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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-09-18
Saturday, September 9b, 1885.

THE ticket of the Democrats is
made, and harmony, to a consider
able extent, prevails among the true
and tried of the G. o. p. Those
who were disappointed, must lay
aside all animosities and fall in with
the rank and file. What else is there
to be done? Lore has withdrawn ];
the Republicans have no ticket as
yet, although there is some talk of
placing a ticket in the field. The
Prohibition party supporters are
waxing warm and adherents are join
ing the ranks. The Prohibitionists
should prevail on the Republicans
not to bring out ticket, because the
chances of Hofecker. , Cooper, ct al
will not stand as good a chance. The
temperance party have placed full
ticket in the field, and are working
to elect the men named thereon.
THE editor of the Cecil Wing came
in for a share of censure at the
Republican convention held at Elk
ton on Tuesday, for the position he
took last fall. Many prominent men
of the Republican party in Cecil
thinks Brother Torbert acted in bad
faith, but as one old gentleman of
the convention said, "let by-gones be
by.gones," this time. 1t would seem
strange, now, should the editor Of
the Wig desert the party that has
been his best friend. Stranger things
have happened, however.
RIoTING is still INDUCED in at Bel
fast, Ireland. The fight seems to be
purely "a religious one"
CHARLESTON is still experiencing
slight earthquake shocks at intervals
AT times, however, the shakes are
very severe. Generous contributions
are pouring into the stricken city
from all over the country.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-09-18
@s,, CONSUMPTIVE,

Have you Cough, nronchitla, Asthma IndRcstionf Us0
PARkER'6 TONIC without delay. It has cured
many Of the WORT cases and IL tho best remedy for all
from Impure blood and exhaustion The feeble and sick,
struggling against disease and slowly drifting TO tho
grave Will IN most their health by tho timely
use Of PAnKKRs ToMc, but delay dangerous Take Il
in time. Cures when all else fnilH Gives fo and
strength ~ tho ngud and iniirn. 81 at DrugRists
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1886-09-18

RIoTINe is still INDUCED in at Bel
fast, Ireland. The fight seems to be
purely "a religious one"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-01
UNION ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
Union, Mo, March 29.--Most Of
the farmers have planted potatoes.
Sowing oats is the order of the day
seed scarce at 40 cents per bushel.
r. A. Byrns had ''chopping" last
week. About 30 men and boys took
part in the art Of rail making.
The last party of the season was
held nj John Atkins last week The
.'old brass wagon" was knocked to
pieces, the buffalo" killed and all
the .'pawpsws'' gathered.
Union Society has adjourned until
first Friday night i'll October.
The Sunday school was recognized
last Sunday witnJ, R Hodge, super
lntendent; r. w. Byrns, assistant
superintendent; j. j. Byrns, secre-
tary. We can boast of one of the
best Sunday schools in the county.
Washington done up Union last
Thursday night on the question of
"ntemperance and war" The
members of Washington are clever
young men and don't kick when they
get beat.
What the people of Union would
like to know:
If one of Unions young men is
really going to take "a rib" from
Galloway.
Which one of the judges didn',
know affirmative from negative.
If our candidate for Representa-.
tive is really going to stump the
state.
If a certain candidate knows what
"kin" he is to ex-Gov. Phelps.
If the Ratchet will not now bt
forever buried between Union anc
Liberty. WHO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-01

all the members Of these churches
certainly regene, ateds Look at the
character Of the members OF those
churches to-day that pretend to hap
tize nothing but true b~elisversl Can
any of them show as good a record
as the church of Christ In Israel in
its darkest day? There Q ''seyen
thousand then who were not impii-
Gated in the general apostasy. Paul
says they were reserved (kept from
apostasy) according to the election
of grace, Rom, II, 4-5, which was
without conditions OF it could not be
''of grace"
A, Campbell said that mot one in
ten of those immersed would ever
see the Kingdom of God IN Heaven"
| am sure that the visible church,
under "A former dispensation, was not
that bad. Yet Mr.. Duncan be-
longs to II Christian CO church-"be-
gun in 1S09!!" More anon.
Il. GaLLAHER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-01
LACONICS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, No, March 23.-Farm
ers are sowing oats; pastures are
green and the hoys went fishing yes
terday.
Several Laddonians went to hear
Talmage lecture at Columbia and
were highly pleased.
The town election is being discuss
ed and the subject of the new school
house is being looked into.
Our public school closed last
Tuesday. Monday and Tuesday
were taken up in an examination and
on Wednesday night an exhibition
was given at the opera house. AL
performed we'll. Those deserving
special notice are McCune Shell.
Willie Taply and all the little girls
engaged in the ''A-B-C song
Trade is getting lively, and nc
wonder when sugar is selling at &c
pounds for a dollar. Groceries oil
all kinds are the lowest we ever knew
them.
The skating rink craze is about
over. Our people believe in business
before pleasure, and all that has beer
written and said about their attend
ing the rink, had as well not existed
The falsehoOd, which was either i'm
posed upon or imagined by "Mizpah'
in regard to the rink, had as wei
never been written, as no good eve
came from it.
Miss Alma Hughes commenced
a subscription school last Monda,
and Miss Myrta Scaggs will com
mence n next Monday.
Corn is coming in lively.
ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-01
ROWENA ITEMS.

