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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-16

The President Sir Francis Hincks
and other officers OF the collapsed
Consolidated Bank of Canada, at
Montreal, have been indicted andwill
he tried on the charge OF pu blishiDg
false statements Of the banks alleg-
cd sound condition just before its
failure. "Serves 'em right
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-16

A Mob Of forty chivalrous young
Texans, disguised, vaiiantly, and
with the courage of young lions, on
Saturday night, attacked the cabin
Of poor negro woman at Dallas, in
that State, demanding cher son
Charley" whom they desired to
"lunish.' Their demand was not
complied with, when they forcibly
entered the cabin and killed the
poor woman and her son. These
bold and valiant fellows will now
be idoized as heroes III their COM
munity, as is usual III such cases
down there.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-10-16
CAPITAL NOTES,


al excursion by the ladies' to the
''Dells of Wisconsin" upon invitation
of the c., M. Il ST. p. r. r. Co.
Scores of "strong minded" women
from various parts of the country
were in attendance upon the Con
gress, and the crowds who daily at
tended the sittiugs attest the exer-
| cises to have been of an entertaining
character. The Object of the socie-
" seems TO be exclusively to benefit
womankind by presenting her wongs,
errors and weaknesses, and suggest.
remedies for ga ch case. 1t made 10
pretense CT being ''w omen's rights"
gathering, according 10 the general
acceptance of that term; for little
was said about woman suffrage and
kindred topics supposed to DE the
leading ones ia the "woman' s rights"
movement as generally understood.
A railroad accident near Prairie
du Chen, by which q young man OF
this place lost his life, one day last
week !; and runaway by which a
farmer resident near here, was killed,
on our streets last Friday, have been
among the local items of the city
press lately.
Mr., Jenkins, Democratic candi-
date for Governor, is advertised to
speak in the Assembly Chamber to-
night. | see no signs of a grand
ralIy,' but as the Republican en-
ployecs of the State will probably
stake iii the show" as is their Gus
tom, the candidate will probably Sc
cure fair audience, | believe this
is the first Democratic meeting of
the campa gn III the State.
Next Thursday, the renowned
James g. Blaine is to discourse on
politics in the same chamber, and no
| one need be told that there will be
no empty seats on that occasion. ln
the afternoon the popular statesman
will speak from the balcony of the
Park Hotel for the benift of those
from the country and adjoining
towns, who will want to return home
the same night.
The wisdom Of the selection of the
new-fedged editor Of the Madison
| Democrat, as Chairman Of the State
Central Committee of that party is
manifest-to the chairman. at least.
His special fitness is seen in the Wig
or with which he writes editorials
for his paper, which are reprinted
in the same office and sent out as
campaign documents at the expense
Of the party, and to the profit of his
persona. business. To his wisdom
and patriotism we are indebted for
the attempt to make it appear that
Gov. Smith enlisted in 1861, but
never left the State, which being
promptly proved silly lie was soon
abandoned. Also to the same bril-,
liant genius is due the credit Of
starting the story that Gov, Smith
was not citizen until 1870, though
he had been State Treasurer previous
to that date. In refutation of which
it is shown that Mr.. Smith came
with his parents from Scotland to
America when about 10 years old
and that his father was an honored
and active American citizen years
before William t. became of age.
The only foundation for the story
about the Governors having enlist.
ed end then backed out is this: 4
year or two before the war there
was militia company organized
at Fox Lake, Wis, to which
Mr. Smith contributed aid and Gu
couragement, being a prominent
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
Invite your %neighbors.
COURTESY AMONG Il
III. e.. Dean Ola HI. Eamy.

Last Saturday II. Clay Dean and
ii. Martin Williams were talking on
various political subjects. Dean ask
ed Williams: WHO Is that convict
editor that has been after you in a
newspaper? What is his politics"
Monkey' headed Day then, in his usu-
III arrogant, ignorant and prejudiced
way, put in his iih and said: "Oh!
If he has been in the penitentiary he
is a Democrat of curse" Clay
Dean very cooliy said: young
man, let me tell you something. |
I'm older than you and | find that
there is always, ut least courtesy
among real gentlemen Day wiltcd.
We wonder how long since Day
found ont that every criminal was a
Democrat. No one would accuse any
Of the Day family of being Demo
Gratis and we don't think there would
be much trouble to prove one of them
ut least, a thief.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
Runaway.

