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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-01-03
NOrT1TCE.
Notice Of Assianment.

NY0TIcE Is hereby given that Jacob Helms, of the
In City OF Lambertve. hath this day made an as
signnet ID the Subscriber of his estate for the equal
henet OF his creditors and that the said creditors must
exhibit their respective claims under oath airma
fion within the term Of three months.
J. II. B0OzER, ASSIGNEE.
Dated Lambertvlllc Jan. q 1877 -st-Pr's fee, si2o.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-01-03
TAKE NOTICE.

YIyHE Books Of account Of the late nrIn Of J. "
Crook & Co, hare been placed in my aanas for col
lection An remaining unsettled after jan 10Th
1877. will be collected legally.
Office. 81 Union ST. W. HEkh.
Dec. e7.-3t.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-01-03

j There are at least fifty empty houses in
Boonton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-01-03
Visitors Welcome!

Wanamaker's Warehouses
WanamalSer's Warehouses
Wanamalsers Warehouscs
Wanamakpr's Warehouses
WaIiamaker's Warehouses
Wanamaker'.s Warehouses
Wanamal<er's Wa rphnrses
SvanaIna ker's Warehouses
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22
Christmas Greeting.

We have now brought the
CHRONICLE to the close of II, hav-
ing been in charge about two
months. A stranger in these parts,
it was with some misgivings as to
our ability to justly comment upon
and champion the interests OF
Grant parish. But we feel greatly
interested in all that concerns
the welfare of the State OF our ma
tivity, and trusted to that interest
to identify us with the patrons of
this paper. The very fattering sup
port we have received thus far en-
courages the hope that tho people
of this section are satisfied with
the endeayors we have made to give
them a paper in which they could
place implicit confidence, both as
regards regularity Of appearance
and decision Of character. The
CHRONICLE is now one of the insti-
buttons of Grant, and is in the
hands of parties fully identified
with the parish in all that goes to
make the bond sure-home, family
and estate. The fact that the
family of our junior proprietor and
that of the publisher only count
two persons, all told, to the contra
ry notwithstanding.
On Saturday, the 18th inst, we
moved into our new Office, and are
now snugly fixed and ready for
business. We made the move, and
have succeeded in getting out the
regular issue in due time, and shall
endeavor to have our share of the
holiday fun and give our readers
the CHRONICLE at the appointed
hour.
Hoping that the close of the
present year will put an end to the
many vexations of our long-tried
people, and that the incoming one
will be the harbinger of peace and
plenty, we wish all "merry Christ
mas" and "many happy returns.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22
Hayes Position.

A Washington correspondent Of
the Cincinnati. Enquirer says:
A leading Republican Senator,
whose name I am rot at liberty to
quote, says: within two weeks
after Congress assemblies following
the holiday recess Hayes will either
make terms with the Republicans
who antagonize him or he will be
forced to make his bed in the Dem
ocratic camp. We are done with
trihing; we must either say to the
Democrats, take this man, whom
We repudiate in Office as yours, or
force us to abandon him, whom you
said before he was inaugurated
that he was a fraud, and whom you
still believe to be one, but use him
for the selfish purpose of gratifying
YOUR own desire for office. We re-
pudiate him. If you want him,
take him, and be responsible for
his acts"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

In Wilmington, Delaware, two
negroes named George Collins and
Samuel Chambers, who were con-
victed of criminal assault ON q
white woman, the wife of a tramp,
were sentenced to be hanged on
the 10Th of March next, but after
they had been sentenced it was dis
covered that the 10Th would fall on
Tuesday, and they were again
brought into court and sentenced
to die on the 22d, which falls on
Friday-the traditional hanging
day. This is curious conformity
to custom, which has been broken
in upon in other States.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22


