Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-27

ragged edge in lafayette county.
We acknowledge the receipt, from Presi.
dent Anthony Haynes, Of an invitation to be
present at the commencement exercises of
Cooper Institute, on June 9Th. Mr.. Haynes
has q f%ourishing school. and we regret our
inability to be in Boonville ut the time men-
toned.
Read the report Of the supreme courts de-
cision> on township bonds, which we print
In another place. We can give no positive
opinion on its application to our own town.
ship bonds, until We can read the decision
in: full. We give all that was published in
the K. C. Times.
DR.. Seeber and Afr. Fore, q merchant, ran
q foot race in Higginsville u few days ago
Course, q half mile through the main street
Of the town. DIR. Seeber won by thirty feet,
in just three minutes. He don't need q
hsrse to practice on ; and, ut any rate, should
never think Of riding when he is In y hurry. |
W g are authorized to announce the Hon.
Judge Vim. +. Meet As = candidate for
councilman from the fifth ward. This ward
comprises all the territory within q half milo
of the city limits. and we understand that
several candidates intend to offer. The race
will be hotly contested, but We will bet odds
on the success Of the honorable Judge.
A correspondent Of the Register asks why,
il Mr.. Ahrens is such . strong advocate OF
economy. he does not resign as councilman,
that there may not be an expense for q spec
ial election in case he IL elected mayor. The
reason Is simply that his friends have insis-
ted that he shall not dc SO. The expense Of
a special election for councilman would
amount to about $40 or $l2; md if, after Mr..
Ahreps is elected, which is sure 10 be the
case, there Is any complaint about the one
cent to each taxpayer that It will cost, his
democratic friends, who think that it will
be worth q hunred times that sum to have
him made mayor, will see that 1t does not cost
tue city q sent. That Is too thin /; try
thing else.
We have recently examined Mr.. G. B..
scotI's repeating, infantry, light field gun.
1t has been much improved since we saw it
last, and appears to be perfect in almost
every point. The army officers who were
in the city q few days since purchasing
horses. speak of 1t in glowing terms, and
say that it il far superior to the Calling
gun, in simplicity Of construction, rspidity
Of fire, accuracy, and portability. They
predict that it will certainly be adopted by
the ordnance department, and that Mir.
Scott has q fortune in his invention. The
gun fires, at ow estimate, 12O shots per
minute, aud as evidenced by actual trial,
with wonderful precision. As an adjunct 10
Infantry, it will be . most useful arm, and
will render such q thing rs q successful cav
airy charge almost an impossibility. We
wish Mr.. Scott every success in his enter
prise.
An elegant variety Of fan. chains just re-
celved by express at Conkling Il Beeding's.
MIR. j. D. Shewalter has been appointed
by the city democratic committee to reply
to the speech made by Col. Mark l.. De-
Motto on city and county finances. Col.
DeAotte, in his speech, defied any one to
meet him, at any time and at any place, to
discuss the question, aud the democratic
committee appointed Mr.. Shewalter to dis
euss the matter with him, but he refused to
meet Mr.. Shewxlter, and the committee &C.
cordingly made the above mentioned ap-
pointmsnt. Col. DeMotte's speech was a
very ingenious one, but he did not tell all
the facts, and it il hoped that those who
heard him will be present to hear MIR. Shew.
alters answe Mr.. Shewslter will deal in
fxcts and figures, and show where the cor.
ruption, ..msifsassnce and extravaganza In
Office really rests, and that Is the true ques
ton which the people arc interested in see
ing settled.
An oloDuns varfotv nf fam obafno S,ot no
ceived by express at Conkling l. Beeding's
1t is not often that any one gets ahead O.
John Mullins. Everybody knows John ,ant
John knows everyb0dysfrOm whom there il
the least probability of extracting the pric,
Of = drink. A few days ago. he ran Int
MIR. q. Ben. Russelrs, at the City Hotel, n
= that gentleman was opening q jug Of Swee
Springs water. John, never dreaming tina
. jug could be prostituted to such base use
~ to transport water, Immediately discov
cred that he had been Mr.. kussel's frien,
for the past forty years. and proceeded Il
tell him so, winding up with q wink at the
, jug. Mr.. Russell told him that probably b.
had better not drink, a. he had already ia
q ken enough. But John insisted that he ha,
not had q drop for 3 week, spd Mr.. Russell
replied: CAN right, John, take . snort,
, John took . pull, and when he OH that
? was water, be gave q snort that would hsv
y made an elephant hide his head IN shame
, A little of the liquid went down his throat
, and We venture to say. that In the last tel
r years, there has not been . Lexington ston
r sch as completely taken by surprise as hi
was on that occasion. The country ma
not be saved in Novem Der, hut we thin
n that Mr.. RpsseH will be safe, hencefort
!, and forever.
It We understand that one Of the msgnatt
e Of the Narrow Gauge railroad went out l
y examine the mines oil the Lexington col
It company, some weeks ago. After haviD
been very politely shown everything tia
was to be seen in the subterFspssn works
D. he started to make his way to dayhgn
b When he got to the ''cage,'' his csnducte
3 excused himself from coming up, on = pie
.e OF business, and the gentleman got into til
d box, the bell rang, the chains squeaked, NJ
10 he began his ascent. When about half wa
1t up, and at a point where = spring makes
rather uncomfortsbly wet, the lifting pr
y cess ceased amt his cage became immovabl
ne buOuLe0 10 Tue uau NJ LUG Top Vi tue Sna
,e to pull him up out Of that, but the GRIMM
sentinel only replied IN q sepulchursl voic
Q. "Are yo4 going to treat?' "Treat, n
IS haul me up" '.Hs4l You up, oh, no. v
Z are running this thing, and if yaq don
r. treat you eau just stay where You ar
id there's NO compulsion, you know "
,r don't have to treat, nor we don't have
10 pull you up. neither" "Well, id il L
lie treat" I'D il you can come up uni
d yen do" The geRtle@,n SAT down and r
Ii neetea for 2 while and then In iesps
re shouted in Al aequiesclng tone, swell. Aa
me lp." 'Oh. bHt you havn't agreed
- treat yet; We don't coMpFGRlss here wor
Z . cent" Well, what must 1t bes'' '.gn
lie q Esg of beef" "A4 right. agree" Fl
10 bell rang, sud up h rsWe. He no dou
thought that the gag ~. fIkltly pxlae
10 he should be thankful that he saw ths e.
10 phspt It 30 cheap = rate. The imperturh
tn BILE guardian OF the hole ip the gronI
could just As easily have said three ket
~ AMI there would hsv. been no difficulty
getting ava with them, either.