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New-York tribune., 1885-08-13
THE REvERENT WATCH AT cLAREMoNT

Among the visitors to the tomb oil Genera
Grant at Claremont yesterday and wife who
brought sprig OF ivy In iower-po The sprig was
clipping, they explained TO Captain Fessenden, from
piece which the had from the tomb of Napoleon
at ST. Helena six years ago. The original clipping has
now grown into n fine vine around tho home OF the
owner. who Is the captain OF a vessel plying between
New-York and New wOreans. Captain Fesssnden Intends
to plant this sprlg by the side of General Grants
tomb.
Throngs visitors stood around the entrance OF the
tomb all day yesterday During the forenoon carpen-
ter busy placing q lock on the oaken doors
OF the vault. man from South Carolina.
after watching the carpenter for time asked him
all the chips hs took from the door and gave his
address asking that they be sent him, promising to
pay tho carpenter for his trouble. Just the car
penter finishing his work another man, who said
that his home was In Boston. saw the chips being
gathered up, aud asked the carpenter for them.
''They are already spoken for" said the carpenter
"Wel, them" replied the Boston man, sweep up the
shavings and give them to me-"
They gathered up, and he wrapped them IN
newspaper and away satisfied. Tue flag that has
used at the tomb Is that tho Park Commission
ers have had ying the Battery IL large for
the flag POLE and had looped up prevent 1t from
dragging. Last evening II was taken down and new
flag sent over from Governors Island. which VIII
be used hereafter. This is the that tho sol.
diers carried to Mt McGregor, whore was wrapped
around the coffin OF General Grant when the body was
brought TO city There has been light about the
tomb ut night except what was given by the lanterns
The soldiers candles accordngto Army regulations
Yesterday Park Commissioner Crimmtns said that
arrangements would be made for placing an electric
light at the tomb.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

Cholera best and sures: preventive Is Dunys Pure Malt
Whiskeg. Recommended by leading Physiciana sold by
Druggists and Grocers
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

WASHINGTON, Aug. II Especial. The
colored people held large memorial meeting here to-
night In honor OF General Grant ExMniser to Hayti
John Mercer Langston presided and speeches made
by Frederick Douglas and Con gresham Lynch The
resolutions lauded General Grant "because he was the
first President nominate to high Office OF
regardless Of the objections OF time and timed
he enforced the laws for the protection OF the new
citizen the extent OF his ability warranted by the
Constitutions he ever manifested genuine sympathy
for us In all our struggles for selfeevaon to the full
stature OF citizenship Its privileges and immunes.
New-York tribune., 1885-08-13

RIcHFrELD SPRINGS Aug. IL.
New American Piazza, Thermomcter II M,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
PRESIDENT OLEVELAND'S LETTER.

The letter of President Cleveland to
Mrs. Grant, and of which Adjt. Gen.
Drum was the bearer, is here repro
duced:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, July 20.
"MY DEAR MADAM:-Obeying the
dictates of my personal feelings and in
accord with what l am sure is the uni
versal sentiment of his fellow-country-
men toward your late husband, am
solicitous that every tribute of respect
and affection should be duly rendered,
and with constant consideration of your
personal wishes on the subject Adjt.-
Gen. Richard G. Drum is charged with
the delivery of this note and will re-
ceiHe and convey to me any intimation
of the wishes of yourself and your
children in respect TO the selection of
the place of burial, the conduct of the
funeral cermonies and the part which
may be borne by those charged with
the administration of the government.
With sincere coincidence, your friend
and servant, GROVER CLEVELAND.
Mrs. U. s. Grant, Mt. McGregor,
N. Y"
The formal letters of Gov. Hill and
the mayor OF Albany, asking that the
remains of Gen. Grant lie in state in
Albany and rendering the capitol fol
the purpose, were received.
The willow chair in which General
Grant was wont to sit on the cottage
veranda has been draped with black
and will be placed at the usual spot OIL
the porch where the general was SO of.
ten seen. A heavy scarf of black is to
be seen on the entrance door of the
| cottage.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
JOE KIST'S DIVE.
HeadfOreMl ost from the II ridge into
tho Middle of the River.

