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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-01-19
EPISODE MARITIME.

Merece conocerse el ocurrido al va
pOr cOrreO de la Peninsula GvOn, de
la empresa de los Sres. "A. Lopez Y
Compania, en- SUI 1ltimo viaje de la
Habana q Cadiz, que honra q los es-
cogidos oficiales de SUI marina.
Ell 28 de octubre a los 800 5'-15"
de latitud n. Y 47o-8'-2O" de longi-
tud o. meridiano de San Fernando,
divisaron, bajo un fuerte chubasco, un
buque por la mura de babor; pero, es-
tando muy cerrado ell tempo no pu-
dieron descubrfrle SUI bandera nj ell
estado ell que navegaba. Continue
ell GVon su derrota, no 1ejando ell
entendido Official d. Francisco Lacerda,
de guardia ent0nces, de seguir obser-
vando los mOvimientos de aquel bu.
que.
Not6le, al tenerlo un POGO mas cerca,
que llevaba bandera en- el tOpe de
proa y que maniobraba como querien-
do hacerse yer, llamandole la atencion
los violentos bandazos que daba ell
buQue, hasta ell extreme de meter los
penOles en- ell aqua.
En- esta situacion, llam6 al captain,
antigua photo 6 inteligente captain de
la empresa, ID. Francisco Martinez, y
con ell auxilio del anteojo pudo obser-
varse que era un bergantin goleta
ingl6s que navegaba a gofa corrida,
mura estribor con trinquete y velacho
bajo.
Suponi6ndolo en- demanda de au-
xilio, di6 6rden de parar Immediate
mente la maquina Y aferrar aparejo
para dirigirse al bergantin pero como
ell buque llevaba una marcha de mas
de liz millas por hora, antes que pu-
diese hacer rumbo hacia FL Sc habia
perdido de vista.
Navegando en- demanda del punto
en- que Sc encontraba, volvi6 a divl-
sarse ell buque, y pr6ximo va 4 81, Sc
le not6 en- ell estadO mas lamentable,
teniendo izada la bandera N. ", del
c6digo International que significa tine
voy pique."
>Enormes golpes de mar barrian su
cubierta y la inundaban a cada mo.
mento, pareciendo una pura rompien'
te.
El costado de babor estaba casi
zozobrado Y de I'M momento a otro
era inminente su immersion.
Conociendo ell captain del GDOn que
no habia que perder tempo, pues
corrian ell mayor riesgo las vidas de
los tripulantes del bergantin, dispone
Sc lance al aqua un bote que fuese q
recogerlos.
Arriesgadfsima era la operacion,
perO no era OCCASION de titubear, pues
no habia otro medic de salvar q los
naufragos.
Fu6 botada al aqua la embarcacion,
& Embellishments salta q ella vOlun-
tariamente ell arrojado y modesto
tercer Official del Gijon, D. Fernando
Gutierrez Cueto, que tuyo OCCASION de
probar su gran serenidad ante Ell
peligro.
Sfguenle cuatrO marinerOs, tanbieu
Y empreuden Sd atrcyida
Marcia ais!a |s!l'!a :! :! assgaat!a BY -,
- se-ssw Ese ksssss sesssi
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-01-19
AcuERDo ADrcfoNAL.

Art. 1?-No obstante 10 que pre-
viene el art. 81 de los Estatutos, Ia
Sociedad quedarS dosde luego conati-
tuida para gestionar, por medic dc una
gsass @ directive directly. 2!sg.!.!sgl gss ds
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-01-19

Tenemos que dar una fausta noti-
cia 4 nucstros lectores, que de SECURE
Isaalella sga M .ss!Issasslga 3 !! Ral., N.Y.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

Ward--When this controversy
first camS up, the people, I believe
had a consultation with the Demo.
Gratis in New Orleans, at the head.
quarters of tho Democratic party,
and that the people were advised
by the Democrats in New Orleans
to have a fair and peaceable cleo
ton, and that firmly believe they
had a fair election.
Jenks-Did you think the Dem
ocrats would carry the parish?
Ward-In my opinion before the
election ] believed tho Democrats
would carry the parish by about 81
or 100 majority.
Jenks--Did they carry it that
much I?
Ward--A little over, with the
exception of one man on the ticket.
Ward was then discharged.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

dent of the United States. We
congratulate you on this victory
for reform.
1t now only remains for the two
Houses of Congress, in the per-
Torrance of their duty the second
Wednesday in February next, to
give effect to the will of the people
thus expressed in the constitution
al mode by a majority of the cleo
toral votes, aid confirmed by !
majority Of all the States as well
as by an overwhelming majority OF
all the people of the United States
BY order of the Executive Com
mittee. ABRAM S. HEWITT,
Chairman.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

