The Hannibal Clipper from Hannibal, Missouri (2024)

October 28, 1876

Publication:

The Hannibal Clipperi

See Also

The Reporter from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Location:

Hannibal, Missouri

Issue Date:

Saturday, October 28, 1876

Page:

4

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Tho Hannibal Clipper THE LECTUBE POLICH COURT SATURDAY OCTOBER 23 1870 LOCAL POINTS the hit St So NEW GOODS! in were this my they $100000 00000 95000 90000 10000 5000 I 50000 I 60000 I 40000 30000 i 40000 I 60000 i 120000 600000 Campbell Abingdon' Knox County 111 A 500 each 400 each 300 each 200 eacu 100 each 12 each Centaur Liniments The Qhiokeat Sureet and Cheapest Remedie LAST CHANCE ARM MACHINERY Iler W11 delivered one of his excellent temperance lectures last night In 1 the Baptist church The audience was large and many remained standing In the door wnys and aisles lie is a brillhint sneaker with an aptitude lor relating oc currences with such vividness that bls congregation follow the Intent of his re marks with pleasuic There is no cursing of the drunkard nor any picture held out to the people that the drunkard la a brute While he employs several of the usual temperance arguments be avoids making his arguments obnoxious to the drunkard but points the true road to sobriety with enticing and alluring arguments replete with Interesting Illustrations The usual cursing of saloon keepers was also missed He says there is no true preaching with out acting and gave illustrations ot the good accomplished by tho Hqward Mis sion of New York Take a drunkard hungry out of work and no money and hit him on the stomach with a ten cent loaf ot bread and the reverened gentle man thinks it is better argument than all the tracts you can give him lie says tracts may bo very good but they will not satisfy the pangs and gripings of the empty stomach He believes In allowing to the drunkard there Is earnest action ns well as to continually harp at him with temperance arguments He then related lie history of a young Englishman who had caused Ids parents many years of sorrow by his wild career After following a life of dissipation tor years the young man enlisted in the Eng glisli army for India aud served tive years In that foreign laud He wrote to his father he was reformed and beseeelied him to purchase his discharge This was done and the young man was taken home re formed and was started into the luerean tdc business He held up manfully for six months at the end of which time lieattended a social party and a young lady challenged him to drink her health The challenge was accepted and the fatal drink passed through the young man's Ups Three days after that he was a common drunkard and pursued his downward career with lightning speed Ills busi ness failed and part ot his time was passed in the gutters of London At last he made another elfort and his fattier gave him $3000 in gold and he started lor America lie landed in New York and his new formed resolves vanished from his milid aud he re entered on his dissipated career In three weeks his money was squandered and he then for the first time in his life realized he was a stranger in a strange land without any friends lle sought work as a clerk errand boy or anything but died He then went to work at manual labor In Castle Garden and work ed for two months at the end of which time lie had $90 Ills past history availed him nothing aud in two days lie did not have a cent of the $90 Winter was at hand work ceased he was driven out ot his boarding house and was compelled to lodge in a police station There he viewed the life of the criminal and for the hun dredth time he resolved to reform He was offered his breakfist by the Howard Mission he accepted and while he was there he related Ills life's history The reverened gentlemen took a great interest in The ragged aud forlorn Englishman tmd they gave him employment But ttiat same night an eminent temperance lec turer referred to the incident of the morn ing and the audience called for the young I man The young man went forward and gave his history aud this was the first lecture of the Bev 11 Pogson and lie startled bis hearers' by stating that the I young Englishman was no other than 1 himself In 1867 he was a drunkard to dav lie is an emineutminister and lecturer His lecture to night will be delivered in the Congregational church and the subject announced is: Warefare Our The lecturer is able and eloquent and there was nothing in his re marks la night that would offend a saloon keeper or a drunkard The Temple of Honor hired Bev son to deliver live lectures for $80 and last night a collection was taken up to assi them in meeting the expenses Atter the amount Is raised no other collections will be made DRAWING POSITIVELY Thursday November 30 OR MONEY REUNDED Buy Your Tickets SHORT HORN BULLS OR SALE Three yearling bulls all tho get of Duke Clllton 11672 and from fashionably bred pows Notice to Bridge Builders BIOS will bo received by the County Court of Marion county Missouri up to Thursday November 9th 1876 for building Three Bridges in Haiti cuuuty viz: Out over butith River on the Palmyra and