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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15
Live stock
ST. LOUIS,

ST. LOCIs, Jan. ID.
~HoGs-Active and easier, but not lower: light
ST 50gG 40; porkcrs, ST .jd7 on:
packing, S. G0dI b. the latter extra.
~CATTIE-StronS and higher; good demand Tor
oil grades above common good native shipping
steers, 81 G0H5 30; iair, 81 51a+ a. ,pony steers,
81 Iud5 2is choice native cows; 81 O0a 81: fair
to good, 81 25d3 %; native stOckers 81, :IUa4 W:
ieeders, 81 O0@4 40; Texas stockcrs, 81 s.Iesi o.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Jan. Il.
CATTLE-Re:cipts, !. 400. Active and firm
stock stc.rs, So O0d4 90; fai Y b. rardiun, 81 Uota
4 .; choice, 81 i5&6 "a; good, 81 s7A@l l.ts.
HioGs-Receipts, 80, 900. Opened dull and
lower, light bacon grades, ST Wa7 10: Ne.
England grades. 81 20a7 81.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15

Col. Fitzhugh, door-keepero 81 tn
house, asserts il references to the taih
about the discharge of Union soldiers
that he has made Sc appointments III
all, and that 81 of the appointees tooh
the iron-clad oath. Twenty-Five were
Union soldiers, ten Confederates ano
two Mexican veterans. He says the
door-keeper of the Forty-third con-
sress had only 81 Union soldiers on a
roll of 157. The roll was cut down
to Sc after the Forty-fourth congress
was elected.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15

Leap Year-Select your victims, ladies
Boston Post.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15
N&ekly gntelligenter.

Governor TiIdeu has refused the
application made to him to pardon
Stokes.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15
wO

ELmWOOO
Mr.. j. s. Hit, of this neiGhbOrhood, sold
recently one car load of fat cows, netting
him 81 cts. ...-r
The measles are very prevalent at present,
quite a number of deaths recently from the
effects of the disease.
The young people here and in the sur
rounding neighborhood mad a lively time OH
Christmas.
Hogs are very scarce, and high according
ly, and cattle also.
Corn is very low, worth almost nothing in
Brownsville, Waverly and ConcoI,ia.
Mrs. j s. Hits .rin wedding" week be-
fore last was a perfect success. She received
some very valuable presents. Every one en-
joyed themselves highly. Both young and
old had a delightful time.
Our grange still holds it's head as high
above the current as ever. We have among
us both working men and women, s'Gran-
gers" out and out. Long may it live and
prosper.
. Times are unusually dull, little trading
going on. -'
One Of our estimable neighbors. Mrs.
Fanny Martin has been quite sick with the
measles, but 1 believe is 10Y conyalescent.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15

The Sun Ill a column and a half
article tells how Jay Gould got
S5l0.OO0 of Tribune stock, aud turned
Whitelaw Reid into his "stool
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15

invited to partake of the splendid repast.
And as the sun was declining in the distant
horizon, and tinting with gold the hill
tops, one by one they were leaving, and up
on each countenance seemed to be written I:
''long live the Grange.
We passed last week the fine farm of
Jesse Cole. containing 400 acres: he has it
divided off into SIX fields and pastures. with
a double ridered and staked fence and be-
meath its surface is embedded ineXhaust,ble
layers of coal, as is every other farm In this
section Of the county. All We want is cap
ltalists to come among us and work these
ssblack diamond mines. where a fortune
awaits them, and the country generally.
Last week we saw. Tip kirtley going at 4
800 gate on the track for 1000 bushels of
hemp seed to ship to st. Louis. We hope
he did not get any for the most of it is
needed here. -
G. G. Shelby, of your township, has been
seen here several times in the last ten days
with q standing collar and Il ''biled'' shirt
On whispering to himself: .'Faint heart
never won fair lady" HARMONY.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15

