to race or nationality The sec
/, md requires the natives who have
foreigners i'll their service TO pay the
l. wages in Japanese money and not in
= Mexican dollars, which would be \
VI 'oss to the employers. The third au-
. ,horlzcs the priests, 10 select what
Ic rood they please for their nourisll-
b. 'nemt; =. to marry; !, to dress thoni.
II selves as they like. a.