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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
TEXAS PRAIRIE,

Having now more leisure time than heretofore.
We Will again resume our pest, and cnteAvor To
keep you posted iruIu time to time. us matters
And events may occur, IN THIS portion uf the
county. though, 10 tell the truth, since tue "a
citelneut of the election has >uDsuIeJ, there has
been very little news OF importance, and our
people have reiaIrssi III to their ordinary hum
drum life.
Prospects for wheat, in this ncI.hborhood
arc not good, and fears arc eutertaiuablc that
tits winter killed, the most OF II being sown
rather late
No deaths to report. No marriages as vet.
but some OF the most constant and dc ermIned
sparkling, that WAS ever seen, which II it does
not pan out then We are no Judge OfsuCh affairs.
In the way OF ''house-hUI'i OF pleasure, - "a
Iupper calls them the wife Of Mr. John iia,cncr
Gan shov ore that challenges comparison IN ihiS
or any other sfate-a girl.
Z. \ liu!1sll bought. a few days sine. tho
I!i.est lot of hogs ever Sold In this ne'ghhUrhOOd,
81 IN number. raised ant iAtted hy Mtssrs Md
dleton ami r ergu-on; average Wright. 81 lbs
several OF our Young men have left thls
county ts push their fortunes elsewhere. others
Mr. lsobt. billing ham; he VIII start i'll about one
month. Bob is 4 royal good fellow, and bears
with him The good "Ishes.ar,i earnest sellcItud"s
ofa large circle OF Friends. lie GOES To Sni-a-bur
May the Lord have mercy on ft!In
Our pub iC schools under the eliiCi ent man
agement of Mr.. Al. Bourne, - again IN iult
blast, and the young idea - being drilled in n
manner highly grstIfl iHs 70 dutins maIIas
and papRs.
Your correspondent hal the honor, a few day
since. Uiassi,tlng At tn" pnitic installation Ol
The officers vi Chiprl iiIll l. ol-r y" 800 ~. r.
IA. NJ; \ sen.lal good IAN" amt 4 splendid din
Al q I. UOty, ;. "; /. Z. B,rH"s, j. "
John Heirick, treas M I. M~,Cormack. sec
W. B. Newman. 5 D;J -. MauncI, j u
d. q. Doty amt John Kelly. stewards; Il l.
Phillips. tyler. Public In-,ul,It!un, OF uilC.l-
OF Texas Prairie Grange saturday. i3.h. AT Tic
furLuson school house.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
EIMWOoD.

Ths SS5x al another year j. opened Tor us;
one by uue It's pages VA untold. tU every hu
| RAD soul. the joys, and sorrows "a be revealed
Within the NJ week tl'f" has been quite an
excitement !v.r the recent debate between Or.
DltIler and Rev. brother sweeney, al Malta
u. nd. l am z:ral,: t'i.ge va! be h"t lizzie benefit
derived from iii" d...,;~ On either -.de, rs the
! Methu,iisrs and C!rr~Gtuu, III lh!s Sicinrty have
been qu.rIeilnS ever SINCE.
MIR. snlni!e- nus c!U-,,i ".t his store here
l have not ye, I.alnei ~heIe lie lnienis 10
locate.
There hs. been 40 murriss"s. births 81 deaths
here very recently.
owing 10 some Misunderstanding between III"
teacher au,l some OF the %cuIlirrn ia tue neigh
Dorhooi. the new district. three miles north OF
here. IS deprived Of n teacher; ,unseIu-ntlF,
there Is u goo,i chance for 5 IN" on .l-e. II he
will make up his mind not To- care tor the little
dlhcu!iles which may arse from tic insults 81
of1tcious parents.
The residence OF Mr.. Ham, uenr D4ck's store
was burnt recently. II formerly belonged Ia Mr..
Dickcy. a short time previous, lac sold ittp Ihe
gentlemen already. mentioned, IL detective Hue
wus the cause OF thi, loss.
Mr.. Z. LoisstoDe one OF our entrrprisIng
ueIghbors. has sold 10 ReliaIny i 60, al
and delivered II; that place Tor 50 cents pc.
bushei.
Mr.. Henry Beamer Ia expected 20 return home
On Monday next. from An extensive tour, bring
ny with him one OF LivInEstUn's lair daughters.
inconSequ.nce OF which thert Will be 4uIt. alive
y entertainment ~ the hospltable residence ofhis
father. Mr.. Mepoah BeaTner.
The whooplng cough Is raging IN the neigh
bOrhOod of DIckey's. Some cases proyin * fatal.
learn that Il Ia the doctors opinion, that
Mrs. Frank MANS. who died Just before trrlst-
mas. WA bot killed by falling, a. " AS snpppse ed
but from conclusion OF til" brain, brought on by
some arrangement OF the nrrvnn. system.
Departed this life. December .Uih, little
Henry, the nfant son Of Henry aud Amy Tar
lysle, aged 5 months and II ,iays. of wlu"ping
cough and bronchitis, two fearful diseases for
children. They Were too much for the frat!
form OF little Henry so. after nine days oil IN
tense suffering the little ewes closed upnu e.rth's
darkness. to open IN the light of immortality.
Flowers that bloom in spring druop their fair
petals when chilled by winters breath. Moth
er, this Orautiful bud Of yours will resume Its
growth in the garden nt Paradise, Will untold
its life with mperIshAtle beauty. where unIn-
tsrrupted pleasures How. To-day. the cherished
idol OF your heart, IN the heavenly choir, sings
the songs OF cc.tscy with The angels around tho
throne Of lsrseI's holy one. ROSE.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
SCH00IINEVUIF