The Supreme Court of the unlted
States was recently dined and wined
in Washington. In the company
were several stock jobbers the
Un,on Pacific railroad suit being
then pending. English newspapers
shocked at such a spectacle made a
scandal about it, and the august
tribunal, like Rip Van Winkle' has
esswnrp off,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15

Be careful not to spell Pittsburg
with an ssh,' or you will violate an
ordinance of the common council OF
that city, which has declared that II
is no longer Pittsburgh.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15

The cotton crop is estimated al
1000, 900 bales. At 400 lbs, TO the
bale, and 1Oc. per h., this is worth
to the country $4,000 ,O1o. A nice
little sum, which the southern states
can double in a few years If they are
delivered from carpet-baggers, IL
which will go a long way towards
turning the balance of trade i'll favor
of the country, and enabling 1t to pay
the national debt.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15


The worst feature of the debate on
the amnesty bill in the house, III
which Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Garfield
endeavored to reopen the bitter ques-
tions Of the war, was the derislvc
laughter and jeers of republican,
members when southern democrats
where merely trying to defend them
selves against vile imputations, and
to set themselves right before the
country. We hope before the end Of
the debate to see a better feeling
prevail.
AS some one has said, the South has
long since forgiven the North for
whipping it, but the north can never
forgive the south for being SO hard
to lick. Vide Mr.. BRine's red-hoi
war speech in which he rakes up the
animosities of the past in this cen
tennial year, which we thought was
to be devoted to a renewal of fra
terua! feelings. A fire eaters speech,
like B~laines, from a southerner, would
disgrace him not only III the north,
but in the south. Why should it not
have the same effect OH "his Majesty
from Maine"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-06
Tom Jefferson at College.

In the winter of 1760 there resided at
Williamsburg, in Virginia, gay young
man of about IS, called by his intimate
friends "Tom Jefferson. He was the
son of Peter Jefferson, a respectable
planter, and was born in 1743, at his
fathers estate of Shadwell," a." in AL.
bemarle County. whence, after attend
ing one of those rustic academies called
''Old Field Schools" he had come to
William and Mary College to complete
his education.
In person he was not graceful. His
figure was tall and thin, and his face,
according to an enthusiastic admirer,
"angular and far from beautiful" His
complexion was sunburned, his hair of
sandy red, and his eyes gray, flecked
with hazel-an indication generally Of
intellect. 1t will thus be seen that young
Mr.. Tom Jefferson was very far from
being an Adonis, and many persons said
he was ugly; but the animated express
sion of his countenance went far to re-
deem him from the charge. The gray
hazel eyes could fill with eloquent and
winning light. The angular face, lit
tie hard at first sight, became in mo-
ments of excitement very mirror OF
the thought or emotion of the brain or
heart. The tail, thin frame, incapable
apparently of graceful movement, was
adapted to every exercise, walk
ing, dancing and horsemanship.
He was devoted to dancing, and
even when so old that he could scarcely
drag his steps along, mounted and con-
trolled with nerve and skill the most
mettlesome thoroughbred. His man.
ners were easy and cordial. He dressed
somewhat after the fashion of beau
in flowered waistcoat, a silk coat, silk
stockings confined at the knee by fanci-
fully worked garters, and used powder.
In after years the statesman and Presi-
dent wore severe black, discarded pow
der and silk stockings, and became the
apostle of all things-in costume as in
political principles-of a leveling
democracy At Williamsburg, in 176O
he dressed in colors, powdered, carried
his fine laced hat beneath his arm, bow
ed low, paid gallant compliments to the
fair sex, and danced at every "assen-
bly, held in the capital or vicinity. In
word, the afterward celebrated Mr..
Thomas jefferson was 3 beau and
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-06
A Loving Wife Shot by a Brutal Hus.
band.

