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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-28
A RECKONING OF TIME.
TAKEN vaon rHz DIVINE LAW.


Editor Czro.icls:
Dear Sri saw the farewell ad-
dress Of the bogus President, Mr..
Hayes, in the columns Of the Natchi-
toches Vindicator, Of April 2, 1881.
He admits himself to be one of the
tools of his predecessor, whose mot
to was the League, and whose works
were and are the works of decep-
tion-Daniel, II chap, 80 yer. Whose
footsteps have fulfilled over 700
prophecies in the short space of 4
years, I month. 10 days, 8 hours, and
80 minutes. And the negro is the
platform on which he stood Daniel,
III chap, AZ YER. And under his
reign your tares were raised Daniel,
IL chap, 20 yer. He did not receive
the honor of the government DAN
lei, IL chap, 81 yer. Yet be went
into Office peaceably - Daniel, Il
chap, "a yer. Who caused the
churches to despise their own MEM
bers- Nahum, 2 chap, 2 yer. Why
was he taken away in the eveningf-
Isiah. II chap. IA yer. The place
and manner Of his departure job,
20 chap, rs yer. He was. but to-day
is not; yet his laws remain the same
as they were when he left-Rev.. II
chap, 8 YER. And now where is your
merchandise of gold and silverf
Nearly gone. And the slave is gone
Rev, Is cpap., IL, IL, IA vers. Who
who win buy them to-day p Deut ,28
chap, 68 yer. And why were the
pastures cut of last winter f-Jere-
miah. IS chap, SO YER. r. Wv
THE above Communication is be-
yond our ken. We give it Just AZ we
received it-ED. CHRoH1oLR
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-28
WHAT SHALL THE HARVEST BE ?

The question now agitating the
American mind is, what will be the
result of the Conkling resignation ?
Wesay Conkhng resignation for Plat
is NEARLY the tail to the Conkling
kite. Conkling has resigned in huff
because he was not allowed to dictate
to the President who should ell the
important Federal Offices in New
York. The general belief is that
Conkling's resignation was rendered
with the expectation and belief, on his
part. that he would be Immediately
reelected by the New York legisla-
ture, and his course of opposition to
the administration Endorsed and him.
self vindicated by such reelection.
What action that legislature will take
no one can predict with any degree
of certainty. Although Conkling has
wound up his affairs in Washington,
and is offering to sell his property
there, still it is believed that this is
mere pretense, and that. to put it
tersely, he is ''just honing" for re-
election. At first his friends claimed
that this would be a matter of course,
and that two weeks would see the
lordly Roscoe again strutting through
the halls of congress, while bis oppo-
nents have all along proclaimed that
Conkling has committed political ha-
ri kari. Now his friends say they
are not so saneuine. Whatever will
be the action of the New York legis-
lature, the Republican party 10 that
State is split past mending. IfConk-
ling is returned, administration Re-
publicans will resent the slap given
the President. by refusing to act with
the Conkling wing. II he is quietly
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-28

Conkling and Plat are candidates
for reelection to the Senate. The
"hslf breeds" or Independent Repub-
licans of the New York Legislature,
swear they will not vote for them.
If they stand to their promise Conk-
ling and Pratt viii retire to the
shades Of private life, as there are
Democrats enough in the New York
legislature to combine with "half-
breeds" and prevent their reelection.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-28

VIM. E. Chandler has been reject
ed BY the Senate. as Solicitor Gen.
eral o. the Treasury. Thus slowly
but surely are the perpetrators Of
the fraud of 1876 being punished
But for Chambers participation
therein, he would have received the
votes Of the Democratic senators, and
been confirmed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-28

shclved and some other man elected
senator, the Conklingites will "sulk
in their tents" at the next election.
Let the performance in the Republi-
can menagerie proceed, and let
the side show at Albany open. We
are simply spectators on the outside
of the ring.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-28

Judge Robertson has been con-
irmed as Collector of the port Of
New York. As his confirmation was
almost unanimous, it is q further
eye-blackener for Conkling.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-28

The Chicago Weskly Nesos is what
its name indicates-a newspapers 1t
fairly bristles with news. The Week
iy Neics and the CHRoSIcLE both for
81 50a year, postage included. Send
your subscription to this Office.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-28

