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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-29
DISPERSED THE POSSE.
A Desperate Kills Deputy sherif1
and a Policeman and Gets Away,

It became known the other day that 3d..
Brewster who started the Jesup (Ga) riots
last year, was in Fernandina, Fla. and that
night Deputy Sheriff Joe Robinson informed
Chief OF Police Higginbothano., They organ
lied posse of eight men, and at daybreak
they surrounded the house where he
was and demanded surrender. The colored
desperate answered the demand by poking
a Winchester rife through the window end
firing at Robinson, the ball striking
just below his heart and killing
MIN instantly. As Robinson fell the
the Winchester barked again, and Policeman
Bud HiggnboUham was sent to the ground
by bullet through his thigh Shot after
snot was then fired by the desperate, but
fortunately without effect. The posse had
to seek shelter.
Firing continued for an hour. After fir
ing all his cartridges, Brewster made dash
for liberty and succeeded in getting to the
woods, the posse being too small to follow
him
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-29
EDISON'5 CONJURY.
Wonders Which He Has in Store for
Musicians and sports"

Thomas A Edison arrived in Chicago
When asked if he had an electric novelty in
store for the Colum Dian Exposition, he said
Il have thing in view, but the detail,
are yet somewhat hay. Ny intention is to
have such a happy combination of photo
graphy and electricity that man can sit In
his own parlor and see depicted on curtain
the forms of the players in opera on dis
tant stage and hear the voices of the singers.
When the system is perfected, which will be
in time for the fair, each little muscle of the
singers face will be seen to work, every
color of his attire will be exactly reproduced,
and the stride and positions will be natural
and will vary do those of the person him.
self
TO the sporting fraternity I will state
that ere long this system can be applied to
prize fights. The whole scene, with the noise
of the blows, talk, etc, will be truthfully
transferred. Arrangements can be made 10
send views Of the mill la stock and race
ticker"
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-29
"a Snaii's Face"

"a snail's pace" need not be used
any longer as term more or less in
definite. By an interesting experiment
at the Florence Polytechnic Institute a
few days ago the pace WAS acertained ex-
actIy and reduced to figures, which may
now be used by persons who favor the
use of the exact terms. 4 half dozen
of the mollusks were permitted to crawl
between two points ten feet apart, and
from this the average pace was ascer-
tanned. In working the calculation into
feet. yards, rods, furlongs and miles it
was found that it would take Il small
snail exactly fourteen days to crawl a
mile st. Louis Republic.
Spain and Morocco will be. united by
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-29

GRANDMOTHER Connolly, no years old
was burned to death in her home at Beaver
Meadow, Penn, on recent night. Rather
than submit to the supposed indignity OF
going to the almshouse, she set fire to the bed
clothing upon which she lay. =
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-29

Spain and Morocco will be, united by
cable.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-29

THE Leland Stanford. Jr., University, in
Caiifornia, win start with only fifteen teach
ers, seven of whom only are full professors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

A LEDGER reporter to-day asked
DR.. HALEY if he wasn't afraid oi
taking the small pox from his pa
tients. The DR.. stated emphati-
cally no, and said that when he
visits these patients, before he en-
ters the room, he puts on pair OF
long overalls and cap or mask and
chinchilla overcoat. That after he
gets through examining patient he
washes with hot water and carbolie
acid, then retires to room and re-
moves overalls, cap and overcoat,
and puts them in sulphur fumes
until he returns. Then he comes
to his Office and changes his cloth
ing disinfects them and washes
his face and hands with water and
carbolic acid and then saturates his
hair and face with alcohol. He
also states that no authority on
small pox recommends one halt as
much disinfecting as he does. The
Dr. has never had small pox and
therefore is all the more careful.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
A MISSOURI CYCLONE.
IT Was Too High to do Much
Damage at Nevada.

