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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

JUDGE j. S. MORRIS is candidate for
State Senator in Warren county. Now what
is to become of the 'dark horse" of Wars
rem
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

KING ALFONSO, of Spain, and tee Arch
Duchess Marie Christine will be united in
the holy bands of wedlock, on the 9Th ult.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, is seventy
years old.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

IT is said that Senator Bruce will reside
in Kansas after the close of his senatorial
term.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

Zach CHANDLER is waving the bloody
shirt vigorously in Maine.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

GEORGIA has eleven daily newspapers;
Mississippi has only four.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

Gov BLACKBURN. of kentucky, was in
augurated Wednesday,.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

Up to last sunday there had been only
seventeen cases of yellow fever in Now
Orleans, and six deaths.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

JOHN MoINTosH, of Cornhill, England, a
large speculator in American railroads, has
been declared defaulter by the London
Stock Exchange.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

SPEAKER RANDALL, is holding forth at
Long Branch.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

A CAMPAIGN club will be organized in
this city tonight, composed of Democratic
Conservative voters
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06
VOL. III.

EDWIN BooTH's daughter is good rife
shot.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06
ECH OES.

From Every Saturday (BaltimOre)
A valedlctory address, composed by Miss Maud
f. Smith, Of jackson, Miss, delivered by her at the
last Commencement OF Notre Dame, Maryland.l
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-06

New YORK, Aug. 3, 1879.
To the Editor of The Comet:
Although the summer is drawing to a
close, the rush to the delightful places of
resort is not much lessened, and we con-
cluded to take trip by ocean to the cele-
brated Long Branch. A more charming
little journey cannot be imagined than this.
The fine steamer
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20
[oFFfCIAL.]
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn to Serve at the Term Of the District
Court to be Held on the 18th Day
Of January. A. D. 1880.

Be it known and remembered that. we
the undersigned Jury Commissioners of the
parish of Grant, duly appointed and quail
fed according to law. met this day in the
clerks office, in the court house, in said
parish, to draw Jury to serve at the next
regular term of the District Court, to be
holden on Monday, the 18th day of January,
A. d. 1880.
The General Venirc Box was opened,
when Mr.. A. A. Dean drew from the said
Box, in the presence of the undersigned
commissioners, one at a time, the follow
ing names, t0-wit:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20


We The People says, "Grant parish
is evidently stealing for notoriety.'
This remark is part of that papers
comments on the stealing of the tally
sheets from Ward 2, which had been
entrusted to G. II. Willett for safe
keeping. We know nothing OF the
circumstances, nor care a straw, only
so far as odium may be cast on the
entire parish by the action of two or
three individuals, but hold that our
contemporary has no right to apply
such a sweeping charss to this PEG
Die. when it well understands that
such things are 10 more counte-
nanced by our citizens than was the
inroad upon the Office of that paper
ppheld and condoned by the good
people of Rapides.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20
As was surmised in last Saturdays

As was surmised in last Saturdays
paper. the steamboats, have taken adj
vantage of the late rise to push
through to the head waters OF Red
river. Tuesday night at dark the
Frank Willard rounded to with a
good freight for this place, and we
had the pleasure of shaking hands
with our pale and interesting friend
Hamer. With a furry and rush he
discharged his freight, collected bis
bills, and steamed on, leaving word
that the Willard had gone mp to stay.
Two hours later the Cornie Brandon
arrived, with still larger freight for
Colfax, after discharging which she
took on board the balance of the
cargo left with Mr.. Pirtle month
ago or more, he Cornie Brandon
will also remain in the upper trade.
The next steamboat was the Alexan
dria, Capt Boardman, with a larger
freight for this place than either OF
the other boats. She goes to Grand
Ecore, and will return shortly. Two
other boats follow in her wake, the
Bonnie Lee, to arrive to-day, and
another to arrive Monday. Captain
Tom. Dowty does the clerical honors
on the Alexandria, which Claims the
distinction of being the first through
boat of the season. She landed at
Colfax Thursday morning about nine
O'Clock, and handed us the following:
STR. ALEXANDRIA, AT CoLFAx, La !
December Is, 1879.
Editor Chronicle:
Please report the alexandria, "
Capt. Boardman, as the first through
boat from New Orleans since the
quarantine has been raised. Found
three feet of water on the falls River
OH a stand. All o. X. PILOT.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

