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Erlenfia nf silver.

wAsHiSoToS, April 25.-Petitions were
presented to the senate to-day by Mander-
son from the citizens of Nebraska for the
free coinage Of silver, and by Evarts from
13i citizens Of New York City for the same
thing. Ingalls, presented protest from
the citizens of Kansas against the pas
sage of the Window silvc- bill.
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HE DECIDED TO SHOOT.
Suicide Of = Man a Man Whose Trouble.
Made Life % Burden.

Special 20 the standard
SPOKANE FALLS, April 25.-This morn
ing about = o'clock Jerry Dodsworth an
old and respected citizen Of Colfax. COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself in the
head. The bullet entered just above the
right ear and death cusued instantly.
About four years ago Dodworth's
wife eloped and is now living somewhere
in Montana. Lately Mr.. Dotlsworth has
been very Respondent owing To the attack
Of Ia grippe and inflammation of the how.
els. He told n neighbor the other day tina,
he was getting worse and undecided
whether to shoot or drown himself. Dods.
worth was well known and respected.
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MISNEAPoLIs, April 2i.-Erick Nyland.
the lepcr. whose rare case attracted so
much attention among the medical fra
ternity. died last "Wednesday in obscurity
and poverty. The fact of death has been
brought to public notice by dispute with
the health office regarding a burial per-
.,,,t
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Go.cbeu.s oner a Trap.

LONDON. April 25.-In the committee
stage of the land purchase bill the gov
ernment will submit two clauses embody-
ing Parnelrs motion. Parncll declares
that Goschcn's offer was a trap, as his
scheme can only be effective when worked
by itself.
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New YORK, April 25.-Dr. McGlynn an
nounced at meeting tonight that mex,
week he would start for the Pacific coast.
His purpose is To GO San Francisco and
visit relatives, hut will deliver several
lectures in California at the same time.
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Knocked Out In Thirteen HoupJ..

SAN Francisco. April 25.-Denny Kell-
heller of Boston, tonight knocked ont
Charles Turner, colored middie-weight of
stockton. IN thirteen rounds. The fight
was a hard one.
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In Financial Difficulties.

HALIFAX, April 25.-Jules Hamel. one
Of the largest merchants in 1T. Pierre. is
i'm Jail here. lie has been in financial
difficulties and creditors alleged that he
was making for the United States. LA
bilities are said To be $4,000.
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PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-James Gra-
lam. clerk in the insurance department
OF the Pennsylvania company was COM
mitted to-day To answer a charge of en-
bczzling Sb,Oo. Gambling and fast COM
pany were the causes.
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CHICAGO. April 25.-The worlds fair
directors decided tonight to hold meet
ing next "Wednesday to elect officers and
proceed To business.
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An Attempted Assassination.

CALCuTTA, April p. - Two hired ruff
fans made an attempt tonight to murder
the Dcrven Of Bombay, but were unsuc-
cessful. They were captured.
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nrnMneh Inn IilNer.

CALUMET, Mich, April 25. - Twelve
iumbcrmen, crossing the rapids ON the
Otter river i'm "A canoe, this evening were
capsikcd. Ten reached the shore, but
two were drowned.
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EmIn On HI. JonrnrY.

ZANZIBAR. April 25.- Emin Pasha
started for the interior with 400 porters,
five German officers and large body ot
Mebian soldiers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01

"Biue Bull" Clements organ at
PIERCE City claims Audrain has no
entries in the stake races of the
Missouri Trotting and Pacing
Horse Breeders meeting to be held
at Marshall. We know better than
this. Old daddy" Woods has
Dan Backman, mighty good little
horse and hard to beat, entered in
the 8 minute stake and another
one that will be entered in the 2:55
class, 81 ,OOU stake. Al Robinson,
the druggist at Vandalia, has en-
tered Emma Carroll in the 2:50
class for mares, and this writer
will be woefully mistaken If she
does not go in :35. DR.. Parrish, oi
the same place, has an entry TO,
his promising 2 year old, William
F., who is working well and will
be there when the bell taps. AL
the above named horses are being
worked on the track at Vandalis
and are owned in Audrain county
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
Gard to the Public.
Prom the Vandalia Leader.

