The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-02-04

day. Prepare the little mi-siveS for your
sweGihcartS.
There was II small conlrgratiOn IN MIR.
VIII WhItSetl's roof. IL few day, ago, but ii
was suppressed before It had warmed things
past being comfortable.
Mai. Fred Meet elsewhere assures his cus-
that he will not advance his prices
upon Ice urxl summer. lie has secured over
l ,O0O tons OF excellent zee.
The explosion OF a coal oil Lamp in The
stable, last Monday morning, started
u fire IN that building, which Gut for the
prompt action OF those present would have
proven Il !usge and disastrous Que. The
damage done wa, trivial.
The dead body Of August Jansen. the ms
stag Swedish miner, was found on the left
bank of the river. opposite Berlin. II few
days ago. rhcIe were no marks Of violence,
aud It Is supposed that the man died FROM cx-
posture.
st. Louis Grain market: -Wheat-Firm
AT nm advance of lGy4c. No. :. ret, cash, S04
@sIir; February. S0t(9S0s, closing at S1sc;
March, SI40ySlsc, closing AT SIsc; May. S2t%
S3tc, closing at SHE; June. S3!c; July, sole.
Corn Firm. Cash, 4Gs0SlG4c; February,
4js@4Gac, closing at 464c; March, 4Tr. closing
at 47!c: MAY. 4SR@g4SAc, closing at 1870,
Olts-Stcady cash, 3O4; May, 3Oae. I've
Nothing doing. Barley-firm ut S0CYSJc.
Jefferson CITY, Mo. February 1.-The ice
in the Missouri river at This point broke up at
800 to-day. The ferrybOai. Nate Fisher,
was caught by :, huge hoe aud swept onto the
bank, IA hole twenty feet long beng stove in
her hull. The ice Just above where she lies
is still holding and she NAV be completely
wrecked when it gives way and CONES down.
The steamer Black Diamond and several
bsrges lying Just below the ierryboat have so
Gar escaped unhurt. TIL ice in the Usage Is
still unbroken.
st. Louis live stock market -cattle-Re-
ceipts, LOO head shipments, 1900 held.
The market wa stronger; choice heafy
native steers. "a 1900 30; fair TO good native
steers, So 90G1t 30; medium TO choice, 81 10
@4 10; stOckerS and feeders, fair 10 good.
$2G93 %; rangers, Ordinary TO good, - 2O9
1 20. Hogs Receipts, 1880 head; shipments.
1000 head. The market WAS active and u shade
stronger; choice heavy and butchers s"lec-
tions, 50 5000 80; packing, medium 10
| prime, So O5g5 40; light grades, ordinary TO
| good, ~ S0@5 10. Sbeep-Receipts. 400 head;
| shipments. 1000 head. The market was
| stronger; fair to choice. So 5000 %.
Sedalia Democrat deputy United States
Marshal j. w. Craig went NORTH TO Moberly
last night. To-day lie will arrest a fellow at
| Dalton, who is selling whisky without govern
ment license, and take his prisoner TO Kansas
City for trial. Il was up on tho Charlton
river, in the northern counties, last week,
said the Jolly officer, and | found Il queer
condition OF affairs existing there 'Wel,
give US YOUR experience said Il Democrat re-
pOrter. 'YOu knOw that Is . prohibition
neikhbOrhoOd. aud all along the Charlton
river the Young men. and the old ones, too,
for that matter, have hit upon alcohol as q
substitute for whisky and an enormous guam
tity of the stuff is sold by the dealers and
consumed. They dilute ii with water, and
IA great many of them use mighty little OF lh'
latter in preparing the drink 'What Kline
of Il substitute does It make" We'll. they
drink it und appear to relish it. Every other
man | met would call me TO one side with thu
exclamation, 'Pardner, take Il drink OF al
cohol.' tried it once. aad since that time
have never mad the nerve to tackle the stuff
In that section OF the state l drink water
Turnyerein ball next Monday week,
Lexington, Va, Gazette 1.-THE celebra
ton of the I9lh anniversary of the Graham
, Lee Literary Society OF Washington and Lee
University. ON January -. al the unIversit!
