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Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

John w. Henry, Theodore Brace,
Of Paris, and Alexander Martin, of
st. Louis, are candidates for supreme
Judge: George g. Pratt, Albert o.
Allen, of New Madrid, Col. Clay
Taylor, of Warren, T. W. Webb, of
Crawford, Senator II. B. Cresep, of
Vernon, and ]. L. Buskett. of Phelps,
for railroad commissioner, and Prof.
Coleman for state superintendent Of
schools.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
Go and Hear Talmage.

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, Feb. 81 will be
in Mexico next Tuesday, the 10th,
fer the purpose of organizing an ex.
cursion party to attend the lecture OF
Mr.. Talmage at Columbia, Mo-
March 22nd, and L desire that al
persons desiring to attend said lee
ture leave their names with you Oh
at your Office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
IN Notice is hereby given that I, u Adj
ministrator of the estate Of L. G. Robin
son deceased, viii at the March term,
1886, make finai settlement as Admins
traitor Of said estate.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11

RaA. Advertisers will do well to note
this statement. Ia TWO THOUSAND
copies of the Mexico LEDGER printed
every week at least ten persons read
each paper, making the circulation about
10000, counting extras a grand total of
l20,0 900 readers in a month. Everybody
reads the "Gredt Religious Weekly"
Advertisers, and others interested, are
requested to examine our subscription
books for further v%erification OF the fore
going statement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
A Vandalia youn4 ian the ether

A Vandalia youat"xan the ether
day remarked thaIFahen y pretty
young lady Of that town falls down
at the rink he is somehow ~irresistihly
of the American nag. The
pretty girl 9 . stars Snd everybody
sees the stripes
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
i, NJ. WuflH1 p
January 18th. 1886. -

GUARDIANS NOTICE OF FINALS 90
u TLEMENT.-Notice Is hereny -.
that I, as guardian Of the essa5e oA.
D., May B., Lovelace, Harriet - ~
NJ. Mediation, minors, will maj
settlement for same on the 49,
day in March, 1856. In the Propass
of Audrain county, Mo.
At JNO. b. NOTATION, Guafs-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-11
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEAs

NUIfCE UF TINdL ~ -
IN Notice Is hereby given that 49,
minfstrator of the estate Of nensy 80
ma. deceased, will, at the Msscs -
1855. of the Audrain Probate Coels~ =
my iHal settlement as admlnnn
said estate. A. FEkNEWA
l2-lt A0rE
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-09
A yictin,ized German.

ST.. Louis, Oct. ga German
farmer, name unknown, while travel
ing in wagon from Vandalia, Ill, to
Kansas, stopped at Canteen, Sunday,
and pitched his tent for the night
Two strange men soon appeared and
claiming to be Government detec-
tives in search of a man who had
been passing counterfeit money in
Vandalia, displayed warrant and
searched the farmers belongings.
They found $3.50 in money, and under
the pretext that it was counterfeit
took possession of it and marched
the latter off in the direction of East
st. Louis. When they reached a
lonely spot in the woods, they set
the farmer adrift and walked leisure
ly away with the money.
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HedgesviIIe.


Among recent arrivals are Mrs. II.
C. Buckles and @. A. Miller.
Rev. LEVEL will take his vacation
during the coming week, being all
sent from this parish one Sunday.
Vestry of Mt. Zion Church held
their regular meeting for transaction
of business, on Monday night,
Miss johnson, daughter of DIR.
johnson, row resident Of Philaael-
phia, is visiting the family of DIR.
LenaGF1s 49, 1 ~ M
Rev. Butt preached an eloquent
sermon at Johnsontowr Church on
Sunday last.
All Of the summer sojourners at
the Summit House have taken their
departure for their respective homes,
Mr.. Timothy Nihion received quite
asevere kick from horse on Tues
day last. Which we hope will moi
result in any permanent injury.
Mrs. Il. p. Beall has returned from
a brief visit to the City of Monu
ments.
Mr.. VIM. Noll, Deputy Sheriff
was in our midst on Thursday last
collecting taxes.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-09
Dynamite For A Burglar

