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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-19
WAYERlY,

1 intend to comply with the promise I made
that Wsverly should be represented In your
most excellent paper this week. I have but lit
tie to report that will interest your numerous
readers, bat Waverly must have . hearing. and
frst I would say that Waverly is locking up,
she has been looking down for sometime. and
she ands that it don't pay. and now from this
time On she intends to look up. 90 Lexington
and the surrounding citles may look out. You
may travel to almost any part of our town and
the people are tearing down their old houses and
building new ones
DR.. Feagans has built q very nice residence.
Mrs. Davis has just completed . very comforts
bic buildings Mr.. 0sutie1 Inns lately bought near
the square. and is now building an addition 70
the same. which will make him . very hand
some residences; Landrum 4 Bro. are putting
up q nice carriage shop;Mr. George Goodwin has
completed his fine residence. 1t 10 . beautiful
building. In which he has exhibited . great deal
of taste; Mr.. H.Chsplin has lately repaired and
bailt an addition to his house which makes him
. very neat and comfortable home.
In addition 10 eur building Improvement
Waverly has SIX dry goods stores In full blast,
all dong we'll. Corder q Redd, on the north
east corner Of the square; Greenabaum & Co.,
have . large stock of goods; also Goodwin &
Chaplin are selling o great many goods; Wat
kins 4 Son.. seem to be busy, and A. Strong q
Co., have = good stock of goods. Well, enough
In reference to our mercantile operations.
We have four stationed ministers, all good
preachers. So If 3 man can't 60 to heaven from
Wavsrly 1t 10 not worth while for him 10 try to
get there. he certainly IL q bad sgg. It IL true
we.havs . little fighting here occsslonally. The
other day two men walked out into the street
and tsok . rough and tumble knock down, ole
Kentucky style. We all looked on, and every
one seemed to say as the wife did when hel
husband and the bear were fighting: "Hnrrat
onsi well done the other; the one that has thu
toughest hide will hold out the longest.".
The great destroyer has been among Us
and Mrs. E. Deatherage lost q lovely daughter
twelve years old. the other day. The mother
seems 70 take her death very hard, but she II
now far ava from the sorrows and tears OF thi
wicked world,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-19
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
NAPOLEON.

Butter and eggs scarce.
Wheat looks remarkably we'll.
Some pork has been sold in this market at 7
cents net.
John Piper has opened q meat shop, and sup
plies oar market with beef and pork.
Parties from sibley have been trying to start q
ferry boat here. All they want Is CUSTOMERS.
Since the break In the Narrow Gauge B. B. al
Independence it is very troublesome to passen-
gers and in getting freight from Kansas City.
INCOl
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-19

Guiteau ought to and no doubt will
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-19
Carpets ! Carpets /! Csrpetslll

A new and complete stock Of all kinds Of
carpsting, from Hemp to BRUSSELS. Also
~. 81, "a, 81 Oil.Cloths. Mats, Rugs.
Ottomans. DC ROYLE q NEW.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-19

IuUo1 DO0K CIfcUtt CIefK go.
Davis d Allstadt, shoes for prisoners.
L. ollien, supplies for sheriff.. go.
Jno. 3. BLACKWELL, salary.
Frank Trigg. Ger. order circuit court.
Frank Trigg, circuit clerk, jsiler, mag
istrates, witness and ether fees In
| case OF afate va. Adolnh nmn ruv
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-19

WISHING to change my busi-
w ness, I now Offer for sale my
business property. on Water street,
Lexington. The house 10 situated
nearly opposite the Marrow Gauge raj
we'll located for u saloon and boardin
for which II Ia peculiarly fitted, an,
present an extensive run OF custom.
sion given at any time, and price '
Terms easy. lml9tf1 AUGUST Sc
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-19

c. \. FORD, Secretary.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-15
House.

