Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-08-21
Circus Thursday, Aug. %.

ing rock on Main street, east of Sixteenth.
A new barber shop has been opened on
Ninth street, just south Of the NV. Bank.
Thursday morning, although the hands NOV
ed regularly forward.
A change has been made in the railroad
agent at Brownsville, Mr.. Sam. Drysdale re-
firing and W. II. Reed taking charge of the
Office.
1t is said that the colored people of the
United States maintain more secret societies
than any other people on the face of the
earth.
Notwithstanding the severe hot, dry
weather, Mr.. Chas. Teubner has laid upon
our table q few specimens of bis second crop
Of strawberries.
The mighty Dacotsh arrived at this port
last Wednesday, having made the trip from
st. Louis in three days. time. leaving with
900 tons of freight on board. She took on
here about 100 bushels of coal.
The hack line has been extended to Waiver
ly. The trip west will be made on Monday.
Wednesday and Friday. and the east bound
train will move out every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday morning. The change will
be q great convenience both to Waverly and
Lexington.
The rainfall ut the residence of DR.. Alex
ander, last Tuesday evening and Wednesday
the doctor says he is satisfied from observa-
ton, he being in another part of the city at
the time, that the amount was considerably
more in the southern and western parts of
the town.
The public watering troughs have been To-
Gated as follows: First ward, at intersection
of Third street and Franklin avenue; Second
ward, south of courthouse square; Third
ward, at culvert on north side of Main street,
ct intersection with Fifteenth; Fourth ward,
at northeast corner of old College square. All
the locations, we think, are good, with good
drainage and convenient of access, and will
be of great benefit to the citizens of beth
town and country.
Convention notes from the Republican of
Tuesday: The Lafayette county delegation
is at the Laclede. Alex. Graves is the best
looking delegate in the city so far. Hon. j.
D. Shewalter, one of the best orators in Gen.
trail Missouri, is with the Lafayette county
delegation. McGrew thinks with Jackson,
Johnson and Lafayette at his back for q start
er he stand a fair show in the race. Capt.
Alex. A. Lesueur, editor of the Lexington
Iutelligencer, is an interested spectator, He
took of his coat last night to work for Nc
Grew"
Higginsvllle Post, 1s:-'An unfortunate
and distressing homicide occurred in this
township, southwest of Higginsville about
five miles, last Saturday evening near sun
down. The victim was William TAYLOR, a
colOred man, who was shot and Instantly
killed by Mr.. Benz. Higgins. 1t seems that
Taylor. who lives near Mr.. Higgins, hal been
in town that day and returned home in the
evening, accompanied by his wife whom he
beat and abused on the road home aud after
he arrived there. When lie got holae he
threatened to kill her. and she ran to MIR.
Higgins house for protection, AMI requested
Mr.. Higgins TO 60 down to her house and get
her two children. rs TAYLOR would probably
wresk his vengeance on them. Mr.. Higgins
went down to the house and on the way NET
Taylor, who was sitting on a fence with u
corn knife in his hand. Higgins asked him
why he was abusing his family. and Taylor
replied it was none of his business, at The
same tim jumping from the fence AMI ad-
vancing toward Higgins with the corn knife
uplifted. He was ordered to stop, but refused
to do so. when Higgins shot at him, in order
to brighten him. He contln ded to advance
however, and Higgins again told him to
stop. Taylor continued to advance aud when
within i've or six steps Of Higgins, the latter
again shot, the bullet striking Taylor IN the
breast above the heart. Taylor then walked
to the fence, got on to 1t and fell over on the
other side dead. Higgins came to town and
delivered himself into custody. His prelimi.
nary examination was held Monday, and af-
ter the facts, rs above related, were disclosed
by the testimony, the prosecution was dis
miss ed by the prosecuting attorney. Taylor
was about forty years old, and had the repu-
tation Of being a hard character, quarrel
some, violent and desperate. While 1t is .
terrible thing to take the life of q human be
ing, there seems in this case to have been nc
' other recourse.