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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-07-06
The Best Music in the State

Will accompany the excursion, and in the spa
cious hall on the grounds all who desire can
indulge in dancing.
PERFECT SAFETY AND STRICT ORDER
will be secured by special conductors and
guards on the trains, and by a large and eff
cient force of deputy sheriffs and special po-
hcemen, under the command Of the Sheriff Of
Washoe county, and selected from the Pho
neers themselves.
NO IMPROPER OR OBJECTIONABLE
CHARACTERS will be allowed either On the
cars or on the grounds. and all possible stten-
tion will be paid to the comfort and pleasure
of the guests.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-07-06

This Afternoon, at 2 O'clock,
Grand Saturday Matinee !!
TONY PASTOR will appear at every enter
tainment.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-07-06

COMMENCING MONDAY, JULY 1.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27

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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27
The Marriage Of a WosMam GO
Woman.
ITerren iTexas) Star.l

-Nssth sAOAesoj SetA
Marancy Hughes was married in
September last to a person who was
known as Samuel M. Pollard. Her
relatives opposed the match, and
she eleped and was married with
out their knowledge, and q short
time after their sasaEgiage Pollard
confessed to her that she was a wo
man, that she had tseuble with her
relatives in the East, had lost her
property, and assumed the disguise
of a man for the reason that ave.
iaues for making money would be
open to her in that character which
would he closed to her ais a woman.
Pollard has never given her any
particular reason for doing her this
great wrong, but is believed to have
been actuated by a foolish pride i'm
appearing as a married man. The
victim was ashamed to acknowledge
that she had been so imposed upon,
and shrunk from admitting the
truth. Pollard, without actually
threatening her life, repeatedly in
timated that it would he bad for
her If she exposed her, and SO she
kept silence until q fortnight ago,
when her aunt got an intimation OF
the fact, and questioned herclosely,
and she related to her the whole
story. The victim says that tho
woman's real name is Sarah M. Pol
lard, and that her trunk is filed
with feminine apparel. A COM
plant was filed yesterday by J. g.
Howerton, accusiag Pollard Of per
jury in swearing, when he took ont
the marriage license, that he was q
male. R
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27
A BAPTISM of Hundreds.
Richmond State.l

On Sunday morning the roads
aad lanes leading across Chimbo.
razo park were filed with persons,
white and black, male and female,
from gray-haired sire to the infant
i'm arms, all hurrying in the direc-
ton of Gillie's creek, to witness the
great baptizing. By 10 o'clock a.
IN. at least 1000 persons had as
sembled ON the York River railroad
and the surrounding hills, and the
long line of new converts, male and
female, in twos, arrived on the
ground and stood in readiness on
either side of the stream--the males
on one side and the females on the
other.
Thefemales were dressed i'm white,
with white turbans around their
head, and the men with white shirts,
and white haadkerchiefs around
their heads, awaited patiently un-
der the burning sun the arrival of
their turn. After the singing of a
hymn and short prayer, the Rev.
Scott Gwathmey, accompanied by
one of his deacons, stepped down
into the water and the baptsing
was begun.
The females were served first,
and they were quickly disposed of
to make room for others in waiting
The men outnumbered the women.
BY 1890 the ceremony was over,
and 233 persons had been immersed
by one man. The converts for the
most part were very quiet and nn-
demonstrative, but occasionally
some manifestation of religious fer
yor would break out.
One old woman, at least seventy
years of age, walking OH crutches,
hObbled to the pool and was among
those baptized She was taken in
the arms Of a stalwart deacon and
borne out to the dressing-rOom.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27

A beyy OF children were telling
what they got st school. The cid
est got reading, spelling and def
nitions. "And what do you get,
little ene2v asked the father, to q
rosy-cheeked little fellow, who at
the time was slyIy driving o tsn-
penny nail into the doorrpansl.
sMe2 1 gets readip', spellin' and
spankins0
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27

