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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Monetary

| WASHINGTON, Monday evening. JuIv n
In New York to-day money was dull al III6a
Exchange heavy ~ 1854. Gold firm at IiI7I5o
III. Rates for carrying, l.
The Sub-Treasury balances at New York IN.
day: Gold, sS3, a62,T4; currency, s2e, ST., so.
The sub-Treasurer paid out sl29,CO0 on account
Of interest and $4,000 for bonds. Customs re-
ceipts, $4,000.
Government bonds dull and steady n, tn,a toI-
lowing closing quotations:
SIS, ISL. c0uDon.....Ia03 SOS Isss 19,-z
5-lO's. 1s55............ll5Aa New nyes IIssI2
5-20's, 1S65 new. ....iI7SI IO-IO's, coupon iis.s
b-2O's, ls6s. ...........1l9s5
State bonds quiet and nominal.
Tennessee SIS. Old. E. AZ Alabama San, q,
T. Gnessee 6's, new. - do. 5's az
Win gtnta 6s-......... ~ Georgia 6's.,,,.,. az
a.. new. IS do. 7's,.,.-iYi
do. cOnsCa ..... IS n, Carolina. old II
do, deferred. 81 do. new fIE
Louisan a 6's....-... y DO. Tax. -
do. new..'.'.. q 5. Carolina, old...... 3.
Leyee SIS. '.......... ~ do. new. Il
Eeyee S.. ~'..s.... r DO. a. u o.
Stocks duh and irregular.
The following are the closing rates for the
active stocks, te legrapEsd to Fl. u. Cooke II,
Co., from the New York Stock Exchange:
\. Y. Central. ....-...lO5EI Plttsburg. g.
Erie .-..........-.. I3ta Northwestern. 3lE
LAKE SHORE .-....-. So do. pref ..... 62S
Illinois Central....... % Rock Island. .....,I1S
Messrs. H. Z. Offey & Co, bankers northeast
corner Fifteenth and I streets repsrt New YORK
quotations, as follows:
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AUCTION SALES.
~OO|||DO-NOON
Future DAYS.
ID III. VA RNER, Auctioneer.

r H. VA nNhh, Auctioneer.
TP1sTFF,z OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
RAJ Es3sTf ON THE WEST SIDE OF
FLEVENTfl sfg, ct; BETWEEN NJ AND N
SHEETS SOUTH 'eed of trust to me, dated
ID september 90 4. D. and d. duly EeS9Edsd IN
Liber No; $50, foies mSo and an rs fseor rus
Ss>A for the District OF Cob LIN, anu a. te re
quest Of the party sesnred tn ne nra,niss a
VIII offer for sale, in front Of ta 5It5 Ia, at Of
O'Clock p. M. on TIT RSDAS, III .itn uay VI
August iS76, the following dese, eu rSa state
situate in the city of Washfngso. III ~ "
Coumb ia, 10 wit: all that piece pA ~ " La anu
known and designated on the ground 'aa OF par
of said city the north half of Loo u -nYe,
(25, in square numbered nine hundred anu se'-
enty- OH -.
Terms of sale: Two hundred dollars, wish inter-
est at per cent from September IL. 1872 ant fS-
pCnses Of sale in cash, and the balance at = ~.
twelve and eighteen months. for which the ROtes u
Ting purchaser. bearing interest from day Of salt
anu secured by deed OF trust the property sold.
shall be taken deposit Of fifty dollars will he
1uired OF the purchaser At the of sale and nil
conVeyancing at cost of purchaser
JOHN c. PARKER.
Trustee,
iy3f-MWSSds S,Jrsn,,n
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RAILROADS.

RALTlMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
JULY, 1876.
AN. Leavewashington, 8k36
sc BatimOIs EIiIeoIt CITY and Way Stations
ana ana
7:1o Baltimore and Alexandra Junction.
ExPREssITo Cape May Tussdayh Thursday
daily except sunday By All; PuI5nan Pa!IoE
$40 Cincinnati, e. Louis and Pittsourg Express
sIeePers. Frederick, ::Hsserstown and Valley
EsIs5 e sSssi =: EsE sSn
and Philadelphia; sunday to Baltimore only.
ELS Baltimore, Way Stations, ElllcOts City and
1:p NEW YoRK, PHILADELPHIA AND NORFOLK
EE aYfIaSs On Sunday all way stations and
$50 BaitimoT Si and Sn Way Stations.
$50 BALTIMORE AND LAUREL EXPRESS. Frede-
rick, Ellicott City and Way Stations via
As Frederick and Point of Rocks, tvia Metropoli-
Is tGn9sRsl!s 6
E1PREss. Except Saturday; daily to Berke-
hagerstown and Winchester: Sleeping cars
5:4o Baltimore and Way stations. Connects for
Annapolis on Sunday;
rs BairmOre and way a Stations. 0AA HAfAA'''
I'D HlttSDurg, but 40 connection beyond Martins
burg by train leaving Sunday night. Way
Stations on Metropolitan Branch. Sleepers.
300 Baltimore. Relay, Bladensburg, Beltsvtlle,
Laurel.
1000 NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA NIGHT Elk
PRESS. Sleeping cars TO New York.
1905 Baltimore and Principal Way Stations.
n:iO Msrtinsburg and Way Stations, Metropolitan
Branch.
u:30 ST. LOUIS EXPRESS. Berkeley, Deer Park,
Oakland, Chicago, Columbus, saHdusky,
: Newark. On Saturday for Louisville.
7:lo $40, $40 s:$5 M l:lo SIS, So TOO, 7:O6,
All other trains daily, except sunday.
No connection on sunday for Hagerstown,
Valley Branch, or for New York and Phiadel-
phia at $40 q. m. and 1:i0 D. m.
For further Information apply at the Baltimore
and Ohio ticket offices, Washington Station, and AS,
sol and 500 Pennsylvania avenue, and No. 613 Fiji
teeuth street n. W., where orders will be taken for
baggage TO be checked and received At any point In
the city. -
THOS. r. SHARP,
Master Of Transportation.
In. COLE. General Ticket Agent.
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ONE DOLLAR SAVED.

CHEAP RAILROAD TICKET OFFICE.
Railroad tickets bought or sold, to or from all
points, at . reduction upon any ONCE or depot in
this city. Apply to N. ID. WHITESIDE,
sN Pennsylyanis avenue northwest, In the candy
store, Washington, ID. C.. LASTLY
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In Chancery.
Francis c. Adams, Clinton Lloyd,

&C.
By authority conferred on me As commissioner, BY
United States for the District Of West virginia at
Wheeling In the above three several ehancery
THURSDAY, THE 2STH DAY OF SEPT, 1876,
Of on tas
PUBLIC auction the following valuable real estate,
water at ePE Of the Pot
veyances to George Washington, President of the
United states In l1s4, and thereafter by the de,
Sed q S
vember 1853 the date of the sale of said property,
properly includes the site Of the Old Armory builds
fngs, musket factory, Byrne's island and Islands
Of land and bluff bordering on the Potomac river
and lying between said river and the streets and lots
map Of said property used At the sale q 1852 Also
at said place, with the canals dams and other privl
leges, and the lots with the buildings thereon, en-
Of 0n sad and ho
pany Is constructed through this lot No. 1.
the Shenandoah river, at Harpers Ferry, as held By
the United States at the time OF said sale In 1852 en-
Purtsnsnces thereto peiop sins, dssigaated as lot
No; 2on said map used at the sale Of 1859
block A, on Shenandoah street, as laid down on map
By S dIreetop Of the War Department IN ss being
lots and Of sad prSPerty; IN sad BLOCK "A, eIGa
through to the Shenandoah river, intersected by
alley 10 feet wide, at the railroad embankment.
Shenandoah with the Potomac, near the business
portion Of said town, and are considered desirable
and valuable
TERMS OF SALE: Ten per cent. OF the amount
for which each of said lots sell will be required OF
the respective purchasers on the day Of sale. For
the residue of the purchase money credit of one
and two years will be given the purchaser eNecut-
security bearing interest from day OF sale. lien
the property sold will also be retained to secure
the payment OF the purchase money.
The above suits were instituted by the United
Sereinbefore descrSed to sale, and applyingP ett
proceeds Of sale to the discharge Of the bonds exc
cued defendants in said SUITS at the sale OF said
property made by the United States in 1853.
Any additional Information as to this property,
its situation condition and purposes for which II Is
adapted. will be furnished by the undersigned, who
solicits correspondence on the subject.
Copies of said mas of sale, referred to above, to-
gether with additional description of said property
and of the surrounding country will be furnished on
application. This property Is considered among the
most valuable in the country for pur-
n. GOFF, Jr., Commissioner.
CLARKsBURG. W. VA. July "A. 1876. jy2I-Thd
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PIRCH d ROBEY. AuctiOneers,
ID Nos q3S and 90 Louisiana avenue
PROPOSALS.
CS.S[SN.c-C-CO-.CIo~C CsE~o--I1sCSCSNN0NH-
PROPOSALS FOR MANILA HEMP.

