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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-12-07

The Garfield Mine, near Mine Hill, sus-
pended operation on Monday last.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-12-07
Morris county special Sessions.

BEFORE JUDGE CHILD, PFC. 2.
John Burns and James Hart, larceny
pleaded guilty 80 days and costs.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-12-07

Mr.. r. B. Kilmer has resigned the super
lnterdence of the Mission Sabbath School.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-12-07

The new furnace at Chester is nearly
completed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-12-07

TsAmps are beginning % blossom.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-12-07

Michael Cavanagh was released On 1900
bail, on Monday last.
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Hold
Weather /!

Is expected by the majority of Weather
Prophets. TO be prepared for old Jack
Frost, You should have nice New Dress
from w. s. BABBITT'S Large Establish
Inent at No. 3 PARK PLACE, Morristown.
Dress Goods in the Latest styles at the
Lowest Prices. Underwear for Man, Wo-
man. OF Child. Blankets in Endless Vari-
ETY.. Every thing, in fact, which can make
a person proof against old Jack Frost, is
to be had at
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-12-07
I ours, IN atHIctlOn,

P. ST. have interviewed the junior
partner, and expostulated, and SO
wrought upon him that he ASSURED me
that it was just good enough for me; /
had no business to eat mutton chops
with false teeth | oh, the evil influence
of Rnnntnn haeruI
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-05

Mr.. Brian, the Independent can
didate, seeks to make capital out OF
the comments of the CHRONICLE on
the nomination of DIR. Kelly for
Senator. We will inform Mr.. Brian
that while we were disappointed at
not having the Senatorship given
to Grant, yet We are going to give
MIR. Kelly a hearty support, and
feel justified in saying that he will
receive the entire vote of the Demo
cratic party of this parish. He is
the man agreed upon by the con-
vention, and we are not going to
go back on our delegates to that
convention, for we know they are
men upon whose integrity we can
rely. Hip, hip, hurrah! and tiger
for Kelly. say we.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-05

On Tnesflay afternoon VI
Gratis Of the First Wsn1 !
meeting anil nominsted 1bu|
son for Police Juror. lnFssny
for Magistrate and 0. J. ~
Constable.
/. Ward Two held . .nrsfa|
Saturday and nominated
son for Police Juror. ]. r.
for Magistrate and 5obA
thony for Constable.
Ward Seven nominaie1
Williams for Police Jums, ID
Hardy for town Maglsiuls
Curry for ward Slsgislr's
Harry Rogers for Constahk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-05
The Public Schools.

The following is an approximate
statement Of the public schools in
Grant parish for the current year
ending October l, 1878: Thirty
six teachers have been employed
in thirty-five schools, at an average
cost of $34 so each per month
twenty-five were taught by male
and fourteen by female teachers;
twenty-nine were for white chill
dren and seven for colored; two
more colored schools are in pro-
gress. being taught by colored men
there are in the parish 1924 chil-
dren, of whom 1867 were enrolled
by the teachers. The attendance
has averaged 726, of whom 11S
were above is years of age.
The attention of the colored peo-
pie is called to the above showing.
Considering the fact that the white
taxpayers pay over FIVE thousand
dollars of the taxes Of this parish,
whereas the negroes pay less than
two hundred dollars. we think they
viii readily see that they have re-
ceived liberal schooling.
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He's a Sorry Democrat.

We refer to any man who pro-
fesses to be Democrat, and ia so
soft as to allow his personal regard
to influence him to vote for an In
dependent so-called. If he can do
no better than this we would adj
wise him not to vote at all. It
would be far more consistent for
such an one to call himself a Repub-
hcan, as it is from just such weak
characters as these that the any,
thing-to-get-ofice party expects to
accomplish its nefarious purposes.
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of Louisiana-No. ,
T. J. Pirtle, Curator, W Wf
BY VIRTUE OF and p
order Of the District court
to me directed, in the sbow y
and numbered suit, | VIII ~ .
ut pnbIic auction, in front q
house door, in the town
Louisiana. between the bonn
by law, on
SATURDAY, October 81 = =
the following described p =
of q perishable nature, =
Of the defendant, to-vit; -
dry goods and groceries =
tory.
Terms of sale-Cash WIN
appraisement. ..,,-. 4,
Grant Parish, La, Ssp''
1879.
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HoMoLOGATI0S'


