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The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-08-12
ABDUL AzIz's TREASURE. -

ABDUL AzIz's TREASURE. - The
search for the treasures of the de-
posed Sultan is still in progress,
writes a correspondent from Con-
stantiople. Muir Pasha, a brother
in-law of the Sultan Murad, has
already delivered 100000 lire to
the Minister of Finance. Many
of the Royal diamonds have been
discovered, including the largest
diamond in the Royal Treasury of
Turkey, known by the name of
Tschoban Taschi, the shepherd
stone" which for several years has
been missing. Sultan Abdul Aziz
one day had it fetched from the
Royal Treasury and never return
ed it again. He was rumored to
have given it, within year or two,
to some commonplace scamp that
had crept into his graces. But it
was discovered among the treas
ures of his mother.
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Influence of Newspapers.

The Boston Traveller states that
school teacher, who had the
benefit of a long practice of his
profession, and had watched close
ly the influence of a newspaper
upon the minds of o fam
lily of children, gives as a re-
suit of his observation that, with
out exception, those scholars of
both sexes and all ages who have
access to newspapers at home,
with those who have not, are
l. Better readers, excelling in
pronunciation, and, consequently,
read more Understandings.
2. They are better spoilers, and
define with ease and accuracy.
8. They obtain a partial know
ledge of Geography in almost half
the time it requires others, as the
newspaper has made them fami-
liar with the location of important
places and nations, their govern
ments and doings.
4. They are better grammarians,
for having become familiar with
every variety of style in the news
paper, from the commonplace ad-
vertisement to the finished and
classical Grafton of the statesman,
they more readily comprehend the
meaning of the text, and conse-
quently analyze the construction
with accuracy.
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~ All adls'tisenIentssent to this
Office. when not stherwise pecitied, will
IL Inserted tillforbid, AM charged ac-
corlingly.
rF Obituary and Marrige notices of
over one square in lengt charged as
advertisements.
es- Transient advertisements paya-
n, in advance qarterlyDls. monthly
IN advance; yearl ads. qurterly in adj
vance except by social cGtract.
II advertisements are not paid for
when the time expires fe which they
have been orlereto be pblished, they
shall be continued and psnent exacted
for the full time hey aPeared in the
paper.
JOB WORK INST be Fid for on de-
livery.
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)LFAX, GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1876
q the practice of his profession

