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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
HOW SHERMAN CARRIED THE DAY.
and republicans Sworn ii
To.Day's Fight.
| From the n. Y. World. !

COLUMBUS, o.. Jan 12.-As fore.
shadowed in my despatch of last night,
the first business proceeded with bv
the republican house this morning was
to unseat nine democrats and seat nine
republicans from Hamilton county.
The work was done expeditiously.
Speaker Entrekin drove the gag into
the mouths of the democratic minority,
reversed three or four of his most re-
cent rulings, shut his eyes, stuffed his
ears and, with the aid of the previous
question, the thing was done in five
minutes. So great was the haste that
no motion to adopt the resolution was
made. The speaker held that it was
self-propelling. In the midst of great
confusion and the howlings of repub-
lican mob, which packed the lobbies
to suffocation, the supreme court of
the state was reversed by the house of
representatives, the duly seated men,
bers thrust out, and nine men, with no
title save that conferred by ex-Gov.
Noyes and Sherman's brother-in law
Warner N Bateman, were seated to
help elect q United States senator.
Shepard and johnson, two repub-
licans, voted against the revolutionary
outrage, but Tompkins, of Athens. had
arrived and the necessary ftty-six
votes were secured.
Then the vote for senator was taken.
Thurman receiving 43 and Sherman 67
in the house, and Thurman 20 and
Sherman II in the senate-making
Sherman's majority II.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
PAPER RAILS.

1t is stated in foreign exchange
that company is about to establish
large works in St. Petersburg for the
purpose of making rails from paper.
The paper is subjected to great pres
sure and it is said that the msterial il
extremely durable and can be prOduc-
ed at one third the cost of steel rsils.
n further advantage would be in their
iightness. not only on account of the
saving of the cost of carrying and lay
ing, but also because they could be
made in longer lengths than il the case
at the present time; therefore the num-
ber of joints will be fewer and, conse-
quently less oscillation to the carriages
and the wear and tear to both perma-
nent way and rolling stock reduced to
a minimum. A greater, adhesion also
wonld be offered by these rails to the
driving-wheels of the engine and the
working expenses reduced according
Ixy TaaH Ul o
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
RAILROAD TALK.
From the Odessa Democrat

From the Odessa Democrat.
Col. Law, and Mr.. Gilchrist, a civil
engineer of the c.: b. s.. q. railroad,
accompanied by Capt. A. A. Lesueur
and Mr.. James Wentworth, reached
Odessa Thursday evening. The former,
Col. Law, inspected the road bed of
the L., l. s. q. road whenever oppor-
tunjty afforded at the crossing of the
county roads. Mr.. Gilchrist com'nenc-
ed his tour of inspection at the terminus
OF the old narrow gauge railroad, and
Walked over the entire grade to its in-
tersection with the G & A., and took
tie passage from that point to Odessa,
making the distance, according to his
estimate, lG miles. We took the liber-
ty to ask Mr.. Gilchrist in what condi-
ton he found the old grader He
answered, Sin fair condition." but that
ssit was not wide enough" In further
conversation with Mr.. Gilchrist, we
found that the towns and the country
were receiving thorough scrutiny as
they passed along. We found Col:
Law an affablo and courteous gentle-
man, but he did not give US to under
stand that the G., B. u Q. road would
be built from Carrollton via Lexington
and Odessa, or that it would be extend
ed at all south of the Missouri river.
We do not propose to take fit, as
some have whom we could mention,
because Col. Law and Engineer Gill
christ have visited Odessa prospecting
for q railroad line. In so far as pros
poets are concerned, they are quite
favorable to the extension of the G /,
b & Q road by way of Lexington
and Odessa, but for one, we do not
propose to elevate our hat very high in
the air until there is q cause for it.
The mission OF Col Law is understood
to be one of inspection, or mere
prospecting tour. Their report will go
to President Perkins, and Vice-presi-
dent Potter; their ipse- dizit will de-
termine the question of extension
south of the rlver, where it shall be
bridged, and the line it shall take to
the southwest. There are many more
matters entering into railroad building
than was ever dreamed of III the phil
osophy of newspaper editors, so specu
lation is idle, much less the confident
predictions that have found their way
into print about the bdildiDg of the
c., B. & O. railroad.
AS our readers all know, Thursday
was very stormy day, with pros
pect of becoming worse. Col. Law
and his party took the e. & A. at sc
OH the west bound train for Ft. Scott
From that point, they will prospect
this way, and in letter to Mr.. j. c.
Cobb, promised to advise him by tele-
graph when they make the start.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
TIRED or PUBLIC LIFE.