New London road 3 miles south of ftwt span One over the South ork of North River on the New Market and Monroe City road one mile southwest of New 95 feet span and one over Troublesome reVkonthe Qaincyantl Newark road at 101 feet span Two of the above spans will be erected upon doulile bcut Abutments constructed ot 12x12 Burr Oak timber strongly framed together and set firmly into wild sills In addition to the 95 feet apan there will be two Iti leet trustle bents one at each end of tho spun the outside ends of which will rest upon bents framed into mud sills beddeu three feet in the ground and connected with the abutments by strong tie beams framed into the upright timbers beiuw tbe Hour Joists The 101 leet spun over Troublesome creek will rest upon the Time kind of abutments without the trust le bents Tlie two spans resting upon the Double bent abutments will be constructed upon the lluwo Truss plan (combination preferred) 12 feet iu the clear with 1 inch square iron iu the end pannels of the bottom chords and increas ing in size toward the centre of the span in the proper ratio to counterbalance the increasing horizontal strain The top chords must be entirely covered with heavy galvanized Sheet Iron: and the whole must be painted with good Leaf and Oil Paints The 80 feet span over South River will rest upon Stone abutments which will be 4 feet thick at the base and rise with a butter off iuch to the foot The bridge will be 12 feet in the clear and for this spun blds for all bon or combination ot Wood and Iron will be consid ered the Court reserving Hie right to reject any ami all bids or further particulars apply to tbe undersigned DAVID PEAN Bridge Commissioner Hannibal Mo Oct 19th 1876 Mothers Caatoria is the result of 20 years experiments by Dr Samuel Pitcher of Massachusetts It is a vegetable preparation as effective as Castor Oil but perfectly pleasant to the taste Jt can be taken by the youngest infant and neither gaga nor gripes Dr A Green of Royston Ind says of it: I have tried the Castoria and can speak highly of its merits 1 will I think do away en tirely with Castor Oil it is pleasant and harmless and is wonderfully efficacious as an aperient and laxative It is the very thing The Castoria destroys worms regulates tbe Stomach cures Wind Colic and permits of nat ural healthy sleep It is very efficacious in croup and for Teething Children Houey is not pleas anter to the taste and Caster Oil is not so certain In its effects It costs but 35 cents in huge bottles Rose Co 4G Dey St Nkw York Sale 1 will sell on Tuesday tho 2th day of October to the highest bidder at the residence of 14 Lear deoeaeed tbe personal property belonging to said estate as follows: Household and kitchen furniture bra cows hogs plows harrow two horso wagon spring wagon cider mill reaper and mower etc etc etc Terms of Hl amount under teu dollars cash on all amounts exceeding ten dollars a credit of ten months will be given the purchaser giving note bearing eight per cent per annum with approved security It BREWINGTUN G31 655 Public Administrator EBTRAYED OR STOLEN 4 rnall bay work horse eight years old lifteen hands high got out of Jor don livery stable on last Sat urday night aud has strayed into the country Any information of him leading to his recovery will be rewarded by leav JORBON NELSON I A Brief Sketch of 'the History of the Bev Pogson One Grand One Grand One Grand One Grand line Lrniifl One Grand 4'nsli Gift 50 aliGiltg of $1000 each svu vwm wiim oi 100 Uanh Gifts of JOOUiiah Gifts of 200 Until Gifts of GOOUash GDtsof 10000 Paali Gifts of Total 11156 Gifts All Cash PlllCE TICKETS Whole Tickets $12 Halves $6Quarlerfl $3 9 Tickets $100 $7M Tickets $300 46X Tickets $500 Tickets $1000 100000 Tickets nt $12 each TheHoo JI Taylor Mavorol rankfort the entire Board of City Councilmen thd non Alvin Duvall late Chief Justice of Kentucky und other distinguished citizens together with such other disinterested persons as the ticket holders present may designate will superintend the drawing The payment of gilts to owners ol prize tickets Is assured A bond with heavy penalty affd ap proved security has been executed to the Com monwealth of Kentucky which is now on record in Clerk's Office of County Court at rankfort sub ject to inspection of any one This is a new fea ture and will absolutely secure the payment of gifts Remittances can be made by Express Draft Post Office Money Order or Registered jet ter made payable to Kentifcky Caah Distribution Company Ail communications orders for Tickets and ap plications for Agencies should be addressed to HONTUON Porter GenU Manager rankfort Ky or information apply to II Boughton's Bookstore Hannibal Mo SALE WHEREAS Michael Lally and Mary Lally his wife bv their deed of dated April 17th 1874 and recorded in the office of Marion county state of Missouri in Vol 68 at page 67 also recorded io the of fice of Ralls county state aforesaid in book at page 207 did convey to the undersigned trustee the following real estate in the city of Hannibal in Marion county state of Missouri to wit: The westoralley end of lot four (4) in block seven (7) fronting on II HI street forty feet und