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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02

Last Monday night there was Il social
gathcrin" ut the residence of Adam
w Tx, in Old Town. 1t seems that the
party had 4 high old time of it. Our
devil. Young Adam. felt exceedingly
good. and when he arrived at the office
the next morning his c~ountcnance was
wreatl,r.l III smiles. We asked him the
occasion "t his good humor, and II" re
piled: The old misses town coukin".
club hri Il meeting nj our house last
night" Upon further Questioning he
told IL his wrctllc:irt was there. and
that lur cot {" ." home with her. He
finally Tossed up that Il vote had been
taken ON the handSumcst Young man
present, and that he had got away with
the rest Of The boys. The prize was i
gold RING which he ex~ultinglv held up
10 our a'lmirim% @az,. We are proud nl
1hi~ victory of our devil. but warn the
girls against falling in love with him too
rapidly. a> his affections seem to be- fin
ed "n some Old town beauty.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02
School Books! School Books

i.adie>' unlined kip shoes at Davis ~
AllStadt's for 81 40
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02
Meeting OF the Taxpayers Conven-
ton.

BY authority vested in the undersigned
committee OF the taxpayers convention,
a meeting of said convention is called
to assemble in Lexington on Monday,
the 4th day Of October. 1870. Business
of the greatest Importance will be pre-
sented for its consideration, and it is
~easnestly desired that ever member be
present.
JOHN CATROS, J.J. FLEMING,
w. e. EEATIE, ROBT. HALE,
WA. T. CANNON, W. BOON MAJOR.
Executive Com. Taxpayers Con.
LEXINGTON. Sept. 18th, 1875.
Go TO DAVIS II ALLSTADT'S for cheap
Boots, Shoes and Hats. They are sailing goods
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02
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Flour. Bran and Feed

Always on hand. and delivered promptly
anywhere about town at the lowest rates.
4. a. " j. q. LEsUEUR.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02

There will be Il regular meeting of
the County Grange at Lexington. on
Tuesday, October II, 1875. large and
prompt attendance is desired.
j.. A. PRAIIIER. Master.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02
\. \. ~ j. o. LEsUEUE.

Don't forget that Davis N All~tadt are
still selling ladies' cloth shoes for 81 %.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02

Mrs. Gilbert Baker has returned from
kcntuchv.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02
County Grange.

Davis 4 AIistadt will sell a good fun
tpck bio1am shoe iOr Sl..0.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02

Me~-r>. ta>to ~ Bradley can he found
ut the old p!ow factory.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02

Fine goat seWed shoes for Indies, at
DAVIS " .Lll>tait',, for :he small sun Of 81 on.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-02

wv w W a.. = lislt DtlltI
call and pay ut once. as this is the last
telling they will get. The law compels
the assignee to ommenc suit against
delinquentS, and disagreeable us it is to
him, he has it to do. Call and settle,
and Il v trouble and expense. for these
debts mn%t be collected. Don't rct
angry if you see the constable hunting
for You. 1t cant he helped.
Fine Parlor Pullman Palace Steering
Coaches leave the y. ~ p. depot Mon
day and Tuesday nights for the 81. Louis
fair. Wednesday night through coaches
will run without change. The Mis-
souri, Pacific is the oniy line running"
cars through without CHANGE from Lex
lngton 10 ST. Louis during the fair.
Everybody is going by the oM rcliudlc
Missouri Pacific. Trains leave daily ut
i:45 Il. III. and 6 p. m. See Rhodes or
Russell and get full particulars. Ticket
office City Hotel, Lexington. Mo.
y black boy. Lewis Stubbleficld, about
seventeen Years old, accidentally shot
himself, on Thursday last. The hoy
was living on DR.. Russell'S farm. and
during the shower of rain went into the
cabin, and while loading his pistol, dis
charged it. The ball entered lust under
the left cheek bone, passing through the
roof of the mouth up through the brain,
SCATTERING tho upper portion of the
Uranium. and lodging beneath the scalp.
DIR. Russell removed the ball and fran-
ment> of bone is well as the brohcn-up
portion of the brain. The loss Of blood
was fearful. while portions Of disorgan-
ICED BRAIN passed down into the mouth.
presenting Il frightiml appearance.
Though the boy was living ut last ac-
counts, he cannot possibly survive many
hours. Boys, be careful how YOU handle
Jour firearms.
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
John Rohinson,s Sad Fun.

