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literary or graphic artist rs to the dramatic
The majority OF people seeking the stage
want to shine with as little trouble and work as
possible, and OF course to people OF this charac-
ter Dclsarte's system OF earnest training does
not commend itself; but there can be no doubt
that every man and woman des1rous OF extend.
inr the g2mut Of their emotional life and its
expression will find in the study OF the Del.
earteau philosophy an assistance the Talne Of
which words can scarcely measure.
M'y1cKER's sCHEME.
TRIBUNE attache ran against Manager Nc
Wicker Yesterday afternoon McV1cker, satchcl
iu hand and overcoat on arm. Determination on
his forehead in large letters, and blood IN his
"tHow now, where away!nn the reporter re
New York, sir; Mem York, my bo7."
s.Whut's uD!"
"Bg scheme"
"What is it?''
"aiceathcrium-Mas Agglomeration
Will be its title-:'
e And its strength"
.tscvcnty-liyc,- more"
"You go thirty-fisc better than HaverlY and
Twenty-Five better than Hooley. Good. En-
Eyes, Two; the rest Pm going aftor.''
s'NTho are the twoa"
1.-TWO Of the best end men in the county,
uarerly and Hooley." -:
Exit .-:..:: --
-
Frank Frayne and family at Ham]in's next
week.
Manager Mcvfcker left for New York last
evening, aud the bulk OF the "Won at Last"
company depart tonight for the slime city. :
According to a leading newsdealer in this city,
fourteen copies OF the Dramatic Ne,es are sold
Tor vne of the other theatrical papers. This
speaks for itself
Tony Pastor this evening at Hayer1y's closes
: successful engagement. On Monday he plays
at Rock Island, and his route will be:- Daven-
port, "a, 9th: Des Moines, 18th; Omaha, 36th;
and Cheyenne, 2Sth.
Negotiations between j. Fl. Hayer1Y and
Fanny Davenport, looking toward an engage
meut Tor next season, are said to be of. Ac-
c,ording to letter rcceiyed here yesterday, HAY
erlY has not Jet secured Salyfni for next season.
$50, 50, son la1 .Maretzek was heard to say
the other day; ''Strakosch says broke with
LUCIA. IT. 6trakosch looks in the London
papers he Wm Bee that Lucca broke with me-
, 1879-06-22

F1VG L0e 6[f111 OF new eEc1tement8s
RooLEY's M1asTRELs.
really don't see but Mr.. Hooley has got all
the minstrel talent in the country. outside OF
Haverly's company. There is poor show for
any third manager to step into the field at pres
eut, because be would either have to mauufac-
ture some new "nigger singers - or else do
without any at all It is rather too bad that
troupe against Uncle Dicks from the start in
Chicago. In order that people might seeh how
Two such energetic managers rs these could
cvcrlastingly, whoop things up But Grau
wouldn't be bought of, and SO the Mastodons
will have to lie back for fortnight willie the
Megatherians scoop the town. ), :..
1t has been finally decided not to rebuild the
Madison Square Theatre at all. Mr.. Emo, who
owns that property, as we'll as the Fifth Avenue
Hotel and lot OF adjoining real estate, sud
continue negotiations and has resolutely
dropped the. project. So there the mat
ter stands, and Steele MackaYc's bnclers
don't know wfa: to do next: They arc talking
Of putting up building for him on another plat
OF ground, but / doubt if .;s:hcmc can be
completed in time for the next season, as the
time is already late. 4 playhouse such as
a1acknyc proposes would undoubtedly he Of
vast benefit To Gotham, and hope to see the
project put through. sooner or later:
logical points at Wallack's, the children's
"Pinafore'' continues to good attendance at
Haycrly'6, and the Rice Surprise Party are do
ing fairly at the Union Square. Otherwise the
theatrical atmosphere fercabouts is as devoid Of
excitement and energy as 4 clam-shell at noon
day.
Do you recall telegram which appeared in
the Cincinnati Commercial while 1.-The AssoH-
moiFt' was runninefat the Olympic pretending to
give the details Of a genuine fight between Miss
Granger and Emily Riel! They we're pictured
fhfOwfnn Eatnr all oUat a~r1, cth ra,1
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Sothcrn, Raymond, Kellogg, Abbotr, Kice's
Surprise Party, the Troubadours, and NUMBER
Of others. The La Pierre, by the Way, closed
for rcpatrs, and will open on the LAT Of septem-
bcr with the promise OF having SIC, COO spent on
the interior in the meanwhile.
A DEBuTANrE's ExPERIEsca.
Miss Elise Conley, who was among the ur,-
fortunate party that went to Cuba to sing
"FatinItza,'' had her first taste Of bad lack
then. She is young Louisville girl, no1eled
after the Kentucky Original, tall, timely pro
portoned, handsome, and graceful. shc Is
the stage. Sna made q single tour in Canada
IS concert singer early In the fall, anu IN the
winter, hearing of the North Broad Street, came
directly to this city and made an engagement
With Air. Crosby in person, to sing 1he l!atfs1D
in Trial by Jury She got the music for the
q dress that she then put on the hrst
character, sang the part without
single rehearsal with company. not one OF
role for ten weeks, meanwhile singing Josephine 70
in the - Pinato-e" ;" for one week in addition to
the part OF The Plaintiff. She heard OF this
change with Fryer, went to New York, made
the engagement, and began rehearsals only 70
have the long journey in vain. But her spunk
is rood ret. She has Western energy a1,d piuck,
and the first intimation that Fryer bad OF the
return OF the party Was dispatch from her say
ing that Sue was back again in New YORK. ana
asking what he was going to do with her. Il ne
had to do Fatinitza" " all Of next year.
90 A1MRE's LAST FAREWELL.
Aimee has been doing very good business o1l
the fortnight, and for once she has deserved it.
She has never had 30 good company. You will
remember Juteau, who created the part OF Ange
Pttou. in =" La File d. Madame Angot " in this
country, and Is the best tenor that re have seen
in HrhNrh CDHr1. hnth n EtrfrlOtf and ArfinN.
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G0ODW YN'S
EUREKA YEAST POWDER,
MANUFACTURER IN
NEW ORLEANS, La.

