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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-03

DR.. Gifin. dentist. will visit Glover
April 10th. to remain one week Those
wishing 70 obtain new or get nd Of old
teeth. will Do well TO give him call
The ladies Of the Universalist Ladies
Mite Society. viii hold Sugar Festival
at the Institute hall, Friday evening.
April :. All are invited TO attend
NEWPORT CENTRE
Rev. Mr.. Togar Of Canada. delivered
a course Of religious lectures at the Bap-
list church. last week. which were well
attended.
A little daughter Of Jerry Darling got
a pea up enc Of her Dostrlls. few days
since. causing her great pain DIR. Erwin
succeeded in removing the PEA
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-03

~ A-- -. 80 rssls - osrs ~ asa.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-03

ERRORS OF YOUTH.
a GENTLEMAN who suffered cor years from Ner-
yous nybllity, Premature Decay, aud all the Effects
Of youthful ndiscretion will Cor the sake Of suffering
humanity, send ee a. sll who need a. the reeipe and
direction for making the supple remedy by which he
cured. sufferers wishing 10 profit by The adverts-
er's experience can DO 50 by addrcssing In perfect
confidence. JOHN Is. OGDEN, ~ Cedar ST.. y. Y. &-sa
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-03

John Stiles Of Newport Centre, who
has been at work for c. J. Ware. cut his
foot severely. on Saturday.
VIII the person who sent Is 81 in .
letter dated Coventry, March p. write
again and sign his name TO the eommun-
ication.
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spectfully solicited. vol no1tT
a, The undersigned would also inform
asr;s I'.izens OF Grant and adjoining
Ia I h, mat he has permanently leca-
Mere mere aud will carry on the Wood
y, 'hnlng business, in connection with
rn. D;unys forge. Buggies and wagons
.l,s !, piows stocked, and everything
go; u my line attended to, and salts.
laIe guaranteed. J. T. LOTION.
.oifax, Aug. 2o-6m.
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NOTICE

We would respectfully notify the
owners Of real estate, who want to sell
or lease the same. that if they give us
a description Of the land, the terms of
sale OF 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 we don't, we shall charge nothing
for our trouble. Parties who have
gins, mills, horses, mules, beef cattle,
mich CO VS., 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, 1876-10-07

OFFICE OF STATE TAX COLLECTOR,
Colfax, Grant Parish, July 70, '76.
DENALTIES on delinquent Taxes
i have been RENTED for ninety days.
by Executive authority, under date of
July 9Th but the costs and expenses
attending seizure and sale can be avoid
ed only by immediate settlement.
JOHN X. GRAY,
State Tax Collector, Grant Parish.
jy20-5t
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GINNING.

anslNG completed my new Steam
CsIs.~n, on the Forenzy Place, near
m "a am prepared to gin cotton, for
VINO may favor me with their bust
ssn, - very reasonable rates. A good
vI;s scned to the Gin is a GRIST MILL.
u s. snail be run every Saturday, for
~n ground. rem KRnr MS"'
Ssafsx, Aug. 12-6t
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NOTICE.

ALI Judicial Advertisements, of every
kind, MUST be paid for Immediately
after the first insertion, otherwise they
will be discontinued. No exceptions
will be made to this rule.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-07

The pecan crop in this section
is very large this year. Several very
large trees in this vicinity are, liter.
ally speaking full.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-07

DRY GOODS.
My stock in this line is large, and
weliselected, consisting of
Bleached snd Unbleached Do
mestic,
Calicos, Muslins, Sheetings, Shirt
ings,
L0dies' Dress Goods.
And a splendi lot of
LADIES' HATS,
Ribbons, Buttons, trimmings,
Gloves, ETC., etc,
All Of which are offered at extremely
low prices.
A splendid assortment of
TOILET SOAPS AND PERFUMERY
OH hand.
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w D. DUFFY.
BLACKSMITH AND HORSESHOER.
Colfax, La.