Representative J. Randolph Tucker
has written q letter to his constituents
in which he declines to be q candidate
for reelection. Mr.. Tucker has doubt
less good reasons for the step, but the
withdrawal of such q man from public
lite is to be deplored. He will have
been in congress twelve years on the
expiration Of his present term, not q
long period of service, Judged BY the
standards of other countries, although
exceptional i'm this. Mr.. Tucker's
training qualities him for great useful
ness AZ legislator, aud It will be =
misfortune if he finds it inpracticable
to devote more Of his life to public
affairs. Friends of Mr.. Tucker say he
is tired of the turmoil Of public life.
aud they think he wants TO resume his
position as professor of law In Wash
Siegton and Leo university At Lexing-
ton. Va,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
Poles Modern Whist in Rhyme

IFrom the Cincinnati Gazette
If you the m udern game of whist would
know,
From this great principle its precepts flow;
Treat YOUR own hand as to your partners
Joined,
And play, not one alone, but both combined.
Your first lead makes your partner under
What Is the chief component Of your hand.
And hence thu is Necessity the strongest
That your first lead be from your suit that's
longest.
In this with ace and king, lead king, then
With king and queen, King also has first
place;
With ace, queen. knavc, lead ace and then
queen,
With ace, four small ones, ace should first be
seen.
with queen. knsre, tsn- you let the queen
precede;
In other eases You the lowest lead.
Ere you return your friends your own suit
play.
But trumps you must return without delay
When you return your partners lead, take
pains
To give him back the best your hand con-
tains,
If you received not more than three at first
Ii you had more you may return your worst.
But if you hold the master card you're
bound
To PLAY it, III most cases, second round:
Whene'er you want Il lead, .ns seldom
wrong
To lead up to the weak or "thro' the
stroug.'
In second hand your lowest should be plaved
Unless you mean Trump sigual' TO be made :
Or II you've king and queen OF ace and king,
Then one OF these will he the proper thing.
Mind well the rules for trumps, you'll often
need them.
| When you hold 1iTe, its always right To
lead them,
Or if the lead wont come in time to Won,
| Then signal TO your partner 50 10 do.
To lead thro' honors turned up is pad play.
Unless you want the trump suit cleared
| away,
When second hand doubtful trick Won see
Don't trump it if you hold more trumps than
| three.
But having three or less trump fearlessly.
| When weak in trumps yourself, don't force
| your friend.
But always force the adverse strong trumr
| hand.
For sequences stern custom has decreed.
The lowest you must play if You don't lend.
When you discard, weak suits Won ought tc
choose.
For strong ones are too valuable to lose.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
THE TINKERING TO BEGIN.

Yes, esteemed contemporaries, 1t is
the intention OF the Carlisle Morrison
majority in the honse of representatives
to begin at once 10 tinker the tariff.
The tariff needs tinkering very badly,
indeed, and they know it. They pro-
pose to 90 about it forthwith. The
committee OF ways and means was
made up with this aim in view. 1t
contains ma jority of revenue reform
ers who know just what they want
AID just what they have to do. 1t is
the intention OF these gentlemen to re.
port some sort of plan of revision with.
in thirty day, and see to it that the
house takes it up and that every mem-
ber of the house Votes upon 1t.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
THE HOAR BILL PASSED.
Amsnan, ens by a n Overwhelm.
ing Party Vote,

