Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-18

Come in everybody, and hear Pro-
Tees lecture.
We sincerely regret to learn that Mrs
Martin Slaughter is quite ill.
Don't forget Prot. Tees lecture in thi
city on Thursday evening. March 2Sd.
"Mark w. Conkling. a merchant o
Lexington. accompanied by his daugh
ter, is at the Laclede."-[St Loui:
Dispatch.
There has been shipped from thi
city during the past week by the Nc. P
r. R., 50 cars coal, 4 cars merchandise
9 cars stock. Received. 1 car wheat
IL cars merchandise.
Col. John Reid and wife were regis
tered at the Southern Hotel, st. LOUIS
on the 18th inst. We suppose that he
will remain there until he can assemble
the State Democratic Committee, that i
may fix the time and place for holding
the state conventions.
As will be een by an advertisement
in another column, Messrs. Leard &
Logan have purchased the stable or
Franklin street, from Mr.. f. c. Holmes
They have filed it with good stock AMI
vehicles, and will make a specially Of
feeding. They are clever gentlemen,
and understand their business, and
should have q liberal share of patronage.
The advantages of advertising in the
Intellis encer are we'll illustrated by a
case which occurred recently. Mr.
Strother Renick, of Clay township, had
a large lot Of walnut lumber which he
had had on hand for over three years
without finding a purchaser. About
three weeks ago he inserted a little ad-
vertisement in this paper, and the second
publication was read by Chicago buyer,
who Immediately came on and bought
the lumber at good price Moral
you have anything to sell, advertise il
in the Intelligencer.
City Marshal Brant, assisted by NJ
Ashford and Harvey, on last Saturday
evening arrested two young men by the
name Of Day, at the residence of Judge
B. +. Vickars, tor whom they had been
working. 1t seems that the Days had a
difficulty with a Herman Hing, at Port,
land, in Galloway county about Chisrtmas
last, and stabbed him several times,
nearly causing his death. The parties
were brought to this city to await the
arrival of an officer from Galloway
county. They admit that they are the
men wanted. Messrs. Brant, Ashford
and Harvey + to be commended for
their vigilance in tracing up and effect
ing their arrest. ,
In our last issue we made a slight
mistake regarding Missouri's history,
which we were led into by the state
ments of old citizens whom we consulted,
as we did not like to trust our recollec-
ton of what we had heard said, and
knew Of no history of our state which
we could consult. Col. James Young
was elected Lieut.-Governor of Missouri
in 1874. the term being four years, with
Hon. Jno. c. Edwards as governor, and
acted as governor in 1916, while Gov
erner Edwards was absent in the east
endeavoring to negotiate the first Mis-
souri, state bonds which were everissued.
During this time Gov. Young ordered
out the quota of troops for the Mexican
war, called for by Gen. Kearney, and
commissioned Col. A. w. Doniphan's
regiment, Gov. Edwards returning in
time to commission Col. Sterling Prices
regiment: These mistakes will be un-
in writing of Missouri affairs
in the past until an accurate history is
written. Col. Switzler, of the Columbia
Statesman, was at one time engaged in
writing such a history, and no man in
the state is more competent to write it
accurately and in good literary style. We
hope that he will not abandon the idea.
"In the case of Willis Hill. charged
with stealing a mule from Mr.. Hader
some years ago. the jury returned a
verdict of guilty, and assessed the pun
ishment at three years in the peniten-
tiary. We do not pretend to say
that the judgment was not sustained by
the evidence, but we do express it as
our firm beliefthat Mr.. Hill is the victim
of a foul conspiracy. and that time will
show it.-[Register." A conspiracy,
such as is alluded to above, must mean
that the witnesses were parties TO it, OF
were the instigators.- If the witnesses
swore to the truth. no matter how zeal.
Gus they may have been to convict, there
could be no "foul conspiracy" so the
inference is that they did not do SO. As
most Of the witnesses are known to US to
be good citizens, and men of honor, we
can not let such an aspersion pass I'm.
noticed; and we think that in common
justice the Register should name the
men whom it believes to be in this ..fou
conspiracy" We have no desire tc
prosecute Willis Hill, but it is a littl.
singular that the Register should be
willing to place men of u%nblemished
character in a false position to shield !:
man who has for years borne an unen,
viable reputation among his neighbors
We have several times called the ut
tentlon OF the city authorities to thu
lnsutferable nuisance which is caused b,
the pouring OF Stops into the gutter OF
Franklin street. near Laurel. 1t is no
because there is not a regular fall to tn,
gutter, but because Stops and garbag,
are thrown into it which are too thicl
n murky to run off. This is done il
direct violation of a city ordinance, ant
we do not see why the ordinance ca,
not be enforced. If the city law is t,
be a dead letter on the statute books W,
might as well dispense with the expens
of the city government. We have see,
several ladies ruin nice dresses Will,
getting in and out of vehicles, the wheel
OF which had passed through the filth il
that gutter; and the stencil which will