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Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
True Murnhies.

The hall was again crowded Mon
day night from the main audience
room to the gallery, and filled the
available spaces in the isles, which
afforded standing room. There was
a visable shade of sadness over the
faces of many, and a feeling of
gloominess seemed to weigh upon the
spirits of the entire audience, for the
ruthless hand of death had been
among us and struck one of our fair
est and brightest lights, one of our
most EARNEST workers, one who was
ever ready to sacrifice personal pleas
ures and en~joyments for the good of
the cause. She was found ever fore
most in every enterprise to benefit
or advance the cause of the Murphies.
And sacred is the memory of Emma
Clark Brown to those who have la
bored and worked with her IT. the
temperance cause The president,
John A. Brooks, was in the chair, and
after the reading of the minutes and
report of the executive hoard, Miss
West gave a recitation in such a cute
and admirable manner as to bring
down the house in applause. Miss
Ella Forrist, the reader Of the even
ing, was next on the programme.
The name itself is sufficient to guar
sntee to any audienhe that the read
ing would be elegant, pointed and
refined to an interesting degree, and
it was all that could be expected and
was duly appreciated. The address
of the evening was then delivered by
Elder Cake. Subject-''A Man Is
Wanted" Misses Patterson and
Scharlach then gave the audience q
song, displaying that talent for sign
ing which cannot fail to interest,
Another good meeting, and still tie
good work goes on.
Programme for next N.oaday night:
Address,. III. Music, Esq. Read
ing, select songs, &C.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
Immigration Meeting.

This morning, at Ii o'clock a num-
Der of our prominent citizens met at
the Southern Bank with MIR. Fallet,
of st. Louis, to take some action to
secure immigration to Missouri. DIR.
French was elected president, and r..
M. White secretary. By request
Mr.. Fallet made some remarks on
immigration, which were. very good.
Fallet is of the st. Louis "Journal
Of Agriculture" and wants to get
up q scheme to advertise this county
in his paper. We have not the time
nor space for our opinion this week,
but we have an opinion and we think
it is pertinent. NJ. Y. Duncan made
some very appropriate remarks on
the subject. Fl. w. Gleason also
made a few pertinent remarks. il.
Llewellyn made a motion that a call
be issued to have a mass meeting at
Court House, Monday evening. at
$3.50 O'Clock, pm, to inaugurate an
immigration society. Motion unani-
mously carried. Mr.. Fallet will be
present Oh this occasion. A full at
tendance Is requested.
NJ. Y. Duncan, j. F. Llewellyn
and I'll. w. G.cason were appointed
committee to draft the call. See
call in this issue.
r.. NJ. WHITE, DIR. FRENCH,
Secretary, President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
FEBRIFUGE.

In the cure of Fever and Ague this
remedy displays extraordinary pow
ers. Properly used, no 8 can re.
sist it, and other diseases of an iuter-
mittent character, including the most
distressing disease, periodical Neural
gia have been found to yield, with
evual certainty, to its influence. 1t
eradicates all malaria from the sys-
tenn, gives tone and vigor to the
whole body, and prevents disease
from becoming seated. Try Gle.
FoRD's FEBRrFUGE; it is sure, safe
and speedy In its action. You will
never regret buying the first bottle,
and you will hare discovered a friend
you can not afford to lose.
J. c. RICHARDSON, Prop'r,
For sale by al druggists. st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
akeoauDanr