Last Saturday afternoon as Mr..
Gilchrist from the eastern part of this
county, was driving down promenade
street in a sulkey his horse took
fright and ran away, throwing Gil
christ out and turning the sulky over.
The horse ran as if he was hunting a
shade, the sulkey caroming against
the tree boxes, first on n side OF
the street and then on the other, not
sighting a single one. After getting
tired of this and wishing to get the
work down finer the horse Rugged
the picket fence, literally stripping
the palings off the fence for a few
yards. When the ''lay OUT reached
the lower end of Promenade the sui
key had acquired such a velocity
that it overlook the horse and the
whole train was ditched. The sulkey
now looks like a watermelon after s
negro camp meeting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

WHEREAS, Mamie M, Everett
w and Melviil L. Everett, her bus-
band, by their certain deed of trust.
dated April Esd, 1877, and recorded
in the Recorders Office of Audrain
county, Missouri, in book .sL," on
page 523, conveyed to James Il. Nell
son, as trustee, the following de-
scribed real estate, situated in the
county of Audrain, State of Missou-
III, to-wit:
The west half of the north half of
the south half of block nine 10y of
the county addition to the city of
Mexico ; the said conveyance being
made to secure the payment of GER
tain promissory notes thevein describ-
ed /; and, whereas, default has been
made in the payment of said notes
and interest !; now, therefore, at the
request of the legal holder of said
notes, | will. IN accordance with the
terms of sail trust, ON
Friday, the 9Th Day of August, 1879,
between 9 o'clock, A. NJ, and 6
O'Clock. p. NJ, of said day, sell said
real estate, at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, al
the east door of the court house, IN
the city of Mexico, Audrain county
State of Missouri, to satisfy ssit
notes, interest and cost of executing
this trust. JAS. Z. NELSON,
bat. Trustee.
MEXICo, Mo-, july 18th, 1879.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
Day. an Unprincipled Liar.

We never allow a negro to be pO-
liter than we are, but some men do
get too low for our notice. The
weather is too warm for d%irt-throw-
ing. We have not the time for Il
newspaper controversy, even with u
gentleman; but we sometimes step to
one side for Il moment to kick insig-
nificant ours, just to hear them yell
ana let them know their place.
Day, the monkey-headed editor of
the Union-a MAJ with no brains and
less principle-who spells constitu-
ton with a X, and God with a small
"a Radical renegade, who tries to
run a Grcenb&ck newspaper when he
has not sense enough to drive a nail
straight (by the way, he could not
make a living as q carpenter, 80 he
went into the newspaper ~business),
has IL column TRADE against us in his
last issue. He calls us "~lascivious
poltroon," etc. :; says we were born
in New York; that our politics are
Republican; that we tried TO run a
Radical paper; that we wanted to run
\ Greenback paper, etc, etc.
Now, young man, we can settle this
controversy very shortly. We brand
all your allegations rs base lies, ex-
cept the place of our nativity. You
are q base, u~nprjncipled NMr, and the
truth is not in you.
You can find the writer of the above
in the LEDSER office from 8 to 4 any
time before next Monday noon, if you
don't think he is correct in his state
ment. We never tried to start a
Radical paper; we were solicited to,
but always said we could not do it
that we should always write as we
felt; we never voted any but the
straight Democratic ticket and never
expect to. We are also accused of
trying to sell out to the Greenback-
ers. This is another damnable lie.
We have been waited on by the
Greenbackers several times, but have
always told them we could not es-
pouse their course outside of the
Democratic party. Only last week a
prominent Greenbacker told us that
the party did not recognize Days pa
per as their organ, and wanted o. pa
per that was a paper. But we don't
care to bore our readers. Our friends
know our record, and as far as Others
on they can think as thew Dleasa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

