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Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07
TRUSTEES SALE OT G1AL
ESTATE.

V herens, EiiGAhrtu /. Jnnus artt
i William l.. Jones ncr husband. Oh
| Audrain county, il the state oT Mis-
seuri, by their dcti ct trust, dat.d
! the first day of July. l~10, and re-
| roraet I'm the Office Of recorder Of
deeds i'll and tor Audrau county.
! cUlvescd 10 y l.. F;uga H. tJuslce
tie following described lot OF parcel
lsof sroand sItuatr,t ia tifo. coHuIy OF
! Audrain aud state Of his-1u,i. to-
i'wit: Lot number nine f9) IN Arfhuv
| j.. Barrett's sub-d vision. cnu aiming
oneeaud T6-luD acres. as pJr surrey o.
said sub-division and maps m lie in
offi 81 of recorder ~ de,as as-zrIuro-
| said ,Which said ConVey auss N-t& made
| iii trust 10 sCrLIe the p2yluent Of
three certain notes IS rhpiftn Ces-
eribCd: ai4 l " i!ercAs, one of sand notes
| is uast due and still remains u4Uaid,
/ together with the taxes on SAIL lot !:
and wh:reas. said deed Of trust pro-
vides lhat said trlatae. y. l.. kingo.
or his legal representative, il: c:.se
| II default ct tne pqvmrut of said
tnotcs or either ct tisein. or the. taxes
| Oh said lot, Hlay pPolrsgd ~ slA said
! property under TIE provisions Ct SAID
| trust for the payIrost IHe ce{ with
| costs; and whereas, eu the lltu day
| of February, lsIt, satisfactory eyi-
dence was proaucc,tto She Honora.
| BILE Cirtuit Court OF said cmlaty of
Audrain Of The deltit Of a. Il. lsIngo
| the trustee az afoH!said, and on said
day last aforesaid IN order was pade
| By said court appointing ihe under
! signed as trustee .tor tie purpose Of
executing tire prov isiotis eisSaiti trust:
AMI whereas, satisfactory evidence
!: has. been produced 10 the unaer-i i2ntd
that more than nine m0nths have
! felapsed since tlodeatb er he said
Mrs. Elizabeth F',JoHos, wife Of the
sail William T.. ,Ioucs; now. there
fore. at the rcqncsa] of thc legal hold
er of snia note, anliiu pursuance of
the terms OF said deed OF trust and
order of said cotnr, Twill on
FTdd5, Ae'iGtk ddg IF IfuroI, 1879,
De,ween the hours of 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon and A % clock in the af4'
terneen Of that daycI; ut the east front
door OF the c0urt- t-hoGSe. in Mexico.
i'll the county-af, state aforesaid pro-
.eeed TO sell said real estate at public
vendue, To the highest bidder for
t.asii, to pay satd-uiipaid note. inter
est, taxes and eastls.
JOHN l.. CLARK, Trustee.
Mexico, Feb. 20, 1S7S-&II-It
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07
CARPETING As y TEST OF CI1
ILEZATION.

There ARE yarious theories regard
inm the test OF IA nation, .UelatiVe de-
grce.of civilizations. SoiHe tell MS
that it is to b., m2asurrl by the
amount Of soap consumed, other
would hye rs believe HAT printers
ink is the substance tlraf ket0s even
baee culture. hutthat thG sur
be It and iairest test. is jurnlshed by
kthe carpet consumption, Carpets
are luxury, and q tDndncss ion
tLcm denotes hab.ts 81 colht''rt and
ease. and mind cDntemF!aiiVe and
calm. Among European nations,
England is nv far the dusf advanced
FIN the dfiiyersalit" OF the carpet as
an adjunct TO The olnbcln-hment OF a
roa The amnuEil consumption is
estimated to be worsh seven million
dollars. The Carpet EcyicR states
/ that rhiIadelpAia, " hicLi i the centre
Of the American oarpc1 maHuilctnre
| produces annually, Iwenty-iHo mil
| lions of wards wurih iourt"cti million
| doliars. 4 also ventures thr assar.
Ition. that there j. ulany little
/ American city CT 100000 people,
lIsat contains mole carpciti space
.hua whole cuuni. .,sIu s.l-l,nd with
! 4 million OF inhabitants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07

