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bH0 n Masonic pin. ono pf0toIg4Ofy note
executed In Springfield, Missouri. aud pay
able ~ George Conquest, and One money
order receipt from Tie postmaster M Spring
field. Missouri ~ stulo party, Tor money
sent tl ENGLAND ll's clothing was marked
q. q. His body wns so badly docnyod That
his features could not bG recognized The
entire county was shocked and on the alert
10 ascertain the cause Of death and who, II
murder had been committed was guilty.
Mater dlIgcnt inquiry by the officers II was
lbsccrtained beyond doubt that the dead
NOdy was In lite that Of George Conquest,
M Englishman, and u. g. White was the
| prty suspected Of the crime. He was in
1ted at the succeeding term OF the court
| M cyaded arrest until the summer Of 1880
| Wien he was apprehendcd in Louisiana,
ID in May, 1881, was brought 10 trial and
| cdyicted of murder, with the penalty
ass ssed at death. He appealed his cause
ana he same was affirmed.
Ne proof against him was entirely cir.
cum tantial but link by link connected
himlwith the commission of the oiiense.
He Aas seen in February, 1877, with n con,
spiClbus pair OF mules, wagon, goot ana
other1arlcles, in company with u person
unknAWn, travelling in the direction the
body Vas found, and was seen ut another
time, supposed to be the day after the muir
der, with the same conspicuous travelling
outfit. and was identified. He offered for
sale the goods at reduced rates, and after
reaching Longview assumed the lame OF
Conquest, sold the wagon and mules, and
lett for Shreveport, Louisiana. He acknow-
lodged that he was present when the muir.
der was committed and that Underwood
and Jackson were the parties who commit
tee it, but would never tell why he assumed
the name of Conquest
White was convicted in Louisiana of MUIR
der, in 1867, and sentenced to twenty years
Imprisonment, but through the influence
of friends, was pardoned by Governor War
mouth.
His parents are living in Homer, Louis
lana and are said to be respectable citizens.
White is generally believed to have been
connected with the murder of Gillyard,
colorcd bishop who was killed in Wills
Point in the summer Of 1876, though moth
ing definite is known.
For several days previous TO the eXecu-
ton he seemed very lowspirted and des-
pondcnt and had frequent interviews with
his spiritual advisers. He was at times
deeply moved by their solicitations, after
his spiritual welfare, wept bitterly, then
became worse, and was strictly non-com'
municatiye.
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-UtflNl 70 tut ltfhlA.
san ANTONIO. February The topic in
this city for the past two days is the arrest
Of the French count De Keroman, charged
with an assault with intent to murder DR..
Cuppies. his wife. Miss Shean. a step
daughter and q man named Dale. cuarli-
man Of the family. Three assaults were
made at different times. This will bring
abo { the biggest case OF scandal ever heard
81 in this CITY. At present u would be pro
mature TO say anything more Of the mat
ter. a. the whole viii be ventilated in open
couri shortly.
SAY AsrorIo. February 2.-The district
c0uri Is busy with the case Of Francis Her