In the case of Mr.. A. M, Summers
against the Crescent City Railroad
Company, wherein the plaintiff
claimed the sum of &30, 900 damages
for the fracture Of his arm, the jury
impaneled In the Sixth District
Court, Judge Right0r presiding.
brought, at a late hour last evening,
. verdict in favor of plaintiff for
1880.
Judge Bonner, of counsel for the
defendant, said In court that he
would take an appeal ait the proper
time. Judge Bonner says he is sat
isfed that he viii gain his case be-
fore the highest tribunal in this
State.-N, O. Picayule,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27
The Double City i'm TIVE States

Correspondence Philadelphia Press. |
This is perhaps the only city in
the world that has two mayors and
two city governments, police, etc,
and taxed in two States. The line
between Tennessee and Virginia is
in the centre OF Main street, and it
gives rise to many funny scenes !;
as, for example, the runaway couple
need no coach and four, but, arm
in arm, step across Main street and
are welded. The fugitive commits
a crime in Virginia, goes to the
pavement on the other side of the
street, and talks defantly to the
officer OH the opposite side, who Las
a warrant for his arrest. misstep
or a too bold disposition will some
times, however, bring him to grief
Several instances haye occurred of
a fugitive being hustled across the
line by party prepared, while In
the act of holding such c0nyersa-
ton, and they tell of a man who
defiantly perched himself on a pile
OF store boxes within six feet of the
line, jeering the officers on the other
side, but unfortunately for him,
some more law-abiding citizens
tilted the boxes, and when he
reached the ground he was in the
other State.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27

: A happy set Of men-Soidiers
ia transports.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27

The testimony of James Andeg
son before the Potter committee
has been, the New York Sun thinks,
extremely damaging to the Texas
Pacific Railroad. Stanley Matthews
has been one of the chief supporters
of this measure in the Senate, one
of its most earnest advocates. Hay-
ing, as it was thought, the ear of
the administration Matthews was a
valuable aid to the Texas Pacific.
But alas! those unfortunate letters
to Anderson have completely I'M
dermined Stanley's political nepH-
tati0n; he is now universally ne
garded as the leading imbecile, if
not the Leading knape OF the Sen
ate; be is no longer of use to any
enterprise he may wish to aid, but
rather a drag to it, Every one is
afraid to go into any enterprise or
scheme with him; intensely eager
to avoid all political association
with him, In view of bis disrepu-
table action in the Louisiana elec-
ton and the 0ppEobrium that at
taehes to amy measure he cham
pions, Tom Scot. has requested all
action and consideration of the
Texas Pacific bill to be- postponed
until the next session of Congress.
Democrat,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27
Good Way 10 Scare am Editor.

We find the following in the
Wells Advocate:
A big, red-nosed German came
lightly tripping into our sanctum
last Monday while we were busy
taking down the latest locals, and
peering around over onr left shoul-
der, remarked: "Mipe friepy, vos
you dot teller yot put dot leedle
piece Of shksndal NIT your paper
Won day putty soon last week, about
dot. brudder-ip-law of mine dot
lives down to Hokah ?" We gazed
with compiacent eye at bis large
proportions and mentally caIcula-
ting how quick we could reach the
door, replied that the fellow that
wrote that article had been dis
charged, as we didn't approve OF
such, and In our absence was put
in, when the astnte Germsu quick
ly responded: "Ob, veil now, you
yust don't lie to me, mine frjent, I
see you yonce before, and yon don't
can tole me so; / know you are dot
same feller," and he slapped his
hand down on the table that made
the type dance IN the cases, and
we saw the orchestra wonld soon
commence, when be quietly opened
his big palm, and exposing q bran
new tw0 dollar bill, remarked with
a hearty laugh; "Vell, mine good
ness gracious, how / scarf You dot
time; yos it not 50 mine frient?
Yon sbo0st put dot two dollar pill
NIT your pocket nnd sepd dot pa
per to me at Minnesota Lake yon
year.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-06-27

What fish is the most valued by
tue loving Yife2 Herring.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-01
TERRIBLE OUTRAGE.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AND MURDER.

