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The New York herald., 1879-08-05

METROPOLITAN ELEVATED RAILWAY
wi OPEN FROM 3 80 A. VI. TO IL NJ
RECTOR sT-Ncarest point for W all ferry COM
municatug with ears for South ferry
CORTLAADT ST-Nearest point for Jersey City
Communipaw ferries.
PARK PLACE.-Nearest point Post Office City Hall
and Barclay street ferry to Hoooken.
CHAMBERS ST.-Nearest point for Pavonia and Eric
Railway ferries.
FRANKLIN ST
GRAND sTNearcst point for Desbrossos street ferry
10 Jersey City, connecting with for Desbrosses and
East Grand street ferries
BLEECkER Sr.-Connectng with cars for cast and
sTII SI,Connecting with for Christopher street
East Tenth ferries.
lifH S1-Connecting with for East Twent bird
and Thirty y-fourth street ferries.
23D ST-Connecting with for Twenty third street
ferry to Jersey CITY, and East Thirty fourth ferry fr
Hunters Point
JsD ST.-Counecting with ears Tor W Weehawken ferry
AID ST-Connecting with New York Transfor Com
pany' cabs Tor Grand Central Depot
5OIH ST. AND 9Th AV
5STH ST-Sixth avenue entrance to Central Park eon-
Meeting with OF Belt Line Railroad.
53D ST. AND sIH AN., ooiu ST AND 9TH Av. 7oD
ST. AND 9TH Av., slSr 81. AND 9TH Av.. 93D sT
TOWN TRAINS take side stations FOR Down
TOWN trains take west side stations.
Trains will run to 5Sth st. and 9th and lo4th st. and
9Th av. alternately.
sunday trans from II 80 +. M. till IL midnight
FARE TEN CENTS
except between the hours of 80 30 and and
y. NJ, when the fare IL . cents,
WILLIAM X. GARRISON. President
NJ. VAN BRocKLIs, superintendent
The New York herald., 1879-08-05

nagnifcenty furnished and fitted and conceded to be
THE FINEST EXCURSION STEAMERS in the WORLD,
eombinlng safety speed and comfort.
The New York herald., 1879-08-05
A UCTION SALE OF ELEGANT HOUSEHOLD FUR
ANITURE. OIL PAINTINGS, BRONZES. &c,
At TIE PKIVATE RESIDENCE

I'D ST. MAN 9TH
THIS fTUESDAYl MORNING. AT 10 O'CLOCK.
sTEINwAY & SONS, "a OCTAVE PIANoFoRTE.
CABINET UPRIGHT PIANO.
PARLOR SUITS EBONY FRAMES. covered in satins
and silks ebony Cabinets. Tables to match Pedes-
tails Easels Music Stands Lace Curtains, Pier Mirrors
ormolu Mantel Sets Rockers. Bookcases &c
ASH. MAPLE AND WALNUT Chamber Sets French
Dressers Bcdseads Washstands Chonniers spring and
hair Mattresses, Brussels Carpets. DINING ROOM
Buffet, Extension Table, Chairs, China Glass and Silver
Ware. j. +. SMITH, Auctioneer
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
Geod school.

School number two n township 81,
of range 10 west, known as the Nay
lor School, is nov being successfully
conducted under the management OF
Miss Sadie E. Lawhead, being the
third session she has been engaged
by the same hoard of education, en-
dorsed by the universal voice OF the
patrons ofthe school is but addition
al evidence Of her ability as IL success.
full teacher. The approval and hear
ty cooperation of the hoard and pa
rents infuse into the minds of the pu-
pills u proper degree of energy III the
prosecution of their studies and that
courteous deneanol so necessary to
good scholarship, at the same time
inspire the teacher with higher as
.piralions of the important position
she occupies as an Instructor of those
who are very soon to take their places
rs the young ladies and young gen.
tlemen of the community in which
they may reside. Parents, encour.
age your children and teacher by
your good words and frequent per-
sonal visits, and the of their
united efforts will be certain'and COM
plete and without which you cannot
in reason expect that entire success
so desirable to all whose interests are
involved,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24