Z We chronicle the marriage OF Mr.,
Philip Ebert to Mrs. N. TORY as the
first festive occasion this winter.
Squire Grow tied the hymenial knot
for them. They have our most cor
dial congratulation and wish for pros
perity. Who is to be the nextr
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

THE Tax-Collector has been selling
out delinquents for the past two
weeks, and will to-day finish up with
the non-residents. Agood many per-
sons have bid in tracts of the Cal
houn land.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

The little steamer Kollegon, that
piled in Cane river last winter, made
her appearance Thursday evening, at
ter an absence of several months at
St. Louis. Glad to see her.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

For Christmas presents go to Mrs.
A. G. Deals. A fine lot also on hand
at her lower store, where our hand
some yoapg friend. Alfred Lewis, will
be found to wait upon you in his own
inimitable style.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

While enjoying the good cheer OF
the holidays. don't forget that little
bill you owe the printer
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

The river altogether raised about
four feet at this point, but has fallen
some five inches in the past three
days.
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We are sorry to record The fac

We are sorry to record the fact
|at one of our most enterprising
and substantial citizens, MIR. A. A..
Dean, is closing out his business with
the view of bidding adieu to Colfax.
Mr.. Dean is recognized in our COM
munity as man of sterling qualities,
and all feel a regret that we are to
lose himself and his estimable wife
from the social circle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

The citizens Of Montgomery will
take note of the announcement OF
Capt. Nash to be in that town on
Tee. oath and 25th, for the purpose
~ collecting taxes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

Warehouse, IS wei as farm Mn, ere Iarcely ~.
sfructed, bo,a ki,ls requiring nine si=es aecp4
rnr,d.ic The d-d md, and giving capacity cfhv1
to so hasas; per so sde &c e sac =
and sfset up" or "knock~i down" for iorwsstuzS
ria 4. IS requested: aid In n; cases put 6sz T.
board Cars or Steamer. Orders flind sauc ~ =
received. -,
tr lit ch.rsed IS when fsfwarded ssef MP Ql -
..r.phs aad Circu'ars supplied or appErasim- P1co
will he qro.ed k1y and On liberal terms CoS
p-nie-cc solicited.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20
saturday. DECEMBER 20, 1919

fS Judicial Advertisements must be pad
fss "a aardecc, on they wiH be discontinued
ayl,t The Ersf insertion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

Capts. Williamson and Lotion have
returned from Alexandria with their
feet little steamer, more commonly
known as a fatboat.
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.
The above fifty names, were written on
separate pieces OF paper. AID by the com
ilissioncrs, together with the clerk, placed
in an Envelope and sealed, and Endorsed on
the same, "Jurors for the first week of the
January term Of the District Coart," and
said Envelope wins then by the commission
crs placed in the in: y box, scaled, locked,
and then placed in the custody of S. b
Shackelfo Cerk of the Court, for use at
the next term of the court, and we, the
said commissioners, togt ther with the said
clerk, did then and there select fifty names
Of good and qualified Jurors of the parish
Of Grant, and each name being written on
y separate piece Of paper, was by the said
commissioners placed in the General Venire
Box, SO rs to supplement the fifty names
Of the original list already drawn there
from. The same s. b. Shachelf0rd. Clerk,
did then and there, in our presence, keep
a process verbal Of the acts done by said
commissioners, in said drawing, which we
hereby certify by our signatures TO be cor
rect. This the 18th day of November, A.
ID. 1870. A. A. DEAN,
c. H. TEAL,
Jury Commissioners.
s. b. SHACKELF ORD, Clerk.
Filed the 18th day of November, A. d.
1879 s. y. SHACKELFORD, Clerk.
g. 81 S.B SHACKELFORD.
n22 Clerk.
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NOTICE..