It is regarded by many experiences
housekeepers as not only good, bit th,
very best thing Of the kind they have
ever tried Only give this
HOME PRODUCTION
q fair trial. and you will hardly fail Il
patronizc it.
1t is q pure. excellent and healthfnl
preparation. and is so pronounced b,
Drs. WIN. g. Austin, G. j BickhaIn AMI
j. j. Lyons, OF New Orleans. who havs
examined the recipe for making II.
TO THE lady OF THE HoUsEHoLD.-
As it is the special province of house
keepers, practically, to test articles in
the culinary line: and TO judge Of thei,
merits, your attention is respectfully in
vited to the EUEEEA YEAST PowpER.
All OF the leading family grocers Of
New Orleans deal IN in It.
p. NJ. GOODWIN, Manufacturer.
20 Constance Sfrset.
t. New Orleans. Ia
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SHERIFF, SALE.
Parish Court. Parish of Grant. State o,
Louisiana-No. 2.
W. H. Holmon VS. C. r. Nueent.


BY virtue of and to satisfy writ OF
q. fa.. issued and to me directed, in the
above entitled and numbered suit, /
have seized and will offer. for sale, 81
public anton. in front Of the Court
house door, in tue town Colfax, Louisi-
ana, between the hours prescribed by
law, on
SATURDAY, June Z. A. d. 1879,
the following described property, seized
as the property OF the defendant, to-wit:
The east half Of the southwest quar-
ter Of section three, and west half Of
southeast quarter aud southwest quarter
of northeast quarter and east half of
northeast quarter and southeast q quarter
OF northeast quarter and northeast quar-
ter Of northeast quarter of sec. ~ and
south half of south half of sec. Is, in
township 3 range I west, containing In
all AL acres.
Terms Of sale-Cash, with benefit Of
appraisement. H. NJ. JETER,
Sheriff.
sherifrs Office, Collar, La. April 20.
A. d. 1879. wy3-4t
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The senior doctor of our town
took 2 buggy rifle down the river
. Few days ago, intent npon taking
. lady .aompanion to holy COM
munion. For motive power they
had one ot the devils imps, q
mule. attached to the shafts. All
vent lovely for a while until the
mule concluded to Craze by the
wsyside and began to enforce his
inclination BY sundry vicious and
we'll directed kicks at the DASH
board, when the occupantssof the
buggy jumped out aud walked all
the way back to town, leaving his
mulsship master of the situation.
The lively description Of the "run-'
away" az given by the returned
soon raised a salvage corps
to go to the rescue Upon arriv-
ing at the icene of disaster they
found the mule quietly nipping the
grass at the roadside, with not
wave of trouble rolling across his
peaceful breast, and the buggy ani
harness still attached to him, all
10 the same order as when be was
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~as'cts are getting thick in
"a aud we suggest the pro-
~ making them move on to
a''s sequestered region. 1t
asd fact that two-thirds OF
ANNALS who End their way
Grant parish Jail are these
w birds. The railroad
they are employed is SO
'hey find it very con-
. stop at this place, where
= % receive encouragement
The three negro occu
our Jail at this time are
~auets, and there a dozen
: md around Colfax.
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In. O. C. Watson, Black Greek.
. our thanks for three 6ne May
Lssss, ripe by the ed. We are
kued that he had some earlier,
lsAims the first ripe peaches in
ui PARISH for this year.
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saturday, an interest.
~ ssa'nnsnt, consisting OF
:, aswa Biblical, historical,
=, NO e0micscenes, exhibited
an light and reflected
Es's ssn ten feet in diameter,
lsa at 8 the court house by
49, add You will end
= 10 instructive and in
ls, admission 25c, children
Ia =. having to cross the
| c,~ ~ have to pay any fer.
|aa I'll ~ bring al the
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soon blackberries will be abund
ant, and in their season figs anc
other fruits will follow. The la.
dies coald and should put up large
quantities of jelley. blackherry
wine, fig, peach, melon and other
preserves, and pickles this year,
A few kettles and pans, q furnace
and room, some casks, barrels,
demijohns, bottles, sugar, etc,
would be all that would be needed.
Merchants could purchase fruits
for the ladies and pay for them in
goods. Why not? The same thing
was a complete success in South
Carolina ten years ago. Why not
send fifty barrels of blackberry
wine to the New York market or
some other marketf WY not send
preserves to Northern or Western
markets Why not send them
from other villages and other
points (? The ladies of South Car.
DINA and other States make money
in sending such things to Northern
markets. Several hundred thou
sand dollars worth of dried black
berries are sent to market from
North Carolina yearly, aud the
same thing could be done in Lon
isiaua. There is more money to
be made in this way than many
suppose, and sometimes few days
spent at work drying peaches aud
apples and putting up preserves
has been Known to net more clear
ptoit than dozen acres planted |
IN cotton.
In the line Of picking, preserv-
ng, making jellies, marmalades,
canning fruits, or naking jams OF |
ruits or berries, We are prepared
o give information that will sur
Prise any uhn~ill-tAka-t the trouble
o write ID knd wiltsake.,lsas- i
Ire in impattiat i 10 any u our |
ady friend Who Wish to engaged
q such work No charge Tor any |
Information given.
Some may - co<ious 70 know1
where and hov - get our infor-
nation. There = nothing mysts-
ions about 4 = We are Ia poe.
ession of late standard work. Of
everal dollafs value, from which
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general thing o lie gives no
night but trouble, and the 6b
Auussd the sheriff TO ride over
ii, miles for nothing this week
|. no exception to the rule.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
Parish Court, Parish of Grant, State of
Louisiana--No. 3.
F. H. Page VS.. c. r. Nugent.

