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Drawing Positively June 80, lS7|
And Every 3 Months Therest,a
Certificate OF Supervisors OF Draw,,

This is TO certify that the first DRAWN.
the Kentucky Cash Distribution Comma
took place on the 9Th of December in Ma
Hall, Frankfort, KY, in our prescanca AZ \
under our immediate supervision.
We further state that every ticxot
part of ticket, which had been sold nj
represented in the wheel, and that thedrl
ing was fairly and honestly oondnctad
further state that we had no interest NJ
ever in the enterprise, nor any connectE
with the same, except in the character-
supervisors, whose sole duty was IN n
tect the interest of the ticket holders and
preside over the drawing.
Hon. Alvin Duvall, late Chief .Jps,
Sup. Court of KY.
James G. Dudley, Chairman Boar,
School Trustees.
Grant Green. Cashier Farmers Ban
Kentucky.
Hon. s. ], M. Major, Public Printer 81
of Kentucky,
Hon. Thomas N. Lindsay, PreSjd
Farmer Bank of KY.
Hon. Thomas C.Jones, Clerkof Supr
Court of Kentucky.
Judge r; A. Thompson, Presiding ID
James G. Crockett, Clerk Franklin
Court.
Remittances can be made by Mail
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ter made payable to q. w. Barrow 4 d
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NOTICE TO DELINQUENT WATER
IN RENTERS. The time having expir
ed for the payment of water rents for the
year 1877. notice Is hereby given, that un-
less they are paid or some provision made
for their payment on or before the 10th day
of May next, then ON and after that date.
the lerrules of all delinquent water renters
will be drawn and the supply cut off
apH-tm10 w. S. HAYES, Register.
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the following described Real Estate, viz:
All that certain lot of land with three
story brick dwelling house thereon situated
in the said city of Wilmington bounded
and described as follows to wit: Beginning
at the south west corner of Eighth and
French street. thence southerly along the
westerly side of French street fifty-six and
one half feet eleven inches to a corner OF
James Ellidtts land, thence westerly along
his landan parallel to Eighth street eigh-
teen feet one and halfinches to the centre
ofparty wall between this and the adjoiding
premises on the west, thence westerly
through the centre of said wall and parallel
to French street sixty-two feet eleven and
one half inches to the southerly side OF
Eighth street Aforesaid and thence thereby
easterly eighteen feet one and a half inches
to the place of beginning, be the contents
thereof what they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
perty of Carrie +. Beggs, surviving mort
gagor and as Executrix of Joseph L. Beggs
deceased, and to be sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office New Castle,l
April 26th. 1877. apr27 -3tawts
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NUTICE.-Notlce IL nereny given that
IN the County and Poor tax for the year
lel7 are now due and payable at the Office
6lS Market street, p. S.-All persons who
have not paid their taxes for the year 1876
are requested TO do so at once or they will
be collected according TO law with costs.
JOS. L. CARPENTER, JR.,
A. GIVEN. Collectors
aplS-tf Wilmington Hundred
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NOTICE.-Is hereby given to all persons
IN whose business or occupation requires
State license for the present year (lS77)
that the same is due and payable on the
first day of June. at the offices of the Clerk
OF the Peace for New Castle County.
JOHN +. SPRINGER.
Clerk at New Castle
NJ. A. ]. SPRINGER.
Deputy, No. 3o9 w. Second st., vii.
may2-1m.
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.-The School COM
IA mittees of New Castle County, are
hereby notified TO meet the Auditor of Ac-
counts on the I, 4 and 9th of May. at New
Castle, and settle the account OF their respec-
tive School Districts,
NATHAN PRATT
apN-eod&w2w Auditor of Accounts.
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CHERIFF'S SALE.
y By virtue OF writ of Levari Facias,
TO me directed, Will be exposed to Public
Sale, at the
LAFAYETTE HOTEL, s41 shipley St..
kept by Geo. w. Ortlip in the city Of Will
mington, New Castle county, DEL, on
SATURDAY,
THE 18TH DAY OF MAY, 1877.
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ST TATEM M ENT
OF THE
Road Commissioners of st.
Georges Hundred, New
Castle County,

For the Year Ending May 1st, 1877.
Amount of Road Tax Levied Sc. .915 rs
Errors and Commission 9l2 II
Net proceeds from Tax. ss,OO3 VI
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II WEEDS PROSPECTS.

