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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-01

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Sent postpaid to any address upon receipt
of price. al,
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Reliable parties desiring to sea our
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-01

Read the Ledger, the spiciest and
best end the only home-printed Dem
ocratic paper in Audrain county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-01
DoBBINs' STARCH POLISH

A. great discovery, by the use of
which every family may givesfheir
linen that brilliant polish peculiar to
fine laundry work. Saving time and
labor in ironing more than its entire
cost. Sold by gfocers, or will be sent
postage paid on receipt of 25 cents. s
Dobbins Bro, y Co.. is. North Fourth
treet, Philaaelphia. n3.1y
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-01
WIND AND WATER PRooF

garments a specially e-Oil cloth Surface
Coat combines two articles in one. For
stormy weather il is a perfect waterproof
and ia dry weather, a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-01

AN ALPHABET OF GOOD COuN.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-11-01

IUrHS ATUunu anu LlICle ASSlnlDOlnc,
who is q sort of sub-chief.
SITTING BULL AS NECRoMANcER.
The duties of Little Assiniboine
correspond with those of the being
whom Maj. Walsh calls a "capper''
for a magician. BY this expression
the major lets one into the strue in
wardness'' of Sitting Bulls relations
to the wild and superstitious remnants
of tribes over which he exerts an al
most unprecedented influence.
Though he is neither a chief nor a
warrior Sitting Bull is necromancer.
He is medicine man. of such un-
common ability as to have retained
his power for ten consecutive years.
In this respect his position as the
counsellor of his people is greater
rhan that of any cabinet minister in
the civilized world.
POLICY OF THE SIOUX CHIEF.
Yet his course has been extremely
simple. He merely marked out a
clear line of policy, and has had the
pluck to pursue it under all circum-
stances. He said in 1867: "Eut us
have nothing to do with the Ameri-
cans; let us make no peace with
them; let us live and die like Indi-
ans. = Adhering to this policy. nev-
sr swerving from it, always succeed
ng with it, he has naturally carried
ais people with him. This is the Sc
,ret of his power and of the apparent
nfallibliity IF his advice. His die
.um is relied on in every emergency,
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
rake the Troops from the
SnngR,

If the Government needs more
troops tor the Indian hostilities il has
stirred up, it can find plenty of snare
regiments in the South, where all bur
the coastwise garrisons are useless
Exclusive Of the Second Infantry now
on the way to Idaho. there are in the
South the following forces: Ia Texas.
the Eighth Cavalry, twelve companies;
the Tenth Cavalry, twelve companies:
two companies Of the Fourth Cavalry;
the Tenth Infantry, ten companies: the
Twenty fourth Infantry. ten conlpa
MES; the Twenty fifth Infantry, ieu
companies, aud one Company OF the
Nineteenth Infantry. 10 Loui>iaua
and Arkansas, De Trobriand's Thir
ieenth Infantry, ten companies. In
the Carolinas, Tennessee. aud Georgia.
Ruger's Eighteenth Infantry, ten com
Panies, and a company Of the Second
Artillery. Iu Alabama, Mississippi.
aud Louisiana, the Third Infantry, ten
companies In Florida and South
Carolina, eleven companies of the
Fifth Artillery
Couceding that the Rio Grande bus
mess is likely to detain the Texas reg
iments at lenst the troops thrown into
the Carulinas, Louisiana, Florida, aud
other Southern States, under the last
Administration, for election purposes,
are useless there now Yet in the
/ South they have remained, though
loudly called Tor IN the West. Nov
+ ing troops from Florida to Oregon Is
no doubt costly; but in truth the Gov
ernment is uot distressed with anxiety
10 reduce It's lorces at the South. Need
ha~ aurHOIIzvd, instead, ihs enroll
ment OF volunteers, il required to
help Kill or capture Joseph Keeping
regular troops idle at the South while
enlisling volunteers 10 the Northwest
burns the candle at borh ends. Will
it ever be discovered at " Washington
that the war Of lSGl-G5 is over IN
y Sun.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
Reverse me Picture.