Whereas there has been petition pre-
sented to the Police Jury of the parish of
Grant. from ward No z, asking for an adj
ditional polling precinct at the 1att church,
to be called precinct No. 2 Of ward Z; and
also petition from ward No. asking for
the removal of the precinct from Liberty
Chapel to Days Mill, This is to notify all
whom it may concern that unless there be
legal opposition filed within sixty days
petitioners prayer will be granted
s. g. CURRY,
mis- President Police Jury.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

PER.CENTRNN1AL and ORCHHsTkfSs
CHIMES, CHAPEL, FAvORITR, Gij|5vSs
MIR, DULCET, CELESTE asd B0OSSff
s1re fsriiyef ysicias ssis s.e srS - 80
tone, suitable for PARLOR o. Cff06GSy
WATERS. PIANOS, saasa5s b.
ase the BEST MADE, he Tone, Toad, We.
rantcd SIX YEARS. Extrcnely LON -
Cash or InstRllmcnfs. A liberal dlooonri ~
Teachers, Mi1isters, Churches, Schools, 49, p
AGENTS WANTED. IIlusrrated CatnX -
GREAT BARGAINS. sheet nIusie q
price some Mt one cent . page. HOB Nm
WATERS & SONS, 1Ianulaeeu1or1 ~
Dealers, 40 East 14th street, New YsrE
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy
Tobacco. molly
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

The arrival OF three steamboats,
this week has pretty we'll supolied
our merchants with all things neces-
sary for the holiday trade. Mrs.
Deal, particularly, has large lot OF
articles fit for Christmas presents,
besides candies. nuts, raisins and
other sweetneats. Her stock of dr.
goods and general merchandise is
also varied. Both of her stores are
chuck full, and all Of the first quality
In selling these goods she will adhere
to her motto: positively not to be
undersold in Grant parish"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-12-20

For more than month we have
had on hand a job of printing for our
Baptist friends, but have been delay
ed for want Of paper to print their
minutes on. The type is now all set
mp and corrected, and we will do the
press work and binding in two or
three days. 1t was impossible 70 fin
ish sooner, and we feel assured the
members of the Association will for
give our delay when they see the neat
pamphlet we give them. The print
ing will be clear and distinct. as we
have just received bran new roller,
and first quality paper will be used
for both inside and back.
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NOTICE.!

The citizens of Montgomery and vicinity
are hereby notified that l will be at the
town of Montgomery on the oath and 25th
inst, prepared to collect taxes.
c. G. NASH, Tax-collector.
Colfax Dee. 20, 1879.
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LOCAL DO Il s.

A merry Christmas to all
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are tke nest l eeufiS.p
- style end perfscei -
Tone ever naie.Tf.-
have 0s CeIcS--S.
0rchestPal 80
= a Inc iDiea fioSo1
ectaves Of n lSe11-ss
tnperfect haRmoo~,r;sS
thsreeds, producISe 20
e1ect belk maaIeS7 ~
electrifytng. HAIfHS
ClMLA.RI0Nxs o.
EnAfsRueW0 49,
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days.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-01
The Dead Guest.

