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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14
Precautions Against Future Accidents
ON the Bridge.

NEW YORK, June 2.
A special meeting of the Trustees o, the
Brooklyn Bridge was held yesterday. They
referred the matter of the disaster to a
committee to report The Mayors of New
York and Brooklyn were appointed on this
committee. Chief Engineer Martin made
report of the accident, and said center
rail would be put up Immediately in the
middle walk upstairs. This, he
said, would be simply an expert
ment, as the accident was the result
of panic. The Trustees decided to in
crease the police force, and have made
requisition on the two cities for aids from
the regular force in special hours when there
was likely to be crowd. They would have
about twenty men on duty at one time. The
question of an inclined plane was dis
cussed, but no action was taken and the
matter was referred to special committee
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

MARYLAND has refunded So, 900, 900
defense loan bearing 65-100 per cent. in
terest at premium.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

THE commanders of English war
ships in Madagascar waters have been in
istructed to take proper measures to secure
the safety of British subjects.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

THE Columbia College committee
appointed to consider the proposal to admit
women reports that co-education of the
sexes is at present impracticable.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

1.-THE Emperor and Empress of Russia
drove to Sokolniki, near Moscow, the other
day without an escort.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

The Pennsylvania Legislature has
passed a bill prohibiting decentralization of
competing telegraph companies.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

OF the balance, S12,244.93 is held in the
Treasurer's vault, and 1888, 90 is on de-
post in the Bank of Commerce, st. Louis.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

The coinage at the various United
States MINIS for May was 81, 721, 200, of
which s., 350, 900 was standard silver dollars.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

THE Mexican mail service between
New Orleans and Galveston, Tex, has been
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

E. PETROLEUM exports for April fell off
about 81 300 900, as compared with April Of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

IT is reported that the Pope will take
more severe measurers with the Irish
bishops if they refuse to heed the COM
mands regarding the Parnel1 fund.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

81. The estimated decrease of the public
debt for May is about $5,5Oo,o0o. Bond re-
demption during the month, $4,000, 900;
payments ON account of pensions, $l2,-
N00 600 ---..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

Z GOVERNOR BUTLER having refused to
sign warrants for the payroll of employees
of the Massachusetts, State Board of Health,
it was intimated that legal steps would
be taken to compel their payment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

Of Foreign Affairs, says by the first of next
month France will have sufficient force in
Tonquin to enforce her demands and that
China will be soothed with diplomacy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

In the barbed wire fence eases brought
by the Washburn & Moen Manufacturing
Company against various defendants Judge
Treat, of the United States Circuit Court at
st. Louis, has rendered decision in favor
of nlaiutiffS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Treasurer ChappeiPs Monthly Repol

State Treasurer Chappel's monthly
report, which was made on the 1st inst,
shows as follows: Balance on hand May /,
1884,, 954.79; receipts during the month,
$513, SS4.92; disbursements, 1,010 ,So3.69
balance on hand June 1, $s46, 036.02. This
belongs to the various funds, as follows:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

In the case of General Butler the
trustees of Harvard University have re-
fused to comply with the time-honored pre-
cedent of comforting the honorary degree
of Doctor of Laws on the Governor of Mas
sachusettS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

WALTER EVANS, the new Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, was installed in
Office in Washington on the 31st ult. Cen
eral Raum, the retiring Commissioner, in
troduced the managers of the several di-
iSio To fboir cbiaf
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14
NEWS AND NOTES.