RELEASE ExPEoTED WITHIN FORTY
EIGHT ,HoURs-rHE Ex-Boss NOT SAN
GUINE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27
B~ENEFACTOR'S PATRIOTISM.
MEXICO, SEPT, 26, z

hLEAICO, OEFT', 70, 4.
EDITOR LEDGER: I see in the
Daily Intelligencer of this date, the
following paragraph:
"Col. Hutton left for Jefferson
City yesterday, to be gone for sever
al days"
Has the above named gentleman
any hopes or aspirations for the va
cant Senatorship? Is it not time
Audrain county people should arise
as one man, and seek to have the
Governor appoint him to the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Hon. l..
v. Bogy? Who, among all the
proud array of Missourians, has a
larger intellect, more dignified be-
hayior, or is more capable, than the
Hon. John E. Hutton or who is there
who wants the Office more ha1ly? /
rise to a point Of order, Mr.. Editor,
and for one, am willing to loose
several hours sleep in getting up a
petition in the interest of our John.
Let some one of our other prominent
men fall into line with me, and his
appointment is assured.
Truly Yours, ..,.
A BENEFACToR.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27
A. M. PATTERSON.

If the dirt which has accumulated
on the court house windows to such
an enormous quantity, will serve In
the least, to prevent the ''orgsn grim
ders' melody from entering the court
room, we suggest that 1t be not dis
turbed until after the sitting of the
next term. The court and grinders
seem never to fail in reaching our
town at the same time. We hope
that the organ grinder who made our
streets hideous with his music, during
the week of our last circuit court, has
been struck by thunder, and his in
strument busted, and that any others
of the fraternity, who may contem-
plate visiting this place within the
next twelve months, may shake with
chlls, groan with the collie, double
up with the cramps, be rode night
and day with nightmare, have worm
fits, nose bleed, night sweats, stom'
ach-ache, bad dreams, and be pur
sued by ghosts until they shall aban
don their old organs and join til,
l brotherhood Of sstranaps."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27
This is a dull time for a new editor

This Is a dull time for a new editor
to show bis hand at localizing.
The farmers are all busy sowing
wheat or marking out roads through
the "cuckle burrs,'' in order to gain
access to their pumpkin patch. So
that our streets are bare of the usual
number of ''goods box l~oafers' and
corner ''tattlers,'' and the cool wealth.
er has SO depressed the spirits of the
canine part of u population, that
not even a dog fight occurs to give us
a chance. We would, under the cir
cumstances, gladly remind wi read
ers of many important incidents which
never occurred, but like George
Washington, we too. were raised un-
der the influence of a ''little hatch
et,' and of course, cannot, under
any circumstances, deviate from alb
solute truth. Therefore. if we state
that times are rather dull, you may
be assured that it is so.
Some OF our merchants are receiv-
ing large stocks of goods, which, we
suppose, are for their own private
use, since they have never intimated
through our columns, that they wish
ed to sell any of them. The farmers,
generally, are well satisfied with the
results of their summers work. All
kinds of crops are better than an
average. The light frost that fell
last week, did no damage whatever,
except to .'cOol off, one negro. who
happened to he crowded out that
night. Judging from the samples
and quantity Of Irish potatoes offered
for sale Oh our market. We think the
crop is fine. Several wagon loads of
good-looking sweet potatoes were on
the streets during the week; some of
them, that we noticed were very
large. Nice apples are selling from
wagons, at 25 cts. per bushel. The
peach crop is said to be fair for this
county. The hens throughout the
country seem still to have an eye to
business, as our market is supplied
with eggs. at 10 cts. per dozen. But
ter has advanced in price, a little,
during the last few days. either ON
account of its being scarcer, Or Of =
better quality, W. don't know which.
The supply of young chickens is
about equal to the demand. There
are several other things kept for sale
i'm Mexico, but We can't think of
them Just now.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27
HILDERBRAND, TIE GUER-
RILLA,

Many of the newspapers are circu-
lating the report that Hilderbrand,
the notorious guerrilla, of southeast
Mo-, is still living. That this report
is without q shadow Of truth, we have
no doubt. For two years we lived
within a few miles of his old home in
st. Francis county, Mo-, and are ac-
q1nainted with facts sufficient to justi-
fly us in saying that he is not alive.
At one time we could have given all
the particulars connected with his
death, which, occurred, five remem-
Der correctly, In the spring of 1871,
in q small town in Ill. AS he was
killed at the time above referred to by
the Sheriff and his deputy, while ar
resting him, we think he has been
dead ever since.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27
NET HIS MATCH.

