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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-10-20

-a;lons to the pale "a e for ths lates:
tylc CT firearms? | dot think | have
vcr seen such change. 1t breaks
ne all up and saddens me.
we are settled here i:cw $50 miles
rom anywhere and among total s,rang4
S. We are at least SEQ miles from
Geographic and whisky facilities and
IN the midst OF the Moriiion church.
Oar squa|s NAY have crude and at
INES erroneous notions about the 50:
ial relations; and they NAV have
oeen more or less ex:enporaneous
nd smProaptu as IL were in relation
> the matter OF marriage. still they
rave never tailea into the erove,lir3 8
customs q TIL o.easinous Mormon.
We may have led a crooked and
peculiar life in some respects, tht we
ave never Been Mosmons.
Ash said before, We have conc here
"Ithout q murncr. We just packed
';p the rosewood piano and the house
1old collection OF insects that had be.
one attached 20 Us, ard moved like
4 10: Of sore-cyed cmlgrants. l see
tbou. ne warriors vino nigh, be pow.
rtnl chiefs ola great nation, but in
stead OF that YOU stand around here
With Your shirt tails sticking through
!.,,lc rustic apcrtures in your overalls.
Children OF the forest, your race is
lcarly run. You will scatter few
polished soup bones and bacon rincs
pver thi, reservation and then die.
You Will probably die of goht. If
'o"'e good, abIe-bodicd pilgrim would
make d drainage tube out Of lcngtl,
If gas pipe and tap tile whole tribe
OF iaudab!e pul Ec would win NY
ladying esteem
| Am done. You have heard me
cackle, You have listened to mymelo-
iious toot. | viii now dry up and
inner down. .-Boomcyang.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-10-20

Whatever may be said Of the .ncc--
tainty OF "the head that wears
crown" the Duputy-naster OF /
English mint estimates the avera :
life OF gold sovereign. at eighte i
years. that is about Tie ler 9Th OF IN
in which the coin loses three quart ,
CT grain IN weight, when II ceases
BE legal tender. |, is said tha; Of
one Hundred millions steFiirg OF +
lands gold coinage, forty per cen
in this condition. The Bank CT 4 :
land send, yearly q million to T..
mint to be recoined and the Depu'' =
master urges the recoinIns ot :
the gold cons oi light weight, in { Z
Grafton which would require ab 2
-four yeais time: The las, ca!lih;
of gold coin was in JS+z.-E. cH7 ~
/euyuaI, :.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-10-20

The tunnel on the Alpine branch Of
the South Park road is II 500 feet
abou. the Etne OF the sea, which makes
i The highest tunnel in North Ameri-
ca or Earqp pc Ii is 1900 feet long.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15

Now, at this day comes plsil.l
Az by his attorney, and files bis \
tition, verified by affidavit, allgj
among other things, that said defsI
ant is a nonresident OF the StH
Missouri.
You, said nonresident defendd
is, therefore, hereby notified Of I
filing of said petition, the object !
general nature of which is to Old
Judgment on tax bill for the did
payment of taxes, and enforce 1
on the following described res
tate. situate in Audrain Corlj
State Of Missouri, to-wit: Thin
two (32) acres. north part, soutbE4
northwest, and south part, narl
west, southwest, section u.s. Cd
teen, township (50) fifty, range
eight. for the following years, y
county and road tax: 1873, 81
1874, S4.47: 1873, $46S; 1876, 81
1877, 1913: 1873, $3.50: 1879, 81
And. unles. YOU be and sppea
the next regular term of this ccV
to be begun and held at the %
house in the City of Mexico, on !
4th Monday of January next, !
plead TO said action, the same Will
taken as confessed and judgments
dered accordingly.
1t is further ordered that . @
hereof be published, according
law, in the Mexico WEEKLY LEDe'
a newspaper printed and publh'
in Audrain county. :.
Witness my hand as ls
[sEALl ,, at otfira in Mexico. this Il
day of November, ISL
33-4w JAS. CARkOLL. LIZ
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15

