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Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
DEATH CONQUERS.
No More Battles of Life for
a Great Soldier.
GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT HANCOCK
BREATHES HIS LAST.
His Death Caused by a Malignant Car
buncie mt the Back Of the Head
His Demise Occurs Mt Governors
Island. New Y0rk-Career OF
the Soldier Statesman.

GovERNoR's ISLAND, NY, Feb. 8
Major General ". S. Hancock,
United States Army, died at 2:35
this afternoon. W. O. WHIPPLE,
Assistant Adjutant-G General.
Gen. Hancock's death was the e
suit of a malignant carbuncle on the
back of his neck in conjunction with
diabetes which had confined him to
his bed for several days. No serious
alarm was felt, however, until shortly
before he expired.
Winfield Scott Hancock was born
in Montgomery county, Pennsylva-
MIA, February IA, 1924. HIS early
education was received at Morris
town (Pa.) academy, and in 1910 he
entered West Point as q cadet. He
served during the Mexican war and
was with his command at San An
tonic, Churrbusco and Moline del
Rey.
At the breaking out of the civil
war, in 1861, he was appointed a
brigadier-general of volunteers, and
his history during the war is sub
stantially that of the army of the
Potomac. He was with Gen. Me
Clellan in his campaign of the PENN
sular in 1862 and distinguished him.
self at the battle of Williamsburg.
He took part in the battle of Chan,
cellorsville, and at Gettysburg in July,
1863, his division bore the promin-
ent part repulsing the grand final as
sault of Lees army and Hancock
himself falling seriously wounded al
the moment of victory. For his
services at this fight he received the
thanks Of congress. Upon the deatl
of Meade he took command of the
department of the east, with his head
| quarters at Governors Island, which
position he held at the time of hi'
death. He was the Democratic
candidate for the presidency agains
Garfield in 1880.
Gen. Hancock's death, and the re
tirement of Gen. Pope next weel
will leave Gen. Schofeld the only of
fcer with the rank of major-genera
III the country.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
LEI LIS DO nIIR REST.

On next "Wednesday and Thursday
Mexico will he cali, Il upon, as host,
to entertain like she never entertained
before. More strangers will then be
within our gates than We ever, per.
had the honor of welcoming.
many of them being distinguished
personages of both civic and military
rank. We refer TO the meeting oi
the Grand Army of the Republic.
This will be the first convention our
citizens were ever called upon to
publicly entertain, and every effort
should be put forth to make it a sue
cess. We should feel highly hon
ored that the preference Was given
our city over others equally rs adj
vantageously situated III the selection
of a place to- hold The meeting. and
in return for the high compliment
paid US every one, individually and
collectively, is directly interested in
the manner in which our guests are
to be entertained upon this occasion.
Everybody can help. Let us meet
every stranger cordially and let socla-
bility reign, both upon the thorough
fare and in ON homes. Men, women
and children will be here !; they must
be properly taken car of; the hotels
are incapacious. What will We do?
Take them into our homes and extend
every accommodation and comfort in
our power. What will be the result:
Our favors will be returned an hun
dred, yea, a thousand.fo in many
and various ways. We cannot be too
considerate. Fully 1000 visitors
| will return to their homes with naught
upon their lips but praises for Mexico
and her people. 1t will be the means
Of getting other public meetings
here, all of which give outside prom
lnence and fame to a town, and pos
slbly be the indirect, If not immediate
cause of inducing immigration to our
city. Financially it will be a bonanza
for us. Everybody will naturally
loosen their purse-strings and money
will flow freely. Such gala days as
Mexico will enjoy on the 18th and
18th rarely come. Then let US be
prepared to feast IL guests upon the
fat of the land and treat them as we
would princes of the realm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
LtDD0Nia LAc0sies.
ssre.laa,spnee Of the i.sagef.

