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New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
THE ART OF BRiBEEY.
lrom zhe 81. Lop,s Repub!tean.

HtDnD.cd1L
~You talk aOout bribery and corruption in poir1cs,"
said an expert TO hepuOtcN reporter au1 IL Il easy
and consoling 20 talk that way and don't blame you
for it. But did II ever strike you that II vas n0 sao th an
nonev TO it have to have the confidence OF the
man YOU are working You have 10 know how 10 90 ai
/, uroperly Now | have been about Legislatures ana
lie Ike as much anybody, and have seen AZ much
,nuov mass rs any man. and claim that tuths ~
the tax about bribery Is oosh-pure Dosh. Ihe one
Ie ia willing 10 brbe and the other is yearning 70 he
b6 but N is one Of the hardest things going 20 get tue
money out OF the pocket OF the man wno wants egih
ton into the POCKET OF the mau who mas J. 70 sel
nariv q, tue second part has got to know who he l.
taking from. He has got to nx himself Io Pos7aDe u.
vesiigatons He has got 70 cover Ills uAs ~ "o4''
st that he will not be found out
rhots lust the question In the days wnen Wake
field WAS running the town, the gamblers nloncy & Ws
uad on er In little the top noo OF tne puuns
a., Forfb and Chestuut sts but would have dened any
Grand Jury to have made case out OF IL maAele.u @
and the man who 20 give hin the money say ym
points When Wakeneld got his tnousaDi uo,i"Is 'no
game ended and the boys got value feceiVou' w. %
thought they dd. which amounted 10 the sae is "a
Then there Is the overcoat racket. but iht l. ~ Vla
the hills and been played every ywhere Inc Drpeo
leaves his oyercoat hanging IN "a closet ana nhus 10
mysterious package OF biIss IL It. Sometimes, hs was
done IN State Legislature occasion UP on
given and the stock then manipulated 50 ha
reward comes in. once d man pick NJ OF the moor
and hand TO delegate bunll OF erecnta acks thht ht
dr1pDed just he was going 70 vote the other way
That lucky ind changed him IL is ali In the way tha II
ia done sometimes as say. tAe grea, trou2e H H a. ~
finding the pai ties that the people IN power "ond deh
| with For Instance, II was pretty well known III ui'
cty some time ago that few thousand dollars wOuld
have saved noted criminal from The penitentiary, Du
the rght man deliver the could not be found
aud consequently nothing was done; We'll could nav
found vehicle fol them II they had asked me 5 q
always think II Is pity when near OF cnse- oi la
sort where both parties want to trade apd yet can an
make dcker owing to lack ot conhnence. loohs rs l.s
sucd a waste OF good money that might have beer
! wed
New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
rrrvrserE cnNGRESsNAN

~ m AZ
Congrassman Leonidas HOuk Has the distinction ot
--the nrst memDer on .he Republican side 10 Oo fe-
DonTnsted Naturally Mr. Houk Is being mueh con AZ
nIted bur he doesn't 10 be - happy AZ AS ou-As
ovsr he pleasant certainty OF another term re Is
tvnicaI Fast TennesseeaD. lean ana ea'hrty, wiz
saiIow deep!y.seanct face. Just no" me Ines ''o
nSore strongly drawn and the Congressman Ha'
n.rvous sgitated III amer and A wOrred look ub's,h
H. him Yes thank you," h. says ID response 70 10
o.nrion or good luck Then almost iiniprd s'.g 40
change, tie subject, ami goes on Ike ms 70 YOU
know I smoked my last cigar al O'Clock llrt 'lobu
-orningi rs a fact. haven't had suipkf shce.
ott once before in 1870 and didn't toucn unt.
i--2 when had a Dig campaign On anu thous-s nuSs
have something 70 brace up with TAX aboLt nc H,.t
xhskey gets on a man tell you one can h1Ee tne 20
lrun ire sns from tobacco kno" IL, lot lNe -
'em DO you know what tobacco IA tde me 90 o-.e
t,II YOU Jumped IN tue river 10 Feorusry. snu s ~
around TIL got cooled on, al on accosHs VI '"'~eN'
am done with The weed now, lof S.ol. -. 81. .,o,-
Wirh the announcement OF his determination tho No
r-e.man, f.ce taxes on look Of determinations susa
ssev.aIs his possession OF spartan nrmness hen.s
history starting with less than three
Soon of the sort furnished Oy the Old nri seHops ~
Tennessee, befOce tue Ho real LAW "o'Ns ~ 10
1r.i,r. al nigit and thought OF what ne nau ie. 70
n. nliad ths tools OF caDnetlnaArr ID 1ne ,sl e'.
FL, in nolitlcAI life memner OF the + -, Arn
...s fcval convention OF 1851. be stood Dy MS Ohioh
ar,nc,pIes In Tennessee regiments rlhcc tue "a u"
Pa. naen A Circuit Judge. iele-ss 20 Two OF ,h.eS
N,,ooai Renubican ConYeutOns, a. often on lhe r-,
frket of Tennessee, member VI the Cohssi.
Srventfon aud also OF the southern I aim 'oin'Als
t ont il now serving his fourth Isfn IN t"nSoss on
q MAJORITY OF over 10. 900 votes. wen suoh men -
linda Uouk IN public LIE Tennessee IS honoFe1'
New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
sEETCHTNG BfSNA rex.
-. rbs Arr Tnff rpfL

