Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-24
Personalities.
Mrs. W. K. Trigg 10 in the city.

Personalities.
Mrs. W. X. Trigg is in the city.
Senator Vest is still in Washington City.
Mr.. j. D. Ish was In st. Louis Tuesday.
Mr.. Jen. Wilson is able to leave the house.
Parnell. who has been In Paris. has left fol
London.
Mrs. Kemper Drane was in tn. city, this
week, vlsltinE friends.
Mrs. n. Rosenthai, Of Chicago, Is visiting her
brother, Mr.. Philip Keller.
Capt. Roley Porter has been In town with his
family since Wednesday morning last.
Dr.. j. H. %straughan has secured IN office to
himself, just back Of DIR. Chambers Office.
Mrs. Mary Jones. Of Warsaw. Mo. is In the
city visiting her uncle, Mr.. David Russell.
Messrs. VIM. H. Chiles and J. u. Shewslter
wsre In st. Louis on legal business Tuesday.
Mr.. WIN. B.. Wilson spent the early part
of the week ut Pleasant Hill ON professional
business.
Mr.. James Robinson lie clerking for Mr.. W.
B Tate, and will be glad to see his friends q,
the store.
Mr.. Ben. Poynfz. of Msysville. KY. q friend
Of Messrs. John Reid and George M. Mountjoy.
was In the city a day or two this week.
1t is now stated that the president has aban-
doned his proposed trip to Fortress Monroe. and
will instead move out to the soldiers' Home.
Mr.. Elwood Tucker. Of Fulton, was in the
city last Tuesday and Wednesday on business
connected with the Missouri Furniture Com
psny Of st. Louis.
Lieut.. Hunt passed through st. Petersburg.
from Irkutsk, where he left the bodies of Com
mander Delon9 and comrades for transportation
to America later In the spring.
DR.. B. D. Ragland was in town last Saturday.
The Doctors extensive practice does not permit
HIM TO get here often; but WHEN he does he is
always welcomed by n host of friends.
Our old friend, Capt. VIM. F. Bahlmann. is a
candidate for county school commissioner of
johnson county. No moro clever gentleman or
thorough scholar could be chosen. We hope he
will be elected.
Miss Matte Davis, of Virginia, who has. for
the past three months. been visiting her cousin,
MISS Laura Davis, In this city, started. Monday,
for Laclsde county, where she will visit her
brother for q couple of months.
Our usually respectful New York correspon-
dent, Lucy Carter. this week, speaks Of g femi-
nine walking sticks" Now We protest /! The
walking implements ofthe ladies around here do
not deserve to be stigmatized as ''sttcks."
Queen Victoria slipped on some steps the other
oSy u uAis Antc 4ulte bcTlou5ly. xne
universal anxiety about her which followed
among all classes was q rich testimonial of
the great love which the English people bear for
her.
The announcement that Mr.. James Edelin, had
gone to Virginia to attend the funeral of q
brother Is altogether erroneous. Mr.. Edelin,
went In another direction entirely and on BUSH
ness. He has no brother in Virginia. Mr..
Edelin, got home Thursday night.
The remains OF John Howard Payne, author
Of ''Home Sweet Home.' arrived at Brooklyn
by the steamer Burgundia, from Marse lilies,
Thursday. They will be inferred at Washing
ton, all the expenses of the renewal and sepul-
ture being borne by Mr.. Corcoran.
There is nothing like q baby or two to make a
woman q woman. Even Victoria " oodhull has
given mp, aye renounced, her weman's rights
notions, out of affection for her beautiful, &C.
complished, and, singular to say, worthy daugh-
ter, whom she desires shall be respected as she
deserves.
The Lancet condemns the new article of female
attire called the ''crlnolette." It is an impede
ment to walking. induces an uneven bodily tenn
perature. adds another to the many burdens
borne by the waist. and bids fair to compete
/ with crinoline In encouraging q prevalence OF
deaths from dre.
MIR. James +. Catron, of this to wnship. wishes
1t understood that he is not the person who was
arraigned at the late term of the criminal court.
AS the printed proceedings of that court men,
toned James Catron, as accused of certain Of
lenses. we take pleasure In stating that Mr..
James F. Catron was not intended.
The following card. beautifully printed upon
tinted. gilt-edged cardboard. has been sent to
frlends:-'.Mr. and Mrs. Il. B. Osborne ask
your presence at the Marriage of their Daughter,
Lizzie B., Thursday. March 20, 1888, at 8
O'Clock, a. M. at home. Max Keller. Bethany,
Mo. B. Osborne, Bethany, No.
Secretary Folger slipped on quietly a few days
ago and ked on q revenue cutter for a
short sea voyage. 1t used to be. In democratic
days. that it was considered wrong for officials
to use government vessels for private purposes,
but those were old fogy times. The world do
move and ancient ideas OF delicacy. and honor
are not now much held In veneration.
A special dispatch dated Washington City,
March -, says:-''Hon. Alexander Graves, OF
Lexington. Mo-. is in the city. He made an
elaborate argument in the United States court
yesterday against the const!rutionslity of the
Lexington township bonds. issued in aid of the
St. Louis and St. Joseph railroad. Hon. John
B.. Henderson,, Of st. Louis. represented the
bondholdcrs. Mr.. Graves left for home to-
night
West Plains is a thriving little city In Howell
county, No, to which a number of Lafayette
county ge"tlemen have removed during the past
year or two-Tom johnson, Perry Catron, &c.
We clip from the Journal Of that place the fol-
lowing ominous paragrsph:-''The wifi. of Mr.
D. NJ. Turley,. of West Plains, multiplied the
number OF her family and the joy of her hus-
band Saturday night by presenting him with a
complete set of music-a baritone and q soprano
ON the key of scream sharp-e boy and a girl;
weighing i've pounds each. Mother able
Tuesday to write to her friends all about it.''
There are mountains down there and the air is
said to be remarkably wholesome, but we hope
our emlgrants won't become alarmed, and, like
the Wandering Jew, move On.