WAsHINGTO N, Jan, 10, 1SS6.-Private
business having been dispensed with,
house resumed the consideration of the
presidential succession bill and its pas
sage was advocated by Mr. Dibble
(dem.) }, S. c.. who regarded 1t as a
far better statutory provision than the
existing law.
At half past three Mr.. Caldwell,
(dem.) demanded the previous ques-
ton, which, after little parliamentary
fencing, was ordered-ycas li6, nays
1856.
An amendment, offered by Mr..
Adams, (rep.) OF ILL.,, striking out the
clause which repeals the sections of the
revised statutes providing for special
elections, was rejected-yeas l.3, nays
1853.
The vote was then taken on the sub
stitute offered by Mr. Mckinley, (rep.)
of Ohio, leaving in force the present
law, with the addition of a provision
that for the purpose ofhaving a speak
er of the House of representatives in
Off ;e continuously the congress shall
convene at twelve O'Clock NJ. on the
4th day OF March next succeeding the
election of representatives in congress,
and whenever a vacancy exists either
in the Office of president pro TEN. of the
senate or speaker of the house, the
president shall convene the house in
which the vacancy exists for the pur-
pose of electing presiding officer.
The substitute was rejected-yeas
10s, nays 157.
The house was divided OH these votes
by party lines. .
Mr.. Ryan, (rep. OF Kansas, moved
to recOmmit the bill, with instructions
to the committee to report back q joint
resolution proposing constitutional
amendment providing for the election
of two or more vice-presidents.
MIR. Everhart, (rep.) of Pa, moved
to amend the Instructions: that the
measure reported back would devolve
the presidential succession or the
speaker ofthe house, president pro TEN.
| of the senate, secretary of state, chief
justice of the supreme court, secretary
of the treasury and attorney general,
i'll the order named. Rejected. Mr..
Ryan motion was also lost.
The bill then passed-yeas 1888; NAYS
U-precisely rs it came from the
senate.
The negative vote was cast by re-
publicans and by Messrs. Bennett, of
North Carolina and Green of New
Jersey, democrats.
The following named republicans
voted with the democrats in the affirm
ative:-Nessrs. Allen, of Massachu
setts, Atkinson, Baker, Browne, of
Indiana, Buck, Butterworth, Cutcheon,
Ely. Gallinger, Hayden, Herman,
Hiestand, Hiscock, Hit, James, John
son of New York, ketcham, La Fol
lette, Long, Markham, McComas, Motif,
Negley, Payne, Pettibone, Price, Rock
well, Scranton, Steele, Strait, Struble,
Swinburne, Symes, Wade, Wakefield,
Warner OF Missouri and Weaver of
Nebraska.
The House then, at five minutes To
tx, adjourned until Monday.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
TO BE ELECTED.

The following officers, in which the
people of this section are Interested,
are to be elected this year: One Judge
of the supreme court, in place of j Judge
Henry, whose term expires the Ist OF
January next; state superintendent
of public schools; one railroad COM
missioner; congressman in all the dis
trlctss; state senators in all the even
numbered districts; judges of the
circuit courts; representatives presid-
ing and two associate justices of the
county court. and all the other county
officers: A United States senator
also to be elected by the mex: general
assembly, the members of which will
be elected in November.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
The Blizzard,

The blizzard came down like thousand of
brick;
HIS breathings were cakes of ice four inches
thick.
And his hair streamed far out in stiffness
that bent
With the swirl and thespeed ofthe pathway he
went.
His beard that found roots to the lids of his
eyes,
Hid his face in hairy, unpierced disguise,
Aud spread out in icy-rgidity far
From his one eye that flashed like u pivotal
star.
Unseen was the rest Of the denOn-like form
OF the swift mo ing blizzard, the god of the
storm,
But the presence was felt of an unconquered
will,
For the t,st-running rivers stood suddenly
still.
And the noses of people who Travelled the
street
Turned white with affright,a the hurryng
feet
Were stung as with sting of hundred of bees
While the blood crept away and allowed
them to freeze.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
CHARACTER OF THE HOUSE.