Lord f. was on his travels on the
continent, when he met young man
engaged in similar way, with whom he
grew very familiar. Mr.. G. gave him,
in the course of conversation, to know
that the end of his life had been predict
ed TO him, and that he had some ground
for believing that this prediction was
not without its weight and credibility.
GAS how ?" asked Lore F. 81 was trav-
cling with two friends" replied the
other, Sc In Italy, and at Florence we
agreed to have our nativities cast by a
woman there, who had great reputa-
ton for astrological skill. She foretold
that none of US would live long, and
named the days on which we should
each die. My two friends ara dead, and
each at the time she named; it remains
to see whether her prediction will be
verified TO me-" "Pshaw ~ cried Lord
F., "a mere coincidence, impossible
that it can happen a third time. But
what is the day she named?" Mr.. G..
named one about six months distant.
"And where shall you be them" pur-
sued Lord F. "At Paris" "Why, /
shall be there too. Let it be an engage
ment- Come you and dine with me on
that very day at seven O'Clock, and keep
up your spirits till then. shall be
found at No.-Rue de. Do you
agree to the bargain?'' "Willlngly,"
replied the other, and in short space
OF time the friends separated. The six
months passed and little before the
appointed day, Lord F. found himself
in Paris. He sent note to Mr.. g., to
remind him of his engagement. and re-
ceived for answer that he would come.
However a day or two after, another
note was brought to him, in which Mr..
G.. said that he was not very well, and
must postpone the pleasure of dining
with Lord F. till another time; that the
indisposition was very tritiing, and ere
long he hoped to have the pleasure of
waiting upon him. Lord +. thought no
more of the matter, ordered dinner or
the day that had been named, at seven,
for himself, and about six o'clock sent
his servant to Mr.. G.'s with a merely
formal inquiry as to how he was. Seven
o'clock came; Lord F. sat down to din
ner, when just as he was beginning his
meal, the door opened, and In walked
Mr.G. He walked in, it Is tr7e, but he
said not word, went upt' table,
and went out again. Lor was g.
harmed, and rang the bell, i it was
answered by the servant whom he had
sent with the message ofinquiry. ''How
Is Mr.. G. 2" he demanded. 'Dead, my
lord," was the reply: she died just as l
reached his house."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-01
An Indignant Head and Neck.

a most extraordinary sensation oc-
Cured in the American colony of Lon
don last week. A young lady from
Philadelphia was walking down Regent
street with the mother and sister of a
young gentleman of rank. when the at
tention of all three was attracted by
some photographs Of nOtablss and
others EXPOSED in a window, and they
drew up to look at them. Fancy the
as.onishment of the American girl on
seeing her own photograph exposed
there among the others, but in the most
amazing shape it is possible to con-
ceive. Her head. her foce, the arrange
ment of her hair, the turn of her neck !;
it was impossible TO mistake and vet
there she was, almost as undraped as
the Venus do Modici IA fact, go. up In
tights and fieshings, and labelled "Ma-
Zeppa.' what can this mean:" she
cried to the elderly lady, her lips
blanched with shame and terror.
II really cannot tell you," replied
Lady Disdain, with steel-hard eyes and
icy voice. "You perhaps can tell Us
whether on any occasion in America
you were in the habit of appearing in
this dress ~
"Oh, what do you mean to insinu-
ate," uttered the poor girl. "Do you
think l ever stood as Mazeppa? oh,
how cruel of you to speak so.''
''It is certainly your portrait, added
the other lady.
By this time one or two bystanders
had drawn up 10 the window, and no
ticing the likeness were nudging each
other.
at is some coincidence-of course it
cannot be meant for me-"
''You had better take cab and go
home and tell your father about it, 5"
said the lady, still with her frigid man
ner. "My daughter and | have some
calls to make"
In half-dazed state of mind the
young Philadelphia drove home and
told her fati.a- >.h~, h~s, h.rps~ed- To
get back 10 that shop, to have that pho
Ograph out of the window, to demand
an explanation of the stationer, was
not the ysArS of many minutes for the
IenrageH father. But though it was
easy enough to demand an explanation,
it was not so easy TO get one. Suspi-
cion falls upon the servants I'm the
house, one of whom might easily have
distracted a photo ont OF a package of
them which has been kept hitherto in
an unlocked drawer of the young Ia
dy's writing desk. OF course it is a
cooked" picture; only the head and
neck of the American lady's photo
graph, the rest that of some one else,
and together the picture represents one
of the most beautiful women it is pos
sible to conceive. The matter has
caused so much Indignation and so
much comment that it is not impOssi-
ble it may check the mania so
prevalent among society beauties for
having themselves photographed for
sale at shilling carte de UiSite.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-01
The Eaters of Morphine.

