Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-28

,e other, and from corner to corner Of "
,e squares. thus forming square, all e
,reathed in evergreens and flags, were a
} be seen, and, look where you would. b
ou would be sure to see placard bear v
az the legend "Welcome. knights" T
frs. Boulware was put on street car T
or her destination, and then our party {
eparated and here am, at the Clarence a
Iotel. corner OF Harrison and State t
treets. Last night was very tired, ,and t
Vhen l asked for bed, the clerk sent
ne to a cot in the parlor. thought l l
you'd get good nights rest, but just (
.cross the way was a variety theater.
rom which came the strains OF 81 (
0reampt l Dwelt in Marble Halls"
which brought to mind the first speech
ind song OF Mr.. ,Verdant Green on this
,ide OF the street, just door or two be-
low me, was summer garden and mu-
scum. From this place came the sounds
Of drum and shrill fife, and the noise
was something like cross between the
buzz OF a circular saw and Schenectady
cat fight. l get to sleep, however, and
the circumstances, rested
quite well. This morning went through |
the Office of the Palmer House. won't
even attempt to describe the splendor of
that place. I went to the postotfice
which is underneath the ground; the
building above-the custom -house-still
unfinished, is an elegant structure. Ac-
csrding to my opinion, though, the bus
mess house of Field, Liter & Co. is the
handsomest in the city. 1t is Just grand,
and speaks volumes tor the enterprise
of the firm occupying it, 1t having been
materially damaged by fire once or
twice since the city was destroyed.
|. Preparations are being made for the
procession. which takes place to-mor-
row. and stands for spectators l have
seen at the following places land | learn
ed their seating capacity from 'guardi-
ans OF the peace" Corner OF Congress
street and Wabash avenue, $500; Hub
bard street and Wabash avenue, 4,50o; ;
Twelfth street and Wabash avenue, T.
500; Michigan avenue, $500; on the
lake front, 900. The theatres are IN
full blast, and saw the New York Crl-
terion Comedy Company in FREAKS"
last night, at Hooley's. The Ti'"es has
a most elegant Office; SO have the Tri-
bune and Inter- Ocean. Speaking of the
papers, the first newsboy l saw was a
girl. Forepaugh's procession has just
passed; it was long and fine one. too.
Eleven elephants. single file, was one
4 feature OF it; another feature was the
large cannon, IRON which a woman is
fred to the trapeze. trust Forepaugh
4 will not meet with the same piece OF
bad luck that Barnum did at his hippo
drome in New York city-send the
woman sailing through the air, and have
her dangling, head down, from the ira
peze. before the flash of the cannon. Il
would be something of a ''glve-away.'
Three bands and the Indispensable steam
piano furnished the music. saw lit
tie bootblack buy some sugar-cakes. yes
terday, and divide them among his com
rades near by, giving them each one
and when he had gone around. he hao
none left for himself. l gave him {
sinner he gave me one-and aske'
him hsw much money he made day
He said he made about 81 SO, but ex
. pected to make about 800 while tn
knights are here, and was sure he'd hav
, good day Wednesday, as the men
boots would be dirty alter Tuesday
J march.
) The hotels are crowded to everflowing
and the exorbitant charges OF some c
them is nothing less than robbery. Q
course the first-class hotels were file
q first. and then the dollar and-a-halt
3 day hasheries raised their rates to lot
: and five dollars day. Many person
!, laid cut in preference to paying frol
r 81 so to So so for a cot alone, and man
others submitted to the outrageous pr
: ces. On Clark .street-where dolls
; stores. secondhand stores, and paw
4 shops absund-one could have got lot
e ging at from ten all the way up to twe
: ty five cents, so signs said, but the stree
L were preferable by tar. went down
IF the circus grounds, and such u din
q venders of all kinds OF fruit, even
o sliced watermelon, ,peddlers OF gloves, t
:, bacco, suspenders, walking canes al
d button-hole bouquets were making t
.e night hideous. The seats which are b
% ing erected, and to which have alrea
in alluded, will realize some little mon
= to somebody. At one OF the stands, t
ri seats are being sold at 81 so each, a
unless gentleman is accompanied by
of lady, he cannot purchase one here;
, the other stands, the seats are sold at
mr. cents and. 81. l counted the persons
,e a street car, and found them to numl
" 81. 1t must have been terrible lc
*. for the poor horses, and excited
no comp assion of less tender hearted p
m sons than Mr.. Henry Bergh. The p
in. sengers do not "deposlt their o
a tare;" it Is collected by conduct
de who places the money in his pocket.
nd wears-I don't know what you cal
T around his neck-but it operates on
lie same principle as the boxes on C
bo where there are no conductors, and
IN every fare received, he rings the b.
,de which registers the number OF the +:
ces TUESDAY, August II
ON Yesterday afternoon 1 took a stroll
ms. ward the Chicago river, where | TO
Id things remarkably lively. Vessels
'ly- goediy size were being towed hit
rec and thither; the tour bridges which s
his the river, and which are less than In
lis mile apart, were being travelled over
continual stream OF foot passeng
urs and vehicles, both gong and conf
g a l tarried there quite u while, for the st
,oy wac one nj interaSt tn ono So rnoc,