An ar,st has Ike other people. 10 exercise ineennty
and evsn holiness IN the pursuit OF Ms ca'Hhs "
well known that Prince Bismarck uocs no' ,,, sisa
noyatays IS often he used 20 10 oAetchlhx
,Ss or IN action IT, therefore, Glnicui. hseer
hut tho feat Just been accompl'ns. W H',V Vs In
U.rnsr The director OF the Academy OF ArN Mrhsr
entered the elchstag with penc anu sAets-oooA a.
days ago. and took hts place amopgst oruin4i p-6.n
15.marck having finished long and nery speech vas
arg.ged In conversation with his son ana sevcrai MINIS
80. G. face AMI nervous bearing evidence
~ se strsin he had Just undergone Werner nal lass
wall heun hts sketch the Chancellor moNcu 20 sn-
other Mace and led himself as II FOR long nr
arti.t nothing daunted ~ once went downstats sI1
rook his scat anon the Deputies Tor he coud no"
Obtain his sketch by entering the sacred space aiioo
the m,mbars of the House Admission 20 TINS pa,t ..
,ne Uouse IA strictly forbidden. but Wsrners Dohsss
r..ru-d him for he disturbed, and hnshed his
work IN ease IL expected that Werner VAL ma DIS
marck I'M the RechstAg the subject ot an
naintlng IL Is worthy OF note that the artist
skrtched Moltxe MS Introducing the Hntss ,'
Iaw snart time ago on THIS occsson ienoach Ac,usl
secured scat al the Ministerial table, an
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New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
ooVrrDrpiTES DESOTNCE JEFF d VIS.
NC-'- -. IL IL. III L.lrA.r.

The Confederate Congress held secret ses-
slous and from OF their member. learn th@e D's
President and members OK the Cabinet had the rsh 70
s M the Confederate Congress. Prsient DtFs never
ala so hnt tie members OF the Cabinet often came n
and spoke one day LOUIS Wgfall made ion ar ,ls.
ment OF the Davis simni-trstion. IL Wts ~ - -,
whsn Mcclellan was before Richmond NigIail was .
colonel and he came into the senate with hts UNIFORM
an In concluding he said: "Gentcmen thrfe SIS
mons Won a fuan who will be REGARDED with more Ot-
fer hate by pOsterity than member OF th ooy
for having I'm posed upon the Confederate governments
.bIs narrow inencent and ruinOus chief MAGISTRATE.
"WhO is this mani" cried senator
-. ,Di ali vou " no n. s said Nlgfa. and he walked
ovsr 10 the desk oi Robert ". Barave.l one OF lae
senators Of south Carolina and man whc hti Dtoh ~
horh Houses Of the United Congress- s stopped
before Barn wells desk ard pointing 20 n!m said' io1
air are the man who indicted Jefferson DAVIS upon us
AID n seems Barn well had given the casting vote "hich
made Jefferson DAVIS President at Montgomery.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
v,vErF pOsrvTSrPESS

