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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

Concurrent resolution submitting to
the qualified voters of the State OF Mis-
souri, an amendment to the constitution
thereof, concerning revenue and taxatlon.
Be it Resolued by the Senate, the House Of
Representatives concurring therein
That at the general election to be held
on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, A. d. 1884, the follow
ing amendment to the constitution OF the
State of Missouri, concerning revenue
and taxation, shall be submitted to the
qualified voters OF said State to wit:
SECTION 1. In addition to the taxes to
be levied for county and city purposes,
under and by virtue of section IL of arti-
Gle 10 OF the constitution of this State,
the county courts of the several counties
of this State are authorized to levy, for
road and bridge purposes, an additional
tax, not to exceed Q5) fifteen cents Oh
each one hundred dollars of valuation
and the city Of st. Louis is authorized to
levy for street purposes an additional tax
not to exceed fifteen cents on each one
hundred dollars of valuation, the rate
herein allowed to be levied and collected
the same as other taxes for county ant
city purposes, and subject to all existing
constitutional restrictions as to valuation
of property.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23
ITEMS FROM RUSH HILL.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
RUSH HILL, Oct. 21.-During the
last week several of our citizens have
visited Mexico.
We understand that there was
free fight out north of town at a
country ball. Do not know the par
ticulars.
We notice MIR. o. P. Benning of
Laddonia, on our streets this morn
ing.
Mr.. Gale Berry is shipping hogs
from this place TO st. Louis.
Geo. w. Slavens, better known as
"Buckskin," is agent for the Mis-
souri, Steam Washer.
Upon getting up Monday morning
wreck of a man was found lying on
the street in front of Green's drug
store; it was a total wreck; every
thing around indicated that some
time during the night there had been
a fearful struggle as the ground
around was considerably torn up and
things piled around promiscuously.
There was found, on examination, a
suit of clothes torn into shreds and
that was all except splendid pair
of "gallouses,' which, like the rest,
were somewhat wrecked. After the
matter was Investigated Uncle Phil
appeared on the scene dressed in 9
new suit. Then the matter was ex-
planned. Uncle Phil says he sheds
every fall.
DR.. Pipino, of Mexico, came dowr
to-day to visit Mrs. Maxwell, who
has been very low for some time.
Jack says he can stand to sit uF
with sick girl, but cannot stand te
sit up with a well one.
i We would like to have record Of
the time which Bodecker made from
the livery stable to Vance's corner
!, Saturday night.
Duck shooting seems to be goot
from the way the boys hunt.
Upon the arrival of the train her
yesterday large portly looking gen
tleman got off the coach. We though
, that some railroad magnate had arriv
ed in town, but soon found our mis-
take; it Was Bill Lott with Cleye
land hat on.
The game of base ball at Worces
4 ter last Saturday stood /: Rush Hi
, 21; Worcester II. EAST END.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23
Gone to Canada.

LINCOLN, NEB., Oct. III. Robert
Williams, of David City, has been
missing since Friday of last week,
when he took the trair for the East.
1t has just been discovered that he
has absconded, taking with him
$4,000 in money, borrowed from
confidential friends in church, Sun
day school, temperance and political
circles, in all of which he was promi-
nent. He was superintendent in a
Sunday school, candidate for elector
on the st. John ticket and ran for
district judge last fall. 1t is sup.
posed that he is in Canada.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23
Marmaduke Booming.

As the masses Of the people meet
Gen. Marmaduke and become better
acquainted with him and find out his
sterling worth they are enthusiastic
in his support One by one the lies
started on him are nailed and as the
election draws nigh he grows hourly
in strength outside of his party, and
his majority will make chronic proph.
cts sick.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23
Ordered to Indiana.

Yesterday telegram was received
in this city from the national demo-
cratic committee, in which it was
stated that as New York did not
need the services of Senator Vest,
he was expected to report for duty
at democratic headquarters in In.
diana, where the battle was to be
fought with all the fury possible to
a politica, campaign. The repnbli.
cans have given up New York and
are massing their forces in the Hoos-
ier state.-Sedalia Bazoo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23
Constitutional AmeuJinc MS.

