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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-06-17
mo. 80.


lAmerican Register.
"The mountain lat ned and brought forth
. mouse"
The Republicans laughed 1T the
Democrats for not reviaing ''the tar
id" claimed that the tariff plank in
the Cincinnati platform ("tariff for
revenue only beat Hancock. The
Solons OF tho Republican party can
now amuse themselves By discussing
the ludicrous position in which they
have placed their president.
True. the Democrats had full con.
troll of Congress for four years; equal
ly true they honestly admitted being
unable to revise the tariff list 90 a. to
meet the altered conditions Of the
separate States. Now that the Re-
publicans have the majority in each
House, We. the people. are informed
that "the tariff /" in all its wonderful
complications must be revised BY .
special commission to be appointed
by the President In plain English
the dominant party admit they have
neither brain nor nerve enough TO
meet THE issue. They are sn,ort--
tricky enough to put the whole re-
sponsibility on one whom the country
well knows never thought Of being
made either . President Of the Uni
ted States or the scapeeoat Of his
party.
2 Mr.. Arthur may, doubtless viii,
advise with others and then appoint
y most reliable commission, said COM
mission doubtless will confer with
and get advice from each and every
State and then report to Congress
Meanwhile the fall elections will be
held. The Republicans dodge the
tariff and try to impose upon the
people-the absurd idea that the tariff
rs ali right aud cannot be improved.
The commission viii not have time TO
report before Congress sdjourns.
s II the revenue laws are not capable
OF being improved. il the tariff cannot
be changed 30 az to meet the altered
conditions Of the States, then why not
say, ~ the Democratic did, 1--WE are
not capable Of arranging the tariff 90
a. TO satisfy each state, hence We will
let well enough alone"
There il "a insnsense uncertainty ~
to the future. there is no uncertainty
ss to the past Win the people new
er be convinced Of the open frauds
practiced upon them by the Rspabli-
can partyf No, Mr.. Republicans. you
can nnsest . Democrat. bat your
wisdom is not equal to Daniel Web
ster. and he was once Tin faUor # fres
trade.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-06-17


In an article on celestial scenery,
the New York Sun of Sunday, june
10Th. says: $40 cay that the new
comet is now visable to the naked eye
is the truth. but the statement is,
nevertheless. misleading, DULY . keen
eye can pick it put from among the
stars. 1t 10 not brighter than . star
of the fourth magnitude, and its tail,
which is very pretty in the telescope,
is . hardly distinguished wisp Of light
as seen with the naked eye. It will
grow brighter, however, for week
to come. After that it will BE- too
close to the son to be visable until
about the middle Of June, when il
will rsappear in the west, having in
the meantime passed its perihelion.
How bright it will be then cannot be
told. but there is some ground to
think that will be the most brilliant
period of its career. Venus and Mer-
curry make very pretty appearance
intbe west after snndown now. We
nus is by far the brightest star in the
sky, and Mercury. though bright. is
hardly q rushllght beside her" 8
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-06-17
Police jury mee.s on the first Mon.
day in July.


