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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-10

CtHtEnHIat EkblbitIOn HntIdihg aolh'
PHILADELPHIA, August 9-The main
Exhibition buiIdit 4 has been cold TO VI
.. Bnllls, an attorney at law, for $1,000
# ia ,ntnpted that the real purchaser val
the ptnna, Railfosd Company. The
building ntivnally coat slB0OOO. The
building contained IS, 600, ,0OO feet VI luni,
6sr and 5000, 600 pounda ui iron vat
used The structure wss 1880 lCet Ions
lDny, 484 feet Wide. II wso sold clear o
encumb,ahCe, the mortgage u be paid on
Of tho purchase money.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-10

LoNDoN, August 0. Il 1t is stated the
DeAnety Of Westminster has been offered
to Rev. Henry Montague butler, Head.
master OF the Harrow School, who will
probably accept.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-10

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-10

BULLETIN REPORTS.
What tho Attending PbysiclAuA shy
OflioiRIIy.
[OfiCIal Bulletin.
EXECUTIVE MANplON,

EXECUTIVE MAESION,
WASHINGTON, August 9-o:30A.M.J !
Notwithstanding the effects Of yester-
days operation, tho President slept the
greater part OF the night without the use
OF anodynea. The febtils rise Of yester.
day alowly subsidsd during the night
This morning at $3.50 hls pulse was 9S;
temperature, 90 81 respiration, 10. Since
yesterday afternoon ANAL quantities OF
nuutishment were given at short inter.
walls, which have been retained, and this
morning large quantities are being admin.
istsred without gastric disturbances.
lSigned By the attending physicians.
lOaioIa
A bulletin has juUt been issued at a
quarter to O'Clock. II says that at the
morning dressing Of the wound II was
found Lha. the Dus was disChsrpiDg spon.
taneously and freely through the new in.
cision that the President mad taken this
morning liberal quantity Of liquid nour.
ishment. He was resting quite ComiOrta.
BILE. Pulse 104, temperature 90 and res
pifation 10. The doctors still maintain the
opinion that the Pfesidsnl'a fever will
begin to recsde tonight, and that he will
be better In the morning The President
to chow that be O,nd do II wrote his
name. He wroie "Jsmss A. GarH Id,
August 9th, 1881, }" ID his natural hand on
a tablet.
loHicial BuIlslln.l
EXECUTIVE MANSION, |
August 9, 7:00P NJ !
The President has been very easy duriug
the day, and has continued to take the
nourlshment allowed without giving any
disturbance. Tho discharge ni pus from
the wound is quite abundant It's evident
though that the drsinage has been aPcured
By yesterdays operation. The degree Of
fever this evening differs but little from
that Of yesterday Pulse l00, temperature
i0l 0, respiration 10
ATTENDING PHYSICIANS.
DR.. Agnew returned 10 Philadelphia this
aftaTrOon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
Trustees Sale.

WHEREAS, John A; White and
w NJ. J.. White, by their deed OF
trust, dated February %, 1880, and
recorded in book p, page 1876, con-
veyed to D. II. Mcintyre, trustee, to
secure notes in said deed described,
the real estate situate in Mexico, Au-
drain county, Missouri: a house and
lot in West Mexico, situate on the
south side of Love street, near the
intersection of Wade and Love sts..
and bounded on the north by Love
street, on the east by the property
of Rose, on the west by the property
of Sims and on the south by the prop
erty Of Flint, it being the same prop
erty acquired by Joseph A. Berry. of
the heirs of H. j. NJ. Doan and by
said Doan of w. A. Roberts and wife
by deed, recorded in book Fl, page
$40. and by said Roberts of j. A.
Berry, by deed dated November 20,
1871, and by James P. Galloway of
said Roberts and G. G.. Galloway
fl ON James P. Galloway, deed dated
April 10, 1872, and Oyerton Kicks
from G. G. Galloway and c. T. Wade,
from Overton Kicks, deed dated Feb
ruary 26, 1876, in record book No. z,
page 231. by deed C.. P. Wade to John
A. White, September 19, 1873, and in
which l now reside !; and, whereas, it
is provided in said deed that If said
trustee refuses to act, then the acting
sheriff of Audrain county may sell
said land that said trustee has re-
fused to act; now, therefore, +, D. D.
Woodward, sheriff of Audrain coun-
ty, will, on
Friday, 18th day of November, 1881,
at the East front door of the Court
House, in Mexico. Missouri, sell said
land for cash to satisfy said notes
described in said deed, and costs of
this sale. D. D. WOODWARD,
26-2t Sheriff Audrain County, No.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
Sad, But Saved,

The remains Of Miss Lizzie Pas
queth we're inferred in the new Gene
terry last Saturday morning, Rev. T.
]. Gooch officiating. Miss Pasqueth
had been sick for years, and although
her death was hourly expected, it was
none the less a shock 10 the devoted
family and loving friends. She had
been a devout member of the Pres
byterian Church for years, and, as
each day brought her nearer Death,
her love for her Savior seemed to
grew deeper and stronger. Her
parents and brothers have the deepest
sympathy of . mourning community.
She has only gone a little before to a
Gland that is fairer than this"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
THE RIVER INVENTION
The Largest Ever Held in ths Mississippi
valley--The "Futu Great" Entertains
Her Guests Right Royalty.