Core lsalasnee Of the Ledger.
Lapposla, February 7--rhis d a
grand morning ; the sun shiaes bright
and beautiful, the snow melis be.
meath its warm rays. and the Laddo.
mans are MS bright and cheerful
looking as the sun
As soon as the frost is out of the
ground building will commence with
a vim. Several houses are now in
progress. Brick kilns should be
burnt here as early as possible, for
there viii be a big demand for brick.
Before the year closes we are going
TO have one OF the best school houses
in the county, and one OF the best
schools. Mr.. Joel Pierce, one OF our
best %eitizcns, says SO and / believe
he knows, And Laddonia asks for
something more, and that is, to
furnish the county with the next
Prosecuting Attorney, and as the
town is pretty successful in what it
undertakes, we believe the people of
the town and vicinity will succeed in
their wish.
The case of Mr.. u. Logan for sell
ling beer, was postponed again until
Wednesday, at which time more law
yers and witnesses will he on hand.
Mrs. Rose Leet, who has spent the
past two months visiting relatives in
Ohio, has returned home.
Mr.. Henry Leet has been quite
sick during the past week.
The l. o. G.. 7. Lodge elected John
Beal, W. c., Mrs. S. Bunnels, W. ",
Mrs. j. III. Council, w. S., Mrs. Jennie
Brown, w. T., w. W. Hendrick, f.
s. /; James Myers, c.; J. G. Bruton,
M. !; Miss Ida Spencer, |. G.; b.
Basket, 0. q. The lodge is flour
lshing.
The Sunday school lately organized
at the Christian church has a good
attendance, and teachers and schol-
ars seem to be in earest to make it q
success.
Rev. Travis preached an excellent
sermon yesterday from the words
Am 1 my Brothers Keeper" This
is his last sermon before conference
meets. Chas. Beal gave a geoc
lecture at night on "Christian Edu
cation" There we're some of tn,
rudest boys at church last night WI
ever saw. They laughed and talke,
in a rough manner during the Who'll,
lecture. They were between tn
ages of 16 and 20 years old, ant
should have better sense than t.
, make such fools of themselves. 1
place Of looking SMART" the
showed ignorance.
ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
Thee. Brace for Supreme Judge,
From the Paris Mercury.

EiO3i tIit IdEiS MrTfUFH.
Bob White, of the Mexico LEDGER, and
our friend Of the Troy Free Press, are
very uneasy lest our mere suggestion of
Col. Braces qualities for Senator might
t'cork' his chances for Supreme Judge.
We do not look at it that way. Judge
Brace will not, in our opinion, enter the
lists for Senator, but we believe his
friends will push his claims for Supreme
Judge. The press of the State is almost
universally declaring for him for that
position, and the people generally are
recognizing his superior qualities as q
judge of law. We merely mentioned
Judge Braces name in answer to a chal-
lenge as to who we had here qualified for
Senator, but did not urge his claims In
that direction. We think our friends of
the LEDGER and Press have unintention-
ally wronged both the Judge and the
Mercury IN this regard, and trust they
will kindly make the proper correction,
knowing, as taey do, their great admira-
tlon for Judge Brace and his high quail
ties for the Supreme Judgship.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
THOMPSON TALK

Correspondence of the Ledger.
THOMPSON, Feb. 9.-Sieighing has
vanished for the present.
Ben Franklin has moved to near
Benton to live. Ben was a promi-
nent citizen and we wish him success.
Mrs. DIR. NJ. NJ. Scott, who has
been very low of consumption, is
some better. The DR.. and his fam
lily will start for Texas this week.
There was 81 spelling at Maple
Grove school house on Friday, Feb.
5. There we're a gcodly number
present. j. w. Guthrie, of Thomp-
son, was honored for being last up
in spelling twice. After spelling We
we're honored with a few recitations
from Jas. Brown, Walter SapingtoO,
Lille Cleveland and Hattie Canter
bury, also by the reading Of a semi
monthly paper, edited by a second
Mark Twain and Eli Perkins. IT'S
the most liberal paper now edited.
A few of the young folks gathered
at Porter Tinsley's on Saturday, the
9th inst, and enjoyed a pleasant
evening.
What the people would like to
know:
Who longs for the coming offall.
If cedar trees aren't becoming
fashionable.
Why Cleveland doesn't answer MIR
Turkeys letter.
If Prof. Guthrie's goods box boot,
will float with him.
Why more young folks do no
unite in the holy ties of maUrimony
What makes times so hard, money
so scarce, and when bankru pts will
be no more.
If prosperity and contentment vii
not arrive with the flowers ant
grasses of the coming spring.
If the editors of the Maple Grov
Sittiaqs are not like a boiled petatt
rather soft aud easily mashed.
Why some of the boys didn't &c
Miss Pinkie's overshoes for her tn
night of the dance, and if she ha
got them yet.
What made Rosa T. slip out tn
back way and go to one of th
neighhors when she saw J. NJ. (bet
ter known as sally coming.
PATsEY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
ANNIE LAURIE.

