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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-11-24
IMPORTANT.

The first four issues of the
CHRONICLE will be put out as al adj
vertisement to the people OF this
parish that it is fairly on it's way
After one more Issue we shall drop
all names except those who have
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fair chance to secure the paper
without losing a single issue from
the beginning. As an extra in
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to all who subscribe within the next
two weeks--in other words, 81
pays for your paper from now untii
January, 1879.
We hope all the good people of
this section will feel themselves
interested in this matter. and do
what they can for us-and every
one can accomplish great deal if
ne only tries. In return we expect
to give our very best attention to
what we consider the interests of
the people.
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MONTGOMERY, La, Nov. 90, 1877.
Editor Chronicle:
see by a late Issue of The CHnoy
IcLE that the Louisiana Democrat
is urging the adjustment of Grant
parish. Even the editor himself
fails to give any reason except
few puny ideas hardly worth no.
ticing.
All that talk about a Democratic
parish being made Republican BY
the formation Of Grant, is all bath
erskite. Grant is Democratic and
always will be-so will Rapides he
hereafter. That part of his efforts
to get up sympathy and attention
only reminds one of an old drake
with broken wing-be flaps aud
splutters around + rribly.. but ac-
composites nothing.
The people OF Grant parish are
very well satisfied with the parish
as it is; aud if we are contented.
why don't see that any onS else
should seriously object to our Re-
naming as we are.
Then, Just think of the name
the record Why, we wonld not
exchange it fora kingdom; and the
same men in Rapides that fought
for the establishment of the reputa-
tiou will not second its obliteration.
There are many citizens in Grant
who. rs the writer, will ever cherish
a feeling of gratitude for the brave
men from Catalonia and Rapides
that came to our assistance in the
hour ri peed. No. gentlensp, we
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The Chairmen of the principal
House Committees are as follows:
Ways and Means, Wood of New
York; Appropriations, Atkins of
Tennessee; Judiciary, Kuott of
Kentucky; Banking aud Currency.
Buckner of Missouri; Post-oflices
and Post-roads, Waddell of North
Carolina; Elections, Harris of vir
ginia; Pacific Railroads, Throck
morton of Texas; Claims, Bright o.
Tennessee; Commerce, Reagan o.
Texas; P1blic Lands, Morrison oil
Illinois; Public Expenditures, Hat
cher Of Missouri; Military. BarniuI
Of Ohio; Indian Affairs, Scales o;
North Carolina; Naval Affairs.
Whitthorne Of Tennessee; Terrific
riss. Franklin OF Missouri Railways
and Cansla Schleicher Of Texsa.
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Mr.. Hsyes discovered that he had
made upon the popular mind the
impress Of III honest-hearted man
striving to do right under great
difficulties. He detected unmistaka.
BILE signs of sympathy, which was
all the more potent because it car
rled with it Il sort of conformation.
Then he began to feel strong in his
purposes, secure IN his position and
nonored in his acts. From that
moment the death warrant of the
Returning Board became decree.
Fear never produces love, but,
whenever it vanishes, hate takes it's
place. MIR. Hayes had certainly
feared the Returning Board in the
earlier days of his administration
when the political sky was black
with threats and muttered full Of
growing thunder around the Nor
rhern horizon. But when fair wealth
or came; when all danger of attack
Upon Ills tenure had vanished and
he no longer needed to fear Wells
and Anderson; he began to bate
theEl. He had from the first loath-
ed them, as the Prince in the play
loaLhed the ghost of Banquo.
But the two wretches themselves
could not comprehend the fate that
overhung them. Even ut the last
hour Anderson, holding on to the
assurance of March amid the i'll
omens Of November, went to the
White House, withdrew his recon-
mendation Of King and gravely in
formed the President that be would
accept the place himself. Mr..
Hayes lifted his eyebrows and took
Il secord look at the man. Dissem-
bling his establishment at the cheek
of Anderson the President said in
his softest way: Really, MIR. An
derson, your suggestion is quite
outside the possibilities. Under no
circumstances can IL DO entertained
III this quarter. r"
Then Anderson sawa great light
and took his hat and went to find
Wells. The latter speedily appealed
10 Sherman, and Sherman went to
see TIE President. But all in vain.
SHERMAN WAS repulsed as quietly
lis Anderson had been. Now they
90 about the streets In vacant
way. They can't even get an audi
ehce Of newsboys upon corner to
listen to their maledictions.
Was there ever such case in
history q? The very man for whose
benefit they murdered the rights OF
l. n.siana has been their Judge and
is become their executioner. And
all tins whirligig of Times Revenge
mas gone round in less than half
year. | fancy 1t will be some time
before two men can again be found
To steal she electoral vote of a
Safe. - Cor. \. .. Den o :rat.
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Abolish Rlpides.