Hon. J. B. Eustis, we understand,
will be in the city Monday next.
The first Sedator in Congress Lou
isiana has had in many years, it is
suggested that a public reception
be given him. The country should
see that we honor our real repre-
sentatives as much as we detest
those political adventures who
have been imposed upon us by the
blind, INSCRIPTIONS and reckless
partisan spirit of the Republican
party. Mr.. Eustis will be met by
his people with great cordially.
Should MIR. Kellogg intend to spend
the holidays among the people he
assumes to represent, he will be
treated with contumely on every
hand, and learn how much more he
is now despised than he was even
when he was a usurping Governor,
and how miserable and contempti-
BILE a creature a senatorial fraud is
compared with Senator chosen
by the representatives of the peo-
pie and honored and trusted by his
State N. o. Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

In the commercial columns of the
N. o. Democrat it is noted as IN
unusual shipment that the towboat
Sam Roberts, with three barges,
left there last week for Cincinnati,
having as freight for that point 500
barrels of rosin, 40 barrels of mo-
lasses, rs hogsheads of sugar and
As barrels of whisky. The remark
able feature of this cargo consists
of 1442 bales of cotton and 500
hogsheads of tobacco! The cotton
and tobacco will be taken to Ev-
ansville, Indiana, and reshipped
thence to New York. This is a
most unusual and extraordinary
shipment, and for this reason men,
ton is made of it
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22
That Message.

By the press at large, in criticiz-
ing Hayes message, it is pro-
nounced vague and unsatisfactory.
A reader particularly interested in
the Southern policy of the Presi-
dent, must have felt that he knew
very little more upon the subject
when he laid down the message
than when he took it up.
The N. Y. Times says: elm
speaking of civil service reform, we
have been left still more in the
dark If the report of the Secretary
of the Treasury is taken up there
will be found number of points
on which fuller and more definite
information is desirable. The coun-
try, for instance, would have been
benefited by Knowing the details of
the contract with the syndicate; the
reasons for the discrimination
which exists against subscribers as
purchasers of coupon bonds of the
new issue in this country and in
favor of foreigners; the considers
tions which practically exclude the
national banks from the work of
placing the new bonds and other
matters which have puzzled q good
many minds in the financial world.
In directing attention to these
facts, we have no desire to consider
whether the President and the
Secretary of the Treasury have done
their full duty in the premises. We
simply desire to point out, that if
they have not, there is practically
no remedy for the omission. 1t is
true that, in regard to any specific
subject, the House or Senate could
require information so far as it
seems pertinent to the subject I'M
der discussion, but the information
will be in writing, and still lack
fullness and clearness, leaving a
serious want in the minds of the
Legislature"
The subject of civil service re-
form and that of his Southern pol
icy seem to be matters of most
comment. ALI agree, in the main,
that, in his message, MIR. Hayes has
signally failed to pronounce as de-
cidedly upon these subjects as the
country had been led to expect.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

On the 18th inst, in the Senate,
q great portion of the morning
hour was again taken mp in the
presentation of a petition for the
appointment of commission to in
quire into the alcoholic liquor traf-
fic, and favoring sixteenth amend
ment to the constitution of the
United States to secure female suf-
frage, and against any legislation
concerning revision of tariff du-
ties until after official inquiry as to
the business industries of the coun-
try. They were all referred to APP
propriate committees.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

1t is the opinion of Southern pa
pers, almost without an exception,
that the negroes in the South are
dying almost 1T the rate of four to
one as compared with the whites.
The causes are uncleanliness, lack
of proper food, clothing, shelter,
and cooking, sensual excuses of all
kinds, drunkenness, neglect of the
sick, the preference of "conjurors'
to physicians, and absence OF prop
er precautions against contagious
diseases.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22


On the 18th inst, the Patrons of
Husbandry held their second meet
ing in New Orleans. A memorial
was adopted, asking the Legisla-
ture to enact such laws as would
foster the introduction of blooded
stock in the State. The suggestion
was made that the farmers of the
State should hold an agricultural
fair of the stock and products of
our farms. A committee was ap-
pointed to take into consideration
this subject.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

