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Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28
FOREIGN,

An armistice between Turkey and Servia
was agreed upon and signed on the 18th.
and each Government. issued an order fol-
the temporary cessation of hostilities. Nc
limit to the duration of the armistice is
specified, but either party may terminate it
by giving notice. ~@~
The terms OF which Turkey expresses
her Willingness to negotiate a peace with
SerVla include the payment OF a large war
indemnity, or, in lieu thereof, an increased
annual tribute; the re-occupation of the
iortresses, held by the Porte previous to 1857:
the destruction Of those built by
the Servians since that year; the in
Vestiture of Prince Milan at Constan-
tinople; the reduction of the Servian army
to 10000 men and three batteries of
artillery; and the construction of a railway
across the Servian principality. A Berlin
dispatch Of the 18th says tina the Powers
have disapprevedo of the proposed terms, but
have failed to unite upon any course of &C.
Prince Milan has been proclaimed
King OF Servia by order of Gen. T~chernayeff.
Il is officially announced at Constantinople
the armistice will be in force from Sept.
I5 to Sept. %.
Mr.. Barring, Secretary of the English Le-
cation at Constantinople, in his report on
he atrocities committed by the Turks in
Bulgaria, estimates that -, 200 Bulgarians
md 1000 Mussulmen were killed and 80 viii
ages burned. Probably the most horrible
tragedy Of the whole instruction occurred
Batak, where the inhabitants were in
tuced to give up their arms
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28
The Men Who 60 for Hayes.

From the East Saginaw Courier.
Boss Grant goes for Hayes.
Babcock the bribe-taker goes for HAYES.
Boss Shepherd goes for Hayes.
Belknap the bribe-taker goes for Hayes.
Landaulet Williams goes for Hayes.
Credit Mobillier ColfaX goes for HAYES.
Mckee, Avery, Mcguire, Joyce, and all
the other whisky thieves in State prisons and
penitentiaries are for Hayes.
Robert c. Schenck, the professor OF draw
poker and disgraced Minister to England,
goes for Hayes.
Columbus Delano goes for Hayes.
Iii the corruptionists in Federal offce and
all the defrauders Of the Federal revenue 60
for Hayes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28
GFrom the New York SUM-

After having had full control of his mouth
1or twenty years, poor Carl Schurz has at
last been compelled to learn how to speak
through a muzzle. His voice must sound
queer TO those OF his listeners who have
heard 1t In other days, but even Queerer
must it sound in his own ears. Zach Chand-
Ter denies that he has ordered Mr.. Schurz
to retire from the business of stumping for
Hayes; but he does not tell the whole story
about it. The fact is that SchurZ, whose
elecuoneering speeches have irritated Zach,
has had a warning from headquarters, to
which he has evidently given heed, though
most people supposed he had Independence
enough to resent the dictation Of such a man
as Zach. Latterlv, his talk has been so Of
tenslve that Aach's official ~mouthpiece, the
Administration organ at Washington. has
demonstrated publicly and loudly with him
about it. Only yesterday, Zach's mouth
piece, after saying in a rather mixed style
That the '.'~grOundtCOrE OF his (SchurZ's)
speeches has been a baseless assault
upon the administration of President
Grant, adds: SIN the opinion of COM
petent authority, speeches Of this kind are
not calculated to advance the interests of
the common cause, and it is rumored Mr..
Schurz eo0s dd0ised to mend his avays.''
me day, previous to the foregoing warning
In Lach's mouthpiece, it addressed him
with no less insolence in these words:
''Ihis man lSchurzl has declared his Re-
allegiance, and his talents have |
been engaged for no purpose but to spread
truths; but if we are TO have
prophecies Of disaster, his lips should, by ali
means, remain closed.' Now, Zach
may deny that he has issued d.
rect and formal orders for the dismissal of
Carl schurz from his place on the Republi-
can stump; but when Zach Chandler;s
oinclal m~outhpiece applies such insulting
language to him and his speeches, we shonld
think it would be regarded by Mr.. Schurz
himself as a sufficient warning and n~otifca-
Ilon that his services are no longer desired
the manager of the Republican party's
campaign, Zach Chandler.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28
From the Globe Democrat.