About fifteen minutes Of two
0'c!uck last night We were awakened
from oGr sEuiabcrs Ivy the shrill shrek
of 'Murier!' which came floating over
The ZOO night breeze in Lcart-rend:ne
tones. AT the same moment our bed
fellow, Piunkett. who is a brave lad,
dauntless and courageous, says:
some one is trying to kill Mrs. Col
worth; let's 90 over quick" 1t wa
only a matter of a minute to get in d
half way ~presentable condition !.
run over to Mrs. Cotsworth's ROOM.
where we found the ladies all in Il
terrible state Of excitement. 1t a
pears that while Mrs. Cotsworth W.
sleeping in the front room, over ?.
W. Harding's store, some villain
came along the awning flom the e.
rection of Mr.. Schuhmlcher'S resta =
rant and entered her room by re
window. The first Mrs. Cotsw !
knew was that some one had he
the shoulder and she, thinking it
one Of the girls, said ''What do
wan't?'' The claws of the ruffian a.
Dnce flew TO her throat with a dead,
'iutch which left deep, bloody I'LL
Prints. She at last succeeded in call
~ ioI assistance, and Miss Florence
.anle from the back room crying
.Murdcr!" when the desperate
jumped through the window, ran up
the verandah and vanished through
1 window in the vicinity of Schulz
~macher's restaurant.
Mr. Heath, night police, being sick
and his substitute (McClanahan) not
being ''comeatable''. we ut once
summoned Marshal Potts and went
through Mr.. Schulmacher's Dom (;
but, OF course, among the many
Doarders. even if one of them were
guilty, which is not certain, we could
not identify the man A pocket
book was found near Mrs. Cots
wolth's window which had been
stolen from DR.. Humphreys office.
L little further up the awning, anu
dropped 10y the man. This is not the
first time Mrs. Cotsworth has been
troubled, as once before she knew oil
a man being in her room and vanish
ing up the awning. Whoever the
villain may be, or whatever may be
his object, robbery o + something more
desperate, lie will meet with II warm
reception if he evcr takes another eX-
rur,ion along that awning.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-01
SMASH UP.

Last Tuesday night as job my
Ricke. It's left Joe BOtkin's blacks
stand in front of Mr.. Hord's just
south Of Mexico, while he could shut
the gate, the blacks being in a hurry to
get home took Il notion to try and see
how much before Ricketts, they
could get to town. About the time
Johnny got the gate shut they were
coming down the h IL toward town,
trying to run out of the harness. They
shot past Dick Gill and Ed Dingle
who were in another buggy like n
streak of lightning. Turning the
corner at Hardin College in the most
approved manner they took a dive
o> er into Africa, running off OF a coal
shed near the dairy 20 feet high, smash
ing the buggy AL to pieces and hang
irg the horses to n stump on top,
dangling over the cliff where they
would have died in a few moments if
Mr.. Hightshoe had not come to their
assistance and cut them down. II is a
great wonder thlt both horses were
not killed in the fall, but they we're
not injured. The damages will be
very small for the space the tea u got
over in such a short time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-01
RINGO HOUSE REOPENED.
FINEST HOTEL II TIE sTATE OUT OF ST.
Lut Is.

