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Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-28
THE ssBIG MUDDY. AT GLASGOW.
Swollen for Niles and Miles out Of Its
Banks-The Bridge Still Stan9s
Like ssThe Rock Of Ages"

Correspondents "a kA< ~ASS 81 ~
GLASGOW, Mo-, June 27.-Uooking
from my window on the third floor of
the elegant Palmer House at Glas-
gov, we have a splendid view Of the
terribly grand though sad scenes Of
the turbulent Missouri, as she spreads
herself for miles and miles across the
productive valleys on tie opposite
side. Whole Plantations of golden
grain and growing corr are to-day
hidden from view, and the muddy
waters of the Missouri cover the fields
which, by this time, would be ready
for the reapers' sickle. To estimate
the cost Of such widespread and ami
versal destruction would be impossi-
BILE. Reports are coming in hourly
of some valley home being abandon
ed-some little hamlet situated on
the riverside being given up to the
watery intruder as it sweeps onward
in its destructive course. Trade is
paralyzed and the question Of the hour
is to contribute to the immediate ne
cessities Of the poor fugitives and
save the beautiful homes and ripening
grain Of those who look from the
door-yard across the watery waste.
The magnificent steel bridge of the
Chicago & Alton road still stands solid
as the natural bridge of Virginia,
though the ripping waves dance in g
threatening way close to the top Of
the tressle on the west side, and farther
On an occasional breaker fiops ovel
the iron rail, and, in sailors dialect
the road "ships q sea-" But tbs
customary caution aud prudence o.
the C. & A. is used and no peril Of
life or reckless risk is run. 80
Our train this evening was filIet
with pleasure and health-seekers
bound for the popular and attractive
Sweet Springs at Brownsville, Mo.
among whom was DIR. Laws of on
State University. How gray he ha
gotten since we were in prison togeth
err in '62. The war, Westminster an,
unruly University students would turl
a raven gray.
Columbia has hardly yet reeovere'
from her cyclone scare, wherein a fe,
trees we're blown down and shack
shingles loosened from dwellings,. Blu
the same genial, open-handed cordial
ity of her business men is extende
to the poor drummer" and bushes
is not all gone-even though her stu
dents have. We visited tile Stat
University grounds in our twiligh
walk last evening and think q fe'
hundred thousand would not be mis-
placed in its improvement, for W
were reminded of lines in Goldsmit
when we visited it. uE
Corn and wheat out of the bottom
look well in Howard county, as th
land is quite rolling. Glasgow is s
deathly still and so unlike our push
ing, rafting, vigorous city of Mexico
that 1 feel a little lonely, so I wi
turn down the gas and tell the porte
to ''put me in my little bed"
U w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-28

the OSBORNE STILL ON TOP.
The Osborne TWin0.Binder Wins q
Gold Medal In Kentucky.

OFFICE OF THE KENTUCKY AGRICUL-
TURAL AND MECHANICAL ASSOCIATION,
LEXINGTON, KY, June %, Is83.-Messrs.
d. NJ. Osborne & Co., Chicago, H., and
to all concerned: This is to certify that In
the field trial of twine- binders held by
the Kentucky Agricultural and Mechanical
Association on the farm of Mr.. J. B. Clay
hear Lexington, on the 18th inst, in very
heavy barley, the following machines COM
peting, viz: Osborne, Deering, McCor-
mick, Wood, Buckeye, Minneapolis, Den
nett, Champion, st. Paul, Buckeye Low
down, and Deering L~oW-down, the pre-
MUM Of a gold medal was awarded to
the No. II Osborne.
JESSE BRYANT,
N. F. b. BERRY,
, d. Fl. JAMES,
Committee of Directors to Conduct Trial.
II. p. KINKEAD,
Secretary.
w. II. GENTRY,
President.
The above IL q true copy of report made
by committee and approved by Board OF
Directors this day. II. P. KINKEAD,
Secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-28

