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The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
Accidents.

On Christmas morning, Mrs. James Nor
gan, residing at 403 East Eighth street,
met with quite serious accident, she had
arisen early, and about $40 O'Clock, was
passing from one room to another, on the
second floor, to do which she had to pass
along stairway to which there was no
railing to protect any one from accidents
she became dizzy, and staggering forward
FILL headlong to the foot of the stairs. Dr..
Kirchner was called in, when it, was
ascertained that her breast bone was
fractured, and she had also received other
injuries on the head, neck, and back: her
injuries are considered by her friends and
physician to be of a serious character.
On Christmas morning as Miss Ellen
Haney, came out of st. Peters Church, she
slipped and fell, cutting cash over he +
right eye, and also spraiDed her wrist.
On the'same day about O'Clock, P. NJ, az
VIM. R. Hodgson, Esq, was walking along
King street, when in front Of the Atlantic
Garden, between Second and Third streets,
he slipped and fell upon the icy pavement,
and broke his right fore, arm above the
wrist.
Mr.. Francis Sohen, editor and proprietor
of the delaware Pioneer" had the mis-
fortune to fall on the slippery side walk
on Market street, below Fourth, on Satur-
day, dislocating his ankle, and breaking
some of the smaller bones.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
AMssesss ents.

|, The audience which greeted Miss Char
lotte Thom pson at the Opera House. on
Christmas Day, to witness the performance
of Jane Eyre, was large and appreciative.
It is useless for US to say more, than that
the performance was quite up to the
standard, and the rendition of the character
of Jane Eyre by Miss Thompson leaves her
without q successful rival.
In the evening every available seat was
occupied. Miss Thompson, as "Parthenia," "
was quite natural and she was loudly ap-
plauded. The sIngomsr" of Mr.. j. K.
Neale was we'll rendered, as was the Myron
of Mr.. George Grsyson. A number OF the
company were not up in their parts, and
at times their embarrassment was quite
painful and tedious to the audience. This
should not have been, and when Miss
Thompson sgain appears in Wilmington
which we trust will be in short time
she will bring with her a full and compe-
tent support.
Tomorrow evening, Rev. j. D. Fulton,
DID,, will deliver at the Opera House,
his celebrated lecture entitled "The
Preacher in Brierwood Parish" DR.. Full
ton delivered this lecture lately In fremont
Temple, Boston, and received the commen
cations of the press of that city. Re-
served seats can be obtained at BoughmaD,
Thomas s Co.
Professor Wyman is at the Odd Fellows
Hall, where he will remain during the
present week, he not only amuses and
mystifes his audience, but absolutely pre-
sents yon with a town lot.
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Minor Locals.

There is good skating at the Artic skating
Park, 3rd street Bay.
This city has floating debt exceeding
fifty thousand dollars.
The Flute Band has about twenty four
members and seventeen instruments
Christmas day was celebrated in this CITY
with the usual number Of fights and ar
rests.
The temperature was quite mild, yester-
day, and overcoats Were not In much de-
mand.
Mrs. G. m ale her first attempt at skat-
ing, at the Artic skating Park, yesterday
afternoon.
Police business has greatly improved
| during the past few days, aud the officers
are kept busy.
Miss Innocence was skating yesterday af-
ternoon, at the Aric skating Park. She is
| very graceful on skates.
The Water Witch steamer has had the
new wheels placed in position, and will be
ready for service to-day.
| A boy sbout fifteen years of age was in
| juret on MarGst stree bill, while shedding.
| injuring bis knee slightly.
Trains leave Wilmington for Philadel
| phia, at 6 80, $40, 800, 81, 1O.45. 1914,
a. m, and 2.3o, $50, 40, 9 4G, an 2.02 D.
m,
One Of our wealthy citizens, yesterday
morning, offered poor boy ten cents to re-.
| move The snow from the pavement in front
Of his house.
On Monday our pen made ns say that
the Republican members in caucus. had
| pnmi n taO - .Ia,p,, al
| tlon OF Fire Watch. IL should have read
"James Agnew."
The attendance at the Street Market
yesterday, by our country friends, was quite
meaere, and the prices ofprovisjons. in con
sequence, was high.
certain lady in this city is suffering very
much with bad cold. She attributes the
same to going without her boa on last Sat
urday evening. Perhaps she meant her
"baau."
Prof. Webster's Grand Christmas Matt
nee, was well attended, last Monday, and
all lovers OF dancing returned to their
homes well pleased with their afternoons
enjoyment.
Wilmington was founded by Thoma 8
Wiling about 1892 and received from him
the name OF Willing Town, afterwards
schanged to Wilmington. We obtained a
city charter of lS32.
| This is DAT gerous season, and often the
fondest mothers care is no protection
against Coughs and Colds and Hoarseness
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrnp should therefore be
kept in readiness. Price rs cents:
The fremen deny that the meeting held
at the Delaware Engine House on last Wed
nesday evening, was for the purpose ol
taking into consideration the propriety ol
establishing paid fire department.
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PROFESSIONAL.
ESTABLISHED 1859.
r. S. & A. P. LACEY,
Attorneys-at-Law,
09e Seventh strset, Washington, D. Q.
INVENTORS.

