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The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-04
Curious Sioux Relics.

BON the virsi4,ia New Enterprise.
Il Is not often that Indian relies
looked upon with much inter
IN this city, bnt those which
bha Mcguire exhibited in this
y yesterday had a mechanically
.dnstion, because of the mourn
though glorious association Of
. name Of the brave and chiSal-
ssCuster Herewith. They we're
the trophies which he gained
bile in the height Of his glorious
peer. The exhibitor received
I'm from his hands while ut Fort
ncoln, Dakota Territory. and
ssishss them with Q fonIness
Aish cannot be but lifelong. The
- k these relics is s.
AZ HISTORICAL wAR-sHlRr
syoung Sioux brave. Upon it
recorded the deeds OF an aln-
'Ous warrior. while it also bears
record u his death; for the
s'ss part With life itself sooner
part with this record Of their
The shirt is made of In
MANNED buckskin, and has q
I'm it through which the head
= - It Is donned. This is
sasadsd with the red squaw
Of the agencies. From it.
: before and behind, hang lap
With wrought aud frlnssd
lie arms are left open On
0der side. and fastened Just
We the elbow by thongs. These
- are decorated with u hang
nnes Of bpcksk,n, two feet
and on it and On the back
a0ls OF the SHIRT are inscribed
sarrlor's record.
- f'sht arm Is b,re of scalp
- 10 Its use. they might be
VI aud lost, but The left is
saed with no less than four
q these trophies. all Of long,
aaAr. and so,ue, FROM their
- appear to have come
We beads Of squaws or white
Only a small portion of
u preserved for a record,
IL part Of the scalp is used
medicine or . charm. Ou|
' OF the shirt the young
kept an account of the
stolen or captured from
.asnles. For each one of
= picture of q horses hoof
sinprintsd upon the shirt. |
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bgd.
JOB WORK must he paid for on de-
hay.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-11-04

Two Iaeronauts who assembled
from the Crystal Palace, Syden.
ham. recently, had q narrow escape
from drowning. Six minutes after
the start they entered q vast body
Of hot vapor 5000 feet thick. After
penetrating it and reaching An
altitude Of 5000 feet. the mercury
suddenly fell several degrees. and
the balloon was deluged with 200
pounds Of heavy cold rain. Three
hundred pounds Of ballast had TO
be thrown out. for they sank 90
low that they could hear persons
shouting. After rising again with
q strong south-southwest wind TO
5000 feet. they remained forty
minutes at that height, and then
descended quickly. because they
were already ON the Essex coast,
having travelled City miles in the
hour. They were close to the
German Ocean. and their grspnel
nearly became entangled with the
mast Of . fishing smack, whose
crew rescued them from Bridge
Marsh Island. where the balloon
lay capsizsd. and the seronauts
under the car in the mud.
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She Wanted to Register.

Yesterday forenoon q determine
ed-looking woman, accompanied
by small-sized husband who had
a retiring air, called at the First
Precint in the Fifth Ward, and the
wife demanded to be registered,
while the husband stood outside
and whistled a lonesome tune.
''In the name OF twelve million
down-trodden women, / demand
to be registered" said the woman.
I'm the name of the law, I reply
that I can't do it," replied one Of
the board.
You must"
II can't"
You shall"
81 won't"
Then, sir, twelve million down.
trodden and long waiting females
of America shall hiss your name to
scorn and contempt forever morel"
at makes me feel bad, but I
cant help it" replied the member.
The woman glared ut him for q
minute. favored him with double
jointed scowl and then walked ont.
Her husband opened the door
after she had closed il with a bang,
and in q voice Of deep humility re-.
marked
Il didn't want to come along,
but was forced to. Don't think
hard of the, gentlemen
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Queen Victoria has just made
the most wArlike speech Of her
life. In handing new colors TO
two kneeliDg officers Of her First
Regiment Of Foot Royal Scots).
the Duke u Ksntis daughter said:
I'm intrusting these colors to your
charge it gives me great pleasure
to remind you that ] have been
associated with your regiment
from infancy. when my father was
your Colonel. He was proud Of
bis profession. and I was always
taught to consider myself . SOL
dier's child. I rejoice in having .
son who has devoted HE life to the
army. and who. I am confident,
viii ever prove worthy the nams
Of . British soldier" The Duke
Of Kent WAS the fourth con Of
George III.
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"Well. you are nice boy to
send on message said a woman
to u boy who bal lost bundle
with which she bad intrusted him.
The boy struck the attitude Of an
orator. and replied "Not being
common carrier. aud not having
entered into 3 contract with you
to carry your parcel for and in
consideration Of any sum, / have
incurred NO liability, and am
liable to no penalty. II | had un-.
dertaken to carry the parcel for
my own particular profit, my
father even would not have been
responsible for its loss (see Butler
agt. Basing. 2 c. & p. 6lA), unless
indeed be paid me smaller wages
because Of the opportunity thus
afforded me to make ANAL sums.
On this point ! will only quote
Dwight agt. Brewster, ! Pickering
(Mis.) 81. But, rising from law
to the equity Of the case, I have
only to say but before he could
say it his father had yanksd him
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The New York Independent