Some disafTieactad politicians in
that good old parish Of Rapides
desire to abolish the parish of
Grant, now more coutente1, pleas
ant. and quiet. politically and so
cialIv. than Rapides, who wishes to
grasp everything IN her reach. 1t
is not the parish Of Rnpides that
wishas this, but a few sore headed
politicians, old and young, whose
political aspirations would force
them W dissolve and DESTROY every
parish in the State in order to ac-
comnlieh their ends. an1 to secure
their selfish desires to orasp some
political office. for which they have
heen thirsting for manv months:
and now, that this little. quiet and
peaceable Parish ~ Grant is a
stumbling block 70 tho cmhitions
political enterprise of these politi
cal aspirarts. they want their Pep
resentatives to introduce hill in
the next secession Of the Legisla-
ture TO abolish the parish of Grant
Gentlemen, had Won not better
look n vopr own parish +? TRY and
kpon the north and sou'h sides Of
Red River together. cure the flisaf-
fartinns that nov exist among the
reople of vonr own parish, and en-
deavor to cement the broken ties
that now exist in yonr own home.
In this good work Won will have
vour hands full, and other people
in this State viii think that Won
have some COOL desire toward the
people in your own parish.
Keep out of other peoples af-
fairs. What bowling and gnashing
of teeth would be beard within
your limits if some officious poke
your nose interchangeable s-bnsi
ness should introduce a bill into
our next Legislature to abolish the
parish of Rapides, and the bill
passed! There wouldn't be collins
enough in Alexandria to bury the
dead politicians found in that place
killed by this bill.
Gentlemen, with sore heads,
Rapides is not the only parish in
the State although she would like
to be. Have yon any tterrepre-
sentation in the Legislature than
Grant? No; but you are only
looking forward to get in some pets
WHOM you cen better manage thar
the elephants you now have. Your
rings are Woodworking, Jealous
politicians, old and young, and
God forbid their influence extend
beyond the limits of your ,.arish I!
We are, Just now, a happy and
contented people. If we de ire to
he abolished and destroyed, we
prefer exile to the cold regions of
Siberia, for there we hope to find
no sore-headed, selfish and hungry
politicians to fix mp parishes un-
der the style and system of Hob
sons choice"
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Times Revenge.

" hhtSNcI iuuN Dr ~ouC Nic"S WI
Individuals regarding the general
political expediency and public
Significance of the appointment %!
Lawrence 10 she cOilectwnhip, al
must agree that as y coup 9s grace
to the miseTies of the Returning
Board, 1t is an eminent success. II
took Mr. Hayes all summer to
brace himself up to tho task of de-
stroying the men whD made him
President, bat at last he reached
tie requisite tension Of nerve, ana
struck tue blow with the deadly
precision Of a Chinese hea6sTnan
10 me, who have watched All the
maneuvers through which sr
HAYES approached this act, the
elimination is invested with some
thing like the interest that attaches
to the denoueinent Of a deeply plot
ted romance When | remember
that one year ago to-day the eyes
Of the DatiOD were bent with fierce
eagerness of apprehension or Of
expectancy upon Wells and AndAr-
son; that for weeks and months
they carried National DESTINY in
their breaches pockets; shat the,
figured first as Warwicks, receiving
the homage due to king maker
aud then as martyrs, sbowered with
the sympathy of u great party !,
then, when [ see them with hung
heads and sunken hearts meander
Ing the streets OF Washington,
where Their. is none 30 pour to do
them reverence, there appears IL
their fate lesson that cannot he
taken too deeply in admonitjon.
The mills of pablic opinion have
been grinding SLOWLY al these
months, but no man can LOOK al
Mad Wells and Tom Anderson to.
day and say that they have not
ground exceedingly 6ue.
These two men went to Wash
ington last spring with the airs OF
masters of the situation They
swelled abou. the streets and hotels
1T the hi"ated grandeur Of success
fnt crime an invaded the precincts
of the White ii ,use with the assn
rance OF persons possessing the
power of life aud death. They
seemed 10 think that it was not ey
en- necessary for them 80 ask for
ANYTHING; that they hrt had to sig
n.fv their ROYAL pleasure to receive
ami the good things Of the cart
would be- landed to them mon a
silver salver, covered daiutily with
silk napkin and graced with obse
qniusuess. All this they were accus-
toned to call "the logic Of the cleo
toral count"
Among their intimaies they used
to say, Behold, we stole the re-
presidency and gave it to Hayes
Surely the receiver of stolen goods
cannot refuse to divide with his
benefactors, the thieves.
Gradually, however, as the SUN
mer wore on, the misgivings of the
President wore sway. Bve and bve
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At the term of the District Court
for Vernon parish just closed, ia
cob Gunter was convicted of man.
slaughter and sentenced to six
years in the penitentiary, and his
son, David, was sentenced for three
years.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-11-24

