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Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-29

NO. 81.
100 acres-16D acres under fence, 20 acres TIM
DER, ~ acres mea.iew, ~ acres ~uasture. balance
III cultivation !; one-supry house OF three rooms
AID porch , good frame barn ; good milk house,
aud other good outbuIidings: good young or
chard of about sevensy-five trees : good ponds.
good well g0Dd hedge and rail fencing : sirIIat.
a II miles north OF Mexico, Missouri. Price,
SO " per acre.
232 acres, 6 miles south of Mexico. Missouri.
vided into 8 fields about IS acres Of timber.
balance IN grass and cultivation , good two
story frame house at s rooms fair barn /; good
,choOi house on csfner Of land ; churches con-
venlent situated On public ruad, I mile from q
station on the e. y A; kaiiroad. Price.
cent. per annum.
100 acfes-6o acres In cultivation and under
rali fence /, goud house, 6 rooms ; good orchard.
good garden, good we1l-2l feet deep and 8 feet
attached good pond, creek INNS through TIM
b,r: situated four and a half miles south OF
Mexico. Price $500 per acre, siooo cash ; bal
ilce, to suit purchases.
No. IS.
:; Farm Of 80 ocres all well fenced, good one story
.ramc dwelling house Oh four rooms. kitchen de-
iacled. good frame barn AxA feet, and other
nni Su lidi 3 wound sa Q orchard and abundance o.
bered pasture. situgte ala miles west Of Mexico.
Price $2,b09. terms easy.
NO. I76,
$50 acres, all unner fence save 80 acres. Snb.
divided into S fields !; fo acres pasture, 20 acres
meadow all enclosed susceptible of cultiya-
tion !; creeksrunning through pasture, furnishing
water all year round. 2 story frame dwelling,
with one story L. rooms in al, good well and
good ~Out-buildings. Barn and stable sufficient.
fair orchard. Good tena thouse. good rich iznd,
and one OF the best stock farms in the county.
In good neighb0rhood, convenient to school and
church Sltuated 8 miles north Of Mexico. Price
$500 per acre, one third cash ; balance, time to
SUIT.
Nc. sas,
Subdivided into SIX fields 40 acres In meadow
and pastu4e. balance in cultivation. Good two
story frame house with ell comfortable stabllny !;
ponds and two wells. Situated three-fourths of
a mile south OF Concord, Galloway county, No.,
and four miles west Of Auxvasse station on q. &
and churches convenient. Price SO per acre ;
one-half cash, balance time at 6 per cent.
No. s2s.
20 acres. 1 ga miles north OF Laddonia. ALI
well fenced so acres in meadow 10 acres in
pasture and fenced hog tight large pond and
plenty OF water : 70 young pple trees 20 cherry
trees 70 plum trees grapes and otner small
el i4x16 frame barn l4x32. Ali fenced with
plank and wire /; good well at house. Price
81, 400.
140 acres. 2 IL miles north Of Mexico, Mo. all
in cultivation, meadow and pasture all Fenced
with hedge and plank good lots and garden
fenced separate good orchard. One-story
trane house Of 5 rooms smOke-hohse with cell
garden has raspberrtes, strawberries and grapes.
Two elegant ponds that never fail and good els
tern Price $35 per acre ane-third cash, bal
anee one and two years time at 8 per cent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-29
Only $3.50.

Only $3.50 from Mexico to New
Orleans and return, which is ST. 70
less than the rate from st. Louis.
Now is the time for all to take the
cheapest trip ever offered to the pub
lie. Tickets good for 40 days from
date of sale. By all routes $3.50
only.
E. s. WILSON, Ticket Agent
G. & A. and W, st. L. & P. r. r.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-29
Excursion Rates

To the Worlds Fair. Mexico to
New Orleans and return only $3.50
by all routes. For full information,
maps and time tables showing routes
and connections call upon or address
+. 5. WILSON,
Ticket Agent C. & A and w. St.
L. & p. Rys., Union Depot, Mexico,
Mo
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-29
BackIen's Arnica SaIve,

The best salse in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
fever sores, letter, ehapped hands,
chilbIains, corns, and all skin erup-
tons, and positively cures piles, OF
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction. or money
refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale hy J.. f. Lleweiiyn- tt
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-29
Mrs. Belva Lock wood will lectur.

