The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-11
,FIom our own Correspondent
UUR RADIX LETTER.
New YoRK, Oct. II, 1876.

practical joker with more leisure
than braus, IN announcing the
,leatu of Commodore Vanderbilt
last Monday, is that that expected
result Is robbed Of half Its ierrOrs
to the holders Of securities with
which he is identified. The bold
ness Of the iinpostor i'll signing
the dispatch 10 tire Associated
Press the name of DR.. Deems who
ls well known to be Nr. Vanderbilt :
spi itual adviser, obtained general
Nied.t for his frauiulent announce
,nent both In Wall street and
among the newspapers. who ali
pat uiit bulletins announcing the
occurrence. In spite of this, how
ever, Vanderbilt stocks fell but very
slightly, nor were the tri.nsactlun.,
very considerable. only 500 shares
having been sold before the official
contradiction of the rumor Was
.nuounced. 1t is therefore de-
.nonslrated that vi hen the Cumnu-
dore does really die the damage To
ais stocks AS Investments will
amount To almost nothing.
Much indignation is felt over
he foolish fraud, and l believe
,hat e.for.s are still beng made ~
discover Its perpe;rator, although
,;i,s search wo,,id be rather "a barren
VICTORY, there being LO law under
which sncu al oIiense II punishable.
Whether your realers are inter
:! .ed iii ci,mbakes or hot, | can b..
,ulte sure but il they are, it Is only
AIR hat they ss,ouM know of the
monster affair of the se lson which
;ame oil last Tuesday just outside
lie nort.iern city limits. A NUM-
Der of our nutaD.es got CLAM hun
5rs-cliy officials, congress,ue n,
politicians, journalists, and thu
r.en,is OF all ni,uds and SD about
ave handred of them organize,i
themselves Into a Temporary Cen
clInlal Ciainbake Association" anu
got up u big time. In pile rest
ag OH hot STONES and covered witt,
eaweed, according 10 time hOnoreu
.Gston, were heaped 35 bushels vi
Slams, 80 sheeE,snead, lOO chickens,
100 partrldSeS, barrels of corn,
oue barrel each of sweet and white
| POTATOES, 3 barrels Uf Holsters, 1
oarrel of oysters, and 100 pounds
Ut tIpe-- after winch enumeration,
4 feel Justified IN euqurlng: ''ho"
= that for higL?" THIS bulk oi
good things, didn't seem to worr,
tue assembled multitude whu
promptly washed 1t down witt
ome four dozen baskets OF wine
eaviug nothing but shells and
ooLes to the disconsulate crow.
Who gathered expectanlly to til.
SECOND table" Ali the champion
clameaters weIe in attendance, one
ii wnom Won tor himself the VIC
.ors belt and four story paiI.
inder his apron by stowIuy away
200 Vf the escuient aud nutr,cious
bivalves. The OILY drawback t.
his hero's happiness WAS that he
lad to wear the belt round hls
eek for day or two before he
could get 1t to meet in its proper
locality.
| Our magnificent Aquar.an, The
openlng of which noticed llsi
week, thus far proves "a fine success
n point of attendance. and prom
Uses to be of great scientific impor-
lance. The managers have esrab.
isGed, in connection with it and
under toe same roof free scientific
Library and a free institute for til.
study of ichthyoloyy or the science
of fishes. L. is further proposed
To make it the headquarters OF
various scientific bodies. New