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that they were guilty Of misconduct durinl
the trial or consultation" But they are id
missible 70 prove an attemps ON the part Of,
9cceaAfol party to tamper With the iury. =
also in support Of the verdict.
n Iroobat 4 Hays Penn. PRACTICE, vol
In 5S4s the English rule . s,aled, and i
istaid that the courts Of this. countr Il.
cline to the same result" Quoting numer,
GUS authorities. And in Lewls' Criminal
Law, page 4O7, the late Chief Justice Lewis
of Pennsylvania, reviewing the authorities
asserts that there seems at this day but one
opinion upon the subject, and that opinion
Is decidedly adverse to receiving evidence
rom such q source. In Pennsylvania, it
will be found that the weight Of authority
is against receiving the testimony of jurors
to impeach their verdict" In Cluggage v.
Swan, 4 Bian. Penn. l57, Yeates j. deliv-
cred IL very able opinion In opposition to
receiving afidavits of jurors to invalldate
their verdicts. This opinion is highly com
mended BY the reporter in l Coxe's Rep. 80,
and is cited by Chancellor Kent, with ap-
probation, in 2 John. Chan. Cas-, 349.
In l Archbold, 66S, Mr.. Waterman, in
his notes, declares that ait is o we'll set
tied in England, and, with few exceptions,
in the United States, that such afidavits
cannot be received.
In Graham & Waterman on New Trials,
vol. 8, p. 1923, the following reasons are
given why afidavis of jurors to impeach
their verdict should not be received: LIST.
Bee ,use they would tend to defeat their own
solemn acts under oath. End. Because their
admission would open a door to tamptr with
after they had given their verdict.
3rd. Because they would be the means, IN
the hands of q dissatisfied juror, to destroy
q verdict at any time af.er he had assented
to it.
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Mrs. L. GORE,
Cor. Magazine & Walnnt-Sts.,
Cambridge. Mass.
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, Thos B. Thompson and
Mary f. Thompson, his wife, did by
their certain deed of trust, dated
February 3D., 1873, and recoroed in
the Recorders office of Audrain
county Missouri, in book O., page
four hundred and fifty-nine (459).
convey TO f. Rines as trustee, the
following described real estate lying
and being in Mexico, Audrain coun-
ty, Missouri, tO-wit:
Begin at a point sixty feet (60)
north ofthc northeast corner 0 fblOck
fourteen (14) in Morris addition to
Mexico Missouri; run thence west
three hundred feet 5000; thence
north tifty-eight feet (5S); thence
east three hundred feet (30O): thence
south fifty-eight (5SN, to the place Of
beginning: Which said conveyance
was made in trust to secure the pay
ment of Il certain promisOry note in
said deed described: and whereas,
the said note is past due and UNPAID.
Now, therefore, at the request of the
legal holder of said note, and in pnr-
suance of the provisions of said deed,
[ will on
FRIDAY, JULY 9Th, 1873,
at the east front door of the court
house, in Mexico, Mo-, between the
hours of 10 o'clock a. III. and 5 O'Clock
p. IN. of that day, sell said property
for cash in hand to the highest bid
Der, for the purpose of paying said
noIe and expense of the proceeding
under said trust,
EDWARD RINEs, Trustee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
LEGISLATIVE.

From the spirit of the following
few lines extracted from a long edito-
rial in last weeks Intelligencer we
should judge that John Hutton could
be prevailed on to act as our next
Representative. just read these lines
and weep, We unsophisticated. .
ssThere has been no time in the
history of Missouri when good sound
Legislation has been so much needed.
Whether the real wants of the State
are met in this respect or not de-
ponds altogether upon the manner in
which the people of the counties per-
form their duty in the approaching
campaign. It is to be hoped that
tile usual neglect win in this matter
not again be repeated. but that the
people of every county will do their
whole duty"i--and elect me. -%Inftelli-
gencer. ~, ,.e.. 4,
Now we don't know what he means
by sssnsual neglect" but we can't
think he would dare reflect on our
last Representative, the Hon. d.. H..
Mcintyre. II there was anything about
his representation You did not like,
Why don't you come ont like a mar
and Say so, and not bushwhach in
this vayJ Have you not learned yet
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
TRAMPS.
IN A BODY THEY CALL ON THE MAYOR
.... . FOR BREAD.

