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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-06-09

We find in the Ouachita Telegraph
the following utterances Of Jasper W.
Blackburn, who formerly published
the Homer nlisd in this State. bat is
now running paper in Arkansas.
The extracts are in every way char
acteristic of the man
rThs Homer Illiad Aug. "a. isoal
The winnings Of the Rebel press Of
the South over the acts and actions
Of the present Congress, sink in pu-
sillanimity and Standardization to
the depth Of many fashoms below any
act or trait known in tho character OF
Satan, either before or after be was
cast ont of Heaven into He'll. He
was mean, and vile, and rebellious;
but with all bis moral deformities be
had the redeeming trait Of being con-
sistent and bold. These Rebel whin-
ers OF the present day, the true pro-
totypes of the original transgressor,
traitor and author of lies, aink far be-
low him in everything that is mean
aud vile--they lack the manliness TO
inter their heart-sentiments in the
face of civilization, bpt whiningly
tell lie aud swear to il Tor tha base
purpose OF destroying that which
they falsely profess to love. To He'll
with all such characters their
own vile hand should end their exis-
tence, and their carcasses should rot
in the nav Of . buzard T. 5
fBlsskburns FREE South. Hay. u 1sGl
From 1859 to 1877 / published IN
the little town Of Homer . journal
called Blackburn's Homer Illiad.
which is known and remembered
throughout the United States - the
only so called Union paper in the
Gulf States that weathersd the storm
during the entire war and came out
misunderstanding been suppressed
occasionally but never induced e
change it's sentiments; and I would
not to-day exchange the name and
reputation l made on that paper
with its sacred memories and associn'
tons, for all the glittsring wealth d
skulking thieves who may have grown
fat upoa the spoils Of war and tht
plunderings Of reconstruction days.
Before and during the war l was
Democrat, and in the last great strug
gle for the Presidency before tn
/ commencement Of the war, Black
burns Homer Illiad supported tn
gifted and brave and true stephen A
Douglas, a. the National Dem0crsti
nominee for President, ~ agains
| Abolitionism on the one side AM
| Southern Sectionalism ON the Other
| And OF this / cay I am to-day proud
| and it forms the most important ant
perilous portion Of my editorial Q
| journalistic experience, and - such
refer to it; and al the pride or boaa
/ have to make in referring 20 tbi
phase of my editorial life y onl
what every editor should Be snable
, | to make in reviewing his past csree
Ia consciousness Of having peffrou
ed. against Whatever oddB. what
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-06-09

The Ascension Democrat. pub.
lished at Donaldsonville. is among
our exchanges this week. It IL q
seven column folio sheet. neat in
makeup, and bears evidence that old
hands are at the bellows. We shall
*" with pleasure.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-06-09

Notice is hereby given that the ASSESS
ment and listing of property for taxation
in Grant parish for the year 1888 has been
completed, and the lists will be exposed at
the Assessors Office. in Colfax, for inspec-
ton and correction, for the space of ~
days, from and after Monday, June IL, A.
d. 1883. A. ". Raglan,
IL Assessor Parish of Grant.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-06-09

ss1 N. Fremont S., Baltimore
During the war l was in
juredinthe stomach byapiece
Of . shell, and have suffered
fpomiteversince. About four
yearsagoitbrought on araly.
sis, which kept me in bed six
months, and the best doctors
in the city said I could not
live. Isu6ered feaxfully from
Indigestion. and for over two
years could not eat solid food
and for . large portion Of the
time was unable to retain even
liquid nourishment. ! tried
Browns Iron Bitters and now
after taking two bottles I m
able to get up and 60 around
and am rapidly improving.
G. DEcKxR.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-06-09

A telegram published in Town Talk
announces the fact that the N. o. Ps-
clio railroad win be opened for
through business, via. Melville, on
the 18th day of June.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-06-09
STRENGTH