Bishop Ryan, of St. Louis, was
introduced to fine audience at the
Opera House last Monday night in
neat little speech by j. Med. Trim
bic. Bishop Ryan lectured ON the
"Confessional," and gave many ideas
new to the most of the audience, ex-
cept perhaps, to the members Of his
church. He is liberal in his views,
concise in his statements and as an
orator is eloquent and graceful, in
fact, be is one of the best orators 10
the west, and his lecture was listened
to with pleasure by all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15

If our existing tariff were enforced
simply as means of raising money,
there would be little difficulty as to
revising and remodeling it. By
simply reducing the duties on many
articles, the revenue from their i'm
portation night be doubled and the
articles themselves furnished more
cheaply to their consumers. But,
unfortunately, it was resorted to, as
much to force and protect manufac-
turers, as to assist government, ,and it
is assumed by those benefited by it,
and their friends in Congress, that it
was confirmed with all it's defects at
the late presidential election. But if
the tariff disconnected from other
policies could be submitted to an
election test, it would readily appear
that the public is fully prepared for
the removal of all its acknowledged
anomalies and inconsistencies, tend
ing to create and sustain unjust
monopoly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15
REVENUE REFORM.

1t ought not to require extra ability
to demonstrate to Congress, that the
extortion of $135, 100000 last year
by internal revenue exactions Is both
excessive and in gross violation Of
the equitable principles that should
govern taxation.
Taxation should never be levied
without pressing necessity, and then
it should inflict as few burdens and
cause as little annoyance as possible.
All writer's upon political economy
declare that only when money mast
be had at any hazard should excise
by inquisitorial process be placed up
on incomes and manufactures. But,
our existing system of internal reve-
nue., in addition to Withdrawing over
one hundred millions Of dollars annu-
ally from the resources of industry,
sustains an army of collectors, agents
and detectives, mainly political par
tisans, peering constantly into the
earnings and bank deposits of opera
tives, the results of manufactures,
and the daily business Of over fifty
millions of people. Not only are the
drinks and smokes of the healthy
poor enhanced thereby in cost, but
their matches and medicines also !;
and thus in sickness, as in health,
every man and every family is
reached. 1t breeds spies and IN
formers also, that invade the premises
of their neighbors, outrage privacy
and multiply hates and contentious.
Its pains and penalties are disgust
ing and revolving, and besides all
this, it was a war measure, and though
sixteen years have passed since
peace has been established, it has
gone on increasing, instead of dimin-
ishing, until it has become an intol-
erable burden enormously in excess
of the needs of the Treasury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15
Cheek.


The Daily Intelligencer was the first
newspaper TO give the people Of Mex
leo an account of the st. Charles
bridge Observation-Disclosures.
The St. Louis daily papers, some
Of them containing 6 columns of par
ticulars, were in Mexico several hours
before the daily big 81" was on the
street with its meagre account taken
from these very papers. We are at
. loss to understand the above state
ment. The LEDGER Of to-day is the
only paper in Mexico that gives a
full and complete account of the
wreck. Never blow, unless you have
something to blow about.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15

A great cry comes Just now from
the East about the decline Of our
shipping, which would receive more
attention and create more sympathy,
if the condition of our national and
mercantile marine were not so osten-
tatiously paraded, as an argument
against reduction of taxation. To
grant commercial subsidies and enter
into exhorbitant contracts with ocean
steamers for the transportation of
foreign mails, or more notably to
speedily construct, equip and man
a modern navy adequate to the sup
posed possible needs of SO important
. nation as ours, would speedily con-
sumo even the vast annual surplus Of
the treasury without providing trans
port for anticipated foreign exports
and imports. Our commercial marine
began to decline with exclusion of
foreign goods from our markets, and
this decline, accelerated by the
triumph of rairoad over river, and
coast transportation can be arrested
by no other means than by q revival
of the latter. But this is just what
the East does not want. The last
thing the seaports of that section
desire is the restoration of New
Orleans as a port of entry and export
to the great West. Hence, their
hostility to the improvement of the
Mississippi. With its channel cleared
and deepened, that river must be-
come the outlet and inlet of such
commerce as will give employment to
o numerous fleet Of coast and sea-
going vessels, but our New York
President, while advocating increase
Of American shipping, deyotes only
six lines of his message to what will
contribute to that more than any
other measure that can be devised
and at far less cost.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15
The New York Su|

