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thereby announce myself candidate before ~ lhe
people. al the ensuing June election, in the fIs'
Judicial District, for the Office OF Jndae o. Ile s"'
preme court. JUN H. NV
March oath 1879.
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.arpest Circulation OF any Daily IN
Southern Illinois.
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We are authorized TO announce that A. HAIR
KIR. OF johnson county. is candidate before ihe
neople for the Office Of Circuit Judge in this Dis
trct and subject only 10 their decision at the bal!
iot box on the end day Of june next
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NOR JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
FIRST CIRCUIT,
We are authorized to announce DANIEL N,
BRowYISG. OF Franklin county, as cahG!uSlc 'o'
Circnii Judge. in the First Circuit.
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ion Of forces means defeat.

STIMULATE The SLUGGISH KrDSEYs--In
addition to its tonic and cathartic proper
ties, Hostetters Stomach Bttcrs, exercises
q beneficial influence upon the kidneys and
bladder, when they are inactive, by stimu-
lating them to renewed excr,ion, thus re-
opening, as it were, a sluicc for the
escape Of inquiries whose regular
chanal of exit is the organs of
urination. Among these are certain
abnormal and inhamatory elements, pro-
ductivc of irreparable injury of the system
if not entirely expelled, The kidneys and
bladder themselves are also benefited by
this stimulous, as their inactivity is usually
preliminary to their disease and disorgan-
ization. They also experience, in COMMON
with other portions OF the system, the po-
tent invigorative effects Of the Bit:ers,
which furthermore corrccts disor,lcred con.
ditions Of the stomach, bowels and liver.
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF ALEXANDER COUNTY,
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We are authorized TO announce that r. W Nc
CAErSgY. Is a candidate before the people for the
Office of Circuit Judge for the First Judicial CIR
emit Election June end
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,nly Morning Daily in Southern Illinois
f. a. Burnett, Publisher.
NIB. Harrell, Editor.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

NOR SUPREME JUpGE-FIRsT DISTRICT.
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II. w. SMITHERs. Receiver.
SHORTEST SHORT LINE BETWEEN
CAIRO AND ST. LOUIS.

Time Schedule:
Through Express leaves Cairo. !0:C1a.m.
Through Express arrives at l.. st Louis G.DpIn.
IurouRh Express IehNcr h.. ~. Louise. SGD AN.
IhrouRh Express arrives NJ CARO-. 5lj pm.
Mnrphyshoro accommodation leaves Cairo = 10 pm,
Mu'physboro Acc. arrives At MurphysbOro IS pm.
Mufphysboro Acc leaves MurphysbOro o.. $50 pm.
Nurphysboio Acc. arrives al Caro......l2 81 p.ui.
The Cairo ST Loui. Rail Road is the only al
Rsil Route between Cairo aud IT. Louis undo; one
management, therefore there are no delays e..
way stations awaiting connections from other lines
Close and sure connection. al ST. Louie With other
lines for North, East and West
J. a. NAUGLE, In. JOHNSON.
Agent. General Manager.
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leans, which proposes to donate ten
acres to the parish, and to lay off
sixty acres more in town lots and
sell at reasonable figure, if the
court house will be located at that
place. Seventy acres will be land
enough on which to start very
respectable town, beside the pre-
sident of the bank says they will
be willing to sell even as much as
a hundred acres or more if it is
wanted.
The above is the substance of a
personal talk we had with the presi-
dent of the Citizens Bank, and we
will say further that the president
says the bank desires to receive an
overture from the police jury OF
Grant parish, which will be prompt
ly and respectfully considered.
As it something new for the COM
munications Of our police jury on
this subject to be considered
promptly and respectfully, we hope
they will open negotiations at an
early date.
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was brought out by Col. Hunter,
counsel for plaintiff, while impan-
nelling the jury. The colonel wish
ed to show the incompency of some
of the colored jurors, and asked
them if they knew what verdict, !"
plaintiff" defendant" or a
Judgment" was, and wound up BY
asking them if they believed in
"spirits. One of the witnesses
believed in some kinds Of spirits,
and didn't believe in some other
kinds. 1t was an odd proceeding
to go to work to show a man to be
an incompetent juror, and yet the
only hope of his client rested upon
the votes'of the very class Of men
held up to ridicule.
Friday evening, Col Hunter. see
ing he had a bad case, resigned as
counsel for plaintiff.
Up to the hour of going to press
the case had not been submitted
to the jury.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
PUBLIC FERRIES.


