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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06
OF SUCH Al CRIME

OF SUCH A CRIME
will cause. But, Mr.. Speaker, in the
broad, significant language of the
gentleman from Kansas Mr.. Phi
ips), / here say, as one Of the Rep
resentatives of the West, and for that
generous people, ssthat you may have
your bond and its demands, but one
drop of Christian blood, never, new
er!' Your rapid strides toward re-
sumption, after gold, has caused rant
and idleness over our whole land,
and II. is rapidly building up from
Maine to California a large dissatisf-
ed element into party whose voice
you may yet hear in these halls and
which may yet grapple the pillars on
which yoaf temple, your idol. stands
and topple them to the ground.
ssWoe unto him that buildeth his
house by unrighteousncss, and. his
chambers by wrong; that useth his
neighbor's service without wages, and
giveth him not for his work.
/ Possibly you should listen to our
voices now, as we speak to you in the
words of soherness, as others NAV
hereafter assume our places who may
then say to you resumptionists cit
is too late 1t is too latei The
harvest is past! The summer is en-.
ded!" The resumptionists say to
us:
WHAT ARE YOUR COMPLAINTS?
Why are you complaining? We are
now within 8 per cent. of resumption,
and that small difference will soon be
overcomel In the first place, we
complain because you have made a
large proportion Of our bonded in
debtedDess, which was originally
payable in currency, payable in gold
and silver; and afterward, by your
demonetizing the silver dollar, you
rendered it in gold. And we further
complain that the laws under which
this Indebtedness accrued have been
SO changed in the interest of the
creditor that the Government has
been compelled to pay, within the
last ten years, on the 500 bonds
alone, $1,o00,000,00 of interest,
which could have been saved had the
law creating that character of indcbt-
edness not been changed, and the
Government had been left to dis
charge that whole Indebtedness, as it
had the right to do under the original
law, in five years after its own time.
A dollar saved is said to be a dol
lar made. Would not the $1,000
100000 have reduced our national
debt one-half and been source of
great relief to our people? Why was
it not done? l ask the Republican
side of this House. You will not an
swer? Twill for you. 1t was be-
cause your party was Iegislating more
for the bondholder than for the bond
payer, more for the milllondires than
for the millions. Then again, we
complain that under the act of 1869
the 81, 1852, ,395, 900 of bonds issued
by the Government from 1868 to 1868
and sold by it for S1,211. .557, $40, an
average price of sixty-six and two
thirds cents on the dollar, have been
made payable in gold, principal and
interest. at their face value. being
S640, ,837 900 more than was paid for
them. The Government sustains this
loss. Since these bonds have been
issued the bondhol,lers have realized
in interest alone, and that, too, in
gold, greater sum than was paid
for them.
THE RESPONSIBILITY.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06

WHAT THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEo-
. PIE HAVE LOST BY THIS CRIMINAL
AND SUICIDAL POLICY.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06

The difference between the preach
er, the builder and the architect of q
church is simply this: One is the
rector, the other the ereetor, and the
third the director.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06
JOSEPHINE POLLARD
CONTRACTION'S CURSE.

DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES EHTAILRD
UPON THE COUNTRY BY THE RE-
SUMPTION ACT.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06
efREENBACKs

gave our people prosperity. They
have upheld the honor of your coun-
try and your flag at home and abroad.
They fought the four bitter years of
war, and brought victory and union.
They fed the soldier on the march.
They paid him for the charge upon
the field--for his suffering and death !;
paid his widow and orphan children,
and have beer as sweet to them as
''incense from Sheba, and the sweet
cane from far country" They
have transacted all the private busi-
ness between man and man, State and
State, amounting to untold millions,
since the hour of their birth; and
they, in the forefront of civilization,
have gore westward with the star of
empire with a heroic spirit, opening
up new Territories, building millions
of sweet homes, constructing rail-
ways across continents, and elevating
the Stars and Stripes on peaks and in
valleys where no ensign of power had
ever before greeted the morning sun
or fioated in the evening breeze. And
in less than thirteen years after their
birth an order goes forth from the
gilded saloons and sumptuous pala-
ces of combined capitalists that this
great friend t,f the people shall be
destroyed that il is too common for
their pure hands; that it is a fraud
and a lie that it is lampblack and dir
ty linen; that it is sham and dis
grace, q foul Syeorax, blood-stained
and battle-btrn, and no longer should
be recognized beyond the exigeney
of its birth.
/ All, sirs, there is a feeling of In
dignation IN their hearts against this
i currency, Of which we hear nothing
i It is one of selfish greed, cold, insers
il sible, and dsviIish grasp after gold
]. unconcernesl how much human mis-
EIery in onr great country such q dc
-|mand Inake,, how much Of sorfon
how many tears Of anguish the col
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06
THE BONDED DEBT

