Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-26

IN'TELLl
SaurKrout. Maitland Il Co. nz6il
How the turkeys did suffer THURSDAY.
New Rochester ouckwheat flour. Malt /,
land u Co. n1oA
Look out for the grand parade and concert 81
the Gibler band, Saturday, Nov. 70.
buy your microscopes and views at feters y
photo rooms, Higxlnsvllle, Mo. Most saseet :,
stock IN the county. h-o'1 n
The board of directors Of the fair ASSOCIATION
did not meet as per their recent advertisement r
because it was found that their bylaws oid not II
provide tor q time at which to elect officers ana
in such cases the law directs that auch election RI
must take place on the second Monday in Janu- u
airy.
Mr.. Chas. H.. Royls opened the hohoas h
season last night with Q grand reception 81 ii
his beautifully appointed store. line ianles
turned out in force, and we are conhdehe n
were amply rspaid for all their trouble. MI Q
Royle and bis popular assistant, MISS 1l'"e ,
HoliIx, have dis played remarkably GOOD TASTE 4,
and judgment In the disposition OF the many Z
beautiful objects of art and virtu when the
former purchased OH his recent trip eas''aha G
which have converted his already oeautiiul ,
store into a fairy palace. We cannot spare .
the SPACE that would be necessary to de-
scribe sl the pretty things that are upon
their shelves and counters, but no person in
LAFAYETTE county will do herself or himself
Justice that falls TO look at them. All cor
ners Of the earth, almost all avocations, all
fine arts, have contributed to tho handsome
selection. MIR. Royle deserves the thanks oil
| the aesthetic community for his enorts TO
| contribute to their pleasure In the beautiful
As the work OF the United States ell
! gineer. who have had charge OF the river
| Improvement at this place Is about 10 DC
brought to o close by the winter 1t Is an op-
| perfume time to say a few words regarding
It.. As a rule we think 1t bad policy to make
appropriations for the Improvement OF the
Missouri. or Mississippi rivers In drisblets,
because the consequent work must be
inadequate to Withstand their mighty and
almost irresistible spring floods. AS we vie"
It the most practical and economical course,
the most expeditions course, too,ln the end,
for the general good, Is to devote sufficient
, sums, first to the Mississippi, next to the
l MISSOURI Lneu W Guc OpPeA
accomplish what is necessary permanently
and well. We believe that the government
ia able and in fairness should be willing to
make the requisite appropriations for all
=, three of the streams, but II 1t IS not. then II
, appears to US obvious that 1t should only I'M
dertake what 1t can do we'll. There 10,
however, q consideration which should not
n be lost sight of In regard to the MISSOURI
!, whose claims are equal to those Of the stream
to which it gives character below Its mouth.
and also to the Upper Mississlppi,and that is,
the fact that the few inexpensive but highly
!. necessary operations which are in progress
to prevent great damage to established COM
merciaI points either by abrasions or by the
:, retreat of the river, should be carried on,no
matter what the general policy Of congress
regarding river Improvement may De. An
other thing, the Improvement OF the iUwel
no Mississippi Ia on all hands considered tue ma
ter of most pressing urgency, because 1t al
!, ready has . reasonable navlgable depth, ant
" IL the outlet to the sea, but it must be re
membsred that q proper Improvement OF tn
-. Missouri would settle It's silt and relieve tn
~ Mississippi to that extent. However,, as tn
French say, let us return to our mutton!
-, The work which has been In progress at thl
point for two years, under the mansgemer
OF Mr.. &c Shankland, u. s. civil enginee'
IL for two purposes-frst, to prevent til
y" river from rsceding from this city in such
~ way a. to leave it inland, as 1t did in yea
-. past at other points second. to keep In vie
the rectifcation and control OF the cham
to conform 1t to the ultimate requirements
~ the plan for Its permanent improvement
-. The appropriation being small the work la
~. year, which had to contend with all the !
eonveniences Of q beginning, and the cons
auent absolutely unavoidable loss OF tin
- did not progress far enough for permanen
before the winter set In. Ado to this t
extraordinary, and with one exception U
prscsdentsd food OF the spring which :
lowed. and It is not surprising thstth wo
was covered and to some extent Int ffsctu
1t was not, however, washed away, as so'
suppose ; and has not been lost. The exp
30 fence OF the very high water was valuah
leas and the work this year has been guided
bril- ;, .,a v;u n N douht he lasting. The ri
Ina bank where the water lmp,nges In the be
ntef above town on the Rsy county side, has
tA's 3,leO feet been graded to a gradually incll,
u u plane, and protected by a willow mat. til
1'on oughiy woven into a wirs netting, 10
neir OF which is under water and about 90 I
they .hoxs the w,t.r. It. ia though; tina, this
nder eneetu.lly check any further encroaehm'
rom Of the stream in that direction. A dyke
roef been thrown out from the Lafayette cou
10 : side some three miles above town TO t
so'u the channel there north, to cause 1t 10
sn''e its way back through some $500 feet OF s
srees bar, which will rectify the current and ca
Veni- 1t to cut away the bar Immediately op2o
coal this city. This dyke will be further exit
q inc ed during the spring rise, by means of
ire netting, the results OF which are as aston
the ing rs they are simple, to more thorcu;
aoieo accomplish the object designed. So far
. reg thorough personal examiHstion OF the s
n the and an Investigation of the plans will
iolste rant . ,sym.n. who has been brought u
tnslr the Missouri river, in judging, the worl
= neen ,udiciously and well dona, aud th
injus- .u,ts have only been what might
THY . sonably have been expected under the
TO Dc cumstances. depreciation OF Whist has
agent done, I'D eaptandum, is easy, and Is gone
them. made without a particle OF exsmInatio
ISL on what has been done, or why 1t has been q
OF Tue but we thlnk 9 fair and unbiased inves
s'ane ton will prove that the work Is Of the &
! test. est value as to both it's objects, and we
: such no matter what congress may determl1
'orma- do, that 1t will continue the very nsee
r your improvements now in progress under r,
ION Us Suffers able man cement, at ST. Oh
Irohcs Jefferson City. Lexington, L%eavenwortI
rnings Joseph and a few other points. rhel,
nres' 10, comparatively speaking. trifing,
ABOUT they are accomplishing great good.
IN the the prospect OF the durability of the
cores done here this year, we can say that a
DC OILY lar improvement at st. Joseph, fully as
petro- exposed to the fury OF the current, has
. num- three years, last sprlnk's flood failil
Usually .1sct 1t, and promises to remain perma
liatlon ly stsadiast. Messrs. Shankland and
son, the engineer. here, have been We
% usu- tentivs to their duty, and seem to be
divided much In earnest in their desire to lea
.ries Of that 10 to be learned regarding the rive
ter for TO do their work effectuslly and well.
| COOL. -
rst pro- The criminal court of this circuit, in
$500. kao thtc hann frrJnr thu n,