Henry W. Grady. Esq, editor Of
the Atlanta Constitution. was recent
~ requested by a large number of bis
fellow citizens to allow his name to
be used al Democratic nominee for
Congressman ut large. The letter Of
request received over 1000 signatures.
Mr.. Grady declined for the reason
that be had adopted journalism as
his profession. and intends to devote
himself to it entirely.
Are there any of the editors Of
Louisiana who can boast of as warm
q support, and where is the one with
the nerve to decline such an offer?
Don't all speak at once.
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journalism, and. as no compromise
conld be effected. the principals were
placed in position and the fight con.
tinued until the wounding Of Major
Burke This ended the duel. The va.
rious Witnesses of the duel all agree
in stating that the principals acted
with remarkable courage and GOODNESS
and that the affair was conducted &C
cording to the rules prescribed by
the code.
While, according 10 the code, 7
this affair Of honor" appears to have
done credit to those engaged in it,
still it is q disgrace when viewed from
a moral standpoint. With all the
enlightment of the nineteenth centu-
~ before them, and the Divine COM
mand, "Thou shalt not kill, ringing
IN their ears. for two honorable and
distinguished gentlemen to GO upon
the field with the deliberate intention
of numbering one another, seems to
us to be as unnecessary as 1t Is cruel
and devilish. Behind these two gen.
tiemen stand arrayed wives. children.
relatives aud friends, whose protests
rise to heaven against the merciless
"code" that would deprive them OF
husband, father and protector. While
~ the present instance the ''affair'
ended more fortunately than could
have been expected in duel between
two.such sanguinary participants as
Major Burke aud Mr. Parker, still an
outraged Christian community is
forced to ointldeprecatingly at them
and cry. ''Sbame. shame, shame :"
In our eyes q duel is ten times more
disyraceful than q street brawl. for in
snO saves SocV AoCA8 S04 oOtoCSt loo
plead an excitable temper or aggra-
vntion and irritation in exclamation.
bat for the FIRST there is no excuse
1t is supposed ia duels that both par
ties are eqnais-are gentlemen and
disposed 20 be just and fair toward
one another, aud not take any undue
advantage. All the rules Of the code
go to prove this. Then, Why. in the
name Of reason aud humanity. il
seconds" can arrange the prelimiha-
ries for murder, is it not competent
for them to arrange the terms of an
amicable settlement without the she'd
ding Of blood ? Away with the he'll
lish "duello. and let the seconds. the
men who aid and abet in these cruel
meetings, let them come in for the
condemnation they deserve 1t is be-
meath the dignity Of intelligent and
honorable gentlemen to descend to
thus silly practice to settle their diff
culties. rsa 81 81 Eo n
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Onr friend Goodwyn. Of the Colfax
CHRONICLE, recently paid visit to
Alexandra, ''baby and all, Of which
be gives very interesting account.
He visited all the notables, saw all
curiosities of the thriving town, but
said nothing about the '.swlngers" Of
the bat How's that. Mr. Chronicle
Next time you catch 'em ON the fy.-
Natchitoches Vindicstor. p
It's ont Of our line to "catch 'em
on the fly" We are umpire for
the Colmx boys. having been duly
elected to that position at . late
meeting Of the base ball club OF this
place. The ''bat swingers" Of Alex
andria did NOT. have q game while we
we're there, or if they did We hsd no
information of the fact. Il would
have beenIs pleasure TO have seen The
Alexandrians shin around in a few
home rms - ee 4
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Garibaldi. the Italian patriot. is
dead. The following is the telegram
of condolences TO Garibaldiis family
sent by king Humbert "From my
youth my father, taught me sdmira-
ton for Garibaldi. Later. witness
ed bis heroic acts. and in my family ad-
miration and gratitude grew greater.
Accept my coincidence, which is shar-
ed by the whole Italian nation" 1t
was at first desired to have his body
crematsd, but it had to be absndoned
on account of the practical difficnlties
in the way OF its accomplishment
The senator's and deputies of the
municipality of Rome went to Capre-
ra. the place Of Garibaldi's residence,
to pay him honor. He was clothed
in a red shirt, the emblem of his own
adoption, to show his love for the
nasses and universal freedom.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-06-17

Tennyson can take q worthless
sheet of paper and by writing a poem
on it make it worth 5000. That's
genius. Vanderbilt can write few
words ON . sheet and make it worth
$5.O00.000 That's capital. And the
United states can take an ounce and
quarter of gold and stamp upon il
an "esgIe bird" and twenty dollars. 81
That's money. The mechanic can
take the material worth IS and make
it INTO 8 watch worth 500. That's
skill The merchant can take al ar
ticle worth Is ceuts and sell 1t to you
for ST. That's business. A lady can
purchase very comfortable bonnet
Tor $40. but prefers to pay 500 for
one. That's foolisbness. The ditch
digger works ten hours . day and
shovels out three or four tons of earth
for 81. That's labor I'e - issi Z.
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II is tbs- general opinion that dys-
pspAis was the chief sIsmaot u Car
lylss PHILOSOPHY
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
The Transit To-Day.

To-day is the day set apart
for the transit of Venus across
the face of the sun. AS it will
be the last affair of the kind for
couple of hundred or a thou
sand years, the astronomers
have made great preparations to
secure accurate observations and
to correct an error of One.tenth
Of a second in the calculation of
the earth's orbit. OF course to
man coming home late from
the club or playing cinch in the
Magnolia Saloon, an error of
one-tenth Of a second would not
amount to much, but to an as
tronomer measuring the sun
such mistake throws him
eight millions Of miles out of his
road and it's something of a
tramp to get back. The propo-
sition to pray for fair weather
has been discounted in astro-
nomical circles, for it's no use to
pray for clear weather with the
wind in the northwest. The
sun will ris with Venus on its
disc and, according to Mr..
Friends calculation, will remain
there until about noon. 1t can
easily be seen with a smoked |
glass and will look like q black |
spot on the face of the sun. The |
observations will cost the astron-
Dmers something over a million
Of dollars.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
County Commissioners.
At a regular meeting of tn