III tuc pfdCtiCc VI LIS pfOltSSiOu-
law.
Gen. Nichols has held no Office;
has been no politician, in the un-
pleasant meaning of the word;
but, on the other hand, he has
never neglected single duty of a
good citizen; has interested him
self in the political condition, the
prosperity, the happiness of our
State.
He was unwilling, at first, to be
candidate at our State Conven-
ton, and it was only at the earn
est solicitations of Louisianians,
who saw in him the safety, pros
perity and redemption of the State,
that he yielded to the feeling of
duty and accepted the leadership
of our people. His military career
has shown us what we may expect
from him in civil life, untiring
work, every sacrifice imaginable.
What admiration all feel for
him cannot be better shown than
in the following compliments to
him, wrung from the Republican.
Blinded as that sheet is with mall
ice, bigotry and hatred of our peo-
pie, it cannot find a word, whis-
per against our champion; it can
not but confess that every man,
white and black, in this State,
would be benefted-would rejoice
over his election. Listen to it:
''This is the gallant record of q
man who has never been q politi-
clan and whose leanings are en-
tirely liberal.
"The nomination Of General
Nichols, it is believed, would sound
the recall of all the White League
armies and bulldoging frauds in
Louisiana. Gen. Nichols would
scorn to be elected by any of the
appearances that would make srti-
fetal majorities by keeping colored
men from the polls. He would
welcome honest defeat rather than
wrong any one of his vote"
Though it cannot cease its slurs
against the people of this State, it
cannot say a word against him.
Gen. Nichols has lost two limbs,
his left arm and leg. he is slight
ly below the medium hight, but a
man of fine and soldierly appear
ance. He is an accomplished law
yer and an excellent linguist,
speaking both French and English
fuently. He is true and devoted,
noble son of Louisiana, and is
worthy of the honor profered him.
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"My son." said an affectionate
mother to her son, who resided at
a little distance, and expected in a
short time to get married, "you
are getting very thin" eyes, mo-
ther," he replied, 81 am, and next
time 1 come think you will see
my rib"
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Infantry. This was done, and
Col. Morrow has one of them in
his possession and 1 have the other.
Ths book is curious, not only as
illustrative of the life of famous
Indian, but is valuable also as an
exponent of Indian pictorial art,
and the true history as to how it
came into the possession of the
white man is worth preserving.
SITTING BULLS EARLY LIFE.
This article is already long, but
1 will add a little about the early
history of Sitting Bull. He is. a
Sioux or Dakotah Indian. For
several years he lived at Fort Rice,
on the Missouri river, and was
known al Blanket Indian" This
is a term of scorn or derision
among the Indians, and is applied
to Indians who chang around"
the military posts and wear the
white mans blanket instead of the
Indian buffalo robe, for you must
know that the robe is the Indians
badge of manhood. One day, for
what reason is not known, a SOL
der struck Sitting Bull a blow.
That was the blow in whose train
has followed a long list OF heroic
deeds, and which has shaped the
Indian policy of the United States,
and to which the death of Custer
and his command may be immedi-
ately traced. That blow aroused
the spirit of a great soul which
until then had lain dormant. He
at once flew to the desert, where
he organized a band from the dis
affected of all tribes and made I'M
relenting war on the whites; and
from that period-about ten years
ago-to this he has been the terror
of the country, from the falls of
Missouri to Fort Randall, and
from the borders of Nominal to
the Devils Lake. On the 18th of
May, 1858, Sitting Bull attacked
the village of Mussell Shell, one
of the tributaries of the Upper
Missouri. I was at the time en-
camped with a detachment of
troops near the town, and bat for
the aid / afforded he would have
taken the place. He renewed his
attack on the Gath, and captured
nineteen head of cattle, after kill
ing two of my men, who were at
the time guarding the herd. 1
recaptured the herd. All accounts
agree that he is a brave man and
an enterprising warrior, and recent
events indicate that he is possessed
of some, at least, of the higher
qualities of generalship.
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A young man who started for
the Black Hills, halted twenty
miles this side Of the objective
point and commenced t. dig, and
the result was a quarter Of a pound
of lead inside of fifteen minutes.
He dug it out of his leg, where it
had been deposited by a noble red
man.
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SITTING BJLL'sHIsTORY.
BY coISuar.

from tne Little hptA r.ilnS Stdr.1
The New YORK Had lately bad
notice of an tsi,s,iograpkical
Sketch of the lndan, Sitting Bull"
who has recent core into such
prominence byhe oath of Gen.
Custer and his ompaiens. This
book is a great uriosty. 1t pur-
ports, by meanDf pitures drawn
BY himself, to lustate some of
The most distiguiaed feats of
valor in the life t ole of the most
remarkable Inian which the
country has proocel. If the life
Of Sitting Bull dspassionately
considered he mat tske high rank
among the unlethel savage mill
ary chieftains inliSry. His re-
cent battle with ie. Crook lifts
nlm away out OF teist of vulgar
savages, and gives b a claim to
be considered a Aful general.
!. ine manner In whl he disposed
ais forces, taking Antage of the
geography of TIL battle field
wherever it presesI itself, and
bis skillful manoeu1g to divide
O'00S's forces, an'the desperate
manner in which thought to pre-
vent the union Of Il forces after
le had divided tia, show this
|, aniettered Indian t,be a natural
00rn general. His cites were to
+, t''lee the enemy's atre, and this
:, y dld In a very assrly manner.
:, ,.S treatment a Cster shows
s'I 70 be as cunnln in strategy
: he is skillful in hisactics.
= SITTING BULLS ooUp'rrAr.
! de decoyed the hve cavalry
'a'er into a deile tthe noun
!, sas' where he fell a,rey to the
:, liaSns who doubtlessurrounded
=. FROM my knowdge of In
- cnaracter and taces, 1 think
'y doubtful wheter Custer
D = a'le to inaict any cry severe
!, sa'y on his foes. A ord more
4
NJ !, the tactics of Sting Bull
S - ,len I shall have cine to the
! s'e history of the boo referred
= The beginning ofthis COM
49,, 'allon. The plan cthe Fed
/ 'Aaers-or perhaps it would
G.. lure proper to say lader, for
- ERA Sheridan had 10 doubt
O is-asa the campaign which
No.. Terry and Gibbos are ex-
's-contemplates tie COM
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The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-08-12