The silent Wheeler & Wilson No. s
and White sewing machines delivered
at Coliax at New Orleans prices by
Ferguson Il Schnack, watchmakers
and jewellers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-28

The Chiokasaw Guards, of Mem
phis. were the victors in the COMPETE
tive drill in New Orleans, last week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-28

Reeds Git Edge Tonic prevents Malaria
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-05-28

many of which will especially please the
Ladies, was selected with great care, as
was also his large stock of
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23

publicsns who, they will say, would
have been elected if the election
had been fair, and will elect a Sens.
tor aud the Republican majority here
will say that such Senator sis right
fully entitled to his seat" and both
Democratic Senators now sitting in
the seats of c Calhoun and McDufie will
he on record as having declared, nu.
der their oaths, that this will be not
only in the power of our Senate to
do, but also beyond the power of
any other Senate to undo. The same
process can be applied to Mississippi
and other States, and there will be
no remedy.
The whole error lies right here.
This Senate is not the power to es.
tablish a Legislature for State.
Each State establishes its own
Legislature. The Legislature so
established by the State elect a
Senator in the manner prescribed
by the laws. The Senate judges
only whether the Senator so elected
was elected iu the manner prescrib-
ed by the laws and has the qualifi.
cations prescribed by the constitu-
ton.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23
No Ceremony Over II.
TIeadyille Herald

lLesdville Herald.
A farmer resident of Leadville,
who has just returned from Colora.
do, New Mexico, the present termi.
nus Of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railway, says q woman
Mary McBride-was making her
way from Colorado, which Is the
terminus, TO the old town, dis.
tance of mile and half. She was
walking along leisurely, when she
noticed four men coming toward
her. They were very demonstra.
tive, but she thought them endowed
with sufficient humanity to respect
woman, and endeavored to pro.
ceed on her way. They surrounded
and ordered her to give up her
money if she had any. She declined
to do so, when they adopted com.
pulsory methods. aud relieved her
Of el37, which was the last cent she
had. The woman returned to the
end of the track, and described the
Williams who had robbed her. That
night three of the ruffians were
found playing cards in saloon, and
justice was, indeed, summary.
Without word the vigilants walk.
ed forward and seized the highway.
men, marched them out. Ropes
we're soon placed around their necks
and they were dangling from the
telegraph poles. The avengers re.
turned to their homes as if nothing
unusual had occurred. The next
day the gentleman interviewed con-
tinued his journey, aud arrived at
San Marical in good time to wit
ness the invasion Of the town by
two despcradoes whose yells and
carousals made the place hideous.
Scarcely had he placed himself at
the hotel table when shrieks and
the firing Of revolvers summoned
the guests TO their feet, and run
ming out upon the piazza they
could see the darkness broke here
and there by the sharp fash Of re.
volvers. la a moment the entire
populace was up IN arms and in
pursuit of the disturbers, who ran
their animals with break neck speed
to the old town of San Marical.
Here they repeated their deviltry,
and entertained themselves by rid
ing into a saloon, shooting out the
lights, taking possession of the bar
and running things generally.
While they were in the saloon aud
had complete and undisputed pos
session of the place, citizens arrived
from the new town, and approach
ing noiselessly, corraled the roughs.
The proprietor had abandoned
the place, and at the word the en-.
tire party opened fire on the usur-
pers. Volley upon volley was fred
in upon them, and subsequent ex.
animation disclosed that seventy.
one balls had found their way into
the two bodies. The next day a
hole was dug in the prairie and the
dead men thrown into it.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23
Buried Alive.