The Sun for 1882 will make Its fileeE
nual revolution under the present msn4] 49, =
shining. as always, for all, big ana mug - n
ana gracious, contented and unhappy, VI
| lican and Democratic, the depravea ~ II,
ous, intelligent and obtuse, The suhs -
for mankind and woman kind OF e,en
but its genial warmth is for good, WHY
hot discomfort on the bliSterlng pseAs
persistent wicked. s., 4
The sun of 1863 was a neWspsp,e, d
kind. IL discarded many OF the lvls, w ~
multitude of the superfious words ~ y ~ 81
of ancient journalism. Ii undertooh ~ y 51]
in a fresh, Succinct. unconventlohal va M
news of she world, Omitting no eVella y, r,ss I
interest, and commenting upon ailali' T,sl
fearlessnesS OF absolute independents. - n
cess of This experiment was the sass sucueN
sun. Ii effected permanent cnanss :s,,.ss
style of American newspapers. E,t,' ~ ths "A
journal established IN this country s,a, ~ IN
wears past has been modelled atei - n Il
Eyery important journal existing nss en- Sass
flied and bettered by the force ol tiie Gus
ample. 49, s0,,s ot,sps4
The sun of 1Ss2 will be the .ne,' SAINT 1s,q
truth telling. and interesting neMseb5s neMserb5 an II
By a liberal use of the means VILE WIZ !: ID
dant proSperity affords, we Shall ii"AN
than ever before. ,,,,,,ing / !
We shall print all the news, puisSss ,mss.s5I
readable shape, and measuring 10 ~. nv hT ID I
not by the traditional yardsllck, %. s.og y; pf
interest TO the people. Dlslahcs ;adsrstls as q
Uonse Sauarp IS not the first eollslueassss l,.sss Z
the sun. Wheptyer anything ,ma-shastfhr as
reportipg we get che particulars, "h'
pens in Brooklyn or IN Bokhard, lang. nd
In uolitics we have decided opinioss,,
accustomed 10 express them IN lalsS asS;sf Il
can he understood. We say what We Ss1 nojs =
men and events. That hablt Is 'ne
of the Suns political course. .;,,. usgs
The Weekly sun gathers INTO Us ss ID q
best matter Of the seven ualls s,aS rSIs meht !
market repdrts. and liberal prop9,,,,s.Ss.rs 4
ary. scientific and domestic lnleinstth Il th Z
plete the Weekly sun. and nlanss nlaaasala tas I
newspaper for the farmers hoaS'
ever printed. and Hkets y
day Sun each number of which lsa us ",
interesting literary, with the pes. p.ipc ms
day, prose every line worth reauaasd rena sd,rd
mor-matter enough to MI gsTy ,tsipig
and infinitely more varied anu epi u
any book. big or little? sra,er saess
III our idea of what ne"Sp"
pleaSeS YOU, send for lhe ouh' y
Our terms are as follows: sAaet d tss]
For the daily Sun, four page, snset ,.Oat usk y
eight columns, the price by.lhsn, or iHt,
cents a month. or $3.50 q !ea sbeet d u
the Sunday paper, an eight-page ~, rppst
sjx Columns. the price is 65 cents pa
$40 year, postage PAID; ,o 70 alseiuss
The Sunday edition OF the l,sge sun usA
separately at Sl.20 per year; pes,ns psnn eIrsi y
The price OF the Weekly sun, ,nestss
fifty-six columns, is 81 a year. sepa y I
For clubs of ten sending $40 we WIZ
ira copy free. Address ~ ENGItgs
% st Publisher of the Sun. New "
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15
Guardians Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that at the Noyem-
IN ber term of the Audrain County Probate
Court for 1881, the undersigned was duly APP
pointed guardian Of the person and estate of
of unsound mind. All claims against said Mary
b. Smith must be presented to the undersigned,
and all debts due her must be paid to him.
U4w 4. j. SMITH, Guardian,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15
TAKEN UP

