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The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

fact. that during the whole time
that the Cossack is mounted, he
beats his horse without q mo.
ment's cessation. The reader must
not suppose that it is necessary
that the Cossack must form one Of
q band in order that he may give
play to his fantasies. Sometimes
when he is alone he lets himself
run into certain eccentricities of
which I will give an example:
l was breakfasting in a restau-
rant, when all on . sudden the
door opened with aloud noise and
q Cossack rushed in like q hurri-
cane. After promenading around
the tables noiselessly, he pulled
up his horse before one of the
guests and placed the animals
nose on a plate of green salad
which had just been brought out,
and which the horse ate with
great CELEBRITY. Then man and
horse departed inst as they came,
without any person, not even the
proprietor of the establishment,
saying single word. It was per.
haps because the Cossack held in
his hand the kintul. whose strokes
would cost him nothing. Later on
l spoke of this incident to the aid
de-camp of an ALBANIAN, who simply
laughed and said: "What sur
prises me is that the Cossack did |
not make his horse get upon the |
table," Seeing that l was aston
ished, he called a Cossack who
was waiting in the yard. The SOL
der came in on horseback with !
put hesitating. The officer spoke |
but single word, and in less time
han it takes me to write it the
Cose6ck made his horse mount the
oillin11 table. / insisted on no
more, for this experience was
enough to edify me. As much
viii be said of Cossacks in this
var it may be well to give an ac-
'ount of this peculiar cavalry.
However astonishing may be the
lcts attributed to them the reader
nay accept the statement with
confidence, for the truth of the
tories can be established by good
violence. Already they have made
hitherto unheard of marches, and
hey will be the real heroes of the
vents about to commence.
Neac York Herald. |,
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A RARE CHANCE.
A GREAT BARGAIN IN A FINE
FARM.

1o0 ACRES OF LAND, situated in
lou Grant parish, 40 acres under
good fence, the balance is splendid up
lands. There is good dwelling house
containing three rooms and Kitchen,
smoke-hOuse, lunlber-house, corn-crib
and a good-paying grist mill, run by
water. This farm is located in a SPLEEN
did stock-range, and not very far from
market The stock on the place will
be sold with it, if the purchaser wants
them.
This place will be sold for q very
small amount, and time given on one
half Of the purchase price. For full
particulars apply 1t this Office.
Celfax. NOVA Il
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REALTY PIANO.
Grand, Square and Up
right.

right.
From Jas. F. Raglan. firm Raglan 4 Car
ter. publishers Daily and Weekly Tri-
buns, jefferson City, No., after receiv-
ing 500 instrument, says:
'.Piano reached us in good condition.
/ am well pleased with it. 1t is all you
represent it to be-"
From E. L. Baldridge. Bennington Fur
mace. Pa. after receiving a 500
piano:
"The Beatty" received 4th inst, an o.
K, and comes fully up TO your repre-
sentation, and exceeds our expectations.
While don't profess to be asjudge in the
matter, Mrs. b. does, and pronounces it
Of very sweet tone and is very much
pleased with it."
Best inducements ever offered. Money
returned upon return Of piano. and freight
charges paid by me daniel F. Beatty
both ways if unsatisfactory, after a test
trial of five days. Pianos warranted for
SIX Years. Agents wanted. Send for
catalogue. Address,
DANIEL F. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey, U. s. A.
oc14 76-1y
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CARD.

As 1t has been extensively reported by
rival sewing machine companies and
their peddlers, that the manufacture and
sale of the GROVER 4 BAKER SEW
ING MACHINES had been suspended
end the machines and the parts could no
longer be obtained, I beg leave to state
thst the business 1 manufacturing the
machAaAs has 6kLY been changed, and
that the suppls Vii be larger. and better,
and the sale of these Celebrated Ma
chimes more vigorously pushed than
ever before. The popularity of the
GROVER & BAKER Machines is hard
to overcome. and it is only by such
means and misrepresentation that many
OF its rivals even effect loan If their
machines.
GROVER & BAKER s. NJ. DEPOT.
No. 5 Charities street, New Orleans. La
II. h. TRUE, Agent.
October 21-4m
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BEATTY P I A N Q.
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT

VhANO SQOAhE AND UPRIGHT.
This instrument is the most handsome
anu best piano ever before manufactured
IN this country or Europe, having the
greatest possible depth. richness and
volume Of tone, combined with q rare
brilliancy, clearness and perfect even
ness throughout the entire scale. aud
above all surprising duration of sound,
the power and sympathetic quality of
which never changes under the most
delicate or powerful touch. Space for
bids full description OF this magnificent
instrument. Agents discount given
where l have no agents. Remember you
take no risk in purchasing one of these
ceiebra'ed instruments. If after (5l five
days test trial it proves Unsatisfactory
the money you have paid will be refund
ed upon return of instru rent and freight
charges paid by me both ways Pianos
for six years.
DANIEL F. BEATTY,
Washington, New jersey U. 8. A.
ocl4-76
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

Bhmxnx-WHY THE Turks ARE
DErEATED.-Bribery has always
been the surest weapon of the
Sultan's enemies. The surrender
of Verns in 1928. which opened
Roumelia to Diebitsch's daring ad.
vance in the following spring, was
q mere matter of sale and barter.
The battle of Meek, in 1899, was
decided against the already victo-
rious Turks, by the desertion to
the Egyptian standard of three or
four previously bribed regiments |;
and the superceding of Sail Pasha
in 1853, by the veteran Mussa,
barely saved Silistria from being
Knocked down" to Prince Paski-
evitch. In fact, one may say. of
Constantinople, as Jugurtha said
of Rome, "A city for sale when a
purchaser comes !" and the state
of the Sultan's forces is aptly
summed mp by q military critic
who has seen more of them than
most men: "For more than
year l had shared the fortunes of
Il Turkish army; I had seen the
merits of these poor, patient,
staunch. unAinching troops, and
the shortcomings of their corrupt
and venal officers. I knew-none
better-how the Turkish soldier
has to bear thirst, hunger, starva-
ton, ill-usage, arrears Of pay, and
bears all without q murmur. Il
have seen him starved and cheat
I'D that his Colonel might gorge.
aye, and drink to intoxication of
The forbidden liquor and l won
dered not as none who knew the
nation need wonder) that Russian
gold will work its way to the de-
teat Of Turkish army far more
swiftly than all the steel that Iris
les over the thronging columns of
he Muscovite. Fl London News.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

A kind-hearted and well-mean-
ing young lady, belonging to q
well-to-do family. who spent q
whole week making flannel shirts
Tor the deserving poor. is said to
innocently responsible for the
semi-insanity Of the recipients Of
the garments, who found they
would exactly fit q man with arms
growing out of his hips.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

, The bones of General Custer
and his slaughtered officers are to
be removed from the battlefield
where they. were buried. General
Clusters grave will be at West
frsqusaSg oppressed b By that = o OIL
Ger. With one exception, the re-
mains OF the others will be re-
moved to the National Cemetery
at Fort eavenworth. The grave
OF Lieutenant Crittenden viii not
be disturbed, hiA father having ex-
pressly requested that the bCnesf
Of his son be.left to lie where taiey
are. Col. ~ Sheridan, of 9Th.
Sheridan's stsh, has been detailed
TO attend the exbumation and
transfer of the remains.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

ut is the standing rule in any
church," said one clergyman to
another. "for the sexton to wake
up any man that he sees asleep"
81 think replied the other, chat
it would be better for the sexton,
whenever a man goes to sleep nm
der your preaching to wake you
up 7"
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16
The Cossacks.

