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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

Since our last issue there has been a
marked Improvement IN the condition OF
the president, * much 70 as to inspire
all with renewed hope. Yesterdays
advices were hardly 90 favorable. how
ever, though no such alarming situation
has occurred a. the one of last week.
The last official bulletin. Thursday
evening, vas A. follows: 1.-THE condi-
ton OF the president has not materially.
changed since the last bulletin, except
that there has been . moderate rise of
temperature this afternoon. 1t having
been represented to rs that q portion OF
this MORNINGS bulletin had been mis-
understood, We would state that the
president has had DO rigors for several
weeks. At present bis pulse is loS,
temperature 1914. respiration 49," Mr..
Blaine's dispatch 10 Lowell, minister at
London, some three hours later, was as
follows :-"Th president continues to
do we'll in his eating and digestion. and
the swollen gland steadily improves,
but in tho past twenty Jour hours he has
made no substantial progress in his gem
eral condition. In the judgment OF
his physicians, however, he still holds
the ground gained Sunday and Monday
last. HIS pulse aud temporal ure to-day
have shown a marked increase over
yesterday. The weather has been ex-
ceedingly warm and sultry, and this
may account in part for the adverse
changes noted. Even In September the
climate of Warrington producing such
an oppressive day asthis has been rare"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

A dispatch IRON Indianapolis. Ind.
dated August 81, says: Thomas
Thrasher. a countryman, was attacked
by three highway robbers, n of whom
was q woman, before daylight this
morning. north OF the city. and in the
fight following he knocked one OF the
men down and stabbed the other. as he
believes fatally, after which he fed.
One OF the robbers fred two shots,
woundlng Thrssher slightly. An in
vestigstion to-day showed plentiful
traces OF blood, with signs where a
wounded man had been carried away.
but so far the identity of the assail-
ants remains concealed"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

The damage done to the harvest in
England by the storms of the fortnight
Is greater than was at first reported, and
less than half a crop will be housed.
The weather is still threatening.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

The steamer Mas brought to New
York $144, 900 In Russian gold. Tues
day.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

The governor has offered 800 reward
for each of the Ray county stage rob
bers. We sincerely hope they may bt
caught.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

Two highwaymen robbed a stage neal
Prescott, Ark, Tuesday last.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

In an'affray at Lick Run, o., Richard
Williamson shot James and Scott Tip.
ton, the former fatally.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

Sedslla Democrat:-'An ex-congress-
man in st. Louis, a republican, says he
is willing to aid in raising a million dol.
lars to establish good republican pa.
per, but not a cent for immigration -
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

In France it is believed that Premier
Ferry will resign;the universal feeling
is that the usefulness of his cabinet
as a makeshift is gone. An article in
the Republique Francalse.G ambetta's
organ, foreshadows the acceptance
of the premiership by Gambetta.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

Meteorologists predict a mild winter.
That is an easy We seldom have
two severe seasons together.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

The Arctic search steamer Rodgers
arrived at Petropaulovski, Knmschat-
ka. on July 10, after astormy passage;
all on board well. The vessel showed
fine Sc ilinig qualities and steamed to
better advantage than wasan'lcipated,
developing five knots an hour with
out the assistance of sails. There
we're only about five daya fne weather
during the trip, yet she reached her
destination in- hess than All average
passage of sailing vessels. The Alaska
Commercial Company's steamer. AL
exander, Captain Sandman. was found
in port. Also the Russian steam
corvette Sherlock. Commander Deliy-
eron, who stated that he had received
orders from. his government to aid
the Rodgers as much as possible, also
to enter Behring Straits and the Arctic
seas in summer aud search for the
Jeannette. He rendered the Rodgers
as much as. she desired, of 500 tens of
coal in- Plover Bay, and-said he would
meet her at .Serdze Kaman ard send
a dispatch to, the United States from
the nearest telegraph station in Asia
in the latter part OF September. Indeed
every courtesy was extended by the
Russians. Forty-seven fine dogs,and
q largeasantityof fur clothing, prob
ably enough for'the entire cruise was
secured. The, Rodgers expected to sail
July "a, via St. Michael's. Plover Bay
and st. Lawrence Island and Wrangell
Land; where she expected to arrive
toward the last of August. /
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03