Very few persons are aware of the
fact that the people of Missouri will
be called upon this fall to vote upon
two constitutional amendments.
These have not been discussed in the
public prints and large majority of
the voters are ignorant of their pro-
visions. 1t would be well for the
people to at least understand what
is expected to be accomplished by
their enactment.
The first amendment provides for
the division of the state into two ju-
dical districts to be known as appel
late court districts. 1t is known to
nearly everybody that the Supreme
court is several years behind with its
business. The commission that was
created two years ago has given the
court great assistance, but it would
have to be perpetuated in order to
do any permanent good. These ap-
pellate courts are expected to relieve
the Supreme court of a heavy bur-
den, as they will be courts of final
resort in all civil cases involving less
than S2,500. One of these courts
will be held in Kansas City, the other
in St. Louis, and each will embrace
about one-half of the state. We can
see no reasonable objection to the
CT leation of these courts. To ltigants
they will be cheaper and much more
expeditions than the present system.
which must be changed in order to
give justice in a reasonable time.
The other amendment authorizes
county courts to levy an additional
tax of fifteen cents on the 500 val
uation for road and bridge purposes
Under the existing law, the county
courts can levy but ten cents on the
500 for these purposes, and exper
ience has shown that this sum il
wholly inadequate to keep the road
and bridges in good repair in larg'
majority of the counties. The ad
ditional levy will be wholly within
the discretion of the county court
The court is not bound to levy 1t, bu
may do so provided the necessitie
of the case demand it.
We are inclined to think that bot
amendments will be found necessar,
for the welfare of the state. Som
changes must be made in order +
relieve our Supreme court, and tn
proposition before us would seem t
be about the best that can be sue
gested. The farmers feel deep in
terest in the road bill, and we believ
they will generally vote for it. Bot
amendments will probably be adopte
without any serious opposition.-Mt
berly Headlight
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

(From another correspondent)
RUSH Hill, October 20.-Weathel
very fine.
Cribblng corn will soon be the or.
der of the day.
Mrs. B. Pruitt is reported better
Mrs. Maxwell is also improving ir
health
Wonder what makes Jack" go te
Vandalia so often.
Some thought the saloon would
cause so much racket the citizens
could not stand it, but everything il
moving along nicely.
Another wedding on docket.
The population of Rush Hill is
still On the increase.
A party of our young people took
a ride over to Benton City yesterday
They "did not go to the fair
What about that coal shaft? We
have a mill that will soon be compile.
ted and now coal is what we need te
make it boom
Why does East End send ut
such wall about the proprietor Of
that store? The correspondent gets
paid for advertising and gets it il
advance; and as to moral and reli
gious subjects, it is a free country
and more should he written so as .te
civilize EAST End and keep hin
quiet so he won't come so near "git
in a hckln'" the next time he
writes. Don't tell us any more tha
every one is attending t. his own af
fairs in the east end of town. OF
consistency, thou art a jewel.
LONG END.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23
ssStand Up.1

We see that Elder Brooks is accus.
toned after closing one of his abu.
sive and Mulhatton speeches to cal
on his audience "as many Of them as
are for him for Governor to stand"
Standing room is generally plenty
about that time. Brooks has been
accustomed to ask those who needed
prayers to stand up. He has changed
the way Of making the request, but
it brings the same people to theil
feet
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

"Will you help me to press some
leaves :" the maiden asked her
lover. "If you'll fasten them in your
waist belt I'll see what can do" he
answered; and thus popular meth
cd of pressing Autumn leaves was
invented.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

A Democratic paper is expected to
do $4,000 worth of free work for
the party during one campaign, and
at the same time only get one half
pay for work that is to be paid for,
and then be grumbled at and fused
with because an editor can't live al
ways like he does in summer-on
wind and crow.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

voters of the State of Misson,;
ment 70 the constitution thereof ea0
eerhins revenue and taxation.'' sou-
In testimony whereof, have he,.n,..
set my hand and affixed sl,s .nso 10y,
lskALI OF office of the Secretary Of sts..
Done at the City of Je.fer.s.
this first day of October. A m n
eighteen hundred and ,,ich.u
four snty-
MICH'L X. McGRATH
Secretary of STATE
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23
Notice..