John Robinson made New Years calls in Detroit. He called on saloon keeper, he called for liquor, called the liquor good, and drank enough to trip him up. 5 Then he called for police, and when the police came he called them liars and such. 4+
 ''I was having a little f1ln,'' he ex- plained, winking at his Honor.
 John Robinson, are you aware that this is a very solemn world, D said the Court, ca world which has ten heart aches to one smile? Don't you know that the grim shadow of grief rests upon every door step, and that the tombstones in the cemeteries almost outnumber the trees in the forest? There's wailing in every household, John Robinson there's grief in every heart. And yet you claim that you were only having a little fun ,'' .'
 That's all, your Honor; it was a holiday" ..e-s
 It was sad fun, John Robinson. While all the rest of us were swearing off and making double e-back-action resolves, you were lying at the corner of an alley dead drunk. It is $5 or sixty days, sir, and if this was before Chicago police justice, he'd make it $500 or a life sen tence. S E. & F4
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
The Spanish Question.

All Europe naturally looks with rather anxious interest upon any interference by Germans in Spaniah politics, after the startling chain of circumstances pro- duced by their last intervention; and the presence of large German fleet in the Bay of Biscay, with the prospect of the arrival of still other vessels, is cause for much comment The powers that be at Berlin are inclined to resent to the ut-. most the recent insult offered them by the Carlist attack upon the vessel Gustav. The German man -of-war Nautilus landed D force at Laranz, on the Spanish coast, and occupied the town, after brief re-, sistance on the part of the Carlists sta tioned there. This has an ugly look, especially as the Nautilus was sent to Laranz as the 0U03at coarrjer of the rest of the fleet, and her commander was in- structed to abstain from hostilities unless attacked. If the Carlists have been mad enough to become the aggressors against vessels bearing the flag of United Ger many, they may be the means of em- broiling all Spain and all Europe in war The fact that the young King of Spain is making all haste to reach the northern section of the country, and to examine into the movements of the Carlists there, indicates that he, or those who advise him, appreciate the danger which an obstinate and discontented faction can easily bring upon government which, as yet, has no moral, and little political, weight. s
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
Tweed Again.

The New York Heratd says: We learn from Mayor Wickham's letter to Corporation Counsel Delafield Smith that some time ago a proposition was made to the city by Wm. M Tweed, to pay three millions of dollars as an in- demnity from further prosecution. Now, why does not MT. Field come into court with check for three millions of dollars on account, and then trust to the gener- ous sense of the American people for mercy to his client This would go far toward strengthening his case. AIr. Tweed is. the one person in this State who should understand that mercy to him will come after justice, and that justice means complete restitution and confession, Itsis intimated that Tweed has squandered q large part of his for tune on his lawyers. We do not know how true this statement may be, but if it is a fact 1t somewhat changes the aspect of the case. Of course, if he has not got the money he cannot pay it back. The statement of this fact would not be with ont value in determining public opinion,
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
Tnited States Revenue.

Members of the Ways and Means com mittee and the Secretary of the United States Treasury have been in frequent consultation for several weeks on the subject of the imperative necessity of adding to the revenue of the government at least $45, ,000, 900 year. The increase is needed for the expenses of the govern ment, and the manner i'll which it is to be obtained has been the question which the Secretary has endeavored, ill con nection with the committee, to solve. It was proposed by the President and the Secretary to increase the tax on whisky 10 cents per gallon, but ma jority of the Ways and Means committee are opposed to any increase for two reasons-frst, because it will revive that most mischievous of combinations, the whisky ring; and second, because, hay ing had advance information as to the probable recommendations of the Presi7 dent, the whisky manufacturers have added so largely to their stock that there would be little revenue derived for a year or two, and it would be very difficult to collect the tax on whisky now on hand. The Secretary favors the renewal of the duty on tea and coffee, and the repeal of the act of June, 1872, which reduced the duties on certain articles 10 per cent, known as the 's Horizontal reduction, , and dispatch says this will no doubt be done A bill is now being prepared at the treasury for the object stated, which will reduce the free list by restoring the duties on manufactures of four, india rubber, kryolite, etc. Members of the committee, after carefully examining the subject, believe that if all the sources of revenue suggested are increased, not more than $20,000,O00 per year addi- tional will be obtained for the coming fiscal year
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
Finding a Coal Mine.