gra,1sboro " Letter. The 81 Lrsts GtJo Dslocrr
Tie town OF somerset, which lies On the Dach uores
Of WIndham County. and teens with a pOpui'I'Ou OF
sxtyseveu souls seventeen or whom are voters, w
inu 10 make trouble :Or too splnky new lOs1isl.Ss
Mrs sutton Who has planted the pOst'oihce III TX y
the kitchen stove ami insists Oh lOcknS the mousse u
going visiting lust when she pleases III sAOr sue nts
made the proclamation that the postoiee VII, - "b
Inspector I. B. Samson has JUST eert
over there 10 persuade tie woman tl..s hosn.ns
Hpt ten hours day would DO for the service, Dnl sn'
simuly told hm that days IN the week w's enough
that she didn't propose to tie herself up 10 .ua ps.
frfce or .av a home II she wanted To 20 Vlsi~
for Mr. Cnase nor for Mr. SansOm nor for the OhI't
state. Post-Otice Department. ,. -, ,,,,,s
and al ira ayents 10 WinduAm County an not ohiy
that out she bids defiance TO az classes y. sa
So1ner.rr the rich as well the poor. Tue
votrs as well AZ the hftv other people about her ls
sha has Ittle to fear Somerset Is IN VIA.
ons raglan about thirty miles from gDoi ROAD ana nov
likely again be visited for sous u.le Os & w =.
manf nsDeoor The sixtyseven souls OF hlt town n''
aot ~ iii IL oa alone wlth the p!uciy pOstmlssfesS
New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
THE ORION or BILLIARDS.

,aw"hroker About the middle OF the slItecpthc1h.-
ury there was one william Kew psrnDsoser ,Se
49,, ar u-eather was IN the habit OF taxing ao"n le
,bras 6alis and with the yard measure Pusnins tae
bIr ra,hIon from the counter into the stas IN
he aea OF board with side pockets suggested itss
SIack letter Ms saws Master william Kew alu Inano
QUE bosrde whereby game Is played win tnsee ia,
chiefly the yocng cergymon from sc Pawes, peuoe oS m
of We strokes was named Canon Adrn,0 oeen ~ o.
r. We name of bilyard. because William or Di.
Eev did arst playe with his yard measure INC s',vh
~ a'aS % ~ or kue" II Is easy to comprehend nc
mi yard has been modernzed into Billiard anu ~
,rsnstormation OF kew" "kue into cue Is equA1'
APPARENT
New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE.
rSTTCE DUVALS WIFE.
,,nro, E,n,.lar 80 :" hi .llhans.a y, marrla e


Speaking OF Stanley MsttheWss marria1e roininis ne
of story which Ogle faylOe tells OF Justice DdVa WHO
the supreme bench Tor twenty i've gears. servng
from 1911 20 1896. Judze Duva WIS a Repre-ehttuyo
from Nery md ~ the lst Congress- ani while there he
and william b. Giles % Virginia. boarded IN Pnilafe-
nhs Eith Mrs Gibbons who mad daughter who Ss
ther vo,,ns nor tacifurn Giles snd Duya Dccasls
great frenfs they left Congress tcy lost signs
~ Zach othcf FOR time rhey met again IN Washington
AZ tbe beginnng o., Jeierson's Administration, wDen
Giles was eaatOr and Duva Controller o. tIe lrea,ury
they happy 10 thc reviva OF oi taes 'u N,rs
ENJOYING N chatting aDout them nt -eDato!
Giles inquired OF Duyal. What mas become VI IN@t u"
cac Killing old maid, jennie Gibbons = ..,.
She ia Mrs Dnyal sir" was the 'eply and I, IL necf.
le 20 say that the conversation after tns was Tor time
rather strained.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
LORD sELBORv6's PARROT

4 IiITy v Ft~'E.'s7'
There IS wicked story current To- As41 a"D-s e.a'
Lord Chancellor Lord Scborne. town house - II Iys
Land place. close By Regents PARK tetlrhlh- h~yino ~
one evening 10 the present summer, the orl
found all his family out Inqu ring Where they W.T. =,
td that the favore parrot mai got out u us Gags
ani flown away into Regents Park aud thAt sue .s7s
OF the family 0ad gone Ia search OF H. u's .yl''uV
a stroll IN tue park would not Ue disagreetDie.
and he accordingly went IN quest ~ Ms Two
daughters, who had gone I'm search o tie pafso. ,,
he discovered crowd round tree III l' N't \.
and in the centre Of IL one OF his dans t'f> h
out invtngly open, Whilst tne o,net - ~ - y-,
comfortabe aud went Offering irrelevant renisA -
thr great amuseuent OF the erOwL As soon a, tts"
irh-ss man ia noble master being familiar with
prevai Ing habit previous to breakfast ani ahi' ~.
parrot, cooking us head OF one si-e' s~l'' -''' "
New-York tribune., 1886-05-16

rns mingled agility and grace OF Miss vokes dancing:
so snccossu Il the present. progranme tHas n' caanss
will for a time be made in 10.
Mr. Mansfield In Prince Karl is doing an exceliev
business bus has decided materially to alter the piec
The cast may also be changed The alterations 10 sne
rly viii probably admit of tho introduction ot some OF
Mr. Mausfied's we'll known specialle%' ihese con-
sst OF sort OF mOnOOgue enteitanm-nt Partly 'nsicss
and largely mmetc, anf IN them he has always mss
with mugn
New-York tribune., 1886-05-16