In its comments on the candl-
dates for the State Senate from the
Fourth District of New Orleans,
the Democrat says: Amongst them
are several gentlemen of capacity,
with all the moral and political
qualifications required for the i'm
portant position. The public well
fare and the interest of the Demo-
cratic party require that one OF
these shall be nominated and cleo
ted. The State Senate now stands
nineteen Democrats to sixteen Rad
icals. This shows a very small Dem
ocratic majority, and yet the con-
test between the rings, monopolies
and old established evils in the
State on the one hand and the peo-
pie OH the other, in the coming
session of the Legislature, bids fair
to be fierce and bitter. 1t is there
fore of the highest public import
ance that the Senatorial convention
shall nominate a man with no faint
of ringism about him; a man who
will fully and courageously repre-
sent the people on all measures
that may arise. Such a man the
State needs, and therefore the
whole State is interested in this
election. There is much talk of in
dependent candidates, but if the
Democratic convention makes q
proper nomination there is little to
apprehend from such a move
ment.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

There is a general expression OF
satisfaction among the papers OF
the State that the New Orleans
Democrat has been continued as
the official organ. 1t was well mer-
tied, for, at a time when there was
little certainty Of its getting any
remuneration for the work done,
the Democrat accepted the situa-
ton and performed the labor, de-
pending solely upon the triumph OF
a cause it knew to be just for the
pay the work entitled it to.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22
According to the N. o. City Item

According to the N. o. City Item
there is a regular jubilee at the
State House, on account Of the as
tonishingly large tax collections
throughout the State. The demand
for State general fund warrants
both for current and back years, in
consequence, has very much in
creased, and prices corresponding
ly. At the Auditors Office, it is au-
thoritatively given out that the de-
linquent tax list will be unprece-
dentedly small. This is gratifying
not only as an evidence of improv-
ing State credit, but of the increas-
ed ability of our people to meet the
demands upon their purses.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

On the l4th inst, in Congress, q
bill was introduced to subsidize q
steamship line to Brazil, which
proposes that the Postmaster Gen
eral may contract for the carrying
of the mails from some port OF
ports in the United States to Rio
de Janeiro, touching at St. Thorn
as, Barbados, Pernambuco, Bahia
and San Salvador, or other desig-
mated points OH the east coast Of
South America.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

The fall of Plevna creates scarce
ly an excitement either in London
or at other European centres. The
event was SO long anticipated and
so much certainty that its conse-
quences on the situation were dis
counted a month ago. The general
conclusion is that the loss of Os-
mans army substantially ends the
Turkish powers of resistance, and
that peace is certain to follow with
in short time.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

BUCHAREST. Dec. l3-According
to official returns, the Russian los
ses in the fighting preceding the
surrender of Plevna was 10 officers
and 1872 men killed and As officers
and l27 men wounded.
The Turks lost 1000 killed and
wounded, and the prisoners include
10 pashas, 128 staff officers, 1000
officers, 10000 infantry and 1900
cavalry; II cannon were also cap
tured.
LONDON, Dec. IA dispatch
from Belgrade announces officially
that Servia has declared war
against Turkey.
The Bucharest correspondent OF
the London News telegraphs that
q report is current there that the
Russians have gained a great vic
tory near Elena, taking $4,000
prisoners.
BELGRADE, Dec. 14.-A proclama-
ton of the Servian government has
Just been issued, announcing that
the Servian army has been ordered
to cross the Turkish frontier.
LONDON, Dec. IA telegram
from Athens announces that an in
surrection has broken out in the
province of Amyre, Crete. Turkish
families and inhabitants of other
provinces have sought refuge in
the fortress. The Governor of
Crete has sent troops to repress the
instruction.
CoNsrANTiNoPLE, Dec. AN.
Chsistico, Servia's agent, delivered
to the Porte Servia's formal decla-
ration of war against Turkey, and
started for Belgrade.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Berlin
correspondent Of the Times says:
The Russians expect to cross the
Balkans in force, after which they
will be ready to open negotiations.
If negotiations are successful, the
result will be communication to
the signatOry powers.
LONDON, Dec. 12.-Reuter's tele-
gram from Verbitza states that the
Gar will start for st. Petersburg
on Saturday. He has visited Os-
man Pasha and returned to him
his sword in recognition of his
bravery.
CoNsrANTlNopLE, Dec. 13.-No ov-
ertures for mediation have yet
been made to any of the foreign
embassies here. Chakir Pasha, who
was reported to replace Mehemet
Ali, has resigned his command on
account of ill-health.
EbINBUReH, Dec. 13.-The Scots
mans London correspondent tele-
graphs as follows: From a most
influential quarter the suggestion
has been laid before the British
Cabinet that Constantinople be
made a free city under guarantee
OF European powers.
LoNpoN, Dec. ia Bucharest
dispatch says: 1t is semi-oficially
announced that the capture of Plev-
ma will not prevent hostilities from
being continued, even though pre-
liminary negotiations for peace
should be commenced.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