Seryi. O. in thC-rTcs NciitH lhurct
cverv Sahbath at IL COX, \. NJ. and al
7 o'clocS. l.. NJ. Prayer meeting and
short lecture Wednesday evening at I
~o'clnck.
Enbb.th School-Iudge MRc:arlaue, Su'
nerin,rf dent. a bible class conducted 10y
tbe m,.t.r, Rev. John .. Grassy. ID ID.
Service. in the NJ. <. Church. south,
every sunday at 10 30 A. NJ. an! : 30 P. Nj.
bv R.v T. j. Groch. PHAor
'P,ay-r meeting efnesdnv evening al
7.3O sunday scb""l AZ 0 a. NJ. j. Nj
Marmaduks. Superintendent
.ervices at Baptist Church every Sun
day morning aid evening. Prayer H:eet
ing ever. " ednesday overriding. Rsv.sJ q
Aapi., Pastor. sunday school a, 4. NJ
james Carroll, Superintendent.
Services 1t the Chr stian { hurcA ever
Lords day at 1890 A. N. and 7.3a P. NJ
bv Elder John A Brooks. Prayer meet
nr Wrdncsdav evening NJ SuHfa'
school ut 9. 80 A. N. b. L. Locke, sup't.
0. 5. Baptist Church.-Pastor. Elder }
T. Lee. Services every 4th Saturday il
ch month, and Sunday following, d
at hali-past ten o'clock, A. NJ. All III
cordially invited.
sery ices ut st. Paul's Episcopal church
on ,ecoI d and fourth Sundays at II A. NJ
$50 7. III. Rev. T. A. sharp, Pastor
Sunday School at 2 P. M. N. Lakeland
Supt.
Services at Methodist Episcopal Churc
every Sunday morning and evening ke'
r. ]. Wheat. Pastor. Prayer meetir
every Thursday evening. sabbath Scho'
at 9 O'Clock A. NJ. ). Wright, superb
tendent. Teachers meeting every Thur
day evening.
Services ut the Catholic Chureh ever
Sunday. Rev. q. F. OLesry anu f"'h'
~Rumsell, Pastors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
French Cure for Women.

Ladies should not fail to give the
French Cure a trial, as it Is the only
reliable remedy peculiar to thefemale
organization often curing a bad case
of female arrangement in a few days
time. 1t sures Suppressed Menstrua-
tons, Difficult transformations, Green
Sickness, Falling of the Womb, Pains
in the Abdomen, SIDE and Back,
Palpitation of the heart, Flashes OF
the Heat, Smothering Sensations and
General Debility of the whole Sys-.
tenn. 1t is a purely vegetable reme-
dy, and composed chiefly of medical
roots and herbs that grow in France.
Prepared and sold only by J. II.
Koontz snd lady, Mexico, Mo.
price two dollars per package. p.
S.-Mrs. j. N. Koontz has had over
IL years experience in practice of
medicine, and is a regular Ladies and
,Children's Physician. All Ladies'
suffering with any Chronic Disease,
will find it to their interest to give
her a call and have an honest opinion
IN regard to their case. Diseases of
the womb and midwifery made a
specially. Consultation free. Office
and residence, first house North of
the old Catholic church building, in
South Mexico. 3S-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
BACK TAXES.
An Opinion Given by Judge
Wickhara Relating to State
Liens.

Judge Wickham rendered Monday
the following decision of Importance
in the matter affecting state liens for
back taxes:
State to use of NJ. A. Rosenblatt
VS. Theresa Meyer ct al.
The defense set up in this ease by
the defendant Allen, is that he bought
from the state of Missouri the prop
erty in question for the delinquent
taxes of 1873 and 1874, and thereby
acquired a fee simple title thereto free
of all prior taxes and liens.
The defense set up by the defend
ant is a general denial of the aver
ments of the petition. The back tax
bill introduced in evidence is primd
tdcie e.idence of all the facts neces-
sary to q recovery. The defendant,
Allen, insists that having bought the
property for the taxes of 1873 and
1874 at the regular tax sale in 1875
for the delinquent taxes of 1874, tina.
all former forfeitures of said property
for back taxes are cancelled by virtue
of section 225, of the revenue act of
1872. He insists also that by the
collectors deed for the taxes of 1874,
which contains the words: "Grant,
bargain and SELL" he obtained a fee
simple title to the property with the
covenant that it was free from any
incumbrance. But it is Unnecessary
to determine the true meaning and
effect of section 225, as it was ex-
pressly repealed March 81, 1875,
session acts Of 1875, page 81, section
8, before the regular sale Of 1875 ~
October.
The words: "Grant, bargain and
SELL" used by. the collector in his
deed, cannot operate to bind the state
In the absence of any authority In
him so to bind her. By section 226,
Of the act of 1872, the lien of the
state is expressly retained until the
taxes are paid. The collectors deed
conveyed the title of the owner in the
property subject to the lien for the
taxes of 1872. The court finds the
issue for the plaintiff and gives judg-
ment for the back taxes, interests
and costs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
Why Net

