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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-07

fhe gallant Hampton is said to be In o
very critical condition.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-07

The total votes Tor state officers at the
recent election were as follows: Elijah
II. Norton. lsj,l7l; Alex. f. Denny,
&c. 994 Abner l.. Gilstrap, 81, JOY; Rich
ard d. Shannon, lS1 $50; Roderick
Baldwin, 50, 1925; E. r. Booth. 5l,697
j. NJ. Greenwood, 5,TO7 James E. Nc
Henry, 1871 ,37l VIM. n. Norville, S.
1871; A. W. ST. John, 81, 709 Archibald
NJ. Sewer. lGS. 047 Jno. +. Tracey So
1884,; Ivers Hayden, 1884 John Walk
or. 1857; Poll tax tor school purposes
yes, 3S.O35; no, 249 1888.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-07

Congress met last Monday. OF course
nothing has yet been done i'll the way
OF legislation. Alter The reading OF the
presidents message there was j warm
debate upon that section relating to
southern affairs, opened by Mr.. Wood.
OF New York. and participated in by
Messrs. Cox. Garfield and Hale. Mr..
Wood strongly condemned tue president
for his notice OF reported election frauds
in the south when equally .larlng ones
10 the north were permitted To GO by
uumentiDncd. Mr. Blame with his
characteristic haste bag offered . reso-
luton IN the senate requiring the Judi
ciary committee TO report to the senate
whether ut the recent elections the on
stituticnai rights Of any citizen were vi
olated in II state. &c. Mr.. Blaine is
reported to be IN favor OF forcing the
fight in 3 bloody shirt campaign. Mr..
Thurman said to him.! in ? conversation q
few days ago, The mistake you are
about TO make IS the mistake OF sup
posing that the south alone Is before
YOU. This time It is the national demo-
cratic party that is in the field. We are
tired of you eternal threats. The fight
OF the future is democracy versus re-
~pubiicanism. Dout sag ECrth or south,
but simply democracy and republican
ism. You have stolen your last presiden-
cy and made your ,tst bluti.' The
Washington correspondent Of The Seda-
liza Democrat says that Thurmanss wnrds
have been very much commented on.
and have created Il deep impression
Congress will be fully at work mex
week, when it is likely the debate on
81, yer will be fairly launched.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-07

The total count of prisoners in the
penitentiary. November Both. was 1889
males, l24l; females. 48. OF this
number there were employed under con-
tract within the prison walls. $50 work
ing for sundry parties. Is; at Montser-
rat coal mines, 22O! working for state.
idle and sick, 5iGr
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-07

We congratulate the St. Louis Repub-
lican upon the accession to its editorial
staff OF Maj. R. II. Sylvester, managing
editor of the Times until its %consolida-
ton with the Journal. Major Sylvester
is a vigorous writer. an untiring work
era sterling democrat and an honorable
high minded gentleman, and he will
add much interest 10 the already very
able editorial page of the Republican.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-07

Congress met last Monday.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-07

The Chicago b Alton railroad has reached
Odessa.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-07
Keep out OF debt.

Get out of debt.
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In the enrolment of the bill making appropri-
atoms tor sunny civil expenses at the last ses-
sion al congress. that portion which provided foi
the continuation of the lio. Springs commission
WAS omitted. As the commission bad compile.
ted the work of taking testimony on the many
. conflicting claims, the suspension of their Ia
bots before determining tn rights of claimants
threatened. Tor II time, To rmbarass the Interests
ui not only the government. but also of y large
number 0i the citizens OF Hot Springs, who were
waiting for dnal action on their claims before
beginning contemplated improvements.
In ordei to prevent serious difficulties which
We've apprehended, and at the solicitation OF
many leading citizens of Hot Springs and others
interested in the welfare of the town, the secre-
tiry OF the interior was authorized to request
the late commissioner TO take charge oil the
records OF the proceedings and to perform such
work as could properly be done b. them under
such circumstances to facilitate The future ad-
judication of the claims at any day, and to pre-
/, erye the status of the Claimant until their
rights should be finally dctermined The late
commissioners complied with that request. and
report that the testimony in all the cases has
been written out. examined briefly and 80 ar.
ranged as to facilitate an early settlement VIII. n
authorize | by law. 1t Is recommended that the
requisite authority be given At Ne early . day in
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The report OF the secretary of the navy shows
that the navy has improved during the last fiscal
year. Work has been done on seventY-five
vessels. ten OF which have been repaired and
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I'll Usher aUksrlos.