OF the persons of American pa
rentage, of course a large number
are not of Anglo-Saxon descent,
many being descendants of the
original Dutch, Hugnenot and
Scotch-Irish settlers. Scarcely
more than ten per cent of the pop
ulation of New Orleans is Anglo
Saxon.
The three great foreign races
here are the French, German and
Irish, which are very nearly equal
in numbers.
The mulattoes, now included
under the head of negroes, were
in former censuses enumerated
separately. They form at least
one-third of the whole mass of the
New Orleans negroes. As to the
white blood in their veins, it ia
probably almost equally divided
between American and Creoles.
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The Mixed Population Of New
Orleans,

From the New Orleans Democrat
New Orleans ranks second in
the United States, probably second
in the world in the variety of its
population. Only in the far East,
in Constantinople, Vienna and
Alexandria are more languages
spoken and more races represented
than here.
San Francisco leads among the
cities of the United States, being
completely foreign, entirely un-
American an un-Anglo-Saxon in
its habits, its population and its
ideas. New Orleans has always
borne a similar reputation, and
played the part of an American
Paris, where the tastes and Ian
guage of every traveller could be
suited, which was in fact coslno-
politan, and therefore free from
those marrow ideas that affect most
American towns, and which dis
play themselves in blue laws pro-
hibiting theatres or concerts on
Sunday, the sale of liquor, etc.
How varied the population of
New Orleans is, perhaps no one
can tell who glances simply at the
United States census.
j In Canada the census is not
taken only by nativity but by pa
rentage. that is, the habitans or
descendants of the original French
settlers are classed as persons of
French descent" although per-
haps their ancestors have not seen
France for five or six generations.
A similar plan was proposed for
the United States by the late New
York Republic, but has not been
carried in the last census.
The following table, showing
Incorporation of the races inhab-
iting the city of New Orleans, was
carefully prepared from the United
States and State censuses, the di-
rectory and other sources. It is
apparently a close approximation
of the truth. 1t may be useful as
showing the relative strength and
influence of the different classes
OF our population =
American and English. ........ S,767
French and Creole. 35,O67
German descent. ............ 34.246
Irish descent. 49,. 1881
Spanish descent. ........ 5,433
Jewish. 1894
Italian descent. --........ 3,477
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one from the neighborhood of old
Fort G. f. Smith on the south !;
Tsrry's forces move from the east,
below the junction of the Missouri
snd Yellowstone, and Gibbons
brces come from the northwest.
The forces Of Terry and Gibbon
we're to make a junction some
where near the mouth of the Lit
tie Big Horn, and then move
against the Indians. Crooks COM
nand was to come in from
tie south, driving the Indians
hck upon Terry and Gibbon, and
thus force them into cm de sac.
The tactics of Sitting Bull seem to
hive BEEN those pursued by the
great Napoleon in his famous cam
pagn of 1914, and were the same
pnctised by General Lee at Rich
mnd in 1SG4-65, when the armies
of Grant and Butler, the one from
the Rapidan the other from the
James, were operating against
th. Confederate capital. In mill
tay parlance, he is moving on in
tenor lines, which, being shorter
than those operated on by his en-
emies, enable him to strike them
with great rapidity in places re-
mote from each other. This he
seems to have done, for after his
battle with Crook he Immediately
planted himself across the path of
Terry, and with what effect the
melancholy fate of Custer and his
command too plainly tell. Acting
on these interior lines, which he
seems 80 well to know how to do,
he Las his enemies at immense dis
ndvifSage, and before he can be
or fought out of his
position there must be a great sa-
,rifce of life. That he will soon
be driven out by one or the other
Of these means, or both. there can
be no doubt. ,--
NOW FOR THE TRUE HISTORY
Of the Pictorial Life of Sitting
Bull, drawn by himself. In 1869
10 l was stationed at Fort Buford,
1T the mouth of the Yellowstone,
Is part of a garrison under the
command of Lieut.. Col. Morrow.
Thirteenth Infantry, now COM
handing at Little Rock Barracks.
Col. Morrow had been successful in
not only fighting the hostile tribes
hat infested the country around
he fort and sometimes attacked
attachments of troops, but also
n winning the confidence of the
friendly Indians. He was anxious
% meet Sitting Bull, who had sent
more than one party to the neigh
oorhood of the fort, and to arrange
or a visit from the Indian chief he
'ent several Indians as a sort of
to his camp. Col. Nor
'ow proposed that Sitting Bull
should come to Fort Buford with
lot more than ten warriors, under
pledge for his personal safety.
The spring was approaching, when
he streams would all be swollen
~ the freshets, and Sitting Bull
declined to come at that time, but
made an indefinite promise of a
7isit in the future. BY way of
showing his regard for Col. Nor
low, of whom he had heard so
much, he sent him a volume of his
autobiography, saying there was
another volume which would be
sent at another time. The Indian
by whom the message and book
were sent proved untrue to his
trust and sold the book to one Ed
ward Lambert for few pounds of
sugar. Lambert gave it to DIR.
kimball. The facts all leaked out,
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What sort of larceny must it be
to hook q woman's dress? It must
be grand.
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Gen. Frank Nichols.
From the N. o. Democrat

