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nl,s... ~" 1cnA, r's s.s.,,.,t. '"'' S"'' ~
FresEaens Hayes inaugural:
to posnt ont any particular In which t could be lni
p'nnvs" eiaher n s"essaes ct er sfmpst my oe
icuit bnt however tsas f lii sun ny be a. senera
%hie be- as ssanteersd d 10 ,nake. 1ndesa e wiii
Az ssE ss;sf tssR Il: :ess; Sxsssa ,sa g;vm,f.
$!asEi:s. @ @ssops :! eoss Pei!.:.i e.:.'s.. I'd
WHICH thc % enIssSsenel pnblie opuon ~ d 9tf H.
conntrymsn mott urgently demat,da. cannot faII
n: ,ao se % ehalt = s
iIaycs has mafkeI out fof bis XJn,iuistraton.
hu viii sall with Tho current md
'uoc @ I,Y III, nr, II T. f,r n ,Sac him ~ ~
Iii pledges, and until l,s does acts Gy Which tie
pledges aro forfeited, common eaador requtrcs
that we accept Its declarations. iig has a. least
"f1G M .nai woun not 9'sstea sGe noss
% II ~ s coSSny 70 70 sd
at e. aa ~, M r. , - H.. wy ~ eahs n nm to
s ~ nTF III ~ ~ tta1 tae ~. e'n 1 p"nc M .en.
I ther aIe warmly tsspGniT3 70 y the applsud,1F
o Is fSnss wsh aey hsc
a WnAs reslees asi himself Soa,n aavo
Fh' sddrs.s / . ept!oa.Sie y L: pS:itisa:
nn ep m adt ~ i"c aa H. M .he
ns;f,rus un.tS h. ,sii io '."mrthng thst rnnss.
diets h's excellent psofes'lon'.
Tho Sua SAYS:
large Past , Ht ths address f. composed Of gsn.
~ s rssy "a
h lsaca; sssDS of The ysw:
in rerefenco 10 iho tennre Of "tice.
hs a4ssrt4 thas ''taey meant that the
~ long as hi. pcraonal character remained un.
tarni.sea aed t!s q his ags,e, .at.-
iaetofY. tIcn n " .voWed rev poneJ Of NJ: ta1ea.
bst s nt, wa r. r.. os,,ns tn ~ IN,
sfns sa!s e ass IN t: y: asa
smem,!ment Of ths i,onstltution 40 a. 10 msEc thn
f's'd:as 'as''s'sis e !: :sssss .s;@ '4'
The 7rib.'ns says: ....
h!s Odlcial career " ChIof Executive Of tho Tinted
states, win strengthen the favorable !tnpFealon
:, 3; he fs1s s & sas s r x s:
pf"ss, nnfois no unexpected policy; III ;atof 5as +
made BY the Republican candidate before tho cleo.
Hon, and indicate. In eyory line IN honsst dsso-
to 'Ss Z m s.ps W. ss' +; ~ i sa.s; a,.s ws's q
paTty psssisn san read iii: speoch w!toat fseos:
n!zng tn l. tne l,nsuaes Of sincerity apa eoarass
ani lunch comfort fn tho now Prc4ldcnt's lsnguags
| but lte real South Will lake leuyt Ia heur}aX
1t, auil hopeat Republicans " thu Softl alarmed
and ashamed at the disgrace which tci5 party Ina
been forced to bcar. will hold thcIF heada hlphor
| and scjoice In the t!awn OF nnhlet dny.
In rot,nrf1 Il, rcforto tf,e 7sfh,,,x
r..'',rss t,,n+ n"hoiv .,n1.oscs :, iii ~ ~.
t ~ rIoSo. e",,s ~ ote H. = ~ W
nut ait. Ap5cs WIZ w suatAlieu III " W sTate-
Jul anu admlklnY people, aud perhaps
IN ttMe politicians who lave 1tcn accustomed to
depend upon Fcdaral influence will take 10 heart
| the truth which he tcrsely expresses, that "hp
| srrycs lis party best WHO hrryra fba country
hest.n
~,,r Il kn.&,.s,t
r,. ry. .,,s. ''Aho'
ane 4t"ss s@}s' .., ..-.,...
Tho brief speech when Ar. Hsyea made yester.
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rctonstiered. Aid. Throop sdyng that 1t might 10
Cuinct'.. :, e. >.
consider tho question Of incrcasing The voting
Gilbert, Mr. Woodland, Mr.. siIlican, Nr Cor.
eornn, md Gen. Mann wcrc appointed. Tho.
tho Democratic Ctnb of the ward, 80 as tu &C.
