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Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
Trustees Sale.

WHEREAS, L. z. Gates and Mary
w A. Gates, his wife, by their two
certain deeds, the one dated Scptem-
Der 18th, 1871, and recorded in book
&, page $50, in the Recorders office
for Audrain county, and the other
dated November 10Th, 1871, and re-
corded in book |, page AZ, of the said
Recorders Office in said county, con-
veyed to the undersigned all tho fol-
lowing lands in Audrain county, Mo-,
viz: The southeast quarter of section
rhirty-three, in township fifty-two,
range ten west, in trust, to secure the
payment of two certain promissory
notes in said deeds described ; and,
whereas, said notes are due and un-
paid; now, therefore, at the request
of the holder of said notes. and by
virtue of the power in me vested by
said deeds, l will, on
Friday, the 2sth day of Feb'y, 1879,
ut the east door of the Court House,
in Audrain county, Missouri, sell. at
public auction, to the highest bidder,
for cash in hand, all, or so much of
said lands, rs will pay off and dis,
charge said notes. interest and costs.
S. NJ. EDWARDS,
n42-tds Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
PLEURO PNEUMONIA.

1t is a very serious matter that an
alarm concerning this disease should
have been created in England. There
can be no doubt that cattle affected
by it we're landed from Portland, but
the presumption is that it originated
on shipboard during their transport
tation. Examination proves that the
stock on board the Ontario e in q
healthy condition when shipped, and
no traces of the disease q be dis
covered in the district from whence
the animals came.
Shipment of cattle from this coun'
try to England has been heretofore
constantly on the increase. Not only
have steamers been recognized fol
this business, but new e wer'
BULL expressly for it. There arr
nos sid 10 be NOTICES. than 20 steam
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20

A New Method Introduced by
Congress.

Congress has lately invented a new
style of interviewing. 1t appoints a
committee, clothes it with power to
examine persons and papers and sets
it at work to gain exact knowledge.
Such was the Cipher Committee. Its
commission converted it into a gossip
hunt from the start. 1t was not de-
signed to indict crime. 1t had no
higher aim than to discover if there
were reasons to suppose that it had
been perpetrated. In consequence,
this committee has been acting like
amateur newspaper reporters, set to
work to ferrit out what had been
either attempted or accomplished by
politicians and returning boards.
The N. Y. World says ''that an inter-
viewer with power would be a
valuable acquisition to the staff of
any newspaper, and that the sub
committees in their capacity of in
reviewers, Notwithstanding their poor
training, have made things lively for
the newspapers, only they are insult
ferably long winded, as we shall
sharply remind them, if they agaiA
become our contributors and two of
them of the negro minstrel type, are
much too fond of hearing themselves
talk" They called witnesses to ac-
cuse MI. Tilden, but these exhonerat-
ed him while duplicating themselves.
Their concurrent testimony proves
that the returning boards desired to
sell out, but were disappointed IN
not finding a purchaser in him. Let
the committee go on and fine out what
WAS actually paid the boards, in
money, for their dirty work. We
predict when this Is ascertained the
country will be as much digusted
with the paltryness of the sums re-
ceived as with any other part of
this business. Promises enough of
remuneration were issued, and un-
fortunately they have been too large
ly redeemed in appointments to posi-
tons of profit. 1t is reported that
Hardy Solomans who, it is alleged,
had the South Carolina vote for sale
cannot be found, but there are others
that undoubtedly know all about il
that can and ought to be examined.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20

