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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-02
The Ausable Nails
SPECIAL n TrcEs.

The following is from the principal accountant
Messrs. Noris q Bro of this city and presents ONE
medical history:
Mr.. II. G. Farrell-Dear Sir: Actuated by a sense
o. gratefulness, 1 submit the following as an in
stance Of the utility of your great medicine My
child, three years old was suddenly attacked with
trated it to total helplessnees. The limbs became
turned black and cold and entirely deprived of feel
ing the eyes fixed, partially closed and altogether
bling, following this was deafness TO all sounds
the spine became contracted and SO curved that
when lying on its back the head and heels only
touched. Indeed, the child presented every ap-
pearapce of being dead. Immediately on the at
tack, the family physician was called in, and for
three weeks he lsbored to restore it to feeling but
all in vain, although it was blistered dozen times
and various rubefacient Liniments applied. A con-
sultatiOn of ply sicians was then held but
pose, the case was then brought before the Medical
Society, but nothing could be suggested which had
not already been DONE and the doctor then told me
he could do nothing more. We then commenced
applying your Liaiment freeley over the entire
length Of the spine, and you may imagine parents
Joy, when, after few applications. retnrning ami
nation was apparent and it rapidly recovered with
the exception of the sight, which did not become
perfect for near month. The child is now healthy
and robust can be. Five other cases of the same
kind occurred previously in uy neghbOrhoOd, all
of which died, when there is doubt if your Lini
ment had been used they would have recovered
HENRY G. CLELAND.
n1 H. 81
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-02
New York Market.

NEW YORK. JULY 2 g.
FINANCIAL.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
WANTED.
BY J. G.. HOLLAND.

God give us men! time like this de-
mands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith
and ready hands;
Men whom the lust of Office does not
kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot
buy;
Men who pos ess o .)inions and will;
Men who have honor. men who will
not lie;
Men who can stand before a dema-
gogue,
And damn his treacherous batteries
without winking!
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live
above the fog,
In public duty and in private think
ing;
For while the rabble, with their
thumb-worn creeds,
Their large professions and their lit
tie deeds
Mirgle in selfish strife, 10! Freedom
weeps, .,,,no
Justice sleeps.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.

There will be total eclipse of the
sun on Monday, July 29th. The
dark shadow of the moon will first
strike the earth at Siberia, and cross
ing Behring's Straits, the line of the
totality-which will cover a space
about 116 miles wide-will strike the
United States at the northwest corner
of Montana Territory, and moving in
a southeast direction, will sweep over
the Yellowstone Park, through Wyo-
ming Territory, Denver, Colorado,
Northern and Eastern Texas, and en-
tering the Gulf of Mexico, between
New Orleans and Galveston. will
cross the Islands of Cuba and San
Domingo, and then leave the earth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

OVER in Macoupin county, Illinois,
they had so ne trouble about paying
the bonds on the Carlinville court
house The county court was fined
$780, piece for not making the
levy, when steps were taken to pay the
fine out of the county treasury, of
course objections were raised against
paying fines with money that ought
TO pay the bonds, that these very
men were fined for not paying.
When subscription papers were sent
around to raise money to pay the
fines, all who subscribed were arrest
ed as conspirators.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

ASTONIsHING STCCESs,-lt is the
duty of every person who has used
Boschee's German Syrup to let its
wonderful qualities be known TO their
friends i'll curing consumption, severe
coughs, Group, asthma, pneumonia,
and in fact all throat and lung dis
cases. Ne person can use it without
immediate relief. Three doses will
relieve any case, and we consider it
the duty of all druggists to recon-
mend it to the poor dying consump-
tive, at least to try one bottle,as 4O,-
600 dozen bottles were sold last year,
and no one case where it failed was
reported. Such medicine as the
German Syrup cannot be too widely
known. SIX your druggist about it.,
Sample bottle to try sold at 10 cents.
Regular size IS cents. For sale by
33-weOW
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

sc y TEfFs -0'
and thus labors in the interest Of ev-
cry respectable policy-holder in the
country. The moral effect of uncov-
ering the fraud in this case will serve
as preventive of similar attempts
1t should also warn people and the
press against passing hasty judgments
upon contested cases, for when the
history of life insurance companies is
fully inquired into, 1t will be found
that the percentage of litigation is
smaller than in any other business,
and that only the best reasons, with
most companies and certainly with
one like the Etna, will induce re.
sort to the courts. Han tford Cou-
rant, July 4.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
East side square, Mexico. Mo.