because we are not only liable to,
but as a nattero OF fact do. make some
errors-sometimes very grevious-
We are slow TO criticise, especial,
an Older person and more especially
a clergyman. But for some reason
we ought to know why,-and yet we
don't, every time a man tre:.ds on the
tail of our coat our mouth will fy
open, and here VIC go.
When a public man has had 10
come out and apologize before a
crowded house for what he said on q
former occasion, we should think he
would learn a lesson and at least sus-
pect that's all mankind was not bulls
and he their divinely appointed
"whacker."
No man is without fault. Who
has the right TO TRADE against all
mankind and judge who is a ''man''
and who a 'sthing?" Who has the
right to say that our statesmen make
liquor laws so that they can get rich
pay from this revenue? A person,
net long ago, with that beautiful
rounded voice OF his pitched away up
among the "~cat-g's," and in SEN
fences tina twould make Blair sick,
and Demosthenes' hair stand on end,
from the rostrum IN the Opera House
attempted to show up the newspapers
of our land, when in fact he knows
just about as much about the inside
work of a newspaper as he appears 10
know about human nature.
He freely TRADED against newspa-
pers. We have neither the time nor
space, if We had the inclination, to
answer his slurs which we're without
thought or reason. We simply would
like to tell him that we have heard
scores of people say that he is doing
the cause, which he seems so Jealous.
ly to espouse, untold harm with his
fierce, bitter and %groandless haran-
CUES which are usually a long array
Of mammoth words hurled forth at
mankind, in general, promiscuously.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

We are sorry to learn that the Full
ton Callawegian office with type
and presses, &C., was burned mp last
Sunday night. Brother Crews has
a heartfelt sympathy. The fire
was the work ofan incendiary. Just
to show you the difference in some
men and the courtesy existing among
editors who profess to be men and
not babies, we state that although
there exists great rivalry among tue
Fulton papers, yet allof them assist
ed Bro Crews in issuing apaier TINS
week. We are glad to state that an !
newspaper men are not like our h1eho
Brother Hutton, who treate 9 US so :,
unkindly last week. for. which We
hare no grudge against him
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
Resolutions of Respect.

The folio wing resolutions were
adopted by the Audrain County
Christian Temperance Union:
Whereas, 1t has pleased an AL
mighty God in all wise providence to
remove from our midst a bright and
shining light in The person OF sister
Emma Clark Brown,
Resolved, That we tender to the
husband. parents and relations our
heartfelt sympathy.
That this society has lost one of its
brightest lights and earnest workers.
That these resolutions be spread
on our minutes and published in our
city papers. j. A. Brooks,
+. S. FRosT,
JAS. CARROLL,
Committee.
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Committee.

At a meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A,
on March 18th, 1879, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed:
That our sincere THANKS be extend.
ed to Mrs. r. I'll. Allison for her sue.
cessful management of the GProarin'
Club which resulted in such peeuni.
arv benefit to our ASSOCIATION. and tG
Misses Carroll, Rosamond, Pearson
and Frost for their valuable assist.
ance also, to Prof. Treloar and Miss
Laforce for music and singing, and
Messrs. Runkle, Chapue and Rags.
dale for orchestral music.
j. +. Boris, CHAs. MURRAY,
Sec'y President.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
III

At the residence of the brides
father, by Rev. j. c. Maple, March 5,
James r. Pollard and Miss Matte +.
Bradley.
Quite a party of young folks assem-
bled at the home of the groom on
Thursday eve., March 9th, and had
an elegant supper and enjoyable
evening. Long may MI. Pollard and
his fair bride live, flourish and pros
per.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