described as follows to wit: Beginning at the northwest cor ner of said lot und running south with the east line of alley in said block sixty llve and a hall feet to the southwest corner of said lot thence running east on south line of said lot lour forty feet (40 ft) thence running north at right angles to the Inst named line sixty llve aud a half leet to Uiil street: thence running westerly on the north line of said lol which is also the south line of Hill street forty feet to beginning ami also did convey to the un dersigned trustee tho following real estate in Rills county Missouri to wit: The east halt of the northwest quar ter of section sixteen (16) the east half of the southwest quarter of section sixteen (16) the northeast fourth of the northwest quarter ol section twenty one (21) and the houthwest fourth of tbs southwest quarter of section twenty two (22) all in township llfty eix (56i range live (5) west containing in nil two hundred and forty acres more or less which suid conveyance was made in trust to secure the payment of a promis sory note in said deed of trust described and the interest thereon from date payable annually and default having been made fa the payment thereof now therefore at tbe request of the le gal holder of said note and pursuant to the terms of said deed 1 will on Saturday tlie 4 th day of November A 1876 between the hours of IQ a and 5 of that day at tho front door of the court house iu the city ot Hannibal Marion county Missouri proceed to sed the above described real estate at public vendue' for cash to the highest bidder lor the purpose of said trust ALONZO WRITE Oct 2 623 652 Trustee Hsulucky fish Dislrihlioa Co Authorized by a special act of the Kentucky Leg islature lor the bencllt of the Public ScfioolM of rankfort will have the first of their se ries of Gran 1 Drawings at Major Hall in the Uity of mukfort Ky Thursday Nov 30 1876 on wtich occasion they will distribute to the ticket I olders the immense sum of $600000! Tims Porter ei Gov Kentucky Manager LIST GITS Unsh Gift UuNh Gift Catth Gift Cash Gift Caah Gift Ocean Mail Steamers Twenty irst Class ull Powered and up to 4500 tons burthen Between Liver pool Glasgow and Quebec Portland and Baltimore Carrying passengers all classes between principal points In Europe and America at lowest rates Cabin and Saloon Accom odation unexcelled Shortest Sea Route Superior Ships Experienced Officers Disciplined Crews Safety the Governing Rule Three week ly sailings each way Emigrant and Steerage Pas sengers offered special inducements and very best accomodations through to all points Our agents all over the West can give tho game lavorable terms as ourselves ALLAN A AGENTS Nos 72 74 LaSalle St' fibioaso IB Sale WHEREAS Benjamin Mast and Amelia Mast his wife of Saverton township county of Ralls and State of Missouri by their certain deed of trust dated the 18th day of June 1875 and re corded in the office of Ralls county In deed book on page 401 conveyed to Wil liam Goldsworthy as trustee for tho use of Watson slack tbe following described real es tate situated in tbe county of Ralls and State of Missouri to wit: All of that tract or parcel ol hud lying and being in Suverton township in the county of Ralls State of Missouri and known as th i northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section No twentv one (21) township No fifty six (56) range No four (4) West contain ing by Government survey forty (40) acres more or less which said conveyance was made in trust to secure the payment of a promisor? note in said deed described aud the interest thereon from date payable annually and default having been made in the payment of the interest thereof and where as the said William Godsworthy trustee refuses to act for reason of inconvenience for him to act therefore devoir the execution of ibis trust upon the undersigned Now therefore by rea son thereof and in accordance with the provisions of said deed ot trust and at the request of the legal holder ot said note 1 will proceed to sell the above described real estate at the court house door in the city of Hannibal in tbe county of Marion state of Missouri aforesaid to the highest bidder for at public auction on Thursday the 23d day of November 1876 between the hours of nine in the forenoon and five in the afternoon of that day to satisfy said note together with the cost and expense of executing said trust DANIEL McLEOD Sheriff of Marion County Mo October 23 1876 CHEAP OR OASH I armers and Builders in want of HARDWARE AND AGRICULTUR AL IMPLEMENTS Can save money on every article by calling nt No 218 Broadway Room formerly occupied byE Brown A Co as a Drug Store where you will find a ull and Complete Stock A THOMPSON Hnrillibul Mo July 13 l8T6 w8m' rom Tui Dllr CllpH German Military Baud next Monday night Emigrants arc now running Tcxas ward armers arc busy hauling grain to the market Tnn California grape crop is very large this year A Ely of Palmyra Is on the streits to day Tns irregularity in the arrival of trains continues LIkcxax Esq is visiting Shelby cojinty farm to day Every berth of the sleeper on the Jipf rosd is usually tilled with Passengers As