GooD RESULTs-Are always pie as
mt to contemplate, as every dvspep-
sufferer who uses Parker's Gin GER
Tonic will attest. To obtain from
this remedy the most gratifying re
lief when distressed with headache
low spirits, nervousness, waketul
ness, palpitation of the heart, iiN er
disorders, cOstiveness, pain in the
stomach, heartburn, cramps, etc, is
II pleasant experience that surprises
no less than it comforts. Another
remarkable feature of this remedy is
its powerful specific action on The
skin and mucous surfaces of the throat
and lungs by which it unfailingly
cures the wo. st cases of cough, cold
and sore throat. 1t cures in Il Won
derfuIly short time, removes all sore
ness from the lungs and protects the
feeble from consumption. Buy a 81
bottle from your druggist, j. F..
Llewellyn, or a sample bottle at ID
cents, and test its merits. 44weow
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

CLIFFORD's FEBRIFUGE, OR FEVER
AND AGUE CURE.-Thls preparation
is obtained by newly discovered
process, end contains all the active
medicinal principles of East India
Cinchona bark, grown on the neil
cherry hills, from which all the irri-
tant properties have been eliminated.
1t is natures own rem edy for all dis
eases arising from malarial poison.
palatable, powerful, anti-perlodic
and tonic, it never fails to cure fever
and ague, dumb chills, congestlve
chills, bilious fever, periodical neu-
ralgia, and all diseases of malaria
origin.
j. C. RICHARDSON, Proprietor,
st. Louis.
For sale by all Druggists. 9-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
so that there was every opportunity
for a complete Identification. Wack-
erie himself made the following affi-
Jayif.

STAGE OF CALIFORNIA
County of San Francisco.
William Wackerle, of Hydesv lille,
in the county of Humboldt, and State
of California, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says that he was born in
Germany on the Goth day of June, A.
d. 1926; that his fathers name was
John Michael Wackerle, and his
mether's name was Jacobinal Wack-
erie; that on the 14th day of Novem-
ber, A. ID. 1858. in the town of Sha-
kopie, in the State of Minnesota, he
was married to Walburga Schneider,
daughter of Antonio and Magdaline
Schneider, and the marriage ceremo-
ny was performed by p Cornelius
Weissiman, Catholic priest; that he
resided in said State of Minnesota
until about the rear 1895; that he was
a member of company III, 9th regi-
ment. Miunesosa volunteers infan-
try; that he moEed his family to Mil
waukee, in theState of Wisconsin,
and while resident of said Milwau-
kee he made sppicati'
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
ACROSS THE BRINY DEEP.

THE TRIP ACROSS THE ALANTIC-OB-
sERVATTONS ON SEASICKNESS-SUCK
ING PIG VS.. PORRIDGE-yISIT TO
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, AND ST.
JOHNS, NEwFoUNDLAND-A CHANCE
FOR AN ENTERPRIsING YANKEE-HOw
PASSENGERS AMUSE THEMSELVES ON
sHIPBOARD-THE LORD BISHOP OF
NOVA SCOTIA-ARRIVAL AT LIVER
POOL, &C., &C.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
PATENTS

obtained tor mechanical devices, medical
or orther compounds, ornamental designs
trad e marks and labels. Caveats, Assign,
mcnts. Interferences, !nfringements, sho
ali matters relating to Patents promptly
sttended to. We make preliminary ex-
aminations an furnish opinions as to pat
entabilitv free OF charge, and ali who are
interested In new inveEtions and Patents
are invited to send 'or copy OF our
"Guide for obtaining Patents" which 10
sent free to any address. and CONTAINS
complete instructions how to obtain faI
snts and other valuable matter. During
the sDI past Ave years we have obtained early
three thousand Patents for American ana
Foreign inventors, and can give satisiac-
torv references in almost every county IN
the Union. c co,;o;,ors
Address Louis Bagger d Co., Solicit9rs
of Psteuts and Attorneys tS"' N'
Droit Building, Washington, ID. y.
Di''' 11-lyr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

1t seems that Russia paid pretty
dear for her Turkey lunch, and it
wasn't stuffed with oysters either. After
footing up her costs she finds that it
amounts up to 9Ss, 900, 900 rdbies. tee.
A r1bis Is about as cents ofour
money, which will give in dollars near
$500, ,000, 200.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
-, nunnt nfhis death.