nandez charged with hOrse-stealing lie Is
one ofthe Bob Enele game
The 4 e companies are preparing 10 csle-
brnie WashingtOn's birthday.
The monthly mOrtuary report shows
fhirfv-f1ur deaths. nineteen residents and
fffeen n0n-resiienis, fweutT-iour whl-es,
fiur calored and sir Mericaus
One sile - fiia arrruuf n fhe
French count. Dekcr1man. and DR.. CuT-
uirs Sc was uurised iu the Times
rss-erlay. The roInt. in q card ass q
suspension di public npiui 20 uitI slrl
time a. THE matter shall he frltlfl iT
fisei1sei in fhe courts. ihe latter ln IL-
ease 0i ass1 uit with intent o. EiIl-e.r1 "a
nn the Z--h uIf-. ought ID re f.rrrIl u-
.ferI al Grrenlr1.r. o. ODE r7e rle f.-e
Of TeEaz r=. Wa a. or sac uur- 2 r- ic-
Crr.fhe iurT "a .let tl1 Trt
ri h1ters cnrI.-s = have Nrel- rs
rnf-a Nrrrlr I'D tie rrllisr thai f.e
arsf O. murder iu Oh lirsi degree AH-.L
Oh iseisirn made.
Cart1in 81. T. Lirtm0ns- of the r -i-ei
States army. h-s rairfI p from f.lf i-l'-t .c-.
where D. VS. r.-r.-r.r ~ ~ slir-tle sites
O. rilifa-r posts ~ ttfree-fd
Erasius Red q rr1.fI' lHr.t .r--IIr lre rre--
dhart d ttis ctr. deals n9-uiss- rsel
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~ years.
II hsull ddllllna, raining sud du.hy
The mud IL moro than 70 foot deep H. me
streets
stv Aytovto, February 3,-fho remain.
O The Ihtr Ew'us Heed were carried IN
thoir resting place iht morning SorflDCa
were NJ m Mary cath cdrHl Tho knlflIis
fcmplnr in luIl usilorm took the collin
from the hcnrsc and deposited II upon lIic
calalalqur
JAMES Clayin another well known dU
zen and druggist. died at o'clock this
morning and buried at this evening,
was u native Of Dublin, aged 81 years lie
was member Of the Irish la1d league,
and the highest officer Of the ancient order
lying at the point Of death and another son
Is sick with the same disease of the father
pneumonia.
Francis Hernandez, Of the Engle gang Of
horse-thieycs, WAS acquitted in the district
court
The evening Timss has a.onc-sided version
of the Cupples-koroman affair." and says
tho latter is an adyenturcr, the former
Il well-knowa and respected citizen.
Count keromaq is from, the first families
in France, and probably will publish lis
version of the whole affair then we
will see where the Shoe will pinch.
The state annual meeting of !. o. o. Z.
commences here the 1th inst
SAN ANTONIO, February IA shooting
ARRAY occurred late yesterday evening at
the Menger hotel in the pantry.room adj
Joining the dining-room, be-
tween two colored walters, John
Holiday and Lewis Chapman, which re-
suited in Holiday getting bullet in the
lower portion of his neck, dangerous, if
not fatal wound. Chapman was wounded
in the left side about two
inches from the nipple. A shot glanced oil
the left side of his head, making a slight
wound, and another shot in the leg
The annu j Odd Fellows meeting opens
Monday. Delegates are arriving per every
train.
District court is busy with the case Of
Ambrose Hernandez, horsc-thief Of the
Boo Engle gang.
Marachean, grocer; was closed to-day by
creditors.
Officers of the Merchants exchange will
be elected Monday.
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THE DALLAS WEEKLY nEnALp THURSDAY rEpnrAnY d 1887

