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Then he took the parcel of English bonds
for which he had plunged hesdlong into
ruin, and, with an angry toss, consigned
them to the CRATE, and smiling revengefully,
watched the fire consume them.
"Im going now. Good bye, old place p
he said.
Passing down the steps, he encountered
Mr.. sandon, his business agent, whom he
had summoned to the Grange.
"a lucky meeting, sandon," ho said. al
want you to sell Creighton Grange"
dyes, sir" was the reply. "What shall
you reserve?"
"Nothing, sir, absolutely nothingI Give
the purchaser a bargain in the place, furni-
ture, books, everything If you sell within
three months write me at Athens, Greece.
If you wish to keep anything for yourself
Sandon, take it and welcome; but sell the
Grange, don't want to think that ever
owned it and was happy here"
Sandon replied that he would exert him
self and sell the estate to good advantage,
and there followed a fervent pressure OF
hands, The agent continued up the steps,
while Abel Goldwing passed out, and drove
back to the city.
A few hours later tall, cold faced man
boarded an eastward train, and as tho last
steeple of the metropolis faded from view,
he murmured in tone of relief:
"Thank God? l am out of tho city at
last p
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Drugs and Medicines.
Wonderful, but True
A. J. DURLING,
PROPRIETOR OF THE PEOPLES
Drug and Family Medicine
STORE, makes the following
ANNOUNCEMFNT.

Owing to the general depression in business
the q eat reduction of waves for labor, &C.
deem It my DUTY at this time to give the people
of lehlghtOn aud vicinity THE LIONS SHARK OF
MY RoFITSl Read and remember the follow.
ing Prces Of n few OF the many articles sold at
my Drug store;
PATENT MEDICINES-nll St Preparations
50 cents such rs VIneaar Bltters. ostetter's
Drake's Plantation, MtShlel's Herb, German
Bltters and all others formerly 81, now S5 cts
SIC. preparations 4Oc ana 25o. preparations2Oc
COLD, COUGH and LUNG REMEDIES. as
Jayne's Expec GRANT, HAIRS and Al ems Bal
sam. Az els cherry Pectoral, NJ ilk cure. Cod
Liver Oil, Cod Liver OIL and Lime and Others
formerly II now 81 cents.
HAIR PREPARATIONS - Halls Hair Re
newer, Monteomery's. ayers Hair VlPOr
and Mrs Aliens, formerly 81 now s5 cts. All
soc. preparations OF above character now 4Oc.
LIN IMENTS - Laubach's, Lows Magnetic
DOnnellY's Flect1c Samson OIL, Rauway's
Relief, MaG1c OIL, Gargling Oil Wild1re Linz
ment, and all others formerly soc. now I0c,
Horse, Cattle and Chi ken Powders formerly
25c. now .0c.; DUrlng's celebrated Condlt OIL
Powders improved. 3jc. per pound.
KH1ig's Hamburg Drops, Acc per bottle Breast
Tea, 9rc. package; Pills Of all klnds formerly
25c. now @0c per box.
PLASTERS-Porous, Arnica. Poor Mans and
all others formerly 25c. now E0c.
WORM RENEDIES-Worm Syrups, Vermi
tuges, Worm Lozenges and Confections iOIm
erlY &c. now 2Oc.
Roots, Barks. Herbs, Medical Teas, &C., &c.
W. W iOS' pSL w. hoN sS W w
per OF.
Castor Oil. Balsam de Malta, Essence of Pep
peimnt, Essence OF Lemon, Golden Tlncture
ParegOric, and Glgcerine formerly l0c to loc.
now &c to Ice per bottle
Everything Down Down Down
Caustic Soda, for Making Soap, from cents
to 10 cents per pound
Castor OH, strictly pure, sec. per quart. by the
gallon less
LOOK AGAIN.-WALL PAPER, Gold Gilt
Pamer l0c.: @ aize1 Papers formerly nc to 35c
now 20c.. White Blanks and Tlnts formerly lsc
to 25c. now l2C to I5c., and Brown Backs form
eIly loc. to l2c. now 10. to Sc.
Physcans Prescriptions and Family Recipes
compounded at Greatly Reduced Rates. Go OIL
send to DU RLIN0'S.
having had al experience of almost Twenty
Years IN the Drug Business more than Ten Ol
which have been in LehiPhtOn, l will IN The IN.
ture, as have III the past Guarantee to all the
very Best and Purest Drugs, NJ edlcines &C.. tO
be found III the American Markets. 1 BUY
FOR DASH Dec 1r-nUv3
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CARDS,

Furniture Warehouse.