2 chapel, afforded entertainment aud instruction
2 to u not very large, though appreciative audi
= ~ ~. nl.I H.. Ar.tn
Y of the occasion, reti rcted great credit on th'
speaker. His subject, "Ion twas handle
1 In easy, graceful aud pathetic style. Tn de
matters were Messrs. Bunting, Faucet, la
| aud Qunrles. The subject discussed wa:
- lis Gladstone n greater statesman than lis
marckp' Mr.. Bunting opened the debate
n favor OF the Affirmative in u forcible manne
he reviewed the history OF the lives Of thes
| two distinguished men, and, of course, prov
Il ed that Gladstone Is the greater man OF u
two. He was follow ed by MIR. Hall, VIII
i drew II parallel between England and uerm'
h ny and concluded by showing clearly th'
!. Bismarck Is by far the ADLER man Of the tw'
Mr.. Faucet added some strong argument
favor of tue affirmative aud she'd new lustt
10 OH his already brilliant reputation "a i deb
ger. The discussion was concluded by Nj
q uuarles, who in u clear, concise and forcIO
speech, convinced the audience and Il
Judges that he was entitled TO the medal. {
the whole, the celebration reflected gre
4 credit on the Graham Lee society. II
I awarding Judges, Messrs. w. G.. Stuart, ID.
. Moore and 5. j. Graham. delivered the pri
: 10 Mr.. Quarles, of Missouri.
g.. Richmond, Mo-, Jan. 23.-"DIvId VIII
7" mer, the last of the three witnesses 10 /
10 truth of the Book of Mormon is now dyil
r. vi his hoHle here. Last evening he called
"a family and friends to his bedside and bore |
Id testimony to the truth of The Book of Mo
nd mon aud the bible. lie Is past 50 year,
OF uye. He Is an old citizen of this town and
OF known by every one here II. a uian of I
nd highest honor. lie Is not aud never has be
H. = believer i'll pOlYgamy." This remHrkal
of mau has been u resident OF Richmond, X
county, for perhaps forty wears, and "
We known by the people vi that place as being
ls, man Of more lhan ordinary Intelligence.
ne strictly moral and upright character, and
answering yeractty ~ vouched Tor BY q
he A. w. Doniphan, Mayor WassOn and ma
II other officials and citizens of the high
FOR standing In the society OF Richmond and X
ck county. lie bore testimony Oi the truth
ha The BOOK OF Mormon aud VI the truth Of
receiving Of the golden plates by Jose
ice smith, Us | heard the rehearsal OF that wa
DE derfnl incident from his own lips.
lay stated To me that All angel appeared il
$. bright light, bearing the golden plates
leo which were inscribed the Book of Morn
ses and from which the original manuscripts
of the Book OF Mormon were written by Jose
ed Smith, M uulearned man, and which W,
VS. shown 10 me and Of which | read and VIII
err was written in l. ya.y scholarly hand, 0
rat which manuscript was in his possession
Try presume, at the time OF his demise. And
The other feature OF the preservation Of the
san and one that the old gentleman regarded
TO slsnileapt of the divine origin and care
dlY these manuscripts was this: AT the Il
lis OF the disastrous cyclone at Richmond, so
She years ago. the house of Mr.. Whitmer ,
the RACED TO the ground, Il was q two-st
o. house, y good structure, except u small te
purary room constructed on the back pc
Of the house and which contained this ma
This script, which was left Intact; and 50 sac
md were these manuscripts 10 this wOnde
deyotee that when he was offered by the |
| in Ter Day Ssiuts Of sslt Lake IA sect "
ths which he had no utilization and regarded
gin corrupt impostOrs) ten thousand dolIaTs
oil the possession OF thanI, though not posses
leIf Qr II great AMOUNT OF this worlds goods,
all Indignantly spurned the offer, and wi