A Summary Of Important Events.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

THE business failures during the sew
en- days ended on the 1st numbered 161, as
against 15S last week. The New England
States had 81; Middle States, IS; Western,
AZ; Southern, %; Pacific States and Terri
tories, 10; New York City, 8, and Canada
and provinces, %.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

DAv1TT, Healey and Quinn, impris-
oned in Kilmainham Jail for making in
fammatory speeches, were released on the
4th inst. Another murder conspiracy had
been discovered in County Tipperary. Ca
rey, the informer, has been notified by the
Government that he must leave Ireland.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

THE gold and silver mines of the
United States yielded in 1882 $32 800 900
gold and $500 900 silver, a decrease in
gold as compared with the previous year
of 81 200 900, and an increase in silver of
s., 900, as shown by special report of
Director Of the Mint Burchard.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

In view of the appearance of yellow
fever on ship-board at Havana, Cuba, the
Marine Hospital officials have cabled the
proper authorities to examine the vessels
leaving Cuban ports for the United States.
There were twenty deaths from yellow
fever during the week ended on the I'd at
Havana, sA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

IT was authoritatively announced
from the War Department on the 31st that
General Crook was proceeding against the
Apaches in Mexico in accordance with a
definite understanding that he had all the
men and supplies he wanted, and that he
would account for everything in due time.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-14

A STORM that ragged over North Texas
on the night of the I'd struck Greenville,
Hunt County, in the shape of cyclone,
doing great damage to buildings and prop
erty. One hundred and fifty houses were
reported either blown down entirely or
moved from their foundations. Only one
life was known to be lost, that of colored
child, but. several persons were severely
injured The north end was blown off the
Missouri Pacific depot and the freight de-
pot was demolished, the Methodist and col
ored churches were totally wrecked and
the Presbyterian and Baptist Churches
We're badly damaged. There was heavy
rain at other points, but no tornado
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29
S~chl0sser's Death.

John Schlosser is now insane and not
expected to live, caused by poison of
unknown kind. The Mexico pa
pers say it was Trough ON Rats" The
facts in the case are as follows: Schlos-
ser's wife is not an ''angel in disguise
by any means, and she was anxious to
get rid of John. Her father and mother
both agree with her in this wish. They
assert that he took "Rough on Rats but
a lady (woman) who was stopping with
them says it was a powder and perfectly
white. Doctor Rodes and McFarlane at
tended him and he got up and was going
about, but suddenly he was taken worse
and is now delirious and not expected to
live. One thing is certain and that is
that none of his wife's people want him
to get well, for they have expressed
themselves to that effect. Had he have
had proper attention he might have been
better off. His life is insured for s., 900
payable to his wife andalia argus.
You have to go away from home to
hear the news. Schlosser is dead
died from Rough on Rats-taken by
his own hand. He alone is response
BILE directly for his death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29
Lizzie NAV Ulmer.

The performance of "Forty- mine" by
the Palmer and Ulmer Company, was
witnessed last night by a crowded house.
Every seat in the parquette was taken,
and a very few were empty in the dress
circle, while the galleries were literally
packed. Miss Lizzie May Timer, as
Carrots, the red-headed mountain waif,
made many admirers by her excellent
representation of the character. Her
style and action were splendid, and i,
would be hard to find her equal in this
character. "Forty- nine" by Mr.. Frank
A. Tannehill, was very good. He wildly
represented the rough but good natured
old miner, and deserved the liberal ap-
plause that was bestowed upon him.
The rest of the characters were excellent,
and the play went off very smoothly
which goes a great deal towards making
a performance a success. A successful
week is predicted for "Forty-nine." -
Daily States.
At Opera House in this city, Tuesday
evening, Dec. 4th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

We submit the following specimen of
English composition to the teachers of
the county and recommend its careful
analysis. 1t will prove a good drill in the
parts of speech:
A duel was lately fought in Texas by
Alexander Shot and John S. Mott. Mott
was shot, and Shot was not. In this
case it is better to be Shot than Mott.
There is a rumor that Mott was not shot,
and Shot avows that he shot Mott, which
proves either that the shot Shot shot at
Mott was not shot, or that Mott was shot
Notwithstanding. Circumstantial evil
dence is not always good. 1t may be
made to appear on trial that the shot
Shot shot shot Mott, or, as accidents
with firearms are frequent, it may be
| possible that the shot Shot shot shot
Shott himself, when the whole affair
would resolve itself into its original ell
ements and Shot would be shot and Not
would be not. We think, however, thai
the shot Shot shot shot not Shott, but
Mott; anyway it is hard to tell who wa
shot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29
Order of Publication.
Audrain Circuit Court, Nov. %, 1888.
lin vacation.1
Franklin Pierce, Plaintiff,
VS..
Jacob New, Defendant.