Last Wednesday morning about
1870 labors from Chicago, ILL.,, we're
landed in Mexico by the contractors
of the G.. & A. extension.
AS near as we can learn these men
were engaged by Christian Il Co., 268
Water street, Chicago, to work for
contractor Geo. Henry, and were
brought to this city in charge of a
man named Macombe, who appeared
to be much surprised that the COM
pany had not provided means of
transporting his men to Glasgow.
About noon yesterday a large num-
Der marched TO mayor Fowler's store
aud asked for bread. They explained
their condition, stating that they
were destitute of money, having paid
their all-$2-for transportation, and
were in reality suffhring from hun
ger. WhereupOn the mayor pur-
chased So loayes of bread and 25
pounds. of bologna with which
the crowd made q yeIy good supper.
The mayor t~elegrapned to Chicago
requesting the railroad authorities to
remove them, and this morning they
left on a freight train for the west.
They appeared, while in the city,
to be orderly, and all appeared to be
tolerably we'll dressed.
Some action should be taken by the
proper officers TO prevent n cur
renee, for danger may follow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
HURRAH FOR THE FOURTH OF
lilly.

The entire programme for the
Fourth of July celebration cannot be
given until next week. A procession
Will be formed at about ten O'Clock,
in which all the temperance societies
in the county are expected to be rep
resented. Each with such banners
and other features for display as they
may provide.
The Mexico Fire Company, the
Masons, Odd Fellows and A. O. U.
W., have been invited, and it is ex-
pected will participate. A splendid
brass band has been engaged, and
Prof. Treloar will have a choir Of $50
singers.
The meeting at Wade's Grove will
be presided o;'er by Gov. G. II. Har-
din. The presidents of all the tenn
perance societies acting as vice-presi-
dents. The name of the orator of
the day has not been announced. We
have heard Col. Brace, Gov. B.
Gratz Brown, Col. 7. l.. Anderson
and Hon. j. Will Knott mentioned.
Miss Kate Wilder will read the De-
claration of Independence.
Let everybody prepare to come and
aring full baskets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
GRADUATES LEVEE.

TBEAUTY, FASHION AND INTELLIGENCE.
Last Thursday night after the close
of Prof. O. Roots most excellent
annual address, at Hardin College,
] the doors of the spacious parlors of
| the institution were thrown open and
the class of 1873 gave a grand recep-
ton, which proved a most enjoyable
affair.
We noticed among those present
several of our most influential citizens
and a large number of visitors from
abroad.
The toilets of all present were
elaborate and elegant, but we can
only mention those of the graduates,
who Of course were the center of at
traction, and those only briefly.
Miss Laura Menefee was very ele-
gantly dressed in a Havarna brown
silk, made combination with cream
colored silk, trimmed in beautiful
chinille fringe to correspond
Miss Anna White wore a deep pur-
pie silk, made with black satin, which
was very becoming.
Miss Annie Woodward looked very
! charming i'll an olive brown silk, trim
med with satin and lace to cores
pond.
: Miss Lutte Samuel appeared to
advantage in a beautiful costume of
1ashes of roses, trimmed with lace of
sthe same color.
Miss May Silver was ve-y much
admired in her seal brown, trimmed
With velvet.
Miss Ada Adams wore a lovely
lnplack silk trimmed 4 La Mode.
Miss Lulu Reilly looked lovely in
iiher dark navy blue, trimmed with
Same.
Miss Florence Patterson was styl-
lishly attired in olive green.
Miss Ida Rosamond was petite and
graceful In her bronze brown, trim
med with same.
" Miss Lille Gex was admired by
Sall in her navy blue, trimmed with
fringe to match.
The class all wore heavy gold jew
elry, which greatly improved their
costumes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
AN ESTIMABLE LADY GONE
Mrs. Lizzie Visger, consort of the
late James FL. E.iSoer, died at her