The ri go ;'ois,. wlIirl !,a> been
closed ~" 'nr past lew va; IL 'er "a
pairs. VIII D r",Imn,I heAi .'iundaN.
August 5tt.
The l!inou lIou t. is the lin. It lr,-
el outside of -. Louis, Is owned by
one of oar uuo-t entc. prisihg citizens.
d. Riuce, and cost him ut the lowest
calculation S3J.t0t. 1t has just been
e-painted and grained i'll the most
rtistic manner by Chalmers Il Hisey
side and out. and now j. as good Il
house as it was when it was erected
by A. II. Rlngo.
The whole house has been re-fitLed
and r~e-furniShcd in the latest sly c.
as we found last evening when ' +"
were shown through the house ~
the accommodating clerk, Jewc
romlinaon. Besides Mr.. Rines' clc
CANT su ofro0Ins and the apart. ats
reserve or private boaders, q = >,
100 transient guests can be accO ,
dated and that, too. with good. :
Each room III the house has @
newly papered anG painted, All a&
uisled with the La est styles o.
anese and Persian, body Brl Fa-
after the same pa rms as thu 90.
del hotel i'll s.. Lo.
The furniture is marble to: i
| veneer and OF the ost cory -. &
] sly les. The carpets o the house G "a
over 81, 200 and the furniture SD
the total cost Of rctIifiug The hoie
amounting to about Sl2,HV N allogeth-
er. Nothing is wanting to complete
the comfort aId convenience of the
guests. y fine double pallur lin,
ished in the Iatcs " ado work. and
furnished with bn SAINT set OF iur-
niture, a ncw piano and II :Sl15 glass,
is cUnstan ~ thrown open for the list
of guests.
J he bridal chambers are beauties
in themselves and make Il man ieh
he could get married two OF thrt
times in IL Ifr time ,n~tcad OF not al
all, perhaps.
A large AMI caparious laundry and
linen department, has just been adj
{ Il. as wei! a. Il convenient W" i
room, furnish ii with water from d
large reservoir in II e upper story.
which is connected With all parts OF
the house. wi.iI hose to be used III
case of fire: bre dies this every room
is furnished with IL fire ESCAPE.
ok t1atl EdlllIilc looiiN, WIN
marblc-top tables.a"c the pride of tht
house. Each room is supplied with
inside shutters, which prove quite a
convenience.
The dining room is large, cool an'
convenient. The halls and stairs are
all either matted or carFrted. The
office is most convenient q travellers,
being connected with Il telegraph Of.
flee, a news and cigar store, and q
tirst-class saloon and. billiard lali
with barber shop down stairs. A
free bus will be Iun for the cOnye'
nicncc of the guests of the house.
Although Mn. RincS has been al
great cXpcnsA to rctit the mouse, the
scale of prices will not be changed ion
transient guests, but will continue I,
he -. 100 per day. Board by the week
with elegant ODInS 81 80, 50 % ant
$3.50. according to the location o
rUOu.
The Ringo House has always been
Il very popular hotel, and we fee
sure that under lis new management
it will not lose. but to a great cXten
grow in favor with the travelin.
public 1t j. witho It doubt the mos
convenient and best furnished hotc
in the State outside of st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-01
THAT EXCURSION.

a week ago last Saturday V some
Of Mexico's young bIoods took it into
their heads to take an excursion Oh the
extension OF the {. 4 \. II. X. As
it was Sunday eve, and no train could
be engaged, the entcrprising young
capitals chartered Il hand car that
was neal the depot and struck out for
Thompson Station, Jim EubaukS act
ing rs engineer, Chas Wade as brake
| man. aMd Willie Wilson As conductor.
Willie Frost was sleeping a con
dlctor. Joe Pratt and Carroll Gil
lium acting AS road inspectors. The
Young explorers thought they had
the road clear. but as they neared
Thompson Station running at the rate
OF :9S a minute they saw in the dis
lance bearing down OF them another
| hand car loaded with lahorers who
were running into Mexico. The boys
Jumped the track, leaving their car
to 90 it alone on its pioneer ,.
The men on the other car Think t
was nothing but some cattle lynn, n
the track put on steam I'D
come down with a yell, meeting the
empty hand car with Il crash that
could have been heard for miles. Both
cars were wrecked, and all parties
concerned had to walk to Mexico.
The boys, some of them languish on
the rock pile they all seemed anxious
to brake on a railroad, but are now
breaking on the rock road.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-01
political pot is boiling.