AND now at this day comes said
n plaintiff and files his petition
herein, verified by affidavit, stating
among other things, that said defend
ant is a nonresident of the State of
Missouri. You said defendant are,
therefore, hereby notified of the
filing of this suit, the general object
and nature of which is to procure a
decree declaring a mortgage dated
Nov. 3rd, 1877, executed by one III.
w. Wetherell and Sarah b. Wether-
ell, his wife, and delivered to you,
conveying the following lands to-wit:
The south halfof the southwest quar-
ter of section (25) twenty-five, town
ship (5ll tifty-one, range f8) eight,
west, to secure the payment of GER
tain promissory notes therein de-
scribed, to be fully satisfied and for
naught held, and to cancel the same
and to remove the apparent liens
thereof from the said lands, said
mortgage being recorded in the Office
of the Recorder of Deeds in Audrain
county, Missouri, in Book NJ" of
trust records, at pages $50 and 381,
and that unless You be and appear at
the next regular term of this court,
to be begun aud held at the court
house in the city of Mexico, Missouri,
On the 4th Monday in January next,
1884. and then and there answer or
otherwise plead to said petition, the
same viii be taken as confessed and
judgment rendered against you, and
your property sold to satisfy the
same
And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published according
to law in the Mexico LEDGER, q
newspaper printed and published in
Audrain county, Missouri.
A true copy from the Records.
Attest: JNO. j. STEELE,
3S-4w Clerk.
Macfarlane & Trimble, att'ys plf.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

Mr.. Charles A. Gardner, as Karl, and
Miss Patti Rosa, as Rosanaa O'DonneH,
and an excellent company, held the
boards at the Academy of Music last
evening. Standing room was in demand,
and the audience was n Of those digni-
fed crowds that show no sign of appre-
citation until it is knocked down with real
merit. Mr.. Gardner, however, captured
his audience in the beginning and before
the close of the first act everybody was
enthusiastic. Mr.. Gardner is a strong
rival of Joe Emmett. His dialect is good
and his songs are not only excellent in
composition, but he renders them in style.
Patti Rosa is a lively little female and
one of the most clever actresses that has
ever appeared before an Akron audience,
Her songs are also very fine and her &C
ton throughout perfection under all cir
cumstances. Every character was wei
taken and the performance throughout Ii
a most pleasing one. MI. Gardner, CONS
again and bring that same company with
you-and don't forget dot donkey tn
Daily Beacon, Akron, Ohio.
At Opera House in this city, Wednes'
| day evening, Dec. 9Th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

According to Saturdays Daily In
teHigeneer, Judge Dunn, circuit judge
at Richmond, Mo-, delivered a charge
to the grand jury in which he tells
them, what every school boy of mod
crate intelligence should know, ''that
the Sunday law does not discriminate
between the dram-shop keeper, and
the farmer, merchant and mechanic"
After giving utterance to this pro-
found wisdom, he abandons his posi-
ton Of judge and assumes that of
preacher, by trying to trace the Sun
day law back to the Garden of Eden
before the fall of man, by stating
''that it was written with the finger
Of God on tablets (not tables) of
stone On Mount Sinai, and that it was
e%xpounded and obeyed by the SAVIOR
All of that wlshy- washy talk Is
really consummate folly; but it is
likewise a bare-faced falsehood.
Neither Adam, nor Moses Or Christ
knew anything about Sunday as a
day of rest, much less about a Sun
day law. They knew though about
and observed the seventh day of the
week, Or Sabbath, which is derived
from the Hebrew word Shavatts-to
rest. Only after Christ's death. the
church abolished the Sabbath of the
Old Testament, and substituted in its
place the first day of the week, OF
Sunday. Didn't the learned judge
know this? Even if his assertions
were not as absurdly and ridicuIously
false, the question arises, what has
he, as judge, to do with the religious
aspect of the case? 1t surely cannot
matter to him whether Adam, Moses,
Christ, Or even Balaam's ass ever OBJ
served the Missouri Sunday law or not,
All that concerns him is, that it is 8
part of the criminal statutes of Mis-
souri,. When he goes beyond that
he is confounding church and state,
and is, therefore, trespassing upor
forbidden ground. X.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