The banks of the county have,
for the last II years, been required
to give in only 81 IL cents on the
dollar. When l began my assess
ment last June, I determined to
either hold up bank money and
notes on q par with individual
money and notes or reduce indi.
vidual money and notes on a par
with bank money and notes. The
latter I have succeeded in doing
and I think it more just than the
former, because land worth $25
per acre is assessed at$7 or IS. and
horses worth $50 are assessed al
$50, and SO is all other stock in the
same proportion. One great OBJ
ject in assessing il to equalize
the assessments, hence my object
in wanting private money ane
notes reduced on a par vita banks
which is 65 cents on the dollar.
Yours for right and justice,
Y. MCLEAN, Assessor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01

Editor Dana, of the New York
Sun, fell out with Cleveland, be-
cause, as Governor Of New York,
he wouldn't favor some relative OF
Dana's, and he has persistently
fought Cleveland ever since, al
Though claiming to be Democrat,
refusing to support the nominee.
He has lately been alluding in an
irritating manner to Cleveland's
obesity, claiming he was going
through process to curtail his
flesh. Mr.. Cleveland was led into
saying he did not care how much
Dana pursued him, but that he hao
not even spared Mrs. Cleveland
This, Dana in severe language, de
nies. A note says: "Ex-presiden'
Cleveland has called Editor Dan,
a senile liar, blackguard, dastart
and victim of pare1is, and Edito
Dana has called ex-president Cleye
Hand stuffed prophet of William
Street, cowardly poltroon, low dep
uty sheriff, unworthy husband ami
liar. ."-Pairis Kentuckian Citizen.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
NO BASE RAIL.
The Browns wfn Not be Re-
organized The Park for
Rent.

The prospect for the great
national game Of base ball in Mex
loo this season is decidedly slim.
No arrangements have as yet been
made to reorganize the once famous
Browns andit looks at this time as
If We will have no regular team.
The base ball park was secured and
fitted up at no little expense and a
great deal Of trouble and to let it
lie idle, it seems u US. would be
bad policy. The public wants ball
and there surely will be some kind
of arrangements perfacted to safety
the desire.
The base balieditoF of this paper
this morning approached VIM. A.
Morris, who is the principal own.
er of the Park, udsinduired /:
sDo you intend tohSve regular
ly organized team inthe field this
year,"
"No, we do not, " said Mr.. Nor
ris. "We haven't the time nor at.
tentlon to devote to it. We have a
nice park to lease, however, and
hope some enterprising person will
take hold of the matter and organ
lze a team for the season that will
give the public good ball and sus'
tain Mexico's former base bal
reputation. You can say the parl
is tor rent.''
Messrs. A. J. Winscott, Tony
Buckner, Jno. M. Pollard, ant
other base ball enthusiasts, were
| seen and said they were in no way
interested in a reorganization o
the old club, and could not say wha
would be done. As far as they
were concerned, these gentlemen
were also too busy to devote an,
time to ball.
This certainly looks like Mexic'
base ball cranks will have to g
elsewhere to see their favorit
game played.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
A FINE OUTLOOK.
The Farmers Of Audfain County
FlOurishing-An Immense
Acreage of Corn and
Oats Put In.

A LEDGER man, in his wander
ings, called On the farming imple-
ment houses of this city to ascer-
tain the amount of farming ma
chinery sold this spring. We found
that there are more demands for
such implements as plows, har-
rows, cultivators and the like, than
ever before in the history of Au-
drain county. Certainly this is q
good showing for the farmers and
farming element of the county. 1t
shows that a larger acreage is being
planted this year and that the
farmers are in a thrifty condition.
6. L. Ferris heads the list with
$12, 600 sales since January 1, 1880,
including plows, harrows. cultiva-
tors, wagons, etc.
Clacher & Hill, on being asked,
could give no estimate of theil
sales, but added that the sales
we're unusually large; in fact.
larger than ever before since they
had been in the business.
James Garrett was next seen by
the reporter, but could give no ides
of the actual sales Of his house
"But," /" said he, "We find trade
very active indeed should say
better than usual at this season o
the year, although our trade il
such has just begun" This is th'
kind Of showing we like to see
We always claimed Audrain count.
as the banner county of the grea
State of Missouri, and we are sat
listed that, SO far as farming is con
cerned, that she has no equal il
the State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
Shot by the Mayor.

NEVADA, Mo-, April 25.-Actlng
Mayor Irwin Gordon shot Sol
Simon, real estate man, to-day.
he difficulty grew out of the mud
died municipal affairs. Simon
made remarks which Gordon re-
sented. Simon dealt Gordon sew
eral blows in the face. The two
men were separated, when Gordon
went to his Office and armed him.
self with a 38-caliber revolver,
Simon stepped into a store ano
armed himself with an iron bar
The men met few minutes latel
and Simon was shot. He will re-
couar
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
To OFFSET Bob Ingersoll.