= 49, = ~ W. ~ 49, ~ k0aSs
By virtue Of and to satisfy q writ o,
q IA. issued and to me directed, in the
above entitled and numbered suit, !
have seized and viii offer for sale, III
public auction, in front Of the Court
Honse door. in the town of Coifax. Lon
isiana, between the hours prescribed By
law, on
SATURDAY, June z, d. d. 1879,
the following described property, seized
as the property of the defendant, to-wit:
The east halt of the southwest Quar-
ter of section three and west hat Of
southeast quarter aud southwest quarter
Of northeast quarter and east half o.
northeast quarter aud southeast quarter
of northeast quarter and northeast quar-
ter Of northeast quarter Of sec q, and
south half Of south half of Sec Is, in
township 9 range west, containing in
all AL acres.
Terms of sale--Casb, with benefit Of
appraisement. II. -. JETER,
Sheriff.
sheriff's Office, Collar, La, April ~,
4. ID. 1879. my3-4t
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4 . oversight we neglected to
LIZ the opinion Of the Attor-
4 Gspsrsl in the case. of Nc
|;,ss rs. Raglan. as promised, but
lao 80 next week.
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IT. C. A. Person, Of Naiesito
parish, living on Cane river
vt two miles from Colfax. has
Fllanks for 6ne lot of frnit-
ts and plums, the first we have
p ibis year. He reports the
n o'vr bis way excellent. but
kipg rain rs elsewhere.
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|as day this week we made a
Sihe Basin to indulge in our
'ag weakness OF angling for
- little fishes. The crops ON
" we're all tolerably fair, and
"a harlow Hagan's, a colored
NO lives at the Basin, was in
''0ly tne order. Every row
y sza'ght as an arrow, and
'ssd Or sprig of grass could
N his field. We commend
ss thorough work to some
h1g colored brethren who so
Iaaly SLOUGH over their corn
a''on hereabouts.
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| Sd bite tip-top. and the place
| :, YOUR tackle for them is at
n Deals, where You can also
ANYTHING else you need.
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|F 4 a. Dean has returned
|ss visit to bis father, in the
biol Rapides, where he tarried
M . week. He went to New
BY the Yazso Valley last
|lDssiay to lay IN a new stock
|pols Ior.the summer lsade.
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=. liver has fallen about three
! 4 the past five days.

I'M crops in this section are
n, isir, but need rain badly,
4 non present appearances. the
q vii be supplied soon.
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possible copy
household In Grant aud diuins Parishes and
valuable books and
BY Residents canl names this Office
~ All orders should be addressed
THE CHRONICLE,
myt7 49, coIFAx GRANT PARISH LOUISIANA
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h'lns iaet with encouraging
tnags Mr.. Rudd, the photo
PGter, proposes to remain one
y longer 10 Colfax. His pic
Hgva general satisfaction, and
|ast those who desire to secure