over but succeeded In giving % new bona
tlii4 morning.
The bolr1 NJ aldermen M meeting ON
yesterday declared the cosspool our new
jnil, 70 nuisance,
rape The little Wrl ofl2 years nj Mpdpr, was
bound over aud bail set nj ~ WU Failing
~ give bail. hc was rcmnudcd 20 Jail.
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I.Ongview.


Special 10 the Herald.
LoNyIEw, February 4.-The trial Of Louis
Meyer. for making fraudulent assignment
last January, has occupied the district courr
for two days This morning ono m the
witnesses, J. 4. w. Check, while on the
stand, asked to be excused for few min
utes, went ont of the house and shot him
self in the forehead end died instantly.
Deceased was generally liked for his good
ness of heart, aud his sudden end was a
great shock TO the community. He has
been in such IN health and troubled so much
lately that his mind was unsettled, and
some Of bis friends, noticing his condition,
urged that lie be not used as a witness.
Ills death brought the Meyer case to a
close. 4 new trial was granted Meyer
was placed under - 900 bond.
There is much complaint from the citi-
zcus that nothing has been done in two
weeks Of this term Of the district court bat
cpnvicting one man for breaking into a car
az the Junction. Three were arrested; one
u them escaped last night by forcing ont the
bricks near window on the second story.
Wagon travel is almost completely inter
ruptcd by the excessive rains Of the past
month
The Sabine j. iu dangerously high ron
dtion. and the bottoms in au impossible
condition. Cypre-- creek is almost us bad.
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LaullpaSas.
E4alnpaSaS.
Snnpial ia the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
LAMpAsAs, February 2-The law suit Of
G. w. Litchhcld vs. Towers e Co. for the
Lamesny stock of cattle, alleged to be
worth 100000, and for 100000 damages
has been compromised, the Lee Scott cat
tie company Of Wheeler county, Texas, and
Towers & Co., of Kansas City, purchasing
all tue cattle in controversy. Manner Lee
andyJudge Towers arrived here on the
lst ,ald will remain some ten or twelve days.
4 steady rain fell here for the past thirty
six hours, but at 3 o'clack this morning the
clouds disappeared and it is now clear and
pleasant.
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Marshall
tnnnLnl % Ihn lLnrlIl

I 'TNNTU7 % TNN TTVTlTI.
MARSHALL February l.--lIeayy and con-
Iinuoug rains have fallen for the past TWEEN
ty-iour hours. This morning the sun rose
clear and to-day has been bright and cheer
full Trains from every direction are be-
hind time
Miss Willard, who was to have delivered
her temperance lecture here last night, has
failed to put in an appearance in consc-
quence of the delayed trains. She is eX-
pectcd this evening.
The Hebrew ball at the opera house last
night, given by the Young Mems Hebrew
,ocety, of this city, was largely attended
many visitors being from distance, 1t
was a grand affair.
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COrsiCanil
Special to the Herald.

0NVUIUT 70 TTIC ITVTNTV.
CoRsIcAYA, February 3.-The eXtraordi.
narily heavy rains of last night and to-day
completely submerged the Narrow Gaug c
track west of here in Richland bottom,
washing away a bridge and considerable
portion of the track seven miles east, near
Chambers creek.
The agent of Cunningham & Ellis, peni-
Tertiary lessees, left here this morning with
fourteen prisoners convicted at this term of
court. This is the largest number ever sent
to Huntsville at one time from Navarro
county.
Il. NJ Fletcher, father-in-law of City
Attorney Hal. W. Greer, died at the lat
ters residence to-day.
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San SABA.


Speclu, Il the Herald.
SAN SABA, February 3.-We have had
an 'Inuy3ll rainfall. The ground is in fine
con1dilica to insl.o good crop of wheat.
Farmers are much encouraged.
Mr.. J. A. Williams has ripe Strawberries,
which are growing in his garden without
further protection than the leaves Uf the
plant furnish.
The town is full Of country farmers.
Notwithstanding the muddy roads bust
ness is brisk with our merchants.
Our stock men will attend the coming
stockmeu's meeting at Austin.
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Special to the Herald

Spcrhl 10 lhe hSIaIu
Henrietta, February THE Fort Worth
& Denver railroad company has accepted
the proposition of the citizens of Henrietta,
and it now seems 70 he an assured fact that
that we get the road. the town gives
$4,000, depot grounds, stock yards, and
the risht-ot-way through Clay and Wichita
counties.
Having healthfil location, surrounded
by tcr;ile agricultural country, with 200
miles of western territory tributary TO US,
and the prospects OF two or three additional
roads, the outlook for the town is certainly
promising.
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Special 10 the Herald.

SHERMAN, February 40. F. Cunning
ham, recently clerk in a prominent
grocery house of this city, this evening took
an overdose of laudanum and chloroform,
with the supposed intention of suicide.
Medical assistance was speedily summoned
as soon rs his condition was .scovered.
He is at present in an insensible condition
but the shadow of a chance remains for his
recovery.
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l1orsiCilna



CoEsIcANA. February flames Mul
grove, white man, was arrested last night
for misccgrnation. ABOUT two months ago
he went t. Ellis couuy and procured a IL
cense, by means Of which he married a he
gro woman here. parson Pardce lcolorcd)
officiating. our police have been trying
ever since the marriage 10 arrest him, but
Witnout success uil now.
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willis
Special to the Her