The President has issued a
proclamation designating Thurs
day, 29th inst, as a day of thanks
giving and prayer.
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1t is thought that Bingham
Lawrence viii take Judge Kings
position i'll the Custoinhouse at
New Orleans. Lawrence is one OF
Warmuth's bosom friends.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-11-24

The Turks are cbeered by the
rumor that the Prophet has APP
peared as their savior,
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
STATE GOVERNMENT.


Governur-F T Nichols.
Lieut.. GOVERNOR A Wilt.
Secretary of State-W A Strong.
Auditor of Public AccOunts-Al-
len Jamel.
Superintendent Of Public Ednca-
tion--R NJ Lusher.
Adjutant General y b Penn.
JUDICIARY.
Supreme Court-Chief Justice, L
G Manning; Associate Justices, K
II Mari, Alcibiade DeBlanc, w II
Spencer Clerk, Alfred Roman.
DISTRICT.
Judge District COurt-W F Black
man.
District Attorney G. Hunter.
District Court - Second Monday
in January aud First Monday in
July.
PARISH OFFICERS.
Clerk of Court Henry c Walker.
Recorder-W II HOdnett.
Parish Judge-A V Raglan.
Sheriif-Chas X Nugent.
Coroner-Dr Z Goode.
Representative-Col f G Randolph.
Parish Attorney. Cazabat.
Parish Treasurer-A l. Grow.L
Tax Collector-C c Nash.
Police Jurors-Jas A Daniels
Pesident; VIM TisOn, Randolph,
Reeves, c w Fitz, NJ n Swofford.
Clerk Police Jury X s Cameron.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Ward !. Lorenzo Smith. ~
,. John Z IIOdnet.
T" 3. Thomas Allison. -,
4. John c Linscum.
5. John w Saunders.
81 6. John Chelette.
d" Z. David Hardy and j NJ
Fletcher.
Parish C,urt-R Regular or General
Terms-First Mondays in February,
April, June, August, October and
December.
Probate Terms --First Mondays in
January, March, May, July, Septem-
Der and November.
LODGES. Y
Cloutierville Lodge No. l03-Reg-
ular communications first and third
Sundays of each month. Officers
A l. Grow, w M; August Keller,
5 w, B Kraft, j w; w Calhoun,
Secretary.
Montgomery Lodge No. l6S-Reg-
ular communications first Saturdays
on or before the full moon of each
month. Officers - II Van Mccain,
w NJ; B r Scott; s w; Z M Til
ton, j w; j W Hardy, Secretary.
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Our WeIIsburg Letter,

Editors lntSllIEencer.
Just about now, II reporter in "these
parts' got pay according to the number
Of news items he picked up, and II that
occupation was the only source oiincome
hO had, we lear that the fodder in his
crib would be short.
However, the temperance movement
has not abated, and il has also accom-.
plishGd enough TO take the place Of
scores OF ordinary news items for months
to come. Those who signed the pledge
and were addicted to strong drink are
"holding the FORT nobly. we have not
after careful inquiry, heard Of single
instance OF the pledge being broken.
Men who would get drunk every pay day,
and often when il was not pay day, say
that they have no desire 10 break the
pledge, and that they find It much easier
now to get flour and meat than Il used 10
be. They did not know what the trouble
was then, but they know now.
The Ladies' Temperance Union are
fitting up rooms, so that the boys will
have pleasant place TO spend IN hour
in the evenings.
The regular weekly temperance meet.
ing was held in the NJ. Il. Church on
Thursday evening last. Addresses were
made by L. G. Cracraft, ESQ.,, Of your
city, and Mr.. Campbell Tarr, of this
place. Both speeches were good and to
the point. That Of Mr.. Cracrait Is more
than worthy Of special mention-it was
the beat speech Of the campaign; so say
all. For one hour and ten minutes the
speaker held his audience US il with u
mighty grasp, so eloquent were his ap-
peals aud 80 attentive his hearers.
G.B.C.
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DIR. SCnENCK'S STANDARD
REM lAIES-

