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The Cecil Whig., 1881-12-03
TRIAL OF GlTEAJ. .
THE PRISONER AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Guiieau's Theory OF Inspiranon-Ce Certain
Moral Delinquenclas Confessed.
SATIrR Y.

The prisoner having been brought in
amid the usual hustle. Mr.. Scoville ad-
dressed the court stating that he had
this morning received a telegram from
the Hon. Emery \. Storr>. i'll which he
said that it would be impossible for him
to come at present. Under the circum-
stances he (Nr. Scoville) would waive
the attachment.
Thomas North. the witness who WAS
hring cNamiarG at the time of adjourn
mont un Friday resumed the stand and
his croSs-rNs:mirati'nn WAS continued hl
Mr.. Davidgc. He again detailed the III
cident related yesterday %; 4 quarrel
which occurred in Freeport between la
ther W. Gliteau and his sou Charles AT
the supper table. The father had said
something insulting to the son. VIII"
thereupou struck him saving. = Take
that: | have hat en- 'ugh OF Sou. The
father had then struck the son on the
nose and made the blood flow
The Prisoner" don't ;hiuk there i,
Il word OF truth i'll this talk. don re-
member any timing about 1t, and reElen
Der most every thing.
Mr. DavidgG then questioned the wit
ness about the occasion Of the sickness
ii Luther w. Guiteau : daughter, Flora
Witness stated that Luther ". Gutcnu
had kuet by the bedside of his Sick
daughter and prayed: "Oh, Lord Jesus
Christ. let this. Thy daughter, be healed
10y Thy healing power. In the name ot
Jesus Christ | rtbukc Tins disease.
Witness said that Luther ". Gniteau
was Il man &ni GtRc1is. He was nerv-
Gus. excitlhie man. He SympaJhiZcd i'll
politics with extreme abolition views.
Witness then detailed the action of Lu-
tier w. Guiteau on the occasion of his
visiting a sick lady, Mrs. Plunmer. at
witness'S $ house. On this occasion he
did not pray: he commanded the disease
to disappear.
@ Did that lady recover in spite of
the absence of the tioctorS::' A" No
sir. She. died; Flor, recovered
Mr.. Dlvldgr inquired whether witness
knew Ut amy other pecuildrIties of Luther
". Guitean. except those lie had men
toned. and received an affirmative an
swer.
There are scores of such cases.
broke III the prisoner: Those are only
two OF three incidents. He was on that
business al his iie a!trr he became ac-
qualIted with N"ye,.
This witness waS an exceedingly good
one. Notwithstanding his rather prcul.
lar religious Views. he appeared to be I.
cicar-headcd man. and his answers We're
distinct, uttered. while his memory aS
to dates and circumstances was remark
able.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-12-03
M z M 3 ERSHIP.

The principles on which the Society is founded
are as old as history; the funds held by the
members themselves until needed to pay dues and
benefits.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-12-03

The prisoner was then placed on the
stand. Mr.. Scovilla at first started him
upon his narrative hv questions, and once
started he spoke with great voluhility
and ease. and sometimes With notable
tai of expressions:
Witness ,ti.a rriS9uprj f3il9ilh$rSi
only that his mother was an invalid, and
feels as if he never had u mother. lie
detailed the removals of his residence.
His fatheraud grandfather supplied wood
to steamers at Ulao, Wis. Witness did
nothing there; was eight OF nine years
old; played about; did rot 80 10 school;
The Cecil Whig., 1881-12-03
PRACTICAL WORKING,

Any person. Male or Female. in good health. /
tween the ages of ~ and 60 years, may becol
members of the Association.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-12-03
INCORPORATED 1880.
Sun Mutrdl Aid Society Of Baltimore.
The Object of the ASSOCIATE,

The Officers and References are gentlemen O
well-known business and professional standing
and reputation.
The Cecil Whig., 1881-12-03
Sun Mutual aid Society
Of EAlTIM0R CITY, ND.
COL. EDWIN WILMER, Manager.
Home Office, No. II S. Gay Street.

MEDICAL SUPERVISOR:
Il. LANE TANYHlI.L, NJ. D.. 12a w. Biddle ST.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
W q. REG ESTER. NJ D.. II N. Calhoun St.
D. w CATIIELI.. NJ. d., = n. Broadway.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

In the suit Of the Commonwealth
Of Kentucky against the Louisville
and Nashville Road for violation of
its Sunday Laws, the following ans
vel to the change made has been
filed: The defcndent alleges that
the working and running Of its trsins
and employment Of Operators thereon
90 Sunday, is q necessity imposed
upon it by virtue OF the obligations
laid upon it, as Q common carrier for
hire, by the laws creating and regula-
ting it; in transporting passengers
and carrying the mails and commerce
Of the United States from States to
States, and Of foreign countries to
and from Kentucky, jurisdiction over
which is delegated by the Constitu-
ton to Congress, and thus placed be-
You'd State control and therefore all
that is complained Of arr matters to
which the laws of Kentucky cannot
be supposed to apply.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19
FROM LADDONIA.