A few minutes after 6 O'clock on July
15, Joe Kist, the professional swimmer,
performed the sensational feat of diving
from one of the middle piers of the
bridge into the river. The affair was
advertised to come off about a week
ago, but was prevented by the police.
Kist, with a couple off friends, walked
on the bridge at the hour stated and
passed on to the most eastern of the
middle piers. Here they stopped, and
Kist hurriedly threw off his outer gar
ments. Climbing over the railing the
swimmer stood for moment survey
ing the flood beneath and then plunged
headforemost toward the water. His
body flashed through the air like a
meteor and he struck the water square
ty on his head, at an angle of about
sixty degees. He remained out of
sight for few seconds and then reap
peared and began swimming for the
East st. Louis shore. He landed near
the elevator very much exhausted.
The distance dived was ninety eight
feet.
Evidently there is another candidate
for the same honor, as the chief yes.
terday received the following letter:
ST. LOUIS. L. HARRIGAN, Chief of
POlice-DEAR SIR have made bet
with MIR. Gus Shapleigh, that l can
jump from the middle span of the
bridge, the jump to be made
for $500 side. don't want
any parties interfering as l want
to win the money. / am an old jump
er and perfectly at home. Respect
fully, G. w. FORD.
Please send me a permit at no
| Locust street. care of ANDY Parle.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
A GOOD FOR NOTHING NAVY
From the N, Y. Herald.I

1t is good thing for the country at
large when its two great political par
ties watch and criticise each other. If
either makes a mistake the other is
sure to find it out and talk abont it in
a tone Of voice loud enough to be heard
all over the land. The democratic
party was under the republican micro
scope years ago, and great many un-
pleasant things were brought to the
light. The republican party has little
TO complain of now, when it is being
investigated by n democratic micro
scope, though some of its blunders are
big enough to be seen by the naked
eye. The navy department seems to
have been filled to the ceiling with all
sorts of Indifference for the public SER
vice and all sorts of plans for personal
emOlument. Everything appeared to
be right until it was looked at second
time, and then it became necessary to
look at it third time.
"Your cottons," said Flavia, ''are cheating
vile trash!
See! the colors are gone, though you said
they would wash"
"Yes, madam" the shopkeeper answered;
s'nO doubt
I said they would wash, but meant they'd
wash out"
In like manner the department has
spent three hundred millions to make a
good navy, and now we discover that
the navy is, as it says, good-but good
for nothing.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01

not have resisted the opportunities Of
the cattlemen Of the state to convene
the legislature when the pleuro-pneu
monia scare was rampant. His vindi-
cation is the saving to the safe of a
vast amount of money. In another re
spect Gov Marmaduke has been singu-
iarly fortunate. His appointments gem
orally have been eminently satisfactory
to the people. They have been selected
not for any supposed great present
political influence. or for the purpose
of furthering future political interests,
but simply and purely for their fitness
for their several stations and their in
trinsic worth as men and citizens.
The first six months Of Gov. Marina
dukes administration has been signal
ly free from errors, eminently crafty
ing to his friends and disappointing to
his enemies and the evil prophets. The
people of the state, irrespective OF
party, can shake hands with our SOL
der governor and congratulate him
on the success of his first half years
administration.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
KILLED IN SANTO DOMINGO.

The mails from SantO Domingo
bring an account OF the killing of John
Platt, an Innocent citizen of the United
States, by a government guard, by an
unlucky mistake for an ex- x-president of
that country whom the guard was
seeking to arrest as political conspira-
tor Sesario, the eX-president, occu-
pied room on the ground floor OF a
hotel, and Platt one above. After an
encounter with the guard in his room
Sesario ran up stairs and blew out the
light on his way. The guard-nine
soldiers-fohowed and Platt opened
his door to ascertain the cause of the
disturbance, whereupon they shot him
dead in the dark. The case seems to
be one in which the government is
liable to claim for such indemnify as
is possible and reasonable,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
CLEVELAND AND TEE
JUDICIARY.