PITTsBuRe, Pa, April 23.-Rev.
S. R. Long, a young Methodist
Episcopal missionary to Burmah,
arrived here to-day upon peculiar
errand. "I CAME" said he to a
reporter, "to raise 81. 600 to buy a
printing press. We want to have
the Bible and other religious books
printed in the native tongue.
The Hlndoo priests have somehow
obtained Bob Ingersoll's works,
and had them translated in the
native language in order to con-
vince their people that We are
wrong. We must offset this, and
need press to do it, Rev. Mr..
Long is stationed at Rangoon.
The Methodists established their
mission there ten years ago. Now
there is a church, mission, q
school and an orphanage in that
| aifu
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01

The LEDGER requested all the
city ministers to furnish for publi-
cation in its columns their individ-
uh ideas as to whether or not
there is q literal Prince of Dark
mass and also a place of future
punishment. Two divines re-
sponded with biblical authority
fof the existence of q hades where
Old Satan reigns supreme, while
NE others remain silent on the
nlject, for the reason, presuma-
6ly, that their respect for the feel
mgs Of shining humanity is greater
nan their desire to frighten the
public by a declaration in print
nat such things do exist. Likely
We silent ones believe in the theo.
~ that Mans inhumanity to man
makes countless thousands mourn, 2
nd do not care to scare their fel.
low man into fits by telling him.
e eiaring, bold faced letters, thai
ne devil and hell ars matters we--
eoma Of us-will actually have X
eafwith.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01

MEXICO, MISSOURI. THURSDAY, NAY /, 1890.
Written Tor the LodEef.
STARS.
nY EMILY VAIL

HY EMILY VAIL.
Jewels that girt the beanteous brow OF night.
Your clustering gems her purple robe makes
brtkht.
shining for aye with mild and gentle light
Though ye do sweetiy grace the brow Of even,
Still for another purpose were 70 given
A higher destiny, ordained OF heaven.
Those little points OF light cur wondering eyes.
With telescope aid view with surprise;
Increase to orbs or worlds Of wond'rons size.
For those vast rolling orbs did God prepare <
A gorgeous canopy OF golden aire
Placed He adorers OF His goodness there?
Are funeral dirges heard In those far climes9
Do marriage bells send forth their merry chimes?
Have Joy and mirth their seasons aHd theil
times?
Do stately ships Of commerce sail the seas?
Are battle fiags there given 70 the breeze?
Or, have they learned the wiser law OF peace?
Do ehurchyard stones there lift their sculpturet
heads?
Have those high worlds their cities of the dead;
To save from sin hath precious blood been shed.
Be still, my heart, nor vainly question so;
Ye muse and dream Of what ye ne'er may know
All, ailis right--the Father made it 50.
Earth only hath her Mount Of Calvary
Her costly sacrifice for you and me.
That We from sin might be forever free.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01

IT Is believed that the Atchison
will soon put into effect a five-dol-
lar passenger rate from Kansas City
to Galveston. Railway men are
quoted as saying that such cut, II
sustained for any length of time,
would result in the loss of 81, 600,
eco TO the Missouri Pacific.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
NEW CLOTHING STORE.
G. 3. Purnell Talking of Open.
ing . Big One in Mexico.

9. e. Purnell, late Of the
Famous, who is known to every
man, woman and child in Audrain
a. one Of the most genial and sue
cessfui Of merchants, rumor says
viii open in Mexico one of the
largest clothing stores in the West.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
HOCKADAY APPOINTED.
Judge Burckhartt's Successor
Appointed by Gov. Francis.

JEFFERSON CIrY, No., April a.
Gov. Francis tonight appointed
Hon. John A. Hockaday, Of Calla-
way county. Judge OF the Second
Judicial Circuit, to succeed Judge
Burckhartt, deceased. The ap-
pointment was made 1t once be-
cause the long illness Of Judge
Burckhartt had caused the business
of the courts in that circuit TO be-
ape cloggsd and it was necessary
that the vacancy should be Inn
mediatsly filled. The circuit ID
composed Of Boone, Howard, Cal.
laway and Randolph counties, and
has large amount of importan,
legal business.
Il viii be recalled that Judge
Burckhartt, Of Randolph, served q
Judge for % years, and his prede.
cessor, Judge Hall, Of Randolph,
served for 16 years, thus keeping
the judgeship in that county con,
tinuously for A years. Boone
county sent over an immense
petition for Gen. Hockaday, and il
became evident that Boone and
L IL y -z r 81
Galloway were pulling together.
In this connection it is worthy 0,
| note that Gov. Francis has beer
remarkably successful in his Judi,
cial appointments. Judges Henry
and Gibson at Kansas City, Cravenl
at Neosho, Oliver at Springfield
Ramey at st. Joseph and Campbell
at st. Louis are all giving satisfac
ton to the people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
Land Sales.

