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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

THE number Of emigrants who arrived III
fine various customs districts OF the United
States during the past fiscal year was o"'n'',
being 81, ,4gO less than during IN" prcc'"ihb
GsrnI vrnr. and 9GO. .jSi less than during the
vcor ending June 20, lSS!. The principal de-
crease was in emigrants from EhRiahu'
Males, Scotland, Ireland Germany, l.aiy'
Norway, Canada and sweden Inc oihJ III
crease was from Austria.
On account Of the prevalence OF yellow
f,ycr in Northern Mexico orders nave Deer,
Given by the treasury department 10 l''SpeoS
Snil trains coming TO the United States from
| that region ,,.o
THE total exports Of petroleum from ,hc
United States during the las' i's'uI se"f
amounted 70 5l3, $40 09! gallons Of the value o'
e.. tot BIS hriui, mn increase Of Ii3S 40 gal'
Ions and g., ,lal, l99 as compared WIN lhc en-
ports for the prrcc ling fiscal year
X order to avert rs much as possib'c tlle
.ontiuucd decrease in the gold reserve whici
now o,n,,mts to n little over $ll1,WlOO ), as
rnmnorrd with SIP 900, GOD ON the lS0 May
il has been decided to restrict the iurthc'
un,m,nt of uold certificates from the lrrnS
nry. and where possible to max" payments u
other funds than gold on its immediate pt9c
| representatives
A WASHINGTON Telegram states that I'll
, agricultural department estimates the Wh'i
, crop for this year at about ie5OOO 900 huShr'
Q Jy ISIS, suits were brought hy the lnlt'
t States government against II! dclnque
| officials claiming Si9;,OSi. Judgments we
- recovered for Slla, ~ and S5l,@tl collected
THE Wasbm ron monument il complet
anil r,oIy for the roof About thrca mont
will bc occupied in putting that up l
,c shaft is 800 feet high.
IN PRESIDENT ARTHUR has sent valua'
u gold watch and chain 10 Captain Brlen, 90
rs mander of the British harkentlne SUSAN,
d, recognition of his conspicuous bravery
or rcscuing the officer; and crew of the hin'
u. cnn ship Tennessee, while thai vessel
IT. burning at sea.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
NrWSY GLEANINGS

THERE are over $500 locomotives III '''
country. Mn, yorl, cityan
Tou oysters at wholesale New Ao'"'''' u"
nuolly pays $3,o~,Co'' -, ;mr,r,ont
WoolenAlslSG is becoming Il" '"'i''' '
industry in the Black hllS' ,,. os Illinois
Tnr crop and live stock i,En nr?t,tIS sna oS, VI '
IT, o,,;r,,cl that 800 people were no'''
,ol ri In Inbvsic"ly on the GLORIOUS Fourth 80.
"',' nryrpA,, fee ilg prevails among ca''''
a GEthnTE 81 ,ha Vest against barb.wirc fences,
nv, T,n father Of Charlie Ross has spent SuU
,od hh ~. ho i"' sc,r,h for his son, ani cNa'hlhc'
wv ~ 1o' s,c cases S Of b,ys sup. ocd 20 b. MS
W. ,,,,,s, ot Chambcrsburg, Penn, lu
| a R93h u.li ~ 20 buds in the past three years
yiS!nSSIh" hnyn been sold at $l5 per huhdr'"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

Information has been received at the treas
urydcpartmcnt that the in'cmalionaldiNu'cry
company, of DcsMoincs Iowa, is shlppinS dis
titled spirits to Canada under export bond, and
without unloading it from the cars, attcmpt-
Ing to bring it back into the United States at
The more eastern ports. The laws OF the do
minion Of Canada do not permit the import%
ton Of distilled spirits in packages OF loss
capacity than one hundred gallons, and 0S
domestic spirits arc put up in packages oil less
Than that size, the foreign custom house cer-
d6cate necessary to cancel the export bond
could not be secured. Instructions have ac'
cordingly issued to refuse bond and clearance
in nch cases, and in event the spirits may
have gone across border the custom house ON III
GERS are instructed to hold them over to tn
Doper officer OF the internal revenue FOR TIN
wyment Of the tax,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
The Fire Record,