The board of directors of the Mexico
Southern Bank at Mexico, Missouri, did
on the thirtieth day of September, 1884,
make their order of record that the capi.
tai stock of the bank be increased oyef
and beyond the amount of the capital
stock at present established and existing
in the sum of fifty thousand dollars, that
is to say five hundred shares Of the pr
value of one hundred dollars . share.
And the stockholders of said bank sfe
hereby notified that q meeting Of the
stockholders is hereby called and win be
holden at the banking house Of said bank
in said city of Mexico at 8 O'Clock IN ~
forenoon Of the 10th day of December,
1884, and continued at least three hours
unless the object for which said meeting
was called be accomplished sooner, to
give their consent to such increase Of the
capital stock of the bank If deemed adj
visable by them. c. II. HARDIN,
Pres. Board of Directors Of the Bank.
II. A. RICKETTS,, Secy. and Cashier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

The man who will cheerfully walk
miles and miles through the dust in
a torch-light procession, and yell
like an Indian every foot of the way,
can never get up the peripatetlc en-
thpsiam to walk across the floor half
a-dozen times in the night in an en-
deavor to suppress the agony Of the
unhIlarious baby.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23
STATE OF MIssoURI-ss.

l, Michael X. McGrath, Secretary Of
State of the State of Missouri, certify the
foregoing to be full, true and complete
copies of resolutions passed by the Thir-
ty-Second General assembly of the State
Of Missouri entitled Concurrent resolu-
ton submitting to the qualified voters Of
the State of Missouri an amendment to
the constitution thereof, concerning the
judicial department" and Concurrent
resolution submitting to the qualified
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23
N = w
RESTAURANT!

Having just opened q new Restaurant
in VESTS BLOCK, opposite Sontag's
notion store, wish to call attention 70
country as well as town friends to come
and get good square meal.
Mrs. Walden, . well known lady y
town and country, is endeavoring to see
before her guests all the best the market
affords, and will serve every one In Q
pleasant and accommodating manner.
Board per day or week at regular prices.
Respectfully inviting all friends to call On
me, Just southwest Of square, l remain
the public's obedient servant,
MRS. II. GORTH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

J. Pool who '.thinks" Harrison
will be elected sheriff on the fusion
ticket will wrap himself up in one of
his ears and weep when he sees how
the vote stands.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

In this issue of the LEDGER will be
found an advertisement of the anti
Bourbon county and congressional
icket. 1t is customary to ask our
readers to patronize our advertisers.
In this instance we break our custom.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

The drowning man clutches at a
straw You may have seen the
drowning manor the man drowning
his sorrow in the bowl-clutching at
straw
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

The Democratic party is not a
free trade party. No one but fool
gets up such claim.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

And will make business boom. II
want anything in the line oi
Drugs, Groceries, Glassware, Quee"
ware, Hardware,
Or, in fact, anything that Is sold |" =
town, call on him. He viii not be nnoe1
sold, and defies competition In quan9 "
~ w. T. LOTT,
,... Bash No. 1M
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

The Republicans are having a ter,
rible time to hold their own states.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23
County Democratic Ticket.

Blaine's circus is showing in Indi-
ana this week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Concerning the judicial department.
Courts OF appeals.)
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Concerning revenue and taxation
Additional tax levy for road, bridge and
street purposes.)
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

Heywood's Mastodon Minstrels at
Opera House, Friday eve, Oct. 81.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-23

(AdvertlSament.)
ANTI-BOURBON
CONGRESSIONAL and COUNTY TICKET
For Congress--7th District,
NJ. G. REYNOLDS,
OF Pike.
For Representative.
E. Z. JONES.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
IRA HALL.
For Circuit Clerk,
D. C. WRIGHT.
For Collector,
G. N. WALES.
For Sheriff,
JOHN F. HARRISON.
For Treasurer,
FRED HAGEDORN.
For Surveyor,
HENRY STOWE.
For Public Administrator,
ID. f. SHEA.
For Assessor,
w. R. COOK.
For Coroner,
ID. L. $. BLAND.
For Judge-Western District,
SAMUEL MCCORD.
For Judge-Eastern District,
W. S. BOYD.
t. d. e.
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d DAKsTA ri lE1s ] IsTn


