Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-19
WIN. stafford Wednesday and Thursday.

VIM, Stafford Wednesday and Thursdsy.
Do pos fail to attend the Holiday Opening
At Charlie RoyIe's. yridsy night, Nov. 10.
WsshinRton Post:-"Mr. Stanord's scsnss
we're acted with fine dramatic power and
SPLENDID effect"
Albums, Scrap Books, Bibles, Aiscsllans-
GUS Books, Sc, In endless variety, st Royles
Holiday Opening, Nov. 10, z p. m. n2ssl
An elegant line OF Christmas, Now Year
and Birth Day Cards, will be displayed at
Royl,'s Holiday Opening. Friday night,
Nov. Is. nlst1
In the supreme court at Jefferson City,
Monday, In the case OF Jno. s. PIsttenburg.
appellant vs.. Amanda Warren, from Lafay-
ette circuit court, motion to anlrm was
granted.
The nobbtsst line of Toilet Goods, Desks,
Ojor Cases, Jewel Cases and Fancy Papers
ever brought 10 this city, will be on display
at Royls's Holiday Opening, Friday night.
Nov. IL. 7 O'Clock n. M. nI0u
The Ladies' Society Of the o. S. Prssby-
terrain church Of this city hiss decided 10 give
. festival and oyster supper On or about TIE
18th Of December, the prosssds to Be plsssd
In the parsonage fuad afssr making some
needed improvsnents upon the shursh
building. Due notice Of time and place will
be given - soon a. the exset datsls dxsd.
OF course . large %attendsnes and . happy |
time may be expected.
The report made BY Mr.. Steele regarding
tho eollsctor's receipts was . verbal emo. Its
results % mentioned By US are matters OF
record. A. our contemporary has "drfed
up" (uot sn elegant phrase, but Of fts wi
ohooslnG) In its attack upon the democratic
collectors W have accomplished our oejse
in the controversy. No statement the Intel
liSsncsr has made in. the matter hss besn or
can be succsusfully dsnisd.
st. Nleholas 10 snlnently the ehlldrsn's
magazine. There 10 non ether like 1t nons
to compare with IL. 1t fs . literary and
utilitarisn encyclopedia during eseh yesr,
and contains nothing but what 70 good.
Parents cannot spend money ostter than In
placing such literature bsfors their children.
The snuusl advertisement Of the magazine
may be found elsewhere In our columns, and
will we'll repay psrusal. Lowest Stub ratss
will BE- furnished to our subscribers.
Quite an excitement was created on the
street shout noon yssssrdsy BY an alarm Of
| Ore. whish came from the vicinity Of The
| City Hotel. The crowd soon discovered that
smoke was issuing from the Windows OF the
| adjoining building on the east, shs ground
door OF which 10 the No. r. 3. X. ticket Of
| doc, and Q rush was made to the second
floor, where . lot OF rubbish lying sRalnst
tho wall was found to be burning. A few
buckets Of water s%xtinxulshed the IRE, but
for some time ths smoke on the second and
third Aoors was sitting. The door upon
which the IRE ocsurrsd 10 occupied BY Mr..
W. H. Robinson. railrssd sEsnt At the Mar.
row Gauge depot, with his wife, aad they
wsrs very naturally eonsidsrably alarmed
for . little while. Iomsdisssiy In roar Of
the planks and other rubbish which was on
nre 10 a aue in the hotel wall. and It was sap
posed by those present that the Ere cams
through zone detective place in that hus.
A wash house in rear Of the residence OF
Mr.. Frank Nicholson tssk Ere about 10
o'clock last Wednesday night, and soon
burned to the ground. 1t had been used
during the Gay, but there vas thought to b
no fire in 1t ct nightfali. 1t 10 new supposed,
however, that the nrs originated from
detective nue. Thsrs was no insurance on
the building Destroyed, but The rssidsnes
which was ssnsidsrsbly damaged, - vel
- tho furniture which was injured BY r.
moval. were fully covered By Insurance. TIT
loss over and above the insurance was aboul
3900. A largo srowd Of people assembled
promptly In response TO the alarm and wsr,
very astivs in their Efforts 70 limit th,
IRE TO the building lrst attached. 1t VA
vsry windy, and but for their sxsrtionl
that entire portion Of the city would hav,
been In flames. This Ore 10 another appsa
for . means Of prossction, Tilt be nothini
Nj. Nlcholson desires Us to return his kind
est thanks to bis friends and n%sighbors To-
their valuable assistance in his fsry ordeal
, 1t was simply wonderful that his dwelling
I was saved.
Mr.. J. r. Harness, Of the firm Of Harnes
4 Co, we'll borsrs called 70 see Us Thursday
Messrs. Harness 3 Co. have made . sontrao
with Messrs. Ro. Anderson, Robert L.. Bsrr.
, and Robert Graham, to sink . hole 400 fee
deep on Mr.. Geo. Robe1ts' land, about ID
yards north Of the town Of Aullvills, +
1 pEOBpVot luz 0U0is Lucy uAVO uIlVCn y
. inch hole 10l feet deep. and srs going dow
, to the required 200 feet. There has bee
some discussion Of penetrating still anoths
\ leo feet IL necessary, but no conclusion ha
yet been reached on that point. At 20 fec
a from the surface . vein of coal 8 inches thie
WAS pierced. There was neither slate no
, stone over 1t, 1t being covered with quick
;, sand. Nothing Of value has been mel 1itl
a siacs. We hope before the present sor
/ tract depth 10 reached that the sntsfprisin
q gentlemen who are pushing this work vi
a strike 4 paying vein Of coal. They dsssrv
Il success Tor their libsrality and public spiri
and . good coal mine ct Aullvllls would pa
we'll and be OF benefit not slly TO the tow
n but to the surrounding county. Even shout
i. 1t b necessary to 60 lower than ~ feet v
= believe 1t would pay.
Capt. Paul Boyton. the great swinne
h arrived here on his trip down the Aissou r
last Sunday about 10 o'clock, . m. He vi
preceded BY . small steam launch which I
gethsr with the discharge OF . few rocks
d announced his coming. A large crow
greeted him ~ he padded swiftly down Il
n current past the sity and to bis boat. L
was accompanied ~ . Herald reporter vi
furnishes to his paper . diary Of his tril
!. the objsot OF which seems TO be TO cole
materlsl fer . book which he proposes
write - soon as hs completes this, the To-
n Of . long series Of voyages in the wonds
full lie-preservinE suit Of which he 10 tbs I
vsntor. Capt. Bsytoa 10 an athletic, man
fello@ who has brsved many dangers in Il
. prosecution OF his work. snd the glimps
Of his adventures which ws are Afforded /
Newspaper rep rts are sun silent to assure
that . fnlI account OF them must be sxese
ingly interesting. To Goat from the YslIo,
10 stone to the mouth of the Missouri 10 alol
ar . startling feat, which must have a1orde
+ much msttsr or Interest. His many remar
!. able voyages in Europe will, Of course,
m more novel to Americans. We shall look 4
his book with great interest.
t.. The North American Review for Decor
NJ. Der is in oil respects . good number TT
NJ writer's without exception are men emineI
ly competent for the tasks assigned to thsr
q. while of the subjects discussed, there is n
he one which does not possess . living intsrsl
Indeed. were one called upon to enumsra
RI the contentious that are to-day exercisil
IN mons minds, those treated Of In this null
n. Der OF Review would certainly occur to hi
In among the first. The most important al
most opportune of all the articles is one
the Hon. John A. Kasson, entitled 1T
he Monroe Doctrine in 1884," Ia this psps
mt the obligation OF the United States cover
on ment to effectually assert its supreme