cure corporation In the matter.
It vas inogc.l and carried that Afcssrs: Wood
as aud Gs ap1ntsd t.
to holding Town Convention.
Mcssrs.~ Carter, Jones, md Geb were nn-
pointed to 1omlHate oflleers of tho Club for thu
E1.scnatbr Woodard was called ,toon to
mike speech on tho successful !nanEstatton
publican rc1occtl TINT the Two ine,, l'cs. iittcl
q al nti'crs to guile thc Ship Of statc through
" carried into tho two highest oiI1ccs Of the
country. Mt. Til1en had proven TINT every
thing said IN relation 70 t'to Dan,ocrattc .pArty
ss soa sn T sF s aer eT s .atsy ass II + s ,
Try depended upon tho pcrn'anenec Of Republic
m rule. He referred to tho bcst motin,ds Of
City Government, md in conclusion offered .
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS:
policy Of onr present City Administrator.
=. .R,solrsa a. Tna; 70 spa%nodlc NO aaort. to enforce
nw.breakeTs At all times.
Rtsolstd. Thni W dopsecate the policy Ct com.
1oods. or Of sustaining one class Ut thfegeA and
rcoundru1s to entct another clnsa equally guilty,
70, = MAXI. 70 dte,snes VIII Il. whstie5 ta
etct. '.... .-...-
Ntsosrfd. Tint we Are IN favor of athorohgh 70.
thss ths property and lives d our etsen, Be- pro a
tectca ag,nst burglars, thicycs, confidence men,
* .tsots.a, Tint tho thanks OF tho citizens Of tho
Eleventh Ward ato due TO their Aldermen, Mcaara.
Ihtoop and l'tiEgs, and to t!!o'o mcmhcFs of tho
d reoss liz prcsent supsriatsndaat of Poliae, ~
tIa hfst and most necessary Btep In police reform.
The resolutions called up.a lively Discussion,
shyeral ,nun claimtag TINT thcy rc1ectod against
senator Woodward defended tho resolutions,
saylug That lo did not attack Mayor 11cntht but
i'c wanted to sss tic neople Of the wara pl9se
Hnar Isa tssG pas SIS Sa oro s o
the recovery OF stolen goods, and ho thought Il
wns seandalous. No ono, ho thought, could
object to the proposition ihat tue police force
sst ssase to 6a aa es md apGiss dstss
mined to protect property and life, were unnblo
to cope with the .bal elements and prevent
cr!mo1 He didn't believe Il, /, ];
Mayor 15 G:sS Hss sa ess SSa SGs 5st sas ss o at
donc as well as any man could do In his circum-
',::fsi ', %f iSs7ss,t s..i .ny.e'ng .ssa.. n.2eE
hsve Sa eyen nsasaS.sa sa1as n.y. sssnst %
Md. Throop said he was sorry that the reso-.
1utiotis ,hnl Dcet. thrlst IN hero IN rather iuh
ion1y--tt Waa n ftrcbrnnd which he feared
could y ,1 beat The party at tho ncSt election:
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rcre shown 10 scats provided for them In The
~, In fron+ NJ tc desk Of The nrcsng officer.
aats.. ,,ss ..1,.,, -, or;,ar hr Ia eocr..
Ane sena'e "a' e'',,eu ~ o.ue. -, H.. ~.
tafT, air. Hutham' ttayer was o"c.e" ~ ="
Chaplain, the Rev. Dr.. Sunderland, and Preal-
dent Grnnt'e proc1amat;on cpnyen{ne the special
.c..,on va. rrad.
e''''o -" 'e"'
After tho organization Oh tho senate, VICE.
IFeehicht v neclcT c"teFeu t"e e'.a"pe' W"
bV senator McCfccffs ot henIueR}t o1 IHe So11''
mittco Of Arrangements.
Mf. Hnfn1tn Aubmitted the fOIIDMIn4{
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y Spsc4al NtpakeA " n 7W&aaA
WAaH1na1oN, ID. C., March h-E1mer Wash
burn haa 4hYed here with very ssronx papsrs
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14