several perAOns in this VIc!ni'r Wen; 10 1.e. .
!sst e.. md LIi nUt awak- uuirl this.
lnsrC koV, D."m i .creIt many PARTIES AN /
tArcea here iat,i -, with It prospect u! thetI con
tIpuAuce.
Many persons 7sv that me whoa. crup - iraI
The last snow la, dom but iIftir good. brcaa,r
II has dIliied, AMI ruucG u Ii ground L.. lett
entirely bare.
STOCK water is getting scgrrs
The oellcosr condition oil the Country, or some
other cause. Las put IL 'laiTper ON tn ilIailImr-
NAL Prospects but tneIe Mil be oiher news
i:ems soon
Sot IuuCh sickGe.s-uO births Or deaths.
Win your consent, We wish 10 MIKE lew
REMARKS relative 10 TIE elect - war IN Iic L :
would have on the grrcDb iCks, uut ask Your
opinion On the game
In 1885,. the public drbt wA- UillcinIiv stated
debt OF the L ;. 10 N.Iiro, Uf siJ. 900, geo. Ire
public debt now ID Over s., 800 Otv. NV Tie -
ssssed wealth Of lie country III istU wis III =
y. Y. skipping Gazette, three years ago. made
divlduai-which made Il total Of 50. 49,. ~. i.n.
which does not Inciu.ie the s.. 90 gOO. WU winch
was lost to the country IN the southern sIIr,
during the war. The question now is, nas he
country recupera!e,if And We must admit IL
has not. Now IN case Of wIr, each party wuul'!
have 10 borrow money TO carry IT On. aud the
winning lIarty'a debt would, in the end, be sAt-
dlet. on Tie count! : aud during dis war the
country, instead Of advancing. would retro
grade, AMI the re uIt would be national bank
Tupicy. The Erecnbacks do not represent the
money Of the United states but the debts.
Yours truly, HAN
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13

When you 90 10 buy Boots or shoes don't
miss seeing the bargains Cnnkiing X Feeding
ar Offering.
Ten Singer Sewing Machines, taken for
debt. VIII he sold very cheap. Apply at
honneII " Lees book store.
The storkholI' rs OF the Lafayette lnsu-
rance Company held their annual meeting
last Monday, aud elected the following
named gentlemen As directors VIM. Morri-
son. Milton +. Roylc, Hrnj. Marshall. NJ. q.
Jacobs, A. V. Robinson. John w. " rddcli.
Edward Winsor, l.. IL. Day and l.. W.
WeinwLy. Al i meeting OF the board of
directors the following officers were re-
elected VIM. Morrison, president; John
W. Waddell, treasurer and Edward Winsor,
secretary. There Is n good. oIh-fashioned
custom which this populnr company auhcres
TO. that of spreading N good dinner on the
day or their election, the cost of which is
borne by the person receiving the highest
number OF votes for director. On thi, occa-
SION Mr.. Morrison was elected, by i large
minority, TO pay tor the dinner, ant! he says
tia: he Is confident that he was DuIldozed,
US that Is The only way that he can account
for the unai,im ~ with whicIi everybody
voted for hun. However that may be, lie
provided Il magazine nj oyster dinner at
Poweir- and proc 81 I! 10 convert the
stockholders INTO uyslrr-EniIrr-. which WAC
successfully done 10 ,sUut one huur', tiuie.
Tne - a., eaI- was. Of c'ur.e. represented.
and u, Justice 10 HE Yiands. Tnc Lafayette
insurance Company has been prosperous IN
its career, aud hss never failed to declare q
disid end, notwithstanding Its prompt pay
mept of all losses
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13