| The Cossacks are divided into
several corps-the Cossacks of the
Don, the Cossacks of the Ukraine,
the Cossacks of the Caucasus, etc.
Each of these divisions has q chief,
who is called an Atamen and holds
the rank of General, and all the
Cossacks OF the Empire are united
under q single chief, who has the
title ;.of "Ataman-G General" This
latter title always devolves upon
the hereditary Grand Duke. The
Cossack clothes and equips him.
self and his uniform and his horse
belong to himself. He wears a
large. round. low cap made of
skin nom Astrakan, wide panta-
looms stuffed into his boots and
reaching just below the knees, the
whole covered by Q lind of OYER
coat buttoning on the back and
having three long flaps reaching
to the Heat aud fastened ON the
full length. On his breast to the
left and right n-yerticle cases he
carries six cartridges at each side.
In his belt he carries poiuard. A
baldrlck hangs from his right
shoulder aud passes to the left
side, where it supports a long So
Der in leather scabbard. On his
back, hanging from q bandoleer,
and wrapped in o case made of
goats skin, he carries his rifle. |
The Cossack always carries in his
hand a whip with q short lash,
which he calls q kiwM. His horse
is small and rather ugly, and !
though he is made of good stuff |
his form is somewhat angular. To |
form an idea of the Cossack's sad
die, imagine an ordinary saddle,
upon which would be listened bv
q strap square leather cushion
about four inches high. This is
the reason that at first sight one
is SO much surprised to see this
curious-looking cavalier perched
up SO high on his saddle. He
sticks on his horses back by stick
ing his knees into the animals
sides with all his strength, which
gives the legs the appearance of a
pair of pincers. The stirrup is an
equally curious thing. The bot
tOm is round and thick enough,
ont from that up it resembles very
much one of those tin boxes in
which preserves are sold. 1t has
been already said that the Co.'S
JACKS horse is his personal prop
'rty, and it may be added that he
urns it to business account by hi ,
ing it out. Since the arrival of
he troops at Kischeneff they have ,
'een the delight of the collegians,
Who, for a rouble an hour, have ,
'een enabled to make promenades
IN horseback in bands on these
'aliant little animals.
But to return to the Dgignitow- :
"a. at the time of my arrival the
quadron of Cossacks was massed /,
q heap in a corner. One of :
hem started at gallop and threw
lis cap into the middle of the :
quare. Immediately all the 9TH
rs precipitated themselves for :
'ard at headlong gallop and en-
Favored to pick up the cap either
nth the hand or the whip, or by
t. the ground. It was !
Gene of general confusion, during @
,hich the eye could scarcely dis Q
nguish horses from men. All q
MS is accompanied by cries which
o not cease till some horseman,
= an sdroit maneuver, has man a
yed to obtain possession of the c
'ophy. Then they all start off 9
gain, lashing their horses with g
] their might for it il . curious '
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

Carmel, Illinois, was visited on
the 4th instant by severe torna-
do, which caused the destruction
OF sixteen lives and half q million
dollars worth of property.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

The seventeen-years locusts are
appearing in different parts of the
country. What q pity, says an
exchange, candidates and tax
gatherers couldn't amalgamate
with these visitors.
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MIR, -
me NEW ORLEANS
|allg 9enuerat

~ s''lsned every morning. 1t is
'aelal Journal of the State of
Aaa and the city of New Or
pRsocRAr has a large and
hs circulation in this State,
, 40 in Mississippi, Alabama
as; and therefore offers SUI
aOacements to Advertisers.
ns Will be spared to make
q welcome visitor in the
'0om and family circle.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

The longest lived people. accor-
ding to the Jewish Chronicle, are
the Jews. Among them it re-
marks
Hereditary disease is very rare;
scrofula is scarcely 10 Sc found
their freedom from intermarriages
preserving the initial purity oftheir
blood. Their exemption from in
lection in such scourges as typhus,
cholera, the plague, has often been
remarked, but it is attributed to
the scrupulousness with which. the
vast majority attend to the hygi-
enic prescription Of their ritual
The average length of life, ascor-
ding to the Chronicle, exceeds the
Christian average " five years.
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. J. DUFFY.
ACKSMITH AND HORsEsHoER
Colfax, La.
DR. UR1AH RILEY

WITH an experience of fifteen years
w IN the treatment of diseases incl
dent to this country, offers his profess
sional services to the citizens of Colfax
aud surrounding country.
@ Obstetrics and diseases Of females
a speciality.
B- Office and residence at Mirabeau,
one mile below Coliax, Grant parish, La.
jy22-6m
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

The New York National Ex-
change Bank was robbed on the
I'd instant Of a package contain
ing $4,000.
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Ibe 'ColfiF GbrOlaitle.
',wr,sgfD EVERY SATURDAY, BY
M SWEENEY
TERMS:
ADVERTISING RATES:

c,uare. n inoA space first insertion,
|, a. V each subsequent insertion IS cts.
h NJ ;,,stiOus of square charged as a
y n .apsre, unless otherwise agreed
canis of a Personal nature, when
|u;sabIe, charged at double rates.
p,Sssional and Business Cards,
me squire, $40 per year; two
psss, $500.
r,xrm.Trs' ANNOUNCEMENTS SIS.
sasb must in every instance ac-
Enpany the order.
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erPICIAL DIRECTORY.
| STATE GOVERNMENT