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The morning pa
pers report that Carl Schurz has been with
drawn from the canvass because OF the un-
satisfactory character Of his speech. This
is not correct. When Mr.. Schurz opened
his campaign at Cincinnati the Globe Demo-
crdt briefly criticised his speech by saying
that it was not adapted to the necessities of
the campaign. The National Executive
Committee entirely agree with this opinion,
and haze notified Mr. SEIZURE to this effect.
Mr.. Schurz has not been withdrawn from
the canvass, however, although, in going
OF his way to abuse the Administration,
he clearly vi0lated the spirit Of his agree
ment with the National Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28
WEST AND SOUTH,

Gen. Crooks command had a lively
brush with the Indians on the 9th inst, in
which private Kennedy of the Sixth Cavalry
and a citizen named Frank White were
killed and one or tive others wounded. The
Indian chief American Horse was killed
Among the spoils captured from the Indians
were several articles belonging to Custer's
command. Prisoners say that the hostiles.
with the exception of the immediate follow
ers OF Sitting-Bull and Crazy Horse, are
going into the agencies. Crooks command
Is en- route to the Black Hills for supplies.
A Los Angeles, CAL, dispatch of the 18th,
narrates a terrible tale of suffering on the
Colorado Desert. Henry Smith, from St.
Louis, with one companion and pack train,
left Yuma for Los Angeles, and wandered
four days on the desert without water.
Smith opened the veins of his arm, and
drank the blood, which clotted in his throat:
he then cut hAs wind-pipe to remove it,, and
died in a few hour after. His companion
reached the station in the last stage of ex.
haustion.
The Wheeler Brothers, two lucky miners
who own a claim on Deadwood Creek in the
Black Hills, arrived at Fort Laramie on the
avn viz PIOSCCuo VI oGfcu ulOUGQS'
work, amounting to 1900 pounds of gold
dust, valued at over $500, 900. They had an
escort of 20 mel to guard this immense
treasure, which will be shipped by rail from
Cheyenne. d.
reports from various portions of Ohio |
give assurance Of the best crops of fruit,
corn and tobacco that have been harvested
Ior years. The hog cholera and tobacco
worm are causing trouble in some localities.
AT Chicago, on the 10th, Abe Klenman, a
noted pigeon shooter, shot and mortally
wounded Charles Creighton, q. contractor.
during a heated political discussion. q s.
Gen. Terry's Indian campaign terminated
the 7th, when his command was finally
broken up. A portion of the troops have
been ordered to Fort Ellis, a portion to Fort.
Lincoln, while another portion will remain
It Fort Buford. Gen. Sheridan mas conn
the order to winter a regiment Of
'avairy on the Yellowstone.
There was p interments from yellow fever
le'sths at Savannah on the 18th, and the
disease was still on the increase. Contribu-
Ions from other Southern cities were being
eceived in aid Of the destitute, at least one
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28
1From the Cincinnati E~nquirer.l

W~AsHINGToN, Sept. Observation-Disclosures
ing the Schurz denial that he had written a
letter to one in this city that the German
vote of Ohio is arrayed against the Republic
can party, the stubborn fact is that he did
write, and to a member of his own family.
This political weathercock is just now great
ly disturbing the equilibrium of the Ad-
ministration. There is abundance of proof
that Chandler demanded that his campaign
engagements should be cancelled. Morton
was shrewd enough to anticipate the danger
which would follow such a course, and he
protests against carrying Chandler's orders
into execution. Governor Hayes also deems
it impolitic to snub Schurz in this
manner, and the matter will probably be
patched up by retaining Schurz, but chang
ing his itineracyt from the West to the South.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28

"A young Jerseymaanu, travelling on
the Camden and Aaiboy Railroad, made
himself somewhat beverlattentNe to-
young lady who sat in the seat with
him: When the trainreached a certain
locality, ne! leaned toward his fair COM.
panlon, and pointing out of the window.
Sald: There are the Jersey Flats"
reply squelched him: ooh. there
are more than n of you, then?"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28

At Bloomington, lad, Frank
Owens, a boy about y years old. acct
dentally shot himself through the
lower part of the abdomen while plav
ing with a pistol, inflic ting a fatal
wound.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28
THE SEPTEMBER ELECTIONS.