Congress, having appropriated at its last ses-
slon The sum OF S5. 500. 600 to pay the award Of
pondence with the British government on the
subject Of the conformity Of the award 70 the
requirements Of the treaty, and to the terms OF
president shall deem it his duty TO make the pay.
msnt. Communications upon these points were
addressed to the British government. through
the legation OF the United States at London
Failing 70 obtain the concu rrcnoe Of the British
SoySrnIasnt In the views Of this government re-
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and at this trysting plses The lovers net.
"Bv the way J" said Mr.. Hyde, SHELBY
made . remark is there that seemed "a
have some weight 10 IL"
"Whats thai?" inquired NJ. Vest.
i "Why," said Hyde, "about the long and
short term Senaionhip."
Mr.. Vet said hs found himselt IN bad
sor Of . predicameat - . candidate for
senator. He had no nevspaper support
except from the Tina. which. he said.
didn't amount to anything, and he would
be willing 10 do anything that would BE-
fair and reasonable to stop the hestility Of
the RepsAioas. Mr.. Hyde asseuted to the
suggestion Of Joe Shelby-especi.l'y a. to
the short term-but he said he could take
no action in The matter without the consent
Of the Knspp.. He asked Vest If be had
no friend who could call on "CoIonel
George" and get his views on the matter.
Vest named over several parties and finally
came to Mr.. Thomas E. Tut, of the Third
National Bank. At the mention OF the
name Hyde said, ''he IL the very msn. Le,
Tut zee Colonel George, and II he consent
il will be all right" Mr.. Tut vas duly
and duly fulfilled bis mission.
Col. George" listened, but would not con
sent. "If," said he, "Mr.Hy wants to run
for Office of any kind, he must leave our
employ" And thus ended the short term
aspirations Of Mr.. Hyde. And thus alec.
and thus only did M. Vest offer the shor,
term Senatorahip to Mr.. Hyde In return for
the RepMtficaa's cessation of hostilities.
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Who IL DeWlftP

The Ksnsas City Times says: Officer
Albert Schrumpt yesterday afternoon
.trolled out upon the square to sec what
might be there going on. He hsd not
i,cen long a Spectator Of the horse auction
sales before he saw a very 6ne pony knocked
down Tor S2S, and comprehendiny thu,
such prices were not ordinarily accepted
for animals Of the value this one appeared
10 be. he quietly arrested the man who
claimed owner-hip OF the bit Of hor-s aesh
and escuried him to tie st.tion house.
Under = cross ex animation a. In his iden-
tity, residence, occupation, habits, friends
and possessions real and personal, skill
fully conducted by Captain MaIl"y, the
young man said that his name was DEWITT;
that he lived near SedsliA; that he had
never lived in Kansas; that he knew no one
IN Sedalia that he had lived in Leaven-
worth and Lawrence that he had ridden
his hor-e from Sedalia TO get . good price
for il here; ths, he could have sold il in
Sedalia for S775, and altogether gave such a
very poor and contradictory account Of
himself that he wss locked mp TO await
future investigations. de Witt il young
man and appear to be intelligent. He NJ "
be an honest farmer, but his story warrants
a contrary relief. and il is more ,han
probable ths: the police have nabbed .
horse-thief Just in the moment Of his rid
ding himself Of his stolen property. The
inquiries made will no doubt be answered
Tomorrow, snd il De Witt is wha, he
claim. to be he will Of course be At once set
At liberty.
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A DULL DAY.
An Unusual Sight in the City Of
Sed0liS.