PROPOSALS FOR MANILA HEMP.
NAVY PAY OFPICH
q KILBY STREET, BOSTON, July "a, 1870
Proposals, scaled and Endorsed proposals for
Manila Hemp" will be received at this office
until MONDAY, August 81 at II o'clock IN, for
furnishing fifty tons, of 22iO pounds per ton, of
subject there to the usual inspection and Govern
ment test.
Samples of the quality required can be seen at
the Commandant's Office at the said Navy Yard,
where all information can be obtained.
Two satisfactory securities must accompany the
bid, guaranteeing faithful execution of the offer
If accepted.
The price of the Hemp offered must include its
delivery at the Charleston Navy Yard. All
Hemp rejected must be removed at the risk and
expense of the bidder. and it will be at his risk
until removed. CHARLES w. ABBOT,
ly2T-td Pay Director United States Navy.
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r fl. WARNER, AuctIoneer.
TRUSTEES sALEoE DESIRABLE RoPERTY

* M "AhNLh, AucttOneers
TRUSTEES sALEOF DESIRABLE PROPERTY
On sFIFTEENTH STREET, BETWEEN l. AND
TWO SMALL FRAMES oS REAR Of. Lot. l
H. q @f sy 1f 5ra faf fDer &o
E.sS ~, folio 30 one Of the land records for
Of the party secured thereby We viii sell, At Pg6-
DAY Sy g. s so at SD % oepcS p on the S
i0wng-descrbed real estate situate in the city of
Part Of lot numbered nine Cs) in square numbered
two hundred and fourteen, (2l4,) beginning or the
feet north from the southwest of said lot nine
o. and running thence east one hundred and twen
(5) feet; thence east eghty-foGr (sD feet; thence
north Twenty-Five (25l feet and nine (9l INCHES:
(6 inches to Fifteenth street and thence south TWEEN
Hing and Ri9e ~ 10 T a seS Of
eight IS) square feet, more or less, together with
Terms: One-fourth cash: balance at six, twelve.
eighteen and twentyfOur months, with interest at
dollars win be required time of sale and all con-
are not Compiled with in Ts days the trustees RE
eer OF ne s9t 70 the e. me v rS
WILLIAM sTIcKNEY., }rru.,ee,
BENJAMIN +. SNYDER, trustees
ss-DEFAuLr HAVING BEEN MADE BY
resod at his risk and cost in front Of the premises.
BENJAMIN T. SNYDER,
je3O-FMW&ds
r II Is p, gosTF9 sp IN
R MIkJlSM sF T. sNYDER, Trustees.
jyl3-ThSTu
Eg- THE AEOVE SALE Is FURTHER POST
p0ned until WEDNESDAY, August %, $50. n
O'Clock p. IN.
WILLIAM STICKSEY, JTr,z,.o-
BENJAMIN L. SNYDER, if"9'eeS'
j. I. COLDwELL.
iy21-ThMSds Salesman,
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WI. HENDERSON,
CARPENTER AND BUILDER,

UAKPENIER ANU BUIIDkB,
Maschusetts Ave-, Bet. Thirteenth
and Fourteenth SITS.
lRdence Ills Fourteenth street nortbwest.l
Atl tk executed promptly and faithfully. .
srnoderate. n0l4-n
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1915. GREAT 1915.
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE

1915. GREAT 1915.
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
10 THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Double Track, Steel Rails, Splendid
Scenery, Magnificent Equipment.
JULY 10, 1875.
Sixth and streets, as follows:
asy with d faFIor w Gsr fs s GsF
Chicago, and ll:50 a. M, daily, except Sunday.
Baltimore & Potomac Railroad.
For Canandaigua Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls
and the North, a. m, daily, except Sunday; and
Cans to NJ WssiSSs FoF Efie Cahsndaigna, BSf
falo, and Niagara Falls, u:5O a. M, daily, except
Fer New York and the East, go p m. daily, with
Paisce lars sttached' LiIed ExpfesS OF truman nan
New York and the East, sos g, m. and 1:4o p. M,
except sunday, and 200 and $40 ,. m: daily.
Accommodation for Baltimore, Am .. m, daily,
For Pope's Creek Line. SOS a. m. and 40 p. M.
For Annapolis 500 and n:5o {. m. and 4:sO p. M,
daily, except Sunday.
Alexandria 4 Fredericksburg Railway &
Alexandria & Washington Railroad.
8, 100 and Ii 10 p. m. On sunday at a. m, and
p. y.
cept Sunday, and via Lynchburg $40 q. IN. and
Trains leave Alexandra for Washington Szas
10, II a. m, l. 3 42O, s. and D. N. On Sunday at
7and 10 q. m, and p. m.
Tickets, Information, Sleeping and Parlor Cars
Northeast corner of Thirteenth street and Penn
sylyania avenue, northeast corner of Sixth street
and Pennsyly ania avenue, and at the depot, where
orders can be left for the checking Of baggage to
destination from hotels and residences.
FRANK THOMSON, d; M B0YD, Ut.
WASHINGTON AND OHIO RAILROAD.
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT, BEGINNING
APRIL % Is5S:
T STfSD TEAI ssrR RAILY' A EETESSEkPST5
DRIA AND ROUND HILL.
Leave Washington at a. m. and p. m, and
Alexandria at 9:l0 a. N. and 4l0 p. pass Lees
burg, going westward, at n:20 q. m. and $50 p.
and arrive at Round Hill at u m. and p. Leave
Round Hill at SD a. m. 1l:So p; m, pass Leesourg,
at Alexandria 6:l5 q. m. and 3l5 p. m, and WASH
ington at $50 n. m. and $3.50 p. m.
ArPassengers from " ashlngton VIII take the
Washington and Ohio cars at the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad station at a. m. and p. M, and
20 through to Round Hill without change of cars.
The $40 a. m. train from Alexandria and 12:30 p.
m. train from Round Hill connect at Round Hill
with Harris Daily Line of COAches for Smokers
ville Berryvile and Winchester: also, with Reamers
Line of Coaches, which leave Leesburg daily for
Aide and Middleburg.
Both Trains Westward make close connection at
Vienna with sisson's Line Of Stages for Fairfax
Communication tickets, 3 cents per mile; annual
tickets go K. H. HAVENER,
ap2S-u General Ticket Agent.
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AUCTION SALES.
NNO@NNNN00NN~<
Euture DAYS.
FTHEO. f. GATCHEL, AuctIoneer,
Il Corner Eleventh and streets northwest,

l. Corner Eleventh and streets northwest.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY On I STREET NORTHWEST, BE-
STREETS.
-n Under and by virtue of deed of trust, dated
en"3 December p, 1870 and duly recorded in Liber
U5 NO 63l, folio 33, of the land records of the
District of Columbia, and by request of the
party secured thereby will sell at public auction
IN 'front.' of the premises. on SATURDAY, August
r. ls76 at $3.50 o'clock p M, all that piece or parcel
OF ground situate and lying in the city of Washing
ton, District of Columbia, known and described as
lot lettered and marked 'B. - in Todd & Caldwell's
recorded subdivision of certain lots in square num-
bered two hundred and seventy-four C27l.) Said lot
Is eighteen feet front and hundred feet Deep and
Is improved by good two-stOry brick house.
Terms of sale: One third cash; balance IN six and
twelve months: deferred payments to bear interest
at the rate Of per cent. per annum from day of
sale and TO be cured by deed of trust on the
property or AL cash at the option of the purchaser.
deposit OF l0 will be required when the property
Is bid of. All conVeyancing at cost of purchaser.
terms OF sale are not complied with in five days
the trustee reserves the right resell the risk
and cost of the dcfaulting purchaser, after giving
hre DAYS notice In some paper published in the city
of Washington.
VIM. II. MCNIONIGAL Trustee.
jy27-TnSTu&ds H A HALL, Salesman
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AUCTION SALES.
VO~O0OOONO~O~~0I~~
Future Days.
p H. WARMER, Auct1oneer.

