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Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
Secretary Sebree Satisfied

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Septem-
Der 25.-Secretary John P. Sebree
of the State Central Committee re-
turned from St. Louis yesterday.
Mr.. Sebree is in high spirits over
the present condition of the State
canvass. He thinks the Wheelers
will not detract any from the usual
Democratic majority on the State
ticket. In Southeast Missouri the
Wheelers are anxious to have rep
resentation in the Legislature, and
they may possibly elect one or
more members of that body over
Democratic nominees. MI. Sebree
is hopeful of electing a solid Demo-
cratic delegation to Congress. He
thinks Matlock has a fine oppor-
tunity to defeat Congressman Wade
in the Springfield district, and has
no doubt as to Tarsney's election
in the Kansas City district, while
Clardy, O'Neil and Burns, he re-
CARDS as certainly safe by fair ma
jorities. On the whole, Mr.. Sc
bree thinks the Democratic outlook
in Missouri was eve more prom
Using of certain and complete victo-
ry than at this time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
AT LAST.

General Billy Malone, as the
negroes used to atfeetionately call
him, has had as many lives as a
cat. Again and again have we
preached the funeral sermon over
his political grave, and again and
again he has broken open the coffin
and turned up lively, kicking.
Where was there a man with such
a feline tenacity of existence? But
it looks new-it really looks as if
Malone had lost his last life. 1t
does seem as if we may bury him
deeently without fear of his resur-
rection.
For the colored vote has gone
back on Malone. His spinal cord
is broken. 1t was his brass-rivet-
ed hold on the negroes that gave
the little, gray-whiskered wizard
his amazing vitality. He rose te
power on their ignorance and main,
tanned his place by cajoling them
And they supported him because
they did not know him. Having
found out his treachery and genera
worthlessness they have bolted the
Tarville Congressional nomination
and nominated John D. Langston
the colored anti Malone candidate
in whose interests a clear majority
of the delegates had been instruct
ed.
The rest of the Virginia negroe:
are equally tired of the "Boss,'
and it can hardly be doubted tina
they will follow the Independent
example set them.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
An Amusement Nuisance.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, Sept. 26.-I &C.
cupied a parquette seat at the
Grand last night and although the
play was superb, l was disturbed
by the actions of a young man by
my side. He gave no heed to the
stage, but spent the evening watch
ing the audience and stroking what
Providence never intended should
be a mustasche. On occasions
when the silence was intense and
the interest ran high, he would
shuttle his feet and laugh in an
idiotic manner. The most disgust
ing thing he did was when Pythias
kissed the hand of Calanthe. The
scene was a pretty one, but the i'll
breed dudeling couldn't appreciate
it. The instant the lips of Pythias
touched Calanthe's hand the
Nuisance uttered loud "cluck,"
| that was heard all over the house.
| A lady who sat near the Nuisance
turned partially around and said to
her escort, so the fellow couldhear;
"Isn't he disgusting? and the
ribald Nuisance deservedit, too.
PLAY-GOER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
j. P. Blanton,
From the Kansas City rimes.