NEVADA, NO., April "a cy-
clone passed over this city last
night, but was too high to do a
great deal of damage. One unoc.
cup1ed dwelling, a strong, two
stsry structure, was torn to pieces,
and three others were moved off
their foundations. James Adams,
who was in the Brownsville (Mo }
cyclone, and NJ. F. Mcclintock,
who was in. the Cotton Fails 1kas.
cyclone, in which Ito cars were
wrecked by the wind, both saw the
wind cloud and pronounced II .
bona fiae cyclone. Several barns
we're also blown away, one OF them
being lifted up bodily, leaving
horse which had been standing
hitched to post inside, unhurt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

THERE has been q tendency te
regard the grip with some incredul.
ity and with . degree Of amuse-
ment on the part OF those who have
not suffered from it. Just as many
regard hay fever as mythical, 90 il
has been believed that this new
disease is nething but q severe cold
and that it has been made the ex-
cuse of chronic eomplainers and
shirks. This year must, however,
have taught the most thoughtless
that the maiady has dist1ncs
character, and q very bad one, and
that it is not q fit subject for levity.
The terrible mortality in Chicago
and the greatly increased death
rate elsewhere, due to its assaults,
are solemn matters. It behooves
everyone to take the most scrupu-
lous care of himself and all must
unite in wishing for the coming Of
warm and dry weather. TITS to be
hoped that these visitations are not
to be of annual occurrence, but
there is danger that the grip has
come to stay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

w. T.. ANDERSON, q prominent
Democrat and leading business
man of st. Louis, has been elected
to the City Council of that city,
running away ahead of his ticket.
Mr. Anderson is brother to Col.
Ben Anderson, of Columbia, and
is made of the right kind of ma
terial to be Mayor of the great city
OF st. Louis. He is an active busi-
ness man, a polished gentleman,
and thorough Democrat, and we
are sure that the city of st. Louis
could find few better men than he
to be at the head of it's affairs. The
st. Louis Republic. speaking OF
MIR. Anderson's election, and the
enthusiasm shown at his success,
says: Tuesday night at IL O'Clock
the friends and neighbors at Coun-
Observation-Disclosures rendered him
an ovation at his residence at Ben
ton Station. The Councilman had
retired, when a host of his friends
put in an appearance after the re-
turns had been received and com
pelled him to leave his comfort
able couch and repair to the par
lor to receive congratulations. Mr..
Carlisle, on behalf of those pres
7ssn6t congratulated him upon the
high 7Sts he had received, and the
fact that his own ward stood by
him so nobN. Mr.. Anderson re-
sponded feeiRgly, expressing his
appreciation the warm friend
ship which hi neighbors, regard
less of politics Aexpressed Tor him
saying that he prizeo the 1rle"d-
ship of his nelghoors lar above
any office or any honor that could
be bestowed uni ia him by the suf
trages of the nebple. He conclud
ed bv inv;,;na lhis friends to call
again last night, when he would
be nrenared; to entertain them.
Last eveninaa large company as
sembled at ii be spacious residence
of the non,h hlar Councilman-elect
to uartaks of his hospitalities,
which werat extended into late
hour of the flight"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

The +. & L. U. of Monroe coun-
ty has been looking into the asses
sor's books of that county to see If
tax payers are giving in their prop
erty. An exchange, speaking of
the matter, says: From what we
have been able to see and learn
their report is liable to make many
good men and some women in the
county sweat before the investiga-
ton Is over. They are finding a
great deal on the records that are
not on the assessors books, and
this is not confined to any one
section of the county, but all over
it. OF course you cannot tell by
the records how much money man
has as mortgage may always be
paid of but a hundred dollars and
the records not show it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
Questions Answered.

II. F.-No storekeeper is oblig-
ed to sell to customer unless he
chooses to do 80, nc matter what
price the customer offers to pay.
C. G.-"What does the M on
the face of the silver dollar indi-
cate?n The sM' on the neck OF the
woman's head is the initial of the
designer.
L. W. T.-When Jumbo was
living his weight was seven tons OF
IA 600 pounds. Mounted, he now
weighs about three tons. His body
was eighteen feet in circumference
He was IA feet long and u feet
high to his shoulder blades. The
diameter of his ear was 5 feet |
inches. The length of his tusk
feet IL inches.
J. D. M.-There were only 45t
half-dollars, $50 quarter dollari
and $50 dimes coined in 1879, be
cause the mint was kept busy coin
ing more silver dollars that yea
than it had coined in Ill the prev
ious years of its history27,2 ,2z7, !,
500. The dollars of this year hav'
no special value.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
Divilbiss Wins.

Representatives from the various
colleges In Missouri contested al
Sedalia on Friday night to select q
representative for Missouri at the
Interstate oratorical contest to be
held at Des Moines, To-, May z
F. P. Divilbiss, of the State Uni.
versity, who won the prize at Mex.
leo from the contestants of the Uni.
versity on the night of April 4th,
will represent Missouri. T. B
Love, of Drury, is the alternate,
We trust that Missouri will capture
the Interstate prize.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
MEXICO.
Its Institutions All FlOurishing
"A Bustling Throughout
the City.
From the Columbia statesman.