high. I am about 8 feet 7 inches high.
The top of the bar Is about 2 feet wide:
When I first saw Muldrow's pistol he had
it pointed against. IIarrison's breast. ~
ifyhe was going to shoot He held it there
as he weat back. 1 did not hear Muldrow
tell Harrison to '.draw his knife" but t.
put up his knife" I did not notice,
whether Muldrow had anything in his
right hand or not. I could have seen
his hand il I hsd looked. I don't know
whether there was anything the matter
with Muldrow's right arm or not. ! was
behind the bar during the difficulty. /
did not hear Rodgers tell Muldrow to
shoot Harrisoa. I did not hear Muldrow
ask anyone to take the knife away
from Harrison. I had had no trouble
with Harrison that morning. The knife
was a common pocket-knifs. It was aft sr
the cutting when / heard Harrison tell
Muldrow to put up his pistol.
sHERIFs ~aLAscocK,
being sworn. testified as follows:
John 0'Conor gave me this pocket.
knife Shows knife, st tanned with bloody on
the night of the killing. The blade 10
about Two and oae-half inches long. T he
knife is new, and it still has blood on it.
The blood was OH it when 0'Conor gave it
to me. The point is slightly "crumb-
led"
Cross ExAMINATIoN.
Sheriff Glascock, in his cross exam;na-
tion, testiies:
/ arrested Mr.. Harrison about three
minutes after the fight. l searched him.
and asked him where the knife was. He
said he did not know. He had no pistol.
Harrison was under the influence of liquo-
in fact. pretty full. ] found a flask of
whiskey in his pocket.
The pistol was then presented by Con
STABLE ~lIooton, ard sent to the %guu-smith
to have the cylinder taken out.
1t was found that the cartridges had
nearly all been struck with the hammer,
and it is a wonder the pistol did not 60 off
in the fight.
The evidence was closed at this point,
and after a short argument from the attor-
neys on each side, the case was closed. In
about one-half an hour the Justices de-
cided that $1,000 would DO sufficient bail.
The brothers of the prisoner went ON his
bond for him to appear at the June term
Of the circuit court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
Published by Request.
List of Names

Of the business men and women
doing business in the city of Mexico
who did not make out and publish a
list known as the "Dead-beat List:
Frost & Co., grocers.
Samuels & Co., grocers.
Null & Williams, grocers.
Redman Galloway, grocer.
Willard Potts, grocer.
L. NJ. Pease, grocer.
J. {. Bassford, grocer.
n. Z. DeJarnette, grocer.
w. w. Rodgers, grocer.
Frank Tomlinson, wooden mill
store.
j. McDearman, druggist.
Jos. Murray, merchant tailor.
Greenameyer Bros. :, tobacconists.
Hutchinson & G%rantham, grocers.
j. ID. Morris, dry goods merchant.
Geo. Suffer, tobacconist.
VIM. Beck, jeweler.
Bragg & Hiner, saddlers.
w. Ragsdale, saddler.
Geo. 1. McCarten, confectioner.
Charles Weinand, confectioner.
VIM. Hinze, furniture.
Mrs. MuldrOw s. Clark, milliners.
Mixer & Co., notions.
DR.. Patterson, druggist.
J.F. L~lewellyn, druggist.
Mark. Pitcher, jeweler.
Mrs. Beck, milliner.
Mrs. RodmGn, milliner.
Dir. FRANKIE, shoemaker.
Mildred & Cough, tailors.
Sallee & Brooks, book store.
r. Graham, tobacconist.
Sam Mexican, gansmith.
Brooks & Co., ~queensware.
T. NJ. Gill & Co., hardware mer-
chants.
John Sontag, confectioner.
VIM. Woodland, butcher.
l.. Phillip, clothier.
Il. NJ. White, Editor LEDGER.
L. ]. Armstrong & Co., black.
smiths.
w. III. Day, Union.
VIM. Pollock & Co., millers.
K. d.. Graham, artist.
s. s. Craig & Co., druggists.
j. w. Pratt, blacksmith.
John Schumacher, restaurant.
Palmer Martin, books and notions.
Wallace & Mckinney, livery men.
This list will be revised weekly.
COMMITTEE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
The New LiGuor House.

Hirsch & jacobson have received
their stock of whiskics, brandies,
wines, etc. which they propose to
sell in q legitimate and lawful way
that is by the gallon or keg. No Ii
quor sold in less quantity than one
gallon. They keep very fine stock
Of the pure article, and is especially
adapted tor family use. Liquors
sold by the gallon at wholesale price,
and any person needing anything in
their line should give them a call.
4S-lt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
Wellsville is to haze a bank.

