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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-17
Oh. SHAME! WHERE Is THY
BLUSH 2"

Last week we published a COM
munication that is most reInarka-
BILE, eminating as it does from
man who has every reason to JOIN
hands in fellowship with his neigh
bors, but instead descends so low
as to indulge in the vilest vitupera-
ton of them. Not content with
the disgraceful and bloody work OF
which his pet Radical party has
wrought in this parish, he comes
to the front as the champion OF
that party of progress and moral
IDEAS" backed by shirt-tail full
of others of cowardly ilk. who are
fain to hide their naked deformity
behind the gauze screen of being
independent" This man has the
bravado of an insane partisan, and
the weak refuge of "cheek" for his
cloak. His article is a wordy miz
zle, without point or reason, and
bare of single argument for or in
defence of his position, and, were
it not for one or two tolerable hits
in a personal line, would be flat
failure. In fact, Mr.. Mcknight, it
shows how distressed you are to
find foothold. We freely give you
all the reneeades> you mention as
those "who know their rights and
dare maintain them" You will
find in November the same thing
may be much more truthfully said
in regard to your opponents, as
about three out of every four of all
the citizens Of this parish, white
and black, are going to 'dare" to
give the bob tailed fsg-end of cor
ruption a final defeat. We know
that you put your trust in being
able to lead the colored voters by
the nose, as in times past. But
the negro is not the credulous fool
you used to manage. Time and
experience have worked wonders
with him: "Slavery again, Forty
acres and a mule" "A black mans
government" etc, are now played
out, and so accustomed have they
become to these frauds, you will
find that the cry of "greenbacks"
will rally but few, if any, really in
teligent negro men to your stan
dard. They have repudiated the
great fraud you represent, and the
fact that its representatives are all
gathered under new banner does
not deceive them. If you had new
men for fgure-heads, it might do
for time, until you would show
the cloven foot, but it is altogether
'stoo thin" under the circumstan-
ces. Give them "a rest" They
had you on trial for twelve years,
and not one pledge ,cas fulfilled ;
Democracy has ruled the State for
two years, and ,oe haze peace and
plenty. The record is against you,
friend, and we propose to keep the
colored people posted, depending
on their own good common sense
to lead them right. Your grind
stone has an awful hole in it, and
one can see clean through it.
On the street, our knight of the
Sorrowful Countenance" sometimes
makes grave allegations of fraud
having been employed to defeat
him for certain Office. We here
by charge him with asserting what
is untrue, and challenge him to
produce the proof to sustain his
slanderous allegation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-17

sppointed Surveyor Of the parish of
Grant, ~.
( A petition asking the Police Jury to
adopt some measures tending to abolish
the seed-cotton traffic was presented.
No action taken. II. ~
; Fhe resignation Of the Clerk Of the
liceJury was rendered.
On motion the Police Jury rendered
their unanimous thanks to Mr.. I. j.
Pirtle for his kindness in providing them
With room.
The Police Jury then adjourned till
the first Monday in October, 1873.
JAMES A. DANIELS,
RoBT. 5. CAMERON, President.
Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-17

witnesses III crllnlnal cases ----- oOO
Sheriff Is fees =" 500
Clerks 90 1900. $50
Feeding prisoners. ----.- son
Rent OF Court House .--- $50
Building and repairing bridges. 80 500
C'k Police Jury Il Parish Tieas'r-- 700
Parish Attorney .... 200
Contingent expenses .....-. 1000
Police Jurors per diem and mileage $50
Total Observation-Disclosures. $3.50
Messrs. Craig, Tison, Nugent and
Swafford were appointed as q commit
tee to audit claims against the parish.
The following claims were allowed:
Claim. Am't. Ont Of
Colfax Chronicle s9l 25 funds of is7s
A. Cazabat ..--.. As 90 funds of 1878
C.. r. Nugent -. 80 w funds of -
Sam Jared. 1890. Ii 90 funds of 1876
On motion the following resolution
was adopted
WHEREAS, the official bond of the
Parish Treasurer was destroyed by fire
in the recent burning of the Court
House therefore be it
Resolred, That the said Treasurer be
and he is hereby required to furnish a
new bond without delay.
1t was also
ResOtred, That the Parish Treasurer be
required to make a quarterly statement
of TIE condition Of his office, said state
ment to be published one time in the
CoLFAx CHRONICLE.
On motion Messrs. H. NJ. Jeter. Jas.
A. Daniels and I. j. Pirtle We're APP
pointed as a committee to procure a
building to be used as a Court House
for the October term of District Court.
On motion of Mr.. Fittz the following
ordinance was adopted:
BE 10 ordained By the Police Jury of the
Parish Of Grant, That from and after
the passage Of this ordinance it shall be
unlawful for any merchant, or proprie-
tor Of saloon or drinking shop, to keep
open doors on Sunday, or in any man.
ner attempt to expose their merchan-
disc for sale, trade or barter, on Sunday,
and that any person or persons violating
or attempting to violate this ordinance,
shall be fined not less than five nor more
than fifty dollars, tor each and every of
tense, or imprisonment not less than
five nor more than twenty days, or both,
at the discretion Of the court; Provided,
That nothing in this act is intended to
prohibit the sale of medicines or burial
clothing.
On motion Mr.. George s. Johnston,
civil engineer, was recommended to he
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-08-17
AGENTS.