The Democrats Have Good Reason to be
Gain in other States VIII In
sure the Election OF Tiiden and Hem
bricks.
THE RESULT IN VERMONT.
IFrom the New York SUM-
The Republican majority in Vermont at
Tuesdays election was %, 1927. In 1868,
Vermont gave Grant a majority OF ~, 122.
In 1872 it gave him a majority OF 30, 947.
The average of the two is 31,035. The Re-
publican majority in the election OF this
week falls 7 ,50S below this average. This
is a heavy loss in a small State like Vermont.
But this is not exactly the fair way to put
it, exclaim the Republicans. You should
take the majOrities on Governor at the sep
TENDER elections in the years 1868 and 1872,
and compare them with the results now, say
the Republicans.
Well, we rather think this is the fairer
test. At the September election in 1868 the
Republicans got a majority OF 21,226. AT
the September election Of 1872 they got a
majority of %, 1888. The average OF the two
fore, falls 2, 753 below this average.
The whole vote cast in New York is fully
thirteen times as large as the whole vote of
Vermont. Hence, loss of 2 1853 by the Re-
publicans in that State is equivalent to a loss
of about 36, 900 in this State.
This attempt by the desperate Republi-
cans to get up a shout over Vermont re-
minds one of the scared boy who tried to
whistle to keep his courage up while passing
a graveyard.
THE n OF THE MAINE ELECTION.
[Frem the Philadelphia Times, INDEPENDENT
Maine has emerged from the hottest cam
paign of her history with a Republican ma
jority Of about 5000, the lowest ever given
in a Presidential year by the Republican
party, and very largely below the average
Republican majority in great contests.
Viewed as a battle by Mr.. Blaine for party
supremacy in his State under his own leader
ship, it is a positive victory, but viewed as
a finger-board of the Presidential struggle,
it affords little substantial comfort to Re-
~publicanism. 1t presents the disjointed and
demoralized Republican party Of last year
in Maine as recovering its vitality to an eX-
tent that has even surprised its leaders, but
it shows that, after the most exhaustive
efforts and the most lavish expenditure
OF money and eloquenee, the
party has lost a percentage
of its rank and file that transfers the battle
from the East 10 the West, without the
usual thunders of Republican o~mnipotence
which have hitherto inspired every rational
conflict from Yankeeland. With Vermont,
on the fullest vote ever polled. falling off
from 1900 to 5000 in her majority, and
Maine also on her largest vote, falling large
ly below her averge, it is a Republican es-
cape and not a Republican victory. 1t is
not such a result as will seriously dishearten
the Hayes side of the contest in Indiana,
they must go into the fight without the
inspiration that an overwhelming verdict in
Maine would have given them; and while.
the Democrats are short Of the measure of
their anticipated gains in Maine. they will
grid up their loins and go hopefully into the
grand pitched battle for Indiana.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28
EAST.

A heavy wind storm at Philadelphia, OF
the 18th, blew off a portion of the roofs o
the Main Building and Machinery Hall il
the Exposition Grounds, and caused con.
siderable injury to many of the exhibits,
Several other of the smaller buildings with.
in the grounds were somewhat damaged BY
the storm, and in the city it was equally de.
structive. i.stE7
The great international rife contest ST
Creedmoor, near New York, which termi-
mated on the 14th, resulted in q victory for
the American team, the Irish team being
second, the Scotch team third, the Austria
liam team fourth, and the Canadian team
fifth.
Official returns of the late election in
Maine, with the exception of one tow and
six plantations, give a total vote of 1876, 961.
Conner (Rep.) has IS, TO, and Talbot
(Dem.) 0,251; scattering, 529. Connor's
majority over Talbot is 10, 459. One hum
dred and twenty Republican Representa-
tives are elected, and twenty Democrats,
with two not heard from.
Mr.. Rufus r. Graves, of New York CITY,
recently deceased, bequeathed to the Amer
lean Board of Foreign Missions, the Wom-
ans Missionary Society of America, Berea
College and Oberlin College, $40, 600 each;
to the American Missionary Association
$15, 200; to the Home Missionary Society,
connected with the Congregational Church
OF the United States, SIC, 900; and 500, 600
to be applied to the education of colored
people in the Southern States. There are
also a number of requests to local charita-
BILE institutions. f
Prof. Ebenezer S. Smell, of Amherst Col
lege, died on the 18th, aged IS. Hewas the
first student to enter Amherst College, and
the only survivor of the first class-that of
1922.
Bishop Edmund s. James, Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, died in New York
City on the 18th.
Rear-Admiral A. NJ. Pennock died sud.
denly OF apoplexy at Portsmouth, N. H, on
the Goth, aged 81. = 4
Prof. Charles Davies, the eminent mathe-
matician, died at Fishkill on the Hudson
on the 18th.
The steamship Rebecca Clyde, from Will
mington, N. c., for Baltimore, laden with |
naval stores and cotton, went to pieces in a
gale of Pamlico Sound, on the 18th, and
Capt. Childs. two mates, two ceal- heayers, |
and a passenger naraed Wheldon, were
drowned.
The Executive Committee Of the Soldiers
and Sailors National Reform Association
nave Issued a call for a grand mass conven-
ton OF Union soldiers and sailors, to be
held in Albany, n. Y, on Thursday, Octo-
Der IL, in the interest Of Tilden and Hen
bricks. The call is signed by Major-Gen-
eral Hooker, President Of the Association.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28

