Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-06
Personalities,

On the 9th ult. President Grant ws
tifty-four years old.
J, Stick to your thick fiannels till the
!; begin to stick to you.-[Boston Post.
"Dolan died protesting his innocence.
, So did Blaine, of Maine.-CBoston Posi-
Barney Williams, the great comedian
who died last week, left property value
at S81,4O0.
Sedalia Democrat 4th inst: Mr.. Rich
ard Field, ofLexington. is in attendant
at court this week.
1t is said that Mcdonald and Aver
will learn shoemaking during their resi-
dence at Jefferson City.
S. Meyerstsin, formerly of Lexington
now representing a Chicago clothing
house, was in town last week.
Col. George w. Belt Of Buchanan
county, is faverably mentioned as
candidate for railroad commissioner.
Mrs. Mary A. Ford, wife of Augustine
Ford, efthe Irish World, known through
out the country al a peetess under tn
nom de plume of Una, is dead.
This is Centennial year, and our youns
men should remember that the prope
thing in kissing their sweetheart is-on,
hundred without taking q breath.
Lecture by Maj. James H. Wright, o
Carrollton. at the courthouse, Thursda,
evening, May 18th. Subject, Geerg,
D.. Prentiss. Admission free.
Bristow and Curtis-Cash and culture
Tilden and Lamar-Reform and frater
nifty. Hayes and Aorsan-The soldis,
and the statesman.-lGraphic
Justice David Davis should be inves
tigated by means of hay-scales. The
country is demanding to know how much
he really does weish.-[St. L. Zines
New York Herald: The defeat o.
Blaine in Massachusetts means that the
~favorite son Of New England will not
carry his own section. He is a poor
prophet. in a presidential sense, who is
without honor n his own land.
The New York Herald's ~..personal
intelligence" nan speaks of the '.anti-
Bourbon Bristow." We had put Bristow
down rs p~ro-stralght bourbon, and anti
crooked chain lightning. But where the
Herald man lives they do not know the
difference.
Morton ISLANDERS Blaine, and tho
whisky ring is after Bristow, while
Conkling throws dirt on the other three,
and all this time the radical organs are
blaming the democrats for the row in
W camp.-[Pittsburg Post.
The Emperor Alexander. of Russia,
instead of abdicating his throne and re-
firing to the East, is to visit the Emperor
Will am, at Berlin, on the 9th of May,
and pass a week in the Prussian capital,
after which be is going to Ems for the
waters.
On last Saturday Speaker Kerr obtain
ed leave of absence frem the House tor
days. on account of personal illness.
Mr.. Kerr earnestly thankedthe members
for their continued kindness and indul-
gence toward him. He appointed Mr..
Cox as Speaker pro tenn.
Uncle Joe Page was in to see us this
week. and says that we may depend
hat his famous picnic will come off this
'eason as usual. We mention it this
'arly that everybody and his cousin,
especially his female cousin, may make
heir arrangements to be there.
We had the pleasure of a call last
Tuesday from MI. Reuben Brown, n of
most enterprising citizens.
Brown is in the lumber business,
nd has the contract for building the
'aptist church at Dover, which he thinks
70 will complete by the middle of
DIR. E. S. Dulin, president of Stephens
'emale College, Columbia, will positive
= resign his position at the close of the
resent session. His health is bad, and
e intends visiting the South in hopes of
eng benefited. He has numerous
lends in this city who will be panied to
ear ofhis ill health, and who wish him
nbounded happiness and prosperity
'herever he may 60.
The high toned pharisee, james Par
IN, who can see nothing good in south
character, finds himself in an
"kward position. Having married his
he found that the laws of
massachusetts, forbade such q union and
bill was introduced in the legislature :
legalize it; tho bill passed, but Gov. ,
ice vetoed it on constitutional grounds, !
that the sanctimonious hypocrite is =,
wing i n open adultery with his dead ;
lies child. There's yankee morality :
+ you.
Col. Benjamin Elliott, one of Lafayette ,
'anty's most gallant confederate SOL ,
ers, got back from the war only last ;
'turday. He commanded during the 9
ar one of the regiments in Shelby's :.
;valry brigade, and at It's close went -
Mexico, whom. separating from the :
lance of his comrades. he made his y
ay to Mazatlan, in the state of Sinaloa. :.
here he has resided ever since. He '
scribes that country in glowing terms, :,
d thinks that it only needs the pro. !,
citing 9gis Of the stars and stripes to :
AXE it one of the most favored lands =,
the globe. He built up a very pretty =,
operty near the Mexican city. which -
thinks will in a few years be very ~
to him. The high esteem in
'loh Col. Elliott is held by our people =
IS evinced by the constant and hearty y
ndshaking which he had to 90 through =:
tn every old citizen he met while in ~ ~
He proposes to make his home
county hereafter. ,.
Church Notes. u
N. Peachse will preach at Glen -,
Cd schoelhouse Tomorrow morning ~
II o'clock. o'
elder N. Peachee will preach in Ma
con on Saturday evening, Nav 18th. co