man, of Greenwood. jackson county, either
~;rayci or weIc stolen AZ night from the lot Of
Abner Houston, III this place, where Mr.. +. and
hs wife were visiting. At last accounts, Mr.
+. had not recovered them
II. Il. Tun>ri al has his bills out, advertising
to sell. at cost, his entIr" stock of groit. to
ci0sc business. lie says there Is NO '%'humbuX
III IT, heIu. determined 10 sell Out.
Wm. Young. c"uity attorney, sl-ul last Mon
day in our town. He called around nj several
places, making himself agreeable.
There Is rOnIr sickness IN ihis vicinity mostly
cnli and pucununrn
nrivhb"rtrod, which AZ" doing we'll.
Hog, are still dying Of thu, ~ set, unknown
! ,ii-,ast
The cnlnrei people hti a sinai light and rum
iu- AT their me- ting tn" other Htght.
The NJ. r. quarterly mrctins for This circuit
meets To-day AT Pleasant iI.irir church.
Rns inc-> far for tic sc tsun.
Centennial babies all doing VIII. Oars i, IL
very early rl."I. turing II nii very morning
al iuur O'Clock We try tn persuade 1t that IL -
n-"I"a, I" get NJ. early, bat At, Ii" 20, up II wiil
get. nul have Us mp too; II won't persuade
wntl.i II cent In tact. n a i"cu!iIr baby, We
ir'"r SAW on" ju-t y ecIst ~ Ike II ia any par
tiCulur. WC'Ir HtIn"0 II Lucy Augusta
HAIRY luu,t.iL intend, retiring from tho
Mercantile ku,iur-5. He mas II large stock OF
g.uj, uu hand, und in order tn get rnt u teen
will sell very che tp IT.. 10 now selling run.i oil
his stock ~ les, than cost TIE ira lie will lose
a goot man when lie retires jaIl3 1t.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
CABBAGE NECK.

There Is not mucn of interest to record, bu,
lest the readers Of the lntcllIsencer forget tina;
there Is such a place a. Cabbage Neck We have
concluded TO jt down such rs We have. No
accidents have happened, | i.lisv-. since Mr..
Lima Hicklin's fine horse got his lr. broken and
had to be klIlc,. to end his misery.
The young people bad II nisriy thTistIi -, AMI
the merry times have not luaed YET. Tor lasl
Wednesday might there was II oucIal party at Mr.
HIcklin's. A goodly number of far girls and
gallant young gentlemen werc present, and en-
j. yed themselves exceedingly we'll.
there WAS another party Friday night at Mr..
TomInle Lees. and the young folks Of this Neck
were invited. The most OF them attended 1t,
and Expressed themselves II, perfectly delighted
with the entertainment
There is considerable sickness in The surround
ing neighb"rhoUu, and several deaths hnve uc-
Cured within the Ilst week. The siddest OF
which is that OF Mr.. Jesse Burton, who war
snatched Oh almost without u IN pnI.It. warning.
Dir. u. hat many friends; Numbers oil whom,
like himself, have never made their peace with
their God We do sincerely trust that his death
wall have II GOO! effect upon them.
our neiYhbnrhuri, 90 far, is cornparutively
hsaithy. ns We have beard Of no one heImg
seriously i'll except HAT Mr.. I. q. Graves baby
Is quite alex nov.
We have 4 school in our district, taught this
winter by y lady and Ifev Walter L. Robinson,
q very promising young preacher. breaches iOI
Us at the school house every other Friday even.
iur sol
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
FAIRVIEW.


