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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

A reunion of John Morgan's cenfed-
crate command was held at Lexington,
KY, last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Several hundred members Of that nota-
BILE force went into camp on part of the
estate of Henry Clay in tents furnished
by the war department. Jefferson
Davis was invited, but sent q letter
saying that i'll health prevented him
from attempting the fatigue of 80 long
q journey and the excitement of 20
joyous an occasion. He continued:
ssThe name of your association is elo-
quently commemorative of daring
performed, of dire suffering borne and
barbarous indignities inflicted on men
who had bravely struggled in the I'M
equal combat to vindicats the rights
their fathers had left them" The
daughter of John Morgan was among
the guests, also Mr.. Tiffany, who wa,
the federal postmaster at Camp Chase
Addresses were made by Frank Waters,
Gen. Preston, Gen. Duke, e1-Gov. Nc
Crsary, Gen. John s. Williams and
others. Rev. W. h. Jones, Of Rich.
mond, Va, gave \ lecture on "Th'
Boys in Gray"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28
THE ALTAR.

Marrled-At Mexico, NO.. recently. Mr.. JIM.
LIZZIE MCKINNEY. OF Portsmouth. Ohio.
At tho residenc e of Mr.. John A.. Mitchell,
In this CITY, July "a. by Rev. W. NJ. P2age,
Mr.. JOHN A. SIMPLIFY and Mics LAURA
BARKER.
AT the Methodist church, In this city July
%, by Rev. W. NJ. Poage, MIR. 1HAD. G.
FERRELL, Of Humboldt, Tenn, and Miss ILL.,
LIAM WILEY
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28
THE SELECTION OF SEED.
tsAn Ohio EarmeF0 Ind0rses she
Views Of t1ae intelligence.

EDITOR INTE1LIGRNcER:- your last
issue I noticed an article concerning the prop-|
er selection Of seed for planting, in which
the writer makes some wise and pointed sug-
Restions. Being an old and successful grain
grower, I thought that perhaps you would
not consider it IN encroachment on your
valuable space II I should venture an in
dorsement Of the ideas contained In the ar I
ticle, to which reference is made. If possible,
I would awaken an interest among my farmer
brethren As to the great importance of q care
full selection Of seed. 1t would seem strange
indeed, that q community of farmers who are
beginning, at least, to pay proper attention to
the breeding Of domestic and useful animals
by making judicious crosses and studying
pedigrees that animals perfectly adapted to
the purposes designed to produce, and the
purity Of the stock maintained, should utterly
ignore the importance of watchfulness and
care in the selection of seed for planning; and
yet 1t is true that many Of our most intelligent
no attention to this matter. Seemingly ignor-
ing of the truth that like begets like they feign
surprise when the discovery is made that the
seed sown without regard to quality, kind
and purity, has produced a dwarfed and
shrunken species, That must necessarily rate
low in the market, and yield but q poor re-
turn for the labor expended. 1 have no doubt
that the great wheat growing belt of Mis-
souri, can be made to produce an article rating
No. I, instead of No. 3, by sowing lone but
carefully selected and thoroughly cleaned
seed. There can be no vailed reason why
this desirable end cannot be attained. The
machinery for cleaning and purifying seed
can be purchased at almost nominal figures,
and the labor necessary to work it is trifling
In comparison to the return. An experience
Of many years in grain growing, has demon
strated to me the truth, that 40 farmer can
make q success in the production Of the
cereals without such machinery. The seed
must be pure and perfect, or the crop pro-
duced will be foul, dwsrfed and imperfect,
No better soil for the production of wheat
can be found than that of Missouri, and our
farmer have learned the art of preparation,
and are skillful sewers, but the failure to
grow the very best wheat to be found in the
market, lies in the r~eprehensible failure to
select and clean the seed. The experience of
the writer in grain growing has not been
limited to Missouri, but In the state Of YER
ginls and Ohio, he has witnessed the great
benefit arising from strict attention to this
matter, and he feels no hesitancy in making
the assertion that our soil and climate is
equal to the best, and it only remains for
our farmers to impro.e in this respect
and this belt of country will soon become
renowned as the greatest winter-wheat
growing region In the world.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The Mount Royal Benefit Society Of
the Catholic church of Corpus Christi,
Baltimore, gave a picnic at Northpoint
Tivoli, about 10 miles from Baltimore,
last Monday. While a large number
of persons were standing on an old
wooden pier waiting for the barge to
take them back to the city in the eve
ming, the pier being rotten gave way,
and precipitated q large number OF
persons into the Patapsco river. Sixty
five bodies of drowned persons were
taken out of the water, all but foul
being identified. Several more nc
doubt went down. It was an awful
ending to . festive occasion.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28
An Adventure in Grease.
[Ry a Political Observer.

