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Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30
BROKE UP.

The communists, or mobiles, to
the number of about two hundred,
met one evening In hail on the Sec
ond floor Of building for the purpose
OF taking steps to organize and enlist
the rough element for ugly work.
Gov. Nichols, who takes great
pride in the peace and order which
has attended his administration thus
far, learned of this meeting, and de-
termined that the meeting should
reach no further development. Going
to the police headquarters he gave
orders for Q raid. Chief Boylan in
structed that two howitzers and a
Gartling gun be taken out from the
arsenal, which institution is in his
charge, and with a large force of men
started for the building. The building
was surrounded and the howitzers
planted, the Gartling gun being fixed
SO as to rake the main exit. Gov.
Nichols then gave orders that the
communists be- informed that they
would be allowed five minutes to get
oat of there, and if, at the end Of that
time, the meeting was not dispersed,
the building should be blown down
by the cannon. ....r
Chief Boylan entered the saloon on
the lower floor and asked the proprie-
tor, a creole, what sort of a meeting
was going OH up stairs. The creole
did not know anything except that he
had rented the hall to the men, and
that nobody else would be permitted
to go up. "We'll see about that" said
Boylan, ss he walked up and tried
the door opening on the stairs. It
was tried, and he called four Of his
men. ''Break that door down. was
, the order, and in a momeat the Lutts
Of four muskets went crashing through
: the panels. The chief walked up
J stairs. ... a ..s Esa,ss. t-..s.
, Addressing the chairman of the
4 meeting, he said: ''This body has
i met for no good purpose, and l now
D order it dispersed. Let every man
8 get outside of this building in five
: minutes"
e ''Oh, 1 don't know whether We will
e or not, WAS the rather defiant reply
;, of the chairman, while the meeting
r looked stubborn.
n "Well, I knew" said the chief; and
g then, addressing his officers: ''Roys,
J, get outside the, building"
+ Some one happened to look out OF
y window and saw the cannon, and
II and there was yell, which created q
g commotion that soon grew into 0
l. panic. The crowd had two minutes
yet to spare when the last man had
reached the street. The chief ther
informed them that If they attempted
a to organize anywhere else they would
not receive any warning, but the can
/. non would be turned i'm upon them
= There were no more meetings, anC
n New Orleans did not suffer by a mob
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30
THE GATLING. GUN.

SOMETHING OF ITS HISTORY AND Prs
iaIa.1 INVENTOR. f&
The troubles of the past few weeks
have brought the Gatling gun into,
special prominence on account of its
wonderful shooting qualities. Al
though everybody knows that it is a
most wonderful shooter, not msch
more about it is generally known.
The inventor of it was an American
genius, DR.. Richard Jordan Gatling,
who was born in North Carolina In
1S18.-He has been inventing all his
life and long before his Gatling gun
was known to the world he had in
vented screws for the propulsion of
watercraft, a machine for sowing
wheat In dfiIfs, etc. - : '''''A''N . :"
DIR. GAtling's greatest invention is
his Gatling gun, which is also known
by the French name of mitrailleuse.
This repeating machine gun was made
in the years 1862. At the first trial
of the gun in 1864, it fired 200 shots
per minute. After making some i'm
provements In its mechanism. the
arm was submitted to trial by oul
government at the Frankford, Wash.
fington and Fort Monroe arsenal, and
at other places, and has since beer
adopted into the service for use witt
troops and for the flank defense O
Notifications. 1t has been adopted
by France, Russia, Great Britain ant
other nations.
The gun consists Of number 0
simple breech loading rifle barrels
grouped around and revolving abou
, common axis, with which they Ii
parallel. These component barrel
are loaded and fred while revolving
the cartridge shells being elected i
continuous succession. Each barre
, is fred only once in revolution, S
that the ten-barrel Gatling gun fire
e ten shots in revolution. The work
Y ing Of the gun is very simple. On
z man places one end of feed cas-
/ full of cartridges into the hopper
: at the top of the gun, while anothe
man turns crank by which the GU
2 is reyolved. The cases for feedin
d the gun are long, narrow tin boxes
4 open only at the lower end, contain
ing forty cartridges, arranged hor
Il zontally one above the other. A
n able bodied man can turn the Gatlin
r at the rate of 1000 shots per mil
n ute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30