Monday was st. Patrick's day.
Give us the dollars of-anybody.
We wish this sort of weather would
March.
The peach crop this year will be q
failure.
Tho Forty-Sixth Congress
led last Monday.
When you tickle n wasp do it with
a very long straw.
Maj. Lawder has returned from
This trip to the east.
Lightning rod agents live by the
Irod and lie by the yard.
1t is very strange the town clock
lcan't be kept in order.
Several valuable communications
crowded out this week.
Bring in your spring poems before
FIRES are dispensed with.
we are booming. You can't
Keep a working mar down.
DIR. Reeds new hotel, lei Martin
House, will soon be open.
If YOU wish to rise in this world
you must pay for the yeast.
See advertisement for Wellsville
FIGURING Mills in this issue.
The Fulton Callawegian office went
Iup in smoke last Sunday night.
j. Med. Trimble went to Bowling
'I6reen on. business on Monday.
The programme Of the Teachers
htitute will appear next week.
Miss Mamie Morris is visiting
friends and relatives at Kirksviiie
Isaac Dyer captured quite a curl
osity in the way of a water dog, last
week. :
Ephram is an unturned Cake {; raw
lon n side, and burnt on the other
ISour grapes.
Wanted-To exchange music les
tsons for washing. Apply to Mexico
Brass Band.
Mrs. Butt, of Kansas, sister-in-law
lStW. II. Gleason, has taken. charge
~ his little boy.
The people in California went wild
ana buried Hayes in effigy because
he vetoed the Chinese Bill.
Miss Luiuf Hord, much to the de-
ngn' q her many friends, has return
20 IRON her visit to Fulton. 4
geo. poteet has taken charge of
postofice. Saa Groves ID his
epnty, temporarily at least.
S.aser still seems to linger in the
lap spring. lit don't look out
il u liable 70 get ..bounced"
tssahe residence of Mr.. GIehrist,
\ 2 miles east OF Mexico. known
n. Ths1M. MofarlAn.s.-,
ia Kssssa. ss~srsss;o the
hold
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
French Cure for wonen.

TTcMen Cufc k0r w O1Acu
Ladies' should not FAIL to give the
French Cure q trial, as it lie the only
reliable remedy peculiar to the female
organization ; often curing . bad case
of female derangementin . few days
time. 1t cures Suppressed Menstrua-
tions, Difficult transformations, Green
Sickness, Falling Of the Womb, Palma
in the Abdomen, Side and Back.
Palpitation of the heart, Flashes OF
the Heat Smothering Sensations
and General Debility Of he whole
System. It is q purely regetabl RENEE
dy, and composed chiefly Of medical
roots and herbs that grow in France.
Prepared and sold only by u. M.
Koonts and lady, .MeUco, Mo-;
price two dollars per package. P.S.-
Mrs. j. II. Koontx has had over II
years experience in practice of medi-
cine, and Is . regular Ladies' ana.
Children's Physician. All Ladies
suffering with any Chronic Disesse,
will find Il to their interest to give
her q call and have an honest opinion
In regard to their case. Diseases Of
the womb and midwifery made =
specially. Consultation nee. Once
and residence, frat house North of
the old Catholic church buildine, IN
South GexJco.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
A Call.

By order of a meeting held at Mex
leo Southern Bank, the undersigned
committee respectfully call a public
meeting of the people of Audrain
county at tLs court house on Mon
day, March Path, 1879, at 2 II
O'Clock, to organize a permanent i'm
migration society for this county.
All are inyited to attend. Speeches
will be made by Ex-Gov. Hardin,
n. MeIlhaney and others.
j. F. LLEwELLYN,
III. w. GLEASON,
N. Y. DUNCAN,
Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
A SURE CURE.

