Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-12-04
Missouri items.

e per cent. pehaIty VIII Dc oudeo
to all taxes unpaid on the frat day Of
January, 1873.
A seven foot vein Of camel coal has
been found in Pettis couuty, on Flat
Greek, about one mile east OF Sedalia.
The earnings of the Missouri Pacific
amounted in October to SO 700 more
than the corresponding month Of last
year.
Last Tuesday night m unknown
man "suicided" at Kansas City, by
jumping from the bridge into the
Missouri river.
The Sedalia Times says some par
ties from the East talk of establishing
cotton mills in that city on quite al
extensive scale.
Parties, boring for coal OF the farm
Of Judge l.. Salisbury, in Charlton
county, recently struck a bank OF
camel coal twelve feet thick, at q
depth of 1870 feet.
At q meeting of directors of the
St. Louis and Illinois Bridge Com
pany, held last week the Hon. Gerard
b. Allen was elected president of the
company in place OF VIM. NJ. Nc
Pherson, deceased.
A man named Shupc was fined
over $500 by Judge DeBolt. at kcytes-
willie last Monday week for selling
whisky without license. There were
nineteen indictments against him.
lie kept drug store.
The post Office at Stephens station
OH the Columbia branch railroad is
closed On account of the resignation
of the postmaster. Until further
notice all mail matter for that Office
will be found at the postoficc In Co.
lumbia.
In the Circuit Court, at the present
term, the long pending case Of Nor
gan, charged with murder. was dis
posed of, the jury on Wednesday,
bringing in a verdict of acquittal.
The case of McBrear, charged with
murder, vas continued tc next term.
-(Carrollton Record.
About o'clock Wednesday after
noon the people of Mobcrly were
shocked by the intelligence that Mr..
Josiah S. Harlan, a quiet but promi-
nent citizen, had been run over bv u
locomotive on the St. Louis, Kansas
City Il Northern railway and met a
horrible death.
Among venerable pioneers of Mis-
souri, who have recently died, is
mentioned Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes,
Of Howard county, at the age of
seventy-scTcn years. Her husband,
the late Charles Hughes, was a soldier
under Gcn:ral Harrison in the war
of 1872, and immisratcd to this State
in 1919.
Says the Hannibal Courier: s.Jeff.
Bridscford, the cattle man from
Monroe, arrived this morning from
Kentucky with nine head of Durham
cattle, which he purchased recently
i'll that State. Among the lot was a
bull two years old, which weighed
1880 pounds at Cincinnati. and bv the
time he is fed 4 week will pull down
1000"
All interesting breach of promise
case occupied the attention of the
Circuit court in Kansas City three
DAYS last week. 1t was brought by
Miss Mary E. :Sackctt of kiddcr.
against Jacob Buckley, n well-to-do
widower of Kansas City, and was
for $4,000, A verdict vas given for
the plaintiff in the sum of 5000.
The Mail train going east co,l:dcd
with an extra locomotive, at or absu.
Barrct's station. No lives lost, but .
several persons injured-none fatal
ly. The collision was the result of
criminal carelcssncss on the part Of
the engineer of the engine coming
west. lie jumped from his engine
before coiliding with the other en-
gine, and has not since been heard
of.-(Chameis Leader.
Charles II. Hopkins, a merchant Of
Snow Hill, Lincoln county, went out
hunting with his rifle, last Wedncs.
day at two O'Clock in the afternoon.
AT five he was found by some chill
drcn who were returning from
school. He was dead, lying OH hi.
back, with II hand under his head.
The other outstretched upon tho
ground. His gun was on the further
side OF a fence which was about ten
steps off. 1t is supposed that in At
tempting to cross tho fence, he put
The gun over first, striking the stock
the ground and by some
means it was discharged.
Col. Elliot informed us a few DAYS
'go that the road bed of this ro,d
rom Sedalia t" Boonville is abou
S""s " Nv iioh, anu IL VIII be land
o that point, if rot clear through.
the winter months. We shall
at the completion oftl,is great
h~or"ughfare, RS it is of the utmost
Importance to the people of Central
Missouri that they have competitive {
Dads in order to ne protected from {
nonopoly.-[Scdalis Democrat. |
On Wednesday, the 18th inst, the {
aw mill, with about 1000 feet of
lumber, belonging to jams Freeman !
nd Thomas kcnton, two miles above
lilies Point, and oue-half mile from
he Missouri river, was destroyed n
y fire. A portion Of the saw mill ,
was intended to have been
'sed as a gri.t mill also, it having :,
cen erected for that purpose. This ,
Vas likewise destroyed, including a ::
air of new burrs which cost $500. i.
loss is total, amounting to ut :.
5000 There wa no insur. :.
nce.-(Carrollton Record. =
The Normal School building is n a
cry imposing cdifice. 1t imposed a f
cavy tax Oh the people for it's COIL