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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-02-02
THE NEW ORLEANS
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II published every morning. 1t is
%Vnelal Journal of the State of
''''slana and the city of New Or
'A1 DEMOCRAT has Il large and
aeAslng circulation in this State,
also In Mississippi, Alabama
isSas; and therefore offers SUI
s'a inducements to Advertisers.
%palns will be spared to make
rper welcome visitor in the
'nS-room and family circle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-02-02
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE GOVERNMENT.

n Il Wv EhN Nj En- Il.
GOVERNOR Il Nichols.
Lieut.. GOvernor-L A Wilt.
. Secretary of State--W A Strong.
Auditor of Public Accounts--Al-
len Jumel.
Superintendent of Public Educa-
tion-R NJ Lusher.
Adjutant General-D B Penn.
JUDICIARY.
Supreme Court-Chief Justice, I
c Manning; Associate Justices, X
II Mari, Alcibiade DeBlanc, w b
Spencer; Clerk, Alfred Roman.
Judge District COurt-W 7 Black
man.
District Attorney G Hunter.
District Court = Second Monday
in January and First Monday in
July.
PARISH OFFICERS.
Clerk of Court Henry c Walker.
Recorder-W H Hodnett.
Parish Judge-A V Raglan.
Sheriff-Chas X Nugent.
COroner--Dr p Goode.
Representatives, f G Randolph.
Parish Attorney-A. Cazabat.
Parish Treasurer l. Grow.
Tax Collector-C G Nash.
Police Jurors-Jas A Daniels
Pesident; VIM Tison, Randolph,
Reeves, G w Fitz, III n Swoiford.
Clerk Police jury X $ Cameron.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Ward !. Lorenzo Smith.
2. John p Hodnet.
- 3. Thomas Allison.
4. John c Linscum.
5. John w Saunders.
Z" 6. John Chelette.
g Z. David Hardy and j NJ
Fletcher.
Parish Court-Regular or General
Ter1ns-First Mondays in February,
April, June, August, October and
December.
Probate Terms First Mondays in
January, March, Nay, July, Septem-
Der and November.
LODGES.
Cloutierville Lodge No. lO3-Reg-
ular communications first and third
of each month. Officers
A l. Grew, w N; A Powell, $ w;
w s Calhoun, J w; b Kraft, Secre-
tary.
Montgomery Lodge No. I6S-Reg-
ular communications first Saturdays
on or before the full moon of each
Officers = IL Van Mccain,
w N; E u Tilton, S W; Thos L
j W; ID Ii Slumate, T;
David Hardy, Secretary b X Scott,
q ID; J Mccain, j ID; w o Harrf-
son and S A Dean, Stewards; John
II Hardy, Marshall David u Smith,
Tyler; j 5 Payne, Chaplain.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-02-02
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-02-02

A singular circumstance occurred
in the Office of steel company, in
Bridgeport, Connecticut, a few
days ago. The authorized agents
of the Russian and Turkish gov
ernments respectively met there,
each for the purpose Of contracting
for bayonets to be used by the two
belligerents among the mountains
of Turkey. With q look of mutual
surprise the two gentlemen met
each other very affably and discus
sed to some extent their common
business. A single test satisfied
both that they could get the goods
they wanted, and ordered, the one
800, 900, and the other 600, 900,
bayonets. with which to impale
their fellow subjects. The steel
company. on the occasion, display
ed the quintessence Of neutrality.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-02-02

Reputation and character are
two things which must never be
COMPOUNDED. The one is external.
the other is internal. The one is
determined by what other people
say of us, the other is our Utmost
and real self. The one may vary
with the csprices OF the people;
the other remains unaffected by
the breath Of applause or the mask
Of hypocrisy. Sometimes a man,
from circumstances, may have a
very good reputation, though bis
character is radically bad and there
have been cases in which the mo-
blest men in point OF character have
been, just because they we're acting
out their principles, in q very poor
fepute.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-02-02
THE WEEKLY
! y M O @ r A T

-, aAodsome Eight-Page Paper,
n. - every Saturday, containing
N, @'es' news by telegraph and
"0m all parts of the world.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
The Cedar Rapids, Sigourney and
arRallroad-The En-.
0inOOrS at Work.

