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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01

Oae Of tue amendments submit
ted u the peo.'le u .Mississippl ut
,ae late election makes the sessions
II tie Legislature biennial instead
ii annual, ~ they have been hith-
.r,o ie- the prsssut constitatloE.
Inc p'pal.rity Of this measure 10
.hosu la the fact that this amend.
inen, obtained over W pr cent VI
! lie votes c'ssi xiiti ban majority
II ~ le.Is. ) 1000 rus L.yi~l .ture
II Mlss,s.,ppi, just elected. viii
ti.erefre meet bast Oace. VIryinis
also, II appears has just adopted
~! 81 sie.n If bi.nnial instead Ut
aun'Al sessi.nIs of the Legislature,
ani expects to save several hmm.
ire,i tnoa>aui d,ilars each year by
IT. Ali Those states that have tried
this plan declare it not only .
great ECONOMY. but b. ne6cixl also
% Legislation.
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kTr.n.ieat advertisements paya-
I dyance quarterly ads. monthly
|uucr; yearly ads quarterly in AL
[usept By special contract
d,,rtixmenis are not paid for
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!, emit ned. and payment exarted
y MI time they appeared III the
\ An advertisements semi Z" tins
.lru not otherwise specified. will
[srsd till forbid, and charged ac-
bsy.
f0htaxry and Marriage notices Of
|s square ia length charged As
|rea,enis.
y WORK must De paid for 'On de
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h,,p~ Laws aad Regulations

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4 thriI hills, aud ordered them
silnnrd.
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wheat informing the pab
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kasole.
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01
AK GRANT PARISH LA~ SATURDAY, DECEMBER L. 1877.
SOM Of the OIL Decauter.

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01
A San Antonio lTszas) spscial

A San Antonio (Texss) special
.ii,d .lcl, "f the 2ji inst. says:
G-u. Ord yesterday received IN
,ti.:.al c,'py of the order VI Prssi-
dent D.az to 6cn. DAlcAr, cOmmAn-
ling tue MexicAn forces on the
border. "a rep-l ~ invasion BY
Uuitsi States tr.vps by force; and
,ien. rrevlno has besn or,lers.d To
The HO GrSn.ie, with 2iO0 troops.
carry our the ar.ler. Gen. Ord has
teibsrspnei to Tho President for
ano. herr regiment Of cavalry.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01
me NEW ORLEANS
|nlg 9emotrat

a''l'ed every morning. 1t is
a'ial Journal Of the State Of
WA aud the city of New Or
osS'cRAr has "a large and
's circulation in this State.
!" IN Mississippi, Alabama
and therefore offers sn-
"oacements to Advertisers.
a' will I've spared to make
81 q welcome visitor in the
s'''o'n and family circle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01
sTERMS-POSTAGE PREPAID.

Daily and Sundays, one year, 80
so; six months, %; three months,
" Sd. e" a 81
Daily without Sundays. one year,
-; .SiA months, 81 - three months,
81 ID; less than three months, 81.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01
General News.

1t is stated that 10 members Of the
United States Scuate are :,rintegs 10y
trade.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01
! Cola. Cbronifls.
TERMS:
,nyrRTISING Rates:

,pyERTlSlNG RAIhS:
..u 4, inch space) first insertion.
gu. .,sb subsequent Insertion 81 cts,
' su Of . square charged as u
- unless otherwise agreed
'l r.rl. Of = Personal nature, when
I'M. charged at double rates.
.,...;oual aud Business Cards.
azure, SO per year; tw"
,s !ls.p.
m.ry, ASSOUSCrM MIS- -S-
IN must in every instance ac-
ay the order.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21

