Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1885-10-31

Wes&ly gutelligeafer
OFFICIAi. COUNTY PAPER.
Admiral Decraft is dead.
Rlel Is to be hanged December 10.
Sherman is making democratic vote
in Virginia.
Malone is a pretty bird for rspubli-
cans to rejoice over.
Randall praised Cleveland at Pitts
burg, Wednesday night.
Odessa Democrat: 1.-Two 10 one on
Odessa and Lexington for the railroad
The democrats will have q majority
of about - in the next house of repre-
sentatives.
Rev. Alfred Coffey, colored preach.
or, beat his thirteen-year-old son to
death at Madison, Fla.
New York mugwumps claim that the
election of Davenport will be an in
torsement of Cleveland.
The democrats of Baltimore elected
their ticket, Wednesday, over q fusion
Of republicans, greenbackers, etc.
Ferdinand Ward was found guilty,
Wednesday, of larceny, the jury assess-
ing his punishment at ten years In the
penitentiary.
Gen. Jno. B. Clark, Sr., who has for
many years been prominent figure In
Missouri public life, died at his home,
Fayette, Thursday.
An encounter took place between
eitisens and illicit distillers at Tracy
City, Tenn, In which ono man was
mortally and another dangerously
wounded.
Abraham Chrisman, an alleged des-
perado, has been arrested on q charge
Of completely in the murder of the KOS
ter brothers at Seybertsville, Carbon
county, Pa.
There seem to be seveal rather wild
and untamed lies out about Gen. Grant
Just now. Can't the pigmies who want
to advertise themselves let the dead
rest in their graves?
Miss Helen Taylor, the radical candi-
date tor member of parliament for Cam
berwell, held her first election meeting
Monday night. The meeting was dis
turbed by free fight.
Lord George Hamilton, first lord of
the English admiralty, says that the
conservatives intended to add to the
navy during the next two years nine
heavy ironclads aggregatingsO, 900 tons.
Tammany and the county democracy
seem to be working squarely for the
democratic ticket in New York. In
spite of the mugwump detection there
is good prospect of democratic sue
cess.
Ten Italian laborers were swept off |
q caboose after passing the Oakdale |
Station, on the Massachusetts Central
by coming in contact with a
freight train on side track. One was
killed and nine severely injured.
II is reported that Senator Malone
and Riddlebergsr have had another die
agreement. At any rate Riddlebsrger.
whose home is right in that portion Of
the valley where Malone needs most
help, is not very active in the fight.
Col. Stevenson, the first assistant post
general, is acting during the
absence of Mr.. Villas, who has gone to
attend the funeral of his sister. Mr..
Stevenson is kept very busy, and has
appointed over $500 fourth class post
leaving about $4,000 yet to be
appointed.
A despatch from Madrid says that
eenor Zubi Zarreta,an officer in the
War Ofice, and Senior Gil, chief editor
Of a military paper. have been arrested
on the charge of plotting with Gorilla
against the government. They will be
tried by court martial. The affair has
caused . sensation.
The Pope recently wrote to the
Mikado of Japan, thanking him for the
protection he had afforded missionaries
In Japan. The Mikado has replied TO
the letter, assuring His Holiness that
ne will continue to protect the mission.
.ries and announcing that he will des.
patch all embassy TO the Vatican.
Judge Bla nd in instructing the grand
ury in Crawford county, said that the
of any game Of billiards, pool
,r other similar games, where the loser
pays for the use of the table, the drinks,
;hips or any valuable thing whatever,is
'e.iiaa up gambling device and is
n 1ia 20 ~ !;nucisgnment in the
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- ,.ii i dictated, last Wednesda,
,leht, with lie first concert of music
ii stisal to last during the week,
!iven under auspices of the choral
lnion. assisted by the well-known
Thomas orchestra. Mr. Samuel u.
president of the exposition
company, delivered an address appro-
,riate to the occasion, after which the