The appointment of four United
States supreme court justices may Ill
to President Cleveland BY reason oi
resignation of members now on the
bench, but this is by no means rer:ain.
This aw'providos that when anyone of
these Judges shall attain The agc #
seventy he may retire with a coulinu-
ance of salary during life. But retire
not require it. OF the court as now
composed one member-Mr. Justice
Bradley-is already seventy years old,
and three others-Messrs. Waite, Mil
Ter and Field-will reach that age ne, t
year. But whether they will ay. il
themselves of the privilege acc"rdeu
them by congress remains TO be seen.
In this connection ii is interesting to
note that Lincoln appointed five
supreme court judges, Grant four,
Hayes two, Garfield one, and Arthur
two.
Ii congress does It's duty at the next
session President Cleveland will have
occasion to appoint Hi unusually large
number of lower federal judges. The
problem of relieving the supreme court
of the business which has been press
ing upon 1t for years is an important
one that calls for an early solution, OF
the several plans of relief that have
been considered the one embodied in
the Davis bill has been most generally
accepted and approved by lawyers and
the public. 1t passed the senate once
The supreme court is three years be-
hind with its docket, and most of the
circuit and district court are overcro wd-
ed with business. 1t is of pressing i'm
portance that this condition oi affairs
should be remedied. The plan devised
by Judge Davis when in the senate
does not increase the number OF justices
on the supreme bench, but by re- or
ganizatiOn of the lower federal judicia-
ry 1t will greatly increase the efficiency
of these tribunals as well as afford
needed relief to the supreme court.
The subject will be brought before The
next congress, and it should receive the
prompt action which its Importance
demands.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
A CASE OF "IMPUDENOE. y
From the st. Louis Republican !


Watering place society in the north
is growing fastidious. A few years ago
an edict was issued forbidding Hebrews
as guests at one of the largest hotels at
Saratoga because they were offensive
to the "best" society Of the metropolis,
who were in the habit Of spending the
summer there. And now we have at
Asbury Park IN New Jersey an out
break of the anti-negro feeling that
would do credit to q community in
Mississippi. The hotels at this sea-
beach resort are filled with color
ed walters, and in addition there are
enough negroes living there and at
tracted thither to make an African
population of 1900 in the summer sea-
son. II has been the custom, we are
told, at this resort to "allow the ne
groes considerable social liberty"-such
as "mingling freely with the thropg of
promenaders on the beach listening to
the music in the pavilion. swimming in
the surf, skating in the rinks and roll
ing baby carriages on the avenue" But
the complaint is that the Africans have
abused these privileges; they "overstep
the bounds" which limit the rights of
black people and "intrude themselves
in places where commOn-seDse should
tell them not to go, and monopoliZe
public privileges to the exclusion of the
whites" Colored women, after the
days work is done, "flock to the beach
by the hundreds. jostle for room on
the plank walk and say impudent things
to persons who resent their efforts at
familiarity" This conduct has gone
so far as to force the white people off
the beach into their rooms and secure
a monopoly of the ground to the Afri-
cans-and eXtort from the Asbury Park
journal loud and angry complaint
against what it calls can intolerable
nuisance"
1t is the old story at the north as well
as the south, of the negro not ''keep
ing his place." Even in the Northern
Methodist watering place of Asbury
Park, where it might be supposed the
colored man would be welcomed to
equal rights and privileges with his
white brother, the moment he begins to
claim these rights and privileges his
conduct is called "impudence," and he
is voted an "intolerable nuisance"
Equality between whites and blacks
is very fine thing in the south, and
any resentment of it by "reber' whites
is an outrage that calls tor pages of
condemnation in the republican press
but equality between whites and blacks
in Northern Methodist watering place
is horse Of another color.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
PRIDE GOES BEFORE A FALL.
From the ST. Louis Republican,


The St. Joseph Gazette warns those
congressman who have been encour-
aged to consider themselves bosses of
Missouri by the scraps the administra-
ton has allowed them to pick up
around the back door. "Let them
take care," it says.
"Since Cleveland's election, and since
the dress parades have had to be aban-
doned for some real work, some of our
representatives have become autocrats.
Let them take care. Politicians have
to do penance for too much pride"
AS pride is said to go before fall,
and as we hope none of our esteemed
congressional delegation Is about to
meet with disaster, we hope whenever
Maj. Edwards mild reproof is needed
that 1t Will be promptly needed.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
THE DECLINE OF DENVER.
From the Omaha Herald.I

The depressed condition of trade
causes such a glut of idle money in
New York and other monetary centers
as has never before been seen in the
country. Bnt these things do not ap-
pear to seriously affect such towns as
Kansas City, st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Omaha and other cities whose health
ful prosperity and growth seem to be
unabated. Denver, however, if all re-
ports are true, is an exception to this
rule. The Colorado city seems to have
been stricken with sudden paralysis.
Business stagnant, residences and busi-
ness houses by the hundred tenantless,
with vast amounts of money invested
in them worse than sunk, at least for
the time, our late proud neighb bring
city is fast losing its old strength and
promise, which only a shor. time ago,
ranked it among the most surprising
products of trans Missouri develop
ment
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
WHY PRICES ARE Low.
From the st. Louis Republican,