WASHINGTON. Dec5--The assembling of the first
 regular session of the fifth congress had an effect of
 drawing large number of visitors. By II o'clock
 every seat was filled. Keifer stood for short
 time in the rear of the desks and was warmly
 congratulated by his colleagues upon his success
 in obtaining the Republican nomination as
 speaker....At noon Clerk Adams called the body to order and announced the opening of the session
 He then proceeded to call the roll; The roll call
 showed go representatives present, the absentees being Messrs Mercy, Scales, Mills and Deuster ...... Nominations for speaker being in order
 dall by House and Ford by Murch. Burrows of Missouri, Holman, McCook and Ladd were ap- pointed teilers The roll was called and the re
 suit was as follows: Whole number of votes 2s .
 necessary to choice, li3 For Keller, 1fs; Randall, 129: Ford s. Those voting for Ford were Bren-
 man. Burro KS of Massachusetts, H. A Hazeltine, | James of Texas, Ladd of Wisconsin, Grave. and
 Murch Of Missouri. None of the candidates voted Fulkerson and Paul of Virginia, read
 justets, voted for Keller. The result having been char by Randall and Hiscock and took the oath of office, which administered by Kelly of Pennsylvania, the oldest member in point of ser l vice The work of swearing in members WAS | commenced, but Alabama being the first state
 called Mir. Jones of Texas objected to the oath be-
 ing administered to Joseph Wheeler Of Alabama. ancsasked that he be required 10 stand aside. l Randall asked the reasen of this action. II c
 speaker stated that the matter would be postponed until the oath had been administered to other members Randall contended that the gentle
 man could not De compelled 10 stand aside but
 misht do so If he desired. It was finall decided | that Mir. Wheeler should stand aside until mem 1 bers to whom there was no objection were sworn, Mir Springer objected to the swearing in Of MT Curtis of Iowa Mir Van Voorhis of New I York to MT. King of Louisiana, and MT. Moore of I Tennessee, in a dramatic manner, which caused ] good deal of laughter, to Mir. Chalmers of l Mississippi All these gentleman stood aide,
 Objections were further made to the qualifying of Mir wadsworth and MT. Van Voorhis of New l York MT Dibble of South Carolina and Mir. Moore of Tennessee. Afer the work of swear l ing in membt rs to whom there was no objection WAS concluded, the case of Mir. Wheeler was taken
 up but, as he had prima facie to the seat, there 1 was no strenuous objection made, and he was l the exception to that against Chalmers and 1 against Dibble) having been withdrawn, the gen | tlemen were swornin. Mir. Moore offered reso- luton referring Chalmers case to the committee l on elections, when appointed. but on motion of l Mir. Tuwnshend of Illinois the resolution was i laid on the table and the oath of office taken by l Cealmers. The oath of office was also admins l tered to Dibble and Speaker Keller announced | the roll of the house completed.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-15
w.tnss. uas flnallr told by scorille .o

Witness was unaiy toiu py ccofltie to stand aside.
 Dr. William " Godding of the govern ment asy ium for the insane at Washington thought npon the theory that all set forth in the hypothetical question were true, the prisoner was undoubtedly insane.
 Dr. Jas. H. Mcbride of Milwaukee, Wis. and Dr. Charming of Brookiine, Mass, also thought, taking all the Hypothetical propositions to he true, that the prisoner was insane.
 Dr. Theo. ". Fisher of Boston would dis like to be confined to the statement of facts contained in the hypothetical question, but if compelled to answer would say heshould judge the prisoner was insane. Witness was informed by the prosecution that they would want him as witness.
 Sc0ville announced be had no more wit nesses present, and would introduce but two or three more before closing the case. Guiteau interrupted and demanded that subprnas be issued for Gen Grant, Senator Conkling, Gov. Jewell and others Finding 1 no objection was made to his interruption, | Guitsau proceeded to make an incoherent harangue, while his counsel smiled com plscently. as if feeling the prisoner was making more headway with the jury than any ex Eert testimony could compass. He was finally slenced by Judge Cox, and Sec 1 vile read from Guiteau's book, Truth, until the hour of adjournment.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-15
An Antediluvian Monster.
lThe Hour.I


 Tbere have recently been diseeyered in Siberia the bones of an antediluviap rhinoceros, which may give lis an iJe.. Of what kind of people and animals iu- hablted our globe in years gone by, anu what sort of winter tley had 10 endure
 This rhinoceros, was taller than th. modern beast by some six or seven ice It was discovered comfortably imbcded in the banks of one of the affluents ni the Tana river. When the bank frs broke away the whole skeleton stood there in magnificent proportions, a revelation of lost age.
 Professors of pslaontology are rather scarce in Siberia, and so tue river was tusked reptiles erawled leisurely along the rich pasture lands of South Africa. Life was long in those days, there was no need for the beasts to hurry them selves; they roamed over whole conti nents in searca of food. Our age oi smaller physical developments, but oi more enlightened intellect, has gatherei ihe scattered bones of these monster and restored them to their pristine shaps and assigned them their place in history.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-15
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
He Arrives From Europe and a Reporter Undertakes to Interview Htm-He
 Says He is Only a Private