Have those old, faded pictures copied
and enlarged in India Ink and Water
Colors. w. II. Arnold, of Fulton,
Mo-, agent of the Auburn Copying
Company, New York, Is now deliver
ing his first lot India Ink and Water
Colors Portraits, to parties in this
city. Parties wishing Portrait paint
ing in India Ink and Water Colors,
cannot do better than give it to MIR.
Arnold, who will guarantee the like
ness. We have examined specimens
of work done by his company, and
a cheerfully recommend his work
and him to the pubic rs worthy of
confidence. Samples of his work can
be seen at the post Office or at the
Hickerson House, where he is stop
ping.
N. B. Parties wishing work done
and not having an opportunity of
seeing me can address me at Fulton,
Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
Societies

v G. #. II. meets at the Opera House
syery Monday night AT 7.3U. John a
Brooks, Pres't: james Carroll Secy.
y. NJ g.. A.-Devotional meeting every
Spndav 2:30 D.. M. Devotional meeting
eyery luz sdas, 7:50 D.. m. Business
meeting LIST. Thursday IN each month al
Up IN
A. o. u. W. meets every Tuesday eve
ming At 7 30. John 4. Brooks, r. INV;
]. Coatsworth, Secretary 4. B. Cake, W.
Father Matthew K. C.. r. A. & b. Soci-
ETY. meets on the third Sunday IN each
month.
cling Grand Branch No. .. &. Is. \.
meets On tie first Sunday IN each month
Crusade Command.ry-S. VI. Edwards
Fmi, ent { ommaIder meets The tbiru
Tnesd.y evening of each month, at f.3t
o'clock.
Mexico Lodge No. 26 A. r. and a. N;
ma.ts an the Dirt Tuesday ia each moi |
80 M. and also on the first FRIDAY u
sscb month at Z p. L.. jus. Carroll, w.
Mexico Chapter No. 81. Royal arch
meets on the second rriaay In e@e'
month. ). NJ. Edwards, C.f.
Hsbron Lodge No. 25i. A. r: and A
M. Regular communications on the mr.
Monday in each month, at Z r. n. i'm
Riley, w. NJ.
I. o, o. F.-Mexican Lodge No. W
meets every Wednesday evening ut thei
hall in p. N. Morris building. X. Sonar
ZACH, N. g.
Mamre E~ncampment No, 81. meets OIL
the second and fourth Fridays In eacl
month. Louis Phillips. @. r.
Audrain county Medicsl Society meet
on the last Friday in s~sa month, At 2 Z
=. DR.. w. W. McfArlAas, Presiden
r. 1kso. a. Kssloa, osssstssy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
GREATNESS.
She Now Has the Largest ard
Finest Millinery Establish.
ment in the World.

The opening of the Wholesale millinery aud
notion establishment of Mesers. o. r. Keith
81 Co., In their elegant new quarters on Wa.
bash avenue, marks an era in the commercial
history of the great Northwest,-and, In facs,
of Ameriea,-whose Importance can hardly be
overestimated, for IL enables Chicago to
boast of having the largest, finest, and
best appointed wholesale , millinery and
notion ho-se in the world. Chicago's
supremacy ia other lines, such "A grain,
provisions, and lumber, has been acknowl.
edged for years; but few have had the hardi-
rood to make similar claims for the Garden
City as Q distributing point for all the fash
ionable hnerv and elegant trifles that are the
outgrowth OF centuries of European luxury.
This proud pre-eminence of Chicago Ia. of
course, due to q great extent to her position
as the commercial centre Of the Mississippi
Valley; but In a still greater degree is the
result owing to the untiring energy and enter.
prise of her business houses, OF which the
firm of o. r. Keith & Co. NAV be taken
as the best representative. Mr.. Keith was
the senior member of the firm of Keith
Brothers, wholesale dealers in millinery,
hats. caps, furs, notions, and furnishing
goods, on Madison street. Twenty-one years
ago lin 1859 the firm was known as Keith
81 Faxon, later Tin 1861 as Keith, Faxon q Co.,
and since 1888 as Keith Brothers. They arc
well and fasorabiy known not only In this
country but in all the leading markets IN
Europe, where their standing is among the
very best. so rapid has been the growth Of
the business of the firm that the Madison-stree
place, sithough one of the largest In the West,
was by fax too small for the joint business. A
change was accordingly made, and, white the
other departments arc carried on as usual at
the old stand by Keith Brothers, the millinery,
fancy goods, and notions departments were
taken by d. r. Keith & Co. and transferred TO
the ne~wly-fnished Wiiiems Building on Wa
bash aveuuc.-Chieago Tribune, March q.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
CONSUMPTION CURED

