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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
school and rch.

There are 5000 Chinese in the
Sandwich Islands. About 80 of them
profess to be Christians.
Father Wilbur, the Indian agent at
Fort Simcoe, reports the conversion OF
100 of the Indians under his care.
The new Church Property Tax bill,
passed by the Legislature of Maine, ex-
empts from taxation church and par
sonage property worth not more than
$4,000.
Methodist Sunday-school congress
es will be held this year in Chicago,
Indianapolis, St. Louis, and other cities
of the West. The Rev. DR.. j. II. Vim
cent is the organizer.
The Northern Methodist Confer
ence of Mississippi has passed resolu-
tons approving the basis of fraternity
with the Church South. 1t reports
25,441 members, 1920 baptisms, 246
churches, and 234 Sunday-schools.
The Chicago Congregational min
listers have been discussing the second
coming of Christ, a topic suggested by
Mr.. Moody's sermon delivered before
leaving Chicago. Opposite sides were
taken BY the speakers, among whom
was Mr.. Beecher.
The missionaries in the North of
China report the famine there to be
terrible. In many parts of the country
both crops have failed, and the people
are living upon tree bark and roots. 1t
is feared that some districts will be en-
tirely depopulated.
Money is wanted by the Protestant
Episcopal Church for its missionary
work. The missionary treasury is
about $4,000 in debt. A special effort
is being made to wipe out this debt and
has thus far resulted in subscriptions OF
about one-third of the amount.
Prof. Comstock, of Cornell Uni
versity, is planning a floating school OF
natural history for this summer. a
steamer is to make a six weeks trip
along Lakes Erie, Huron and Superior
and up the larger rivers; lectures are to
be given by specialists and specimens
obtained, and the cost will be about
$3.50 a day.
The highest percentage Of litter
ates in the South is in South Carolina.
where it mounts up to 57.64. The low
est is in MARYLAND, where it is 23.55.
In Alabama it is G.19; in Georgia,
$500; Mississippi, 53.91;s louisiana.
52.46. Florida, 54.76. The average
percentage for IA of the Southern States
is 1927. #
Science and Industry.
Mr.. Calling, inventor OF the gun
of that name, has brought out a new
mitrailleuse, from which 800 rounds 9
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

At a meeting of the members Of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, held on the
Sd day Of March, 1877, the following ad-
dress was unanimously adopted.
AS HEWITT, Chairman.
F. A. PRINCE, Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

Cotton manufacture is growing in
the South. Almost every week some
new mill is erected, or some old estab-
lishment remodeled and revived with
fresh capital. The State of Georgia
seems to attract more attention than
any other region, and the goods of the
Augusta and Atlanta mills command
remunerative prices in the New York
market.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

al say, Cap'n," said a ~lttle-eyed
man, as he landed from the steamer at
Natchez. "I say, Cap'n, this ERE amt
all" "That's all the luggage you
brought on board, sir" replied the cap
tain. swell, see now, it's according
to list-four boxes, two chests, two
ban'-boxes, q portmantu, two hams
Zone part cut), three ropes inyons, and
atea-kettle but I'm dubersome - feel
there's something short, though I've
counted 'em nine times, andSneVer took
my eyes off 'em while on board; there's
something not right, somehow.""Well,
stranger, the times up; there's all I
know Of; so bring up your wife and five
children out of the cabin, and we're
Off" "Them's UNI, darn it, tlem's
umi I knowed I forgot something"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
Science and Industry.

Mr.. Calling, inventor OF h gun
of that name, has brought out a new
mitrailleuse, from which 800 rounds q
minute can be fired.
The Pacific Mills at Lawrence,
Mass, are sending to market every day
225,OO0 to 275, 900 yards oftheir fabrics,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15
HapA and Mishaps.