An ounce of mother wit is
worth q pound of book learning
Coyar Chronicle.
Mother wit is the CHRONICLE s
''best holt. '-Raptdes Gazette.
The two paragraphs above we
find in the Rapides Gazette, the
first of which is accredited to US,
though no such paragraph ever
appeared in our paper, either edi-
torially or otherwise. We thank
the Gazette for his opinion of our
"good holt" but feel sorry that we
are unable to reciprocate the COM
pliment, for we consider his pres
ent "holt' as being very slippery
one, and his attempt at wit the
sickest we ever saw. Lying and
misrepresentation is q chronic
complaint with the young man of
the Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14

lar claim fellows bother them any
more, and moral suasion fails,
we have a young man in our coun-
try now who sports a Winchester
rifle and two sixshooters. Send
for and employ him. Shoot old
Blue Nose on the spot, and I'll
warrant the Coroner will sit free.
I never wrote any Progress" or
"Reform" letters. No, sir; visions
of hickory sticks, six-shooters,
bloody noses and bandaged heads
are too familiar. I am in accord
with any and every body just now,
on any subject, even down to TAX
ing Hamburger drops straight.
BoLUs.
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authorizing the Governor to ann. !;
Police Jurors in country parisbe. =
recting Police Juries to re-district ~:
respective parishes into Police A..
wards, and these wards into ons -
more Justice of the Peace and elsct;.-
wards, etc.
Be it ordained, That the Police T.,
wards in and for the Parish of Gr,,2
be and remain as established in (l,S
nance No. &, adopted in the wear lasS
except the LIST ward, which shall -
bounded on the south and east by Rasss
Darro and that each Police jury 49,
shall constitute one Justices ward.
On motion of Mr.. Fitz,. the Po,;..
Jury adjourned to meet on the seco,a
Monday in September, 1877.
JAS. A. DANIEL,
President Police jury.
RoBT. S. CAMERON, +
Clerk Police Jury.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14
Montgomery Correspondence.

Editor CHRONICLE:
As Mr.. Daniel writes for all those
interested in legislation for Grant
parish to come down and advise
with the Police Jury as regards the
passage of certain acts, liquida-
ton of debts, etc, I will state that
I don't intend to come down; I'm
as close by as 1 want to be-. i
don't intend to advise much either,
as 1 think the Police Jury fully
competent to accomplish what
they set out to do, without any
advice from outsiders. 1 paid
$40 in currency for license. 1 had
a great deal to say about this at
first. I looked upon this amount
as exorbitant, but when the spoil
icy" of the Police Jury was explain
ed to me, l thought it a wise
course and the best plan adopted
for Kidding Grant parish of debt.
Everyone wants to see our parish
out of debt, and at the same time
they will kick and squirm like
everything if any methods are
adopted for the accomplishment of
this, which happens not to meet
with their unqualified approval.
Stop growing; give the Police
Jury a chance and all will be we'll.
My only advice to the Jury is, if
those two-bit scrip and seven-dol-
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14

Buchareau's recently published
sugar report shows that somewhat
over 100000 acres of cain were
raised and ground in this State last
year, and produced, on an average,
1917 pounds of sugar end ia gal
Ions of molasses to the acre. Es-
timating the sugar at eight and
one half cents per pound, and the
molasses at 40 cents q gallon, it
averages 1907 rs to the acre.
There may be, says an exchange,
portions of the Union, scattered
here and there, a few acres that
can produce this amount of money,
but we defy any State or country
in the world to point out 100000
acres of land in body, which,
cultivated loosely, without capital,
and without fertilizers, can make a
showing equal to this made by
Louisiana.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14
EVENING SESSION.

