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Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
A Useful Invention.

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I have just seen a ballot-boN. (though
not on exhibition) little more than a.
cubic foot In bulk, which is a great Gu
riosity and al exceedingly" ingenious
piece of mechanism. It is a neat, hand
some piece of cabinet-work, and is the
invention of a gentleman who has de.
voted years Of thought and labor to it's
production. The machine is called
"the Nation" and has Just beenpatent-
ed at Ottawa. Though simple in it's
operation, tits a truly secret voting ma
chine, for The voter secretly records his
vote, without the use of pen, ink or pa
per, by the action of this little piece of
mechanism mnchmore rapidly than a
possibly be deasllnder the present sys-
tenn. isIt affords an unerring check up
on the returning officer. 1t successfully
solves the difficult problem Of icompul-
sorry voting, for if the elector be COM
PEELED to attend the poll he must vote
for one of the candidates. If he does
not it is instantly made known. by the
instrument. It can make no bad votes,
as it is impossible for it or any n else
by its means to- commit a fraud. On
thesclose of the polls, by unlocking the
side doors, it instantly shows the state
of the poll, giving the exact number of
votes registered for each candidate. 1t
is operated by a small ivory pail en-
closed in the machine and which can
not be taken therefron. No other ball
a possibly work the instrument; in
fact the hand of man has no power over
any part of the machinery excepting to
place the balf-in the proper receptacle.
L have never seen anything more in
genious or more perfect in its operation.
1t is probable it will soon come into
general use at all parliamentary cleo
tiOns.-COr. TORONTO Globe. . = ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
AN ORDER ar TuE sECREr.py or w

~ HIL "a NJ DEUhfIAk1 OF WAX.
w AR DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON CITY, DC.
tober Y, L76.-Gen. w. Il. Sherman, command :
ing United States Army: SIR In view Of the ex-
lsting condition of affairs in Sonth Carolina there
isa possibility that the proclamation of the Pres
ldent OF this date may be disregarded. Tt provide
against such a contingency you will iumediateIy
of the Atlantic to report to Gen. Ruger. com
mandlng at Columbia, South Carolina, and in
sfruct that officer to station his troops in such
localities that they may be most speedily and
efectually used in case of renaissance to the au-
th0rity OF the United States. 1t is hoped that a
collision may be avoided, but you wifi instruct
zen. Ruger to let it be known that it is the
liked purpose of the Government carry out the
spirit of the proclamation, and to sustain it by
the military force of the General Government,
supplemented, if necessary, by the militia of the
various States.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
ISlgnedJ d. s.. CAMERON,
E@ 3 ~.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
WEST N SOUTH.

Nelson Russell, from Howard County,
Neb., on his way to Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
attempted to cross the railroad track at Lin
coin, Neb., on the 18th, with his wife and
three children in a covered wagon, when
the train backed down upon them, killing
the woman and one child instantly, and in
juring another child fatally. Russell's leg
q and scollar-bone were broken. The third
child escaped unhurt. Wgf WaTi .
A Cheyenne dispatch b. of the 18Th is as fol-
lows: Gen. Merritt left Custer City with
500 men on a scout to-day His destination
is not positively known, but it is surmised
to be the B~ellefourche forks of Cheyenne
River. The remainder of the command is
still at Custer. The party of Indians who
killed Monroe near Fort Laramie, a few
days since. also raided the ranch ct Nick
Jones, on the old Red Cloud road, stealing
% horses. Monroe's body was pierced by
eight bullets. aasfEv pa tlar ..
Frank Daggett, a well known editor of
Minnesota, died suddenly of apoplexy, at
Litchfeld, in that State, on the 14th. ta-s
Frank Dishler, teller Of the Fountain Ma
tional Bank Of Columbus, O., committed
suicide on the 18th. H. H -
Frank Sturges 81 Co., metal merchants,
Chicago, suspended on the 14th. Liabili-
ties, $500, 0O0; assets, insignificant.
Captain James Howard, the well known
steamboat builder, was accidentally drown
ed at Jacksonville, Ind, on the 14th. His
horse baked and backd into the river from
a ferry boat.
The boiler of the steamer Matamoras ex-
ploded near Morgan's Point, Texas, on the
14th. Three of the crew were killed and two
wounded. After the explosion the boat was
totally destroyed by fire. Loss, $50 600; I'M
insured.
There were nine interments from death by
yellow fever at Savannah on the 14th. lar.
The Hon. w. w. Corlett has been NOM
mated by the Republicans of Wyoming Ter
ritory for Delegate to Congress.
The official count of the vote for Governor
OF Arkansas shows a total vote of 10S, 604,
Miller (Dem.) receiving a majority of 81, 1892
over Bishop (Rep.). s- -.
Sergeant Parker, with a detachment Of
the Second Cavalry, who arrived at Custer
City on the night of the 18th, came in con-
tact with a large body Of Indians within 10
miles Of Hunton's ranch, at the head of
Richard Creek, and in the fight which en-
sued Private Tasker was killed and left on
the field. The Indians had about a hum
dred mead Of stock, and were heading for
Bridger's Ferry.
Mrs. Jane NJ. Walker, the sister and last
surviving member of the immediate family
of ex-President James h. Polk, died at Co.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
a Sarcastic editor saws a oirl wbo