suddenly arrested by causes, of which,
no M until recently dreamed. 1t
will not do to say that the recent Or
ders in regard to quarantine and
slaughter at Liverpool London and
other ports of American cattle have
their origin in the intrigues of Eng
fish cattle raisers. Purchasers and
consumers of beef there are far more
numerous and quite as influential.
These naturally welcomed a larger
and cheaper supply and are abund-
antly able to guard their interests and
the excellent quality of the meat was
sufficient alone, to incite them to do
it. The great majority of English
men regret what has happened and
great as the loss is to our farmers, it
is even greater to them.
The cattle at the West, from which
the supply is mainly derived are as
far as is known, perfectly healthy.
The disease in confined to the East
and even there it is not wide spread.
The chief, and perhaps the only
known cases of it, were discovered in
Connecticut, and the unhealthy sta
bles attached to a Brooklyn distil.
lery which so feeds and houses its
animals that they are never in a con-
dition to give milk fit to be used and
are always liable to attacks Of dis
ease. The Connecticut COWS were
promptly seized on their arrival at
Portchester, driven to the Morrisania
pound and examined. Some Ofthem
we're pronounced deceased and were
Immediately slaughtered and the
board of health has not only arrested
the persons that brought them to N.
Y, but has ordered the balance of
the cows to be killed. 1t is to he
hoped that all boards of health will
initiate that of New York and stamp
out this disease wherever it occurs.
As to the Brooklyn distillery whether
the cows in it have this disease or
not, it ought to be broken up. Sew
en- hun lred cows are there crowded
together and fed on steaming and
fermented food. The whole outfit is
on the most economical plan with
little or no regard to the comfort OF
the wretched animals confined there.
Such rookeries should not be per-
mitted to exist, to spread cattle-in.
fictitious epidemics and destroy a trade
valuable and essential to the welfare
Of two nations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
A Terrible Howl.

The killing business is getting a
little too common over in Audrain
county. If half as much deviltry was
being done in Galloway there would
be a terrible howl raised about it. A
few more shooting scrapes and we
can say of that county:
- land where revolver and rife,
Are used for the purpose of settling disputes
Where life is regarded US only a trifie,
And tits usual for people to die in their boots.
Fulton Gazette.
But we do not raise a howl when
our criminals are captured and
brought to justice, and by the way, not
a single one of the murderers is at
large. Justice is what they deserve
and what they will get.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
$1..25
CITY ELECTION.

At this moment, all eyes are con-
rentrated on the Legislature. Both
houses have their hands full. Never
before in the history of this State
vas there q session In which more
4 numerous or more important measures
byc7e up for consideration. In addi-
ion to the work of revision, there are
fher matters crowding the Legisla-
lure and demanding attention. We
Llude to the State treasury, supreme
ourt, penitentiary, and insane asy-
ms. 10 these must be added the
y sDmon schools, assessment and col
ec4iop OF taxes, salaries, usury and
the prosecution of criminals, &c.
But while these very properly de-
mand and receive much public
thought, there are other interests
higher home in danger of being over
looked, to which as faithful journalists,
we invite consideration. 1t is not in
the State alone that reform is desirable
and possible. Every community is
under as much obligation to attend
to its municipal affairs as those Of its
State and county. If the civic
duties Of citizens are properly per-
formed too, they are usually the
sources of the highest advancement
Of their personal and private prosperi-
ty. In a town like ours there is much
to be done. There are streets to
open, widen, grade, and m~acadamize
Besides these and the maintenance
of good moral conduct and high san
precautions, Mexico needs some
,centive in business and indus
pursuits. How far the manage
of municipal legislation can be
de conducive to these, is amatter Of
jhe profoundest consideration in view
of our future welfare.
VIZ throw out these hints for what
they are worth, and say in addition
thereto that in our opinion 10 citizen,
I'd matter how intelligent and pros
Porous nor how humble and poor,
aould shirk responsibility. All
mould take an active interest in the
oncerns of our local government, at
ind to the proper selection of city
dicers, work for the election of their
ominees, oppose all others and care
ally watch and assist those that are
uccessful in obtaining Office. 1t Is
carcely necessary to add that for
hese purposes Organization Of some
ort is needed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
THE ZULU WAR.