At regular meeting OF the
Board of County Commissioners
yesterday the following bills
were audited and passed ::
Salary of each Commissioner,
s33 50; w. H. Corbett, 500 !;
s. T. Swift, $3.50; James Fraser,
5000; F. D. Turner, s166; NJ.
D. Hatch, 5000 J. D. Kersey,
1926; H. F. Bartine, 500 /;
Olcovich Bros, Sc ; Harris Bros,
S22s; Mason & Co., Sill f; X.
Mills, 50 F.; board for llisoners,
SOS; S. T. Swift, fees $56; j.
Duffy, So; ]. E. Mack, SIS; w.
D. Torreyson, IS; J. E. Cheney,
SCI; C. & T. L. & F. Co., 81 80;
Henry David, So; c. E. Bray,
50; Andy Wright, S25; }.
Muller. SO; w. H. Mason, S. !;
J. Rosser, SIG; J. T. Preddey,
s75 w. w. King, s35 (; Gas Co.,
$40; Water Co., S. +; f. James,
$50; T. Coffin Sc; w. NJ. Lang,
500; l.. Stern, 81 /; p. \. Wag-
ner & Co., SIG; Charles Pascal,
81 so; S. l.. Lee, $l44; Mary
Kennedy, $500; J. Bath, $50;
J. Platt, So Mrs. II. P. Hurt,
$50; J. Fraser, SIG D. C. Blye,
s5; E. c. Jones, $50; Guy
Thorpe, $50; W. Cary, SIT so.
The bills for advertising the
election by the four several
newspapers were then examined,
and the APPEAL and Tribune
bills laid over until legal adj
vice could be taken as to their
correctness. The bills Of the hal
ance of the papers were audited.
The returns of the special cleo
ton were canvassed, and Hatch
found to be the person elected
for COuntv Clerk.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
Saving stakes.

During the past few months
the miners of the ComstOck have
formed a sort of mutual insur-
ance society. A number of
men enter into an agreement
by which if one man is dis
charged the rest make up a
purse of ten dollars a week and
pay him until he gets on again.
Sometimes two men agree that
when one is discharged the
other shall pay him ten a week
as long as he is idle.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06

d. Gree has now fine stock
of fast and safe horses and new
carriages and is prepared to fur
nish teams or single rigs at
cheaper prices than any stable
in the city. Horses boarded by
the day, week or month and
given the best of feed. A trial
will give satisfaction, both as to
the quality and price Of services
rendered.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
A SPECIAL OFFER.
How to Get q Great Weekly for
Nothing.

How to Get q Great Weekly for
| Nothing.
The Cincinnati Commercial is
the largest weekly newspaper in
the United States. 1t is an eight
page paper, containing Sc
columns of matter, covering in
all space of % square feet.
Each person who subscribes for
the APPEAL between now and
January lst will, by paying for
one month in advance, receive
the Cincinnati Weekly Com
neerciM for one year and also re-
ceive, postage paid, and free of
all additional cost, any Of the,
following standard works, IN
abridged, which may be select
ed:
Tennyson's POEMS"
"The Arabian Knights"
TThe Narrative of the Jean
nette Arctic Expedition" by
Lieut.. DanenhoWer.
"The Mill on the Floss,' by
George Eliot.
Woods Natural History for
Boys" 800 illustrations.
East Lynne" by Mrs. Henry
Wood.
Vennor's Almanac for 1888"
"The Swiss Family Robin
son."
GA Treatise on the Horse and
His Diseases" by DR.. j. B.
Kendall.
"The Woman in White" by
Wilkie Collins.
History of the Kingdom Of
Ireland"
Waverly," by Sir Walter
Scott.
"A Brave Lady," by Miss
Mulock.
"The Bible Dictionary"
"Lady Audley's Secret" by
Miss Braddon.
The APPEAL is the only pa
per in Carson publishing tele-
reports and fall stock
quotations.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
The Arlington.

In another column the Ar
lington House sets forth its adj
vantages as a resort for the
travelling public. The house,
under the management Of Mr..
Sherman, has been vastly i'm
proved and is now in splendid
condition for guests.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
IN Ii BEEF.

