The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-08-09
General News.

to establish q cotton factory.
The army worm has made its
appearance in Rhode Island and is
doing great damage to crops.
A memorial service in honor OF
the late Prince Imperial of France,
under the auspices of the Corsi-
cans Of that city, took place IN
Richmond July Both.
In all the bodies of twenty per-
sons have been recovered OF the
| twenty-three known to have per-
ished in the great storm Oh the
coast of Boston July 10th.
The cultivation of wheat in the
South is steadily increasing. The
present wheat crop of Georgia and
Alabama will be the largest ever
raised in these States.
| A woman at Burlington, Yer
mont was fatally poisoned while
washing pair of trousers which q
man had worn while applying Paris
green to his potato vines, the poi
son having taken effect through o
cut in her arm.
i By a vote of l7O6 to 80 Douglas
county, Kansas, has decided to
compromise" her bonded debt. II
this was in Louisiana it would be
reputation, but as it is Republic
can stronghold in Republican Kan
sas, it's all right, of course.
/ A quarterly commercial report
shows that the number of failures
| in the United States for the second
quarter of 1879 has been smaller
than for any previous quarter IN
five years, and that there is an in
crease of over twenty per cent IN
business.
i Sitting Bull plays upon the SUI
perstitions of the. Sioux tribes by
making them believe that he pos
sessss superhuman power. His
} | dreams are interpreted by his
brother-in-law, and are treated us
revelations from the Great Spirit.
His influence over the Indians OF
pakota is almost absolute.
The president Of Connecticut
cutlery company has invaded Shelf.
! field, the home of the edge tool
r trade in England. and engaged lOO
: of its best workmen to come with
: their families to Connecticut They
are on their way now, and in Sep
> TENDER will be followed by a large
!, number of skilled edge-tool makers
: from Germany.
8 The war vessel Wachusetts, after
making IN Intellectual effort to as
4 cend the Mississippi river.to ST
Louis, was ordered to recruit boys
L for the navy in New Orleans. 4
i few days ago she was ordered t.
II Key West, and went. carrying OF
If board about thirty youngsters en-
\ listed in New Orleans. The oljec
: of her attempt to reach st. Loui
g is mystery.
, A rather novel sight was wit
u messed in a police court at Rich
g mond, VA, a few days ago. beinI
the appearance of a colored lawyt.
as the counsel for white man, VIII
was arraigned for some trifiing Of
40 tense. This was the first time sine
= the Acknowledgement of the negr
! that one of them has appeared a
!. the counselor of the white race j
! the courts of Richmond.
D. Dock Middleton, notorious rs
Of horse thief and outlaw of the Nc
braska region, was captured Sur
It day afternoon, July eth, encampe
: in q canyon, with his wife and tw
young outlaws. Seeing the sheri
u and party appear, the outlaws a
I'd tempted to escape, but were SUI
We rounded and taken without diff
in Guilty. The only shot fired was b
We one of the boys. Middieton's Wi
to was allowed to go to her fathers.
The steamship Anchoria, fro
Glasgow, arrived in New York @
b. July 2sth, having among her pa
!. sengers seventy mine Icelander
" who intend to settle in Minnesot
n where over two hundred of the
d. countrymen have proceeded ther
in These emigrants are the wealthie
10 that ever came to America, the
funds averaging over four thousar
dollars to each individual anon
n the three hundred, and amountir
ng in round figures to $1,000, 900
ID ready cash!