FROM the hdnS.S City lltaeS.
The Kansas City Journal and
other rabid radical newspapers in
Missouri are Safeguarding Presi-
dent J. P. Blanten of the Kinks
vile Normal School because he
has seen fit to make two or three
Democratic speeches during the
vacation months. The particular
cause of attack on Mr.. Blanton
seems to have been his speech re-
nominating Congressman w. II.
Hatch of the First District. AS a
matter of fact the address was an
able, eloquent and polished effort
and highly creditable to Mr.. Blan.
ton. From all The Times can learn
he has an enviable record, as an
educator, both at Kirksville and
elsewhere, and he seems to have
no attempt to carry politics into
his management of the Normal
School. So far as his political con.
victions are concerned-and he has
a right to them the same as any
other citizen-they are a credit tt
his intelligence. In this campaign
it is only natural that Republican
organs should squirm under public
discussion. They would muzzle
every speaker in the country il
they could.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, Walter A. Eastes, and wife.
Sarah nj. tastes, by their certain deed
of trust, dated on the twenty-fifth day
of May, 1888, and recorded in the Re-
corder's office Of Audrain county, State
of Missouri, in record book 2, at page
2l0, and conveyed to r. G. Carter, as
trustee, the following described real
estate, situated in Aud ain county, and
State of Missouri, to-wit:
The south half of the northeast quar-
ter of section n (1), township fifty
two (52), range eleven (11), containing
eighty 800 acres, more or less, which
said conveyance was made In trust. 20
secure the payment of two certain
promissory notes, in said deed described.
And, whereas, said deed of trust pro-
vides that in case default be made In
the payment of said notes, or either Of
them, or of the interest or If default
be made in payment of the
taxes, as they become due, the
said trustee, or his successor,
shall proceed to execute the powers
therein conferred, and, whereas, said
deed of trust further provides, that in
case of sickness, death, or absence
from the said county of the said trustee
OF other disability or refusal to act,
then the acting Sheriff of said county,
for the time being, shall proceed to ere-
cue said trust and, whereas, the said
R. c. Carter has refused. to act and,
whereas. default has been made in the
payment Of saId notes.
Now, therefore, 1, John w, Atchison,
Sheriff of Audrain county acting trustee,
at the request of the holder of said
notes, do hereby give notice that i will
proceed to sell all of said real estate at
public auction to the highest biddsf,
for cash in hand, at the East Court
House door in the county of Audrain
and State of Missouri, on
Saturday, the 18th day of October,
1888,
Between the hours Of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon and six O'Clock in the af-
ternoon of that day, to satisfy said
notes and interest, and costs of execut-
ing this trust.
JOHN w. ATCHISON, Sheriff,
23-tds Acting trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
A SAD SUNDAY.
Over Two Hundred Deaths to Date
From the yellow Fever
Plague.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Sept. "a
The eighth Sunday of the yellow
fever plague in Jacksonville has
passed, and what a sad Sunday it
was The total number of eases
to date is 1898; deaths, 212.
Those who have remained here
since the first have grown so ae-
customed to the grave-like stiffness
of the city, that it is only when
they stop and consider that they
realize fully the great desolation
taround them. We almost grow
callous from sorrow and witnessing
so many scenes Of anguish, and
the daily professions of hearses
vending their way to the GENE
%teries. 1t is only when the name
| of a near and dear friend is seen
in the list of the dead that we are
brought to a realizing conscious.
ness of what the situation is.
DIR. Matthew, after fighting the
fever among his patients for nearly
two months, himselfsuccumbed t.
it on Friday night. He is doing
nicely however, under the careful.
nursing of his wife, and will soor
be at the front again. Everybody
is hopeful and prayers for frost are
being offered.
Supplies in jacksonville are
short, though large orders are il
transit. Short rations will have t.
be issued if freights are delayed
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
A Tariff

Mr.. Mills, of Texas, in a speech
at Richmond, Ind, the other day,
was called OH to answer the charge
offree trade, which the Democratic
party looks upon as fatal if not dis
proved. His answer was neat and
characteristic of the man:
"The Republican idea of free
trade is about like a fellows idea
about teetotalism that Iheard about
the other day. He had a pastor
who was a Republican, and of
course, very much opposed to this
bill of ours. He had preached a
sermon a few days before in which
he had stated the bill was a wild
and reckless free trade measure
and cautioned his people not to
vote for it. The next day this fell
low met his pastor and said to
him:
"'Parson,I am a teetotaler ; I am
a total abstience man, you know. l
have been drinking a great deal,
but I have quit drinking
Il am glad to hear it, said the
pastor.
"'Yes, SIR said the fellow, Il
am a teetotaler. l had been drink
ing Al drinks a day and now l only
drink AZ IL drinks a day"
why, said the parson, 'yeu
don't call that total abstinence, dc
your
"sCertainly I do, 1 can prove il
by you,' said the fellow. Don't
you know you preached up there in
the pulpit the other day, and you
said this Mills bill was a free trade
bill. Ifa bill that only reduces
from SAT to $3.50 Is free trade,
amt a reduction from AZ drinks to
AZ IL drinks total abstinence?'
1t is pretty hard for a party to be
accused of favoring free trade that
struggled SO hard to save the tariff
on iron, the most thoroughly pro-
tected product this country has
We don't blame Mr.. Mills fol
kicking.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