10 vigorously push q business,
strength to study . profession.
strength to regulate . household
strength to do . days labor with
out physical pain. All ibis repre-
SCENTS what Is wanted, In the oftea
heard expression, "0hI ! wish J
had the strength" II You are
broken down, have not energy, q
feel q Il life was hardly worth liv-
Ing, you can be relieved and re-
stored to robust health and strength
by taking BROWNS IRON BIZ
TIERS, which Is 4 true tonic-a
medicine universally recommended
fos al wasting diseasss.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-06-09

49,. - .'a'
Let IL Stand.
The Picayune is not always able to
agree with the Capitolian. Advocate,
except in its opinion Of the ability
with which that journal il edited.
But when Il says OF the present Con-
stitution Of the State, 'sLet it Stand, !"
the Picayune Il esnphatically concor-
dant. The Monroe Bulletin takes
eloquent exception and makes indig-
pant protest Il goes for the States
fundamental instrument after this
fashion a s.,
Article 500 ssys the State tax shall
not exceed ten mills. Go and ask the
citizens Of New Orleans what they
are paying through the various inter-
pretations Of that article By the pre-
| sent Supreme Oourt-not less than
| thirty-6ve mills, but "let il stand"
Article 2l9 exempts 70 the rural or
urban owner Of every head Of q family
or ,ersons having . mother or father,
. person o. persons dependent MN
him or her for support, lands, cattle
and provisions 70 the value Of $4,000.
| The present supreme court has ig-
nored the article g admitted By
the observation-disclosures. bat sslet Il
stand.
And 90 forth. SHOW we submit. /"
| it ierkily concludes, shat . consti-
tuition that the Supreme Court can
| interpret conscientioosly, directly in
Opposition to ita letter and spirit.
ought not to stand one day longer
than is possible to change il legally.
We won't argue the specific points.
We won't ask the Bulletin whether
the conntry parishes are rs honestly
| trying TO pay up Is New Orleans.
| We don't suppose the taxation ID
hurting North Louisiana any though,
some Of them are trying to shirk the
ldriblet they let into the levee fund
| We won't complain about the home
stead business, except to the legisls.
ture. This thing Of blaming . hard
| working Supreme Court for every
thing imaginable, il rather overdone
| Show as : Supreme Court OF another
State which has done more and more
thorongh work. Mind, We don't in
| dorse e all. But there is . better
| way 70 correct an occasional error o.
mistake Than 70 grub up the roots O
IAL ..t:s..Hs>.,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-06-09

nRAR not, life Is sweeping By; 60 and
UlVv dare before you die, something
uAV to Conquer time" - : week in
your own town. Is Quilt fres. No risk Every
thing new. Capital not required We will fur
nieh ron everythine. Many are making fortunes.
Iesiies male e much ar men, and boys and girls
male greet pay. Reader, il you want business
At which yo1 ezn make great pay al the time
as Il. HALLETT 4 CO., Portland, Maine.
National Republican., 1883-08-16

NEW YORK, Aug. ia large number of
persons thronged tho visitors gallery at the
stock exchange this morning expecting to
SEQ the scenes Of yesterday repeated. Western
Union stock, which closed at "A yesterday,
dropped to 72l on the opening Of the market
to-day. IL was feared that railway stocks
National Republican., 1883-08-16