~
cevernor-FT Nichols.
Lieut.. Goyern0r-L A Wilt.
kretary Of State-W A Strong.
llditor Of Public Accounts-Al-
lumeI.
1peintendent of Public Educa-
kRM Lusher.
fatant General-D b Penn.
JUDICIARY.
Qreme Court-Chief Justice, T
aiming; Associate Justices, Il
lnr, Adelaide DeBlanc, w b
asr; Clerk, Alfred Roman.
sdge District Court-W + Black
PARISH OFFICERS.
Jerk Of Court Henry C Walker.
tserder-W II HOdnett.
s'sa Jldge--A V Reagan.
rnf-Chas R Nugent.
aoner--Dr P Goode.
resentative-Col T. G. Randolph.
ssisl Attorney-W l. Richard
'nsa rreasGrer-AL Grow.
= colleetor--C c Nash.
we jurors--Jas A Daniels,
ldent; VIM Tisor, Randolph
a 7 v Fitz, NJ n Swofford.
ok Police Jury-A Lemee.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

THE WEEKLY
M = Q r. A II
! -. ss0ne Eight-Page Paper,
Saturday, containing
news by telegraph and
~ parts of the world.
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

THO "Ufk ffgIHa1Iy puD0Shed under
the title Of the ''New Aperican Cydo-
pa liza" was completed in 1863, since
,whicftipe tae yVie circulation which it
has attained N all parts of the United
States, and the signal developments
which have taken place in every branch
literature, science and art, have induced
the editors and publishers to submit it to
an exact and thorough revision, and to
issue new edition, entitled
The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-16

forming in fact new Cyclopadia, with
the same plan and compass as its prede-
cessor, but with q far greater pecuniary
expenditure, and with such improve
ments in its composition as have been
suggested by longer experience and en-
largrd krowladoa
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-03

SHIELDS HoUsE.-Wetake great pleas.
ure in calling the attention Of our titi-
zens and the travelling public to the ad.
yertisement OF the shields House, TO be
found in this paper. The house has been
for many years place Of favorite resort
for visitors to Pittsburgh from this Sec
ton OF the country more particularly
since the present proprietor, Mr.. W.K.
stalhman, took charge Of it. He has in
troduced many new features to the house
for the convenience and comfort Of the
guests OF the same; and has recently re.
furnished II throughout. The proprietor
Is known all over the United States as
one OF the . lost popular and accommo-
dating landlords. Has had a life's time
experience in keeping hotel, and knows
full well how to provide for the wants OF
his guests. The table is at all times SUP.
piled with the best the market affords.
The location is one Of the most central in
the city, situated as 1t Is in one OF the
principal thoroughfares, with street cars
passing and repassing the door every two
or three minutes for all parts Of the two
cities. The house is large and commo.
dious, and the Chambers, Parlors, &c..
we'll ventilated. The price OF board "a
very low-Sl, so per day. Excellent sta
bling 1.-THE best in the two citieS) is atlacl,.
ed to the house.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-03

PERSONAL PoINT,-Gov. Mathews and
family have accepted an invitation 10
visit the Louisville Industrial Exposi.
ton, September nth, rendered BY the
citizens Of Louisville. President Hayes
and a number Of the Governors Of the
country will attend the Exposition.
Mr.. Ed. W. BrueS has returned from
an extended trip through the West.
Mrs. Major Anderson on Saturday eve.
ming returned from the East, where she
spent the SUMMER.
Miss Sue BushGeld, Of Baltimore, ia
visiting friends in the city.
Mary Ann Howard, who WAS semitic
the Asylum for the Insane at Weston
last February, from the Eighth Ward Of
this city, has returned home, perfectly
cured.
Mr.. Gus Blum started upon an East.
ern trip Saturday, evening.
Capt. T. c. Sweeney Is at Cincinnati.
Col. W. L. Merrill is making tour Of
observation on the lower Ohio.
Capt. D. Morton, of Madison, will prob
ably get the contract for Capt. Wm. Lists
new side wheeler for the Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati trade.
Mr.. B. S. Allison leaves home to-day to
enter the Albany Law School, at Albany,
New York.
Prof. c. A. Schafer has returned from
four weeks trip through Michigan.
Rev. Mehrwein, Of lions Church, who
is at Butler, Pa, attending synod, has
been telegraphed to return home and con.
duct the funeral obsequeies of Mrs. Sea.
bright,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-03