Several years ago man In Canada
attempted to hang himself, and to
make the operation doubly sure he
used a chain instead Of a rope. A
neighbor happened in the barn just at
the most interesting part of the affair,
and seizing an ak, hacked the chain
in two, thereby saving the mans life.
The man never tried hanging again,
but he sued the other party for the
price of an AK aud chain.
The Canadians naturally feel proud
of this incident, and have long locke d
upon the half hanged person as the
champion mean man of America.
However, a United States corporation
is now entitled to the badge of honor
in this line of business. The Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad has just sent
to the War Department a bill foi
transporting the United States sol.
diers over their line to quell the riot
ers. The business of the Baltimore
and Ohio road, like the man afore.
mentioned, was suspended, and now
that Uncle Sam has burst the chair
that bound it, the company wish hin
to pay for the privilege of saving it
4 life.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30
Mistellaneous.
MARK PEYT0N'S PLAN,
And How It Worked
BY JOHN MASON TURNER, NJ. D.

''In a word, Mark, if you love
Lucy Armitage, you run fearful
risk
j "WelI, Jack, its beyond a perad-
venture that I do love Lucy, else ]
would not have proposed this little
scheme"
"All very well; but have you tho't
this scheme of yours may result dis
astrously-and to your 'Tis bold
game you would play, my friend--one
well calculated to fire young girls
heart; and Lucy Armitage is spirited,
let me gently observe. Alackadayl J
l fear, Mark, that your plans will
miscarry.
"Never you fears old fellow. When
a woman once gives her heart away,
as Lacy most tisslirediy has given
Ehers TO me, whyAs' 60 ~
GLOW do you know that, Mark!'
interrupted the other. 'sHas she sur.
rendered.. Did she ever acknowledge
what you have just said-acknowledgt
it to vow s So o.
ssNeiI, that Isl well, 4 cam ex.
Eactsy say that she Mas. But then,
you know, everybody says SO. Why,
Jack, it isscommon talk it is o grant
ed fact that We are d match that oul
wedding day. must come. Besides
Lucy's department toward me hai
told me in language louder THAI
words that she loves me. / On tina
point IT-why, am almost perfeea,
satisfied.
"Almost, Mark? IT'S not neces
sary to tell you, my boy, that in mat
tiers of this sort you must be sure
otherwise unpleasant complication
may occur" - 5s1ss SAB 81
The other young man pondered 70
moment A shade. Of uneasines
spread over his face; but looking uI
said: st rat a
ST dare say I am as certain ,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30
ks4ssz4fl ss4 a.E
.ggoetrg,
THE FARMERS WIFE.

.EHoe H.
The farmer came in from the field
t@'' - one day; 81 7@ tj'5 A-'
His languid step and his weary way,
His bended brow, his sinewy hand,
All showed his work for the good OF
g-r the land: ~..ta
r... For he, sows, .-.
And he hoes,
And he mows,
All for the good of the land.
BY the kitchen fire stood his patient
wife,
Light of his home and joy Of his
IU. life is-J. EzaEs 43i s&t
With face all iaglow and busy hand;
Preparing the meal for her husbands
E4 bann; EsasE
.aa .... For she must boil,
And she must broil,
And she must toll,
All for the COED of the home
The bright sun shines when the far.
mer goes out,
The birds sin: sweet songs, lamll
frisk absut;
The brook babbles softly in the glen
While he works so bravely fer tn,
good oimen;
FnI. ha cnuc
" And he mows.
.1 And he hoes,
All fer the good of the land
How briskly the wife steps abou
- within, .-- 4.a r.,.. ....ss
The dishes to wash, the milk t.
skim; -s-----.
The fire goes out, flies buzz about
For the dear ones at hsme her hear
lE isskept stout; oF .-...... -sa. .#
There are pies to make
| There is bread to bake,
And steps to take,
All for the sake of home,
When the day is e'er,a and the even
l.. ing come, ga. r.a..... sd.
The creatures are fed, the milkin
ags done, " -a #@s
He takes his rest meath the old shad
.. tree, E.~... ...#. a
From the labor of the land hi
| thoughts are free;
Tho. gh he sows,
.- And he hoes,
l~-a And he mOws,
HE rests from the work of the Ian,
But the faithful wife, from sun I
sun. a...- a
Fakes her burden up that's Aev,
done; t....-.. .
There is no rest. there is no play,
For the good of the house she mu
work away;
For TO mend the frock,
And to knit the sock,
And the cradle to rocl
All for the good of the HON
Whe II autumn is here, with its chill
"a v ing blast, I = = p >
! The fnrnner gathers his crop Mt las
His barns are full, his fields are bar
For the good of tlc land he me-,
hath care.
While 1t blows,
| - - And itlansws, %
Is ATa TIL the winter goes
He rests from the work of the lam
But the willing wife, till life's closir
day,
Is the cliIdren's guide, the husband
| From day to day she has done h
best,
Until death alone can give her res
For after the test
.. Comes the rest,
With the blsst,
IN the farmers heavenly hom
Christian Uniol
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30

|fo The picnic ut Silver mountain was
an occasion long to be remembered.
Many dwellers in the beautiful village
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30