Sterling P. Bybee to j. G. Rey-
nolds, lot 4 and Is feet off west
side lot 3, block 8, Laddonias
81, 400.
J. G. Bassford to 8. P. Guthrie,
lot IL, Bassford's addition to Mex
leo, $75.
John SEWERS to Jas. s. Snidow,
40 acres 70 miles southwest oi
Mexico, 500.
A. G.. Turner to NJ. 7. Duncan,
116 feet off east side block IL
county addition to Mexico, $3.50.
VIM. d. Frazier to VIM. Harper
lots l, 2, 8 and 4. block 8, Mul
drow's subdivision to Mexico
Al .25O.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01

TIE report that Moody and San
tsy had fallen out proves to be un-
tue. They are still as brothers
dear, and the story of the rupture
het1een them was started by unre-
senerated sinners.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01

The city council of Atlanta, Ga,
gfanted a woman a saloon license.
The Mayor vetoed it on the ground
that it was against public policy fol-
awoman to engage in selling Ii.
quors. Their business some places
in this State Is to pour it out into
fha afreet
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
Daniel H. Mcintyre, ex-Attorney

Daniel II. Mcintyre, ex-Attorney
General, former citizen of this
county, will be the Democratic
nominee for the Legislature in
Cole county. This is a close
county, but Mr.. McIntyre's popu.
Iarity and fitness, coupled with the
d1ssensions among tie Republicans
over the post-office contest, makes
the election of a Democrat almost
a certainty this year IN Cole county
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
Buying a Wedding Trousseau.
From the Ladies' Home Journal.

Buying a Wedding Trousseau.
From the Ladies' Home Journal.
In buying treusseau / advise
every young woman to commence
with underwear, gloves, shoes,
hosiery and such articles as do not
change much in year, while the
hats and gowns should be the last
selected, as then one is more apt
to have the latest styles. Too
many gowns for ones position in
society, and too few pieces OF
underwear, etc., is better reversed.
1t is customary for bride to pro.
vide table and bed linen and ali
toweling necessary for her pros
pective home; but this part of the
outfit 1 do not include in my pres
ent list. If the bride, to be, car
save a trifie in the buying Of hel
wardrobe, she will find that small
sum is convenient to have to ex
pend in pretty things for her new
home, which can not rightly be in
cluded with the furniture. II
furnishing a home it is u wise plal
to buy for the kitchen first, ther
bed room, dining room and lastl,
the parlor; for one may do withou
many things in a parlor, bu
"where is the man who will d.
without dlning?n
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01

Az experienced sheep-grower in
Missouri says that one bushel Of
corn will produce a pound of wool.
he says that an acre of corn yield.
Ing forty bushels, cut and fed to
flock Of sheep, is worth $50. Moral;
Unless corn sells for 30 cents q
bushel, feed it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
The LathrOp Crusaders.

LArHRoP, Mo-, April 24.-The
report is given out this morning
that informations have been filed
against eighty-seven parties con-
cerned in the crusade here, and
that the warrants will be issued al
once and served as soon as issued,
IF this be true the already troubled
affair will be complicated, although
no one will resist arrest, but there
will probably be something Of in
terest happen each day. The cru
sade people are jubilant and the
saloon men and their friends are II
q hopeless minority.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01

Col. w. F. Switzler has prepared
a table giving the amount ofmoney
in circulation in the civilized coun-
tries of the world. According TO
this table the United States has of
money in circulation, including
gold, silver and paper, only $21.75
per capita. Great Britain has
t25. .OS; Belgium, 1851; France,
s54.57; Germany, $3.50; Russia,
S6. 80 and Turkey 43.2l.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
PUBLIC PEAKNG.

l will meet the citizens of Au-
drain county and address them at
the following time and places.
Time of speaking, 7:30 p. m. al
each place. I would respectfully
invite Mr.. A. B. Medley to meet
me at the appointed time and di.
vide time with me. I. J. sims.
Beagles school house, May 1.
Bolts school house, May 2.
Duly school house, May 3.
Benton City hall, May 5.
Martinsburg, May 6.
Hall school house, May Z.
Vandalis, May s.
Farber, May 9.
Black school house, May 10.
Bogard school house, May IL.
Central school house, May 13.
Sailing hall, May IA.
Macedonia school house, May 10
Pisgah school house, May 16.
Thompson school house, May II
Pleasant Green 8. f., May 10.
Cant school house, May 20.
Union school house, May 81.
jackson school house, May 20.
Mexico, May %.
All the candidates for count,
Offices are invited to be present.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01

THE Board of Equalization, or at
east some of its members, are pre-
pairing a statement for the public
in regard to the reduction made on
ssmoney and notes" at the last
meeting of the Board.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01

IT is believed the interest mani
tested in piscatorial matters by the
Fishing Club has SO oveYshadowed
base ball that the latter is about to
become a lost art In Mexico
Truly, some good has come out of
Nazareth
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
Reduction in Values of Real
and Personal Property.