OsssoSs~ - ~ ~ Ns
Mr.. Sheldon, for years the locating
engineer Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad company, accom-.
panied by full complement of as.
sistants, commenced running the line
on the old grade to Sigourney, this
morning.
Mclean street, at or near, the old
depot grounds, was the initial point,
1t is intended to make careful sur.
vey of the old grade for the purpose
Of arriving at correct estimate of
the amount of expenditure required
to. make it ready for the iron. 1t will
probably take week or so to COM
plete this work which is all being
done for and under the direction of
the Cedar Rapids, Sigourney & OF
tumwa railroad company. After that
Mr.. Sheldon and his company will
proceed to Cedar Rapids for tho pur-
pose of making an additional and
more satisfactory survey from that
point to tho center Of Iowa county at
or near Williamsburg,
Now, then, if we are favored with
good crops and the people along the
line want this road bad enough to aid
it, directly we may wake up some
fine morning finding Ottumwa con-
nected with the great Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul system of rail-
roads, and therefore the best railroad
center and manufacturing city in
Iowa.
That's what we've got to be if our
people play the cards they hold in
their hands with proper pluck and
skill.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
Trampln0 Thieves.

Some four weeks ago man, his
wife and two children, camped two
and half miles south of BIakesburg.
From their maneuvers it was suppos-
ed that theiving was their occupation
and they were accordingly watched.
One night the man and woman were
absent from the camp and soon came
in with five dead geese. They were
arrested and the geese identified as
belonging to Eben Peck and a Mrs.
Winecup. The woman and man
swore they were their own geese and
they had killed them because they
were troublesome to drive. They
were finally released on condition
that they would leave the state and go
to Missouri, where they pretended
they were going. They then went
down near Morsvis and left the two
children and the authorities put them
in the Apanoose county poor house.
The man and woman then made for
Soap creek brakes, instead of going
to Missouri. Since they have been
there five horses have been stolen,
and several clothes lines have been
stripped, and the same man and wo-
man, who give their names as CATER
age, are suspicioned of aiding in all
the thefts. The woman was arrested
and taken to Abba, where she is now
in prison and the man is said to be
under arrest at Knoxville.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

The Sheridan Guards and the EN-
met Association will celebrate the
Fourth Of July in fine style. For this
purpose they have secured Appa-
moose Island, on the upper end OF
which is fine grove, which will be
fitted up in good style, to mako the
day pass of agreeably. The Island
can be reached by way of the wagon
bridge, and they NO doubt will have
. big crowd and q general good time.
The committee of arrangements
are, Capt. Con Dougherty, Lieut.. p.
B. Murphy, Lieut.. Dennis Hogan,
John B. Smith, Thos. Healy, John
O'Leary, j. J. Connell, John Barry
and j. L. Kelley.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
conRrees.

After the close Of our report yes.
terday, the House rejected the Pacific
Commissioner Railroad bill by vote
of los to 103.
A joint resolution proposing con-
stitutional amendment forever pro.
hibiting the payment Of any claim for
property taken, used, injured or de-
stroyed by United States troops dur
ing the war OF the rebellion, unless
the owner was loyal to the govern
ment and gave neither aid nor en-
couragement to the enemy, was
agreed to-l44 to l6l.
The session of the House was ex-
tended till 5 .. m.
In the Senate the nomination of
Ex-Gov Fenton IS one of the Inter-
national Monetary Congress was re-
jected.
Groesbeck and Walker were con-
firmed. The President nominated
Judge Chas. B. Lawrence, Of ILL.,, in
lemons stead.-Daily of the 10th.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
Address, Pomerou, Io,oa.

Sometime in March we gave an ac-
count of brutal murder of three
men, on Dismal river, in Nebraska,
One of them named Joseph Sutton,
was from Mahaska county, and his
body was found in camp, while the
other two were missing. A dispatch
from Lincoln, Nebraska, dated June
18th, says: "The bodies of Herman
Allen, Jacob Sutton and another per-
SON have been found on the Niobrara
river, twenty-four miles northwest of
the camp, on Dismal river. Allen
and Sutton were, with the Holbrook
party, murdered on the Dismal on the
18th of February. Nothing has been
heard of Hargraves, Lorque and Kim
ney, who are supposed to be the per-
petrators Of the crime"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
Liver is King.