lack Orders Him to Stop
CritfcisiMS Grant and His Friends
A Sample of "Reform Within the
Party.o
[From the N. Y. Graphic-Republican.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-The National
| Republican of yesterday contained the fol-
lowing editorial paragraph:
1t is not remarkable that the first tremor or
doubt of Republican success in Ohio and Indiana
to come to us from any politician of sufficient
prominence to deserve consideration should
T Th;s m as, R RsS dse1yr Of f Sis Re,d f6Gm Carl sIls sGhurs'
and his talents have been engaged for no pur-
pose but to spread Republican truths. If we are
to have prophets of disasters his lips should by
all means remain closed.
The Star last evening published the fol-
lowing in response to the above:
A report ID in circulation that Carl Schurz has
written to a friend in Washington, a prominent
most solid for Tilden, and that unless some en-
ergetic measures are taken 70 effect aeehange of
opinion in the element. Ohio will certainly go
Democratic. AS diligent inquiry has failed to
develop who the prominent Republican is that re-
ceived this letter, and as it would seem to be a
tribe unlikely that a prominent Republican
would d1vulge the contents of a letter making
such a damaging admission, it would be well
enough to wait for more definite information be-
fore placing Ohio in the Democratic column on
the strength of this reported concession of the
fact by Carl Schurz. The letter in question was
not written to a prominent Republican, but to a
member of Mr.. Schurz's family.
LIZ Hep"OttCUH to-uay III reply says,suD-
stantially:
In explanation of Carl Schnrz's prophecies that
Indiana and Ohio will go Democratic on account
OF a detection in the German vote, it is asserted
that he has been requested by competent authori-
ty in the Republican Campaign Committee either
to change the tenor of his speeches or Withdraw
from the canvass. This request was based upon
the fact that his speeches up to this time have
been confined to a discussion of the civil service
question, and that for their groundwork he has
resorted to assaults in the most unqualified terms
on President Grants Administration. AS soon
as Mr.. SchurZ received this information or re-
quest he became, as il is claimed. somewhat luke
warm, and the charge is directly made that he
has made overtures to the Democracy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28

Miss Braddon's appearance on the
stage next winter will not be for the
hrst time. She was an actress before
she was a novelist.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28

The Democracy ave secured a majority
OF 1918 in these four States which four
years ago gave the Republicans more than
nifty thousand. This is very encouraging to
the friends Of reform, and points to the
election Of our Uncle Samuel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28
A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION.
From the st. Louis Times.1

ITIUnH tHe 81. LOuIs IIIlts.I
Let US look at the figures and see what
the Democratic party has been doing for the
past four years. In 1872, Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Maine and Vermont all gave Republican
majorities as follows:
Governor. .497
Arkansas, President. 3.l4O
vermont, 25, 1913
Total Republican majority 81, 1855
This year these States in an election for
have given majorities as follows:
,Democrdtic. Republican,.
Alabama. ....... Il. 395 Vermont 90 0On
Arkansas........45 900 Maine.......... Is, 600
Iotal........s1 $50 Total........3 IS, 200
The Democracy have secured a majority
OF 40, 1875 in these four States which four
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-09-28
SCHURZ MUZZLED.

lack handle Orders Him to Stop
CriffcisiMS Grant and His
A Sample of "Reform Within the
Partv.C
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-09

