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through Europe.
Our river and creek looked lively for :.
time on "Wednesday. In addition to the
putting and blowing OF the tug engaged in
towing the dump srows, three other tugs
came up with b,rges and vessels in tow.
Two of them came into the creek, the third
one dropped its tow below Frenchtown
The Spring meeting Of the Oxford Agri
cultural Society will be held on The 9th lori
and l1rh Of June More attention will be
given to horses (fasr and oth+rwi>e) anr
cattle than usual at this meeting The F;.l
show IL more generally devoted to machin.
cry, produce, &c
The Exchange Hotel is place Of ex,
change N" longer On Wednesday chang,
came over the Exchange, and its halls ar,
now silent and deserted. The familiar clicl
OF the pool balls and the cry of cine beer
will no more be heard beneath it's roof, TO
some time at least.
While digging grave in the Catholic
cemetery, of this town. on Friday last tb
sexton, at Il point four feet below the sur
face, unearthed number of genuine seven
teen year locusts. This is probably the adj
vance guard of the main army comm.
through from Egypt
"A boarding house for horses is now on
of Eikton' 5 institutions. 1t is operated h.
Mr.. X. I. Crouch in connection with hi
livery business. BoarderS taken at fai
rates. Table supplied with all the delica
cies of the season. Horse radish anon,
other early vegera hies. n
Master W. X. Brown, son of Edmun,
Brown, Esq, of this town, lett on Saturda
last for indianapolis. where he will agai,
enter the employ of Mr.. George jackson. OF
his large dairy and stock farm, near tina
city. Mr.. Brown has already had one year
experience in the business
The remains Of Martin Quinn, the TN
fortunate man, who, together with Mrs
Dean, vas killed on the railroad, uear Stan
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-04-30

Dorchester county voters say they will
shake off the old Democratic Bosses this
Fall.
The colored people of Smyrna are build
ing new hail.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

January 9Th, 1881.
The police jury met pursuant to adj
journmeni, all the members present as
yesterday.
M +. Machen presented the code of road
lhws which he was instructed to draft, and
on motion of Mr.. Grow the Same were
adopted by sections rs follows:
lowing to the length of the road laws,
we have not the room to publish them this
week. They will appear next week. Ed. ]
On motion of Mr.. Grow
Be it ordained, that all gates hung
across public roads; shall be hung in such
q manner that they can be easily opened
by any person on horseback. aud, in case
they are not kept in such condition, it
shall be the duty of the overseer of said
road to remove. them at once. ~-.
2. 1t shall be the duty of the tar COL
lector to collect the licenses ON said gates
as soon as they are put up. aud, in case
the license are not paid at once, they are
to be removed as provided provided for
under the existing law. ass
On motion of Mr.. Grow. the police jury
adjourned till the LIST Monday in April 1881.
Attest s. e. CURRY, President.
NJ. F. MAcHEN. Clerk Police Jury.
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In and Around Montgomery.

The old year wound mp with a
igbt, and the new year open with
another.
Died, Dec, 3lst, 1880, in VIM
parish, ten miles northeast of Mont
gomery, with swamp fever, Sarah
Jones, daughter # j. w. Jones, ESQ
At the last Annual Conference of
The N. E Church South, Mont
geometry was attached to the Natchi-
s;hes work and Rev Robt. Randall APP
pointed. to said work. Elder Cunning
aam is pattor OF the Baptist church
at this place, and now montgomery
can boast of having two of the best
preachers in North Louisiana.
A son of John G. Calhoun and
daughter Of widow G. w. fletcher
are married. Mr.. Calicut, of Texas,
and Miss Dr.. Babers near this place,
were married few days since.
Miss Olivia Walker, sister of
aienry c. Walker. and the bell of
Rapides parish. has been visiting her
ielatites.ahd frisnds in this place.
Laborers in this section are chang
ing places, and many cotton patch
is still perfectly white. Hon. G. c..
Dunn has in his field 20 bales Of cot
ton, and if this miserable weather
continues much longer our farmers
loss will be great Very little cotton
coming in owing to the bad roads.
l. W. Callam died on the morning
of January 5th.
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sHERIFF's SALE.
Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of
Grant, State OF louisiana
j. w. johnson vs. Ruffian Nelson--No. 553
Old Series.