WHEELING, W. VA fire which originated
IN Patton's Bros warehouse at Catlettsburg,
Ky, spread to five brick buildings, which were
entirely destroyed. The walls Of Andrews
store icll in during the fire, burying n. p.
Andrews, Chas. Sheriff and JAS Mackenzie
Tho two first mentioned were rescued but the
last named was killed. While the rcScuing
party were at work the other walls fell. and
buried David Kmncr jr, and John Graham.
Their bodies were recovered this afternoon,
burned to crisp liobt. Miller aud Samuel
Kelley, colorcd, were fatally injured. The loss
is $4,000
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
NEWS SUMMARY.
Eastern md Middle states.

APPROPRIATE ceremonies accompanied the
Lying of the corner stone Of the pedestal on
'hiCh BarthOldl's statue Of Liberty Enlight
ming the World, presented by the French
| ople 10 the American people, is TO stand.
! he exercises took place on Brdluc's island,
J Hew York bay, and consisted OF addresses and
Masonic rites.
Two m'n Elmer H. Murray and Theodore
l. Murray mo relations qunlIerd ut
hoonsockct. Il. l., over n horse trade. Thco-
ilorc shot Elmer with shotgun, ntlictins
fatal wound and then killed himself.
TuE national executive committee Of the
American Political Alliance, in secret session
Rt Boston ordered all the councils in the
country 10 make nominations for President
and Vice PIcsidon, uf the United states, tile
nominations to bc forwarded 10 IN, nallonl
council to be- acted upon III convention
GoyFRNuR CLEVELAND and Samuel j. Til
lcn have had n conference at the lattcrs sum
mcr residence near Ionkcrs, y. y.
\ LETTER from Gcne'al i. f. Butler to
Charles A. Dana. editor Of the New YORK
SUi, La, been published in winch BullrrNnNS
hc intend 1t standing toy the nominations oi
the Grrrnhack and tailoring mrnand the AMI.
Monorulist., aud hops that everybody wlIl
vote for linn who thinks that 1t is the hrN'
thing 10 do,
A MONUMENT tu General lierkimcr, o
! Revolutionary fame, was dedicated the ollr
lay on the battlefield of Orlokany, nra
| Utica. N y. Congressman DoiShcliicr lie
the dcdicntuly Grafton.
Al the New Jersey Republican State con
ycnton in Trenton an electoral ticket wa
nominated headed by Frederick A. fo'tS an
John Taylor for electors at large.
Ar an cncampmcnt of the Maine Il. \. !
in Old Orchard, about $1,000 PERSONS u
Guiding j.Oh soldiers, were present VI
B'ainc, Republican candidate for ireSld'h
made mn address.
GoyrHNoH CLEVELAND, Democrats can'
date for President has taken II vacation Ut
10 the Adrundarks.
PHILADELPHIA is 10 have national el'
trical congress.
PART Of John Roach'S great ship yard
Chester. Penn. has lcrn destroyed 10y III
The total loss is estimated at more VI
500 $50.
TIE national committee of the two prof
a nrnt political parties are NOW III inll naN'
~ New York sending uut campaign documents
:, ihr cartIuad and employing Whul' army
y clerks IN their correspondence ana h''''
a business.
Is THE GrrrN relief fleet consisting OF
II steamer, Thctis, Bear and Alcrt. arrive l
" New York with the hudirN of 'l'vrn M
hers of the Greedy party who prrlNhrd
the far north. They were rcrrlIru
military huuol'S at GuycrmurS island 10y
rotary Lincoln aud Generals Sheridan,
t. co.k and la,en From GuNcrnnrN ISL
AT fine bolics were taken To- the homes oi
H. drnd men in various parts oi tile country
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

NASHVILLE, August l2.-At Mormon meet
ing in the house of Mr. Condor, on the east
fork of Cane creek. Lewis county, Tenn, sun
dav, at which three Mormon elders were pres
cnt, n band of ten or twelve masked men went
into the house. killed two of the elders and
wounded Mrs Condor, behind whom one of
the elders hid. The party pursued the third to
the woods where firing was heard. fourth
elder was caught and killed at the house of one
Garrett, in the ncighborhood. One of the
party at Condor's killed one Of the masked
men, who proved to he David Iiinson, OF HEX
man county
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
Tho I.iniInr Trnhr.