Yankton, OAK, Special Tslegram Tho
much bruited case Of Gov. Ordway for alleged
bribery in theorgantis&ion Of FAulk county, In
dictsd By Tie United Bates grand Jury cams up
for trial bsfors JuAss Rdssrton. Ordxays
friends haze held from ths bsginning TIA iAs
governor WAS not gully, - charged; t3as II
diction and that tho indictment Wa Obtained
ical e1sc-Au d Which, ofDonrse, Campb1ll
denies. Ex-0ov. Davis, Ex- Chief JusiceG Shan
non OF Aanktcn, and Col Parker Of Deadwood,
were retained % counsel for the governor.
When the conrt opened Ex-Gov. Davis
ground that territorial governors judges
under the section Of the revised statutes under
which the indictment was brought, and which
provides for punishing United States officers
Mhn accept bribes or gratuities for influencing
their action In any matter coming before them
iss3.ea i,tS the - matter Ate and showed he neg
Office. He cited authorities freely, and allowed
that this was the first case where governor
had been indicted The argument was an able
eaort and told upon the spectators. Campbell
attempted to attack the argument Of Davis, but
Edgerton took one hour for deliberAtion and
then granted the motion 10 quash indict-
mont >Ordway's counsel were fully
equipped, and had the motion not been grant
ed they would have then attacked the makeup
Of the grand jury. Falling in this they were
prepared to make other motions. and press tho
t! matter FOR vigorous trail, for which prepara-
ton had been fully made; but Judge Edgerton
decides that Campbell's indictment was with
out authority Of law, and the case drOps,
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Four Noted English Speakers.

Robert Laird Collier in the Boston
Herald says: When Lord Randolph
Churchill, the Marquis of Salisbury
and Sir William Harcourt are ON the
stump you may he quite sure that some
thing is being said that is worth hearing.
And they have oil been on the stump
with a vengeance the past week. If only
Mr.. Chamberlain had mounted the ros-
trum and uttered his crisp and snap
ping sentences, we would then have
heard the crack of the whip all around.
These four politicians ail have what
Matthew Arnold is pleased to call "tak-
ingness." The press and public are al
ways on the lookout for what they have
to say. 1t is not that there words are
always words of wisdom, but that their
words are never lacking in wit. There
is something spectacular in their
political orations. They are some-
thing more than word-painters.
There is something leptangible in
their speeches even than pic
lures. A certain effect of rhetorical
groussing of ideas and phrases that is
like fragrance something spicy and
pungent-that is difficult to describe,
characterizes the speeches of all these
political orators. It is kind of speak
ing that never heard in America. It
is less spontaneous in fact, and more so
in form, than American stump oratory.
All these speakers use the English Of
the academy-that is, of the most re-
fined society. They are careful for the
most part, of certain amenities of dis
cussion. But, all the same, their SEN
tences have teeth. Their words take
hold. They are sure to hit hard. In
short, they are talking, something is
going on. When one of these four
champion stump orators has delivered
himself of speech, the columns of the
papers are full of meat, and meat with
gravy, to boot. Look out for a deluge
of letters contradicting certain state
ments made. Perhaps the editors of
the journals will have bushels of letters
deprecating the new fashion in political
discussion, and despairingly longing
for the return of the good old style Of
slow and sure, dry and dull political
discussion.
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Missed His I.ess,

