The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-02-22

QDarles (fOrmcrlv the president OF th,
e Aull Seminary, of this city, nov
filling the chair of metaphysics q
Washington x Lee University, Licking
ton, Va }, VIII" are jews, and who have
II bright son in the university, sent The
doctor IA miniature guitar. ThiI
prompted him TO write Il sonnet, 6
copy OF which we nave been fortunate
enough TO get hold of, and which we
print in This issue oi the IDteIligencer
AT the Graham.Lee exhibition at the
WashinRion-Lee University, recently,
MIR. John Andrew, of this city. was one
OF the chosen contestants for the de-
bater's medal, which is in itself quite
an honor, and he acquitted himself
very well indeed. The medal was won
by MIR. +. NJ. jackson, OF CarrolIton,
Mo. This ia the third year in success
sion that this medal has been taken by
a Missouriau:-lS8S. James Quarles;
1889, James Quarles Chambers; 1890,
Il. nj. Jackson. The university has 2O9
enrolled students this year, to 163 cata.
logued last year.
General John B Clark, who for sew
eral terms represented the congression-
al district In which Lafayette county
then was, and who has for a number
of years since been clerk of the house
OF representatives, has entered the
Washington law firm of Johns q Nc
Knight, and Missourians who have
business to be looked after In Washing
ton cannot do better than to entrust 1t
to them. No man at the national capt.
tai knows 30 many people, or is more
familiar with the courts and depart
tents than General Clark. Beside
which he Is the soul of honor, and may
be implicitly relied on always.
David White, all elder of the Chris
tisu church, died at bis homo at Oak
Forest, Green county, Pa, the other
uight, in his 95th year. He was a
contemporary of Alexander Campbell.
During his life he was daily accustomed
to horseback riding, and though
nearly a century old he had not been
i'll over a fortnight altogether. Elder
White has preached continuously for
over sixty years. He founded a con
gregation and built achurch at his own
nNnonaa and nraanhaH for sLa -,.
people for forty years without missing
a Sabbath or accepting a dollar. A
decade or Sc before the war he twice
made a trip to Missouri and back on bis
horse. For many years he ad-
vised against all ceremony or service
at funerals. He maintained that cere.
mony did the dead no good and was
no honor to God.
PUNK Murray died at Liberty, Clay
a few days ago. Mr.. Murray
was born at Liberty in lS47, and was
he son of EphraIm ID. Murray. his
mother being a Jacobs, and a relative
If President Zachary TAYLOR. MIR.
was II brother OF the Messrs.
of the Liberty Advance. PUNK,
- no was nicknamed, was al ardent
outhern boy, and despite the tender
less of his years entered the conted-
rate army, IN 1868, and served I'LL the
nd of the war. At Centralia he was
'adly wounded, and probably finally
lied from the effects of this wound. !
lie was u chum of Arch Clemmens and ,
|esse Hamlet, and was Dursed by Miss /
Hamlet aud her mother when
Wounded. He was u nephew of Mrs.
}. w. Sedwick, OF this city. He serv q
d with Anderson aud Dave Poole, and
vas a brave soldier. In September, ,
o75 he married Miss Virginia Odiorne. |
I Blanco, Texas. His wife and four &.
1 their five children survive him. He {
\ a. much esteemed by all who knew |
nun, and will be sincerely mourned by
many people In Lafayette county. who
emcmber Hun as a frank, open and
rave boy In The days OF long ago.
The seventh congressional district of
state is somew hat noted for acri-
nonious struggles for the democratic
nomination. The best individual
democrats and newspapers OF the dis
riot deprecate this. and desire that Il
nay not recur On this subject the
lntelligeIcer says: - "Hon.
champ Clark was attending court
yesterday. To Il representative of the
ntelli8encer MIR. Clark stated that he c
10 be In the contest Tor con-
with Mr.. Norton, Senator Wood
nd possibly others He vary cordially
The course OF the Intelligencer
u urging a courteous canvas on the
'art OF the candidates aud proper con.
liberation for the rights Of others on
he part Of respective friends, to the
nd that harmony may reign IN the
'ar,y after the nomination Ia made. II
he friends of all the candidates will
this object in view and irown
all efforts to engender personal
Vrangles the majority in the district
an easily be raised TO 5000. We are
that the candidates 40 tar men.
ioned, Mr.. Norton, MIR. Clark and
Wood, each desire q dignified,
manly canvass that will leave the party
trouger after the nomination is made,
matter who may be selected rs the
bearer TOR the district"
moving the three gentlemen here
famed AZ well "a we DO, we think we
nav safely say that the next canvass
Or congress in the seventh district will
edound TO the benefit rather than to
he detriment of the democratic party.
THANK YOU, NEIGHROR.
From the R.chmOnd HayIte.J .
New p pers may flash across the sky
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