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One Burglar in Limbo.

Last week when our paper went to
press we had time to make only brief
mention of the robbery of Smearbaugh
& Co.'s store and the postoffice. But
before the paper was fairly mailed one
of the guilty parties had been Gagged.
When the 500 o'clock freight was
about to pull out for up the river two
suspicious parties were seen to lurk
around Hunters barn, and afterwards
walked down below the depot and
boarded the train. A messenger came
over hurriedly and gave the informa.
tion, but before posse could get to
the other side of the river the train
pulled out with the suspects on board.
kilograms were sent to Hickory to
have them intercepted, and reached
Constable Connolly as he was drawing
load of lumber to the depot. Not
knowing what the parties were wanted
for, nor having any idea of the char
acter of the men he would have 10
deal with, and above all having no
weapon of defense with him, he start.
ed to arrest the men, taking but one
man with him. AS he entered the car
and made known his business the par.
ties seemed willing enough to go with
him. Yet Mr.. Connolly was by no
means thrown off his guard by this
but kept his eye on them. AS they
got fairly on their feet both made q
rush for tho door. Mr.. Christy, who
was assisting the officer, grabbed and
held one of them, while the other
gained few steps on Mr.. Connelly in
the squabble, and chase ensued up
the river bank continuing nearly hall
a mile, during which the fugitive fred
a shot at Mr.. Connolly. Finding that
he was still pursued and liable to be
captured the man took to the river
and waded across, making good his es
cape after intimidating some men on
the other side, whom he threatened to
shoot if they dared lay hands on him.
Nothing further was known of him,
except that at about two o'clock he
got his dinner at a farmers about
three miles above Hickory, until he
reached Warren.
News of the capture of one of the
parties having reached town, Mr.. T.
F. Ritchey went to Hickory and the
man was searched aud brought tC
town. On him was found several silk
handkerchiefs, new toothbrush, two
pocket knives-one bran new one
two gold rings, revolver and $3.50
in money. He gave his name as VIM
HAzeltine, but is known in Warren
his home, as "Pickey" Reynolds. Aftel
hearing before Squire Knox he wai
lodged ia Jail in default of bail which
was fixed at $500.
The thieves had thrown the bulk o
their Doodle in the weeds below th'
depot at this place as they boarded
the train, evidently expecting to b.
captured. On Thursday Reynold
went with officers to the place wher
nearly all of the jewelry taken from
Messrs. Smearbaugh & Co. were foun'
, wrapped in two silk handkerchief
, The property thus found consisted @
2 ladies necklaces, locket, l pal
. bracelets. 10 gents watch chains, 1
: pair cuff buttons, 50 gold rings, an
/ necktie which Mr.. Butterfeld ider
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csnaensed TIme TabIe TIonesta s.ntIOu.
Church and Sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:45 a.
m. NJ. Il. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
United Presbyterian services will be
held in the Presbyterian church next Sab
bath, morning and evening. All are cor
daily invited to attend. Rev. J. r. May,
will officiate.
Preaching in NJ. e. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. Small.
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titled as the goods Of the company,
and mostly having the company's cost
mark on them. Besides these there
were found silk handkerchief,
pocket knife, 1 collar button, 1 pair
cuff buttons, a memorandum book and
about $500 worth of postage stamps.
These latter goods do not belong to
the company, but as the postoffice and
1. A. Whitney's store at Pittsfeld,
Warren county, were robbed of SINH
lar articles on the night previous to
the robbery in this place, they are
likely to furnish some clue to that af.
fair.
The name of the young man who
escaped is Frank Horrigan, also of
Warren, Pa. The balance of the
story relative to him we clip from the
Warren Paragraph of last Thursday:
After lodging his prisoner in the
Tionesta Jail Mr.. Ritchey took the
next train for Warren and secured the
assistance Of the officers here in an
effort to capture Horrigan. About Z
o'clock last evening a freight train
came up from Irvineton and Officer
Foster followed it across the railroad
bridge, expecting to see his man
alight on the opposite side of the river.
AS he approached a group of small
boys the lads ran away, but soon all
stopped but one when they saw the
officer was not pursuing them. The
officer asked the name Of the fellow