There can scarcely be a doubt
that many persons are buried be-
fore life is extinct. Hence no one
ought to be inferred until decompo.
sition is plainly manifest.
A Baltimore dispatch says: To.
day the friends of Miss Barbara
LieGeld, the daughter of a wealthy
German, who died on Wednesday
last, placed watch over her coffin,
believing that she is in trance
and will come to life again. Miss
Liefeld, who was about 18 years of
age, was found dead in bed, and
her physician said she died of heart
disease. On Sunday she was to
have been buried, but to the as.
tonishment of her friends, her face
assumed a life-like hue, and the un.
dertaker expressed the opinion that
the body had turned partly on it's
side. Consequently the funeral was
indefinitely postponed, and further
developments we're awaited with in.
tense interest. The cheeks assumed
a rosy hue and the limbs were
neither cold nor stiff. The hands
were warm and up 10 yesterday
morning warm perspiration was
perceptible. Yesterday the body
rapidly became cold, and several
physicians who examined it, pro.
nounced life extinct. The funeral
accordingly took place in the after.
noon, the coffin being placed in a
vault in st. Alphonsus cemetery.
To day friends visited the vault and
had the coffin opened. They were
greatly agitsted when they learned
that the body had again become
warm aud that the color had return.
cd to the cheeks. By the advice OF
the cemetery authorities the no.
pains were not removed. The cof.
In WAS, however, left open and q
guard placed in the vault. The
painful suspense under which the
parents Of the girl arc lsbofing has
completely prostrated them. The
result is looked tor With much
anxiety.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23
CARNATIONS.

Blow, winds Of summer, on the grass
OF meanows green my love must pass
What time he comes to me;
Shine, sun Of summer, on the way
That he, ull-hearted, takes to-day
Toward our trysting tree.
Sing. happy lark, in Gods blue sky,
Lift thou thy thrilling voice on high,
In carol strong and clear;
Sing, lark, and will sing with thee,
Because good things have come 10 me,
Because loves life is dear.
Because my sometimes lonely heart
Is loye-elected to part
Among esrth's favored few;
Because my lately empty hand
Is filled to-day by loves command
With blossoms Of loves hue.
Because wear upon my breast
The flower my lover loveth-best,
The flower he gave to me;
A dark carnation, velvet red,
By moonlight gathered from its bed,
When none was near to see.
A sweet carnstion, whose perfume
Is richer even than it's bloom
OF kingly, crimson hue;
And as the flower is sweet above
Its summer fellows, so his love
More than nfost love, is true.
wear my blossom DER my heart,
Content to take the meeker part
In all loves days to come;
Content To fare 10 quiet ways,
Afar from rumor's blame and praise,
In sunshine of sweet home,
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23
Senator Hill on KELLOGG.

In the face of the provision of the
Constitution that "the Senate shall
be composed of Senators chosen by
the Legislatures of the States" it is
bad to see Democrats voting to
keep q man in the Senate who they
admit was not chosen by a Legisla.
ture.
In the face of the provision of the
Constitution which declares "that
no State, even by amendment, shall
ever be deprived without its consent
of its equal suffrage in the Senate"
it is bad to see Democrats declaring
that Louisiana has been, and shall
be, deprived Of that equal suffrage
by simple order OF partisan ma.
)ority of the Senate itself.
1t is bad, very bad, to see Demo.
Gratis giving votes which declare
that under the power To "judge of
the elections, qualifications and re.
turns OF its own MEMBERS" this Sen
ate can also judge Of the electionsI
returns and qualifications of the
members of the State Legislature,
and, in order to admit partisan in
the Senate. can recognize any mob
as Legislature, and that such
plain usurpation is not only legal,
but irremediable. Yet all these
monstrous things every Democratic
Senator does declare who votes to
retain Kellogg in his seat. But
what troubles me more is the effect
such a rule may work in the future,
especially on the Southern States.
By using this precedent, the Re
publicans, after once getting ma
jority in the Senate, can prevent
any Democrat from the Southern
States, especially from South Caro-
lima, Mississippi, Florida aud Louis
lana, from ever again being admit
ted in the Senate. Under the doc
trine of this Kellogg case they can
make the South forever solidly Re
publican in the Senate, and will
thus make the Senate forever Re-
publican.
In 1876 a large majority of Demo
Gratis were actually elected to the
Legislature in Louisiana. But the
Republicans declared that the elec-
ton was not fair, and that if it had
been fair, a large majority of Re.
publicans would have been elected.
Accordingly the Republicans who
were elected united with sufficient
number of Republican candidates
who were defeated, to make quo
rum, and declared themselves to be
the "rightful Legislature" This mot
ley crowd elected Kellogg. In 1877
the Senate declared that Kellogg
was ''rightfnlly entitled 10 his seat,
and certain Democrats declare that
this Senate bad jurisdiction to treat
this mob as q Legislature, and hav-
ing done 80, the act becomes not
only legal, but irremedisble.
Now apply this rule: In 1882 the
people of South Carolina will elect q
Legislature. That Legislature will
elect . Senator to succeed Mr.. But.
Ter. Doubtless q majority Of the
Legislature actually elected will he
Democrats. But the Republioani
say that South Carolina viii always
be Repabaiesn II the elections are
fir. Accordingly the Republican,
elected in 1882 can unite With Re
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23