Hampton was porn Ill ONO.
Prof. Treloar has the magic
''Eane."
The latest song-''Mary don't
crowd me l am melting"
Maj. Allison and lady have been
r~nsticating at Elk Springs.
Geo. HablutXcl is thinking of
moving West for his heslth.
The local on the Louisiana Press
would he a fortune to n newspaper
if he was half as smart as he tries TO
be.
Capt. Eubanks, engineer, Of the
hand car excursion languishcs ON the
rotk pile. He has not been sun
struck.
johnny Ricketts, and Clayton
Lupton left for St. Louis and Chicago
on a pleasant trip last eve.
There are some men in this world
who won't hang themselves and can't
he drowned, and we nev er could see
why the sun did not strike them.
The Republicans of this county
are not in favor of the $1,000 plan
for collector.
Richard Wainscott has gone to
Sturgeon. He leaves some sweet re-
nlinders behird him in the way Of
bills, we learn.
Stafford & st. John are dispos-
lag of the finest lot of buggies ever
In Mexico, at bankrupt prices. Give
thIm call.
She lives on Liberty street. She
vas cooling herself with a shower
oath Tin a wash PAM. After her lover
had left we heard her sing in elegant
Zones If ever | cease to love, if
ever l cease TO love, may Greeley's
shoes make oyster stews, if ever /
cease to love.
In this issue Of the LEDGER
Harrison Glascock announces him.
self a candidate for reelection as
Sheriff of Audrain county. Hatch
has done his duty without finching
while filling this office in the past.
We have no eulogies to pass. The
people know him. His record speak:
for itself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-01
GREENBACkERS

Tie Grccnback party, it appears
from their meeting last Saturday
meant business. They have called a
convention for the 2ith of August,
when delegates from every cluh in the
county will meet in Mexico to nomi
nate a full county ticket. We are
unable To give our readers much o
an idea ow Il ey inteld TO carry on
their campaign. but it Is our candid
opinion hat they VIII endeavor to put
some Of our strong G~rcenhack Demo
Gratis on their ticket, headed 10y a man
from the country. Perhaps they
don't Sc the failure very clear even
themselves as vet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-01

Sam BASS tlre last survivor of the
Union Pacific rain robbery was cap
tured near Ron nj Rock, Texas, last
Saturday. lie was badly wounded
by the shcriif's ossee when arrested
him before he wo uld give himself up,
and afterward die l.. Deputy Sheriff
Grimes was killed in the melee, and
Deputy Sheriff jones is thought TO
be mortaiiy wounded.
The members of the gang took al
oath once that they would die with
their boots GA, and they all came
near keeping it, each receiving II IA
tai wound "with their boots on
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-01
~GREENBACK CONVENTION.
FULL COUNTY TICKET To BE NON ATE
on AUGUST p.

According to previous arrange
ments the Grrenback organization
met at Mexico for the purpose of
completing the organization.
+ Jno. w. Crigler Was called TO the
chair.
ReS0lced. That q committee he ap-
pointc , to canvas the county to =
feet tn organization.
Committees. O.. Wright, . g.
Haley, +. {. Wright, Capt. l. :.
S. Brown, WIN. Cornet, Sen, Il
Harrison.
ReSoIUei, That a conven,.-a -
held at Mexico fsr the purp - i
nominating a G 'nhack ticI =
Saturday Aug, :, 1873.
Club be requested } send thei'
gates to the CONVEX ion.
Moved and carried, that c. i.
Wade be permanent chairman of or
g~anization.
Moved and carried, that J. Snyder
be permanent secretary.
Moved and carried. that these pro-
ceedings be published in Mexico
LEDGER. j. W. CRIGLER,
Chairman.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-01
PLEASURE PARTY.

Misses Emma Howard. Addie Fo~
lie, and Lotto Rice passed through
Mexico on Tuesday evening, cn-route
for Elk Springs. Quite a delegation
from Fulton is now ct the springs.
With q little money, work and adver
tislng, AlIis on's spring could be made
the most pop ular in the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-01

Those IN need of dental services
will do well to call on Drs. Jones &
McWilliams. DIR. Jones has practiced
in st. Louis Tor several years, has
had a practical experience of fifteen
wears, in the practice Of his pro-
fession, and now stands ut the head
of his profession as an operator.
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