Cap,ain OF Coney Island boat" Say. BiIi, no" many
n them preserysrs wuE left fron set so~s"A'
Nate. This was oaly one sr. , ,,,..
Captaiu-" Well. jss skip up Town an 81, . ,s
That port biler's leetie onstlddy' ." "0oS" -
t.ka NO aAAucek"-iThe JudxA
New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
A TALE or CANyAssA cKS

Mr.. Bateman was passionately fond Of canvas.
back dncx, which he imported into nzisni- Inc
canyasDack be tho cc Dc resistance 0t TINS P'r'
ticular sunday feast OF which Mr. Irving spoke FOR
DAYS before Mr. Bateman had spent hours IN close con-
fablations with te respecting the preparation Ot
the birds The evening came. The guests were snsrp
set, They had h0s f0UUres IN plenty to Increase heir
zest the ducks At last the great moment arrived.
Horror on horror :. Instead OF being hot and rikzy
(tnat IL the word Mr. Irving used)-the cahVasDtcss
we're cold and fabby From that moment me 81 rus o.
the guests fell. and fell from boiling roins
to zero. They qusded bumper after bumper.
and drank bottle after bottle. OF no avail Inc horlos
mi scarrage OF the canva-oscks weighed on most ana
guests They bade each other aieu tearinlly ana "eas
home to their wives or their lodgiGgs Iime "eht on,
and whenever Mr.. Irving met Mr.. BItemen ne aiNNs
tried to discover the Of the zrea, canV>oses
nasco. Bur without avail. Mr.. Batenan Us A"Gs
silent on the subject One day ns two men met az the
club. Z" Bateman. have you heard the news 1Aea
Mr. irving A srpnchgal tone OF voice. 10 hs host o.
that n1emOrable snniay night. +" No. what IL ~ u"
THE cooks dead" replied Mr.. irving. more n"urhiuay
than ever Then I'm id gad Of H." repled NJ.
Rateman "WhY ~ exclaimed the other. rather
shocAed. 4" He cooked those canvasoacks over gas
And Mr. Batei IN marched OF never to .ecur ~ TIE SUD
ject again.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-16
10 F,r,t Brigand-" lou zee

Scene in Italy First Brgand-"Y gu zee that In!iora
~ amsrica he is what they call All alderman Irt US
cantnIe aim The Will be heavy second Gis.o @
rrne mn think OF the Disgrace OF having 70 kee com
nanv WIN nm even for o night"-lBoston irahscrip"
New-York tribune., 1886-05-16