While calling for the impeach'
ment Of President Grant, the New
York World gives as one of the
principal reasons his usurpation
of power and the growing feeling
that he has a right to use the
army as he sees fit. Verify, Ulys-
SEES is playing the part of Roman
emperor.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Sale of Public Ferries,

IN accordance with law, l shall sell
i the Public Ferries, in this parish, on
SATURDAY, The 9Th day of jana
arg, 1877.
for the space of one year, viz:
At Montgomery, Ferry, ,
Colfax, Ferry, }On Red River.
Cotile Landing, Ferry. } '
Lacroix Ferry,
Cockerham's Ferry, On Little River,
Donahoe, Ferry
Purchasers to give their notes with
good and approved security in solido,
payable to the President of the Police
Jury, and TO furnish bond with APP
proved security in sslido. conditioned
ior the faithful performance of their
ties. 1H0S. ALLISON,
Dec. %. ids. President Police. Jury.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

The citizens of the Twenty-Sey.
enth Ward of Philadelphia met re-
Gently to protest against the bayo.
net. rule. and the rule of the Re.
turning Boards of the South,
Speeches were made in favor O,
impeaching Grant and the follow
ing resolution passed unanimous
ly:
Resolved, That we believe U. S.
Grant has been guilty of high
crimes and misdemeanors against
law and liberty, eminently deserv-
ing impeachment; and while We
protest against Grants usurpa-
ton OF power in endeayoring to
control us by bayonets, we ear
nestly urge upon our Representa-
tlves In Congress to impeach U. S.
Grant.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

The Rotchilds, from the COM
pick situation of affairs have lost
confidence and notified this Gov
eminent Of their. rejection of the
last loan taken by them, and that
they would not expect the January
installments, as the bonds would
be returned. tsl
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

The New York Evening Post, Re-
publican, observes that iftheRepub-
hcans insist that the authentic ac-
ton OF the State is conclusive in
Louisiana they must admit that it
is conclusive in Oregon. Upon
the State theory any alleged
wrong in the appointment of cleo
tors must be righted in the State.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

The New York Evening Express
observes that there is saying
prevalent in Turkey that ut takes
two Turks to swindle a Greek, two
Greeks to swindle q jew, two
Jews swindle an American" In
America we improve upon all this.
Here it takes two Returning
Boards to cheat two States when
cheated to cheat the country.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23
THE TRUTH AT LAST.
OFFICIAL REPORT
OF THE
Centennial Awarding
49, Committee
ON THE
SINGER
S EWlNG MACHINE.

The United States Centennial Com.
mission announce the following report
as the basis of an award to the SINGER
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Eliza
beth, N. j., for their FAMILY SEWING
MACHINE:
+ a REPORT.
A Shuttle Sewing Machine, embodv-
ing the following points of construction.
viz: A needle bar operated from the
end OF rotating shaft in the overhang-
ing arm; a shuttle supporter in q
shuttle carrier, moved transversely to
the iced by meals of a crank on a rota-
ting shaft; aforementioned positive
feed, and a straight needle with its
eyes parallel with the direction OF feed
For the following reasons:
ai A SUPERIOR
Family Machine, embodying the great
est number OF most approved mechanical
devices to impart positive motions to
the various parts, simplicity of con-
structlon' good workmanship, excellent
quantity and quality of work done,
originality, and for completeness of
display. A. T GosHoEs,
Director General.
J. r. HAwLEY, President.
Att@st-NvKR AscHx, Asst Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23
Address Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1867.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 1867.
To the People of the United States:
The National Democratic Com
mittee announce the result of the
Presidential election. held on the
it'll of November, the election of
Samuel ]. Tildsn, of New York. as
President. and Thomas A. Hen
bricks, of Indiana. as Vice Presi-
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

II there is one thing more than
another calculated to convince the
public that Hayes's claim is an alb
solute fraud, it is lack Chambers
violent and vulgar assertion that
he was fairly elected.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23
L., CHANpLER,
Chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
What Jasper Blackburn; Thinks
Of the Returning Board.