We have received a copy of the
Premium List of the Fair to be held
at Sturgeon, Boone county, on the
Goth Of August and continuing four
days. Besides a large number of
liberal premiums for saddle, harness
and fine horses liberal premiums are
offered every day for the fastest runn-
ing and trotting horses, sufficient to
make this a most interesting exhibit
ton. The races will, during this
fair, begin precisely at half-past one
O'Clock, irrespective of other rings.
Oh the third day Sis is offered for
glass ball shooting, Bogardus rules.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

burg and bring back nails. We ship
wood as far as Boston and Cincinnati
and bring back musical instruments
and furniture. Now friends, Just
think of what composes the cost of
such n simple thing as this table for
instance. The men that make it
must have bread and meat to eat,
clothes to wear, houses to live in,
fuel to cook with and keep them warm.
When such things r brought from
the east, eastern prices are paid for all
the workmen consume while manu-
featuring them. We sell corn at Is
cents per bushel, but when we buy
abroad We pay out at the rate of a
dollar for it, for that is what it costs
the workmen that make these things.
The question to be decided then is,
will VIC manufacture them where pro-
visions are cheap? Every spirited
man ought to nswer back yes! but
he ought to do more he ought also to
make every possible effort to carry
that resolution into execution and
thus assist in building up the state.
If what is imported could be made at
home it would add to our population
and increase Il wealth. 1t is not
necessary to inform this intelligent
audience what 500 or 1000 operatives
earning each two dollars per day and
spending them in such q place as
Mexico would do for it. Why then
should such a town wait for such q
condition? Would not the annual
benefit to society reach the actual
outlay necessary to attain it.
Mr.. Dean finally remarked that
there were 1000, 900 acres of land in
Missouri subject to homestead entry
and asked how are occupants to be
got for them, and how are skilled
manufacturers and farmers to be in
duced to settle in the more densely
populated counties. The State Board
does not place much confidence in or
binary advertising, but proposes tt
present the claims of the different
sections of the state to immigrants
through agents. If local organiza.
tons will collect information and
send to the board detailed statements
of the wants and capabilities of theiI
counties, nothing will be left untrieC
to accomplish what is considered de
sirable.. Kansas scatters exaggerated
statement everywhere, but we ca
give the plain truth and then GU
state will be filled up and we shall
cease to be tributary to other com
munities.
At the conclusion of his address
Mr.. Dean requested those present t.
form an immigration board to co-ope
rate with that Of the state, and upor
Col. McIlhaney being called to tht
chair, that gentleman sad that Their
was immigration board already in ex
~istence, but proposed that It's officer
should resign and give place to
new organization. After discussion
it was decided to create 4 cOmmitte,
composed of Messrs. Reddington
Woodward and Gill to conform th
constitution of the existing society t.
the views of the State Board.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
G.. 4 A. Railroad Officials.

The following passenger conduc-
tors of the G. & A K. X. have their
headquarters at Mexico:
Free l.. Paine, Thomas Hughes,
W. L. Towner, l.. &. Barrett, +. J.
Sandford, Bass Moore, Jimmie Ora
ham, J. C. Grecnman.
The persons mentioned below arc
the train dispatchers for the c. q A,
r. r., stationed at Mexico:
Chief, S. A. Johnson Jay Z. Lane,
John Flynn, W. Rutherford, j. W,
Egan, assistants.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
To Contractors and Builders.

A church is to be built in the Vi
cinity of the Duley school house, on
the Paris road, five miles north OF
Mexico. Bids will be received until
July 22d, 1879. The committee re-
serve the right to reject any or all
bids. Specifications can be seen and
bids left with j. N. Marmaduke, at
Mexico Savings Bank.
w. H. WAKEFIELD,
G. =. WILLIAMS,
N. SNEED,
JOHN w. Fox,
.. H HARRIS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
DIR. Kings California Golden
Compound

Is a strictly vegetable preparation,
and will positively cure Dyspepsia,
Sick Headache, Acidity of Stomach,
coming up of Food, Pain in pit of
Stomach, Low Spirits, Biliousness.
Constipation, Jaundice, Liver Com
plant or any affection of the Stomach
or Liver, in the shortest time posi-
BILE. You are not asked to buy until
you know what you are getting.
Therefore, as you value your eXis-
tence, do not fail to go to your drug
gist, r. Scharlach, Kingo building,
and get a trial bottle free of charge,
which will show what a regular one
dollar bottle will do. Ask for DR..
Kings California Golden Compound,
and take no other.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
Teachers.

A competitive examination will be
held at the court house in Mexico,
August I'd, 1879, beginning at $40
a. IN. All wishing certificates before
the beginning of the fall terms OF
school, will please attend this cxami'
nation. Hereafter examinations viii
he given only the first Saturday il
each month. GEO. ID. BOWMAN,
13-2t. County Com.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
CLIFFORD'S FEBRIFUGE.