At a school exhibition of town in
Maine, abe following essay took the
prize: "On a turkle- The animal is
found most always in the water, ard
then he comes on dry land. The tur.
kle cannot fav. If he was the Fight
kind of bird he could fig, but if he
was goose bird or an ostrich he
could not fly. The tnrkle has -four
paws aqd q mouth like an American
eagle, which makes the British lion
and the unicorn tremble The tdrkle.
has shell, and sometimes folks put
fire ON it. and the tarkle crawls out.
When the turkle crawls out of his
shell he is very wet and sticky There
are two kinds of turkles. mock. turk
lie and the other kind. We don't have
any other kind in our pond. French
and Irish people eat tnrkle and frogs
bnt should not like to. i caught %
tnrkle once, but>5t did not do mo any
coed for r exchanged Ii for a jack
knife and cnt my hngerss il
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07
HE TACKLED THE WRONG W0.
Mt,N

A Portsmouth Pa. J man was &C.
Fing East with his wife last week, and
the train started of. ':ery suddenly
SFhiie he was talking. with his friends.
He grabbed hold ETA woman, chuck
ed her on the trains, jumped after her,
and away they went fifty miles an
Hour, with ahis wife shrieking and
teAfing her hair on the platform, and
&. woman he never saw before going
in to high-pressur. Mysteries in the
car, ealIihsihim a monster and yell
inc. tsSave mel" BY Il terrible mis-
take he had got hold of the wrong
woman. and the conductor, refusing
to1isten to his explanations. kicked
! him out of the iear the brakeman
ichncked him into the ditch, the Sher-
| iff met him before Inc was half way
back TO town and pat handouts OF
him, and when at last he got home
he saw his business partner hold
ling his wife on his, la and telling zheI
isollab there were better men than he
4 ltheartless husband who would taxi
tbetter cara other. He says the mex
lrime he travels lie will walk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07

S Mounted upon fine polished or oiled :
q black walnut top table and treadle. all =
& complete, only $25: warranted years
= kept in order free of charge. Money n,
refunded at once if not satisfactory.
g a ~a'0
>, The most solid, re liable and salts z
: factory machine ever invented tor all -
= kinds of family work. An acknowl- =
n edged uDequivocal mechanical sue
. cess, thoroughly 4ested, and USED IN :.
: thousands OF homes An efficient, 81
lent. rapid, reliable and ever-ready <
helper to the weary wife or seam =
= stress, that will do. the work OF -
E, a1nily for lifetime, and costing =,
- less than halt the price OF machlnes :
- Of like quality. Ii makes the smut
= de- Gouule-thread, lock stitch (tne
same on both sides of the work. 2,
! ) Shich r. reivel thr- -hig hes award at -
: the Centennial. The strongest, finest -
| = and most lasting stitch ever produced. Z
! = It does more W rk at less cost ope' -
- rates more easily. smoothly ana fast- =
| = er and with lass labor than any other :
! : Irachine Lt any price. 1t Is eIllt tor -
! Il strength aud constant hard work; -
/ will run for years without rapalrs. 1t {
. is easy to learn, easy to manage ana r
: always ready, IL n moment, TO DO y
/ = every desert ption OF strong nne s,
/ - fancy work than any other machine, :
/ = ut any pyice, ever dId or can do, and ::
= with .e--~ trouble. II viii sew any
=, thlug q ugedte CAT pierce, from iace :
= or cam trlG 10 heavy cloth II hairless. .
:. with any i ind OF thread, and run on 4
= twenty yards Per mihutei USES = =
Z strong straight needle, aud never :
Z breaks tnerR. Ii can not miss or *
9 drop stitch, ravel or break the :,
- thread. The money Cheertuiiy re-
- funded If it Will not outwork and (
! outlast spy machths at double the T
. price. Ii you have any other LA y
= Crime, buy this and nave q better
5 one. The ease and raplditygot Its 3.
r; motion aud quality OF los WORK Is Its =
x best recommen ailon, ana It's thori
= oughly warranted'lD every respect, I.
Q. by wrI5len guaraliIee To malnt@ih us :.
- mtrited reputation 10 constant, =
- ready and ever talthiu worker in Il
< family for five years. 1t Will hem, =
> tel. tuck. brald, cord, Dlnd, gather,
= quit, rutte, pIeaL, Iolas scaIlop,shlrr,
- Tut, bAstc, smDrolQer. run up
( ble.dths, etc, with. elegance, ease
ana Iuickness. IL requires no learns
ing; any one can use 1t III moment *
= and IL wilt earn IroID S4 To 30 per r
= Gay tor any one. who wishes TO SOW
. Tor = liylDg, the best snd loWestT ,
K priced machine ever Invented. for
& testimonials see descriptive books,
=, mailed lree with samples of work.
Agents wanted throughout the :
;. country for this, the cheapest and
= most rapld-selIlng machine ~ thes,
: world. For liberal terms, address ,
Il A. EAfkLY u CO.
: Cor. Broadway and Eighth streets,
= New York. asss n4Z-lY
Z LIsalA 81 AKONo0a .HLINaA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07

