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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-23

The negroes of Fort Worth, Texas
are to have the finest school-house in
the State.-C Chicago Times.
There is lots of Christian work to.
do at home as well as in India and
Africa. A Bible agent found $50 fami-
lies in Weakly County, Tenn. without
Bibles.-C Chicago Inter Ocean.
Tho President of the Middlebury
College, Vermont, proposes to weigh
the boarders at the beginning and end
of every term. A record of the weights
will, it is supposed, establish the nutri-
tive value of the various foods used
Rutland Herald
"A friend of the Church of England
writes to the London Times in favor OF
disestablishment. claiming that it would
be a gain to a large number OF the
clergy. There is, he says, among the
clergy of the Established Church a
great amount of personal poverty.
Among this class are found many who
are hard working, efficient, scholarly
and intellectual. To such he thinks
disestablishment would be blessing,
for purchase would cease and the pco-
pie would have voice in the election
of their pastor.
The annual meeting of the dele
gates and representatives of Churches
of Christ in Great Britain and Ireland,
pleading for an unqualified return to
primitive Christianity in all its purity
and simplicity, as given to mankind by
Christ and his Apostles, was held lately
at Wigan. The delegates and menu
bers of the churches assembled in this
conference disclaimed power to legis-
late for the churches at large, or to in
termeddle in the affairs of any indi-
vidual church. The conference is held
simply for cooperation in evangelistic
work.-N z. Herald.
-Various are the methods of initial
ing Harvard students into the secret
societies. All aspiring young men are
put through, for two weeks, series OF
mental and humiliating drudgery and
subsection. One New Yorker is said to
have been lately made to sell papers
for q week, dressed in striped bed-tick-
ing. A well-dressed young ma5sobedi-
entity dashed through Harvard square,
holding out long-handled tin dipper,
and pathetically imploring, wont
you give me little something's at the
same time devoutly crossing himself.
Others were Enthusiastically dressed and
placarded, and sent on ridiculous
errands. The penalty of disobedience
is closing of the doors of the societies
forever to the candidate. - Boston Post.
Gen. Robert Toombs has been bap-
tized and admitted into the Methodist
Church by Bishop Pierce, Of Georgia.
A Georgia newspaper account Of the
event says: ssAfter the sermon, during
| the ceremonies at the reception of the
new member, scarcely a dry eye could
have been found in the house. so great
was the joy felt by the people when
they knew that our grand old citizen
had made peace with his God. Mr..
Gabriel Toombs has long been a Chris
tian, and the sight of the pleasure on
his face, as he stood by his brother dur
| ing the ceremonies, is well worth ones
memory fer years to come"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-23
Novel Use Of Greenbacks.

'sWhat becomes of all the greenbacks
and bank notes after they have served
their few years of usefulnessp' is a fire.
quent query. A bank note has its life
Just the same as all other things useful.
What an interesting story the travels of
. greenback from the moment it leaves
the press until it returns to the macer-
ating machine would make! The av-
erage life of bank-note is about three
years, perhaps q little longer. After
serving its purpose as currency it is
metamorphosed into rabbits, birds and
other figures. The process of the de-
struction OF the notes is an interesting
one.
The readers win often see in the daily
papers paragraph something like this:
National bank notes received for re-
demption to-day, $500, 000." The next
day these notes are carried to the Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-23
Eating q Calf.