lCSlp
.e1ce In this city yesterday morn
ing. This estimable lady had long
been a sufferer by that fell disease,
consumption, which carried off her
husband and her sister within the
past few years. She awaited patient
ly and was fully prepared to go upon
the journey o f,ieath. She was aged
about 50 or 50 years, and had resided
in Sedalia where she kept boarding
house, for the past thirteen years.
She leaves two sisters to mourn her
loss-Mrs. S. Martin, of Mexico,
Mo-, and a maiden sister who lived
with her at the tine Of her death.
Deceased made a will bequeathing
them her property. They were both
present with her at the time of her
death. and ministered with loving
hands to her wants.
The fu leral will take place from
| her late residence on East Main street
at 3 O'Clock this evening. The SER
vices will be conducted by the Rev.
f. G. Frazier, of the NJ. K. church
South, of whose denomination she
was q devoted member.-Sedalia
Democrat
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
MURDER IN AUDRAIN COUNTY
NEAR PISGAH CHURCH.
GENTRY no MORE.

On last Saturday morning about
half past seven O'Clock s. j. More
killed his brother-in-law, Albert Cen
try, lear Pisgah church, this county.
1t appears that More had been sepe-
rated from his wife, Gentry's sister,
and had hPd some troable. and this
old fend must have been at the bot
tom of the murder.
IL appears that on this morning
More went over to Gentry's and told
his wife that Gentry's dog had been
running his boys. She said she did
not know it. More then went down
to the pasture to see Gentry and told
him about it and said he was going to
kill the dog. What occurred except
that More shot Gentry twice we are
not able 10 state. Gentry died in
about twelve hours. More has been
examined and as this otfense is not
baiIable, he was sent to Jail in this
city. He will be tried at the Octo-
Der term of court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
HOMELY NAMES.
BIZ W. PHILIP M~'coRKLE.

Pride can't endure a homely name
In fable, song or story,
The hero 1t would crown with fame,
In classic name must glory.
Roman! there's no such word In
prose,
But ladies all, Pride teaches;
There are ne boys save in long
clothes,
= And gsntlemen-all in breeches.
There are no fathers-pa's the rage,
Y Nor mothers + plenty;
Reflects are frequent under age
And ma'am'selles three times 1wen-
ty. n.r
Nor are there preachers now-but
age at #.Fs .t .
Makes ID. D's-youths are pastors;
The pulpit, like a trickster's stage,
Is wheeled about Oh castors.
The lawyers gone-not SO his bill,
~ But counsellors are swarming;
M. DIS are surgeons while they kill,
Mere doctors when they're starv-
9 T. ing. f..g
No meeting-heuses in our day,
No clerks now read the psalter,
Nine Christians outoften meier pray,
The tenth deserves q halter.
Then, why discard those homely
names-E = 30 igs'@ !aE;
Those homeIy names once common,
Which grandsires used in golden
times, . ..G..:.
When virtue rank'd Ger Mammon?
For surely words can't be more meet,
Than woman, father, brother
Oil sure there's none that's half SO
sweet, n- -..... ,
As m0ther-desr, dear mother.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
. VIRGINIA BRIDES CRIME