1
State of Michigan While residing
in Detroit he surrendered the said
policy of insurance, or discontinued
| payments under same, and took from
said company in its stead another
policyof same amount-thirty thous-
and dollars-aBd payable to his wife,
the said Walburga Wackerle, in the
event of his death. The latter policy
was dated in May. 1869; that he left
his wife and went to Sacramento, in
the State Of California; that she sub
se9uently came to the place he was
then Ii ing; that i'll company with his
wife they went to to Quincy, in the
State of Illinois. and there resided
together till the year 1870. when he
again left his wife and went to Sac
ramentO, in the Stale of California,
and is now residing in Hydesville, in
the State of California; that he does
not know the whereabouts of the said
Walburga Wackerle, not having
heard from her for several years.
(Signed) WILLIAM WACKERLE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this oath day of June, A. ID. 1873.
(Signed) JOHN HAMILL,
Notary Public.
STATE OF CALIFORH IA, l.,
Civ and Co. Of San Francisco.
|. John IIamill, Notary Public in
and for said city and county, do here
by certify that this instrument is q
true and correct copy of an affidavit
made before ne this oath day of June,
A. D.. 1873, by William Wackerle.
Witness mr. hand ana official seal.
JOHN HAMILL,
Notary Public.
Lieutenant Weinmann also made
an affidavit swearing to the identifi-
cation of Wackerle, and the Helms
each made one swearing to their
knowledge of both Weinmann and
Wackerle, these documents making
all the evidence that is needed to
leave no question of idenity. A pno-
tograph of Wackerle was taken and
copies sent to Etna office, and the
man himself will come east if neces-
essary to disprove the false claim o.
his death set up by his wife.
While President Enders OF the
.Etna has been disposed from the start
to credit the woman with an honest
belief in her husbands death, yet
those who have gone into the outside
Investigations of the case have come
to the conclusion that she had at least
no reason to suppose that he was
killed at the time and place claimed.
All those who were present at the
time a man was killed, and would be
likely to know the fact, have asserted
that it was not Wackerle, as he was
described, though some of the train
hands have as already shown made
contradictory statements.
The whole thing at last proves to
he a fraudulent claim, and yet during
the four years agitation of the case,
there can be no doubt that it has ex-
cited more unjust prejudice against
ife insurance companies. and partic-
ularly against the Etna, than can
ever be removed by the disclosure of
the real truth of the matter, and of
the entire good faith and purpose of
the Etna in not paying the claim.
Where an honest resistance is made
in case like this, involving mcIe
than reasonable doubt of the justice
Of the claim, the company making it
Hev save thing for itself, because
'"rge,
IF
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
AND AN ATTEMPT TO SwINDLE THE
AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
DEFEATED.
HOW FRIENDLY NOTICE LED EO THE
DEFEAT OF HER SCHEME.

HER HUSBAND DISCOVERED TO BE ALIVE
IN CALIFoRNIA-INDIsPU EVI-
DENCE OF THE FRAUD ATTEMPTED ON
TWO COMPANIES.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

TALK about Jim Robinson being a
bankrupt! Why, his legs are worth
couple of thousand a week to him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

SAYS the st. Louis Journal, Radi-
cal: SIT is the duty of Republicans
to help out the Greenbackers in coun-
ties that are Democratic and to help
themselves out in counties that are
Republican Democrats that think
of deserting the party should note
this. We insist that the Democratic
party is the Greenback party, and
xica versa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

DRS. JONES &c MeWTLLIAMS
Have entered into co-partnership in
the practice of dentistry in all its
branches, and respectfully solicit the
patronage of any naad. al fhairS 4
In the language Of the chaplain Of
the Thirteenth New York regiment
it is d. h--Yery warut--Boston
Globe, 4
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

ter was forwarded to tire 1lsUns. JIM
He said that he himself was first lieu
tenant of company H., 9th Minnesota
volunteers during the war, and that
Wackerle was private in his compa-
nv, having enlisthd from Carver,
MINI. that the latter was in Califor-
MIA, and he had been in recent cores
pondence with him concerning gov
ernment bounty, and there could be
no mistake of his being alive. The
Etna company at once dispatched
their adjuster, Mr.. j. G. Webster, to
Faribault, waere he found Mr.. Vein
mann to be just what he had repre-
sented. A letter from Wackerle,
dated in January, 1873, and written
in California, was shown, in which he
said he left his wife at Quincy, ILL.,,
because he was afraid she would kill
him If he lived with her longer; that
she had extorted everything from
him-his land, cash, policies of lnss-
rance, and everything-and he had
started out to escape further misery
and extortion. He did not know OF
his wife's whereabouts, and made in
quiries concerning her. With this
interesting disclosure new light was
of course thrown upon the case, and
the adjuster took Mr.. Weinmann to
California, and there Wackerle was
found alive and well. Fortunately
two other Germans-John Helm and
J. Nicholas Hein-who had lived in
Carver, Mimi, and who were mem
bers of Lieutenant Weinmann's com
pany WITH Wackerle, were found also
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
MEXICO MISSOURI TIIURsDAY. JULY 1s. 1873