The Pail Mall Gazette OF December
80 thus commented upon the new par
lament:
s:The parliament of 1886 is interest
ing quite as much for its personnel as
for its politics. 1t may, indeed, be
memorable in history as having settled
the Irish question; but, then, Oh the
other hand, it may not. But it is cer-
tainly the first parliament of the county
householders, and the first parliament
also elected Oh the single membered
system. In the mass the new house of
commons will be exceedingly like the
old. An habiue of the place will
probably find 1t hard to distinguish this
house from any other. There will be
new faces, but the old cast of feature;
different voices, but the same spirit.
The first notable thing about the new
members is the increase of professional
men. The lawyers in the new house
number ninety five. They are thus far
more numerous than any ot'ier single
interest and form One-seventh of the
whole house. To the lawyers must be
added sixteen doctors, thirty one jour-
nalists (no profession has increased Its
representation in so great proportion
as these gentlemen). twelve teachers
and some half dozen members of vari-
Gus other professions which may fairly
be called learned. If all these are added
together a total is arrived at large
enough to give color of its own to
the new house.
THE LEGAL CONTINGENT.
SIN one respect the legal contingent
is curiously unlike the rest of house. 1t
is rather all old lot, as may be seen
from the fact that of the seventy-three
practicing barristers recently elected
thirty-seven-an exact absolute major
ity of the whOle-are q C.s. In the
rest of the house young men are more
numerous than they have ever been be-
fore. 1t has been good time this elec-
ton for the promising young man.
Quite q respectable contingent have
stepped from the Oxford and Cam
bridge unions alone into seats in the
house of commons. These young gen.
tlemen NAV fairly congratulate them
selves that it was their promise and
not their youth that did the trick, for
scarcely less remarkable than the gains
of professional men have been the
IOSScS Vi luOoC "uO may 10 ucSCIiDCu
generically as eldest sOns.' The cOun-
try family interest has been hit all
round The lawyers, the university
professors and the wcrkingmen them
selves have all encroached on the pO-
litical preserve of the landlords. How
far their keepers will be able to rally at
the next election is one of the most in
teresting questions in the political
future; but at present it looks as if the
number of country properties with
eligible parliamentary seats attached
would before long have to disappear
from the market altogether. The num-
ber of genuine workingmen members
of parliament, though appreciably
larger in this than in any former house,
is still incoDsiderable and il is really a
much more remarkable thing that there
should be 80 few than 50 many of them. "
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

a statue of Alexander Selkirk, OH
erwise Selcraig, the more than doubt
ful original of Defoe's immortal hero
Robinson Crusoe, has just been erected
at Largo, the birthplace of that re-
fractory seaman, and people are saying
that the monument should have been
to Detoe instead. That's our view of it,
too, and 10 doubt the opinion of every
healthy minded man who read Robin
son Crusoe over five, SIX Or seven
times when boy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
FASTER THAN THE sun.

Somebody says in London paper
that the highest velocity yet impaired
10 cannon ball is l ,626 ieet per second.
equal to mile in 32 seconds. The
velocity of the earth at the equator,
due to rotation on its axis, is I,00o
miles per hour, or mile in SO seconds
thus, if a cannon ball were fred due
west and could maintain it's initial
velocity, it would beat the sun in its
apparent journey around the earth. =
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

FURNISHED weekly to the Intelligencer by
Captain j. ID. Conner, recorder of deeds OF
Lafaye yette county, Nc r
Abstract of the deeais flee Ia the office Of
Recorder of Deeds from Saturday, Jan. 8.
TO Saturday, Jan. 1G, A. D., 1886. Only such
as contain covenants of warranty contained
in list.
Gustav HeaIle to Mo. Pac. r. r.
Co strip adjoining Old town. .Lexing-
ton. 1908 ~ 100 feet, other con,id-
erations and .... .... ......$ l %
Mo. Pacific r. Z. Company to Gus
tave Hearle, tract adjniuining old
town. Lexington, 55X 40 feet, other
| considerations and..... OF
Sarah E Kneedlen and husband to
Mary f. Walker, lot blk 8, Asbury's
add to H'ggin>vile. -. -. $50 OF
Cha~. HOefer to j. c " Susan B
Hendricks, lois 13 and 10, Grand
avenue, Higsinsvillc... ...... 300 q
They are using paper railroad rails il
Russia, satisfactorily.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

Boston constructed more buildings
during 1885 than in any year since that
following the great fire. The total
value of these was SS,OOO,OOO.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

For Sale-A good residence, one of the
best in the city, on Main street. large house,
good outhouses, well, cistern. etc. Price
only S2 600. Terms easy. Inquire of j. p.
Ardinger. noy29f
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
ALL IN ONES.

"Hello, old chappy9 Been maxim
any money latelyr
81 should smile; got r. pockt;;
full"
"Lend me V, vii! ycr3'
'Oh, | can't, yer know; it's all in
4 hills ~
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
A Happy Bachelor.