The liver is the imperial organ Of
the whole human system, a. il con
tains the life. health, and happiness o.
man. When it is disturbed in itt
proper action, all kinds of ailments
are the natural results The digestion
of food, the movements of the hear
and blood, the action OF the brain and
nervous system, are all imme istel )
connected with the workings OF the
Liver. 1t has been successfully prov.
ed that Green's August Flower is IN
equalled in curing all persons afflicted
with Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint
and all the numerous symptoms that
result from an unhealthy condition OF
of the Liver and Stomsch. Sample
bottles to try 10 cents. Positival y
sold in all towns on the Western Cou.
tinent. Three doses will prove that
it is just what you want. Sold by j
L. Taylor & Co.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

Dubuques total expenses for it,
public schools are "a, ia; Daven-
port SO, 588 Burlington $50, 535 Dea
Moines $53,850; Council Bluffs $780,
$50; Cedar Rapids $43,l4l; Ottumwa
$28, LII Marshalltown $27, 500 ; Sioux
City &c., 1858. Dubuque rate Of tax
alton is the lowest, being 81 mills
Msrshalltown is the highest, being "a
mills Davenport's rate 10 IL; Bur-
lington's lOH Des Moines Is; Coun-
Gil Bluffs 81 Cedar Rapids 1871 and
Ottumwa Is.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
1emperance Reformer

The Temperance Reformer 10 an
elegant eight page paper published At
Osksloosa, with Miss Maggie Mon
roe and Mrs. Renie Browning editors,
Elder G. FL. Browning, associate and
managing editor. 1t discusses topics
of reform in . fearless and independ-
ent manner, and 10 one of the most in
teresting and ably edited temperance
periodicals published.
The managing editor has made ar.
rangements with Q prominent Art
Publishing House to supply him with
beautiful Oil Chrome Portraits,
which he gives to every subscriber to
the Temperance Reformer. These
portraits are Of eight different SUBJ
jects, viz: George Washington, Mar
tina Washington, President Lincoln,
Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, Gen. U. S.
Grant, Gen. Robert E. Lee, Gen.
Sherman, Gen. Stonewall Jackson.
These pictures are most elegant
works of art, besides they possess
historical value of great interest to
every individual. They are the finest
premiums ever offered with any pc
riodical, and need only to be seen to
be appreciated.
The editor secures them at great ex-
pense, but his object is not to make
money, but to introduce the Reform
err into every family in the State.
Every subscriber to the paper re.
ceives four of these portraits, (the
subscriber to have his choice Of the
eightO and the paper for one year for
ONE DOLLAR.
The portraits, alone, could not be
purchased at any art store in the
State for the money.
If you want paper whose pages
contain only that which 10 elevating
and noble in sentiment, and the finest
portraits of these eminent men ex-
tant, now is your time to secure them
by subscribing for the Temperance
Reformer.
Terms of subscription as follows:
One copy, with portraits, for one
year, $l.OO.
One copy, without portraits, for
six months, so cts.
Send in your subscription and state
which of the portraits you prefer, and
you will receive them by return mail.
Address all orders to
G. II. Browsing, Oskaloosa, ID.
Agents wanted to solicit subscribe
ers for the Refo,mer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
Education Of Pauper Children In
Iowa.

The General Assembly of Iowa at
| its last session made very wise and
humane provision for the education
of the children of paupers. Many OF
the States have shamefully neglected
this class of children. Chapter 166 Of
the acts passed last winter contains
the following clause:
.'The expense of the poor house
shall include such an amount of tut
ton for the instruction of the pauper
children as the whole number Of days
attendance of such pauper children is
to the total number Of days attend
ance in the school at which such pau
per children attend, and such amount
shall be paid into the treasury Of the
district where said children attend"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
EARLY IOWA.
How the Aawkeye state First Be
came Territory.