A certain and permanent cure for
chills and fever, dumb ague, diseases
of the liver, neuralgia, &c., is found
in DR.. Patterson's Sugar Coated
Ague Pills. they act gently on the
liver and bowels, and remove the
poison fiom the system, purify the
blood, and impart health and strength
to every part of the body. Be sure
and get them, and you will be hap
nv. 9I-tf
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

If you desire to trade or sell farm
ing or grazing lands in Audrain or adj
joining counties, send description
with lowest cash price to G. w Ba-
ker, Real Estate Loan and General
Insurance agent. Office over New
Savings Bank Building, Mexico, No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
Grit.

Bob White, of the Mexico LEDGER,
last week broke his press, and being
refused the use of the Intelligencer's
press upon which to print his paper,
had to issue a very diminutlve sheet,
in which he said: SIT is no use,
Colonel, you can't keep down an en-
terprising man, though he is young"
That's our sentiments, Bob. We
are down to-day, but we intend to
publish the Callawegian if we have
to make the type, use q planer for q
. press, hew out stones with our boys
Ratchet and chew the rags to make
paper and iron it out with u wife's
fiat-iron.-Fulton callawegian.
Such a man viii always succeed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

DR.. c. w. Benson's Celery and
Chamomile Pills r prepared en-
pressly to cure sick headache, nerv-
Gus headache, Dyspeptic headache,
neuralgia, nervousness and sleepless-
ness, and will cure any a Price
fifty cents a box, 80 pills, postage
free. Sold by all druggists. Office,
No. LOG N. Eutaw ST., Baltimore,
Md. ST.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

propose to advertise the lands left
for sale or trade with me, by circular
and advertisement in all the leading
papers in the north, east and south,
and all parties sending me full des-
cription Of lands and prices will get
the benefit of such advertisement this
fall. No charges unless sale or trade
is made satisfactory to n
c. w. Baker, Real Estate APT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
Fair and Festival.

On next Monday, Tuesday AND
wednesday nights there will be q tar
and festival at the Opera House fof
the completion Of the new Cathoi'c
church. Dinner and supper eacAh
dsy. only 20 cents. An elegant easy
chair will BIZ voted to the most popu.
lar candidate on that occasion
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

W. are a little late this week, but
our machinery did not get back ftom
St. Louis till yesterday and we had
to work all nigh. TO get out even as
soon as we did. We will be on time
In the future.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Owing to the great rush to Lead
vile and the newly discovered gold
mines the NJ, X. & L. Ry. has re-
duced its rates. Parties going viii
do we'll to call on Win Maxwell, at
the Depot Restaurant, foI rates and
information.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
DIED.

On Wednesday, March 10, 1879,
Sallie Barnes, wife OF Richard M.
Barnes, of Saline county. The re-
mains will be inferred at the cemetery
in Concord, Galloway county, on
tomorrow 21st.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

There is nothing very definitely
known abou. the division of the G.. &
A. Il. II. being at Mexico. We have
letters from one or two of the head
officials and they are o commiitai.
But we have the best reasons tor
thinking that Mexico will secure the
division.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Read Lewis Phillips new sad" in
this issue. Lewis is one of our most
enterprising merchants. knows what
the people want and always tries to
please them. Give him a call.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

DR.. Houser, who Is daily and night
ly lecturing at the opera hcuee on
phrenology, is a most elegant talker.
He is evidently a man that has mas
tered this science and cannot fail to
make you a believer in ~phrenology.
Don't fail to attend his lectures. He
has characters and apparatuses of eve
nv kind to illustrate with. His talks
are very instructive and equally in
terestlng. e& >
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
County Temperance Meeting.