The finding of the Mammoth vein of coal at the Reading Company's Nor wegian shaft, between Pottsville and St. Clair, Pa., illustrates the correctness of the reasoning by which the conclusion was reached that an immense and almost inexhalstible basin of coal was lying deep underground at that point.
 When the shaft had been sunk to the depth of nearly 1,2O0 feet, it was re- solved, says the Pottsville Miners Jour- 1aal to drill test hole with the diamond drill, to find exactly how the veins of coal were situated. This work went quietly on for several weeks, until few days ago, when the aforementioned Mammoth vein was reached.
 Gen. Pleasants' original calculation was that the Mammoth vein could be found at a depth of about 1,5OO feet. The actual distance from the surface of Foot vein, the twin vein to the Nam moth, is 1909 feet. The discrepancy is accounted for by the singular formation of the veins of coal as developed by the test drill. The Big Tracy vein basin is found to be 176 feet deeper than ex- pected. And the Orchard vein is so CuIIotlSly lOiul6O GIliG It WttS cuG GllISe times, the distance from it's first appear ance to the last being 250 feet The strata overlaps or closely folds in 8 very remarkable way. Taking these two entirely unexpected and unforeseen dis tances out of the account, the calculation would have held correct.
 The Seven Foot vein, which is the upper member of the Mammoth was found to be thirteen and one-half feet thick, and of excellent coal. Under meath this vein there are seven feet of slate, three and one-half feet of good coal, four feet of slate, two feet of good coal, sixteen feet of slate containing iron ore balls, and six inches of carbonaceous mon.ore or black band. Then comes the Mammoth vein, twentyone feet thick, next one and one-half feet of partition slate, and under this it is thought there is nine-foot vein of coal. Below this, it is believed comes the solid rock.
 Besides the red ash veins, which will be worked there are the following white and gray ash coals Primrose, fourteen feet deep; Seven Foot vein, seven and one half feet deep and the Mammoth; twenty one feet deep, making a total depth of fortyseiRht and one-half feet of coal,
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
How Tigers are Captured.

Jamrach, London dealer in animals, gives the particulars of tiger capture in Asia. Full-grown tigers are never brought away.for the use of showmen, as they cannot be tanned and make trouble by gnawing and breaking their cages. Therefore only those under six months are captured. The natives stealthily watch the lairs at the time of breeding, and upon way laying male at a distance from the female and her litter, shoot him. For his head they get gov ernment reward of fifty rupees. When the cubs are old enough to live without their mother, she is also shot and be- headed. TlieS capture of the young ones is then safe and easy. They are kept at Calcutta until after teething, and are thence sent to the purchasers. The Sultan of Turkey buys many, but most of them go to the .menageries in various parts of the world. Tigers. are also killed by the natives for their skins, which, if handsomely marked, are worth hun dred rupees each. The claws, too, are bought by the Indian jewellers and sold for ornaments. Jrmrach says that the number of men eaten by tigers in Sin gapore is very great, and that an average of one Chinese wootichopper disappears every day. NtsF -s- -TEs Ft
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
A Peddler's Night Ride.