How the AaWkeye state First Be-
came a Territory.
Des Moines Cor. of the Chicago JournaL
Ever since the world began woman
has played leading part in all great
historic events. American history is
no exception to the rule. The honors
which fall to Mollie Stark, Aunt Bal
ley and numerous other women arc
we'll known. Later on it is recorded
that the Quakeress, Rebecca Wright,
helped gallant Phil Sheridan to win
the day at Winchester. Woman has
been the central figure in poetry and
song for ages, and moulded with her
deft fingers kingdoms and crowns,
and unmade them as well. She has
been an important factor in the legis
lation of the country, and to the wiles
Of q woman is ascribed the existence
of Iowa. The bill for the formation
of the Territory of Iowa was prepar-
ed and presented to Congress by Geo.
w. Jones. Among its most bitter op-
ponents was John e. Calhoun, then 10
the zenith of his power and the mas
ter mind of Congress. 1t soon be-
came apparent to Mr.. Jones that CAL
houn would crush his bill, and he
therefore resoried to strategy. Mr..
Jones was then in his prime and a
man of attractive presence, added to
which were graces of manner which
gave him great prominence in socie-
ty. He was a great favorite with the
ladies. There was at Washing
ton lady who was a special
friend of Mr.. Calhoun-in fact,
she had him con a string" as it were.
Jones decided to pull the string. He
at once played the agreeable to the
lady, and soon. by his gallantry, won
from her the expression one day that
she hoped something might happen
that she might reciprocate the favors.
That was Jones' opportunity. He in
formed her she could, and how. He
explained to her his territorial bill
and how anxious he was to succeed
with it, but he feared the opposition
of Calhoun, who would kill it if he
had the opportunity. The woman
entered into the matter with zeal, and
told Mr.. Jones to send her his card
when the bill came up, and she would
take care of Mr.. Calhoun. When the
bill came up Mr.. Jones sent his card
TO the lady in the gallery. Soon Mr..
Calhoun was seen going out of the
hall, and did not return for several
hours. In the meanwhile Mr.. Jones
had secured the passage of his bill.
Mr.. Calhoun never knew why his fair
friend was so especially anxious to
secure his undivided attention on that
daY. Thus WAS Iowa horn of woman.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
NO ADVERTISING AGENT

caninsert an advertisement in our list Of twenty
six STANDARD WEEKLIES at ten dollars line
without losing money. Those advertisers Who
want 10 obtain the best and largest circulation
possible without expanding more than from $50
10 800 sh ould address GEO P ROWELL q CO..
10 spruce Street, New York.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

Famous Visiting Cards. 30
. WELL . for 10c.. postpaid. NJ j
stOwell, Troy, New York,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

The prospects are that the Ottum-
wa, Sigourney & Cedar Rapids rail
road will be built. The President,
General Hedrick, 10 pushing the en-
terprise through with characteristic
emery, and negotiations are in pro-
gress with the Chicago, st. Paul &
Minnesota railroad to render assist
ance to the project. The engineers
are now engaged in seeking q shorter
route to Cedar Rapids.-Des Moines
Netrs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

The Oskaloosa Herald says the ex-
penses of the Central railroad OF Iowa,
for the month of May shows q very
healthy condition considering all the
disadvantages under which the new
receiver has had to work. The gross
earnings for May 1873, $62,S41.77,
against $45. 355.05 for same month last
year; while the expenses were con-
siderably in excess of May IT, the
overplus was expended on permanent
improvements that will be saving
to the road in the end.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