Mississippi 2ll to 3OX, Metropolitan Elevated to
90, Chesapeake and Ohio IA TO 10, and East len
nessee preferred 10 1917 Alton and Terre Haute
declined per cent 10 SO. New Jersey Central tent
0t q, New York Central and Northern Paoihc pre-
ferred fat and other leading stocks 1@2 per cent
London was free buyer In our market to-nay'
and 50. Paul, Lake Shore, New York Central, Den
yer, Erie, and Wabash preferred were taken ior
that account. The weakness In western union
attracted considerable attention to-day and was
ascrbed partly to the infusion OF new oapital into
the Postal Telegraph company and to n vague ru-
NOR that q block Of Western Union had been OF
fered to a prominent stockholder OF the company
several points below the market, but he had re'
fused to take the stock.
Transactions aggregated $4,000 shares, includ'
ing Canada Southern, $500; Central Paclne, 6oOO;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, 7l,5O0i Dem
yer and Rio Grande, 12,40O; Erie, 81, l0G Kansas
and Texas $500; Lake Shore 4,600 Louisville ana
Nashville, 1900; Missouri Pacific, 10,600 North
western, 5000; New York Central, 18,300 Northern
Pacific, 10000; Reading, l0,600 st.. PAUL.. H,90O'
Texas Pacific, Sl0O; Union Pacific, 25,00O Wabash,
1900; Western Union, $500; Oregon Transconti-
mental, 81 100.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Regular wheat firm and a
shade higher; 81 0lA@1 OH August; 81 03A Sep,
tember Corn strong and higher $40 cash and
fair demand; 26Nc cash 269ec August; 26lS@26Ac
september 26l5D265so October, Lard in fjtir de
mdnd and higher; SS 40 cash and August; IS % Sep
tember. Bulk meats in fair demand; shoulders,
s. 81 short rib SO S0 short clear, 81 10.
The DTouerS Journal reports: Hogs-Receipts,
10000 head; shipments, 1900 head; market firm,
particularly for light grades; packing; "a 6O94 %
packing and shipping, g. O0@5 80; light bacon
grades, So 3O95 90 skips, SO 50@5 20; the market
closed steady,
National Republican., 1883-08-16

would suffer a similar Decline but these
opened at slight advance on the closing
figures of yesterday, and soon Western
Union rallied and sold at 7i4 but
shortly declined TO 73. Several brokers
expressed tho opinion that no failures
would occur to-day, and that the feverish
feeling would subsido before the close of tho
days business. Others not so sanguine found
encouragement in the firmor feeling on
change, but thought IL more than possible
that the improved condition was temporary,
and feared that the day might bring forth
disastrous results. The officers of the stock
exchange thought that there was foundation
for hope and encouragement in tho present
outlook.
The day opened with an improved feeling
in financial circles, and the market for secur-
tiles showed an advancing tendency. Efforts
were made to break Western Union and other
stocks which yielded momentarily, but the
shorts were evidently anxious TO cover. and
| under their purchases an advance of TO %
per cent. took place, the latter in Northern
Pacific common. The dealings we're large
| and attended with much excitement.
The market continued strong up to IL
| o'clock, and there was q further advance in
prices. Tho improvement was 1 to Al per
cent, the latter on Oregon Transcontinental,
which rose to So. At noon there was re-
action of to 1 per cent.
George VIM. Ballou, VIM. II. Bingham,
David II. Darling and Allan s. Weeks, COM
posing the firm of George w. Ballou & Co, the
brokers who failed yesterday, filed their as
signment to-day for the benefit of creditors in
the county clerks office to Theo. NJ. Nevins.
No preferences are stated. The assignment of
Edward c. Stedman and Frederick s. Stedman,
of the firm of L. c. Stedman & Co., brokers,
to John McGinnis was also filed, with prefer
enoes of $1,000 to Mrs. Jennie O. Croly, of
$4,000 to Mrs. Emma Il. West, and 81 900 to
Miss l.. Il. Perkins. Tho Stedman failure
had little effect on the share speoulatons.
Prices were fractionally lower from the high
closed out under the rule for their account.
STOCKS.
The following are tho opening, highest
lowest, and closing prices Of the principal
stocks for the day, as corrected by special wire
reports received by Bateman & Co., bankers,
| No. I41l street northwest;
National Republican., 1883-08-16

A. BRENTANO & CO.,
18th and Penna. Avenue,
w WASHINGTON, D. 9
National Republican., 1883-08-16
use Brentano's London Exchequer JET BLACK

Flows freely does not corrode at once jetblacN,
never thckons or deposits SEDIMENT never mouds
dries instantly; is permanont resIsls acids is not
affected by FROST never changes color in the ink.
stand. Use a clean inlSsland and do not mix with
other ink. This ma yields one good copy from fresh
writing
National Republican., 1883-08-16
Gave Him One More Chance.