i. H. WARNER, Auctioneer.
TRUSTEES sALE.oR A TwO-sToRY BRICK
DWELLING ON THE FAST SIDE OF FIF;
s sThhNIH ssFuE kTHwE BETWEEN ; AND 7
v-s BY virtue of a deed OF trust, dated September
8 he sef eRd Teeords the
e5 Of and at a The Teest Of the
In front of the premises, on MONDAY, August I.
the al city te "a G5
G., known and described as lot numbered one
Smiths Subdivision Of lots IN sSuare na@bsTsa two
hundred and six. (96,) together with the improve
H. 1873 for e. 500 with Interest at ten per cent from
SntS and TseSrdSS In LiGsGN9 ~ ESiiO 100 Ofthe
Terms; $50 cash, and the balance at six, twelve
cent per nv aed o P RE
property sold deposit of 500 required at time Of
TO Be S m
,rss-wFn&SdM.A RLE F Hi H nHb4WTttTTHN Trustee,
p A. DARNEILLE, Auctioneer.
TRE ESrEkTv SAFE "a OF VERY yAtIkEkE
OF SEVENTH STREET. AND LOUISIANA
-. by virtue of a deed of trust, dated August25.
FL $50 and recorded IN liner No S09 folio 50. one
z- G., and by the written request Of the party
OF te VIII sell 4 aSet 1S in ar front
divided one Fourth part in that certain piece, par
the city of Washington. d. C., and known and de-
scribed upon the official plat plan thereof as lot
numbered five g. in the heirs OF WIN. Whitcraft's
subdivision of original lots numbered six C6l and
seven &: in square numbered four hundred and
fifty eight ass the said Is recorded In the Office
Of the surveyor Of said city Of Washington, in
liber IN. X. No. l. folio ls9, together with the
improvements thereon, consisting of fOur-stOry
and basement brick building. This property Is sit
uated on the northeast corner OF Louisiana avenue
and Seventh street west being Of the most vAlu
able business locations in the city. The property
will be sold subject to prior deed Of trust for Il O0,
due October. 1871.
Terms: The amount of Indebtedness secured with
the expenses of sale cash. balance in six months,
with interest from day of sale and to be secured by
deed of trust on the property. All cOnyeyancinS
at cost of purchaser. deposit of Sl00 will be re-
Trustee.
F. ID. CLEARG.
jye3-Tu&FSdS salesman.
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d U BLIC SALE
u OF THE
VALUABLE WATER POWER
OF THE
POTOMAC AND SHENANDOAH RIVERS,
AT
HARPER'S FERRY WEST VA

Valuable manufacturing sites, including the
ground whereon the Armory buildings, the Musket
and Rifle Factories-formerly operated by the Gov
eminent of the United States, stoOd-wfth the
surpassed Water Power, Canals and Dams connected
Herewith.
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STOVES AND TINWARE.
010 w. H. narrower, 90
OlO SEVENTH STREET, O10
Five doors from Pennsylvania avenue north.
FURNACES, FIRE-BRICKS,
REPAIRS FOR ALL KINDS OF STOVES,
FULL ASSORTMENT OF HOUSE-FUR-
sells EISHING GOODS.
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GROCERIES.


~~0o~ooo~o0-oo-~oo
EXTRA
Scotch Whisky,
! 5ksR1 $SzI EgI;,
II sf;& Sf EsaL kHM6 Rum,
$ S S$Ss$$E%$s k' VIII VIII.
Fruits,
oALIFeRNIA PEARS.
88kkAkSSsks
ER1NEs.
kSSI$SSatss,
spiced Oysters,
Vanilla favor;
SUGAR WATERS,
Lemon favor;
SUGAR WATERS, 4oc. per tin,
Raspberry favor;
SUGAR WATERS,
Chocolate favor;
CARLSBAD WATERS,
VANILLA WAFERS CIGARETTES,
ALBERT BISCUIT,
CANDY.
g. G. CornwelI & Sons,
FINE GRocERs,
No. 141s Pennsylvanfa Avenue, Oppo.
site Wizards hotel.
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WARRINGTON WHOLESALE MARKET
Nochanges worthy Ofnote in Washing ton " heIe.
sale prices since our last quotations
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Sc THE ABOVE SALE Is POSTPONED IN
TIL WEDNESDAY,. July ~. 1876. at 1 o clock p. IN.
MILAN STiCK%EI.. }rru,tees.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-28
Chaf!ss ]. Boatner.