of our Government has in the mean
time increased from 81, 200, 900, 900
in 1866 to 81, 800, 600, 600, two-thirds
of which is held abroad, and is annu-
ally draining us of immense sums of
gold as interest, and will continue to
do so as long as the present financial
system is pursued. What is the re-
suit? In 1868 there were 4S5 fail
ures in business in the United States,
in money to S6,S64, 600 /;
in 1876, one year after the resump-
ton act passed, there were 9,0S2, in
loss of S1s1,n7,7s6; in
six months of this year, 1877, there
have been 4.749, with loss of $780,
COG, I'LL. These failures teach their
own lesson. I
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06

VICIOUS LEGISLATION FOR WHICH THE
LEADERS OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY ARE ALONE REsPoN
ssIBLE.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06
w. Humphrey, NJ. D. T. A. Keeton, NJ
DRS. HUMPHREY q KEET0N

Have entered into co-partnership in the
practice of Medicine and Surgery, in sll
their branches. Office rooms northwest
corner public square, oyer Galioway's
grocery store.
Office hours tas far as possible) from z
to a. m. and to 3 p, m.
DIR. keeton will be found at the office
at n 'ght; DR.. Humphrey at his residence.
Aug. 5. 18.6-1y
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06

Money That bank officers Qet eNaY
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06

MEXICO MISSOURI, THURssDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1877.

as much needed for times of peace as
for those of war. Then, if ever, the
money was required, was utilized.
That excess remaining from the war
had to be spread over the South and
take the place of a currency which
surrendered its value at the fall of
Richmond. The waste places Of the
South had to be rebuilt almost every
character and species Of property re-
quired rehabilitation, in some way,
and money--much money-was nee
essary to its accomplishment.
WHAT NJ cULLocH SHOULD HAVE DONE.
Mr.. McCalioch, then Secretary Of
the Treasury, should have compre-
hended the demands Of our people at
a glance and acted with a proper APP
probation of these demands. He did
not; at least did no so act. Com.
traction, rapid and fatal, was COM
menced in 1865, at the dictation of
European capitalists. Anticipating
the demands of these capitalists he
had an agent (Mr. Lanier) in Eu-
rope, who reported that ''the feeling
in favor of the contraction of the cur
rency was universally expressed as
the sole condition on which our cred
it abroad could be maintained. p
Upon this report Mr.. McCulloch
commenced a more desolating work
on the energies and industries of the
people than the four years of the war
had been, Mr.. Ewing, of Ohio, in
speech of marked ability, made at
Ironton, Ohio, July, 1875, said:
''Gold that year after the war aver
aged about 35 per cent. premium
our currency was the largest We ever
had-and the industries of the. coun-
try in all branches the most prosper
GUS. Ten years have since passed
the policy of contraction has been
pursued at the dictation of the money
class abroad and at home gold is
now at 16 per cent. premium and
rising, and the industries of the coun-
try lie PROSTATE. If the peoples in
terests, instead of the demands of the
bondholders, had controlled our mon
ey policy, the industries of the coun-
try would haye been still fiourishing
and specie payment far nearer reach
ed than now.'
Tie circulation of the country was
at once reduced from So 200, 600, 900
to 81, 900, 900, 600, and the balance,
81, 200, 900, 600 of Treasury notes,
which should have been kept at home,
with our own people, as media of ex-
change ana cIrcuiaeiv.., ~-~.A..-~---:Ii>-
drawn, as was said by Mr.. Riddle, of
Tennessee, from circulation, CONVEX
ted into gold bonds, and sold abroad,
and the interest ever since has been
paid to those not our people. This
contraction has continued from year
to year since 1865 up to this date,
when the volume of currency in cir
culation, less reserves and lost notes,
does not exceed $500, 100000.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06