Saturday last we paid a visit to
our neighbor town of Mexico, and
found the prairie city doing a thriv.
ing business.
The streets were filled with peo.
pie from the country who were in.
tently watching show of fine
horses that are owned by horse
men OF Audrain.
We saw our friends, White of the
LEDGER, and Cook of the Intel
kgenesr, both of whom bore evil
dence of prosperity with their of
fees filled with work.
While in Mexico we walked out
to the Missouri Military Academy
and renewed our acquaintance with
its President, Col. A. f Fleet, a
former Columbian. This institu-
ton is admirably equipped and has
about hundred boys in attend
anee. To meet the demands for
the coming year Col. Fleet will
erect large addition to his already
commodious building, work on
which has already commenced.
Mexico we found to be bust
ling, thriving town, with a good
country around it, good people
within its limits, a good trade, good
hotels we'll patronized, and with
those excellent modern improve
ments, water and light. Not the
least of the city's resources are its
papers which are always at work
in behalf of the city's prosperity.
Mexico is lacking, however, in
business buildings, streets and
sidewalks, though she is gradually
moving forward in this direction.
Another thing she needs and
needs badly is an orchestra. We
speak feelingly for we have had to
listen to what she has in this line.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
The Marechal Niels Will Raise
The Tariff or Duplicate.

The Coterie Club will soon give
a party at the residence of s. P.
Emmona, which will be some
-hs. different from any previous
meetings, as each member will
invite two or three of their gentle
men friends from a distance, and
probably imported boys will be
the only ones present at this par
ticular gathering. The Mareehal
Niels may also believe in "gecip-
rocity" with other points and at
some distant date have a blow out
with only ladies from a distance
on the "list.n ..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

j. K. Pool has been reelected
Superintendent of the Ceitralia
schools at an increased aIary.
Pool is one of the best teachfs in
the State and we congratulate the
Centralia schools ON securing such
an able man for this responsible
noaifinn
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
Co,...a,atnal APPROPRIATIONS.

COnUrAHSi0fHdA App1OpHAsStAOAos
From ,h. Jefferson City Tribune.
"Do Won / think the Fifty-frst
congress wasI extravaganza" 2" Sena-
tor Plumb vas asked.
swell, not especially so," he
repl,eld. "You see, there we're
seyseral things that came over to us
f,eom other congresses which had
fto be appropriated for. This oper-
ated to increase appropriations, but
not unnecessarily or improperly" "
The Republican statesmen have
a very poor idea of economy. Mr..
Plumb may think that the Fifty
first congress was not extravagant,
but the figures prove otherwise
Here are the figures
s1,173 minute.
| $65, 105 an hour.
sl,562. 300 day.
$1O,937 800 a week.
$43, 750, 600 a month.
1926 ,ooo, 600 a year.
The treasury has been drainee
and the appropriations only stop
ped when it was apparent that th'
money was all gone. II the Re
publicans could have been an!
more extravagant than they were
Senator Plumb or some one els
ought to call attention to the fact
Mr.. Plumb will not be able t.
lconv1nce any one in the west tina
1.-The Fifty-irst congress deserve
any credit on the score OF econom.
or anything else.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

N. F. Kilgore's new FIRE prooi
safe win arrive In q few days.
The LEDGER has bought Mr.. Kill
gore's old safe, and delinquent
subscribers need not refuse 10 pay
any longer because we have nc
place to put the money.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

Jerry Dermody and MIR. and
Mrs. Patrick Roden, the husband
and parents of Mrs. Dermody, who
died last week, desire to return
thanks for kindly courtesies ex-
tended by neighbors and friends
during the illness of deceased.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
er marryf'

Miss Laura Proctor. we'll known.
in society in this city, viii be mar.
ried Apr1i 10Th TO Mr.. Hammst, os
Huntsville. Miss Laura returned
to her home ia Sturgeon this after
noon, after . brief visit 70 friends
here Several parties from here
will probably attend
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
FOUND DEAD.
An Unknown Man killed By tn.
Cars Sometime Last Night.