BY virtue Of and TO satisfy writ of fieri
facias. issued and to me directed by the
Honorable the District Court in and for
the parish of Grant, in the above num-
bered and entitled suit, l have seized and
will offer for sale. to the highest bidder, at
public auction. at the court house door, in
the town of Colfax, within the hours pre-
scribed by law, on
3 SATURDAY, January 8, 1880,
the following described property, seized as
the property CT the defendant, to-wit 81
One bale of cotton marked ar"
About 1900 pounds of cotton in the seed
in the cotton house.
About one bale of cotton in the field
Seized subject to seizure made under a
writ of sequestration by L. III. Hadnot,
constable OF ward 2, in suit styled j. w.
Johnston VS. Rufian Nelson, brought be-
fore J. p Hadnot, justice of the peace for
ward 2, for supplies for the year 1880
Terms-C Cash, with the benefit of APP
praiselnent. G. II. TEAL. sheriff.
Sh riff Is Office, Colfsx, Dec. is, $780, It
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On the down trip of the Bell, three
convicts from Natchitoches took pas
cage for Baton Rouge, in charge of
deputy sheriff. One of them was
young Willis Tessier. who will be re-
membered by some of the people
herebouts. He goes to the peniten-
tiary for six month for obtaining
goods under false pretenses.
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Old man Henry Desshaser. well
known colored preacher. nearly nine
ty years of age, who for many years
has held the respect of all who knew
him. both as slave aud since he has
been free. died at his cabin abont
half mile from Colfax last tuesday.
A large number of colored people at
tended bis funeral, and good many
whites were also present Our police
Jury did him deserved honor by adj
journing Wednesday evening to at
TEND his burial
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Mr.. S M. Lacroix has the cham
pion horse of the parish. Last
Wednesday his horse ate the tail off
OF another horse hitched near him,
and then ate up nearly half of a
picket gate. Sam ought to have q
few thousand boards rived out to feed
that animal on for the balance of the
winter.
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Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic prevents Malaria,

The most popular packet OF Red
river, the Jesse X. Bell, makes rail-
road time. and continues to grow in
favor every day. For genuine pleas
IRE we recommend trip on the Bell
She is fitted mp like a palace, and
her officers make it u point to see
that passengers receive the best at
tentiop.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

The Sheriff has remarked to Us
that It's little curious that three
or four Of our Lawmakers have
raised more fuss about the payment
of taxes than anybody else.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

The School Board met last Sainr-
day. but there being no quorum pres
ent, they adjourned without transact
lug any business.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08
MUSIC MADE EASY.
A Valuable Library On Music for almost
Nothing.
PROF. G. 5. RICE'S
VALUABLE LECTURES ON MlISlc

.@otVuLO Wv MUOtts
fhese Lectures contain some splendid yo-
cal Training Exercises. and some of
the most Popular Songs of
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No. l. Mistakes in Music, or Rise and
Progress in Musical Science. This lecture
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No. 2. Culture of the Voice. Use and
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is full OF knowledge of how to produce
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to all who sing or desire to sing.
No. 3. The Art of Singing, or Proper
and Improper Methods. This lecture is
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by every singer.
No. 4. The Voice in Speaking Compared
with the Voice in Singing This lecture is
Invaluable to both singers and speakers.
No. 5. The World Wide Influence of
Music. Every lover Of music should have
this lecture
No 6. Study of Harmony. the Essential
groundwork of Musical Progress. This
lecture cannot be omitted by any desiring
a knowledge of music
No. q. Why All should Study Music. A
lecture full of important information and
advice on musical subjects.
3 No. 8. Who SHOULD Study Vocal and
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No. 9. Christializing Influence of Mu-
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No 10. Music Of the Past ard Present.
Each OF the above lectures contain as
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Price, Ten Cents Each, Sent Post Paid acoa
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PRoF. RICE's LECTURES are everywhere
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Ladies and Gentlemen can rtalize splen-
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A @ Il n Il S
$l, 600 Made in 30 Days.

