Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-10-26

hintn car Mh1k& ucsccuuaAks, ihoiuuihS
ehildHn, grand md great Grandchildren,
numbtr precisely0neA hundred persons, OF
ssvhom upwards ofsixtyare NOM living.
Sergeant Morgan Boland, of the st. Louis
Police, accompanied By. several officers of
the force, on the night of the 18th made a
descent on the house of DR.! holland, about
five miles from Independence, Mo-, and
arrested a wounded man who was there I'M
der treatment, and who was supposed to be
Frank James, one of theaescaped Northfield
hank-robbers. The prisonerasas conveyed
to St. Louis and placed in the County Jail,
bua there seemed to be some doubt as to his
identity as1 s.ssw az ssfHn vs# 81
Itwas reported or the 18th that a number
OF arrests by United States officers had been
made irtI Aiken and Barnwell Counties, ,.
c., Of parties charged with being engaged
in recent disturbances. The prisoners were
taken before the United States Commission
en- at Aiken, who admitted them to bail in
the sum Of 50 900 each. v.fw ssrH
Thomas R. Taylor, formerly mail route
agent on the L~eavenworth, Lawrence and
Galveston Railroad, committed suicide on
the 18th by shooting himself through the
head. Some time ago he was detected in
robbing the mails and dismissed from
service, and more recently three Grim
inalR indictments had 81 beeniu found
against him. Being unable to procure
bail, he became desperate, and took his life
in the manner stated. Taylor was a prom
inent Odd Fellow, and until his irregularity
on his mail route was. discovered, was es-
teemed as a thoroughly honest man. . 4.
A special dispatch from Columbia, s. g.,
to the New York Times, 10Th, says that
!GIsn. Ruger, Commander OF the Depart
ment of the South, has had a long consulta-
ton with Coy . Chamberlain and with the
Chairman of the, DEMOCRATIC State, CommiI-
tee, and assured them that, as far as WaGs
in his power, he would secure i'm South
a fair and honest election, by
protecting Democrats and Republicans
alike; but the three or four companies of
troops now in South Carolina could
only be used to prevent open warfare and
the laws Of the, United States. 1t
Is further stated that Gen. Ruger has con-
veyed to ss Gen. 3 Wade Hampton,
the Democratic candidate. for Gov
ernor, the Information that if
are any Democratic negroes who fear
violence at the hands of the Republican coy
pred men he will do his best to protect them;
1T the same time, however, he willie do every
thing in Ids power tostop the Barnwell and
Aiken outrages, and secure to. all negroefs
The rights which are guaranteed to them by
The National Constitution. Ha 4"t4
Tie Indians at STANDING, Rock Agency
nave signed the treaty relinquishipg the
Qtoo1y JTin- the fraotv ho,prcn For r,ols
led, however, as not to insist on their re-
mogal to the Black Hills. 90 vr.ss,l
At . joint political meeting held at the
village Of Cainhoy, about nine miles from,
Charleston, s. sC., on the 18th, a collision
occurred between the whites and blacks, in
which three white men and one negro were
Killed and a number of white men seriously
Wounded 81 s@t.g z-.fgursAl
The Mayor OF Savannah, Ga, has given
public. notice that no mora eontributions are
,eeded at ipresentafor the care Of the sick in
hat city. He also expresses, on behalf of
he others, his heartfelt franks for the,
LIBERAL aid contributed from nearly every
of the country.
A Black Hills dispatch says that Gen.
Merritt, with a picked force from the Sec
md, Third and Fifth Cavalry, carrying 10
lays, r%ations, IN the 18th started on a flying
against the Indians under Cfazys
Horse, who are said to have gone into WIN
er quarters on the fork of the Cheyenne
River. -
The Therner Block, in louisville, K.,1
vas entirely destroyed by fire on the morn
ng Of the 18th. Alexander's Hotel and
'ther buildings. adjoining were also badly
Losses about $500, 900, mostly IN
ured.
The Republicans OF the Third District of
have nominated Judge John Nc
Jlure for Congress.
Official returns of thesIndiana election
how an aggregate vote on the State ticket
II 1875, 40S, OF which Williams (Dem.) re-
,eived 21S,09S, Harrison (Rep.) POI, 979,
nd Harrington Qnd.) II, 226. Williams's
majority over Harrison, 5,1l9. This is the
vote ever polled in the. State, the
former vote being at the guberna-
orial election in 18Th lvhenthe total num-
'er OF votes cast was 377, $50, or less by
514 votes than that Of the last election,
total vote for President in 1872 was
vas 351, 19S-a falling off OF. 26, 691 from the
EOtc VI tHo SAINT year. Tue he
'ublicans have chosen Congressman in nine
by. maiorities ~aggregating 10, 643;
he Democrats have chosen Congressman in
our districts by rnajorities ~aggregating
$500. The Independent vote for
aggregated IA, 95S. The larg-
st Independent vote cast was for Newson,
andidate for Treasurer of State, Is, 945.
The Legislature stands-House: Republic
ans, 80; Democrats, Al; Independents, 2.
enatef Republicans, %; Democrats, %;
2. g
The official returns Of the Ohio election
i've Barnes Rep,) for Secretary of State a.
Of 6, 1892. ~zs-.. ~
A prairie fire in the southwest part of Sa
ne County, Neb., on the 18th, burned over
section nearly eight miles square, clear
ag nearly every thing in its path-houses,
arms, crops and implements. Two women
nd two children are said to have lost their
yes.
The death is announced at Tucson, Arid
ona, OF Hon. John Titus, ex-Chief Justice
n a. =. Il