A sensational and horrible murder
was recently enacted in Carroll coun-
ty, Va, the particulars of which we
CLEAN from the Richmond papers:
''The parties to the affair are Mrs.
Maud Travers, a bride of a few Gays,
accomplished, beautiful and wealthy,
who murdered her husband, John
Travers, 20 years of age, in cold
blood. Mrs. Travers is not yet 20,
and, it seems, married Travers, who
was one of the wealthiest men in the
State, for his money. Before the
orange blossoms had become disar-
ranged she regretted the step. On
the day before the murder the hus-
band attended q dinner party in the
neighborhood. His attention to an
other lady on that occasion vas the
subject of a sharp reprimand by the
newly-made wife on his return home.
Sharp words followed, but none of
the household dreamed of the horri-
BILE sequel that wos to follow. About
10 O'Clock the couple retired, appa-
rently in good hu nor with each 9TH
er. From what followed it seems
that the wife left her partners side in
the bed about midnight, secured a
carving knife from the kitchen, re-
turned to the chamber on the first
floor. and ont hnr hnchn"1'~
The following is the official vote o
this congressi onal district for Presi
dent Tilden and also the number o
delegates each county is entitled t
in the convention to be held at Jeffer
son City on the 10th day of July.
Audrain-votes, 2,23S-Delegates
5.
Lincoln-votes, 2,234-Delegates
5.
Monroe-votes, 3,422-Delegates
Z.
Neutrality-suspicious., 1,809-Dele
gates, 4.
Pike-votes, 3,l67-Delegates, 6
Ralls-votes, 2,687-Delegates, 5
St. Charles-votes, 2,508-Dele
gates, D.
Warren-yoses. Sl3-Delegates
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
SALE.

Bv virtue of an order of the Pro-
bate court held in and for the cOun-
ty of Audrain, and state of Missouri,
made at the May term, 1873, of sand
court, | will, in obedience to said
order, on Friday the 18th dav OF July
next, at the east front door of the
Court House, in the city of Mexico
in said county, and during the ses-
sions of the Probate Court held in
and for said county, expose to sale
at public auction. all the right, title
and interest of the Isaac Block. de-
ceased, of, in and to the following
described real estate. to wit:
One hundred and twenty acres
12O) off of the west side of the north
west quarter of section seventeen
40, and the west half of the north
east quarter of section seven ~. all
in township t%ifty-one (51), range (e).
Terms of sale: one half cash, bal
ance on twelve months credit, the
deferred payments to bear ten per
! cent. interest from date.
G. L. BLACK,
I Administrator of the estate of Isaac
Black, deceased. sat.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
OUR OILERS.
BY oNR OF THEM.

~ Az VI -"
The most of newspapers are at
present bowling over the great num-
Der of tramps that are perambulating
through the country. But in the
first place let US consider what a
tramp is. Tramp means, (according
to Webster) to tread forcibly and re-
peatedly; to wonder or stroll a foot
journey a foot traveller, and is taken
from Trampa, Icelandic, and German
troppem. Therefore W. a say that
the most of the tramps to-day are no
more than men who have been forced
to it; men who are out Of employ
ment and seeking it men who have
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
AS the hours for adjournment of
Congress are now easily counted,
the Legislation now becomes more and
more interesting. The d~isinterested
visitor to the Capitol-that is, one with
outpersonal interest in any bill or meas
ure pending-is enabled to view with
unprecedented eye the various ''ways
that are dark and tricks that are
vain'' as practiced by our savants
and their coadjutors. Alas for
those who are not thus d~isinterested,
but whose present happiness or fu-
ture veal depends upon some hoped
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
Adj administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration on the estate of T
&. Farr"W, deceased. have this day
been granted to the undersigned, 10y
the Probate Court of Audrain
ty. all persons indebted to said estate
are required 10 make immediate pay
ment, and a,li those having claims
against said estate are required to
present them properly authenticated
for payment within one year from
this date, or they will be precluded
from any benefit of said estate; and
IT not presented within two years,
will be forever barred.
CALEB BERRY, Admir-.
Mexico. Mo. June /, 1s7S.m7 At
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20

The primary election on the 7th of
September is to be reported by school
districts. Every school house in the
county serving as a voting prescinct.
There are 80 school houses in this
county and there will be 5 men
at each school house needed to take
charge Of the election, taking in all
400 men. If these men charge for
their services there will be q bill for
some one to foot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20

ENrERpRIsE.-We r going to is
sue 1000 extra copies ofthe Mexico
LEDGER on the 4th of July to be cir
culated among the crowd that will at
tend the grand pic mic in Mexico
on that day. Bring in your adver-
tisements for this issue, they will get
o wide circulation. News, stories,
communications for this issue are
thankfully received.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
Democrat