Capt. Howgate has gone to join Brady.
Dorsey. Upton and the dozen or 30 other
eminent republicans who won the last
canvass with m--"Iaughter."
Kansas City Mail, September L.
1.-The fall of twelve oeuts a bushsl in
wheat during the last two days in Chi
cago. is something Of straw"
Thos. C. Plat and others have moor.
porated the New York Grape-Sugar
Company with a capital of 81, 0OO, 900.
1t is to have a branch at DesMoines.
Gold bars to the value OF 81, 216 ,656
arrived at New York Monday, from
Liverpool. and $4,000 was Withdrawn
from the Bank Of England for shipment.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

First.class tickets to New York are
sold IN st. Louis for ZIG.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

There was a severe hurricane in South
Carolina and Georgia last Saturday.
At Port Royal Ferry, forty lives we're
lost-all colored. Another southern
outrage.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03
ICE! IcE! ICE!

YDESIKE 70 Inform The people Of Lexington
Il and vicinity that l have on hapd q large
stock of and that 1 am permanently in the
market for the unmer. My Ice is clean and
clesr, and propose to sell 1t at as low q price
as ] can and live.
Orders may be left at D. W. B. Tevis' store.
l promise you prompt delivery, liberal and
throughout the season.
may7-tf GEORGE sklIER,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

The dory Little Western, sixteen
feet in length, has reached Halifax
from London.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

3, Prince Krapotklne. q nihilist. having
been denied asylum in Switzerland. has
decided to take refuge in London.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

The fund tor Mrs. Garfield now
amounts to $l57 1853 65.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

Norman M. Allen, of Cattaraugus,
has been nominated by the republicans.
after a bitter contest, to succeed Senator
Lorin B. Sessions, the half-breed repub.
llcan now under indictment for bribing
Assemblyman Bradley, and one OF the
heroes of the transom scene.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03


An order for q ST. 900 vase or bowl,
to be presented to the best drilled ba.
%tallion. has been left with a jewelry
firm in New York. The party Offering
the premium leaves the appointment OF
the committee of award to the secretary
of war. The Pennsylvania railroad
company subscribed IS 900 to the York
town centennial association, to be used
for the erection OF additional wharves,
and comforts for citizens and soldiery
participating in the celebration. A CON-
mittee of New York bankers has been
organized. and they will forward to all
bankers in the United States a circular
letter asking for small contributions to
aid in securing a celebration that will
he worthy OF the American people, and
of the Significance OF the historical event
it is designed 10 commemorate and per.
Detuate.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

St.. Louis Republican :-,"Our estima.
Bile New England brethren take a COM
mendable pride in perpetually brandish-
ing before the world the great overthrow
OF African slavery IN the Un,tad States,
but they are not SO eager that the world
shall know the, things; they did. on the
other side. -A;recent article on the hlsto-
~ of Bristol and Newport, Rhode Is
land, printed in eastern'papers. informs
us what atrocious men-stealers the in
habitants of these towns n were.- OF
the 2O2 slave-shlps-that entered Charles
ton harbor from 1904 to 1908, no fewer
than SO were from Rhode Island-the
others, being from other New England
ports. Rhode Island vessels brought
into South Carolina 1888 slaves-a very
'gayneful .pilladge.' as n OF the old
New England Puritans called the busi-
naSo - -.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

In Tunis $4,000 Arabs attacked .
French force at Hammamet on Friday
and were repulsed. The Hammamet
district will be occupied by the French.
In Algeria the French posts in the
troubled districts are being revcitualled
preparatory to an autumn campaign.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