| INVENTORS.
| We procure natents in all countries. No
Alto SsEY FEES IN ADVANCE. No charge
un less the ratent Is granted. NO Zee, ior
preliminary examinations. NO additlonal
| ices for obtaining and conducting
rehe airing. Special attention given to ln-
reference Cases before the Patent Once.
| Extensions before Congress. Infringement
suits in different States, and all litigation
apper'aiping to Inventions or Patents
SEND STAMP FOR PAMPHLET CIV NG FULL
DIRECTIONS.
UNITED STATES COURTS AND DEPARTMENTS
Claims prosecuted in the Supreme Court
ofthe Un,ted States, Court Of Claims, Court
| Of commissioners of Alabama Claims,
Southern Claims Commission, and
all classes Of war claims before the Execu-
tive Departments.
ARREARS OF PAY AND BOUNTY.
OFFICERS, SOLDIERS and SAILORS of the
late war, or their heirs, are in MAJ y cases
entitled to MONEY from the Government OF
which the havu no knowledge. Write full
history of service, and state the amount oi
paw aud bounty received. Enclose stamp,
and full reply, after examination, Will be
given you without charge.
PENSIONS
All oFFICEes, SOLDIERS and sAILoFS
wounded ruptured or injured in the late
war, however slightly. are entitled to
UNITED STATES GESERALLAND OFFICE.
Contested Land Cases, Private Land
Claims, Mining. Preemtion and Homestead
Gases, prosecuted before the General Land
Office and Department OF the Interior.
LAND WARRANTS:
We pay cash for Bounty Land Warrants,
and we invite correspondence with all ear-
ties having any for sale. and give full and
explicit Instructions where assignments
are imperfect.
We econduct our business in separate Bu-
reaus. having therein the assistance ofabie
and experienced lawyers, and give our
closest persons al supervision to every i'm.
portant paper prepared in each case
Prom ptest attention thus secured to all
business entrusted to us. Address
r. S. & A. P. LACEY, Attorneys,
Washing ton, d. G..
Any person desiring information AS to
the standing and responsibility of the
members OF the firm will, on request be
furnished witha satisfactory reference in
his vicinity or Congressional district.
decl9-tf
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Christmas Presentations.