James Marshall is very sick
in San Francisco.
The Ormsby House dining
room is being overhauled.
Mrs. Alt will in future hold
her dancing school on Thursday
instead of Friday evenings.
We learn from the Virginia
Chronicle that the Bee of this
city has suspended publication.
The remains Of A. E. Shan
non, Grand Master of the /. O.
o. F., have been taken to San
Francisco for interment.
A. 3. Driesbach, an old Car
sonite, is reported as having
made S62,00O off the sale of a
mine in Eldorado county, Cali
fOrnia.
The Glenbrock mills have
closed down and everything
connected with the logging and
lumber business laid under for
the Winter.
Gus Lewis is out on the
streets again, looking pretty
fairly for a man as low as he
was few weeks ago. The late
Republican victory in Ormsby
warmed his blood. .
Night before last Captain
Todman's boat, the Truckee,
sank behind the breakwater,
and is a total loss. The ma
chinery will be saved in the
Spring.
Nicholl, the tailor, is flooding
Carson with circulars in which
he advertises to make pants for
81 and upward. Don't throw
money away on such goods, but
order your clothes made by the
tailors who do business in Car
son.
Fischer & Decker are repair
ing their saloon and getting
ready for a big business this
Winter. They expect to have a
free lunch set out every day
which will make the tables of
the regular hotels insignificant
in comparisons. bus
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
Dancing School.

At the Opera House. Glasses
every Saturday from to 4 P.
NJ, and from 7 to 8 P. NJ, after
which dancing until IL O'Clock.
Terms, payable in advance.
Adult class, per month, SIS !;
children, under fifteen years,
So. Music furnished for balls
and parties at a reasonable
figure. HALL 4 MEDER,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
Fixing Things.

The County Clerks Office is
being thoroughly renovated by
the kalsominers, paper hangers
and carpet men. Inside Of a
week the office, SO long a dingy,
dusky, and undesirable place,
will be as presentable as a gen.
tleman's parIor. There is no
reason why county officers
should not have offices which
have a Christianizipg appear
ance instead of stalls which re-
mind one of country barrooms
with seven or eight dozen
chews Of tobacco deposited
around the spittoon.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06

Call and look at the canary
and mixed bird seed at Thax-
tcr's drug store. 1t is imported
and perfectly clean. None other
is suitable to feed your canaries.
If you want the common seed,
he has it, and asks but a bit a
pound.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
EnceniuOuS.

Yesterday the steamer Meteor
attempted to run on to the
tracks of the railway at Glen
brook, which runs under water
into the lake for the accemoda-
ton of the steamer. The
water was too low, and presently
Tom Moreland, the engineer,
said that he was going to lift
the steamer upon the tracks.
The crowd laughed at the idea,
but Tom took a molasseS barrel
and boring an extra hole in it
filed it with water and fastened
it under the boats Prov. He
then connected a rubber pipe
with the hole and a pump to
the other and began to pump
out the water. It is very
simple matter when you know
how. The barrel filled with air
and lifted the tug six inches
and it slid right on to the track.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
Changed Hands.

John Welmering, who was for
80 long a time chief bar keeper
for Gibson & Dealy, has pur-
chased the Monarch Saloon of
L. T. Olsen. This is one of the
spots "to which the thirsty
traveller may turn with the
assurance of being inwardly
and outwardly refreshed.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
scenes In New Mexico.

A set of three genuine Gil
paintings by Silver, of Chicago,
valued at SIS, are on exhibition
at Cagwin & Noteware's, who
propose to rattle them off at 81
per chance-75 chances. Call
and inspect them.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06

Zephyrs, all shades crewls,
all shades ; German knitting
worsted, all shades; Saxony
yarns, all shades; Shetland
wools, all shades; embroidery
SILKS, all shades, at NJ. COINS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06

Oriental tooth wash, TetlOw's
perfumes and Slavens face pow
ders for sale at Fosters.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06

Ladies fancy goods at reduced
prices. To be found at COhn's
one price store.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06

A large stock of whisp brOOms
very nice-from 25 cents to
81, ct Thaxter's.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06

Go to NJ. COhn's anu examine
his new styles of moquettes and
body Brus 8 Is carpets. /,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
AFTERNOON BOARD.