we predated the supply 'of wood has 1 greatly Increase and It Is now fully equal 1 to the demand Mr GeoEw jjAYUAiL of New Lon 1jb ilou is In the city to day having returned 1 from a visit to St Louis A xcmber of line hogshave been brought into the city to day for shipment to St Louis by the down boat 1 1 Mkssks Sam iowfcmiKK and Hugh Emison of Ralls county shipped a lot of liogs to Chicago this forenoon Box John Heard one of Central I most popular orators is now In Illinois stumping for Tilden and Hen ilricks are now five car loads ol cattle and hogs at the lower landing for ship ment tv St Louis by the dowqjjtlat 'this evening A returned Black Hiller answered the usual interrogatory about that terrbstial region thusly: lots of gold there boys but itcosts The pell books are in course of distri bution by the sheriffs throughout the counties in the State and everything is in prime order for the coming election The health of the city since tbe frosts is rnucli better the physicians inform usMtdarial diseases with the exception of a few chronic cases have about subsided Parties were holding genitin apples at fifty ceuts per bushel this morning but there seemed to be but few buyers at that price Tbe apples were vnot of the best quality Dan Moore Republican candidate for sheriff was on the streets last evening try ing to convince people why they should vote for him which lie evidently found to be up hill business Hon Scott Wike of Pittsfield 111 will address the democracy ot Uaunibal on the 30th of this month which will be next Monday Time of day and place will hereafter be appointed Notwitstaxding lour freight boats in addition to the two regular packets are kept constantly employed between St Louis and Keokuk they are not able to meet all of the requirements the freigh and stock trade is now so large Col Guttkry and several other Kails 1 county parties are iu tho city with hogs which they will ship to St Louis The Captain was offered $525 per cwt for his hogs in this city but as he has other busi ness in St Ionishe will take them to that market Mr A Newson who represents Dyas Hewett Co wholesale grocers of St Louis was in the city last evening lint returned home by the down boat Mr Newson is a clever gentleman and repre rents a popular house and his friends are always glad to see him here John Earel and John Aron two of most substantial business men were in the city to day Mr Earel went out on the to transact some business Mr Aron is stopping at the National Both gentlemen are welcomed by many friends whenever they seeproper to favor the city with a visit There are now no trains running on the St Louis Hannibal and Keokuk road We learn that negotiations are now on foot to complete the road through to St Louis which if sucesssful a new order ot things will be inaugurated The road will at once be put in good order and trains run regularly as far ns It is completed Doc Lewis aud Peter Peck of the St railroad arc a team of railroad men that Is hard to beat What Doc don't know ete does and what Peter fails to comprehend Doc explains and when a joke Is in the air they re solve themselvs into a committee of the whole and give it a good send off says the Keokuk Ctnslilulion rom Wednesday's Daily Clipper your Got the Republicans Social evil cases are on the increase the police court ork packing establishments are nearly ready for the slaughter Wk are still turning out some tine job work and book binding A 1'AHTY on ront street had a bad case of tungle legs this morning Mr James Leah circuit clerk of Ralls county is in the city to day The democratic rally In this city nextMonday evening will be a big thing Hon Thomas Anderson of Palmy ra is attending Circuit Court at Paris this sveek This hog cholera is also playing havoc with the pork prospects on the Illinois side ot the river The German Military Band appears in Quincy uext riday and Saturday even ings Here Monday evening This annual meeting at Qtnaha on the 7th promises to be a great attraction for the railroad boys Geo Harrison Esq was the lucky winner ot Hie diamond pin valued at $80 rafUed off bvJolinnv Keating hist night everal instances where they have fright ened women and children when the ini'ti ot the away from home 'The shot gun argument on some of these scoundrels would not ba a bad thing Wailack and family ol Knox county Illinois passed lltrough this city to day cn roule'for southwestern xn Mr Wallace tells us there will be heavy emigration from bls part ot Illinois to Texas tills Ml Cabbage is very cheap in thlsm nket It Is said that the qrop has never been liner or more abundant than It tills season Tbe heads are large sol id aid well matured They are sold from wagoas at from 50 to 80 cents per dozen and hile this is cheap but few crops are more profitably sold even at these prices The Catholics ofthis city will give one of their popular festivals next Wednesday night in Mozart Hall They never lull to have everything in perfect order tor a pleasant tlmeaud they are making unusual efforts to make this night excel any ot their past efforts Dancing rocial chat and a good supper will be the principal features of the entertainment This thing