Mr.. A. A. GooDwIN. of Alexandria, Is
an authorized agent of the CHRONICLE,
and will contract for advertisements and
receive subscriptions.
Messrs. MCCAIN g. Bro, OF Mont
gomery, are our authorized agents.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17

IT was rumored here on Saturday last
that there had been tampering with the
ballot-box in Madison township, in this
county, and that the search for more
votes for sheriff Smith had resulted in find
ing one in the Madison township ballot
box, and that this would make a tie be-
tween Smith and Cook, and that Smith
would contest the election on this ground.
The friends of Smith were jubilant over
the prospect. To those who expect to
contest the election and oust Cook on this
procedure, we recommend the following,
from the Cincinnati Gazette of Monday:
'sThe official count of the votes cast in
this city on Tuesday is progressing. There
is hardly any room for doubt that some OF
the returns were tampered with after they
had been sealed. The Enquirer is pleas
ed to class this under the head of ''irreg-
ularities." 1t looks good deal more
like forgery and corruption. Without
any reference to the effect upon candi-
dates, this thing should be probed to the
bottom, and the guilty parties punishsd
The prosecutions two years ago did much
toward protecting the ballot-boxes. This
wholesome work should be continued
Let no guilty man escape"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17
AN ORDINANCE
To Suppress Vice and immortality.

SECTION l.. Be it ordained by the Council Of the
Village of Washington, that any person or persons
who shall keep any brOthel or house of ill-fame in
said village, by keeping therein any female person
for the purpose of prostitution, suffer any such
person to resort thereto for that purpose any such
person Sc offending, shall, conviction thereof,
be lined IN any sum not exceeding fifty dollars,
and costs Of prosecution. ~
SECTION .. That any female person who shall
reside in any brothel or house of ill-fame in said
village resort thereto for the purpose of prost-
tuition, or who shall use any Language, gesture or
behavior to invite other persons therein for any
the purposes aforesaid or shall in any manner en-
courage others to resort to any such place for
of the purposes. aforesaid, shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding twenty dollars, and costs Of
prosecution. 7a ,t gss-
SECTION 8. That any person of the age of fifteen
years and upward who shall reside in any such
bTothel or house of ifame, in said village shall
resort thereto in the capacity of servant boarder
lodgeror otherwise, for the purpose of aiding,
sistlng or encouraging the owner keeper OF any
reside therein for lewd or lascivious conduct OF
practices, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
ten dollars, and costs of prosecution ....-l
SECTION /. II any person or persons having the
ownership or CONTROL as agent or otherwise, of any
house or building, room tent, in said village,
shall knowingly lease the for the purpose OF
keeping therein house of ll-fame, or shall know
ingly permit the same to be used or occupied fol
such purpose. he shall be fined for each ofense not
| less than five more than TWENTY-FIVE dollars
| and costs of prosecution.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be in force il
| ten days after its first publication.
| WILLIAM S. GORDON, Clerk
October 18th, 1873. 49w2
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17

