Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-24
TEXAS PRAIRIE.

Farmers have done but little during the past
week.
The rain and mud are intolersble; creeks and
branches have been largely out of their banks;
new gullies formed, and old ones made deeper.
Many of our corn fields are running away
with grass and weeds a few have not yet been
plowed over, and will not become dry enough
before the middle of the week.
The wheat and rye harvest 10 upon US. Some
have already commenced. and many others will
begin this week. These crops have stood the
rains we'll, and still promise = good yield. z
Tobacco plants seem not to realize that they
have been transplanted.
The few small hemp crops are looking nne.
All appears quiet except the Baptlsts and
Methodists, who are wrangling. threatening
and lawing at a rapid rate. The Baptist law
suit came of on Saturday last. at ChapefHill. and
resulted in the timing of one of their members u
and costs. J. S. Blackwell appeared for the
defendant. His remarks were few and pointed.
After failing to make the court and jury under
stand what q misdemeanor was. he informed
his honor that they had nc Jurisdiction over the
case-nOt more than any other citizens; and
that he would certainly reverse any verdict they
might render. The court instructed the jury that
they might render = verdict for not over 800.
and not under 81; hence the ane of 81. Mr.. B.
informed his client that he could use his own
pleasure about paying it. II he could not re-
verse tho decision in q higher court, he would
pay all costs and quit the practice of law.
The Methodists have now under arrest three
Baptist brethren, to be tried before Judge. Fer
rell, of Wellington, on Tuesday next. We
epine that they will not be fined, but bound
over OF acquitted, as nothing else would be le-
gal, the charge being for disturbing public
worship, ami causing the audience to leave the
house in great confusIOn.
We hope, for the sake Of good society. to soy
nothing of christianity. that these good. chris
tian people will cease quarreling and allow
peace and quiet once more to overspread our
country. We are glad that Concord is Just out
of the Texas Prairie limits. May God help her,
is u sinners prayer. Closing particulars next
week. N.
Old reapers are being repaired and fitted up
for the harvest-whicb is now slmost At hand
and very heavy in proportion to the acreage. A
few new machines have been ordered.
In addition to the usual crops of the Prairie,
several of our farmers have added small crops
oil tobacco aud hemp. One new toDacco barn
went up last iall. and another this spring.
BY the cloudy and rainy weather the Lord
appears to he blessing the work tobacco seting)
OF last Sabbath. But whether He will bless the
boisterous quarreling and profanity that occur
red at Concord Baptist church, on last Sabbath,
and the Sabbath preceding. is yet in The future.
These troubles grew out of the difficulty between
Mr.. Newm an, Baptist, and MIR. Cobb, Metho-
dist, and were carried from Concord to the
Ferguson school house, where the comic i'm
broglio referred to In the last Intelligencer oc-
CURED on the Sabbath preceding the two above
mentioned. 1t appears that the qssrreling and
wrangling has fallen back to Concord, where
the first shot was fired, and which we shall call
Sampler. 'Sumpter'' is b handsomely situated
in the hazel-hills of Sni-a bar. between Timber
Ridge and the Perry coal banks. and ia noted for
many feuds of different kinds. We hope, for
the sake of quiet in the community, that the old
brethren who participated in the difficulty IN
Its commencement, will soon take some steps
for an honorable adjustment of this mighty fsud,
which 80 much dlsturbs the peace and quia of
the neighborhood, and is so bsneful to an good
society. Uncle Frank says, ''if they don't
quit so much Of their id preaching around
here, they will get up another war" But, A.
the last engagement was at "Sumpter," We
hope the ''circle has been made,'' and that
peace is at hand. We make no pretensions to
religion ourselves, but we think, when it il
pure and holy. 1t is q good thing. and when
otherwise it is the DEVILS glory. Since writing
the above, Dame Rumor passes and says the
two preachers have entered upon terms OF
compromise, and We will have no debate. We
suppose the quantity of powder to be burned
WAS too great for the calibre of the guns In the
fort. We hope for q speedy return OF peace.