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Resolved, That the Parish Attor

Resolved, That the Parish Attor-
ney is hereby directed to take legal
steps for the recovery from G. H.
Mumford, ex-Tax- Co llector, of the
sum of ten. dollars, in currency,
illegally withheld by him, and such
further legal steps, civil and Grim
inal, as in his discretion he shall
deem proper.
On motion of same
Resolved, That hereafter Tax
Collectors shall be paid their COM
missions according to the kind of
money by them received for taxes
or licenses.
On motion of same
Resolved, That whereas, W. L.
Richardson, Parish Treasurer,
has appropriated funds contrary
to the ordinances of this Police
Jury, to-wit : In paying to himself
ninety dollars, taking advantage
of the position he holds, in. pre-
ference to other claims against the
parish; therefore, from and after
this date the said W. L. Richard
son is removed from office, and he
is hereby ordered to turn over all
books and papers pertaining to
his Office to his successor.
On motion, Samuel B. Shackel-
ford was unanimously elected
Parish Treasurer.
On motion of S. c. Curry
Resolved, That from and after
this date it shall be made the duty
of the Parish Treasurer, in receiv-
ing from the Collector, any cur
rency not otherwise appropriated,
to turn over the same to the Pres
ident of the Police Jury, who
shall advertise in the official jour-
nal, during thirty days, that he
will sell the same at public auction
to the last and highest bidder,
designating the place and time of
sale, and to be paid for in certif-
Gates or other evidences of indebt-
edness against the parish.
By same
Resolved, That the proceedings
of the Police Jury shall be pub
lished in the official journal.
BY w. B. Richardson
Resolved, That any person taking
up stock without authority, shall,
on conviction, be liable to a fine of
thirty dollars, or, in defaultof pay
ment, to Imprisonment in the
parish Jail for not more than thirty
days nor less than ten. One-half
Of the fine for the benefit of the
informer, and the other half for
the benefit of the Parish Treasury.
On motion of S C. Curry
Resolved, That the Tax Collector
shall keep a stub-book, similar to
that kept by him for the State, and
the Parish Treasurer shall pur-
chase and pay for said book out of
any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
On motion, the Po2ice Jury ad-
journed until the 4th Monday in
October next.
THOS. ALLISON,
President Police Jury.
A. LEMEE, Clerk.
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mo. s.

1858, about ten years after the
Bison had graduated, Lieut.. Ives,
OF the Typographical engineer
corps, was engaged in making an
exploration and survey of the Col
orado river, emptying into the
Gulf of California. While engaged
in this work he would quite often
leave his bost in the afternoon and
60 on shore and bivouac till morn
ing.
On one of these occasions o
party of Mohave Indians came to
his camp, and after talking some
time in Spanish, the chief says. in
English 'Ives, do you know me ?"
The lieutenant was startled at
hearing his name called so dis
tinctly in English by this naked
and painted-faced chief; he replied
that he did not, and asked the
chief where he learned to speak
English SO well. The chief re-
piled "Never mind that; but do
you know Inc, Ives" The lieu
tenant scanned the huge painted
chief, with feathers in head, rings
through, his nose and ears, and
again asked the chief where he
had learned English, and how did
it happen that he knew him. The
chief replied that he did not won
der at his not knowing him, as his
change of nationality had brought
with it q great change in habits,
dress and appearance, and then
added 81 am the Bison; we were
together at West Point. I have
with this little band been watching
you for several days. My band
wanted to kill you and your little
party, but I told them we had
better wait and see, and try and
talk; that we might do better than
kill you. I have made them under
stand that after you have left and
gone back trade will spring up,
and we can then do better by ira
ding or robbing the boats loaded
with goods and supplies of all
kinds" The Indians retired and
were seen no more, nor did I
bivouac on land any more. A year
or two before this. Captain Lyon,
(killed in the late war;, of the
army, had a desperate fight with
the Indians on an island in the
Colorado river, the Indians sup
posed to have been commanded
by the Bison. He was successful
for years in raiding on the settle
ments and extending as far off as
Arizona. 1t may be and we think
it probable with the settlements
extending from the west to the
east, and from east to west, and
the Indian area diminishing con-
stantly, that this Indian chief may
have gone as far north as the
Black Hills, and may be even the
veritable Sitting Bull; for to the
close observer Sitting Bull has
shown as much skill! and judgmes q
as any educated civilized sold led e
could have done. It would not Ind
strange if Sitting Bull proves to
have been educated at West Point,
and it seems to us probable that
such is the case.
A West Po1Nr GRADUATE.
Baltimore, August I.
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Baltimore, August I