CORRESPONDENCE of the Ledger. =
BowENA, March 22.-The new
store at Rowena will be ready for oc-
cupancy in a short time. Wilson &
Rodgers r clever gentlemen, and
We predict for them a good trade as
long as they do as they have done.
A good druggist would do well at
Rowena.
We raise our hat and bow politely
to the Hon. County Court for re.
appointing Jas. Craig as road over.
seer for this district. The appoint.
ment is a good one and gives univer.
sal satisfaction with one exception,
and the whole world could not please
him.
| Miss Fannie Sanford will com
mence school at Good Water Marcel
29th.
N. Brownfeld has gone to Nebras
ka to reside permanently.
Ed. Gilpen and Miss Dessa Bal
we're married at the residence of til,
brides father March 18th.
Every voter or nearly every on.
in North Wilson wnuld like for Hon
W. Fl. KEENAN, to run for the Stat,
Legislature. There is strong talk o
circulating a petition asking him t.
make the race. PAUL JONES.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-01
1000!

Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this goth day of Jan, A. D., 1886.
BEN. &. JOHNSON,
Circuit Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-01

Do not think Of knocking out an
other person's brains because he hon.
ssslg differs in opinion from you
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-01

paa- Advertisers will do we'll to note
this statement. BSs~ TWO THOUSAND
copies of the Mexico LEDGER printed
every week at least ten persons e
each paper, making the circulation about
10000, counting extras a grand total OF
100, 900 readers in q month. Everybody
reads the "Great Religious Weekly"
Advertisers, and others interested, are
requested TO examine our subscription
books for further veriication of the fore
going statement.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-01
Publishing H0use.

The Renick Reporter, speaking Of
what the LEDGER said ia favor of the
Baptist Publishing House, remarks:
'.Mr. Bradley informed us a few
weeks since that the stock company
would probably be organized in a
short time, as the amount to he con-
tributed by citizens Of Mexico is
almost made up. Mex co being GEN.
traliy located and a booming city we
indeed think the Baptist Association
made a wise selection for the location
Of the publishing house."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-01

Examined and found correct. j. W. HOWELL,1
JOS. W. PRATT, Finance Committee.
Attest: Z. S. FROST, CLERK. II. A. FIELD,
STREET COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
Work done by A :. Surber, street commissioner, during last year:
600 feet of maadam put down on Liberty street, o a grade of is inch ut Tor one
half mile.
lO feet of macadam N West Monroe street.
"a fee of mnadam IN East Jackson street..
Graded stree running west from Jos. Moores residence for one- half mile. Put in
a new bridge ant l5 feet of macadam. Graded Wade street. Graded street
street. $50 feet of W pipe put down. New bridge built o. owe street.
Two bridges built in the 9TH ward. $50 yards of macadam usd 0 N street
crossings.
Fourth ward streets alg graded; 9TH ward streets all graded; I'd ware streets all
graded; Itw ward streets all graded; Sd ward streets all graded.
Have built so stree crossings. Have one-haf car load tIng or hand. Also $50
yards rock kin the yard with more than ne half Of it broke and ready for the
street. A. j. SURRER, Streets Commissioner.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
BLACK MUNCHAUsENs.
South Carolina Negroes Telling
Wild Yarns in Arkansas.