He JUMPED THE TowN.-SOme four
weeks since there came to this city a
young man who gave his name as E. F.
Parker, and took lodgings at the 81. James
Hotel. Mr.. Parker represented himself
as commercial traveller for an Eastern
sugar firm, and after being in the city a
few days stated TO the proprietOrS Of the
hotel that his firm had failed, owing to
the heavy decline in the price Of sugars,
but that he expected remittance from
bis friends in 4 few days with which to
liquidAte his board bill and return TO bis
home In Baltimore. In the meanwhile
Parker made himself familiar with the
business men Of the city by claiming 10
be an agent Of the Calvert Sugar Refinery,
One day last week he called upon lead.
ing Main street firm, and asked as a favor
that one OF them accompany him to a bank
and prove his identity, as he desired 10
draw on Smalls & Co., Of New York, the
firm through which he was doing business
with the Calvert Company, for S75. The
Main street merchants politely excused
themselves, being too good business men
to be caught with such thin trick, and
1t is well that they did. Messrs. smalls
4 Co. were telegraphed 10 concerning
Parker, and they promptly replied that
he had no connection whatever with their
firm. 1t ia evident that Parker became
discouraged after this, and decided
TO change his base Of operations. lie
suddenly disappeared from the city, leav-
ing very heavy trunk in his room and
an almost equally heavy bill in the office
Of the hotel. An examination Of the
trunk revealed that it was filled with
samples Of sugar-only this and nothing
more. The board bill is still on file.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-03

The BRIDGEPORT MTHERS STRIKE
MeSrS, Editors lin your issue Of Friday
last there appeared a notice headed
"Miners' Strike in Bridgeport" which SO
entirely misrepresents The facts in the
cOse that In justice TO ourselves and
other mine managers we would ask q
little Of your valuable space to correct il.
In the first place 1t was stated that other
banks were paying 81 70 per hundred
bushels for mining, whereas we were pay.
ing but 81 80, and that unless we nd.
yanced our price the other bank owners
would lower their price also, and that the
men had quit in the interest Of the trade
generally. Also that they were required
TO pay their house rent weekly In Rd.
vance, and that they received the balance
Of their wages In grocery orders. The
facts and which we can ut any time sub.
stanliate) are just these: The men went 10
work for us with a full knowledge Of Just
what wages they were TO receive, and
with the understanding that II ut any
time they grew dissatisfied or could do
better they were 10 take their tools out
and quit. Owing TO the extreme dullness
Of the times and the very low price we
are compelled 10 take for coal, we cannot
pay more for mining than our present
price. AS 10 other banks paying 81 rs
per hundred, the truth Of that Is, that
there is one bank here paying that price.
1t employs two diggerI. We employ
nine. 1t Is also we'll known fact among
miners that the digging in that bank Just
now is particularly hard. The men do
not make as much as ours by at least %
per cent Notwithstanding the extra 25
cents per hundred they receive.
As for the house rent question we be-
lieVe the majority Of the strikers are in
arrears and have been for some time, and
II we mistake not the instigators Of this
whole trouble are by far the mostin debt.
Our employees have been paid cash regu.
larry every Tuesday evening since we
have had the bank, with The exception Of
a few who did not have provisions enough
to last them until the next pay day and
no credit at the stores, and who requested
orders. To those we gave them, and that
10 US far as our knowledge Of the Issuing
Of orders extends. Our miners average
from 50 to Sl3 per week. BY inserting
this you will very much Oblige
HOWELL MCCoNRAUdHY,
JOHN POTTER
Renters Of Jos. McC0nnaughys Coag Bank.
bridgeport, Sept. LIST,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-03

TIE CHEAPEST RooF Is THE gravel.
RooF.-George Crumbacker, Of this city,
Is now fully prepared to put on gravel
roofs in the most improved method, and
warrants his work 70 give satisfaction,
both as to resisting Gre and turning water.
The tar used is put through a process
that frees it from oil and benzOle, and no
matter how great the heat, II will not
run. 1t is equally efficient In roofs oil
every conceivable. pitch. Mr.. Crumback.
er keeps on hand roofing cement and ce.
ment for tanks and sidewalks OF the best
quality, which he offers for sale at tn
lowest rates. This roof has stood fiitet y
years in this city.
Address me through the poslofIice or
call at my establishment, head Of
Eighteenth and Woods streets. All or.
ders promptly attended TO.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-03

WHERE DOES IT CONE FRoN?-Say,
now, where does street mud come from !
What collects It so quickly and puts it
there? Is 1t rolled in miles away little
by little on wheels from the country ?
Think how little dust wheel may carry
Is it deposit Of the invisible dust float.
ing in the atmosphere? IRit the gradual
and impercepLible wearing away OF old
buildings and new, Of old clothes and new,
Of boots and shoes old and new, Of every.
thing which is made, handled, bought,
sold? ls II the accumulated and ever
deposited ola podridd ever wearing Of,
and floating Of the millions Of humanity,
rubbing, rushing and iostling each other.