No more pitiable sight was ever
witnessed at the Union Depot than
to-day. and heartrending sights are
of almost daily occurrence there.
An old man of seventy years, per-
haps, was being taken through
Mexico by his brother. The old
fellow was suffering from a sort of
nervous trouble and was unable to
move about on his withered limbs.
His hands-only bones-were
clasped behind him. His emaciat-
ed body was scarce the size of a
strong mans arm yet in the alb
sence of all trace of physical
health, he possessed his full mental
faculties, by reason of which his
suffering was all the more terrible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

was abolished, and that certainly
did not put anything in the pocket
of the ordinary citizen. The ia
come tax was wiped out, but for
men who were dependent on their
daily labor that meant no relief.
The tax on manufacturers, on rail-
road corporations and on express
companies went the same way, and
no unprecedented man can deny but
all this Legislation was directly in
the interest of hat part of the
community who were best able to
bear the burden of the taxes that
the war had brought upon the ma,
ton. Fortunately, the solution oil
this great question Is in the hands
of men who read and think and dc
their own voting.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
THE POOR MANS FRIENDS.


The Republican party is posing
before the country as the especial
friend and champion of the poor
man. It's advocacy of the contin-
uation of the var taxes is based
largely on the assertion that the
protection furnished by the tariff
inures to the benefit of the labor
ing classes here, and it points to
its defence of these tax schedules
as another evidence of the discrim-
inatien it always makes in favor OF
the American wage-earners. There
was n time when these same states
men who are to-day opposing any
reduction in the burdens that
weigh upon the taxpayers had the
power in their own hands to legis-
late for the common people, and
the history of those days does not
bear out the claim they now make
as the unselfish friends of the
working masse of this country.
The record of their Legislative
action in the matter of reducing
taxation does not go back beyond
the memory of men who are voters
to-day. It is short enough, too.
but the few facts it contains are
sufficient to show that the drift o.
Republican snactments IN the
way of lessening the imposts gen
orally tended to make the rich
richer, even though the laborins
man had to be further oppressed tx
gain that end.
The stamp tax on bank checks
sEI
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
THE YELLOW PLAGUE.
New Cases by the Score-Damp,
Murky Weather Adds to the
Terror.

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, Sept.
25.-Yesterday was another bad
one for the yellow fever stricken
district. Scores of new cases and
half a dozen deaths were reported.
The weather is damp and murky,
and this condition is decidedly I'M
favorable to good effects resulting
from sanitary measures.
One peculiar phase of the disease
here is the exhausted condition in
which it leaves the patient. The
least amount of work or mental
strain or exercise produces a set
back and this seems as bad as the
original fever, ifnot worse.
The people, SO long hopeful and
courageous, are fast giving up.
Nearly all Florida, Georgia and
Alabama towns are virtually de-
populated.
$1,000 900 REWARD FOR A REMEDY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator
Call has introduced a bill provid-
ing for the appointment by the
President of a medical commission
to consist of sever physicians of
different schools to 60 to the seat of
the yellow fever plague to conduct
Investigations relative to the intro
duction and progress of the disease,
sanitary methods and other precau-
tons against its spreading.
Senator Plumb introduced in the
Senate a bill offering a reward of
500, 900 for the discovery of the
cause, remedy and treatment of
yellow fever. The bill provides
that when a record shall have been
had of some remedy which shall
cured 9S1 out of 1000 cases treated,
then the inventor or disceverer of
that method shall be paid the re-
ward ofs1O0, 900.
Under the terms of the bill all
remedies entered for this competi-
ton shall have been copyrighted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
Maj. Rucker For Warden.

itNih tit man fuStS.
Maj. John F. Rucker, of this
county, is prominently mentioned
in connection with the wardenship
of the penitentiary, under Gov.
Francis. Maj. Rucker is a very
popular man in the State. Boone
county was one of the first to fall
into the Francis column when the
selection of delegates to the State
convention was in progress, and
Rucker will get the benefit of this,
no doubt, when the Governors
slate is finally made up. The
~wardenship is worth 50, 500 annual'
ly and the State furnishes the In
cumbent with a handsome resi-.
dence.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
Attempt to Break jail,

PARIS, Mo-, September 24.-At l
O'Clock this morning the five pris-
oners confined in u county Jail
made an effort to break out, which
was almost successful. They took
the handle off the pump in the
jail, and with it wrenched several
bars from one of the windows, and
were Just about to effect their es-
cape, when a passer-by heard their
noise and notified Marshal Siebert,
who secured assistance and pre-.
vented their escape.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
SherIG's Sale.