The New York Independent
says: "A late English traveller
found . simple minded Bap-
list mission church in far-oG
Burmah. using Tor the communion
service. and We doubt not With
Gods blessing, Bass pale ale In
stead Of wine. The opening q
the frothiag bottle on the comma
MON table seemed not quite dsoor-l
Gus 10 the visitor, who presented
the pastor with , hah dozen bot
ties Of claret for sacramentsl ne"
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ambition was filed, for the marks
of his triumphs in this particular
range up and down the right side
only. The left is with ont an in
scription. There are Two bullet
holes in the shirt, one through the
shoulder and the other through
the centre of the body, lust below
the neck. It WAS dout 'tless this
which cut off the young. warrior
and deprived him of b is record.
The garment is richly emil 'roidsred
in porcupine quilts. These are
mostly white, and are in strips
three inches wide. running along
above each arm, and from back to
front over each shoulder. These
strips are bordered narrowly with
red, and are here aud there in
wrought with figures OF red and
blue. Belonging to the same &C.
col,trements is .
BLOOD STAINED roMAHAwK
and knife-sheath. The former
is a formidable weapon and shows
use. The handle is two feet long
and fastened in with brass nails,
which show that the owner or some
of his friends had come in contact
with civilization. The head Of
this wsr-hatchet is . pipe-bowl
Tue blade is six inches long and
very smooth, except where the
marks VI blood have worn of the
polish. The knife-shesth il Gov
cred with beadwork and ornament
ed with little Indian bell-like
which tintinnabulate most
with every motion. 1t
is empty. but was Designed for u
ten-inch sciniter-shAped blade--i
The beads covering it are laostly
blue. but it IL relieved by small
bands aud figures Of red. pink,
purple and yellow. A
roBAcco-PoUca AND NocAssrNs
the trophies The pouch
is eighteen inches deep aud an
contrivance. into which
the pipe can be thrust and filed
uhile riding or running. without
wasting either time or tobacco.
The lower edge is fringed like the
arms OF the shirt. bat the long
buckskin strings are attached to
about six inches OF pOrcupine
quilts. Above this is ornamental
about three inches in
width. 1t is reversible. each side.
however, being different. The
noccasins are Of buckskin, with
rawhide bottoms. The tops are
,rnamented with beadwork and
porcupine quilts. In connection
With these relics the Following in
,ident, which occurred at the time
If the presentation, may not be
undressing:
AN INCIDENT.
Mr.. Mcclure Was with General
Custer at Fort Lincoln when he
vas waited upon by the Rev. MIR.
ueeker, of Washington, who came
rom Fort Peck With . request for
me or two companies Of soldiers.
Is guides and guards to project.
ID excursion to Sitting Bulls
amp. The reverend gentleman
bought he could bring the savage
INTO the reservation. When asked
" Custer how he would accom-
,lish that end, he replied that be
would take . white flag in his
land and give Sitting Bull . Bible.
y,,ster advised him to take Q Cat
ing gun, but refused the asked-for
scort. This incident led to re-
marks ON the noble red man. OF
be tales Of Cooper. tho common
indian Of the the theatrical world,
nd the terrible reality - he
cams, the dreadful scourgs OF the
-
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A Southern "Reminiscences.