Recent figures show that the consumption of
liquor in the United States has far onistrippcd
,be growth of population. The .number of
gallons of liquor consumed yearly since 1910
h,. increased rs follows: 1910, 100000 (;
,SO "a OOOO 1860, 2O2, ,OoO, 900 1870, 293,-
MOOOO 1880, SOC, 100000; 1888, Gj5, ,O0O,O 900.
While the population has only trcblcd in the
last forty years, the consumption of intoxi-
nnts is nearly ten times greater than IT was in
$50. and the amount Of money expended in
lhe purchase thereof is twenty or thirty times
greater Our annual expenditure Tor liquor
now exceed, :SSo,O)O,OOO.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

IoNpoN, August 12.-Ihc heat yrH,1lua! ~
',r'.s Fahrenheit. 1t was the most intense tN-
6'ri 6s,nrrnccd in twenty years. Work was partially
rlusnrmdcd, Several deaths from sunStr"hc oc-
c" currcd. In Toulon there were no deaths from from
C%n,cra last night although many persons
unv, uinrn mrJrr treatment Five fresh cases OF
cbocr" Cr' have occurred at COstncl NHey3, Italy,
one Of which proved fatal; Two fresh caseF m
nj Scbongo, one of which was fatal; onc
fresh casc at poncolicri and one death at oh0S-
sio. d., O ,,,,lo,l ,bis
In the twelve hours ending at cloTk .nl'
morning there were -four deaths IRON rn"i,r" ,,,h"
81 deaths in the outlying districts INT
uoothcr continues intensely hot
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

The point is made that if cholera were as
cannon as consumption it would attract AZ
little notice. Its rare appearance and its mys'
tcrons work causes people 10 regard it with
fear. Consumption is more destructive than
,boera and is always with us, killing annually
#. tens and perhaps hundreds of thousands.
Epidemics do not greatly raise the rate of NOR
hlity About the same number Of people die
every year, and during an epidemic there IL
generally decrease in the deaths from ordi'
nary disnngoa
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
Ch,un md France.

China and France are doing great del" Vi
taking about fighting, but there is very @ n.u'
probability Of fight. They had 'he'r u M =,
'nces all patched up, when the sN''''n'"
hngson took place about month ago, wny,v ,.S
upon France demanded the immedia.e ",I
drawal of all Chinese troops from lohH","'
and the payment of a large sum as inoe'"",S' ',.
The Langson affair came very unexpcc'eu!
and it does not seem to be clear that IL was II"
thorizcd in any way by the imperial soVe'"
ment Of China. France did not, howe,''
await an investigation, before she couple' Nv
demands with threats OF the bcmoardmeh.
gso'chOw, But there will be no war; I'''
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

both parties will consent to refer their claims
to America or some other nation for settle
mcnt, or else China will grant France some
trade privileges IN the provinces adjoining
Tonqnin, or failing TO secure peace in these
ways, she will pay the indemnity demanded.
France il in no haste to disturb the trade rcla.
tions OF other European powers, and there will
doubtless soon be peace where there is now
simply the blustcr Of war.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

Nrw YonK, August 1.-THE directors of the
,,,Ns,ondrd N Nal, street bank held long session
m;ip oftcrnoon at the bank building, investlga-
.i,aS .in, hc hooks and accounts. President Evans
liuS No No condition of affairs was very confused
nI'I smd II would be very doubtful If report OF
Statement could be made for several Gays
rho directors refused to say anything "hai,
ever in regard to the discoveries l. auei iro h 10
oLsV'oIu M ahstroction ny the ca hi of colatcralt
,nSood ,nY with the bank as security for Its cal
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

ruI E,yrn, MASS, August l2,,lhc ho'iceS
Mm ,n,lnrti"n , Of : per cent of the wages o,i
I'll thc weaycrs in the Barnahy sinEham dnn,d" mil, IN
,S ,ncs ntH Eay eject on the 10Th inst, and is m1d9
6"'I =" account @ Of the depression of the market
on on. sncir sLc goods, which have had downward
ion nI,mrv t,, For some time past. There Is no op-
narcnt danger of II strike OF the "e"N'rs o''
account of the reduction.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
Murder Of II Family.