Whereas, . dehnadvs pa5u
the effects belonging to ths -,
succession has been maoe
heirs thereto. under % -.
Probate Court in and for ~1e
Louisiana I; and whereas - y
administrator of said eetsl, 4. (
application to this Court 20 % 4
CATION of said partition, sns .. &
leased as administrator, no.n =
given to all persons intsre.,:s ~
the same to Gle their opp
ten days from date hereof ~
will be homologsted ana
cording TO law. sAy.'
Witness the honorable = -
Judge Of said Court: tnis ~ = ~ 70
A. u. 1873. 8. =. SHAtn.scs
s20 q
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-05

NOTICE il hereby given ~ {
IN vision Of assessments ~ =
been fled in the Recordsn =
will be open for correction 3
DAYS. ]. q. GsAiyo'
Assessor Grant r.
Colfax. La I. 5, 1873.
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present and could answer fol-
themselves. He said Mr.. Brian
made a good deal Of difference in
his position, according to his loca.
ton. n the hills he was Demo.
crat and became softer as he goI
into the cotton region. Expected
be would be so soft by November
as to slip out altogether. He ex
planned that it was an easy matter
for him to get that 500 majority in
Winn. The figures would stand
$50 for Kelly. $50 for Brian. Mr.
Brian claimed to be an Independ.
ent when lie was really Republi.
can, and the manner of his en-
dorsement was matter of minor
import-it was "six of one and hall
a dozen of the other" But jokes
did not make voters. He would as
fully represent the colored people
as the whites, and be invited them
to weigh well the platform and
pledges of the two parties.
To the call of "young Bob Hun
ter" that gentleman promptly re-
sponded. He WAS not candidate
for Office. but if they wished to
hear from him as Democrat he
was willing 10 give them his
views. Upon universal willingness
being expressed y have him pro-
coed, he lifted up his voice in be-
half of Democracy. He had al
ways been n Democrat except when
he was white man-for two years
he owed allegiance to the white
mans party. Democracy had ex-
listed more than sixty years--from
the time of Jefferson. It's dis
tinguishing feature bad ever been
free suffrage. 1t lost its organiza.
ton in 1861. 1t was not necessary
for him to tell the history Of the
Republican party. When he raid
that party was responsible for more
harm than WAS caused 10y the war,
he only stated fact well known to
all. The taxes paid under Repub-
iican government was not to run
the government, bat to line the
pockets of Radical thieves. tone
time the taxes amounted To 81
mills, but there WAS no government,
as Colfax witnessed in 1871, when
"a mob took away prisoner being
tried by Judge Osborn and carried
him off. The Democrats succeeded
in making a government in 1874,
but it was crushed by the despotic
use of the military. Were again
successful in 1876, through the in
strumentality of Major f. A. Burke.
when they gained control of the
State, bnt were swindled out of the
President. The Democratic party
is pledged to recognize no race, to
reduce taxation and put down
crime. 1t has done much and will
accomplish more. Peace and quiet
prevail. Up to 1875 the rate of
taxation was l4i mills on the dol
lar; this year it is ID mills, and
next year it will be 10 mills. Demo-
Gratis carry on the government for
less than half it took under Repub-
lican rule, while it puts down and
Furnishes crime instead of shield
ing the criminals, as was done by
the Republican government. It is
not reasonable to expect that all
the infamous laws enactedin twelve
years could be repealed in a single
session of the Legislature. Re-
trehchment and reform was the re-
cord of the present party in power.
The record of the Republican party
was black and covered with odium.
Party organization is necessary to
know the standing of the candi-
dates for office. The platform of a
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tons that Mr.. Brian expressed.
The government was run for sixty
years under the grand doctrine of
free suffrage. The Democratic
party was the only party pledged
to the perpetuity of the govern
ment and to progress. The Re-
publican party was party OF revo-
luton, and if it was defeated it
would be by the Democratic party;
and, if this end was desired, all
good citizens should support the
nominees of that party. HE that
is not for us is against us" was his
motto, and it should be the motto
of all. There Is no halfway
ground. A man is either Demo
crat or he is a Republican under
insidious guise. MIR. Kelly was the
regular nominee of the Democratic
party, and as such, deserves the
support of every honest man in
that party. Mr.. Brian had charged
that Mr.. Kelly's nomination was
the result of q bargain. He hap
pened to witness all the proceed
ings of the convention that nomi-
mated the doctor, and had ground
to doubt the truth of this allega-
ton. The men who attended that
nominating convention were not
the kind TO sell out. It was usual
for contestants to be paid, and it
was poor charge to be made
against a candidate that he had
accepted n reimbursement for
making contest. He was certain
Mr.. Brian would not refuse to be
reimbursed by the next Legislature
in case he contests his seat, es-
pecially when it was explained to
him that this was the custom when
reasonable show for contest was
made; aud he could say this much
for the comfort of his friend Brian,
be believed the Senate would GER
tainly decide against MIN. The
speaker took his seat amid hearty
applause.
Upon being: called for, Mr.. James
c. Nicely, the Democratic nominee
for Representative, took the floor.
He was no politician, and had been
brought ont without his own seek
ing. If elected he would do all in
his power to serve the interests of
his people. He was a Democrat
and accepted the pledges expressed
i'll the party platform. He had no
opponent. was not prepared and
did not feel called upon to make
speech. His pointed talk was we'll
appreciated and received round
of applause.
A call was made for Ed Hunter,
who stepped to the front with
alacrit,. He thought it would be
an imposition to impose upon the
audience with a lengthy speech,
especially as nearly all the ground
bad been occupied by others more
able to treat the subject. indie
, pendents were his speciality, and
be would like to have given them
round. They had no opinions, and
if there was anything be did ad-
mire it was a man without an opin-
ion! And Independent was a Re-
publican, and white man was
Republican because it was to his
interest to be one. [Applause.l
Judge Blackman was called for,
bnt declined to respond, and the
cry was then for Thornton" the
Democratic candidate for Parish
Judge in Rapides. That gentle
man quickly appeared. He had
just ridden fifteen miles and since
his arrival had been standing upon
his feet for more than an hour,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-10-05
OPENING DAY.
independents aud Radicals
Receive n Deserved Cas-
tigatiOu.