ALTHOUGH the majority for Converse
in this District was greatly reduced at
the late election, and shows that he is not
highly honored by the people of his own
county, where they know him best, we
are still of the same opinion that we were
when at the Congressional Convention
that Hon. Mills Gardner, our fellow-cit-
izens, would have made better race in
the District than Mr.. English. Mr.. Gard
ner made a record while in Congress that
made him many friends in the State, and
showed that he had talent and the facul-
ty OF making himself a prominent and
useful member of Congress. He is fine
speaker; able to cope with Converse on
any question of public interest. And
while we would not detract a particle
from the true merits of Mr.. English, we
are confident that itwas great error in
putting Mr.. E. upon the Congressional
tace-course with fetters on and his mouth
locked, pitted against an opponent who
the district and press his claims upon the
people in all parts of this District, at will.
We are free to say, that while we hoped
for success, we never had any expecta-
tion of electing Mr.. English. While he
did get some Democratic votes in Frank
lin county he lost more Republican votes
In other portions of the district than he
gained in Franklin by being an independ
ent candidate. 1t was difficult to rally
old Republicans to the support of an in
dependent candidate, especially one the,
knew not, against one who had not onl1
an unobjectionable Congressional record
but an absolutely favorable impression
with both Republicans and Democrats
and one who had the power to make him
self known and to advocate ably and elc
quently his positions on all public que'
tions. In what we haye said here W
mean no dlsrespect to Mr.. English; bu
Is we have remarked, we think it was
great mistake, and one we hope the R
publicans in the District will avoid in tt
future. Mr.. Gardner, as we have heard h
friends remark, should have been turnt
loose In the District, and Mr.. Conver
would not have been permitted to misre
resent matters, and have things his ow
way with competitor who was not a
lowed to open his mouth in his defens
or In the advocacy of Republican prime
Piles. 'r|
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17
mIsCELLANEOUS.

The Countess Ariosto, the last descend
ant of the poet, lately died in Ravenna,
at the age of ninety.
Mrs. Mortimer is dead, the author of
the peep of Day Series and Reading
Without Tears,'' of which hundreds of
thousands of copies were solo.
Mrs. Clara S. Foltz, of San Jose, is the
first lady admitted to the bar of California.
She cared for a family of five children
while studying, and yet made more pro
gress than most male students.
The President, it is reported, proposes
to see that the election laws of the United
States are enforced in South Carolina
and Alabama, Southern policy. or no
Southern policy. Wemight say that some
thing of the same sort is contemplated in
Cincinnati.-G
Four Republicans were elected TO Con-
gress in Ohio last week by an aggregate
majority of 20,667. Five Democrats were
elected at the same time by an aggregate
majority of 8, ,358.< These figures fairly il.
Iustrate the infamy of the Democratic
gerrymander. Thousands of the people
of Ohio were virtually disfranchised by
the operations of the law. 1t will be the
privilege of the people to elect Legisla.
ture next fall that will wipe out that in.
famous measure, and they will be sure tt
exercise it wisely and effectively Gazette
One of the beauties of the recent act o
congress preventing the President usin!
Ihe army as posse conaitatps is just nov
SHOWN in the case of the illicit distiller,
business in Arkansas. 1t has been decides
: by the Government that under the Law
5 no troops can be employed by the revenu
/ officials to assist in arresting offenders
g Consequently the business is carried o.
: extensively, and there can be no civ
l force gathered sufficient to prevent the i
: licit distillatiOn of spirits. The Govern
ment is losing large amounts, and the la
is br0ken with impunity. 1t is simpl
impossible to break up the business will
out using troops.--CO Columbus Dispatch.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17
Monday, the 18th Day of NOvem-
Der A. d. 1873.