The morphine eaters, as class, are
particularly in their negotiations foi
their fayorite drug. They will under
take anything, will promise anything
10 obtain morphine. | remember some
years since, when | was in down.
town drug store, young woman came
in one morning, and ordered a large
quantity of toilet goods put up, saying
that she was from the country, and
that her father, who was ont doing some
trading, would call in and pay for them
very soon. Among other things she
ordered an ounce OF morphine to be put
up with the rest of the goods, but first
took large dose from one of the bot
ties right there. Then she went out
and never returned, while the clerk
who sold her the goods waited in vain
for the father fro the country, and
was for months af the butt of vari-
Gus jokes on his confiding nature. l
afterwards found that the young wo-
man visited large number OF drug
stores in town, and did the same thing.
but she one day tried the game upon
one drug store where, after she got the
morphine, the proprietor refused to LET
her 90 until she paid for the goods. She
Immediately stepped to room in the
rear of the store, and divested herself
of a chemise, which she pawned for the
morphine taken l have quit the sale
of these drugs, except in filling pre-
scriptions, because do not care to deal
in them, or to supply the people wiD
are addicted TO their use.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-01
Don't Judge.


Don't judge man by the clothes he
wears, for God made one and the tailor
tle other. Don't judge him by his ia
mily connection, for Cain belonged to a
very good family. Don't Judge him By
his speech, for the parrot tails, and the
tongue is but an instrument of sound.
Don't judge man by the house he
lives in, for the lizard and the rat often
inhabit the grandest structures. DON'T
Judge him for his activity in churc h
for that is not unfrequently inspired by
hypocritical and selfish motives. Don't
Judge him by his love of display, for
the long cared beast is the humblest of
animals, but when aroused is terrible
to behold. Don't take il for granted
that because he carries the contribution
box he is liberal, he often pays the Lord
in that way and keeps the currency.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1879-01-01
a Fatal Fire Hunt.

Recently, party of four hunters left
South Canadian Station, for the pur-
pose of hunting deer and turkey. \
Creek negro by the name of Andy Gill
pin accompanied tie r2Fty.' s;5-snht
of any consequence was killed during
the day, so uhe hunters determined 10
remain in the woods all night, for the
purpose of engaging in what is famili-
arly known as ''fire hunt" After leav-
ing the station, they struck the Cana
dian River east of the railroad track,
proceeding along its bank for some dis
tance, until they arrived at point
where it was known that deer were
plentiful. Here they separated, two
striking into the woods and the other
two crossing the river. Gillpin took a
torch and struck out on his own hook.
The agreement was that the hunters
should meet in the morning at day
break on the South Canadian Bridge,
and return with their spOils to the sta
tion. Sandy Waite, one of the hunters,
while walking in dence cluster of un-
dergrowth, saw on a slight elevation of
ground near the river, what he sup
posed were the eyes of a deer. The
moon had gone down, and the surroun-
ding woods were shut in sOmber gloom.
In ''fire hunt the sportsman is al
ways on the alert for two shining Orbs,
which glow in the darkness like balls
of fire. They know when they see them
that they are "shiniRg" the eyes of
deer. Waite placed his torch against
a tree, raised his rifle and took delibe-
rate aim between the two balls of fire
which glowed on him from the dis
tance, sharp report rang through the
woods and a terrible cry of agony broke
the night air. Waite stood transfixed
to the ground, staggered with the awful
suspicion that he had shot and killed
one of his companions. He sprang
through the woods, running with all
possible speed TO the spot where lie saw
the two shining balls of fire. Lying at
lifeless remains of the Greek negro,
Andy Gillpin, a stream of blood and
brains OOzing from between the eyes.
Gillpin held in his right hand torch,
which had been extinguished, and
clutched in his left hand was a rifle.
Waite remained with the body Of the
negro until daylight, frequently firing
off his rifle To attract the attention of
his companions In the morning he
started for the Canadian bridge, where
he met his companions, who returned
with him and brought in the body of
the negro. Waite says that the eyes of
the negro shone in the darkness like
tbnsa of n door