of the United States, and upon the
righteous basis of said amendments 1t
will go forward in the work of paci-
fication until peace shall come throu oh
right doing and contentment through
justice.
Nv. The new democratic dogma
of "home rule" which seeks to shut
out from participation in the political
affairs Of the southern States all citi-
zens who oppose the democratic par
ty and are not natives of said States,
and in obedience to the spirit of which
every man from the north, Of repub-
lican sentiments, is termed "carpet-
bagger," is hereby denounced az the
worst phase of state rights yet devel-
oped, and we demand for the people
Of Iowa absolute freedom to 60
whithersOever they may please with
in the limits of the nation, with per-
feet rights as citizens, to utter their
sentiments by speech or press, upon
all subjects touching their interests
and all matters Of public concern.
v. That the armed conflict be.
tween the traitors and the rebels who
sought to destroy the Republic, and
the patriots who defended it and pre-
served it was more than trial of
physical force between Greeks" 1t
was struggle ofright against wrong,
of true civilization against q false
one, Of good government against an
archy, of patriots against traitors,
wherein the republican party was the
defender Of right, the champion Of a
true civilization, the promoter OF
good government, and in whose ranks
patriots marched against and over.
came traitors, and whoever fails to
regard the republican party from
this stand point and in this light, fails
to comprehend its character, it.
achievements, its purposes and it,
duties, and whoever treats with
the democratic party from any other
standpoint manifests incapacity
to understand palpsble facts, and
will be overwhelmed with disaster.
vi. That the soldiers who Tough
the battles of the republic are entitled
to special credit for the heroism which
they displayed, for their unselfish de-
votion to liberty and order, and fol
the great fact "that the war turned
out as it did," and discredit in likt
degree attaches to the traitors and
rebels who fought to destroy the ma
ton. Whoever fails to appreciate
these facts is direlect in the duty he
owes to the party.
VII. That the republican party il
the party of order and is opposed t.
all lawlessness in whatever quarter
the same may arise, or in whatever
form it may appear.
| VIII. That the wisdom Of tn
financial policy of the republican par
ty is made manifest by its results. l
has brought specie and paper practi
cally together months before the dat
fixed by law for the resumption o
specie payment by the government
it has given to all classes, money o
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

Gen. Hedrick has added to our
horticultural show q limb from q
crab apple tree, of the Transcendant
variety, eighteen inches long, which
bears forty-one apples. He informs
rs that the tree is SO heavily loaded
with fruit that there is great danger
Of ito breaking down, notwithstand-
ing it is we'll supported, and the limb
in question is not much more heavily
laden than the average. This is not
. good fruit country either, especially
for crab apples.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
JOTTINGs.

keokuk Medical College has just
turned out drove OF los doctors.
Independent is to celebrate the
Fourth. Hon. Henry Clay Dean and
Geo. A. Rankin are to be the orators.
The total number of convicts in the
Iowa penitentiary at Fl. Maditon at
present is four hundred and twenty
four.
H. N. Macoy is making good prog
ress with handsome new brick resi-
dence that he is building on Wash
ington street above Second.
John and Henry Buxton, of Rich
land township, have field of 80 acres
of the finest flax ever seen in any
country. We have a sample of it in
our Office.
Commissioner Raum says that the
passage of the bill reducing the tax
on tobacco will reduce the revenues
Of the government about 2l,OOO,OO(
per year.
The ''Swede" boy whom we report.
ed as having an arm broken, day OF
two ago, denies the soft impeach-
ment and says, II be's Dutch poy."
We cheerfully make the correction.
The Fooy case of which we have
made mention heretofore, was called
promptly on time, a change of venue
taken to Esq. Riordan's court, and
the case continued generally unit
July 22d.
Our readers will all please motto,
the change, in the advertisement o
w. A. Garner, who has something t
say to people who may wish to pur
chase big pile of groceries with
small pile Of money.
Col. Ballingall has announced tn
name of c. B. Rounds, as adjutant o
the 9th Regiment in place Of sdjutan
j. E. Demuth promoted to Cap
taincy on Brighten. Olmstead's stat
Charley brings long experience as
Recommendation and will no douh
make most excellent officer.
The State Register says: eth
friends in Iowa Of the gifted FIJI
Henry Warren will be panied to lear
that he is on his death-bed, in an asy
lum at Springfield. Massachusetts
His malady is incurable and his re
covery impossible. This is q sad fat
for man of such brilliant fame an
promise and the news of it will nc
where cause more profound sorro,
than in Iowa."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26
MURDERER WANTED.-In Calhoun

MURDERER WANTED.-In Calhoun
county, Iowa, for the murder of Hen.
ry g. Randall, in Williams Township
Calhoun county, Iowa, two miles
south of Fonda, on the I. c. r. r., or
Sunday, June l6, at s P. NJ, Jacob
Kephart, aged about 81 or 80 years
about s #. 10 in. in height, slim and
wiry built, moustache and goatee Q
little sandy; of quiet demeanor
weighs about $50 pounds.
L. III. CHASE,
Sheriff of Calhoun Co.
Address, Pomerou, Ioua.