The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-02-01

to the Indianapolis Sentinel, were
first used by the Republicans Of
Indiana in 1854.
! The Columbus Dispatch notifies
Thurman that his refusal to run
| for Governor of Ohio, loses for him
his only chance to become Presi-
dent.
Whisky has swept off another
carpet-bagger. Wash Rogers, who
served in the Georgia Legislature,
was found dead drunk and then
dead in his house at Baldwin, Ga.
the other day.
The Supreme Court of Iowa hav-
ing decided that the owner of a
dog is liable for the barking of his
dog il thereby damage is done,
has also established the rule OF
property in dog by giving man
SIS whose dog was maliciously
killed by a neighbor, the animal
being proven valuable one.
Senator Bayard no longer con-
ceals the fact of his aspirations
concerning the Presidency in 1880.
Already his headquarters are es-
tablished at his home in Whining
ton, Del, at a convenient distance
from the real centre of operations,
New York city, where the hard
money Democrats of the Middle
and New England States will con-
centrate their forces.
The Cleveland Herald says the
total amount of Southern claims is
SIS, 100000. The New York Tri-
bune says they amount to $780,
100000, with a probability that
they will reach $500. 600, 900.
There is 100 pound lie out be-
tween these distinguished journal
it's, and. for all practical purposes,
it doesn't matter which gave it
birth.-Atlanta Constitution.
The orange growers of Florida
are turning their attention to the
making of wine from oranges, and
several experiments have indicated
a possibility of success in that di-
rection. The first wine made from
oranges in Spain has lately made
its appearance in Madrid. There
are four kinds one sparkling, aud
all said to be of "an attractive
color, perfectly clear, of an agreea-'
BILE, sweet. slightly acid flavor, and
of an alcoholic strength of about
fifteen per cent" a
1t has been telegraped that the
Chicago elevators are full of grain
and that no more could be received
at present. This is contradicted
by the figures furnished by the
warehouse register Culver, who
says that the elevators contain TO-
463, 904 bushels, while their capaci-
ty is 14,375, 900 bushels, leaving
room for $4,000 bushels more.
Besides this, vessels in the harbor
can be utilized for storeage pur-
poses if relief can't be had soon
enough by Eastern shipments. Of
ticials of roads running East say
that they could find use for %, 900
more cars than they have.
Acknowledgement Devens has
asked an additional appropriation
of $25, 900 to enable him to employ
q more formidable array of coun-
sci to prosecute cases under the
election laws. 1t is the intention
to place Judge James w. Camp
bell in charge of the South Caro-
lima prosecutions, and Major G. L.
Walker of those in Louisiana. The
idea is to give an air of respecta-
bility to the movement by employ
ing prominent Democratic lawyers
on behalf of the government.
Friends of the latter gentleman
mentioned express doubt al to the
possibility of securing his services
for such purpose, though Camp
bell lis said to be ready for any
thing.
Some of the Republican Govern
ors in their messages are very se-
we're on the tramp nuisance.
When We consider that the tramp
is the legitimate progeny of the
Republican party, this severely
appears unkind. The crushing out
of industry by vicious legislation
has covered the land with a horde
of tramps, many of whom have
changed from steady, industrious
citizens to hardened criminals.
This is one of legacies of the Re-
publican party. To enrich the few
II hae imnoyerishad tho MANY To