Wrshing'9n Le,fer 10 The TldiGndfoii' JD1rH1L
The sell contained manner o. MI. DtnF a, ~iIhe-S
remtnIei ,ne o te apneaiancc OF Senator sherman ~
the Crlminal here three or f0lr ears hgo 1o.
had broken infO senator sherman i"'i-' 700 'tIl',
away .one ,iiVerware. ON tie mCrnx set iOf tic 1u
senator sAernau spTeJrc,. ia tn" Criminal Court
Another case was At bar, nat soon Gs .t steIp
the court room tie lulge announced tat ne wguIt
suspeud the hean. and take up the charge o brr ary
In which senator Sherman % fglre A. prosecuting
witness. The groat uancier stood few minutes ia US
centre of m, room with hat ~ hS naut ana a. >"n
a. trsnncr WIS arrgnad stepp 'd forward ana t"ok
the witness's CHAIR lie Mt asked i0r hls h"Hie'
vocation. etc. and the preninares Usual WIN VIZ
p.sscs we're cuf Oa. The pr scouting odlcer however,
beg T. question senator sherman aDoa- hs HnD"ieiso
Of the case. when the latter rem trkei. 81,
Now Il YOU viii Inst give NE an oppo.r. VIII
tell YOU all about this thing III tFo minutes -
lhe cOart accorded the senator this request aha w.
,ninufes later senator sherman was go'ng "ut OF ho
door he statesman had caught up tle thres o NJ.
ds scourse amt shed through tAe taats IS AR ny A. II
h were Debating 10 his secretary, and ~Aen he h@4 CON-
Melted The court smply a-kel him u he kle" an llIhs
further about matter and the defence dd hol car
- INTO atiOn, but entered pea OF e'J
for he defendant.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-10-14
LADDONIA LACONICS.
Correspondence OF the Ledger.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
LADDoSIA, Oct. l2.--Rain is much
needed, as the streets are extremely
dusty.
Mr.. Ahlfeldt will soon have 4 mill in
operation in connection with the eleva-
tor.
The school now has about 100 pupils
enrolled, and bids fair to be one of the
best we ever had.
Every business firm in Laddonia is well
stocked with goods of all kinds.
Myers & Feeman have added hardware
to their stock of furniture.
All the vacant houses are filling up and
but few renal to rent.
The cry of hard times three months ago
we think will not be realized, and people
are buying as much and paying the cash
as well as for years past. There are more
goods bought here and sold to-day than
any fall before.
Last week we paid 4 visit to Mr.. JAS.
Lewellen, living near here. We never
nav oNNiI itN NotbIN lilh NV hbSt
and the farm is we'll supplied with water,
having several MIGRANTS to bring in fresh
supplies. A word to the girls: "Bee" is
a bachelor and his moral worth is far
greater than the dudes that smoke fine
cigars, drink bad whisky, tiirt a cane and
talks charming. Mr.. Lewelien is build
ing a fine barn that will be an ornament
to the farm and a comfort to the stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baily returned Saturday
from a weeks visit to Illinois and St.
Louis.
Mrs. Geo. Fairies returned yesterday
from u visit to her old home in Illinois,
and she also attended the fair.
Miss Genie Brown is in st. Louis.
Mrs. Hawkins, of Ohio, mother of Mrs.
Rose Leet, is here OF a visit.
Mr.. Ed. Williams, while engaged at
work n day last week, became paralyz-
ed in one arm and side, and for a time was
hardly able to talk. He is some better
though not able to be up.
The Aid society of the Christian church
will give a church fair at the Chris
tian church on the night of the 10th.
We hope a literary society will be start
ed here soon. We need something to i'm
prove az well as interest the mind.
ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-10-14
Trustees Sale.

WHEREAS, on the 26th day of Janu-
w airy, eighteen hundred and eighty
six, A. l.. Wiley, a single man, by his
deed of trust, duly acknowledged and
recorded in the records of Audrain coun-
ty, Missouri, in bookH on page 10 of trust
records of said county, conveyed to the
undersigned, James M. Landrulu, trustee,
the following described real estated, sit
uate, lying and being in the county of Au-
drain and state of Missouri, to-wit: A
part Of lot No. two (2), of block No. five
%, in the village of Laddonia, Mo-,
particularly described as follows: Begin
twenty feet westerly of the northeast cor
ner of said lot No. 2, on the north line
thereof, and run thence southwesterly,
on said line nineteen feet, eight and e
half inches (l9 #. So inches), thence
southeasterly on a line parallel with the
east and west lines of said lot No. 2, one
hundred and twenty feet C20 ft.), more
or, less, to alley: thence northeasterly,
along the line of said alley, nineteen feet,
eight and one-half inches (l9 #. SO,
thence northwesterly, on q straight line
to the place of beginning. Whereas, said
conveyance was made in trust to secure
the payment of a certain note in said deed
of trust described; and, whereas, said
note is now due and unpaid. Now, there
fore, |, James NJ. Landrum, trustee, as
aforesaid, at the request of the legal
holder OF said note, and by virtue of the
power conferred on me by said deed of
trust, will, on Saturday, Nov. the 9th,
1856, between the hours of 8 O'Clock a. m.
and 4 O'Clock p. m. of that day, at the
front door of the post Office in the village
of Laddonia, Audrain county, Mo-, sell to
the highest bidder, for cash, said real
estate to pay said note, interest and costs.
JAMES NJ. LANDRUM,
Oct. 18th, 1886. Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-10-14
RUSH HILL NEWS,
CorresuODdenee of the Ledger,