This war seems likely to be more
troublesome to England than that of
Afghanistan. That country suffered
. very disastrous defeat on ED Of
January when q portion of an Eng
lish regiment and a number Of native
troops, in all about 1000 were over
whelmed after being decoyed into an
ambuscade. The Zulu loss in ac-
complishing this, and in ~unsuccess-
full attack after the battle on Rorkes
Drift post is variously estimated at
from 5000 to 5000.
This sad disaster renders it impera-
tive that England must either subdue
this nation or suffer loss Of prestige
among the native African tribes that
adjoin her possessions in that CONT
nent. The government therefore,
have despatched heavy reinforcements
from both England and Mauritius.
OF course there can be only one re-
suit to this wal now, unless England
shall abandon the whole country, and
that is the subversion Of the Zulu
monarchy.
This wal has grown out of demands
upon the Zulu King to which no in
dependent sovereign could submit.
The real ground for such demands is
the unavoidable necessity, the colo.
nists are under of disarming a dan
gerous and saucy neighbor. 1t said
Ketchwayo, who is the descendan,
and successor Of the terrible tyrants
Chaka and Dingaan, sail the British
troops could not conquer Sandelle,
what would they do with me, who
could frighten all his men into the sea
by declaring wal against them? Il
is quite likely that Secoconi will also
rise against the English. Although
he is not SO strong or so rich, he il
yet q very powerful enemy. Keel
too, who has long been turbulant ii
very likely to become TROUBLESOME
again, and some of the Pondo chief
may join in hopes of sharing in thu
plumber. Sandelli fortunately ii
dead. and since the capture of hi
son, his tribe has been without
head.
The reverse suffered is attributed
to carelessness. Indeed it is salt
that 30 far the wal has been conduct
ed without ordinary precaution
against night attack, which the KAT
frs indeed rarely make. Pickets ar
of course posted to watch the enemy
but snch a thing as On entrenche
camp is unknown. Wagons al
drawn up in . circle so as to form
sort of ~balricade. but beyond th'
nothing further is attempted.
The Zulu inhabit the uplands b.
tween Natal and Delagoa bay, m
number about 500, 600 with an arm
of 5000, In which howeyer,are mar
oys md superanuated men. The
handsome and manly, ar
lave curled hair, a
ble.scn than the negr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
DEBATE
On the Chinese Question i'm the
u. -. Senate.

Mr. Hamlin began what he said by
a tribute to the late Senator Morton,
whose unfinished report on Chinese
immigration. was interrupted by his
death. That Senator had declared
that this question involves some of
the most fundamental principles of
our government. We had negotiated
a treaty almost by force, by which
as secured important advantages
and in turn permitted unlimited Chi
ncse immigration. Now, We pro-
pose, in direct conformation of it's
stipulatlons, to restrict that immi-
grafton. He would prefer to pro-
coed in the ordinary way as we would
do in the case of q warlike nation.
This had been ordered and COM
menced, and but for hot haste to
override the performance of presi-
dental duty a solution of this ques-
ton satisfactory to the people would
be arrived at under what had been al
ready done.
Mr.. Eustis dealt with the race
question from a higher standpoint
than the other Senators. He also
aimed many we'll directed blows at
Mr.. Blaine. He said what surprised
him was the position taken on this
question 10y Republican Senators.
He would vote for the bill, although
he believed all the arguments against
it were overwhelming except on tie
single point Of race. When the ques-
ten of ace was between the China
man and the white man, all the de-
nunciation was against the China
man, but when the question of race
was bet ween the white Southern, and
the negro, all denunciatlon was
against the whites. The Anglo-Sax-
ons in Louisiana had been invited to
a conflict with the negro race put over
them to make their laws. In that
State, for the first time in the history
of the world was presented the spec
tacle of a servile race, clothed with
political power and dominating over
a superior people, a a without
civilization, without science, without
governmental ability, struggling for
supremacy over a people possessing
all the most noble characteristics OF
the most advanced nations. Ii there
we're conflicts in San Francisco on
account of the presence of the Chi
nese who had no powers, how could
Senator Blaine be surprised at a lit
tie violence in Louisiana. How
would the people of Maine ac'
il placed in similar circumstan'
ces? How would they conduct theil
elections if the African question
should be submitted to them, as i
had been to the people of Louisiana
He could only express his wonde'
and qualification at the forbearance
and law abiding spirit of the people
of Louisiana. They desired to liv'
at peace with the colored race. III
spoke also of the many trifing thing
that sometimes caused riot and bloo'
shed. When Spain acquired Louis
lana there was a great riot becaus
the French thought they would hav
to drink Spanish wine, Now an
/. one who knows anything about th
, wines of the two countries would nc
; be surprised that the French ha
their revolutionary instincts aroused
(Laughter.) If the people OF til
: country were deprived OF any OF the
faxnite strong stiWplents, for u
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
Notice Of Final settlement.