FoRT KLoaH, Mont, October s.
A Butte miner, named w. P. Emery
fixed up burglar trap in his cabin
on Saturday and went off prospect
ing. He securely locked the cabin
but so arranged the interior that an
entrance would disturb a combina-
ton setting off heavy charge of
dynamite. When he returned from
the mountain he found that terrible
explosion had taken place. The
burglar had entered through a win
dow. The floor was torn up and
splintered and the cabin generally
badly wrecked. The interior was
spattered with blood-there was
blood on the door, blood on the wall
q lot of stone in one corner was GOV.
cred with blood, the windowsill was
stained red, and just inside the room
some three feet from the window was
a pool as if quart or more of blood
had oozed from the wound of some
person who had fallen there Search
was made and the would-be burglar
found near by. He was in a fright
full condition. His skull was badly
fractured the top of his head being
nearly blown off. He was barely
conscious and have the name of Harris.
He cannot survive.
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broad Lame.

Miss Jennie Mendenhall of your
city is at this writing the guest OF
Mrs. @. w. Fultz.
The frost did considerable damage
to the corn that was not in shock.
Our neighbor Mr.. Jno. Lands has
caught many large fish this fall !;
from what we learn, he must have
enough sailed down to last him all
winter.
MIR. Joseph Ripple informs us
that he has sold AZ buggies and car
riages since last spring. Pretty we'll
done for this end Of the county.
We learn that Mr.. Charles S. Har.
baugh, formerly of this place and
Mr.. Pitsnogle or Berkeley, took leave
of Berkeley on last Saturday, and
started for one of the medical schools
of Baltimore, Md.
Whilst master Sutton and his lit
tie sister where out the other day,
with their horse gathering nuts, the
animal became frightened and threw
the little girl to the ground. We
learn that she is slowly recovering,
Miss Valley Malotte, contemplates
taking visit to the west in the fu-
ture.
Hog cholera has been playing hav-
oc among the porlSers in the neigh
borhood.
The Made Stone school, taught by
Miss M. Mcndenhall of your city,
reports an enrolment Of "a, with an
average daily attendance Of 23, with
l6 neither absent nor tardy. Per-
cent of attendance 80.
ARcTURUs.
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Mysterious Kentucky Crimes

HARRoDsBURG, KY, October g.
The recent assassination of j. w.
Hawkins is believed to have been the
successful consummation of a deep
plot. About two years ago the hus-
band of Mrs. Lucretia Munday died
suddenly, having heavy insurance
on his life. The woman and DIR.
Walker Davis were charged with ac-
complishing his death by poison,
and were arrested and indicted. DIR.
Davis was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life, but Mrs. Munday OBJ
tanned change of venue to Fayette
county, and had her case postponed
from time to time, and it was finally
set for trial at the term which open
ed yesterday. In this case Colonel
Hawkins was an importants witness.
On the night of the murder Mrs.
Munday and young man named
Garter were ferried over the river
opposite Colonel Hawkins store and
a few minutes after four shots were
heard from that side by the ferry
man The county is greatly excit-
ed over these developments, and it is
openly stated that Colonel Hawkins
was murdered to prevent his testi-
mony being given in the Munday
case. Warrants have been issued
charging Mrs. Munday and Carter
with the crime.
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A Faithful Dogs Fatal Watcl,

New ORLEANL, Oct. Airs. Mar
garet Debat, wife Of Bazile Debat, the
oldest butcher in the city, died Sat
urday night from burns received
few hours previous. Mrs. Debat,
was with her little grsnd-child in the
kitchen when her dress caught fire.
The old lady, who was almost eighty
years of age, could do little for her.
self, and so screamed for assistance,
and her neighbors ran in, but the
watch dog, a large and very power
full and savage animal, thinking they
were intruders, rushed at them so
fiercely that they kept them at bay
for several precious minutes, The
dog was finally driven off and Mrs.
Debat rescued, but it was to late.
She was fatally burned, and died af-
ter a few hours suffering, the victim
Of the dogs devotion.
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A strange Disease.

CHICAGO, Oct. 5.--A special to the
Times from Fert Keogh, Montana,
says "A cattle disease has broken
out near Benton. Eleven out of
twenty-four head belonging to G. M.
Robbins have died. Several Of the
arrivals have been examined by the
local veterinarians and by Stock In
spector Sweeny without discovering
the nature of the disease. The ami
mails in every instance died sudden
ly, but it is believed to be local
matter which win soon disappear.
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How sIuIcahs Was Killesa.