In the cure of Fever and Ague this
remedy displays extraordinary pow
ers. Properly used, no case can re.
sistit, and other diseases of an utter
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-
TEN, gives tone and vigor to the
whole body, and prevents disease
from becoming seated. Try CLIFF
FoRD's FEBRIFUeE; it is sure, safe
and speedy IN IT'S action. You will
never regret buying the first bottle.
and you will have discovered friend
you can not afford to lose.
j. c. RICHARDSON, Prop'r,
For sale by al druggists. st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
A SUp.a Cup.a-

A certain and permanent cure Tor
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 from 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
DIV, 21-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

Arrangements are being made ito
establish a new town on the e. & "A.
r. R., just west of Centralta and
north of Sturgeon, about one half OF
a mile west of the Audrain county
line. 1t will be called Dolphin, a
twin fish to Sturgeon, near by, on
the X. G. & Northern railroad. A
depot will be built, a switch put in,
&c. The ground belongs to G.. B.
Macfarlane, of Mexico and Capt. l..
G.. Mitchell, of Alton, Iii.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
COLLISION.
Wreck or the q. & A. II. r.
Train Dispatcher Of"-NO
One Killed.

One Killed.
A good deal of excitement pre-
vailed among our citizens, especially
among u railroad men, last Friday,
when it was learned that Free. L..
Paine's and j. G. Greenmaa's trains
had collided near Oak Grove, Mo.
What added mystery to the collision
was that both of these conductors
were known to be most careful and
reliable.
The facts in the case, as near as
We can learn from careful interview
ing, are: that passenger conductor
Free. L. Paine, with passenger train
No. 81, left Kansas City, going east,
at 5 40 a. m. last Friday morning, on
time. Paine left Blue Springs on
time, but between Blue Springs and
Grain Valley (not a telegraph ~station)
his tender jumped the track. Paine
Immediately protected his train with
fiaos. and sent a man back to Blue
Springs to telegraph to the train dis,
hatcher that he vas off the track be-
tween Blue Springs and Grain Valley
In the meantime, j. G.. Greenman,
with Denver Express No. 62, will
two engines pulling a long passenge
train going west, reached OaI
Grove, the first station east o
Grain Valley, and received orders tt
run to Grain Valley and wait 70
Paire.
By this time Paine was on the track
having, by the laws of the road, til
right of way. Having heard nothing
from the train dispatcher, he at one
told his engineer to "throw he
open," and make up all the time h
could before he got to Oak Grove, S
as not to keep Greenman waiting
There being no telegraph office a
Grain Valley, of course he could no
learn that Greenman was running t
meet him at the rate of forty miles a
hour. He thought Greenman wa
! waiting at Oak Grove. Greenma
had no right to think anything. IL
had orders to run to Grain Valley
Both trains were running UNUSUAL
fast. Paine had passed Grain Valley
Greenman was trying to reach the
point, when suddenly, right at
curve in the road, as usual, the tw
trains, freighted with living beings
came in sight Of each other, runnln
forty miles an hour and only one hui
dred yards apart.
In less time than we can write til
: line the two trains were together. e
soon as the engineers saw the dang
brakes were called for and steam sh1
off. AS soon as the engineers ha
done all they could in as short a tin
as they could, a simultaneous id'
seemed to ente," their heads to eXcu
across the country In company VIII
their firemen, and away they wei
over and through the wl,re fence llk
they were shot out OF q gun. And
close call they had of it. "Chalky
Foote, engineer on 62, had one OF h
legs badly bruised; the other boy
were badly shaken up but not niue
hurt.
The trains came together with
terrible crash. All three of the Ell
gines, n baggage a and mail ca
were total wrecks. The air brake
and Blackstone couplings were al
that saved the coaches and those tina
were in them. 1t is almost impossi
bic to telescope a train with Black
stone couplings. The passenger
were hardly thrown out of their seats
The conductors were not to blame
They did not even receive a censurt
The train dispatcher was altogether t
blame, and realizing this fact he
once resigned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
Horse Race.