The railroad earnings in this
country for the past seven months
show an increase of about seven
and one-half per cent. over those
OF the corresponding months last
year. 500
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|,r All advertisements sent to this
Z. when not otherwisespecified, Will
ias,rted till forbid, and charged ac-
|T obituary and Marriage notices OF
!, oue square in Length charged as
satisments.
~ Transient advertisements paya-
IN .dyance quarterlyads. monthly
Jvauce; yearly ads. quarterly in adj
LOes except by special catraet.
/ !, Advertisements are not paid for
H. the time expires fo which they
rus been ordered to be Published, they
blI be continaed, and payment exacfed
4 The full time they appeared IN the
byd.
JOB WORK must be pad for on de-
|yrry.
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A Northern writer thinks it is q
popular fallacy to suppose that a
young lady's teeth are the less
pearly and her lips the less ruby
because her breath is fraught with
the fragrance of the unfortunate
onion.
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lwssdings Of the blice Jury.
yorr.x Aun7 lS16.

CoErAx, Aug.7, 1875.
/ The Police Jury me- pursuant
adjournment.
P,ssents Thomas Alison, Pres
sus Thomas Johusn, W. B.
tclrdson, N. P. hawthorne and
c. Curry.
The President appointed, as
bnmittee on Claims Messrs.
bhnson, Richardson, Hawthorne
ID Curry, Mr.. Hawthorne to act
clerk Of the committee.
On motion Of Thomas ] Johnson.
vas
Resolved, That the road author
ed by Ordinance No. l96, shall
bn as follows: Commencing at
liter Schlett's, thence tothe lower
fosing at or near Iatt Lake, and
pence to the Claiborne road at
eighteen-mile post, BE- and the
me is hereby adopted That
portion n,ing from Peter
thletts to the lower crossing, at
nesr Iatt Lake, shall BE- desig-
Hfsd as road district No. 80; and
portion from the lower cross
at or near Iatt Lake, to the
acton with the Claiborne road,
the eighteen-mile post, hall be
Hgnated as road districtNo. "a.
" Oscar Watkins shall De ap-
ated overseer Of district 10. 81,
Peter Schlett overseerpf dis
No. 80. That the following
Ads shall work in district No.
i! o.wit: Calvin Williams, H.
llaams, Lewis Cunningham, N.
,aord, j. Willingham, J. letters,
sSwaford, D. Moore, ]. Sink
Ben. Moore, J. BLACKWELL,
Corbetts, w. Simmons, S.
,hly, NJ Lashly, L. Surnons,
hsrdnett, Allen Faircloth and
others not otherwise apporion-
and that the overseer of dis
No 80 shall work all h.nds
either side of said road.
as Police Jury took a recess
Two and a half hours.
re-assembling were present.
anne members as before.
rs 7. Lacroix made a verbal
q to the Jury, that he had
sae ferry at Colfax to s B.
wexford, for the balance ofthe
aklng in payment his tote
hundred and fifteen doIhrs,
os IN warrants, or certificates
asotedness, on or before the
Gay Of January next; ind
mere was no bid for the fery
Hs landing.
. W. B. Richardson in the
notion of Thos. Allisone
S'ued, That the Treasurer Of
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Gen. Sherman denies the story
of his intended resignation in
favor of Gen. Grant.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-08-26

The Democrats of North Caro-
lima expect to carry the State by
thirty thousand majority.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1876-08-26
COLFAX, GRANT PARISH, LA, SATURDAY, AUGUST &C. 1876
The Sioux West Pointer.