Special Correspondence of the Ledger.
LAppoNIA, May l5th.-Laddonia
no longer bears the incognito Of
"Bugtown," for it has grown to be
one of the ~livliest and busiest towns on
the road. How the name of "Bug.
town" originated, we don't know.
We once heard a gentleman say of
his sweetheart, that she was a "bug-
eater" then we often hear the ex-
preston that SUCH a one is q "big
bugs" SO we see that bugs, though
seemingly insignificant, crawl into
society and into controversy. For
ought we know the name "Bugtown"
originated because the people were
SO industrious, enterprising, spirited
and determined to make II town,
The following officers we're ap-
pointed at the meeting of the town
council: S. w. Case, president /; E.
c. Kennen, treasurer; c. A. Smith,
marshal John Earhart, street COM
missioner S. B. Banks, clerk.
Oils Bening will soon open an ice
cream saloon and confectionery. He
has nice rooms and it will make q
pleasant resort in the hot summer
evenings.
DR.. Shumate preached here last
night.
Rev. Tabor will preach here next
Sunday at IL O'Clock. Text: "Then
shall He say unto them on the left
hand, depart from Me, We cursed,
into everlasting fire prepared for the
devil and his angels"
The Sunday school is largely at
tended.
The Good Templars Lodge grows
in numbers and interest.
We heard "Antonette" telling
Eugene with a "sotto voice."
that she was practicing a new song to
sing to him, and he replied, "0h,
do, for l have a perfect mania for
music" Should like to hear that
song.
A young lady at church the other
night, after looking all around the
room, as if in search of some one,
suddenly exclaimed, "There's that
blessed old head now" She watch-
ed as we'll as prayed.
ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19
Three thousand emigrants arri'
in New York Sunday night.

Buy Your Trees.
In this issue of the LEDGER will be
found an advertisement of Heikes
Nurseries Co., of Dayton, Ohio. R.
E. Carter, a native of this county, is
IN our midst with seven assistants,
selling trees. Now is your time to
buy. They sell direct from the nur-
series and will deliver this fall, al
Vandalia, Laddonia, Centralla and
Mexico. They will call . on every
farmer in the county. Hold your
orders till you see their prices. They
guarantee their stock first class snd
warrant all trees to live. They have
been working in North Missouri
three years and by reading their ref
erences you a see what satisfaction
they have given. They are here to
do business and will treat their cusA
toners fair in all transactions.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

The City of Mexico VS. l.. B, end.
worth, IL. w. Gleason, Huber
Gleason, r. d. Alexander, Josepb
Steinman, Samuel Grove. Charie.
McLanahan and Kaleb Wade.
You the above named defendants
and all Others whom il may concern,
take notice, That the city council Of
the said city of Mexico have proyid.
ed by ordinance for the opening and
extending of Anderson Street in said
city, said proposed opening and ex.
tension to embrace all those lands
lying between Western avenue and
Wade street in said city, and 10 be
sixty feet wide : and il is necessary
to condemn private property for the
said proposed opening and eXtensiu
of said Anderson street: and thai
there will be cmpancled, on the 27l
day of May, 1881, jury for the pur
pose of ascertaining and assessing al
damages and benefits accruing to al
persons interested in any prOpertr
which will be affected by said pro
posed opening and extension of said
Anderson street. You are, therefore
further notified to appear before me
at my office, in the said city of Mexi
co, on the 9th day of May, 1881, al
10 O'Clock, a. m. then and there to
defend your interests as they MAJ
appear at said inquest.
Witness my hand and seal of ofic
*......* of office this 4th day o.
SEAL: May, 1881.
~ JAS. +. GILLIAN,
3-3t City Recorder.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19
Teachers Institute.