DY the undersigned. one n red ins Isft bIt
branded with letter NJ on ur rne nrops6
owner can have her by P,oshie P,omhie. q
paving for this notice ana ppsRT WHn .
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15
RARE CHANCE,

EOR SALE. - RESTAURANT
l. Nicely fitted up, centrally located
on best business street, in the thriv-
ing city of Roodhousc, Ill. Two years
established; furniture and stock can
be bought cheap. Reasons for sell
ing, wish to leave the city. Address
?. o. box 314, Roodhouse. Ill. 1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15
NOTICE.

THE FIRMS of Carter & Hisey and
L Carter, Hisey & go. are dissolv.
ed by mutual consent.
The grain and produce business
will be continued by
HISEY & JAMES.
Dec. l, 1881. 32-1t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15
WANTED.

WANT to contract with a good
"A farmer living near Mexico to grow
100 tons of millet or hungarian for
next season. Call and see me.
l.. H. HIGHTSHOE,
Rock Spring Dairy, Mexico, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15
Order of Publication.
In Nacation.l

The State of Missouri. at the relti
and to the use of B. T. Dobv
Collector of the Revenue, AUDI
County, State of Missouri. DIFF
vs..
Patrick Glenn, deft.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15

NOTICE OF FINAL ,hat ute
,1asor S Np'Se of tSe y estate S Of Ghas ssnio,e q
Viii T at the January term. 1872, s,.Ia mss -,
se'tieiiieh' ~ j. G. $3.50
Administrator Estate ohas; E a.sw
Mexico. Mo-, Dec. g. 1881.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15

NOTICE is hereby given that letters OF ad.
~ ministration upon the estate of Jno T. Cross
white, deed. have been granted the Undersigned
by the Audrain Probate Court in Audrain Co.
Missouri, bearing date November 25, 1881.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me for allowance
within one year from date of said letters or they
may be precluded from any benefit from the
estate and, IL said claims be not exhibited to me
within two years from the date of the publ,ca-
tion OF this notice, said claims viii be forever
barred. CALVIN ID. CROSSWHITE
Admir- Estate J. +. CrosSwhite dec d.
Mexico, Mo-, Dec Is, 1881. 35-it
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15
VIEWING THE WRECK.

Accompanied by the bridge fore
man, reporter walked out on the
trestle approach, and looked down
the terrible abyss in the uncertain
light Of the moon, across whose face
light clouds fitted. It was an angry,
ugly looking wreck, piled in a mass
that lowered full rs feet above the
swishing and turbid stream. Imme-
diately by the pier, which held the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1881-12-15


