Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-20

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Tie l'ndjne Is still r~r>t:;', IN her oars
no. her mh.c!. She will RESUME navigation
when the tee bridge ceases compel ton.
We hear that VIM. /. Exile j. TO remove
his shoe store 10 HE >tGre-roOEl now otcI-
piedby Geo Setter, near l'nnkeI's corner.
There were two san dogs visible last Turs-
day morning; and ~ they are a sign Of
something or other, look out for weather IN
the next few days.
Monday, cold. Tuesday colder than cold.
Wednesday tnaw!ng. Thurs lay ditto. FRI
day fhawing. Tina, account- tor the wealth
rr this week n. far rs We have gone.
BY request OF two or three gentle
men we have written TO the publisher OF
the Union at Washington CITY. and ind that
he only prints \ duIy-uo weekly or sent
weekly.
MIR. {. Dollarhiue. master carpenter OF the
Narrow Gauge. and 4 citizen of Lttayttiu
county. had his feet lru-.-bitten FRIDAY
;ilght OF last week. while putting In i new
pump At Blue river.
We have been carefully noticing the re-
ports OF the county clerks OF the varI"u,
counties. and so far ~ We have seen not one
has made as favorable / showing A. Mr..
Steele, OF this county.
The Baptist concert last night WAS 4 COM
lcte success. We eau not give it >uch Il
notice at this late hour a. it deserves, but II
You desire to%.enjny = treat. 20 tonight and
hear. among other good things. the grand
chorus. !nilamm.,rs.
The Independence Sentinel say, that il is
reported, up that way. that Il man charged
with horse stealing was hung at Aullv,lIe.
in this county. recently. lie was only hung
up on one OF juIrr Chlln'> hickory chairs
10 snuse himself during the wlntrr months
holding moot courts with hs fellow priso-
nec>. Probably II would have been the
proper thins to have hung him though. \,
hi- :ilu;a : Smith
l.. ,v.mpi,rre With many requests from
the audience ii-I evening, Prof. Fleet con-
s5ntri to repeat his concert tonight. THIS
Wa u"ged bee rr>e Tilny could not attend
last night. owing 10 the inclemency of the
weather. The proceeds of these concerts
go towards hitting mp The church with ga>
fixtures. ana ii being n pure work of love
on the part OF the mIsicisn>. we hope IT,
see than encouraged. IHe ;i"ri>- should
he jamm Il this evening. Popular prices
were adopted. adult, - cents. children 10
cents or 81 so per .inzom.
We Knew IIIt iII- had been, M to date,
the most rem rkshIe winter ever seen IN
these rnyt.. ter thu rll.sl inha,itant had
seN"isi times t--ured us Of the / ct, hui
gr,,i lehoshar'Itt, little snake. and big
h-tres. our weather was simply nowhere to
that which prev .'e I near Miami, according
10 the Index. Here Is It's record for the sth
inst last Monday morning was the COLI
est morning We have had during this
winter, by several degrees. The therinoru.
eter stool 1t l22 degrees below zero" We
SHOULD think 1t was the coolest BY several
degrees.
There VISA quiet wedding at Dover. on
luasday last, Mr.. Henry keinhart, Of Bill
Kingsley 4 Co., -. Louis, took from our
midst one OF our Tiost charming Young
ladies', in the person of Miss I.aura M.ng.
daughter of Dr.. :. +. Mrng. Besides the
family ana 4 few intimate friends there
were present on the OCCASION Mr.. j. A..
Re!nhart. of st. LOUIS, and Mis-. Sophia
Remnant. Of BnOnvilie the brother ant SIS
ter of the groom. In tac evr:.ng the bridal
party came up TO Lexington and took the
tram for st. Louis. May ali the blessing,
of happy welded love attend the newly
married pair. and may loves young dream
be with them prOmrthean n its fire.
Tom Belt has been known in Lafayette
county for ~>evera! years a.avrry bad boy,
aud he has been rxrricatcd from >crape after
scrapr by hi, friends and an induIgent public.
1t wa hoped that his mar: ii.e. il few years
. 14rh tyl.Hf.t S.F.9a hin, l,,,, I-. O.. ,a,,,.
that II did not. a. he has been In trouble
something like his present difficulty once or
twice since. This time salt will not save
him, and he il sure to be punished for his
crime. 1t seems that on the 9Th inst. not
having a due regard Tor the rights Of prop
erty. ne rode "a horse belonging to MIR. +. NJ.
Marshall. of NJrbOrnc, TO tomCnrola. with
out consulting the owner thereof. sold the
horse on the 10Th inst. for SS'. taking in
payment Old accounts for 81. and So in
money. He spent half the cash received In
j royal spree in the evening, and left the
next day. Constable Ferdinand t.rdmann.
hearing OF the transaction. and thinking the
proceeding, a little t.hy. mounted the horse
and took II jaunt over TO NOrbOrne where
the owner Wal. fOuu !, ami constable Cox
effected the arrest of Belt. who isnp~, we
believe, in jail. To make the matter worse,
Mr.. Jno. +. Meyer. to whom the horse, sat
die and bride. FOR the trappings were taken
with the animal, were sold required Belt TO
make oath that the horse was his property
so that he Is guilty, not only Of the theft
but of perjury in addition. Here is the
affidavit
STATE OF MISSOURI
tOUSTY or LAFAYETTE
1hs uGiant. TnOna, : I!rlt, III Ike. uath xnd
8 say. that he Is the true amt lawful owner OF .
Certain Iuarr, vi a sOrr-l color. ten ye4ra Old,
with bald face, r.gh; hind foot white, sol! this
day to John +. Meyer. I. ;. BELT.
subscribed and sworn Ia before me. this l0tt
D HESRY " THIEMAN, j. p.
. 1t is fine that this young man should bt
: Stopped In his Wild career. And from tn,
n plain statement of fact. N iie here 1t IS yer,
Is apparent that he will he.
: The paymsster of the Mo. Z. X. r. Wa,
IN town Yesterday, AMI chesred the boys b,
e paying over their monthly stipend.
John Phelps, whom every body know. ant
/ likes, will be Mr.. c. Ben. Russeli's As
C si,:ant At the ticket Office of the Mo. Pacih
q K. R.. anG Mr.. sam. Drysdale vii! remaII
in charge at tbs depot.
Inc tIIaspOW JOuTnal, oI last week, mus
have been in 4 very bad way INDEED. Fua
& thi, paragraph: The ice crop. which prom
q i,ea 50 well in the early part of the season
Z has been totally destroyed by the potato bug
r. One OF the chimneys at the Western House, %
NJ Laurel street. burned ont last Wednesday. caus
ing u little excitement, but uo damage. Organ
>, ize that Hook aud Ladder COMPANY Msssrs
C0uuciimel, or you'l regret Your neglect he
- fore loug.
he Notice.
M. Having determined to move to Texas,
desire parties indebted to me. 10 come 10
warn and settle within ten days. Plea,
respond promptly 10 this call.
CHAS. GUNLACk.
ng Keeps Patent Partly Made Shirt
q Under the system that the partly mat
ne shirts are made, the agent has but a SIN
z, margin for profit, and can sell them al lc
nj than the retail price of tn" material. a. {.
be seen by the following figures:
ed Is yards Wamsutia Cotton al 13c per var
" s. "a: L fine, 3-rly linen bOSomS, soc eac
he So 60: 8 pair fine, 2-ply linen cuffs, DE p