The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-12
MISSOURI NEWS.

MlCCO Ill 1NhN
In Division No. I OF the Supreme Court,
Judge Black rendered an opinion IN
which a writ OF mandamus is awardei
against Judge J. f. Withrow OF the st.
Louis Circuit Court. The title OF the
case is: SSIte ex rel. Halliday VS.. j. II
Withrow, Judge, and the original pro-
ceedings go back to 1872, when the
Pacific Railroad Company commenced
condemnation proceedings to obtain the
right-of-way over five tracts OF land in
st. Louis County, part OF which, II IS
said, belonged to General Grant. Com
missioners were appointed in due form
and damages assessed amounting in all
at that time to about 81 900. The railroad
company filed exceptions, and damages
have never yet been paid. In the mean
time lin 1879 the Missouri Pacific Rail
road Company purchased the old road
and thus fell heir to the present suit.
In 1890 an application was made before
Judge Withrow for an execution against
the Missouri Pacific for damages assessed.
This application was denied, hence the
mandamus proceedings here. The rail-
road company attempted to plead the
statute OF Limitations, but the Court
holds that this does not apply in such
cases.
The Rockport, Langdon and Northern
Railroad has suspended business. This
railroad is not much longer than its name
though one would be led to believe that
it was a trunk line. The r. p. & L. runs
IRON Rockport to Langdon, a distance OF
six miles. The rolling stock consists of
an engine, which once did service on the
New York Elevated Railroad, and a cal
which might have been the pilot house OF
Noah's ark placed OF wheels. The rolling
stock has been reduced to ashes. A fire
broke out in the round house at Rock
port. The citizens and a volunteer fire
department went to work at once but
could do little or nothing. They sue
ceeded in dragging the engine out of the
house, but not until it had been burned
so badly that it was useless. The build.
ing is an entire loss. The system viii.
have to suspend operations until a mo-
engine can be procured, and the various
Eastern traffic associations have been no.
titled that through travel from New
York to San Francisco over the r. P. q
l.. must be temporarily suspended.
The City Engineer has about completed
a plat of the City of st. Charles, showing
particularly the location of electric-light
poles, routes OF macadamized streets anC
railroads, location OF fire-alarm boxes,
Court House and other public buildings.
The plat is for the purpose of assisting
the Post Office Department in the location
OF more boxes preparatory to the intro
duction into st. Charles of the free mai
delivery system. The Government ha,
already asked and secured permission
from the city to attach ma il-boxes t.
electric-light poles. The people of st
Charles expect the system about Jan
uary 1, if not sooner.
AS Abner Wilson, a farmer, was %seinin.
in a creek which runs throu gh his plac.
near Platte County, Saturd ay, his ne
caught on an obstruction. He reached
down and pulled out an old coffee pot
which he found to contain S5, $40 ant
$50 gold pieces to the mount of 1910
None of the coins have a later dat,
han 1857. 1t is supposed that the gold
was sunk in the creek before the war.
England is again buying zinc ore in
the Joplin district. Snyder Bros. recently
shipped Il trial order of twenty ton.
to the John Lysaght Smelling Company
OF Bristol, England, and the results
obtained from smelling were so salts
factory that an agent of the compan,
is now enroute to Joplin to contrac
for a heavy shipment.
The Carthage Light Guard Thanks
giving ball was attended by over 30(
OF the elite of the city and u larg,
number OF ladies and gentlemen from
other cities. Music was furnished by tn,
Light Guard orchestra, and a banque
was given at the Harrington Hotel.
Tom Slaughter, u young man about q
years of age, employed as a nigh
switchman in the Hannibal and st
Joseph Railroad yards at Brookfield
while on duty was accidentally caugh.
between a fiat car and a caboose and 81
seriously injured that he died within
three hours after the accident. Thil
makes three men who have lost thei
lives in the railroad yards there within
h last few months Only u week age
James Malone, another switchman, wa.
instantly killed.
During a prayer meeting in a negro
church at Hannibal, some reckless boy.
climbed upon the roof and ratified 1
log chain in the chimney Just as Deacon
Tompkins got to "De debiI am allu.
'round," M the stampede was some
thing fearful and furious.
Macon will, at a special election Dec
Is, attempt to break out Of its old ant
cramped special charter that it may
rehabiiitate itself rs a city OF the thirt
class and extend its corporate limits.
Library day was celebrated at Clarks'
vile with appropriate exercises at tn,
public school. A library nucleus of 49,
volumes was formed and enough cash
contributed to provide furniture for tn,
library room.
The Grand officers and District Lectur.
er of the Masonic Lodge of Missouri mel
in Sedalia. holding the first State Lodg,
OF In struction for the purpose OF bring
ing about a more perfect unanimity o
work. Grand Master B. H. Ingram wei.
coined the delegates, and the lodge wa
then given in charge of Ora nj Lecture
Allen Mcdowell of st. Louis.
The 1-year-old child OF Mr.. Paul Field
ing OF Sedalia, met with a peculiar acct
dent that may result in death. TIL,
child pulled u umbler from the table anc
falling upon it broke the glass, a frag.
ment gouging out one OF the little one's
eyes.
John Dixon, who had been in the Yer
non County Jail for six months past on &
charge of highway robbery, was released
the Grand Jury failing to find a true bill
against him. The same evening he wa.
returned to his old quarters for knocking
down and robbing in the suburbs of the
city an old man named Harrison Dean
When arrested Dixon had $50. so OF hi
victims money, besides his fine golt
watch and chain.
Newton County has $33, O83.17 OF it.
school money loaned put at 10 per cent
and 81 $40 at 8 per cent.
The Farmers Institute of Lacled.
County closed at Lebanon.