tBy a Political Observer.J
Coleman Bufsrd went to Grundy founE's to
buy y piece Of meat.
And he hopped up on q lard barrel with his
little feet;
The barrel-head slipped out, and Coleman he
slipped in.
Crying, Lard have mercy on me'-up to his
little chin.
Brightwell says thatColeman's eyes rolled wildly
In his head,
As unto his rescue with eager haste he sped;
s'What If that had been molasses2' was al that
Coley said.
Al he took his sad departure with slow and
solemn tread.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The governor has appointed the fol-
lowing named gentlemen as delegates
to represent the state Of Missouri at the
tenth annual national conference OF
charities and corrections to be held at
Louisville, KY, September 20, 1883:
Bishop c. F. Robertson, Rabbi s. H.
Sonneschein, d.. ]. Y. Wilson, DR..
w. G. Eliot, Dr.. Jas. d. Brookes, D.
P. Dyer and Will II. Blodgett, St,
Louis; ]. P. Denny, Cape Girardeau
T. v. Bryant, W. M. Holmes and DIR
Jno. P. Haley. Kansas City; J. D.
| Werden, Moberly; Andrew Ellison
Kirksville; Thos. 8. Anderson, PaImy'
"a; Jno. w. Henry, II. Clay Ewing
| and P, T. Miller. Jefferson CITY.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28
THE TOMB.

,u Pi'a infant ss s.u city; 5 19 X. ~ wS Of G aSSsF,.i inf.n-
in Washington township. Lafayette coun-
a siLE IGi. x a9s' F. so 4: 6? sto sEs51sn : :e%0 about MRS. s.
years.
In Santa Clara county, California, July
H. Of old age and general debility. CAREY
county. and also In Columbia. No. He was a
very worthy and useful citizen.
Illness, Nj S's: ~ sAs sSs''; 3: Turf Is! d { s!1Sss's e
aged % years.
Miss Tut submitted to Q surgical operation.
Wednesday. so severe that 1t Is never underta-
ken except - . last resort. DIR Landlord used
the knife. He was assisted by Drs. Chambers.
Fulkerson and Gordon. The operation reveal
ed Internal organic disease of an incurable
character. Without the operation 1t had only
been a question Of day or two as to when the
ANAL hour would como. With 1t there was little
or no change. Death 10 always impressive,
sad. 1t tears xssundsr heart strings interviewer
by love. 1t brings that awful separation of dis
solution. In this case 1t is especially sad, and
hard TO bear by the afflicted mother. But a few
months ago another daughter In her young
wifehood passed way and was laid In the grave.
The fsther In rapidly falling health as feeble as q
child, scarce knows. if he knows at all. the sor-
rows which surround him, and on The mother
fall the burdens Of care and the weight Of grief.
She has the warm sympathy of the large circle of
friends who know and esteem her. The funeral
will take place from the Baptist church this
morning At II O'Clock.
Communicated.
Machpelah cemetery opens Its bosom to-day
to enclasp forever the form Of 4 young and
gentle woman. whose unsullied epirit has gone
onward to Its God. Mary. the last surviving
daughter of Judge John A. 8. and Ann I. Tut.
died at four O'Clock last evening. at the famil,
reeldence in this city. In a very brief period OF
time extraordinary affections have accumulated
sorrows upon this estimable family. But a few
! fleet months have flown since, with sympathisins
friends, they weepingly bent over the beautiful
form OF another cherished daughter whose heat
had taken its lap of earth. 1t is not for IN
humble writer hereof. who gave them friendship
In childhood and respectful love in matured life
to more than mention their loneliness Of char
aeter and modest bearing, which commando
universal admiration in this community
where q thousand hearts now beat ~ one
IN sadness. 1t may, however. not be amiss ,
say to the bereft mother, who Ia still in u sea {
trouble, confronted with a melancholy task
bearing herself like a goddess with blighte
t affections in Q desert Of surrounding woe, tn,
' he implores peace for her from that sourt
The last daughter Of your house aRd heart hal
taken her departure.
g ''She died, yet 10 not dead;
Ye see u daisy on her tomb;
II blossomed to die, she died to bloom;
Her summer hath not sped. r..
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The article we reproduce to-day
from the Lawrence, Kan, Herald,
though short is so pointed that no can
did person can fail to acknowledge its
force. 1t clearly proves the superiori-
ty Oft high license over q prohibition
law. In Kansas prohibition is most
decidedly q failure, while in Nebraska
high license il an established success,
and in Missouri it will also prove so.
The one is practicable and the othsl
impraetiGsbls.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The material difference between
Folks conviction and that of a repub-
lican under like circumstances is, that
he is made to pay back the money
stolen from the treasury. The repub-
licans must, perforce, sometimes coll
vict one of their rascals, the evidence
is so pain, but, then, they v re-
cover any stolen funds for the govern
ment.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