lighted up the scene, and impaired
to the foaming waves crimson glow.
The spectacle was one of the. most
horrible that ever engaged the gaze
of an awe-strieken crowd. The moan
ing of the injured cattle arose above
the noise of the rushing water, and
smote the hearts of those on shore.
Suddenly voice came from the
wreck in wild, agonizing appeal for
aid: "Help! help! Be quick or we
must all perish!" This cry broke
the spell which seemed to have taken
possession of the crowd. Boats and
RATS were instantly manned, and
brave men were soon wrestling with
the wreck for the possession of its
precious human freight. John Som
ers, Jordan w. Hyde, Fred Davis
and John Saunders, of Malvern, Ia,
and Chas. Irwin and Jos. Barnhardt
were taken out and brought to the
shore. Somers, Hyde and Irwin
were found to be killed outright.
Saunders had thigh-bone broken,
and Fred Davis and Barnhardt were
bruised almost fatally, but they
eventually recovered.
Conductor Kinley happened to be
on the car next to the tender when
the span fell and thus escaped in
jury. j. H. Strahan, stock man of
Malvern, was standing in the door of
the caboose. He heard the first sig
nal of the coming crash, and leaped
forth into the darkness. Fortunate
ly, his feet alighted upon the end of
projecting tie, and there he clung
while his ill-fated companions went
whirling into the awful abyss.
1t is claimed by some of the officials
that the engine exploded while cros-
sing the bridge, the explosion break
ing some of the bridge iron, thus
causing the fatal break, but testimo-
ny goes to show that the engine did
not explode.
1t will be about a month before
the gap will be closed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-28
SWEET Los Angeles Oranges.
+ at w. L. PRICES
Horse Stolen.

Night before last Mr. w. J. Lar
kins, OF Harrisyille, lost a valuable
horse under the following circum-
stances: His son had ridden the animal
to Ogden, and dismounting. tied the
horse to a post in front of W. H.
Wright's store, and went into store
near by. His business being COM
pleted, the young man went into q
barber shop, got shaved, and was not
far from where the horse was teth-
cred, when to his astonishment, he
saw a stranger mount the animal and
rapidly ride away towards the Ogden
River. 1t WAS nearly dark, but young
Larkins rushed to the livery stable,
borrowed horse and gave chase. but
did not succeed in overtsking either
the thief or the horse, and although
the authorities OF Salt Lake and other
places have been notified, neither the
scamp nor the stolen horse have yet
been heard of. Mr.. Lsrkins informs
US that the animal was a valuable
one, and that the loss comes heavily
upon him ct the present, as he will
not be able to procure mate for the
remaining animal at home before be
will need team for farm work. It
was but a few days since that q fellow
named Sidney Day, who was working
for Mr. Lsrkins, Rbsconded. taking
with him $50 gold piece belonging
to Mr.. L., and has not since been
heard of. 1t is an old saying, but a
true one in many instances, that
"misforiunes never come sinkly."-
Junction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-28
IT. TRULY WONDERFUL

To see what Improvements now exist
as compared with railway travel only
6 few years ago. To become convinced
of this, one has only to select for his
route East. the popular and Teil-kncwn
CHicLGo & NoRTHwEsTEgN RAILWAY
You are landed By the Union Pacific
Railroad 10 the Union Depot a; C0un-
oil Bluffs, where stands the G. & NJ
w. Palace Train, composed of Pull
man Hotel Cars, Pullman Sleeping
Cars, Elegant Day Coaches,
Smoking, Baggage, Postal Cars,
etc., ready to convey its passen-
Esrs Trough Iowa and Illinois, and
into @ icago. Gliding smoothly along
over tie superb track of steel rail
through thriving cities and villages,
comfortably seated in this train, one
gcaroeIy discovers the high rate OF
speed which he ia riding. Trains OF
this road are always on time, con-
neoiions sure, and passengers seek.
ing pleasure, comfort, safety and
ease in travelling, will find the
"North-WesteTn" in excess OF their
expectations, and the greatest OF al
routes TO Chicago and the East. In
sist upon Ticket Agents selling you
Tickets sia this Road; all Agents sell
them. Examine your Tickets and
tefass to buy if they do not read over
this Road. II you wish the Besl
Travelling Accommodations, you vii
buy your Tickets By this Route.
%AND WILL TAKE NO 0EREB
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-28
Third District Court.