This socle,y WA organi2ei several weeks ago
bv Young ladies and gentlemen al fdIryIe% tor
mutual pleasure and Improvement. The beauty.
intelligence and grlIirtry 0l the neighborhpoi
.pn.iItuic II. members. Ihry decided In have II
grand oyster sunper .iurIn. the holidays. Tie
com. ortable resiuence OF ilr. Gillespie Was ten
,i-rel and aCcept ii for the nCcasIun, AMI iIurs-
day night tiNel as the time. At an early hour
the member ami invited guest, lcgai. to as
seInb!r. and by seven u'clprk rIr lamps -hp n,.
'O'er scores OF the far ami The BRAY, and all
was merry As i marriage bell Among the
number present were the blowing Misses
Matte Lauderdale, Jennie Porter, Katie Master
son, Settie Campbell, Ada HuCkIehelry, Alice
Eimore, Jennie ErskIne, Lille ErskInc, Laura
krskine. Cora CuInpbrli, ran! lie Campbell,
May Osborn, Ella kemper, Mary kinkaid, NJ lnuIu
GorInsn, Sarah LIep, Carrie johnson, iuli.
Parrot, Mrs. II. 5. kinkaId, Mrs. Lucy Gil-
Lauderdaie, VIM. iiuckl-bcrry. Joe iiuckIe-
berry, john HuckieDrrry. Dock lL'p, Thomas
Arinstrong. Thomas Bi0rher, Charles Camp
bell. John iarrott. Porter PARROT, Oliver Lock
klmkald, Henry Gillespie. Jea. Osborn. At
eight u'cluck the dining rooms were thrown
opsn and all repaired 10 the elegant and
tust,tully arranged table. where ample jT>lIC-
was done the oysters Ms we'll as the countless
nuinsrr OF other delicacles with which the table
Was spread. Alter supper those who felt IN
CltGcu engaged in the new and ,XhIiIrn,iug
games oil ',il; Sister Phebc. ''Wilh Irish,
man. &c , while Diicrs prcibrI 81 10 take adj
vantage III The noise OF the games 10 wEispe.
gentle OSvrtur,s into the ears oi ll.eir loved on, y
aud To exc iange We SOS. kisses. &c. Tins they
c~onlinur ill > latr hour, and 'Uuhllcss could
have enjoyed tErmsc!Sgs MigR louscT, on
| prudence den unded that they .tispcl-e
The writer returns thanks to lhr young ln!Iet
present for the remembrance IN when he, while
uUs, M, y ~ held by them, as shown py thU two
ar2s boxes OF cake and coiircitrnrries winch
tuey sent him. y. \. I.
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d OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF hI--DLRI,f
LAFAYETTE ioTSTf
In the Probate Court Of LAFAYETTE county
January i-r!u. 10Th ,inv-l4nuft:l l9th. !-.1.
EiIsaLrih >talry. Aim!uI, TatlIN al the estate
OF John ~Iairy. Il, ceased.
NOW al rhis day come, Elizabeth Staley.
~ administrator OF the estate OI John
otil.s. decreased, AMI present, l" the cour.
her petition. pray .ng iur an nri"T Tor The sale OF
-i much OF the real e-tat,. OF sud deceased as
viii pay unG satisfy the remaining h"!'i. due lay
sad estate. and trt unpaid for want Oi sufficient
IS-"r-, accom- pLHi"t. by the accounts, llht- and
inventories required by lsw III such caa'=: on
examination whereof, II Is ordered that all
persons Intrr .-trd in said "-'at" b. notified that
application. Is aforesaid has been mad, and tia
unless the contrary br shown ON or h"iUr, It,
first nty OI the next term Of this court, 10 be
held on the first MONDAY in AIrii, lSI1, AN OrIci
VIII b" ma'tc fnr the sal" OF he whole, O. s.
much ii th' real estate OF sand deceased. as wi!
bC sufficient Tor the pay uirnt of sand d-hta
And u - further ordered that tins notice II,
published in thew Weekly lntrllIgenctr, a nrwspa-
per UrlDt"t IN SAID county ri Lafayette for ipuI
weeks successfully before the commencement OF
the nrAt term "i this court.
i true copy Attest.
WI. /. CANNON.
jaui3.5t judy. ol Probate I ONT.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
On last Monday two governors We.