/ 'O.A WIZ ~. VI bCllOCldb.
General Francis T. Nichols, 7ou,
candidate for Governor, is native
of this State, born in the parish Of
Assumption in 1882.
His father, Judge Thomas Mich
OILS, was one of the ablest and most
talented jurists in Louisiana, and
for manX- years Justice on our
Supreme Bench.
Gen. Nichols entered West Point
in 1851, when nineteen years of
age; four years later he graduated
high in class that included m any
other illustrious names. Breveted
as second lieutenant in the Second
Artillery, ne was assigned at once
to regular duty in the war against
the Seminole Indians in Florida.
The Seminoles defeated and sub
dued and the war concluded, he
was ordered to duty on the Cali
fornia frontier. He remained in
California only one year, resigning
his command in 1856, and return
ing to his native parish of As
sumption for the purpose of prac-
ticing law. There, with the single
exception of the five years of the
war, he has ever since resided.
When the late war came upon
us, Gan. Nichols was among the
first to offer his services to the
State; he, with the assistance of
his brother Lawrence (killed sub
sequently during the wary raised
company in Assumption and the
neighboring parishes, which was
assigned to duty in the Eighth
Louisiana regiment, with General
Nichols az captain. At Camp
Moore, when his company joined
this regiment, he was at once
elected lieutenant colonel.
He was'.with Stonewan Jackson
in the campaign in the Valley of
Virginia, and among the most
trusted officers of that gallant and
honored commander. At Win
chester, the first serious fight of
the campaign, he was dangerously
wounded in the arm while charg-
ing the enemy at the head of his
regiment.
His elbow was badly shattered
by ball and an amputation of his
left arm became necessary. The
wound became serious, and for
some time his life was despaired
of. While in this crippled condi-
ton, his life hanging by a thread,
the army was forced to fall back,
and the wounded, among them
Gen. Nichols, fell into the hands
of the enemy.
He was exchanged in September,
1852, and appointed, as soon as he
had joined the army, Colonel of
the Fifteenth Louisiana Regiment;
and within a few days of this pro-
motion, further promoted as Gen.
eral of the Second Louisiana Bri-
gade, then stationed at Freder-
icksburg, and embracing the First,
Second, Tenth and Fourteenth
louisiana Regiments. With this
brigade he fought in all of Stone
wall Jackson's fights, participating
in all of his victories, and even fell
wounded again upon the same
field with his commander. At
Charlottesville a ball passed thro'
Gen. Nichols horse, SCATTERING
his ANGLE and necessitating an am
putation of the leg.
Crippled and manned as he was,
Gen. Nichols refused to leave the
army. He was unable to do field
duty, but was assigned to the COM
mand of the Lynchburg District,
and subsequently to Texas. When
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One county in California has
l50, 900 acres of wheat.
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abe Gulfa. Ghonltls.

. M, IsHED EVERY SATURDAY, BY
M SWEENEY.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-07
The Prisoner Tatro.