: The next instant he pulled the
trigger, and, by chance shot, woun-
ded the buck, as be showed by shsagEtpI
spasmodic leap into the air. Ju -arq
'.He's mortally voundedn' ex-
claimed the excited youth. Il sept
that bullet smack through his heart
All, ifI could only get within reach
of him! Thunderation What is be
going to do" ,r
Simultaneously with this exclama-
ton, the girls screamed, and called
upon Fitz James to row away as last
as he could. ..-.T .ssa
The buck was wounded just enough
to enrage him, and had actually plung-
ed into the lake, and was swimming
toward the boat, with the evident inr
tentien of revenging himself. &
4. Ffz James turned white with ter
ror, and caught up the oars; but his
most furious efforts were less-ettee-
tive than the savage deer,s, which
plowed his was through the water
like a steamboat. & ri .gGz RI
His brahching antlers, his glow ING
eyes and snorting nestrils, were a
terrible as the front of tiger, and il
was plain that the occupants of -the
boat were ia7ssaaly peril. sar
i SITS Reuse srowing, = said the ap
paHed, youth ,Fceasing his efforts, an,
4 drspping his paddles. y wonder j
! 4 cant scae him e pc -. 4 a- go
With which he pointed the unloadel
rife, at. the horrid froat, as though IN
as.going to fire; bat the beast didn'
4 scare westh cent and came1atraigh
| ahead Nithrunabated, sn.aaeda sss ~
s4tCe1 found iseu, take that p@S1addet
Fitz7 james, fiaging the1yeaPen an'
nissing.the target by a dozen teet.o
Seeing that nothing was .tos. be ex
peeted, from their escort, each of tn
girls caught up paddle, ands as sool
as the head came within reach, hit j
with might and main. ar ssys ys.
1t did not amount to much, and
second after the sharp hoof Of til
buck struck he gunwale, and nearl
upset the boat .r s
Good heavens! if he means t
row, I'm going to resign!'' graspe'
Fitz james, leaping from the othc
} side of the craft, and striking ont 10
shore. z.
Left to themselves, the girls ham
mered away with all tue strength G
which they were master (and tha
WASH much) and doubtless. succeed
t ed in preveating the enraged amin;
! from upsetting the boat. .. .r.
The deer WAS confused and bewi
, dered, probably would have soon xii
} ed the ladies, vino were unable I
: swim, had not riHe-shot at the crit
cal moment given him his quietus.
Looking for the delivcrer, lie W.
} seen in the person Of Tom Burbanl
| who had reached the house ali HOT
before. and was ont looking for ii
S girls, with his gun.
2 Just as Tom fired, FitE James clan
bcred up the hank. \ few minute
a later, when the massive Fom claspe
I hi5 Minnie in his arms, Fitz Jams
t saw how things stood, an,. he felt III:
l the respective parts performed /
' himself and rival i'll what came Vel
1 near being o tragedy were too inuC
5 in favor of the rival. SO fitl, und,
k the plea Of an engagement, hastenC
5 oil TO Boston, aud Minnie BGrbas
{ has never heard word i. 0m hi
since.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07