MT. Jonn Muicany, Well known 10
our people, was murdered at Ben
wood last Friday night. The Sun
day .dmerican says:
Chief Detective Il. Il. Grannon, Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
was sent on Friday to Benwood. w
Va, to investigate the heath Of De-
tective John Mulcahy, who was
murdered Thursday September 80
he arrived at Camden Station on
the Chicago express, in charge OF
the body of Detective Mulcahy, which
had been embalmed and placed in q
neat caslSet The body was taken
Immediately to the residence of
Mulcahy's father, William Mulcahy,
Druidville avenue, Woodberry, Balti-
more county reaching there at nine
o'clock. An A0aericaa representation
called at the house and had an inter
with Chief Detective Grammar, who
made the following statement: De
tectivo Mulcahy was an excellent Off
Ger. His place will be hard to fill.
IlG W0B III I'LL biiutB UiA abaSA Nas
circumstances cool, deliberate brave
and energetic in the discharge of his
duty. He had been in the detective
service for three years under me.
For some time past frequent com
plants have been made to me Oh
parties tampeing with cars of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany near Benwood. As Mr.. Null
cahy was one Of the best men / had
and had frequently been assigned to
special duty, put him on this case,
On Monday he left Baltimore for
Benwood. and heard nothing more
about him until he was found muir
dered. On Friday was sent to Ben
wood to investigate his murder. /
called on the mayor of Benwood no
lative to the case, and attended the
coroner's inquest. The verdict was
s.That deceased came to his death at
the hands of parties unknown am
sure he was not under the influence
of liquor at any time while on the
case. He was a strict Catholic and
never missed mass when he had an
opportunity to hear one. There are
with two parties who saw him in the So
| loon the two men who murdered him
They said he was perfectly sober, and
acted as though he had some
thing of importance on hand, and re-
| tained from drinking liquor with the
men, though he hid that fact from
them by pretending to drink. In
stead of swallowing the liquor, he
would either spit it out or pour it
out of the glass unobserved by the
men. Afte remaining some time in
the saloon the three walkend away in
the direction of the bridge. The
parties with the detective were
thieves and he was trying to CLEAN
from them information which would
convict them. On reaching the
bridge his assailants suddenly attack
cd him, striking him on the head with
coupling pin. They then robbed
him of an unknown sum of money,
watch and revolver, and disappear
ed"
"Haveyou any clue to the murder
ers?v
"From descriptions given me Of
them have, and, / think before long
the assassins will bitterly rue the
deed. Ihave detailed men of nerve
and sharp wits to hunt them up, and
and after witness the last rites paid
the memory of my friend, / shall give
the case my especial attention
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IN MEMORY OF LULA WHEN