NpttINI 10 INC HVIUTV'
WILLIS, February "A rain storm has
played sad hoyac with the track and road
bed of the gulf division of the international,
and no passenger trains have run here to-
dav. Here and there water has swept away
the ties and bed, and it will cost a large
amount to reconstruct it. Conductor Ed
Francis, coming down this division yester-
day, saved his train from serious acct
dent only by the utmost care, and, as it
was, he had to reconstruct broken culvert
OF a bridge before he could get through.
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Laredo


special 10 the Herald
LAREDO, February l.-Gcneral Trevino
and stan arrived bya private conveyance
at the terminus Of the Mexican National
railroad yesterday evening, and was there
met by the general manager OF the road,
accompanied by a large delegation Of the
civil and military authorities of Laredo
and escorted on special train to tne city
Al hight he was sercnaded by the Laredo
band and called upon by citizens generally
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special to the Herald.
FoEr McKAvrr, February 1.-Maior
Charles Webb. Of fle sixteenth United
Stale infantry. died suddenly last night I'd
congestion pi tle lungs.
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Special 10 the Herald
TExnrAS4, February l-Track-laying
was lc.ua ou ihc Texas a. 81. Louis rail
road cast from this place to-day.
A small mercantile failure I'm this city
to-day.
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special o. the Herald
WIS POISr, Fehi nary Sd. c. White
was publicly hanged st Canon to-day. He
sieut s1undly last night, arose a. O'Clock
this morning. breakiasting heartily sent for
a barber o. shave bum aud cut bis hair;
then dressed himself carefully for the eNec1-
ton aud spent the balance Of the time with
friends smoking and talking. He was calm
nnd resigned % bis fate. lie mounted The
scanold with y firm step and
SAID ~ wss IErOCENT
or the crime md va prepared % die. and
asserfei that be was going % heaven a.
i.fs ~rrra-f " glaf1r urived for him. He
ris1 hai 81 hymn sung 90 bis own seieciiph-
Turrtr W. luEE auIrsrED
BE- lie sheriH. uha read 1u q clear and loud
--f.r che Frafa ua-rnnf. after Uhicl De-
~ fl.e iirisseer e1r.i-aTe, and tie trap va
uE ralL F1-E FErr
-fIiiraf sfrueelc. He iiel O. l-teen flin-
rtrs rrer D T rhtsiti1ns pronounce
him Lral Orb f1urffru lnlulies.
rur cErUE
fr- -tirh o. suraral tIe extreme 1ifrlltf
HI tif Il-. r1s rr-rrlIffel ln tns e1uuiI. .
u Frhrnrrr. 1.7-. ina drrer Hrezt sIirl.e
r-fe lisilrt fum ruT hru-a-ilii-1 Of
r1ara 81 s1 d1rt a deed on fhe ID ni
HrrI rf tiri rrrr sr-uf parties uere n11i.
ttri raf-a -farIfad sr1t nnl uEre sftra--el
Cd f1a eHna I'd TIE rrIfrras. 10 fler
horror they Iirrral q 1e1i brlT. VIII
- ftaI ar-1s ffn Set from o. The trlg
rrs II rn alrandrl s'-r1 I'd derlflT.-s ii11l-
-Nrr fnr-r-a nf1arirtirr. DIIrlrs wf-e
.~.-r. f-r-sIr rrfri ard q iurF ci m
--rraf frrlralsl IRA En e-lrriuc-11n
a tie b11T there vas f1und about .
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I''.'lNA lN 'AiN Al.NNl..a@
Eyus February LIN o shooting spree
actrecn Joe For.tic, Ben am Charlie
Moore. thg former was se.i1u-iy. if not "a
tally. wounded Charlie Moore was arrested
by ~LtriI EyUuu and ben escaped.
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BrIton
Special 10 the Herald.