II has been dull day.
A very dull day.
The sky va. dark With Q cold, damp fog
aud the struggles of the sun to peer through
the murky veil only made the dul!ne-
more visible, and energy, motion aud al,
nation lay torpid in the monday haze.
The doom of our business houses hung OF
silent hinges, and the clerks g.zed dreamii.
through the window. from the dullne-,
within TO the duIlness without. Thrii
wares hung in the Windows unIo,iced, and
the show csses displayed their goods to Va
cancy.
The rows OF frozen turkeys on the side
walx appealed in vain to the passers by
~ith their extended drum-t,cks, and tl,os.
suspended BY strings wound and unwound
themselves in the breeze with lisiless mo.
notony.
Even the delivery horse hung his head in
drowsiness. and the mule was the perfect
picture uf frozen inanition. The passing
wagons crept lszily along the streets. and
their reverberxtions over the frozen ground
echoed through the silence, only to make
the silence more impressive.
The police walked their accustomed
rounds without seeing the slightest infrac-
ton Of the Law, and the loafers drow-iIy
nesiled on the vacant corners undisturbed.
Even whisky lost its visor, and fell into
the glass from the decanier without .
sparkle or bead, while the billiard ball
iazily craw!e6 across the cloth on its hands
and knees.
The Criminal court room VAS crowded
with statues, four ladies sat in fris'd silence
around the stove, the jury Yssed stolidly
into vacancy, the judge sat immovablr,
and the sheriff at his side dreamed the
happy houn away. Maj Wood leaned
back hesvily and idly in his chair. the
LAYERS sat still and expeciant, and the only
sound that relieved the monotony nj inter
walls was the fall Of John Stewards tobscc"
juice. which reverberated in space and awoke
echoes in the ceiling.
The world had come To . dead stop.
L cal editors glided along like spirits 81
de.psir, and would crook their fingers int"
interroe alton points in vain. Not a
Horrible Casualty" xas -eCn not AN In
human Brute" could be found not "a Gay
Loihario" plnmed his wings; not "a Dis
tres-ing Suicide" di-ieured his note book,
no, even a Railing Runaway" dis
turbed I,is passive and picturesque Po-e BY
his lampnstical support.
Men came and vent on the streets in
silence postofice clerks we're interro-
gated in slow whi-pers-,he book agent
candy man vas silent-the
police court was de~erted-the cslaboo-e
was vacant-the air Was s6indless-the
sky vas sunless-the earth vas lifelesa, and
the only ripple OF animation Was the yawP
Of the electricity man and VIM. P. Jscksons
description of coon hunt.
Ye., il wxs q dull day. And the man
Who could have mustered up energy enough
10 have rushed into the street and yelled
Ere, wonld have been esteemed q public
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Notice to Tax Payers.

The tax books for the current year 1878,
are nov placed in my hands for collection,
and ell parties owing taxes to the city oil
Sedalia are hereby notified that ] will b
in nv Office from and after this date, ia
the city building, to attend to the collection
Of there taxes. All parties are requested
to pay their taxes on or before Jan. 1st
1879. ~ after that . penalty Of one per cent
Q month will be added % allowed BY Law
]. Fl. LooxEY, City Collector.
Nov. 10, az. ll.l9d6s
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81 Worked and Earned It."

A few weeks ago a Judge in an
Eastern town was called out Of his bed
one morning BY several vigorous rsps
upon his door. Hastily dressing him
self, be found upon the steps an un-
coulh. roughly clad boy with an axe
over his shoulder, who thrusling his
hand into his pantaloons pocket,
drew out small roll, aud handing i,
to Judge H. said:
There's seventy-6ve dollars which
I want you to put in the saving.
bank, and turned and started away.
The judge, slightly disconcerued a,
the curious proceedings. scarcely
knew what to say, at length. recover
ing his wits. be cried after the boy
stop! come back here. How die
you come by this money!"
II worked and earned it, sir. NJ
time was out last night and I got my
money. I've got . job chopping wood
which l begin this morning. and
thought I'd leave the money here as
vent 70 work, and then it would no
take up my time this evening, whe'
want to study"
"What is your name. my boy?
asked the judge.
Il wrote it on the paper that
wrapped the money up in" shoute'
the little Wood chopper, - he passe'
On to bis work.
That boys note for q thousan
dollars due ten years hence would b
- good as gold. If be has his healt
he will b worth double that then
He is beginning 10 the right way.
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ff1t74T7H
0E81EI HUNDRED.
Warrants Out for the Arrest of the
Villains.