Reverse the scenes of lawlessness
and riot which has existed in Pennsy l.
vania the last week, and let il occur in
Louisiana, or any other Southern State,
and what TRADE Of curses and villifi-
cation will come upon the South. The
Law abiding people of Pennsylvania,
the State government, the Federal
troops, were for time, po' erless be
fore the fury of the mob. These out
bursts of society have occurred in all
ages and among all peoples, and will
continue to do so as long as humans
are to be governed by humans. These
things have occurred in the Southern
States, where, instead of being atirib
- = ,szE.s-zsr = ,i.1.
sylvanla, politicians, appealing 10 the I
prejudices Of the country, have attrib-
uted them of late years to disloyal
motives. The North has asked, why
the South hasn't at all times and under
all circumstances preserved the peace,
prevented murder, ku-klux, regula
tors, etc, and we now ask why don't
the people of the North? These riots.
these mobs, come like the hurricanes.
and no power can stop them until hey
have spent their fury
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
Better tMan "a Mad stone.

a discovery has just been made
which is perhap. destined to prove an
inrsiimab!e blessing toour dog ridden
country and whish may open up new
field OF industry A well authenticated
case of The cnre Of hydrophobia by the
bite Of rattleSmke has iIst been re
ported to the M.iical Society of Mis-
souri, The patent was in the last
terrible stages Of the disease, having
frequent convuIjons, when, in a sane
moment, he determined to 90 10 the
woods to die in order to prevent any
harm which might befall his family in
he progress ofais ura'ady Reaching
a dense thicket he fell. aud in hi,
struggles, was bitten by large rattle
snake which uf'rded speedy relief. and
he never felt further symptoms of the
disease.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
Some Recent observations Ia
Mexico,
From the Courier-Journal.


Capt + a Won Burlow has recent
/ ly returned to San Francisco from u
tour through Northern and Central
/ Mexico, where he was engaged in ex-
ploring a feasible route for raih Dad
( from the Rio Graude to Leon aud The
Pacific coast. In lengthy commu
uication in the San Francisco Post,
written by Won Burlow, we fud some
interesting points. He came IN con
tact with all classes of people, and
found that the wealthy and conserva-
tive classes, including the large land,
owners. are in favor OF any change Of
government which will give them the
peaceabe possession and enjoyment OF
their property. The politicians are
on the contrary, continually warming
the people against the United States
and annexation, and are boldly assert
ing that the United States Government
is determined to eoDquer Mexico
The German merchants, who control
'he greater part of the Mexican trade,
aud are very powerful, are opposed to
railroads, because they will introduce
competition, and they give Americans
20 encouragement to settle in the
country The intelligent conservative
Mexicans are generally in favor Of
American immigration aud the con-
structiou of railroads, for which Capt.
Won Burlow says the country Is adj
adapted The conservatives
are earnestly desirouS of peace. They
K now that The country will never be
developed until the era Of proaunci
and prestiDlos Is passed, aud 7
they would support either Lerdo, /
Iglesias or Diaz, provided any one Of .
hem could insure protection aud tran
Won BurlOw believes that the raid,
will never cease until the boundary is
removed from the Rio Grande to the
slopes Of the Sierra Madre mountains
He says:
"No order to any military commander
on the Mexican side will affect the matter
in any perceptible degree, since he can
not arrest the entire popuace living on
or near tse frontier, as they are all inter
ested and subsist ON the stolen property.
| will not be wrong when | assert there
are rev people llVlhg Withln lou mltes OF
the Rio Grande on the Mexican side but
who are interested in some way OF other
in these rObberies Even extensive mer-
camille firms in the frontier towns have
an understanding with the robbers, n
they buy the stolen property very cheap
u. Even If the Mexican government
should line the frontier with troops which
IS an impossihility, rs it would require
5000 mem, they can not suppress these
robbers, as the influence Of the parties
roieciing them is too great for any mill
tary commander to work against. 1 know
Gen. TreginO in person, aud do not con
slider him the man 10 carry ont Diazs in
so far rs the suppression of
robbers is concerned, even were he dis
posed TO do so
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
FEOJE MADRID EsssNr, EkE-
Preachers as candidates. etc.

Edttcr Hickman Courier Seeing that
one Of our consequential county leaders
is determined to make sacrifice of him
self at his couutry's altars, regardless of
his neighbor voices in the Moscow Can
vention. and is going to make the race for
Representative, against the Democratic
nominee, we would like to express our
opinion of such proceeding. Does he nre-
sumo to say that the farmers OF this cornty
are incompetent TO select their own can.
didate, and to select himself as the man
for the place Does he think the Dem
ocracy or this county will learn nothino
by experience? Does he suppose that
they are going to abandon the organiza
tion which was founded for the welfare
OF the country, and the Preservation of
the party, by going back on the nominee
at Moscow lie raises the cry of "trick
cry in the convention, and works mon
the tender sympathies of the peonle bv
crying out Infideiity and aIissisSinni
Levee, against Capt Campbell wb;cL ar.,
alike false. If he WILL read sac,ion .,z
page 80 of the State Constitution. he will
see, that as he Is wearing the mantle If 4
minister. this section forbids anv minister
TO hold the office of Represeptetiva 81
unless he thinks more of his country ,bsu
he does of his God, or lay aside his 'Iivine
commission, his race. and his rei;oi,ns
persecution are alike useless Csn9 n
is no inidel. We would advise Mr. F;ob
to make no sacrifice of his cra,lsn,;.,Is
We will vote soiidly for the nominea n
Mr.. Finch wishes to honor bimsal, "A
save his country he had better witb1 -ow
from the race and vote for Can't. CamsbelI
July 23rd, 1877. "Vox Popui,' ;,
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
s9juTy 30 Major GemeTaI VIII
Ham q. iSs4IeF.