Siffaihl 70 lle ufIsAiNs
BELroy. February Mrs. Turner, wife
Of Mr. r. H. Turner, our district clerk, died
yery suddenly last night. She was com
planning Of neuralgia and used Wizard
Oh to ease the pain. She dropped on to
sleep sith the bottle in ncr hand. and in
her sleep spilled IT. ON the pillow. and the
doctor saws the chiorofYrm in the Nizzlrd
OIL was The cause of her death.
An cmpl0ye on the Santa Pc railway con
structinu train accidentally shot himself
this evening. while resi- sting arrest. 10 seems
that be WIS drunk nni when the ritv mar
shai went o. arrest him be- manacadto get
bold orthe marshal's ri-i0l and Zoo trgirg
to draw % from the sfabiari Ihe flsioi wa-
Discharged. the bail tak.1- elle.t DOB bis
thigh lie refuses o. give i.s name. bot
was lolced in tire ca.nbr0-'. uniu itts'aul-
inc DIS wounds.
B-Lr1r. February 5-Tip Nrn0uueii'-
Saloon was hruEaI iuf1 Inst Ui-It end
ai.at fl.n0 r0Hh az uLi-Er arI WINE
r,arret our OF fi.e ha-rf's and destroyed.
TIE Thieves made an atfeilrf f1 Irasi .rfl
ili- SAGE with -la.-H lrrrlUr. Hll
f-fHifrr. Hr.f 81. ra- -rHrHH.. "".
n'reirsi feI 1r frr.-a ln..ars. uI.i we
leff Hr- ri rHe safe i.~ .IHr--
Tfa m i.sE-s obi l-l.f OBJ lf 90
tie continued lart r-
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- 90. rr 1--- r'+s--r -rls f n-H-s 01-re-lt
c. 80 ErHH l-aaa-l s-l I-sI ar. trals arar1f
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RETRIBUTION.
A Murderer Acquitted on the
Insanity Plea.
Cured--Then Killed by the Vie.
TINS Son.

ST. Louis, July 18.-A Richmond,
Missouri, special says: Two years ago
DR.. Roberts was killed at Millville,
Ray county, by DR.. Keys, a young
physician. Keys was twice tried, the
second trial resulting in a plea Of
insanity being sustained. He was
sent to the insane asylum at st. Joe
Thursday last Keys was pronounced
cured, and returned to Richmond.
The next day, against advice, he
went to Millville. Charles Roberts
son of the murdered DR.. Roberts,
was told Of his presence. lie
left his shop, secured a revolver
and hunted Keys up. He opened
fire on him, wounding him in the
breast. Keys started to run, but
Roberts followed. firing two more
shots, both taking effect, and Keys
died almost instantly. Roberts, Oh
his way to give himself up, was met by
the Deputy Sheriff and was arrested
and takeG to Jail here. Public sym
pathy is with Roberts.
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sequel to a Poker Game.

CHICAGO, July 1s.-Asa sequel to
the big poker game at Newburgh,
New York, in which Mr.. Weed lost
$l5OOOO, Judge Fullerton, Of New
York, and Mr.. Trude, of Chicago,
yesterday, acting for Weed. attached
the stable Of NJ. M. Hedges, who won
the money from Weed. The stable
consists of the following horses;
J, B. Thomas st. Reno, bay flley,
and Novelty, and is valued at Sl5 900.
Tho bond was furnished BY friends at
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Atheists as witnesses.
New York Herald.