The Kings Of Holland, Belgium,
Sweden, Spain and Portugal have
each engaged residences in Paris for
the period OF the exposition in 1873.
The Comte d'Eu, who married the
daughter of the Emperor Of Brazil,
and many others connected with roral
families have done the same.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30

in earnest. But she turned from him
with unconcealed contempt. She, too,
had heard the tale floating about the
neighborhood, and known by every
one as s'Mark Peyton's Plan
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30

Three are a mob according to law
This is what young fellow thinks
when he and another chap are court
ing the same girl.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30

The United States silk production
is falling of. In 1860, $4,000 lhs.
Tcoeoons were raised; in 1870 only
1000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-08-30

One company in Thin. Ohio, turns
out 5, 900 chuns and 10000 wash
boards snnually.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-26

POLICE CoURT, ,SATURDAY-JnSticei; 10
seph fJ. White preSidiRg.-m the matter OF
the hucksters charged with violating the
city ordinance in relation to buying at the
market-houses for sale in the city again, the
Justice held that the ordinance was not only
valid but eminently necessary. The inhi-
bition against selling articles at the market
place on "commissi0n for owner" was pre-
tectiye, Of the consumer, for whose conye-
nience and advantage the market-place was
established, and the additional provision
against buying at the nlarket-house for the
purpose OF "selling again "''was not only
equally necessary but wise. The market
place is strictly the citizen's mart, intended
and established for the benefit OF con-
sumers, and these provisions OF the ordi-
nance are meantto give our citizens an op.
portunity Of buying necessary articles OF
food at the lowest possible price, which in
tentlon would be defeated II purchases to
sell again'' or "sellers on commission /"
were not prohibited.iJI III
| Lonndae Davis (colored), charged with
having in her possession one lot OF female
wearing apparel valued at S2,.stolen from
Virginia Jordan, was discharged =.
:, Claiborne Thomas, a boarder ut the aims.
house, up for being drunk and vagrancy,
was discharged. .isrs.i II sfa,i !, 1,,yy!.I
Michael Sullivan and Edward Baker
(tramps), were up on the charge OF being
suspicious, eharacters.yi IN Ehey were dis.
charged and ordered 20 leave the city. ~
Charles Scott (colored) assaulting and
striking n, j. Watts, was discharged !.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-26

PnoToGRAPHs.-Itis is shame to neglect having
your chidrens pictures TAKEN when they can be had
so cheap and good. They ought to be taken every
year or two, and adults every five years at least
Strange as 1t may seem, great many neglect this
important duty, and have none at all; but after 3
person dies, they and want 1t done regardless
OF expense. 4 great many say they can't afford 1t
just now, but intend to have 1t done" To all such we
would say Live on bread and water for day or two,
and have 1t done at once and well. Employ g. r..
REEs. He has children himself; and would rather
lose the price Of picture than give you poor one.
There are more botches In the photograph business
than any other. In New York, where there arc
about two hundred galleries, only about six Of thenx
make good work, and charge about three times as
much, and with children and strangers especially
they don't take half the pains that RzEs does.
REEs has the largest and only due north Light In the
city, consequently the quickest and best. Located
over the Young Mems Christian Association Hall.
the only building on Main street where such ope-
rating-rooln could be constructed. ''i 3.A$hk
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-26

In Hungary educated Jews stand abreast
OF their Christian compatriots, especially is
this true respect to the medical profes-
sion. The Jewish physicians in Hungary
are not only promfnent by their numbers,
but occupy also high rank and participate
in all scientific and social efforts OF the pro-
fessionaf societies. The oldest and most
prominent medical corporation, the Royal
Society OF Physicians at Buda-P Pesth, has had
for the last two years n jew as president. AT
all the universities and hospitals are Jews
as professors and chief physicians. Out OF
SIS physicians in Bnda-P Pesth, 24 are Jews,
and in the whole country, among S,2o7 are
j ,0S3 Jewish physicians. g,
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! "a ',,:s:fF6r the Dispatch.l:'E ..ss:E,
Ths. Central LunHtie AsYlum..:

: a.! The Central Lunntte ASylum. ~
The Council of the city appropriate 5000
OF bonds to aid this institution. ..3lt bG
The power, il any, is derived from one,
OF two clauses in the charter: ':l'2A =
/ l.; From the clause in! the charter author
izing appropriations forlthe benefit OF {" lh-'
erary, scientific; and benevolent societies."
Did the Council mold this asylum to be a
BENEVOLENT Society7 A society Is d frater-
nity1a union OF persons for some specified
purpose; thus we have Bible missionary,
Masonic, and learned societies. Hant insti-
tuition chartered, by the State as . State insti-.
tuition a benevolent society in any sense? !?
The question answers itself. Not being an
association Of individuals, 1t cannot be q
society. - - ta1t1a' !, .'r'ts fiub ~
!, 2. From. the clause authorizing the Coun-
Gil .to erect or provide, in Or near the city,
suitable warehouses, houses Of correction
or reformation, and h0t,SeS for the reception
This plainly means for the maintenance OF
the moor and destitute OF the city, and not
pauDers or lunatics from the whole State. ~
The same clause provides that the Coun-
ell. @through the agencies II shall appoint
for the direction and management Of the
poor OF the city, shaltcxereise and perform
the duties vested by law in oyerseers OF the
Door" II the Council treats, this appro-
priatton al for the benefit OF the poor and
destitute, how can it perform the duties I'm.
posed upon it by thej clause just recited .
CAN'T give. any officer any authority over .
State lunatic asylum u .;..sss5,,ss, { ii;
Mr.. pulliam,s doubt about the power Of
the Council seems, with all due respect 70
be well founded. - 1900 ..j 9, I.
,The appropriation seonlme endss itself
strongly so the ieelingss and interests onr
peoples but il made will be 'l 81 ulsrs
UtreS.' - 8, s.,sf. ..,i
Adhere TO is STRIcP CONSTRUCTION.
grThs Legislature Id passing the bill To-
eating the asylum can remove the objection 2.
raised BY our correspo dent - ,as. 4,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-26
A Minister Outvfts n Thief.

Yesterday morning Rev. Charles A. Stod-
dard, one OF the editors Of the New York
Observer, and his wife, Mrs. Mary 2. Stod-
dard, who reside ut One Hundred and Fiji
ty-tiith street and Tenth avenue, were
riding down town in stage OF the ,rwen-
ty-third-Street line from the Thirtieth-
Street depot Of the Hudson River railroad.
While turning the corner OF Ninth avenue
and Twenty-tbird street man who had
been seated beside Mrs. Stoddard got up sud-
denly and hurriedly left the stage. When he
was almost out OF sight man sitting oppo-
site winked at Mrs. Stoddard, and pointing ut
the man who had left the stage, said,
"Madam. that man has got your pocket
book" Mrs. Stoddard then found that her
pocket book, containing so and an unset
amethyst, had disappeared. Mr.. Stoddard,
who was seated opposite his wife, did not
make any movement to pursue the supposed
thief, but closely watched the man who
had given Mrs. Stcddard the information.
Under this scrutiny the man became very
uneasy, and at Eighth avenue left the stage
Mr.. Stoddard followed him. He walked
leisurely at first, but finding that he was
being followed he guickened his pace into
q run. Mr.. Stoddard ran after him, andt the
fugitive, discovering that he was closely
pressed, threw away 4 pocket-book, which
subsequently proved TO bethe pocket-oookol
Mrs. Stoddard with its contents intact. Pa
trolman Madden, OF the Sixteenth precinct,
Joined in the pursuit and succeeded in arrest
ing the fugitive. On being taken to the
station-house he gave his name as Walter
Brown, and was recognized as an adroit
pickpocket, whose portrait is in the rogue's
gallery at police headquarters. Brown was
subsequently arraigned at the Washington
Place Police Court and committed for trial
in default OF $4,000 bail. 1t was apparent
that the man who sat beside Mrs. Stoddard
was a confederate Of Brown and stole the
pocket-book. In leaving the stage he pass
ed it to Brown, who, when his confederate
had proceeded far enough to make his cap
ture doubtful, informed Mrs. Stoddard that
she had been robbed, hoping that the lady
would leave the stage and pursue the thief
and thus give hlm IN opportunity to escape
with the booty. This adroit scheme was
frustrated by the presence OF mind and SELF
possession OF Mr.. Stcddard and his wife,
he,s York Times, oath. ....,
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Mr. William 81. vanderbilt tells Herald