Era rot an office holder, or candidate for office, and I do not understand that newspapers have any legitimate interest in my private life and decline to be inter- viewed. l will not be interviewed"
 The speaker was Mir Jefferson Davis who had just returned from Europe aboard the Neckar of the Bremen line, and as he spoke he was sitting in the cabin st the Hoboben pier. MT. Davis looked thin, careworn, wrinkled and old His soft hat was drawn over his brow; his grey beard was lost in the folds of a comforter wrap ped in voluminous folds about his neck, and an overcoat was buttoned closely about him. The hand he had just given to the reporter was cold, and after a few moments rubbing it with it's fellow he sank both in his cspacious overcost pockets. Ills wife and daughter who accompanied him sat near by and beside him was an aged friend who had come to greet and welcome him upon his arrival
 | It was suggested that there were great many people wko took
 AN INTEREST IN HIN PERSONALLY, and would like 10 read about him, his views upon certain matter and such of his affairs ! as he chose to speak of He shook his head | doubtfnlly and replied: ''I won't be inter. viewed. am only private person on my private business, and my private life is my l own--of no interest to the world" Ht looked even nor. weary asd care worn than l before There are people who imagine 1 that your influence may have had much tc do with the advance in confederate bonds a short time since, aud that your recenl voyage 0 Europe may not have been en lirely sc1nuectei from those interests ' Then they are parcel ot. fools, he re torted abruptly.
 You can publish that" interpolsted tn. aged friend, lsughingly.
 Yes" echoed MT. Davis, with the ghos of smile upon his lips, you can publish that"
 He said that he was not going to remain in New York, but wouldtake the first trair for Louisville where he hoped to enjoy some rest and qniet About the reception of his book is Europe he would have noth ing to say, nor, indeed, could he be induced to speak further at all upon any subiec even remotely connected with
 HIS PAST PUBLIC LIFE.
 It was intimated that alter short stay in Louisville he would probably go on tl Beauyoir, Miss, where he may reside. One Of the officers of the steamship sait that it was understood aboard that Mir Davis had stated the purpose Of his recen voyage abroad was simply to bring bacl his daughter, who has been in Europe sev eral years, and had no reference to any thing which could possibly interess con federate bondholder5 or anybody else out side of his own family.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-15
Cold Feet and sIeepIessness.

The association between cold feet ami sleeplessness is much closer than Is commonly immagined. Persons with cold feet rarely sleep well, especially women; yet the number of persan's troubled Is very considerable. This is the plan to adopt with cold feet: They should be dipped in cold water for 2 brief period. Often just to immerss them and TO more Is sufficient; and then they should be rubbed with. pair oi hair flesh gloves, or a rough Turslss towel till they glow, immediately after getting into bed. After this hot wat, r bottle will be successful enough in main taining the temperature of the feet though without this preliminary Il Is impolent to attempt to do so. Disagree able as the plan at first sight may appear it Is sufficient; and those who have oDce fai ly ilied 1t continue It, and find that they nave put an end to bad nights an i cold feet. Pills, potions, lozenges, might caps" and all narcotics fail to enable tue sufferer to woo sleep successfully; get rid of cold feet and sleep will come of itself
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-15
THEATRE BURNED.
200 Victims to inc Careless Handling of a Lsmp-Lsaping from the Windows
 to E.cape

:. VIENNA, December s.--The Ring Theatre, for. merly the Comic Opera House, where Sarah Bernhardt recently performed, took fire at to- night, just before the beginning of the opera Les Contes de Hoffman The fire was caused by the fall of lamp on the stage. The house was tol- erably full, and the loss of life is great Up to the present time seventeen bodies have been re- covered. Many persons were injured. Sixty were saved by means of ladders and by jumping into clothes held below. The greatest efforts were made to save life. The scene was terrible the flames shooting up through the roOf and evetu- ally gutting the entire building
 Il ?. M.-One hu dred and fortyfve bodies have been brought ont Of the theatre dead. The missing are still numerous Many bodies were consumed in the galleries and other elevated parts of the building. The chiei cause Of the catastrophe was that in the confusion the iron partition separating the stage from the audi torium was not lowered. Thousands of people assent bled ln the neighboring streets, where they could hear the cries of agony Of the people at the windows of the theatre praying to be saved The rapidity of the flames prevented the people Only small portion Of the audience saved them. selves by leapipe from windows three stories high into cloths held below.
 MIDSIGHT.--The taking out If bodies from the theatre continues. It k estimated that 300 peo pie perished. Some bodies were fearfully dis ngufed. several persons were injured by spriug- ing from windows. Among the missing are Herr Fife court musical director, and Herr Heliners. burger. Most of the bodies identified up 10 the present tune are those of uanesmen and minor officials On the spreading of the disaster per formanees as the other theatres stopped
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 Hrpr ia a fact for eu0karks. Tho
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-15
HIS PAST PuRLIc LIFE.
BOOK OF ESTIMATES.
What will be Required d to Run the Gov. ernment the Coming Year as we'll
 as River and Harbor Esti-