While Eckert and Guthrie were hay.
ing q fist fight, IN Cincinnati, q friend oil
Guthrie, named Seegars, stood by with
a drawn knife in his hand. This dis.
pleased Eckert, and, after whipping
Guthrie, he turned to Seegars and said,
'Throw away that knife and I'll figh,
you, too" Seegars declined to disarm
himself. "Then ii you won't give me a
fair fight" cried Eckert, s'take this"
and he shot him through the head with
a pistol, which was o~bligingly handed
to him. This little relapse into barba.
rism occurred in the republican state Of
Ohio, it will be observed. not in the
democratic state of Missouri.
A dispatch from Freeport, ILL.,, dated
August q, says:-'Intormation reach.
ed this city to-day Of a bold rob.
berry committed last night on the south.
ern edge of Stephenson county, near
Carroll county. Two msn at a late
hour called at the residence OF q farmer
named O'Brien and represented that
their wagon had broke down in the
road. While O'Rrlen and one of the
men were proceeding to the supposed
wreck. the other slipped back to the
house. gagged the farmers wife aud
robbed the premises of S., 900 in cash."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

Hartman was expected in Kansas
City last night.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

The Massachusetts greenbsck conven'
ton Endorsed nihilism.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

A case of yellow fever has been
found at Key West.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

At three places on the Old Colony
road. near Bridgewater, Mass. last
week, sleepers and stones we're found on
the track by the early morning train.
The first obstruction smashed the pilot
and headlight. This little diversion,
which was intended to wreck the train
for the purpose of robbery. even though
hundreds OF. men, women and children
should be crippled or killed. occurred
in the good republican state OF Massa-
chusetts, and the scoundrels who perpe-
trated the dastardly crime, are not
caught. By all means let her be known
hereafter as the robber. wrecker state
No matter If the mass of her people are
honest and %deprecate crime, brand her
as q robber and q train-wrecker. 1t is
the fashion of the times. 1t may be a
scoundrelly policy to do so, but it is
what the CD and its echoes cal! politics.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

In the Cramer case an official says
that the state expects to show that
James Malley, Jr., ruined Jennie Cra-
mer under promise OF marriage. and
that for two days before the alleged
murder she was importuning him to
carry out his pledge.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

Richmond (Va.) Whlg:-..Sammy Dob
yns. a Floyd Court-H House juvenile, saw
his pa coming up the street, and showed
his lighted cigarette in his coat pocket
to keep company with a half-pound
package of powder: Then Sammy laid
down in a gutter and yelled, and a
crowd gathered round and Sammy was
carried home minus coat and breaches,
and the doctor remarked, while he APP
piled a cooling lotion to Sammy's side:
Anybody but a.boy would have been
blown to pieces"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

Citizens of Alaska met at Harrisburg
on the 10Th day OF August and united
in an appeal for territorial representa-
ton in the fo%rty-seventh congress, making
provision to hold an election September
5. The candidates for delegate are Mai.
M. P. Dendarry and Colonel M. D. Ball.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

Emperor William Is better. and now
rides out.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

Maj. Benyaurd, OF the United States
engineers, says:-"That while at
the mouth Of Red river the other day be
had made observations which satisfied
him that the Mississippi was cutting for
itself a channel to the guilt through the
Atchaialaya river. which would in no
great time become its outlet, and New
Orleans would be left on . shallow
stream" Now give US q yarn about the
man IN the moor having his tooth ache
cured by Eclectric st. Jacobs bitters, will
you. It's only last week that We read
OF old man Cowden's wading across the
southwest pass, or words that effect. The
people propose to believe in the Jettiss
and cheap grain rates to Europe in spite
OF the railroads and his satanic majesty.
1t their water way has any ailments
they will cure them. but they don't be-
lieve the stories Of every quack who
invents a disease IN order to sell bis
nostrum.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03
FOR SALE or EXCHANGE,

"AVING determined to sell my resi- -
u dence, on South street, l will do SO :.i
81 q very low price for cash, or exchange ="
house is two stories high, and has nine large
rooms; the lot is large and is rs desirable as anv
various kinds of fruit and shrubbery, and has
all the necessary out-buildlnGs. For particu-
lars apply to g. NJ. Mounuoy, A. ]. Hall or the
undersigned (mh22) MARY +. n
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