The "head centres" OF the Lou.
isiana Returning Board -Messrs
Wells and Anderson--will know
that we mean no personal disres-
pect to them when we denounce
the whole machinery of their board
and say that we consider it moral
impossibility that any good can
come of it. We consider it a dis
grace to the governmental machine
ry even of Louisiana, and an outrage
the elective franchise of any people
called free or making anyI preten-
sion to independence and decency
"a burlesque, in fact, upon civil
cation itself. -.
10 notice its daily proceedings
and mark it's moves and rulings,
and then to assume that any good
to the country, or any party or to
anybody, could come out of such a
Nazareth, would be simply to
count upon lie over the truth,
and commend the.scenes of brothel
decentralization as the best e1em-
plification of moral beauty and ex-
celience. A Governor and Legis-
lature manufactured of such ma
terial, might do to perpetuate the
plundering anarchy which has dis
graced the State of Louisiana for
the past decade; but a President
OF the American nation "spewed"
from such a pandemonium of
mixed counts and perverted and
defled records, would hardly an
swer.
A man elected President of the
United States fairly at the polls,
to have then to pass through such
an ordeal as this Louisiana Re-
turning Board is daily proving it.
self to be, would come out attaint-
ed, and with perpetual bad odor
The hope in this respect is in
Congress. Let the Democratic |
National House of Representa-
ives, which certainly holds the
Key to the constitutional solution |
If the sitaution in this great emer-
,ency, stand firm to legal right
md true to the dignity of the ma
ion; and let the Republican SEN
tie of the United States see to it
hat it does not sink it's dignity
nd honor to as low a depth of de-
ration IN the mire OF partisan
rickery as has overtaken the cleo
i've machinery of some of our
States. I
We have both hope and faith in
40 Congress of the United States
! this Presidential inlbroglio; and
e predict that no low partisan ]
.ickery from any source will be
loved to succeed or stand. /
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

The Harrisburg Patriot says
that Mr.. Tilden will be inaugurated
President peaceably if no fraud
be attempted, forcibly if the
people are compelled to put down
ballot-box suffers and return
forgers by the strong hand.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

The San Antonio (Texas) Her
aid says, that new divorce suit
has been fled in the district court
OF that city. Cause. He was an
ardent politician and she did not
even know the names Of. the States,
and he kept on talking in his sleep
about "Lonisa-Annie," and that
she was "all right and "God bless
her, ETC., etc. His explanations
we're too thin, and mutual friends
were powerless to interfere.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

If Grant-our Napoleon-back-
ed by the army, carries his plan of
defeating both Tilden and Hen
bricks, we shall see the last of our
Presidents elected by ballot.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23
a Card from lack Chandler.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ii, 1876.
FRED'K O. PRINCE, Sec'y,

WASHINGTON, Dec. Ii, 1876.
An address has tonight beer
issued by the Democratic Commit
tee. 1t is the last desperate at
tempt to prop falling cause
Governor Hayes has been fairly
elected by clear majority of the
electoral votes. There is no indi-
cation that any right-minded citi-
zen has a dnubt as to the result.
The address of the Democratic
Committee is an impudent and au-
dacious attempt to prejudice and
pervert the public Judgment.
Hayes and Wheeler are elected,
and the will of the American
people will be carried out and
maintained.
H., CHANpLER,
Chairman of the Republican Ma
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23
SHERIFF'S SALE.
NINTH DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF GRANT


Britton g. Moore Us. William
Bush, ct ai.-No. 33.
~ virtue of a writ of f-fa issued and
~ directed to me in the above entitled
suit, have seized ard will offer for
sale, on
SATURDAY, January The 27, A
A. 1877.
IN front of the Courthouse door, in the
town of Colfax. between the hours Of
II O'Clock. NJ. and o'clock p. NJ, all
the right, title and. interest OF
VIRGINIA BUSH,
said interest being one-seventh and one
sixth of one-Seventh, in the following
described property, viz:
A tract OF land fronting on REQ River,
at the junction of the Darro, bounded
above by Bayou Darro, in the Tear by
lands OF Josiah Huie's succession, and
below by the Bellvue plantation. con-
tanning about thirteen hundred acres.
ALSO. tract of land fronting ON
Red River, bounded above by the tract
last described, below by the Mead PLAN
tatiOn, and in the rear by the Darro tract.
containing about six hundred and forty
acres, with all the improvements upon
both tracts of land.
ALSO, tract of woodland lying ON
Bayou Darro, bounded 10y the Darro on
the North, and on the other side By
lands of Josiah Huic's succession. con.
tanning three hundred and twenty acres
Another tract of woodland bounded
below by land of NJ. Calhoun and L.
Bouligny's estate, and in the rear by
lands of StrOther, containing five hun
dred acres more or less.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, with benefit of
appraisement.
DANIEL FLETCHER,
Sheriff Parish of Grant.
Colfax, December %, 1876. p. +. 800.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