4, NJ. WHITE. EDITOR.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06

'nR.J. w. LANIUS, Physician and
- Surgeon. Office over Mite ell
Bros. Drug Store will be found at his
Office day and night.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-06

ls1..csrprlox ; PRICE 90 PER ANsuM.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19
AUSTIN. April II. 1877

Editors Democratic Statesman Speak
ing of Hayes and the general tendency
of the times towards reform in all sorts
of service reminds me to say that what
the country now needs most is a COM
nonsense doctor, or a druggist who
will not charge so much for his inter-
probation of the average doctors HERO
glyphics.
For instance: the other day bosom
friend of mine, who unfortunately
needed little medical attention, took
her doctors prescription to druggist.
The thing looked like the Greek alpha
bet turned upside down; but the clerk
knew what it meant in a minute, and
soon handed my friend little phial CT
clear liquid stuff, and, with smile
that was full of tender responsiveness,
said ''seventy.live cents" That COM
pound was a very small quantity of
carbolic acid in very small quantity
of clear water, the whole thing, phial
and all, being worth about six and a
quarter cents.
Now, what we want is a doctor who
would have said, "My dear Mrs. -,
go over there to Pillgarlic & Co.'s and
get about five cents worth of carbolic
acid, put it in about so much water,
and use it as directed :" or, we want a
druggist who would have charged fif-
teen cents for tho stuff, and been con-
tent with his hundred per cent. profit.
MOII, MCGUIRE
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

UNLESS there are fewer reports about
murder and lawlessn0ss and rowdyism
and pistol shooting at night up at Lam
pasas, we do not think many people
will care about going up there this
summer for their health. Those who
visit springs to improve impaired
health do lot care to have their
nervous systems shocked and startled
by acts of lawlessness and barbar-
ism. The people of Lampasas and
every town and county in the State
should make a specially every day in
the week and every week in the year
of wedding out and cleaning out
roughs, rowdies, thieves and despera-
does, and if they don't they must ex-
pect to foot all the bills themselves.
The STATESMAN intends to make pub
lie ali the lawlessness it can hear of,
no matter how much weight may fall
upon the community responsible for it
to more or less degree. A man may
fancy it very fine to 60 up to Lampasas
to lay in a supply of sulphur water,
but to take 1t in the shape of gun
powder with bullets thrown in Is lit
tie more than one would care about in
dulging in.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

stantial reminder of their appreciation
of excellence. Ladies will have thus
an opportunity to display their more
refined fancies in any class or depart
ment at will. Mechanics, manufac-
facturers, artists, clerks, tradesmen,
dealers and workingmen are invited to
participate in q work which cannot fail
to increase their good name abroad
and their prosperity at home. The
special premiums could be offered on
any article, animal or object that the
taste of the contributors chose and if
approved by the committee the award
will be published and given in the
name of the individual, the house,
firm, club or profession offering the
same. A committee will, we under
stand, call upon our citizens soliciting
their cooperation in this enterprise.
All are directly interested in the in 70
creased usefulness and still higher rep
utation of an institution which has al
ready achieved SO many good results,
and to all and every one we confidently
appeal.
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rvnEIUN.
Ru.,ia and Turkey.