From the Boston Courier.I
The bachelor is feeling good
And deems himself a lucky wight;
He saws and splits no kindline wood,
He has no kitchen fire to light.
Wher day is done his cares are o'er,
And once in bed he takes his ease;
He need not rise to walk the floor
These chilly nights child to please.
For him there are no household cares.
The breakfast bell his slumber breaks,
He dresses and descends the stairs
To oatmeal mush and buckwheat cakes.
For him life's river smoothly runs,
He's happy. jolly. and content,
He ha. no wife and little ones
On whom his earnings must be spent.
Let him enjOv it while he can;
When age and loneliness shall come
He'll wish himself i married mtn,
With sons anddaughters, wife and home.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

The number of failures in this coun-
try last year was about 3 per cent. less
than in 1881, and the liabilities were 81
per cent. smaller.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
NENoss.4DN ssFLAAss.
E5CHAssD FIELD,

a rpOKSri- ALLAN. Ntlt give prompt at
N AteItIon Jp ali pusIuess entrusted To hi care.
Wall practice All the onur >, except the Pro-
bate y;s.urt :, l. Al tyrtte county tec2yl
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
n, d CHANDLER.

TTonNE f-AT-LAw. Lexington, Mo WI
A .rr. IN ne. G rcuIt and nef courts OF
plit,. IN adj .inius counties u ins thhr- M
oY.ny ,amitlar vi nrtnt cohrse P' W,s,i, gron,
iofe ~ III NV. su .cial at,e"ton to all i:ia.'r5
be,oro IN Patrnt uilia". Gr'rrll h;'',o "h mn;'.
War, Iaterior. and otnef oepart''i'h mas .
over Grlmes 4 Venabi"'s. l"1!
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

The western barbarians are very
much in the habit of looking to eastern
sources for wisdom. This is typified
in various ways too numerous to men =
ton, yet sometimes an irrverent
thought will, perforce, obtrude itself
for instance, when the New York
Herald gives us fabbergasting nom
sense for argument on the silver ques-
tiOn
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
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sEAs.s.kEE CEAsLEs,

. rroRNEys AND COUNsELLoRs AT
a Law, Lexington, Mo. once, iionI a,ta root.,
n,n~, Sse. noIIse viii practice IN the courts OF
ataveIte ana surrounding counties, anu ;''so G y;
he supreme court OF the state oi h,ssourn H., ihe
he u s. Circuit an.i bistfiSt oouftS h' "
&c estern nistrieto! Missouri.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

LEAlNulUN MO-,
4 TrORNEY At Law, VIII practice in all
n the courts of the Sixth Judicial Circuit
The Supreme Court Of Mo, anu the Federal
Courts sep20ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
WILLIAM AuLL.
d = q UNI ~
GRAVES S. AUaI.

4 TpORNEYS-A AT-LAW, Lexington, Me-,
n will practice ~ the courts oil the SiS'h Juul
cial Circuit, and United states courts. Iionp. a
attention. eIvsn to collections. once over the
Commercial Bank. ''i'
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

Jou~'s BShck SSI. ALBERT r sTRoTHER
EgEIiENsY s.s.E. s STEsssT'ssEss.

A rrOHNgIS ~ LAW. " ~ practice il all
q the ,urts of Lnr state. Pr .mpl tstrniIun
given u all bus ness eH ru-t,d 10 Their care
Ohice in Masoaic Uui,d ing over rrIsg Il Shiel "a
st,, i.,s.I
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

Omaha is said to have more of its
surface devoted to streets and alleys
than to building space. In which
Omaha exhibits degree Of good sense
worthy of emulation by other places.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

The length of new main track of rail-
roads laid in this country in 1885 was
3,1l3 miles, which is 700 miles less than
in 1884, and less than in any year
since 1878.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
uEDsCAE.
.,aR n. L BOLTON.
~ Co>EWssCss. III n..

wetctnN AND SURGEON. has removed
from h, 3 old stand corooms back o. aia" aii,ss
= chtirs. over Lexington Savings Bans
orrhoi,is Il sl'eeially
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
..1ss' ~ 81. CaAMeeae.

Duys,ClAN AND SURGEON Diseases o.
ltii -. Ear and ihroa. u specially. .
Office over hi'eii ochs
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

r,IrCCEsSOR TO DIR. j., r. A |
SHSSSELE- -OLice over Com Y(&5SsA
m.rei,i Bank, Main ST. LeS,niT s11Ib
ton Missouri. .-MH --------
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23

They are using paper railroad rails in
Russia, satisfactorily.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
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Residehce ~ 'e iari1h-iy
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
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c.URGKON DENTS i:onise Gpp11, p sinse ;sSsss.S
en-, Missouri.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1886-05-11

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