''The party" put the toe Of its boot
between Mr.. Conkling's o q tails In
New York, and is now insinusting it
into the base of Gen. Wlckham's panta-
looms. Both are leaders-men of brains
and principle. Kick them out. gentle
men ; kick them ont. They may lear n
en- ough by 1884 to entitle them to enter
the democratic party.
Sedalia Democrat Englan.
ders OF the radical persuasion denounce
Texas taxation oil drummers, but glory
in laying the whole country under trib-
ute to the manufacturers OF that section.
In the one case, according to these New
England political economists, II is pro-
lection, 10 the other. oppression"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

A train was thrown from the track on
the U. P. railroad at Cape Horn Mills
by robbers with the intent to plumber.
They we're frustrated by the vigilance of
the express messenger who quickly
locked himself up in his Cal. There
were five or six of the robbers, who on
finding that they could effect NO sur
prise a away. There seem to be
train robbers elsewhere than In Missouri,
and IN the radical states they add the
crime OF wrecking to that OF robbery.
Let loose your dogs OF war on them ye
radical Missouri howlers; or confess
yourselves demagogical slanderers OF
vour own state.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

The Fail Mall gazette says:@'N0W,
as to the fact that America is outstrip-
ping England in wealth, who will be at
pains to deny it 2 1t is 90, and it must
be so. Not the maddest commercial
policy Oh her part Of the wisest on ours
could in the long run outbalance the
immense preponderance of natural re-
sources on the side OF America"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

Detroit Post-Tribune :-''The Mobile
Register says the Republican party Of
Virginia Is simply an appendage to the
r%eadjusters.' Better that than to be a
tool OF the b%ourbons, aiding to- perpetu-
ate a solid south by means Of tissue
ballots and false counts" Bless your
heart. Malone is the only man who ever
used tissue ballots in Virginia; and you
are terribly out as to the cause of a solid
south. It is not tissue ballots that
makes the south solid. 1t is the abuse
and lies of northern republican newspa.
pers. Keep 1t up. gentlemen; keep it up;
1t has a good effect.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

There is soon to be an election IN
Texas to locate the state university. and
the canvass is getting pretty lively
Austin, Waco, Tyler, and three or four
more towns want it, while Houston aid
Galveston have dipped in their oars fol-
the medical division of the institution.
The university will have q princely en-
dowment at least. consisting OF many
millions Of lands and dollars. and vii
be-. therefore, born q giant.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

New York World:-"With regret We
observe that the demon of violence still
possesses the lawless north, and that IN
Clinton County, Mich. (republican, oil
course). = negro farmer has just been
brutally lynched. He was. the telegram
says, not Of q quarreisome disposition.
hence not long ago the neighbors tarred
and feathsred him; then. when he
proceeded to take legal action, attack
cd HIM by night, split his skull open.
dislocated his leg and hanged him. 'af-
ter . desperate struggle And while
this scene of lawlessness and butchery
10 being enacted at Senator Conger's
back-door, IS we might say. the senator
is up iu tho woods OF Manitoba killing
bufaloes and black. flies and other game
aud laying the foundation for q whole
wilderness of fish stories! In his alb
sence, therefore, it dsvolvss upon us
to catch up the fsh.horn of indignation
and below through it our preparedness
to have somebody else wade knee-deep
in gore, il necessary. to assert the SUBJ
lime truth that this is . nation, and -that
the harmless colored mAn shall be pro.
tecsed in life. liberty and the pursuit of
happiness wherever the stars and stripes
fly. Never will We consent to disband
or consider our mission accomplished
till this is recognized and Michigan has
been redeemed by main force-by blood
and iron. if need be-irom the violence
aud lawlessness which now disgrace her.
You hear usp"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

The thirteenth Brooklyn regiment, In
default OF any provision BY the state leg
isture. is endeavoring to raise BY pri.
vate effort the 500, 900 needed to meet
the expenses Of its proposed visit to
the Yorktown centennial. Each mem.
Der 10 to be assessed 415. and the bal.
auce they propose to raise by q fair, to
be held early In October. They design
to charter q steamer and embark upon
her at Washington. and make their
headquarters on her while detained at
Yorktown. They will leave Brooklyn
by railroad on Saturday afternoon, o.
tober Is, and on arriving in Washing
ton embark in a steamboat Tor York.
town, making a short tarry on Sunday
at Mount Vernon, and probably spend
i,g Monday. the 18th, in Richmond,
Va, as the guests OF the First Regiment
OF that city. Major General Hancock,
who will command all the troops At
Yorktown. has been invited to accom-.
pany the thirteenth; but the possible ar
rival of two French regiments may
forbid, for if France %intensifies the illus
triousness OF the event by sending sol.
diers to participate, General Hancock
must remain in New York to receive
them. The Thirteenth will consist OF
six hundred mon, and Dodworth's band
of one hundred piecsa.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03
THE