The friends of Rev. Isaac NJ. Halderman,
pastor of the Delaware Avenue Church,
surprised him on Saturday evening last and
presented him with very fine student s
chair and foot rest. Mrs. Grimes also pre-
sented him with handsome tidy, with the
initial "H" worked upon it. The presenta-
tion speech was made by s. R. Ball in behalf
of the friends present. Mr.. Fl. could not
find words to express his thanks for this
evidence of kindness and good feeling maui
tested by his friends and members of his
congregation, and asked them to kneel p
prayer of Thanksgiving to Almighty. God.
The Water Witch Fire Company, No. 5
received on Saturday, a Christmas gift from
Alexander Hirst, of the Liberty Hose, No
S, of Reading, 1t being a large live brown
owl, the measurement being feet inches
from tip to tip of wings. His "owship"
now occupies the third story room of the
engine house. He is tame and very friend
ly. In the box containing the bird, was
strip of paper on which was written. "this
owl eats raw meal" The members of the
company will send very handsome present
in return, one which they highly prize, Mr..
Hirst has been in Reading about one year
he was formerly of this City, and is still a
member of the Water Witch, the Liberty
Company send the present through him.
At St. Pauls Sunday School on Sunday
afternoon last, the teachers and scholars Of
the afternoon school, presented their Super
intendant Mr.. Joseph Pyle, with pair of
diamond eyeglasses. The Rev. W. K.
Davis made the presentation speech, which
bewildered Mr., Pyle, he being
nnahlo IN inns Oinn what cnyp
ing until the glasses were brought to view,
which he received in very neat and ap-
propriate speech.
On last Friday evening, the choir of the
West Presbyterian Church presented Mr..
Bradley James, their organist, with very
pretty music stand.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
Local Matters .
Bars Of she Horses Foot.

The bars of the horses foot, are but the
prolongation of the outer wall of the foot.
Their object is to protect the frog and
strengthen the foot itself. Their value In
this direction, can scarcely he over estima-
ted, To cut them away, is like removing
the beams that keep the walls Of house
from falling outward or crushing inward.
II o healthy foot is placed Oh q glass stand,
It will be seen that the ground surface OF
the wall bars all bear the relative propor-
tion OF weight. These might be called the
three great pillars on which the body of the
horse, like some dome, upheld by three col
umns stands. To shorten or remove two OF
these three columns, is of course fatal. The
dome is Of such weight as to crush the sole
remaining support. This is precisely the
condition of things under the common Wis
cious system of shoeing. The bars are cut
away so that they cannot touch the earth,
the frog is pared down the same way, the
sole is gouged out and the result is that
nothing is left but the wall of the hoof to
support the vast weight above. When you
remember that the wall is very thin,
scarcely an inch in thickness where it
touches the grouud-you will share with
me the surprise, not that so many horses
"pound their feet up" and break
down or "give out in their feet" as
the saying is, but that any horses
survive at all. The true way is to let every
thing grow to its fullest extent that nature
designs It to reach, and in shoeing, seek
only to protect from too rapid destruction
what nature has put together, least OF all
cut away that which nature has provided
so abundantly and more efficiently than the
art and skill of man can eyer hope to effect.
The vast Importance of having the frog
come in contact with the ground in order to
keep the foot in health and good condition
is most ably shown in "Rational Horseshoe
ing" small book recently published that
ought to be In the hands of every owner and
lover of q horse.
We have quoted the foregoing from Muir
rays "Perfect Horse" and will just say
that in our own city there is room for i'm
provement in horseshoeing. A short time
ago we were anxiously urged to hasten to
blacksmith shop ia the lower part of the
city to see horse who was getting his hoofs
pared until the blood came. When We ar
rived the horse had gone but the ground
was covered with horny parings, and sus
picious stains attested the truth of our in
formant. E. W.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
REGISTERS ORDER.
REGISTERS ORDER.
REGIsTER'S OEfIcE.

REGISTERS OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEC. IA, rs.
Upon the application OF Thomas Hol-
comb. administrator OF VIM. n. jefferson,
late of New Castle Hundred in said
county, deceased, it is ordered and directed
by the Register that the administrator
aforesaid give notice Of the granting of let
ters administration upon the estate of the
deceased, with the date OF granting thereof,
by causing advertisements TO be posted
within forty days irOlnthc date OF such let
ters, in six Of the m ost pubic places of the
county Of New Castle, requiring all persons
baving demands against the estate to pre-
sent the same. or abide by an Act OF AS.
seInblg in such case made aud provided
Aud also cause the same to be inserted
within the same period in the IN irnjng
Herald newspaper published in VIII
minston, and to be continued therein three
weeks (e. o. d.
Given under the hand and seal of Office of
the Register aforesaid, at New Castle, in
Few Castle county aforesaid, the day and
year above written.
5EwhLL G. BIGGs, Register.
NOTICE,-A'l pc sons having claims
against the estate OF the deceased must pre-
sent the same duly attested to the ADM MIS-
t atOr on Or before December I4, 1877, or
abide the Act Of Assembly in such case
made and provided.
THOS. HOLCOMB,
Address, Administrator
New Castle, Del. dec2J.3H cod.
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Coroner's In1uest.