The prisoner, Tatro, is In pretty fair
spirits, and shows no signs of weakening
yet, says the ct. Adams Messenger of
Tuesday evening. A room has been fitted
up for him in the Jail attic, where he is
shackled to the floor. He is kept in SOL
itsry confinement and Is allowed to see no
one but his attendants. A good many
stories are in circulation in connection
with this lamentable affair, good many
of which are without foundation in fact.
1t was reported around the streets
Tuesday that there were strong sus-
picions that Butler, himself was
accessory to the murder Of his wife. Such
suspicious are entirely groundess. There
10 not particle of testimony, either direct
or circumstantal, that he had anything to
do with the murder. Indeed, everything
tends to prove the contrary. The evidence
is so conclusive against Tatro that it is idle
to look elsewhere for the perpetrator Of
the fiendish deed.
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Mendelssohn Soiree.

The closing soree of the season at the
Mendelssohn rooms last evening YVES
very pleasant affair. A good number of
active and associate members OF the society
assembled at the hail to participate. The
first part of the exercises as carried out
in accordance with the following
PROGRAMME.
ITO the hunt" three part chorus from
"Don Munio."
Music, harp and violin.
The Laraja Brothers.
Song-'Let me dream again
Mrs. III. w. Kingsley.
Chorus, save Maria" from ''Don Mu-
MO
Music. harp and violin.
Laraja Brothers.
Song-"When the flowing tide comes
in" Miss Eva Homer.
Music, harp and violin, Larsja Brothers
Chorus from "Don MunlO,"
The selections were all successfully
given. The Laraja brothers were greeted
with applause on their entrance, and
played their several selections greatly to
the satisfaction OF the audience. Miss
Eva Horner sang "When the tide comes
in splendidly. The song displays 10 ex'
cellent advantage her rich AMI powerful
alto voice. She was encored and gave In
response "Knocking at the garden gate
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The Chinese Question.

SAN FRANCISCO, June u.
At n meeting of the anii-Chinese central
union last night communication was
read from the California anti coolie secret
organization, threatening both Chinese and
those who employ them with the utmost
vengeance and stating that the organization
had spread throughout the entire state.
RuFFIANs THREATENING PEAcEABLE CHI
NKsE.
A dispatch from Carson, New, reports
that GO to 100 armed men, supposed to be
the anti-coolie club of that city, stopped a
gravel train near the tunnel, mile west
of the town, on the Virginia and Truckee
railroad, last night, ordered back the Chi
nese laborers on the train, and would not
allow them to work All kinds of rumors
are afloat. 1t is reported that both parties
are arming in anticipation of fight.
Chinatown is in danger of being burned.
The excitement is intense.
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THE Man Without a Country.

The Murray troupe accomplished some
fine acting last evening, in the presentation
of the drama entitled, ga Man without a
country" A good audience witnessed Its
performance, which indicates that our Cit
liens are approaching this really superior
dramatic company. The part OF Philip
Nolan taken by Mr.. Murray, was an ex-
ceedingly fine character as brought out,
and showed evidence of close study on the
part of the actor. He presented the strong
points with vividness and skill. Miss
Grace Lillian, as Amanda Page, appeared
with that grace, ease and presentation of
the strong parts of the character which
mark oil her parts upon the stage. She
has few equals in her personation of real
life, and every night adds to her laurels.
Taking into consideration the intricate
plot of the drama, and the careful study
required for its real understanding and
presentation, the play of "a Man without
country" exceled any hitherto put upon
the boards during the week.
The matinee appointed for Wednesday
afternoon has been postponed until Satur-
day, because of the time required for
study in bringing out two new plays be-
fore they leave Rutland. The company
have concluded to spend the week here and
will play Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Our citizens who have not seen this really
excellent troupe should avail themselves of
the opportunity before they leave Rutland.
We understand Mr.. Murray has an urgent
invitation to return to Burlington and play
another week in that city.
Tonight the troupe presents the great
temperance drama "Out OF the depths"
with Mr.. Murray and Miss Lillian in the
principal parts. The play has been received
with great favor wherever produced, es-
pecially in Burlington, where it was played,
during the reform movement, toa crowded
and enthusiastic audience.