BY HER FRIEND MINNIE b. BLOCKER.
One. who in life's fair morning
From earth's cold and cloaded gray.
Turned to meet the golden dawning
In the land OF perfect day
Who with pale bands folded lovely,
Sleepeih where the lilies blow,
From the realms SO pure and holy
Comes to meet me here below.
Tell us not our loved and lost ones
Who have found the fairer shore,
Can forget us, sadly toiling,
And return to us no more;
For the spirit world around us
Lieth closes than we dream,
And gives purer thoughts and nobl er-
Daily felt, but still unseen.
In the hours of grief and sorrow
When the shadows seem TO fall,
Blank and hard across our pathway =
Like some grim and stony wall;
Unseen hands shall gently lead us;
Unheard voices come to cheer;
Loving eyes bend softly DER us,
Till we know our loved are near.
When for us the solemn morning
OF the dawn celestial breaks,
When for us the solemn shadows
Flee away, and life awakes-
To that realm where all that's noble
In our nature shall expand,
Guide us ever, o We loved ones,
Upward to the unseen land.
Roanoke. Va, Oct. 5, 1886.
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tice to myselfand my pupils by con-
tinuing the work alone | then and,
there placed my resignation into the
hands of the Secretary to be offered
in case the Board could not accept
my proposition. The Secretary
alone knows this. The Board, how
ever, acceded to my request, and it
is patent to every one that observed
the work done during last year, that
it proved q success. The Board
were SO well satisfied that with per-
feet unanimity the arrangement was
made for the present year.
But on the eve of the opening of
the schools, indefinite and intangi-
BILE charges were urged by u mem
Der of the Board against my son,
and he was prevented from entering
upon the work, and the whole bur-
den rested upon me, besides the ha-
RAISING and disheartening effect of
the unjust and malicious procedure
against my son. ! then decided to
resign in case my son would not be
associated with me in the school
room. My resignation was written
and ready before | had any intima-
tion from the Board that it was de-
sired. Ihis as the true anloardness
Of the actole matter as to my resigna-
ton. ] thought that the Board
might want some time to look around
for suitable and competent success
sor, and would have been willing
to continue that long, but matters
seemed to have been ''cut and dry
and successor was at once elected
who had the good fortune to glide
into the position without the requis-
lite examination upon the branches
taught The Principal elect is a
gentleman who has my regards, my
sympathy in his arduous duties, and
my best wishes for his success in the
work.
As to the malicious rumors afoat.
/ trust that the reasonable and SEN
sible portion Of the public, who have
known me nearly a score of years,
know what construction and value
to put upon them. have long since
laid it down as rule that, in meet
ing with injustice at the hands of
any party, or parties, / would rather
suffer innocently than resort TO the
law for redress Some one has said,
He is great man who can sacrifice
everything and say nothing do
not claim to be a great man, but /
trust have grace sufficient to bear
patiently the cross imposed upon
me. But if the law is not utilized
to reach and punish our traducers
and slanderers, their consciences
will some day lash them and sting
them more completely than the pen
or the law. If any one is hurt, let
him speak, for then we will know our
man.
take occasion, in this connect
ion, once more to tender my thanks
to the Board of Education and all
who have been members thereof dur
ing my incumbency, for their uni
form courtesy, and their really CO.
operation in the management of the
schools. l also acknowledge and
feel grateful for the continued re-
spect that all the teachers have
shown me. 1 also feel kindly to-
wards all those patrons of the school
who have appreciated my labors and
encouraged me in the work with
good words. And last, but not
least, l cherish the kindliest feelings
towards the hundreds of pupils, who
have been either directly or Indirect
ly under my care, and who have al
ways greeted me with smile. God
bless them.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-10-09
State News.

The chestnut shipping season will
soon open up along the line of the B.
&c o. road.
The country press teens with &C
counts of apple parings, corn husk-
ings and butter boilings.
There will be eight thousands dol
lars spent in Harrison county on the
U 8. buildings.
There is talk of building rail
road from Keyser to Mooreiield There
cannot DO too many railroads ia West
Virginia.
French Hays, of Gilmer it is repor-
ed, got into fight at the Tyler coun-
try fair and hit a man with o rock,
breaking his skull. The man has
since died.
Monday last Mr.. John III. Middle
kauff, contractor, in tearing out the
front to the iewelry store Of Milton
Kholer, Hagerstown,f found valuable
diamond under the door Of tho store.
William Mckinney aged between
| fifty and sixty years and residing on
4 the line of the b. & O. railroad, IL
Preston county fell down stairs q few
days ago and received injuries which
resulted in his death.
j The postof1ice in Wayne contry
4 formerly known az Falls OF ~ Pole,
/ is now called Dickson; and Buffalo
j Shoals, IL known as Shoals. When
writing to persons at tho above
named officers remember these
/ charges.
The Independents state Of Webster
derives its name from the circumstan-
ces that during the civil conflict it
resolved itself into an independent
state with the present auditor Of
West Virginia, as its auditor and G.
MI. Sawyer as Governor LIZ.
/ The Orrel Coal Company, of New
burg, has made arrangements for
cheap shipment of the coal to Park
ersburg and storage at that point.
From Parkersburg it contemplates
distributing coal by rail and river all
over the West and South. 1t ID said
that large contracts have already
been secured. sSs
James Burnside, ir., well known
farmer lived near Bridgeport Just
over the Tyler county line, made an
assignment last week for the benefit
of his creditors. The failure is
large one and was caused by unfortu
nate specializing in cattle, and it is
feared will cause three or four others
to break. His liabilities are upwards
of forty thousand dollars.
Following are the boundaries or
the new county proposed to be Great
ed out of portions Of the countries of
Wayne and Logan:
beginning at the lower side of
the mouth of Lost creek on Tug
River in Wayne councy, thence run
ming up Tug River to the mouth Of
Mates creek thence up the lower side
of Mates creek to the mouth OF the
Low Gap branch to the gap and
down the branch on the Pigeon side
crossing Pigeon ana running to the
top of the dividing ridge between
Pigeon and the Rock House Fork,
thence running around the head OF
the Rock House Fork, including all
said fork thence down the dividing
ridge between the waters Of said
Fork and Island Greek thence around
the heads of Elk Fork and Thace
Licks of Pigean, thence with the d.
yiding ridge between Twelve Pole
creek and the Guyandotte river to
the Lincoln county line and with the
Same to the Cove Gap, thence in
straight line to the head Of Lost
creek and with the ridge on the
lower side of Lost creek.
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"THE baby is sleeping''--at last, yes
But she would not have slept, nor would
her mother, had not that fond parent
been induced to try DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup. 1t cures the croupy cough that
sounds so like nails being driven into
the child's CONN.
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HAGERsTowN, October 6.-Mr. Sam
uel frey. prominent farmer of this
county filed deed of trust today
for the benefit Of creditors. Joseph
Ell. frey and Alexander Neil, were
made trustees.
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1t is announced that 1000 colored
people will leave Nashville, Tenn,
April Is, for Liberia, under the au-
spices of the Liberian Colonization
Society.
New-York tribune., 1886-11-12
VAS TIA CONSPIRACY AGAINST HERf
A BROOKLYN HUSBAND SHOOTS AT HIS WIFE AND
CHARGES HER WITH INFIDELITY.