Mrs. Belva Lock wood will lecturs
in Mexico il she can get a good
date and reasonable terms. She
lectures in Xmas City Feb. 9Th.
We think her audience in Mexico
could be comfortable seated in one of
Billie miller's o%mnihuses. Thrr
would be four or five strong-minded
women and seven or eight weak
minded men {if they Thought she
would have on il short dress) present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-29
Dobyns & Gibbs the

Dobyns & Gibbs the Druggist,
who are always looking after the in.
terest of their customers, have now
secured the sale Of DIR. Ro>anko',
Cough and Lung Syrup, a remedy
that never fails t cur : eld-, Pain
in the Chest and all Lung Affections.
For pro (, try u free sample hottie.
Regular size 30 cents aud SI.OO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-29

- ANY new subscriber or any old
subscriber paying up all arrearages is
entitled to the benefits of the above offer.
Subscriptions can be left at the LEDGER
office, or with s p. Martin at the Post
office Store, who can give you club rates
on any prominent publication in the Unit
ed States or Canada.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
Wfse's Worst.

The Dispatch well says that the worst
thing in the black record of John Wise
is his introduction in the House of a
bill to repeal what is known as the
Thurman law"
Do our readers forget what terror
the Federal courts inspired throughout
the South when it was in the power of
such judicial scoundrels as Underwood
to pack the juries with his own crea-
lures, as the Dispatch says, and " hold
in terorem over freeborn Virginians,
and all other southrons, the threat to
imprison them in northern penitentia-
RESP
The Thurman law" provides, in
effect, that jurors shall be selected
equally from both political parties,
and that the names of the persons
from whom the jurors are to be
drawn shall be placed in a box by
the clerk Of the court and a person
Of the opposite party to that OF the
clerk. In word, it simply provides
for fair and impartial juries. 1t was
this just and equitable law that John
5. Wise, an alleged southern man,
wished to have repealed = And yet,
this man dares to ask the people of
Virginia, whom he would have again
consigned to the tender mercies of
packed Federal juries, to elevate him
to the Chief Executive chair Of the
State.-ChariottesriHe Chronicle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
The North Carolina Tobacco Crop.

HENDERSON, n. u, sept. "a, 1883.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
If your Raleigh correspondent is as
much mistaken in his estimates of
the crops in other sections as he is
about those in this, then he would bet
ter employ a new troop of "couriers. +"
| am we'll acquainted with crops in
Person, Granville, Vance, Warren,
Franklin, and Nash, besides being
thrown continually with the farmers
from those sections, and l unhesita-
tingly say that my information is that
the average is larger, but the quality
is not good. The tobacco is not
curing well, and the majority is under
size. There will be comparatively lit
tie fine tobacco. Even where the color
is tolerably good in few barns there
is no body. The corn and cotton crops
are also failures. As a North Carroll
MAN, ] regret the facts, but do not
consider it reflection on the State.
Our market here is well established,
and our farmers know what good cure
of tobacco is, and are not deceived.
Nor do we feel that it is necessary to
herald forth a good crop in order to
"boom" our local market. We will
market our part of the crop, and we
expect as good as any other market in
Eastern Carolina, but tobacco with good
color and body will be "scarce " in
this crop. Y.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
The Power OF the Oxafer.

Among the wealthiest bankers OF
Russia are the noble members of the
House of Schalouchine. A couple of
generations ago their ancestor was a
serf, owned by one Count Scheremetef.
BY dint Of great industry this serf, as
Life Iondon) relates, amassed an enor-
nous fortune. All his efforts to pur-
chase his freedom, however, were
of no avail, and offers as high as
s250,O00 were scornfully rejected by
his master, who seemed actually to en-
Joy the torture he inflicted on his mil
lionaire slave, who could neither be-
queath his fortune to his children, nor
otherwise benefit them without the con-
sent Of his lord. 1t happened one day
that the Count had invited several
friends to a dinner party, and when his
maitre d'h6tsl laid before him the
menu for inspection he was aghast
to find that oysters did not figure
among the hors-d'Gurres. In answer
to his indignant circumstances, that
functionary assured him that oys-
tiers were not to be had at any price.
At the height of the angry scene, which
was continued even in the presence of
the guests, Schalouchine was announced,
and in order to vent his wrath on the
unfortunate serf, the Count shouted out,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
A MysferIOus Deafh-Wounh.