~
Special Dispatch to the EDGER
ST. LOUIS, October 26.-The largest
and perhaps the most influential con-
vention ever held in the Mississippi
Valley, is now session in this city.
The convention was called to order
by President McEnnis. Governor
Thos. T. Crittenden was elected tem-
porary chairman. The convention is
just fully organized, and We are I'm.
able to foretell what steps will be
taken. Tie delegates all seem very
much in earnest. There are nearly
one thousand present. The delegates
from Mexico are: Ex-Gov. Hardin,
Hon. A. H. Buckner, r. NJ. White,
J. Med. Trimble, VIM. Pollock, c.
W. Baker, e. D. Graham, Hiram A.
Ricketts,, L. Phillip, Maj. r. E. Lawder,
T. II. Gill, P. W. Harding, Thomas
Day. A grand concert was given
last night 10 honor Of the delegates
at the Merchants Exchange. To.
night, the eminent tragedian, John
Mccullough, plays for them, and to-
morrow they have an excursion down
the river. We will give a full report
next week. r. M. W.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

Danger of Hallucinations.
It is a curious fact in hallucination
that some persons possess the faculty of
evoking ghosts at will. DR.. Abercomby
mentions the case of a gentleman who
could at any time place before him a
phantom, by fixing his mind intently on
the person whose image he wished to
produce. Having, however, invoked the
figure, he had no power to make it dis
appear, nor could he say how long it
would remain.
A writer in Chambers Journal men
tons two cases of this singular power,
which shows that its exercise is likely to
be attended with the most deplorable of
consequences:
DR.. Wigan states that he was acquaint-
ed with a very amiable and intelligent
man who possessed the power of putting
before him his own image. He often
laughed heartily at the sight of his
eidolon, which to him appeared always
to laugh.
For a long time this was a source of
amusement and pleasantly to him.
But the result was deplorable. Hallu-
cination gradually passed into delusion;
little by little, he persuaded himself that
he was haunted by his double.
His other self held obstinate discus
sions with him, and, to his modification,
sometimes vanquished him in argument,
at which he prided himself on being an
adept.
Wearied out at last, he resolved not to
hQrIn q nnU unor. rJonnl ~ co-o~cko 80
pers his daily expenses for a week, paid
bis debts, awaited pistol in hand the
night of 31st December, and the mo-
ment the clock struck midnight, blew
out his brains.
That this extraordinary faculty is n
that cannot long be exercised with inn
punity, is also illustrated by the case of
the gifted but eccentric poet-painter and
engraver, William Blake.
His mode of portrait painting was
certainly peculiar. His own account of
it to Wigan was as follows:
"When a model was presented, / look
ed at it attentively for half an hour.
sketching occasionally on the canvas. /
had no need of a longer sitting.
IL put aside the drawing, and passed
to another person. When I wished to
continue the first portrait I took the
subject OF it into my mind, l put him in
the chair, where / perceived him as dis
tinctly a if he had been there in reality
Il may even add, with form and color
more defined than in the original.
Il contemplated from time to time the
imaginary figure. l suspended my work
to examine the pose: every time l cast
my eye on the chair l saw the man."
In one year he stated that be had
painted three hundred portraits, great
and small.
But the Nemesis of an overstretched
imagination inevitably overlook him; BY
degrees he lost the power to distinguish
between the real and the imaginary sit
tiers; his mind became confused and un.
hinged, and he spent thirty years in an
asylum,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
Growth Of the Traffic in Frogs.