was at his house. -
Hurlbut- ! ask you if Gov. Kel
: logg did not urge you to go bacl
: and hold the election
Ward--Well, no, sir; Gov. Kel
logg asked me my opinion, if l die
not think l should go back anG
} | hold the election. l told him
could not he back without the pro.
lection of troops. Witness was
then handed a letter and asked il
he ever received it. He replied he
had, that Jewett delivered it to
him on November Cd.
The letter is dated Executive
Office, October 31st,S and advised
Ward to return to Grant parish
and execute his official duties, and
signed by Kellogg. Ward then
went to Galveston and telegraphed
to parties that he would be unable.
to make the connections necessary
to reach Grant parish in time.
Hurlbut--Did Won make appli-
cation for any money to pay ex-
penses?
Ward-I did receive some money
and think it was to pay expenses
back to Grant parish.
Hurlbut--Then it is a fact that
you did not hold the election in
the parish ?
Ward--I did not hold the cleo
ton, but it was held under my d.
rection by the Commissioners
whom l had appointed. I estab-
lished seven polling places in the
parish, and had appointed seven
Commissioners, but do not know |
] commissioned anv.
Hurlbut--Had these commis-
sioners anything to show their au-
.hority?
Ward--They had from the Par
sh Executive Committee. Their
was given verbally.
Hurlbut did you commission any
Commissioners of election before.
he election
Ward--Seven.
Hurlbut-Did you send by mail
n otherwise commissions to Re-
,ubhcan commissioners?
Ward--Before the election III,
igned them after the election.
Hurlbut--How long did you re-
nain in New Orleans after the I
lection {? Il
Ward-Seyen days.
Hurlbut-Where did you go
7hen you left New Orleans?
Ward-I went west. Il
Hurlbut--The answer is LARGE. &
7here did you go?
Ward-To the western States.
Hurlbut-Nsme those States.
Ward-I went to Illinois, Michi- l
an, Ohio and several others.
Hurlbut-Did not the Governor /
dvise you to go back to Grant !
arish? Id
Ward-I was told to go back by .
he Governor, but his emissaries
formed me that the orders
mounted to nothing, not to pay
:tention to them. III
Hurlbut-Who were these ennis
.ries?
Ward-Judge Morey and Jew
t. Now you have it.
Hurlbut-You say, then, from
% manner of these omissaries,
~ judged the Governor instruc-
'ns were only a coloring?
Ward-So l was led to believe.
jerks then examined witness.
Jenks-What are your politics :? s
Ward-I am considered a Re-
IbGcan.
Jenks-Did you not receive in -
ructions from the State Registrar N
permit Mr., Richardson to exam b.
3 your books? NJ
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23
D. A. Wards Testimony Before
the Congressional Committee.