Chas. McBee, section foreman o.
the Wabash Railroad, ,at z .. m. Sat
urday this morning found an I'M
known man two miles east of Mexi
CO, by the side Of the Wabash Rail.
road track, dead. There il no means
Establishing his identity Nothing
was found on his person excepting
q sack Of tobacco and q pipe. he
Was dressed like q tramp. His
neck was broken and he was iniur-
ed about the head. Coroner Cave
being very busy, Justice of the
Peace Winscott acted a. Coroner.
The following composed the Coro-
ner's jury: W. P. Carter, LATE
Newkirk, VIM. Biggers, G. G.
Davis, D. G. Wright, and w. B.
Edwards. Mr.. C. c. Davis was
foreman Of the jury. The jury
found that the unknown man came
to his death from unknown causes,
it being impossible to tell whether
he fell from the train or was struck
by the train. The man is 5 feet
four inches tall, weighs one hun
dred and forty pounds, about thir-
ty years old, with brown hair and
red mustache. The remains were
turned over to undertaken Wade
for interment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
VOL. XXXIIl.

He collected this year sl7, ,035, the
largest collection ever made in this
city. There is no delinquent licen-
ses OF any kind, no delinquent
cemetery deeds or permits, no de-
linquent fines. The financial con-
dltion of the city Of Mexico was
never better, and too much credit
for this fact cannot be given to ].
H. Lane
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

next night tie HfaieebeaHN formed
meanwhile were scratched of
again. In vain did / consult all
the doctors In the county, but
without aid. After giving up al.
hopes Of recovery, I happened TO
zee an advertisement Ia the news
paper. about your CuTieERA
REsEnsss. and purchased them
FROM nay druggist, and obtained
sirnost Immediate relief. l began
to no,ice that the seaiy esnpsiona
gradually dropped on and siisap.
tsarsd one by enc, until | had
f,s.ssrz fsif.sr f.rs rI.;a 4 had the dis,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
Appointed by Gov. Francis

Appointed by Gov. Francis.
JEFFERSON CRY, Mo-, April 10
Governor Francis tonight ap-
pointed w. w. Garth Probate
Judge of Cooper County, vice
Judge Hinton, resigned. He also
appointed John s. Clarkson q cura.
tor of the State University to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the res
ignation of Judge Hinton.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

Mrs. Adams, of Upton, No.,
mother of Mrs. DIR. Rothwel and
Mrs. G. A. Bucker, of this city,
whose illness was noted in this
paper q few days ago, is much bet
ter and her friends here are hops
| full Of her ultimass recovery.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
A Queer Lawsuit.

A man in Newark, N. j., bought
q clock. The family upstairs re-
fused to buy one, as they could
hear his strike. He set his clock
halt an hour ahead of time, and
they now sue him for 30 doing and
causing them to arise too early,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
General Agent for Mo.

Mamma (after the arrival Of the
new baby)-Johnny, why don't
you come In to see mamma when
she is sick? Don't you love me any
more2 :
yohnny-oh, yes, mamma; bu.
perhaps it might be catching
Puck,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

MEXICO society people appar to
be very fashionable. They 8 to
shows a quarter till nine and start
their dances at half past ten. The
Maggie Mitchell entertainment
opened last night promptlt on
time, consequently the late lrriv-
ais, while they annoyed pople
who came on time, were repsid in
their own coin by losing the first
act /
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
,L. BEs AspERsoN of fColumbil

EoL. HEs ANDERSON, ,ofC Columbia,
NJ In Msxieoto-day en- route home
hn Jefferson City. Ben says he
6ut Of politics, but he is joking,
Fe nave saen the effect of some
I bis Eserk lately and know that
isa neme in politics in the city
rel % in the country. Ben Is a
1oritS son in a favorite county.
81 he Jways get what he wants
8khs wish ii the LEDGER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

ease thirteen mos,ths before heaaa taking the
REMEDIES. and In foor or i've weeks WAS entireif
cured. NY disease was eezeaa and peoffaeis. 1
know at q great mary who hsse taken thn RHxE-
DIES, and shank me fos the kasx ledge ct them. ss
peeiasy t,nfhesr who have hassss with ecasy esnp-
lions On their beads and hadies. eassnpt sxpfesa
my thanks 10 yen. il i body was covered with
scales, and I was m awfai spectacle 10 hsknfd.
New nv akin ID as siesr Al hassss.
GEO. E0TEY. Merrill, Wis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

chas. McDermond, formerly Of
this city, 10 now in New Orleans on
q visit. Howard Buckley Friday
received an ancient coin from him
ON which was engraved the word
iaMafia.,f
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

DURING the illness Il Mayor
Ferris 7. F. Roden, preident OF
the Council, Is acting al Mayor.
de has full charge of the quaran.
tine and will see that it ID strictly
maintained.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