An old physician, retired from
practice, having had placed in his
hands by an East India missionary
the formula of a simple vegetable
remedy, for the speedy and perma-
nent cure for consumption, bronchitis,
catarrh, asthma, and all throat and
ung affections, also . positive aud
radical cure for rvo debility and
all complaints, after having tested its
wonderful curative powers in thous-
ands of cases, has felt it his duty to
make it known to his suffering fell
lows. Actuated by this motive, and
a desire to relieve human suffering, 1
will send, free of charge, to all who
desire it, this recipe, with full direc-
tons for preparing and using, in Ger
man, French, or English. Sent by
mail. by addressing with stamp. NAM
ing this paper. W. W. Sherar, l49
Powers Block, Rochester, New
York. a5-I>
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
Stay at H0nle.

Young man, if you have q home in
the country, stay there. Don't help
to ]overcrowd the city. City life is a
hard life, especially at the present
time, when for every vacant situation
there are half a dozen applicants.
One out OF a hundred in a city may
he able to lay up a little money, anil
one out of two thousand may become
wealthy a small portion will live IN
comparatively comfortable circum-
stances; the rest, even if they get and
keep constant employment, are
drudges, who work hard, get poor
pay, besides being condemned to un-
wholesome diet, and to breathe foul
air. In the country very few men
have an excuse for being wretchedly
poor. The nation would be richer,
happier and better if the excess of
population in the cities would re-
move to fertile farms, of which there
are an abundance, and engage in
tilling the soil. 1t is an occupation
quite as honorable as selling dry
goods, and far more desirable than
the lrudgery or confinement of city
life, that wears out the body before
old age comes, and offers no adequate
wages to sustain life in return. II
you are wise, you will not desert the
country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
Mathematics in n Bail.

Zebulon Martin and son, who live
at Henry's Bend, about six miles
from Oil City, Pa, while removing
stones on their farm the other day,
discovered q ball rs large as a bushel
basket, which appeared to be q coil
of black rope knotted and curiously
interlaced. The warn sunshine fell
upon the ball, which soon seemed to
in its many coils, and then the
men saw that it was a mass ofsnakes.
The warmth revived the dormant rep
tiles, and the surface of the ball was
500 covered with r%attles, which
swayed to and fro with a sound res
embling the blowing OF wind through
the dead leaves of a tree. What
seemed a gordian knot began to un.
rayel. The tails protruded more and
more, and as the snakes unlocked
their intricate coils they appeared to
be packed with heads in the cen
ter of this living coil. The snakes
soon completely mcoiled themselves
and showed fight, w~hereupon til.
men set to work Of slaughterins
the reptiles. Fifty-six snakes were
killed. The largest reptile possessed
IL rattles.-Oil City Derrick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24


EDrroR LEDGER Allow me through
your columns tc call the attention OF
district clerks and directors to q few
points in the law IN regard to their
duties.
Section Is says: SIT shall be the
duty of the directors of each district
TO take or cause to be taken and for
warded to the clerk Of the county
court and county commissioner, be-
tween the 10Th day of March and
1st day of April in each year a list
of the names of the white and colored
youths (noting Them therein separ-
ately), between the ages of five ana
twen,y-one years (changed by the
constitution to from six to twenty
resident in the district, designating
male and female. Also an alphabet
Cal list of the resident taxpayers in
said district" In regard to this
clause the state superintendent, page
60, says: Failure to report to the
county clerk the number of children
in the district, will lose to the district
Its share of the state, as well as coun-
ty and township funds, and conse-
quenily the burden of taxation will
he greater in carrying on the
schools"
Section "a states the items which
should be reported to the county
commissioner. In regard to this sec
ton, the state superintendent, page
67, says :''lIe Che county commission
er) II ust insist on a report f:om ev-
cry district in the county, covering
every item on the printed blanks, as
such report is primG fucie evidence
that the district officials have COM
piled with the requirements of the
law, and it is therefore entitled TO its
oldIS VI III iuIlOS. III lC-
port is made, Tie presumption is,
that the law has not been complied
with, and no funds should he appor-
toned until the presumption is re-
moved by direct testimony" The
funds for this county have been ready
for apportionmcnt for some days past,
and many districts arc needing their
money; but some have not even yet
sem their enumeration lists to the
county clerk, and not more than half
of them have sent their reports To the
county commissioner. District clerks
will not only confer u favor upon the
county clerk and county commits
sioner by sending in their reports at
once, bit they will also favor Their
own districts and others that are
aw aiting the apport'onment of the
funds If any clerk has not the
proper blanks and will inform M by
postal, l will semi them by return
mail. have no reports nor any rec
ord in the office by which 1 can as
certain who arc the clerks Of some
districts, or to whom L may send
blanks Yours most respectfully,
Gro. ID. BOWMAN,
County Commissioner.
April "a, 1879.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
Unhappy Marriages.

