Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-11
The Missouri Pacific railroad has re

The Missouri Pacific railroad has +
duced its rates, to take effect next AIol
J day, to 20 cents for 4th class, 80 cen
for Sd class, 40 cents for I'd class, IN
SO cents for LIST class.
We this week printed Horse bills f
John H. Peacock's fine Draft Stallion
Young Leviathan. This horse will d
vide the week between Mr.. Peacock
stable. one mile northeast of Higgin:
vile, and DR.. Lewis stable, neal tn
Saline county line. He is 4 fine hors,
and farmers should take a look at hin
Charles E. Stokes, editor of the De,
ter City Enterprise, is named as a car
didate for the Legislature from Stoddar
county. Mr.. Stokes was partly educate
in this city, and will be remembered b
many Of our citizens, who can but wis
him every success in life. He is a thor
ough gentleman, and Stoddard count
could not do better than to elect him.
Among the many attractions which
will be presented at the magnificent dr.,
goods store of Messrs. Conkling & Beed
ing, upon the arrival of their new goods
is a full line Of ladies' ready-made suits
cashmere and silk embroidered cloak.
and sacques. and everything else to b,
found in a f~irst-class metropolitan dry
goods establishment. Look out for theil
double column advertisement next week
We heard an amusing anecdote tolt
a few days ago, which will interest some
of our old citizens. About twenty years
ago Mr.. Lewis Wernwag was city sur.
veyor, and there was no established
grade. He would from time to time be
instructed to cut a street still lower,
after it had probably been graded down
two or three times, until there came to
beconsiderable feeling in town against
any further cutting. especially on Third
street. Mr.. Thomas Hinkle, a well
known citizen here at that time, pur-
chased a piece ofland neartown. Wish
ing to have it surveyed, a friend, Mr..
David Graves, offered to do it for him if
he would furnish him a compass. Mr..
Hinkle looked around for one but could
not find it, when a gentleman in town
suggested that he borrow Mr.W ernwag's
theodolyte. "No. SIR" said Hinkle, 81
wouldn't have that id thing set up on
my land for a thousand dollars. Why
I'm told that whenever 1t is set once it
v stops until it finds water"
: We clip the following from the indie
pendence Sentinel: I'VE have received
a copy Of the Frankfort (ky.,) Yeoman,
containing the following paragraph ::
A surveying party starts out from the
State House this morning. for the pur-
pose Of locating with reference to this
city, and perpetuating the burial spot of
the first Baptist preacher Of Kentucky
William Hickman-buried in this county
near the waters of South Fork of Elk
horn. The survey will be conducted by
Mr.. ID. NJ. Woodson, of this county,
assisted by the advanced class of stu
dents of Prot. Dodd's High School.
The friends of Major E. A. and f. r.
Hickman, Of this county, will recognize
the above the name of their father,
and the most intimate acquaintance Of
the family will, on reading 1t, no doubt
call to mind that he was also the father
Of Capt. Paschal Hickman, who was
killed in the surprise and massacre OF
The river Raisen, and the father-in-law
If Capt. James Hunter, who so bravely
defended Fort Sandusky against the
and Indians, and received there
or u vote of thanks and gold mounted
word from congress, as a testimonial,
n 1885," Capt. Pascal Hickman was
he father OF Mrs. Susan H., wife of
Capt. W. X. Triggg, OF this city, the par
of Frank Trigg, the circuit clerk OF
he county, and also the father of the
mother Of u fellow citizen, DR.. Pas
,hal H. Chambers, who was named after
Tim. The Rev. William Hickman is
remembered by many of our old Ken
lucky citizens, who tell of him that he
vas not only the first Baptist preacher
n Kentucky, but that he went there at
o early a day that. frequently when he
vas preaching it was necessary to put
tut a guard to protect the congregation
rom the Indians. The transformation
which has been wrought in this country
n the life of three of the persons here
mentioned is simply wonderful.
In a certain circuit in Kentucky in
'lden times a new court was established,
nth a new judge, who determined that
would institute a reform in tho dis
ipline of courts, which, in truth, was
auch needed in that section. The
'usiness1 of the court had not proceeded
cry far on the first day when farmer
ones, an old citizen, who talked very
bud, and on all occasions, walked into
he court room with his hat on, and
commenced a badinage with those
round him in spite of the wiaks and
he blinks Of those standing near, who
7ere posted. The Judge idgeted around
n the bench, and scowled, and raped
nth his pencil to no purpose. farmer
ones did not take the hint worth a
ent. Finally the judge, having stood
as long as he could, said, ..Mr.
'heriti, YOU will take that man and put
i'm in Jail for three hours; order must
e preserved in this court The sheriff
'as somewhat non-plussed, as there
Ias no jail to put the prisoner in, and
e was ashamed to acknowledge it, be-
ldes being afraid to open his mouth, for
Ear that the irate judge might impose a
upon him for contempt so he took
prisoner out and put him under a
wagon body, and made his three
pound deputy sit upon the box.
t the expiration OF the time the Judge
aused Mr.. Jones to be brought into
ourt, and administered to him a long
'cture on the importance of preserving
and maintaining the dignity of the
ourt. Jones by this time had taken in
lie situation, and replied that the Judge
as perfectly right; but said he, 81 see,
edge, that there is a vacant seat next