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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-10-23

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centrated in two States, our adversa-
ries have Just succeeded in procuring
probable RETURNS Of their local can
didates. Can it be possible that in
every State throughout this broad
land the same methods cen be brot
to bear that were used by the Repub-
lican managers in indiana and Ohiof
Can the great Ststes OF New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut, California,
Colorado, Novads and New Hamp-
shire be bought iatinidated and de-
frauded? Even without the vote Of
Indiana, which We believe will be re-
deemed in November, with New
York and New Jersey, and other
States that are conceded to us, in
Guiding Maine, the election Of our
candidate is assured. The Republic
can party have put in nomination for
President and Vice President two
men. who, by tho admission Of their
own party aud press, are unworthy
ct your confidence and Your SUI
frages. It is impossible that fifty
millions Of intelligent and patriotic
people win consent 10 place them-
selves upon the humiliating level
Thus prepared for them by the Re-
publican managers.
Fellow citizens. the first days re-
pulse at Gettysburg ended on the
third with Hancock in frUnt in q glo-
rious victory. That victory secured
us our Union. The question is not
now the preservation Of the Union,
bnt Of constitutional government
Hancock ia now, a. then, in front;
the repulse is now a. then the omen
of victory which viii secure to COM
ing generations the inestimabls bles-
sing Of civil liberty.
BY order Of the Naticod Demo-
cratic Committee.
VIZ. H. BARxuM. Chairman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-10-23

On Wednesday,, October 18th. the
steamboat 10 Br3~rly. when within
ak miles OF the mouth Of Red river.
caught fire and burned to the waters
edge. She left Shreveport on the
9th with $50 bales Of cotton, and, in
Guiding what was picked up on her
way down. she must have had nearly
1900 bales on board. Boat . total
loss; valued at $4,000 aud insured
for 81, 500 No lives lost
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-10-23

the ballot box. We presume every
man prefers that N. G. Blanchard. q
worthy son OF Louisiana who has
worked for her redemption from
Radical rule, should represent him
in Congress- rather than Alexander
q. Wells, the champion of Louisiana
Radicalism and he son Of tie man
who has shamed the State in the
eyes Of u civilized world. We take
the liberty Of assuming that they do
not care to have more to do with j.
Madison Wells or his son than to
consign them to the private Oblivion
Of deserved defeat. Then let them
come to the polls and express that
preference in y freeman's ballot.
Come out. every man. aud let the
world know and sec what the people
Of q Republic have TO say TO tyrants
and usurpers Of their rights
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-10-23
Why ALL SHOULD VOTE.

Only ten days more aud the teem-
ing millions Of voters Ut the United
States will be called upon 10 give an
expression Of their choice ut the bal
lot box for the man they would have
to occupy the Presidential CHAIR, the
highest position within the gift Of
the American people, and one which
will send the name Of the holder
sounding down the aisles Of time
long msea after his bones shall have
,uoulde red to dust in the silence Ol
the gloomy tomb. Two men stand
before the people OF this Republic Ms
a~p,rants for this high honor. They
represent respectively the two great
political parties Of this nation. each
party claiming that its peculiar plan
or method III running the govern
.uent is most economical aud will re-
sui, in the most good to the mos,
people Up to 1860. for nearly forty
years the affairs ut government were
administered ID. Democratic Presi-
dents, the only interruption III thai
time being the election of VIM. h
Harrison. Wing. IN 1870. who was
succeeded by Jame~ K Polk, Demo.
crat, III lo44, aud III iS4S the Wblgs
again got III their man Zachary lay
lnr. famlliarly kuowu as Old Hickory
The pruspellt, oil those days u sui
nc,enL guarantee Of tue efficacy .
the Democrats plan of admin. ter
my The affairs Of government. aud w
hear the good old days ''before thu
war" CONSTANTLY referred to. ln lS6'
the Republicans got possession .
tho national government aud hav'
held 1t for twenty years. 1t Is need
less for Us ~ draw the comparison
All are familiar with the happeuing
since then, tue turmoil aud strife
| the financial failures raused by un
wise legl>lation, the enormous price
uu imported articles. aud the heav.
natIDuai debt incurred Between ID
two parties you are called upon t
choose. Not To- take part III the cou
test is unworthy The son VI M Amer
eau sire. ASIDE from the politics
aspect VI this question, there rs ~
other phase ~blcL csmmeuds It I
the special consideration ii our pei
pie, aud that ia the personei Ut til
candidates. Hancock il entitled
our gratitude for his magnanimit
when III military charge over as. a''
the impartial justice metsd ont Mt
time the cunyuerer's heel WAS npo
lac neck of the South. AS foe /
: fought to the bitter end; as u col
. queror he was generous; ~ u soldit
E 10 slew; rs u citizen he sought
: build up. and proclaimed ia the vel
teeth Of X ,,licalisin, - he great pril
c,ples of American liberty are q
lawful Inheritance Of this people, al
ever should bs. la the cUtnpariss
! with Garfield he rises To giant b
. side ii psgru,: the one brave. gene
QUE, pune and aud states.uanlake. Il
other cowarslIy, vrne,DOus. corru
and blind 10 partisan z'sal. bath
The south and serking 10 degrS'
> nsr people. We take II for grant
that every man who reads this arti'
IN bis heart prefers HANCOCK aud E
: gllsh to Garfield aud Arthur. III
let them express that preference
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-10-23