We ore pained 10 learn that Major
General Wiiliam O Butler, who resides
a Carroilfon. Ky while riding to his
farm H few miles from the village. was
thrown from his horse and severely
injured His collar bone was broken
and he was otherwise severely injured
by bruises General Butler succeeded
General Whitfield Scott in command Of
the American army in Mexico. He i
one of the most distinguished gentle
men Of the United States, aud in I84e
was Democratic candidate for Vice
President of The United STATES. With
Lewis Ca>s a> cauiilate for President;
On account of ]eaeral Buffers al
vanced age he beiag 81 years old, il
i feared his injnres viii result fatal
ly- Madison Ser
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
roLORED FOLKS.
organization for LeaV-
ing America.

The Liberian Exodus. Association,
g which we heard so much some
oors 400. seems TO be reviviDg with
renewed life. Immediately after the
gar many colored people from the
south embarked in this enterprise,
.monq them the Rev. Divine,
now of Hickman, but like him, thous
md. returned 10 America, disgusted
With Liberia. The Charleston Ne,cs
says:
Those having the matter in charge are
ontInsiastic. and express their confidence
of success. They say that they late'y
learned that a large number OF emi grants
,sill be enabled TO leave here this fall.
Tbey seem 10 have figured closely on their
roufe. and have il all laid out. The voy-
sge from this city to Monrovia will be n
zen day one, and from that place they
,sin go by inland water twenty three
miles 10 where the country begins TO rise.
There they will settle, and work up the
country.
George Curtis, who seems especially en-
thusiastic, says that they VIII be beyond
,he malarial helt He says, also, that
men of prominence and wealth in Eng
land have beco me interested, and that
the association have received cncourag-
ingfletters from such sources. His idea
is that the proposed exodus will be for the
benefit of both races. He says that the
present agitation to have the machinery
brought 10 the cotton is bound TO secure
that result; that when this is done Char
lestons export trade in raw cotton and
her import trade in fabrics must suffer
and if the emigTants are treated kindly
slated -ly Sss..lsr lesion, they Wiz n:
shere,s this pace sstf'Ssffg -onIy
day-or two further from them than Lon
don; thai this would give this city an i'm
meuse import trade, and furnish food FOL
unnphbered looms and factories. Th'
last words heard by the reporter as h'
withdrew were: I'VE can no more bt
stopped than the children Of Israel eoul,
be stopped from coming out OF Egypt
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
THE EASTERN WAR.
Gains signal Victories.

The Russians have gained some sig
nal victories in the fighting in the past
week, and are slowly driving their
way on to Constantinople. They claim
to have captured 5000 Turks 10
front of Ruschulk, and to have OBJ
tained great victory at Silistria.
The probability of Austria. Italy,
and England, coming to the aid of
Turkey, looks more likely, now, than
at any previous time.
The massacres and atrocities, said
to have been perpetrated on the Chris
tians by the Turks, and by the Rus
slams on the MohamedaDs is enough
TO cause every civilized power to wish
for the determination of both Russia
and Turkey.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
Trouble I'm Carrou County.

