Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-12-04

The river Is slowly falling, and is now but
one foot above low water mark.
Granite Grey, Centenary Note Paper, tn
latest thing out, at Smiths Book store.
Z. L.. Bedding, Esq , of Cambridge, Mo.
has been in the city several days, and calle'
to see us.
Do not forget the musical and literary en-
tertalnment at Harmonic Hall on mex
Thursday evening.
Paymaster L.. l.. Keller and Road Msste'
John Doran, both of the Pacific railroad
were in OWE yesterday.
We have to thank our polite and faithful
representative in congress, Hon. John b
Clark, Jr., for valuable public documents.
We hear that a little colored boy was
killed in Berlin yesterday morning by being
thrown from a horse. Did not learn hi
name.
At the recent election for officers Of tn
Lexington Ferry Co., Jos. L.. Thomas, Esq.
was elected President, vice Geo. 1. WassoI
resigned.
The street railr Dad question is being az
itated in Lexington, Kentucky. Hurry W
ssblue grass" or your historical namesake
on the big muddy will beat you.
MIR. WV Ehninger, Of Kansas City, trav'
cling freight agent of the st. L.. K. q. and
n. R. B., was in town last Thursday looking
after the interests of his company.
Rev. j. A. Quarles has postponed his trip
in the interests of Westminster College until
after the holidays, n will fill his appoint
ment at Prairie church tomorrow.
The Lexington Library sssoci alton desire
US to return their acknowledgements to Col.
Jno. Reid, for his donation of one hundred
and eight volumes OF valuable books.
Marshall Brotherton, q prominent citizen
of st. Louis, and q leading member OF tas
Baptist church, died in that place q few days
ago. He was well known to many Of our
citizens.
We were favored by calls from . great
many of the delegates to the t~ax-payers con-
vention. They generally expressed them.
selves as glad that definite action had been
taken in the matter.
Monday the thermometer stood at zero,
from quite early in the morning until about
II O'Clock, with a biting northwestern wind.
Tuesday was somewhat warmer, and on
Wednesday. Thursday and yesterday the
mercury ranged from sixty to seventy.
There were shipped by the Lexington
branch, from Monday to Thursday inclusive,
from this city, II car loads Of hogs, 4 Of
hemp, 1O1 of coal; and 6 car loads of mer-
chandise, and 1 of lumber were received.
Pretty good for four days work In dull
times.
The Kansas City Times Independence
correspondence contains the following !:
'.Eight new cars for the Narrow Gauge
road ave arrived at the grand avenue depot.
The new engine, named Lexington" has
been placed on the track and will be run
ming by Monday next"
We find the following hint to our Library
Association in an exchange: ga book on
'sSelf-C ul:ure," in a circulating library
bound christening it. "a Young Man on his
Muscle" and anxious readers had to wait
weeks for their turn"
In other parts of this paper will be found
the report of the proceedings OF the tax
payers convention, and the appointments
for speakers on the subject of the comprO-
mise. We earnestly recommend that the
people give this matter their careful consid-
Grafton, and that they attend the meetings,
as there alone can the matter be properly
and thoroughly explained.
Our young friend, Samuel J. Ball, died at
his mothers residence Wednesday last of
Sam was q good boy-be-
loved by all who knew him. His filial affec-
ton, and his strict notions of right, were an
honor to him. We have every reason to
think that he was prepared to go. He was
buriei rom The Baptist church, Rev. H.
Talbtrd preaching the funeral srmon.
We acknowledge the receipt Of an invita-
ton to a bird supper, to be given at the City
Hotel, in Higginsville, on Thursday even
ing. The committee of invitation consists
of Messrs. j. A. Field and Jas. Peddicord,
Managers, Messrs. Charlie Chadwick, j. @.
D. Il. Hill and Ed. Mason. We
shall try to be on hand, as we know q good
time will be had by those who attend.
From Benz. Marshall, Of this city, we learn
some facts in regard to his uncle, Capt. Mat
thew Dickson. who died recently at Castle
Garfield. county Tyrone, Ireland, at the ad-
vanced age of 1O4 years. The Capt. entered
II. b. N. service, as Captain OF dragons, At
an early age, and after an active and honora
bic service of more than % years, retired to
private life upon his estate, as above, where
he continued to reside up to the time Of his
death. Until his last illness, which was Of
but two or three hours duration, he had
never known by experience what it was to
be sick, and finally died without a struggle,
while sitting in q chair by his ireside. He
was one of a family remarkable for longevi-
ty. A brother, who died few years ago,
was a surgeon, on shipboard, at the battle of
New Orleans, and died at the age of 81 years.
Another brother, now living, is 8 years OF
age. And the mother and father Of these
''boys" both lived to see their children ar
rive at the age usually allotted to man-three
score years and ten.
Our gentle-vcIeed city attorney. Mr.. j.
Harvey Mediation, had q case which he ex.
pected would come up In Waverly SOM
time this week. Some ten or twelve days
ago MIR. Edwards, of Waverly, being In
town, harvey called to him across the stree,
to 10 when the case would come up
Mr.. Edwards answered. ION Monday, the
second" The "Monday' impressed itsell
strongly on u friends mind, but he forgot
the "second." So Monday morning bright
and early Harvey started on in a buggy to
ride twenty-five miles, the thermometer a,
zero, to find out that Monday was the 29tt
day of November, and that his case woult
not be heard until the second inst, which
as it happens was on Thursday. Like
the French prince he had marched up thu
hill, so nothing was left him but to marcel
Gown again. He swears that Monday wal
the coolest day we have had in twenty years
and that he was nearly frozen when he goI
home. The best part of the joke was tina
while he was on his way to Waverly tn.
man he was suing had come up to Lexlng
ton to offer to settle the matter, and so stated
in a little note which he left on Mr.. Nc
cease.
We are trying to make the Intelligence
the best country newspaper in the state
We have, during the last few weeks, re
ceIyed many words Of encouragement, bu
it is impossible to publish news unless W.
have it, and as we appreciate the fact thai
the news Of the county Is especially valuable