I WARsAw, NO., Nov. 18th. 1878.
Special to the Bazoo.
/ There is . rumOr current on our street.
this afternoon, that the facts in the Merts
shooting case are about to b brought I
light. Your readers will no doubt remem
Der that there has been considerable mys
terry surrounding this case from the begin
ming. The fact that Mertel did not knov
that he vas shot-he thought he had beel
struck BY lightning-,hs story told b,
DR.. Jones. one Of his companions. who sale
he thought the old man had the rheuma
'is"'. and 20 when he compla ned Of tn
pain, at first applied chloroform on hand
kerchief, and when he WAS told that il
made il smart or burn, administered NOR
phine and let the matter % until next day
when again and for some time aitervsrd
the performance vss repeated. and the old
gentleman kept under the influence Of the
narcotic for several dsys-tsken in con-
nect,on With many other peculiar circum-
stances too numerous to mention here, and
the undoub,ed fact that Mr.. NJ. vac kept
in .he woods for nearly q week With bull
let hole in him big enough, seemingly, 70
kill horse. gave rise to the Suspicion that
he might have been shot while asleep in
the tent BY come one Of his own party, lac
cidentslly) who were afraid to scknovl.
edge the fact, and hoped the wound Wa Q
slight one. and they could keep him there
until he recovered, when they could tell
him and il would be al right. But finding
him growing constantly worse, they were
forced to concoct the story Of outsiders
shooting to cover up their own csrelesness,
to which their negligence had deepened into
crime.
Another report Was in circulation that
he was shot while on deer stand By some
one who SHIT II . dog, and still another
that he WAS shot under the same circum-
stances by one Of his friends shooting at q
deer, and it seemed impossible to even give
q decent guess at the truth.
However, when the fact wss de-
veloped at the post mortem exam
animation that the missile which occa-
stoned his dea:h was slug or nearly square
piece Of lead, it seemed pretty plain that
it Was none Of the hunting party, a they
would most certainly furnish themselves
With bullets. before coming on such IN ex-
petition. This turned the current of the
investigation IN another. and IL the present.
report Be true, it SCENE the right channel.
Rumor now has il that the dxstardly deed
vas committed BY two Of the citizens Of
his county, who objected to any ioeign'
parties hunting in that neighborhood. 1t
s said that the parties are known, and
have been Issued for their arrest
md are in the hands Of the sheriff. Who has
but little doubt Of his ability to arrest 1t
east one Of them at once. No names have
been made public, but it seems that one Of
he parties wanted was 10 town this fore
noon.
Should this report Be true, look
'ut for . good item in my next, - our
heriff il q bad man" and will take no
:hances with such customers, and il may
,e our duty to write the obituary Of one OF
10Th Of the villains. Wouldn't it be .
pleasant task though? SAcHsK.
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Reward for q Murderer.

We understand that in addition to the
$500 reward, offered in our paper Of to-day
an additional reward Of $500 has been Of
iered BY the neighbors Of Mr.. ThOs. G
Cockerell, Who appreciated his worth ~ =
man and citizen and vho are determined
to protect the reputation Of their neishbor-
hood from snch terrible crimes in the
future.-Boonrile Adratisr.
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In the East Sed.lia Baptist Church. on
Sunday morning. Nov. Path, 1873, BY Rev
E. 7. Brown. Mr.. Charles p. Grew 10 MIS-
Sallis Jewell.
Attendants-Mr. Frank McNally and
Miss Mary Mahoney.
The BAzoo congralulates the happy
couple upon their nnion, and hopes that o.
their vessel sails upon the sea of life the
crew will receive many additions to its
present complement.
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As our reporter came along Watel
street last night. shivering With the colo
night air. and drawing his overcost Tight.
around HIM, he thought, NOV 10 the tim.
for colds and coughs" bat il poor mortal
only knew what . certain cure Dr.. Ball'.
Cough Syrup is, how few would long suffer
and then it costs only twenty cenu.-San
dusky (Ohio) Regiar.
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1,,,s.5oon7YJX.1,ITll

Jack Brily the sailor he said, ''John-
ny. ben to the Fair Z" and / said WAS
there any clown. and q elephant, and
some fellen wich can jump high upper
than horseback, and turn theirselfs
in side out, and . woman with shiny
.hings on her legs. and q pony wich
can wock on its bed.
J Then Jack be said, LAY to there,
shipmate. the thing wich you are
sPinnin years abowt amt fair, but q
cirkus pformancs. and I said, THAT.
the TELLER for me, but the Forth of
July Is nifty nice too"
the time there was q circus pform-
ance come thru the town were we was
Twin. and me and Billy was a follerin
it for to see the ephslent wich had q
wheel house on its back and the pilot
was natif niger without no close,
only just table napkin. And while
the circus was stoppin for to block
up the natif niger he slid down and
was gOin in sloOn to get some whis-
BY. But the sloon man met him at
the door, and he said, the sloon man
did
"Aint you one Of them heathens in
their blindness. wich Rows down to
wood and stone :"
The naiif niger he looked a vile,
like he wanted to say something, but
mebby cudent speak our langwedge.
Then the sloOn man he said q other
time
Eyes. I see how it is, you come
from Injys coral strand, wher AfIiics
sunny fountains role down their gold
en- sand"
Wen he had sed that the natif mig
ger man he be gun to dance q round
and hitch up his britch clout, and
hold up his hand and twiddle his
thumb and fingers like he was wirlin
. stick in em, but he dident say moth
in.
Then the sloon man he said
"YOu have come here for to call 40
to de liver your land from errers
chare."
But fore he GUIDE say any more that
natif niger had knocked him down
an was stompin on to bis stummeck
and yellin:
"Ye dhirty blaggaird, fwot do ys
mane wild yer mishnary Cannon to q
son Of the howly mither church?
Take that. ye thafe the world, and
the mkt tonne 70 want to convart .
grand quintoople combination bippy-
dhrome ye betther START in on that
divvle Of royal roarin' gOriller,
wich is an unbelaver
My sisters yung man he say ono
day wen Noey was in the Ark, bout
. week after the shower, he seen q
teller swimmin long side, and he said,
NOey did
"Hello!"
And the TELLER he said
Hello. your ownself."
Then Noey he looked up to the sky
and Of round, and then be leaned over,
and whispered to the teller
'Gimme your hand and lie pull you
in If you wont say nothin."
But the Teller he said
Thanks. but its gittin late. and I
ges / better paddle hack. COS left my
close ON the bank, and mebby sum
mizzable galOOt will hook my watch"
And that's all I kanow q bout the
Fair. Ask Billy.-Sm Franciseo
ATgoNaaa.
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ROYAL R P65*pEs
Absolutely Pure.
Absolutely Pure.