In the death of Mr.. Lancelot Palmer,
neal Sturgeon last week central Missouri
loses one of her most useful citizens. He
was ill less than a week of a serious affec-
ton of the kidneys, thought to have been
caused by over-straining in work. He
was a native of Boone county, about so
years old, and as the result of his thrift
and energy had amassed a fortune valued
at some 100000. He owned some $500
ties and one of the finest herds of short
horns in the country. He leaves a wife
and five little children Columbia States
| man.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

The remains of Miss Maggie Reid, were
brought to this place Saturday from
Mexico, Mo-, and inferred in the city
cemetery. She died Friday. Miss Mag
gle was a resident of Bowling Green up
to a few months ago, residing with her
grandmother, Mrs. Ann NJ. Blain'
While residing here, in washing some
lace with gasoline, it caught fire and she
narrowly escaped being burned to death
She inhaled the poisonous gas at that
time, since which time she has been sick
and gradually sinking until death relieved
her. She was about "a years old anC
was born and raised in Bowling Green
Her funeral was preached by Rev. Stod.
dert, at Mexico, Saturday morning. TX
the bereaved parents, relatives ant
friends, we extend our sympathy
Bowling Green Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

We received a pleasant call last Tues
day, from DIR. j. NJ. Koontz, of Mexico,
who will remain here several days, intro
ducing his "Electric Wender'' and other
justly celebrated family medicines. He
Is accompanied by DR.. Fred Vernette of
Montgomery City, n of the most skill
full and successful specialists In the treat
ment of Chronic Diseases, in the State.
These gentlemen viii remain at this place
this week, and perhaps longer if justif-
able. Consultation free, and opinion
frankly given concerning the case. Cali
and see them, at City Hotel.-Fraakford
Thra8;cfe
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29
The Mean Man.

When q man tells me that all the
temperance men in his town take
their drinks on the sly, l would not
leave that man and my private demi-
john, if I had one, together in a room
five minutes. When a man tells me
he doesn't know n preacher who
isn't a %hypocrite, I have all the evil
dence I want that that man is a liar.
Nine times in ten, and frequently
oftener, you will find that men en-
deavor to disfgure all other e with
their own weakness, failings and
vices. So do you, my boy, think
well and eharitably of all people, for
the world is full of good people.
And at any rate, my son, you know it
and that is enough. Sometimes, l
wonder what a mean man thinks about
when he goes to bed. When he turns
out the light and lies down. When
the darkness closes about him, and
he is alone and compelled to be
honest with himself. And not a
bright thought, not a generous i'm
pulse, not a manly act, not a
word of blessing, not a grateful look,
comes to bless him again. Not a
penny dropped into the outstretched
palm of poverty, nor the balm of a
loving word dropped into an aching
heart. No sunbeam of encourage,
ment cast upon a struggling life, MOI
strong right hand of fellowship reach.
ed out to help some fallen man to his
feet-when none of these things come
to him as the "God bless you" o.
the departed day, how he must hate
himself? How he must try to rol
away from himself and sleep on thu
other side of the bed. When tn,
only victory he can think of is SOM
mean victory in which he has wronget
q neighbor. No wonder he Away
sneers when he tries to smile. How
pure, fair and good all the rest of tn
world must look to him, and how ut
terly cherries, dusty and drear,
must his own path appear. Why
even one lone, isolated act of mean
ness is enough to scatter cracke
crumbs in the bed Of the average, OF
binary man, and what must be tn
feelings of a man whose whole life j
given up to mean acts. When Their
is 50 much suffering and heartach
and misery IN the world anyhow, VIII
l should you add one pound of wicked
, ness or sadness to the general bul
{ dens. Don't be mean, my boy
: Suffer injustice a thousand time:
i rather than commit it once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