Col. A. B. Wade, Postmaster at
South Bend, Ind, was drowned in the
Kankakee River, ON the 2Sth, while
hunting ducks.
Joseph White, clerk in the County
Commissioners office at Cincinnati,
shot himself through the head while
suffering from the result of a recent
debauch.
Rev. Geo. Weiner, of the German
Reform Church, committed suicide by
shooting himself, eight miles from
Abeline, Kansas. He formerly resided
in Doniphan County.
Mrs. Edward Burten, of Carroll
ton, Mich, was fatally burned by some
melted pitch taking fire OF the stove
and communicating to her clothing.
The children were melting pitch to
make gum.
Henry Rienne, q shoemaker resid-
ing at Crothersville, Jackson County,
Ind, hung himself in his barn while
laboring under temporary alteration of
the mind, supposed to have been the
result of financial troubles.
Thomas Mittam, Chairman of the
Town of Poygan, Winnebago County,
Mich, while 1aboring under insanity,
went behind his barn and cut his throat
with a razor, causing Instant death.
AT Whitehall, Mich, q Swede
named John Anderson cut his throat
from ear to ear with q j~ack-knife,
jumped out of a two-story window, ran
around the house to a well about SO feet
away and jumped in. He is supposed
to have been insane.
AT Wheeling, w. Va, Mrs. Eliza
Limerick, aged about 65 years, after
stirring up her fire the other morning
fell into It and was literally roasted.
She is supposed to have been seized
with an e~pileptic fit and unable to assist
herself. Her husband committed sui
eide in the same room two years ago.
As MD. McKilligan, an employee
in a tobacco store at Omaha, was cut
ting plug tobacco with a machine which
he had placed on the floor, his revolver
slipped from his coat pocket, and,
striking the floor, was discharged,
sending a bullet through his left breast,
killing him almost instantly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-15

COQlu lOb lay y 0Rtu ~ WHICH, "
before 1t for review.
WIN FRAUDS. .
These exceptional tribunal were the Return
ing Boards of Florida and Louisiana. That ex
ceptional Court is the Electoral Commission.
Fraud has found an entrenchnent from which it
can not be driven in a contest making choice of
tie highest officer of the greatest Of republics. A
doctrine more corrupting IN consequences,
more threatening to the perpetuity of free gov
eminent. could not easily be suggested.
1t is sought to justify this decision by an app
peal to State soyereignty. The argument Il, that
ercign capacity, their decision can not be re.
yerred by any other authority. This proposition
pushes to its furthest limit the doctrine OF States
rights. The theory of the most advanced advO-
Gates Of that school was only that the States were
sovereign as regarded powers over them which
were delegated. 1t was conceded that the Con-
~stitution was supreme. aaW II 888 S9E
AN UNANswERABLE ARGUMENT. e-z,-~,
The power to choose Electors would not have
existed except for the Constitution--it wat
therefore a delegated power. The Legislature
of a State chooses Electors by virtue of II consti.
tutional provision. 1t is q duty to be perform
ed 3 the 4 sat- sstsr wn adm IN sne n unio aafer .i me can aIn mo.
is disrupted. Can it be possible thatthere Ism
| power in the Union to determine how that dutI
has been performed, and whether In compiiasce
! with~the Constitutional provisions?t To asser
| this doctrine IL 10 declare the absolute independ
ence Of States, to deny the supremacy Of tn
Constitution, and to leave the United State
which may force d President upon the psopie
The owe to review the action of the Electora
Colleges seems necessarily to be derived from
party to the compact processes a power as to it
subject matter superior to the power delegate
by agreement. the compact inevitably fails for !
isimpossible for a confederacy to exist unless 5u
risdiction of its individual members asto power
committed to confederation is sabordinated 3
the larger Jurisdiction Of the latter. II. for ex
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1877-07-05

pointing the Board of Appraisers, had
been revoked ordering him to compel
them to desist from making any fur
ther inventories, and, if necessary, to
enforce this order by their arrest. Sub
segment Investigation showed that the
u. S. District Attorney had sent no
such telegram. We get this informa-
ton from member of the Board of
Appraisers We are glad to learn that
the Board of Appraisers expects to
complete its labors not later than early
next week.
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Love and Murder.

