Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-13
No. wheat, 65 cents Der busbel.

season.
The Missouri Pacific connects at Sedali,
with trains from east every Sunday mornin.
for Lexington.
Do not forget that the Mo. Pacific railroac
runs trains out of Lexington every Suuda,
evening for the east.
The river stood, yesterday, at IA feet In
cheS above low water mark. having fallen
feet : inches since the same time last week
Remember you get excursion rates Oh tn,
Mo. Pacific railroad to any point on Lex,
fngton Branch every SATURDAY: GOO to re.
turn on Monday.
A negro man confined in the Richmond
JAIL Tor beating a child TO death in Carol
county. and twot other prisoners, escaped
night before last.
There will be Il grand basket picnic a,
Sulphur Springs, one and a half miles south.
east OF Dover. on Saturday. July 9th. Ev.
erybody Is invited 10 be ilere-with a has.
ket.
A party was given at DR.. j. T.. Atkin>ou's,
las; night In homer of the visit OF Misses
Matte Garner and Stella Gaultuey, of Rich.
mond, who have been visiting there for
about two weeks.
The people on Ridgeway street sruInble
terribly because some roperty holders were
compelled TO put down pavements two years
ago. while others, more able, are still al
lowed TO defer the matter.
Messrs. Zcyslng and Woodson have laid
of a town, 10 be called Alma, on u line
between WayerIy and Concordia on the
Chicago Il Alton railroad, OF which they
speak in very hopeful terms.
MIR. James WsnaInaucher a brakeman on
The Mo. l.. railroad. we'll known In this city,
As for some two years he was employed on
the branch. was killed last Monday at Otter
Vile. by falling between the ears of a moy-
ing train.
Yesterday was the hottest day OF the
season, the Thermometer marking at differ
ent places IN the city. i'll the shade, from ~
to 1907 Al eight O'Clock p. IN, our lner-
mometer. in one of the coolest places in
town, stood II 30.
MIR. fhos. j. Hill, who h,S been relieved
from duty As superintendent of the Gala
boo>e, has been n faithful and efficient
officer. We iearm that 1 petition signed i,y
many prominent citizens Is In circulation
asking Tor his reinstatement.
The appointment of MIR. Charles NJ Nee,
rs weighmaSter gives general satisfaction TO
all persons having business at the city scales.
He is attentive TO his duties and correct,
aud these qualities recommend him to the
stock and coal men who use the scales.
\ party WAS gwen last THURSDAY. at the
residence Of Major Thos. Il. Clagett, in
honor of his son, lille who WAS At home
upon a shorI visit, and Miss Buteler who
has been visiting there tor several
weeks. A large number were in Ids
This is terrible weather on the bosses"
experimenting the work on the Kriehn
building. A. they are quite numerous. il
would be a good Idea to divide out the hea,
among the whole crowd 80 that no one of
them would be compelled TO bear more than
his due proportion.
Col. Jake Child, of Richmond. VINO was in
tow yesterday, informs us that there is no
truth in the rumor that one OF the Jacksons
engaged IN the killing at the picnic at Napo-
leon. on the 4th, had been Killed and the
other badly wounded. at Camden. in an al
tempt to arrest them las, Wednesday.
Old Uncle Ned
He lost q leg,
In 4 railroad disaster.
He sued the road
Which made il good
BY a SO 900 plaster.
Have you seen Charley Royle's new pie
tures-not Of himself. for the girls VIII not
let him keep any Of them on hand-but We
mean his chromOs. They ARE nice. you
her ' The list Includes lnuJ.rana p.&or
fruits, flowers, crosses. fancy sketches, pro-
tiles, &c. some are grave and some omicaI
Call around aud see them 1t don't cost any,
thing TO look. jl3t2
Charley Johnson. an old man and faithful
servant of Judge Walker Tebbs before the
war. and known among the youngsters
about town as ''Watermellon Charley.
from the great number of this fruit which ~
always raised and marketed. died upon his
little place near this city, asst Wednesday
He was respected by all who knew HIM and
his death will be regretted by white aud
black.
Messr-. ROyIe & New have completed ar
rangements with &. II. Royle, whereby they
are to Use the rear part Of his store as q car
pet room and trunk depository. A wide
door has been cut through between the.
stores. which are adjoining, and they are
now virtually one room. 1t will be a great
convenience to Nessr-. Royie & New, who
VIII now have an opportunity to display
their goods which they have not heretofore
enjoyed.
The stock men keep c. Ben busy. They
shipped this mouth by the Mo-. Pacific rail-
road. X 4 Hin Sfy COR. nF castla. VI y'or
ner, two ears of cattle; n. 1. Campbell, two
cars OF cattle; w. Bardsly, one car OF cattle;
w. a. Chanslor, six car, of cattle; K. NJ.
Sparks. seven ear loads of cattle, and six ear
loads of hogs; A. ID. Barnett, two ears OF
cattle: W. A. Noel. three ears of cattle;
H.. e. Chiles. one car OF hogs. Beside WIN.
F. kerdolti shipped two cars of -four; J. u.
Robinson, one car of wheat; j. ID. Russell,
one car Of wheat; \. V. Robinson, two car,
OF wheat.
The tobacco circulsr of Messrs. Ringo 4,
~Edmunds, st. Louis. for this week, saws:
Receipts this week foot up 4sl hhds. The
market opened firm and ruled steady
throughout the week. The offerings We're
iighte: than last week and as heretofore have
embraced an undue proportion of ommon
nondescript leaf aud low Tugs, which Wee
unchanged in price, but very dull. Thf re
Is a good demand for all desirable grades in
good order and good weights, especially
medium to fair shipping leaf and colory
c'ean Tugs, and coIory manufacturing leaf.
Good TO choice wrappers, We're more pIenti-
tui this week and sold at full rates. Light
weight hogsheads and tobacco out of con-
ditiOn 30 cts TO 81 90 less than inside prices.
Tho latest quotations are given as follows:
Common trashy Tugs. 81 10 to- 90, common
dark Tugs, . 90 TO , 80; medium to good
dark Tugs, } 30 to . 10; colory manufacture
Ing Tugs, 3 90 to 4 30; common nopdescript
leaf, 3 90 to 3 ~; common dark shippIpg
leaf, 3 10 TO 4 %; medium shipping leaf.
D 90 to & %; good shipping leaf, ! 90 to 8 0o:
common manufacturing leaf, 3 30 to 4 so;
medium manufacturing leaf. ) 90 to 6 30;
good to fine manufacturing leaf 6 30 to s 30:
common to medium bright wrappers. 10 90
to Is 90: medium to good bright wrappers,
Is 90 to % 90; good to fine bright wrsppers.
p Oh to 40 90; fancy bright wrappers 40 90
to 90 90.
Thursday night, about ii O'Clock, the fam
lily OF Mr.. John w. Cash. living two miles
south OF town. was aroused by heat and
SMOKE, and made the discovery that the
house was on fire, Immediate efforts w.re