By virtue and authority of general
execution issued from the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Audrain
county, Missouri, returnable at the 0c-
tober term, 1883, of said court, and to
me directed i'm favor of Mary l.. Hall,
and against ID. E. Shea and James
Finn, | have levied upon and seized all
the right, title, interest and claim of tho
said ID. E. Shea and James Finn, of. in
and to the following described real
estate, to-wit so acres, south hall,
northwest; 40 acres, northwest, south
west; 40 acres, northwest, northwest
all in section 16, township 81, range 81
and Is acres south part southwest,
southwest section "a, township 81 range
9; also lots 5 and 8 Roberts square, Mex.
leo, Missouri; all lying and being In the
said county, and State of Missouri; and
/ will. on
Friday, the 9th day of October, A.
d., 1888,
between the hours of nine O'CLOCK in
the forenoon and five O'Clock In the af
ternoon of that day, at the Court House
door, in the city of Mexico, county OF
AudraIn aforesaid, sell the same, or 90
much thereof as may be required, a.
public vendue, 10 the highest bidder fro
cash in hama (subject to all prior liens
and ludgnlents) to satisfy said execution
and costs.
tbs JNO. W. ATCHISON.
Sheriffof Audrain Co., Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
Trustees Sale.

Trustees Sale.
Whereas, Nary Z. Stone and pbile,p.
Stone, her husband, by their certain deeS
of trust, dated the 9th day of anpor
1885, and recorded in the Recorder;s
office of Audrain county, Missouri. in
b ,ok w, at page 248, Of records of
deeds Of trust OF Audrain county. Mis-.
souri,, conveyed to the undersipnea
trustee the following described real
estate, situated and being in the q
ty of Audrain and State of Missouri. Ia.
wit The north half (1-2) of the north.
east quarter (1-4) of section tweut,..
seven (27), ia township fifty-twe (52),
range "a, west, containing Sd
acres, more or less.
Which said conveyance was made in
trust to secure the payment of a certain
note in said deed fully described; and.
whereas, according to the privileges OF
said deed of trust in case of the failure
to pay the interest on said note when
the same became due then said note
became due and payable and the trus-
tee could proceed to sell said land to
satisfy said debt, and whereas, default
has been made in the payment of said
interest, which now remains due and
unpaid. Now, therefore, at the request
of the legal holder Ct said note, and pn.
der the provisions of said trust, the IN.
dersigned will, on
Tuesday, Oct. 23rd, 1888,
at the east front door of the Court
House, in the city of Mexico, county
N State aforesaid. between the hours
of . O'Clock in the forenoon and
O'Clock in the afternoon of said day,
sell the above described real estate io
the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy
said trust and the costs of executing
the same. b. b. TuREMAN,
tds25 Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
Hon. r. H. Norton, Democratic

Hon. R. H. Norton, Democratic
candidate for Congress in the
Seventh Missouri District, was il
the city yesterday. In reply to an
inquiry as to what he knew about
the story telegraphed from Louis
lana, Mo-, to the Globe-D Democrat
Saturday, to the effect that Con.
gresham Hutton contemplated
running as an independent candi.
date against him, MI. Norton said:
81 know nothing about it, except
that 1 have seer 1t in the Globe.
Democrat, and Of course l class
that with its other snake stories
and Arkansas outrages."-St. Louis
Republic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

DoN'T fail to attend the meeting
of the Mexico Cleveland and Fran
els club Friday night. Ex-Gov.
C. H. Hardin and others will adj
dress the club, and the Glee Club
with the Ferris Grand orchestra
will furnish music.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

Fellow Citizens of Wilson Township.
THOMPSON, Mo-, September 90
Having sold my farm and expect
to leave the township, and cannot
serve you in the capacity of Con-
stable, thereby withdraw my name
in connection with the office.
Thanking my friends for the sup
port they have given me in the past
and hope to have the same in the
future, I am
Very Respectfully Yours,
J. B. STEPHENS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

THERE is much talk in Washing
ton about an early adjournment OF
Congress. The belief is current
that the Republicans do not intend
to report a tariff bill, and if this be
true, the business of the session
may be so arranged az to permit an
adjournment in ten days.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

IT would have been much better
for the Maine Republicans to have
given correct election figures at
first. Nothing hurts a party more
than the dwindling of early cleo
ton figures. The Maine case would
not have been so bad if Mr.. Blaine,
himself, had not "gone off half
cooked" and announced a "revo-
linton
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

THOMAS TRIMBLE, of Mexico, has
bought the Perry paper and will
take charge of it next week. He
is an ambitious, active and well
posted young man of experience,
and will make the Enterprise
worthy its name in every ems OF
the word.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
Syrup Of Figs.