South Carolina Negroes Telling
Wild Yarns in Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Dec. 22.-Seversl
negro families from South Carolina passed
through this place yesterday and will To-
cate in Drew, ChicOt, Desha and other
counties in the southern portion of Ar
kansas. They were from Aiken and Barn
well counties, s. c., and give a rather
gloomy ACCOUNT OF affairs in that State,
claiming tfSt the cotton crop was virtu-
ally failure the past season, that the
price ofthe staple was lower tnan ever be-
fore and that the landlords under the law
absorb the proceeds OF the black labor.
Thev also allege that they had no political
rights, being to all intents and purposes
DISTINGUISHED. Under these circumstances
emigration was a matter OF necessity, If
not choice. Large numbers will leave
Appleton, Blackville and other points in
South Carolina within the next six weeks,
bound for Arkansas. Emigration is
spreading all over the State, and unless
the Legislature makes an effort TO i'm prove
their condition by repeating obnoxious
laws and enacting legislation to protect
them these people say hundreds of South
Carolina plantations will remain uncul-
tiyated Tor lack of cOlored labor.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
KNIGHTS ON TRIAL.

A Change of Venue Obtained for
One of the Train Wreckers.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 22.-The trial of the
knights Of Labor charged with train
wrecking and murder was begun in the
District Court at Wyandotte to-day. The
case of oliver j. Lloyd was called, and
the State announced it's readiness to pro-
ceed. The defense asked change of
venue, on the ground that the defendant
could not have a fair trial In that county.
This was granted, aud the case was
ordered removed to the District Court
of Miami county, which meets at PaOla
on the first Monday in February. The
defense stated that the same application
would obtain in the case against Newport,
but for some reason this was not passed
upon to-day and will probably come up
tomorrow. In the afternoon the
case against Hamilton was called.
This defendant Is a prominent mem
Der of the Knights of Labor and
was Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee. The State was ready for trial, but
the defense wanted ten days continuance
to investigate the character of new wit.
nesses. This the court refused, holding
that sufficient time had been granted, and
The defense was forced to trial, after not
ing an exception. The WORK OF selecting
q jury tben began. Twelve names on the
regular panel were called; eleven men
were questioned, but not one had been
accepted when the court adjourned for
the day. BY order OF Judge Hindman a
special venire of one hundred names was
issued tonight. The selection OF the Jury
premises to be tedious undertaking.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
Florida's Conference.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA, Dec. 22.-The
Methodist Conference OF Florida, whose
session has just closed, was pronou need
one OF the most successful aud highly sat.
islactory ever held IN Florida. Greater
importance was given the occasion by the
presence OF a Dumoer Of distinguished
visiting ministers from other conferences.
Among them were DR.. Hopkins, Presi-
dent Of Emory College, Ca; DR.. Haygood,
OF Oxford, Ca, Bishop HENRIK, who
presided, ana Rev. Josepbus Anderson,
who has been transferred from a Western
State.
Rev. DR.. Magath, n converted Jew and
missionary to the Hebrews, was a promi-
nent char racter, and delivered some ex.
cellent sermons.
The Tallahassee branch Of the Florida
Cbautauqua Is increasing Its list OF mem-
bers, aud nas some very interesting meet
Ings each week. The State ASSOCIATION
will meet at DeFuniak in February next.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
RoBBErs THROW PEPPER.

$500 Worth of Diamonds Stolen
While the Jcweier Rubs His Eyes.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Two men entered
the store OF George 81 Schmidt, at No. 10
Clydburne avenue, about ESQ O'Clock last
evening, and asked to see some valuable
rings. Schmidt exhibited almost his
entire stock and finally placed a tray
containing probably a dozen diamond
rings on the case. While the two men
were pretending TO make a selec-
ton third man entered the
store and inquired the way
to Larrabee street. AS the jeweler raised
his face to reply the newcomer threw the
contents of package OF red pepper in his
eyes aud rushed out. The other Two made
a hasty collection OF rings and followed.
Schmidt was totally blind for an hour
from the effects oi the pepper, but Will
suffer no permanent irjury. Eignt or
nine diamond rings valued at nearly $500
were taken.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
OsKALOOSA'$ BIG LOSS.
Fire Sweeps Away One of the Finest
Blocks in the Town.