At O'Clock pa m offer for sale at public auction,
at the door ofthe Court House in the town of Wash
the following described real estate situate in the
county of Fayette and State of Ohio, to-wit:
ner to Samuel Smith, in the Bloomingburg road !;
thence north 81 degrees minutes west 1881 poles
crossing Paint Creek to stake in the line of Thorn
as XIX; thence north 81 degrees east, crossing
the road at 81 81 poles l27 poles to stone, corner
thence south Sc degrees 81 minutes east, crossing
Paint creek at y poles, and at 625 poles 107 24
in, the line of said Vesey; thence with said pike
SCUM y aegrees ~ 1nufes IN east 81 SS pores 70
passing the corner of the homestead of Henry
said pike in the center of the Bloomingburg road;
thence with said road - Z. 2 poles to the begin
ming, containing 1876 acres and l8l poles, being a
part Of Laurena Trents survey No. 942, in Fayette
county, Ohio, and being the third tract of land
Said real estate Is encumbered BY the dover of
Sarah Wendell, which has heretofore been assigned
Third Tract of land.
| Said real estate is also further encumbered by
which has been assigned to him as follows: SSThe
! said Third Tract, consisting of house and lot OF
4 would not bear division by metes and bounds
without manifest injury and inconvenience, the
| appraisers set off and assign to the said Henry
| Windel homestead of the value of $1,000 IN the
whole of said Third Tract; and appraised the an
| said annual rental will be retained by the said
| Henry Windel annually, and the sum Of $21O an.
nualy of said rental to be paid to the purchaser il
quarterly payments, to commence to the purchaser
three months after the confirmation of the sale"
Said lands will be sold subject to the said dover
of said Sarah WinClel and subject to the homestead
| of said Henry Windel, as aforesaid, and upon thu
following terms, to-wit: One-fourth cash, one
fourth in,siX months, one-foulth in twelve month
and one-fourth in eighteen months from day o
sale; the deferred payments to bear seven pc
centum interest, and to be secured by a mortgage
on the premises sold.
Appraised subject to dover and homesteads "a
$50 per acre. ~
R. A. ROBINSON ~-7+
| AND
| MANFRED WILLARD,
Assignees in bankruptcy of Henry Windel
| October I7th, 1878. 49w5
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17
The Conaecrnt1on.

The conservation services ofthe greatca-
thedral at Columbus is to take place on
Sunday next. The following article in
relation to the consecration, may be in
teresting to some of the readers of the
HERALD:
The conservation ceremonies are very
impressive. On the evening previous to
the day of conservation, twelve crosses
are painted on the walls, ten palms high
from the floor, three on each side and end :;
over each of these crosses is placed WAX
candle, which is to be lighted when the
ceremony commences; PlsO relics of the
martyrs, which are to be placed in the al
tar table, are enclosed in silver casket,
sealed and placed on the bier. accord
ing to the ritual, they should be deposited
in tent outside and in front of the Ca
| thedral, beside which VigiIs should be
| kept all night.) In this instance the relics
will be placed in the vestibule, attended
by priests, who, with prayers and chants,
will watch until the commencement OF
| the conservation ceremonies at 5 80 a. m
The ceremonies will be conducted by
| Bishop Dwenger, one assistant priest
| three deacOns, one sub-deacon, acOlytes
| thurlfer, incense bearer and a number o
priests, who will make the responses anC
chant the psalms, antiphOns and canticles
| used in the ceremony. II is not supposed
or expected that any persons, except those
engaged in the ceremony, will be inside
the building during the ceremony. Tht
ceremony will end about 10 a. m, after
which POntifical High Mass will be cele
brated.
The following representatives of tn
Catholic Church in America are an
nounced to be present:
The Most Rev. Archbishop J. B. Pur
cell, of Cincinnati; Rt. Rev. Bishop S. H
/ D. ~ Il,
William McCloskey, Louisville; Rt. Rev
Bishop R. Gilmore, Cleveland; Rt. Rev
Bishop j. Dwenger, Fort Wayne; RI
Rev. Bishop A. NJ. Toebbe, COvington
Rt. Rev. Bishop j. j. Kahn, Wheeling
Rt. Rev. Bishop j. L. Spalding, Peoria
Rt. Rev. Bishop S. M. Chatard, Vincenne!
The mass will commence at 10 80 a. m
with the Rt. Rev. Bishop Chatard as celt
brant, assisted by his chaplain, two de;
cons ofhOnor, one deacon, one sub-deacoI
+ first and secand master of ceremonies an
: acOlytes. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Spaldin
will preach the sermon; at the end of tt
mass Papal benediction will be given b
J, the Right Reverend celebrant.
t The music selected for the occasion
, Hayden's First Mass, and under the
rection of II. j. Nothnagle, will be pc
formed with full orchestral accompan
, ments in a manner worthy of its gre
y composer. The choirs of the Cathedrs
i Holy Cross and St. Patrick's Church
will be assisted by Messrs. VIM. and
Bach, Mr.. w. H. Lott, the Misses Krone
r berger, Mrs. Smith and Miss Mary JoyC
to whom are allotted the solos of the mas
Miss Joyce will sing Rossini's Ave MAJ
,e at the Offertory.
- Pontifical Vespers will be sung in t
~ evening after which the Rev. j. j. Ia
'C will preach.
n Preparations are being made for sire
-e parade in the afternoon, in which [
Catholic societies of Columbus and maj
other cities throughout the State are e
= peeted to participate. ~
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17