w,cu,r, K,N., August 12.-N 7PITIHT nnt ~ d0v. NV
WAcFlpS 1rp@ Platte county says Moo%I hreass1 asy1
SiDns S%sc T." % ssvSss ssrny Tr%' a"a ID s
where his wife wa was 'rNriS Turning to bed in the
S;% % $ @ /; Hs sS & 4 s s$ NJ
be J" Hs IST. fat fatal wound He the" Dit" "'' '''
brains out
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

letter from Gen. B. T. Bn,i rtiGms S'S" Of the
intend in,,hact 10 T and aGorms men and the any,, ,o
MM""np"s and hop? qyegnG%%y, %ny, viii nus g''o o
90. orc % controlling, to the public as soHn II, rs
% "an have the benefit Of Mr.. Clev9iaiu aisagros lr
,or ~" of acceptance, so that where where '''"''''
'i,h 'Ul u him | may do him no injustice
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
Suffering for Work.

TErERsNuRO, M-I7hc Enllcring among Tho
residents of Mccanc5yillc village Of Chcs-
terrified county, near this place, where reside
the operatives Of the Swift creek cotton fac
tory, which closed operations several weeks
ago, has become SO great that an appeal for
relief has been made to the county court.
This court meets Tomorrow when it is proba-
bic some steps will be taken to alleviate their
distress
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
GoId Miuiuu ia CnrroIl,

VILLA RIcA, Ca Mr.. W. W. Williams, OF
villa Rica, has sold his little farm near here,
to mining company of Louisville Ky, for
si,jOO. Til, makes the third company that
will soon he at work here. NJ. y. Webster has
bought big engine am put to his mill of Is
stamp, aud Is running it TO its full extent. j..
T.. Miller Il Go. are erecting very large mill.
They have sccur Il about 5000 feet of lumber,
and Il good deal of their machinery has arrived.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
Blasting Paper.

Blasting paper is recent Austrian invcn-
don. II is described as being ungiacd or ordi-
nary blotting paper, coated with n mixture Of
rrussiato of potash, Of charcoal, saltpctre,
potassium chloratc and wheat starch. On its
being dried it is cut into strips, which are
,ollcd into cartridges.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

SAy,SXAn. GA.-Thc Southern Telegraph
Company has announced reduction in the
night rate for fifteen words from Savannah to
all points on their lines, To onc-half the day
rate for ten words, and all words over fifteen
az charged at one cent word without regard
to distance. TIL day rate for additional words
oScr ten is reduced to one cent word to all
points to which the rate now is under thirty
five cents.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS,


ArnENs, GA.-Ihc grand jury prcsenments
Of Oconcc county show that their tax receipt,
last year were -, 1921; expenditures ST..
7ol.S!. II is clear Of debt and has a handsome
balance in the treasury to devote to building
new bridtcy
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

New YonK, August ll.--Friends OF Gen
Rntler give public reception to him August
40 The committee includes I. Post, 'oht ~
Swinton, F. D. Thurber and \: D. Mon!ton, %nn,s, !,
was voted to ask Charles A. Dana, lnomll, l,l,,ae ~
Conhery and John Kelly to Join the cohiin''''''
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

Mr.. Burne Jones has just completed DO.
s;rn uor the decoration Of the apse in she
American Protestant Church in Rome: Ihs Is
centre picture will represent Christ seated .s snd
Snldmr the world In his left hand. ~" .r
% angels are pictured around u. saviour v:h he
angelic host is represented s.,S aboss, The Ine en-
a rivers Of Revelation rolling sd..Is ssGs1a and covers
design Is Of Of ysSs'ss GO isss of he dome
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

Cu,c,co, August u, Information mas ,, l"Sh, rh
.ni.n"; .,ne;ycd here from the northern suburb
oSGh olo View that Rev. Hill Collision, pastor S'
.he ho, his n wife and then himself this afternoo"
nth orn dead
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.