Fire Sweeps Away One of the Finest
Blocks in the Town.
DEs MONIES, IA, Dec. 22.-A most dis
astrous fire broke out at Oskaloosa, in the
post office, about 1 o'clock this morning.
Despite the efforts of the fire department,
assisted by the citizens, the flames pro-
gressed eastward, enveloping an entire
block. In which was located the post
office. Tue post Office, Times building
with all it's contents, Baum's bakery,
Henry's large furniture store, the
onera house and three adjoining
buildings we're totally destroyed.
Toe mail coming to the office last night
was entirely consumed. The fire obtained
full he eldway before being discovered,
very few peopIe being on the street at the
hour when the alarm was first given.
The aggregate loss is $50, GOO, and the
insurance $4,000. The principal loss is
on tne Opera House building, owned by
the Masonic order, which was valued at
800, 900. and was insured FOR $4,000. IL
Will be rebuilt at once.
TWO CoNvICTs PERISH.
CuEBoYGAN, MICH, Dec. 22.-The city
hall and opera house were burned To-
nivbt. The iail, in the rear Of the city
hall. contained two prisoners, both Of
whom we're burned to death, The loss is
$40 600, with no insurance.
GIN, GRIsT AND SAW MILLS GONE.
MORTON, MISS. Dec. CIV. j. Flsna-
gan,s steam cotton gin aud grist and sa W
mills were burned to-day. The loss is
$50. 900, with no insurance.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
POWDERLY'S FOES.
Chicago Hot-Heads Anxious to
Dust Him from Office.

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-District Assem-
pointed committee Of five which is en-
gagged in an investigation OF the stock
yards strike, and 1t Is asserted tonight
that the reason for the investigation is
that District Assembly No. 81
the packing house employees
assembly, has caused secre t
boycott to be issued against those of the
Chicago packers who were particularly
hostile in the late strike. The two Dis
trict Assemblies. Nos. "a and 81, embrace
nearly all the knights in Chicago and
Cook county. District Assembly No. 81
and Seamen's District Assembly No.
1856. it Is said, were asked to support No.
1Ts boycott. The members ol No. "a
preferred q thorough Investigation OF
matters connected with the strike before
taking such step, aud the committee is
now taking testimony.
SOME OF THE WITNESSES.
Among the witnesses summoned are
Messrs. Harper. Gaunt and DOlan. who
were expelled from their local assemblies
during the strike. They were charged
with treason and several other Off nees.
Upon the result of the investigation de-
pends the action to be taken in relation TO
me membership of which includes nearly
all the knights in Chicago except the
packing house district No. 57) aud the
Seamen's Assembly. The intention of
District No. 81 is to lnaugurate general
boycott against several of the packers
and make il permanent. The action o.
General Master Workman POwderly in
declaring the strike Off and ordering the
men back 10 ten hours, it is said, has led
to strong local movement to have him
deposed.
HOW IT CAN BE DONE.
1t is claimed that q special session of
the Knights General Assembly can be
convened upon call Issued by five dis
trict assemblies from five States. Those
iayOring the move say that four other as
semblies besides No. 81 can be secured
beyond doubt, and that such a call will
be made. In this connection it is as
serted that T. p. Barry and MIR. Carleton,
the two members Of the General EXecu-
tive Committee who were sent to Chicago
to settle the strike, lett the city with un-
friendly feelings toward Mr.. Powderly,
and it is hinted that crusade has been
luaugurated against him. In case a
SPECIAL session OF the General Assembly
is called before the next regular conven-
tion 1t Will consist OF the same delegates
mat met at Richmond. It is this tact, say
the anti POWderly faction, that gives tue
movement a pause.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
GERMANY,s SNOW STORM.
Hallway Traffic Entirely suspended
in Many Parts of the Empire.