Joseph Inflow who resides q short
distance east Of Mexico, was badly,
but not dangerously cnt on Sunday
evening in a fight with an emigrant
who had stopped to camp for the
night on lnlow's land. Inflow de-
manded pay from the travelling man
for stopping on his land. This request
was something new to the emigrant
man, and one that had " been
made Of him before accordingly he
refused to comply. Inflow having
been raised In the coercion faith,
attempted to practice his doctrine on
tn stranger, who proved to be rather
son his MUSCLE" and treated Inlow's
pocket knife with contempt, and soou
succeeded in cutting quite a cash ovel
his short ribs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

X. NJ. White, OF the LEDGER, with
three Nichols in his possession, is to
do the St. Louis Exposition all OF
next week. 1t is rumored that the
trip will end in a wedding. Well,
cold weather is coming on and Boh
knows that coal is high and that in
union there is heat.-Vandalia Lea
der.
Our Bro. Editors seem very anxious
to get us married off. Why don't
he marry? none of them have any
daughters old enough for us to worry
with our distractions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27
MIDDLE LICK ITEMS.
Truly Yours,
ARESEFACTOR.

Farmers have begun cutting their
Ponds and wells are beginning to
go dry again in this vicinity. "More
RAIN is the cry.
J. r. Hoffman is conducting a sing
ING school at the West Lick school
house.
A Middle Lick man goes to Lad-
donia a while back and gets in a state
of intoxication. A Middle Lick man,
who sometimes gets in the same
"pickle." finds him In this condition
and beats his face till it turns rather
blue. Wonder who was to blame.
Whisk-i-e, of course.
The Middle Lick beef club seems to
have gotten things a little mixed.
They hardly know WHEN one member
gets the shoulder or neck part whether
he should have it, or some one else.
Some non-member come and settle
things for them and make them take
the bones for settling the difficulty.
Sickness is prevailing to quite an
extent in this locality. Rev. Border
of West Lick, has been quite sick,
also Mr.. Denmark of Middle Lick,
and at last reports WAS not any better.
John McCarty's little child is very
sick and not expected to live.
Mr.. Scott has returned home to
this locality from a tour around about
Hannibal with q ~threshing machine.
He informs US that on Sunday two
weeks ago, near Hannibal, q young
German shot himself accidently with
q shot gun, the whole load entering
his right eye and lodging in his brian.
He had gone about a mile from home
to see q neighbor about buying some
calves. (the wrosg day for the trans
action of such business) and met his
neighbor. who had the fatal weapon,
near Il hog pen. After he had talked
n few minutes his ncighbor stood the
| gun up by the fence, went off a shorI
distance for some purpose, heard the
report of the gun and looked around
lust in time to see his friend fall. Il
is suppose that he took up the gun t.
look at it and caught the hammer OF
the fence, thereby, causing it to 60
off. He never spoke no more, al
though life was visible for half an
hour afterwards. This, we think il
another great warming to all those
who handle firearms, that they cannot
he too cautious. tt.Ht
Now a word to Anna Laura aut
we close, although she seems to have
not accepted the proposition we made
to her. but "cheerfully grants N:
the privilege to gather items in Lad
donia north or south, We will try t.
be as libe. al as she is generous anc
grant her the privilege to gathel
items from Middle Lick upon thes,
conditions viz. That she writes then
a. they may be, spells not Sunda,
for Saturday, spells Middle Lick cor
rectly, or uses the right initials for it
and not have it Mt. Lick as she hat
it a short time ',go in aeon municattol
to the Intelligencer.
Billy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

MITCHELL BRos.-We are sorry to
announce the removal from this city
to Bloomfield, Iowa, of the Mitchell
Bros, who have for a year past been
engaged in the drug business here.
During their short stay in our
midst, they made many friends
who regret to part from them.
They ship their entire stock
of goods to the above named
place today. they have the best wishes
of vi whole community for theti
future ucces i'm business. From
our own personal and intimate rela'
tionship with them in q business way
during the entire time of their stay
in this place we can heartily and
.cheerfully commend them to the con
fdence of the public and business
men in whatsoever locality they may
live.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27
EMIGRATION.