BY direction of the Mexico lem.
perance Union its executive commit
tee invite all the members of the
Temperance Unions il. the county TO
meet at Mexico on Friday, March 81,
1879, at l o'clock, pm . for the pur-
pose of organizing County Chris
tian Temperance Union, to take
charge OF and prosecute the temper
ance work in said county. All are
cordially invited to attend.
w. o. FORREST,
Chr Ex. Com. Mexico n. G. Z. II.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

We have q very cordial invitation
to attend a joint discussion between
the Laddonia and Johns Branch ~
ceums, Saturday night, but fear that
it will be impossible for us to attend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

1t is fun to hear q business nan
all the time blowing about doing
business on a cash basis and when
you dun him have him tell you to
call next week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Col. Switzler, the veteran editor of
the Columbia Statesman, made us a
social call yesterday. The Colonel
is n o fthe most sterling newspaper
men in the state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Crusade Commsndery Knight Tenn
plars, No %, have invited tn" fol-
lowing Communicates to celebrate
Ascension Day with them in this
:,lace on Thursday. May 30. 1879:
1T. Graai, COLUMBIA; Tancred, Mob
erly; Calvary, Fulton: Excalibar,
Hannibal; Cyrene Louisiana
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Ben DUR, Missouri's Tom Mast,
has returned, and is registered at the
Cromwell House. It Is said he will
take a hand in our city election. lie
is the man who waged such q terrific
war on the blue blood Burbons over
in Galloway last fall, causing their
decided overthrow Boys, stand out
from under! AZ II.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Judge Forrist ''shook 'em up at
Marshall last Sunday. There is but
little interest taken in the temper
ance cause in that place compared
with Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

We never knew before how much
the LEDGER was appreciated by the
public. There was quite a ~aattering
demand tor the paper last week as
small as it was.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Capt. Eads drew his S750,O00 out
of the treasury Monday a week
While paying the money, the treasur-
err remarked to Capt. Eads: This
is a large sun of money to pay to
one nan" Capt. Eads replied:
'sBut very little of it will remain in
my hands. 1 see some of my credi-
tors now standing outside waiting for
me to come out with the money"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
MONEY TO LOAN.

/ have constantly on hand, money
to loan on flrst-class security in sums
to suit.
j. W. CARSON, Southern Bank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

O'Leary, the champion walker, re-
tired from the track in New York
worn out. He lost the race. lie
says he will walk In public no more.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

The second quarterly meeting for
the current year will be held next
Saturday at the NJ. E. Church South
in this city. Rev. S. w. Cope, f.
+. will oficiate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Palmer Martin, of this city is visit
ing friends in Delevan, Illinois. He
will return in about two weeks,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Can anything be made by lmpeach-
ing Gates NOW? Can we make the
money back by not ~impeaching Gates?
These are important questions now.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Newt Basket and family have mor-
ed to Denver, Colorado. We hste
to lose one of our best citizens but
rtust Nevis health will improve.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

If you want a first class shave or q
stylish hair cut you should call on
Little Mack, the boss barber, in the
Palace Barber Shop under new a "
lngs' bank. Iii.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Hundreds are using L. A,
McConnell's catarrh cure with the
most happy results. Don't fail to
try it. 1t never fails to cure even
the most chronic cases. 22tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

The Dime Concert for the benefit
OF the Presbyterian Church has been
postponed till next Thursday night,
on account of the weather.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

The six days walking match at
Gilmore's Garden, New York, was
completed last Saturday night. Row
ell, of England, carrying off the belt.
He walked 500 miles. Ennis walked
ATS, Hartman 450. O'Leary, on
account of sickness, had to leave the
track early in the race. The gate
fees amounted to $4,000. Rowell's
share is s25, 900 Walking Is hard
work. but it pays well.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

Arrangements are being made to
have a walking match at the opera
house basement, in this city at an
early date.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

j. B. Thompson, of the La Plata
'Home Press" made us a flying call
yesterday. Thompson is engrossing
clerk in the House of Representatives.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20
For Rent,

A number of first-class farms for
the year 1879. Call on c. W. Ba-
keE front room v Savings Bank.
90 9.f =
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-03-20

If you want to insure your property
call on c. w Baker, who is known
to have the leading Fire Companies
and who protects his policy holders
IN the event of loss. lift