The standard remedies for all diseases Of
the lungs ure SCHESCE'S PULMoNIC SYE,
UP, SCHESCK's SEA WEED Tonic, md
SCHESCK'S MANDRAKE PILIS,and if taken
before the lungs are destroyed, speedy
cure is effected.
To these three medicines Dr.. J. II.
SChenck, Of Philadelphia, owes his unri.
vailed success in the treatment OF pulmo.
nary disease.
The PulmOnic Syrup ripens the morbid
matter in the lungs. Nature throws it of
by an easy cSpeclOratiou, for when the
phlegm matter is ripe slight cough will
throw it oil, the patient has rest and the
lungs begin to heal.
To enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do
this, Schenck's Mandrake Pills and
Schcnck's Sea Weed Tonic must be freely
used TO cleanse the stomach and liver.
Schenck's Mandrake Pills act on the
liver, removing all distractions, relax the
gall bladder, the bile starts ireelev, and the
liver is soon relieved.
Sehenck's Sea Weed Tonic is a gentle
stimulant and Alternative, the alkali of
which it is composed mixes with the food
and prevents sOurng. 1t assists the diCes.
ton by tOnirg up the stomach 10 healthy
condition, so Tint the food and the Pui.
monte Syrup will make good blood. Then
the lungs heal; and the patient will surely
get vel! If care is taken to prevent fresh
cold.
All who wish to consult Dr.. Schcnck,
either personally or by letter, can do SO at
his principal Office, corner Of Sixth and
Arch streets, Philadelphia, every Monday.
SchenclS's medicines are sold by all drug.
giSts throughout the country.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-23

NEw YORK, April 2l.-Cotton-Dull At
II 5.lGGll 1.lGc. Flour-Moderate export
and home trade use; supply light and
holders firm; No. 9, So Sja6 DO: superfne
western and State 50 0Oa7 25; common to
good 81, 25a7 90; good to choice 81 65ag 80;
white wheat extra 81 10; fancy IS SOalO 80;
extra Ohio 81 25R0 90; ST. Louis 81 45alO %;
Minnesota patent process 81 3Oall 30.
WhCat-Unsettled ind regular for export;
rejected 81 40; ungraded spring ST Goa
| 6O mixed spring 81 1874; No. 9 Chicago
old In store and No. . Milwaukee 81 ~
freely bid, held firmly ut 81 a. Rye
Western 90a93c, Barley-Ungraded Canada
81 90, per Acc pounds. Malt-Firm: choice
Canada 81 30. Corn Moderate demand
export and home use; western miIedGl Il
Csc; steam mixed nc; steam yellow Gic;
white western 63e. ORts-Moderately nc.
tive; western mixed and State 45a5SO; white
western 4gaGic. Hay-Firm; shipping zoe.
Hops-Quiet and unchanged. CotIee-lGa
zoe, Rio Cargoes gold; iObbing at lGa2l Ne,
gold. Sugar-Strong; fair to good refining
vHa9 Nc; prime O3sc; Muscavado 0I.a0lSc;
refined llHal2Hc. Molasses-Firm; New
Orleans 4Oa5Gc. RIce-Quiet but steady.
Whisky-Quiet at 81 l0al l0IG.
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CHICAGO, April 2l.-Flour-Dcmand
good ut full prices. Whcat-Excited and
higher advanced 4a5c; No. . Chicago
spring 81 500 cash; 81 AK May; sold NJ
81 49lIal 53I June; closed at 81 So.
june No. 3, 81 9sIEal 40; rejected 81 ",
COMMUNICATED but generally higher; iGc
cash; 4T5sc May; 4S&sc June; rejected
1910. ,Uats-Demand light but holders
firm and higher; 31c cash; 379+c May; SHt
June. Ryc-Demand fair and market
iirm nj SOC: -Bprley-StFong and higher,
'dc. rork-NCtive, firm and higher; $i5 %
cash; SO GOalj 62I5 May; SIS 77JEal5 50
June. Lard-Demand active and prices
higher; $40 10 cash; $40 O2Il May; SlO l2H
a1O Is June. Bulk MeatS-Firm at 5T,
SHand S%c. Whisky-Firmer ut 81 OK.
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Ohio Tobacco.
MAUD.