EVENING SESSION.
The Police Jury met over the jail
house, pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Jas. Daniel, President; c.
w. Fitz, Randolph Reeves, Nj. N. Swat
ford, w. j. Tison, F. L. Craig, and Mat
thew Nugent, Jr.
Committee on Claims retired.
On motion of Mr.. Swafford, A. Chel-
lette was appointed overseer OF Road
District No. 80, in the place of VIM.
Hale.
By Mr.. Swafford:
Resolved, That committee of three
citizens be appointed to investigate the
accounts and books of J. r. Gray, late
x-Collector, and report the same to
the District Attorney or Grand Jury,
and report whether he has made his
settlements with the Parish Treasurer,
or not.
Carried.
Committee-C. H. .Mumford, w. L.
Richardson and j. o. Grayson.
On motion, the Police Jury adjourn
ed until Tuesday morning.
JAS. A. DANIEL, .
President Police Jury.
RoBT. S. CAMERON. Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
PARISH OF GRANT, July 2, 1877

PARISH OF GRANT, July 2, 1877.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adj
jOurnment.
Present: James A. Daniel, Presi-
dent; C. w. Fitz, Randolph Reeves,
and NJ. N. Swafford. F. L. Craig and
Matthew Nugent, Jr., were admitted to
their seats.
Committee on Claims-Fitz, Reeves
and Craig.
The resignation Of A. Lemee, as
Clerk, was accepted.
Mr.. Fitz moved that Robert S. Cam
eron be elected Clerk. Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. Reeves, the Police
Jury adjourned until evening, to meet
over the Jail house.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14
DOMESTIC.

New York, July THE Times
New Orleans special says: "The
Indictment of the late returning
board has been set on foot by the
anti-Nicholls party, and proceeds
on the assumption that Nichols is
in some way bound to protect
Wells, Anderson & Co.
The idea il, therefore. to push
the prosecution vigorously, make
accused as odious as possible, and
then, in case of an executive par
don, to impeach the governor.
The Tribune's Washington dis
patch says that the indictment OF
members of the Returning Board
is looked upon here as an affair
of great political Importance. The
friends of the Administration is
highly indignant.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14

Virginians claim that since th
whipping-post was re-establishnt
most of the jails have been en-
tied, and petty crimes have alma
ceased.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTa
POLICE JURY ORDINANCE
ceased.

DE ORDAINED, That all psr>lg
- holding claims, either audite( 4
unaudited, against the Parish Of GEos5
dated previous to the LIST day Of Jmt<
airy, 1877, are hereby required to Pr
sent the same to the Clerk Of the Polls
Jury, for registration, on or before q.
first day of October, 1877. In defaa1
of such presentation. said claims ~
be debarred from consideration by ~
Police Jury. JAS. A. DANIEL,
President Police Jury,
RoBT. s. CAMERON,
Clerk Police Jury.
Colfax, Grant Parish, La, July I'm
1877. At
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14

1t is estimated by the Baltinor.
American, that during the twsIn
months ending on the last Il
June, there were taken up under
the homestead law / $4,000 aerek.
mostly in farms of 16O acres b.
actual settlers. This would shov
a commencement OF at least 1900
farms. q
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14

The assertion is made, though
with what authenticity we are IN
able to say, that Mexico has pro
posed through Diaz, to sell hall
her territory to the United Stse
for 500, 900, 900, an Abatement B
be made for American damAep
claims. Blaine, however, viii nd
consent to this transaction.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14

In consequence of the remop..
stration of England, the Porte hn
sent positive orders to the CON.
mander of the Black sea, to nah.
the blockade more effectual.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14

New York is reducing her port
charges. The fees now CHARGED
by health officers at that port ~
but q third of what they were II
year. The quarantine expensss'
have also been reduced to u a.
tent of $4,000 per annum.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14
NEWS.
FOREIGN.