who continued running, and much to
his surprise he learned it was Horri.
gan. Foster at once peeled his coat
and an exciting chase ensued for near.
ly half tnile through the underbrush
and along the railroad track. The
officer gained rapidly upon his man
until the B., N. Y. & p. r. r. bridge
and trestle was reached, when he was
compelled to 60 slow, but after cross.
ing the bridge he again gained upon
Horrigan and commanded him to halt.
No attention being paid to this sum.
mons, Foster drew his revolver and
fired at the fleeing man, when he stop.
ped short, as though hit by the bullet,
wheeled around and faced his pursuer
The officer thought he had his man
dead to rights, but as he continued to
approach it was necessary to 60 down
into ravine, when he lost sight Of
Horrigan, and when be emerged on
the other side the supposed victim Of
the officers bullet was nowhere to be
seen.
Thinking that he had crawled into
the tall, rank weeds and heavy under
brush the officer instituted a search
and sent messenger to town for as
sistance. Burgess Morck, Policeman
Utter and number of citizens re
spOuded, and the search was continued
for several hours without success. II
fact the officers remained on the aler
all through the night, watching in th'
vicinity of Horrigan's home on th'
island and securing the surrounding
country, but their efforts were not re-
warded and 1t is probable that Horri
gan has placed good many miles be
tween him and his would.be captor
ere this.
LATER.
/ Mr.. Whitney came down from Pitts
field on Monday afternoon and iden
tilted the handkerehicfs, knives, brush
ed, &C., above mentioned, as his prop
erty.
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LOCAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Are you going to attend the camp
meeting?
Ed. Heibel is again circulating
among Tionesta friends for a short
season.
Mrs. Sallie 6teadman of st.
George, W. Va, is paying TiOnesta
friends a visit.
The Semi. Weekly Critic is new
and neat little paper published at S.
Oil City, by Messrs. Harris e. Patton.
This is the time of year when we
hear Of whole families being poisoned
by eating toadstools for mushrooms.
Beware of 'em.
Every Republican who moves
from one township TO another previous
to Sept. I'd must be registered anew or
he may lose his vote.
j. C. Cornwell of Stoneboro, and
w. H. Roth of Oil City, arrived in
town yesterday morning and took q
jauut up into the country.
Mr.. Roberts drives o very hand.
some matched team Of sorrels with
silver names and tails. He brought
them from York State last week.
Butter is getting triae scarce in
our market, and this being camp meet.
ing lime no doubt our farmer friends
could readily dispose of a good supply.
Mr.. j. j. Landers came hume
from St. George, ". Va, on Saturday
last for few weeks stay. Jim re-
ports the former Tiouesta people nov
living there as prosperous and happy.
Republicans should not neglect
the important matter of getting regis
tered. Every voter must be registered
at least 60 days before the election,
and Sept. ID is the last day. Don't
neglect.
w. E. Lathy Esq, arrived in
town on Saturday evening, accompa.
MED by Mrs. Lathy, from Asbury
Park, N. j., where they had ssjourned
for few weeks. Mr.. L. is looking
natural and pleasant as usual, and is
warmly greeted by his old friends here.
II. III. Wilson, the man held for
completely in the Everhart murder,
was discharged from custody last week
the Clarion county grand jury having
ignored the bill. 1t is also stated that
Mr.. Wilson will institute proceedings
against Mr.. Everhart for false i'm
prisonment.
About ninety passengers boarded
the excursion train to Niagara Falls
at this station last Thursday morning.
The train contained eight coaches
when it left here and before Olean was
reached all we're comfortably filled.
The exeursionists speak in high terms
of the courteous manner in which
they we're treated by the efficient Ex'
cursion Agent, Mr.. S. B. Newton.
The Free Methodist camp meet.
ing opens to day on the ground select
p ed for the same, short distance above
the watering trough on the German
Hill road. The grove is lovely one
with several excellent springs of fresh
, water bubbling right out of the hill
side. Quite number of tents have
been erected and the meeting bids fail
{. to be largely attended and success
ful one. The list of prominent min
listers that will be in attendance i
large and embraces the finest talent il
the F. NJ. Church. There will be NJ
difficulty in getting to aud from tn
; grounds as there will be number 0
hacks on the road constantly.
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WATCH, CLOCK & JEWELRf
REPAIRING.