It is Natures own true laxative.
It is the most easily taken, and the
most effective remedy known to
Cleanse the System when Bilious
or Costive; to dispel Headaches
Colds, and Fevers; to Cure Habit,
ual Constipation, Indigestion, Piles
etc. Manufactured only by the
California Fig Syrup Company,
San Francisco, Cal. For sale by
G. r. Gibbs, druggist, Mexico,
Mo. Dec. IL, 1889.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

AUDRAIN should have at least
twenty Democratic clubs represent
ed at the grand reunion of clubs in
Mexico October 18th. Every DEM
ocrat in the county should join a
club at once and assist IN swelling
our majority this fall.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

The farmers of Missouri are solid
for Cleveland, Francis and taxa
ton carefully restricted to the
necessities Of government econo.
mically administered. The Mis-,
souri, majority will not be under
10000. We demand $4,000 and
the State Committee is prepared to
assure IT.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
SheriG's Sale.

By virtue and authority of special
execution, issued from the Office OF the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, AudrAip
County, Missouri, returnabie at the
October term, 1888, of said Court, and
to me directed in favor the State q
Missouri, at the relation and to the ~
of r. P. Hopkins, Collector of the rev
enue of .Audrain county, and agalnst
the unknown heirs of j. ID. Davis, !
have levied upon and seized all the
right, title, interest and claim OF the
said unknown heirs Of j. ID. Davis, OF,
in and to the following described real
estate, to-wit The undivided ono
twelfth interest in the east half OF the
southwest on~e-fourth of section 80,
township so, range z I; all lying and h...
ing In the said county, and State Oh
Missouri, and | will, oil
Friday, the 9Th day of October,
D., 1888,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in
the forenoon and five O'Clock in the y
ternoon of that day, at the Court Houce
door, in the city Of Mexico, Countyne
Audrain aforesaid, sell the same, So
much thereof as may be required, =
public venduc, to the highest bidder, TO-
cash In hand, (subject to all prior liene
and judgments) to satisfy said es'ecu-
JNO. W. ATCHISON,
ids Sheriff Of Audrain Co., BIO.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

THE Republican Senate misses
no opportunity for making extrav-
agant appropriations. This gives
the ssgrand old party an oppor-
tunity to cry out that under a DEM
ocratic Administration the expend-
itures are increased.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
Admtnniraior,s Notice.
r. L. Heller,
N. II. Heller,
Ad,ut0txfrntflfE

Notice is hereby given that the IT,
dersignad Public Administering -.
taken charge OF the estate o. e.
Daugherty, deceased, for the purp<@@
administering the same. All pef ~
having claims against said estasa n
required TO present them TO me 49,
lowanca within one year from tnIs -.
or they may be precluded 9 ~
benefit of said estate ; and that ~
said claims be presented TOR aiios' -
within two years from this dstes
viii be forever barred.
w. B. MCINTYRE, Admin
MEXICO, No., Sept Fl, 1855.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

A. Larimere's sale of superfiu-
Gus stock took place Tuesday and
was an enormous success. A big
crowd was present and good prices
were secured. The sale aggregat-
ed about $1,000.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

THE attendance at the Ferris
Grand for the last two nights has
been small enough to discourage
the management from claiming
that our people will literally pa
trenize a frst-class entertainment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27
Resembling q Sweeimeat.

By the occasional use of ham,
burg 4igs, which is less like a med
icine than a sweetmeat, the bowels
and liver can be kept in perfect
condition, and attacks of constipa-
ton, indigestion, piles, and sick
headache prevented. % cents.
Dose, one fig. Mack Drug. Co., N.
Y. G. A. Buckner, Mexico Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

THE people are not to have a
chance to vote on the Water-works
question. The matter will now go
through the courts audit will likely
be ten years before it is finally
settled.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

Nevada, NO., Misses have organ
lied a ~fourishing Cleveland and
Francis club. Amove is TN foot in
this city with the same end in view.
Mexico can easily have a club of
fifty young ladies.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

THE Democratic State Central
committee has made extensive ar
rangements for the campaign. Dur
ing the month of October a COM
plete canvass of the State will be
made.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-09-27

Mr.. BLAINE isn't estimating the
Maine majority this week. A re-
duced plurality where an increased
majority was confidently looked
for is the saddest thing in politics,
next to being entiely defeated.