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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
THAT 10000 CHECK.

Gresldent cleveland sent n check
for $4,000 to the Democratic
National ConamIttee the other day
to assist in defraying legitimate cam
paign expenses. This was only
This was only about one-fifteenth
as much as Mr.. Levi P. Morton
has contributed to the Republican
treasury, but it was all Mr.. Cleve-
land could afford; and considering
his comparative poverty it was a
very liberal contribution. The
Democracy is highly gratified at
the Presidents action. showing as
it does his common sense apprecia-
ton of the necessities of the case.
Nobody believes this money will
be used to buy voters or for any
improper purpose whatever. If
the President believed that cam
paign could be run on wind; if
neither documents; nor headquar-
ters, nor advertisements, nor music,
nor halls, nor banners, nor postage
stamps, ner travelling expenses,
nor, in fact, any of the everyday
wants of material being had to be
provided for, then Mr.. Cleveland
and all the other good Democrats
who have had to chip in to provide
them would have kept their con-
tributions in their pockets.
Notwithstanding all of which,
however, some of the mugwumps
have been kicking at this check
from the President. 1t isn't worth
while to tell why.
Of the average mugwump reasons
for anything nine are valuable only
in a child's political story book,
and the tenth might pass for an
extract from "Utopia." General
ly speaking, the mugwumps who
object to the Presidents contribu-
ton are the sort of fellows who
drink chicory at home and Mocha
only when they dine out. They
are men who want somebody else
to pay the shot. If they were can
didates they wouldn't contribute
to their own canvass-not much.
These remarks are designed first,
as an acknowledgment of the Pres
ident's check, and secondly to cast
a passing glimpse at some of the
shadows and annoyances which
beset US in these glorious times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

THE ladies should attend the
Democratic Club meetings. They
would at least enjoy the Glee Club,
which they might assist in making
entertaining.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

w. III. BARTON is organizing
Wheels in Warren county. He
gets s4.0O for every Wheel he or
ganlzes. .SdbR2
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

[ keep more furniture and better
furniture than all the five stores In
Audrain county and will give you
goods for less money. Call and
see. If J. NJ. MENEFEE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

D. R. FRANCIS is speaking day
and night in Southeast Missouri
with the best of effect.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

The Democrats of Audrain know
no such word as classification" !"
What does it mean?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

S. S. CRAIG knows how to bring
up his boys, as he evidenced by his
speech Friday night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

IF Mexico had band equal to
the Ferris Grand orchestra, we
would all be satisfied.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

No TOWN in the State has more
local orators than Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

The CityCouncil cannot put down
too much macadam to suit the tax
DaVGrS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

THERE are no fys on L. N. Bass
when he talks Democracy.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
Hadn't Forgot Judge R1ley

Inskip (who is going out to see
the elephant): care you all
ready, Tom P'
Bigbee: eyes; I've even got the
sS.S5 fine in my inside pocket"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

THE yellow fever is getting worse
and worse.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

THE campaign Glee Club Is as
sured.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

For AuTnbagO.
FRESH. STRONG EVIDENCE.
All Right yross. Ohio. NAV - ,ssa
Suffered ysar With pains In ths back vsikss
WITH cane. %. Jacobs oil cured me; bach an
right. a 6aLL
bed-rsdden. vtetoria Texas June a. 1855.
In bed two months with back ache; suffered about
months. Was cured by st. Jacobs OIL PARMA
esrfly; ne return In IL months
@. W yKYrERsox.
Prompt. Port Byron, III, May "a, 1854
Last Spring taken with lame back and saf.
fsrsd months vas cared by Sc. Jasobs Oil and havs
had no return Of pain. JACK 9IIIKsPW.
Sure. Danvsr. III. Nay -. feee
suffered with pain In back about 10 months
ago which lasted two months. was cured by 90.
Jacobs OIL. and there has bssn no return Of pain.
WILLIAM srRKHutx.
Permanent. Fsneon, Mich, Nay 7e, 1855.
About the Spring of 81 was taken with aches
and pains In hips and back: Was cured by
bottle Of Et. Jacobs oil and has remained perznA.
Esnt ever aines. O. cKRIs. fuNNkiL
At DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS
snE CHARLES A. voaELER CO.. Baltimore. 40.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
Something Wrong With Him Sure

From the New York Graphic.
Mr.. Mills is right. The man
who says the Mills bill means Free
trade is either a knave or a fool.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10