THUS far the Italian correspond,
enee may be summed uu as fol.
lows: Italy to Blaine: ''Hurry
up or you'll get paralyzed" Bro.
Blaine to Italy: "Rats, ] wont. -
ltaiy 10 Blaine: "Then-don't. ~
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


P. T. Barnum was buried in
Bridgeport, Conn.
Blaine is Gin the hands of his
friends" for the campaign of 1892.
The third party movement Of the
Alliance is attracting much atten-
tion in Washington.
Farmers Alliance men of Kan.
sas are talking of building a rail.
road across the State by the State.
Miss Phoebe Couzins holds the
fort as secretary of the executive
committee of the Worlds Fail
Board of Lady Managers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

TIE great Snowman, Phinas T.
Barnam, is dead. Nc publicman
in Aalsxica had more friends than
the yeseran Snowman, and lone
left more untarnished nams to
poaerl.1. For more than a gner-
atian BArnum has made the world
laush, sand his departure from this
vab Of raingled joy and tears will
be1eft ati occasion for honest grief.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

CARRoLLTos, Mo-, April 9.-Ths
weather was very unfavorable fos
the public sale Of Aberdeen Angus
cattle al this place yesterday.
Twenty-eight animals brought s3,.
TES
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

Club-House Bourbon Whiskies.
Many persons, even educated
men, think that rectifed liquors or
whiskies, from which the amyllc
alcohol (fusel oil) has been remov-
ed by chemical or mechanical
means, are good enough and pure
enough for pharmaceutical and
medical purposes. While, for the
former, they may possibly serve as
well as the article ripened by age !;
for the latter or medicinal pur.
poses, to be used as tonic by
invalids, there is absolutely no
comparison between the two arti-
cles. Rectifed whisky always re-
mains the samoan insipid almost
tas.elass. dilute alcohoIof no medic.
inal virtue, whatsoever, and wherev.
er il is found etherW 4sss,-eas, AIM ogf
certainly doetored.
The reason Is plain. Ii has beer
robbed of the only element whieE
could give il q flavor and bouque
the fusel oil-and no length o
time will ever restore it. But /,
good whisky, distilled with car
from selected grain, rich in fuse
oil, kept for years exposed to- th'
action OF warmth and the atmos
phere, gains in flavor and bouque
with every year Cup to a certain
period). The fusel oil, deadly
poison in its earlier state, il
gradually changed to q harmless
ether, to which alone Is due tbs
flavor, bouquet and medicina
properties of old, well ripenet
whiskies.
An excellent example of this i
to- be had in the "Club- House
brand of Bourbon Whisky, mad
by M. Shaughnessy & Co., in Mel
son County, Kentucky whose Of
fee and warehouse, however, ar
located In st. Louis.
Nothing finer was ever offered :,
the trade than this ten-year-ol.
Bourbon. 1t is put up in cases o
twelve bottles, and every deaie
who aspires to keep . strictly pur
article for medicinal uses, Shouts
have it in stock.
| NJ. Mayfield d Co, >, Mexico, Mo.
have it in stock. .Also"J JockeyClu
1885.
Robinson County, Tin good
are extra. Also ''Kentucky Cy
clone," made by the new process
sweated in q hot house for si
weeks /: spring Of '88.
i In addition to this they carr
eleven other brande in barrels
Just try the brands mentione
above. You will smack your Liz
and say: "That's whisky, boys.
i FL. A. FoRaEy,
General Agent for Mo,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

THERE has just been completed
In Detroit a contest know as a
sleep-fasting match. The sinne,
who avoided sleep for $50 hprs1'
said to be exhibiting symnysms o
insanity. The lattasr should no
be news. -.i
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

Miss Mary Miller, daughter Of
Rev. e. K. Miller, formerly Of this
city, now pastor of the NJ. e.
Church, South, at Fayette, will
shortly marry . gentleman from
Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

or every million people in the
world, eight hundred are blind and
the other nine hundred and ninety
nine thousand two hundred can not
see their own faults.-Oil City
Blizzard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-16

One of the most brilliant we'd
dings that ever took place in Cal
laway county was that of Miss
Abby Hickey, of Fulton, and Leslie
Hanchett, of Michigan. Among
the guests were prominent people
from all over the United States.
Mr., and Mrs. Hanchett were en-.
tertained at theGovernor's mansion
at Jefferson City yesterday. The
bride is well and favorably
known in this city, and a host oi
warm friends wish them long and
prosperous life