The Mexico Press intimates that the
argus is trying to make its readers be-
lieve that s'the LEDGER constitutes the
Mexico papers," Now, don't be so
fresh. We are aware that there are 9TH
er papers. The Press, for instance, and
the LEDGER, and-well that is about all.
An oversight, Bro. Cross, is liable to oc-
cur sometimes. No, we were not trying
to air any. We get plenty of that from
Mexico papers, Tdnddlid Argus.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

The Milton (Ill. } Beacon feels sorry
for the Greenback party of Audrain
county, because they have no news
paper. Maybe, If the Greenbaekers
OF Aadrain won't go over ana take
the Beacon, it would come over to
them. One would be about as easy
as the other.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

The county of Audrain and the
city of Mexico have also special rea-
sons for thankfulness. The season
has been propitious. The crops far
and their values remunerative. Dur
ing the past year our people have
been peacefully working out the un-
solved problem of prosperous self
government without hindrances OF
any sort. The town and county have
been free from the tornadoes, the
earthquakes and the disasters by sea
and land and the civil and military
connections and the sicknesses that
have been experienced in other sec
tons making the year now near its
close, elsewhere, one of the mos.
calamitous on record.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

Robert McWade the eminent tragedian,
for many years the leading support of
Edwin Booth, supported by a magnif-
cent corps of artists. A most evenly bal
anced and thorougly competent compa-
ny, win render their new and popular
play entitled stFranz Herchells," for the
first time in this city. At Opera House
In this city soon. This is guaranteed to
be one of the grandest events of the sea-
son.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

Hon. FL. S. Parker, of Lincoln
county, was in Mexico this week to
visit his parents who live in Audrain.
Parker is n of the coming men in
Missouri. He is a prominent attor-
ney with a wide reputation, and his
friends in this district are trying to
prevail on him to make the race for
congress.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29
THANKSGIVING.

Solomon says: "To every thing
there is a season., and a time for
every purpose under heaven: A time
to be born and a time to die; a time
TO plant and a time to gather; a time
to build up and a time to break down;
a time to praise ; a time to laugh; a
time to eat q time to dance; a time
to embrace Z; a time to love and a time
to speak," Solomon must have been
thinking of thanksgiving. 1t is the
day of days, the time of times; the
consummation of what was in the
great Kings mind. 1t comes when
ordinary outdoor work is m%easurably
e when the long winter nights
are beginning; when those that have
coal and wood use them freely, and
the piled up fire blazes and crackles.
1t is a time to be warm, cozy and
thoughtful; a time to be sleepy, pi-
GUS and thankful; a time for church
es, long sermons and psalms; a time
for fat turkies, and oysters and
clans; q time to eat, to drink and be
merry; a time for water and milk
and fine sherry a time for the gath
ering of family and fold; a time for
reunions of the young with the old.
1t is a time to give and a time to re-
ceive; a time to get and a time to
relieve; a time for buildings, and
pies and tarts: a time for the lazy, q
time for the smarts; a time to ride
and time to slay; a time for work
and a time for play; a time to stuff
and a time for enough; but when
thanksgiving is over, what's the re,
suit: Hear Solomon: "Vanity OF
vanities, all is vanity He that eat.
eth is hungry; he that drinketh is
thirsty wherefore l said a mar can
not find out all that shall be done al
that time, because though a mar
labor to seek it out, yet he canno'
find it; yea further: though a wis'
mar think to know it, yet shall III
not be able to find it."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

Charles A. Gardeners grand Comedy
Company and superb military band, at
Opera House in this city, Wednesday
evening, Dec. 5th.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-11-29

Robert McWade the eminent tragedian,
supported by a talented corps OF artists,
will appear at Opera House in this city
soon.