The case of John Refill of Cushnoc
of his minor child, was tried before Judge
Andrews yesterday afternoon. Refill has
figured in the Police court before, having
been charged at various times with cruelty
and abuse, but has been acquitted for want
of evidence. The people in his vicinity seem
to have the idea that the police have been lax
in their duty, and this time the City Marshal
determined, if possible, to get enough evil
dence to convict Refill. 1t is alleged that
Refill misused one of his children, Sunday,
but of the fourteen witnesses summoned, all
of whom were neighbors none could testify
positively against him. There is evidently a
feeling that Refill is bad man, and a con-
sequent reluctance to make him an enemy
by testifying against him. The trial was full
of amusing scenes, especially when Refill
described the affair, Sunday. One witness
swore that all ne knew of the matter was that
he saw a large crowd in front of Rehill's, and
heard a lady in the doorway swearing at
them. A lady testified that she had never
seen the prisoner really intoxicated, but had
several times noticed that he was quite drunk.
As none of the witnesses called could swear
to anything in particular, the prisoner was
not held for the abuse Of the child, but on
the testimony of the officer who arrested him
was given thirty days in Jail fer drunkenness
second offence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10

The Cnion force was over half mile away
from the fort. down In the BOTTOM Fort
Hill commanded every foot of ground for
miles around Nevertheless Gen. Hicken-
looper made his plan. II was predicted that
he would fail. He never can do it in the
world said the Jobs comforters to one an
other But Gen Hickeniooper knew him
self Mcpherson knew him, too and gave
him free card 10 do as he liked.
A little after the middle Of May, one black,
silent hight his sapiers aud miners began
digging In the earth at the Union camp
Shovel. pick and basket took the place Of
musket and cartridge box As soon as the
nine was sufficiently advanced the men dug
in the daytime. and day and night the work
progressed Relays OF men relieved one an
other by day light and torchlight until
thirty days and nights had been told of that
battle summer of 1853 Todig through 1000
yards Of earth Is no childs play.
Calculating with his engineers eye and
brain the exact center OF the foundation Of
Fort Hill, Cen HickeBl,nper directed his
passageway thither. far underground. Three
galleries he'd In different directions from the
main miue. Safety fuser were laid through
all. so that II one failed another would catch
flame
So far Then came the most difficult part
of the work 1t was easy enough to dig; but
the earth must be put back again, solid rs
before II must he ramined tight It must
be confined IN its place 10y heavy timbers
Whyf Because If the ,,assa ;eway were left
open or loosely filed the exploding powder
would simply blow out through the mine and
not inlure Fort Hill at all. Its force must
tie turned upward.
The mine was finished the passage was
CLOSED snlid as human strength could mako
It Only the deadly fuse ran like fire snake
along the bottom Of that hidden way.
twenty two hundred pounds of powder were
within tLe mine.
No hint OF the work had reached the Con-
te,lrrates above Mt Fort Till Mcpherson had
advanced his works SO near that their can
non were useless and disabled. and they
could do 10 more than to pick Off unwary
Federal soldiers by sharp shooting.
June X was the day fixed for blowing up
Fort Hill 1t was so important an undertake
ing that the word OF it was passed all along
the Union lines. At II O'Clock firing ceased,
and from right and left long lines of blue
coats poured INTO McPhersons encampment.
The orier was that soon as the explosion
took place in the decentralization that fol
lowed among the Confe,ierates. Union sol
diers should rush IN IN great number. and .
general assault be made
For days and weeks bombardment had
been going on Now suddenly all ceased
the unearthly stiffness was horrible and op
pressIve The ear had grown used to the
sound of shot and shell so that it was not dis
turbinG But the sience--t that seemed to
appaIl like the shadow of a falling doom.
Three O'Clock was the hour for the explo-
sion brief minute or two, or perhaps it
was three minutes before that time. the fuse
had heen lighted Would it burnt Would
it do its wor;f Fifty thousand men were
asking the question
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10