Brit steamship Haytien Watson. from Liverpool via
West Indies and Mexican Ports, to PIN, Forwood
&co-4th dis
Ship SABINE Farmer 81 days from Liverpool, to
master-4th dis
Brit ship Prince Rudolph, Wishart ~ days from
Liverpool to DeWof, Powell &co-Point
Aus bark Giano. Soppa a. days from Cardiff, Wales,
to master-Point
Fr bark Auguste Durin. Rabachoria. Is days from
G4udalonpe. to Maignan- I'd dist
Nor bark Uno. Lerentzen, 40 days from Grmstadt
to j II Frerichs-3d dist IS
Span bark Rosario, Gerordo, "a days from Malaga to
Avendano Br0s--P
Ger bark Auguste Van Harten, 81 days from Am
sterdam, to . Elmer Bader &co--lst dist 30
Span bark Luz Moran, days from Cienfuegos, to
Avendano Bros-2d dis 1S
Nor bark Regina Bronlund, IL days from st Thomas,
to j III Frefiehs--2d dis
Nor bark Christiana. UlrichseD ~ days from Bor
deaux in ballast to Ii Frerichs I'd dis
Aus brig Annibale, Marusicich, from Dunkirk to
master--Point
Sehr Daisy Parkhurst Hooper, 10 days FIN sagu" Ia
Grande, to master-GretDa
Schr Lily Of the Valley, Letch, 10 days from Ruatan
to p Macbeca-PT
tSchr Geo Peabody, Demetrio II days from Tuxpan
to Fatjo &co-P
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21
ExDOrfa.

KEY WEST VIA CEDAR KEYS-Per steamship
Margafet-For Key West 357 bbls -four so bbls grits
% bbla crackers ebls whisky hhds sugar Ia bbs
do $40 sacks 500 sacks bran 42o sacks oats SKIS
coffee 65 terces hams ties bacon 10 casks beef so
tics lard 176 pkgs sundries
For Cedar Kess-485 bbls -four IS bbls grits IS
bbls cornmeal 10 bbls pork 70 bbls sugar bbs wbs-
ky 25 SACKS corn 95 sacks oats 26 cks meat so pkgs
sundries
NEW YORK-Per steamship Lone Star-2944
bales cotton 81 bales hides 1920 bbls molasses 525
bbls oil 80 SKIS wool 10 tons railroad iron So pkgs of
sundries
L1VERPO0L-Per steamship Rita-29OO bales of
cotton 952 sacks oilcake 1000 pcs slaves
LIVERPOOL-Per bark T Carney-s22O sacks
oilcake 5000 pcs slaves
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21
Sailed

The Brit steamship Jas Drake and the ship Joe
Milbu y, previously reported below waiting orders,
have sailed for Galveston.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21

I to oruer-o Lehman Abraham Aco--11 do balcs Of
hides A Whitney &kco-l07 head cattle Q Mehls
co-sundries to order--T0 al 81 bales cotton
NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS RAILROAD
Nov 20-2f hhds sugar 60 bbls molasses to Bru-
gler--50 do to Thibaut-29 r Beltran-126 Richard
bbls moasses LeSassier e. Binder-5O do Murray
80 hhds sugar Meyer, Weis &co-Total 81 hlds sugar
379 bills mOlasses
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21
LIVERPOOL.

SIERRA LINE OF STEAMSHIPS BETWEEN
NEW ORLEANS AND LIVERPOOL.
DIEGO 1884 tons. Capt. Gasanaga.
GUILLERMO. lips tons. :. Capt. Echevarria.
FEDERICO. .1423 tons. Capt. Bfdchea.
PEDRO. 1855 tons. Capt. Mungici.
CAROLINA $3.50. 1854 tons. Capt. Riegtra
GRACIA 49,. 908 tons. Capt Arfzuma
RITA. 659 tons Capt Gartezs
JUANA: ........ 757 tons. Capt Gastanaeo.
The aboye powerfully built steamships will
ing the coming fall. Will receive cotton and
sign through bills of lading to any ports of the
Continent of Europe.
&FEM The steamship
RITA,
Capt. Gartez.
will sail from her wharf SATURDAY, Nov. ~. @
For freight and first class passage applytO
RANGER. FATMAN & CO.. Agents,
oc4 1y AZ Carondelet street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21