Horrible Outrage ut louisiana. Nc.
LOUISIANA, Mo-, June 26.-One of
the most atrocious outrages even COM
United was perpetrated in our midst
this morning, and the whole country
is in a furore of excitement and rage.
This morning between 6 and Z o. clock
Miss Kate Murray, the adopted daugh-
ter of Mrs. Chas. Murray, an aged
widow lady Of this city, went, as was
her daily custom, to take the cow to
pasture, about one mile from the city.
As she opened the gate a negro man
jumped out from behind the fence
and struck her on the head with a
sharp stone, which felled her to the
ground. The brute then dragged her
into the woods where he tied her
hands behind her with her bonnet
strings, placed a large stick across
her throat and then outraged her.
The villain left her in an insensible
an9 fed. When the un-
girl regained consciousness
she was in a terrible condition. The
blood streamed from a wound in the
head made by the stone. Her throat
was horribly swollen and her arms
and body bruised. She managed to
crawl to the residence Of Capt. Geo.
Barnard, in the vicinity, where she
told her pitful story. She was at
once brought home, and Drs. Bartlett
and Lonergan summoned to attend
her injuries. The news of the das-
outrage spread like wildfre,
and the city was in an uproar. Men
the woods in every direc-.
ton. About 8 O'Clock Sheriff Glenn
and Constable Templeton arrested a
negro named Joe Brown, who was at
work in the field of Walter Hunter,
and who seemed to answer. to the
description given by the girl. He
was at once taken before her and she
him, with the exception Of
the hat which he wore. The negro
was put in the calaboose to await fur
ther Developments.
The excitement is still at fever
heat and there are fears that he will
be lynched tonight. The hoodlum
element in our midst is ready to hang
him at short notice, but the more
Of our citizens are in favor
Of awaiting further developments.
The young lady is 81 years Of age,
and is highly respected. Joe Brown
is a short, thick-set, solid-looking
man OF the pure negro type. He
protests stoutly his entire innocence.
LATER.-The negro was taken from
the calaboose since supper by Sheriff
Glenn. Constable Templeton and A.
j. McCnne who started with him to
Bowling Green, where they win lodge
him in jail 10 await trial.
We learn, q we 60 to press, thai
The man arrested in not the puiItv
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-28

GoOJ.W Ragsdale's for seddles,
harness, Re
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-28
WADDINaHAn vs.. wADDINGHAM.
Arew Pointers on the Case.

~
One ssof the most sensational and
tedious divorce Eases ever tried in
Mexicoi is set for the second Monday
In July. Both parties live in Mexico.
The plaintiff is VIM. Waddingham,
the defendant his Nife-at least so
she claims. The bone of contention
is evidently money She claims that
he IS worth $500 600. He says he is
rttre5e,00 In our opinion he hiss
it too low and she has 1t too high.
Mrs. Waddingham lives on Promen-
ade street-Mr. Waddingham stops
at the hotels. Forrist & Fry are her
attorneys; M~acfarlape 4 Trimble and
KEENAN, are his attorneys The cas-
will be fought bitterly from beginning
to ending and will he the most costly
case ever tried in this county. Not
less than ten acres Of dispositions have
been taken and, will be introduced as
testimony. :
L. Waddingham claims that when he
married Mrs. Waddingham she
had a husband then alive and in the
p~enitentiary that on this account
she is no wife Of his and he wants a
divorce. He will also attempt to
prove thatshe has a very bad charac-
ter and is guilty of adultery. The
man he claims she married is named
Gavin, and his deposition has been
taken and will be introduced for the
plaintiff. She claims that she never
married Gavin; that she is the lawful
wife OF, Waddingham and that she is
not guilty Of any act unworthy of a
devoted wife s-..a r..
The evidence from beginning to
ending is contradictory. The money
is what is the trouble. She wants
part Of what he has. He don't want
her to have any OF it. There are two
sides to this as we'll as to oil. ques-
tons. The LEDGER is interested for
neither side. The facts are about az
we have given them. The evidence
will be profuse and bewildering.
Each side is sure of success. II one
half that either claims is true, the
!, verdict would be mutual with accom-.
~paniments. Waddingham don'twan,
Mrs. Waddingham to have any Of his
money. She intends to get all Of il
she can. The easiest way to settle
the matter Is to give the money toths
i lawyers and editors, and then the bone
of contention will be gone for good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-28
THE ANOMALOUS CONDITION OF
MEXICO.