The Petersburg Index some tim.
since published the following in
teresting anecdote Of the Confci
crate General, Joseph E. Johnson
The story is told by a rebel officer,
WHO describes himself as zone ol
the half frantic youngsters who
we're not content to surrender with
Lee at Appomattox." With a
small party he broke and crawled
his way through Grants lines Ia
Gen. Johnson's headquarters
Having friends on the staff, he
was well received; his offers OF
service, however, were refused.
He was frankly told that the end
was near, and advised to seek his
home and friends, if he had any
home to seek.
Before taking this advice. be re-
NAMED several days with the head
quarters on the march and in the
camp. and one evening. ~ the off,
GERS sat around q fire of pine
knots. discussing the one unvary-
ing subject. where to 60 aud what
to do when the war was over, as it
WAS plain it would be over in u
few weeks, some one avowed the
purpose Ut fleeing to Mexico, aud
offering aid in the army there.
We give the rest of the story III
the officers own words f ~
"None Of us, the green and ig-
norant Confederate officers around
the General, dreamed then that
Macmillan would fail to maintain
himself Juarez was almost IN
known and quite a laugh-worthy
name to our ears. 1t was while
French arms were ia full tide OF
siiccsss. marching from triumph TO
triumph. The Austrian Emperor
had u brilliant Mexican court, and.
~ we thought. brilliant Mexican.
future. ALI the. show of power
was on his side, the money, the
men. the proclamation which, SD
soon afterwards enlisted the
Msurys of Virginia, the Gwins OF
Mississippi, the Smiths, Browns
and Thompsons ct every other
State OF the Confederacy, each to
be in the fulness Of time. dukes of
the empire, directors of depart
ments. governors Of provinces.
generals of armies under the noble
Hspsburg who had come 80 far to
rule the Aztec. Juarix was . fu.
gitive. chief of government hid
amid rocks and cactus and desert,
and we never gave him thought. |
"Our talk was wild enough, but
just such as any other half dozen
Confederate soldiers would have
made. We dreamed of decors-
tons, easy victories, quick advance
ment We already questioned our
knowledge Of French and Spanish.
We we're ready to swear, carambo.
por Dios, sacre tonerreI Mean
time General johnson. who wastes
few words, sat silent, his clear cut
lace giving no sign Of his thought. |
- the yellow light aud brown
shadow crept across it. At last
hs pushed with his foot . pine |
Knot into the fire, turned and said:
il you take foreign service Juarez |
9 the man you should enlist nm
ler.'
1--WE were as If thunderstruck.
put, of course, we listened and l
IAN remember now how, while the !
quarter guar,l sentinel paced his |
,ounds-for we still maintained
n that last camp all the form Of
Itrictest discipline-snd while the
itful light flashed down the alleys
mid the pines. where sleeping
igures made ghostly vistas in the
yloom-I can still remember how,
., ,caaeur.,A -rrrdc kba ~,~uo.o1
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pen on Cstswba and Red Rivers;
how the French would surely with
'lraw. sooner or later. and how,
IN . fair contest. nnembarrassed
from without, Juarez would win"
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Special Cor. Of the Globe Democrat
KESsErr, ARK, August 81, 10
Snbjoined are the sickening details
Of one of the strsngest and most
extraordinary tragedies ever enact
ed in the history Of the world.
Before referring to the murder, Q
few curious facts. by way of intro
duction, are necessary. About
two and one-hslf miles south of
Searcy, the seat Of White County,
is . wild-looking place known Gum
Spring, the residents of which are
known as CObbites, owing to the
fact that An OLD man named Cobb,
who
CLAIMS TO BE CHRIST.
rules with al non hand. His
crazy followers claim to identify
him by certain marks in the palms
II his hands. and he has during
the past year made great many
believe in his doctrine, the msin
point of which is that every one in
his community should 1--we in adul-
terry. in order that the souls Of the
women might be purified. The
principal rendezvous Of the Cobbites
is an old log hut in Gum Spring,
which is on the main road leading
from Searcy 70 Little Hock.
During the past few days the at
tention Of psssers-by has been at
tracted by strange noises, and this
fact being conveyed to the citizens
Of Searcy. they determined to in
vestigste the matter On Tuesday
lsst Mr.. G. d. Humphreys, Of
Sesrcy. and a Mr.. Blake, from Ell
Paso. in this county. determined
to visit Gum Spring and see what
was going on. The strange noises
we're heard % they reached that
locality, and on driving past the
hut they were sccosted by Mr..
Dover, who claimed to be one of
Gods people. Mr.. Humphreys
proposed that they should turn
back and see what WAS wanted.
They did SO. and were invited into
the hut. Dover asserting that
GOD WAS IN THERE
Humphreys remarked. a. be got
ont Of the buggy. that if God was
in there he wanted to see him. As
soon as they stepped from the
vehicle Humphreys was seized by
four men and Blake by four
women. The latter succeeded in
breaking away but the former was
unable to do 30. Blake ran about
100 yards, and on looking back
saw the men cutting his companion
to pieces with long knives. He at
once started for town. but the buggy
was upset aud demolished. He
then mounted his horse, rode to
Sesrcy at brsskneck speed. and
reported the terrible occurrence to
the citizens. A force wss at once
raised and proceeded to the rescue. |
On arriving at the spring. . fright
Ful sight met their gaze. The
Cobbites had
DECAPITATED HUHPHREYs,
md stuck his head on . psling. |
4 boy. who was riding BY. was
compelled to get of his horse and
DOW to the head three times. He
was also made 70 pray. and then |
old to hurry away or the bowels |
If the earth would opsn and swal-
ow him. When the posse arrived,
Mr.. T. C. Black. the leader shouted
% Dover to come forward. The |
after wanted to talk the matter !
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Murderous Fanatics.