THE UNDERSIGNED would respects
i fully announce TO the citizens of Tio-
nesta and vicinity, that he has removed
his matchmaking establishment from Ty-
lersburg to Tionesta, in the room over
VIM. Smearbaugh a Co.'S store, formerly
occupied by DR.. Morrow as an Office,
where lac is prepared to repair watches,
clocks and jewelry. 81 years experience
will enable him 10 give satisfaction. Give
him trial. X, RALLh.-
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Ths &uFest Republican.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUG. IS, 1856.
BOROUGH OFFICERS.

BlrgeSs.-JoHN RECK.
Coancttmen- North ward, L. ]. Hop
kins, J. II. Clark, w. L. Klinestiver.
South ward, j. II. Zones, c. A. Randall,
Chas. Bonner.
justices Of the Peace-J. T. Brennan,
d. s. Knox,
CoNStd6le-S. s. Garfield.
School Directorate. w. Robinson, A.
B. Kelly, 9. M. Shawkey, d. $, Knox,
u. w. Clark, Is. l.. Davis.
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4 w. MORROW. NJ. D.,

w. MORROW. Nj. D.,
y. PHYSICIAN Il SURGEON,
late o. Armstrong county, having located
in 'rianesta is prepared to attend all pro-
fossional calls promptly and at all hours.
Oiiace aad residence two doors north or
Lawrence House. Office hours TO A..
NJ, and IL 70 ~ NJ; 2 TO 5 and 6l to "a p.
NJ Sundays, 8 to 10 A. NJ; to and ct
to7JP.M. may-le-5l.
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Use Electric Light Flour, the
best in the world for the money. Ask
your grocer for it. my5.
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NENTRAL HOUSE, Tioncsta, Pa,
~ D. G. Brnwncll. Proprietor. This is a
re~g house, and has just been fitted up for
the accommodation of the public. por-
tion of the patronage of the public Is solic-
tied. 46-ly.
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TSENTRAL HOUSE, OIL CITY, PA.
~ w. ii. ROTH, Proprietor.
The largest, Best Located and Furnished
Uous. in the City. Near Union Depot.
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Peaches, Pears, Grapes, Sweet
Potatoes, Honey, on Thursday.
1t. SMEARBAUGH q Co,
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NV {. COUUNNi NJ ID. ..,,,,
w. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
lIas hsd over fifteen years experience in
the practice of his profession, having grad
uatea yaHy and honorably May 10, 1865.
Office and Residence in Judge Recks
house. opposite the M. F.. Church, Iiones.
IN. Pa Aug. 25-lSSO
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have now for sale-70 Acres of War
rant 5l97, Kingsley twp; 800 Acres Of
51s6, and 1873 Acres of 62l4, in same town
ship. 1000 acres, Warrant 1886, Tionesta
twp; l43 acres known as "Lilley Farm"
Allegheny Township, Venango Co.; 20
acres near Enterprise, Warren Co. Also
vacant lots I'm Tionesta BOro, and one
small farm in Tionesta Township. Also
1000 acres, Warrant 1880, Howe twp.
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nEETISTRY.
IL DIR. J. w. MORROW.
Having purchased the materials &C., OF
nr iSteadman, would respectfully an
nource that he will carry on the Dental
Susluoss in Tionesta. and having had over
six ears successful experience, considers
iniseli fully competent to give entire sat
isGa ton. shall always give my medi-
cal practice the preference. mar22-s2.
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Call and see the Salamander Gas
Burners, for Cooking and Heating
Stoves or Crates.
2t, SMEARBAUGH & Co.
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rIN ]. VAN GIESEN,
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW,
Edenburg, iKnox p. O.,) Clarion Coun-
ty, Pa.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06
MEXICO ~ MISSOURI.
A Progressive city, as Described by u
Progressive Public School Boy
4 Pfise Article.

The Missouri Press Association
meets in Annual Convention at Mex
leo, Audrain County, on May IL,
1886.
In anticipation Of this interesting
meeting, School aud Home addressed
a letter to Prof, ID. A, Mcmillan,
Superintendent of the Mexico Public
Schools, offering u prize of $500 to
that pupil Of the schools who would
write the hest general description of
the beautiful and enterprising city
named. In response, five articles
were written and submitted To n com
miltee Of Mexico citizens. The com
mi,tee, after careful examination,
awarded the prize TO Nat Hutton,
and the article will be found as writ
ten below.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06
Sale to commence at 10 O'Clock, prompt

