Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-15
The Anvils Ring. Che Orators Soar
Into the Blue Empyrean.
Enthusiasm UnbOunded.
The Most s%tupendous Love Feast of the
Season.
shout the Glad Ttdings Democracy
Brings!

LAST Monday night Witnessed in this city the
grandest procession. political gathering and re-
joicing that has ever been seen IN good Old La
fayette county.
All day long the Gro 1ds came pouring in from
the country; on every road; in wagons; on horse
back ny squadrons. companies, regiments.
BY night the streets were a surging mass OF
people.
The courthouse anc clerks Office fronts had
been beautifully festooned with red, white and
blue, and decorated With hundreds Of nags,
candles, notices, SO. the central sentiment be-
ing the hearty one Of every democratic heart In
the two words. Praise God!
On the square a number of anvils were pre-
pared to ring out the glad tldlngs Of democratic
victory.
was formed on Nam street In the following
order:
First-Two grand portraits OF Cleveland and
Hendricks. beautifully drAped, carried by Capt.
j. d. Conner and G. B. Daniel. Esq.
Second-The Lexington Silver Cornst Band.
-Third-President- elect Cleveland. UNFOLDING
the constitution: and 20 little girls representing
the 20 democratic states. Mr.. Lilburn Shields
personated Cleveland. The whole mounted
upon an deliberately decorated car, presented \
beautiful appearance. especially as the children
We're exquisitely dressed to represent their
parts. They were Misses BOxie Chiles, Julia
Winsor, Julia Neale. Mamie Russell. Lucy
Moun1oy. Florence Buford. Mary Silvers, susie
Lesueur. Maize McGrew, Daisy Bayliss, Nellie
EdmonGs, Minnie Neale, Katie Tunstall, Re-
becca Field, Bessie Harris. Bessie Wallace,
Birdie Keller, Maud Burden, and Fannie Rob
in-o on.
Fourth-A number Of old democratic patrl-
archs in carriages, among them. Stephen G.
Wentworth, Esq. Gen. j. H. Graham, Major
A. G. Young, Theo. Gosewisch. Joe, q. Shelby,
L d Clagett. J. A. Price. John Tyler. Jacob
Todhunter, T6omas Shelby and DR.. W.. A.
Gordon
Futh-The Mayor and other city officers in
Carriages.
Sixth-The Goddess of Liberty, Miss Cora
Mills. supported by Uncle Sam, Mr.. Wood
Young. and other patriotic personxges.
overwhelmingly with torches, banners and
transparencies, commanded by Maj. r. X. Tut.
under whom were companies commanded by
M~ssrs. Geo. Wilson, Al. Hall, Robt. Hale,
Char es Montgomery
A band of music marched with the infantry.
After the infantry came the cavalry, a large
number of the riders being mounted upon white
horses forming one Of the features ofthe process
S'oh. ""SeiiyS boScAs oueooo III III equity
at large Were represented in this column.
Two cornet bands discoursed music In other
parts of the column than those already named.
When finally formed. ready to march, the
coiunn reached from Eleventh street to
the f. A. Seminary, on Third street.
Messrs. MOunJov, Lesutur and Silver we've
the marshals, assisted by several other gentle
men.
Promptly on time the eager, glad. shouting
procession STARTED Oh is march, win banners
hS'ns' hsIs WAVING torches narins. transpar-
eh''e' aiieh'' anu u "a7 the sfanoest anu nios'
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lat " f"i'' the county
N''n 'ourln 1use messrs. Al hai. D. ID.
ohe"ai'er' y. fyiana. III. V. l.. McCleiland,
oho D. Blackwell, Mai. Iawl'ngs and Isaac w.
"hitsett addressed the multitude. which stood