On last Monday two governors were
inaugurated in New Orleans. One Of
them, Packard. went through the GER
emory in the state house. surrounded
by guards and in the presence of = hand
ful of people. some of whom are report
ed to have been amused spectators.
The other, Nichols, the man who was
elected by the people. was inaugurated
in the midst Of assembled thousands,
cannon belching forth joyous notes OF
welcome and five hundred OF Louisiana's
iaires. ladies extending their cordial con-
CALCULATIONS. Gov. Nichols immediate
ly took possession OF all the public
offices in the city, excepting the state
house. Gen. Anger, in command OF the
L. 5. troops has orders from Washington
to keep the peace, but not to recognize
either government.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13

Mr.. James Gordon Bennett, has Tor
some time been engaged to marry Miss
Carrie May. some disagreement having
occurred between them the match was
broken off. 4 fsw days ago Miss Mays
big brother made a cowardly assault
upon Mr., Bennett in front of a club
house in New York. Mr. Bennett call
ed the gentleman out, and, it Is said,
wounded HIM quite seriously. II Err.
Bennett had atfronted Miss May to such
an extent as to warrant an assault, Mr..
May should have killed him on sight.
If he was not warranted in doing that.
it was inexcu.abie in him TO bring his
sisters naue before the public by his
brutal conduct. We shall know more
of the affair in q few days.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF -,
LAFAYETTE uT*IY.
In the Probate court. January term, 2nd day
Janudry SrI, -. ..
tieO. GUrInAu, administrator oi .he estate OF
Ju9. I. German, deceased.
Now at this day comes Geo. irprfHau, adj
~ IninI>tratur OF the estate al JOHN 1.
Gprman. deceased, and presents TO he court
his petition praying for All ord,r tor the sale Of
SO much of the real estate OF said deceased, az
vii, pay amt satisfy the remaining debts Gu. by
SAID estate, and yet unpaid Tor want Of sufficient
Assets, accompanied by the accounts, list. and
inventories require! by law IN -uCb caer-; on en-
animation whereof. 1t i, ordered that ali person.
Interested in raii e=tate e notified that appl.cs-
ton as Aforesaid has been made, and unless the
contrary Ue shown on or before the dret iay OF
next term OF this court to be held 81 The let
Monday IN April, le,1, an order Will be made
Tor the sale oil the whole, or - much Of the resi
estate OF said deceased, rs will be sufficient Tor
the payment of said debts
And II Is further ordered that this notice be
published in the Weekly In c.iigeacer, n new=-
paper Ir!ntr'! III SAID county al I.aiay cite, Tor
four weeks before the next term Of this court.
"A true copy. Attest
WM T CANNON,
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.

tfFitf !. LAFAYETTE lN~lkNN,t O.!
L~INiNUTuS, Mo-, Januar: >tn, Isl.
4 l the regular annual meeting OF The s,orI-
= h"iier> pt this COMPANY, held al Office ,hs
DAY. the following named gentlemen were elt,-
ted - directors Tor the ensuing year:
WI. MOI:i; Son. A. V. ROBINSON
MILTON +. I;DiIL, john W WAhsJEiL
BENZ MARSHALL, EDWARD WIN>UR,
M.GJAtoBn. Napoleon /. Ii.pAl Wellington
!. ". WER>N &C., Berlin.
And AT a meeting OF the board ~ directors III
following %"ficrr- Were re-cl."trd tor the .u-uin.
year William Nurri-0n, President: ,Junu "
" :tidell. tretzur-r; Edward WInsur. Secretary
Very respectfully, T.. WIN>oR. ~~rctfy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13

II what Eugene Field says. in q recent
letter to the St. Louis Journal, is true,
regarding the extent to which gambling
is carried on at Jefferson City, the first
thing the Legislature should do :s to add
to the iron clad oath, the clause: Nor
played during the last year. nor will
play during my term OF office. II game
of draw poker, rouge ct noir, kasino. keno.
Boston, horse-head, trente ct quarsnte,
seven up. don pedro. twenty-one, faro,
three card monte. roulette, freeze out.
sjxty-si1, euchvs. smut. forty-tive. old
maid or any other game of chance. No
man can gamble, and legislate at the
same time. Let US have legislators and
not gamblers at Jefferson City. Throw
tho calcium light Of your taber. on them
boys, aDdle e the state know who are the
workers. and who the players.
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WELLINGTON.

Christmas, II seems. ID not over here yet. We
Thought aud hoped i; wa,, but 'ot go. L.ss'
Saturday might The store u! J. l. Marshall was
burgiarlzsi BY two fast yOun-tcr,. by stealing
the Key 10 tine cellar ,ioJr ant boring W III Urac.
and bit aro-nI the bolt in the door, catering tn.
stoIe-room at the top Of The sta:r- leading from
the cellar snd taking from the store such arti-
clss MS they saw pioper. They were arrested
Sunday morning and hei! anil MONDAY, when
they were brought before Justice Ferreil, and
waving examination. were committed 10 !aii IA
default Of bail.
Last week two horses belonging to F. ETsf-
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE
FAST EREEOGM.