ed in due form, the jury impannel-
led and ably charged by his honor
Judge Blackman. After the jury
had retired a couple of motions
were filed by attorneys Daigre and
Cazabat. both praying that the
venire for the October term be set
aside, as not having been drawn in
conformity to law. The District
Attorney stated that there was no
criminal docket, owing to the burn
ing of the court records, and that
it would be necessary to await the
action OF the grand jury; that he
would file information in all cases
he could. As there was no imme-
diate use for the petit jury, his
honor discharged them until 10 a.
H., Thursday. The sheriff was
then ordered to adjourn court.
After the adjournment of court
a call was made for "a speech" 1t
was announced that Mr.. Brian, the
Independent candidate for Senator,
was present, whereupon he was in
vited to take the floor. He object
ed to speaking first, when it WAS
agreed that DR.. j. f. Kelly, the
Democratic candidate should open
and then have the privilege of re-
plying to Mr.. Brian's remarks.
Mr.. Kelly paid tribute to Major
Burke and Congressman Elan, af-
ter which he gave the facts that he
was a Mississippian by birth; he
was a Democrat, but had voted for
his brother, who ran for Judge on
the Republican ticket. lie was
confident he would get 500 ma
jority in VIM, notwithstanding
the report circulated by u feathered
bird that he was very unpopular
in his own parish. He was ready
to meet any and all charges against
him. He had been accused of sell
ing out. 1t was not true, as he
conclusively proved. 1t was Gus
tomary for contestants to be paid,
mileage and per diem, and he was
convinced Mr.. Brian would not re-
fuse $500 or $500 rendered him in
such case. He had never sold
out. The charge had fallen through
at his home, and he thought it
hardly worth while to argue it now.
His opponent was good dog gone
astray. He was in the company of
sheep-killing dogs and be had to
be killed.
Mr.. Brian didn't wish to say any,
thing about politics. 1t was a
mixed thing. He was not a veteran
all SCARED aud MANNED like Mr..
Kelly, although be was once de-
feated for Office. He was opposed
to conventions because they de-
feated the will of the people. He
considered himself the choice of
the people, therefore he came out
independent of all parties. He
was al Independent, but was de-
pendent upon the people for their
votes. Very logical That Mr..
Kelly was not the choice Of the
people all knew, and the Chronicle
proved his assertion in an article
headed Dissatisfaction" The dele
gates to the Senatorial Convention
had sold out and Dr. Kelly was the
result of the bargain. Mr.. Brian
said he was liberal Democrat ID
and would uphold any measure of
general interest. He ridicnled the
idea Of DR.. Kelly receiving 500 ma
jority in Vim. There we're but
1000 voters in the parish. and ac-
cording to this he would get no
votes in the parish. He was a
standing Independent candidate.
because he believed men should go
to the Senate untrammelled with
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sign what she soppo,~
oond Tor q prisoners u.
1t was a note for fA-
DR.. Deal says be MI;
pay it rather than .
employ a lawyer, and i.
missed the matter 70,
dollars, and not t,oetu
Dan said. A lawyer ii q.
posed to take the .. b
charge, and said that 4,
would not dare to brip, d
into court, and advised p
not to pay a cent Of IL
As to the willful neel,s r.
Raglan to sign the aaid,'ls
OF the case are that B.,I|
was in a hurry to get os { \
party" and being a lit,ls "
with tanglefoot whisky. ~
up the affidavit and rusl.l 4
it without giving tie =
chance to sign it. A mn. \
groundless charge never 80
Dan Fletcher charged II. 81
Where he was entitled : Z.
Yet he's a man that 20 ME- {
For Office he's vut on Il. :
Nicely he fieeoed old Aunt ;,
Out of money justly hx,,.
So he will be left in the =,
And elected to stay 1t In
R<O~N
Major Willett ,hiuts :,
not stuck to the facts in -
his feats OF electionesring. /
not, and if we have dous i
injustice We are eztrensk
for it. We may have ~ ,
take. Frail humanity 81
such a thing. We IasyshseII
whispers about the Mp
gard to Grange matlsss Il
Was superintendent II In !
Store. and Of his having al,
T.
cal II company Of inyhavks'
ing the war, bni VIZ dan>
an. thing about il. S, ii an
can I say rs to the. trua d
things. Bnt this We d. hsuv
u man who is SO stupid III
indeed as to assert that tAe D
party of this Stats i
the expenses 4 &
ment, when the fact oibu
is so p.ltent. is not ii b 1
office within the gift eflksv
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sHERIFF's SALE

