Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-18

MIR. Lawhorn presented us, Saturday,
two immense fall apples. ne mas an orchard
full this year.
MIR. Turner's friends say that the only
way to prove Illegal votes IS oy the ballots,
and MIR. Turner refuses 10 produce them.
This is n thimbie-rigglng game that beats
three card monte.
MIR. w. A.. Bethel placed on our desk,
Wednesday. three Northern spy apples, IA
of which would make a peek. He has q
great many fine apples this year, but none
larger or more beautiful than the spy.
A team ran away with Mr.. David Groves,
Jr., at the river at WaVeriY' thursday OF
last week. He was thrown out, and his left
leg was broken just above the ankle. DR..
Tom Field liked him up, and he is getting
on all right.
The statement that Elijah Gates stole a
half million dollars, or any other sum, from
the state, is, of course, untrue but II he had,
what excuse would that be for MIR. Henry
Turner TO steal the office OF city register, to
which Mr.. Clagett was elected by legal
votes:
III the friends of Mr.. Turner can find an
| unfair act or word on the part OF MIR. Clagett
IN this contest business. they have yet to
poInt it out. If they have a single obedience
to law, to the orders OF the council, or to
| the common decencles of life to claim for
their friend, in the matter, we have yet to
hear it.
We have no reply to make to the attacks
| of the republican paper upon us. Their
a., ~ =, rnnIy 4 IL, ~
| republican of the city about took his measure
when he said to us Thursday THAT fellow
Cam. b. Wilson is the most persistent
| sImpleton that L ever knew TO be In the
editorial profession.'
Our amusement-lovers Will learn with
| pleasure that Louise Sylvester and her hne
combination troupe now playing at the
Olympic Theatre, in st. Louis, Will give one
performance at Hagen's opera house, OIL
October 9th. Miss Sylvester in the beginning
of her career, appeared many times before
Lexington audiences, with great success ant
probably now when she has reached a tin'
artistic STANDPOINT in her profession, come
in remembrance of auld lang syne. MIS-
Sylvester is a very beautiful and talented
actress, and after going east was attache'
for some time to the regular company OF tn
Union Square Theatre, of New York. Thi
is her second travelling season with a sta
combination, she being now Mt Its head. w
bespeak her q cordial welcome from on
people.
The democratic club known as the Blu
Hens Chickens, turned out. sixty strong ,ol
Wednesday night to celebrate the gloriou
news from Maine. The boys, with their gaud
uniforms and torches, made a very imposin
display, and marched to the music OF til
Lexington silver cornet band, with a pr
~cision of stei, that would have done cred
to a company of veteran infantry. They wer
unde the command of Capt. j. ID. Conner
the Grand Blue Chief, ably assisted by h
lieutenants. Frank X. Tut, G. Wand job
Bayliss. The line of march WAS from tn
, courthouse down North 10 Main Cross stree
across Main Cross to South down South
{ College across College to franklin; u
: Franklin to Laurel ; across Laurel to Nortl
up North as far as the E. a. Seminary, wine
they counter-marched down North to I'll
courthouse, into which they marched al
listened to ringing speeches from John
Blackwell, Esq, Col. Geo. 5. hathbu
Xenophon Ryisnd Esq, and the &.
Chief. The oniu OF the column w
orderly throughout, and the entire occasi'
S reflected credit on the organization.