A LII CREDITORS and Others in
q terested in the estate of r.. A.
Potts + notified that the andersign-
ed, guardian Of said estate, intends
to make final settlement of his adj
ministration of said estate, at the
next term of the Probate Court Of
Audrain county, Missouri, to DO
holden at the Court House in Mexico
on the second Monday in March, 1873.
4i-4t ]. A. POTTS, Guardian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
Stray Notice.

TAKEN UP as a stray, by John
Wilson, in Salt River township,
in Audrain county, Missouri, a light
bay mare, about eight years old, both
hind feet white, branded on her left
shoulder with the letter L; shod all
around little white in face; under
Is hands high ; appraised at twenty
dollars by Joseph II. Wilson, j. f.
Wilson and j. NJ. Pruett.
42-2t ENOCH HOOTON. T p
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
mbeZzlement.

William I'll. Heath, who was Audi
tor of st. Louis county for ten years
prior to 1875, was convicted Friday
week In the Criminal Court of embez-
cling about S143, 900 of the county
and township school fund of which
he was collector and custodian. His
sente3cei i ten years in tIG- peniten-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
Notice of Final settlement.

NOTICE is hereby given to all the
~ creditors of Leonard Barnes, and
all others interested in his estate, that
| will, as guardian of said Leonard
Barnes, at the next term of the Pro-
bate court of Audrain county, Mo-,
be held OH the 10th day of March,
1879, at the Court House in Mexico,
make final settlement of said estate.
42-4t WIN. SIMS. Guardian.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
Louis Logan,


THE best trotting stallion in North
l. west Missouri, will make the pres
ent seaso at the VIM. A. Hart farm,
10 miles Southwest of Mexico, rear
Salt River Church, and will serve
mares at
TEN DOLLARS THE SEASON,
Payable within the season. If the
mare does prove in foal she can have
the use of the horse the second season.
If the horse should be sold or die,
and mare not prove in foal, money
will be refunded.
Care will be taken to prevent acct
dents, but will not be responsible
should any happen.
| will give Il premium of $40 for the
best mare colt and $40 for the best
horse colt at weaving time. Grass
will be furnished at one dollar per
month, and grain at reasonable rates,
to mares from a distance.
DESCRIPTION AND PEDIGREE.
ST. Louis Logan, jr is a dark bay, black legs.
name and tail, ID hands and / inch high, and has
As fine action as any horse In the State. He was
sired by Old Logan, whose pedigree is as follows:
Logan by Long Island Black Hawk, he by An
drew Jackson, he by Young Bashaw, by import
Ell Arabian Grand Bashaw; the dams OF BLACK
u AiditN "IaChsOH anu i Dung BiSnaW
were all three Messenger; Logan's dam by Post
Boy, grand dam thoroughbred. hut pedigree did
~ has never been obtained. Post Boy sired by
Henry, by Archie, by imported CHI Di0mcde,
who runs TO Messenger stock on sire's side in
England; also, Henry's dam, through Di0mede
and Belle Air, traces back TO same source. Post
Boys dam Garland, by DurOc by imported
Diome'le. GaTiand's dam young Milier's DAM
sci. Here a triple infusion OF that most valuable
blood is obtained, to-wit: Young Miller DAM
sci was the daughter of Miller's Damsel. (nlothcr
To- American Eclipse, Miller's lIamsel by Mes
senger, Young Miller's Damsel sired by Hamble-
tonlan, Hambletonian by Messenger, HANDLE
/ tOnian's dam also by Messenger. From these
many sources, Logan's Inheritance of blood and
gait from that famous old founder of the best
any horse now alive. See American stud Book.
LOGAN, JUNIOR.
Lady Clark was foaled in 1871, is a strawberry
roam, sixteen hands high, full breas. and good
muscles, and at the time of register about five
years old She was sired by Clark 81. w. Mar
Iler's) Chief; he by J. Is. Gays old Membrino
Chief, whose pedigree is well known to all stock
breeders. His first dam was Little Nora, by
Downing's Hay Messenger, who WINS the sire of
J. Porter, and many other good horses. Lady
Clark IS Hrst dam, Mary Matchem, was sired by
| AlcNandcr's Abdallah, he By Rysdick's old Ham
blctonian; dam by Taylor's Messenger; grand
was bred by Jacob Freelan, of New Jersey lie
by Happiness; he by HamDletonian he by UNI
ported Messenger. The dam of Bay Messenger
was full blood Messenger mare, by the import
ell horse, Old Rockingham.
would say in connection with this indisputa-
BILE pedigree, that a halI-brOther of Lady Clark's
frntted a mile in the extraordinary time of SIS,
at two years old, and was purchased by S. ID.
Bruce for 50, 800,
Ephfllnry 18th lSvl-Al-ff
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20