This distinguished gentleman cal
|ll Ut Cs,,ax last Tuesday, according
ID notice, for the purpose cfgivine
10 . political talk; but the notice
N not received in time t. get ul
nueh Of a crowd, and hence we had
|asspeech. Mr.. Boatner Is the Con
|se.vative candidate for Senator IL
A. 9th Senatorial District and ffenl
What little VIC saw of him we are
<nvipced that the party made q
~ choice and We are also satisfied
1T Should he be elected, this dis
{ist will have a Senator worth tho
l'iaR. one who will look to the
ssshpenent Of the great but TINS
+ slsangled resources Of his native
sse and will ever be mindful Of the
jatsrest u his own district, . man
svay way calculated to measure
sEasds with the many bright intel.
kcts be will DO brought to cnm.
nisgle, with some to clash.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-28

right and left upon the ground
we're recoveredto-da They had
been stripped of their clothing
and hacked and mutilated an a
shocking manner. One, of the
wounded whites died This evening,
and it is feared that several others
will die
One dead negro was found at
the scene of the attack, supposed
to have been killed By the first
volley from the black militia from
the bushes. 1t is not thought that
any other uegro WINS either, killed
o- wounded. An armed force of
whites is now guarding the white
families of the village. and tn.
blacks have disappeared from the
neighborhood.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-28
Official Agricultural Report.

WAsHINGroN, Oct ,16. Offend
reports To the Buiesu Of AgricGl-
ture Indicate q reduction Of the
condition Of cotton during the
past month in the ten principal
cotton States from an average al
y2a93 to .S2a81. The October aver.
age for these States was SO in
1875 aud 71a74 In 1874. The de.
cine from September Is slight H.
Georgia, Florida and mississippi,
greater III Louisiana and Arkansas,
aud greater in Alabama and Ten
nessee. There is small advance
IN Texas. The figures for the con-
ditlon of. States are las follows :
North Carolina, "a; South Caro-
lima, ~; Georgia, s5; Florida, 50;
Alabama. 20; Mississippi. 83; Lou
isiana, 81; Iexas, 81: Arkansas, So;
tennessee. 81.
The impairment. of crop pros
poets has been caused by the
storm in North Caro-
lima, drouth aud rust in Georgia,
the caterpillar in Florida and
Alabama, the boil W ,rm in Arkan-
sas, and frost in Tennessee. The
caterpillar is con6ued to the south
ern portions of the Gulf States !;
its depredations are most severe
10 Alabama. and in most Of the
infested districts it's reproduction
was too late to destroy more than
the top crop. wxx,
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-28
CARD.

As it has been extensively reported BY
rival sewing machine companies and
taeir peddieis that the manufacture and
bale of the GROVER y BAKER SEW
ING MACHINES had been suspended,
iAud the machiues and the parts could Ut
longer be obtained, I beg leave to state
that the business Of manufacturing the
machines has ONLY been changed, and
that the supply Will be larger, aud better.
and the. sale Of these Celebrated Ma
chimes more. vigorously pushed than
ever before. The popularity of thu
GROVER q BAKER Machines is hard
TO overcome, and il is only by such
means and Misrepresentation that many
of its rivals even effect loan If their
mschines.
1'GR0VER 4 BAKER s. n. DEPOT,
No. Chartres street. New Orleans, La
II. H. TRUE. Agent.
Z October 2l-4m
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-28

The people Of Rapides parish
take SO little interest in the Gag.
cite that they seldom or never
write communication for it. Its
miserable excuse for an editor see-
nag this. has turhed in to write
some meaningless stud. purporting
70 have come from some of
his readers. ( In the last issue of
that sheet there wis one signed
''St. Philip" and if there was one
of the II subscribers to the Gazette
who could make anv sense ont of it,
he could do more can we could.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-10-28

Nothing can be. fairer than
Mr.. Daniel f.. Beatty's mode OF
doing business. andswhich evinces
bis confidence in the superiority Of
bis instruments over all others.
He warrants his pianos and or
gAns for six years. gives a five
days test trial. and refunds money
if purchaser is not satisfied. BY
this means his instruments are
brought into competition with
others, and invariably come out
victorious. Address all commui-
cations to Daniel f. Beatty, Wash
ington, Warren County, N. j. See
bus advertisement. octl4.