Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-14

land and Mp. Thomss. |
All the Late Styles in Spring Eats, at
Davis 4 Allstsdts. fsb2S-tf
Bennett i Morrison have tbs finest line Of
and heating stoves In the county.
Be sure and see them before buying. OFT
Nessrs. J. N. Isgrig. Of Saline. and John
Cosgrovs, Of Cooper, representing the eiti-
gems in those counties upon the proposed
new railroad from St. Louis via Boonvills,
and Lexington to Kansas City,
were here ysstsrday to ascertain what inter-
est was being taken BY u citizens in the
project. They state that the surveyors, un.
der charge Of Mr.. Rroadhsad, have COM
Plsted the survey from Bosnville to Mar
shall at the expense Of the citizens along the
line and are now ready to commence work
west Of Marshall, provided the necessary
funds can be raised to pxy the expense,
which 1t is thought would be about $S0O.
The citizens Of Saline arc willing to bear
their portion Of this expense, and We sug.
gest that . meeting Of our citizens BE- called
sometime next week to take-tnto considsra-
ten all the facts In the case and adopt some
plan to have tho survey continued innsdf-
atsly. 1t ID advisable, II We are to take &C
ton in the matter, that It should be prompt,
for If the present corps Of engineers 10 dis
banded 1t would ssst Iueh more to organise
. new one than to continue the survey new.
Mr.. William L. Royal publishes . 'rsply"
to the novel "a Foors Errand" (E. ]. dale
d SOM. Replying to . political novel il .
thanklsss undertaking, ~ the critics Of
"Ulcls Toms CABIN found. out twenty
years ago. You cannot pin the author to
any specific statement Of fact, which he may
not retort wal put into the meut OF one Of
his characters BY Q pOstical license or was
uttered by himself in his character Of chorus
to help on the eject Of his novel. All that
you can do 10 to oounteract the impression
made upon the reader BY the novel, and this
Is . very dimoult task. Mr.. Royal has I'M
dsrtaksn to vindlcats the white people Of
the south against "Judge" Tourges, and he
does this by describing the actual condition
Of the south. He sets forth thst there il
actually no hostility to the negro in the
south, nor any opposition to the settlement
Of northern men In the south. He admits
that there is 4 ve.. determined. opposition
to the political rule Of tbs negroes and ex.
plains the grounds Of that opposition. h
admits also that there was an equally deter
minsdsopposition, during the period Of 70.
construction, to the northern men who went
south to take charge Of the black vote aud
to gain sflos thereby. In an appendix be
discusses "Judge' Tourgse himself Is 9
typica! specimen Of these northern mon and
points out the extraordinary coincidence by
which money lent to Judge rourgee on his
application to q republican politician Wal
entered as part of the expenditure Of the
republican politician from his corruption
fund. Mr.. Royals little bsok 10 calculated
to dispose Of ~"Judge" Tourgse.
Ths township bond question has beer
voted ON aud settled by tho people, and 1
has also been settled by them that Philip ant
Albert Keller are the boss olothisrs in thli
county. "Uncls Albert has been living
here for the last Is years. n always trist
to please and satisfy his patrons and friends
and the large patronage he receives show
that he succeeded lr doing 80. His long OK
perlencs In the business qualities him Il
know exactly what this market requires
and everybody has always found everything
to suit him In style, ft or price Ut hi
store. Like any other season this !
no exception. Mr.. Philip Keller ha
Just returned from q four week
sojourn tn New York, and has brouxh
with him a stock Of goods simply Immense
He has bought direct from the manufae
tories M In such large quantities that the
are enabled to give thisr customers the Der
eft Of . big reduction In prices. Their stoc
comprises all the latest styles usually KEEP
in q f1rst-class clothing Establishment, an
they assert that everyone coming to thei
store will be pleased and satisfied. The
make q speciality of fine dress suits, whlc
they have made to order In the east, and ar
at any lime prepared to give = gentlemen q
nice q garment for less money, and % we
made IS any merchant tailor can put up. The
also keep . very large line Of boys an
children's clothing and 1t will pay any mott
D or to como and look at them before she 60,
to the trouble Of making them herself,
. she can buy . nice suit for As much as til
goods alone will cost her. They do not .,
! vsrtise glaringly to catch and humbug PEI
pie like these little one-horse store keeper
. but 20 on their " merits, show what the
have dsne in the past and intend to kes
I the same motto up for the future. These q
. nothing but facts, which they can and wi
substantiste. Come one and all and CO.
vince yourselves Of 1t. m7tf