On Tuesday last, the 18Th, Coroner Rose
held an inquest on the body of David Dep
usy, resident of Appoquinimink hundred.
From the evidence adduced the deceased
was subject to epilep'ic fits, from the effects
of which he died on Sunday morning. The
jury rendered verdict in accordance with
the above fact.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
Fair of the Church of the Sacred Hart

This fair, which opened at Institute Hall
on Christmas afternoon, has been we'll at
tended, and everything has the appearance
of success. On Christmas afternoon and
evening the attendance exceeded one thou
sand persons, and on last evening, the nun
ber attending was very large. An evening
could not be spent better than at the fair of
the Sacred Hart.
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Fiction of Officers.

The T. T. E. O. Club, sociable organi
zation, held its regular meeting last
night, when the following gentlemen were
elected to fill the respective Offices for the
ensuing three months: President, John
A. Light; vice president, William Craig;
Secretary, Geo. H. Mum, Treasurer,
Edwin P. Sawdon; trustees, John A.
Light, Howard Fesmier, Allen l.. Sharp.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
Proposed Renordl.

The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Co.,
will remove their Office to the s. W. corner
of Third and Market streets, Plunkett's
Building. They will take possession of the
new office which will be on the first floor,
about the the 18Th of January next. The
office furniture will be the same that was
used by this company in the Department OF
Public Comfort, during the Centennial
Exposition.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
Assault aud B0fterV
AL

Saturday evening as John Dillman and
Joseph Reason, two old colored men
were coming along Maryland Avenue,
near Madison street, they were set upor
by several roughs who beat them severely
bruising their faces ia a bad manner
James Earle, Wm. Campbell, John
Sweeney and John Haney we're arrested
on suspicion being connected with the
assault.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
Married.,

On Christmas day Miss Annie Douahoe of
this city, was married at her residence, No.
40S West Second street, to r ev. Harry
Smith, pastor of the NJ. +. Church at Nap
panee, Elkhart county, Indiana. Last
evening they started for their home, bear
ing with them the best wishes of their
friends,
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
COr0ners Office.

David c. Rose Esq. Coroner Of New
Castle County, an be found at No. 625 F
Sixth steet, al which place he now resides
or word can be left al the office of D. 0. C
Fox, corner Of Sixth and Shipley streets.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
$l22,243.andH mo NO shAMss 1sl1SS

$722,243.andA AH6 No REANss. RklzSs
Greatest Single Number Prize Drawing that
ever took place in the United states
Fly authority of an act of the LEGISLATURE
the nest All Prize Drawing will take place
public at Cheyenne. Wyoming positive
~ January Isl, 1875 and o bs conduc ed by
sworn commissioners.
1922 s243 to he distributed.
All prizes and no blanks,
within the reach OF any one to obtain a
fortune f'r only a small outlay.
To lie drawn he 18th and OH oteach month.
Prizes payable in full, without deduction
on presentation at this Office Immediately
after tie drawing.
Grand Cash Prize, $4,000
GO 90 90 1900
90 40 90 2O,000
aIrahd CaSn ffiZes, 10000
,of 90 40 so 5000
ioU caSn fIiIeS, cach ,CW
TICKETS, ~ eaah, or packages of 10 tickets
$40 and the eaiance to b9 deducted only
rom the prizes drawn. Information fur
n1shed. ORDERS filed. Also agents for the
Royal Havana Lottery, and all legalized
lot cries IL roushout the world. orders
solicited. Apply 10 or address EMORY &
Cn', Brokers, II PARK ROW, New YORK
Clty' Dis I'm
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
LOTTERIES.
A Fortune For Only 81.