A few weeks since, w. u. John
ston, living about 10 miles east of
Mexico, wrote to the Toledo Blade,
Ohio, that Missouri was a good place
to emigrate too, and that he would
answer all letters written to him per-
tanning to the climate, country, &C.,
&c. On Saturday, August 22d, lac
received II letters from Ohioans
about this country and all of them
contained q stamp but one and that
one was from a lawyer.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

FINE ArrLEs.-Rev. w. r.: Wig
CLINTON has our biggest thanks for
IL basket full of the largest apples Of
the Mammoth Pippin'' persuasion
that we ever saw. When presented,
we turned remarkably White (editori-
aIlyl and displayed all the gallantry
necessary ffom an editor on such oc-
casions, in accepting and return.
ing our profound regards for the
apples as well as Jul great respect fol
the donor. In humble imitation q
what we thought the editor would &c
were he present, we selected the lar.
gest and sweetest apple in the e'pile'
for our g, and limited on pre-.
senting 1t, that it was raised by :
preacher who is wen posted in "cere-
monies &c, IT win afford us mucl
pleasure to inform the editor on Iii.
return. Of this appreciated present,
and shall do all in our power to max,
him feel bad for not having being here
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27
n

The city Council met in regular
meeting on last Monday evening at
the usual hour. Members of the
council I'LL present except Joseph
Murray. Mayor Fowler in the chair.
Mr.. Rines representing the COM
mittee on streets and alleys asked
further time to report with reference
to improvements necessary on Liberty
street, which was granted.
The Street Commissioner was d.
rected to make necessary improve
ments on alley back off. Coatsworth's
property.
The City Engineer was directed to
survey and make plat of the property
belonging to Henry Williams, lying
on Jackson street between Washing
ton and Water streets. The survey
will have reference to Strengthening the
street at that point.
City Marshal was ordered to serve
legal notice on Mr.. Poteet. as agent
for Ribble, directing him to move
fence, from Clark avenue.
On motion of Mr.. Morris, the City
Attorney, was requested to get up
forms for the signature of parties by
which they relinquish all right to
property belonging to the city, which
may now be in any way enclosed by
them.
On motion of DR.. Reed, permission
was granted Mr.. Runkle to build a
sewer, running from his property on
the southwest corner of the square,
and to empty in culvert ON Water
street. The same to be continued to
the city limits If at any time it is de-
ciared a nuisance and SO reported to
the council.
A request from Geo. Hablutzel for
permission to build q frame coal
house within city fire limits, was re-
fused,
On motion OF Mr.. Rines order was
made to build side walk on the south
side of Promenade street, extending
from Water street to the east side of
Western avenue, thence to the
depot.
The order passed at the last meet
ing directing Carter i Hisey to To-
move their scales, was rescinded.
Side walk ordered to be put down
on Love street, from Washington
street to depot street.
The following accounts were allow
ed:
John Roseberry, for trimming war.
rants...................... .....S2 0O
Il. IL. Fowler, for vagrants......l5 90
Street Commissioner, for work and
material. ....................lS4 %
A woman in destitute circumstan-
ces, and with 8 sick family, was re-
ported by the Mayor as requiring the
attention of the council. DIR. Reed
very promptly volunteered to visit
her aud furnish whatever assistance
might be in his power. Council ad.
journed to next regular meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27
COMPLIMENTARY

The following resolution, adop-
ted by the county grange at its meet
ing in Mexico last Friday, was hand
ed US for publication by l.. J.. Sims
and f. Haley. We assure these gen.
tlemen that we appreciate their reso.
luton, and so long a. We think Their
principles and policies are the TRUE
ones, we can assure them of the
LEDGER's tow line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27
BtLLY.

TIE LARGEST SToCK.-W. +.
Reed has just returned from the east.
having visited all of the principal ci-
ties in search of goods suited to this
market, Four weeks time was spent
In selecting and buying 81 stock which
is just now being received, and proves
to be the largest and most complete
ever brought to this city. The first
and second floors of his large store
house is filed to overlooking. There
lis probably no article that properly
belongs to his line Of trade, hut he
has it in stock. Mr.. r. says that
be purchased goods at very low fig
ures and intends to sell them in the
same way. .-s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

1t is the duty of Gov. Phelps to
appoint some ore United States
Senator to fill out the unexplred term
of Lewis v. Bogy. Wonder if he
would accept CD the position him.
self?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

Deal gently with those who stray.
Draw them back by love and persua-
sion. One kiss is worth a thousand
kicks. A kind word is more valuable
to the lost than a mine Of gold. Think
of this and be on your guard, We who
chase to the grave an erring brother.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

