The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1883-02-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,


An Alabama Judge decided that .
man who puts his sachel on seat on the
cars reserves that seat-unless the man
who moves it is bigger than he is.
There are apparently intelligent
people in Ohio who do not know that
Oliver 2. Morton, the great war Cover
nor Of Indiana, and one of the most
conspicuous men who ever sat in the
United States Senate, is dead. A letter
addressed to him. in the care OF Senator
Voorhees,, was received in Washington .
few days ago Chicago Herald
The Rugby colony, in Tennessee.
has taken new lease of life. A great
deal Of land has been sold recently for
Embarrassing purposes, large canning
factory is being built, new settlers are
constantly coming in, the schools are
being erected, and everything points to-
ward the future success OF the colony.
Chicago Times.
The Augusta. Ca. Chronicle SAYS:
1--WE notice, from time to time, that
large tracts of Southern land are being
sold to Northern capitalists for very
small sums. The patrimony Of the South
is rapidly passing into alien hands. Per-
haps the native proprietors were not
worthy of their Inheritance or have been
cunningly deprived of it."
The other day Mr.. M. L. Erghott OBJ
tanned . verdict Of $4,000 damages
against the city of New York for injuries
received nearly two years ago by driving
into ditch which was carelessly left
open and unguarded at night The YER
dict is the largest ever recovered against
the city for injuries sustained by defect
in street. Y. Sun.
"A young woman in Brooklyn. hap
pening to wake from her first sleep, the
other night. and to reach out her arm in
order to lay q shawl on q chair at her
bedside, found her hand in contact with
curly pate. Without minutes hesi-
tation she held on to the hair. and grab
bling the throat beneath with the other
hand, screamed for help. Her father
reached the room Just in time to prevent
the owner of the hair and throat from
being choked to death-which was 3
greatpity, it being clear that the purpose
Of the fellows call was burglary
Brooklyn m 2. J Eagle.
"A mine near El.Dorado, Cal, was
recently leased. and the mill was stopped
for a cleanup. One of the plates be-
ing found loose it was taken up, when it
was discovered that more or less sedi-
ment had found its way under the plate.
and closer investigation showed that
large percentage of it was gold. This
discovery led to the taking up of all the
plates and thorough cleanup under,
as well as the top OF the plates. and to
the owners great surprise apd pleasure,
the under side gave clean up Of 81, 900.
"A Philadelphian, detained by busi-
ness, spent recent Sunday In Balti-
more. In the evening he went into q
saloon and took drink. several men
who were present drinking with him.
The next morning he was astonished BY
summons to appear before the Grand
Jury as witness to prove that the saloon
keeper had violated the Sunday law.
He acknowledged that he had taken
drink in the place named, and when
asked il others were present, promptly
pointed out two OF the jurymen as his
chance companions of the night before.
'sThat will do. interrupted the foreman
hastily; s'that will do, you can go home,'
and the Philadelphian was politely es-
corted to the door by bailiff. = Philadel-