Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26

The latest novelti es In Spring Hats can be
found al Davis & Allstadt's. fb26tf
Don't fail to read NJ. Chapman's advertise
ment. There is much Of interest In 1t. jS
The postofice has been considerably I'M
proved by the addition Of a new delivery
box. y
The readers Of the %Intelligencer are invited
to compare this number with any other
county paper In the state.
Sweeping reduction In the price of al
seasonable WINTER GOODS, at Ahrens'
Dry Good Bazaar, Franklin street. jl5
"BilIee Taylor" is the latest musical
comedy. The libretto Is by j P. Stevens,
and the music by Edward Solomons. 1t has
been produced in New York and Is SAID to
be popular.
when q dozen Of eggs get to be worth
ten cents more than the hen that laid them
1t Is time for sensible men to sit down and
mediate .-[Norborne Independent" We
think it would be more appropriate for the
hens to sit do WE and attend to business.
A medical authority giving q recipe for
curing colds on short notice says sect
ZONE powdered borax and snuff the dry
powder up your ~nostrlls. Get your camphor
bottle aud smell it frequently; pour some on
your handkerchief and wipe your nose
whenever needed. The result will be as
speedy as 1t 10 grateful"
The new operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan
is nearly finished. The subject Is the over
poetic aesthetic mania OF society. OF 81.
NJ. 8. PInafore," slncs 1878, when 1t was
written, over two hundred thousand have
been sold. OF the "Pirates Of Penzsnce,"
published on Nov. II, there were sold on
Dec. 81, $1,000.
We have upon our desk the paw and part
Of the jaw OF q mountain lion, killed by MIR.
Walter A.. McCausland, formerly OF this
city, some forty miles from Trinidad, In
Colorado. The trophies have osen sent to
piw is indicative OF great strength; and the
Immense tooth is q terrible weapon. The
animal measured 7 feet from tip to tip, and
weighed 120 pounds.
Jefferson City correspondence st. Louis
Republican, Feb. 20 :-"State ex rel. Attor.
ney-General, %relator, W. Thos. B. Clugett,
respondent; quo warrant0 motion to strike
out part Of the return filed by relator /; reply
to respondents return fIed by %relator mo-
ton to dismiss the Information and to strike
out part Of respondents return argued and
submitted ten days allowed to respondent
to die briefs" Tn case was argued for Mr..
Turner by Messrs. Field and Graves, and
for Mr.. Clagett by MIR. Shewalter.
1t Is said that onions are an unfsiling cure
Tor diphtheris. They must be placed in q
bandage In their raw state, and then beaten
Into q pulp, aud the cloth containing them.
juice aud all, bound about the throat and
well up over the ears. Renewals must be
made as often rs they begin to get dry. In
cases noticed the result has been almost
magical, deadly pain yielding in = short
time to sleepy comfort. We trust the reme-
dY. which is quito simple, may have q wide
enough trial to fully test Its usefulness.
Mr.. Charles Bonnell having a claim against
the Lexington library, and 1t having been
found impracticabls to make the Institution
sslfsupporttng, 1t was concluded to sell the
books at auction, which was done last
Saturday night. There were some 600
volumes in all, but many of these were
worthless from rough usage. The desirable
books, which were IN fair state Of preserva-
ton sold pretty well. The cash proceeds Of
the sale footed up $112 IS. Many addition
al books were on the shelves loaned by mem.
bers ; these were returned to their owners.
The old members have made the closing OF
the library an occasion for returning bor-
rowed books, which we thlpl: q good idea.
The editor Of this paper 10 out Is volumes
which were loaned to the library. Persons
having them can easily discover it by turn.
log to the fly leaves which have the name
credited on the label. Please return them.
Jefferson City correspondence St. Loul.
Republican, Feb. % 1.-THE case of the
state at the relation of Atty .-Gen, Mcintyre
vs. Wm. L. Cannon was argued by the at.
tor%ney-general, John E. Burden and Keno
phon Ryland for ~relator, and II. G. Wallace
aud Alex. Graves for respondent. Cannon
was elected probate judge OF Lafay cite coun
ty in August 1874, under q special law for
term OF six years. which expired In August
1880, and has been holding the office sine,
August, 1880. At the November election II
1880, James b. HOrd was elected to this ofic,
for W years from January 1, 1881, wa
commissioner and qualified and demanded
the Office, which Cannon refused to surren
der, denying the validity of Hord's election
This case involves not only the validity O
the election In November, 1880, but the r,gh
Of Cannon to hold the Office further indie
the constitution and lsws.' The court la
the case under advisement.
: The cheapest Hats in the city can be foun
!. at Davis u AlEstadt's. feb26.tf
II you want q Stylish Hat, you can 6n
them at Davis & Allstadt's. teb26-tr
D Richmond Oemocrat:-"On Saturday nigh
I last Mrs. Laura Downey, u white woma
{ employed rs a chap er maid, at the Hudgin
. House, In this city, was shot and s~eriousl
! wounded by a negro Toy, named Lee Pc
D lard, who is also employed In som cspaclt,
{ at the same establishment. Two shots wer
{ fired, one cutting the clothing near th
> shoulder, and the other passing through on
. Of her legs, near the knee. The circun
. stances OF the case as we get them are thes
Mrs. Downey and some OF the hotel foil
D were having q little amusement by Mr.
. Downey putting on q mans oyercoat ar
hat, and acting the man. After enjoyir
themselves q little while, In the main bull
Ing, they thought 1t would be funny to ha,
Mrs. d. call on Mrs. John Rothrock, in tn,
lie garb, - Mrs. T.. lives In a house not mo-
D. than 20 feet distant from the main buildln
lie On the way this negro was encountered al
lc run against by Mrs. Downey, when w,tho,
ID a word OF warning he drew q pistol al
to fired the shots aud then fed. He was (,
D. lowed and soon captured, and lies in j
awaiting a preliminary trial, which Is 8
e, for tomorrow Mra-Downey is quite sci
cs ously hurt, but the wound Is not OF a dang.
h GUS character. In this connection we W
IN ask II there Is no law against carrying CO
cealed weapons In this state. that can be e
r. forced. Every boy you meet has his pop
his pocket, and the practice ought to
ID broken up"
bt All the Late Styles In Spring Hats,
all Davis d Allstadrs. feb26-t
Sc st. Louis Chronicle cit has been ma
lie years since the evening Tor any other) 8
cy presented a prettier sight than thai now
ls- forded any clear night, an hour or W af
sunset, by the planets Jupiter, Venus a
Saturn. Venus is the brightest Of the thl
ty and this spring is unusually brilliant.
'p- the 25th inst. the three planets formed
it. perfect equilateral triangle with sides f
in degrees In length and by March LIST Yer
IL Will have moved eastward and the TRAN
II, will have become rlght.anglsd with Satu