| A BROOKLYN HUSBAND SHOOTS AT HIS WIFE AND
| CHARGES HER WITH INFIDELITY.
Jeremiah O'Suivan, Il Brooklyn druggist,
whose wife recently secured limited divorce from him.
attempted to Kill her yesteriay afternoon, but she
escaped unharneI. lie has drug store at No 1858
Fulionst and the floor it il the dental office OF
Charles Latto. whose assistant is Horace Latto age
nineteen Mrs. O'Srivan frequently had dental work
done there at her husbands when she lived with
hun. Yesterday she went to :he office and In short
time her husband followed her Soon pistol snots and the
screams of h woman were heard. A policeman hurried
TO the dentists Office. He foand O'SulIvan holding
pistol to Lattos head and. Mrs. O'sullivan in tears
O'sullIvan said thai he had caught them together and
fred twice at his wife and compelled Lao TO confess
Mrs. Osullivan denied her husbands charges. When
taken the Fulton street Police station the young
was asked If tue charge LattO reI lied:
Yes, 1t is. can't tell a e for II did would 20 to
he'll" lie admitted to bail Mrs. Osullvan
charged husband with assault and attempt to kill
and he locked up.
O'SullivaD aud his wife were married little
ayear ago she had been in the habit OF making pnr
chascs at his ana he made love to but did
not marry her As he agreed until she had Threatened to
sue hun Tor breach OF romise Of marriage. They lived
toSether snort nie at r parents mousse In ierkiner
st., ou he abused her and left her and refused TO
having hun arrested FOR abandonment Mrs O'sullivan
secured divorce - week almony being decreed her.
was a "put-np JOB between her husband and young
Latto. Sne was planning to 20 TO tho country and
api ointment had been made for the work
saturday. out yesterday morning IatO called
her and said his b bOher.wOud like to the work
criay afternoon; she left her work home
10 the office. Only yOung Latto here. She took
OF her nat ana cloak to wait for the brother, Willie
talking with yOuIg LattO her husband burst into the
IN his stocking feet Pointing pistol ~ her head
lie said: Confess that have caught you IN adultery
and will spare you" She refused To confess and then
lie fired at her He put the pistol at LattOs head and
made him confess To lie She cmphatcaily denied her
husbands accusation.
O'sullIvan recently transferred his drug store to
named Hazen just before the shooting hc entered
the store ana asked Hlzen TO let him 60 mp the DacK
way, that lie could catch his wiie In the dentists
Oflce.