The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-08-03

Edwin Ferguson, removed from tn,
the ~pOstofice at Doniphan because n
was a good postmaster and a democrat
has been succeeded by f. w. Bell.
Isaac II. Davis, of Columbia, has
daughter thirteen years old wht
weighs 25O pounds. The father
weight is $50 aud the mothers IL
pounds.
Charlie Morgan is mentioned by tn
Rich Hill Review as having admit,et
that he would be a candidate for con
gress to succeed Mr.. Stone in th
Twelfth district.
Congressman Dockery has issued
call for a competitive examination t.
select a naval cadet for the third con
gressional district, to be held at Rich.
mond, Tuesday, August ID.
Norman j. Colman, as secretary o
agriculture, has received the cross o
Gerit from the French government
end will go to the Paris exposition il
order to wear II. OH! Oui
Col. w. f. Cloud, formerly of Soda
liza, has been appointed by Gen. Devo
as deputy collector of internal revenue
tor the sixth district of Missouri, will
headquarters at Kansas City.
Judge John E. Ryland has been
so%iourning at McAllister Springs wit,
his family. The springs, by the way
are now in charge of one of the pleas
ATTEST old ex.confederates, DIR. j. V.
| Small.
The removal of Ton. Frank P.
Sebree, of Saline county, to Kansa,
City, lessons by y important factor
the list of possible congressional candi.
dates in the Sixth congressional dis
trict.
Prof. W. T. Darlington, principal OF
the Springfield high school, is an
nounced as a candidate for the dem
ocratic nomination as state superin.
tendent of public schools. Prof.
Darlington is a native of Galloway
county.
O'Brien Moore, the Washington
correspondent of the st. Louis Republic.
has achieved distinction by unearthing
the re-ratiDg traed of the pension
bureau. Mr.. Moore will be heard
rom continuously now, and will do
great service to the country.
Hon. Joseph j. Russell, of Missis-
sippi county, la:s speak er OF the Mis-
souri, house of representatives, will be
q candidate tor congress in the Four
teepth District now represented by
Hon. J"mes Walker. The district has
a democratic majority of over seven
thousand.
Capt. Sewell W. Smith, president 0!
the Mexican Veteran Association of
Central Missouri, has called the annual
meeting of the association to be held at
Higginsville, August 10. Capt. Smith
is the venerable editor of the Warsaw
iAOo ~ III NdllStt udtllG i'll llt
var with the old empire.
Charles G. Draper, who is pleasantly
remembered Ms The private secretary
and, later, the son-in-law of Gov. Nc.
Clurg, made q great musical hit at
Lebanon, the other night, by appearing
as Mordecai in a fine production OF the
cantata of Queen Esther" Charlie is
now the cashier of the Bank of Lebanon.
Senator COckrell and Congressman
Heard are expected to address the an
nual reunion of the old settlers of
Saline county, which will be held at
Sulphur Springs, near Marshall, in Au-
gust. The first address of the day will
be delivered by Rev. DIR. II. V. Foster,
of the Cumberland Univ ity of Ten
nessee.
II is said that the Missouri statesmen
~Lc coDgregate about the Madison
honsest Jefferson City on these summer
evenings, are prolific of good stories.
The most entertaining takers are Mai
john b. Breathitt and Senator Sam
Nj, or, either of whom is alw avs able
to Keep a dozen men entertained for
hours at a time.
Hon. Vim. e.. Downing will be a
candidate for reelection as railroad
commissioner. Ne; Downing is q
very intelligent and jealous officer, and
as the board has rendered some valua-
BILE services to the leople of late in the
reduction of coal, cattle and grain
rates, he will no doubt have u very
strong support over thc-s:Gle.
The st. Joseph Gazette says that Mr..
W. L. League, of Poplar Bluff. was in
st. Joseph last Saturday "to bu,
goods" Mr.. League was the popular
reading clerk of the Missouri house
of representatives and is a prom.
inent lawyer and politiciaa of south
east Missouri, and the query is: What
kind of goods was he buying in 81.
10.
Judge Burckhart paid the state can
ital a visit the other day, and on re.
turning home the jolly Judge told this
to Bob White;-''I found neither ,be
governor, his wife nor the governors
secretary at the capitol, but assure
you affairs were well looked after by
Miss Perry, sister of mrs. Francis.
She told Inc that the affairs of state
were trifling compared to the attention
required by the young governors who
nave been left in her charge"
Roswell NJ. Field, for mauy wears
psragrapher and editorial writer ON
The Kansas City Times, has retired
from that paper and will 20 abroad in
September 81 the London correspon.
dent of the New York World. Crosse"
is a thoroughIy,good newspaper man
and will do credit to Missouri amonp
''lhe effete monarchies." Eugene
Field of the Chicago News will accom-
pany him to see that he has a send
off worthy OF the great west.
Col, D.. Walker Wear. formerly OF