"A sarcastic editor says: A girl who
goes to a sensible school carries a slate,
arithmetic, spelling-book, geography,
and a lunch in a paper. The modern
city schoolgirl goes along with a big
litter, a bustie, striped hose, hump
backed, carrying thirty-one different
books, three states, four copy-books,
bottle of ink, pocketful of pencils and
pens, 81 worth of pinchback jewelry, a
mouthful of chewing-gum, and thirteen
red streamers dangling after her.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
British Consul Green r-enort;no 4,

British Consul Green, reporting on
the trade of the Brazilian provinces of
Para and Amazonas, states that the
crop of India rubber, which was a lit
tie over 1900 tons in 1851, has been
steadily increasing ever since, and
reached 6,763 tons in the year 1875.
There are vast rubber yielding districts
which have yet been touched.
The increase in 1875 was less than usu-
al, owing to an exceptionally long rainy
season and much sickness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
EOIsEIGN

MIrL
A Paris correspondent or London Jour
withian offer insths Egyptian army, whe
gives crdumstantia details of horrible
events which Rave tsken place in Abyssinis
dpring tie attemlt of Egypt to chas-
Use theN Myssinhns- There have
Been twp Expeditions. The
frsts which was dispatched in Qctober,
1875, consisting of 1000 men, was surprised
in the defile of Goundel and massacred to
the last man. The second expedition of 6,
900 men started in February, and was over
whelmedi in thezdefle of Gourard, ~4,0Ol
men being killed. -
Ad dele cation Of Poles waited upon Minis.
ter Washburne in Paris, or the 12th, and
presented an address in commemoration OF
the American Centennial, and also a medal
for transmission to the President. The medal
on one side bears an effigy of Washington,
and on the reverse an effigy of Kosciusko
and Pulaski. N egg.
4 Ann ouncementisnlad Of theresignation
ofthe Duke ofAberccrn al Vicaroy az Ire
land. The Duke of Marlborough is his sue
cessor.
European dispatches Of thel8th were all
confrmatory Of the report that Russia had
Edeteranined 10 reject proposals for peace,
andzwas m~AkfngsactiSe proparations for wal
upon Turkey pothsBgElandr and yes! Tht
news hada very exciting e~fect@upon Che
markets of the world, causing a decided
advance in the prices of breadstuffs and pro-
visions. Wheat in New York ADVANCED
from ST.. 10 to 81. 1922, bat fell back q frac-
ton after the first excitement had spent it.
self. Gold advanced from 1109s to 49,,
but it also fell back to 111I. Russian Sc
curities in the London market fell off near
ly2e per cent. within the week. IT
8 Ths Paris csrrespondert.o of tie London
Times, on the 10Th. dispatched the follow
ing: @''There is no doubt Of complete ac-
cord between Russia and Germany and Aus
tria. 1t can be easily seen that England and
FTance VIII not sgbreak their neutrality
Therefore, Russia only has Turkey to face.
......Russia Awishes the absolute
independence of Seryia, the recognized in
dependence Of Montenegro, with an extern
sion of territory, and the annexation of the
port of Spissa and the political and admins
,trative autonomy of Bosnia, Herzegovina
and Bulgaria. She wishes the strip of Bess-
arabic taken from her inI856, and to have
The liberty az the D~ardaneiles establishaa -
= The train from Quebec to St. Johns,
N. B., on the 17th, was delayed over SIX
hours by the snow, which was reported 10
be two feet deep on the track in some local
tiles.
The German Parliament has been sum-
mOned to convene on Oct. 80.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
SOUTH CAROLINA.
A Proc1alnnsion by fhe PresidenEAr
Order by. the Secretary OF WAX.