/ could write some touching characteristic
of Dodge City and vicinity. if chose, says
correspondent of the Louisville Commercial
There are fifty men in town with a " record
having killed their man each. There is
Judge Mcintosh. The judge was only a
squire, but he took jurisdiction with the best
courts in the United States. He was also po-
lico Judge, Scotch-lrish, and coroner. One
of his celebrated cases was that of an Irish
man named Kelly, who killed another
Irishman by driving pickax through his
head.
"You hear the charge fornonst you 2'
asked Me-. Arey you guilty or not guilty %
"Well," says Kelly, slowly, A." / killed Pat,
and | suppose Pm guilty"
Says the court, slowly and deliberately,
and with intense brOgue: "Kelly, ye're a
domm fool for owning to ii. Now, I'll give
you one more chance; are you guilty now or
not guilty?'
l hunched Kelly and said to him "Not
guilty, you d-d fool"
mot guilty" says Kelly.
g discharge you for want of evidence"
says Mo; the cost of this court is even
500. Mr.. Sheriff, collect before you release
the prisoner"
This before over 100 people.
National Republican., 1883-08-16
PRETTY NEAR A PANIC.

Another Very Exciting Day in the Wall Street
Exchange.
The Galleries Crowded With People
Expecting Scene,
The Failure Of an Old Broker Through the Spocula-
tons Of His Hopeful Son.
The Covering Of shorts Causes nm Ad-
vance In Prices-Tho Worst Over.
National Republican., 1883-08-16

Transfers OF Real Estate.

The following transfers of real estate were
fled for record yesterday:
Part of lots and g. OF square ILL., Alice NJ. Offer
dinger to Charles 7. Havenneri dated Aug. 49,
consideration, So 600,
Part of lot is OF Dowry's subdivision, of square
209 being 20 feet the east side Of Fifteenth street,
Thomas z. Condor and wife to Julia A. Powell (;
dated Aug IL consideration, $3.50.
Part of lot 10, of square $50, with improvements,
Charles Walter, executor TO Robert W. Blair
dated July 10; consideration, sl,Gi5.
National Republican., 1883-08-16

We receive regularly by European steamers the fol-
lowing Foreign Papers. Magazines, and Fashion
Journals
The Illustrated London views, london Graphic,
Pictorial World, The queen, Illustrated Sporting and
Dramatic News Tho London Daily Times, London
Standard Punch, Fun, London Truth London World
London Weekly Times, The Mail, Bells Life, Lon
don Figaro, Judy, London Field, Spectator, Whitehall
Review, Life, London Army and Navy Gazette, Lon
don Era, London Daily News, The American Regis
ter, Saturday Review, The AthenRum Society, Gar.
deners Chronicle, The Garden, The Electrician, Eng.
llsh Mechanic, The Court journal, The London Arch
itect st. James Gazette, Pail Mall Budget The Lon'
don Economist, The British Architect The Builder
London Engineering, London Engineer, The Acad'
omy, the Contemporary Review, Nineteenth Century,
Fortnightly Review, Chambers Journal Belgrayia,
COrnhNl Magazine, London Lancet Monthly Family
Herald, The Theatre, Monthly London journal,
Blackwood's Magazine, Longman's Magazine, Good
Words, sunday Magazine, All The Year Round The
Portfolio, London Art Journal Cassell's Magazine
Of Art, Every Girls Magazine Nautical Magazine
Bradshaw's Railway Guide 10 Great Britain and Ire
land Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide, Boys
own Paper, Little Folks Le Figaro, lie Noltar, Gil
Bias, Lllvonemont, la Justice, L'Uniyers Illustre
I.e Journal Amusant, Pelit journal Pour Rlre, Lo
Monde ComIque, La Vie Parisonne ILLUSTRATION,
pante lie Modesde Ia Saisou, Lllleganco, ParIslenne
la Mode, Revue de Ia Mode, Uber Land und Nicer
Die Gartenlnube, Eliescnde BaIter ana many others
TOO numerous 10 mention.
National Republican., 1883-08-16

We receive regularly by European steamers the fol
lowing Foreign Papers. Magazines and Fashion
Journals
National Republican., 1883-08-16
A LOGICAL End.