l1osAoh SohihneICidi Duiietin.1
In spite of the prejudice existing
against the frogs, ~frog-eating has now es
tablished itself firmly as an American
institution. For a time it was confined
to the Eastern States, but soon the hardy
Westerner succumbed to the custom of
effete Europe, and Chicago and San
Francisco are as deeply in the mire as
Boston or New York.
At Elgin, ILL.,, there is a man who
found it SO profitable that he went into
the business a few years since, of raising
q peculiar kind of frog for the Western
markets. While here in many cases they
are sold under fictitious names, it ia said
that in the West they are served up as
fried frogs.
A considerable improvement has taken
place in this trade recently, and a dealer
says there is q good demand for all that
can be secured. Many restaurants and
most OF the hotels have the delicacy,
though not on the regular bill of fare,
only serving to order. A large part Of
the frogs sold here are native, but there
Is q serious competition on the part of
the Canadian article.
In Canada, the business is conducted
on Q large scale, and the industry, which
lately received considerable encourage
ment by the increased demand, is at
present very promising. Numbers of
boys who have become quite expert,
spear the frogs in the country ponds and
streams and sell them in the city to the
commission dealers from whom they re.
ceive B to 10 cents q dozen. The COM
mission men skin. pack in ice, and ship
them TO the Northern and Western cit
les, where the delicious tidbits bring
them q handsome profit.
In this city the frogs are sold generally
BY the dozen, and bring from 20 to SO
cents, according TO quality. As the de-
mand increases the business will furnish
quite . our Of rural income, and
thrifty Cape Codders might consider this
suggestion, q from personal observation
1t il known that vast numbers Of from
are there which now live to q respected
serene and honored old age. The sub
Jet Of canning frogs IS now being talked
OF, and efforts are being made to discover
. good process for this purpose.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

Better order at the opera house.
All sheep-killing dogs shot on sight.
Our physicians given a chance to
rest.
If grass widowers ever have hay
fever.
People see themselves as Others see
them.
Parties who owe us wood bring it
in at once.
Ladies do something besides talk
about each other.
Parties who owe ue old accounts
pay up before they get posted as
dead beats.
The habit so long popular of ladies
kissing each other when they meet
60 out Of fashion; it always reminds
US of carrying Goals to Newcastle"
People refrain from crunching pea
nuts in the opera house during the
performance-at least while the star
is dying. Don't remind her of clods
falling on her coffin.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
= and 8 REPRESENTATIVES,

We learn that postmaster George
A. Poteet, in addition to his arduous
post-offce labors, is studying medi-
cine. You should gaze on bis medi-
cine. chest, and then tell us If there is
''no balm IN" Mexico. George has
the corks in his bottles all numbered.
No. l is for headache; No. 2 for
dysentery; No. 3 for worms, &c.
A few days since his cat had symp-
toms which called for No. Is, but
bottle No. Is vas empty. George
promptly, and looking very wise, said
''some things can be done as we'll as
Others" and mixed q dose from Nos
Z and 8 to make No. Is. The funeral
was we'll attended,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
THURSDAY, OCT. FL, 1881.



We recently received from Col. l..
d. Bureh a copy Of his second de-
scription of Audrain County and
Mexico, prepared for and published
in the industrial World, at Chicago,
of which paper the Colonel is Al Is
sistant editor Of distinguished ability,
and, after an attentive p~erusal Of it.,
our conclusion is that our merchants,
real estate men and farmers are there.
by placed under many and great obi
gations to its writer and those citi-
cent whose l~iberality induced them to
assist in the getting up and publish
ing Of such a faithful, attractive and
complete description Of the natural
aud acquired capabilities and advan-
tages of our county and city.
Col. Burch is a graceful and flowing
writer. He has also q fine conception
of the beautiful in both nature and
art, had . good subject, and has made
q fine exhibition of his ability to do
justice to 1t. Some Of his descrip-
tons of natural scenery are As fne as
any Ne have ever read, and the emf.
grant and home-seeker have our as
suranee that they are as true as they
are we'll written.
Familiar, too, as We supposed our
selves to be with all that pertained to
our city and county and their attrac-
tons, We are forced to acknowledge
that Col. Burch's pen has added to
our knowledge of and increased our
interest In them.
In NO way can the highest advan-
tages be gathered from this well-print-
ed and beautifully illustrated hand
book than by scattering 1t broad cast
over the whole country. Copies Of
this pamphlet a be had of any Of
our real estate dealers; get one, read
it, and then mail it to your friend.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
Call the James B0y6I

Less than three weeks ago the three
boys who pillaged . train on the Iron
Mountain railroad at Hope, Arkansas,
were captured. Last week they were
arraigned in court and. after pleading
guilty, we're favored with the moder-
ate sentence Of seventy years each in
the penitentiary. These felons are
young, and they may live through
their terms; but they will not be
effective a. train robbers seventy
years hence. This il the way 70
break the corner on train robbinx.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