Where was Gen. Hlckenlooperi His rep
utation as an engineer depended on the ex-
plosioa of that mine. At point well towards
the front he stood. watch in hand, after fir
ing the fuses lie leared carelessly against q
structure called "Coonskin's Tower" His
face was white his features were tense. but
his manner was wholly cool aud calm He
was yet lord of himself, US he counted the sec
olds
One minute to threei The generals eyes
were feed ON his watch as though every
thing else had faded from the earth save his
pair of eyes and that round white dial Hat
n minute to threei 1t seemed an eternity
a quarter Three seconds Three o'clock
Would it gof
Then before the eyes Of those who watched
Fort Hill rose bodily into the air Not rap
lilly, but slowly at first. the whole solid
earthwork, not dividing OF falling to pieces,
not yet They saw daylight underneath e..
mass. great mass of snow white smos
hilel the space Higher still rose the losi
fort like phantom in afr The blue coats
heari noise. but not much nothing like
great explosion t-
Then Fort Hin began 70 fall to pieces. still
rising in air. 1t assembled $50 feet Then the
fragments Of II seemed all at once to flow
over and outward. like the falling waters of
vast fountain Men horses, bits of earth
and walls, guns. tsaissons and timbers, fell
asaiider toearth from the descending streams
OF that awful fountain iF's
Ten Hickenlooper had not miscalculated-
Sixty Coufeierate~ were blown I'D and
killed by the explosion of Fort Hill A negro
III the fort was thrown up in the air with the
rest He was blown far out bevond the hill
and actually dropped alive and without a
scratch within the Union lines, a present sent
TO the Yankees by the grim hu nor of gun
powder The soldiers declared lie must have
ahghted upon his head when be came down,
and sd escaped unhurt. The black man thus
strangely preserved became Ten Lorans
body servant, and served him through his
after campaigns .a..
The instant Fort Hill rose in the air a line
of fame twelve miles long burst from the
guns of Grants army. The destruction Of
the fort was the signal for general assault
The assault was a tremendous one, but un-
successful. except as far as the possession Of
the crest Of the hill and the great ruin where
Fort Hill had been.
"Hickenlooper was happy that night, and
well might be be-" writes Gen Strong For
thirty days and nights he had worked in the
trenches With tireless energ-- and sleepless
vigilance be had labored In sunshine and
peiting rain, morning aud evening, at ali
times he could be found at bis post. and never
knew when be slept
Gen Hickenlooper. the hero Of Fort Hin
Ia living in Cincinnati now, q quiet man.
with a handsome gray head. . keen dark eve
and manner full ct neEf22a enerU Il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
a Full Attendance and Effective Work
at Yesterdays Meeting.

The meeting of the State Board of Health
members were present for the first time In
two years, the absence in Germany of Hon.
S. J. Young of Brunswick, haviRsprevieusly
left the number ineom piete. He returns 10
Europe next month. The secretary repaired
to the Board the work which has been done
in the laboratory for water analysis So far
this year, eighIyfo four samples of water have
been analysed, of which forty nine have been
from the public water supplies, twenty from
private wells, six from springs, and the re-
mainder from cisterns, ponds and streams
not used as public water supply, but some of
which were proposed as such. A report was
made also of the present financial standing
of the sanitary Inspector, and although a
few of the bills for advertising remaia yet
unpaid, it is evident that there will be small
balance in its favor.
The danger from infected rags IN the pa
pei mills in the State was taken under con-
sideration by the Board and in view of this
uduStT IL was tuOuSut mighty uesHdule that
every person employ ed in these mills where
rags are used, should be vaccinated, and a
committee of the Board was appointed to
take action in this matter.
Certain points in the public health laws
were discussed and the need of some changes
to make them more effective, but the formu-
lating Of these changes were deferred to a
later meeting.
The secretary reported in regard to sever
al nulsances winch had troubled local boards
of health and hich had been reported to
the State Board OF had been inspected by the
secretary.
The approval of the Board was expressed
for the method which has been pursued in
publishing the weekly reports of contagious
diseases that all may know how prevalent
the contagious diseases are at all times, and
thus prevent misunderstanding and exagger-
atoms and a. times unnecessary fear
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10

som. ser. p-sn,,f,d 60 vote, and ~sre IN
ed Is, max. eur laws, they would anon,
81 her things enact
tirs.-Thss every msn must be at HON
II i'm T.. N WITH fail, 4 .
{-SscenJ.-Tes, rsarsi-d men siuG'a bes;as
xsf.nl,an 10 - ir o~n wis.s, &.- 4
IL nfirs.l have 5. ded also t,at they wAnt'
rsct thai 3 msa Or Compelled IN keep hi
s.yer in good SHAPE. and conssqu- 81
urnd 4. .sse. Ard for thu psrpo.e there
re, hing So fics eions as Slssie's Liile Bib
PITS IS ceHts per bette. i sale by j. VI
u!x.r std Z. b Murphy { IN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10