ae~s OF themselves and chill
vii not fail to give him a call
Fg the coming week.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
lofrIcIAL.l
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn to Serve at the July Term Of
the District Court to be Held on
the 7th Day Of July,
A. D. 1879.
CLERK's OFFICE, CoLFxx, La, I
May q, A. d. 1879. (

~A"s - a ~ 1919.
Be 1t known that ON this the ..2ti
day OF May, A. u 1879, we, Thomas
Hickman, A u. Comfy and A A. Deal,
Jury Commissioners, did meet IN toe
court house. in the town Of CoIfax. and
did then AID there proceed Ia ,ras from
the general ,enire box The names OF
those VINO are % $, rye as jurors al tue
ensuing July term If the Ninth Judicial
Distinct Co..rt, in aud tor The PARISH of
Grant, state uf Louisiana 10 be begun
aud ho.dea on Monday. the 9TH das Of
JAY, A ID. 1879 as fo.l,ws, lo-sit:
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And after drawing the above aud fore
going fly names from the general yenire
box we the said Jury Commissioners.
did proceed TO replace the same with a
like number OF names of duly qualified
cleo ors taken from the Poll Books of
the parish.
Done and signed, this the 18th day of
May, A. ID. 1873.
F. Thos. Hickman,
Jury Commissioners A. B. Conly,
A. A. Dean.
Eed May 18th A. ID. 1879.
s b. SHACKELFORD.
A true copy, Deputy Clerk,
II. s. :. B. SHACKELFOkD.
May II, 1879. Deputy Clerk. :
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r. Al judiciI advertisements
~ oaid for in advance, or
.M bs discontinued after the
\ msrtl0R.
, 1879-08-01

The eo,insv for tic PURPOSE oi nintstcrtnE to
the Fauta pf The deserving poor will not l1a cx-
pcndcd In feeding ami clothinE individuals
who will not takG cnre Of themselves, although
they arc nbtc to tn SO. The cnlntyis not in this
nnttfe,lAr business Just now. mt IN tho bust
ness VI heEping those whu won't help themselves,
-a1Ml. II tt.r,e peonlo stay out hmt rcsusc IL
work M any idca that ,I'ry will bo seen through
Inc winter by The county, they arc vcr5 mitch
mistaken In their calculations.
What they have struck FOr IN $t.75 tlnY,-25
cents moro than thrr ftayo been receiving. The
reason why tho employers feel That t,,cY can'
not grant this Is the sEmolo faet
ti'at they cannot afford II. In case
they pay there ralcs, then the Juliet
al1arrtcs. where luwor wares arc paid, would be
able 10 steadily nndcrbli them. md all the
atone used In Ct1eauo would come frum Joliet,
passsng by the ltlle and deserted Len,ont quar-.
RIGS on ita wav here. It IL with the Lctnoilt
people slHapIy matter Of sc!f-prcscrvat!on. III
taso ilev paid the higher Wages, tl!ev wontd be
ruined. T!Ir men. tt,,. with bus com paratiycly
few exceptions. are willing to work. As for tht
fosctgncrs,-cven II they
were allowed si.75 o tlay. 1t would not ba long
hctore they wanted 81, a'll, cvsn II they were
paid IS, the probability Is that, betorc tho sea.
son was over they would strike for $3.50,
, 1879-08-01
llg was then nd djouenod.
ACCID ENTS.