District Court, Parish Of d!'a
of Louisiana No.
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make wrongful charge on any
man, euen u he ,uos instructed to do
50, as Brother Dan says he was
when be made his extortions.
Brother Dams letter is an at
tempt to justify an extortion made
by him while acting as deputy
sheriff under Mr.. c. R. Nugent.
We accused him of making the ex-
tortion. He admits having made
it, and then has the brass to say
We accused him falsely! But the
weakest point in his subterfuge is
the claim that he makes that he
was acting under instructions from
bis employer. Our idea of a man
Of principle is that he will hot be
made a tool Of If Mr.. Nugent SO
instructed Brother Dan, then Mr..
Nugent becomes implicated in the
wrong, but it does not clear the
man that did his bidding. As to
the Aunt Pud business, that is as
bad II not worse than the other.
An old negro woman is made to
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-28

WHERE LUNCH WAS VANITY. Colo
mel G--,of Bowling Green, Ken
lucky, made heavy play against a
faro bank when fine lunches were set at
all the houses. and dumped over + ,OOt
which completely wo' him out. He
reluctantly laid aside his cue paper
and led pencil, and called for his hat
ard cane. The coloreo attendAn,
brought the required articles. and
while adjusting the cloak. politely re-
marked, Lunch is just ready. Colonel
won't you stay and have some +" Lunch
HI roared tho Colonel. grinding hi'
teeth and taking firm grip on hi.
walking stick; do you think / can ea'
$l,l00 worth of ham and get even I
-Ctncinndtti Commercial.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-28
DAILY INTELLICENCER.
Wednesday, Aug. %, 1878
The School of Hard Knocks.