The nomination of Ex-Gov. Morgan
of New York, an invalid of upwards Of
20 winters, to the Secretarysbip Of
the Treasury, without first positively
securing his a~cquiescence was, to say
Ii. least Of it, trifing with the country
and Senate, aud went far to confirm
the rumors afoat, that The President
was yet wholly at sea regarding the
composition Of his Cabinet.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

TweRty-Four Numbers for Three Do'iA'
and Seventy-tye Gents. I.
Any one who sends three dollars for 49,
subscription, beginning with the, stp.e'D~s
number. To the office in Springfield, 49, 4
by sending seyenty-fse cents addiits'st ~, :
three dollars and seyenty-hye cents ID ~ ~ ~
making with the twelve numbers ir the yesl
come tweHty-four numbers in all. nes.,
price, six dollars. Ask ans0Be IN wnom y
have confidence II tins Is not a rare cH 49,
Besides a large number Of short stofseA
numbers Tor the past year contain
THREE SERIALS.
l.. A serial story by Ellen by Ellen y. w.,
running through six numbers. eIitiliea'
and the Doctor" -i
lone of the very best stories we h.se -
for years" SIS proving a charming sno ~
fni story That are as real people u on
We Zee q human interest ELLEN ". VIZ
capital serial" -.
2. A series Of six articles by Lieutenant "
erick Scwatka. T. =. A., commander y = =,
cent Franklin search expedition, about u n
other experiences and adventufs
Arctic feglons. -hzA
mo magazine articles have appesrea -
are Of more interest 10 us than the sefies -,
lar Travels by Lieut.. Schwatka.,- .HtR.,sMi
s~eas0nable al this time, when. popuIAI ~ -
Is freshly a~wakenened by the departure -
sells In search Of the exploring stesn ~. ~
nette. whose fate is unknown" u
when the spirit OF Arctic adventure y ODE ,. n
thoroughly aroused: these articles COME u
additional interest"
3. A serial story In six insiaIlinents, pne,rss
anonymously, entitled. "MiIdredns Czpfics. 10
"opens remarkably we'll" The soslz NJ
eriully told" The strong story ~ ,Sgx~(,
Caprice" THAT excellent serial OF
Caprice" -
Among other contributors are includes =
Burroughs, Mnarice Thompson. E1w..essf 70
iamy. III. +. Scudder, q. vi. Towle' g1ITSCa11
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

N. N. George, Of Worcester, this
county, has sold his farm to n. j.
Bo~nstsin, Of Illinois, for $25 per acre
Mr.. George will move to Joliet, Ill.
His wife's health is the cause Of hia
moving. He says lie never saw a bet
ter farming country thSn Audrain.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

Mr.. Nathan Fellows, who, up to
about two weeks ago taught at the
Brown school house, can learn some
thing to his advantage by calling on
B. L. Locke, ESQ.,, of this city. 1t
appears that Fellows is about to fall
heir to a large estate in Pennsylvania.
Shake, old boy, and whack up!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

The chief drawback to raising sheer
in Audrain county is the dogs. Or
Young's Creek, especially, they make
it lively for the frisky mutton. T. B.
Hill, VIM. Heath and VIM. Crawford
have all suffered losses within the past
few days. The only way to put 9
stop to this is to kill the dogs, and
make their owners pay for the sheep.
It can be done.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

Last week. DR.. T. C. Ready organA
iized q new Lodge, No. 337, A. F. 4
A. NJ, at Young's Greek, this county,
with the following officers: w. H.
White, w. NJ. e. NJ. Holloway, S.
W. James Craig, j. w.. DR.. ]. B.
Scbroil, T., and Francis Miller, Sec-
retarv.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

New York is to the front with Q
%, 000, 900 fire. The Fourth Avenue
horse car stables we're destroyed,
and Morril's immense storage house
burned, with the property Of $4,000
patrons. Vanderbilt's t55, 900 picture
Was Obliterated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

An agricultural paper has an article
on kicking cows. It is hard to imag-
Inc a man who can he so mean as to
60 around kicking these useful and
~inoffensive ANIMALS, but we suppose
there are such wretches, or the article
would not have been written.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

We learn that our Dramatic Club
is going to give vi "Money'' again
some time this winter. Is there no
except "Money'' that they can
master? II we remember Alright, they
gave US ''Money" about five times
last winter.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

There Is . deaf aud DUMB boy,
about IL years old, now at the poor
farm, named Vim. Foley. Informs.
ton 10 wanted OF his PARENTS. He
strsyed into this county shout one
month ago, aud was found at Mar
tinsburg almost starved, by WIN.
Torrorson- q
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
STRAYED

From my residence, 8 miles south.
west of Mexico, on the Columbia
road, 4 one year old heifers, branded
on the left hip with the figures Ill
one white, one red, one white with
red neck, the other a spotted roam.
Any Information concerning the
above described animals will be suit
ably rewarded.
28-2W NJ. A. THOMAS,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