Female suffrage appvu. IT, IT max
ing some headwoy in Maine, \ hill
has been reported in the ioiiso Of
Representatives allowing them 10
No.e ia mnnicipaI elections.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07
STRAY NllIILl,.

Taken mp by John Dahlem, living in
Salt River Township, AudriiiIl c6un-
ty, on the sistd day oiDecembor, 1877.
one red roam stGer, -wo Years I'D past,
two undefbits III left ear, swallow :
fork Ia right ear, suti bsaatiuti on left
hip with the,lettea C,S or G S,and
appraised at fifteen dollars hp e..
Gaugh end jacob .Delueier. January
25th, 1878. A trae copy from my
stray sbeoks 40 a isIsss
4l-4t aESecTt HooroS, J. F.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07

When old Jubal heard Of Lees sur
render he was lying in an ambulance
racked with rheumatism; he swore
lik pirate for a moment, and then
turned in his uneasy bed with a groau
and exclaimed, elbow Your horn,
Gahriel''
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07
. ES L q I N "A L
q. .a :,
GOODYEAR'S So
yda
- a..
Rubber GOOds,i!
Vulcarizcd Rubber in every conceivable
Form, adapted to universal use.
Any article under four pounds weight caa
be seat 10y InuiI. 70
WIND AND WATER PRooF

garments specially Oil cloth Surface
Coat combines two articles III one. For
stormy weather it is Il perfect water-preot
ami IL dry weather, a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07

Last month came in on Friday and
went out on Thursday, being just
four weeks exact'y-huving four Fri
days, tour Sundays, and so on
through the week. aat H
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07
TEME TABLE

kaaa5H ls-e4 4zgfTTFI fFuTs ~ N,
q ~ " NJ u AZ IkG-4K-----A&
Louis. z.3. S 53rsnsrn Railroad Time
Table.
EAST.
Mail train leaves at..n..-......-. oo p III
Night Express leaves At LOU a
,II Tram leaves at-...~- 49,, 2.1o M
Ti,rht EXPRESS leaves at.....,. ~ m
tnicago and Alton Il Il
ING FAST
Jefferson ana Fulton Exp. a, rlyes..
- li:15 Il. III.
accommodation (miXed Iraia) run
ming only between Mexico ana
Louisiana leaves. ......- 500 p. III
rc~,yer Express Ie%Vcs. .2:0o a. Ill
q ING WEST.
Jefferson and Fulton Express
leaves -. - r.
accommodation (mixcd train) run
ning emily between Mexico and
Louisiana arrives. ......-ll;S0 a. III
Denver Exn:ess arrives. F.. .2:3O a III
a%Denver Express, leaving
~ ..... 300 a. m
The only train to Chicago without
| change -of ears.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07

1.-The innocent seldom fud IN un-
easy pillow. Cooper.
- thought oft makes Us hotter
than a fire ''-Longfollow.
He who is evil is-also the punish
mcnt of evil. '--SWedenborg.
"It is not things but thoughts that
disturb US. Marcus Auioniu5.
Milton II axes Satan say:
''Myself am he'll,
.s Wherever | go atn hell.
Peace does not dwell IN outward
things but far within The soul, and
may be with Us i'll the midst Of the
bitterest pain -.-.... 49,.
The only way to make mankind
happy is to make, them good, else
they will be miserable no matter
what their surroundings. s74... ..-
is heaven place or state ot
mlnu! s#aa ....H .. E... ga.
Let old experience tell. ..
Love carries Heaven wherever it
goes. s-4 .-.s . .,,
And hatred carries Hell" -.
The Roman Catholic yieW Of bell is
stated by an ALBANY, II. T., priest to
he as follows: EVERY Catholic must
believe three things concerning hell as
of divine faith: First, that there is
q hell where torments awit the wicked.
SECOND, that the souls of the wicked
descend TO these torinents immediate
.ly after death. Third, that these
torments are eternal, amending.
"Whether or not hell is a place oil
fire, and il SO, where located, has
never been determined by the church,
and latitude of opinion is admissible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07