DfS- Don't let this chance miss you, as
factories have advanced o their prices
10 per cent.
Following is a partial list of articles
that will be offered:
One fine upright piano, l full set Parlor
furniture in plush and ebony; l large
parlor mirror and base; fine oil paintings;.
l Household sewing machine; furniture
in suits, In walnut and ash, all fine mar
BILE tops; fine lot of springs, mattresses
and pillows, also comforts, spreads, &C.;
large lot cornices and lace curtains; fine
body Brussels carpets made up for rooms
and Railways; walnut dining room ex-
tension tables, large lot walnut bed room
tables, bed room and dining room chairs,
large buffet wardrobes, toilet sets, fine
lot of pictures; l hotel advertising DESK
l fine office desk and Office writing table;
l large safe; china, glass and plated ware
of all kinds; M large silver coffee urn;
kitchen furniture, large range and broiler;
lot of good hard and soft coal stoves,
and, in fact, everything that has been in
use in a tirst-class hotel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06
Order Of Publication.
I'm VACATION.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN.
In the circuit court, June term, 1886.
Frank Tompkins, plaintiff,
VS..
The unknown heirs of Leverett b. Kel-
logg, defendants.
To above named defendants:

To above named defendants:
PLAINTIFF in above entitled cause
l. having this day filed his petition there
in in the Office of the circuit clerk in and
for Audrain county aforesaid, verified by
his affidavit, wherein he states amongst
other things that said Leverett b. Kellogg
died, leaving, as plaintiff verify believes,
persons in some degree related TO him
who as heirs are interested In the subject
matter of the petition, but whose names
he cannot insert in his petition because
they are unknown to him. 1t is there
fore ordered by said clerk in vacation
that you said defendants be notified by
publication, and you are hereby notified
hat a suit has been commenced against
you by said plaintiff, the object and pur-
pose of which is to correct a deed made
by said Leverett b. Kellogg to Jacob
Hams on the 2lst of January, 1867, and
recorded in Book /, page lilo, of deeds OF
Audrain county. Mo-, so as to locate the
land therein described and intended to be
conveyed in the southwest quarter of the
northwest of section twenty-five (25),
township ffty-one (5l), range (9), in
stead of the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of said section, and to
vest the title thereto in plaintiff. And
that you must be and appear at the June
term, 1886, of said court, to be holden on
the first Monday in June next at the court
house in the city of Mexico, in said Au-
drain county, and answer said petition on
OF before the sixth day of said term, If II
shall so long continue, and if not before
the end thereof, or said petition will be
taken as confessed and judgment rem
dered therein as prayed.
And it is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published in the Mexico Week
ly LEDGER, a newspaper published In said
Audrain county, for four weeks success
lively, the last insertion to be at least
four weeks before the commencement Of
the said June term of court.
A true copy of the record.
BEN c. JOHNSON, Clerk.
IRA HALL, Attorney for plaintiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06
CONGRESSIONAL RACE.

The various candidates for Con-
gress in this district are beginningfo
pop up their heads to take a view of
the field. a present advised
there<S1il be about the same men in
the field this time as two years ago,
each, of course, with his own county
behind him. But there will be, or
ought to be, n exception to this,
and that is that Col. Hutton will
have in his favor the fact of one term
of experience and it is courteous, If
nothing else, to say that he is entitled
to be returned. The people seldom
fail to compliment a man by second
term when it would not be discredit-
able to them to do so. As to what
Hutton has done or not done to en-.
title him to this return but little can
be said, for no new member as arule
gets 10 the front the first session
but we may judge of what he may
do in the future by his efforts in the
past. No Missouri member has in
troduced a bill that is more popular
or as much in keeping with the times
and with Democratic doctrine a:
that introduced by him reducing and
limiting the jurisdiction of the Fed
eral courts. Yet, some Of the news
papers Of this district which have car
ried their candidates to the from
heretofore, on just the doctrine con
tanned in this bill, from some cause
or other, make no mention OF Hut
toms bill. The talk by some people
who profess to be bis friends, that i
may be said of him that she has don'
no HARM" is q poor compliment. l
they we're as sincere as they profess
something could be seen in his con
duct in Congress to deserve mor'
favorable mention.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06
VIM. +. Reed, plaintiff,

