Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-04-15
over his freedom from suffering to obey,
and went on spree, which caused his
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over his freedom from suffering to obey
and went on spree, which caused hi!
death.
The recent performance of a 10-year
old girl in Manchester, England deserve!
mention among the eccentricities oil
lnvenile crime. She stole two coats
belonging to her brother, pawned them
for guinea, bought pair OF boots, and
redeemed an ulster with the proceeds
and finding that she had small balance
treated herself to cab drive TO the
Alexandria park.
| Charles Francis Adams has of late
suffered great decline in his menta
powers, aud, although having S. 900,
900 or more i'll this worlds goods, has
been subjected to no guardianship D
Some confidence operators persuaded
the old gentleman to sign checks fol
SIT 500 aud drew the money from his
banking house. j. s. Morrison ha.
been indicted and arrested for the
swindle, and others are being pursued
Lovers of statistics will hear with in
terest that 100000 fowls, 2.5OO,OO(
rabbits. 2.5OO,O00 pigeons, 1.OO0,OOt
larks. 297 900 partridges, 260, 900 hares
and 5000 head oil deer were sold at the
Paris Halles Centrales in the course OF (.
single year. In the same period $500
600 kilos (roughly 81. 900 tons) OF butch
ers' meat changed hands in the HalleI
and this immense quantity represented
a fifth part OF all the butchers mea
sold that year in Paris.
A prominent ply siclan says that
mothers did not take up the senselest
prattle OF babies and hurl it back a
them under the plea that 1t is "baby
talk" children would learn sooner ho,
10 talk plain. They repeat the jumbl,
Of syllables that they first hear. That!
the idea Instead Of saying of soap,
water: II doesn't find it tastes deod,
you can just as we'll have Mr.. Two
year.old observe: "The taste of soal
combined with aqueous fluid is no
agreeable to me-"
Manly through the efforts of Col
John G. Calhoun, a sou of the famous
statesman of that name, stock compa
ny is going into cotton culture exten
sively in Chicot county, Arkansas. Th,
capital IS provided by Newt England
men, and amounts to ST, 600, 900. Plan
tations aggregating $4,000 acres have
been purchased, along the route Of I
projected railroad, and bordering tn
Mississippi rivir. Negro labor will b.
employed at days wages in cash, ant
the best machinery will be pat in.
The Journal D'Electricite of Paris an
nounces that premature burial can bt
rendered absolutely impossible by ap
/ vnl, l., rknes ,srrv
OF death are wanting, an electric curren
to the body. Such q test being appliet
five or SIX hours after presumed death
non-contraction OF the muscles will
prove beyond doubt that life is extinct
This discovery is received with mucl
satisfaction in France and Germany
where tho laws requiring prompt buria
admit the possibility ol horrible mis-
takes, which, in the belief OF many per
sons competent to form OH opinion. ART
not very infrequent occurrences.
The transit of Venus on the 9th o
December will be observed on behalf o
the French government by eight expe
dltions at the following points: Th'
Santa Cruz, Chubuth, Chill, CUBA, oas
of Florida, and the coast of Mexico
The stations selected are situated near
ly on the same meridian, and permi
complete observation OF the entire phe
nomena. Astronomers anticipate tha
this occasion will enable them to deter
mine with an accuracy never before at
tained the distance OF the earth from ths
sun. The members Of the several expe
ditions are now preparing for theil
work at the observatory In Paris.
Chicago Times :-''Viewed as a par
ty, the majority in the present congress
stands without rival in the past fol
intellectual imbecility and moral COW
ardlce. 1t is party without purpose,
| without leadership, without single
great aspiration to evoke or give shape
and direction to a collective force. II
has advanced one of its worst men to
the front, and sent two or three OF its
best meL to the rear. keiter, in the
speakers chair is simply blundeIlnQ
obstacle, whose conceited dullness Las
served to place Kasson, Hiscock, and
one or two others, whose abilities,
though not OF very high order, ART
above the average, where they Can dc
the least good 10 the party by taking
the lead and the least harm to Keller
by inviting comparisons"
Kansas City Times -s.Relected for
the subordinate position of solicitor oil
the treasury by the senate, there is no
reason why Chandler should BIZ confirm.
ed to q cabinet position. 10 be sure the
president has the right to select his con.
stitutional advisers but only with the
advice and with the consent of the sen.
ate, and Chandler's notorious unfitness,
should insure his rejection, without
taking into account any question oil
courtesy OF the president. Suppose, AS
the president is resui rectIng 10 many
oil the old Grant Office holders, he was
to send in Belknap's name as successor
to Bob Lincoln in the war department,
would courtesy demand his confirmation,
Or would duty demand the senate to re.
ject him P''
st. Louis Republican :-.sIf Missouri
were not increasing in population,
wealth, agriculture and manufactures
more rapidly than any eastern republi-
can state whatever; il it had not fewer
criminals in proportion to population
less litigation. lever paupers, and fewer
OF all the unfortunate classes; If its
credit were not go good as to enable 1t
to borrow money at lower rates Os, inter.
est than the natl NAL government itself
pays; if these important and significant
facts were not so. the Cocytus OF non.
sense. drivel and falsehood which has
been turned upon the state for a decade
or more, and which has received II fresh
impetus in the past week on account of
the silencing of highwayman, would
be calculated to disturb the equanimity
OF the people OF this ommonweal,h.
Current history, however, shows that
the ignorance, jealousy and malice of
political enemies need no other attten.
ton than the scorn and derision OF MIS-
sourlans. The peop.e OF Missouri are
among the happlest in the world, as
they are shown by the statistics OF the
Interior department to be the most pros.
porous. The radical traducers OF this
state imagine vain thing, They are
deiiantly invited to pitch the tune OF
their unhappiness at any height they
please. Missouri is on the hiy hway OF
unsurpassed prosperity, and those who
are disgruntled GU account of 1t are en-
joined not to let this TACT escape their
memories
HE COMFORTS HIM.