'He who would thrive must rise at fve."
So says the proverb, though there is more
rhyme than reason in it; for if he
He who would thrive must rise at five,
1t must naturally follow,
He who would thrive more must rise at four;
and it will ensue, as a consequence,
He who would still more thriving be-,
Must leave his bed at turn of three;
And who this latter would outdo
WIN rouse him at the stroke Of two,
And, by way Of climax to it all, it should be
held that
lie who would never be outdone
Must ever rise as soon as one.
But the best illustration would be-
He who would nov best of all
Should meyer 60 tu vt all.
A TRUE assistant TO nature in restoring the
system to perfect health, thus enabling il to
resist disease, Is Browns Iron Bitters.
National Republican., 1883-08-16
HHuclhu-PnibA.D -

Quick, complete cure, all annoying kidney,
bladder, and urinary diseases; 81. Drug.
oia
National Republican., 1883-08-16
GOVERNMENT BONDS
COTTON MARKET.
WASHINGTON STOCK ExcHAN'

District OF Columbia.
Permanent improvement o.. 1891. coin.. 1l3 II
Fiftyyea funded 3.65. 1924. currency-.. l0sh 10
nWenty-year funded 8s, 1892. con......". ll3S IL
Thrty-year funded Gs. 1902. coin -....,.,. l20 -
Fire Insurance and Gds-Lf0ht CbnpdnteL
Washington City Gas Light. ..."..par 20.. 3S 4
Georgetown Gas 31h -.
FL emens Insurance. ............20., ....- d
National Union InsuTance..........,...50.... ...,. 2
Columbia ance-.................,.-.
Railroad StocEL
National Republican., 1883-08-16
LA. S. l..
Louisiana State Lottery Company.

WE no HEREBY CERrIFY that we supervise the
arrangements for all the monthly and shnlaunual
drawings OF the LOUISiASA STATE LOTTERY COM
PANl, aud IN person manage ana control tue utnW.
ings themselves, ana that The same are conducted
with honesty fairness aud good faith toward all
parties. WeAuthOrizp the company to use lhi Ger
unCato, with hCsmes of our signatures attached,
in Its advertisements
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-06-12

A PREHISTORIC CEl6ETERY.--TWo miles
from Mandan, on the bluffs near the juno
ton of the Hart and Missouri rivers, is an
old cemetery of fully 100 acres in extent
filled with bones of giant race. This
vast city of the dead lies JUS east of the
Fort Lincoln road. The ground has the
appearance of having been filed with
trenches piled full of dead bodies, both
man and beast, and covered with several
feet of earth. In many places mounds
from eight to ten feet high, and some of
them 100 feet or more IN length have been
thrown up and filed with bones, broken
pottery, vases of various bright-colored
fints and agates. The pottery is of dark
material, beautifully decorated. delicate in
finish, and as light as wood, showing the
work of people skilled in the arts and
possessed of high state of civilization
This has evidently been great battle
field, where thousands of men and horses
have fallen. Nothing like systematic or
intelligent exploration has been made, as
only little holes two Of tAree feet in depth
have been dug in some of the mounds, but
many parts of the anatomy of man and
beast and beautiful specimens of broken pot
| terry and other curiosities have been found
in these feeble efforts at excavation. Five
miles above Mandan, on the opposite side
of the Missouri, is another vast cemetery,
as yet unexplored. We asked an Indian
what his people knew of these ancient
graveyards He answered; 'Nfe know
nothing about them. They were here be-
| fore the Red man. ."-Mondan (Dak.) Pio-
neeT.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-06-12
jy4 ,.Sz-ly
Hop Bitters are the Purest and Rest
Bitters Ever Made.