V. Schwartz, Bank street, dealer in all kinds Of
Furniture. CoGns made TO order.
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Railroad Guide.
NORTH PENNA. RAILROAD.

passengers for Philadelphia leave LehlehtOn
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Returning, leave depot &C Herks nnd AmerI'
can St., Phila., at s:l5 and 94S a mi 23O, 5'SO'
and 500 D, IN. ELLIS CLARK, Agent.
Juno Q. 1873,
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Ward Tom Johnson for po-
lice juror, Lorenzo Smith for JUS
tice Of the peace.
Ward Nv. J. Tison for police
jnror, j. p. Hadnot for justice Of
the peace, and John Anthony for
conntable.
Ward B. Joshua Kemp for po-
lice Juror. Robert Lacriox f,r ius.
tice of the peace, and Thomas
Wagner for constable. ra-.se
Ward 4-Mattbow Nugent jr.,
for police juror, Steve Lacroix for
justice of the peace, and J. H.
Thompson for constable.
Ward 5AWm. Bradford for DO
lice inror, G. R. Nugent for justice
of the peace, and VIM. Norris for
constable. eY
Ward 6-No nominations.
Ward 7-R. B. Williams for DO
lice juror, John II. Hardy for town
magistrate, S. G. Curry for ward
magistrate, and Henry Rogers for
constable.
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HOW ONE MAN NOMINATED THE WHOLE
REPUBLICAN TICKET.

On Saturday, October 10, the Re
publican nominating convention
met in the Colfax court house, anc
was called to order at about IL
O'Clock, noon.
This meeting was held in accord
ance with a call from the parish
executive committee organized
July 20, 1878, and composed rs
follows:
Thomas. Johnson, President.
G. III. Thomas, Secretary.
b. NJ. johnson, LIST Vice. Pres't.
Anderson Woodland, I'd V. p.
II r. Kearson, Sd V. p.
Harry Hall. 4th V. p.
Rev. Edward Clark, Treasurer.
Dan Fletcher, Serg't alarms.
G. Woods, Asst. Sergt at Arms.
w. p. Guynes, Secretary.
MEMBERS.
ii. Mcknight, l.. f. Tory,
Maj. c. II. WIllett, John Mackey,
Thomas Woodruff, solomon Harris,
Thomas Carey.
Israel Smith called the meeting
to order and stated that it was a
Republican meeting to endorse Re-
publicans as candidates to be voted
for in the coming November cleo
ton. 4 motion was then made,
put and unanimously carried, that
II. Mcknight occupy the chair as
president L. 4. Tory was nomi-
mated and unanimously elected
The president suggested COM
mittee on credentials, proposed five
as the number, and remarked that
they should all be able to read, all
Of which was, of course, agreed to,
and the president selected his men
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convention nominated him or not.
This talk caused some sensation,
and O. j. Butler Immediately moved
to make his nomination "unani-
NOUS" which was forthwith done.
Lorenzo Smith vas then named,
and Charlie Thomas was nominated
in opposition; but Charlie was
struck with fit of generosity and
withdrew. leaving 2Iorenza a clear
field, and he, too, became ''unani-
MUGS" choice.
For constable six dark horses
came to the front, 0. j. Butler, jim
Smith, Brazil, Hiram Jones,
Gift White and Buck Mckinney.
A vote resulted as follows But
Ter IA. Smith l3, Brazil 0, Jones |.
White 0, Mckinney 4. 0. J. But
Ter was declared to be the nominee.
1t should be remembered that in
this election but 81 votes should
have been cast. that being the
number of delegates from ward
one, whereas 80 were cast. Jim
Smith declared that his Ii votes
were all from ward one delegates,
ard that the ii odd votes were
wrung in to beat him, and claimed
a new ballot. But it was not one
of the kind of conventions that re-
considered, SO his claim was hooted
down.
Nominations were also made for
ward two. We were not present |
at the time, but understand that !
they were all incompetent IN every |
particular for the offices they are
expected 10 I'LL.
Charlie Thomas then presented
the following resolution
Resolced, That the Republican
party sustain the ticket this day
endorsed by this convention for
Tie various officers to be voted for
in the coming election.