The book ofestimates for appropriations for the fiscal year 1882 has been prepared. The total is about SIS 600 more than the appropriations for the current fiscal year and about SD 900 900 more than the estimates. The increase Is almost alto gether in estimates for pensions, the amount ask ed for reaching the enormous sum of sioo, 900 GOO Last year the estimates for this purpose amounted to 500 0ogl and the appropriations to s6s 2s2 S97 If this estimate should be adopted by congress the pension list would cost the government almost five times as much as any single object for which appropriations are made with the exception of permanent appropriations which latter includes the interest on the national debt and payments on the principal, and 1t is noteworthy that every bureau and division office of the treasury depart ment asks an additional appropriation for these offices for payment of more clerks and messengers with he exception of the treasurer and superin- tending architect Every assistant-treasurer ex- eept three-at Cincinnati. Boston and St. Louis ask for more salaries. The Boston assistant treas urer submits an estimate of the reorganzed office without any increase of salaries. All departments appear to be in need of
 ADDITIONAL CLERICAL FORGE
 Or of better men for clerks and workmen than appropriations for the present year can pay More than s2o0o000 more than the appropriation of last winter is demanded for the army, and the in crease is pretty evenly distributed over all items ofthe list This same may be said of all of the departments.
 PUBLIC WORKS AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS Interesting to the Mississippi valley contained in the book of estimates sent to congress today by th.l secretary of the treasury.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-15
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
1 A synnpsts of Each Days Busfness Con- aensed for t1so Readers Comfort
aanafn.


 wAsisrsarov. Dec. s.-senator Davis formally ebvened the chamber at sioofs..: The credentials of eenator-eiecf Wiudom were presented. nnu he Kas duly qualified and entered ubon his duties .s. Resolutions for committees Of notification to the hotise of fepfessntatifes and the president, informing them of the organization of the senate were atiopted...+A large number of bills were In tr0duced among them the following. By Senator Garland, for the appointment of q commissioner to. investigate the questions of the tarln and tevsnqe laws; by Senator Beck for retiring silver dollars: by Senator Miller or California to enforce the treaty ssipnlatons relative to the Chinese; by Senator Conger, to promote the efticiency of the life-saving service; by Senator winGom, to incorporate Garfield memorial hospital. by Senator Logan, to place Gen. U B. Grant upon the retired list of the army.
 wssHrsaToN, Dec 1.-The following bills were introduced: By Mr. Allison to authorize the post master-seneral to compensate tho Chicago, Bur lfngton and Quincy railway company for facili. tating transportation of overland mails under aa agreements also to provide for the amount due tho Burlington; Cedar Rapids and Northern railway c8mpaiiy for transportation Of V. <. mails by Mir Plumb. making trade dollars legal tender al their nominal value for all debts, pub l lie and private, except where otherwise express ly stipulated in contract; also to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to the united l Peorias and Miamis of the Indian territory; by Mfr. Davis. of West Virginia. t0 procure and pub | ilsb certain information feiarve to the demand for and price of American agriculture and other products Tn foreign countries by MT. Call, grant | Ing pensions to soldiers of the Mexican war and l to soldiers engaged in the Creek, Seminole and Black, Hawk, Indian wars. tIhis IS the Diil re, pension last sessonl; by NIT. Logan, for public building at Peoria, H.; by Mir Davis of Wes Virginia, to establish the department Of agrieul resolution offered by MT. Hoar for special com mittee to be appointed by the. chair, to whom shall be referred all petitions, bills ana resolu tions asking for the extension of suffrage ( women and the removal of their disabilities wa referred.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-15

> LET us draw upon content for the de
 ticiencies of fortune
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-15

HERE is fact for smokers The 1.h nieest aioaIeitas in Nnu. N...I- .......
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-12-15
"sPfpFR-WrR STRUCTURl

The belief seems to have beed almost universal here that the bridge was unsafe, and yet no spe citic reason Is given for the impression.
 A month ago the State Railroad Commissioners made report that the bridge was perfeS tly safe Only yesterday enc of the Commissioners was here, inspected the structure and went away seemingly satisfied
, 1881-05-04