BY the common law an atheist is moi
permitted to testify in a court of jus.
tice. But in England and in most oi
our States this disqualification has
been removed by, constitutional OF
legislative enactment. In Kentucky
the Legislature has expressly provided
that no religious test shall be applied
to a witness in any civil action, but
there is no statute governing the
question in criminal cases. In a
recent murder trial the objection
was raised to one Of the wit
nesses that he was an atheist
and therefore that his evidence
was not admissible. The question
went to the Court of Appeals, which
decides that in criminal as we'll as
civil cases no inquiry oaa be made into
the religious belief of any witness.
This decision is based on the fifth and
sixth sections Of the Kentucky bill OF
rights. The former guarantees to all
persons religious liberty and freedom
of worship; the latter declares that
"the civil rights, privileges or capac.
tiles Of any citizen shall in no wise
be diminished or enlarged on ac-
count Of his religion" OF the sixth
section the court says "Itis declar-
alton of an absolute equality, which
is violated when one class of citizens
is held TO have the civil capacity to
testify in a court Of justice because
they entertain a certain opinion in re.
gard to religion, while another class is
denied to possess that capacity be.
cause they do not conform to the pre-
scribed belief. Free governments deal
with the acts Of the citizen and not with
his thoughts. To prescribe or punish
for religious or political opinions Is oil
the essence Of despotism, = = \
We think that this provision Of the
constitution not only permits persons
to testify without regard to religious
belief or disbelief, but that it was
intended to prevent any inquiry into
that belief for the purpose Of affecting
pTpdihlity.H The court then remarks
that if o Christian legislature might
exclude atheists from the witness
stand, an atheistic legislature would
have equal right and power to dis
qualify Christian witnesses,
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SteambOnt COlIisiou.

CHESTER, PA. July 18.-The ex
cursiou steamboat Thos. Clyde, while
returning with party of Chester ex
cursiOniSts from Camden last night
collided with the steam tug Laura
The crew of the tug were rescued
The Clyle had large hole stove in hel
and proceeded to Wilmington for re.
pairs.
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Thinks he Knows where he
Stands.


Colonel A. S. Colyar, after re-
naming neutral since the22d Of June,
has at length come out in a personal
letter to Hon. T. NJ. Mcconnell, oi
Chattanooga, who was temporary
chairman of the Democratic conven-
tion at Nashville, and indicates that
he supports the 60-6 act and opposes
the Bate platform. He does not,hOw
ever ,recant from the statement already
made that he would vote for Bate and
scratch the platform. Until he an
nounces change of mind he stands
committed tovote for Genaral Bate.
Colonel Colyar owns controlling
interest in the Nashville American
the majority Of stock being, according
to current rumor, only $500. The
American was for years the central,
and, we might say, the leading Demo-
cratic organ ofthe State, and was largely
read in every county even by those who
did not follow its teachings. For
several weeks past that great gun has
been spiked; the lips Of the delphic
oracle have moved not nor given forth
anything but an uncertain sound. We
do not know what all this means. 1t
is a very anomalous thing for a lead
ing newspaper to be neutral at such a
time as this. Colonel Colyar is man
Of opinions, and is generally free to
give expression to them. We remem-
ber when he advocated extreme low
tax doctrine in an able manner before
that wing of the party had material
lied. We are not certain but that his
work as a. low tax apostle antedates
that of Colonel Savage. This is Of
no consequence now, except with
those of long memories, who
are provoked to inquire what means
this silence now. 1t, however, makes
but little difference as to the fnal
result, for while the press is tremen-
dous power at times, the people begin
to feel that they know as much about
the debt as the newspapers. The 100;
decision gave them courage and self
confidence, and as to this question
they have taken it into their owl
hands and propose to settle it,or read
Just it, if anyone prefers the term
upon broad, equitable principles. Th,
papers will be found following tn,
people rather than leading them to
final settlement. Even If the rumo
prove correct that some stock j
about to change hands, and with i
the tone Of the American, it will no
amount to much, for the popular con
struction that would be placed upol
such a course would more than dis
count any influence that might b,
temporarily exercised, to the detri
ment Of the Democratic party.
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country

MRS. Liucoln's maiden name was
Mary Todd, and her father, Hon
Robert S. Todd, represented Fayette
county in both branches of the Ken
lucky Legislature, and was President
of the Lexington branch of the Bank
of Kentucky from its establishment tc
his death, July l6, l849. Mary TODD
and Abraham Lincoln were married
November 4, 1912. At that time Lin
coin had served four terms in the
Illinois Legislature, and was just
beginning his law practice at Spring
field. Mrs. Lincoln had many rela-
tives and personal friends in Kentucky
as we'll as other Southern States.