The Courier Journal contained an
account of a bloody disturbance at
Worthwhile, in which Carrie Anderson,
girl of sixteen, was murdered A
party of men calling themselves Regu
Iators undertook to drive the Ander-
son family from Carroll county Notes
Of warning were written. but the An
iersons defed the Regulators, and the
tragedy ensued as follows:
Tuesday night last a member of the fam
lily, unable TO rest ON account of illness,
heard strange roaring sound Happen.
ing to go TO the window he saw that
corner of the house was on FIRE. He gave
The alarm, and the family was aroused
in an instant. Carrie, bright girl of
sixteen, was told to open n door facing
fhe roadside, and get bucket that was
in the yard and within easy reach. Just
as she did SO a volley from, it is said, FIVE
or six shot-guns crashed through the door
way, and Carrie, screaming, fell mortally
wounded. The perpetrators of the horri-
BILE crime then fed, and 10 this hour they
are not known. When the fire was ex
tinguished, but little damage having been
"a
ball of candlewick, saturated with tur
pentine, had been placed between the
weather boarding and the logs, and then
ignited. The work showed adeptness, and
demonstrated that the attscking party
intended driving the inmates from the
house by hre, and then shooting them
down as they came into open sir. The
perpetrators of the outrage were doubt
less very nervous. as their aim was not
very accurate, the marks of buck shot
duckshOt, and slugs being observable all
over the front of the house and on the
stones in the road. The child received
eleven shots on her person, and she died
al noon Tuesday, and was buried yester
day, the inquest developing no testimo-
ny of any account. Old man Anderson
declines TO state upon whom his suspicions
rest. He denies the charge that any
members of his family set the tavern afre,
saying that ne was awake until after
TWO o'clock the night the building was
destroyed. aud knows that his two sons
were in the room with him and sound
asleep. The family will probably leave
the district. The legal authorities have
as yet done but little in the way of inves-
iigation- The people of Worthwhile sim
eerely deplore the csiamity.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
President Hayes 10 visit Louis
wife,
From the Courier-JournaI.1

From the Courier-Journal-1
Tbe.,announcemeut that tie Presi
lent of the United States has accepted
he invitation of the Managers of the
Industrial Exposition, and will visit
Louisville on the 18th of September,
was received yesterday with universal
,.--t;G~-, ,;an-a9d viii
doubtless be read with pleasure by me
public at large 1t is the purpose OF
he citizens who have the matter in
y nd to ask the Governors Of all the
rat : to meet tie President, and there
Is every reason to look for a favorable
response from most of them. The
President will come, not as politician,
! ut as Chief Magistrate of the whole
'.eople, and, irrespective of party, be
gil be regarded az the guest of Ken
:ucky. He will fnd on this side OF
ne Ohio, and among those who most
nrnestly opposed his election, hos
,itality as warm ss it will be sincere
The occasion will be propitious. Our
-nnual Expositions have always been
conspicuous as displays of our best
,roducts aud work rkmansbip. To
this display we shall hope to add,
trough the presence of such number
# representative Americans, patriot
&c feature BETTING the era of reconcile
alton in the border metropolis of the
UsIon.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27

The public has looked on the tele-
phone, about which We have heard so
much of late, as rather a wonderful
scientific toy than thing oi practical
use. 1t is, indeed, a great discovery
aud invention, ,oEe OF theS most re-
markabie OF our day, which may be,
and probably y will be, greatly developed
IN the course of time Bat already it
has been extensively put % practical
use, and has proved that it meets a
real want
In Providence and some other man
utacturiug cities, the agents of the
factories have established commu-
nicatiUn between their offices in
town and their mills, ten or fifteen
miles away by means of the telephone.
and they find it works admirublv, is
surprisingly cheap, and is easily man
aged. A conversation may be held be
tween two persons at different places,
and the words heard almost as plainly
as if the persons were in The same room.
The sound is so distinct that you eau
distinguish the differences between
voices; tell who II Is with whom you
are telePhonicaily talking.
The advantages Of such method of
communication are obvious, especially
as no battery is required no knowl
edge of telcgraphy IS necessary, aud
any body is equal to the management
Of the instrument, without any previou~
raining. All that is required j, sim
ply to pnt your mouth to the orifce
If the telephone and say your say, just
Is you cali through speaking tube to
person with his ear at the other end
70 get your answer, You have only to /
pp!y your ear to the telephone, while T.
he person at the other end of the wire. F.
'r'frrt-e- ~ rFTr- rri-rrutIIT1r ITS
nd replies TO your question. So far .
5 known, there is no practical limit to
he distance through which commuui .
afipD. NAV La
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
The GPOiOgtaI SuTVPy-The
NSOTk Nov G0IssS On

Correspondence the Courier-J Joural. 7
learn from VI Il Proctor the
following facts Interference 40 the frld
work Of the Geoogical Survey, now
going on
Mr.. Iierzer Is ,orkiDg up the gcol
y OF Jefferson cGnty.
The Typographical party, under the
direction Of Mr. iage, are in Caldwell
county, working lorrhward to the Ohio
river. The labor Of this party will
result in the comtetion OF the largest,
best, most eomplee, and only correct
map Of the State yer set constructed
They will be followed over their pres
ent route by gedogist
Mr. De Friese, whose valuable report
on he iinIbers O GraySoo, Breckin
ridge. Ohio and Hancock counties has
just been published and attracted con
siderable attenlios. j. now engaged
rE1rTryv1rvr -.-bt1--sFter wnfcrr- ne TTrtr
proceed to work up the timber ques.
tion in the Jackson Purchase.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
A Singular Request TEaas
NElgSE kse (sr:pEsfesI-