THE williamsburg COOPERATIVE
Il Association will sell their entire
stock of goods, consisting of all the
articles usually kept i'll a country
stone, to a suitable purchaser. This
business is located in Williamsburg,
Galloway county, Mo-, i'll the center
of q of the wealthiest and most
popuious communities in the county.
The entire patronage of the stock
holders is promised to the purchaser
as long as fairly treated. For further
information, call on or address
ROBERT NJ. BERRY,
44-3w Williamsburg, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4tli, 1879.
My DEAR GENERAL: | cOngratu-
late you upon your confirmation. 1t
is q great qualification to me, very
honorable to you and will prove, I
believe, of signal service to the coun-
try. My desire is that the office be
conducted on strictly business princi-
pies, and according TO the rules for
the civil service which were recon-
mended by the Civil Service Commits
sion in the administration of Gen.
Grant.
/ want you TO be Independent of
mere influence from any quarter.
Neither my recommendation nor that
of Secretary shcrInan, ca of any
member of Congress or other influen-
tial person must be specially regarded.
Let appointments and removals be
made on strictly business principles
and according to rules. There must,
| assume be a few confidential places
filed by those you personally know
to be trustworthy, but restrict the
area of patronage to the narrowest
limits. Let no man be put out mere
ly because he is q friend to Mr..
Arthur, and no nan put in because
he is our friend. The good of the
service shall be the sole end in view.
The best means yet presented seems
TO me are the rules recommended by
the Civil Service Commission. |
shall issue no new order at present
on the subject. l am glad you ap-
prove of the message and ] wish you
to see that all that is expressed or
implied in it should be carried out.
Again congratulating you and as
surfing you of my entire confidence,
| remain sincerely,
r. Ii. HAYES.
To Gen. + A. Merritt.
We call attention to the above
characteristic letter from the Presi-
dent to the new appointee of the New
York custom house. Now that Arthur
has been removed, everybody else
must be made to feel safe. This is
enough to make a horse laugh and is
the most unblushing civil service re-
form that the country has been treated
to. 1t is well known that Mr..
Arthur's employees were efficient in
securing the Republican party all the
votes and perhaps a good many more
than it was entitled to. 1t is not eX-
pediens then to dismiss such expert
partizans who will no doubt do
under Merritt rs they did under Ar
thur, make the custom house as pow
erful an engine in favor of Hayes and
Sherman as it has heretofore been
against them. At all events the
president desires to give them a trial.
The inevitable conclusion is that
nine-tenths of the above note is hum
bug, and the other tenth CANNON.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
They All Want It!

Because it is n family newspaper of
pure, sound reading for old and Young
and it contains a reliable and cOmpre-
hensiye summary ofaIl the important
news.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
Notice Of Dissolution.

TIIE co-partncrslip heretofore ex-
listing between j. ID. Norris aid
B. II. Cauthorn, under the firm name
of Morris Il Cauthorn, has this day
been dissolved by mutual consent.
All persons indebted to the old firm
are requested to come forward and
settle up. Either of us is authorized
to settle any outstanding matters.
j. ID. NORRIS,
b. II. CAUTHORN.
Mexico. No, Feb. Z, 1879. Aft
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of name, doctrine, intent, purpose or
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Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20
Notice of Final settlement.

NOTICE is hereby given, that |
~ will make final settlement of the
estate Of j. Nj. Ricketts,. deceased, at
the March term of Audrain County
Probate Court, to be begun and held
in Mexico, Mo-, Monday, March 10th,
1879. JANE NJ. RICKETTS,,
4S-4t Administrative.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-02-20

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