Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-20
SHORTS.

vailing hog disease.
Mr. S. G. Wentworth showed us a bunch
or rye yesterday, fully six feet long, which
grew where last year at this time the grass
hoppers had cleaned the ground of as
smooth as a floor.
The Register tells of q lady who failed to
recognize MIR. Mediation from a picture pub
lished of him In that paper, with several
others, puporting to be likenesses OF the demo-
cratic candidates for city offices. We thought
every body in town knew'that these pictures
were from old negatives taken Of the Regis
ter force Just after its return from a pleasure
trip to Kansas City.
Jno. W. Zeiler, at his meat shop and veg
etable depot. opposite the Morrlson-We nt-
worth Bank, has a remnant OF his stock Of
hardware. which he Is anxious tn close out.
without regard to price. 1t consists of horse
shoes, thimble skeins, nails, hinges. window
fastenings ,spoh es, scythes, and a large variety
of articles iu tnat line ,anawiltbe sold almost
at the purchasers option. = im2O-2w
"Mr. Clayton will not need Chiles in the
council" He did need assistance once when
he was trying to represent Mr.. Mediation in
the case of the city VS. Kate Curtin. He
failed In drawing vi his complaint to allege
any niue. and if Mr.. Mediation had not
opportunity arrived upon the scene, and
amended the petition, against Mr.. ClaytOn's
wishes, the city would have lost the. case
and been mulcted for the costs. ssMr. Clay
ton will not need Chiles IN the COUNCIL"
No, because the people do not need Clayton
for city attorney.
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We printed ON Thurday last, one thousand
tic kets for the Baptist Tableaux. Festival and
Masquerade Tea Party, which is to come of
Tuesday and Wednesday. May Both and 31st.
We are told tn at they are selling rapidly,
and that the undertaking is sure to be a sue
cess. Mr.. Hugh Wilson has arranged the
finest that have ever been seen in Lexington.
The tableaux are set for the first night, and
the masquerade for the second. There will
be an orchestra in attendance. Every ore
wishing to enjoy u good time and at the same
time help the cause of education in our
city, should make u point of being there on
both evenings.
The commencement exercises of the Bap-
tIst Female College will begin at the Baptist
ShAASus III III City, Ou ouuuuy MA SSLu,
aud continue until Thursday evening, June
LIST, 1876. Graduates, Miss Annie Mountjoy.
Miss Dora stapp, and Miss Alice WaddelI.
Programme-Sunday morning II o'clock,
annual sermon before the school, by Rev. j.
E. Chambliss, Of Kansas City. Sunday eve
ming, 8 O'Clock, annual sermon before the
young ladies' Missionary Society, by Rev. J.
H. Luther, ID. D., of Bridgton, 40. Mon
day evening, 8 o'clock, literary address on
Higher Education, by S. E. Powell, Esq, of
New York City. Commencement, Thurs
day evening, s O'clock. Public examine
tions in the college chapel Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday morning and afternoon.
In the suit of Lafayette county vs.. James
O'Gorman, involving the construction Of the
twenty-fourth section of the sixth article OF
the constitution Of the state, adopted in
1865, in regard to the fees or courts of record,
and the act Of the legislature, passed to car
~ the same into effect, the demurrer of the
defendant to the petition of plaintiff, was
argued in the Ray circuit court, at Rich
mond, on the 18th inst. before his Honor,
judge Dunn. Hon. b. Z. Wallace appeared
for the county, and Judge Wm. Walker, K.
Field, ESQ. and A. +. Alexander appeared for
O'Gorman. After the argument the learned
judge, in an able aud lucid opinion, sustain
ed the petition of the county, and overruled
the demurrer OF O'Gorman. Defendant
is All important case, and one In which our
people are much interested.
Pettis county, through the newborn zeal
of Sedalia's lately elected city officials, this
week, lost the opportunity of selling her
surplus cavalry horses to the government,
which is q cash purchaser. Lieut.. Rockwell,
according to advertisement, arrived at Sc
dalia Wednesday. morning, and purchased
during the day twelve horses; up to Thurs
day noon, he had purchased five more,
making seventeen in all, and was trying the
eighteenth horse, by riding in a gallop, upon
the street in front of Ons OF the stables. A
policeman who happened to be passing, ar.
rested the soldier riding the horse. took
him before the recorder, who fined him ii We
dollars and costs Tor violation of q city erdi
nance. Lieut.. Rockwell promptly paid the
fine, but re fused to purchase any more horses
there. and that evening took the train fol-
lulo ~ AAb6 6C10Cu VIII JIG ~
in another column The following is the
detail, ut present IN this city, where they
will remain until next FRIDAY Major
O'Gonnell, 4th cavalry Lieut.. q. H. Rock.
well, 9Th cavalry Lieut.. C.P. Rogers, 9th
cavalry; Lieut.. j. DOrst, 4th cavalry; Ser
gesnt L. Shellnack, 9th cavalry, and private.
T.. Peyton, j. j. Moore, John Russell, T.
Deary, G. Montsith and three others, also
OF the 9Th cavalry.
Since our issue, last Saturday morning,
no less than four serious accidents, resulting
In broken bones, have come TO our know.
ledge. Last Saturday, Mr.. T. q. Wood, &C.
%cOmpanied by his wife and little ones, had
just seated themselves In q wagon with Mr.
J. A. Payne and family, with whom they
were going home to spend the Sabbath
One Of the horses become restless and by
some means slipped his bride, when the
team Immediately commenced running
Mr.. Wood jumped out for the purpose o.
arresting their Roadway. and in doing so hi.
left foot struck upon d stick Of stove wood,
which turned breaking his left leg just above
the ankle and badly injuring the joint,
Fortunately, no one else was injured, the
horses being stopped by a colored man who
happened to be passing, before any further
injury was done. 1t was indeed a narrow
escape to the other parties in the vehicle
On Sunday evening, while William LOOMS
q sou of Capt. LOOMS, Of the ferry Undine
was riding for pleasure with two Of the son:
of MIR. +. G. Kitchener. the horses becoming
frightened. commenced running Will,
on Third street. Young Loomis jumpet
from the wagon, and In doing so fractured
his right leg and dislocated the ankle, HI
is doing as well as could be expected undel
the circumstances. William, q son Of DR.
Tate. while out hunting squirrels, one da,
this week, jumped from u tree and dislocatet
his ankle. LAST Sunday morning, Charley,
son Of Geo. W. Smith, near Dover, mopntet
his horse for the purpose Of going to church
when the animal became FESTIVE, reared vi
and fell backward upon his rider sprlinin.
his ankle badly, but Fortunately breakin.
no bones.