HAVE time and again requested the
K Tax payers of Fulton county to come
forward and pay their taxes. Some re-
sponded cheerfEliy, while others have
thus far failed to comply with this rea-
sonabe request. l shall hereafter cease
TO importune with those in default-but
will ask their horses, mules, cattle, hogs,
sheep. corn, wheat, tobacco. household
and kitchen furniture, land and tene-
ments to pay their taxes. These will
certainly respond TO the demand under
the manipulations of the Sheriff and his
Deputies. This, January 10Th, 1877.
d. Il. WALKER, Sheriff.
jan26 If
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
Beltlng ON ,E,e weatiler.
An Ertraordino,y Method ct "''"'
bling Deoised By the fef'''e
Oriental Mind

FROM the London N
The gentle Hindoo" ana h'lo
NJ Mohammedan" have, it seems invent
ed between them a perfectly mover sor'
Of gambling Iu one quarter Oh the
interesting city of Ajpsr theFe Is a
house occupied by soue sooth'ayers
who are credited by the puoiic with
the faculty Of foreseeiog chapgeS OF
weather. They are reFesen'ea 10 De
remarkably accurate 10 thelr preaic-
tIons, owing to long pnctlce 10 their
profession. Outside DE residence oil
these worthy seers a eowd oi natives
assemblies every day br me purpose
OF betting on the chaees or a down
pour. Alter the "sgalght mp has
been purchased from ne oil The proph
cts, the buyer comwnces believing,
after the manner 4 list meu" on
English racecourses hat he will take
or lay certain odds bout the fall oil
rain within given ime. The ordi
nary quotations an sixteen to one
against heavy rain eming down with
in twenty four hos, eight to one
against light show happening, and
longer odds in both'aSes as the time
is reduced Whenhe weather hap
pens to be exceptidlly variable, the
whole street becops blocked by an
excited throng ogamblers, and tie
prophets do nart business in
straight tips" lapPears that the
-eers themseiyes Wy often join in the
ann sep'eut md bsfk their respective
up1hIo"s with ,he greatest~pluek. As
'ne hour aPpioaches for the majority
'i the bets to be decided, tAes more
nervous saWbiers are Aeurd Offering
their chances Of winlip0 .t . heavy
discount. This alloBs the weather
prophets an opporupi,, of ..bedgfng
at considerable advantage, and it FIRE
qucntly happens that tie book of an
old seer viii show certainty Of gain
whether rain falls or not Could not
this method Of gambling be acclima
tized in England The dullness Of
which Capel court complains might
possibly be exchanged for renewed ac-
tivity if the coifdiDg British public
were tempted w.lh some fre,her lures
than the old ''tnliOg" aud bearing
operations Tlen, too, our variable
climate would ie the very thing for
the purpose. v ile the meteorological
department migh perhaps be induced
10 furnish "slrdabt tips" until the
porting prophet. took to forecnSting
the weather as a regular branch OF
their profession. Ajmer deserves eve
ry credit for its igenuity in discover
ing a perfectly nv means 10y which
simpletons may bose their money.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27
The Rum On the Rank OF -,
LoUtS.

The "run" on the Bank of ST
Louie originated in a curious way. a
cattle deaier, who had been doing bus
mess wi'h-the bank, aud who had de
posted New York exchange instead of
currency. called and asked how his ac
count stood The Cashier informed
hlm that he lad something more than
Sl9,O00 TO h- credit The drover
said he wanta SO. 900 in currency
Inc Cashier rcpIied that he would
rather not gip him that much in cur
rency, hut hesould give him $4,000
IN New ork echange-the same that
he had depoiied-if he wished it
rms irrltated HE drover a good deal.
aud attracted stentien aud gathered
crowd with IL result told soon after
N closed do@-[St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27

The estimai,is made that the wheat
crop of MiSsori and Kansas that will
be put iuto he market will reach
twenty mlliiou bushels. which, at the
present prices%ill yield $4,000, 900
Should the ,u,so-Turii h war e
prolonged a yir. and other European
powers hecomiu volyed, it is thought
that it will yia so 600 900.