A desperate prize fight for $500 was
fought near Nanticoke, Pennsylvania,
last Tuesday evening. The principals
were Paddy O'Brien, q saloon keeper,
and Mike Breese, a miner. Eleven
rounds were fought, when q crowd of
women broke into the ring brandishing
knives and pistols, and put a stop to
the fight. Both of the pugilists were
badly punished.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28
THE GOVERNORS LETTER,
To- the Only City that Rsfuses 10
obey the Law.
EXECUTIVE O1FIcE.

JEFFERSON CITY, July 70. 1885, l
Hon. Daniel Kerw,n Vice. resident Board of
SIR; Il has oesn my purpose Tor more than 9
year to make . trip this GUNNER to Salt Lake
S Ss,a ny fhS %,.si that sy yeSI b 20 ,saI before fore this is, would
have matured some plan BY which to carry into
execution the Downing bill in St. Lous;, It's
Went into eject on the drst day o. the
month. It was declared constitutional oy tne
supreme court on the 50 Of 1nly. ana u . ~
of the state.
NO PARTIALLY IN ITS EXECUTION
must be shown In the state. 1t Is reported
through this public print that you sTe s Iv,ca q;
lay Of which am not informed. Some c%onstrue
| Kno wing the police board to be law-abiding
| and law-conf0rming. l cannot give assent to
such bellef.
A NEITHER THE COUNCIL NOR Nh. BELL
can inpair the validity Of the law. l am I'M
able TO discover why they should be called upon
to determine the condiIlon and manner OF its
operation. The Law decides that; tnderendent
the council nor Mr.. Bell IL responsible tor the
law. But youand l will be held responsible
for its enforcement. Unaided BY the courts and
officers of the state, 1 can accomplish nothing
towards It's enforcement. With their primary
assistance much can be done toward
ITS ABSOLUTE SUCCESS.
Before my return to the state l truly hope that
YOUR board will have done its whole duty under
the law. No body or class of men can be per-
United to defy or nuiliiv q law against the moral
sentiment of two-thirds OF the people Of The
state. 1t is successfully executed elsewhere
within the rtste and it should he in st. Louis.
A surrender OF your police powers under an
emphatic and positive law TO the dictation oil
any class of men, will mark your administra-
ton with u timidIty unworthy OF your intelli-
Rence and individual character.
THE FORCE AND PENALTIES
Of the law will greatly strengthen your efforts,
and when those are added to the strong moral
support of thousands within your city. they
iorcement Of the law will embolden its oppo-
sers and decrease the confidence of Its friends,
NOT 90 much In the force and virtue OF the law
~ In the officers whose duty 1t Is to execute 1t
Very truly yours.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The press dispatch announcing the
result III the Polk case vas Is
follows:-"The jury in the case Of <
Treasurer Polk has brought in q ver-
dict of guilty of embezzlement, fixing
the penalty at imprisonment in the
p~enitentiary for twenty years, and i'm
posing a fine to the full amount Of the
embezzlement."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

st Louis is 81 threatened with a
water famine that the mayor has order
ed q suspension of sprinkling streets,
sidewalks, lawns and yards for ten
days. 1t il shrewdly observed in some
quarters that tho scarcity of water lie
produced in order to justify the con-
sumption of beer on Sundays.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28
d. D..