A great deal of useless sympathy is
in this day expended upon those who
start out in life without social or mon
etary help. Those are the most to be con-
pratulsted who hare at the beginning
. rough tussel with circumstances.
John Ruskin set it down as Que OF his
calamities that in early life he had
nothing to endure. A petted and
handled child makes weak and in-
sipid man. You say that Ruskin just
quoted disproves the theory. No, he
is showing in detected, splenetic and
irritable old age the need of the early
cudgeling of adversely. A little ex-
perience of the hardships of life would
have helped to make him greatfully
happy now. No Drawn Of character
without compulsory extortien. The
men who sit strong in their social and
financial elements are those who did
their climbing. Misfortune is rough
nurse, but she raises giants. Let our
young people instead of succumbing to
the influences that would keep them
back and down. take them as parallel
bars, dumb bells, and weights of gym
nasium, by which they can get muscle
for the strife. Consent not to beg your
way to fortune, but achieve it. God Is
always on the side of the man who
does his best God helps the man who
tries to overcome difficulties.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-19

THE system of "headers" in uni
versal use in California is a mis-
take from o farming standpoint,
especially when applied to wheat.
With "headers' the farmer has 10
wait until all the grain is ripe as
it stands, and the result is that
much of it is too ripe, and the grain
loses its moistness and elasticity,
and does not begin to make as fine
-four as is being turned out by the
Wisconsin mills. By the use OF
reapers the farmer is able to extend
his harvesting over a much longer
period. By cutting it and shocking
it and allowing it to cure in the
shocks, he turns out grain which
makes an incompatible flour. 1t
is true that the dry California
grain is much priced for mixing
with English wheat; but, as a
bread-maker, it Is leagues behind
Minneapolis club and some other
Eastern wheats, for the reason
stated.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-19

the Golden Gate Is peculiarly
favorable to making that fact very
apparent. There are in San Fran
cisco the Non-Partizan, the
straight Democratic and the
straight Republican tickets, which
cannot fail to cut up the vote OPP
posed to the Workingmen in a
very marked manner. 1t is true
that there are two factions amongst
the Workingmen themselves-the
knight and Kearney wings-bu
the Lieutenant General is said to
swing the whole heft of the party.
If, with such decided advantages
in their favor, the Workingmen of
San Francisco can's win once, why,
then, they may as we'll disband.
Fortunately for the Non-Partizan
ticket their Democratic and Repub-
lioan opponents have not had tim e
to organize thoroughly throughout
the State at large. In San Fran
cisco, however, considerable ener-
gy seems to have been infused into
the movements of both the old par
ties. We repeat it-to-day will tell
whether or no the vaporings, fear
fully prolonged, of one Dennis
Kearney, are "mere sound and
fury, signifying nothing" or the
robust outgivings of crude but
strong popular movement.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-19

WE suppose that no election ever
held in California excited so little
interest as that OF to-day. There
was languid interest in the ques-
ton of having O Constitutions
election when the proposition was
originally submitted to the people.
It was doubted for long time
whether it had carried. Unless the
voters wake up all at once there
will be an unprecedentedly light
vote all over the State. This lam
guor is shared by our own voters.
Very few men who have important
work to do to-day will drop it 10
60 to the polls. Theoretically this
is all wrong, and the elector should
be ashamed of himself, but the fact
remains that he isn't. Four thous-
and votes in Los Angeles county
on the Constitutional question, not.
withstanding the bad weather for
harvesting, which leaves the
farmers comparatively disengaged,
Is our outside estimate of the re.
suit.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-19

THE hay crop in Los Angeles
county this year is unusually large,
but the quality is quite inferior.
The rank growth brought about by
the heavy rains at first led to ex-
aggcrated estimates of the value OF
the crop. Had the rainfall stopped
at eighteen inches we should have
been able to chronicle infinitely
better results both in the cereals
and the hay crop than We can now
do. We learn that in San Diego
county, where the rainfall was
much smaller than in Los Angeles,
the hay crop will be unusually
large and of fine quality.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-19

FROM Mr.. L. j. Rose, of Sunny
Slope, we learn that the fruit crop
Of the current year promises to be
very satisfactory both as to quality
and quantity. The orange yield
will come up to the most sanguine
expectations, and the vineyards
mover looked better than now. AS
there is slow but sure improve
msnt noticeable in both the de.
mand for and the prices of Califor-
MIA wine, there are better times
ahead for our vineyards. 1t is only
In the last four or five years that
our wine-makers failed to make
large profits. The Introduction of
such foreign varieties of grapes as
have been proved by experience to
be adapted to the soil and climate
Of Los Angeles county has been
noted everywhere on an extended
scale. With reliable and remu-
nerative m .rket for California
wines and brandies, Los Angeles
county possesses source of meal
culable wealth in the near future.