Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-01

!. raj, died at Rome, Italy ,on Thursday.
!. He represented his native land as
Consul General at Rome.
The four St. Louis communicates
i of Knights Templsr are making ar.
It raugements to attend reunion of
the order at Philadelphia.
Y The Pittsburg Post grows poetical L:
v "Thieves have their time to fall. when
Y traderships grow scant, aud Robeson
n his time, but all, all seasons are thine
y own, O Grantv'
The inclination aud capacity to
Z laugh distinguishes the human from
4 the brute creation; but the women
= say that the civilized habit men have
Of Smiling is certainly beastly.
Attorney-General Pierrepont says
Babcock stole the Presidents private
papers aud made use of them in bis
trial, aud yet, Babcock has the con-
fidence of the administration.
|
Theirs cOachmau was notorious
drunkard, but knew his business so
well that he only once came in COL
lision with vehicle, which caused
Theirs to ask him, tAre you sober"!
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Josh Billings says: "There is one
thing about a hen that looks like wis
dom-they don't kackle much till they
have laid their eggs. Sum pholks
are alwus u Dragging aud hacking
what they are going tsw do before
hand"
Orville Grant did just whatSecretary
Belknap dld-hc sold post-traderships
for money. President Grant did just
what Mrs. Belknap did-he gave in-
formation as to vacancies, 80 that
OrviIle could control them. Where
is the difference between the Bel
knaps and the Grants?
TIE New York Sun says three
months of democratic majority in
the House has made 1t as impossible
for any candidate for the presidency
who favored, or used, Or protected
Grantism, to be elected, as for Grant
himself to get nomination for the
third term.
A pretty Ohio schoolmarm tried to
whip one of her pupils. q boy of fif-
teen, the other day; but when she
commenced operations, he coolIy
threw his arms around her neck, aud
gave her hearty kiss. She went
straight back to her desk, aud her
face was '.just as redl'
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There is but one thing to be done
with tree which bears such fruit as
Credit Mobiliers, salary grabs. W hisky
rings, army rings, navy rings, Boss
Shepherds, Babcocks, Williamses,
Cresswctis, Robesons, Belknaps 1t
is clear case for laying the axe at
the roots. Pruning grating and
manuring are a sheer waste of time.
l-[Springfield Republican.
Brussels has the largest ice house
in the world. The roof covers an
area of $4,000 square feet; the walls
are double, and filled with moss and
sawdust. There are nine separate
chambers, each of $4,000 cubic feet
capacity. There are galleries for
storing meat in hot weather, capable
of holding 1000 quarters. A million
tons of ice have been stored in the
building at one time:
| The Charlotte IN. C.) Observer says
that a freedman of that city approach
ed citizen the other day and asked
him if he would accept an Office.
Eur" said the sable voter. Eve mig
gers want somebody fur mayor
whst'll let the COWS run loose, what'll
let de bar-rooms stay open on Sunday,
and whatll let the gamblers raise
HI every night if dey wants to, an
you is just de man dat we wants."
| We lately met All old negro trud-
ging along with heavy side of ba-
con that lie had bought. Noticing that
he was miserably clad, We felt sorry
for him, for cold wind was blow.
ing, and asked, "why do you spend
your money for meat? You'd better
buy coat" The old man stopped,
looked US full in the face, and sa id in
solemn tones: "Massa, when L ak my
back for credit it gives it; when L
speak to dis Qaying his hand upon
his stomach), it calls for de cash."
A special dispatch from Winches-
ter, Ind, to the Cincinnati Gazette
OF the 14th says: We had the great.
est sensation to-day in the history of
the country. The people are wild
+ with excitement, aud at this writing
are visiting the scene by hundreds.
About 10 O'Clock this day, the sky
beiug clear and the sun shining, there
was rain from the heavens of acres
Of living fish, some as long as four
feet. Mr.. Joseph Hulls had calf
killed, and horse got its back broken
by Que of these fish falling on it.
visited the place about IL O'Clock, and
the field and the creek were full of
fish, and men and boys trying to stop
up the creek to hold them. | have
got one Of these fish in my pond that
weighs about 80 pounds that picked
up on the field.
A lady suspected that her husband
was i'll the habit Of kissing Katy, the
cook, and resolved to detect him in
the act. After watching sor days she
heard him come i'll Que evening, and
quietly pass into the kitchen. Now.
. haty was out that evening, and the
Kitchen was dark. Burning with
jealousy, the wife took some matches
in her hand, hastily placing her shawl
over her head. as Katy sometimes did.
entered the Kitchen by the back door
aud was almost Immediately seized
i. and pfnhra cod in Tho r,u,.