Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-18

aNQ MS pafftit! III lDhl Patet, fAulCii
is now on trial for a similar crime to
the one charged above r.. ~.
FOR REGISTER OF LANDS. n
EDITOR INTELLIGENCEH Will you per
nit Il friend of your paper, and a lifelong
democrat. 4 small space 10 call attention tc
the name of james E. MciIenry, Esq, Of
Jackson county, In connection with the
office of Register of Lands? If there is .
man fully qualified for this Office in the state
i'll my opinion, that man is Jas. E. McHenry,
ESD. lie was for years connected with the
various public offices as a;cierk; 1t was my
pleasure to form his acquaintance at Jeffer.
son City in the Year 1856. He Was then q
young man, filling the position of clerk in
one of the departments Of the state govern.
ment. l think The Registers ottice-A He Is
quick and active, a true man aud an old.
time democrat. We is genial and affable in
his department. and universally popular
with all who know him, aud just such a man
as will make q good Register, Of Lands, and
nothing wouId give me more pleasure than
to see him receive the DEMOCRATIC nomination
for that position. -.9T = ,.fs"J.'S
So Gal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .,f.
MI. Thomas'Hill- has been appointed,
by the mayor, us night policeman.
Prot. lice and the goose bone are
both correct; the tail end of winter is a
sncrter. s' H~ .h'it.! s7e raw
! Yesterday was St. Patrick day. The
only demonstration we heard of in the
city was the wearing OF q shamrock in
the button hole of one of our Celtic fell
low-citizens. S--ias-
At the last meeting OF the Young
Mems Democratic Club Messrs. w. P.
Beck, W. b. Steele and j. D. Shewalter
were appointed to, address the club at
the next regular meeting. G- -
e. w. Rogers, late fuel agent. has been
appointed Gen. Supt. Mo PR. r., vice
A. A. Talmage, resigned. Mr.. Talmage
continues to hold the position of Gen.
Supt.=of the A. & P. R.sR. .w,E .,fr
Prof John H. Tice will delrvera lee
ture in this city on the evening Of Tues
day, 2Sd inst. Every intelligent person
in the county should hear the great
weather prognosticator's explanation OF
the manner in which he arrives at his
prophecies. 81.
Dave Turley, one of Montgomery's
brigands, and well known to our citi-
zens, over whom he staggered and
aomineered, in his day, was recently
hung in California. They were loyal,
those fellows but they were a rare set
of gallows-birds, and most Of them have
died with their boots on. -, '5
To the ladies of L~exington: An op-
p%ortunity is now offered of. learning to
make their own laces, white or black, of
all descriptions, atvcry small cost. Mrs.
Nellie Williams will remain, for a few
days. at the City Hotel for that purpose.
No charge until instruction is impaired.
Ladies will please call. .
mch1S-lt Mrs. NELLIE WILLIAMS.
The Fannie Lewis. which reached this
place from st. Louis on Thursday morn
ing last, had a considerable amount of
freight Tor our merchants. Her crew,as
far as we know them, consists of Geo.
G. Keith, Capt; Emerson Gould, first
clerk, Carr Waddell and Ed. Baldwin,
pilots. Our people should bear tho Fan
ME in mind through the season, as her
commander is n OF our people; and if
we ilil to p%atronize steamboats,, and
thus drive them out of the river, the
railroads will have us at their mercy.
AS will be seen by u report of the
proceedings of the council, the city faith
ers unanimously squealed on the substi-
tuition, by the gas company, of very
small burners for the ones which were
on the street lamps at the time of max
ing the contract. The street lamp COM
mittee was instructed to notify the COM
pany that it must replace the old burners,
and on last Thursday the company COM
piled, SO that now the streets are lighted
instead OF merely having what looked
like little fiery bugs suspended in mid
air at the street corners.
Prof. Chas. Gimbel will, at the June
examination. present to the most pro-
hcient scholar i'll the musical department
Of the Baptist Female College, an extra
heavy, solid gold medal, handsomely en-.
graved and ornamented. On one side
! appear the letters ''B. F. c." and upon
a scroll resting on a Tyre, the word
Beethoven; on the reverse, First prize
musical department, presented to -,
June, 1876" The medal is a work of art,
and will be priced for a life time by the
recipient. 1t is on exhibition with
Messrs. Grimes & Venable.
Mr.. II. b. Gilkeson, of Camden, is
showing c~ommendable enterprise in
breeding fine Berkshire pigs. He re-
Gently shipped a very fine sow to Mr.
Gentry, in Pettis county. who owns
Lord Liverpool, the fine imported hog
which we mentioned as having been
purchased from the Messrs. Smell, Of
Canada. Though the expense will be
considerable, some forty dollars, there
is no doubt thatit will pay. When such
hogs as are owned by Mr.. Gentry and
Mr.. Grimes are accessible there is no
longer any excuse for breeding hazle
splitters.
If Mr.. Dana becomes the ucw min.
lister to England he will be The sixth
citizen of Massachusetts thus hon.
ored. john Quincy Adams, Edward
Everett, George Bancroft. Charles