Is ~ ONUVH ~ @UsSccnNtaTy Oh war.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 1.-THE fol
lowing proclamation by the President, Wa
issuedstflis evening" 4
whereas, fthas been satisfactorily shown Il
a Sssveraf cefnsIes 81 the State Oh South CARD,
! shel Nv " i 3 ssasy y'a eon III OF Of @ sais
Fdowa.by dss and aIght sin arms numbering
whicH conlpIha Ia ion 8. thoslgh Forbidden by the
q The state, can not be cofltroled or sup.
pre- ssd BY ne ardi1ary Ssnrsetof &1astice aud
the United States hat the United States shall
protect every State IN this f1nion, on application
of the Legislature, or of the Executive when the
Legislature can not be convened against domes-
tic violence; and -
Whereas, BY the laws in pursuance Of the
above, /. is provided in the laws of the United
states that in all cases of instruction in any
State or of obstruction to the laws thereof, il
snail be lawful for the Presiden&of the United
ssa.es, On application q the legislature Of such
STATE, or Executive when the Legislature can
NOT be convened, tocall for the militia at .any
other State or States. or to employ such part OF
the land and naval forceas maybe judged neces.
sary for the purpose of supervising such insur-
rection or causing the laws to be duly executed
and.
Whereas, The Legislature of said State is not
IN session, and can not be convened in time to
meet the present emergency. AMI the Executive
OF said State, untler section 4 OF Article 4ofI the
COnstltutton, and laws passed in pursuance
thereof. ha9 therefore made due application to
me in the premises, for such part of the military
force of the United States as may be necessary
and adequate to protect such State and the citi-
Zens thereof against domestic violence, and to
enforce the due execution of the laws; and, "a
Whereas, 1t is required that whenever it may
be necessary. in the Judgment ofthe President,
to use military force for the purpose aforesaid.
he shall forthwith. by proclamation, command
such insurgents to disperse and return peaceal
bly, to their respective homes within q limited
time.
Now therefore,I, Ulysses 8 Grant President
OF the United States, do hereby make p~roclama-
ton and command all persons engaged in said
unlawful and insurrectionary proceeding to dis
persc and retire peaceably to their respective
abodes within three DAYS from this date and
hereafter abandon saia combinations, and sub
nlit themselves to the and constituted au-
thorities of said tate, and [ invoke the aid and
cooperation of all good citizens thereof to up-
hold the laws andspreserve the public peace.
In. witness whereof l nave hersunto set nv
hand andcalised the seal of the United States to
be Affixed q Done at the City of Washington.
this 18th day of October, in the year of our Lord
1876: and of the independence of the United States
one hnndred ana one. U. s. GRANT
By the President: H. .
JOHN S. CADwALLADER
Acting Secretary of State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26

-Elihu Burritt has a class of young
ladies in SanskIit. Their last exercise
was the translation into the old lam
guage of "The Psalm of Life.p Each
copied the entire translation into an
album, which was then sent to Long
fellow, who acknowledged the receipt
In a note thanking tfesa for the unique
and beautiful present. ~ go
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26

says:A Six whites, returning home from q
Democratic mass-rneeting at EdgefieId G..
H., near dark last evening, were fired into
by colored men in ambush. One was kill
ed Instantly, and another severely wounds
ed. Major Kline and other United
States officers. at the request of the whites,
went to the spot, and while viewing the
body a white man, sent for the, Coroner,
was also shot from ambush and his leg
shattered aad horse wounded.~~The meet
ing had been quiet and orderly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
nCURRENT4NEWS
WASHINGTON.

S~~#e~M @sslps
Richard Harrington, one of the alleged
4 - oOnspirators in the Washington safe-burg-
ps larry affair, who fed after being Indicted,
has Voluntarily returned and furnished bail
for his appearance at the present term Of
q, the Supreme Court of the District Of Column
bia.
%78 THE Indian Bureau has appointed q Com
mission to visit the Nez Perces Indians, with
whom no treaty has ever been made, with a
view Of settling certain questions now in dis
3 9 pute and to prevent all further trouble be-
tween them and the white settlers OF. East
ern Oregon and Idaho.
'N"F Lieut.. Col. Otis, who has succeeded to
the command of the Seventh Cavalry, left
a. vacant by the death of Gen. Custer, was
born in 1890, and graduated at the Military
Academy in 1868. He served through the
War, and has been in the Far West since
1S67.a.
At a Cabinet meeting, held on the 18th,
az there was a lengthy discussion of the condi-
. ton of affairs in South Carolina, as repre-
us sented to the Government by the Chief Ex-
ecutive of that State, and the result Of the
'F@ conference was the issue Of a proclamation
by the President, which is published in
another column.
" The Mcpherson statue at Washington was
MID unveiled with appropriate ceremonies on
as the 18th, that being the occasion. OF the
tenth annual meeting of the army OF the
Tennessee. -SS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26

she said aheutrsNulcans>andw iaat she
said aAout Simp and what she said
about the teleseopethe world wa new
er know any more than Il Will iust how
Simpson got d. seasson Ills Schedk; but
that amateur Astronomer ia hanged
man. Ask him shout vulcan aow and
he'll ask if Vulcan is the na,neo of the
horse which is going TO run against that
Kentucky tiYer.=Sk. Louis ReDnbNcnn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26
EAST.