There will be a horse race neal
Blues store, on Underwood's track,
next Saturday evening at 4 o'clock
The Tuck Morris mare will run
against Flat soop," a horse owned
bv DYE. The race will be one-fourtt
of q mile for $25 aside, besides 6
large number OF side bets.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
The Boom,

The Greenback party of Audrain
had a ''big" hurrah at Thompson
last Saturday. Col. Halestlne, of
Springfield, and III. Martin Williams,
of Warrensburg, did the booming.
We left the grounds at II O'Clock
and by actual count there were 43
voters on tho grounds. A good
many women and children were
present. III. Martin w. dotes on
woman and children.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

There are in Leadvillc, 10 dry
goods stores and l20 saloons, not in
Guiding 10 beer halls, 10 wholesale
liquor houses and Z drug stores
there are 4 churches and 35 houses OF
prostitution four pablo school teach
ers and l47 lawyers; 4 banks and 4
dance houses 3 ministers and lis
| ramhlino hnuSna-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
But j to Say.

1t is but just to say that the firm
of Steele & Price were the first to
place in the market articles for Gull
nary purposes that are strictly pure
and wholesome. Their DIR. Prices
Cream Baking Powder has obtained
it's popularity and extended sale by
the purity of the materials.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

Day says when he sells his interest
in the Union he will inform his read
ers. That would not take him long.
But he never had any interest in the
Union that we know of. The Union
is owned by DR.. Patterson and ". b
McIntire,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

j. J. Gill will have control of the
LEDGER and act as managing editor
in the absence of the editor, during
the next three Or four weeks. All
items of interest, communications as
we'll as watermelons, will receive
prompt attention.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

For SALE OR TRADE We have 8
very fine six seat carriage, (shop
price one thousand dollars,) which
we will sell at a great bargain or trade
for good city or country property.
Apply to 5no. p. Clark s. Son, Mex
leo, Nc. lott.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

If you desire to trade or sell farm
ing or grazing lands in Audrain or
adjoining counties, send descEiptpn
with lowest cash price to c, NSeBa-
ker, Real Estate, Loan and General
Insurance agent. Office owe New
Savings Bank Building, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

NJ. r. Stansbury, railroad postal
clerk, got his nose pealed- in the
wreck last week. When Paine's en-
gineer s'squealed'' for brakes the Sc
cond time S. thought it was Gabriel
blowing his horn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
Ledger Prize,

The MEXICO LEDGER will give a
silver cup to the member of the NJ.
G. C. that breaks the most balls for
3 successive practice s%hootings. The
prize to be held by this party until
carried away by another party break
ing the most balls for 3 successive
evenings.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

DR.. w. Ii. Lee, we regret TO learn,
is preparing to remove to Mexico.
The Doctor has many warm friends
in this community who will be 10th to
give him up, but if 90 he must We
wish him ucces in his OLD home
New London Record.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17
RuckIen.s Arnica SaIye,

The best salye in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, letter, chapped hands, chill
b.ains, corns, and all kinds Of skin
eruptions. This salve is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction in every
case or money refunded. Price 20
cents per box. For sale by r.
Scharlach, Ringo building, Mexico,
Mo. z 1-y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

Herman Scharlach came very near
getting his eyes put out last Tues
day. Upsettlng a jar of sulphuric
acid over his neck and throat, he was
in q moment clad for warm weather
and still he was not cool.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

Porter's Chicken Cholera cure, Is
the only certain remedy known fol-
Chicken Cholera. Given occasional
ly 1t will prevent chickens from hav-
ING the disease. 1t is now being
used throughout the country with en-
tire satisfaction. For sale at Patter-
sons drug store. 1-tf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

There will be 8 grand picnic on
South Fork of Salt River, 8 miles
north Of Mexico, in Jim Stuart's pas
ture, July Goth, 1879. Dancing and
public speaking will be the order of
the day. Plenty of grub on the
grounds and everybody invited to at
tend. j. K. HELLER,
III. STUART,
d. WILLIAMS,
Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

The Mexico Union is full of abuse
of. 3. Henderson and X. NJ. White,
and White received most of the abuse,
of course. We should judge he
thought us the biggest gun. Harry,
how often have we told you never tc
throw dirt at your betters:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

The young people of Mexico en-
joyed a most elegant time at the lawn
party at Red. Callaways' last Tues
day night. Mr.. and Mrs. Galloway
know how to make young people en-
ioy themselves.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

Mexico hasn't a saloon now; the
last one wa moved out of town a
day or two ago. But the Intelligen-
Ger will be published IS usual, and
the LEDGER will be married next
week st. Louis Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-17

Next Monday night the Murphies
have a very interesting business
meeting. Judge w. O. Forrist will
report for the executive committee
Officers will be elected. A good lit
erary programme Will also be carried