UNITED STATES MAIL PACKET,
Leaves every TUESDAY at s o. m.
r. 49, FOR VICKSBURG. NATCHEZ
lEG&&bE Davis Bend and intermediate land
@ssssss1~@ ings-TFc steamer
ROBERT r.. LEE,
William Campbell master.
A. McVay, clerk,
leaves as above, connecting at Vicksburg with
Parisot's Line for all points on the Yazoo, Sun.
flower. Deer Greek and Tallahatehie.
r. w. ADAMS
JANNEY & WORK,
HITE & CARLIN. Agents.
Will give through bills of lading to Trenton,
Monroe. and all stations on the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Texas Railroad, via Delta. La.
W. 3. BROCKETT, Agent.
de21 38 Magazine street
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21

Be1Ow-C0miDG Up and Waiting Orders.
Ship Lorely, Marcussen, SO days from Algers. to
MASTER
Brit bark VIM Jackson, Allen, SO days from Bristol
to MASTER
Brig Annie Batchelder Steelman, from Aspnwall. to
Norton a. Bell
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21
BaEUF RIVER.

REGULAR BLACK AND BGUF RIVER
PACKET.
Leaves WEDNESDAY, November q, at 2. n;
.Gan.h FOh EASON'S FERRY, POINT
sesssggssst VI Jefferson. Girard Alto, Red Mouth,
Gum Point and all landings on BBuf
and Black rivers-The steamer
ERA NO. 10,
Tom Taylor. master,
will leave Us above. Pays particular attention
to all Black river business. For freight or pas
sage apply on board. no18
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21
RREMEN.
NORTH GERMAN LLOAI
STEAM BETWEEN BREMEN AND NEW Or
LEANS, VIA HAyRE, SOUTH
AMPTON AND HAVANA.

<AfSAs The steamships of the North Ger
man Lloyd will resume their Regular Trips
next fall. as follows:
From Bremen. From New Orleans.
FRANKFURT, Oct 10 about Nov. IA.
NURNBEIaG. Nov. q about Dec. %.
FRANKFURT, Dec, 10 about Jan. 20.
These steamers touch outward at Havre and
Havana, and on their home trip at Havana and
Southampton.
PRICES OF PASSAGE:
From Bremen. Southampton or Havre to Ha-
vana or New Orleans-Cabin, $50 gold; Steer
age. 1856 gold,
From New Orleans to Southampton. Hayre Of
Bremen-Cabin, $50 gold; Steerage, SIS fgolff1.
From New Orleans to Hayana-Cabin SIS
gold; Storage. SIS gold.
Children under ten years. half price; chill
dren under one year, free.
The company reserves the right to change the
route of the steamers, their advertised days or
departure and the prices of passage.
Passage tickets from Bremen, Southampton
or Havre to New Orleans issued by the UNDER
signed.
For further particulars apply to
aus1 " "a Union street
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21

RECEIPTS AT THE NEW BASIN
Pascagoula-Per schr J M McJames-45 900 feet
lumber 10 II Buddig
Tchefuncta River-Per schr Two Suns-32, OC0 feet
lumber to order
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21
Imports.

VERA CRUZ-Per steamship City of Merida-1
case specie L M Avendano-l do PUG Corral AGO.
DO Avendano Hernes-2 do L Boyd Marks Bros
eco
MALAGA-Psr bark Rosario-14 SKIS of peas skis
beans cases pepper bills fish seroons garlic 50
dog jars cases paste 10 kegs Ia doz birds doz
fish Dbl plants to Antonio Medina
ANTWERP-Per bark Elliott Ritchie-100 cases
brandy 80 do gin do cognac to Me1row d Wester-
field
LTvERPoOL-Per ship sabino-5243 sacks salt to
order
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21
MARINE NEWS.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, ,
November 81, 1877. !
Cleared Yesterday.

Steamship Margaret. Baker for Key West via Cedar
Keys- 1 X Roberts
Steamship Lone Star, Forbes for New York
CA Whitney Geo
Span steamship Rita, Gartiez, for Liverpool
Master
Bark L Carney, jackson. fer Liverpool
SiIas Weeks &CO
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21
6TEAMBOAT6.