LONDON. July Ga special dis
patch from Vienna to the Daily
Telegraph, says : The Roumanian
Government, before sending troops
across the Danube, inquired how
Austria would regard such o step,
and was informed that as long as
the Roumanian army respected
Servian neutrality, Austria would
remain Indifferent to its move
ments.
The Times Bucharest dispatch
says: No important action is ex-
pected until the Russians have
established depots of supplies on
the southern side of the Danube,
and prepared everything for an
advance.
The Times Belgrade dispatch
says "The Greek and Roman
Christians of Bosnia are anxiously
awaiting the result of their petit
ton asking for the occupation OF
Bosnia by the Austrian troops. A
part of the Mohammedan popula-
ton also favor foreign occupation"
A Reuters telegram from Bu-
charest, says: The 10000 Rus
slams who have crossed the Dan
ube at Sistova, comprise 10000
cavalry and $50 cannon; about
$4,000 more Russians are concen-
trated between Simnitza and Tur-
nu- Maguereli.
The army which crossed at Sis.
tova has been divided into three
bodies, the principal of which is
marching on Rustschuk and the
other two towards the Balkans
and Nikopolis respectively.
LONDON, July GA special dis
patch from Berlin to the Times
says: Russian official intelligence
thus explains occurrences in the
Asiatic theatre of war. Gen. Lows
Melikoff having reached the Ar.
axes Valley by way of Kars and
Kogisman, was marching west il
the direction of Ezeroum, wher
the Turks, occupying the fortified
position Of levin, menaced his
right flank; to prevent an attacl
in front and rear, Gen. Melikoff
before proceeding further west
had to turn and attack levin.
The attempt failed, and General
Melikoff fell back to Araxes Valley
where he heard that the southern
column under Lieut.. General Ter
gukassoff is seemingly determined
to retrace his steps to the frontier
and rescue Bayazid, while Genera
Melikof, according to the lates
intelligence, intended to take up {
position in Araxes Valley, and holt
the road to Kars against the vic
torious force from levin.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14
SG- AL judicial advertisements
must be paid for in Advance, or
they ,oiu be discontinued after the
first insertion.