Now is the time to make it. Prosperity
has dawncd upon the People of this coun-
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YOU can just as we'll make little
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You do not have TO invest large sum of
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Your energy and yonr business capacity
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You will readily see that it Will be a com
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

The silent Wheeler & Wilson No. S
and White sewing machines delivered
at Colfax ut New Orleans prices by
Ferguson g. Schpack, watchmakers
and jewelers..
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

Hundreds OF dollars are lost to this
parish every year because there is no
authentic map by which to make as
easements. tits now getting to be
about. time for our police jury to in
vest in a parish map.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

Mr.. G. H. Mumford has just re-
ceiyed telegram from New Orleans
stating that his wife is very i'll He
went down on the Silver. City last
night.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

Mr.. Clement Contey, living on Mr..
Narcisse Fredieu's place. near the
mouth Of the Nantacbee, died New
Years night He. leaves wife and
three children.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

We invite the attention of our read
ers to the advertisement of the Buck
eye Manufacturing Co, Marion, Ohio,
in another column. They offer rare
Inducements to earn an honest live
lihood.
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THE ST. LOUIS
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Hay while the sun shines.
The business is honorable, straight for
ward and profitable. Do not neglest this
notice but write to us and find out what
our business is. 1t will pay yon and only
cost the price of one postal card. We send
full particulars free attend to this mat
ter now for there il money in it for all who
engage with us, II you can only devote
one or two hours day, or the evening,
you can make $40 week. You have only
to write to US to be convinced of this fact.
Send us a Postal card With your full name
and address plainly written thereon, aud
receive by return mail full particulars of
business that viii surprise you and make
you wonder why you never wrote to us be-
fore. Write at once it will pay you. 4d-
dress.
BUCKEYE MANUFACTURING Go.
(Name this paper.l MARION, OHIO.
M O N E Y
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II isn't every day that an editor
has a carriage and span Of horses
placed at his disposal, and when it
does occur due note should be made
of the fact. Mr.. Geo. Hickman has
placed this writer under many obi
cations for his cleverness. Our old
friend, Mr.. A. A. Dean. will also please
accept thanks for a similar kindness.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

The repairing of watches by com
petent workmen specially at
FERGUSON & ScHNAcKs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

Solid silver patent lever watches
for $l2 so and upward at
FERGUSON & ScHNAcK's.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

Mr.. Geo. W. Lane has been in
Colfax for the past week. He viii
remain here for some time.
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State Tax Sales
OF MOVABLE PROPERTY.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA J
VS..
DeLinonenk Tar Dehtslrs.
Parish Of Grant, 12h District.

virtue Of the authority vested in by the Constitution
Elm
n District Cgu Of said parish he'd within the legal hours
on Monday and each succeeding day until said
of
Grant to enforce collection the assessed
paid and all The
3
o TarsD ell Year
Name Description o. 1876
Anderson Kmtal-One Male Mule. 90 0
e W. Williams naI q o1e Iron Axle Ok Wagon 81 90
ON SAID day Of sale will sell such portions of said
point ont Debtor
once and without further delay sell the
n n TEA
Shorthand
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

Low Middling cotton rules in New
Orleans at 10lc; Good Ordinary 1Oc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

Nice gold jewelry and silverware
at FERGUSON & ScHNACK s.
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NOT ICE.

