Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-14

I1G Is u CltIulttIIc - SlutC IScriStt ~ IAhtluS,
with n good show for the nomination.
RUNAwAY-A team belonging to
MIR. =. C. Patterson, OF this city. ran away
last Friday Will u load Of corn, splitting the
driver and corn out. and making = wreck
Of the'wagon. Driver and hOrsa uninjurcd.
The Missouri Thalbotc, the Lexing-
ton German paper, is soon to be enlarged
and otherwise improved. Mr.. WIN. Beck
has disposed OF his interest in the paper to
the editor. Mr.. Rudolf Willibald. We wish
it success.
Rev. F. &. Boggs leaves this week
for st. Louis. to place his wife. who has
been In i'll health for some time. under the
charge of physicians in that city. His pull
pit will be filled next Sabbath by Rev. J. c.
ShackclfOrd.
The Fire Underwriters of Licking
ton have organized a Local Board, of which
E. Winsor Is president, .I"hn !Aull vice prcsi-
dent, II. Winsor secretary and Joseph A.
Wilson treasurer. The association embraces
all the fire insurance agents In the city.
ALMOST An AcCIDENT-Thc cars
on the Lexington d st. Louis railroad
ran over = horse beyond lligsinsviIle last
Friday night. Horse killed, engine disa-
bled, and train detained two hours. Pas
sengers greatly frightened. but no one hurt.
The Rev. S. S. Laws, formerly
President of the Westminster College. now
Of New York city. is %sojouning for u brief
period at the residence Of Hon. w. r.
Wood, near Lexington. The reverend gen.
tleman is accompanied by his wife, a sister
OF Mrs. Wood.
The Grand jury has indicted Ro-
land Williamson for murder IN the first de-
gree, for the killing Of \ German named
John G. HEN. near Page City, on the 3lst of
May last. Williamson was released on bail
last week. and has gone "where the wood
bine twineth.'
Very few vcnturcd out to preach
ing Sunday morning or evening OH account
Of the rain. Notwithstanding the prediction
that the world would be destroyed the next
day. A majerit, Of LeXingtonians are pretty
certain moi. to to be found ready when that
event does happen.
See the new advertisement of VIM.
II. Bowen b Son, dealers In groceries. &c,
under Bourbon hotel. The ladies, especially
the young ones, Will Of course-caIl there
to get waited upon by u very polite young
man but every one can buy family supplies
" satisfactory prices.
REc0RDEKs 'EoURr:-During the
last week there have been thirteen cases be-
fore Recorder Smith, In which the fines
amounted to $35. But the fine is q very
small portion Of the expense in that court.
a woman was fined One cent for allowing Il
vicious cow to run at large-the costs footed
up I'll.
A II armed man was arrested
last Saturday for being drunk and disorderly
on the street. He had during the DAY Wis.
tied several Of our merchants with u paper
asking u small subscription to help him on
his way to Lcavenworth, mt through their
libernlity he was enabled to buy whisky In
the evening
STATE VS.. PHELPs.-ln the State
vs.. William Phelps. indicted for assaulting
with intent to Kill one Warehorn, In Con.
cOrdia. some two years since, the defendant
was on Monday released from the custody OF
the law, 1t appearing from the statement OF
the prosecuting attorney, that tue alleged
assault was made to prevent the commission
Of = felony on the part Of Warehorn.
LARGE FIsH.-Last Friday cyc
ming, Mr.. 10. Hamlet hooked = huge cat fist
out Of the ''big muddy" which weighed l4C
pounds gross. or 100 pounds net. Inside Of
this monster was found a..'drum fish, weigh.
Ing five or SIX pounds. 10th We're caught on
. small hook. The little nsh swallowed tn.
bait 6rst, and the big fish came along ant
swallowed him. This may appear somewha,
''hshy." but what We zee, we know.
PORT ITEMS. - The 10. Kline,
passed up on Monday, loaded with salt
principally for Weston -. THE Alice pass
ed down Wednesday, and was to have re
turned yesterday to tske on an excurs,o,
party hers for Kansas City. to zee Barnum',
big show, but she failed to como 10 time
She will be here to-day e. The 10. Kline,
will likely return Tomorrow, TO take on
load Of railroad tics At tho mouth Of sni 70
wyandotts. . &. The river has been failin,
steadily but slowly for two weeks. unit
Monday, when the heavy rains sbove startst
,s small rise. Il Is now In better bostin,
stage than usual ct this season the yesr.