The Nashville (Tenn.) Banner says /:
Intelligence was received in this city
this morning of an atrOcious murder
near GreenviIle. Two years ago Miss
Jennie BulIen, daughter of Lee NJ. Bull
len, and niece of Hon. Lloyd Bullen,
member of the last Legislature, was
united in marriage to William Weems.
Frequent domestic troubles marred the
quietude of the otherwise peaceful home,
and Mrs. Weems finally returned to the
house of her parents. Her unworthy
husband entreated her several times to
return to him, but this she refused to
do. She remained at her fathers resi-
dence with her child. Weems endeav-
ored to obtain the custody of the child
by legal process, but failed. Desiring
to sever the matrimonial bonds existing
between them, Mrs. Weems filed an ap-
plcation for a divorce. The case was
set for trial Friday afternoon. Efforts
were made by the friendSof both par
ties 20 effect reconciliation, but they
proved futile.
At 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon,
Mrs. Weems, accompanied by her
father and a lady named Mrs. Cooper,
started home. Mrs. Cooper and Bullen
walked on the railroad track, while Mrs.
Weems, being mounted, went via
road near the railroad track. Mrs.
Weems rode in advance and was seen
at intervals, where the road was exposed
to view.
In due course of time her father and
Mrs. Cooper arrived at home, and were
surprised to learn that Mrs. Weems had
not been seen. Her brothers immedi-
ately instituted a strict search. In an
hour or two they discovered the dead
body of their sister, one hundred and
sixty yards from the road, covered with
q shawl. Two bullet-holes were fOuAd
beneath the shoulder and in the head.
The corpse of the unfortunate woman
was removed to her late home at 10
o'clock at night, and Sheriff White and
a number of men started in pursuit of
the murderer. Weems was seen near
the scene of the murder, an hour before
it's committal, and is known to have had
a pistol.
These facts, in conjunction with
threats often uttered, point to him as
the murderer. The citizens of the COM
munity denounce the murderer, and if
captured he will be summarily dealt
with, unless superior force and author
ity overcome the feelings of desperate
men,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-06
THE c0LoRBD s6BsoRIBER.


The edition was of land the carrier tool
And the edi.Or-he was most awfully of,
for his rent and a host Of small matters svert
due
And his assets were naugft but a cold and .
cough; Hfa#
But visitor came to this Singer Of ink n.
IL was Pompey, the boot black, who stood in
the door
Wagging v isely his head with it's African kink.
While pair Of elevens just covered the moor
"Massa boss :" he remarked In nellihnous tones
90 'Ise excluded 70 scribe for ds paper Of yourn
circumstances is sich dat de cold in my bones
NlL acquire me 70 quit the perfuehun ! 20 on f,
An den fack, Massa Boss, hab suggested to me
Dat more proper ting could hardly be did
Dan 10 hab good paper to read and 10 see,
An dars why Use come up Tor to make you q
bid"
Then the editor rose with his face al aglow,
And his eyes had the CLEAN of that heavenly
fire
Which the pure and the great can experience and
know,
When necessity and genius combine TO inspire.
You are wiser, my boy, than most ef your
race"
Said the editor, bright, with smiling cheer,
will find your pane in my book good place
suppose you will want to subscribe for
year,"
'Well, I tells yOu, Marse Boss, 1" was the halting
reply,
''De condition OBJ de kentry is mighty jubose.
An'de folks in de fix OBJ sich felers as /
Habs TO watch an 10 scratch putty tolluble
close;
But Pee got to make haste-it is mighty nigh
night,
An Tbe got to 60 back all de way to de creek:
But III do for de paper what's fair an all right
Put me down for de weekly for de term OF one
Weekp
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-06
Washington's Life at Newburgh on the
Hudson.