Ghcstly Doings Of the Sect Known q
Oobbites They Kill Man, Chop
on His Head and Impals it on 9
Pieket-Two Of the Lunatios Shot BY
The Oitisens. =
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over. DE picked up Humphreys
head at intervals, caught it by the
hair with both hands. shook it back
and furth, and then replaced it on
the fence, ordering the crowd with
menacing gesture to 60 away.
The Cobbites then commenced to
isbber in their own peculiar way
at . furious rate. Mr.. Black did
everything in his power to'calm
them without avail Dover and
his crowd then started toward
Black with no good intent. and his
posse fred, ~
KILLING TWO MEN
and wounding one. The remain
der, four men. foqr women and two
babies, were arrested and taken to
Jail. While in custody. they talked
about their Jesus, meaning Cobb,
asserting that he could turn the
gates Of hell at will. aud wonld
come and rescue them. This was
about 6 pm. and the town was
wild with excitement. It was
feared that the prisoners wonld be
lynched. Scouts were sent out to
the vicinity of the log hut,
al q guard placed over
the dead bodies there. Another
posse, about two miles the other
side Of Gum Spring. captured o
wagon load of Cobbites, two men,
two women and three children.
They we're on their way to the
Church when taken, and knew
nothing Of the murder. They
were brought to Searcy, and lodged
in . hotel with q guard over them.
On Wednesday morning q prelimi-
nary examination was held. They
we're oil released, and returned to !
Gam Spring. They talked iuces-
sanity about their religion aud GEES
constantly. There is no
ioubt that they are all crazy from
the combined effects Of
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RELIGION AND STARVATION.
Men, women and children are 40
gaunt a. pack Of wolves. Since
the above was written they have
quieted somewhat. and apparently
begin to realize their situation.
They decline TO talk at al, and
viii not notice an outsider. This
extraordinary affair has created
unprecedented excitement in this
locality. .e.sa
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-21
CHAPTER TX.
HENRI III.