CORRESPONDENCE of the Ledger.
VANDALIA, Mo-, Feb. 9.-Silas
Hendrix and family started for Kan
sas Saturday.
There is talk of q newspaper enter
prise at Higbee.
Capt. A. J. Thomas, recently a
popular G. & A. conductor, has sold
his fine farm of 160 acres, 4 miles
north of this place, to John T. May
berry, of Kansas. The Captain con-
templates going into business in
Kansas City.
The Baptists have been holding a
pretracted meeting since the second
week in January. Large crowds
attend regularly since the commence
ment, and it still progresses. To
date there have been eleven additions,
among the number Hon. G. G.. Daniel.
Squire w. W. Watkins informs
us that Emmerson did not sue him
for damages, and also that no one
can sue a Justice of the Peace upon
any official act, a fact which, prob
ably, many people are not aware of.
He can assess a fine for contempt,
and whether legal or illegal you have
no recourse. You can either pay the
fine or take an appeal and the appeal
will undoubtedly cost you more than
the fine.
Twenty-eight of the miners at the
Vandalia Coal Co.'S. mines quit work
Friday because of some slight mis-
understanding between them and the
company. The breach has been
patched, however, and the men re-
turned to work Monday.
Hall Cunningham, formerly a farm
err in this section, now living near
Lincoln, Nebraska, is here on a visit.
He reports panic times in Neb., but
says his crop was good and that he
has no desire to come back to Mis-
souri,. He says corn is worth only
Is cents per bushel there.
Since the resignation of T. B.
Buckner, Esq, we have a candidate
for the position as we'll as Laddonia
and NEIGHBOUR city attorney, c. G.
White, Esq.-and of course we are
pulling "to beat sheol'-no, the
other candidates.
The mad dog is upon US
again, and not with our consent.
Mr.. Phillip Farbach's dog, which
was bitten Ivy the rabid animal that
caused such excitement here some
time since, an account of which we
gave the LEDGER, and which ha.
been since tied. showed u~nmistakable
signs Of hydrophobia this morning
and broke the chain with which be
was fastened, but he was killed be.
fore he got out upon the street.
John Kilby, a farmer, living five
miles south of here, aged 80 years,
dropped dead Monday morning las,
Of neuralgia of the heart.
Robl Platt, a young attorney, re.
Gently admitted to the bar in Pike
has located here to practice his pro.
fession.
As gentle spring draws near the
mind of the average Vandalism turns
to identifying the town, and many
improvements are to be made.
OUrrp
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

The great telephone scandal has, it
seems, created somewhat of a cold
ness between the president and his
encouragement to that extent that
they are reported to be barely on
speaking terms. Mr.. Garland and
other high officials who own Pan
Electric stock certainly have been
placed in q very awkward position,
but it is evident that in the case of
the former, as perhaps others, no
wrong intentions we're meant. Mr..
Garland is an honorable, upright gen.
tleman and will either purge himself
| Of all connection with the matter or
resign his position. The president
will have no need to act when the
proper time comes, for if Mr.. Gar
land finds that his holding this stock is
likely to interfere with the honorable
discharge Of his duty he will not en-
barrass the administration by remain
ing in the cabinet. To a representa-
tive of this paper the Encouragement
said he had received his stock, not
since he became encouragement but
while he was senator; and, as a mat
ter of fact, the stock was given
him, not as q senator but for legal
services rendered the company.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
Dissolution Notice.

The co-partnership heretofore exlsu[ !
between Thos. Board and A. B. SmlIa 4
this day dissolved by mutuAl soee
All parties owing the nrm Of BOAT :
Smith are requested to settle promptly.
THOS. B0AkU.
A. B. SMITH.
Having bought the interest OF -
Board I will continue the business =
would like for my friends to call:
4e-4w A. 3 SMltA-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
Administrators Public Sale!
ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1885,

The undersigned, administrator Of the
estate of j. H, White, deceased, win sell
at public vendue to the highest and best
bidder, at late residence of said deceased,
on Monroe street in East Mexico, on
SATURDAY, FEB. 13, 1856, the follow
ing described property belonging to estate
of deceased, viz:
/ brown mare, l sorrel mare, / good
sorrel mule, l fine bay mare, 2 good milk
cows, 3 sows and ? pigs, l two-horse
wagon, 2 sets wagon harness, 100 barrels
corn in crib, 1000 feet lumber, roll Of
ellis wire fence, l harrow, l cultivator,
1 breaking pillow, shovels, forks, &C.
Sale to take place ut I O'Clock, PM.
TERMS OF SALE.-An sums of el0 and
under, cash; over that amount q credit d
9 months, with bankable note bearing {
per cent. interest from date.
T. nj. WHITE, Admir-.
j. T. JOHNSON, Auc'r, It
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