The Sioux West Pointer.
Sitting Bulls Military Training-Rem-
iniscence in the Life of Gibson" the
Rough-and-Ready Cadet-Ambrosc
Burnside SLAVES Him-The Man who
Beats Our Generals.
Baltimore Gazette.
Is. Sitting Bull West Point
graduate This question is asked
in sober earnest, with the view of
eliciting information, there being
reasons for believing that this for
midable warrior and so-called
savage, now occupying so much
public attention, from the unques-
toned skill and extraordinary
courage with which he has met
our soldiers. is really a graduate
of the Military Academy. There
may be some foundation for the
reports as to his reading French
and being familiar with the cam
paigns of the great Napoleon.
Graduates of West Point, be-
tween 1916 and 1850, will remem-
Der u new cadet of both singular
and remarkable appearance, hail
ing from the western borders of
Missouri, who reported for duty
in 1S45, lS46, or 1S47. Above.
medium height, apparently be-
tween eighteen and twenty years
old, heavy set frame, long bushy
hair, growing close to his brow
and overhanging his neck and
shoulders, his face covered with
thin patches of white fuzzy beard,
the general get up of this plebe
was such as to cause the old cadets
to hesitate in the heretical Jokes
usually played off on new cadets.
Nicknames are often applied to
cadets that they carry with them
among their friends into the army
and even to their graves. The
thick neck, broad shoulders, and
long, bushy hair. caused the name
of Bison to be applied to this
newcomer, and it adhered to him
ever afterward. The West Point
course he learned with ease, gra-
duating in the upper third of his
class. He had no disposition to
be SOCIAL, kept to himself, talked
but little, and was never known to
smile or laugh. During hours of
recreation he did not mingle with
his classmates, but was often seen
in solitary walks around the plain
or scaling the neighboring noun
tains even to their SUBMITS. He
was often out of his quarters after
night, eluding successfully the Wig
Hence of sentinels and officers,
visiting the neighboring villages
in quest of strong drink, but never
seen under its influence until lie |
graduated.
This remarkable character pass
ed his graduating examination
creditably, received his diploma,
but before dofing the cadet gray
visited the village of Buttermilk
Falls, below West Point O short |
distance, got intoxicated and be-
came involved in brpil, in which
stones and sticks were used freely.
Several Of the participants were
badly hurt and the Bison himself
much bruised. This conduct was
as so unbecoming and
discreditable that on the recon-
of the academic board
he was refused a commission in
the army. He was heard of three
times after leaving the academy,
once at Galveston, Texas.
There he had a terrible fight
with some desperadoes, and was
forced to leave. He was next seen
nm one of the California steamers
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PAOoShVCo ohS
following statement of receipts and
disbursements in currency:
Currency Statement Of Parish 1rea.
sury, Parish of Grant, paid int
Treasury by q. II. Msnyford, lat:
Parish Treasurer, dug. Z, '76.
For licenses ----.-.--.--.-----. $50 OO
BY j. Gray, do. .-.-- --.----. IS SO
$l35 SO
BY ]. r. Gray-jail tax. 90 Is
bridge taxi. SO
Disbursements -
License tax, $4,000, placed to the credit
Of certificate No. 1.
S44.5O, held by consent, to be credited
to bridge certificate, and to be re-
placed by bridge tax.
Balance in Treasury, 81.
Total, Sl35.5O.
Signed: w. L. RICHARDSON,
Parish Treasurer.
Mr.. Curry moved that the Trea-
surer's report be adopted.
On the call for yeas and nays,
Messrs. Richardson and Curry
voted yea, and Messrs. Hawthorne
and Allison voted nay.
There being tie, the Presi5 ent
pro tenn. voted yea.
On motion of Mr.. Curry, Messrs.
Allison and Richardson, members,
and Mr.. III. Mcknight, were ap-
pointed to count the warrants,
etc., returned by the Treasurer.
On motion of w. B. Richardson,
Resolved, That the Parish Trea-
surer be, and is hereby authorized,
to pay to H. Mcknight, or to his
order. the proceeds of the Jail tax,
as fast as received by him, when
is made therefor.
By Thomas Allison
Resolved, That the Parish Attor-
ney call upon O. H. Mumford,
former Tax-Collector, to pay over
the sum of ten dollars in currency,
improperly withheld by him.
The President in the chair.
By W. B. Richardson
Resolved, That the Treasurer
issue to J. B. Mccoy five certif-
Gates of indebtedness, amounting
in the aggregate to the value or
sum of certificate No. %, in lieu
of said certificate No. %.
By S. c. Garry
WHEREAS, The conduct of the
Parish Treasurer towards the Po-
lice Jury, is improper; And,
whereas, He has acted contrary
to law; therefore, be it
Resolved, That W. L. Richardson
be suspended from the Office of
Parish Treasurer.
The yeas and nays being called,
Messrs. Curry and Hawthorne
voted yea, and Messrs. Richardson
and johnson voted nay.
The President, having the cast
ing vote, voted yea.
By Thomas Johnson
Resolved, That hereafter the
Police Jurors shall be paid in cur
rency.
The yeas and nays being called,
the result was as follows
Yeas-Johnson and Hawthorne;
nays, Richardson and Curry.
There being q tie, the President
voted nay.
Whereupon the Police Jury ad-
burned until tomorrow at 10
o'clock, am.
Signed: THOS. ALLISON,
President Police Jury.
A. LEMKE, Clerk.
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ADVERTISING Rates:

ADVERTISING AIhS:
] s,,,re. II inch .paoelirst insertion
j sa assb subsequent Insertion 7o cts.
:;. saen of a square charged as a
nS aars unless othswise agreed
@S %arjs Of a Personanature, when
D. al..;SIe, charged at do'ble rates.
|..t...ioual and Business Cards,
\ ""s soure, $40 per year; two
|sarss, $500.
o,n,rEs' ANNOUNCEMENTS 80.
|. yah must in ever! instance ac-
|upsny the order.
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On motion OF same,
Resolved, Thai the Parish Treas.
urer shall purchase, at once, for
the use of the Folice Jury. station
cry, not to exceed the sum of fifty
cents, and to ray to John Miles
the sum of fifty cents for furnish.
ing water to the Police Jury.
Thomas Allison in the chair.
On motion Of w. B. Richard
son,
Resolved, Thst Ordinance No.
245, section first thereof, which
reads as follows: ''and that two
and one-half mills of said amount
be collected in United States cur
rency," shall beso amended as to
read as follows: ''and that two and
one-half mills, or one-quarter OF
one per cent, ON the said assess
ment roll of 1875, shall be paya-
bic in United States currency, this
last being included in the above
levy of six thousand two hundred
ane ten dollars"
On motion of Thomas johnson,
RESOLVED, That all licenses on
trades and professions shall be
payable half in currency and the
other haf in warrants or certifi-
Gates Of Indebtedness, and that
all licenses on trades and profess
sions shall be the same as the
State requires.
On motion, the Police Jury adj
journsd until tomorrow at 10
O'Clock, am.
Sisned. THOS. ALLISON,
President Police Jury.
A LEMEE, Clerk.
CoLrAx, sAsz PAAisz, La, I
Aug. {. 1876.
The Police Jury net pursuant
to adjournment.
Present Thomas Allison, Pres
ilent; Thomas johnson, w. B.
Richardson, N. P. Hawthorne, and
s. c. Curry.
The minutes of yesterday were
read and approved.
Thomas johnson moved to re-
consider the resolution adopted
yesterday, No. :, erecting the
Treasurer to pay to v. F. Black
man, Esq, the sum of6fty dollars.
The yeas and nays being call
ed. the yeas were Richardson
and johnson (; the hays, Haw-
thorne and Curry. Tie President
voted nay. The motio was here
fore lost.
By Mr.. Curry: That the T rish
Attorney confer with A V. RAgan,
Parish Surveyor, and ascertain
from him what he would charge
for map of the parish.
The Committee on Gains pre-
sented the following daims, re-
ported upon them favoably with
the recommendation that they be
allowed
Daniel Fletcher, Sheriff, tobe raid ic
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SO 90
Wilson Prestige, Commisssnes
of Election 10 90
A. F. Simonin, Clerk Of Regstra-
tion- $780, --...- 70 %
w. M. Porter, Commissioners of
IiCOtiOh- III w
F. E. Layssard, ex,Treasura.. 100 90
Daniel Fletcher, Shriff. -. 81 1O|
II. Mcknight, by. Si'ff, sS2 on 100 %
II. P--- Al 9 iS' %
F. H. Page, Clerk. .-........ 81 so
Chas. R. Nugent, Commissioner
of Election --.-. .---..---- 10 90
Alfred Shelby, Conner. ...... 30 90
w. s. Calhoun, Jurr Of Inquest ZOO
L. P. Bridges, Contable.- AZ 20
Daniel Fletcher, Shriff. .--..- $50 so |
L. P. Bridges, Conshble....-- TO
A. Lemee, Clerk of lolice Jur.,
to August J, 1876. .-.--.- g. so
Signed: N. P. Hawthorne.
w. B. RICHARDSON.
8. C.CuRRY.
His
THOs JOHNSON X
3 mark.
On motion, the a,ove wasadopt-
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Sitting Bulls Military Neutrality-suspicious.
iniscence i'm the Life of "Bisou," the
Rough-and-Ready Cadet-Ambrosc
Burnside SLAVES Him-The Man who
Beats Our Generals.
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OOArAA, Au6u u, low
The Police Jury met Pursuant to
adjournment.
Present Thos. Allison, Presi-
dent; Thomas johnson, w. B.
Richardson, N. P. Hawthorne, and
S. G. Curry.
The minutes of yesterday were
read and approved.
Onmotion of w. B. Richardson
Resolved, That the further con-
sideration of claims against the
parish shall be postponed until
the next meeting of the Board.
On motion of S. C. Curry
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-21
TELEcRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