Ashland, Williams, from Fort Smith
Uuachita Belle, Libano from Tunica Landing
Jchn A Soudder, Hicks, from Memphis
John Wilson Holmes, from Ouachita City
Cherokee, Wolfe, from Cincinnati
Fanchon, SweeDy, from Cincinnati
Era No 10, Taylor, from Point Jefferson
st John, McElrov. from Baton Rouge
Martha. Bassett. from Port Eads
Isabel O'Pry from Lower Coast
Belle, Harper. from Bonnet Cairo
Yazoo Valley Phillips, from Yazoo City
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-21
LOWER COAST

1877. Lower Coast Packets. 1878.
NEW ORLEANS AND GULF TRANSPORTA-
TION COMPANY.
- The following steamers will leave
;1iSa41aasRS as below, carrying the United States
MARTHA. W S. BASsETT, master,
Leaves TUESDAY and THURSDAY at u NJ.
for Port Eads, and SATURDAY, at D. m for
Port Eads and Pilot Town.
ALVIN. W. T. SCOVELL, master,
Leaves MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRI
DAY, at u m, for Port Ead5 and way land
ings.
< clerk is always ON the landing to receive
freight.
No one has authority to contract any debts
written order of the captain.
For freight or passage apply on board, or at
the company's office, No. 6 Cont street
NOT JOHN KOUNS. President
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-16

The Morton Monumental Association has
been organized and the late Indiana Senator
is soon to have a grand monument In Indian
apolis. indianapolis, as yet, boasts no statue;
Washington is scarcely worthy of this dis
tinguished honor, and the long line of Presi-
dents who made this country grand and pros
porous are entirely forgotten the discoverer
Of America, the pioneer of Indianapolis, the
great men of this country, are not deemed
worthy Of an honor that is about to be
granted to man of whom the papers of his
own political party could say nothing more
favorable than that he was "a bitter partisan
but honest
Exactly nine years ago. it may be remem-
bered, Tweed Monumental Association was
formed in New York city by the admirers of
the Boss. He (Tweed) had beautifed and i'm
proved New York, they said, and he also was
great political leader. These admirers col
lected some money and came to the Boss for a
slight subscription to the monumental fund
Tweeds answer has become national-"I'm
no-fool." And thus the Tweed monument
fell through and the Boss soon after found
himself in prison.
Would not the Indanapolians do better to
honor undoubted patriotism before they
glorify partisan hate and malignity Or is
this country that recognizes an unscrupu-
lous politician as the highest type of a man
and patriot.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-16

November Is the month Of shooting stars
md this November is peculiarly rich in me
tooric displays. Particularly was this SO OF
the nights of November 18th and 18th. We
have not yet, however, got altogether
Through this region Of meteors, and may
therefore expect several showers Of them. 1t
1s peculiar fact that q man coming home
late at night Is almost always unwilling to
confess that he has seen red, blue or green
shooting stars. And even il he lis bold enough
TO make this confession, he generally does 1t
In such timid and modest way that one can
not avoid the usual suspicious. But in No
yember every one Ia privileged to see shoot
ing stars with perfect impunity, and il any
one doubts 1t need only refer to the almanac.
Look out for the stars.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-16

The New York Herald recently reported
Conkling as speaking, In an interview with
representative Of that paper, in the rudesi
language Of Gov. Nichols. We notice that
Conkling, In his place In the Senate, has posi-
lively denied that he was interviewed by a
representative of the Herald, or Of any other
paper, and disclaimed the language attribu-
t0d to him. Even the most respectable pa
pers In New York seem to have no hesitation
Ii lying In the most bare-faced manner when
they are In need Of a sensation. A Washing
ton correspondent of the Sun, a few days ago,
wrote to his paper that the New Orleans
DEMOCRAT was In favor of Packard for the
Collectorship. Such statements do not indi-
cate enterprise; they display simply vicious
disposition to lie.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-16