A peddler named Jonas Marburger has for many years tramped over various sections of this and neighboring coun- ties, says 8 Reading, Pa., paper, selling his wares; and by a consistent course he has won the confidence and esteem of large number of acquaintances. Recently the peddler opened his pack ill the kitchen of a mah named Esbelstaub, in Albany township. The farmers wife purchased what she desired, and the peddler, according to the custom of that neighborhood, was asked to remain for supper, which he did, and subsequently, determined to stay all night. The farmer owns quite a nice tract of land, and during the evening much of the conversa- tion centered upon matters pertaining to farming. Atabout o'clock the peddler was shown to large garret under the roof, where he was to sleep. The family retired, and, nothing unusual occurred until some time near midnight, when the fnrmer was awakened by the barking of watch-dogs, and the tramping of horses hoofs. He arose and looked out of the window toward the barn, when an extraordinary sight met his gaze. The dogs were in an adjoining field, and, strange to say, there appeared to be ghost riding about on one of the farmers young horses. The farmer called the hired man, and on going to the garret with lantern they found the bed which had been occupied empty, and the peddler gone, but his clothes still hang ing on a chair, where he had evidently placed them. The farmer and hired man went down stairs, and found that all the doors were locked as they were before they retired. Going out they found the horse still on full gallop un- der the direction of his mysterious rider. The hired man watched his chance, caught the animal, and, upon closer examination, found that the rider was the peddler, who sat there like statue, and was in complete state of somnambu- ism. He had nothing on him excepting his shirt, undershirt, drawers and stock ings, and, notwithstanding the coldness of the night, he was perspiring freely when lifted down. They could not waken him properly until he was led into the house, and when he came to his senses he seemed to know nothing of what had occurred. He seemed startled at being out of bed and down stairs in such apparel. Subsequent examination showed that the man, iii his strange state, had worked his way out of a trap door to the roof, and thence down to roof of back building, and thence to the ground. 4f-t
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
Heart Disease.

Many persons suffer with heart disease without knowing it-suddenly they drop off, and their friends are astonished on a post norfene examination, to learn that they died of heart disease. The heart, like the brain, is the seat Of life it's diseases are of several characters. The most common are valvular disease, fatty degeneration, aud functional de- rangement. If the liver becomes de- ranged, and digestion is impaired, the heart, through sympathy and juxtaposi- tion, becomes abnormal. The following symptoms indicate approaching disease: :: papitation, giddiness, faintness, ner- vous prostration, deranged digestion, vertigo, cold eHtremities, etc, etc, for which the old school will administer iron, opium, antimony, mercury, and many other mineral poisons. Heart disease is blood disease--purify the blood; remove Instructions to & hmpid circulatiolr by taking that vegetable al, terative, Vinegar Ritters, aud you will be sound person in two or three months. --Conti
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
.rnenb collision of trains on the pennsylvania

men by collision of trains on the Pennsylvania railroad last March, was sentenced by Judge Hoffman to pay 8 fine, of $250 and costs of court. .... The National Council of the Sover- eigns of Industry in Philadelphia were repre- scented by councils from thirteen States. The order is only one year old. G a&Ak
 John B. Anderson who entered the shops of the Wallingford Wheel Company New Haven, March 2, 1874, with a revolver in each hand, and fired eleven shots at the workmen, against whom he had grudge, killing Horatio G. Hall, of Wallingford, and wounding two or three others, has been convicted of murder in the first degree in the Superior Court in that city. The defence plea of insanity. Just after dark, as three negroes, with their wagons loaded with shingles, had gone into camp about six miles from Clinton, La.. they were visited by white men. who were mounted, and who proposed buying their shingles. After 8 few words one of the white men pulled out a pisto and shot two of the negroes, killing them in- stantly. The .tbird negro escaped and gave the alarm .....G. W. Ullery, arrested for an outrage o't little girl nine years old, near Urbana, Ohio, was hanged by mob of forty masked men, who went to the jail, captured and bound the guards, battered down the doors, took the prisoner out, and after giving him a few minutes to pray, hanged him to tree ir .ront of the court house.
 verdict has been rendered against Mir
 Sampson, late city editor of the London 7iines
 who was sued by Mir. Rubery for libel, in charging him of being sultily implicated ill the Arizona diamond frauds. The defendant is required to pay 9500 damages ...... In Nebraska during the la. storms the thermome- ter stood forty degrees below zero. The United States government has fixed the value of the franc at nineteen cents and three mills gold .... On motion of Mir. Garfield. of Ohio in the United Sta 'es House, the rules were sus- pended and tine bill passed, 164 to 70, appro- priating $25,0 to defray the expenses attend ing the visit of the King of the Hawaiian Islands to the United St ties. ......A special from Fort Garry says it is currently rumored that documents from the Imperial government containing general amnesty to all parties implicated in the rebellion of 1869 and 1870 have been received by Lieutenant Governor l Morris, and an official Gazette extra will be | issued containing the proclamation. A re- volt occurred in the .penitentiary at Jefferson I City, Mo. Nearly three hundred men quit
 work in the shoe e-shop, and armed themselves | with hammers, knives, pikes etc. The revolt was quelled without bloodshed or harm to any
 body, although at the time it was feared that there would be serious trouble. ..... In the census of 187O the total of males twenty-one years old and upwards, in Louisiana, was given at 173, 979. Of this number. 87066 were white males, and 86, 913 were colored.
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29
For all Female Complaints