From the sf. Louis POST Dispatch.
Fhe State Board of Equalization
reduced the valuation Of the coun-
ty assessors of the real and person.
al property of the State sc, ,058, $40.
The reduction in Jackson county
was $29, 161 ,212, Or 80 percent on
real estate. The increase made by
the board is 80, 9,102 ,4W. This
leaves the assessment of the real
estate and personal property at
1902 ,449, ,140. The assessment of
the railroad, bridge and telegraph
property added will make the ag.
gregate assessment of the State on
the values of June /, 1889, near or
about 1915, 600, 600. The number
of acres of land in the State assess
ed in 39,9S4, ,956; horses, s43, ,565;
mules, 234 ,347; asses and jennets,
s. 1888; cattle, 1924 ,32s;sheep, 7O9,-
Oil; hogs, 2,646, ,575; average value
of land per acre, $7.29; horses,
s36.14; mules, s4O.73; asses and
Ijennets, $67 .35; cattle, SO. .49;sheep,
s1.10, and hogs s1.33. In st.
Louis real estate for taxable pur.
poses is valued at &c % to 75 pc,
cent. of its cash value. In the 9th.
er portion of the State from 25 te
81 IL per cent. St. Louis pays
two-6fths of the whole State tax
Had this reduction of Jackson coun
ty not been made by the State
Board, the taxable property of tn,
State this year would be over tn,
constitutional requirement of $500,
600, 900, and the tax for the State
purposes for this and next year il
place of the rate per cent. being q
cents would only be Is cents, a
provided in the constitution. Il
this State the assessment for taxa
! BILE purposes is made once in ever,
two years, and this On the odt
numbered years. The levy an,
i collection is made on the year fol
l lowing the assessment, making tn
i collection one year behind tn
e assessment,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
NEVER TOO OLD.
A "KingdOm of Galloway, Mat
rimonial Surprise.

FULTON, Mo-, April 24.-A
notable wedding took place here at
2 p. m. to-day at the Baptist
Church. James L. Craghead, Que
of the pioneers of Galloway county,
having emigrated from Virginia in
1929, was married to Mrs. Nancy
Maddox. "Uncle Jim,'' as he is
generally called, is 81 years old,
and is probably the most popular
man in Fulton, as he is the best
known in the county, and the an
nouncement of his wedding crowd
ed the church with his friends un-
til standing room was at a
premium. AS the venerable bridal
party, escorted by Hon. J. Sam
Watson and DR.. ]. J. Brown, enter
ed the church the organ pealed
forth the wedding March" as joy
ously as though the smiling bride
and groom were in the flush OF
youth. Rev. A. E. Rodgers, the
pastor, performed the ceremony
briefly and then offered his con.
gratulations, in which he was fol-
lowed by several hundred citizens,
"Uncle Jim'' Craghead has been q
widower for about two years. Both
he and his bride are well off. He
lis one of the best-known characters
in Central Missouri, a life-lons
Democrat, keen politician, and
woe be to the candidate whom ht
opposes. He accepts the Bibl,
literally, and, therefore, he refuses
to believe that the earth is round
A few years ago President Laws o
the University spent three hours il
trying to convince "Uncle Jim" o
the spheIicity of the earth, ant
finally gave it up, acknowledge
that Uncle Jim had beaten him il
the argument. He is a Hard-Shel
Baptist and will not enter a churcl
!, where an organ is played. TIL
i wedding march was gallant con
cession to his bride, as he. said thi
was not a service of worship. II
has voted Is times for Democrat
! candidates for President, and b
. marries q most estimable lady i
. her sixtieth year, and the match
lin every respect suitable. TIL
lpresents from his friends numbe
> lover 200.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-01
Judge Macfarlane.

Hon. G. F. CLARK, q wealthy
farmer, who represented Audrain
county in the last State Assembly,
was in the city yesterday. HI
said to q Republic reporter: EAU
drain county is for G. B. Macfar
lane, one of the best lawyers Ia th.
State, for the Democratic nomina
tion for Supreme Judge. No mar
in the race has a better chance TO,
the nomination and no man woult
make q better candidate. !"