First dollar quarterly drawing. At New
Orleans, TUEsDAY. JANUARY, 1877.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COM.
PANY.
This Institution was regularly incorpo.
rated by the Legislature OF the State for Ed.
ucation ii Purposes in 1858, with capital o
8 900 900, to Which 1t has 81 ce added re.
serve fund OF S,5N, ,OJ0. Its GRAND SINGLE
NUMBER DRAWINGS will tske place
monthly. The season of 1877 opens with
the following scheme
CAPITAL L PRIZE, $50
100 900 TICK ETS AT ONE DOLLAR EACH.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27

!, ,,@ Prizes, amounting to s66. .525
Write ,or Circulars or send orlers to
CHARLES r. II WARD,
New Orleans, La.
REGULAR QUARTERLY DRAWING
on February 4, 1877. Tickets $40 each Cap
ital prize $50 0G0.
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
BELVIDERE DIVISION.
AMBNY LlVISION.
From Market Street Ferry.

Accom- for New York via Perth Amboy
| ana Jamesburg @nd Monmouth Junction
| 80 and Up m,connecting for Long Branch
| aud Suuan.
Accom- for Trenton, connecting with Ex.
| press irains for y ew York 4 20 8 and 10
am, l2noon ., 4 49, and 30 y m.
| Accom- for New YORK, Via Trenton, 3 50
pm.
Way frain for Burlington s p m. Sunday
| Trains $50 a ~, and land Bp m.
Way Train for B,ldentown Ii ~ pm. On
sunday at 9 pm.
For Kinkora Branch 6;Oa m, q and 43O
pm.
Fer nishtstuwn g. 6 @oa no., is and S 80
For rucktr'own 30 a m, and p m.
For Me.ford and Ii Is |. III, Is. $40 and
For Nit. HOLLY and Pemberton g and II Is a
NJ, l5, h,63r and II sop m. For Mt. Holly
30 IN, 10 and y pm.
sunday TraiAs for Nit. Holly 10 a m. and
Trains arrive Thirty-second and Market
Sire ets:-From P,ttsburg 10, 735 am,
@ Mn"aysy Mh"aay From Efie and dSy VIZ
Transport I y m. daily. except Monday.
and 02' m daily, except Sunday. From
From buffalo ard " iagra Falls 3, IN and
$3J ~, daily except Monday.
Kane, Kenova, Watkins, Elmira, and
Wiiliamsport, 20 p m daily, except Sun
day. From New YORK II As, 4 30, 10 Is. 10 55
an, ,l205, l243. 3 30, 8, $50, 735, 74O, s 81,
10 4oana Il 4opm, on SUNDAY II 45, 10 ~
ton, Pnillipsburg aud Lumbertville, 10 10
am, and S. p m. .alsoarrive at Kensing-
ton Depot s. SO % m, aud 5j p m. Sleeping
car rtickets cau be had at Broad and Chest.
nut streets, and Depot Thirty-second ana
Market streets. :,
The Union Transfer Company will call
for and ,keck baggage from Hotels ana
Residences, Time cards and full NORMA,
ton con be obtained at the Depots ana
TICKET No. S3S Chestnut street,
y. Il. Cor. Broad and Chestnupi
OFFICES No ll6 Market street,
FRANK tTHOMPsON, -. n. BOYD JR., -,
III Gsnl AanseeFs y eeRl = Ps s d I: AsN
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RAILRO ADS.
pHILADELPH!A, WILMINGTON ~
L bALTIMORE kAILROAo AND
November q 1e,s

DAAAAAOCAIA MA, WlLMINGTON a.
L bALTIAORE kAILROA AND
November q, 1870,
Trains will leave Wilmington a. ,,r
Philadelphia and intermediate .,
~ . IL. So, 9o2, iO45, m. 80. sa'ions sa %
phlladelph,a q !" E p : and New York, 20, IN :,
Bai,imore q and Intern ediate stat,ons - ;.
Baltimore and Washington 1852 ,m -.
am IN, U 59, l25, 6 10, p IN. o. $50,
aralns ior elaware Division leava,
pm. H. lD, $50
Wyoming and ermediate station. .
G m, 6 80 p IN. "'a'iohs, 5 %
, - Defmar and intermediate statious
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Palla delphta and Intermediate .to..
8 ~ m, 90 $50 D m, e'atlons,
philafelphia and New York. 2Ooo
bpitimOre and Washington. 1870
For further information passsnooa % m.
pot. p'''eo al the de-
Janl-ly H,FRnNNry
The Morning herald., 1876-12-27
NEW ADVERTIS EM ENTS.