The hardest work done by news
paper men is hunting down lies told
by other people. If newspapers
printed all the stories brought to
them, they might well be denounced
as lying sheets. When . mistake is
made In q newspaper it is because the
visilant reporter or the conscientious
editor has not been able to detect it
in season. Publication speedily
brings the correction whsn nothing
else viii.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

NOTICE is hereby given that letters Of
IN administration have been granted By
Missouri, to the undersigned surviving
partner of the estate Of White & Co.,
lately engaged in the livery business IN
Mexico, Mo-, which said firm was com
posed of j. II. White, now decesscd, md
the undersigned, Walter II. Whlte.
All persons having claims against said
estate are hereby notified to present tAels
claims for allowance against said estate
within one year from the date OF the ap-
proval of my administrators bond, o.
they may be precluded frem any benefit
thereof, and to present them within two
years thereafter or they will be forever
barred. WALTER H. WHITE,
41-4w Serving Administr1tDe.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

NOTICE is hereby given that letters q
IN administration upon the estatec a q.
Woods, deceased, have been granted ~
undersigned, A. l.. Woods, by the pfooase
court of Audrain county, Missouri, bear
ing date January goth, 1856.
All persons having claims against 1ela
estate are required to exhibit thern ~
allowance to the administrator within -
year after the date, or they may be precloo.
ed from any benefit Of such estate, 80
such claims be not exhibited within no
years from this date they will b 1oeevG
barred. o. L. WOODS,
43-4t Admiuistrat6f.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters n
IN administration upon the estate d
John Hall, deceased, nave been granted
the undersigned, Robert H. Hall, by ths
probate court of Audrain county, No,
bearing date January %, 1886.
All persons having claims against sait
estate are required to exhibit them for
allowance to the administrator within
n year after the date, or they may BE-
precluded from any benefit of such estate;
and if such claims be not exhibited within
two years from this date they win b.
forever barred. R0B'T II. HALL,
A2-At Admiu;otr.tnr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
THE BOSSISM HOWL.

There is q great howl going up
over the country about party ''boss-
ISM" and simply a howl it is, and
proceeds from the same causes that
gives the coyote the reputation of
the ''howlinist varmit on the earth,'
viz: 1t was made to howl and howl
and howl, and it bowls and howls and
bowls. There is no ''bossism" in
this state, never was and never will
be so long as the best element of the
Democratic party controls and the
best men of the state fill the offices,
as is now the case, and as should be
and always will be SO long as the
honest masses of the party have their
will and wish, a notable example of
which was the nomination of Gov.
Marmaduke for the position which he
now holds.
This cry of bossism amounts to
nothing more nor less than ~misrepre-
sentation and %vilifcation of the men
accused. 1t always, when it pro-
ceeds from within the party, comes
from persons who want the position
occupied by the so-called bosses or
from disgruntled and disappointed
office-seekers. The cry was invented
by the devil for the express use of
the Republicansparty, which has lent
it to the few coyotes of the Demo
cratic party for the single purpose OF
producing discord in the ranks.
Whenever a Democratic paper starts
the cry you may set it down that il
wants to name a candidate for the
United States senate, or it's editor
failed in the office he was in quest of
These same fellows that lead in the
bossism howl, if they could ever fool
the people into trusting them with
position, would be the worst bosses
and tyrants that eve disgraced 6
position or a party. They are mo-
worthy Of the name Democrat anc
should be made to cease their villain,
u Misrepresentation and offensiv,
noise or be kicked over in the Repub
lican party where they logically be
long. Sincere criticism of an officer.
public conduct is one thing and il
right, but the other should be stopped
and the sooner the better.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
Small Wreck.