BALTIMORE, April %, 1877.
Elton IaiGl!IgeRcr;
We just learn that according to A cable
dispatch received from Paris, the French
have invited proposals for the following
Tobacco contracts, viz: $500 hhds. Ohio.
$500 hhds. Maryland; 1900 hhds. Ken.
lucky, and $500 hhds. Virginia. These
contracts will be adjudiCaied on the 9th
OF June. No further particulars are
yet known regarding the proper.
'lon Of the different grades and the terms
OF delivery. As this is more than double
The amount Of Ohio Tobacco that the
French took last year, we hope this will
have stimulating effect upon our mar.
ke;, although i, is dlGicultto tell vet a,
what price this contract will be taken.
Our market Of late has been ouite ac.
tive, a. Bros. Boninger have purchased
this month about $50 hnds. Of mostly
common TO medium grades, and have
thereby relieved the marke, of the bull
Of early inspection.
Yours truly,
Wu8ESs & BEALI.
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TRANSPORTATION

Nc. hOIa a. all stations between Wheeling ana
CnmboEhnd; No. % stops At all Station betSNan
wheeling and Grafton; No. 8 makes direct Connec.
lions for all points South,
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TOLEDO, April 81. - Flour - Firm.
Wheat-StrOng; No. white Michigan 81 90;
No. . do. 81 81; extra do. 81 O5; amber
Michigan seller May 81 05 bid, 50 90 asked;
No amber 81 II; No. red winter So Oj;
No. . do. spot and seller May 81 Of: No. 3,
81 15al 70; rejected Dayton and Michigan
red 81 81; do. Lake Shore 81 60. Corn
Steady high mixed spot 533%c; No. 9 spot
5l2ic; seller May 81 &c; seller June SIC;
seller July jS1Gc; seller August j5c; No. .
white 5jc. OatS--Firm; No. . seller May
42c; white 49c: Michigan 45c. Clover Seed
Mammoth 80 %.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-23

CINCINNATI, April 2l.-Cottou- Quiet
but steady at lie. FlOur-Strong; family
IS 0OaS 80. Wheat Demand fair and ma
ket firm; red 81 75a1 So. Corn-Dull
weak and lower at 4GaiSc. Oats-Steady
and firm at 4laijc. Rye-Steady and firm
at SSa90c. Barley-Quiet and unchanged
Fork-lnactive at SIS 50al5 70. Lard
quiet; steam held at l0c; kettle lOIGallc
Bulk Aeats-Quiet but firm; shoulders 5Ji
short rib 81 05aS 90 spot; IS 20 buyer May
SIC seller June; clear rib sides SIC. Ba
Gon-Stronger at G2s, So, &c. WHISKY
Firm at 81 OG. Butter--Steady and un
changed.
HoGS-Steady and firm; common 81 Goa
4 20; fair to good light "a lOa5 SO; pick,
ing 81 OOa5 %; butchers S. 40aj 90,
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PHILADELPHIA, April 2l.-.Flour-Quiet
md firm; extra s. 371Ga7 so; Minnesota
family IS 25a9 co; Pennsylvania s. rs
40 50; Indiana IS 70. Wheat-Steady; am.
Der 81 10; white 81 Is. Rye-At 95ca$l 90,
latter fob. Corn-Firm; yellow 62a63c;
mixed Coo; sail Gee fob. Oats-Dull; white
5Oad3c. SeedS-ClOver scarce at l6alGISc;
timothy 50. Pork SIG 5Oal7. Lard steady
at l09sal0]9c. Buttcr-DuIl; New York
and Bradford county extra and western
do. new 23a2jc; old lGalSc. Cheese steady;
Western line l4al4lGc. Petrolcum-Frm:
refined ljHc; crude l3c. Whisky
Western 81 II.