We ure now offering them at the ex.
tremely low price OF Ter Dollars each.
Sent postpaid 10 sny address upon receipt
ui price. IA
When ordering, state size around chest,
over ve3t, yFs.r
Reliable. parties desiring 10 Sc our
goods. can send for our Trade Journal,
giving description of our leading articles.
He sure aud get the Original Goodyears
steam VuicanIzed Fabrics. E t.sas f,a.
l.3A.Send tor il 'ustrated price list of our
Gete oratoi Pocket Gymnasium. Address
caFelo.'y' 1sEs - @.Is % %
GOobTEARiS RUBBER soERLER CO.
l.. .--5E ira eo7 Broawav,
?. o. Box 5,ls6. New York City
For particulars. cali 1t this office 6asiy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-03-07
PaDC Stock & Private Sales

III Audrain county and, offers his SER
vices TO those needing a first-class.
auctioneerJat prices to suit the times,
-......s....,. .f.s..-....s-..s E..,,. q, 40-6m.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-19
TTLFGRAPUIC NOTES.

WnKEsBARRE Penn. Jan. 49, Thomas Brennan
was arrested Ashley, day charged counterfeit
ing and passing 50cont pieces and Jcent nickles.
Louisville Ky, Jan. 1S.-Thc merchants and
manufacturers Louisville to-day adopted
able 10 the passage OF the Texas Pacific Railway ll.
SAN FRANCisCO, Jan. 1S.-Ihc Southern Pacific
Railroad authorities that they VIII complete their
road 10 Macopa Wells Arizona during the present
UTICA Jan. 1S.-John V. Brown, aged sixty y-ive
wears and resident Of Fairfield Ierkner County fell
IRON train Little Falls, Thursday night
killed.
CINCISNATI, Jan. 1S-F B. James, a wellknown
manufacturer OF boilers and copper work. mcd suicide
this morning The supposed cause was financial emD1Friss
ment
NEWPORT r. l., Jan. 1S.-Alfred Smith, n we'll
known estate committed Oday for trial before
The supreme for alleged indecent assault
liod oman
SAN FRANCIsCO Jan. 1s-Thc Standing Commit
tee of the Episcopal Diocese Of California
yeserav sign the testimonials Of Dr. Seymour Bishop
elect Of Sringheld Illinois.
CJSCINNATI Jan. 1S.-A skilf containing party
NJ boya was swept tho dam In Synmss Creek
Huntington West Va. yesterday, drowning Washington Rus
sei1 spcncer Mitchell Waiter Goodall and Jesse
KINGSTON. JAM 1S.-1he of Richard =. Nor
Gan against Mary widow Of John H. KutZer former
TnurIc0r OF Hotel came again today
beore the Hon Rufus H. King, OF Catski referee Ies
mony was bringing out no facts not already published
| IN THE TRIBUNE.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-19
THE LATE BOARD OF INQUIRY.
ANOTHER HAsTY VERDICT