We are informed that about tive
weeks ago q terrible tragedy oe.
Cured on the Calcasieu river, o lit
tie above the northern line of this
parish. A young lady named
Gunter, had eloped with q young
man named Bass. Her father and
brother pursued them to the resi-
dence of a neighboring magistrate,
where 81 few minutes before they
Ind been married. The father en-
tered the house at one door, and
the son at another, and imme-
diately the former discharged q
double barrel gun loaded with
buckshot in Bass breast. The
latter, though MORALLY wounded,
returned the fire by two shots from
a revolver, both taking effect in
the elder Gunter's head. Both
parties fell to the floor, and young
Gunter plunged a bowie knife re-
peatedly into Buss' body. The
latter died instantly. Young Gun
ter then took up his father, (who
is likely to recover from the pistol
shots in his head, as they were
CHANGING shots and fed. Being
pursued by the sheriff and q posse,
he turned on his pursuers with his
revolver, and was shot by the
posse, dying from his wounds a
day or two utter. The elder Gun
ter is in the custody of the sheriff.
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the condition of their roma.
bridges. aad
The Abbeville p. o. issues n,
orders since the LIST. ''F
Col. Elijah Ewing, of vermi)io, 49,
ish, died nt Monroe on the 18th m ruiz
A large delegation of -oolored c;.;,..
recently waited on Gov. Nichsl1. !
know if he sustained the, pps;sct :,
separating the schools, nnd remor ~
strated against such proceeding. M.
Gov. told them candidly whit mipbths
expected, and referred them To n,
courts to settle the questions of oon.r
nationality in case they should a.,
injured by the measure.
A cabbage weighing % lbs b.,
turned up-its head, Mt Bayou Gou)s
How 1T GRows. St. Cbars,
herald informs us that the stare In.
between Lake Charles and Oranos
Texas, has been Increased to a ~;
weekly service.
Another religious fair. The ladi.
of Terrebenne hold q fair for the hon.
eft of Rev. Father Demcee. The IA.
ther has long been sick and in deb,
and is without resources, and it !,
hoped that this effort to add to hi
comfort will prove success.
Bayou Lafourche is reported to b,
rising slowly
Small pox seems to be dissppearin,
from oil those country parishes whsrt
it has been existing. So fur as hear
from the cases have either recovered O
are convalescent.
The case of Jennie Floyd and Name
Floyd, noticed lately, came to hearin
In the District Court. The accuse
were discharged.
Several homicides are reported b
the country papers, and certainly ind
cate that the condition of our societ
as well as treasury require inaestigatio
and reform.
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A. J. Perkins ct ais, intervenors.
The motion of Gill d Platz,
intervenors, to release on bond D
part of the logs claimed by them,
was called for trial. S. D. Read,
Esq, counsel for Gill e. Platz, an
nounced that attorneys Wells and
Gallaugher would be associated
with him on behalf of intervenors,
and the court ordered their names
entered on the record accordingly.
The Government not being re-
presented, the court produced IL
telegram from its representative
IN. A. Carter to the court, re-
questing that the business of
court might proceed, RS he was
confident the court would protect
the interests of the government.
Our satisfactory evidence the
court ordered that Gill d Platz do
have and recover possession OF five
hundred and ninety-three logs,
as per inventory on file, ap-
praised ut $3.50 so, on executing
bond Us required by law in the
sum of $14O0. The securities
were offered and sworn, and after
strict examination We're accepted
by the court. Court adjourned
till Tuesday, July 3, 1877 at 8
A. M.
s1xrHDAr.-Tuesday July 3,
1877. Court opened at 9 A. Al.
Present, US before.
1t appearing that no additional
Inventories of the logs seized have
been completed, and tomorrow
DULY 4th) bein a dies non, court
was adjourned till Thursday July
5, 1877 ut 9 A.. NJ.
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United States Comm issiOner,s
Court at Lake Charles, Cab
casieu Parish, La.

FIRST DAY.-Court was opened
at the Courthouse, in the town oi
Luke Charles, on Wednesday
Jnne 27, 1877, at 10 A. M. by dep
uty marshal Carney.
Present, Hon. f. C. Chamber
lain us. Commissioner, presiding,
Clerk, 1T. F. Sewell.
u. S. VS.. Joseph Hampton ct
ais Allen j. Perkins ct ais, Tin
tervenoIs.
The intervention of Ryan &
Geary was called, upon their
motion to release on bond the
pine logs sequestered, and claimed
in their petition of intervention
For Ryan a. tGeary, intervenors,
f. A. Gallaugher, Esq; for the u.
S., M. A. Garter. The parties not
being ready to proceed, the Court
ruled that evidence of posses
sion, being prsmo .facie evidence
of ownership, would be sufficient
on the question of the right to
release on bond, unless an adverse
title was set up; particularly as,
under the Commissioners in
structions, by order Of June 10th,
(of the IL. s. Circuit Court the.
final decision of the question of
ownership is reserved by the.
Circuit Court. Court adjourned
until june 28th at 10 M.
SECOND DAY.-Jene rs, 1877.
Court opened at 10A.M. Present
as before. u. S.vs Joseph Hamp-
ton, .et ais. NJ. Perkins ,et ais,
iutervenors. On motion of Ryan
d. Geary iptesyenors, to release on
bond. The solicitor for Ryan ,&
tGeary offered in evidence the
appraissment made by the Board
of Appraisers, viz, w. H. Haskell,
Leonard Sewell and August Cou-
tusie. Mr.. Garter, for the II. s.,
expressed himself entirely satisfied
with said nppraisement.
Parol evidence of the seizure
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LOUISIANA.