3Ins. PAIGE, tie wife Of II wealthy lumber
man of Oshkosh, was suifocated on Fthe
accas!on Of thu burning Of the Deckw!ttt
House, II, that city, some months ago. Willis
the flames were ruglng, Mr. palgo arrived on
tho SCENE, and, seeing Ills vito ut mn upper"
story window, franticalty crying for help,
lIo offered 5000 to my person who would
bring liar body dead or ailso outof thu bar'l-
Ing building. Rlef. tbs Assistant Flre-A(dr-
sl,al OF Oshkosh, procurcu n ladder, climbed
In the window, and returned beartng Mrs.
1'alge's dead body. Sha had been sntfocasod
by the snake. 1llet recently applied to
rnlgo for tl,e promised reward, but us 1t Inns
not. been Forthcoming he has commenced
suit for tho recovery at the amount. The
caso excites much interest at Oshkosh.
, 1881-05-04

Miss FANNIE j. DI.ANcnErr, n young lady
OF n, died in New York yesterday from the
affects OF lea&l.potsonlng causcsi by the use
Of cosmetics. At W!lkesbarre. l'a., Lizzie
Deytue, circus actress, while performing q
catapult oct, fell upnn Il ncttlng. striking her
chin Oil her knee aild causing conclusion Of
thu spine, The recovery Of tho unfortunate
girl IL doubtful. Miss Dlanellett died q VIC
thu TO tho tyranny Of fashion, Miss Doylne to
tho morbid curiosity Of the public.
, 1881-05-04

4 Hu1tAL legislator named Little Intro
tl,ccd n Senatorial Apportionment bill lin
the Lower Dralcll OF tlle Stats Legislature
yesterday. Tho bill, according to Mt. Kroll,
Of Cook. would put 10000 people into ono
: district and $1,000 people (nto another, and
wou!sl divide Cook County into ten districts.
four strongly Republican. four Democratic.
mid two doubtful. Thu Ilousn very wisely
concluded. tllat tho bill was hot worth
printing.
, 1881-05-04

SECRETARY LlSco1.S, 0sn. Sherman, and
Cen. Shezlslu.l Ind prolonged conference
OIL military n,utters yesterday with the re-
suit, it Is believed, that they dcc!de4 q re-
arrangement Of tho military departments. 1t
IL understood that all tho departments will bo
.ncrgetl Into two, tbs East aud West, the
fornler to be commanded by Gen. Hancock,
tue inter by 1uM. Sheridan. The officers
WHO are now in command Ut departments
will b. assigned to duty, wherever their sery-
Ices will bu most neeiful aud useful.
, 1881-05-04

SEVEN dead bodies lave been taken from
the rulns OF the New G.cnaun town, Uunnn
Vcntura. which was recently destroyed by
fire. One Of these Is tint Of woman named
A1litA Arnna, who fell Il victim to lIcr own
cuuitlEty. She bud considerable money In a
trunk, aiiu III trying t0 save 1t persisted.
Sumo persons tried to drag hcr away frolt.
her TREASURE, but she resisted, using kiifo
to bent Oft those who woultl saye i,or. 4.
, 1881-05-04

stlks and trlnkets. k the clrcum
nnxious for new ;SsSI II one is agreed
on the French will fHs.. .bly insist upon the
substitution Of spe * 3 4 nj valorenn duties,
whic1, will not |tss pleasing to the En-.
g'tsh manufacty 81
rnE Commit 8 Sjpolntcti to DRIFT plan
Of organlzae Or the Chicago {l'ubla
Library Memoriai Association made theil
report Inst night and 1t WAS accepted.
The officers Of tile now organization arc to
consist OF q President, two Vicc-I'resfdents
Secretary, Treasurer, a Board Of thirty Dl
rcctors, altl MI Executive Committee. This
lion. E. Il. Waslbnrne was chosen Prcs-
dent, Gen. NfcClurg and Judge Moran Vice.
Presidents, James Lane Allen 5ecretary, and
X. l.. otis Treasurer.
, 1881-05-04

THE Supreme Court Of the United States
''as decided to grant rehearlng In tho case
Ut the duties on knit goods, aud the Treasury
circular issued after tic decision Of tho
Court III the case will be withdrawn until
the Court las made final decision. Tho
duty on tic gools will, therefore. be col
lected under the same rule as existed bofure
the decision Wns nlule.