On Saturday the 22nd day Of February
1879, ut IL o'clock NJ, will lease for
the year 1878, at public auction, in front
of the court house, in the town of Col
fax, to the last aud highest bidder, the
following public ferries, to-wit
ON RED RIVER.
Montgomery Ferry.
Planters Landing Ferry.
Colfax Ferry.
Cotile Ferry.
On LITTLE RIVER.
Cockerham's Ferry.
Lacroix's Ferry.
Donohue's Ferry.
Capp's Ferry.
s. G. CURRY,
President Police Jury Grant Parish.
jan 1872.
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"Curing a cold is simple thing,
if one only follows advice says
the New Orleans Times. ga few
tallow plasters, goose-grease appli-
cations, red pepper and alum gar
giles, stoups Of turpeptine, foot
baths and extra blankets, form the
simple preliminary. The body OF
the treatment is more complicated,
but consists mostly of hot toddy
and profanity. Then comes the
era of convalescenoe and doctors
bills, which are all the more graft
flying in that every man met with
claims that his gratuitous advice
alone saved you from consumption
and the grave. And yet some
people say that this is a blessed
world!"
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B e lin d
THE
Returns!

That there is "no going behind
the returns" has become a familiar
saying throughout the length and
breadth of the land since fraqdu-
lent President was seated upon the
alse representations of the great
Louisiana Returning Board, of
national infamy, but now, since We
are under Democratic administra-
ton, we have an instance of fair
play by a Democratic judge that
would never have been dreamed of
in the days of Radicalism, for the
returns have been set aside And
the ballots themselves counted.
The case is this: The returns
of the November election, as pro-
mulgated by the sheriff of Grant
parish, gave A. V. Reagan, Demo
crat, majority of 26 over Howard
Mcknight. Republican, for parish
Judge. Mcknight contested on the
ground that the returns had been
fraudulently changed SO as to give
Raglan q majority of 26, whereas
he (McKnight) claims to have re-
ceived a majority over Raglan of
IS. When the case came up be-
fore his honor w. F. Blackman,
Judge of the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict Court, he decided in substance
that "the best evidence the plain
tiff could introduce would be the
sworn statements of the commits
sioners of the various wards, and,
in their absence, the ballots in the
boxes themselves"
This was considered "deadner'
by the Republican counsel, who at
once decided to use the testimony
contained in the compiled state
ments of the commissioners and in
the ballot boxes, and arrangements
were accordingly made to count
the votes in the presence of the
court. Only two or three of the
statements could be found, so the
ballots in the rest Of the boxes had
the be counted. After four or five
hours counting the result was an
nounced to be as follows:
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refused to do, but when they fled
their bill of exception, stating the
name of the witness-John War
ner, of public notoriety-the Dis
trict Attorney, having something
tangible. filed the rule. The sheriff,
also, in justice to himself, demand
ed IN investigation and is rejoiced
that the rule has been granted.
This little trick is too thin. Mr..
Mcknight will have to bring better
evidence than Warmers to injure
Mr.. Jeter. No one would believe
Warner on oath. The fact is,
Warner wanted to get the sheriff
to summon him. and believing him
to be partial, and knowing him to
be unprincipled. Mr.. Jeter refused
to summon him as q talesman. This
made Warner angry, and hence his
false statement to Meningitis at
torneys. We are glad the District
Attorney has taken this action, as
it was his duty to do. Mr.. Jeter
does not fear an Investigation. We
must remind these gentlemen that
things are not as they we're undor
the government of their choice.
Under the Republican administra-
ton ignorance and corruption pre-
vailed in Office. Our officers are
gentlemen and above such attacks
as are made in this case. Will
the District Attorney himself be-
lieve Warner No! For he knows
him. We know that, although the
District Attorney is Democrat
and friend of Mr.. Jeter's, he will
perform his duty faithfully. and
the people, with Mr.. Jeter, demand
of him strict investigation of
these facts.
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A Battle Of ExterIni0atiOu.
the coaM,Splsd OFFICER srcKEss AT
THx MASSACRE.