CERTAIN parties, we understand, are
dissatisfied with the count made by the
judges of the late election, in some of the
townships; and, in hopes of finding more
votes in some of the boxes for Sheriff
Smith, so as to count him in by hook or by
crook, have been tampering with the bal
lot-boxes ever sincethe returns have been
made, and the certificate of election given
to Maj. Cook. One gentleman told us, yes
terday, that they were still counting bal
lots
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17

IT'S said, that owing to peculiar cir
eumstance, Hon. Milton Saylor, Of Gin
cinnati, has come to the solemn conclu-
sion that he will not be a candidate for
the empty honors of the Speakership of
the next Congress of the United States.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17
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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17

WHILE the Republican majority on the
State ticket will not exceed three or four
thousand, the Republican majority on the
Congressional vote will be largely in ex-
cess of that amount. We should not be
surprised if the latter majorities would
foot up ten thousand. In every district
the Republican Congressman ran far
ahead of the State ticket.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17

THE Chiilicothe Register has hopes that
old Ross will yet become enlightened and
civilized. 1t says: "since the advent of
railroads, Ross county is rapidly beeOm-
ing Republican. Communication with the
outside world has let light into the dark
quarters, working ametamorphose in our
nnlitics. .
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17

The defeat of F'Urip'' Emmitt, in the
18th Congressional District, may be at
tributed, in part, as we have heard it sug-
gested, on account of his whisky having
too much water in it; as real simon pure
Democrats never water whisky nor split
a ticket.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17

THE poplar vote given in this State for
the nine Republican candidates elected to
Congress this year far exceeds in majority
the vote given fer the eleven Democrats
elected, and probably is double the major
ity given the Republican State ticket,
showing clearly that there is large ma
jOrity of the voters in this State in favor
of letting the currency question alone as
IA now is
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-10-17
IN PARTITION.


Peter NJ. Williams, Of the county Of Fayette and
State of Ohio; Ida J. Williams, Of the county Of
Marion, and state of Iowa. and Jane Blecken.
ridge. and Thomas breckenridge, her hushSnd, Of
the county OF Marshall, in the State of Kansas,
will take notice that q petition was filed against
them on the seventh day Of September, A ID. 1878
in the Court Of Common Pleas, within and for the
county of Fayette and State Of Ohio, by Mary &.
Flanagan, and William Flanagan, her husband,
and is now pending, wherein said Mary E Flame
gan aud Thomas Flanagan demand partition OF
the following real estate to-Vvits situated IN the
county OF Fayette and State Of Ohio, and in the
township of Jasper, and bounded and described As
follows, viz:
Beginning at two elms, hickory and ash, in the
line of Elijah Arnold, and corner to the original
survey: thence south fifteen degrees, east forty
poles TO blackjack and ash in the line q the orig
inal survey; thence west One-hundred and ntty
poles to twomapleS and elm, in another line OF tue
original survey; thence north forty y-hye degrees,
west seventv-one poles 10 an ash mulberry and
lockwood, in the line of the original survey, and
corner to Clark; thence east with C1ark's line and
Arnold's line one hundred and ninety y-one anes
one-half poles the place Of beginning, contain
INC siNtv.four and one-han acres Of land, being
part of William Eustaee's survey nHmoer one que
thousand seven hundred and eight il'VSl, anu on
the waters Of sugar creek; and 2t TIE next term
of said Court the said Mary Z. flanegan sue
Thomas Flanegan will apply for an ofuef, mat
partition may DC made OF said premises.
Dated this zth day OF September, A. D. lstS:
WI DAKIN, and -, 4+"o
GARDNER, CREAMER CARPENTER, Att'ys-