A hatcher newspaper, describing
the changes in the course of the
Mississippi river, says that st. Jo-
seph and Rodney have been left
inland; vicksburg is left on lake;
Delta viii. soon be washed away; q
cutoff has been mad, at Grand
Gulf, and by another season Port
Gibson and Claiborne county will
have no landing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22
The War Plot.
IN. Y. Sun, 18th inst.]


Although the papers on the Mex
lean question, which MIR. Evarts
prepared and culled and emascula-
ted in answer to the call of the
House of Representatives, are in
tended to give false coloring to
the scheme of the annexationists
and spectators, it is impossible to
conceal the devices, pretexts and
fabrications that crop out all
through the correspondence to ex-
cite prejudice against Mexico, and
to prepare the hearts of our people
for war.
Every border riot, every example
of Indian vagabondage, every rob-
berry Of Texan rangers, and every
bad act common to loose frontier
population. is charged to Mexican
account, and held up as an outrage
perpetrated on the sacred soil of
the United States, to avenge which
war must be declared, and the nor
thern States of Mexico must be an
nexed as indemnity for the past and
security for the future. These sche-
mers are playing the old game over
agoin which Tyler, Polk, Calhoun,
Mason, and their associates intro
duced thirty years ago.
On the eve of the meeting of
Congress the public mind was excl
ted by inHammatory dispatches
from the Rio Grande and other
points in Texas, alleging that bo-
dy of Mexicans had crossed the
river, entered the town of San Eli
carlo, seized and imprisoned the
civil authorities, and threatened
several of them with death; and
that the lives of all the American
citizens in the county were in ex-
IRENE danger. These reports were
backed by kilograms from different
officers of the army, and communi-
Gated to the War and State De-
partments as information to guide
their official action.
After giving several specimen
communications Of the alleged tools
of the jobbers and dealers in flesh
and blood, the Sun then gives the
following solution of the affair:
For hundreds OF years the people
of that part of Texas, under the old
and the new Government, were &C
custolned to regard the salt lakes as
public property, from which they
drew their supplies without moles-
tation of any kind. 1t was tradi-
tional right. suddenly the property
was secretly conveyed to q coInpa-
ny, of which Mr.. Howard became
the agent. He arrested two citizens
"for merely signifying their inten-
ton of going to the lakes and get
ting salt" They had committed no
offence, and the people who sympa-
thized with them rose up to protest
against the outrage Of their impris-
onment, and the denial of their old
privileges.
This is the whole story in brief,
and out of it the Military Ring
constructed NJ xican outrage of
the first magnitude, with invasion
of our territory, Imprisonment Of
civil authorities, and threats against
the lives of American citizens, de-
handing the sternest action at
Washington, and of course supply
of more troops to punish Mexico,
which had no more to do with the
affair than the King of the Canni-
bal Islands. The ella or against
our weak and struggling neighbor
rests mainly upon unfounded char
|ges, such as is now exposed, and is
kept up in the interest Of a selfish
and corrupt combination of jobbers
aud Adventures.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