of five or six lumber wngms being driven up Broadway in a solid body occupying nearly the whole of the street Is wrong and we hope the proprie tors of the lumber business will see th it the practice Is abandoned The practice is not only dangerous but it is diittreinely annoying to persons ho meet tlie wgo and are compelled to force their wry through them Grand nut and persimmon parties are all the go at prestnt A man with a basket of grub live ladies and a boy tottering under the weight nt a palrot oars seen straggling toward the river morning ladies sail the when mossed Hie railroad track and when in tlieboaf careful John you'll tip But when they were on tlieSny i they could pull persimmons anil scoop nuts as fust as John could HtMEMBKii it you have the Interests ol the city at lieut it is your duty and to your interest to give your whole patron age anil inlliienre to the live euterpihing i men ho are laboring to build up the i city thereby increasing your own for tunes And the sooner you force into retirement the old fogies who are a clog to enterprise lie better it will be for the i city aud your'own interests There never was a more striking illus tration of the advantage of judicious ad vertising than that exhibited riglit here in Hannibal There are here a number ol business men who are liberal and at the same time judicious advertisers Without a single exception these gentlemen not withstanding tlie dull times throughout the country are all prospering and doing a good business With them tlie accum ulation of handsome fortunes is only a quistion of time There are others who do not advertise at nil and consequently they are doing nothing Unless they have other resources aside from the butiness in which they are engaged to tall back upon financial ruin will ceitmily overtake them sooner or later A thorough going enterprising busi ness plan is Harry rost We do not be lieve a boot and shoe establishment can be found in tlie Western country superior I to his Bis large experience aud thorough knowledge of business lias secured for him so large a trade that lie is able to under sell less enterprising competitors vvhilelu selecting from bis large and varied stock of goods every customer can be suited I Mr rost has hand an immense stock oi boots and shoes hats caps etc All of the very latest most elegant and asliionable goods may be found in his es tablishment and for all that is new and stylish you should call on him We feel safe iu asserting that his enterprise will not permit bis goods to be undersold ANOIUR JAIL BUSTED They have a sheet iron cage within a thin brick wall at Sedalia which answers the purpose of a county jail It is little i better than the Hannibal calaboose Sat urday afternoon four young bandits made their escape By unlocking a lock with a piece of wire they escaped into the jail between tlie brick wall aud the cage They then speedily made a hole through the thin brick wall crawled through aud jumped the yard fence They were seen by some outsiders aud tlie alarm was giv en in time to capture two of them Boyd and Jamison two as wicked and dare devil young cut throats as ever went unhung mounted two horses that were hitched near by and made good their escape Boyd Is dibit among the young rascals and he engineered tlie numerous house breakings and horse stealings in Central Missouri during tlie past three months Neither of the escaped criminals are over twenty one years of age The Sedalia jail and Han nibal city jail might do for chicken coops but they will never answer the purpose ol jails THE WESTERN MURAL Milton George apractical and success ful farmer and for several years connect ed with the editorial staff of the Wcitem Rural lias become the owner of that popular and sterling farm and family weekly and has reorganized it upon a tinner basis than ever before It Is uow greatly improved and has the ablest and best editorial staff and list of contributors to be found on any agricultural paper in the country It Is also the champion of cheap transportation and equal Justice to all classes Combining its practical In formation on rural ailairs with its enter taining and instructive llteraiy depart ments make it the most complete farm aud family newspapers extant The price is $2 per year with rest oi free to new subscribers Less to Clubs Address The Western Rural Chicago III THE ENEMY DISEASE! THE OE PAIN TO MAN AND BEAST Im the Grand Did MUSTANG LINIMENT WHICH HAN STOOD THE TEST Oi 40 YEARS THERE IS NO SORE IT WILL NOT HEAL NO LAMENESS IT WILL NOT CURE NO ACME NO PAIN THAT ALICTS THE HUMAN BODY OR THE BODY A HOUSE OH OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMAL THAT DOES OT YIELD TO ITS MAGIC TOUCH A BOTTLE COSTING 25c SOe OR SI 00 HAS OTEN SAVED THE LIE A HUMAN BEING AND RESTORED TO LIE ANU USEULNESS MANY A VALUABLE HORSE eb2Weodwly riiyilciina reooinmen'l and arrtcs ikcUru llt no ouch remeitico bnvc ever been In nso Words are cheap but the pruenetors of these ur ticlos will present trial bottles io nieilioal men grails and will guarantee more rapid and sat isfactory results than have ever before been ob tained TlieX'eutenr Liniment White Knpper will cure