Correspondence of the Ledger.
Rusn HriI, Oct. 12.-Chas. IIarring-
ton, of Worcester, an earaest Sunday
school worker, attended our Sabbath
school last Sunday and gave Ms Il very
interesting and Instructive talk.
&. Mr.. j. L. Cowman and his bride left
here last Friday for their home in the far
West. While their many friends regret
to part with them, all join in wishing
them success and happiness in their new
home in the Pacific State.
j. Il. Clark, of Laddonla, has rented
DIR. Hill's property and moved to town.
lie will engage in business with his
father.
The disease 1 spoke of in my last COM
munication among horses and mules has
not abated. A number more have died.
A veterinary surgeon has examined some
of the animals after they have died and
his theory is the grass that was Killed
during the hot dry weather being eaten
with the young grass was the cause OF
the death of the stock. He says he has
found no cases among stock that have
not been ON pasture. Since making the
examination ne is treating them with bet
ter success.
Messrs. Green 4 Woolwine purchased
last week of MIR. Evly ii span of mares,
said to be the finest drivers in the county.
Mr.. Woolwine, living three miles north
of town, to-day, through mistake, took
some poison medicine that had been pre-
pared for taking Jumps off of the legs OF
a horse. Soon after taking it he was
taken very sick, and IN examination
found his mistake and sent to town for
the doctor. The last account he was
thought to be out of danger.
Married, to-day by Squire Doolin, Mr.,
J. II. krcutle aud Miss Leonia Feutze.
The groom is an e%nterprising farmer, liv-
ing three miles west of town, and the
bride is the daughter of Mr.. Fred Feutz,
a wealthy farmer of the same neighbor-
hood.
Last Saturday evening Chas. Peery, &
lad of about eighteen, and Mr.. Ryan,
Il clerk in Mr.. Bick's drug store, got in
to trouble and Peery drew his knife ant
attempted to cut Ryan, but Ryan, to de-
fend himself, picked up a step-ladder anC
struck Peery ON the head and knocked
him down. 1t was thought for Il while
that he had killed him, but by the effort
this time is about over the shock. W.
learn the case will be investigated by The
proper authority. MIzrAH.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-10-14
CONDENSED ~TELEGRAMS.

Congressman Bland spoke at Guth-
RE yesterday.
James G. Blaine is to speak at
P~ittsburg on the Goth inst.
DIR. e. l.. Huye,te, a distinguished
physician, of Rolla, Mo-, is dead.
Two o victims of the Mascotte
tragedy have been taken from the
river.
j. III. Davis n Co., general mer-
chandise, GreenvilIe, III, have as
signed.
Paul Greenwood, a boy of Jeffer-
son City, was killed by the cars at
Bagnell.
John II. Martin, of Franklin coun-
ty, was nominated for congressman
by the Republicans.
w. l.. Maginnis, of OHIO, has been
appointed chief justice of the supreme
court of Wyoming.
Judge Wallace, of the United
States Circuit Court at New York,
has decided that bank shares may be
taxed.
Assistant Postmaster Bufridse, IF
Troy, n. Y, is missing and so is
50, 700, sent from New York TO the
Troy office.
Col. Quayle, Greenback candidate
for congress in the Second district.
refuses, in spite of pressure, to come
down in favor of j. b. Hale,
Gov. Marmaduke has by proclama-
ton raised the pleuro-pneumonia
quarantine against the state of Ohio
and the province of Quebec.
The decision rendered yesterday at
Springfield, ILL.,, by Judge Phillips, of
the Sangamon circuit court, in the
case of the Ohio and Mississippi rail-
road, declaring railroads public
highways, is one of the most impor-
tant decisions on railroad matters
ever made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-10-14
MAPLE 20 ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
MAPLE GROVE Oct. 12.--Claude Canter-
berry is going around a little after having
had a severe spell of typhoid fever.
MIR. Roberts singing school at Maple
Grove has closed on account of a soreness
of his throat.
Johnnie Hook had a wen cut off of his
face Saturday, and is getting along very
well from the operation. Johnnie gets a
new saddle for his part of the perform
ance.
"Bud" Fitzwater has been compelled
to stop school on account of sore eyes.
Mrs. Reed is preparing to move to
Mexico to send her grandchildren to
school. Her farm is to be sold 0 II
is reported that Dave Marshall will move
back to Mexico. Mrs. Barnhart will
move to Southwest Missouri.
C. T. Black is attending circuit court
this week as juror.
Mr.. Wakefield brought In his bride
from Galloway last week. We extend
congratulations.
A very interesting meeting is IN pro-
gress at Hopewell, conducted by Revs,
Hagan and J. 5. jesse. Already several
nave been added to the church.
The first monthly report of Maple Grove
school shows enrolment, IS; average
daily attendance, 521a; average attend
ance by each, 151a days. Us.