Proceedings at the District Cour
on Thursday, Chief Justice Hunter
presiding:
Keith Bros. vs. H. E. Phelps; at.
tachment withdrawn Tor further ser
vice.
Stewart Mining Company, vs. 1. @.
Harmer ct al; motion for new Trial
overruled.
Elizabeth Whittemore We. ]. w.
Jenkins ct al; judgment for FORE
closure; exception; thirty days, stay
allowed after fling OF findings for
appeal.
The People. etc, w. McCrsckeu;
assault with intent to rape;
subpoena ordered to issue for wit
nesses for defendant at the expense
OF the People.
M. Shsughnessy vs Lester F.
Gerrish ct al ; court filed flndings and
orders judgment accordingly; defsnd-
ant excerpts to findings and coDclu-
sions OF plaintiff allowed by the
court and plaintiff objects TO the find
lpgs proposed by the defendants
Defendants are allowed sixty days TO
hle and serve notice and statement
on motion for new trial, or appeal;
and in the mean time execution
stayed.
Royal NJ. Bassett ct al, vs.. Utah
Western Railway Company, order OF
gale confirmed by the court.
Court adjourned till Saturday,
February 5th, at 10 a.m.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-28
TIC be ApDealed,

On Thursday the findings in the
case of NJ. Shsughnessy against L. F.
Gerrish ct al. we're fled and approved
by the court, and judgment entered
accordingly. This case il the one in
volving the title 10 the White Pine
and Washington claims. The de-
tense moved toE nonsuit, which was
denied on Monday by Judge Hunter.
They then submitted their case on the
motion, and on Thursday took e1cep-
ton to the findings which the court
had approved. A stay o! proceedings
was allowed to give the defendants
time to make the necessary prepare
tions for a motion for new trial, or
the taking oil al appeal, which, in
all probability, will be the latter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-28
Salvation for the Lungs.

Never trife with a Cough. It is al
safe to triie with q Tattlesnske
Check the early symptoms before
they eliminate in chronic disease with
"HALE's HONEY OF HoREHoUND AMI
TAR" Check them, did we say
Annihilate them would have been the
proper term. for this peerless remedy
does Its work thoroughly, leaving moi
a vestige OF pulmonary irritation be-
hind. Sold by druggists at so cents
and 81 per bottle, or six bottles, small,
$3.50, and large, So. The large size
being most economical.
II. G. Sheldon, Druggist. Troy. N.
Y, writes: "HALE's HONEY OF HoRE.
HOUND AND TAR and Pixies TOOTH.
ACHE DROPS meet Nth a ready sale"
PIXIES TooTHACHE DRoPs CURE IN
ONE MINUTE.
FAIR FAsHIONABLES patronize tbs
standard besutifier and purifying
agent, GLENN's SULPHUR SOAP.
HILLS HAIR AND WHEKER DYE,
Black or Brown. SOC. +
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-28
Drowned in a Well.

On Sunday morning, at about
O'Clock, as teamster was watering
his horses at the old we'll of Donald
Mckay, his bucket csuk ht onto some
thing in the well, aud it being very
icy In and around the vicinity and nc
curbing around the same, he reached
out his hand and placed il upon the
Windlase, and gazing down into the
bottom of the we'll be beheld the form
of a man. He at orce gave the alarm
and in short time large crowd o.
citizens had gathered around to see
and ascertain his name. Upon in
quiry the following particulars were
gathered: The mans name Wal
August Peterson, and halls from
Grantsville, Tooele county. He haC
been loafing around Frisco for some
time, and was under the influence o.
liquor almost all the time. The last
seen OF him was the night before, al
about 10 O'Clock, at which time be
was somewhat intoxicated. Il is sup
posed he had started to turn the cor.
ner. and not being aware that TIE
well was there, and without a cui b.
ing, had walked headlong into it.
There was at least ten feet of water
in the well, but a board had By
chance slipped into it, and the unfor.
tunate man had fallen across it,
thereby supporting the body and
keeping it from sinking to the bot.
tom. Upon his body being brought
to the surface, a coroner's jury was
summoned and a verdict of acct
dental death was rendered.
A purse was made up on Monday
by the citizens, and a coffin and
clothing were purchased, and in the
evening he was laid in bis final rest.
ing place. nothing having been heard
from his psrents.-Milford Sentinel.