and interment; that he has frequently
heard the deceased spell his name
W-a-c-k-e-r-l-e to deponent. This
party subsequently said under oath
that he did not know the ma ne of the
man killed that he could neither read
or write; that he could not spell his
own name; that the affidavit pur-
ported to have been made by him was
not true; that it was never lead to
him, nor was he sworn; that his igno-
ran .e had been taken advantage of in
procuring it; that his only intention
was to swear to the fact OF a man
having been killed. The certificate
of death and burial gave the name OF
deceased as unknown. Mrs. Wack-
erie has also furnished several affida-
Wits in which the parties state q man
was killed on the above date, and they
have since heard, or have been led to
believe, it was William Wackerle.
In these affilavits the supposed age OF
the party killed w"s
from twenty
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

Wits In which Tue parClcS Seaoo " i
was killed on the above date, and they
have since heard, or have been led tt
believe, it was William Wackerle
In these affilavits the supposed age o
the party killed w"s
from twenty
--
was employed On ---- -. .-,--
railroad, and to this effect had atfida-
Wits of the roadmaster, paymaster, as
sistant treasurer, and foreman of the
gang 10 which the nan killed belonged.
From these afIidavits it appears the
man killed was Frank Ettine, who was
an employe of the road, and that nei-
ther of he persons making the affida-
vit ever knew or heard of man named
William Wackerle. All the evidence
possessed justified the company in ta-
king the course it did.
Mrs. Wackerle put her case into the
hands of one lawyer after another in
Hartford, some of them upon investi-
CATION satisfying themselves that the
position of the company was wholly
defensible under the circumstances.
She told such consistent and pitiable
story, however, that she secured much
sympathy, and many people became
interested in her claim. What was
true of Hartford was true of other
places which she visited and in which
she took counsel. More than fifty
different lawyers have probably from
first to last interested themselves in
her behalf, and thousands of people
have given her all the encouragement
they could.
The president of the Etna finally
advised the woman to bring suit in
the court of Louisisna and agreed to
accept service and allow the trial to
proceed there rather than compel her
to 90 into the United States court.
,r,e ,orIoweu uIrrs auvrce ana suit was
begun in 1876 in the district court for
that State and the trial proceeded.
The woman had been very active in
procuring testimony, and had had the
body of the man killed, as WIS sup
posed, exhumed, and she sworc it was
the body of her husband, though after
remaining in the ground four years ii
might well have been questioned
whether identification was possible.
Counsel for the company introduced
e> idence showing that the man killed
had one leg amputated at the knee,
while the trunk of the body produced
showed the limb to have been in per-
feet order; but the jury, full of SYM
pathy for the woman, brought in a
verdict for the full amount Of the pol
icy, with interest at five per cent. from
1872. The company took an appeal
to the Supreme Court of the State on
a motion for a new trial, and the case
is assigned for the 18th of the present
month. Mrs. Wackerle, after getting
Judgment, came here about two
months ago and wanted her money,
but payment was declined while the
case was pending in court, and she
started off on another tour to enlist |
public sympathy and revive newspaper
attacks upon the company.
Fortunately for the interests of jus
lice one of the statements of the case
m her behalf came to the notice ofl
Mr.. Joseph Weinmann, of Faribault,
Mirn., who knew William Wackerle |
we'll, and he wrote Immediately to the
Mutual Insura~
York, VIII
)f $4.uUu
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18

CHICAGO AND ALTON r. r.
Jefferson and Fulton Exp. arrive
at.. ........... .11:15 a. IN.
, leaves. 2:25 p. IN.
Accommodation (Inixed train) run
nlng only between Mexico and
Louisiana leaves. 2:35 d. m
No. Denver Express mail east
leaVcs at. ............ 2:30 a. IN.
NO. o2 arrives 2.25 ala.
Frelgnt east at; :;;........9.0O a. IN.
Nos 81 and 62 daily except SUNDAY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
THE GAME UP.