:, Everything in my
.'ne done in a firm.
sasteful and work
snllke manner. TIL
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HARDW ARE.
In this line have first-class stock,
and it embraces almost everything my
customers stand in need of. My stock
Il I N w A r. E

Il / N w A r. E
Is also large, and consists of almost
every article required by the house
keeper.
In word, my stock is largo and COM
plete. embracing every article that
should be found in a well-furnished
store; and last, but not least, all will
be surprised at the moderate prices
asked therefor.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-07

n All advertisements sent to this
06ice. when not otherwise specified. will
h inserted till forbid, and charged ac-
eordingly.
~ Obituary and Marriage notices Of
ever one square in length charged as
advertisements.
eB- Transient advertisements paya-
Me in advance (; quarterly ads. monthly
in advance; yearly ads. quarterly in adj
vance except by special contract.
II advertisements are not paid for
when the time expires for which they
have been ordered to be published, they
shall be continued, and payment exacted
for the full time they appeared in the
psper.
JOB WORK must be paid for on de-
livery.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-07
Was Custer Sacrificed {?

Fort LINCOLN, D. T. Sept. 90
On the morning of the 18th Gen
Terry arrived on board the steamer
John NJ. Chambers, and learning
the exact state of affairs, announ.
ced officially that the campaign
was at an end. Next morning the
return march began. On Gen.
TerEy's arrival at Bulford he re-
ceived from Gen. Sheridan a very
complimentary dispatch approving
his course during the campaign.
Now that the campaign is over,
no time should be lost ia clearing
up the causes which led to the
great disaster that will ever be re-
membered in our history. No
confidence can be placed in the
official reports of the 25th Of June.
1t is full of inaccuracies, and has
been read with something ap-
preaching establishment by The
men who took part in the fight.
II the public want to know,,Ethe
whole truth about the Custer
massacre, there must be a full and
searching investigation, where the
witnesses will have to answer on
their oath. If such investigation
should be held startling revala-
tons may be looked for. The
story of Clusters fight and death
is still unwritten. Your corre-
spondent has cleaned some i'm
portant facts which must compel
some further Investigations, but
the officers of the regiment will
give no information unless they
are compelled to do so. Fro.
the day the Herald correspondent
arrived in the camp Of the 7th
Cavalry be sedulously sought such
information as would enable him
to place this grave question in its
true light and fix in a manner that
should leave no room for cavil
or evasion the responsibility Of the
disaster that beset our arms on the
25th Of June.
The task was not an easy one.
1t was beset with difficulties that
could not be met and overcome in
the ordinary way. Men there
were who could tell the whole
truth, but they were soldiers it
was their duty to be silent; they
We're obliged to speak the official
language they were loyal to
their regiment there was secret,
and they felt themselves bound in
honor to be silent. 1t was also
their interest. Was it not known
that the men who had in life been
the enemies of the dead Custer
were now more than ever his enc
mics, now that he was dead ? How,
then, could mere subaltern dare
to express an opinion ? He must
speak official language or he must
prepare to be jumped, that is,
pounCed upon at some nnwary
moment, and treated with the full
rigor of military law, driven from
his profession, and made q beggar
upon the world after years of
meritorious service. What won
der that men who knew the
whole truth refused to speak their
own thoughts, and merely echoed
the official language? But little by
little the truth came out: words
spoken at every unguarded mo-
ment and dropped in the heat Of
argument, simple questions answer
ed by officers and men, and the
whole joined together and con-
nected, has produced the convic-
ton that there was laundering,
want of solierly sympathy-a fail
ure on the part of men to do their
duty, or lukewarmness, in support
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| nkut Oh Tue Zotn OF June 8t Inc
Little Big Horn, will be compelled
to tell what he knows. There is
buried with the dead terrible
secret but the witnesses still live,
and the Government can learn the
whole truth if the Government
wants to know it. Then can be
settled forever the question wheth-
Ell the massacre of the Little Big
Horn must be charged to rashnsss
of the dead or prudence of the
living. The issue is Q fair one and
must not be evaded. Either Gus
ter or the men who survived him
must be made responsible for the
lives lost on the Little Big Horn,
and now, while the witnesses are
alive is the time to settle the ques-
ton forever.
That Custer was justified in
making the attack on the village
will hardly be questioned by any
officer who has had any experience
, of Indian fighting. On that point
the opinion of officers of the 7th
Cavalry is unanimous. Even to-
day they believe that had the 600
men who rode after Clusters flag
come. into contact as a body, with
the Indians, success would not have
been doubtful for moment. The
question, therefore, hinges ON the
disposition of the troops in the
actual fight, and this naturally in
wolves the consideration of how
far Clusters plans wepe carried out,
by his subordinate officers and
what amount of cooperation he
received at their hands. There is
the story of the fight in the bot
tom, about which various versions
are given. even by those Who,
happened to be, engaged in il An
investigation would throw some
curious light on the action of
prominent actors, and bring out in
bold relief names that have scarce
ly been mentioned in, connection
with the tight or the rout, as one
may choose to view it According
to the official report, the three
companies in the bottom under
Major Reno were overwhelmed by
a mass of Indians. and compelled
to take to. the woods. A promi-
nent actor in the fight assured me
that when the skirmish line retired
to the woods, there were not fifty
Indians actually engaged with
Iseno's command. It is extremely
doubtful wherher more than one
man had been struck by hostile
bullet when the skirmish line re-
tired to the woods. Nearly all the
men were killed while getting
their horses. or on the way to the
ford. There was a great deal of
confusion, and the ride to the ford
was something like a stampede,
with Reno at The head. Opinions
are divided, also, as to whether
the position at the point Of woods
in the bottom was tenable or not,
One cool-headed man assured me
that fifty men could have held it
against 500 indians.
The mass of Indians who moved
into the bottom took no part in
the fight against Reno's command.
As they moved out from their
village they caught sight of Custer
on the bluffs, and turned off to
meet him and prevent him falling
on their women and children. The
story that they first overwhelmed
Reno and then turned to Custer
is pronounced q fiction. Some of
Renos command fought with great
bravery. especially Capt. French.
who was the last man to cross the
ford in the retreat. He remained
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SAERIFFS sale.