Programme of teachers institute
for Saturday, May 21, at 2 p. M, to
be held in the public school building
L. County Institute, by Geo. d.
Bowman.
2. The Teachers Necessary Prep
aration for the School Room, by Miss
Lizzie Grantham.
3. Recitation, by Miss Matte Sui
linger.
4. Discipline in the Public School,
by L. E. Spencer.
5. Normal Institute, by j. P.
Blanton.
All the teachers are requested to
be in attendance promptly at 2 p. m.
The public are respectfully invited to
be present. S. d. ELLIS.
County Com.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

w. K. PoTTs, Foreman.
GEO. KABRICH,
J. ID. TUCKER,
j. E. Ross,
Jos. B. BoTKIN,
3. W. GILL.
\ Subscribed and sworn to by each
Of the above named jurors before me
this 10th day Of May, 1881.
JAS. F. GILLIAN,
City Recorder.
The council met Tuesday night
in regard to the opening of Jackson
street, and L. Phillip moved that if
the parties benefited would pay
$500 the city would pay the balance
and the street be opened at once
carried,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

The Mexico Heat Fender Manufac-
turing Company are to-day shipping
a carload of Tenders to Eastern, ILL.,,
to VIM. Boswell to supply his agency
established last season. Mr.. B. is
a reliable man and his customers may
feel safe in his hands. We are also
shipping to Saline, Galloway and
Shelby counties tn this State to Chi.
cago and Kansas, and other points in
Illinois. The fender boom is WIDEN
ing and deepening.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

No candid man will dispute DR..
Crosby's ayerment that the word
sstenperance" has been violently
wrestsd by the prohibitionists from
it's legitimate meaning. By q persist
ent use Of moderate work for radical
measures. u~nthinking persons have
been deiuded into ~confounding totaI
a~hetipence from alcoholic beverages
With the only path Of duty.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

The new Car of Russia ordered
that every piano in Russia should
remain unopened for one month fol-
lowing the death of that other tyrant,
his father. This was to prevent the
playing of Nihilist music. The Gar
has a long nose for poking about in
houses, but it may be blowed off be-
fore long.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

Mexico will go on growing in the
future as in the past. We will feel
the loss of the G. & A. Division only
temporarily. We must soon have
rock roads, manufactures, and street
sprinklers. Mexico is destined to be
q large city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19
CASSIDY & BELL
Carriage Manufacturers,
AND JOBBERS.

HAVING purchased the bulla,ri
formerly owned by Polis,aa AZ
Diesel & CO., we III prepared . -
all kinds of work in our line, suCns
pillow work, horseshoeing, carr, ~
making and repairing, painting NJ
trimming. All orders for new w .;on
promptly attended to. Satisfacsi'-
guaranteed. Call and see us. -.
Shop and saleroam, corner o., M,
erson aud Liberty streets, Mexico'Hs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

Don't fail to read our advertise
ments. The merchants of Mexico
know that we have by far the largest
circulation of any other paper in the
county, and are taking advantage Of
the fact to bring their goods before
our many readers,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

All of our readers knew that the
matter of opening Jackson Street
east from the square has been agitated
for sometime past. The street is an
extension east of the street between
C. 9. Morris grocery and the Saw
ings Bank to the cross street in front
of NJ. divers residence. The jury
reported as follow;
We, the undersigned jurors, free
holders Of the city of Mexico, first
being duly % to asses benefits
and damages accruing to owners of
land by reasen of the proposed
opening of Jackson street in said
city, and after an examination of the
land affected by said proposed open
ing and the hearing of testimony, re-
turn into said court, under our oath
1 tho follouipr uar1ic; for 1ap,arao.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

Official.
The following order speaks for it.
self concerning the c. & A. division:
GEN. SUP'T. OFFICE,
BLOOMINGTON, ILL, May II.
On and after Sunday, May %, the
Kansas City division, o. Vaughn,
Sup't,, will be extended to west switch
at Booth. The St. Louis division
will terminate at the same point.
Employees will govern themselves
accordingly.
c. H. CHArpELL,
Gen. Supt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19
Hannibal ana south western r. II

A week ago we expected to be able
this week to give a glowing report of
the action of the committee on SUBJ
scriptions, appointed at the railroad
meeting the time Col. Hawkins made
his speech here, but the committee
didn't so much as convene last Sat-
urday.-Perry Gazette.
Perry is not doing her duty in this
matter. The road-if built-will
benefit Perry more than any other
town in the. State and she should
shake off her scales and stir her
stumDs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19
Our County Omcials.