! The two best sewing machines In the world
' are the Davis and Domestic. Call at Grimes
e. venable's Jewelry Store and see them.
Old machines taken in exchange for new
ones. july7A
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28
THE CRADLE.

Bsrn-In' Clay township. Lafayette county,
Mo-. recently, to the wife of Mr.. p. W. o.
born-R boy.
AT Higginsville. Lafayette county, Mo-,
recently. to the wife of Mr.. W. l.. Smlley-a
girl.
At HIgginsville, Lafayette county. Mo-,
recently, the wife Of DR.. J. J. Fuikerson-a
girl.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The Jury in the case of Ortiz II. Stein,
charged with the murder of Geo. Fred
ericks at Kansas City ON last Wednesday
morning returned q verdict of murder
In the second degree, and assessed his
punishment at twenty-five years in the
nanitentiarY.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

At IL 40 O'Clock, last Monday night,
Conductor Charles Merrill was killed
at Chillicothe, on the Hannibal and st.
Joseph railroad, by falling between
two cars of his freight train while II
was In motion.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The whisky : and beer -on = Sunday
shriekers in st. Louis r making pro-
hibitionists in Missouri faster than lis
DR.. Brooks, and twenty prohibition
alliances could do. They r the
blindest of the blind.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28
County Grange.

Tuesday, August "A, 1888, is the day for the
meeting of the Lafayette County Grange, at
10 O'Clock, q. M, at the Hall Of Davis Greek
Grange. H. ID. MILLS, ST., Master.
IT. FERGUSON, Secretary.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

Deaths from cholera. Thursday,
at Damietta, 8; Tantath, 20; Mehatla,
%: Chobar, 6; samanoud, Z; Mehalet,
IS; Seifth, II; Mansowa, II; Gesiah,
*. Mensaleh. s.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The corner stone of the new chapel
Of Central College, Fayette, viii be
formally laid by tho grand lodge, A. F.
IA. NJ. August 20. We acknowledge
. polite and cordial invitation to be
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The republican abuse of Dorsey and
Bardy may re act in 1884. They may
conclude to get even. They are the
very same ssducks" that they were
when they "saved" Indiana with ''soap"
In 1880
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

CAPTAIN Matthew Webb, the eelebrat-
Ell English Swimmer, lost his life in an
attempt to swim over Niagara falls,
last Wednesday. A description Of the
event is in these words:-''1t was pre-
cisely four o'clock when Capt. Webb
sprang from his boat about a third OF q
mile above the railroad suspension
bridge and close to the old Maid OF the
Mist landing. He was entirely nude,
save a band worn around his body for
the protection Of his stomach. The
daring and accomplished swimmer
gave himself no artificial assistance
whatever. His leap from the boat
was greeted with prolonged cheering.
He struck bodily into the river, and
buoyed himself gracefully upon the
surface of the water. as the mighty
current carried him toward the deadly
whirlpool, nearly q mile and a half
below. 1t was a thrilling spectacle,
and q brilliant performance. The
struggle in the rapids lasted thirteen
minutes, by which time Capt. Webb
had reached the whirlpool. Here he
was seen to throw up one of his arms,
as If to signal some unforeseen danger.
A second later he was buried in the
foaming pillows, which dash upwards
forty or fifty feet and wbiu and seethe
as if dashed by a thoGabel demons.
This was the last seen of the intrepid
swimmer. The search continued un-
til dark, when his manager gave him
up as lost and returned to Niagara
Falls." Thus ends the career of a
brave and fearless man. Capt. Webb
was 40 years of age. He leaves a wife
and two children in England. He &C.
cumulated $15, 1000 by his exhibitions.
Capt. Webb was a nan of powerful
physique, being six feet n inch tall,
finely preporioned and weighing
about 200 pounds when in condition.
He was q most powerful swimmer
and made long distance swimming a
specially. His greatest feat was in
swimming across the English Channel
from Dover to Calais. The trial took
place August oath and 25th, 1875, and
after a desperate struggle with the
choppy sea he accomplished the dis
lance of twenty-five miles in 81 hours
IS minutes, the best time on record.
June IL, 1873, he swan with the tide
on the Thames river a distance Of forty
miles in 9 hours 50 minutes. At the
Lambeth baths, London, from May 19
to "a, Capt. Webb swan IA hours a day
accomplishing "a miles. With only four
minutes rest, he swan for "a hours,
the trial taking place at Scarborough.
England, August 8, 1880. He also kept
aloat for go consecutive hours without
touching anything, the trial being al
Scarborough, June 20 to July 1, 1880,
August IS, 1879, he swan, unassisted
from Sandy Hook to Manhattan Beach.
Coney Island. In this country he gave
many exhibitions of long distance swim
ming at Coney Island, Long Branch
and Newport. His last feat was
little better than a suicidal one, and he
| received no encouragement in it from
anyone.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