A st. Louis (MO.) special says
Charles Blechet. baker of this city,
was found lying by the roadside in
Fast st. Louis with bullet-hole in his
head. He was unconscious, but under
proper treatment revived sufficiently to
tell his story, after first strenuously OBJ
jecting to having his wife or any Of his
family sent for.
He said he was walking along the
road about midnight last night when
four men halted him and demanded his
money. He ran and was shot. The
men then robbed him and ran away.
A physician was sent for, and while
examining the wounded man, said /:
last night about II o'clock | was re-
turning from visiting patient, when |
saw a woman dressed in black running
and acting in very excited manner"
This was close by the spot where
Blechet was found. When asked if
there was woman in the case the
wounded man refused to make any re-
ply for some time, but on being urged
said: "No; Twas alone. don't know
anything about any woman" After
ward he said he had been visiting the
house of an old sweetheart, but she is
married and does not live at home.
Blechet is MORALLY wounded.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26

ANDER, Of Bulgaria. hss SIM
ply, 50 far a. Eastern Roumei's %
concerned, practically rsestablished the
conditions Of the treaty Of San Stsiano'
to which the Sultan was forced to agree
at the point Of Russian bayonets, but
which the Berlin Congress, owing in
great Measure to the influence Of BEA-
coNsFIELp. would not confirm. Under
the treaty Of San Stafano, Russia
took from Turkey not only what is now
known as Eastern Roumelia, but an
additional large part Of old Roumelia.
both of which were restored to Turkey
by the great Powers. In supporting
Prince ALEXANDER. therefore, Russia
would merely be trying to get back
what she considers was the legitimate
return for the blood and treasure she
expended in the Russo-Turkish war.
It will be seen that Russia has not only
an interest in bringing about q union
between Bulgaria and Eastern Roume-
liz, but has a grievance that would die.
tate her support Of it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26

Our readers will perceive that in
these counties, in which the Malone
managers had the opportunity to COM
NIT all the frauds they desired, they
availed themselves of it to the extent
of increasing their returns more than
30 per cent. as compared with the vote
of 1888, which was an unusually large
vote.
These figures speak for themselves,
and they say that in four counties in
which the Democrats controlled the
election machinery the Republican vote
increased 3 per cent, while in the four
adjoining counties, in which the Ma
hone party had control Of the election
machinery, they increased their vote
more than 30 per cent.
OF course it was all fair, and of
course the Malone managers are not
influenced by guilty consciences to fear
that the Democrats will play their own
game on them.
But WIsE's northern allies are not
going to cease their clamor for a fair
count. They are bent upon playing
their false game to the end. They have
said the horse was sixteen feet high and
they will have it so until the Sd of No
yember if there is any virtue in false
hood,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
Cfreus Busted,

John S. Wise, the trick mule of the
Danville circus, arrived here on Wed
nesday last, and although he had been
extensively advertised the chances for
an audience looked blue. Runners were
sent out announcing the fact that the
great Rip-up-lican show would open
promptly at 3 o'clock. At the hour
appointed Johnnie made his appearance
and found an audience Of two-his re-
porter, Mr.. Tom Ballard, and the school
superintendent. After waiting some
time and no one else entering, he de-
clined to show, and left the ring, no
doubt thinking the party in Orange
didn't enthuse worth a cent.-Orange
Virginian.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26

The reader will remember that what
is known as the civil-service act was
approved on January l6, 1888. Itpro-
vided for the appointment Of three per-
sons as Civil-Service Commissioners by
the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, whose duties
should comprise the preparation of
rules for carrying the act into effect.
Mr.. Eaton has been a commissioner
from the beginning, part of the time as
chairman. He is requested by Presi-
dent Cleveland to retain Office until the
lst of November next.
Mr.. Eaton was born in Vermont.
After graduating in the University of
that State, in the year lS4S, he studied
law at Harvard, and received his diploma
in due time. lie was admitted to the
New York bar in 1850, and began prac-
tice in New York city as member in
co-partnership which included the late
Judge William Kent. While giving due
attention to his profession, in which he
was prosperous. Mr.. Eaton interested
himself in public affairs. Among other
useful work he prepared the principal
health laws and the sanitary code for
New York and code of laws for the
District of Columbia. His interest in
civil-service reform dates back many
years. lie was for several years chair
man Of the Union League Clubs Com
mittee on Political Reform. During a
three-years' tour in Europe between
1870 and 1873 he made particular OBJ
servations Of the civil service Of various
countries. After his return President
Grant appointed him a member of the
Ciyil-Seryice Commission then in ex-
istence, and he held that position un-
til the Commission expired through the
failure Of Congress to make appropria-
tons for its support. In 1877, at Pre-
sident Hayes's request, he visited Eng
land again to secure material for his
torical report upon the British civil
service. The work was printed by
order of Congress. As already stated |
he was one of the Civil-Service Com
missioners first appointed after the
passage Of the act of 1888.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
MARYLAND Is Wise.