Judge Jas. II. Ray was transacting
business With several of Audrain
county's officials in Mexico on Mon
day. He pays the entire number a
high compliment for the uniform
courtesy which they exercised in the
discharge of their official duties. We
are glad to know that our nelghbDr-
ing county has such an obliging set
Of officials, and we hope the good
people of that county fully appreciate
their good qu~alities.-Middletown
Sentinel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19


NOTICE is hereby given that let
ters of administration, with will
annexed, upon the estate of NJ. NJ.
Barr, deceased have been granted
the undersigned, VIII. KEENAN,, by
the probate court of the county of
Audrain, bearing date, May 18th,
1881. That ali persons having
claims against said estate are
required to present them to me for
allowance within one year from said
May 18th, or they be precluded
from any benefit thereof; and that
unless said claims be presented with,
in two years from the publication of
this notice, they vii! be forever
barred.
W. Fl. KEENAN,,
5-4W Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

Cute and Playful.
Reader, did it " occur to you
what a cute, playful fellow Bob White,
of the Mexico LEDGER, is?-Knob
Knoster Gem.
Don't circulate such a report as
that about US. We fear some book
agent or "'Col." will attempt to ''tone
US down" again.
Good Schools.
If Marshal wants to have as good
schools as they have in the neigh
boring towns of Sedalia, Mexico and
Carrollton, they a have it by pay
ing for it. Sixty cents on the hundred
dollars valuation will do it.-Mar.
shall Progress.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19
Ray Fever.

Col. Hutton has been confined to
his room for several days with 9 Sc.
we're attack Of hay fever.-Mexico
Intelligencer.
We are very sorry and trust Bro.
Hntton viii soon be himself again
and able to valk without a 'stick. -
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

III. cAskling, ex-United States
senator, will probably be q candidate
for the Presidency IN 1884,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

It begins to appear on the face OF
the returns that Garfield is a consid-
efably ''bigger man. than Conkling.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

Roscoe's resignation was occasions
ed by his uncomfortable surround
ings. 1t was too hot for him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

Mrs. Garfield has been i'll for some.
time. MI. Garfield himself is sick
with a different complaint.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

The Associated Press reports at
last announce that Robertson's nomi-
nation will be speedily taken up and
passed upon, and that the most press
ing consideration with all parties is
the effect its confirmation will have
upon future elections in the State of
New York.
For many years that State has
been agitated by bitterly contending
the Republican party came into ex-
istence, and as it drew q portion OF
Its membership from all the opposing
factions previously in operation, 1t
naturally inherited a %quarrelsome
disposition. At present it is divided
into two distinct ~ings-Grant and
anti-Grants third termers and anti
third termers stalwarts and liberals
as they have been previously named.
Senator Conkling is said to De the
leader of the stalwarts, who are sup
posed to constitute two-thirds of the
Republican party Of New York,
and to include even a larger proper
tion of its active and working ele-
ments, who make q business of poll
tics, attend conventions and are ever
ready for a muss. In every sense of
the word they are superior in audac-
ity and pluck to their rivals, who
content themselves with protesting
and grumbling, and on that account
are usually easily beaten, when it
comes to making nominations to be
voted for. Therefore it is safe to
predict that the nomination and con-
irmation of Judge Robertson will
raise a very considerable breeze but
whether it will be attended with a
permanent and more serious division
in the ranks Of the Republican party
than already exists, is quite another
question, and President Garfield and
his friends are weaker than we had
supposed, if they let fear of anything
of that sort defeat the Judges nomi-
nation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19


into q condition that will soon de.
mand the exercise of the utmost dis.
erection on tie part of Democratic
Senators. In a mere party view, the
fight between Garfield and Conkline
mainly concerns Republicans, and il
might be thought by some, therefore,
that there was nothing for Democrats
to do but watch its progress and
await its outcome. This would be
very unwise on their part, since the
political future of q great State nee.
essary to the presidential and nation.
al success of the Democracy is likely
to be affected by the action that is
taken, and therefore Democrats
ought not only to see to it that the
executive is not made, in an uncon-
stitutional manner, to yield to any
thing but a majority Of the Senate
itself; but also pursue such a
course, as is likely to contribute to
the permanent control of the State OF
New York by the Democracy, If that
be possible.
Moreover, the Collectorship of the
New York Custom House is by tar
the most important Office of that sort.
Not only is the City and State OF
New York Immediately interested,
but the whole country, since it is
there the larger portion of its imports
are entered and duties paid upon
them. In appointing a Collector fol-
such a port, therefore, Mr.. Garfield
is performing a duty that is of more
national Importance than is usual in
ordinary selections Of Custom House
officials, and being opposed by Mr.
Conkling wholly on the ground that
the party chosen IN the present case
is obnoxious to him and his followers
it seems to be proper that the Chief
Executive should be sustained against
unusual and dictatorial demands.
Since the above was written Sena'
tors Conkling and Platt have created
quite a sensation by rendering thei'
designations to the New York legis
lature in session at Albany. If thi:
action has been taken in expectation
of reelection it is most petulan'
child's play. How could snch al
endorsement of them make their rela'
tons to the administration differen
from what it has been? No doub
Conkling has high aspirations ant
realizes that loss.of control of fedora
appointments in New York with con
luminous snubbing in the Senate viii
destroy his prestige. If that is hi
view, the ours he has adopted ma.
possibly advance his interests in tn
future, but at present he resembles
prize fighter, who, having accepted
challenge from a superior. throws NJ
the sponge to avoid punishment il
the ring to the surprise and DISCUS
of the lockers on that expected t.
see the DULLES pound one another lus
tily. The Democrats, into who's
hands this last dodge puts control Q
the Senate, ought now to finish it
business and by a speedy adjourn
ment put a stop to the u%nnecessar
expenditure caused by the strugggl
between the stalwarts and the admin
i~stration. Malone Is beHillered @
sn~ cu.n ti-i..So how taken ana real
ICES "There is many a slip 'twixt tn
cup and the lip"
|-
just Compliant.
We have had our attention calle'
several times lately to the fact tbs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19