A genuine sxlt water shark was
caught last week in Red river pppo-
site The Experiment plantation. 1t
was skinned, stuffed and brought to
this Office, where il can be seen by
onr people. Mr.. lsham West will
accept our thanks FIR briDgingiDg il
to IN. -MarksviIle Bulletin.
This must he one OF the sharks
that we spoke Of last simmer as fig
uring about the month Of Cane river
opposite Collar. Glad you got him
friend Lafargne. for now the newspa
per chaps Of the State will put more
faith in our next fish story.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-10-23

Mr.. E X. Bn~sat. the well known
editor Ut the Alexandria Democrat
has retired from the management ol
that paper, with which be has been
connected for twenty years The in.
firmi,ies of age are given BY this
veteran journalist a. forcing him tc
forego any anticipstions that he may
again resame the editorial chair. IL
HE place Mr.. Jas. r Waters mounts
the editorial chair. The retiring edi
tor has our best wishes, while The
new conner is extended the hand o
frateruai greeting.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-10-23
Letter from Washington.

VASE rSoroN. D. c.. Oct 2. 1850.
venture the asserti0a that tho
correspondent who telegraphed from
this city to . Cincinnati paper the
story about prominent public men
urging Gnr6eld's withdrawal from
the Republican ticket, to make place
for Grant IL entitled to the reward
for the biggest fiction Of the season.
There is absolutely no truth in It
No Washington man, Democrat or
Republican. with The party staading
which comes from official position
higher than the garbage service, has
Thought or spoken seriously Of such
u change. While Republicans here
differ AZ to the availability Of ~ tWo
men as candidates. both undeniably
having many aud earnest friends i'm
side the party. they agree that any
change now would be in the highesf
degree disadvantageous-
Post Master General Maynard i
the only Cabinet ofhcer in town to-
day, the others being engaged in the
political CANVASS. Mr.. Maynard has
made an excellent impression on the
ofiicials OF bis department in the
brief time he has been here. He
said yesterday that be would not
probably take any sctive part in the
campaign further than speaking, -
requested. at points in Virginia and
Maryland, near this city. But no
one can tell how soon he may be
dragged into the Republican canvass
now becoming 90 desperatAI
| An effort IL to be made to pat the
famous Marine band on . better foot
ing. A new leader. An accomplished
musician, has Just been selected. and.
If Congress can not be induced to
give the band members An increase
Of their present regular salaries, our
prominent Washingtonians will take
such measures az will induce high
order Of talent to seek membership
in the band. What the government
gives is no more than . sergeant Of
cavalry is paid, and the bands re-
ceipts from other sources are neces-
snrily small
The Daily Post this morning re-
, peats ito urgent call upon Democrat.
throughout the country to forward
contributions, small and great, r.
Chairman Barnum ct New York.
The managers Of our National Fai1
Association announce . probability
Maud i. will be present during tn
fall meeting this month. St jules
is already here, and his driver ]
; greatly pleased with the track ct tn
Fair Grounds.
A London newspaper OF recen
. date says: There u something r.
fresbingly economical about the man
e apement Of the United States Cor
i sulate at st. Petersburg. Tho Vic
q Consul General. Mr.. Hutton, is th
T. head Of the sewing machine firm
y Hutton 4 Co., one Of the largei
II business establishments in Russi
y The shop Of this company serves
+ az the consular establishment, an
y the shop men a. consular officer
p As regards consular affairs. Cousui'
~ General Hutton IL at home in Il
o. shop from elevsn to one; a. regart
~ the sfysirs Of the shop. be y resf
re to point out the virtues Of his exce
u lent sewing machines from nine
70 the morning until nine at night
D. o41eoek
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-10-23