Crlc'1tonS arrival at the reyel had created an
extraordinary sensation. His brilliant achieve
gallant aud chigarous and an ythfng but scho-
iastic character, excited universal astonish ment
formed the chief topic of Conversation. and
everybody expressed surprise as to the time
When he acquired the Wondrous store Of erudj-
tlon which had eonfounded all the wisdom Of the
less Information He had been at the chase.
the ma Of arms. the earousal the fete~in
snort: ne had been everywhere. but where
pc might be supposed to be, alone and In
ms study, He had been the life Of every
thing -dashing at ALL and succeeding in ali !:
reIectlng nothing in the whole round of
pleasurable amusement: now swayed by the
smile OF beauty-noW attracted by the beck Of
the gamester. whose dice seemed obedient to his
w1l-now Dledgng toast for toast with the yo-
tary OF Bacchus. whose glowing cups seemed
70 have for him no inebriation. He had been ali
tnis ana more; and yet this reckless, Needless
voiuptuary: who pursued enjoyment with an
intensity OF zeal unknown even to her most
ardent followers. had excelled the learned and
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-21
fTo BE CONTINUED
4 WOmens Appeal.

t't. lSDuiS lttpuDilthul %ff9f
The lamentable condition into which
affairs at Washington have fallen is
prompting extraordinary movements
for remedy. The ladies OF the Cam
bridge Mass WOmen's Union have
Just issued singular appeal. They de
clare that the country is bewildered and
almost hopeless over its condition that
the insidious evils of the public service.
the apathy Of intelligent voters, and the
iealou5ie5 and seltishness of the politi-
clans are far more dangerous to popu-
lar liberty than the wrongs inflicted OH
the colonies by the British crown that
we are III greater danger now than
our forefathers Were hundred years
ago. Among the evils that threaten
our future the appeal mentions our ire
deemable paper currency a tariff i'm
posed for special rather than general
considerations our district system Of
electlonss the fraud and wrongs of o,n'
Indian system; and the disorders and
abuses in the Southern States. As par
ties and politicians have proven their
lncapaclty TO deal with the danger, the
ladies' invite about fifty rep.
resentatlYe men from various States to
meet them in conference on the state .oi
the Union ut Boston. Among the distin
gulshed gentlemen invited are Charles
Francis Adams, John Quincy Adams,
James Russell Lowell, Gov. Tilden,
William G. Bryant, Judge jeremiah S.
Black, ID. A. Wells, Carl Schurz, Lamar,
OF Mississippi, Speed, Of Kentucky,
Gordon, of Georgia, VIM. M. Evarts,
ex- President Woolsey, Of Yale, Gen.
Wade Hampton and Gen. Joseph j..
Johnston.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-21
CHAPTER VIII.
FSGIAIRNoSDF.

Henry III. though perfectly hear less. was the
politest monarch in the world With all the re-
was so eminently distinguished. he gracefully
advanced towards Esclaimonds and as she ten
dered 10 him her homage. he gallantly rased
her hand 70 his lips and with his most eaptiva-
ting emile proceeded to euogza her beauty in
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-21
tf5 EN tFor the N. o. Democrat. ]
A DYING CslRlsTIAN.

#NE8 &B tMtA9fH - fHf
RnGrim TO deaths pale realm.
IinGer moment here;
Pause, for Gods messenger
tse 70 hov'ring near. ~ $3.50
Farm from the worlds embrace,
IT. eyanescent bliss:
Stranger. It hath no hour.
No scene like this. #
With chastened spirit learn .
What reason never taught,
4 lesson read Alright.
With glory fraugist.
aaae on that parting soul
Bathed in unearthiy light.
Passed on its spirit wing.
Plumed for its flight.
Lol hope Celestial eits,
Throned Oh that pallid brow,
Oil death where is thy sting.
Thy victory now.
Mark how expiring life
Lifts its Triumphant gaze:
And lips cen now grown cold
Still whispe praise.
Those accents. faint and low,
Heavens g hosts exulting hear:
Heavens hallelujabs greet
That dun, cold ear
Roll wide ye pearly gates.
Reveal your God-iit homea.
6eraphsi your harps awake,
A seraph comes.
saviour the blood redeemed
Hath Heavenward flown.
aate 10 thy loving arms,
Take thou thine own.
Spirit Of light and truth.
Fountain of love divine,
God of almighty grace,
Oh make US thine.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-21

Birdie is what young husband
fondly calls his wife, because, as he
says, she is always associated in his
mind with bill.