000A1S0e Il
Mexico has long since ceased to be
a village, and it is high time it had
also ceased to be governed and inn
proved as one. Since the~existing
charter of Mexico was granted, the
state constitution has been altered,
curtailing the powers Of cities and
villages, directing a classification of
them, and inhibiting any other sort
of legislation concerning them. In
the meantime the ward representation
of Mexico has become so very un-
equal, that the relative voice OF a cit
izen living in parts of the city is
much more powerful in the leyying
of taxes and the outlsy Of revenue
than that Of another in different Sec
tons of it. Three of our wards en-
titled to two councilmen have now
but one, and, therefore, are unequally
represented in all matters of general
and local importance. This anoma-
lous condition has two sources. The
one is the failure of our citizens to
secure such a classification and gov
eminent as their numbers entitle
them to. The second is neglect of
enforcing the 23rd section Of article
6 Of the existing city charter, en-
towering the city council to appor-
ton representation according to the
population of the wards. Until that
shall be done every proposition to
increase taxation should be voted
down. The large wards a secure
justice only through enlarged repre-
sentation while the present charter
exists, and there is no way Of getting
rid Of its incubus except under the
classification statutes.
The Race.
The race at the fair grounds Mon
day between "Push Bob," owned by
the West boys Of this city, and
Headlight owned at Montgomery
City, vas not much of q success.
The distance was only one quarter OF
q mile, single dash. The rae had
not been advertised and only . few
people we're present; not a single
cent was spent by the managers to.
wards advertising the race. The
purse was subscribed by the citizens
of Mexico who did not derive q sin.
gle cent of benefit; the way it was
managed no outside people were
brought to town. If the country
people had known of the race there
would have been a good crowd pres
ent. Twenty-Five cents admission
was charged. Ten cents was plenty,
Who ever heard of 25 cents being
charged to. see such a race o. as this
one was? Inc start was very poor
Headlight got to the front from
the jump and came in three length.
ahead under a strong pull. "Head'
light is by far the best horse; he il
the best quarter horse in this part Of
Missouri. He is the finest starter ",
ever saw score. He goes from tn,
jump like he was shot out ct q gun
and gets a better start standing tina,
most horses get running. No none,
changed hands on the race. Three t.
one was freely offered on Headlight
with no takers. The race was
square one and this was the only re
deeming feature. Mexico could
and under the proper management
would have fine June races. w
have the best track within q hundred
miles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-28

When Miss Henrietta Jones, of
Louisiana No., started out for q
little walk the other morning she had
no Thoughts Of running o foot race
that would make her famous in her
neighborhood. But she had only got
half way over the bridge when a rail-
road train commenced chasing her
from the ether end, coE;ng at q lively
pace down grade. Henrietta took .
reef in her skirts, emphasized her in
tentions with . shrek, and dashed
for the opposite exit Of the bridge at
. pitch Of speed that fairly astonished
the locomotive. She made the objee-
tive point safely, and then, all danger
being passed, she tainted dead away
with true feminine dexterity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-28

We have no desire to pluck . single
well-earned laurel from the brow Of any
competitor. We strive In honorable COM
potion to excel the Mccormick a. well as
others, and we can not believe this at
tempt to purioin the laurels fairly won by
fatr-minded man. d. II. OSBORNE 4 Co.
Chicago, June %, 1883. I1-lt.
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The National tribune., 1883-08-23
THE MAGAZINES.


Lippincotfs is the only one of the leading
magazines that offers any attractions nova
days to the lovers of the novelette,. 4 passion
for descriptive articles appears to possess all
the rest, and LippjRcotfs has the field almost
entirely to ITSELF 1t has prcfited by the oppor-
tunity, too, and in the September number we
have a charming array of short stories and
sketches, among them, Z" Our Summer Coart III
Schoharie "a very clever brochure, by P. DEM
ing; Della Grimwet "a story, by Arlo Bates;
"The Worst Man in the Troops stirring
military episode, by the author OF the popular
novel "The ColonePs Daughter; :" q Five
Graves in Montana Ia characteristic frontier
sketch, by the editor of the Springfield (SIass. J
Republican. :" In Suspense "a curious colo
guy between Carlyle, Wilberforee and Bea-
consfeld in prrgatory; "The Discipline of
by Annie Elliot; and. finally, another INSTALL
ment of " The Jewel in the Lotos," Mary Agnes
Tincker's picturesque serial.
The Century for September is remarkable for
the number and excellence Of its illustrated
descriptive papers. cape Cod" by F.
Mitchell; "a Musk-Ox Hunt" by Lieutenant
Schwatka; "Indian War in the Colonies" by
Rev. Edward Eggleston, Ornamental Forms
in Nature" IAN exceedingly novel and interest
ing monograph, by Roger Riordan-a more
charming collection OF studies with pen and
pencil has seldom, If ever, been offered. Ac-
companying the frontispieee-a striking por-
trait of Robert Burns, engraved from minia-
ture which belonged to his sisters the story
of delightful BURNS Pilgrimage" made by
"H. H" a sweet singer herself among the
present generation of poets. There are many
other attractive articles in the September
number, including paper by Ernest Ingersoll
on Prof. Agassiz's Laboratory" and an aston
ishing number of goodish minor poems.
The subjects discussed in the North 4meriean
Reuielu for Septemberare the " State Regulation
of Corporate Profits" by Judge Cooley; Mu-
nicipal Reform" by Representative Kasson, of
Iowa; Class Distinctions in the United
States, by Richard Grant White, " Shooting at
Sight" by Judge James Jackson; " Facts About
the Caucus and Primary" by George Walton
Green; Conversation with Solitary,-Part
U,--by w. III. Mallock; "The Limitations OF
Freethinking," by Rev. DR.. ID. S, Phelan and
"An American Wild Flower " the Scarlet
Columbine Grant Allen. The contents are
more.varied than usual, aud tho articles them
selves above the average merit.
The National tribune., 1883-08-23
THE OLD woRLp.
Something About What Is Going Or in Other L7raA
Than Ours.

