Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

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Chief Justice fancy.
Miss Fannie Cheatham, who Is studying
painting at St. Louis, has recently sent home
q few specimens Of her work. They are
pronounced excellent by those competent to
Judge. Miss Fannie has = decided talent for
both drawing and painting.
Il am told" writes q New York CORES
pondent, that General Grant has recently
received q letter of sympathy from General
FitEhugh Lee, Of Virginia, who spoke for the
ex-confederate soldiery in such q kindly
manner as to touch deeply the recipient CT
the letter."
The late CoTnelia Graham, widow 0! Com
nodore Graham. of Newburg, n. Y, left
S3O. OO0 to the board of domestic missions of
the Reformed church. In tina event OF the
death of certain heirs without issue the SUM
| of S10o, OC0 is to be distributed among various
charitable societies.
Frank De,ine and J.. NJ. Wilcoxson, both
of Carrollton, were on a train at Moberly,
recently, when Devine put 8 pistol to Will
c~oxsop's head and pulled trigger. 1t failed
to discharge. and Devine was disarmed and
arrested. He died a few days later from an
attack of delirium remens.
Mrs. Joseph B. Silver. Misses Laura Davis
Katie ). Watts, Eddie NJ. Winsor and Belle
L.. Green, spent Wednesday and Thursday OF
this week at Higgfnsville, as delegates to the
district meeting Of the Woman's Missionary
Society Of the Methodist E. Church, South.
Miss Laura Davis is president OF the society
James r. Randall, author of "My Mary
lsud,n read an unpublished poem of his OWL
writing at last weeks meeting Of the Hsyns
Literary Society, at Augusta. Ga. The Au
Gusta papers made appeals for 1t, but Colone
Randall had promised it to friends in Balti
more, who have charge OF the approaching
fair for the disabled confederate soldiers.
> Mr.. Furnes possesses among his Shake
spearean cur1osities the skull used at tn
q walnut Street Theatre in the graveyar'
scene of sHamlett" by q long line Of distin
gui,hed actors, among whom Kean, Macrea
dy, Forrest and Booth inscribed their name
e upon its forehead. He lent it to Mr.. Irwin
for his performance of "Hamlett' In Ne'
York last week and got 1t back with Ml
Irving's name added to the list.
"President Cleveland as the Washingtc
Capital says, 'has been surprised to find tn!
o the duties of his office are much less arduol
than he expected. He did not expect to g
n on 40 easily with the necessary work of b
office. He finds time enough to look In
and thoroughly examine all the question
that he is called upon to decide. His habi
Of hard work and long hours would enab
him to perform Q good deal more labor thu
a he finds necessary"
Richmond Conservstor, April 3d:-"W
I. learn from Rev. DR.. Boude, who has be-
conducting . meeting at Cover very success
st fully, that he had the pleasure of baptisil
Ex-senator David B. Atchison on Wedne
re- day of last week, and that on Sunday RI
DR.. Hughes received him into the church
Dr. Plattsburg. Gen. Atchison is one OF NJ
souri's grsndest mon; nature never mould
q nobler one. Now that the radiance Of t
world celestial has dswned full on his maje
ar tic brow will be q source of qualification
his host Of friends the Union over, to knt
ant that he has thus connected himself with
lis church."