Notice is hereby given that on Monday,
the 9TH day of February 1881, at IL O'Clock
m. will offer to lease, ut public auction,
in front Of the court house deor, in the
town of. Colfax, to the highest bidder, the
following public ferries:
Montgomery ferry, on Red river.
Planters landing ferry, on Red river.
Colfax ferry, on Red river.
CotiIe ferry, on Red river.
Capp's ferry, on Little river.
Lacroix's ferry, on Little river.
Dunnahue's ferry. ON Little river.
Cockerham's ferry, on Little river.
S. c. CURRY,
Prest. Police jury of Grant Parish.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

THO 0aoEo NAV lie found on III OF Geo. r.
tuto TEbE Powell & Cos Newspaper Al
verisiug Bureau 30 Spruce ST. whcn ndvertis.D8
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Hon. B. F.. Jonas has our thanks
for pnblic documents.
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We want a limited number of active, en-
ergetic canyassers to engage in a pleasant
and profitable business. Good men will
find this rare chance
TO MAKE MONEY
Such will please answer this advertise
ment by letter, enclosing stamp for reply,
stating what business they have been en-
gagged in. None but those who mean BUSH
ness need apply.
Address fiNtfy, HARVEY q co.,
fe25-ly Atlanta. Ga.
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Gilt Edge Tonic cures Fever and Ague
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We recommend the following claim be
laid over until the next meeting.
G. II. Jones, for bridge S75 90
We recommend that the following claims
be rejected.
u. ]. Odom, special constable :. s1l 90
Randolph Hebet, ".-.... s 90
q. II. Teal Sheriff. waiting on court 60 90
H. Williamson. dp'y sheriff 10 90
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic restores appetite.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-01-08
LOCAL OF s.

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic cures. Dyspepsia
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-26
IreIand's Loss.

Ireland has lost 100000 people
SINCE 1910, and the drain still flows
almost without check. Speaking of
Gladstone's emigration scheme, the
New York World states.
The Canadian authorities have tried
similar plans before, and the result
was unqualified failure. The Ontario
government some years ago built
hOmesteads, gave free grants aud even
helped to clear the land for Scandi-
nayian and Whitechapel emigrants IN
the great Muskoka and Parry Sound
districts, only to find that no emil
grant outside of the Scandinavian
countries and the slums of London
would patronize the territory. The
Dominion government, in order to
secure Mennonite emiTants during
the exodus of that peculiar people
from Southern Russia, advanced them
loans, only to bring down upon itself
the wrath Of the Irish
and Scotch voters, who protested
against paying for a system Of State
e0ddling from which their country
men were excluded. The Ontario
government then trisd the plan Of
advancing q portion Of the emigrante
passage money, or rather Of giving
him a reduced rate Of steerage fare,
free railroad transportation, and q bo.
nus of $6 after six weeks residence in
the province. This worked like a
charm, according to the emigration
returns, but il was soon found that the
emigrant, particularly the Irish emf.
grant, simply sojourned In Ontario
until he could collect his bonus, and
then hurried across the line 70 Join
his friends in the United States AS
Mr. Gladstone's scheme would doubt
less in the same way become feeder
to the vast stream Of emigration that
Is pouring into this country, Amer.
cans will cordially welcome il, but the
British and Canadian taxpayers can
not DO expected 70 take our view Of
the matter. There Is plenty Of land
in Canada, bat the Irish peasant can
never be bribed 10 settle in the Arc.
tic regions Of the Saskatchewan and
the Mackenzie while free homestead
awaits him in the Western States.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-26
AN AsSASSIN'S ANCESTRY.
The Respectable Sires of "a Very
Degenerate Son.