The only postofice In the world
which continues to be respected by
pilferers is the letter.bo in the
Magellan straits-a simple cask
chained to the rock. A passing
vessel sends boat, takes what lot.
ters there may be and deposits it's
own. The postofice is under the
protection OF the navies of the civil.
lied world, and, although, it has
been established for many years, it
has never been robbed.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23
Plant Less Cotton.
I Narksyilie Bulletin.1

Narksville Bulletin.1
Our planters will soon be busily
occupied making preparations to
commence another years crop.
From now on their closest attention
will be given this subject. Expe
rience is said TO be the safest aud
best of teachers and we hope our
people will profit by the lessons
which they have received during
the past year. "Plant less cotton"
has been the advice Of almost every
newspaper, and the theme has been
so much dwelt upon that it has
become almost obsolete. Neverthe.
less the advice which has been so
honestly given has unfortunately
been unheeded. And what has been
the RESULT Not the ,hriftiness
which the incrcdulous cotton plan.
ter expected but an invariable fail.
ure in his calculations.
AS we write, on the very thresh
old Of another year, we see the de.
plorable sight OF one half of the cot
ton planted last year yet ungathered
in the fields, and the only good it
will ever do the hard worked far.
mer will be to add little TO the
fertility of his soil. Most of the
other products have been gathered
aud housed and with comparatively
little trouble. Onr planters must
cease to pay so much homage to
cotton: they will never attain that
prosperous condition so devoutly
wished for, if they make it the chief
product. Let corn aud the .other
cereals take prominence for once
and great change for the better
will soon be apparent. Cotton cul.
ture is too uncertain, the revenue
derived from it too inadequate for
the work it requires, and besides it
has too many drawbacks to make it
the principal industry. Through the
Incompatible fertility OF our soil
and the herculean work devoted to
the crops our people have kept a
pace with the times, but how much
more prosperous they would have
been had they engaged in more
profitable industries!
We enter to-day upon a future
full Of hope. 1t is left to Us to i'm.
prove OH the situation, if possible.
With the proper and sole attention
to our agricultural interests it can
be accomplished. We believe We
have reached that tide which, ac.
cording TO Shakespeare if taken at
the flood leads on to fortune. We
are blessed with peace and quiet in
oar governmental affairs. Vultures
no longer prey on our vitals-a
government of our choice presides
over our destinies. With politics
We must for the present sever all
connection. That subject must be
consigned to a merited oblivion.
Let howlers and political agitstors
cry themselves hoarse about our
bad laws, bad legislature, bad
government, etc.. but the ears Of
the sgriculturist must be deaf to
such stuff. 1t is left to us to build
up our fortunes, populate our waste
places by inviting an honest and in.
dustrious immigration, and, above
all, to not stick 80 closely to cotton.
Let us take warning from the result
Of last years cotton crop, and re-
member with the poet that,
Experience Joined to common sense,
To mortals given is providence.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23
A clereyman's daughter. Of Nan

A clergyman's daughter, of Napa,
Cal. went to circus. On the fol.
lowing Sunday her father preached
on sinful amusements, and used her
case as An illustration. In the Sun.
day school that afternoon he said
that she was impenitent, aud moved
her expulsion; but . vote being u
ken, all the pupils voted to retain
her.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23

Tennyson bad his hair cut By a
London barber the other day, and
the knight of the scissors made quite
a speculation by dispOsing of the
locks. One enterprising American
offered q handsome sum for the
entire crop, and enthusiastic women
admirers are persistent in their de.
mands for Il few hairs to work into
rings aud brooches os souvenirs.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23