Fonr RoBISsoN, Jan. GO -Cou-
riers arrived this morning confirm
ing tie news received last night of
the battle between Vessels COM
mand and the Cheyennes.
Yesterday morning trails were
discovered leading III the direction
Of q range of hills. eighteen miles
northwest Of Bluff Station, forty
miles from here, and were followed
by Captain Vessels unit! he was
within three miles of the hills,
where he halted and formed skirm-
ish lines All four companies were
deploye ed as skirmishers. Com
pany i, Lieutenant Baxter. moving
from the south to the northeast
side; company H, Captain Vessels,
directly opposite; company E, Cap
tain Lawson, closed in ut the mDath
of the ravine, where the Indians
had en,rencbed themselves, and
company A moved to their rear,
thus hemming them in on all sides,
leaving no possible avenue of es.
cape. The Indians had placed
themselves in n deep wash-out,
keeping them under cover.
As soon as the skirmishers were
within one hundred yards of the
savage stronghold the latter opened
deadly fire, killing Sergeant Tag
CART and privates Brown and Nell
son, of company A, and dangerous
ly, if not fatally wounding private
Deboisse, of company H. Despite
the dreadful volley poured into the
troops they steadily advanced, and
when within seventy-five yards of
the savage's position fire was open
ed on all side with terribls effect.
At this moment, Capt. Vessels,
leading his company and loudly
cheering them forward, received a
light scalp wound from a pistol,
rendering him completely insensi-
BILE. Lieutenant Chase, of COM
pany A, seeing the commanding
officer fall, rushed forward, and in
stantly seized Capt. Vessels and
carried him beyond range, and
then led his own company to the
very edge of the wash-out, where
they fought the enemy with un-
abated fury.
Vessels regained consciousness,
came to the front, and seeing the
ground strewn with dead bodies OF
the savages, implored his men to
cease firing, with q view of getting
the remaining Cheyennes to sur.
render, but the latter stubbornly
refused and rushed at the troops
with hunting knives. They seemed
determined to surrender to death
only.
| At the cessation of firing, the
dead bodies OF twenty-three In
dams were found in the rife pits
occupied by them. This number
included seventeen bucks, foul
squaws and two papooses. Nine
remained, of whom one buck anc
five squaws were more or les:
wounded and three squaws were
unhurt.
1 OF the troops, but the three
heretofore mentioned were killed
and Capt. Vessels and private o
his company wounded. The latter
cannot live.
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SHEBIFF'S SALE.

Parish Court-Parish of Grant-State
Of Louisiana.-No. 20.
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Criminal Docket, Etc.

In accordance with rule of the
court, the District Attorney ON
Wednesday called mp the criminal
docket aud the cases were disposed
of AS follows: State ~. Milly
Thomas, WAS continued on motion
of defendant, on the ground that
her leading counsel was = member
of the Legislature and WAS absent
from the parish. State VS.. Tison,
ct. al. motion to quash WAS filed,
argued and taken under advise
ment. State vs.. Bell, prescription
was plead and sustained by the
court. State VS.. Bell, confined on
motion of defense. State vs. Horace
White, ct. al, bond WAS forfeited
and judgmeu, rendered against
principal and suretiss- State VS..
Clarke Williams, prisoner was tried
and found guilty and sentenced by
the court. State vs.. Thomas Nash,
ct. al, the bond was forfeited.
State VS.. Brutus johnson, bond
forfeited. State VS.. Walter Hop
kins, the prisoner came into court,
plead guilty and was fined twenty
Eve dollars and costs by the court.
State vs.. Crushon Smith, continued
by consent. State vs.. James Stew
ard, motion in abatement fled and
Judgment amended on motion Of
the District Attorney. State vs.
Chas. Thomas and Ross Carter, set
for trial.
It will be seen that there is but
twelve criminal cases on the docket.
The District Attorney has done at
this court, what he always does,
all in his power to try every case
on the docket. 1t is to the interest
of society that they shonld be tried
and the good people of this parish
should uphold him in his endeavors
to punish criminals and to protect
the property and lives of the law
abiding citizens. The District At
torney on Friday morning filed a
rule on the sheriff to show cause
why he should not be suspended
from his Office for corruption and
contempt of court This rule was
based upon the charge made against
the sheriff, in open court, by the at
torneys representing Mr.. Mcknight
in his action against A. v. Raglan.
Col. r. A. Hunter and H. l.. Daigre
were the gentlemen who made the
charge and called the attention Of
the District Attorney to the facts
The District Attorney, we think
properly refused to act on the G,
parte statement of the attorneys
but stated in open court that il
they would furnish him with eui-
dence be would take the proper &C.
ton in the premises. This they
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bert q. Satcher, her husband.
On motion OF A. Cazabat. Attorney
for plaintiff, this case regularly assigned
for trial, was taken up and after evil
dence adduced the following Judgment
VAS duly rendered.
In this case, by reason of the law and
tho evidence being in favor Of plaintiff
Pernisia S. Satcher against the defend
ant Albert G. Satcher, her husband, it is
ordered. adiudgei and dccreed that the
plaintiff recover from the defendant Al
bort G. Satchcr, the sum of five hundred
dollars, that she be hereby decreed to be
hencetorth separated in property from
her said husband, that the community
of acquets and gains between them rs
husband and wife. be Dissolved. that she
have the sole and full control of her
separate property aud that defendanrpsy
the costs of this suit.
Thus done, read and signed in open
court, this 9th day of December A. D.
1878. m
A. v. Raglan, Parish Judge.
Filed December 9th, 1873.
A true copy.
Il. s.) S. b. SHACKELFORD,
Jan. 8, 1879. At Deputy Clerk
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pared by himself !:

Total 42a Total. $3.50. 463
This would give Mcknight ma
jority of IS. which would all be
very nice for him, but as the above
pretty little table of figures has no
existence save in the fertile imagi-
nation of Mr.. Mcknight himself,
his hopes of success are bound to
be blasted.
An amusing feature of this trial
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NOTICE.
Succession OF Harry Hali-No. 9.

SUCCESSION OF Harry HaIi-No y
Whereas Howard Mcknight has made
application to tbs conrt to be appointed
administrator OF the succession of Harry
Hall, deceased, notice is hereby given to
all whom it Goth or may concern to
show cause in tea days from the date
hereof, why the said should not he
granted.
Mi,n-ss the Honorable A. v. Raglan.
Parish Judge, tuis the 18th day Of jan
uary, lc79.
S. Is. SHXCKELFORD.
janlS-3'. Deputy Clerk.
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SATURDAY, FEB. l, 1879.
LEGISLATIVE AND OTHERWISE

Thinking it would be of interest,
we have singled out few matters
passed upon by the present Legis-
lature as items for the information
of our readers
/. An act calling a convention to
frame a new constitutions; to pro-
vide for the election of delegates
to tn. same; to fix their compensa-
ton, and making an appropriation
for the payment of the same, which
sets the 18th day of March as the
day for the election of delegates to
said convention.
2. The Moffett Register is up in
the shape of bill to repeal the
law creating it.
3. A bill to repeal the charter of
the Louisiana State Lottery.
4. A bill for the relief of delin-
quent taxpayers, allowing them to
redeem lands sold at tax sales and
RENTING penalties upon certain
conditions.
5. An act empowering police ju-
ries to appoint collectors of parish
taxes, to fix their duties, and to
regulate the collection of parish
taxes.
6. An act submitting the location
OF the parish site of Grant parish
to q vote of the people.
I. An act to provide for supply
ing the loss of public records and
other papers consumed ty the
burning of the courthouse in the
parish of Grant.
The bill for the relief Of delin.
quent taxpayers appears to be q
good measure in the abstract, but
has one very Objectionable feature
and that is the license it gives te
landholders to evade paying money
due the State. If a tax title is t.
be insalidated in this way, pray
what plan is to be resorted to ir
order to enforce the payment o
N taxes? Or, if lands are sold fol
the taxes due thereon, who would
: be SO foolish as to buy property tt
which the State cannot give a Sc
cure title The fact is, this thins
may undermine the last vestage 0
the right of the State to collec
taxes on real estate.
The acts calling a convention
repeating the Moffett Register law
and the charter Of the Lotter,
Company. are all good and viii
prove satisfactory to the'people o
the entire State.
The act empowering police jurie
to appoint collectors, ETC., we d,
not think has passed. At least
ought not, as it most certainl
would come under the head of un
necessary legislation, when locke,
at from constitutional convention
standpoint.
The last two acts are of direc
interest to our parish, and will b
fully appreciated by all. The sub
ject Of a parish site is particular
interesting just now, and no littl
discussion is being had as to tn
best location, taking into consid
Grafton all inducements Offered
The present site is undoubtedly tn
choice OF the majority OF the people
but as the Calhoun heirs persist
emily refuse to sell land to partie
wishing to build in Colfsx. an
seem to prefer rather to pursue
dog-in-the-manger course, every
body has become heartily tired {
their dilly-dallying and trifine
for, instead of giving the desire
possession, they are even trying
dispossess parties of the few fee
of ground claimed by them on ia
titles. The next desirable locatio
is on the upper edge of what
known as 'sRaven Camp" or til
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JUDGMENT.
State If Louisiana-Parish of Grant
Parish Court.