A NEW prison chaplain was recently
appointed in certain town. He was
a man who greatly magniiied his Office,
and entering one of the cells on his
first round OF inspection, he with much
poaposity thus addressed the prison.
er who occupied it
well, sir, do you know who 1 amp
NO; nor dinna care,' was the non-
chalant rejoinder.
"Well, I'm your new chaplain
ooh, ye are? Weel, hae heard O.
ye BEFORE
sAnd what did you hear? returned
the chaplain, his curiosity getting the
better of his dignity
sWeel, heard that the last twa kinks
We were In ye preached them bath
empty but III be hanged if ye find it
such an easy matter to do the same
wi this aine'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-09

room, that the stranger, if he awoke.
might suppose she was making his
shirt. After breakfast she accompa-
MED him out OF the village, and when
they parted he said FT5 sso.I
Nav the first W ork you undertake
last till evening!
She went her way home, thinking
the whole time of its.wonderful in
crease; but just then her cows began
to low. kH
Before I measure my linen,' said
che, I will quickly fetch the cows
some water gSss HsE9
But when she poured the water into
the trough, her pail never emptied :
she went on pouring, the stream in
creased, and soon her house and lot
were all under water: the neighbors
complained that everything was ruin
ed ; the cattle were drowned, and with
difficulty she saved her own life, for
the water never ceased flowing until
the setting of the sun.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-09
RELICS OF ANCIENT MEXICO.


The Boston Transcript, in letter
from the City Of Mexico, says: "We
had seen, in 1859, some dozens of the
gold images which were excavated in
Central America, weighing altogether
| it is calculated, 225 pounds, and which
came out of 1000 graves which the
prefane hands and spades had violat-
ed. Now we have had the pleasure
of treating here in this city with the
intelligent explorer, Captain Mailer,
who has been in Tehauntepec, and
who brings two very interesting gold
pieces, which were excavated few
months since in the house of the Senior
Dona Gregoria Toledo, in this city
itself, while making repairs. With
these gold objects, in value some S2,-
600 at their price rs gold, were some
Skeletons. which =feli4iate- -pomrfUr-ut
exposure to the air. There were dish
es in clay. Some of the figures were
bought by the United States Consul,
Thomas Carlock who sold them to the
purser OF the British ship .of.war,
Fa,otomc, Mr.. Tom Clayton, the
name is given in the diminutiye as the
purser seems to prefer this form, aud
has written it himself.] One of these
is statue. pure gold, s.. ccntimetres
1873 iilchesl, representing . king seat
ed ON his throne, with crown on his
head, aud sccpter or mace in the
right hand, aud . shield in his left. lie
wears pendants in his ears, and on his
breast the head of a demon, from
whose neck is suspended three cosca-
bcls, or pendants which will rattle;
this doubtless represents. says Capt.
Mailer, the Caique whose bones, after
! sleep of perhaps a thousand years,
have been sacrilegiously scattered
abroad. A pendant, or earring 121s
centimetres. az inches) long, repre-
sents . face of woman like that
which adorns the breast of the King,
and from this and the crown which
che bears on her head, we take her to
be the Queen. Many other objects
were found and melted up by the de-
scendants of these old Zapateco gold
smiths, who did not more respect the
beautiful work of their predecessors
in their craft, or perhaps acted under
orders. The most to be regretted OBJ
ject thus lost to history was gold
rlofo ohnut q foot loun covaro1 voith
writings, doubtless
about the people and times and their
names and history. Capt. Mailer is
severe on the Governor and Perfect of
the city who did not buy these obj jects.
But the lady who sold them might be
justified, as she doubtlesf knew that if
she offered them for sale to these she
would run some risk" .e
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-11-09


: How TO DEAL WITH SCANDAL.-
What's the use of miuding what "they
say 2" What's the use of lying awake
nights with the unkind remark of
some false friend running through
your brain like forked lightning?
What's the use of getting into worry
aud fret over gossip that has been set
atloat to your disadvantage by some
meddlcsOmc busy-body who has more
time than character? These things
can't possibly injure you, unless, in
deed, you take notice of them, and in
combating them give them character
and standing. Ii what is said about
you is true, set yourself right at once:
ii it is false let it go for what it will
fetch, until it dies of inherent weak
ness.