Rhenmstism. GGui, and Neuralgia are ter
fihly t ying dis, aees; tor the cure IT which
men have experimental wuh msns diftrren
rings. in the end. av 20 ned me 'hing thu
could be relied upon. Nothing hers tof'-'
discovered hss had 40 much success as NJ. N
4rl's Rheum ttic Bullets They are plea.
at remedy, easily taken, ard aim st a,
absoluiely certain cure doisr invtsr.,
in b, tile Of th.m will paw YOU h, than ,
Thousand in Wsil street. II YIN ed ihe n
six NJ. Mixer snd c. B. Marphy & Co
4 b, lie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10

Mrs. Phebe Chelsey, Peterson, Clay Co.,
Iowa, tells the following remarkable stor, /,
the truth of which is vouched tor by the res
dents of the town: Il am IS years old, have
been troubled with kidney complaint and
lameness for many years; could not dress
my self without help. Now am free from
all pain and soreness, and am able TO do all
nv own Homework. | own my thanks 10
Electric Bitters for having renewed my
youth, and removed completely all disease
and pain" Try bottle, soc. and 81. at j.
NJ. Mixers Drug Store
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10
SOUTH GARDINER.

The steamer boys won the prize the Fourth
of a silver set.
Mr.. James Annis' family came near being
poisoned last Tuesday by eating potatoes.
Mr.. Abbot Briery and family of Winslow
was at his fathers the 4ih.
Miss Allie Wells from East Boston ar
rived on the boat last week to visit her aunt
Mrs. Nj. +. Tobey.
Mr.. George Miller's two sons from Bos-
ton are visiting MIR. J. w. Lawrenee.
Mr.. Won X. Beedle and family went Mon
day to Fort Popham where the have a cot
tage.
Capt. A. J. Merchant has his schooner
all fitted up to take parties to the seashore at
reasonable rates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10
A WAR SONG.

The following words. TO the air Of Listen
to the Mocking Bird constituted one of tho
favorite songs among the soldiers shut up in
Vicksburg:
Twas a the siege Of vScksbury.
OF vicksburg. Of ytcksburg:
Twas al the siege Of vicksbufs.
When the Parrot shells were whistling through
the air
Listen N the Parrcrt shells,
Listen 10 the PArrutt shells.
The PARROT shells are shistling through the air.
Oh well will we remember.
Remember. remember.
Tough mule meat. June and November.
AMI the MIME balls that whistled through the air
Listen to the Mimic balls.
Listen 10 the Nine balls.
The Mimic balls are singing through the air
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10
Worth knowing.

Mr.. ". II. Morgan. merchant. Lake City
Fla. was taken with a severe cold. attended
with atlistressing cough and running into
Consumption in its first stages. He tried many
so-called popular cough remedies and steadii,
grew worse. Was reduced in flesh. had diff
Guilty in breathing and was unable to sleep.
Finally tried Dr. Kings New Discovery tor
Consumption and found immediate relief. and
after using about half dozen bottles found
himself well .arrd has had no return of the
disease. No other remedy can show so grand
a record of cures, as DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption guaranteed 10 dc
list what is claimed for it. Trial bottle free
az j. NJ. Mixers Drug Store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10
ABOUT VICESDURG
Stories Tcld after the Lapse Of ,
Quarter Of a Century.
BLOWING UP OF FORT HILL.
The Famous Oak Tree Under Which
the Generals Net
ssE5

Grants Torty-t~o Pian~-Whistling Dick.
Eunniu. the Bate ries-tiow the Dead
Lay before yicksburg-A Mortar Boat.
Brave Drummer I:oy-SomethiugA Abort
MeThsrson a story Of starvation
The stars and stripes Over All.
ICopynghted by the American Preza Association.
One Of the most thrilling incidents con
necte.i with the siege Of Ficksburg was the
bipwIng up Of the Confederate fortihcarion
known as Fort Hill 1t was a heavy earth
work on a height that commanded the main
rad frum icksi,urg 70 Jackson II was, in
fat. the main fertilization in the rear of
yicksi,urg
~, pb.rsrpt, cor,s uras rhe fyrve<finp forcA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10
FIFTEEN THOUSAND RICHER.
Charlestown Woman Draws a Prize
in the Louisiana State Lottery.