James Cronan last evening fell on defective
sidewalk at No. 345, Fifth avenue, and badly
hurt himself about liebudy.
man,whosc name yas not asccrtaIucd, wh,lo
CARRYING brick up lauder on the new building
O'Clock yesterday morqtng, was thrown Violent
y to tic ground by Z tlasalng horse and buggy,
Knocking tho lnddcr frdin beneath him. He was 81
badly shakcu up BY The full that IL was deemed
oxpctlcns TO send him to the County Hospital.
It was asecrtatned that his nuno Was August
l.nsh, and his home No. 102 West Randolph
street.
Al 3:W yesterday aftarnoon team Of horaes
attached To wagon lidavv loaded. own ii by
tlle ROCK River Paper Company, a,ld drigrn BY
Peter,, Hearn, whild descending the supe
towards Canal street, was run into 6r
q two,wliee!ed tlsb-cart, ;: owned md
driven o4 Thomas Mcdonald, Of Eyanaton, WHO
attempted to turn Uast from Canal street Into
Like directly in frunt OF thu team. Betng on
stop. Ills wagon, and, III attempting to avoid The
Incident as beat he could, onu OF tlr st,afts OF
tho fish-tatt was driven Into onc ut tho horses
nunfIs two feet, where 1t broke off short. The
horse, which was valued at 500. WIS shot.
The Captain Of the tug Crawford las. evening
miles ont In tlia lake.. He towcd It to tic foot
of Franklin streot, anu thence tte police had Il
removed to tho MoiEue. Tho body was 10 q
badly decomposca state, and there wse not
fesh enough upon tlo boues to make tdcn.
were nearly bare. Tho BODY was better
preserved, as 1t was envelopcd In clothing which
was iu turn protected by suit Of heavy nllskn
ncato ' .as S ts romans wcro ose of afI nc
sailor washed overheard or lost III the carly ppr-
ton Of tle acaAon.
, 1879-08-01

MISCEGENATl0M.


&Dtcial Dlsnatctl to 3as Tribune.
MoRRls, ILL.,, july 8l.-A yery unfortunate
marriage has rcccutly occurred In tnts place,
which promises to bo lifetime sorrow to
worthy famIly, Mr. Codncr. living in Randall
County, has a daughter WHO Is gool.lookIng,
we'll educated, and In all otl,cr respccts very
seuslh'c gIrl; but mutual lovo sprung up be-
tween hcr aild a negro, whom she insistcd on
marrying. The father did everything In hts
power to prevent it, offering her one-half at hls
property, but all to no purpose. Ho prevented
the license being obtained In Koodalt County,
but tho negro came to Grundy County, mud tic
Clerk. not knowing thatit was a whlss gtrl that
he intended to marry, issued liceuae, md u
Justice ht the Ponce in Morris married them.
Considerable feeling is manifested againat tlle
Justice for hls performing thu ceremony, but
heclaitns that IL wa2 impossible Tor titn to sc-
fuse; that there fs a penalty which would ba
inflicted upon him II lie should rUfuHe to marry
those who camo to him with the uroprr license;
undoubtedly Il ho had known all the cIrcum-
Stances, A1sd the strong objection OF tho girls
parents, he would haye Ftskud the penalty. but
hc supposed that 1t WIS ca&e OF mutual love,
although, a. frequently Is tho case, uuAceounta-
bic. and therefore performed the ceremony. The
father Of tue Etrl IL aimust dtstractcd, promises
u give ler anything, eYen to the whole Ut hls
property, II she Will leave tho negro, who 10
nov her husband, an1 return 10 her home. Tho
negro was formerly ulabofcr un Codner'a tarn,