Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-01-15
STATE ITEMS.


the name Off. A. Hendricks for pres
ident.
A Black Hills expedition, to start
in March, is organizing on all exten-
sive scale at Sedalia.
j. b. CAN'T, formerly of Clinton,
has formed a law partnership with
Col. e.. &. Vest, at Sedaliu.
The first number OF the Missouri
Statesman, at Columbia, was issued
thirty-thrce years ago last Friday.
Colman's Rural World IS oat IN a
new aud very becoming dress, and is
one of the very best agricultural pa
pers in the country.
Mr.. VIM. Green visited St. Louis
last week from Columbia, sold So 400
worth of mules, aud had his pocket
picked Of the whole booty OH his way
home.
The fifth grand ball of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers of
Moberly Division No. sc, is to take
piece in Moberly on the evening of
January q.
The Lagrange Democrat says: Gold,
bright, yellow, shining gold, has been
discovered in paying quantities near
HALLS Mill, in the southern part of
that county.
Thad. w. Stewart, senior officer of
Company 1, First Regiment Second
Missouri Infantry Brigade c. S. A.,
desires the surviving members of his
brigade to communicate with him at
Sturgeon.
Another deaf man walking on a
railroad track with the natural con-
sequences. This time III Conrad
Eichler in st. Joseph, who was run
over and horribly mangled Oh the
10th instant. Eichler besides being
deaf was slightly demented. He was
formerly one Of the proprieters of
the Volk sblatt, in that place.
The Kansas City Times is display
ing an unusual degree of enterprise.
1t has recently started a fast mail
tram of its own, to run regularly, ev-
cry day of the session of the Kansas
legislature, expressly for the purpose
of delivering the morning Times in
Topeka and Lawrence at breakfast
time OH the day of its issue. The re-
turn train brings it full reports of
the day, so that the paper is as well
up with Kansas News as if published
in the capital of the state. Pluck
will win.
A most lamentable occurrence, re-
sulting in the barning 10 death of al
old lady named Landon, took place
about two miles from independence
Oh the 10th inst. The deceased, who
was subject to epileptic fits, by some
means got her clothing OH fire in the
absence of her children. When hel
eldest sou returned he found Iii.
mother lying dead Oh the doorstep
and the house Oh fire in several places
Neighbors were called i'll, and all i'll
quest afterwards held, when a YER
dict w~asreturned in accordance with
the above facts. The husband of The
deceased is working Al Council Bluffs
The distressing affair caused consid
cradle excitement in the community
The ex-Rev. w. F. Gordon wal
arraigned for HIS crime III kansal
City on last Tuesday before Justic,
Sutton. He waived an examination
and was remanded to Jail to avail
his trial at the next term of the Grim
inal court. After the proceedings b,
asked to be taken to a saloon wher'
he took q drink, the X. G. Times re
porter says as naturally as if he wal
used to it. The worst feature of tn,
case is that the poor girl whom h
seduced, is said 10 be breaking do w
under her remorseful feelings o
shame, in spite Of all the loving at
tentions which her friends are be
slowing ON her. The curse OF Cali
should be as nothing to the ours
which should rest Oh the head of tn,
man who not only kills the body. blu
crushes the soul of All limo cent ant
contiding woman.
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