One fellow thas was tackled by the
robbers the other day In the Big
Spring tragedy, claimed TO be an
editor, and aida' ere q c~ent--char-
Eacteristie Of the , ~ and the rob-
bers volunteered tine remark that he,
perhaps, was travelling on his cheek.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

The want of news, and the ordina-
ry supply ofgood reading matter in
the LEDGER this week, is explained
i'm the fact of the absence of the edI-
tor, who, gathering his Nichols" to-
gether, left us on Monday morning
for st. Louis and the grand EXPOSE
ton, where we hope that he, togcth-
er with his friends who accompanied
him, may spend a week of pleasure,
long to he remembered, and only to
be compared to another week, which
we think is not far in the future,
when Bob shall realize that lit is not
good for man TO be alone For the
Deficiencies, errors and blunders oil
this issue, we ask not to he CRITICS.
ed, and promise our readers a paper
next week that shall be full to over
flowing with the choicest" that car
be gathered up In the great city o
the West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

RESOLVED, That the County Grange
endorse the financial platform pub
lished by the LEDGER and say to the
editor, go in on it and what we can
do for him will be done so long as he
continues to advocate such princi-
ulas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

LOUISIANA FAIR.-The aceommo-
dation train will run from Mexico to
Louisiana and return the same day,
to accommodate persons who wish to
attend the fair. The train will leave
Mexico ut Z a. IN. and return at 8
p. m.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

The sound Ct the saw and hammer
is continually heard in our busy little
growing city. Quite a number of
business houses are being enlarged
and repaired besides several new ones
that are now almost completed. A
"revival of business" struck one side
of our town the other day, and has
now almost pervaded the~entire place.
Business men, who for some time
past, spent most of their time in
lounging around their own doors, or
c~arelessly walking the streets of the
city are now behind their counters
husily engaged IN waiting on ousr
toners. Probably the only exception
to this fact, is to he found in the case
of the poor pill driver, for whose
absolute starvation Prof. Tice and
cool weather seem to have united.
From morning till night the impatient
doctor sits in his Office anxiously
waiting to he ''oalled' To the relief
of suffering humanity, and hopes
that every noise he hears is the foot
fall of one that TO him now would he
q welcome messenger. We exhort
them to be patient they answer us,
yes. Patients are what we need.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27
IN CHURCH.

A good joke is told on one Of the
members of the Conference, how he
went to sleep in church when a boy,
and was unexpectedly awakened. 1t
was i'm Virginia, and about fifty years
ago. Rev. Mr.. Lacy, a Presbyterian
minister, was holding forth to a coun-
try congregation. David, the young
man concerned, was there, about sew
enteen years old. The congregation
was large, the day sultry, the preacher
tedious. so David fell asleep. Now,
the young man was wont to sleep O.
nights up stairs over his fathers bed
room, and the old man was wont O
mornings to call in stentorian tones
David!" The startled response al
ways came rolling down the stair
way, ssSir-r-r-e!" The call fingered
In his ear, and never did he hear the
name David, but he thought Of tkose
morning calls. And so it was that
the preacher that sultry day had &C.
casion to refer to the Psalmist by
name, and emphasized David. The
sleeping youth, dreaming of home,
sprang to his feet and sang out his &C.
i customed answer-'tSir-r-r-e," THAI
was enough. The congregation tool
in the situation at ono %uproariou.
laughter seized them, and the meet
ing was broken up instanter. Dayit
broke for his horse, and galloped of
net needing the call Of a man WHIT
wanted tn send 8 message by him
Now, as to the, strict. truth OF thi
narration ASH Uncle Davy Httman
III.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

''Musing on the infinite, eh:"
said a facetious chap to a melancholy
looking individual who was walking
along the roadside with bowed head
and serious countenance. "Well yes ;
same thing-thinking of my debts"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

Judge Fagg, of Louisiana, has re-
covered the silver ware which was
stolen from him some time since by
burglars. The thieves were caught
in st, Louis by the detective, and
have been taken back to; Louisiana.
Lewis and Morton are their names.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

Our merchants who recently went
East to purchase their fall stocks have
returned, with high heads, light hearts,
and empty pockets. They say that
goods are cheap at wholesale, and
consequently can be sold cheap at
retail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-27

If you wish to become known the
world over, just manage TO get your
name in the Patent Outside of a
newspaper. 1t will beat $4,000
worth of the best advertising q man
can do. .g.f.