Lasr Saturday John Ros"herry
went fishing and left his vest in his
sitting room with So and u s15 gold
ring in it. His wife went out shopping,
and when she returned home the S.
was non est. The thief was not IA
tramp, or he would have taken the
ring, also. The party that has got
the So can keep $2.50 of it, if he will
return the rest.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
through the ring of the key. The

through the ring of the key. The
commonest burglarious instrument is
the s.jimmy," and its uses are mani
fold. 1t is a bar of steel, one end OF
which is curved at a right angle.
Sometimes one end is sharpened to q
point, and somtimes both, or n is
fiattGned out and sharpened like q
crow-bar. They are of various ZENITH,
and weights, and a well-to-do burg
lar generally has several. They sub
serve all the Uses of a crow-Aar and
drill. With them it is no trick at all
to force open a wooden door, break
ing the lock or twisting it out of place
by main force. 1t is, also, q very
successful tool in prying open the
iron door of building or a safe, be-
ing used in the latter cas- when q
partial entrance has been made.
A simple bolt is the best protection
for a door, it being, in police parlance
g the only thing that'H beat a thief"
Their only means of opening the door
is to bore through and saw around it
An operation involving much time
and trouble. Coming to the higher
arts of safe breaking, the tools ara
skillful of design, ingenious and of the
best material. The combination lock
has proved a severe blow to thievery.
There is n man at San Quentin
Ensign the locksmith-who left an
honorable calling to use his skill as a
thief, and probably a unlock any
combination in the city.
Root, the burglar previously men,
toned, is also an expert l~ocksmith,
as is shown by a new style of combs
nation lock which he has invented
and modelled in both wood and metal
since he went there. He intends to
patent it.
To cut into safes the finest steel
tempered drills are used, a brace be-
ing used to operate the small ones and
a hammer to drive the larger. Fine
iy tempered saws are also used, and
to cut through the top Or back of a
small safe requires neither much time
nor trouble, provided the opportuni-
ty be favorable, and the policeman
on the beat be slipping his midnight
cocktail in the nearest grocery, or
with eye v watchful, playing cards
for the beer with the keeper of the
shop. .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
THE SCIENCE OF BURGI.ARs
AN INSIGHT INTO IT'S IRREGULARITIES, AND
DESCRIPTION OF THE TOOLS
~ Ef EMPLOYED.
from the San Francisco Post.1

From the San Francisco Post.
The appliances of the first-class
burglars are changed to, meet almost
alfthe changes IN preventive inVens
tons. The hydraulic jack, to force
in sale locks, the cylinders Of COM
pressed oxygen and hydrogen to burn
through steel, and the other scientific
as we'll as ingenious appliances used
by the big eastern operators, show
this. Here, however, the old tools
. depended upon. The first and
simplest tool in a burglars outfit is a
window knife. This is a thin, very
flexible, broad ended knife, more re-
sembling a paint knife than anything
else. With it, in two secords, the
clumsiest burglar can turn back the
simple catch so generally used through
out the city to fasten windows. The
thin blade car be easily twisted up be-
tween the two sashes, and a light
pressure throws the catch to one side
or the other, and leaves the window
free to open. This is as useful as it
is simple, and the wonder is that that
style Of fastening is so generally used.
Lately, however, q new brass catch,
which works up and down, and is fas-
tened by a pin, has been invented,
and is proof against the knife.
Tho arf of windoU
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20

The working classes have during
the past four years, lost six hundred
million dollars by engaging in strikes.
A costly lesson, yet it does not seem
to profit
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20

81 Eighty-three murderers were hung
in the United States in the year 1877.
They were all mer, yet there was
s~eyeral women murderers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20

If you want to make a barrel OF
-four go a long ways, sendi it to the
starving heather Chinee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20
NOTICE.

Be it known to all concerned, that
on this, the Sd. day of June, 1878,
the firm known as Hart & Brady,
railroad contractors, doing business
on section three on the extension of
the &. & A. r. r., is dissolved.
At. JOHN HART.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20

Sitting Bull would love to see any
set of men with hair on their head
try to investigate his title.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-06-20

Grant will not return to this cOun.
try before 1879.