Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-08
wrrLrraror ITEMS.
SHOT.

On Saturday. December 2sth,
three young men Of this place, James
Einbrce, Charles Bowring and Ed
w in Baker. went out hunting, each
with n double burrai shot gun: wien
about one milo from town. Baker
shot one barrel of his gun At some
quails, after which he went TO load
but made II mistake and put the load
in The barrel not discharged. The
wad being air-tight he was trying to
force II down with the rafnrod, when
1t went oft, bursting the gun, the
ramrod going through his grasp,
tearing the flcsh badly from the iu-
side OF his fingers and hand. Sever
al pieces of the bursted barrel struck
him about the breast. 1T was n mir
aela lie was not killed. and had the
gun not have bursted. tho load would
have torn his head on.
-Fosr OFFICE, FIshT.
s About tho only thing Of an exciting
natare going OH III our town ut this
time is the fight over the post office.
Petition. containing grave ciargcs
against ID. X. Duck, tho present i'll
cNflihcnt, aud asking his removal, in
circulation. Also, counter petition,
asking department TO investigate
charges and retain him in office.
Which prayer the department at
Washington City will answer, re-
mains to be seen.
A LIVING WONDER
There lives a nnn by the name Of
Murphy, ahcut ten miles southwest
Of this place, who might be termed
II living wonder. About twelve
years ago he had MI aijccss Of the
liver. which ate through and broke
out in running sores Oh the outside
in ten or q dozen places, which, af-
ter curing'up, these holes renamed
opened aud never healed. His food
now passes out from his stomach
through these holes and not through
the bowels. Souic Of these holes arc
large enough to admit n mans finger;
some smaller. MIR. Murphy other
wise, is a well man. enjoys good
health and performs hard daily labor:
PRorRACTED MEETING.
Rev Baker OF the NJ. l.. Church
and Rev. a. \. Moore at the &. Z.
Church, are holding an interesting
p~rotractcd meeting jointly in this
place. whicl, has been ]protractcd
since Saturday, Dee. 28th.
II!
| remember 3 country friend Of
mine had his pocket picked of n hand
kcrchiri, and was gricvOusly annoy
ed. lie regarded it rs q species of
reflection upon his own vigilance.
Determined to be revcngcd upon
some of the pickpockct tribe he pro-
cured i~ish-hooks, and had them fas-
tened into the pockets of an old coat
with the bart,s downwaris. lie.
broadway in the dusk of evening.
Amid II crowd at the City Hall he
felt \ hand in his pocket, aud giving
himself a jerk, as lie said. to get the
hooks well into the rogue's flesh. he
moved OH with his prey closely fol-
lowing. II" then ~quickened his pace.
%ivin. every now and then another
jerk. In this mode, affecting not to
feel the fish he had hooked, he lch the
kuave clear of tie crowd to a by
street.
Now, my fine fellow, l have you;
don't fish in MY pockets again"
lie unbpttoned his coat to slncken
the pocket, but in vain did the thief
cmdcavor to cXtricatc himself, the
hooks vera toad deep in the hand, so
my acquaintance took out his knife
and whipped oil the skirt OF the old
uat he had used for the trap. and
hadc the pickpockct walk Off to .
surgeon, rs he thought hc. had been
tolerabiy we'll punished. 4