Business promising splendidly with the he
ginning Of New Year; hope II Will last all through
the year, and for many years 10 come.
ChristnaS has been n m-rry tim" Tor the small
And biK.chlltren IN ali our churches: Grand Gel
ebrations Q / the holidays. accompanied by the
most beautiful and touching songs by uIII young
ladies, while gigantic christmas trees Were
spreading their sweet little gifts 10 one and all
Of the MANY participants.
The new iouring mill OF Mr.. Rn"Irtrr IL Con-
cords. notwIlhsiaI.tin tile severity Of the win
ter weather. Is nearly completed ard ready iul
the accommodation oi the patronage Ol The place
and vicinity. Nothing ha- been spared on the
part of MIR. BUrplar 10 Civ" his mil II No. /.
Quilt. so as to have III use the latest IMPROVEMENTS
and patents in the art OF practical mill work
Only about one week more AMI tue mill Will be
In running condition. Ia.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13

STATE of MISSOURI,
LAFAYETTE COUNTY.
In the Circuit court OF SAID county, DscemntI
term, ls.6. l!th duy-December 18th, I5.6.
RuirICk Perry,
vs. tetttlJD-
Richard q. Bicdsoe.
rJ7O III" SAID Richard &. Blcdsoe You ste
i hereby notified tnat SAID plaintiff has con-
mencei 4 SUIT against lOu in said court BY petI-
ton AN! attachment, the object and general nR-
tule OF which L. Ia obtain Il dgmen against
you upon a duly authenticated copy Of y juls-
Inent rendered against YOU IN the circuit court
of Logan county, Kentucky, for the sum Of
$40. 2S-lOO in favor oi said plaintiff. together
with The costs Therein expended, and ten per
cent interest on said Judgment from the third
day OF January, le.5.
Aud you are further notified that your proper
~ has been attached, and unless you appear at
tie next term Of SAID court, TO he holden al The
courthouse IN the sitV Of Lexington, on the cad
day OF AuTi! next. and on or before the sINth
dav thereof. if III" term shall so long continue.
and il not then before the end OF the term ani
answer said petition, The same Will be taken as
confessed.
And il Is further ordered, that n copy her, of
be published In III" Lexington Weekly lnlelll-
gcncer, - newspaper printed in SAID county =.
LAFAYETTE for four weeks successfully, the last
las, rtIOn to be at lest four weeks before The
commencement of the next term OF this court.
\ true copy. Attest
FRANK TKlGG, Clerk.
Bv L. j. DANIEL, d. e. janl3-hw
Wsi.acc a chiics, Attorneys FOR plaintin.
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In 1874 Senator Carpenter, of the re-
that il it should happen that Il rrcsiden.
tlal election should turn on the vote OF
Louisiana, situated AS that state is, and
an attempt were made to use that cor
rupt return, it would be followed by a
CYL! war. tor no FREQ people would sub
NIT 20 the ipspleMCe OF such au outrage
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTICE

EIILRs Of administration on the estate ,
l. Margaret r. Dust. drc.azc,i, were grant,
10 he undersigned on the 4th daJ ui IIpuar.
Isl, by tie Probate cOur! Of Lafayette count.
Missouri.
All PERSONS having claims against said csta.
are required To eXlib bit them tor allowance TO To
aitIIinIstratOr within one year after Nh date I
SAID letters, ur They may be preclu,ict from .v
Oenrli, 81 7uc!t estate. And II -Uch CLAIMS i,
not exhibited within two years from the date I
said letters lhey Viii De forever barred.
ELIJAH u. \EER.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-13

Last Thursday the Briti-h steamship
King Arthur, departed from New Ila-
ven, having cleared for Constnntinople
direct. with munitions Of wal tor the
Turkish rove nment as follows iO.OSO,-
600 cartridges. 10000. 600 bullets. TO-
600, 600 Martini-Ilenry shells. 10000
guns, 10000 ~scabbards. sc, 1000, 900 gun
wads and torty-eight packages OF mis-
%ceilaneous merchandise. The total
value of cargo is 81 ,344, 900, being the
most valuable cargo eve taken out Of
this port.