A plumber OF our exchanges say in
| about the same words:-"Matthew Vas.
sar, the man who founded Vassar col
lege and chewing gum. is dead" The
man who died q lew days ago. wat
Matthew Vassar, the nephew OF Mat
thew Vassar. the founder OF Vassar col
lege. No d,srespect may be intended
by the joking allusion to chewing gum
but it Is in bad taste. 1t men ever earn
ed the gratitude of all their fellow-nien
these Vassar's did. and their obituary
should be something better than . jest.
When the angel told Ben Adhsm tina,
his name vas not written among those
who loved the lord, he said:-"I pray
thee, then. write me as one that loves
his fellow.men," and when that angel
came again and showed the names
whom love of God had blessed, 10! Ben
Adhem's name led all the rest In the
Vassars we have men whose hearts were
full of love for humanity. Successful
business men, honorable 10 all their
dealings, they amasssd great wealth.
Instead OF spending it for their per-
sonal qualification or sensual indul-
gence they left it to posterity in the
most lasting and beneficial way. Mat
thew Vassar founded Vassar college
and endowed it literally; his nephew,
also Matthew Vassar, just dead, in adj
dillon to his personal attention aud
many b~enefactions during his lifetime,
caves the school $50. 900; the Vassar
Brothers' Home for aged men, $4,000;
the Vassar Brothers Hospital, $S5. 1000;
beside making the latter residuary lega-
tee, which will bring it a large endow-
ment. To put the capstone on this arch
of noble benefcence, John Guy Vassar.
the surviving brother Of the last Mat
thew .Vassar, announces that he renoun
ces all legacies under his brothers will.
and will devote the money to the school
founded by his uncle, and the other two
tItutions founded by his brother and
himself. It seems to us that rather than
q hIppant mention. when the names OF
these men are uttered, it should be with
reverence, aud thanks that In their lives
is shown that there is still good left in
They have indeed obeyed
the Injunction, "'Ihou shalt love the
Lord thy God, with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul. and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great command
ment. And the second is like unto It;
Thou shalt love thy nefghbor - thy
self. On these two commandments hang
all the law and the prophets" All hon.
or to the Vassars.
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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03
Nss4.g. yatel.igsafsr,

The star route thieves seem to have q
roopito
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-09-03

1uo CnlcSRO xlmes, OF laSt SATURDAY,
had exhaustive reports Of the condition
OF the corn crop. The crop of Illinois
promises to be about three .fifths as
large as last year. The yield in Iowa.
Missouri and Kansas will be cut down
from 25 to so per csut. by drought. In
closing. its comments on the news the
Times said:-.It may not be far fl ON
the truth to say thatthe gloomy reports
from some sections are in a measure due
to the hopes built upon the unusual pro-.
duct OF 1880. Formers expected to see
that remarkable yield duplicated this
season, and the present certainty that
such expectations are not likely to be
realized blinds them to the fact that,
after all the dlscoursg ments of bad
weather, the crop may not fall much
below an average one"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-06-17

HAIR DRESSING. In spite of all efforts
of hairdressers to burden the head with
false puffs and heavy coils of hair, Golf
fures remain OF q simple and comforta-
BILE style. It is becoming evident, how
ever, that such fashion is very trying
tight and fattened close to the head and
face; they rebel, and peep out in inde-
warm weather approaches, cool-looking
coiffures, turned up ga Ia Diana de Pol
tiers"-hair coiled after the fashion Of the
sculptured nymphs will take the place
of the stiff and plain coiffures styled "a
rAnglaise. .