We reproduce the following from
the editorial columns Of the Now
Orleans City Item:
There is likely to be another little
family jar in Louisiana Republican
circles. 1t has been all along con.
ceded that, in case the State were
divided into two United States ju.
dicial districts, Judge Alex. Boar
man, Of Caddo, had earned and
wonld be fairly cntitled to occupy
the bench in the northern one. 1t
now appears that the willy Kellogg
has candidate for that position.
Seeing no other hope for continued
political preferment the SENATOR"
contemplates running for Congress
as barrels successor, and, in order
to promote his prospects in that line,
will endcavor to secure the United
States Judgeship for Hon. Taylor
Beattie. With the latters grateful
and earnest backing. Kellogg
thinks he could easily make the
third district pocket borough. In
the meantime the Pardee and Leon.
ard factions are holding their breath
in astonishment at the sudden
change which appears to come over
Judge Billings prospects.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23

Besides attending to all her moth.
er's cooking, washing, milking and
other housework, and spending
three months visiting friends in
Troupe and Fulton counties, Miss
Maggie West, of Pike county, made
e128 With the needle during the
year 1880. Young ladies who visit
all the time and work none, should
think Of this.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23

The only cure for Incidence is work;
the only oure for sel6hness is sacri.
Ace; the only cure for unbelief is to
shake Oh the ague Of doubt by do
ing your oonscienoe's bidding; the
only cure for timidity is to plunge
into some dreaded duty befoge ths
chill comes on.-ExehApge.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23

Mr.. Moody was followed to his
lodgings fortnight ago by a con
vert who wished 10 ask him wheth.
or it would be right, now that he
bad professed to be q Christian, to
pay his whisky bills The evangel.
ist told him to pay oil his debts, no
matter how bad they might be, and
then to max q new start.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23

When Stanly Matthews 10 con.
trnsd Ohio viii have thres oat Of
~ stas tudess sn shs sapsssse
1seeA ne real Ohio N4A--Ap RI
o@cA-ia pronounced . sueeses.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23

The present Printing lev Vas soe
passed, A. stated by the Monros
Bulletin, by q Republican, but by .
Democratic reform Legislature, and
not in 1875, but in 1877. As h
customary, reform began with the
Press, and you may say IL came
very near ending with il. There are
two periods in q legislators life
when the newspaper may be sure Of
his attentions: 6rst, when he is about
to sacrifice his feelings and busi.
ness to help make laws, and, second,
when he vaults into tue Capitol
and sacrifices the newspaper for
lack Of something else to sputter
about and tear to pieces, all other
matters being hopelessls beyond
the reach Of his ten intellectual
thumbs. 1t has been a grave ques.
ton with US, whether Louisiana
legislature could assemble and 70.
main in possession of the powers Of
speech and the faculty of thinking
ten days without having q bill read
aud engrossed providing for some
new regulations aud rates about
public printing. II may come In the
shape of an allegory, n tragedL@
an invocation to mental obliQdity,
but it is sure to come in e6hape
and invariably clouded witkdonbt.
Perhaps, now that there isia Press
Association in this State, The legis.
lature will in some measure consult
the views and experience of the
members of the fraternity, aud a
plain, practical printing law will be
enacted.-Owachita Telegraph.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23

Ifall the dogs were sent to lap
land, the lawyers TO Lieberia, the
donkeys to Brsy.sil, the lovers to
Sigh. boris, the editors to Nsvs-ssal-
land and the key hole angels 70
Peer.u, the eternal fitness sfthings
would have equilibrium dswn - .
hne point. 20 -.5 20. se
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23
MINDEN HOTEL.

THE travelling public and regular board
l. ers will find this house rs comfortable
and well supplied as the resources and con-
dition of the conntry will permit. The
charges are very reasonable. The Stage
Stand is kept at this Hotel.
have also attached to my hotel a new
and commodious Stable, we'll supplied with
provender and water. and good ostler al
WAYS on Land to attend to stock
The travelling public will do we'll TO give
me a call. A. J. REYNOLDS.
Claiborne guardian., 1881-02-23

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