Rheumatism Neuralgia Lumbago Sciatica Caked llreasts Sore Nipples rosted eet ChtUblaina Swellings Sprains aoit any ordinary lcali Hone or Mnwclo Ailment It will extract the polaon ol bites and stlogs and heal burns or soatds without a scar Lock Jaw Pale)' Weak Buck Caked Breasts Earache Toothache Itch and Cutaneous Eruptions readi ly yield to its treatment Henry Black of Ada Hardin Co Ohio says: wife lias had rheumatism for live no rest no eould scarcely walk across the Boor She Is now completlv cured ly tlie use of Ceotaur Liniment We all feed thankful to you and recommend your wouderlul medicine to all our friends James Hurd of Zanesville says: Centaur Liuiment cured my Neuralgia' Alfred Tush of Newark writes me one dosau bottles by ex pi e'Os Tho IJnilmml bus saved my leg I warn distribute it The sale of thia Llminent Is Increasing rapidly The Ceiilniir Liniment Yellow nip per la for tho tough skin flesh and macles of IloracM Millen nun Anlmnln We have never yet acenacaseof Spayin Hweeuy Riun boiie Wind gall Scratches or Poll evil which tills Liniment would not speedly benetlt amt we never saw but a few cases which It would iwt cure It will euro when anything can It Is folly to Biend 'O lor a arrier when oue worth of Centaur Liniment wilt do better The following is a sample ol the testimony produced Jkh krsov Mo Nov TO 1070 time ago I was shipping horses to st Louis I got one badly cilppled In the car With great dillicully I got him to the stable on ourth Avenue Tim stable keeper gave me a bottle of your Centaur Liniment wlneli 1 used with such success that tn two days the horse waa as active and ne'iTly well 1 have been a Vet erinary surgeon for thirty years but your Liui lueut lieads anything 1 ever used A Veterinary Surgeon or a postage stamp we will mail a Centaur Almanac containing hundreds of certilleates from every state In the t'hion These Liniments are now sold by all dealers in the country Laboratory of Rose Co 40 1bv St Nbw Yomc Communicated SEL MADE Cipt A Hickman candidate for Representative from this district is a self tnaile man receiving a fair English edu cation such as country boys received in those days He is a man of superior busi ness qualities Hellas occupied two high and responsible positions in the United States holds two commis sions from James one as Cap tain and one us irst Lieutenant A lie (ought through the entire Mexican war and helped to win for tlie United States an empire equal to oue sixth of tlie whole Union with the gold fields of Cali fornia Mexico and New Mexico without which it is doubtful if the government could ever pay off the public debt He never inherited but little property but by his industry and superior business qualities he Ims succeeded in accumula ting considerable amount of property in both city and county Beautiful business and dwelling houses can be seen looming up in tbe principal streets of our city owned by Hickman Bro Tlie mechanic and workingman have been given employ ment by them at different times for more than twenty five years and nre talking now oi erecting a large foundry next year No mao in this district is more compe tent than Cnpt A Hickman to fill tlie office of Representative He is fully identi fied with the interest of both city and country and will know the wants ot tlie people He is one of our oldest citizens and not one word ran be saiil against him Liberal in all bis dealings and charitable to the poor a social gentle man recognizing no difference In society rich or poor or whether living In the log cabin or so they are re spectable Let every voter on tne 7th of November vote as one man and give the old Mexicanivcterau a good send off He will fill the office with credit to himself and satisfaction to all Voter Railroad Is doing good business Tho passenger trnlus are i crowded and the freight cars heavily load ed I It is said that Alderman lavcll Is com 1 Ing home Ho proposes to make things lively around the Couritr office when he gets back I 'Tub Paris Mercury says: Della Debyns of Shelbyville and Miss Ida De laney of llannibnl are visiting friends in this place Elder Jacob Hcglry closed a meeting 1 at Salt River church Ralls county a few 1 days ago with 13 additions to the Chris 1 tian Church Mr Bacon left last evening for Chicago In which city he will hereafter make bls home He goes In the wholesale grocery business there Waller Boulware Esq of Palmyra 1 was In the city last night returning home 1 from Paris where tbe Monroe County 1 Court Is now in session I Ed Bridgford has rented Mr store room at the northwest cor er ot Third and Broadway and proposes to open out there a first class saloou Benton Cooxtz of Hannibal the 'noblest Roman of them called to see us Pane Mercury" We would like to know where the Roman part comes in The sand bars have begun to make trouble tor the steamboats So far the two Eagles have escaped These boats can run over a good sized sand bar with out slacking their speed Indiana went Democratic and Charley Thomas a well known merchant of Kan sas City has been giving Harry Clark a wheel barrow ride on the strength of a bet made before the election TrfK corn crop In Kansas this year is es