s.. II wss 1adss EAST. a. sci
The monument to Christopher Columbus
at Philadelphia was unveiled with approa
vac PIRATE ceremonies on the 18th of October.
that being the anniversary of the discovery
10 of America. ~ ." a@% -
Hon. 8. s. Cox has been renominated for
for Congress in the Sixth New York Dis-
trict. r..
Five Cadet midshipmen have been ex-
sas pelled'from the, Naval Academy at Annapo-
lis, Md, for refusing to give information
as to the participants in a hazing foray.
General Rufus King, formerly Minister
.y. to Rome, died in New York on the E14th :.
He was at one time editor of the Milwaukee
," Sentinel. .@e '
sgE John A.. Ferris, an actor I'm q Baltimore
. theater, was struck with paralysis on the
night of the 18th, while on the stage, and
died the following day.
he - lBucksport, in Maine, was the.scene Of a
terrible tragedy on the night of the .13th.
An old man named Trim, his daughter,
Mrs. Thayer, and her little girl, were prob
u ably all three murdered and their bodies
placed in a barn, which was set on fire, evil
IDENTIFY for the purpose Of destroying all
o p traces of the horrible crime. Their charred
remains were found in the ruins of the barn
on the following morning. The house and
Oh cummings VIZ ~ RlOhhoOo VI III
so burned. It is known that Mrs. Thayer
had some $500 in money in the house, aud
that is supposed to have been the Incentive
to the fearful crime. A man named Frank
Landers had been arrested on suspicion land
the excited neighbors threatened to lynch
- him if proven guilty. tab 49,
a Martin F. Upper, the poet-philosopher,
author of ''Proverbial Philosophy ar
rived in New York on the 18th. \
A'severe snow storm occurred al, Quebec,
on the 14th, which caused a suspension of
81 street-car business. On the 10th snow fell
In Boston and various parts of New England
to the depth of three inches, and the storm
extended as far south as washington, where
p they had a slight furry of snow =
The entire business portion Of the village
of Jordan, onondaga County, n. Y, was
g. burned ON the 10th. 'a # q.
Francis p. Blair, the venerable journalist
and politician, died on the 18th, at his resi-
dence, Silver Springs, Md, aged 81 years.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 1.-THE fol
lowing proclamation by the President wa
issued this evening" ass. i.4 AF
Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26

give Barnes4Rep,) for Secretary Of State q
majority of 1892. ~s.s-,. -
Aprarie fire in the southwest part of Sa-
line County, Neb. on the 18th, burned over
a section nearly eight miles square, clear
ing nearly every thing in its path-houses,
barns, crops and implements. Two women
and two children are said to have lost their
lives.
The death is announced at Tucson, Ari-
IONA, OF Hon. John Titus, ex-Chief Justice
Of that Territory. He was a native of Phil
adelphia. r. t|.1ass.s.#
Hon. James G. Taliaferro, Judge of the
Louisiana Supreme Court, died on the 18Th.
at his residence at Catahoula, aged 80 years.
The party arrested by the ST. Louis police
near Independence, Mo-, on the 18th, upon
suspicion of being one of the James broth
ers, was taken to st. Louis and held in GUS
tody for several days, when it was s~atisfac-
torily proven that he was The person he had
all the time represented himself to be, viz,
Mr.. John Goodin, a cattle-dealer of some
what migratory habits, who had accidentally
wounded himself with a pistol some months
previously and was under treatment by DIR.
Noland. a
-Four companies of artillery from Fort
Monroe and two from Fort Adams have been
ordered to South Carolina.
A Cheyenne dispatch of the 18th says that
the Indians are becoming unusually old in
their derredations north and west of the
Chug. and aim ost every hour brings reports
of raids upon ranches, coupled with muir
der, theft and arson.
A Columbia Is. CO. dispatch of the 10Th
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-10-13
GEORGIA AND NORTH CAROLINA
RAILROAD.