The universal expectation Of mar
ried lives is, that their. lives will al
ways he happy ones. Deluded
dreamers. They imagine that they
are different from other people and
when they enter the portals OF matri-
mony, love, peace and prosperity
will ever be their attendants. >uch
had better. consider themselves the
same as others, out form iron resolu-
lions to do different from other mar
ried people-resolutions that will
keep them from the dangerous coast
upon which SO many have been
wrecked and ruined. Unhappy mar
riages depend upon many causes.
Previous to marriage many try TO APP
pear more intelligent, more amiable
or more accomplished than they
really are. Depend upon it that
love brought into existence by a
moonlight stroll, strengthened by
deceit and fashionable displays, and
finally consummated through the IN
~fiuence of designing friends, will fade
in. after lille almost as Fast as the
flowers which compose the brida
wreath.-Ex.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
NewsDaDers.


From Harper's New Monthly Magazine.
There are indeed two kinds Of
modern journals. There is one class
that aims to control public opinion
and anoth+r which is satisfied to re-
fleet it. Yet, neither properly sacri-
fees independence. The latter does
not pretend to independence. 1t
studies the weather cock and guesses
how the wind blows and speaks ac-
c~ordingly. The former utters its
convictions and those convi :tions
are the bond of union between its
readers and itself. It's sincerity is
the secret of it's success. In both
these Instances the conductors of pa
pers honestly do what they propose,
and their editors are in no more dam
ger of compromising themselves than
any other member of q sect Or party.
Many of the largest and most impor-
taBt journals are established as the
advocates Of q general policy upon
certain principles chat do not change.
In the advocacy of those principles
there is room for honesty and indie
pendencc and their advocacy is the
condition of their support. Adver-
tisers who hold those principles ma
turally resort to the paper and in
reasc OF advertisements increases it's
circulation and promotes its prospect
ty. If the proprietor or editor
changes his views he is in a difficult
position because he cannot expect
his supporters to change with hun
and n change of base in a paper is
generally followed by a general
''Stop my paper from ancient
friends. The men that are not sway
ed by interest, by prejudice, by ira
dition, by sophistry, by love of ease
and comfort are very few, but the
conduct of a newspaper offers no es-
pecial trial to independence unless a
man begins by selling himself to teach
and advocate and enforce what he
does not believe. There are such
soldiers of fortune, the Viscontis, the
Sforzas, the Maiatestas of the press.
They have no other conviction than
that of the necessity of making o liv-
ing and OF buying the success that is
counted In money. The most truly
independent journals in this country,
however, are among the most pros
and r Ing enhances the
ga paper
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-04-24
Murphy Meeting.

A good audience attended the
meeting Monday night. John A
Brooks, Jas Carroll, Prof: Treloar
and Judge Forrist all in! their places.
After the report of tie executive
board, Carrie Woodward favored the
audience with q recitation, which
was rendered IN such a favorable
manner, it called out a well descrv-
ed compliment from the president
Rev. John Wheat, the speaker of the
evening, then took the platform, and
in a well prepared and elegant adj
dress argued the subject in a clear,
logical and mastery manner. which
leaves no doubt IN the minds of his
hearers, as to his position on the
question of temperance. Bro. Wheat
falls into line among the temperance
workers, and a hearty welcome is ex,
tended 10 him. Bro. Williams, OF
Louisiana, was then called for by the
president, and in response delivered
a lively talk, which was interspersed
with incident and anecdote, which
kept the audience in a lively humor.
Programme for next Monday night
Address,. Med. TriInble; read.
ing-Mrs. Joe. Henderson, select
songs, &C..