Washington brought his wife here,
as did also Gen. Knox. Mrs. Washing
ton was fond of gardening, and with
the opening of spring had little plot
of ground, to the east of the house,
spaded up, in which she planted flowers
The bricks which formed the border of
the walk were visible till within n few
years. Washington's lifeguard had
their quarters to the east of the house.
Here, as every where else, he was very
methodical in his habits. The break
fast, however, was an informal affair.
After it was finished Washington
horse was brought up and he rode away
to the headquarters of some of his gen.
erals. Every one was free to come to
lunch or not. But the dinner was al
ways very formal. The usual hour was
five O'Clock, and every one was expect
ed to appear in full dress. Washing
ton, if the guests were not all present,
allowed five minutes for the variation
in timepieces; then dinner was served,
no matter how few or how many might
be absent. Grace was said by the
chaplain, if he were present; if not,
Washington performed the service
standing. Hamilton, when he was
present, did the honors of the table. If
he were absent, one of the aids-de-
camp took his place. Ordinarily there
were three courses; first, meat and veg
etables, then pastry, and last walnuts
and apples, dessert of which
Washington was especially fond. There
was always an abundant supply of
wine, which was uniformly drank with
some toast or sentiment. The dinner
lasted about two hours. The table was
then cleared off and the leaves taken
out to make it round. Mrs. Washing
ton presided at this with old-fashioned
and from her own silver tea
service, which she had brought with
her, served tea and coffee. At nine
O'Clock the supper-table was spread and
remained so till eleven. Three or four
light dishes, with fruit and walnuts, |
the entertainment. When |
the cloth was removed, each in turn |
was called upon for toast, which was |
drank by all, and an hour of quiet con-
VITALITY was passed. The Marquis de !
Chastellux, a member of the French |
Academy, who came out as Major-Gen- |
3ral with Rochambeau, publisheda a vol !
Ime of travels in 1877 in which he
speaks in glowing terms of these en-
He was guest of Wash
ngton in this old building at two differ
INT times, and seemed to enjoy these
social meals very much, which he says |
we're very free and agreeable. "Gen.
Washington toasting and conversing all |
he time. The nuts are served half /
,pen and the company are never done
picking and eating them. ."-GaIdry for
TkLu.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-06
Marriage Of Robert Dale Owen.

We learn from our correspondent at
Lake George that Mr.. Robert Dale Owen
was married there yesterday, the 2Sd
instant, by the Rev. S. Huntington, OF
Caldwell, to Lottie Walton, daughter OF
the late Martin A. Kellogg of Hartford,
Conn.,, and granddaughter of the Rev.
Bella Kellogg, who more than thirty
years was pastor of the Congregational
Church at Avon, near Hartford. The
lady is a cultivated artist, of middle
age, who has Travelled and resided many
years in Europe and studied her profes-
sion in Rome. 1t was to her that Mr..
Owen, two years ago, dedicated his au-
photography as " to earfriend at whose
pleasant home on Lake George part of
these pages were written" This "pleas-
ant home, (" which was built some years
since by Miss Kellogg, is situated on a
headland, embowered in trees, in one
of the most romantic hooks on the east
ern shore of the lake, and will be the
summer residence of Mrs. and Mr.. Ow-
en.-N. 7. Evestn5 Telegram.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-06
Washington Knocked Down.

In 1854, Washington, then in COM
mand of the Virginia Rangers at Alex
andria, awaiting the arrival of General
Braddock's troops, supported Mr..
Fairfax in an election contest for the
House of Burgesses, against Mr.. CATER
ward Colonel William Payne of the
Continental Army. This seems to have
been one of those rare occasions when
Washington's hot blood got the better
of his peerless judgment. Fierce words
passed between the two gentlemen, in
the Market Square of Alexandria, end
ing by an outburst of rage from Payne,
in which he felled Washington to the
earth. The Rangers rushed from their
barracks and surrounded Payne, but
Washington, with calm dignity, dis
persed them. A duel seemed inevita-
bic. On the following day, however,
Washington sent for Payne, and, ex-
tending his hand, said, with a gentle
courtesy, that touched the other to the
heart: "Mr. Payne, to err is human.
1 was wrong yesterday; but if you have
had sufficient satisfaction, let US be
friends" Until the day of his death,
Colonel Payne retained for Washington
a devoted and unbroken regard Serb
raer's for July. r,.l l.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-06
An Engineers Presentiment Realized.

