Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-28
Personalities.
Mrs. GARFIELD continues to improve.

Mrs. Garfield continues to improve.
Alexander McFaiden, ESD, is very i'll.
MIR. Robert +. Waddell is in town for II day
or Two.
Tuesday was Queen victoria's siNty-second
birthday.
Senator Cockr,ll left Washington for home
Wednesday.
Commodore Mutt. who used TO travel with
Tom Thumb, Is dead.
Hon. E. NJ. Edwards was in town last Sat-
urisy, looking remarkably we'll.
P. Man:-.'1'he song Of the moonshiner-
with ali thy faults l love thee, STILL"
a son Of Stephen A. Douglas is to be a Fourth
OF July orator ut Mur.halltown. Iowa.
Mr.. Thos. II. Evans, editor OF the Sun-burst,
at Huntsville, paid us a social call Tuesday.
Uncle Harvey Mallory was IN town Thursday,
ogling the good looking girls on Main street.
VIM. OFT one OF Nspoleon's soldiers at L.eip-
zig and Warterloo, died at Watertown, Wis,
Wednesday. aged 81.
A statement is going the rounds of the press
that Carl Schurz has written a four act comedy
for the German stage.
Tom Scott, who, Vanderbilt said, was the
greatest of all the American railroad presidents
Is dead at the age of 81.
Mrs. Griffith Jones left for her home, Potts
vile. Pa, after q visit of some three weeks to
her brother, DR.. P. H. Chambers.
John Denver. formerly conductor on the
Marrow Gauge, and who, by the way. is one OF
the cleveIest boys in existence, was In tow
Wednesday.
Miss Laura Hook received, a few days ago, q
nice gold watch and chain from her brother.
Wm. Hook, sou of the late Addison Hook. who
is out west.
Miss Julia F Gould the lady who is to succeed
Miss Thompson as teacher of vocal music at the
Baptist Female College, arrived here Thursday
evening. We hope she will be prevailed on to
sing Tuesday night.
Governor and Mrs. Crittenden will attend the
commencement exercises of the State Unlversity
at Columbia on the 81 Of June, on which occa-
sion one of their sons, Houston Crittendsn, will
graduate in the academic department.
Mai. James W. Walker, OF Orange G. H.,
Va, q brother-in-law of Sheriff Benz. Elicit.
paid us y pleasant visit Wednesday. The ma
jor, who is q readjuster, was OF his way west.
being commissioned to look up star route mail
frauds.
Mr.. John 8. Fishcher, who got back. last
Friday, from Eureka Springs, called to see III
yesterday. He appears to have been very much
benefited by his visit. being improved wonder
fully in the use of his paralysls-stiffened limbs
and in his complexion.
"Lengfellow wesrs his frock coat buttoned to
the chin rs in the chilly weather ola late spring
he sits before . dusky-red nre of camel coal
He is gentle and hospitable in manner, and the
Philadelphia Times speaks Of the careful negli-
gence OF his much Uttered library"
Mrs. Patsy Estil and her granddaughter, Miss
Stella Warneld, of Pewee, Ky. are in the city
visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Estill is G
sister Of Mrs. Susan H. Trigg, and is ten years
her senior. being in her Slst year. but she is rs
vigorous in body and mind rs most persons al
fifty.
A telegram was received. yesterday. by Prof.
Lanueau. from Rev. John A. :Broaddus, saying
that he would certainly BE- here to Gil his ap.
pOintnent to preach tomorrow. Mr.. Broad
dus is an author of national and even European
reputation. and . pulpit orator of much elo.
quence and power. 49,
"Oliver Wendell Holmes does net loose gra-
cIousness Of manner MOI briskness Of converse.
tion as he grows gray with years. A rapid
talker, he writes slowly and labOriously. DR..
Holmes 10 like one of the tabled apples which
grow ruddy and mellow on the aide toward
which the sun goes down."
The following named called on the Intelligen.
Ger since its last issue:-D. L.. Mitchell, j. K.
Lyons, +. h. Ayres, Meyer Keller, W. j
Bear. DIR. 8. n. Banks, N. c. Billiard. Jas
Seawell. RS Lomax and wife, u. +. Vickars
8. W. LlttIejohn, Henry Kramer. j. d. Long
A. +. Alexander. Alexander NJ. Creel. NJ. L
Belt, Major j.. W. Walker G. M. Thomas
VIVA. Harris. Mrs. DR., Henry. Miss Emm,
VIckars, John g.. Fischer.
|, SedalIa Democrat, May 25th:-''Senator Yes
will not be at home for some. time yet. He il
ono Of the Subcommittee recently appointed t
make = comprehensive Investigation of the Poto
mac river front. and the best means Of its i'm
provement. This committee consists of Messrs
Ransom, of North Carolina; Jones, of Nevada
Kellogg, of Louisiana; Conger, of Michigan
and Vest, of Missouri. 1t meets from the 2Ot
i of June to the first of July. The senator has nov
gone to join his wife vt Old Point Comfort
where he will remain for some weeks. He
health has not yet improved, but he thinks
will rs the weather gets warmer"