timated to be worth from $35000 to $40 000 and the wheat crop is the heaviest of any yet produced in the State The ex portations will be heavy In order that all interest may not be lost in local politics and tlie fact not en tirely forgotten we would again mention that the republicans nominated a county ticket last Saturday John Wells aged twenty eight years a conductor on the was in stantly killed at Clinton Monday morn ing early His remains were sent to the residence of his mother iu Ada Hardin county Ohio The Misses Hkttik and Mollie Wat son daughters of Col Watson proprie tor of tlie county Ills are visiting friends in the city The young ladies are the guests of the Rev Dr Pope Yeaman No 1217 St Ange ave nue St Louis Times I At tlie grand democratic rally in this city next Monday evening the 30th Hon Scott Wike of Pittsfield II) and Hon Atntzen of Quincy will be among the speakers There will also be a grand torch light procession Every inenu ot Tilden and Reform should earnestly labor to make the meeting a splendid success In the vicinity of Scotland Camden county tins State it Is said the trees slid brush are loaded down at night with mil lions of wild pigeons Tbe sky is black with them and the sound they make with their wings is like that of a storm Thou sands are killed every night with guns and even clubs Here is a chance for a shoot ing club to lay in a supply of birds with a net And still a constant stream of movers Westward bound continue to wend their way through the city Many thousand people going to new homes ou the great Western prairies have crossed tbe river here this fall The average we think has not been less th in one thousand per week while the whole number this (all would probably not aggregate less than twenty tive or thiity thousand Mrs Dr Samuels tlie mother of the James boys is on tier way to Texas to make that her future home The Kansas City Times says: old lady was as sured that it was better for her to leave this section of country She and tier fam ily would never have peace while her sons were supposed to pay her visits And then the injury her presence was doing to her neighbors and this section of country by bringing outlaws here and raids by de tectives These things were presented to the old lady in plain language She said she would no doubt find more peace in Texas but she hated to leave her home In Western Missouri but she supposed it was all for tlie best This notable woman was borne off southward smiling through a Hood of tears as she bid her relatives and neighbors good rom Daily Clipper They have measels in Kansas City Apples $120 per barrel in Hannibal Ducks were very abundant in the Sny bottom this forenoon Geo Heaton of Waco Texas passed through Hannibal to day on his way home The Herald says quails were so numer ous in Shelbyville last Monday that they were killed with rocks and sticks John Bowles of Miller one 6f the leading stock farmers of tlie county was in the city to day aud gave Thk Clippe office a call ishermen have been very successful the last few days in catching bass and croppy Some very fine strings have been brought in To sooth disturbed feelings brought on by a cold and to cure coughs croup and hoarsness give Dr Cough Syrup which may be liad nt drug stores The boats have been on good time tills week the weather having been favorable Last week they were generally behind time owing to the dark and stormy nigbts The necessity for legislative enactment covering the tramp question is growing stronger every day amilies in cities usually have the means of protecting themselves but in the country these vaga bond tramps are becoming an Intolerable nuisance Tramps continue their depredation in lug word with tbe country We baye recently heard of 4t rom Wednesday's Dally Clipper Dr Alfred Edwards is a gentleman of the colored persuasion and Ito rides aud i drives horse its a good sort of a horse and need hitchlug Thu Doc lies i many pressing calls the urgency ot which sometimes compels lilm to tumble out ot Ids rig and make for the house instauter Now in such cases ho bitch He was before tlie court this morning whit ten or lifteen colored brethren and sisters and proved to the satisfaction that ills horse one of the unfastened kind und the charge ot leaving ills horse un fastened was dismissed Doc went on bls way rejoicing and the last heard of him he wits looking tlirough saddler shops topur chase a new bitch rein Barbara Claig and Mollie eeney are two inuocent looking little girls who cast terrible lot of sheep eyes at tho boys Barbara Is a black eyed girl of rather pre posesslng appearance but she is very fond of moonlight Mollie Is 13 year ot age and Barbara is 14 Last uiglit was beauti ful moonlight nlglit and tlie two girls walked out to see tlie little stars twinkle and to drink in some light Tlie police allow tliit sortol muoiilight stroll ing aud besides by some accident or other a man was seen in their company Their cao was ctintlnued until to morrow at which time they will be tried for street walking Tlie girls inc now reclining in that beautiful editice known as tlie Hanni bal calaboose Eph Conrad Is a dashing young man and last night