LONDON, April ia special dis.
patch'tixes Thursday as the probable
day for the embaIkstion of the Russian
embassy at Constantinople for home,
via Odessa. zA
The different MontenegrIn- corps are
at their posts, but remain on the de-
fensive. SkirmishiDg between the
Meredites and Turks continues. q
Reuters dispatch from ST. Peters
burg says the Car leaves for the army
almost Immediately. He will confine
himself TO inspecting the troops and
will not take part IN the campaign.
The order Of the day in announcing the
declaration of war has not been issued
in Official quarters. Il is represented
that the present situation compels
Russia in certain degree to
act single-handed. Russia alone
among the great powers has modified.
The abrupt manner in which the Porte
rejected the protocol would make de-
mobilization on Russia's part appear
like retreat. Turkey, 1t is pointed
out, desires conflict, and forces on
war in her circular note. She not only
rejected the protocol but in principle
denies to the European powers the
right and faculty of urging, in any
way, internal reforms in Turkey or de-
msndirg guarantees for the execution
and control Of those authorizations.
Thus an entire new state of things has
been created by Turkey, by which even
the basis Of the conference has been
set aAide. Russia, who modified
with 9 view 10 prevent the advance Of
the crescent to Belgrade, to obtain re-
forms in Turkey insuring the security
Of Christians and guarantees for the
execution and control of measures of
reform, has been giving during the last
ave months rare example OF her pa
c1he Intentions and conciliatory en-
deavoIs- Turkey, having rejected any
Of giving q pacificatiOn 70
affairs, now urges forward q decision
By armG. Il Is hence concluded that
Russia, who Is now in arms and has
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9. Judgment was rendered against
Parish individually and against him
and Carder Jointly as partners. Parish
cannot complain.
Judgment affirmed.
Hotter ct al. Y. Hunter ct al J. appeal
from Collin. Opinion by Judge
Winkler.
1. Plaintiffs in their original petition
alleged that they were the owners OF
the property sued for, and that the de-
PENDANTS unlawfully converted the same
to their own use and benefit. And in
their amended petition they alleged
that at defendants request they sold
the bois dare apples TO them Held,
that it was error TO exclude evidence Of
an agreement between plaintiffs, by The
terms of which one was to gather the
apples, and for so doing he was to re-
ceive half; and to rule out evidence of
conversion by defendants. (See Smith
V. McGaughey ct al, Is Texas, 464
2. II there were any irreconcilable
repugnsnces between the original and
amended petitions, advantage ought to
have been taken by exceptions or de-
murrer.
Reversed and remanded.
Coats v. The State; appeal from La
mar. Opinion by White, j.
Where an indictment does not show
in what court it is presented, exception
must be taken before trial. (See Math-
ews v. The State, Al Texas, 37s.)
2. An objection, that the minutes of
the court do not show that the indict-
ment was presented by the grand jury,
and that the style of action and of
Tense is not entered upon the same,
comes too late when made after plea
of not guilty. (See Anderson v. The
State, decided at this term.)
3. Where the statement of witness
is fully supported it is not error to re-
fuse charge in reference to the wit
ness being corroborated.
4. Where the defendant asked the
court to charge the jury that if the in
jured ,(who was witness) did not do
a certain thing, the circumstances
carry g strong presumption that the
witnesses testimony is false and
feigned," it was properly refused, as
it was a charge upon the weight of evil
dence.
5. On trial of defendant, who was
charged with rape, q witness (the IN
jured party was asked, twas 1t done
with or without your consent?" The
question was pertinent to the issue. 1t
was not leading. A leading question
suggests to the witness the desired an
swer.
Judgment affirmed.
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SynoPsis of Decisions In the Court
OF Appeals.

S. w. Mason, surviving partner, V. B.
& j. F. Slevin; writ of error from
county court of Lamar county.
Opinion by White, justice.
Appellees brought suit in the court
below, against appellant as surviving
partner of the late firm of McCune 6
Mason, alleging that McCune had died
leaving q will, by the terms Of which
the partnership was to be continued
for three years after his death, dur
ing which term of three years the
claim sued on had arisen against Ma
SON as surviving partner, but not alleg-
ing anything about McCune's will hav-
ing been probated. Judgment was
taken by default, and the case is now
brought up by writ of error. Held,
that had g special exception been made
to the petition before trial and judg-
ment because it did not set out the
terms Of the will, or allege and aver
that it was regularly probated and
established, it would have been sus-
tanned, and the pleader required to
set forth the will and probate substan-
TALLY or in k9e Cer6a, but comes too
late after Judgment by default. Itis q
rule of practice well settled in this
State that in . Judgment by default
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

