Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-11-07
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Address the Magician!
Jerseys at Mrs. Moorehead's. oct 8 m2
Criminal court will adjourn to-day.
There was a big rain Tuesday night.
GOssamers at Mrs. Moorehesd's. Oct3 M
Stylish millinery at Mrs. Arnold's, Main
street. octlOtf
The Higginsville public school will open
next Monday.
The famous Switzer cigars and tobacco at
| Fegert 4 Turner's. o8lt1
Fresh currants and raisins at 81 Franklin
avenue. Fegert & Turner. oct31t1
Andres next Monday night and four nights
thereafter at the opera house.
Bridge tfmbers sx10 inches, 10. IL and IA
feet long, for sale be E. Allen. july4tf
The best -four in the market Is the Excel.
sior brand. Ask your grocers for 1t. n15tf
Get Boston Betting Company's Standard
Betting, at Jordan's Foundry and Machine
shop. ~ 6tf
Don't fail to see Address bird walk the
rope across Main street, and wheel another
| bird Ia q barrow.
The Old Reliable Red & flour still takes the
cake. Warranted free from worms common
to -four In hot weather. tune27If
As landlord of the commercial Hotel. Mr..
Lewis Neale is a great success. His house Is
always full, and everybody is we'll If
Subscribers who fail to get their paper reg
! ulsrly from the carrier will greatly oblige US
| by promptly reporting to this office. tt
Gov. M%armaduke presented Mr.. Howard
| Williams q pair of thoroughbred Bantam
chickens while he was at Jefferson City the
| other day with prisoners.
For Sale-A good residence, one of the
best In the city. on Main street. large house,
| rood %outhouses, well, ~cistern. etc. Price
| only % 900. Terms easy. Inquire of j. P.
| Ardinger. n0v29tf
The nobbiest line of dress goods In the city,
| ell the new novelties. bourett, boucle, trise,
broche figured ladies' cloth, ~tricots, satin,
jacqusrds, French plaids, etc., at w. G.
| McCausland's. oct31tf
A wreck occurred, last Saturday night, be-
tween Bates City and Oak Grove, on the G.
q A. railroad, caused by q collision of two
freight trains. A man named Dunnelly, who
was said to be from Texas. was killed.
The young ladies Of the Iduna Literary
Society of Central Female College, contem-
plate the publication of q monthly paper at
an early day. Their plans are not sufficient
" matured at present however to make any
| defuite announcement, as to the name of the
| paper and date of first issue.
We are showing the finest and most con.
| plete line of ladies tailor-msde, perfect fitting
newmarkets, and the best values In plush
saques and stylish winter garments of every
description, ever brought to this market
| Also, q beautiful line Of Misses sacks, have
locks, newmarkets, etc. The merits of our
| cloaks are sttested by our sales, which are far
in excess of any previous season. W. g.
McCausland. oct S1tf
Odessa Democrat :--s'Jeff Wilson has been
found guilty Of murder In the first degree a
second time. His case was appealed after
the first trial, upon q technicslity, which was
sustained BY the supreme court. and the case
remanded for further trial. His lawyers
Messrs. Young and Hall, gave notice of an
other appeal to the supreme court. Whether
or not the motion was sustained we have not
learned. We think JEFF will be hung, and
what is more, he ought to be-"
The Commercial Bank directors held their
AASs WCCtihSs AoSG Aouuoys
Messrs. Ireland and Vaughan were re Select
ed to their positions, but the board deferred
the election Of directors and officers until
January so as to make 1t recur at the usual
time for organization. The officers of the
bank were grstifed with the first years
| work, which has been successful even be-
| yond their anticipations, IN view of the dull
times, and the general stringency IN money
matters.
The grand piano at the E. Apil seminary
was sent to the "Steck" mandatory, not
long since. to be repaired. 1t was returned,
a few days ago, SO bright and new and pretty
that doubts exist as to its being the old piano
at all. As Mr.. Snyder, the agent. has not
vet put In an appearance the question has not
been solved, The weight of opinion Is in
favor of declaring 1t to be a new piano entire.
ly. If it should prove to be the old one 1t
will at least deserve to be reckOne IS good
as new. In either event Miss Thompson
the accomplished teacher of instrumental
music, will make the best possible use OF it.
A dispatch from Richmond, dated Nov. 8,
says:-"Wm. Harlow, u young colored man,
started xcross the Missouri rive at Camden in
askif this afternoon, ON a hunting expedition,
accompanied BY three other cOlOred men and
q white boy. As the sk;ff reached shallow
water within = few feet Of the opposite shore
Harlow started to get out, and while In the
act Of picking up his gun, the weapon was
discharged, the load entering his throat, max.
ing a horrible wound and killing him instant,
~. The body Was carried TO Camden, where
Justice Canada summoned q jury and held al
inquest. The verdict WAS In accordanc &C
with the above facts. Harlow WAS about 2!
wears Of age and has been employed in some
capacity about the coal mines near Camden
for several years past"
Address the Magician!
Jefferson Wilson was by the court. on last
Saturday ate. noon, sentenced to be hanged
by the neck on Friday. December Is. until
dead, for the murder OF Jennie Sanford. Al
two O'Clock the Judge took al. plac, upon the
bench. and the court was called TO order. In
. few minutes the prisoner appeared, calm
with steady nerves. but with a troubled look
upon his face. After u few words were ex.
changed between Judge Young and Mr.
Blackwell regarding the filing Of the bill Of
cACcpIiou>s JuuSc hSlfnu sphhcs euUStautl-
ally rs follows: mir. Wilson. stand up. Mr.
Wilson you are here for the purpose of being
sentenced to death for the murder of Jennie
Sanford. on July 81, 1884. Prior to tha
time, sir, you were respected by whites anC
blacks. You had displayed some good traits
of character. You had befriended white per.
sons as we'll rs black. But q short tune be
fore that q demon seems to have taken pos.
session of you. a demon that Is perhaps IL
!, most Of US. Naddened by this cause you
ceased to be a good man; you turned to be
: demon. Armed with q deadly weapon vol
; slew q poor, defenseless, feeble woman. Yol
!, !, have been fairly tried twice. The suprem
court saw fit to send your case back and +
J.. give you q second trial. You were defende,
: BY able and persistent counsel, and vet boil
= juries found you guilty of murder. Their
8 were no extenuating circumstances In you
case. If your victim had been a M an, or evel
Q woman to whom you had given q chanc
. for her life, it would not have been so bad
was sleeping, anil you fired the fatal sho
8 when she had no opportunity for defense
t you pursued her; she put up her hand t
e plead with you and to beseech you for mercy
=. and you shot her Ia that hand. Az yor
stand. there is nothing to plead for you; tina
i. is, nothing human, but there Is One who doe
e hold up his wounded hand and plead for al
of us; every sinner can look to Jesus TO
. comfort and hope. If l were you l shout