Great frauds discovered in Madison
parish. and the police jury investigating
them.
Charlton still prevailing in Pointe
Coupee.
The Thibodeaux Bridge Co. has de
clared divided Of $500 per share, d
per cent.
The North Louisiana Fnir Associa.
ton has organized at Shreveport, j. M.
Hollenworth, President.
The police jury of Iberville perish
are cutting down expenses and conscl-
iaating offices.
The police jury of Natchitoches par
ish have instituted measures for the
prompt collection of taxes for the cur
rent expenses OF that parish.
The ladies of East and West Baton
Rouge are organizing Confederate
Memorial Association, for the purpose
of erecting a monument to the dead of
both parishes in one OF their cemeteries
Colfax and its neighborhood have
been visited hy fearful tornado, which
did much damaee to houses, fences and
timber
Michael Bernheim, near Shreveport.
has been assassinated, and G. w. Pra-
ter is under arrest for the crime. The
evidence is very strong against him.
A number of the young men of Baton
Rouge have formed temperance So
ciety called the Catholic knights of
Temperance. .
Mr. Louis Fix, shoe merchant of
New Orleans, was horribly scathed by
lightning, and the explosion of q kero-
sene can last Sunday, and died next
day. |
st. Mary's parish is being run under
the Sunday law, also West Baton
Rouge.
somebody has been getting some
fbody'speaches OF Vermilionville during
the poetic hours of starlight, and
somebody is out Of humor in conse-
quence.
On the 2lst ult. a stranger came to
Keyville, purchased a short piece of
rope and hung himself by the roadside,
where he was next morning found and
taken down. In his carpet sack were
several books and documents which
bore the name William Dubs. Itis
said that he looked sick and weary
when he arrived.
The Lafayette Advertiser ,oalls atten-
ton of the police jury of that parish to
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Gen. Sheldon, who leaves for Wash
ington on Sunday, in the interest of
the Calcasieu log men, will perhaps
take the report with him, and will
then take steps to secure such action
by the Department of Justice US will
secure the release of the logs upon
bond, us soon as the appraisers make
their report. - N. 0. Democrat.
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Special to the n. o. Democrat.

CINCINNATI, June 26.-Forty-six
Jewish firms of this city have
sigued q pledge to entertain no
business relations with the house
Of A. /. Stewart d Co, OF which
Judge Hilton is the acknowledged
head.
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Special to the n. y. Democrat ;.

CHESTER, Pa, june 60 W. III
Harrison, of Delaware county,
while In . fit Of jealousy last
night, killed his cousin, John
Worrall, and then himself.
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Magnolia Grange No Sl2
Patrons Of Husbandry meets on
the 4th SATURDAY., of each month.
T.. M. Nichols is master of the
above Grange.
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Our subscribers will confer q
favor by advising the proprietor
Of any irregularity in receiving
their paper.
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by MIR. Carter, on behalf OF the
government, the objection was
sustained. Counsel for Ryan 4
Geary then moved for an order of
subpoena duces tecum against dep
uty marshals Gainey and Arm
strong, requiring them to pro-
duce III Court the writ of seques-
tration, and an inventory of the
logs claimed by Ryan & Geary.
The order was granted, and the
! subpoena duces tecum made re-
turnable June %, 1877 at 9 A. NJ;
Deputy marshal Gainey having in
formed the court that it would be
impossible Tor him, or any other
deputy marshal under his control,
TO attend the court, the court ap-
pointed the sheriff of Calcasieu
parish "a. L. Reid, Esq special
deputy marshal to attend the
court, and serve it's process, and he
was sworn accordingly. Court adj
journed until Friday, June 30,
1877 at 8 A. NJ.
THIRD DAY. June 80, 1877.
Court opened at 8 A. NJ. Present,
as before. u. S. VS.. Joseph
Hampton ct ais, A. J. Perkins ct
ais, iptervenors.
On motion Of Ryan d Geary,
intervenors, to release on bond.
Deputy marshal Gainey made
return to the subpoena duces tecum
issued yesterday, saying he had
received no legal inventory of the
logs cluimed by Ryan e. Geary,
and that by orders of lis superior
officers he was instructed to say to
the court that he denied the au-
thority of the court to compel
him to produce the documents
called for. The court informed
MIR. Gainey that he was merely an
executive officer of the court, and
that an order of court was his
highest authority. Mr.. Gainey
disclaimed any Intentional con-
tempt of court in his return.
On announcement by F. A.
Gall"ngher, Esq. counsel for in
tervenors Ryan d Geary, that
Geo. Ell. Wells, Esq, and s. ID.
Read, Esq, would be associated
with him on behalf of said inter-
venors, their names were entered
accordingly. Satisfactory evidence
of the seizure and of the lawful
possession at it's date by Ryan g.
Geary, being introduced, and the
q. S. Offering no evidence III re-
buttal, the Court ordered that the
intervenors Ryan O. Geary, do
have and recover possession of the
eighteen hundred ard seventy-two
logs claimed by them, on executing
bond as required by law in the
sum of three thousand and seven
hundred dollars. Their securities
we're then offered, and upon strict
examination in open Court, Mr..
Carter, on behalf of the govern
nent, declared himself satisfied
with their qualifications. Court
till Saturday, June 80,
1877 at 8 a. N.
FouRrH-DAY.-Saturday, June
30, 1877. Court was opened at 8
!. NJ. Present as before.
10. S. VS. Joseph Hampton, ct
lis. A. D. Perkins ct ais, inter
'enors. Gill e. Platz, intervenors,
, 1877-08-21