What is the cause of persistent low
prices? Why is it that commodities
not only are cheap but remain cheap,
with stubborn tendency to still great
er cheapness? And why does trade all
over the world continue depressed,
and demand sluggish, with no pros
pect of one of the "booms" which in
former years was accustomed to break
the dreary and dismal monotony?
These questions business men are
anxiously asking one another, without
securing q satisfactory answer-and
every day the situation grows more
pushing.
The tavorite explanation is overpro-
duction, consequent on the multiplica-
ton and improvement of machinery
and its application to work once per-
formed either by hand or rude imple-
ments. There is, no doubt, much in
this theory. The world has made
amazing progress in the substitution of
steam power, electricity and chemical
and solar forces for human muscles,
and in devising automatic apparatus to
take the place of human Intelligence
these agents have caused production,
chiefly In manufactures, to Out-run con-
sumption. But the theory does not ex-
plain all. If it did the world would be
confronted with a very serious prob
lena choice between arresting inven-
ton and destroying the labor saving
machines that do the work of human
hands and organizing huge system of
charities for feeding and clothing the
millions whom these machines have de-
prived of livelihood.
A writer in the Contemporary
Review, Mr.. Giffen, finds large part
of the explanation of low prices III the
demonetizstion of silver in England
and Germany. The policy of the two
leading powers of Europe has made
gold the lawful money of the world
Even in the United States the govern.
ment and the eastern banks have sue
ceeded in discrediting silver and main
tanning gold as the standard of values
And gold is constantly becoming rela-
lively more scarce anu dear. The pro
duction of it does not begin to keel
pace with the production of the com
mOdities measured by it, and the nee
essary consequence is the steady depre
citation of the gold values of these com
mOdities; in other words, STEADY
decline in all prices. AS wealth in
creases in the world-and it has in
creased enormously, under the produc
tive power of machinery, in the las
fifty years-affluent communities us
larger amounts of gold in plate, per
sonal adornment, establishment O
houses, and this still further augment
the relative scarcity. Ever since thu
mines of California, Nevada and Aus
tralia began to fail the annual incre
, ment of gold in the world has bee
falling off, and this, too. while tn
amount of commodities measured by
has been largely increasing.
1t is the habit in certain quarters t.
say that silver has become cheap an
debased, but this is not true, except i
the sense that all commodities have be
come cheap when valued in gold. 1t
gold that has become scarce and dear
Its purchasing power is increased, ant
this not only has brought down tn
prices of all things else, but will proba
, bly, bring them down to lower point
still.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
Caroline.
BY THOMAS CAMPBELL.


I'll bid the hyacinth to blow,
I'll teach my groth green to be,
And sing my true love, all below
The holly bower and myrtle tree.
There all his wild wood sweets to bring,
The sweet south wind shall wander by,
And with the music Of his song
Delight my rustling canopy.
Come to my close and clustering bower, =,
Thou spirit Of q milder CLINE, 80
Fresh with the dews Of fruit and flower
OF mountain heath. and moofy thyme.
With all thy rural echoes come.
Sweet comrade of the rosy day,
Wanting the wild bees gentle hum. e..
Or cuckoo's plaintive ronndelay. F
Where're thy morning breath has played,
Whatever isles Of ocean famed,
Come to my bosom-woven shade,
Thou wandering mind OF fairY-land.
For sure from some ench 4nted isle,
Where Heaven and Love their Sabbath hold
Where pure and happy spirits smile &C.
Of beauty's fairest, brightest meld;
From some green Eden of the deep,
Where pleasures sigh alone is hesved,
Where tears Of rapture lovers weep
Endeared, undoabtling, undeceived.
From some sweet paradise afar,
Thy music wanders, distant, lost
Where nature lights her leading star,
And love is never never crossed.
Oh gentle gale of Eden bowers,
Ii back thy rosy feet should roam,
To revel with the cloudless hours,
In natures more propitious home;
Name to thy loved Elysian groves.
That DER enchanted spirits twine,
A fairer form than Cherub loves
And let the name be Caroline.
Gem of the crimson colored even,
Companion Of retiring day,
WHY at the closing gates Of Heaven
BELOVED star dost thou delay
So fair thy pensile beauty burns
When soft the tear of twilight flows,
So due thy plighted love returns,
To chambers brighter than the rose.
| To peace, to pleasure and to love
So kind star thou seem'st to be,
Some sure enamOred orb above,
| Descends and burns to meet with thee.
Thine is the breathing blushing hour,
When all unheavenly passions hy
Chased by the soul-subduing power,
Of loves delicious witchery.
o! sacred to the fall of day,
Queen of prOpitiOus stars appear,
And early rise and long delay
| When Caroline herself is here.
Shine on her chosen green resort,
| Whose trees the sunward summit crown,
And wanton flowers. that we'll may court
An angels feet to tread them down.
Shine on her sweetly scented road,
Thou star of evenings purple dome,
That lead'st the nightingale abroad
And guidst the pilgrim to his home.
Shine where my chsrmer's. .sweeter breath
Embalms the soft sxhaling dew,
| Where dying winds q sigh bequeath
To kiss the cheek of rosy hue.
Where winnowed by the gentle gale
Her sllken tresses darkly flow,
And tall upon her brow so fair.
d like shadows on the mountain snow,
Thus, ever thus at days decline,
In converse sweet to wander far,
0 bring with thee my Caroline,
! And thou shalt be my ruling star.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
The Fsirest Goddess.
BY JOHN VANCE CHENEY.