A yard stick with one end on Austin
and the other on New York City Will
cover Memphis on map of the United
States. In other words, the shortest
route to New York aad Baltimore lies
over the route from Little Rock to
Chattanooga and through the noun
tains OF East Tennessee and Virginia.
Texans find most deIIghtfuspmmsr re-,
sorts in these Southern States, and
there it costs less to live than in our
own homes, and the change of water
and atmosphere is often most advan-
tageous. But the route east and to
New England lies over Southern and
not Northern railways, and through
Little Rock and Bris oil and Eynchbur9
and Washington. The Little Rock and
Memphis road has been wholly rebuilt,
the trestles removed and embsnkments
substituted, and the iron isthAt whicn
Fremont bought for the Texas and Pa
citic, weighing eighty pounds per yard.
Passengers from Little Rock are six.'
and a half hours en- route 70 Memphis.
better known now as the Peabody Ho-
tel. But we only proposed TO say that
the press of Texas should favor South
ern railways. Southern moneyis thus
kept in the South, and now that the
road from Little Rock to Memphis has
been thoroughly reconstructed, the
country should be advised of the fact
by the newspapers. s.p 2-.
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Railroads.

An order has been issued for the
road between Indianola and Cuero to
be put in first rate order. Expense in
doing so is not to be spared. The
early intention of this road is contem-
plated, and Austin, doing nothing,
may fail to attract it.
The very moment Bolton sees that
Austin proposes to begin the north
western narrow gauge Bolton will
abandon the purpose of going to
Houston or Galveston and come to
Austin for choice of competing routes
to the seaboard.
The press commonly declares that
Austin, without the narrow gauge to-
wards Brentwood, must be destroyed
by the International and towns along
its route, and by the roads coming up
from Galveston and Houston, and by
the Waco and Weatherford branch of
the Central.
A railroad accident which occurred
in England last August has resulted IN
something more than the killing of
thirteen passengers. A station master,
whose criminal neglect of duty caused
the accident, was recently convicted of
manslaughter, the jury recommending
him to the mercy of the court. 1t APP
peared in evidence that the prisoner
had left his station in charge of tele-
graph boy while he attended a "Llberal
Fete," and that during his absence the
boy gave the signal which caused a
collision on the railroad. Notwith-
standing the recommendation tomercy,
the judge before whom he was tired
sentenced him to twelve months i'm
prisonment with labor, remarking that
in the interests of public safety he
must pass severe sentence, as a warn
ing to persons in responsible positions
not to delegate important duties to
subordinatcs.
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A Certain Headache cure.

II you suffer from sick or nervous
headache, morning sickness or neu-
ralgia, go to your druggist and get a
ten cent trial pack of DR.. Heisley's
Victor Headache Powers, or J. r.
Heisley & Co., Salem, N. j., will mail
them postpaid. A single powder &C.
tually cures the most distressing cases
IN ten minutes. 1t is purely vegetable,
entirely harmless, a physicians dis
co very, and We guarantee it to do all
we .'aim. You can get the so cent.
packs or the 10 cent. trial size at Nor
ley Bros, in Austin, and at all other
first-class druggists everywhere. Con-
vince yourself.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-04-19

BEWARE of Fraudsl Ask for Sim
mons's liver regulator, and take 1t
only, and so avoid miserable limitations
and substitutes. The genuine is man =
ufactured only by J. II. Zeilin s. Co.,
sole proprietors. Observe that each
bottle or package is in our handsome
engraved wrapper, with our trademark,
seal and signature in red ink.
at is the disposition of Messrs. J.
II. Zeilin s. Co. to put an end to the
impositions and substitutes for Sim
mons's liver regulator or medicine, and
they desire the cooperation and assist
ance of every true and good man in
the country to prevent and punish these
fraudulent limitations, which are of so
great injury to the trade and to the
public" - NeI York Drug BUlletin,
March 10, 1874.