After the convention adjourned
several speeches were made, among
The speakers being Major c. H.
who sang his little song in
orthodox style. making the mis-
AXE SO cominon to littl, men. Of
substituting sound for sense. no
ions for knowledge and assertions
or argument.
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for them p This political sag,
could not be made to understand
that it is the principles of. the Re
publican party we are opposed to
1 that men are of comparatively
little Importance. Hence, wher
men, whatever their color or place
of birth, seek and accept nomina-
tons from party whose national
and state policy is antagonistic to
the best interests of the state, Of
the South, and, indeed, of the
whole Union, that moment such
men cease to have any claims upon
the best class of white men.
The negroes cannot divest them
selves of the idea that the policy
Of the country is shaped entirely
with reference to them; that the
Democratic party bias no other end
in view than to pass laws that will
leopard their rights and operate to
their injury in some vague way
which they cannot define. |. would
seem that their experience of
Democratic rule the past two years
should satisfy them that no harm
was intended them; but, on the
contrary. their good, 10 common
with that Of every honest citizen
of the state who does not propose
to live by the plumber of the state,
was kept in view. And, indeed,
we are safe in the assertion that
the coming election will prove that
there are a large number of color
cd voters in this parish whose eyes
have at length been opened to the
receptions and false pretenses of
the men who have wrought untold
mischief by practising upon their
ignorance and their fears.
But we had no intention of thus
spinning ont notice of our inter
view with the colored voter, aud
will wind up by saying that be was
incorrigible. And yet, when he
went to leave he asked us to help
him get a public school on Shreves'
island. We asked him if they had
q public school on the island under
Radical rule. 30, no." he replied,
but hear they are having public
schools for the colored people all
over the parish"
Here was an unconscious admis-
sion that Democratic rule had given
bis people more school privileges
than they had ever before enjoyed. |
We asked him if he thought 1T was |
altogether fair for him to be work |
ing against the interests of peo- |
pie who Were affording these privi- |
eyes; and if he did not apprehend
hat the day might come when the !
white people would refuse to pay
axes to educate colored children
whose parents were doing all in
heir power to injure them.
The man was too dull or too
ieeply prejudiced to appreciate the
'orce ofthe argument, though there
ire colored men i'll the parish with
more brains than he can boast and
who wiH appreciate.
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THE RECORD.

As we have gone through tht
Democratic ticket and briefly re-
lated what we could gather in re-
gard to the history of the various
nominees, it may not be amiss to
tell tale about the opposition.
J. MADISON WELLS
heads the list, but it is not worth
while to waste words on him, as all
know as much about the great Re-
turner already as they care to
know.
REV. b. F. BRIAN
is next on the list. Of this gentle
man We scarcely know what to say,
save that he deserves defeat for
the company he keeps. He is a
preacher of the gospel, and we
doubt not would be much better
thought of if he would quit politics
and attended more strictly TO his
divine Masters work. He aspires
to be Senator from this the oath
district, but We fear he will be most
signally defeated in his expecta-
items. He has three strings to his
bow, or, in other words, he is an
Independents Democratic Republi-
can anvthing-for-office man.
MAJOR C. H. wIILETT
is the Republican nominee endorsed
by the menagerie that met in the
Colfax court house last Saturday.
He claimes to be Independent, but
he will have to explain to us what
his name is doing among the ''nem-
bers' of the Republican parish ex-
ecutive committee. and why he was
one Of the delegates from Grant
parish to the Senatorial convention
on the 10th day of last July, be-
fore we can afford to swallow his
statement. He came to Colfax to
seek the endorsement of Republi-
IAN convention, and when accused
Of it, denied the fact. If be did |
rot come to Colfax last Saturday |
or this very purpose, then we
you'd like to know what his husi-
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ness was in this place. His ex.
PLANTATION of this affair is about a,
satisfactory as his course as a jay.
banker during the war and the man
ner in which he wound up things
for the Changers some time back
The Major will have to prove up Q
much better record than this before
he gets our vote.
H. MCKNIGHT.
In 1876 this gentleman held the
two offices of recorder and magis-
trate by appointment under Kel-
logg Upon the installation OF
Gov. Nichols he turned over his
books and papers as magistrate to
Lorenzo Smith, who had qualified
under the Nichols administration.