Mrs Mary f. Clark, wife of Mr.. Linus
f. Clark, superintendent of the money order
department. of the Boston postuffce, who
lives at No. 2l7 Main ST., Charlestown dis
riot, is $4,000 richer to-day than she was a
few days ago. The following story of how
she obtained the money was told TO Herald
eporter by her husband As long as you
nave called on me-" he said Il suppose |
u ust say something, but, for good reasons of
my own, had hopes that nothing would be
said in the papers about the matter
Notoriety is not what am look
hg for. | will say. however. that
it is true that my wife held one-twenteth of
the ticket 9O.443, which drew the first CAPT
tai prize of $500 900 in the draw ing of The
Louisiana State Lottery Company at New
prleans on the 18th inst. My wife has ill.,
vested 81 in aticket occasionally in this lot
terry, and had always drawn blanks. said
to her MARY, are you going TO try YOUR
uck again this month";" abiding to the June
irawing. She replied that she thought she
would, but asked me if it was not too late
| replied that il was not, and she seri 81
she thought very little about it afterwa arr,
but took the precaution to look for he ar
cuncement of the lucky ticket after the
ra~ihg, and found it was 9U,443 When
went home asked my wife what her num-
her was, aud she said she really did not r,
member. She had tucked the Dashboard
away in her handkerchief box in bureau
drawer. | went to the drawer little thinking
that she had drawn part of the capital
prize, but had an idea that perhaps she hal
lrawn an approximation prize. As ran my
eye over the ticket, comparing it with the
relegraphed lucky number, was almost par
alyzed at finding that they exactly Tailed.
Ii is needless for ME to add that my wife was
crazy with delight. | sent the ticket to New
orleans by Adams express for collection
Last Friday | received a check for SIS 900
from the National Bank of New Orleans on
the Maverick Bank of Boston, and have
cashed il.
My wife and had been plodding along
trying to get ahead, saving little here and a
little there, and now we have got quite
start, enough to build a couple of good hous-
.es, anyway. shall invest the money care
fully. and we naturally feel elated over our
good luck, which will probably never come
to us again. "-Bosfon Herald, June 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10
To tn" Honorable Board Of Railroad Commissioner

To tn" Honorable Board Of Railroad Commissioners
Of The State or Name.
Ia" Postal Telegraph Cable Company, a Corpora
ton organized under the Laws of the State of New
York lie tbN gives notice TO your Honorable Board
Of Its desire 10 construct, maintain, and operate
line # Tel" graph upon or along the European and
\ rita Alivi ian Br,uch of the Maine Central Rail.
road from Maitawankcag to Nanceboro: That II
has endeavored 10 Obtain the Writ. permit of the
Maine Central Railroad omp-ny 10 construct such
ttleg aph line between said points but cannot agree
with the Nane tc' trail Railroad COMPANY. which
operates sail Rail aad betw, en- said points AZ 10
constructing said felrgr ,lh along the same
AMI therefore, in acco' dance with the provisions
of law, said PosG Telegraph Gable Company here
by makes apple ton u your II nrrable Board ask
ing to give mott to all parties interested In the
matter of the construction. maintenance aud opera
ton # sa Tel graph Line and after said no'ice
shall be given, AT such time and place AS your Hon.
orable Board shall appoint, TO hear and determine
the matter, and make your ard in ielation there
And as in duty bound will ever pray.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH Co..
BY WILSON & WOoDARD,
June 2lst, lsSS. It's ATTORNEYS
ON the foregoing Petition ordered, That the Pc
titioners cause 20 be published true copy of sad
Petition, and this order of notice thereon, in the
Daily Il nne &C Journal, wspape publ .hed at
A gust /, in the County of kcnne' and in the
Daily Comm rcial, n newspaper published at Ban
r, in the County Of rsnobsc't, five days succes
sv ~. I'll first publication in each paper to be at
least ten da = foe tuesday. the seventeenth day
Of July, A. ID. 1855, which day the Board of Rail
road commissioners will be in session at the Senate
Chamber of the state House, in Augusta, at ten
OIL OK In the forenoon for the purposes Indicated
"a d petition.
7 Railroad Comm
Chairman, sIOners of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10

The homliest man in Augusta as well a,
the handsomest, and others are invited I"
cali on an ydruggist and get free trial bot
tie of Kemp's Balsam for the Throat aud
Lungs, remedy that is selling entirely upon
its merits and is guaranteed 10 relieve AMI
cure all chronic and acute Coughs, Asthma
Bronchitis and Consumption. Large bottle,
SOC and Sl.00. june22d&w+w2p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-10
Fire at East Jay.
Especial to the Kennebec Journal.

SptCIAI 10 tNt NtNHtDPC JOuTHHI.
LIvERMoRE FALLS, July 3.
This morning news was received here Of
the burning OF the farm buildings owned by
MIR. Uirich Reed OF East Jay, Oh Thursday
last. The cause of the fire is unknown The
buildings were quickly consumed, the occu-
pants barely escaping with their lives. A
sewing machine is about all that was saved.
Loss about 500.