No. 90 Mrs. p, rnisia S. Satch.r. VS.. Al
bert G. Satcher, her husband.
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By virtue of and to satisfy . writ of
Fl ia. issued and to me directed, in the
above entitled and numbered suit, I
have seized and will offer for sale, at
public auction. ct the residence Of Al
bert G. Satcher, between thehours pre-
scribed by law, on.
. SATURDAY, February LIST. 1879,
The following described property, seized
as the property of the defendant, to-wit:
One yoke of oxen, one wagon, two
horses, two plows, fifteen head of hogs,
three head of cattle, one hundred and
twenty barrels of corn.
Terms cash, with benefit of appraise-
ment. HENRY JETER,
jan16-3t. Sheriff.
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nounced to be as follows:

Total. .458 Total. 442
The returns as promulgated by
the sheriff were:
Raglan. ...459 Mcknight. =. 433
Mcknight claims that the re-
turns should have been made &C
cording to the following table, pre-
raraJ hv b,ucaff.
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that the work was going on in accumulsting
vigor, and forgetting the lowly life, and se-
cret prayer, and individual, consecrated Ia
Dor that are necessary to secure the blessing.
It is one Of the promising signs Of the times
that it is beginning to know and feel the ne.
cessity Of using the scriptural and long-trled
way of saving souls.
To this, we add the testimony Of DR.. Stu
art Robinson, who after hearty participation
in some of the modern fashions of evangeliz-
ing, and careful observation of the results,
has more than once frankly given his opinion
that there follows very dangerous reaction,
ga letting down of the spiritual tone Of the
people, growing want of relish for the
stated ordinances. This evil has, in our
judgment, largely increased since the tempo.
rary excitement of the evangelistic meetings.
The old fashioned home food is no longer
relished, and nothing but some sort Of spir-
itual festival can meet the demands of this
morbid appetite of many"
We repeat our belief that the Church &C
knowledges it has had surfeit of these
spiritual festivals" and is evincing new
relish for the 4" old.fashioned home" We
believe that while a spirit of oneness more
than ever pervsdes the people Of God, each
denomination feels renewed attachment to
its distinctive tenets, and is convinced that
it can do most for Zion by working on the
wall "over against its own house," with the
old, appointed implements, and in the old,
appointed way.
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leave to say The average cost to tnos'
who use tobacco, if statistics are reliable IL
such matters, is at least $50 per capita every
year or, to, our 20 900 chewing and smok
ing church members, the handsome sum Of
$40O, 00O-sn expensive luxury truly.
Now my proposition is this, that we al
resolve to spend only half as much in tobac
co and cigars as we have been in the habit
of spending, and dedicate the other hall
($2OO,OOO) to the work of the Church.
Why, brethren, this is more than we have
ever given in any one year to SustentatiOn,
Evangelism, Foreign Missions, Education,
and Publication all combined.
Let us then agree to divide our $500 600
between the two Iururies-" the luxury OF
smoking and chewing" and "the luxury OF
doing good.
This was not written by preacher. though
it is intended for them, as we'll as for the
elders and deacons, before whom they gen.
orally set SO good examples in every kind Of
self. sacrifice and self denial.
If had thought of it in time | should
have taken for my text Exodus xxxv: q,
%, %. Read the verses.
With the best wishes Of one who has been
A SMOKER.
P. s. If only ten men can be induced to
carry out the suggestion given above, the net
saving will be 500, and this alone added to
the Church revenues would amply compen-
safe for all the labor of writing and printing
what has been here presented for cOnsidera-
ton. A. 5.