After statu quo WAS declared he
again proceeded to act as magis-
TRACE; but, upon two sets of papers
being brought up to the parish
court, Judge Raglan recognized
Lorenzo Smith, and be was forced
to retire. In the other case he
had agreed to give up the record
ers offices to w. II. Hodnett, but
asked time to close mp his business,
as he had some writing to do,
which courtesy was allowed him
by Mr. Hodnett. the mean time
statu. quo was proclaimed, and
when the time came Mr.. Mcknight
declined to turn over the office,
telling Mr. Hodnett that he would
never get it, as Packard would be
sustained and some one else would
be appointed to the Office, aud he
continued to hold Oh until the
government was fully es-
tabDlshed and he had to vacate.
The fact that n. Mcknight is head
and front to the element that tries
TO reach Office by banding igno-
rance together in prejudice against
he intelligence and wealth OF the
parish, taking issue with the negro
N opposition to the great mass of
his own race, staggers the faith of
lis best friends, and deserves for
hin a most signal defeat ut the
lands OF the voters of Grant parish. I
DANIEL FLETCHER
brings up the tail end OF this mot
ey crew. 1t is hardly worth while
o say much about hun. He is not
worth the powder Suffice it to
ay he has always made one of the
luartette that used to bold such
requent confabs and caucuses du-
ing the dark hours in the spring
II 1876 This quartette Wis com
'osed then. as now, of Mcknight,
-orry, Guynes and Fletcher, and
ave always been, as they are now,
he managing committee for the
republicans Of this parish. We
annot affor'i to trust any of then
nth office. Fare-thee-well, Brother
)aniel
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The Colored Voter.


The position of the colored peo-
pie in Grant parish is SO, faithfully
stated in the following article from
the Shreveport Times, we give it
entire. Every colored man should
read it carefully, and we ask that
our Democratic friends take it on
themselves to read it to as many as
possible
"a few days since a colored man
living on Shreves' island dropped
into our Office and the subject of
politics came up. he, of course,
adopted the old chp-trap arg ument
THAT the white people after the
surrender did not do right--that
they ought to have reasoned with
the colored people, etc We have
heard that, not only from colored
people but from whites, until it has
become nauseating. Reason, for
sooth; as well then have reasoned
with mule. We doubt if there is
u white man in the parish who did
not, day after day, talk himself
hoarse, in endeavoring to explain
to them that the white people &C
cepted,the result of the war as a
necessity; that they did not re-
cognize their capacity to hold i'm
,portant Offices aud make laws; that
the principles of the Republican
party were not in accord with our
ideas of what was the best policy
for the Sonth; that all we wanted
was an honest and economical gov
eminent; that they were being
male mere tools of by AN infamous
gang OF robbers who used them as
means whereby they could elevate
themselves to Office and thus en- !
rich themselves by plundering the !
people of the State, black AS well
as white.
All thess things we would tell J
them, and to the force and truth !
of which they would readily agree.
But these arguments would be
knocked out of their minds by a
carpet-bagger in five minutes. +
These gentry won them by false .
promises of the forty acres and a /
mule" and alarmed their natural
fears by telling them that their old
masters would put them back into
slavery as soon as they got control
of the government. The result
was that when the Democrats made
IN attempt to conciliare them by
putting one of their own color on
their ticket, they turned upon that
darkey with more vindictiyeness !
than they evinced toward white
candidates. Witness tie case of
Sam Ball, who was once placed on
The Democratic ticket as candi-
late for secretary of state; and of
Stella Martin, who was nominated
md run for the Legislature. 1
The colored people now have an ,
,ther dodge. The Shreves' Island
aan dwelt largely on it. Says he
We have made u ticket of good
Vhite men who are not carpet bag
ers; now, why can't youNall vote !
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and had them led into the green

Wunc Iuc CotuMlttte Oh cfeOel
: tials deliberated the wire worker
on the outside set their triggers.
The convention was compose
of about thirty-five negroes an,
FIVE white men, the latter bein,
Mcknight, Tory. Guynes, AIRING
ton and De Witt We also notice,
Major Willett sitting demurely by
evidently greatly interested in tn
proceedings.
The committee returned after al
absence of few minutes and re
ported the following persons as en-
titled TO seats in the convention
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION.
Mother Clnb-H. Mcknight, C
H. Thomas, Ephraim Wilkins and
Lorenzo Smith.
Raven Camp Club-Henry Jones
Glasco Rogers, Alex Williams, Pei
jackson and John Edward.
New Hope Club-Ton johnson,
Arson January, Fuller johnson
and VIM. Brown.