Gen. Chalmers, Of Mississippi, has intro
duced In Congress resolution creating new
House committee to be known as ''the Com
mittee on the Improvement and Commerce Of
the Mississippi river and its tributaries" If
this committee does not interfere with that
nm the Mississippi levees, it will be a valuable
lid to the interests Of the South and West.
Our committee on levees is a strong one, one
In which we can place the fullest confidence,
and it would be both unjust and unwise to ap-
point any new one interfering, in the least
with those subjects over which it has juris-
diction or impeding In any way the great
national work 1t has before it.; IL, then, this
now committee does not interfere In these
matters, it will be welcome.
The people of the South and West have
Other schemes and matters in relation to the
Mississippi river, schemes which cannot come
b6fore the Levee Committee, and 1t would be
lar better to refer these matters to special
COmmittee on the river than to half dozen
general ones. The commerce of the Missis-
nippi In the near future is destined to give
plenty OF employment to at least two COM
mittees
Gen. Chalmers committee is to be composed
OF nine members. His resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee on Rules and will be
reported on in short time. 1t Is to be hoped
that the scope Of the committee will be given
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-16

Full returns from all the Mississippi coun-
ties show that the Legislature elected No
vember stands as follows: Senate-Dem-
ocrats, holding over, Is; elected, 10; total, 81
Republicans holding over, 1 F. B. Pratt OF
Madison; elected, l (G. w. Gayles, colored,
Fusion Republican candidate from the TWEEN
ty-eighth Senatorial District.
In the House eleven Republicans and Inde-
dents were elected from the following coun-
ties: Adams /, Bolivar /, Greene 1, Hancock
1, Issaquena 1. Marshall 8 and Pamela 2.
The Senate contains one colored man and
the House four-three elected on the Dem O.
cratic ticket and one as Republican. This
House will only meet once, as the amend
ment favoring biennial sessions of the Legis-
lature was carried by an immense majority
the amendment abolishing the Office Of lieu
tenant-governor was also carried, although
by q smaller majority.
On the county tickets there was consider
ably more independent voting than on the
Legislative tickets. In Rankin, Kemper, Will
kinson and elsewhere Independent candidates
for sheriff were elected, while In Lincoln,
Warren and other counties the Independents
secured the treasuryship. Generally speak
ing, however, the Independents are about
the worst whipped party that ever entered
a political canvass The present Legislature
Of Mississippi Is the most Democratic in the
Union. Georgia, 1t Is true, has only one Re-
publican in the Senate, but then 1t has twenty
Republicans or Independents In the House
nine more than Mississippi.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-16

One more election is yet to come this year,
that Of Georgia, on her constitution and the
election OF members of the Legislature.
There is no fight on the question of the con-
atitution; indeed, it is quite probable that
the one lately framed by one OF the strongest
conventions ever called in the State will have
the distinguished honor of being unanimous
" adopted.
There is no party fight either on the Legis-
nature, the main question being that Of Sena-
tDr. Will the Legislature to be elected send
xsen. Gordon back to the Senate or not? The
latest information seems to indicate that it
Mill; in fact, it is generally claimed and ad-
Matted that three-fourths Of the regular
Democratic nominees. who are certain of
election, favor Gordon for Senator.
The third question in the election is purely
lOcaLthe selection Of the capital Of the State
There are two contesting places for that
honor-Atlanta and MilledgeviIle-and the
late constitutional convention left the capital
question to the popular vote. Milledgeville
Is the old capital and is a small village.
Atlanta, which has been the capital since the
mar, is now probably the largest town in the
State; is prosperous and rapidly growing.
The arguments in favor of Milledgeville
seem to be the old associations of the places
and the "reminiscences of other days. while
Atlanta is recommended from the fact that it
is q larger town, more easily reached and bet
ter adapted to the ideas of New Georgia than
the decaying village Of Milledgeville.
There is little doubt that Atlanta will
win the prize. Both of the Georgia Senators
and a majority of the leaders in the DEM
|pcratic party favor it, while only few per-
sans Immediately in the neighborhood of
1rnledeeyille are supporting the latters
flaime. The fight, however, on this point in
alslsult * other more interesting ones has
N quito warm.