About n o'clock Tuesday morn
ing a freight train on the Wabash
came to grief just by Pollock's mill.
4 broken rail ditched the caboose,
which contained eight persons. -Four
of these, R. w. EdDonston, ]. w.
Henderson, Jesse Sinclair and J. w.
Northern, w~eref from Mexico. Owing
to the slow rate Of speed no one
was seriously hart, although North.
{ received several painfui bruises.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

NOTICE rs hereby given that letsefs 9!
N administration upon the estate o
John Shelly, deceased, have been granted
the undersigned, Mrs. G. N. Skelly, Y
the probate court of Audrain county,
Missouri, bearing date January y. lsss:
All persons having claims aga3.ef s.lu
estate are required to exhibit tnem ~
allowance to the Administrative Nlpan
n year after the date, or they magses
precluded from any benefit Of sucn =.
tate, and If such claims be not exnipiss !,
within two years from this date ~ w
be forever barred.
MRS. c. NJ. sKELLf-
4I-4t Administrators
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

1t is noticed that whenever the
Hon. William NJ. Evarts gets the
floor the United States Senate goes
into executive session. Some peo-
pie might call this a singular coirci-
dence, but we regard it rather as >
plain coincidence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

John Sherman and the other Re,
publican candidates for the presiden.
cy have little sympathy with Ed.
munds' efforts to get up a quarrel
with the administration. They don't
care to see him the central figure in
any such fight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

A correspondent of the Pike Ceun-
ty Post suggests that the Pike coun-
ty Democrats be harmonized by the
friends of Robinson and Biggs both
giving Champ Clark a rousing sup
port for congress.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

We fail to see why the editor Of
oar contemporary wishes to lead the
public to think the LEDGER accused
him Of dishonesty or corruption. Ii
he can lay claim to any n virtue
more than another it is honesty, and
an "honest man is the noblest work
of Cod
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

Sam Jones, the Evangelist, has
entered upon his fifth week: at Gin
oinnati. Thousands crowd to hear
him. Sam will next tackle wicked
and corrupt Chicago, and if he sue
ceods there, will try Moberly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

Lizzie May Ulmer, who suddenly
became blind last Thursday night
while playing in a Pittsbnrg theatre,
appeared here at the opera house
In 40 season before last. She is
about Is years old and y native of
New Haven, Conn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

There is n great deal being said
about the presidential succession
Present appearances would indicate
that the succession will be in Mr.
Cleyeland's hands. N. Il. We ex-
pect to get a 6rst-elass mission for
this early nomination.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

The New Orleans exposition ad-
vertises a grand interstate tourna-
ment, and the Massachusetts, papers
suggest Benny. Butler as the repre-
sentative knight of the state on the
ocroeiou
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

One mar in the Democratic party
has as much right to run for or aspire
to Office as another and any one
who teaches other doctrine than this
is dosing the party on poison.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

Mr.. Garland and Mr.. Lamar both
W telephone stock, and il is quite
probable that when the president
comes to act upon the scandal, if
he finds it advisable to reconstruct
his cabinet these two high officials
will be left out. But we do not think
Mr.. Cleveland will call for their res
iCnation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

1t is difficult to say who does you
the most acknowledgements with
the worst intentions or friends with
the best. On the whole, however.
we'd rather take our chances with
our friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

ALI the Republicans who held office
under the Federal government have
announced themselves as out Of
politics. They were always level
headed fellows.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

The atmosphere in administration
circles at Washington is surcharged
with Pan-electricity. The country
patiently awaits the discharge.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

Learned men tell us that in Latin
the word s'cditor" means ito eat"
In United States it means to scratch
around like blazes to get something
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
Your obedient servant,


Parties who want to hear Talmage
should embrace this opportunity. He
can not give Mexico a date. If he
did, we would have to pay him $500.
| Leave your names at LEDGER Office.
Mr.. c. will bring his diagram with
him, and if you leave your name with
| us he will call on you.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

The heather indications for the merit Fl
hours are: Fair heather, slo,1Iy rising
temperature, preceded by slightly colder
tre1ther.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
AdmIni.trator's Nstl~

+ HAVE this day taken charge g 4
l. estate of j. n. White, deceased
persons having claims against ssid -.
are required to exhibit them fof huy -
ance, TO the Administrator, Witn1n -
year after the date, or they may 2
cluded from any benefit OF such 49,
and IL such claims be not exhibited -.
In two years from this date they w .
forever barred.
T. NJ. WHITE, Adn'f.
----- saon
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

Taken as o whole, the Smith family
is pretty reputable. Not a member
of it is in Congress this year.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

1t has been decided in France to
continue the prohibition against
American pork.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

The LEDGER got all it asked of the
water-works company. 1t did not
get a cent for its editorial support.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

There is a suspicion abroad that
Mr.. Cleveland will have to reform his
cabinet,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

The bill admitting Dakota as a
state has passed the senate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
g. Ii. RUNKLE, Foreman.

Subscribed and sworn to before Inc,
this goth day of Jan, A. D., 1886.
BEN. c. JOHNSON,
Circuit Clerk.