SAERLFF-S SALE.
Second Justice of the Peace, Parish
Of Orleans.
Lewis Fishel, Agent,
VS.. No. 500, (alias ii. fa.,)
Mrs. Nj. S. GelstOn.
Lewis Fishel
VS.. No. l446, Iii. fa.,)
Mrs. Mary Register, formerly Mrs
M. S. GelstOn.
Lewis Fishel
vs. No. l447 If. fa.,)
Mrs. Mary Register, formerly Mrs
NJ. s. Gelston.
First Jusiice of the Peace, Parish of
Orleans.
Lewis Fishel
vs.. No. 1886, (alias e. fa.,
Mrs. M. S. Gelston.
DY VIRTUE Of the several writs Of
ID fl. ia. and alias ii. ia, issued in the
above numbered and entitled suits, i
have seized, and will offer for sale, to
the last and highest bidder, at the
door of the Court House, at COlfax,
Parish of Grant, between the hours of
IL A. N. and shutdown, on
SATURDAY, the It'll day Of Oc-
tober, 1876,
the following described property, to-
wit: Lots numbered one, two and
seven, making part of the northeast
quarter of section twenty-one, of
township eight north, of range one,
east, in the Land District north of Red
River, in Louisiana. Also, lots num-
bered three, four and six, making part
of the northwest quarter Of same sec
ton, township and range. Also. the
last half of the east half Of section No.
seventeen, Same township and range
the aggregate amount Of acres being
Four Hundred Acres, moro or less.
Terms of Sals-CAsH, with the benefit
of apprsisement.
DANIEL FLETCHER,
Sheriff Of Grant Parish, L..
Colfnk, Sept. 765t.
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tOFFICIAL.1
EXTRACT FROM AN ACT.

ssc'~ " eAc Cu'tOuS VUtCeTS mere
for. and 10 prescribe the duties
potoers and compensation of til,
same; to prescribe certain dutie.
for The sertons Of the cemeter&.
Ct NeU Orleans; 10 prescribe the
penalties for The viOtation iof thu,
lam, and 10 procide for aeu
registration for The qualified Uoter,
Of the State.
Section 81. Be it further en-
acted, etc, That if any person up
on any false representation, or by
the production of any forged, false
or spurious naturalization certifi-
cate, or upon any such certificate
not duly issued according to the
acts of Congress; shall cause his
name to be placed, or shall attempt
to have his name placed upon any
book of registration for election
purposes, or upon any list of quail
flied electors, authorized or re-
quired to be made by any law OF
this State, or shall vote or attempt
to vote at any election, every such
person on conviction thereof shall
be adjudged guilty of a misde-
meanor, and shall be sentenced to
imprisonment for a term of not
less than twelve months; and ev-
cry person who sh Ill aid or .abet
any other person in such false rep
resentation or attempt, shall on
conviction thereof, be adiudxsd
guilty of misdemeanor, and suf-
fer like penalty.
Sec. 3s. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That fany person shall fran
dulently alter. add to, deface or
destroy any list of voters made out
or posted, as directed by this act,
or any book Of registration, or
tear down any poster or notice, or
remove the same from the place
where it has been fixed or deposit-
ed. for any improper purpose. the
person SO offending shall be deem
Ell guilty of misdemeanor, aud,
on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding
five hundred nor less than one
one hundred dollars, and by i'm
prisoninent for not more than
twelve nor less than three months,
at the discretion of tue court.
Signed: CHAs. W. LOWELL,
Speaker of he House OF keps.
Signed: g. q. ANTOINE,
Lit. Gov. and Pres't of the Senate.
Approved July "A, 1874.
Signed: WILLIAM L. kELioGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
WILLIAM WEEKS,
Assistant Secretary of State.
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Cbe Golfax GbrOnlflt.
srsrIsHED EVERY SATURDAY, BY
+ M SWEENEY
ADVERTISING RATES:

ADVERTISING RATES:
!, SQUARE, Il inch space) first insertion,
=, "a each subsequent insertion 20 cts.
M n FACTIONS of a square charged as a
an souare. unless otherwise agreed
n ,"' Cards of Personal nature, when
s5missible, charged at double rates.
Professional and Business Cards,
n one squire, 80 per year; two
squares, $500
r.xprp.rEs' ANNOUNCEMENTS SIS.
Tho cash must lin every instance ac-
company the order
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OLA SPLENDID
STOCK OF GOODS.
SOL. KR A FIT
Would respectfully announce to his
old customers, and the public generally,
that he has laid in one of the very best
stocks of goods ever offered in this mar
ket, which, to certain extent, is COM
prised of the following:
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
\ My stock in this line is large and OF
the very best qualities, and it shall be
my aim hereafter to keep constantly
replenishing, SO that at all times can
meet the wants ofmy customers in this
line. Ny stock comprises
Flour, Pork, Bacon, Lard, Mol asses
Tea, Sut ar, Coffee, Rice, Meal,
Mackerel, Herrings, Choice
Wliskies, Wine, Gin, Canned
and Dried Fruits of all
kinds, Oysters, Lob
sters, Sardines,
etc, ETC.,
Coal Oil Lamps, Coal Oil, and all
sorts of
TOBACCOS AND CIGARS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-05-06

Reilly. 1t seems a very small business on
tAe par oi Congress 3D. ts--.e ever THIS little
treaty lis makes us masters. through
courtesy and Commercial ties. yf tEv Hawaiian
Islands Got ry teEsi'1giai acquisition hut by
Friendship and reciprocity Tie treaty would be
much q tire Islands -i--5ugL bus = JTtle to Us 10
matters 81 national Importance. except that d.
would bind tar tso nations together by relations
not likely SOFA or ever ;u b. broken.
Ernest Prut-~,a,;ous we're forwarded 90 the re
preventative Of the Pacific Coast by leading men
OF Francisco waeseupou.on receiving kilograms
for Instructions, the Chamber OF Commerce met
Siih Ga members present TO take action thereon
with the following result;
President FriedlandeT read a letter from repre-
merchants Of san Francisco with regard 10 the
Hawaiian trragy measure nov pending when the
GLOWING resolutions were unanimously adopted
ReSuiUsf. That The Chamber Of Commerce re-
specially request and urge the entire delegation
TO Congress from this coast 20 use their influence
in procuring the prompt passage Of the bill before
the House OF Representative 10 carry said treaty
into immediate effect.
ResUUei. That the President aad Secretary Of
the Chamber telegraph the above resolution TO
Washington Immediately.
We learn that the ;. +. Board OF Supervisors
forwarded similar unanimous Instructions.
Upon the whole. the prospects arr more favor4-
blr-shuuld IL be reached TO come 10 a vote, but
its friends csuuot bat regret at the inaction Of its
supporters through whose apparent sureness Of it,
allowed their opponents TO steal a march" and
deprive lis IF what vas really ours. il worked for
in the right way at the right time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-05-06
MEMORANDA.