/ The Mexico Gun Club shot Oh the
fair ground last Tuesday evening
with the following score:
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19
Administratrix's Notice.

AdministratriX's Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given that lei.
Az tiers of administration upon inc
estate of Samuel A. Craddock, de-
ceased, haye been granted the under
signed, Mary Craddoek, by the pro-
bate court of the county of Audraln'
bearing date April Goth, 1881. Tha!
all persons having claims against
said estate + required to- Presens
them to me for allowance within one
year from said April Goth, or thes
maybe precluded from any benens
thereof; and that unless said CLAIMS
be presented within two years from
the publication of this notice, the'
will be forever barred.
MARY CRADDOCk,
2-4w Administrative.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19
THE Tree Shall be Known by It's FINN,
Doctress J. N. KooNr
TREATS
DISEASES OF WOMEN ONLY

HAS had over fifteen wears own.
IL rience, has been located ap1
practicing in Mexico over two voo aut
also, will say | have the "FrrSo,
CURE FOR WOMEN" for sale. ono !
the best prepared remedies on es,, \
for any disease peculiar to the famal.
organization, and is so ackpowles"a,
by all who have given it a trial \
is prepared chiefly of medical root,
and herbs that grow in France. sns
is one of the most pleasant. mild sn5
palatable remedies to take ever as
fered in America, prepared and fa
sale only by Doctress j. M. Koon,,
Office and residence corner of pro~
enade and Washington Streets. Ma,
leo, No.
Doctress j. NJ. koontz will ,.,
consult with patients in regard Il
the "FRENCH CURE" and disessa
peculiar to woman free of ,harus
and furnish medicine and treatman,
essential to their case for less mona,
than any physician in the Ststa
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-05-19
Just

We have had our attention called
several times lately to the fact that
our town is being misrepresented
away from home-perhsps %uninten-
tionally. This has been done sever
al times lately, but the most glazing
instance we find in the Chicago. Jour-
nal of Commerce, handed to Us this
morning. 1t appears that not long
since a representative of that paper
was In Mexico trying to write up IL
merchants and business men and sew
eral of our leading firms gave him
advertisements. He did not seem at
all pleased With his success here and
exploded 81 followss
Il have been particularly careful
in the selection of business men to
recommend to public favor, and have
chosen only those who, by a system
of fair dealing, enterprise and liber-
atty, have brought themselves into
the front rank of public favor. 1t is
a fact, apparent to every observing
person, that there is a class Ct bust
ness men in every town that have a
tendency to hang back and allow
their nsighbors to do their advertis-
ing for them"
In one sense Of the word no n
could take exceptions to the above
notice. for. as a matter Of fact, the
men noticed in the article were all
good substantial men, but be only
"wrote up about six business men
of our town and that very awkward
Iy-mis-spelling most of their names.
Has a man or a paper the right to
send out to the world that we have
only a half a dozen business men,
when we have hundreds? Why don't
he state that he only noticed those
who paid for their notices? We
would not notice this matter at all,
only we are getting tired of having
our town so grossly mlsrepresented.
In the first place what good would it
do our merchants to advertise in a
Chicago paper; they might carry a
whole page advertisement 10000
years and not get In return one cents
worth Of good. Why, then, should
they be abused and blackmai,ed? 1t
is a shame and we hope it will not
occur again.