Than OURS.
The Madrid newspapers charge that French
spectators raised 10000 francs 20 corrupt the
Spanish arny.--The Vienna Electrical Exhi-
bition was opened on the 15la iust.-A Brit
ISL Jew, representing an English house, has
been expelled from Russia by the authorities.
It IS reported thar the Russian minister Of the
interior has ordered the enforcement Of the
decree fcrnidding Jewish manufacturers from
employing CHRISTIAN wCgkmen. There was
another stormy scene in the British HOcse o.
Commons Saturday, and several Of the T.Sh
members were called 20 order by the chairman.
The government notified M Parneli that Onlg
$4,000 woald be devoted 30 imni grafton pur-
p0Ses.--FrCsh an5i-J sWIsh outbreaks are re-
ported from Russia German colony is to
be started in South Africa--Thc KiaS OF
Spain is visiting the large cities Of his king
dom.--C asamicCa9ia, " 5sch was OveEthT0WR
by the earthquake, is being rapidly Febuilt.--
The Egyptian government Is SURPRISING adj
verse criticism from tire native press.--A
Masonic society IS accused Of being the pro-
m0rer of the outbreaks IN Spain. &c IS reported
that the French began the bOEIhardUsent o.
Hue on Sasurday.--'Fhs HsyOr Of Moscow
has rendered his resignation on account Of an
unpopular speech he mode at the tiIae Of the
Cars corouasiOa-- Subsidized organ Of
the Vatican, the -Ncli,cE z Rome, has been
warned against using violent language against
Prussia on psIn OF losing rs subs.dy.--Cete-
wayo, the Z.lu King, has recovered from tho
wounds received in the late engagement be-
tween MS forces and the insurgents. and has
made a request Of Queen Victoria inst she viii
have frll inquiry made into the treatment ne
has receiged.--Ths emperor Of Germany gave
a banquet on Saturday IN honor Of the birth
day Of the Emperor of Austria. and sent ais
congratulations on the recurrence OF the Gay
TO she AEstrO- Hungarian monarch By telegraph
The doctors state that the end Of the
Comte dc Chsln6ord is rapidly approaching
The second son OF Prince William Of PruS-
5ia. VINO is grandson Of che emperor, was
christened ut POrs,laIa sunday with Imposing
ceremonies. All the members OF the imperial
family the Duke OF Edinburgh, the DTske OF
Albany. and the King of Roamania were among
the Distinguished persons present on the 0eea-
sien. The presence Of the King OF Gou2Iania
Is regarded as giving force To the idea that the
alliance OF Italy Germany and Austria IS asous
to receive fresh strength b. the accession
thereto of ROumAnia.
The National tribune., 1883-08-23

which has been the subject Of so much talk
in certain quarters, occurred. The matter
is one which does not concern the Grand
Army at large, inasmuch as it contracted
none of the obligations which remain IN
paid. Nor, indeed, can the Department of
Colorado justly be held responsible for it,
since it was upon the strength of the prom
ises made by the business men of Denver,
and particularly the Board of Trade of that
city, that its executive committee con-
tr&cted the debt. The truth is that the
citizens of Denver permitted themselves to
be influenced by the foolish quarrel between
local officials of the Order, and held back
their subscriptions. IF they do not now come
forward with them, after having realized the
benefits which accrued to their city from the
expenditure of so large an amount ofmoney
by the visiting veterans, it viii be greatly
to their diseTedit. As to the report which
has been widely circulated through the
country that members Of the Indiana
delegation left the hotel at which they
were stopping without paying their bills,
We take this occasion to say that it is
utterly false and groundless. They paid
heavily for their accommodations, but they
refused, and very rightly, too, to submit to
demands which were manifestly extortionate
and unreasonable.
The National tribune., 1883-08-23