Harnesg--Yerger.
Notice : James Tcy.
DR.. Bull 8 Cough syrup.
Notice--Taggart's Express.
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Every facility afforded for persons desir.
ing to deal or invest in Stocks, Bonds o,
Gold.
Telegraphic quotations received cons.
stantiy during the day. aug 43lt
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-09

the bale of receipts; under super
vision, about 5 pounds. 1t should
be stated that, since the inaugura-
ton of supervision, the "city crop"
is made mp, to much larger ex-
tent than ever before, of mixed"
cottons bought by pickers from
factors and broken up for retailing.
No doubt two and a half pounds
per bale would cover the entire
actual loss which cotton sustains
in passing through this port.
But no mere figures can give
any adequate idea of the vast i'm
provements which supervision has
wrought in the cotton trade of
New Orleans. It's effects are seen
daily, and those who, in the be-
ginning opposed il are now its
most strenuous advocates. It is,
indeed, o reform to be proud
of, both cn account of the diff
culties which it had to surmount
and the healthy revolution which
it SO quietly and quickly effected.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-09
NOTICE

We would respectfully notify the
owners Of real estate, who want to sell
or lease the same, that if they give us
description of the land, the terms of
sale or lease, ETC., we will advertise
it in the CHRONICLE, and if we
effect sale or lease We will charge a
commission that may be agreed upon !;
if ~s don't, we shall charge nothing
for our trouble. Parties who have
gins, mills, horses, mules, beef cattle,
mich cows, hogs, sheep, ETC., ETC., can
make similar arrangements. Those,
also, who wish to trade one sort of
property: for another can use our col
umns on the same terms.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-09
BIG CREEK, GRANT PARISH, La,
Sept. 4, 1876.
Editor CHRONICLE /:

Editor CHRONICLE
In order to decide q bet, will
you solve the following query; and
in doing SO, remember you are in
Guided in the champagne the first
time we meet: When the Police
Jury impeaches an officer for a
fragrant violation of law-for pros
tituting the position he holds for
his own special benefit and gain-
can he again hold any posi-
ton of honor or trust IN the par
ish in which he was deposed
Probably some of the nominees
for Police Jurors could help you
in your decision, as it is a ques-
ton in which every voter, tax
payer, or certificate-holder is in
terested in. EAST END.
ANswEE--The Police Jury may
remove; but cannot inpeach an
officer. Congress, in its sphere,
and the several State Legislatures,
in theirs, can in,peocn, but no other
political body, that we know of,
possesses the power. Tie conse-
quence of conviction iu case of
impeachment is incapacity euer
to hold Office. What "East End"
proposes is, therefore, no question.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-09-09

Remember that the Gazette is
the official journal of the paishes
OF Grant, Vernon, and Rapides. -
Ropides Gazette.
The nice young man of the
Gazette cannot help lying, it ap-
pears; it is constitutional in him.
But he has an object in making
t1e above assertion, and that is to
get a tolerable decent circulation
for the rag be puts in circulation.
He is forced to resort to some
thing-no matter how untruthful-
to bring it to the notice of
the people. The Chronicle was
appointed the official journal of
the parish of Grant on the first of
last August, of which fact the
Police Jury and Sheriff were duly
notified, and we published the con-
tract in our journal. Now, young
man, if you don't take out "Offi-
cial Journal of the Parish of
Grant" from the Gazette, you will
be the cause of your boss having
to pay bill of damages. Con-
fine yourself to truth, young man;
it will be much better for you.
When your verdsncy wears off,
you will then perceive that we
gave you good advice.