REPoRr OF BK ID c MURRAY, A FULLER, MAsTER.-Leit
san Francisco Friday April 14th, at p m, in tow Of Jeo Red
mond, cast oG al s. p m, and made sail with the wind light
from " 10 NV: the fst three days overloaded weather and
light westerly winds; the next ten days light battling airs from
all directions with frequent calm spells and a very heavy NV
swell, causing the vessel to roll a great dealt found the trades
IN Lar 227 y, long IiOo W moderate; saw East Maui May 2d,
and at 5 P m arrived in port,
REPoRr OF Bars vOORUIT, RICE, MksTER--Let New
e,stIe Mars. Had NE Winds untfn the 18th, compelling Us TO
90 south Of New Zealand Rounded the Shares on the 18Th,
thence had n W winds with thick weather and heavy run
ming sea, which continued til tba Cab. Experienced a heavy
gale March 81, in lat 34e 3, long 1899 w. Got in the 5 E
trades April 9th. Passed vavaiaa Island on the 18th. Had
no ~varabIes, but E \ E winds till May 4th, when we sighted
Hawaii. Crossed The line in Ia : W. Experienced very
heavy northehy sea Ge1 the equator up, arriving in port May
5th.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-05-06

tie French Government lave lately been con-
sideIing thc proposition o.. some scientific men
u TeF.ant these districts with trees
We need not instance ia proof u our position
the de'rIaeut to climate as well as I. agriculture,
that has attended the deuudati0n OF forests in
other countries, for every day we read flesh
records OF the same, and the recognized laws b.
which the desert can be converted into q garden
teemIng wisa fruits and blessings before un-
known.
To-day we are scarcely able to furnish fuel TO
our plantations, when forty years ago, our
forests, besides tue production Of oils and woods
and numerous other productions Of valuable
export, could have furnished timber to build a
feet, second to none perhaps existing in adapta-
ton TO such purposes. The koa, the kukui, and
the sandal wood, valuable for exports az well as
for domestic use, which once decked cur hills
and valleys with a verdant canopy, are now
limited to crags and heights, almost inaces-
sible to the foot Of man many Of our plains
once ~bepread with beautiful swards Of green,
and variegated with pandanus, present but an
eye-sore Of decaSed and d~ecaying stumps, standing
amid vast expanses Of loose dirt and sand, fit for
no purpose Of man or brute. In our provision
for the internal improvement of the country, it
may behooye US that, in the making Of our laws
for the future, this Important subject should
receive special attention and We trust that the
Legislature may be of the same opinion, and at
least hope the subject will be deemed worthy of
dtscuas;oD
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-05-06
Ta PACTFIC
Commercial AOOtrtlsrt
~SATERDAY. 4 l.

"a 'AAD1 4 e M t.
Is TINE Ike the present, when all the cir
eum7tanees Of the people and the country present
q condition that Enthusiastically constitutes an en-
ergency, we have q right on a solemn state coca
sion like the opening Of the legislative Assem-
bly,, to expect a ministerial utterance which shall
be the clear and vigorous declaration Of a policy,
1t was a noble oPportunity-one that occurs only
bI-annualIy-ior an earnest, progressive Ministry,
with their hearts in their work, to have ut
tired words Of pregnant meaning, with the au-
thority Of the Sovereign himself. To cay how
ever that the public were disappointed on Satur-
day last, in the speech from the Throne, but faint
ly describes the general feeling that prevailed.
1t was rs brief as an account sale of merchan-
disc, utterly uncommittal, and vague. The all
important question Of repeopling the Islands, is
dismissed with the bare mention Of the word, i'm
migration. Thereby, the Minister Of Foreign
Affairs reminds the late memorialists, that he is
still unconverted to anything like a common
surated idea of the urgency of the situation.
When a motion was made on Monday to appoint
a committee TO draft a reply to the speech, it was
very Pertinently remarked by Prince Lelei1hoku,
that it would be well to defer attempting a reply,
until the budget should be laid before the House.
A novel proceeding, but in this instance quite
legitimate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-05-06

according 70 tie views Of the government, instead
OF the Legislature being composed as stated in the
Constitution, IT is composed Of NJ Representa-,
lives, ~ Mobiles, and / NJndescripts which some
s~eoIosis; may classify.
Article 80 is further in point, which clearly
shows tie Ministers are not Mobiles NJ Min
lister shall sit az a Noble on the trial Of any i'm
parchment" The Assembly adjourned with the
question still under discussion, which was again
resumed on Friday morning after considerable
more s~parring, the motion to indefinitely postpone
was put and carried, 28 ayes TO 10 noes, upon
which the Assembly adjourned.