80 Eureka Con.-103
SO Northern Beliefs
$50 Grand PriZe--l5c
100 Argenta-l5c
It's NavajO-63
SO Independence-60c
200 Belle Isle-50c
$50 Albion 60
1000 n. Belle Isle-20c
500 HOlmes-20c
200 Eureka Tunnel-50c
40 Bodice As
$50 Mono-30c
IS Martin White-2 65
100 Atlas
90 Pinal Con.
100 Oro-5c
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06

Ladies and children's shoes
st cost, at Harris Bros. +
Plushes,all sh AIDES and quail
ties, at M. COINS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06

INFORMAL BOARDS A. NJ.

INFORMAL BOARD-J A. NJ.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.
Following are the opening and
closing quotations Best 4
Belcher, 4 IS; Savage, Soc,
Csc; Con. Virginia, Csc ; Ophir,
9 80, . S. California, Zoe, l5c;
Mexican, 4 So, 4 80; Albion,
3 G5 b 80, 2 60; Sierra Nevada:
4 10; Chollar, l 50, l 60 b 5 ;
Bullion, 75c; Hale & Norcross,
81; Potosi, l 80; Gould &
Curry, %; Union, 4 65, A
Independence, zoe; Crown
Point, l 20; Bodice 40; Alta,
Ace; Yellow Jacket, 1 so; Day,
15c Belcher, zoe; Andes, soc.
MORNING BOARD-i1 A. NJ.
100 Ophir-2 So
21o Mexican-4 so
$50 Gould & Curry So
80 Best g. Belcher-4 40
$50 Savage-60c
600 Con. Virginia-Goc
go Caiifornia-lOc
go Chollar-l 60
$50 POtosi-l 80
$50 Hale & Norcross-l 80
100 Crown Point 20
40 Yellow Jacket 80
800 Belcher-70c
2GO Sierra Nevada Is
60 Utah. 65
so EXchequer-30c
200 Overman-20c
80 Justice--25c
ESQ Union COM S5
200 Alta-4Oc
100 Silver Hill-l0c
go Andes-SOc
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-12-06
so Cents Per W eek
Special Notice.

AZ COIN IS NOW THE SOLE
W. agent in Carson of the white
and .sNeW Howe'' sewing machines.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-15
N OTTC H.

TT is hereby certified that the Atlantic
/ and Northwestern Railroad Company OF
West Virginia, in pursuance OF power vest
ed in it by the general laws of West Vir-
ginia, and by the act entitled, "An act to
amend and re-enact section two Of an Act
passed February twenty. eight, one thous-
and, eight hundred and seventy-two, en-
titled IAN Act providing for charter for
the Guyandotte River Railroad and Min
eeral Company" passed March 18th, 1851,
has duly consolidated It's capital stock,
property and franchises withthe Ohio Cen.
trail Railroad company, corporation Of the
State OF Ohio, and has duly adopted for
such consolidated company, the name OF
the "Ohio Central Railroad Company"
By order Of the Board OF Directors of the
Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad
Company.
S. G. McFIsuER, Secretary,
Atlantic and Northwestern Railroad Co.
January 25tk, 1882. feb. l5-6Od.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-15

The REGISTER has paid correspondent Of
intelligence and integrity In every section OF
the state, whose business |, Is 10 furnish the
paper with all that interests the people OF
his locality:-to aid every effort ut improve.
ment, and In the development of the re-
sources OF the state. And 1t also has
Correspondents In the Principal cities
or the country, who are wide awake in gnth.
ering that which will interest and profit the
people Of West Virginia.
THE MARuET REr0nTS
or the leading cities, Mt home and abroad,
constitute valuable feature of the REQ
IsrER.
Lewis Baker d Co arc the most energetic
newspaper men in the country, and the Item Of
news which escapes their vigilant eyes Is moi
worth the recording Anderson EMtsrpri,e
Send for Specimen Copy Of tho RegIstor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-03-15
VALUABLE TIMBER LAND for
SALE!

TliE tract Of timber land belonging to
! Hon. $. S. Cox, OF New York, lying in
Clendinen District, Mason county, West
Virginia, containing 900 acres is now for
sale, in the whole, or in tracts OF not less
than 100 acres Upon this land can be
found the finest Of timber, consisting OF
Ash, Walnut, Oak, Poplar and Pine. Easy
access to the Kanawha or Ohio Rivers.
Title indisputable. Abstract OF. title and
map OF land can be seen Mt the Office OF
Jno. L. Timing. For terms and further in
iloG,rmationapply to the undersigned at Point
Pleasant, West Virginia. Correspondence
solicited
JNO. +. TtNIMs and
J.P. Il. B. SMITH,
dec.l4-tf Attorneys in Fact.