first insertion.
It seems, after all the chicanery
and wire-working of the Louisiana
Returning Board, to put in a fraud
ulent president upon the Ameri-
can people, they lost sight entirely
of the possible chance of their ev-
er having to account for the great
injustice done by them. Think
ing, probably, that after the disso-
luton of their body as a Return
ing Board, that they would not be
dealt with as private individuals.
They, however, have reckoned
without their host, for they have
been indicted upon charges of per-
jury and forgery, and arrested and
required to give heavy bonds for
their appearance. Wells, Ander-
son and Cassnave will soon be
made to feel the strong arm of the
law, and that the way of wicked
politician is hard road to travel.
The New Orleans Daily Item,
in q we'll written editorial on the
subject, closes as follows: "When
the Returning Board stands before
the country convicted of having
altered and forged the election re-
turns of State, so as to give its
vote to Hayes, when in law and
justice it belonged to Tilden, the
Blaines, the Camerons, the Robe
sons and Mortons will find in this
fuel for their wrath, while the Fos-
ters, the Mathews, the Garfelds,
the McVeighs, and other partisans
of Hayes will tremble for the safe
ty of their patron.
"Nor can these last claim immu-
nifty for those who have been con-
victed of crime upon any pretext
whatever of previous understand
ing with Governor Nichols, or any
other authority. Wells considers
his arrest a violation of the terms
by which the Nichols government
was installed, inasmuch as it was
understood that past political Of
lenses were to be condoned.
"If the crimes of perjury can be
regarded as political offenses, Wells
and his crowd may claim exemp-
ton from legal prosecution, but
until that question is decided they
will have to answer, like other
people, for their violation of the
criminal law of the State, which
defines perjury and forgery to be
fslonies and not political o6enses.
ut will be in vain for the Re-
turning Board to look to Hayes for
assistance or interference in their
behalf. The President cannot af-
ford to involve himself in such a
foul and disgraceful affair, al
though he is the chief beneficiary
of the crimes of its members. He
profits by the fraud, but is power
less to protect the perpetrators
when pursued by the officers of the
law.
"The whole world will soon
know the "true inwardness' of the
Returning Board, and see how
frail is the tenure by which MIR.
Hayes holds the Presidents Office.
The prosecution of this suit, then,
will be closely observed with all
the interest question of such ma
tional importance is likely to elicit,
and the developments that will
follow will show to what infamous
and desperate measures unscrupu-
lous and designing Republican
politicians and leaders will resort
in order to accomplish their party
ends and promote their personal
advancement"
Buchareau's recently published
sugar report shows that somewhat
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-07-14
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CHRONICLES.

A new sulphur spring mas peen
discovered in Bienville parish.
Catahoula parish has been re-
districted and now has ten wards.
The cherry crop is a failure in
the central part Of Pennsylvania.
The Presbyterian Council, now
sitting in Edinburg, have agreed
the hold their next meeting in
Philadelphia.
1t is said the colleges of the
country have turned out this year
more and better educated young
men and women than ever before.
Virginia City, says the Gold
Hill News, is filed with people
who require assistance in order to
keep soul and body together.
Fifteen hundred persons, who
were fleeing from the Adler to the
Turkish lines, from fear of the
Russians, persisted from Hunger.
A man named Frank Prince, we
are informed, wants TO swim from
st. Louis to New Orleans, 22O
hours actual swimming time. Let
him pitch in; we give our consent.
E. G. Cassnsve, one of the mem
bers of the notorious Returning
Board, appeared in the Supervi-
sors Court, in New Orleans, on
the 9th instant, and gave bond for
$4,000.
kilograms announce q meeting
between Gems. Ord and Trevino,
at Pudras Negras, at which AMIGA
BILE and satisfactory arrangements
were made for the suppression of
raids.
Two little boys, Johnnie Jones
and Dryden Lacock, who lived in
Grenada, Miss, were smothered to
death recently, by a sand bank
caving in on them, which they
were playing near.
| The Austin (Texas) Statesman
says it is rumored that 1900 con-
victs are at once to be put on the
Galveston and Santa Fe Railroad,
and that the road will be compile
ted to Bolton, Bell county, by the
LIST of September.
Cargo Ferdinand, colored man
who killed another colored man in
Rapides parish, about three years
ago, has been pardoned, we learn,
by Governor Nichols, on the
ground that close confinement had
destroyed his constitution.
The grasshoppers are devasta-
ting the cotton fields to considera-
bleextent in Concordia parish. On
Lower Black River, in the Cynthia
Bayou Bend, they have destroyed
on different places about one hun
dred and fifty acres of cotton.
A man by the name of Smith
got drunk in Harrisonburg last
Saturday, got on his horse, rode
up the hill road by the old fort,
and when about half way fell of
and rolled down the hill, from
where he was picked up by some
colored men and carried into a
shade, but rolled out into the sun
again, where he was found dead.
Whisky, bad craftsmanship, and
sunshine.
A duel was fought one day last
week in st. Martin parish, which
resulted in the death of one of the
parties. 1t seems that two young
men, one named Babin and the
other Ducrest, had a difficulty at
a ball a day or two previous, which
resulted in the affair of honor ESQ
called.) The weapons used were