letter which he acknowledged Z
have received from D. j. Nj. A
Jewett was read by the clerk. l
contained the injunction to regis
er the full Republican vote of hi
parish, as his recognition by The
party depended upon his return
ing Republican majority.
Jenks-Were you in Grant par.
.sh on the day of election J.?
Ward-I WAS not.
Jenks-Did you return, after the
election
Ward-I did not.
Jenks--Did you receive any in
structions from any one not to re-
turn
Ward-From who I?
Jenks-From any one-Kellogg
or any one else.
Ward did from Blr. Jewett
and Kellogg, who stated that i
would not have time to return in
time to hold the election.
Jenks-Wben were those in
structions given you?
Ward-The Thursday before the
election.
Jenks-Would you have had
time to go to the parish in time p
Ward-Yes, and forty-eight
hours to spare. 1 received in
structions from Jewett'' and Kel-
logg both.
Jenks-Before you were told you
had not time to go back, had you
told Kellogg how the parish would
go?
Ward. told Gov. Kellogg that
the parish would go 81 Democratic
He then told me 1 would
not have time to go back and hold
the election. 1 told him him I I
would go back if was guaranteed
protection.
Jenks-Did you go to Kellogg's
office at any time when Major
Burke was there?
Ward-I did, and Gov. Kellogg
told me that he had given his word
10 Major Burke that l had gone
back to Grant parish, and that it
was not necessary for Burke to see
ne. When Major Burke entered
he room at one door / left BIZ the
,ther.
In answer to Hurlbut.
ward was appointed Super r
7isor OF Registration by G. C. An
'oine, then acting Governor, and
think l completed the registra-
ion OF the parish about the goth
i October. On my return L had
conversation with Mr.. Jewett re-
alive to election matters in the
arish. Jewett admitted that a
ad state of affairs existed in the
arish. l told Mr. Jewett that the
supervisor of Registration, d. A. .
Ward (naming himself) was in
in his duties. 9
Mr.. Hurlbut-Who interrupted
GU? u
Ward-A man by the name of J
. &. Thompson, who said he would VI
i'll me.
Ward further stated that parties
1tered his office and captured his
apers, and that he did not resist :.
ne feared his life would be
ken by the men, two of whom :.
ere intoxicated He named :,
thompson, Richardson and He'd :,
ok. Ward ayered that the inter
renee with the discharge of hie b,
lties was OF such o character "a
Undue him with the impression Vi
at it would not be safe for him O,
appear often in public. 81
Hurlbut-Did you make any re- er
,rt That your life was in danger ly
protection. br
j sir. =,
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

Tilden's popular Majority over
Hayes is 249,6
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

Advertisers will find Tia
IcLE one of the best mes
the State III which to hi
business to the notice OF "a
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

Britton e. Moore Us. William
Bush, ct ai.-No. 33.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-12-23

II. virtue Of writ of G.fa issued and
~ directed to me in the above entitled
suit, l have seized ard viii offer for
sale, on
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-22
SOUTH r R ~
HOT Il H.
ST. LOUIS,
Fronting on Walnut, 4th and 9Th SITS,
ALVEILLE, WARNFR & CO,
PRopRIETORs.

During the past year this Hotel has been
thoroughly overhauled, re painted, re-fres-
coed, re-carpeted and re- furnished from
top to bottom, and is first class in all re-
spects.
The SOUTHERN" is located near the
center of business, the theaters, and all
places of amusements. Its tables are sup
piled with the best the markets afford, and
there is in the Hotel building the neatest
RESTAURANT in the city for Ladies and
Gentlemen.
There have been added twenty, Eve bath
rooms and closets also, fourteen large
sample rooms on the Office floor, especially
suited to travelling men who have goods to
show.
The proprietors are determined that the
SOUTHERN HOTEL shall be among the
best hotels of the country, and hope to
greet their old friends, as we'll as many
new ones, promising every attention that
will add to their comfort, and make them
feel at home.
There is an improved elevator leading
from the first floor. Railroad and steam
boat ticket Offices, news stand, and West
ern Union Telegraph Office in rotunda Of
Hotel.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-22
ESTABLISHED 1881.
Hover's Ink Mandatory

Office, 416 Race Street ........ Philadelphia
JOSEPH E. HOVER & Co., Manufacturers.
A Silver Medal and Seven First Premiums awarded
by the American Institute, New York.
The Manufacturers of HovER's INKS. with the ex-
perienCe of the last third of q century, have pro-
duced an article to meet the wants of the CONNER
Cial public, known
HOVER'S CHEMICAL WRITING FLUID
Its qualities area freely flowing Ink, without
being pale or watery, dcpositing sediment, does
not blur the opposite page, will not corrode the
pen; its color greenish blue. which changes
gradually To a deep and permanent black AS
evidence thereof, samples furnished free at
our Office. 1t has been extensively introduced
throughout the U s., and is at present used by
many of the Departments at Washington. and also
by the principal Public and Private Institutions OF
the country, the names of which would be too nu-
merous to specify IN the limits of a circular,
All the varieties of Writing Inks and Fluids are
manufactured and sold, and put up in eight diff
ferent size bottles, the quart size being the largest
BY the dozen, price lists furnished. and a dis
count allowed therefrom. the rate being in proper
ton to the order by the dozen or gross.
Orders TO receive prompt attention should be adj
dressed to JOS EPH Z. HOVER & co Manufactur
ers, Office, 4l6 Race street. Philadelphia