Mr. William 81. Vanderbilt tells Herald
reporter that. he does not belieye that his
fathers win Is to be contested. He would
not say what course would be pursued
should the, viii be optested, but repeatedly
and strongly insisted that he would maken no.
promises andwou!d carry out ali the pro-
visions OF the will.fF From Isis determined,
manner it was at once evident that an offer
OF compromise under threat or q lawsuit
would meet with. but little favor ironlhim.
Two LADIES' on 4 thursday elehratesl Wash
ington's birthday by crossing oyer. the foot
path of the new Brooklyn bridge. The;
task was iaccompl lishsd ,witha good deal OF
amidst the Whistiing Of the steam-sS
boats and the waving OF hand dkerchiefs by
the passengers. They, were the daughters
OF one OF the engineers, 81 s ssts. y.
The Blpomery planning and saw.mills,
near Charlest stoNn, w. Va, owned by George,
III. Turner, and operated by William Phil
lips, were destroyed BIZ fire on Friday morn
ing, entailing Q loss OF Sl0, !, GOO. sf
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-26

CONVERT BY DR.. SATTER.-Dr. Gustave
Satter will give his third concert at Assem-
bly, Hall on Tuesday evening next. tt
not necessary to speak OF the superior, and
enviable reputation the Doctor enjoys as q
great artist, for that is now sufficiently well
established in our midst; but he will be
assisted in this entertainment by such 6ne
home talent as Mrs. Reinhardt, Miss Wyatt,
Mr.. Julius Peters, and Professors Rein
hardt, Tbilow, and Kessnich. With. such .
combination in concert the affair must
necessarily prove highly enjoyable. t.r1. -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-26

The venerable DR.. Lovick Pierce, now in
his ninety-third year, is writing a series Of
"reminiscences of the century. lie is the
oldest Methodist minister living on this con-
tinent, and probably the oldest Of any de-
nomination here. He points to the great
difference that exists between Methodism at
the beginning of this century and now, and
concludes that either primitive Methodists
were more religious than was needful or
else modern Mcthodsts are less so. .-
The party of Baptist missionaries which
LETT this country in October last has arrived
safely at l,angoon, Burmah. The company
consisted Of Rev. +. a. Stevens, D. D., and
wife, Rev. y. 4. w. Smith and wife, Rev.
H.E. Crumb and wife, Miss f. II. Payne,
and Miss N. Sheldon. They had pleasant
passage out, and were all in good health
when they landed at Rangoon. ~
The members OF the Japan mission OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church (North) gave
hearty welcome to Bishop Marvin, OF the
Southern Methodist body, on his arrival at
Yokohama. The Bishop and his compan-
ion, the Rev. u. L. Hendrix, preached
through Interpreters to the native, church
in Toxic. = 81. -
The Northern Methodist Conference OF
Mississippi has passed resolutions APPROX
ing the bnsis offraternity with The Church,
South. It reports 25,441 members, 1920
lbaptisms, 246 churches, and. f234 Sunday
schools. s.s.: 49, - --.s!....s3 ~-.!uE
The Methodist preachers in Boston had
another hot discussion the other day about
the publicity of their Monday meetings,
aud those seeking TO keep The multitude
away were again defeated. The meeting Is
fairly captured by the public. s.:.f ..r. - 80
The Shantung Presbytery, China, reports
the addition OF eighty-one converts to its
churches during the year, and twenty-three
children baptized; two churches built and
mostly paid for by native members, and two:
candidates licensed to preach the gospel.
+ The Rev. Joseph Cook, who has been lee
turing on Mondays to large audiences in
fremont Temple, Boston, has been invited
by the Evangelical Ministerial Association
of Cincinnati to deliver q series OF. lectures
in that city on Evolution. l..
The International Sunday-School Lesson
Committee Withhold a meeting for selecting
the lessons for 1S79,, at. indianapolis, on
March 9th and 2Sth This will be the last
meeting called to arrange the seven years
course OF lessons. u.: .I - +. - dr.
Rev. William Williams, d. D., one Of the
lop,eal Seminary, died at Aiken, S. c., on
the e1st instant, and was buried mt Green
vile on the 23d Instant. = - ....,.% at6
In pulpit eloqnence the grand difficulty
lies here to give the subject all the dignity
it so fully deserves without attaching any
Importance to. ourselves, The Christian
messenger cannot think too highly of his
Prince. or too humbly Of himself, IT Cotton.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-26

b Several days after the duel Fred. May
shook hands so warmly With aSfriend In
Washington who stepped up 70 cong graduate
him that the ringing OF the friend was
cIlt to the bone. sisg lle
NE .A New York doctor says that q person
VIII, sore throat shouidn' Z kiss one whose
THROAT Is all right, as the complaint can be
communicated Girls with sore throata
should wear abel.