IF the comments of the n. Y. Sun
are just, it seems the Governor of
Texas has been gulied into counte-
nancing the plans pf the Mexican
war plotters. He has made call
for United States troops.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

The Zion (Colored) Methodist
Conference in Georgia passed res
olutions discouraging the Liberian
emigration scheme.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

New York had her first snow
storm for this winter on the night
of the 18th inst.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

A large crowd witnessed the ex-
ecution of McClendon, the murder
er, il Bastrop, on the l4th inst.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

The vote on seating Hon. j. B.
Eustis in the e. s. Senate was 40
yeas to 3 nays. The low sneak
thief, Kellogg, did not vote.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

Mr.. Patterson, Democrat, has
been admitted as q member of the
House from Colorado, by vote of
1l6 yeas to ITO nays.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

In the House, on the 18th inst,
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, intro
duced a bill repeating the iron clad
oath.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-22

Now is the time to subscribe for
the CoLFAx CHRONICLES. Only 50 a
year.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-08-08

THE remains of one DIR. Charles F.
Winslow were cremated 10 Salt Lake
City last week in accordance with
the directions which he left for the
disposition of his body. The ex-
peases Of the holocaust amounted to
about II, 500. The ashes of the doc
tor when taken from the crematory
we're white and odorless and weighed
three pounda eight and half ounces.
The Salt Lake Tribune, in comment
ing on the affair, says If cremation
was the rule Instead of the exception,
90 that public furnaces could be used,
ten dollars would meet the whole ex-
pence.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-08-08
A GOOD RESULT.

Good is coming out OF the evil
Of the late demonstration in San
Francisco. The people. by ener-
&c ic measures. put down tho riot
and disorder and said to the hood
lums and criminals that any ont
break would surely bring broken
heads, if not hemp. stretching. The
peace OF the city was preserved by
the committee OF safety, whose or
eanization is now 80 thorough thnt
the security OF life and property is
assured for the immediate future.
For this action the people OF San
Francisco deserve commentator.
as organized society should main
tain Internal peace and order at all
hazards.
The good growing out Of the late
excitement is the disposition now
everywhere psrvading California to
substitute white for Chinese labor.
The movement seems to be general
and is being carried into effect as
rapidly as circumstances will per
init. Many establishments have
already made the change and the
good work is being pushed forward
in apparent earnest endeavor to
give white labor tbs preference.
Besides the immediate good effect
produced by relieving the necessi'
ties Of white laborers the ultimate
good will be felt by reason Of the
stoppage Of coolis importation.
which OF course will cease when,
ever there is no demand for that
class OF laborers.
The San Francisco Boari OF
Supervisors took q wise step look.
Ing 10 Cu0 cE6uAChtiOU VI Suo OAa-
nese evil and hoodlumism at the
same time. 1t was nothing less
than the adoption Of resolution
requesting the bankers and other
influential men Of the city to join
in demand for the discharge Of
Monaghan laborers in order to
make room for unemployed white
men who are willing to earn an
honest living. If slave labor is
discarded by capitalists the Chinese
evil will find speedy correction.
Only grasping avnrice has kept it
in existence for several years past.
The immigration from the East has
been ample to supply all labor de-
msnd for years, and thousands have
been compelled to retrace their
steps, being unable to find employ
ment OF any kind.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-08-08

TEE Marlborough Planter, one OF
the ablest opponents Of public senti,
ment in South Carolina, devotes a
column to Chamberlain's late attack
on Hayes, and says: 1--WE are be-
ginning only to shake off the spell
Of foul degradation and enter upon
the now life which President Hayes
has given US. Let those only who
prefer that degradation fail to sus-
tain the map who saved them from
it. The issue Is upon US; choose ye
whom you WIKI scrve-Chamberlaln
or President Hayes"