nothing equals Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip- tion. It is most powerful restorative tonic,
 also combining the most valuable nervine properties, especially adapting it to the wants of debilitated ladies suffering from weak back,
 inward fever, congestion, inflammation, or alteration, or from nervousness or neuralgia pains. Mir. G. w. Seymour, druggist of Can ton N. r.. writes Dr. Pierce as follows " The demand for your Favonte Prescription is won- derful, and one man stated to me that his wife had not done days work in five months, when she commenced taking your Favorite Prescrip- tion took two bottles and is now on the third bottle, and is able to do her housework alone,
 and milk fourteen COWS twice a day" Dr.:
 Pierce's Favorite Prescription is sold by all dealers ill medicines. Com.
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29

CANAL ENGINES. Belgian canal boats are propelled for. short distances by small locomotives, runningsonga single rail laid upon the bank of the {: tow path. The system is to be established on the Bo1rgogne canal, over distance of 150 miles. Relay engines will be pro vided at suitable distances, and when two engines meet on the track, they will exchange boats and retrace their paths. The locomotive will be run at the rate of 3-10 miles in an hour, and will pull one boat, carrying a cargo of 150 tons each.
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29

On the death of one of England's most eminent physicians, all his effects were sold by auction and among other things was a sealed packet marked Advice to Physicians, which brought great price. The purchaser on open ing the packet read follows: Keep the head cool, the bowels open, and the feet warm. :" If physic is necessary. uEe Parsons P,sgatiUe PiHs: they are the most scientifically prepared pill that has appeared in the last hundred years.-COnt. @ a &A
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29

HIS DIARY.-Some parts of the diary credited to the Shah of Persia are satiri- cal enough to make one doubt their au- thentieity. For instance, his effulgent Majeaty. after witnessing the working of the London fire brigade's life-saving apparatus, goes on to express his surprise that, on the other hand, decorations of honor are awarded to the men who, at Woolwich arsenal, invent projectiles '' for the quicker and more multitudinous slaughter of the human race.
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29

In old Roman days C tlie debtor could be taken home by creditor and kept sixty days, fettered with irons, not e1- ceeding fifteen pounds ill weight, at the end of which time, if the debt remained unpaid, he could be brought before the people on three market days, on the last of which his body could be cut into pieces according to the number of credi- tors; or, if they preferred, he could be sold into foreign slavery" 7"
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29

A schoolmaster thus describes money lender " He serves you in the present tense, he lends in the conditional mood, keeps you in the subjective, and ruins you in the future tense z"
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29

In the German postal service an order has just been issued directing that cer- tain words derived from the French, such as poste restantc, shall no longer be officially used, and defining what German words shall he the equi~alent'of these.
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29

The most stylish collar that is worn now is the Improved Warwick. It its better than any other on low cut sErt All the edges being folded, and the surface looking so mulch like linen. we recommend all to try it.. Ask your gents fuimsher for the Improved Warwick uir
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29

A clergyman writing to a friend says : My voyage to Europe is Indefinitely post poned. l have discovered the fountain of health , on this side of the Atlantic. Three bottles of Peruvian Syrup have rescued me from the fangs of the tiond dyspepsia Dys- peptics should dlink from this fountain. C0Aa.
Connecticut western news., 1875-01-29

We received a very pleasant letter of return home, for bottle of .Jol,nson's Anodyge LimimeF which we gave him, and which he says has entirely cured him of the troublesome and dangerous cough he had when here.-Con1.