Ir PUBLISHES TO THE WORLD As INCOMPETENT,
INEFFICIENT AND TERRIBLY DERELICT,' A
MAN WHO NEVER KNEW THAT HE WAS ACCUSED.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.l
LAWRENCE, Kan, Jan. lS.-A city reporter held
an interview to-day with DR.. Wm. Nicholson atc
Central Superintendent of Indian Affairs in this
city. In reply to various questions. Dr.. Nicholson
states that the superintcndency was discontinued
because ii is the policy of the present Commissioner
of Indian Affairs to require agents to report directly
to Washington.
DIR. Nicholson has not been removed from Office,
and has never received any word of complaint
against himself from the President the Secretary Of
the Interior or the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
He has, however, just obtained from
private source the report of Board of
Inquiry concerning the charges against Chief
Clerk Galpn and the late Commissioner Smith. %
account, Dr. Nicholson alleges. of hs friendship
for these gentlemen, the said Board of Inquiry has
gone out of its way TO attack him. lie u fully pre-
pared to show the fllsehoOd, perversiOu and mall;
cious character of this attack upon himself and pro-
poses 10 do so in proper way.
As he is an officer of the United States in good
standing and as no opportunity of explanation was
ever gwen HIM, he regards the official publication
of this report rs an act of tyranny and mealnoss.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-19
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Friday, Jan. 1S, 1878.
At the session Of the Board of Supervising Inspectors
OF Steamboats, to-day, the annual reports or seNerm
members were read and exempitcation OF the dew
ations OF the mariners compass made ny Mr. Booc,
of Chester, Penn with the view OF inducing the Boaru
OF Supervisors request the Secretary of the treasury
TO recommend that thorough investigation OF thls SUP
ject be had under the auspices OF the Government
The subcommittee OF the House Committee on Appro
prations Of which Mr. Durham is chairman reported to
the full committee to-day In favor Of transferring $4,000
from the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing, 10 Dc sed
payment OF the salaries OF the temporary employees OF
the Treasury Department.
delegation from NewYOrk representing the tobacco
interests, and in favor OF retaining the present tax
thereon viii be heard by subcommittee OF
the Committee OF Ways and Means.
TIE House Committee on Banking and Currency to-day
authorized their chairman, General Ewing, to report
resolution for adoption by the House, giving the commit
power send for persons and papers, ana Other"se
make complete investigation rs To the amount OF coin
in this country available for purposes OF resumption
The House Committee on Pacific Railroads to-day re-
elected It's clerk Thos. Bell OF Virginia and arranged
hear arguments next Friday. and from day to day
thereafter concerning the various pcndug propositions
for the construction of Southern ransconncnai lines
OF railroad.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-19
sEylTOR MoRRISSEY'S CONDITION.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 1910 A. M.--Mr.
Morrissey passed very comfortable night doing some
m chair. The swelling In one lc. has almost entirely
gone down. The other symptoms are more favorable,
but doctors will not say that the danger from tho
present attack has uasscd
7PM-Mr Morissey has grown perccptibly weaker
to-day, but there Is not much change IN his cough
Everyone with the exception OF regular attendants Is
excluded from his Mrs. M0rrssey says sic does
NOT consider her husbands condition quite az favor
able now as at this hour last night
A PROSPECT or RECOVERY.
MlpNIGHT-Aftcr consultation with Senator Nor
risseys ply sicians tonight the statement authorized
that there has been improvement in his couG:ion
since night and there 10 prospect OF recovery.
Toe ufav orabc symptom referred To IN an earlier ds
patch was slight cloudIness Of the brain caused by
medicine The doctors do think the patient weaker.
New-York tribune., 1878-01-19
THE COLLECTOR AT NEw-ORLEANs.

THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS TO THE PLACE MR.. WILL
HANSON, now MISIsIER IN CENTRAL AMERICA.
GENERAL PREss DIsPATCHl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The contest over the ap-
pointment of Collector of Customs for the Port of
New-Orlcans was settled to-day by the President
who sent in the name Of George Williamson, at
present Minister-Resident at Guatemala City. Cen
tral America. Ex-Governor Packard had been sup
ported for the place. also General Mcmillan, but
the President selected a Republican who viii GER
tainly be acceptable to majority of the
party and to the business men of New-Orlcans.
Mr. Williamson has not sought the place and his
name was suggested by citizens of Louisiana anx-
pointee is a native of Louisiana and man of cduca-
iion and high character. He suinpcd the State for
General Grant III 1872. II is understood that the
President will tender to Ex-Governor Packard an
appontment to an important office in few days.
This he would have done sooner except for the
test over the COllectOrsbip.