No blushing daughter of the morn
Can vie with her of woman born;
No face at the windows of the spring
Is like virgin blossOming.
Betwix the blue lids of the sky
No orb there mates maiden's eye;
Not mighty Mars unfailing lance
Can match the mischief Of Its glance.
Nature, how weak art thou to harm
As does q dear unsleeved arm!
Thy rocks would trickle into sand
With tingles from q dimpled hand.
What swaying shapes of sun or shsde
Approach the motions of q maid?
What snowy curve by winter traced
Can take the taper Of her waist?
And that soft darkness Of her hair,
Thy twilight shades-ah. their despair !;
Not all the striving stars begulle
As may one memory Of her smile.
That foolish lips should speak 80 wise.
Makes merriment from earth to skies:
Nay. Nature, drop dewy tear
For solemn knowledge bought SO dear.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
BARNUM'S ELEPHANT ALBERT SHOT

KEENE, N. H., July 2O.-Barnum's
large performing Asiatic elephant
Albert Killed his Keeper, James Swee-
ney, at Nashua on Saturday. To-day
he was taken to a ravine in the suburbs
of Keene and chained to four large
trees and the location of his heart and
brain marked with chalk. Thirty
three members of the Keene light
guard were then marshaled i'm line at
fifteen PAGES and at the word :'fire'
the same number of bullets penetrated
the vital spots. The huge beast fell
dead without struggle. He was val.
ued at about ten thousand dollars.
The remains have been donated to the
Smithsonian Institute, Washington.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-01
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

FURNISHED weekly to the Intelligencer by
Captain j. D. Conner, recorder of deeds Of
Lafayette county, Mol
Abstract Of the deeds filed in the Office of
Recorder Of Deeds from Saturday, July IS
to Saturday, July %, A. D., 1885. Only such
as contain covenants of warranty contained
In list.
John W. Fishback to Thos. Fish
back, part of section %. 80, 20; 3O4
VIM. .Clagett to Lexington Water is-'''' W
l8, blk l, Mundy's add to Lexington I25 90
Frank Lehman to Lexington
Wsterworks company, lot 10 and
all lots II and II, blk /, Mundy's add
to Lexington ..... -. ....... % 90
Robt. Taubman to Lexington
WaterwOrks company. lots 13 and IA
blk l, Mundy's add to Lexington 40 90
S. G. Wentworth to Lexington
Wsterworks company, lot 10, blk l
Mundy's add to Lexington " II 90
Casper Gruber, jr. to Lexington
WaterwOrks company, lots 7, 8, and
8, blk l, Mundy's add to Lexington so 90
Pat Lyons. tr. to Mary Lyons, part
lots and 8. 1st add to Lexington 500 90
Geo. E. Gordon to d. c. Button,
40 feet of end of lot 6, blk l8, St.
Thomas lKaverly) =. ........... 200 90
pt ne, SEA-; ls. u; acres: 1000 90
| Fred. Bsltzer to c. Stelling, ] lot
blk +, Corder. der........-....... l26 90
No instrument will be filed until fees are
paid. Country produce taken at the market
price j. d. CONNER. Recorder.