Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-24

we print elsewhere, was an important one. We
shall endeavor to speak OF il at length next
week.
Another catastrophe. The wooden retaining
wall on Ridgeway, opposite the end OF Pine
street, fell down yesterday morning. 1t re-
sembles SEINE free livsrs We have seen-it is .
complete wreck.
Mr.. L. Il. Gordon will sell, at his place, i've
miles southeast Of Lexington, Thursday Deem
Der 20, a hne lot Of live stock, farm implements,
hay, corn, &c. The terms will be liberal. Capt.
j.. D. Conner auctloneer. Sale to at
10 O'Clock.
The soiree at the e. Aull last Friday night
was a very enjoyable affair. 1t was well attend
ed and a very attractive programme was offered
by Miss Berry. Our musical people will sadly
miss her, and We Join them in regrettIng the ne
cessity which for a time prevents her form
teaching.
In the interest Of good order, and of the tax
payers Of Lexington, let US hope that Judge
strother's decision Will be abided by In the
register contest, 60 that the city's business can
be peaceably and decorously carried on. Let
the merits Of the Gaze be tried by the court; and
let the unseenly squabble kept up at the council
meetings be stopped. As Mr.. Claxett Is by all
parties recognized as defacto IN Office, permit
him to act unsbstructedly, and If the law final
ly decides against him let the law take its
course.
On last Wednesday about noon a little I've
year-old son of Mr.. Grundy Young got hold of
= bottle of laudanum which was on the MANTLE
piece, and made his little 49, months-old brother
drink out of it a large overdose Of the drug.
Physicians were promptly called IN and vigsr-
Gus measures taken to save the little fellow.
which, after much alarm and grief to the par-
ents, finally proved successful, He il now al
most entirely recovered. There 10 . moral To
this incident which is 80 plain as hardly to need
being set forth by us.
Some miscrsant or miscreants threw coal and
pieces Of brick through the windows of Went
worth Academy. Friday night of last week.
making 10 holes in the panes Of glass. That this is
an outrage all will admit. 1t can only have been
done by a person with the instincts of a Guites n
A man or boy who would do such a thing is
capable Of almost any crime; and gentlemen,
whether boys or men, should avoid and loath.
him AZ they would a leper. The gate was also
ruthlessly broken into pieces, and altogether tn.
been. 1t is the duty Of respectable people to DE-
everything In their power to punish the perpe
trators Of such v2ndalisms.
IN the turner vs.. Clagetf quo 60ry0Hf0 cati
tried before the circuit court this week, the de
eision rendered is to the effect that both partieI
claim and admit that Mr.. olagett 10 now In ant
holds the Office; the plaintiff says he holds tn,
same Illegally. tho defendant that he holds 1
legally, and this Is the question the court mus
decide. Clagett claims that he received q ma
jorIty Of the legal votes At the June election an,
claims that he holds the onice by virtue Of boil
elections. If, at tine June election, he received
majority of the legal votes. and if he is now il
the onice. no matter how he may have gotten in
he is legally IN possession. for the party VIII,
receives q majority of the legal votes is e,ecte,
and entitled to the ONCE, for it is the electisr
by a 4 majority of legal votes that gives the onlce
and not the certificate which is merely an EVIL
dence OF election. That though the council
could not try the contest 1t makes no diferenc
If us 4 matter of fact Ciasett got possession q
the Office under the special election; and that b
now has possession is a fact plaintiff admits
otherwise he could not bring this suit. ClaSel
being in onice is legally in If he can shsw that 6
the June election he received a majority of leg,
votes. This he alleges that he did. and this tao
the court has the power to try and must try
Mr.. Turner's attorneys excepted 10 the ruling c
the court and aled a bill of exceptions. Tn
court expressed the hope that all good citizen
wsuId join in permitting Mr.. Clagett, tho d
Tacio officer. to Ill the OIL ce without obstruc
ton, that the city's business might be transact
: ed. until the merits of the case can be tried
the April term, when the court stated the cas-
, could be advanced on the docket So that it coul
be fairly and fully tried. The Intelllgenc,
] heartily hopes 80 too.