Hallway Traffic Entirely Suspended
in Many Parts of the Empire.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.-The heavy snow
storm, which Is still raging over large
part of Germany, has caused a complete
suspension of railway traffic IN Saxony,
Thuringia and Bavaria, and partial sus.
pension OF communication with SIlesia,
POsen. Frankfort, Mainz, Worms and
Strasburg. fhe LEADING railway lines are
being cleared by troops. The incessant
downfall of snow m kes the work very
difficult. Dresden has received no mail
from Leipsic or ChemnitZ for two
dass, the roads being blocked. A postal
service by means OF sledges has been ar
ranged between Dresden and Leipsic. A
aisp stch from Cassel says that the storm
is raging without abatement over Gem
tral German and that no communication
has been had with Berlin since Monday.
Advices from other points agree in report
inga severe storm aud intense cold.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
A RAID ON THE TREASURY.
Blair Introduces a Bill to Pension
Every Federal Survivor.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.--At the request
Of the "Union Veteran Army of the Re-
public" Senator Blair to-day introduced
Oil making comprehensive changes in
The pension laws. The bill practically
removes the limitation of the arrears of
pension act, and makes the fact of enlist
ment into the service Of the United States
evidence Of physical soupdness at the
ume OF enlistment. 1t authorizes the
secretary of the Interior to re-
open all cases denied on the ground
ol lack OF proof OF physical soundness at
lne time OF enlistment. 1t enlarges the
cIasees OF persons to be entitled to the
oenehts of the pension laws 80 as to in
crude all who may have been disabled
WDlie actually engaged in the services OF
the United States OF military nature,
whether they were mustered or not. IL
ALSO grants pensions to all female nurses
IN the late war who shall have arrived at
the age OF 80 and are without means OF
comfortable support.
TWO CLASSES.
1t provides that there shall be two
classes of .pensionable disabilities, viz:
specific and non specific. Non-sDecidc
disability is defined as one, the nature
ana degree OF which cannot be determined
"ltnout the ala OF evidence or of medi-
'al examination. Penslonable disabill-
yes are graded from 81 TO $40 according
10 the degree OF injury incurred. The
rate OF pension for minor children is in-
creased from 81 to $5 per month. The
rension Oiiica is required to give every
c,almant ten days notice or the time and
pace OF any special examination into the
merits or his claim or of any inquiry by
IeUter TO postmaster or neighbOrs OF the
claimant concerning mis- disability or the
credioility OF his witnesses.
SECRET INVESTIGATIONS PROHIBITED.
Inc Pension Office is debarred from
teceNing Information under au reement
70 conceal the source or subject matter
rom the applicant. Ii Is made unlawful
ssorelect claim upon evidence secured
ny secret investigation, or because the
records of the War or Navy Department
lall TO show the existence OF disease,
wound or injury. 1t is also made unlaw-
W l9l 10 reduce a pension or strike the name
vi pensioner from the rolls without
ewing thirty days notice to the
person affected. when claimant
WnO 10 entitled to arrears of pensions
ules before the claim is adjudicated bis
wiuow, minor children aud dependent
Ielatiyes shall be entitled to be eubro-
snIed to all the. claimants rights. The
olil also corrects what are held to be inn
poIlectlOns in many minor matters OF the
paeseht pension laws. Such further sum
10 may be necessary to pay the pensions
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
Sunk In He'd River.

SHREVEPORT, La, Dec. 22-The steam-
boat John e.. Fletcher, owned by the Red
River and Coast Line Company, and en-
yesterday struck hidden obstruc-
ton when near Shady Grove, seven
III les above here, and sank. Two
rOustabouts are reported lost. Ths
boat vas valued at 50, 100 and was insured
for SO. 800. She is a total loss. Her cargo
cOnsiste ed Of 800 bales OF cotton aud 800
sacks Of seed. The insurance on the cargo
is not Enown. The cotton, which Is dam
aged Dy water, will be saved.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.--Tbe steamship
Rbineland, which arrived from Antwerp
to-day, reports that on Dec. 81, when
abreast OF Nantucket, she passed the sea
monster reported by the steamer Thing
vallia IL proved TO be dead whale OF
gigantic size, about fifteen feet, floating
out OF water. IL had apparently been
dead long time.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
Sucd for imDOrtiur Labor.

BosToN, Dec. 22.-United States Dis
trict Attorney Stearus has begun five
suits against the Bay State Brick Com
pany for violation OF the law IN importing
foreign labor under contract, the com
pany having brought French-Canadians
TO work in It's brick yard. The punish
ment for violation o! this law is fine Of
IL nnn for aanh OffAnRP.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
Ashore or Rock Port,

Rock PORT, TEX. Dec. 22.-The steam.
ship Arkansas. while attempting to cross
the bar about $3.50 O'clock yesterday after.
noon, was driven by the high wind and
breakers on TO the fats on the 81. 10 SIDE
OF the channel, where she now lies In a
dangerous position. A courier has been
sent TO Corpus Christi for lighters and
laborers. Capt. FarweIl says his vessel
will be all right, provided the sea does
not increase. Tbe Arkansas belongs TO
the Morgan line, aud phys between Nor
gan CITY. Galveston and Corpus.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
Sixtv-~ine Brakemen strike.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 22.-Sixty-nine
freight brakemen on the main stem
of the Louisville and Nashville road
struck tonight. They claim that the
Louisville and Nashville officials violated
their agreement by dIscharging j. II.
Moore and Henry Corn wall, two Of the
committee VINO recently waited on the
officials ana presented the demands of the
brakemen for an advance OF wages. Nc
traina are moyinV