The Republicans of Maryland are
wiser than those of Virginia. We Snd
in their platform, adopted in State
Convention day before yesterday, no
resolution denouncing the southern peo-
pie as assassins, or ballot-box suffers,
or bulldozers, or begetters of another
war between the States. We doubt if
any other southern Republicans than
those of Virginia, or any other south
ern candidate than WISE, will ever at
tempt to gain Office by abusing the
southern people. BY the way, has
WOOD or BLAIR ever followed WIsE's
example?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
Spirit Of the state Press.

Aueghany Sentinel: The bottom is
shout out Of the Malone combination
in these parts.
Suffolk Herald: Nansemond is to
have no Doodle from Billy until the
breach is bridged. Oh, that terrible
Thompson
Abingdon Standard. John Sher-
man waves the torn and tsttered
bloody shirt in Ohio. In Virginia the
Republicans have tackled this garment
to black flag and are using it as a
campaign banner.
Charlottesville Chrcntefe: Go to the
polls and vote the straight Democratic
ticket, State and legislative, and listen
to no propositions of any kind from the
Mahoneites. Their purpose, Of course,
is to cheat you, and the only safe course
is to have nothing to do with them.
amherst Democrat Fitz Lee, John
Z. Massey, and Rufus A. Ayers. The
election of this ticket means fair and
honest administration Of government,
cessation of fraud. theft, and corrup-
ton. the prosperity and redemption of
Virginia. Its defeat means tyrannical
Mahoneism, corrupt administration of
State laws, official depravity of every
sort, kind, and description, the utter
and complete destruction Of our dear
old Commonwealth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
Russia and Roumel,a.

A cable dispatch from st. Petersburg
yesterday announced that the Car had
determined to support the movement
for a union Of Bulgaria and Eastern
Roumelia, even to the extent, il neces-
sary, Of declaring war upon Turkey.
TO allow such . definite announce
ment to 60 abroad at this early
stage Of the trouble does not,
it must be confessed, sound like Rus
sia, and no one need be surprised If it
is corrected within the next twenty
four hours. However, no one ac-
qusinted with the treaty of San Stefano
md the map made by that treaty can
or . moment doubt that Russia will
support the movement If she dares
o. The fact is that Prince ALEX
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26

"Show the slave n. What do you
want, dogf Tfyou want your freedom,
l tell You ! will never grant 1t. i
care not for any offer you may make
no, not for . million roubles. A
few dozen oysters at this moment
would be worth more to me-" ado !
understand, my Lord" asked the serf,
g that you would grant me my freedom
If / procure them for you?" Eyes"
replied the Count, much to the amuse-
ment Of his guests. As it happened,
Schalouchine had brought . barrel Of
oysters with him as gift to his mas
ter, knowing of the great dinner party.
They were brought in; the deed Of
freedom was Immediately signed and
the Count, addressing his former slave
with the utmost courtesy, said, "Sir,
may invite you to join us?"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
The Tribune's Fair Count.

The editor OF the Portsmouth Enter
PRISE was q member of the last Vir-
ginia Legislature. lie was one of the
men who voted to take the election ma
chinery out Of the hands Of the Ma
honeites and turn it over to the Demo-
Gratis. lie supported the electoral bill.
The New York Tribune has charged
that that bill was passed in the interest
of fraud. Read now what Mr.. PoR-
TER, who, as we have said, was men,
Der of the last Legislature, and who
lives in Portsmouth (which is in one Of
the counties named in his table,, has to
say on the subject. We quote:
The Malone party profess to be
very much afraid that their example,
when they had charge of the election
machinery, will be initiated by the
Democrats this year, and are con.
stantly charging the Democrats with
a purpose to manipulate the ballot.
The way the Malone party awaited
themselves Of the opportunities which
they have heretofore had to do some
thing in this line may be gathered
from the result in this congressional
district last November, as compared
with the vote of November, 1888, which
was an exceptionally large one.
In the counties of Isle of Wight,
Princess Anne, Southampton, and Sur
~ the election machinery was in the
hands Of the Democrats, but in the
Of Norfolk, Nansemond, Eliza
beth City, and Warwick the Malone
party had everything their own way,
md the following table shows how they
walled themselves of the opportunity
% swell the returns. The table shows
he comparative Republican votes re-
urned in those two sets of counties in
1879 and 1894
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26