llOuccuuio AhuopOhNeh"l
The Hon. Il. B. Penniman, of this
place, years ago, while living at Utica,
N. Y. was we'll acquainted with the
grandfather of the man who attempted
the assassination of President Gar.
field, and also with ether members of
the Guiteau family. Among other
personal recOllections, he relates the
following:
In 1892 three brothers Of this name
removed from Massachusetts, into
Oneida county, N. Y. Their names
we're respectively Francis, Calvin and
Luther. Francis and Luther were
physicians, while Calvin was a survey
or. Francis settled at Deerheld a
mile from Utica, and about halt mile
west of the farm now occupied by Hon.
Horatio Seymour, and his medical
practice was mainly in and around
Utica. Calvin settled in Utica and
died there. Luther settled in Tren-
ton. They we're we'll educated and
enjoyed the very highest personal and
social reputation. The father OF these
three men was DR.. Francis Guiteau,
ST.. who was physician 6rst at Pitts
field, and afterward at Lanesboro,
Mass. The progenitor of these Guiteaus
was Protestant who fed from France
after the revocation Of the Edict of
Nantes BY Louis XIV, October IA,
1855, and soon found bis way to Mas
sachusetts. The senior Francis Gui-
teau at length removed to Deer6eld,
in order to be with or near his sons,
and he died there. The junior Fran
els. in 1901, moved into Utica, practic-
ing his profession in connection with
the prosecution of drug business,
About 1914 he removed toWhitesboro,
four miles west of Utica. Some years
later his sulky was overturned on
frozen ground, and he was taken up
insensible. He never afterwards
recovered sufficient strength to resume
attendance upon the sick. He died
iu 1923. He was six feet in height,
rather spare in flesh, erect and active,
Of firm fibre. and well fitted to endure
labor and fatigue. OF genial manners,
he was, nevertheless, decided in his
opinions and free in the expression of
them. He was leading man in the
Baptist denomination. He had five
sons and five daughters. Only one Of
these sons was living in 1871 This
one was Luther Guiteau, who settled
at Freeport, ILL.,, where he was at that
date, and Cor several years previously,
cashier of the Second National Bank.
He died in 1880, holding that position
up to the day Of his death. Charles
Guiteau, the assassin Of the President,
is a son of the last named Luther
Guiteau.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-26

stsubenvilie gazstts.
BOokWalter has a hogsh cad. So has
Foster. Foster has spent 9 heap Of
money TO elect other men TO Office.
The last Legislature was elected bV
the use Of his money. He expected
the Legislature 30 elect him to the
United States Senate. The Legisla
ture elected General Garfield.
After Garfield was elected Presi
dent he was to have given Foster a
Cabinet position. He didn't do il.
Foster is full Of anger. He doesn't
like the way he has been treated, and
refuses to carry the Republican party
on his pocket book again.
The result is the Republican press il
trying to scare him with a great deal
Of talk about BOokwalter bari and il
is his intention Of using lots Of money
in this campaign.
The subject Of soaring Foster is ID
get him to shell out as was his formel
custom. This is all there is in the
talk about Bookwalter going to spen 4
three or four million dollars in the
campaign.
The boys are out Of meat, and il
Charley does't open his tpocket book,
they are likely to go hungry.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-07-26

New York Herald
The pleasing report comes to US
that within tho last four OF FIVE days
several sharks, with a keen eye to
pleasure and business, have arrived to
spend the summer off the Coney Is
land coast line. They are a little late
in making their appearance, but the
season has been backward, and the
shark is one Of the most fashionable OF
fishes. lie is not only fashionable.
but fastidious; hence his periodical
registering at Coney Island. New
Yorker on the half-shell is the favor.
lite dish 10 SharkdOm at this time Of the
year, and as there is no place in the
world where the favor is richer OF
more delicate than at what is called
the American Brighton, it is not sur.
prlsing that the epicuFes among the
upper ten" sharks should 50
extensively patrOnizeit. The citizens
Of the metropolis ought TO feel
complimented at this manifest
| preference. Who ever hoard Of )
shark at Cape May or Long Branehi
Every well bred shark turns up biz
nose at Jerseyman or a Philadel.
phlan. Atlantic City Is for The same
reasons given the cold shoulder b.
these epicureans Of the deep blue seas
There are two sorIs oil sharks at Cones