mon which hung n set IT dtap,dAtrd buggy
barnes.
I'm always opcn fl ,1irkcr," replied Zen,
linking his pfIe frnrn tis mouth. "What's your
if.urtst'
Well, I'm pretty hard, rum" nntwercl the
countFyInan. started With an OH wreck Of
a hHggv' LIt the thing nive ont, 30 concluded
10 ri'lc my critter to 1hes MARKET. What DO sou
say To Z ~ tnr h',ss md ltarncsst"
fen knew the heast was wnrth twice the
money, nn'l tie finally purchased her for 415,
mhic!! @ amount . VIZ paid over 70 the granger
lnat IN time for him to catch tic up train fhr
Carthage. The horse was brought on board,
and Ben tas down to witness the operation
until they attempted II remove The crupocr
from. htr tAlt, whcn-lleavena and earilii-tru,.
per and tall alt came OIL together. Sofhtns was
lett n2on the pu,r f"ast but p!tiablc stump,
which thc wlgGlct] mott Mncastiy.
IT wna a clear case. by snn1e misfortune tho
maru l,ltl lecn robbed of her tail, anil substl-
Into hai been cntf*ira"scd to attach to the lar
ness. thus adding 10 her perannal appearance
at,tl assltting her materially in fly.tImc.
l3cn has not hcen abtc to dispose Of that nag,
but tho harness l. never removed from her 10
tis presence.
, 1877-08-21

can l'n1l;trr. THIS wns I" rr'nl'.:: thu eject ,f
Ne green reflection "f iir. tea. Nhrn ] Ius' Il
fnr Mr.. H,.nsrIl's sCr,.,lr "b.c nily 4 strp
bi thIn r,tlse nbonf my hips, ntrl laY IN INN.
Innck until the cuFds rtt Into my flesh.
HTtlat pose 0f the Fr"tthnan, however, was
wnrtr than either. Err hcrc.' SEr threw lr r.
frf into The attitude of or snr.trfAci nrd terri
ttcsl. with bt,dy bent to tne s'lc md downward,
md nue 1ani out. "1I!c p.Hittnn WIS lad
enough" sic continued, "lr1t. tnn'ake matt"rs
worse, Afr. NJ was very taptious. antl rrur,-
tiled Il even Qutvered. AZ tho en,t Of tucl, nr-
teen minutes, Wien got ton min,ltcs' rest,
Invariably vas 80 ba'lly tran,pell that did not
recover until Il Was time for fne 10 bcRfn tD sHf
Ter again. He VAS In incl, hurry to finish the
work, tun, tint he required US to stand fG,ir
lnura t1ay, two tn the morning and two In the
afternoon. Iic was IA bal as q woTnnn,-snd
women, as suppose you know. arc tho most
cruel to the models of oil students. | would
rather man for twenty inafc tlasses than one
single female.
vi. ia pretty hard 70 get employment for
drnpr', posing" she aatlet'. "Mo.t ii tlr art
.ts slsc their wIvcs, e!aurhtcra, or lady friends
fur that purpose. There ts even one artst here
an old German, VIM uses IIs three young t,a,islI.
ters as nut1c models. He painted lhrfn In
group ns the Three Urnces' fns the Centennial
Exhibition. never po;s for s;u'ptor.. tried
their studios are culs md the alr IL sp full of
marf.!o-du.t TINT It l. lHserah1t work. TrayeIf
Oyea. We often f;osc Tor artIkts In I,ustnn AMI
Philadelphia. and nre glad to ,u to, a. Il gives
us oil opportunity of trip away ffusn the city,"