Dezendorf in accepting the chair
m.nship Of the Virginia republican
state central committee gives Mr.. Ma
hone n genteel skinning.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28
THE MISSOURI oEarRAL's CHANCE.

There is strong talk of Vanderbilts
building q railroad to connect the In
dianapolis and St. Louis with the
Atehison, Topeka and Santa re. II
he does he, will be ..sure not to. mss
Kansas City, which is now . huD WIN
a great number of valuable railroad
spokes. The shortest and best route 70
accomplish his purpose will include the
chartered Missouri Central railroad
route. A gentleman in that interest,"
we know to be In correspondence with
Mr., Vanderbilt, and the matter Is well
under way, Is the indianapolis Jour-
nal has announced. To supplement-
tn. Journals articles on the subject the
New York Nail Gays: "There is good
authority for saying that large
amount of money has been pledged by
the Vanderbilt people, who virtually
control the Bee Line system, to build .
western extension. The lavish man
ner money IL being expended on the
Bee Line system in improving rosdbed
and increasing equipments IL ample svi-
dsnce that in the near future q heavier
business Is anticipated" The Indianap-
oils Journal in Q recent article says
ssUnquestionably the parties who now
control the Bee Line and Indianapolis
and St. Louis road have plans which,
when developed, will make them much
more important links of the through
lines than they now are, and that time
is not far distant" 1t is q consummation
dsvoutlv to be wished that this road
may be constructed. It will be . Bee
Line through Missouri; forty or fifty
miles shorter than any other, and un-
der an influence that can't be consoh-
dated with the Gould roads 80 a. to
deprive us Of Legitimate and healthful
competition.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The general drift of sentiment with
the metropolitan press (the most inter-
ested of all avocations) seems to be
with the telegraph strikers.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

One hundred and twenty-three
bodies were recovered from tho wreck
Of q steamer, the Daphne, sunk At
Glasgow, Scotland.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The Jefferson City Tribune has
grown In stature faster In its manly
vindication of the Downing law and the
democratic party in its relation there
to. than it is usual for either newspa-
uers OF individuals to do nowadays.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The number of deaths from cholera,
last Tuesday, at Mansursh was Is,
Chibin, 11s, 'Zifteh %, Mehallet As,
Ghizeh IS, Tantah IS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

It is thought by some parsons maj
Webb was not killed In going over q
f.Ils Int this Ia unlikely.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

A special dispatch from St. Joseph,
dated July rs, gives the following &C
count:-"A frightful accident occurred
last night on the Wabash, St. Louis &
Pacific r. R., near Lawson. 1t was
a freight train with a passenger car,
and v passengers were on board.
One was killed, a patentright man who
lived at Lathrop. One lady, a Miss
Edwards, of Richmond, had an arm
broken in two places and one a cut
of, and her shoulder blade broken.
One woman in a delicate condition was
injured in a serious manner. She lives
in Lawson. She cannot survive. A
Kansas City drummer had his left arm
broken in three places, and his arm
bone showed through the skin and out
of his clothing at the shoulder. The
other four were severely injured. One
is dead, two cannot live andtwo others
are severely perhaps seriously, injured.
All the train men escaped. Not a
wheel or rail is damaged. This is a Pc
culiar accident. The train was running
fifteen miles an hour when the accident
occurred and was three miles from any
town and no help could be obtained fol
the injured for two hours. 1t was a
horrid scene. The man who was killed
was dragged one hundred yards ant
cut and mangled beyond recognition
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The treasury department has given
another decision against re-importcd
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-28

The deaths from. cholera are not Q Q
a. they were at Damietta.