An enormous ranch in Mexico has just been
purchased for G2OO,OOO by a syndicate Of Eng
',b and Scotch spectators, of whom Lord
ruocdmouth is one. 1t extends over sixteen
hurdrod sdllare miles.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

BALTIMORE, MD.-William l.. Bird and
Franklin Wccms, trading as Bird Wccms,
foreign fruits, made an assignment this after
noon to William +. Roach, for tho benefit Of
their creditors. The bond Of tho trustee IL
$4,000.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
s..,,un CattIe Qaarrei'

rousrns orr. M,Ss, Sa;is, Ansai t%c farmers quar-
Hunt and, and 's csilo to-day when Hunt sho, ,o ,"o
relied ,sd about The The murde er was taken 10 Mpe
!" Iina prevent being lyncheo'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20
AN EARTHQUAKE.
Cities and Towns on the Atlantic
Coast Shaken.
A Rumbliny Roar, Rocking Build.
ings and Terrified People,


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Cu,;,s o,, ,o,,,,,. -, A., ,r,,,;., ,,,.,
W. WV, ,o"", y" WV .,''""," ,o"'
nave "o'n S"""'h ny ah earIn'F'aN' sho'N
such ~ was never experienced before In the
section of the country in which In, cDnyul.
SION of nature orrurr,l From Wash.
n' f,,
ihSton' III tl' Soulh' u was lelt through
Delaware, Eastern PENNSYLVANIA, New |
Jersey, Eastern New York AMI New
England. II was felt in its greatest strength, !
probably, along the New jersey a'm Long |
lsnul ronst but upwhrr, was any srripn, !
,,,.,,.,.......,., ,,.., H.. ,..
u'''''S' ''l'r'o" r'o'' many l''''' ."'
shocks were reported, tl' first |
bcin, generally reported ut II few !
,,i,,,..,,r,.,, ,J,.l 80 c,u,,,,I L,,. ,I., /
",hr ,h n ;,t.r,,is,i,,,' w." - ,,,i,' o, Wv, Wv
WV ~, 'r,v, .,,,,I W. , "'', ,uJ H.,
I'I,; J"E ",1'' ,'', ',,i, T,, ~, w.,
I'',N',,o w Wv, i..'.,, Wv ',' i;,r',, I %
.H' ",,,"' 'I'' , "'' h''''' ~ WV
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y,' Wv, '''',',i, I' "'i' ,'
,rI I S go, III @ ',, i,''',
,I,.. pn;iIi,,, Wv ',',' J ',; "',."' ,,,,'
i'i 'iI' "n w 'i,,f "' w." W.! '', ".'u
s,,,N," VI, ,',', l"',,''''."'', ".'' ~ "'rS
I m '"',r' nv uuu
S'wH ",I ",.,n,l'n,,'I, y ~ I3M I',,',,nS
''' ' "'I' In'l',,'u'e Nv m'S,uS
.rhS' oli' l IroP' Wh"MIr't E t'hl'E ,hHlr niler'
noon TYP Were startled i%IH,4 % Wrir SUN,
alarm Nt"nn U" h'''Try " y" i,,Em n'iiEr tnc
nss rushed pailli'N y" 'y'"P'"'H vi nu,n
aud everyone was asking "vriIE,ipS ,S,''S.s, 't,,
it was Many women tainted irIh' t,rS"sii ,nsSn"i
while other, who were more collected turned ..,
unL' in the canticipatonthat the worst was s.ll'
!" com, Many remained IN th" streets some
limo fearing ~ go back into thor HOUSES
pnn,,ln ON the streets felt the vibrations pu
l;l mo-, hear the rumblng. Even some WI
" | a Ia, ,hn l,\NpT uul more ll1nllN ''l
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-08-20

ould not bs
ARE are not good %
I'D know H.
eyes TOO TO-
how crafty
oin." "
.es an eminent ~
Hone wltnou,. ,, :.
mood. ThS
identity neve, 9,
nd figure ,,a. Uu,
twelve-doll@
d for lighting
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10