WE SURRENDER large part of our space
again. this week, to the publication of rem
'iniscences of the war; contributed by mem
bers Of The, rank and file Some of those
"reminiscences shed a new light upon points
that hare long been disputed, while others
are chiefly interesting because of the graphic
way in which the writers describe familiar
scenes of army life. Particularly entertain
ing will be found the sketch which Mr.. j.
D. Hanger, an ex-Confederate, bet whole
souled and patriotic citizen in these days of
national unity, upon whom the first ampu-
tation of the war was performed, has kindly
furnished The TRIBUNE of the battle of
Philippi, the first land engagement of the
war. and the circumstances under which he
came to lose leg in that exciting affair.
He tells the story with becoming modesty,
and yet in such bright and CHEEKY way
that one cannot help wishing that our COM
rades in gray were oftener represented at
THE TRIBUNE's campfire.
The National tribune., 1883-08-23
WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY

labor the scantiest, lit might have been pos
sible to have raised great army by means
of the pay promised the American soldier
pitiful $13 per month-but on this side of
the water he would have been thought an
idiot who should have offered to sell his life
SO cheaply. a pri0ri the Government of the
United States could not then nor could it now
raise a great s-rmy by means of such made
quate inducements, and posteri0ri the facts
rs to the history of enlistments in the war
of the rebellion show that even in the dark
est days of the struggle, when hope was
which it offered was powerless alone to in
duce enlistment. The governing motive
was patriotism, and the record win show it.
Within the past few weeks we have pub
hshed in these columns instances where
whole families volunteered in defense of the
country. For example, there was the case of
Mrs. Merchant, NOW Mrs. Upright of Iowa,
VIII it be pretended that any mercenary
feeling prompted her to this splendid sacri-
fee? But, says Mr.. Grant by way Of am
pIi6cation of his statement, the war was
virtually carried On by the moneyed men,
nished its 'siDews'; and this they did for
their own purpose and in their own inter-
ests. \ : The Confederate cause failed
simply because its men and it's money
were exhausted; for no other reason" This
It is true that The business men of the North
did furnish some sinews of war-that they
invested their money in the bonds of the
Governmentand stayed its credit utmoney
is only one of the sinews of war; and with
out the patriotic purpose which strength
ened their arms, and the righteous wrath
which burned in the hearts of our soldiers,
all the money that was spent upon the war
would have been hopelessly squandered and
the Union would have fallen apart and per-
ished by reason of the lukewarmness of its
own defenders.
We agree with Mr.. Grant that there is a
large class of business men-the stay-at-
homes-who profted by the war-laid, in
deed, in many cases, the foundations of their
present colossal fortunes; but that it was
their cause which triumphed, "under the
banner of freedom" we utterly and con-
temptuously deny. They were shrewd
enough to take advantage of the opportuni-
ties which the war afforded to make money,
but not until the prowess of our arms
and the temper of the people had demon
strated that the war, whose precipitation
they had deprecated at the outset must end
in the triumph of the Union arms.
The National tribune., 1883-08-23

ON another page Of The TRIBUNE, this
week, viii he found General Orders, No. 1,
of the new ommander-in-chiefo of the Grand
Army, General Robert B. Beath. We are
glad to note that in this order he makes
special reference to the organization of the
Woman's National Relief Corps, and ear
nestly recommends that the officers of the
different Posts and State societies enter
into communication with the officers of the
new association. Should this recommends
ton be generally followed, it viii greatly
facilitate the work OF Mrs. President Barker
and her associate officers. 1t is cheering,
too, to observe that General Beath reeog-
nizes the Importance of maintaining the
progress made during the last year in the
work CT building up the Grand Army until
every worthy veteran soldier or sailor is en-
rolled in its ranks. He has, in the closing
paragraph, struck the key note of the cam
paign, and we trust it will be taken up and
re-echoed in every Department and every
Post of the Order.