lie took in a supply of tan gle foot Tho supply was too large and Ids nayigating powers were somewhat re tarded The battle woiked on him lively and lie imagined he wi a Rus sian after Turkish blood He was ou the war path when be was arrested He en tered a plea ot not guilty and Ids case was continued until to morrow At last ac counts he wns trying to find a bondsman as lie is too bnsldul to keep company with tlie girls in tho calaboose rom TbursUuy's Daily 3 hey were nil there this morning for it had been eniiouneed in yesterdays Clipper that those two interesting soiled doves ecny and Clegg would have a trial to day Lord Vanderbilt an aristocratic colored gentlemen who a few weeks since was charged with some crockedness has been beard from again Last uiglit the police made a rade on a party of colored gentle men who were engaged in a very interest ing litile game of draw poker His lord ship was one of the party They were at the house ol a colored man named Hanni bal who repairs chairs on Broadway The companions of Lord Vanderbilt were Charley Monday and Henry McCall VVItli tlie party tlie police captured a dirty deck of curds and a st ike of 50 cents in sliinplasters which tbe gamblers had up at the time of the raid MrGatts appeared as council for his lordship while Mr Wilson appeared tor tlie other two Tlie cases of the three gamblers were continu ed until to nifraow Tlie next case was that of the eity against Barbery Clegg and Mary eeny They were charged with wandering about tlie streets at a late and unreasonable hour of the night and with being guilty ot disorderly conduct calculated to pro voke a breach of tlie peace After con siderable skirmishing Mr Meadows the council for tlie prisoners demanded a jury and the case is still progressing A large number of witnesses on the avenue In ve been summoned in tlie ease and it is probable that some interesting facts will be revealed in regard to tlie ccny she bang which is locited there AND McEINNEY aaw and Order vs Which Shall Triumph? Eugene O'Grady and Bill McKinney who were sentenced to pay a twenty dol lar tine each but in default of payment were confined in tbe calaboose made their escape last week Now if they will stay away from tlie city and never come back it is well that we are rid of them on sueb easy terms but they will not do so The whereabouts of is unknown but we me informed that McKinney is loafing nrouud on the Avenue ot nights anil it is said that he sleeps in a vacant liouse there No efforts should be spared by tlie police to recapture these young ruffians and they should never be given a moments peace until they have served their fine out Not only tins but until they reform are hung or sent to the peniten tiary tlie law must be strictly enforced and they must not have a moments peace in the city or every oflence the heav iest fines known under the law should be assessed against them and in default of payment tlie law should again be en forced to tlie letter If they refuse to work faithfully on tlie streets bread and water should be their only fare These young uffians defy tlie law Their actions assert that they are superior to the law and that the law cannot protect peaceable citizens from their ruffianism Ami unfortunately the policy the city government heretofore pursued tothese and sucli ns these has bad a tendency to give them greater confidence iu their power to do mischief if not in intent in effect at least many of the acts of thegov ernuient lias had a tendency to encourage ruffianism Tit A MPS Recently on Hie Palmyra road a couple of fellows met a lady who was returning home horse back from a neighbors It was late intlieevening and sta lonely place in the road As she approached they slip ped in tlie road immediately In front of the horse They were apparently able bodied men but they told a story about being out of work and said they would starve if they did not get some money 1 Their net Ions and their manner of speak ing Induced the lady to believe that they meant harm to her and she was only too glad to give them a small sum of about two dollars which she happened to i have with her They then sullerered her to pass As is usual with their class these scoun drels only make begging a pretext for petty tliejt or highway robbery inal Settlement of Guar dian and Curatorship State of Missouri County of Marion Eulfitc uf Sophia Balllet Miuort Euerlo Guardian and Curator In the Hannibal Probate Court for Mason and Miller townehlpe Marieo county Missouri NOTICE hereby given that the underaigued guatdiuu and curator of tho periun and es tate ol Sophia Ballh niinni heir of Peter Bitlliet (lecetMd haa made a Just and trae exhibit of tbe tccounii between bimuclf and bls said Ward aud tiled tho same wilh tbe Hannibal Probate Court for Mason and Miller townships in Marion county Missouri and thst on tbe first day of tbe next January lenn 1877 thereof he intends to apply aaid court lor leave to make a final M'lth'juent of his guardianship and curatorship ac counts and fot bis discharge as such guardian and curator GEOKGK EUE11LE Oct 17 Guardian and Curator HARDWARE ano.

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