THE DEAD HUSBAND DISCOVERED AFTER
A LONG SEARCH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-18
From our Regular Correspondent.
NORTHWESTERN HOTEL, LIVER
POOL. June 21, 1873.

FOOL, June 2l, 1873.
Here we are at last, after a most
magnificent trip across the Atlantic,
during which we ''took in" (but not
by force) the interesting and we'll
worth-seeing cities of Halifax, Nova
Scotia and st. Johns Newfoundland.
Until / arrived at the last named
~ in the habit, with
~@tke u. S., of
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-08

OF the State etulrt Itself 10 recognize tlits de-
fstffiaut's FIGHT I'd feif,UvB the CAUSE This re-
fiuires Tie more formal and ofIsfly process
of The court, az abuye specified
THE RBttovAn Or uAt'stss
from one court to another Ii form ef Quasi
appellate jurisdiction we'll AnBwn ID the high
psb system of procedure The forms u pro
the principles upon which they are framed are
familiar to every student Of the common law.
The only paeullarity IN the present case Is
t thae ss ea ,sa Of the .,s oya ere s7pe
d sque The reason Tor which Is undu,,bt-
edly to be found In the anxiety of the
Legislative department to avoid every possible
have no hesitation. therefore, TO allow the
writ Vt eertiorali la thls case II I were salts
fled with
THE suFF1ctHN6y or THE APPLICATION.
This brings me to that question MS regards
the law complained uf, passed March 10. 1877,
prescribing Che mode Of selecting and draw
Ing iurors. o
and ain unable to see anything In 1t open TO
any constitutional objection. 1t provides for
the appointment by the Judges uf The prtnci-
pal courts In New Orleans OF two jury com
ltnpattially from the citizens Of the parish,
qualified 30 vote, the names, not less than one
Thousand, Of gend and competent men TO
serve on iNtles. Theses names are to be placed
In box. and frptn thence Is to be drawn the
general panel for each term. This Ia the prin-
oipal lealt,lS ~ .he ttse ~ .he
The ,,,,,,,,,,isa,n,,a,a ii il tr,,n ~
''S $50. - 49,. -. .........a
MAY ABUSE lHBie ihusts
but nc. system cail be devised that VIII not be
liable TO abuses.
The allegations with regard TO the manipu-
lations Of the law in such manner "a TO se-
cure Jury inin,ical to the petitioners. and
with regard 10 the existence Of . general
prejudice against them In the minds OF the
court, the iurufs, officials and the people are
not within the purview Of the statute Author
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THE COURTS.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT.

Il, Il. Rivers vs. Mrs Louisa ut. James and
T. II. Handy Suit to stop the sale Of certain
articles valued at 100000, belonging 10 petit
TONER. seized iii the suit Of defendants and
others against G. d. Snaedes. lessee of the st..
Jhtnea Uatn1
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

TAX CoLLECToRs OFFICE, SECOND DIsTRIGr.
No. Al st. Louis street.
New Orleans. February /, 1873 J
In compliance with Section % OF Act No. ss OF
1877, hereby give notice to all parties con-
cerned that this Office is NOW OPEN from q
N. to 50. M. for the COLLECTION Of State
taxes and licenses. P. l. B0UNY.
fel 31o1H State Tax Collector.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE. FIRST DISTRICT. J
No. AZ Carondelet Street..
New Orleans, February l. 1873.
In compliance with Section 81 Of Act No. 96 OF
1877, hereby give notice to all parties con-
cerned that this office is NOW OPEN from n.
M. to .. m, for the COLLECTION Of State
taxes and licenses. 3. A. BURKE.
fes1eI2I5 Stste Tax Collector.
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FOR RENT.
ron SALE.
JERSEY AND ALDERNKY
MILK. MILK. MILK.

Pure and freeh. from the country, to be had:
Garner Carondeict and Common strseta.,
and branch. No. 60 Canal street, ssssAk
ths Custom House, North sids.
The only places in the city where this cei6
brated milk can be procured.
Pure, rich md sweet Jersey and Alderney
Milk and Buttermilk, ct cents Dor glass, re-
ceIyed daily on lee, Via Jackson RgsiIroad, from
the famous Arcola Dairy Farm. Said stock Ia
from the we'll known Fowler's importations Of
Jersey and AlderneY cattle:
eral Waters, Homemade Pies and Pastry
se8 1Y5Ehp