Y0Bo VOmk1AAes00s
NEW York, October "a, 1880.
To the Democratic and Conservative yo-
ters Of the Country:
The election of President and Vice
President is now before yon, State
and local dissentions are eliminated
from The issnes III the day. The
magnitude of = victory or q defeat
cam only be estimated by The forces
aud means employed iu securing It.
By fraud and corruption the people
III the country were defeated in their
PM p.r.e IN 1876. and the rightfully
.,l.cted President was kept firm Of
tice. With the combined capital ol
the Republican party. aided By re-
peated assessments upon the arm,
If office hulders, with the power o.
tile Federal government, represented
by United States marshals at iht
POLLS, with Intimidation, frand and .
resort to every corrupt spplisnc'
| known to Republican meth0ds. con
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-10-23

NOTICE. - Frank lsesIies Weekly,
the only Democratic illustrated news-
paper published. will be sent post
paid. for i've weeks. for thirty csnts.
sgents wanted in every town. Send
thirty cents for Eve weeks srbscrip-
tiou. or six cents in postage stamps
for sample copy aud illustrated cats-
loguge. Clubs Of fur will be sent
for i've weeks for one dollar. Ad.
dress Frank Leslie Publishing Co, II
DEFY street. New York.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-10-23

Ohio aud Indiana have both gone
Republican for their local officers, but
it is confidently expected that the
result in Indiana will be reversed in
November, and electors secured for
Hancock. From the address Of onr
natsnnal campaign committee it will
he seen they are confident thar Han
c,ck will be elected even without the
vote of Ildiana
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-10-23
FOR PRESIDENT,
w. S. HANCOCK,
Of Pennsylvania.
FOR ylCE-PRESIDENT.
VIM. n. ENGLISH,
OF Indiana.
FOR CONGRESS,
N. c. BLANCHARD,
or CADDO PARISH.
ELECTORS.

From the Stale ut large-Waltei
Z. Flower, If Orleans, L. G. Man.
n,.g, # Kap,.i-s
Frs, Congressional District-C A.
Butler, nf Orleans.
Second Congressional District f.
j. O'Brsen, Of Orleans.
THIRD Congressional District-Gen
AlleA Thomas, Uf Ascension
fsavtb Congressional District-W
II J..k, Of Natchit.'ches.
Fifth Congressional District-Geo
II. Ellis, of Union.
Sixth Congressional District - K
A. Cross. Of East Feliclaiia.
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Yoa have now just Que week in
which to register.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-07
4 GRANT SIDE-SHOK.

The tail to the Grant kite at Chicago
meeting of an alleged National Soldiers
convention-cut but a small figure in the
midst of the more exciting events that were
transporting last week. The newspapers, il
it is true, gave long reports of the speech
es, but these only served to make more man
fest the hollowness of the affair. The lists
of those present comprised good many gen.
erals, colonies, majors and captains, but not
more than a dozen privates are mentioned as
being in the audience. The officers who as
sumed on this occasion to represent the SOL
der element, were almost to man politi-
clans of the Office holding aud ofice-seekine
stripe-men who find 1t convenient to boast
their military titles as recommendation fol
Office They were not the men who distin-
guished themselves at the front, but mostly
commanders of the home guard, who care
fully avoided danger by remaining at the
rear at the time when every man was needed
at the front. The meeting was packed fol
Grant, Just as many another meeting has
been packed in the past few months-by @
lot of office seeking politicians who expect
favors at his hands in case of his election.
The speeches were devoted to the most
fulsome Iaudations of Gen. Grant. He
was the deity who commanded the homage
of all the ofice-holders and of all who ex-
pected to hold Offices under him. His
military xploits were extOlled beyond meas
ure; his civil services we're compared to
those of the greatest statesmen of the world
to the disparagement of the latter.
No one wishes to depreciate the value of
Gen. Grants military achievements. He was
great soldier, yet others in our army, with
equal resources, might have been as great
| But his civil career has been devoid of every
element of craftsmanship. He sent as rep
resentatives to foreign governments men
who had been repudiated at home because of
their many lapses from rectitude; he chose as
his immediate consellors men of mediocre
ability save in the domain of rascality,
where they shone -eminently. Under his
regime corruption of every sort hourished
unmoIested, and the treasury was plundsred
of millions upon millions of dollars, while
the people groaned under the most onerous
burdens. 1t was a record OF which every
honest American has been heartily ashamed
"a record of profigacy, extravaganza, dis
honesty and political harlotry. If these
office-seeking "soldiers" can find anything
in such a record worthy of commentator
they must be satisfied with very little of a
very Indifferent quality.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-07
: The st. J.lie,. Fan,ilu
Wallace's Monthly.l