Mrs. F. F. Danley and son, Willie,
of J%onesburg, are in the city for a
few days visiting friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

The Chicago Inter- Ocean confident.
ly asserts that ''pigs will be pigs thi.
year." Persons who feared they
would be horses or COWS, or turkey
gobblers, will be gratifed at this of.
fetal announcement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

Michael Sullivan, son Of Andrew
Sullivan Of this city, fell from .
freight train at Mount Leonard, In
Saline county, on the c. & A. R'y,
LAST Tuesday night and sas killed.
Mike was q clever young man. snd
leaves 4 host Of friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
Lamps! Lam s!

Beautiful parlor swinging lamps,
from So. so to 81. so each, at Smothers
& VOORHEES,, Druggists, S. w. Cor.
Square. eft
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
STRAYED

From our herd, 4 miles east Of Mexi-
co, 4 Texas mules, IA hands high
Spanish brands. One lie yellow aud
the other three r blacks and grays.
Any information of said males will
be literally rewarded.
WHITE BROTHERS.,
Mexico, Missouri.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
Lamps Lamps /!

Snothers & VOORHEES, have Just re-
ceived their fall stock of lamps and
lamp goods, comprising hand lamps,
night lamps, an endless variety OF
stand lamps, tubular lanterns. small
brass lanterns, fine bronze base and
ornamented base parlor lamps, beau
tlful swinging lamps, from $3.50 to
$3.50 each, chandeliers, &C., together
with a full line Of lamp trimmings OF
the latest style. One of the largest
and most complete stocks ever brought
to Mexico. Prices, bed rock.
SMoTHERs & VOORHEES,,
27-tf Druggists, S.W Cor. Square.
Branch House..
L. III. Pease, of this city, is going
to open = branch grocery store in
Marshall, Nc. His nephew, F. B.
Chandler, will have control Of the
store at Marshall. Mr.. Pease is one
Of the squarest men we v e did bus.
ines: with. and we trust he will sue
coed at that point as he has done in
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

Mrs. Mary Martin. Of Harrisburg.
Pa, says: II suffered severely from
. complication Of female diseases ; that
sense OF bearing down seemed ~ il
It would kill me ; my habits were very
irregular nothing seemed to benefit
NE until / tried Browns Iron Bitters.
They acted like . charm. and now I
enjoy perfect health.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
2TRAYED,

Strayed from. Stevens, four miles
northeast of Martinsburg, about four
weeks ago, l red bull, branded on
left leg with letter "O." Any in
formation will Re literally rewarded.
2t e. A. PEARSON, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

The best strengthened of mind and
body is Browns Iron Bitters. 1t is
very soothing and refreshing in its
effect.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
Administrator N..,-
Notice To Property Urn.
George II. Ribble---Take Not..

IN obedience to an order Of th.rs.
Council of the City of Ns.;ass
Missouri. You are hereby reon.s,.
and demanded to build, withjnse.4s
days from the first publication a. NJ
notice, a new sidewalk along and y ~
joining the west side of the follo,;ss
described property in said Citr y
Mexico. to-wit: One and fitysss.
one-hundreths acres in nortIr.s
corner of Sparks addition To ~
city, said property being on the ~
side of Clark Avenue, said wall /.
be of grub PLANK fifty-two ina
wide on oak cross ties AKA.
JOHN T. COONS. City Marshal
Mexico, Mo-, Oct. 10, 'Sl. g7ss
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

Accompanying this letter was a
circular suggesting that donations
made should be one dollar, and re-
turns be made to him every month.
The people of this county now have
q chance to show their respect in
other ways than by tears. We hope
they will do their psrt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27
COHee---Tea.

8 lbs. of good Rio Coffee for 81,
l Id. of choice young Hyson Tea for
SOC. at ''The Kentucky Grocery"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

Go to Frost's and get the highes
market price in cash for your eggs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-10-27

Gov. Crittenden has appointed B.
L. Locke. County Clerk, agent for
Audrain county, to receive donations
for the Garfield monument, who is
ready to write receipts for the same.
The following letter explains itself:
JEFFERSON C1rY, Mo-, Oct. IS
B. L. LOCKE, Mexico, Mo.-You are
appointed general manager of the
Garfield Monument Fund for Audraln
county, and your attention is special
ly called to this matter. Please in
augurate this matter at once; make
the necessary publications and adopt
such measures as to you may seem
best suited TO successfully carry out
the object in view.
Very Respectfully,
T. T. CRIrTENDEN,