The following story was told us yes
terday, says the New Orleans Bulletin,
by a gentleman who vOuches for its
correctness, and whose statements are
entitled to full credit; it may, there
fore, be considered as entirely reliable.
The details are very singular, and we
give them publicity because they are
not only strange but develop new
species of presentiment unlike any thing
Of the kind of which we have ever heard
or read:
A few nights ago the train of the
Morgan Railroad started from Brashear
heavily laden. There was an unusual
ly large number of cars, and the loco
motive travelled at very slow rate of
speed.
When about halfway between La
fOurche and Terrebonne Station the
engineer gave the pOTtentous and loud
danger signal, and Immediately whistled
down brakes" When the train was
stopped several persons ran up to the
engine to inquire the cause; the engi-
neer responded that he was sure he had
Just run over man; the train was
backed slowly for fully half a mile, and
every inch of track and the surrounding
locality infinitely searched, but nobody
was found.
The engineer was told this, but he
persisted in his statement, and only af-
ter renewed and very careful search was
he convinced of his mistake; he stated,
however, that he would have sworn that
he had run over a man, and described
his peculiar and terrible sensation as he
imagined the wheels of his engine roll
ing over the body, and instinctively he
blew the regulation whistle TO stop the
train.
The man must have actually suffered,
so intense and acute did his imagina-
ton work, and it was some time before
he became fully satisfied of his mistake.
This part of the story is in itself pecu-
liar, but the sequel is still more strange;
for hardly had the train reached the end
of another mile when the whistle again
sounded "down brakes,'' and again the
tram was brought to stand. Inquiry
elected the same story from the engi-
neer, and the same degree of positive
ness characterized his assertion; at
tempts were made to induce him to pro-
ceed, but he would not do so until the
road was examined some distance back.
This was finally agreed to, and, con-
trarY to all expectation, the searchers
that this time the engineer
was right; the train had run over and
killed man just the moment the whis-
tie blew. OF course all were astOnish-
ed, and were very sorry 20 find that the
engineers fears were realized. The
body was brought to the city on the
same train.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-07-06
A Victim to SANDER.

There lived in Humphries County,
Tenn, near the little town of Linden,
about ten miles from the Tennessee, a
/ family named Wolbertson, and among
| its members was a refined and well-ed-
ucated daughter, about Is years of age,
named Lizzie. Young, gifted with
beauty and rare mental gifts, her stand
ing in the community was very high,
and the family were deservedly proud
of the esteem which she so pOpularly
received. But into the happy house
hold crept the venom which pursues
virtue, however noble, and to-day it
triumphs in winning the life of one who
should have lived to kill its sting by her
purity and virtue.
Among the acauaintances of the fam
lily was a young married couple, who
were on intimate terms with them, and
the young lady was particular favorite
with both, who were attracted by her
graces and virtues. The most unguard-
ed intimacy followed, until at last a
slander was circulated which reached
the ears of the gentleman. He at once
saw the matter in its lruest light, and
determined to prevent a repetition. He,
with firm candor, impaired to the young
lady the fact that SANDER had been busy
with them, and had reported that they
were upon too intimate terms, and they
had been seen under suspicious circum-
stances together. He accordingly had
determined to cease her acquaintance
rather than endanger her fair fame.
Miss WOlhprtSOn was very sensitive
and the terrible news Mortified her who
had never dreamed of an innocent
friendship calling down such unjust
consequences. The information preyed
upon her to an alarming extent, al
though she seemed to have tried to treat
it lightly. That night she con6ded the
terrible secret to her sister, who tried
to reassure her.
On Friday night she stole from the
house with a skein of cotton yarn, and
some distance from her fathers resi-
dence she proceeded to end the life
which slander had stained, and with
which she was Mortified. She climbed
upon tall fence, and, placing the cord
about her neck, affixed the other end to
the limb of tree, and perhaps with a
silent, despairing prayer, swung herself
over into eternity. The body was dis
covered early the next morning by
neighbors, and was removed to the
house.
The family stood very high in the es-
TEEN of the community, and the deed
caused a severe shock to all.-Euans-
UiLLe Journal.