NO. s77.
2s5 aeres-so acres timber, balance In pasture
and cultivation ; good frame house of ave
rooms comfortable stabiing, smoke house, sc. /;
good fencing situated two miles northeast of
Mexico, Missouri. Price. s25 90 per acre
1900 ~ down. balance time at 8 per cent.
NO. sss.
30 acres. seven miles south Of Mexico, Nilsson
ri all under fence, divided into three fields /.
50 acres in grass and cultivation /; about ten
heres Ii TIMBER one and ens,half story frame
fifteen acres good meadow tine orchard OF
about one hundred trees in fine bearing; good
neiflhborhood school and church convenient.
Price. S2fo0 oo-mostly cash.
NO. ss1.
300 acres. all under fence subdivided into six
fields. besides lots 100 acres meadow and pas
timber; new frame house one and . half stories
with i've rooms, porch and portico; log and
frame stable: good Outbuildfngs !: nue young
orchard of Q acres in good bearing situated 5
miles southwest OF Mexico, Missouri: well
watered by ponds and wells. Price. $50 90 per
acre. -
220 acres, all under fence. save 80 acres timber
good comfortable house of four rooms comfort
able stable 2Ox24 feet orchard of about 10 APP
pie trees all good rolling prairie land. except
Of h teaese. Missouri s 5 f f9ss. : sa s, 90 p aert asrsa
one third cash, balance time at 8 per cent. per
nnnm.
NO. 500.
$50 acres, all fenced with rails and hedge /: 90
acres In cultivation 90 acres in woodland pas
ture good comfortable frame house Of rooms
cistern . plenty OF running creek water : situated
about 9 miles northeast OF Mexico, Missouri.
Price. SGT 50 per acre.
+ NO. 500.
40 acres. all well fenced box house of two
rooms smoke house and hen house shed sta
bling. yard. garden, and lots fenced separate
good blacksmith shop excellent stand for bust.
Centralia, on public road. Price, $50 10 per
aere-two-thirdS cash, balance time at 8 per
cent.
NO. 403,
800 acres, all fenced save 20 acres of timber
detached. Divided in three fields, fenced with
plank, rails. and hedges. in good repair, Is acres
meadow, about 10 acres in cultivation. balance
in pasture, twO-st1ry frame house of S rooms
with presses in upstairs rooms and in one
room below. New frame barn % by So feet. well
FirSt-efasS orchard Of about 100 trees, one good
well ten feet In the clear and % feet deep. Stu
ated six miles southwest OF Mexico, Mo.
- NO. 4o1.
$40 acres. all fenced with good rail fencing.
Divided into six enclosures 50 acres meadow
about 10 acres in cultivation. balance In blue
grass pasture : so acres timbered pasture. Good
stream of water running through timber, five
ponds, plenty of stock water, one and q half
story house of three rooms. good smoke house
and hen house. Good barn room for SO head OF
stock, good grainerx, fair orchard of 1870 trees,
Vein. now opened for work. Situated 2 Is
miles southwest of MartinSburg. No.. In good
neighborhood, schools and churches convenient,
Price s25 per acre. Terms reasonable.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-01-10
Unsuccessful Attempt at Jail.Break.
ing.

BOWLING GREEN, Mo-, January 2.
On Sunday night the prisoners con-
fined in the County Jail at this place,
made On unsuccessful attempt to
break Jail. The prisoners had taken
the iron bars off the cell doors and
cutia hole about 2 1-2 feet square in
the Jail floor, but before they could
finish their work to make an escape
possible they were detected and Sc
curely locked and guarded until to-
day, when Sheriff Glenn took two of
the prisoners, Samuel w. Collins and
Starm, to Mexico, Mo-. where they
were placed in Jail. Collins is in
Jail charged with killing Utterback,
and when be thought his escape GER
tain he wrote a note to his attorney,
Hon. Champ Clark, telling him to 60
ahead with his trial, that be would
return in time for the March terra of
court, the time set for his trial.
Nine prisoners are nov confined in
the County Jail at this place.