for he u
ABODE
fne "R asds much farther and works maeA ~
dahy ha. q. Tae
saa Prot eEesIH
~
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New Furniture Store.

Harris and Patterson are opening oui
on Second street, second door east Of the
new poatof6ce, . complete and tll stoch
Of furniture, consisting Of p.rlor asd
chamber sets also kitcheo and dining
room furniture. which they wili sell .,
prices to suit the times and defy eompeti
tioa.
Repairing done in Q neat and tasty man
ssr, peonPsly. ll-2ld-u
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II You Should PAN

to end Sichers' plaee-where those choice
oysters are sold-ask any boy. he can di.
rect you there. for il 10 the most popular
oyster house in the city. and you will end
il out By getting them By the can, dph, raw,
fried, steved, broiled etc.
(Cut this out for future reiefeuce for the
BAzoo refuses to print any moro Of the
above assertion.)
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webster Over 4otched.
Lawyers sometimes resort to ques-
tionable methods in order to destroy
the effect which the testimony of .
truthful aod intelligent witness has
upon a jury. Mr.. Webster once tried.
in m ungallant way. to break down .
. womanis evidence, and he met moro
than his match. 1t Was in the some-
what famous case Of Mrs. BOdgens
will, which vas tried in the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Webster appeared -
counsellor for the appellant.
Mrs. Greenough, wife Of Rev. Will
liam Greenough, late Of West New
ton, . tall. straight, queenly- looking
woman. with . ken black eye. NO
man. Of great self possession and de-
cision Of character, was called to the
stand. . witness on the opposite side
from Mr.. Webster.
Webster. at . glance. had the
sagacity to foresee that her testimony,
If it contained anything Of importance.
would have great weight upon the
jury. He therefore resolved, If pos
sible, to break her down. And when
she answered to the first question put
to her, IL believe" Webster reared
out:
I'VE don't want to hear what you
believe; We want to hear what yon
know"
MnL Grsenough replied, THAT i
Just what / was about to say, sir"
and went on with her testimony.
Notwithstanding bis repeated Of
forts to disconcert her she pursued the
even tenor Of her way until Webster.
becoming fearful of the result, arose
apparently in great agitation, and
drawing out his large snuff box, thrust
his thumb and finger to the very bot
tom and carrying the deep pinch to
both nostrils drew it up with . gusto.
Then extracting from his pocket
very large handkerchief, which flowed
to bis feet % he brought it to tho
front, he blew his nose with . report
that rang distant and loud through
the crowded hall.
Webster-"Mn. Greenough, was
Mrs. Bodgen q neat woman
| II cannot give you the full infor-
nation as to that. sir. She had one
very dirty trick"
''What Was that, ma'am%
"She took snuff"
The roar Of the urt-house was
tsuch that the Defender Of = the Con-
| ssitution, sat down and neither rose or
spoke again until Mrs. Greenough Va
Gated her chair for another witness,
having ample time to reflect upon
the ingloriO 10 history Of Q man who
> had store thrown at his head BY .
woman. a
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Married.

In Sedaiia, Nov. 26. 1873. at the residence
Of the brides mother, by Rev. E. 7. Brown,
NJ. E. A. Nixon to Miss Margaret E. JEFF.
fvioa