vs..
Paul Abat and w. ii. White. aeterdants.
NOV IA. aehis day comes plaintiff, "a.
IN attorney, and 1t appearing by plain-
tiff's petition and affidavit herewith filed,
stating among other things that the de-
PENDANT, Paul Abat, is a nonresident Of
this state and that service cannot be had
in the ordinary way, it is by the CLERK
ordered in vacation that publication be
made notifying said Paul Abat that a suit
has been commenced against him and the
said Vim. II. White in the circuit court Of
Audrain county, Missouri, the general
nature of which is t have a certain deed
OF trust cancelled given upon the follows
ing described lands: Thirteen (13) feet
on the west side lot one %, block sew
enteen (l7), Of the original town of Mex
leo, Missouri, and eleven up feet on the
east side of lot tive (2), Of said block
seventeen GID, to said w. II. White, o.
trustee, tc the use of John b. Morris,
now deceased, and o. Abat, of whom the
said defendant, Paul Abat, is his only
heir at law, which said deed of trust was
given TO secure the payment of a certaln
debt in said trust deed described and
which is recorded at page $50, book A, for
deeds OF trust and mortgages in and for
said Audrain county, and unless the said
defendants be and appear at the next tern
OF this court, TO be holden at the court
house in the city of Mexico, Audrain
county, Missouri, the first Monday IN
June, A.. ID. 1886, and on or before The
sixth day thereof answer or otherwise
plead to said petition judgment will be
rendered according to the prayer of SAID
petition. 1t Is further ordered that .
copy hereof be published In the Mexico
weekly LEDGER, d newspaper published
In said county Of Audrain, for four weeks
successfully, the last insertion 3 0 be &
least four weeks before the commence
ment OF the next term Of said court.
.tsEALJ Witness my hand and the seal
OF on,ce In Mexico, Missouri, this the 5th
day of April, 1886.
BEN C. JOHNSON, Cierk.
GEO. RoBERTsoN, attorney for plaintiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06

The city of Mexico extends a cor
dial welcome to the gentlemen of the
press who are to be her guests next
week. She recognizes in them rep
resentative me Of the most potent
profession in the various sections
from which they come, and is mindful
of the fact that the impressions they
form will mold the opinions of thou
sands of others in regard to her city
and her people. They are welcome
anywhere and everywhere in Mexico.
Only the doors of the Jail and city
cooler will be closed against them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06

J. j. Winscott is q candidate for
re- election as Justice of the Peace.
This is a much o important office
than is generally supposed. We
know of nc mar who is better posted
Oh takes more pride, interest and
studies more in order to be fitted for
this responsible position than J. j.
Winscott. He is honest, capable
and well read in the law, and, / n the
opinion of the writer, there is no
man in Audrain county better fitted
in every sense of the word for Justice
of the Peace than j. j Winscott.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06
~ R.. c.. CARTER.


JapSss A. Harrison writes as
.Sllows, although we do not think he
is the Harrison that is on the COM
mittee, and for whom our letter was
intended:
To the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo, May 3, 1Ss6.-DEAR
SIR-You ask my opinion in regard
to the Democratic party of Audrain
holding more than n nominating
convention. 1t seems to me Rank
and File" in LEDGER of April 80 has
shown very clearly why only one
is necessary. just as he says, in
1884, after the primaries were held
and the county officers nominated
there was not interest enough taken
to get the people out to the second
primaries to select delegates to send
to New London and the COMPRESSION
al convention. / remember well in
our district there were three of us.
1t is the county offices that the masses
of the citizens of Audrain county are
interested in, hence they will not
turn out from the fact that they have
more friends running for these Offices,
and 1 do think one convention will
be best and then attend to the whole
matter. Yours, etc.,
T. A. HARRISON
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06

j. +. Mounts has started an indie
pendent paper at Aurora springs
called the Messenger. Mounts is a
good newspaper man with many years
Of experience and will give the people
Of Miller county a paper well worth
reading.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06

Uncle Abe Tinsley made us a pleas
ant call Tuesday and congratulated
us on our stand for only one conven-
ton. He says We can only get the
Democrats out once, which is q fact.
Uncle Abe is an old war horse in the
party and the wool cannot be pulled
over his eyes
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06

The Fulton people thought there
was a slim crowd at Sells Bros. cir
Gus. About $500 people were under
the canvas in the afternoon, but the
seats we're not one-fourth filed at
night. The circus is q very tame
affair, and Mexico missed nothing
by it not coming here
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06

We are surprised to see Superin-
tendent Coleman reported as saying
that Mexico needs a new public
school building. If he said this he
evidently had not visited our school.
We need an addition but not a new
building by any
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-05-06

The Centralia Guard IS going to
take a hand in politics in Boone.
Those whe think the Guard is not
loaded had better look out. The
Guard is q bald hornet in q fight.