When st. Julien scored the record of
2:124 the whole horse world was electrified.
The elements in his pedigree consisted SIM
ply of two we'll known factors Volunteer
and Harry Clay. There may have been some
trotting inheritance beyond this, but if 80,
it was entirely unknown to the trotting in
terest. The grand dam was ga cream colored
mare, bred by James Adams, of Deckertown,
N. J., and got by his cream colored horse -
What this cream colored horse may have
been we have no means of telling. The
great grand dam of st. Julien was small
bay mare, bought by William Space, near
White House, not far from Reading, Pa.
Nothing was known of her blood, but she
was always designated as the Adams marc, and
somebody scalled her the "Adamsi ARABIAN
mare" This mare was bred to Rysdyk's
Hambletonian some years and produced
Hamptonis, now owned by Chas. Stanford,
of Schenectady, N. Y, and Hampton, now
in the stud of Robert Steel, of Philadelphia.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-07
THE DEATH OF MRS. McKsNrY

No life has gone out of st. Paul for many
a day which causes such genuine sorrow as
the greivous exit of Mrs. Henry McKenty.
Death tributes are of small account at best,
but in this case who can write adequately of
the noble and exemplary woman who lies
dead to-day in her humble home, which she
made beautiful shrine of domestic virtues,
where her friends loved to go, and be edited
with the surprising motherly affection, the
thrift, the order, and the self-sacritice of this
heroic gentlewoman, who has passed away
forever.
Sympathy, kindness, and all the traits of
q benignant nature we're legible in the high
bred face, whose regularity of features was
classic. She was exquisitely refined, and
her voice was the soul of sweetest utterance.
But better than all, her heart held every
impulse that can ennoble human life.
Charity in its most comprehensive sense,
generosity, high-mindedness, and devotion
were hers. No one ever prayed more fer
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-07
Gored to Death 6u q COR
Scott County Advocate. ]

Scout Oounty AuVocate'
On Sunday morning Mrs. Nicholas
Rausch, German woman about 80 years of
age, residing in the vicinity of st. Joseph's
church, was fatally injured by being gored
and trampled by an unruly COW. The ami
NAL first made an attack upon, Mr.. Rausch,
who made his escapes, the COW then turned
upon Mrs. Rausch, throwing her down,
crushing her left shoulder and goring her
terribly. One horn entered her mouth, tore
up the right cheek bone and protruded
through the skull just back of the eye. DIR.
Northrup was summoned and upon examina
ton, found the unfortunate woman to be al
so injured internally, and that the case was q
hopeless one. She lived, however, until 2
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, when death
came to her relief. we
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-07
REDUCING CABLE RATES,
The AngIo-American Company Thro,cs
e DotcSs the Gauntlet to It's Rfrdls.