Col. M. Fair, of Murphy, Chero-
kee county, and President of the
Georgia & North Carolina Narrow
Gauge Railroad, passed up the road
Tuesday with fifty convicts from the
State Penitentiary. Gen. j. G.
German of Raleigh, was with him as
supervisor of the convicts. This
force will be put to work immediatee
ly on the above mentioned road be-
tween Murphy and the Georgia line,
distance of II miles. The part of
this road lying in the State of
Georgia is chartered under the
name of Marietta and North Geor-
gia Railroad. The South western
terminus of this road is at Marietta,
SIS miles from the North Carolina
line. Gen. VIM. Phillips is Presi
dent of this part of the road. There
are $50 convicts from the Georgia
Penitentiary at work on this divis-
ion, and the work is being pushed
forward very rapidly. About thirty
miles have already been graded, %
miles at the Marietta end and seven
miles at the North Carolina line.
All the Northern part of Georgia is
looking forward with bright antici-
pations to the time when this
road will be completed through and
connected with the Western North
Carolina Railroad. Mr.. Fair thinks
when the next session of the Geor>
gia Legislature meets it will appro-
pirate funds enough to lay the rails
ing. VIM. H. Wells, of Athens,
Geo., is the engineer of both divis-
ions of the road. The most remark
able feature of this road is the cheap
rates at which it is being built. Mr.
Fair says the average coat per mile
is only about 5000. AS soon as the
North Carolina division is com pleted
to Murphy, the force under charge
of Mr. Fair will begin work on this
side under the charter of the West>
ern North Carolina Railroad. This
part of the road will be up the VAL
ley river, beautiful section of coun-
try, to It's source at Red Marble Gap.
Then when the Western North Car
DINA Railroad is completed that far
they will only have to lay the track
directly by the side of Col. Fairs
road. 1t was 10 consideration of this
work that he got the fifty convicts
gratis. This work done on that road
will assist greatly in hurrying our
road on to Ducktown, Tennessee.
When these two railroads are com.
pleted it will open out new era in
Western Carolina, for the hidden re,
sources of the mineral wealth of
Cherokee and other western coun-
ties will be developed and the hum
of machinery will be heard at the
many beautiful falls on the Valley
and Hiwassee rivers.-Hichory IN.
c. Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-10-13
A SHARP TONGUE.

Some people have most unpleas-
ant way of convincing you that you
are of no account in the world-that
you ought not to exist. Perhaps
they say little, but that little stings.
Sometimes they are apparently
suave and considerate in manner and
phrase. But, 10 either case, you go
away IRON them with the feeling
that the world is stuffed with saw
dust-that you yourself are an inn
beetle and an imposter. 1t may
take days for you to recover your
proper standing with YOURSELF
Then, if you ask your soul what fa>
tai gift has the tormenter, which cars
ries with it this power of making
his fellow.mortals miserable, you
discover that it is the gift of seIfsh>
ness The person to whom you
have been talking is uugenerous. A
generous woman you cannot come
near such one withou. receiving
something that makes amends for
your own disappointment with, your
own ill opinion of, yourself. An un-
generous person adds the weight of
another to your sides of the scales,
and down you go, hopslessly crush>
ed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-10-13

The Wilmington Star says, Scion
Robinson, for many years the agri-
cultural editor of the New York Tri-
bune, and now resident of Florida,
says that although a staunch sup
porter of Hayes, that Florida will
certainly go Democratic, and that he
will cast his vote for the Democrat
ic State ticket. 1t is time, he thinks
that Florida had an honest State
government. The Democratic nom
inee for Congress will be elected.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-10-13

The only danger now that threat
ems the cause Of retrenchment and
reform in Ohio is the danger of
fraudulent Radical votes. A party
.acrilegious enough to screen its
maraudings upon the public treas
ury behind time>woru bloody shirt
and appropriate the bank deposits
Of poor, contidiug freedmen, is not
likely to have many scruples about
stuffing ballot>boxes in a desperate
struggle for existence.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-10-13

The Fourteenth Amendment to
the Constitution places it beyond the
power of any party and any section
to provide for the rebel debt or re-
imburse shareholders Of the South
for the loss of their slaves by eman>
cipation. Nor 10 any event would
the people of the South or North,
either, tax themselves to fill the
pockets Of few hundred thousand
Shareholders. And when the repub-
licans say to the contrary, they sins
ply lie.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1876-10-13

MANY child goes astray, not be-
cause there is want of prayer or
virtue at home, but simply because
home lacks sunshine. A child needs
smiles as much as flowers need sum
beams. Children look little beyond
the present moment. If thing
pleases, they are apt to seek it; if
it displeaseS they are apt to avoid it.
If home is the place where faces are
sour, and words harsh, and fault
finding is ever on the ascendant,
they will spend as many hours pos
sible elsewhere.