Meredith Clnb-Zack White, Nep
{ Smith and Alabama Mitchell.
Forenza Club-Alfred Shelby,
John Williams and Harry Hall:
Village Club-Butler johnson
Thos. Duncan, Harry Tadlack and
Alfred Mclaughlin. ssa
Green Hill Club--Thompson B.
Woodruff and b. johnson.
Regolet Clrb-John Woodruff.
Chas. Woods, Perry Woods, Solo
mon Ward and H. Brisco.
Ward 2-Represented by Ar
rington, casting three votes.
Ward Represented by FAY
cite Dewitt, casting three votes
By some hocus-pocus in the
green-room the credentials were
taken away from some Of The iele-
gates, who were inclined to have
heads of their own in opposition
to the schemes of the "white bosses"
and others more pliable were sub
stituted. Some discomfort was
shown at the little game that was
being put up, and objection was
raised to l.. L. TORY being dele
gate. But after a little cajolery
everything was serene and the con-
vention proceeded to business"
The chair announced that the
convention would now take recess
III order to give the delegates an
opportunity to caucus, whereupon
all hands in the coop again filed into
the creen-room, where they re- |
manned for about ten minutes and
euch tctuTueu.
Now was the time for the grand |
coup. and Mr.. Terry arose with
great dignity, while a benign smile |
played around his mouth and a
merry twinkle twitched his eye.
His melcdious voice sounded OH
the air and acted as oil upon the
troubled waters of the noisy dele.
gates, and they were hushed to
silence. He had resolution which
he wished to. submit befop they
'cent into nominationss
1t read as, follows:
Resolved, That we, The Republi-
cans of Grant parish in convention
assembled, hereby endorse the In
dependent candidates for the fol-
owing offices, namely: b. +. Brian
or Senator, Oath district; C. II.
Willett for Representative; H.
Mcknight for Parish Judge; Daniel
Fletcher for Sheriff; also, the Demo-
ratio nominee for Coroner, DR..
Philip Goode.
This nominating resolation"
vas promptly seconded, and just /
IS promptly and "unanimousIy"
dopted.
Some colored individual pro-
'osed to put up John r. Gray and
un him against Major Willett. but
% was solemnly informed that it
'as too late, the resolution could not
e reconsidered!
SO that business was settled.
Ward nominations were declared
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MRS. LANAHAN'S TROUBLES.

woman came into the Fifty seventh Street Police
Cour, yesterday and told the following story to JUS
tice K,lbreth: she said her Rosetta LRua-
IAN. ana ,nat she was the daughter Of brewer In
Morr,sania. who died some time ago, and whose name
was Kersnaw She fell IN love With one Thomas
Lupahan and married him, much against Tbs wishes
Of her father who looked upon her husband as IN.
worthy Of his daughters hand, and forbade nor to
have anything 20 do with him. After her marriage
bo reiused TO permit her visit his home, and for
bsds ner name being mentioned IN Il. Upon his
ueatb. however, he Instructed one VI his trustees.
named A. O. kingsiAnd. downtown. merchant 10 soc
that Rosetta PAID the sum OF $50 every three
months. HIS other dug wero 70 nave the rsss
of tho estate in equal shares. Kosetta's husband,
MOUNTAINEERING tho SACRIFICES sne had nude Tor his
sake, began TO drink, and often beat her. This he
diversified in 1874 BY an assault upon man with q
lead pipe, which offence he was convicted snd SEN
fenced 10 eleven months IN the Peniteutiary. When
his term Imprisonment expired he returned TO his
home but his wife, who watched him closely, sosn
aftsrwsrd found him iavisning his affection upon .
pegrcss In her anger sue assaulted the coiored
woman and then attacked Thomas. Ho had q war
rant issued for her arrest, but when she was ar
raiRned al court he did not appear 10 press the
accompanied him u restaurant whore no became
enraRrd al her struck her, tore her hair ana pulled
OF almost all ner clolnng. She cried aloud Tor help,
but did not any. No less Than Jour police
taking place. bu, not ono OF them
inloriered, although she appealed to each
oil turn. She mad paid criminal lawyer over
SIT to her husbands release Her folks. she
added live Ninth avenue, but Will not recognize
her Oh account vi her ch0ico OF u husband Sns was
highly accom- iished, and could play tho piano and
guitar well. u AZ she did not want her husband
punished, but only reprimanded, as, II the former
again ~ the Arst opportunity. summons was
granted her.