The AnDto-American Company Thro,cs
Dososs the Gauntlet to It's Rfrals.
New York Star
A notice was displayed yesterday at the
office of the Anglo American Gable company,
to the effect that reduction in the tariff of
messages to Europe had been ordered by the
directors of the company. The rate TO be
charged per word was fixed at twelve and
one-half cents. This announcement created
some excitement in the offices of the rival
companies, namely, the French Gable Com
pany and the Direct United States Gable
Company, and it was generally be.
lieved that bitter war between the
different companies would bs the con-
sequences. The French cable, which has
not been in working order tor the past four
weeks, has bad its repairs completed, and ia
now one of the best cables in the world.
Baron de Cembouzg, who represents the
company in this city, said that the action of
the Anglo-American company was surprise
to him and must have been decided on in
sheer desperation. He added that their ca
BILE was an Inferior one, and would not give
satisfaction at any price. The smallest tariff
q
on messages to Great Britain, Ireland and
France is fifty cents per word. He said
that no reduction of rates had yet been pro-
posed by his company, and probobly there
would be none.
Mr.. H. h. Eldred, assistant superinten-
dent of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
company, with which the Direct United
States company is connected, stated that the
cable rates of the company to Great Britain,
Ireland and France, had been reduced yes
terday from seventy-fve to fifty cents per =
word. This action had been determined on
two weeks ago, and was in no way brought
about by the reduction made by the Anglo
American company. Neither he nor any
other officer of the company was at liberty
to state what further reduction, if any,
would take place.
The Anglo-American company did very
large business yesterday, and napy persons
INDUCED in the luxury of communicating
with friends in the old country by cable, who
would not think of doing so under ordinary
circumstances. sharp fight is expected
for some weeks to come.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-07
HARRINGTON.
Ho,C Its Citizens Are Replacing the Strtct-
ares Destroyed by the Late FYre-Notes of
"GLObe" ENJOY.

Ho,C Its Citizens Are Replacing the StrEct-
ares Destroyed by the Late Ftre-N0tes of
"GLobe" ENJOY.
On the 9Th of December last, almost the
entire business portion of that beautiful vii
lage of Harrington was swept out of exist
ance by the merciless fire iend, and the enter
prising business men who for years had labor
to build up fortune, saw it melt away in
moment in the general Holocaust that fell
upon them. But Phoenix, like, out of the
ashes arose first the bank of Pennington,
which, within sixteen days of the fire, was
doing business in new building on the
site of the former, and following them in
Just sixty days the present neat and como
dious structure of M. Niskern, occupied as
was his burned building as hotel.
The old structure was of wood, and though
large, was far from eommodious. The new
structure is of wood, veneered with brick,
contains twenty-four rooms, and will cost.
when completed, $1,000. 1t is furnished
throughout in neat, comfortable and tasty
manner, and makes delightful and attrac-
tive resort.
Adjoining the hotel Mr.. II. A. Whitaker
is erecting two-story veneered brick. to be
used by the owner as boot and shoe store.
Across the way G. w. Diliey, another VIC
tim, is erecting large and commodious liv
cry stable on the ground his former stable
occupied, which will also be bricksd, and
which, like all the other new buildings,
is iron rooted. Mr.. Chss. Griebie, by far
the heaviest loser from the great disaster,
whose building, double store, three stories
high, was the pride and boast of the town,
is also about to rebuild, and only waits for
brick to build, as he will have solid walls.
On the corner opposite MIR. Grebie's former
store, the Bank of Pennington are erecting
q solid brick structure 45xSO, which will con-
tain an elegant bank and store rooms below,
and a fine Opera house above. Estimated
cost $1,000.
These are the principal improvements
noted by the GLOBE, though others will no
doubt soon follow, and from the durable
character of them, recurrence of the De-
cember disaster is not probable. The town
Is fast recovering from its pull back, and
will soon cease to regret it.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-07

The census enumerators have commenced
their work, and some complaint is made of
difficulty in procuring the necessary facts.
It should be borne in mind by our citizens
that the law requires every householder to
give an accurate account of the names, birth
places, ages, conjugal condition, profession
or occupation of the persons living under
the same roof. In this way the whole of the
particulars insisted on will be placed on re-
cord as to every man, woman and child in
the United States. Such enumeration de-
ponds for its success on the promptitude and
accuracy with which it is carried on, and the
officers should receive the active cooperation
of nuaru nitizan-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-07

vently and believed more earnestly. No one
ever had greater reliance on God. Albeit,
unbidden perhaps, the distraught yet beau
tiful soul must have found its eternal well
come from the Almighty Power which fash
Toned it for such woful experiences, and
pardoned its desperate break for home al
last.
The hill-slope of Wabashaw street will have
a lesser glory in its arresting loneliness OF
summer views. The welcoming hand, the
winsome beautiful brown eyes, and the hos
pitable heart will be part of the summer
mould. Yet benediction will linger about
the small spot in the universe of God which
has known the gracious nature of johanna
McKenty.