dance Of water that u certainly good
Cor al purposes except drinking and
culinary, and . fine market. We can
get wholesome food. battle at will,
boast Of culverts, enjoy air BEAUTIFULLY
pure. and thus protect ourselves from
the cholera unless il is brought to usin
our water. But there Is weak point.
We can't have Artesian wells even to
supply pure drinking water and wells
Of surface water are nuisance.
Who will solve the water problem?
Think Of Lynchburg, Scottsville, and
the dozens Of other towns that help to
render our water unfit for drinking and
put your wits to work, Professor WIN
sToN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
PersNuaI.

Sir Charles Dixie makes s25 900 a
year out of the London Athenqum.
The Emperor of Russia has conferred
upon Minnie Hauk the order of Saint
Anne.
Edward Lloyd, the hmous English
singer, is an enthusiastic devotee of
cricket and lawn.tennis.
The Jewish community of London
will raise 1880 to establish and en-
dow ward in the Chelsea Hospital for
Women in memory of Sir Moses Mon
tefore. who was one of tho first gov
errors Of the institution.
Mr.. W. c. X. Wilde complains that
people mention him only as the brother
Of Oscar Wilde" reflex celebrity"
he says, (which, while it is one of my
proudest privileges, is yet so destruc-
tive Of my own identity that it has be-
come comically irritating"
The Empress Of Germany and the
Prince Of Wales have arrived at Ham
burg and proceeded to Hungary. They
will be present at the marriage Of the
daughter of the Due de Chartres and
Prince Waldemar, the youngest son Of
the King Of Denmark.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
We have no faith in the feasibility OF

We have no faith in the feasibility OF
any plan Of altering water which We
have ever heard Of or read Of; and
therefore We hold that the Water Com.
mittee has wisely decided not to expend
the city's money on such . scheme.
filtsring ct best is merely mechani-
cal puri6cation--not . chemical one
IN other words, not . real one. Muddy
water 10 dissgrssable-not dangerous
70 most persons.
The cholera ought to be kept away
from Richmond next year. Its presence
bsrs would damage the city by the sum
Of . million Of dollars. II d q pre- |
vsntabls dissass- certainly largely 90. |
Richmond hes good drainage, n sbun- !
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26

Who preserved and will send US for
republication a copy of the report of
the interview between General GRANT
and General BUCKNER, which inter-
view took place on the 9th or 10th of
July last?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26

The Philadelphia North american
says; The Daily Herald thinks that
If FERDINAND WARD had lived in
Philadelphia he would by this time
have been reposing in q penitsntiary
cell. Now We think the chances are
that he would have been an honest
man." There seems to be Z wide diff.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
CCHOOL.BOOKS, SCHOOLcROOKS

~ WEST. JOHNSTON & co. eII Main
street. offer for sale All the SCHOOI.-BOOES
that are used IN the public schools OF tho
city and state At the city and county
prices, also, "a large stock OF BOOKS for
private schools and colleges and SCHOOL
STATIONERY at the lowest prices. Libe-
ral discounts allowed % teachers Orders
solicited and promptly attended to. sells
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26
BUsINEss OPPoRTUNIrrEs.

NOT A HUMBUG.-A CHANCE
hundred dollars. To the right parties. with
energy and business tact, will sell the right
10 manufacture or 10 control the sale OF
THREE STAPLE ARTICLES. Just patent
cd, and needed In every household and
farm. Profits are over 400 per cent. FOR
particulars call on r. RICHMOND,
At 81. James Hotel
sc 26-2ts Richmond Va
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-26

"a month or two since the Sciepti-
fc american produced AMI illustrated
. very interesting article on soap-bub-
bles." The article was not, IS might
be supposed. a satire in disguise upon
some Of Mr.. STEVE ELKINs's Republic
can campaign performances.