They are compounded from Hops, Malt, Bg-
chu, Mandrake, and Daldelion,-the oldest,
best, and most valuable medicines in the world
and contain all the best and most curative
properties of all other remedies, being the
greatest Blood Purifier, Liver Regulator, and
Lie and Health Restoring Agent on earth
No disease or i'll health can possibly long exist
where these Bitters are used, SO varied and per-
feet are their operations.
They give new life and vigor to the aged and
infirm. To all whose employments causeirreg-
ularity of the bowels or urinary organs or who
require an Appetizer Tonic and mild Stimu-
liant, Hop Bitters are Invaluable, being highly
curative, tonic and stimulating without in
toXicating.
No matter what your feelings or symptoms
are, what the disease or ailment is, use Hop
Bitters. Don't wait until you are sick, but If
you only feel bad or miserable, use Hop Bitters
at once. II may save Jour life. Bundreds
have been saved by so doing. $500 will be paid
for case they will not cure or help. ''
Do not suffer or let your friends suffer, but
use and urge them to use Hop Bitters.
Remember, Hop Bitters is no vile, drug ged,
drunken nostrum, but the Purest and Best
Medicine ever made; the "Invalid's Friend
and Hope" and no person or family should be
without them, Try the bitters to-day.
sep5 SLY eh. mo-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-06-12
AP PEPSEA.

Which no doubt is the greatest scientific prep
aration yet discovered for the cure of dyspep-
sia in all its forms, and refers to thousands of
ladies and gentlemen of the highest reSpecta-
bility that have been cured of cases pronounced
incurable by the best physicians in the coun-
try. The following references should be suffi-
cient to convince the most sceptical
Mr.. Albert Howard, of the Howard Watch
and Clock Co., ia fremont street. Boston; Prof.
s. Kronberg, l3 Noyes Place, Boston; DR.. Sam
uel w. Adams, Z. o. Box 1913, New York city !:
Mr.. 81. A. Clark, firm Clark Bros. & Co., Phila-
delphia, Pa, case of twenty years standing
Matthew Robinson, 203 North 2lst street, Phil
adelphia, case of dyspeptic vertigo; William
Gallagher, Record Office, Philadelphia; Frank
C. Smink, business manager Reading Iron
Works Reading, Pa; Moses Thompson, Thur
low, Pa, P. & W. B. e. R.. Miss Kate s. VIII
lard, Seminole, S. c.; Capt. Geo, M. Weymouth,
Savannah. Ga; Clarence s. Connerat. Savan-
nah, Ga. They furnish the best of references
from eyary State in the Union when required.
Write them at 2l9 LeYant street, Philadelphia,
Pa For sale by BERKELEY, ALLEN & Co,
Druggists, Staunton, a. julyIl 'S2-ly&
Price rs cents per bottle after Jan. l. 1888.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-06-12
Various Causes

Advancing years, care, sickness, disap-
pointment, and hereditary predisposi-
tion-all operate to turn the hair gray,
and either Of them inclines it to sned
prematurely. AYERS HAIR YIGoR win
restore faded or gray, light OF red hair
to rich brown or deep black, as may
be desired. It softens and cleanses the
scalp, giving it healthy action. 1t
removes and cures dandruff and humors.
BY its use falling hair is checked, and
q new growth will be produced in all
cases where the follicles are not de-
stroyed or the glands decaYed. Its
effects are beautifully shown on brashy,
weak, or sickiy hair, on which few
applications will produce the gloss and
freshness of youth. Harmless and sure
in its results, it is incompatible as
dressing, and is especially valued
for the soft lustre and richness of tone
it imparts.
AYERS HAIR VIGoR is colorless;
contains neither oil nor dye; and will
not sell CT color white cambria; yet
it lasts long on the hair, and keeps
it fresh and vigorous, imparting an
agreeable perfume. .'+
For sale by all druggists.
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