The San Francisco police are to have
. new uniform similar to that OF the
police of New York. They are to be
drilled like militia. one hour day being
given to instruction.
The San Francisco Board OF Fire Un-
derwiters, in view Of the extensive use OF
pyrotschnics at the coming Centennial
celebration, have issued circular to
agents, csutioning them to take every
precaution against fires. and to Obtain
the aid of local authorities in enforcing
precautionary measures. - they say they
do not want the hundredth birthday OF
the nation to b . blsck-lsttez day to the
insurance companies.
At 10 4. n. yesterday O'Lessy had
completed 400 miles. 1t was believed
he would complete his 800 miles BY
midnight. Schmshl Was picking up .
little and walking better than on the
previous day.
The steamer Colorado took on board
four Cinnamon at HonGkong who had
the small pox. White. quaItsImastsr OF
the steamer, was taken down with u
after leaving port.
George Parker, rider Of the mussang'
at New York. 10 rapidly recovering and
wants to try it again.
The New York World declares that the
mule contracts Of Brissow have been
privately Investigated and will be fully
ventilated in case hs should be nomi
mated at Cincinnati.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-21
SUNDAY READING.

A man who lives in the United
States and is a citizen thereof is under
the general law of Christianity. We
make our boast of a Christian country.
We don't want to deny it. We prefer
It. It is better to be Christian cOCn-
try than not, and man has pretty
sure thing in living in it and under It.
He is judged by the principles OF
Christianity. His neighbors measure
life by Christian law. God will meas
ure him by it. 1t makes some differ
epce where q man lives and how he
lives considering his surroundings.
He is his own witness that God and
man do righteously, for he measures
himself by it. His conscience as lar
as it gives any clear utterance at all,
is a Christian conscience, educated
under Christian influences. When
men are urged from the pulpit or in
any other way, to "become Chris
tians'' the real meaning is that they
are to become good Christians. They
are not to dream that Christianity is q
voluntary matter, which they can ac-
cept or reject at will, and be blame
less. The point of the preachers per-
suasion is, not to get man to adopt
a responsibility which is not his until
he does adopt it; it is to get him to
rise to a responsibility which is his
in any case. We seek to persuade
| man to meet his life, as that life IS
given. He urges him to accept things
as they are and since he is tried and
will be forever tried by Christian law,
warns him to take that law as the
measure Of his life, just as God gave
it. To be a Christian is simply to
shoulder, willingly and like a man
life,s duties and live in them after the
nattern of "the best man" that ever
lived. No life, every one will admit
ever excelled the life of Jesus, and
anv man is safe in following it. The
principle of that life is tne doing unto
others as we would have them do unto
US, a principle which has never failed
in the practice, which is good dea.
more than we are prepared to say fol
general principles.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-21

TIE Government is going after the
sureties of the whisky ring distillers in
st. Louis. Judgment has just been re-
covered against the bondsmen of James
Busbee for $4,000. and District Attor-
ney Dyer expects to recover $1,000, 900
for the Government from other cases
which he is prosecuting.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-21

TIE Kansas Democratic State Con-
vention instructed its delegates to St.
Louis to support Hendricks for Presi-
dent.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-21
AMY STONE,

When will be presented for the first time IN
Carson the most powerful Drama OF modern
times, as played throughout the world Win
wonderful success, entitled
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-02-14
Alefanorla 6a5ette
MONDAY EVENING. FEB'Y. ID


EXTENSIVE CANAL lMpRovEN ENTS. Tho
Chesapeake and Ohlo Canal from Georgetown
to Cumberland. is undergoing extensive re-
pairs and improvements. The fallen walls and
banks are being put 10 order and everything
is being prepared for the spring trade. From
the lower end Of Weems, Cissel & Weche' 5
upper mill to the aqueduct bridg', an entire
new wall, four feet iu thickness, is being con-
structed About mile up stream is the new
outlet lock, work we'll worth visit, thore be-
ing but one lock Of the kind in the world, viz, in
Scotland It's method OF operation is as follows !:
A caisson filled with water is placed on car
upon an ordinary sopipg railway, and being
draw up by system Of weights. turbine
wheel, hydraulic ram, ETC., receives the
boat at the mouth OF the canal 1t then de-
sceHds the canal, and by its weight brings up
the weighted cars, is relieved of its loaded boat
and takes on an empty one; the weight cars,
etc., on tracks on each side Of the caisson are
then sent down, and the caisson comes up
again, and thus the operation is repeated. The
work of construction is in the hands of Messrs.
Watkins & Brother, and will cost 100000
They expect to complete it in two mouths at
the farthcst. = Washington S.dr.