The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-19

to see the whole of Europe plunged
into the horrors of war; but Ger
tain it is that none of as oan help
it if such a state of things is
brought about, and therefore need
not hesitate to reap the Temporal,
harvest which it would place ready
to our hands.
The Russian feet, which brought
the Grand Dukes to this country.
and which has formed the great
attraction 20 the ferry passengers
on the North River for several
weeks, shows very evidently that
it has heard of the disturbance Oh
the other side. On the receipt OF
the news of the declaration of war
the ships officers secured the town
for such members of their crews
~, having been. allowed leave to
go on shore, had disported them
selves with the characteristic
abandon of Jack Tar the world
over, had got. drunk and been sent
to various limbos by the police
justices. The weather beaten tru-
ants were reclaimed as rapidly as
possible, their fines being paid Out
Of the treasury of his imperial ma
jesty, the Car of all the Russias,
and the fleet now lies with steam
up awaiting and rather expecting
telegraphie call to the Black Sea.
The tidal wave which for several
years past has been sweeping the
finest retail business of the city
from its old moorings in lower
Broadway to various uptown loca-
,ions, has now carried away an
other landmark in the great pho
tographie aeiier of Sarony, the
pioneer, and Tor many years the
leader, in this department ofAmer-
lean fine arts. Every visitor to
New York knows the old location
opposite the Grand Central hotel,
and even those who never enjoyed
an inspection of the beauties of
the place cannot fail to be familiar
with the bold and characteristic
signature which appears beneath
all the best portraits of native and
foreign celebrities which are scat
tered through the country. The
new quarters on Union Square are
being made palace of this art,
every luxury md convenience which
taste and taste and experience
can suggest, being applied with
nnstinted liberalitys for 'cSarony's'
has always been first in elegance
ss well as art. ard its proprietor is
not the man to fail behind in the
march of Improvement. Among the
other accessories for. the eonve-
nience of the public which he is
placing in the new building is a
steam elevator from, ths. stpeet to
his elegant quarters.
Several delegations have already
set out from this city and. Phila-
delphia for the purpose of being
present at the semi-censennial
celebration of the Pbpe's elevation
to the bisboptic. This jubilee, as
it is called, will be held at Rome,
OH May Dist, and will be celebra-
ted with immense po.np and splen-
dor--provided that the old Pontiff
lives till that day, matter of some
little uncertainty. The official re-
ports of his health are always
flattering, but private dispatches
show his condition to. be quite
precarious. It seems to be the
continued determination of the
American faithful that His Hbli-
ness shall not suffer from temporal
want during his declining years.
One of the Populations above re-
ferred to carries $25, 000iPeter's
Pence as a gift to Plus TX, and
anotder $4O,OO0l If the pilgrims
from the rest of the world, do as
well as ours, the Vatican will not
be in the Sheriff 8 hands during
the life of its present occupant.