Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-02
The circus ia coming.
Roasting ears have arrived.

Roasting ears nave arrlVe". I
Glover hay Tor sale. + Allen. ,
Full line harvest supplies, at Clagetts. tt +
The comets tail Is said to be Tour million
miles long.
Bill Meet has gone clean. stark crszy-a
circus is coming.
White vests from Toe to $4,at II. %Sinauer's,
Star Clothing House. 1lSt3
Fruit cases and berry boxes for sale by
Geo. F. Maitland b Co.. J26t4
Oyercoats are ut a discount. Now Is q
good m to buy them.
The largest stock of fruit jars and sugars
n the county, at CIsge:ps. Heti
Situation IS teacher wanted, by a lady.
INQUIRE at lntelligencer Office. j2s2
Fine twilIed silk umbrellas and parasols at
less than cost, at M Chspman's. j4tf
Coles great circus and mansgerie will
show In Lexington, Monday, July Is.
McCauslsud has just received a nice lot OF
j~aconett lawns. prices 10, 12a and l5c' )Stt
swell, L believe I'll go to the courthouse
T,other fellow. You'd better put on q
coat" =.
If YOU have . house to roof or gutter, call
at the Red Front store and get prices. Main
49,, a9tf
Tho female college presidents have COM
menced their annual tours among their
patrons.
What is the great cry from ocean to
OCEAN, Keudalps SPAWN Cure. Read ad-
vertisement.
You can always tell a high toned editor BY
his habit OF dspreciatlng the editor OF the
other paper.
A superior article Of pure cider vinegar
at the drug store Of Gordon Il Fulkerson,
I.ex,npton. Mo. jlsm3
The best u%nlaundered shirts for men and
boys. At q. Siuauer's, Star Clothing House,
Iax,npton. Mo. j1St3
Why haven't we some bicycles In town !
They are 80 handy to run into fat men and
stiff spinsters who can't get out Of the way,
Miss Celia Kice lost a gold bracelet a few
days ago. 1t is y fiat band. and nameied on
one side. The finder will be rewarded for
its return.
We want to buy q large quantity OF fruits
and berries Of all kinds. currsnts, raspber-
| ries, blackberries, Cherries, &c. we Will
| furnish boxes for same. No fruit received
| except In our boxes. For further informa-
| ton call on Geo. #. Maitland Il Co. j25t4
Mi, N. Peachee has shown US . sample OF
| White Russian wheat which he has growing
on his place. 1t has . peculiar head, grow
ing long, and the grain being much closer TO
the stem than in the ordinary varieties. II
is said to yield very lsrgely-100 bushels to
the acre-and to DO very heavy, weighing
over 40 pounds to the measured bu.hel. Mr..
Peschee will have about . hundred bushels
which he will sell for seed.
The arrangements for the celebration Of
the Fourth in this city are on . grand scale.
Nothing will be left undone to make the &C.
csston a success. A large sum ts to be ex-
pended for fire works, and Armery Hall Will
be beautifully decorated and Illuminated for
that part Of the fun. At the grounds prepar-
atoms will be elaborate, the music, dancing,
o~rstory, gymnastics, shooting matches and
other features being amply provided for.
ANY taste can be suited in these various
amusements. Come, everybody ! Come from
everywhere
The effort to make political capital out OF
the default Of Mr.. standish as public admin.
tstrator, In certain republican quarters, Will
1 nAIUlY UOs 4Ot y "koV" "a SAFue- "ss
4 dollar because Of 1t; whereas Lafayette
county lost two or three times ss much al
the entire amount here involved by Mi
Rixon alone, not to speak OF others. 1t Ii
hardly safe for republicans here to challenge
ventilation Of the record they male whel
lin office. We are ready to furnish 1t II 1t /
desired, AS recorded by themselves. What l
might have been II recorded by others ma!
3 be better imagined than described.
An Independence correspondent Of tn
;, Kansas City Times says "a change In raj
road matters is about to be made here whicl
Is OF q great Importance to our people. A!
ready work has commenced at the Pacih
depot to build yards and make other prepal
. atiOns for transferring all freight and pal
sengers from the Narrow Gauge to the mai
line OF the Pacific, aud 1t Is understood thu
q the trains on the Narrow Gauge betwee
h here and Kansas City will be discontinue
le and everything taken over the main line. l
81 . few days work will be commenced to la
D. the third rail from our up-tOwn depot to tt
I'D Pacific. The only objection that can be o
'e fered Is that in all probability trains WI
D. not be run as often between here and Ka1
III sas City Is now, from the fact that there
not enough travel to justify the company
p run their main line OF cars from their dep
RI to the Narrow Gauge depot" This change,
e, made as here indicated, will effect travel fro
Z. here to Kansas City very materially, as pc
as pie will not so readily make u trip which I
Its qulres a change of cars, no matter how clio
d. the connection may be.
lo' Two negro women Catherine Stephens a
~ Ida Walker, while fishing from the bar
u mile or 80 above town, last Monday MOI
H. lug, discovered the body Of q man wash
b. ashore by the stream. They reported I
rs fact to Mr.. Milton j. Crowder, the city m
u.s. shsl, who notified DIR. j. G. Russell.
TO- coroner, and an inquest was held with t
following result. The man was judged
ees be about 25 years Of age height 8 feet
he Inches ; dark brown hair sound teeth ;
ty. composition 30 far advanced that festu
nee were unrecognizsble. The body had
re- neither hat or coat ; the pants were of da
by ribbed cashmere ; vest, dark diagonal c
ght simere: shirt, white cotton, with In
act. bosom, open In back ; undershtrt, knit WI
In cotton /; drawers, white flannel; socks,
lat, cotton; boots, fine, sewed calf, moro
asst; tops, tongued. No. 8; brass watch, "
ow- white face, detached lever; sleeve butt
the with square jet set Co liar button. one
in glass set ; two shirt studs, one with Sc
hell white sets and one with one small red
an in q pocket we're 2 nick les and 2 dimes
'tal- brass door key, folding plated handle,
be . four bladed pearl handled knife. 1t
pretty evident that q murder had been d
Sing as the corpse bore . cut or stab on the
ron. side OF ths neck. The coroner thinks
8 Of without question the man was stabbed
,dsd then thrown into the river. The body
= a.. buried near where 1t was found. The
en-. scription here given is as close q on
new. could be procured under the circumstar
peo. For further particulars inquirers may
who dress DR.. J. G.. Russell, coroner Of
:tion place.
. to The criminal court met in special SEES
tible last::Monday, Judge Jno. E.. Ryland, pr
tax ing; clerk, Frank Trlgg; prosecuting
hich tornsy, Jno. s. Blackwell; sheriff,
the Elliott. The grand jurors were James G
very win. foreman, Seth Mason, Jno. W. LII
I the Jno. S. White, Jonas T. Ferguson. Oh
ges" Bealle, A. W. Douthitt, Alfred King,
'6lve Hargrsve, John Cowie, Henry Filling
ices Ferd Smith. Lew Bolton, grand lar'
plead guilty. VIM. o. Mitchell, forger
than the third degree, tried by jury and sente
ret If to the penitentiary for 2 years. VIM. L