DIR. Noble, in very able and analy-s
tical lecture at Manchester, eng. }, on5y}
"The Dynamic Influence of Ideas, a
related good anecdote of Mr.. Bouti-2
bouse, French savant, in illustration
OF the power of imagination:
Mr.. Courthouse served in NapoleonXs
army, and was present at many engage
ments. At the battle of Wagram in
1909, he was in the heat of the fray;
the ranks around him had been terri
bly, thinned by shot, and at sunset he
was nearly isolated.
While reloading his musket he was
shot down by cannon-ball. His inn
preston was that the ball had passed
through his legs below his knees, COM
pletely severing them; for he suddenly
sank down, shortened, as he believed,
to the extent of about foot in meas
urement.
The trunk of the body fell backwards
on the ground, and the mans senses
were paralyzed by the shock.
Thus he lay motionless among the
wounded and dead all night, not dar-
ing to move, when consciousness par.
TALLY returned, lest the loss of blood
should be fatally increased. That he
feltno pain he attributed to the stun
ming effect of the shock on his nervous
system, and his faculties were still too
numb to reason why he had not bled to
death.
At early dawn he was aroused by one
of the medical staff who came round to
help the wounded.
What's the matter with you, my
good fellow?" said the surgeon.
"Ah, touch me tenderly, doctor.
replied Mr.. Boutibouse, "a cannon-ball
has carried off my legs"
The surgeon examined the limbs re-
ferred to, and then giving him a good
shake, said, with joyous laugh, "Get
up with you-there's nothing the mat
ter with your legs!"
NJ. BOutibOuse sprang up in utter a.
tonishment, and stood firmly on the leRs
which he had thought lost forever.
II felt more thankful, said he, ethan
l had ever felt in the whole course Of
my life before. I had not . wound
about me. Ihad indeed been shot down
by an immense cannon ball; but instesd
Of passing through the legs, asI firmly
believed it had, the bali had passed nm
der my feet, and had ploughed hole in
the earth beneath, at least foot in
depth, into which my fleet suddenly
sank, giving me the idea that I had been
thus shortened by the loss Of my legs"
London Lancet.
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up some kind of story and we may Sc
cure the money yet
"'I would, returned Thomas, but
the girls q witch and I'm Just as sure
that she is somewhere near us all the
time and would hand me over to JUS
tice-'
'"There was. q scamper outside and
the sound of feet running toward the
river came down the wide mouth at the
top of the chimney. Father and Capt.
Boswell drove into the yard and up to
the door just as the clock struck -.
"'Thomas, cried my father, in his
ringing tones, come and take care Of
the horse
"Iseceiving no response from his us
ual prompt factotum, he sprang up the
steps and uttered an exclamation Of hor-
ror at finding the door open.
Boswell, said he, we certainly saw
Q light here when we came down the
"Quick, JASON said the captain,
there has been foul play here.'
Foul play? My God! my poor lit
Father, I strove to cali, but the first
attempt, choked in dust and SCOT, ended
in hysterical cough.
"Where is that? What 4 is that?
called my distracted father, and both
-sssesass-,1lssaed'foi>the library.
"I now strove to descend, but the
movement brought down bushels of
mortar and broken bricks from all sides
and closed up the hue. I bethought
me OF the rope, and by sticking my toes
i'll here and there j went up the CHM
ney hand over hand.
"Agile as q cut, when / reached the
top of the low chimney / sprang down
upon the roof and began calling loudly
for father.
"You should have heard them run
through the house and halloo before
they located my voice. At last the cap
tain came out Of doors.
will you get me ladder, please,
said 1; I want to get down from here
"A ladder, Jason, shouted the cap
tain, sthe little girl is on the roof
"For the love of heaven, girl, how
came you there, said my father, as I
landed upon the ground and began
shaking the SCOT from my clothes.
"l went up there through the CHM
ney, papa. But Won had better put up
tho horse-you will have to groom him
yourself -night-and then I will tell
you oil about it,
"The captain led me into the house,
for l was trembling violently.
"'Now, said father, being absent only
moment or two, without letting me
have time to mop the smut from M; face
and hands; now tell us what this means
my little girl climbing the ridgepole
like cat at midnight?"
"In q few moments matters were ex-
planned.
Thomas, the villain!' ejaculated
my father. I'll have him if I have to
hunt the two continents for him, and he
shall have his DESERTS"
"He kept his word. Thomas got q
term in the state prison.
"When l gave the captain his money
l should have burst out into hysterical
sobbing, only 1 remembered the SCOT in
time to prevent shading myself in black
crayon; and Capt. Boswell believed
that stature and bulk were not always
certificates of the hest materials, and"
"And," finished Dan, our Jester, "it
may be said, Mrs. Boswell, that you
actually flue to his arms.
She smiled and bowed as the sonorous
tones of the driver came in among Us:
"Stage ready, gentlemen"