Somewhere in the neighborhood of
Aylsham lived q certain Jerry Exc,
whose appetite was said to be superhu-
man, whose prowess at harvest suppers
was the boast and wonder and envy of
the villagers round. 1t came to pass
that at 3 farmers market dinner the
talk turned upon Mr.. Eke's perform
ances, when some one present protested
that what had been narrated was i'm
possible. '.Impossibler' said another;
''I'll bet you twenty-five pounds Jerry
Exc will eat calf at sitting" The
wager was taken, and the preliminaries
were arranged. The calf-let us hope
only baby calf-was killed; he bones
we're cut out, the flesh was chopped in
to minutest particles and apportioned
into seventeen enormous pasties, whose
outer crust was thin film of batter
made lovely and tempting to every
sense, but carefully kept from any in
gradients that cloy the palate. Jerry
was called in, he having agreed to the
wager with evident delight, and was
told he might fall to. He did so and
steadily gorged. He had made no diff
Guilty of the first nine pasties, but when
tenth was brought in he seemed to
flag. To the horror of his hackers he
sighed and looked perplexed. 1t was
but q moment; he desired only to expos
tulate. Il say. Mass'r, l ain got noth-
ing to say agin them poys, I loik 'em
amazin'; but I'm thinkin' cts abawt
time as | should begin upon that there
calf. "--Ntueteenth Century.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-23
Equal to the Emergency.

Malone is equal to the emergency.
To revive the horrifying stories of Bour-
bon atrocities and strive to make q
solid North is his task. So he proceeds
to draw startling picture of Bourbon
ruflianism. The Democrats of Virginia
are described a. screaming in threat
ening frenzy as fierce and bewildering
as the dance and song of the Carmag-
mole in the days of the sa,ss-culottc."
Alas! We fear that with the raga-
muffin followers of Malone the days
of the suns-culotts" are yet to come,
when they lose the Federal pap upon
which they have recently fed.
Malone is now seeking to earn his
pay from the Republicans by getting up
a cry of Southern Democratic persecu-
tons and murders, as political capital
for the campaign of 1884.
What folly! The citizens of the
United States have intelligence. They
read the news and know the true condi-
ton of the South. The negro popula-
ton, respected when they behave them
selves, are well treated by their white
fellow citizens. They are beginning to
profit ~ education and are acting more
and more every year in harmony with
the whites in political matters The
Mahones can make no mischief of any
extent in the South. All the Republic
an press can not mislead the people Of
the North any longer in regard to the
condition of the Southern States.
The next Presidential campaign will
not be fought under the banner OF the
b1oody-shirt. The dishonesty of Re-
publican officials can no longer be
hidden under ghost stories about the
Ku-Klux Khan. The people IRE not
fools. They know that the South is re-
covering its prosperity, and that like
the rest of the country it only needs the
advantage of economical government, .
cessation of corrupt jobs and . decrease
of the public burdens to be restored
to its old position. That is why
the South wants q change in the
National Administration, and that il
why it viii find an ally in the North de-
spite TIE rawlings of Malone and ths
ghost stories Of tho Republican presA-
NJ z. World,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-23
TURN THEM OUT,

From the eastern shores which bound us,
Unto the western sea,
From north to south around us,
Let us sing victory glec.
Ye Democratic legions.
All hail We, hail, hey o;
1t is written on our banner,
The Republicans must go.
Tho party of corruption,
The party stained with fraud,
Will not retain their summit
With petitions unto God;
For their mission now is ended,
And they're marching sure but slow
To the post of Camp Surrender,
For the party now must CO..
With the Dorsey-Brady column,
Turning on the golden stream.
They may try to mount the summit
But their hopes are all dream:
For they've read the glittering banner
And their heads are bending low;
They have heard the awful sentence:
The Republicans must go.
Their stars which glittered brightly
Along the starry route
Have raised the cry: surrender
Wen turn the rascals out.
For they've gambled in high places.
And their record we'll we know;
Turn them back around behind us;
Turn them out and let them go.
Their bloody shirt is fading,
And they're cropping now alone;
Virginia crushed their Southern hopes;
They have lost their brave Malone.
They've failed to readjust the South;
They have no heart TO crow;
Their losses now concede the fact
The party sure must go.
Postmasters sigh along the route,
And strive to hold the guards,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-23

.Don't you love the smell of good
cicar?" inquired an Austin antipodes
Of Vanderbilt of Gus De Smith.
''You bet l do" replied Gus, his face
Frightening with anticipation.
"Have you got ten cents about your
person." inquired the first speaker
again.
Eyes; what Of it?'' asked Gus.
ssWell, you give me ten cents, and
that with the money have win purchase
= prime cigar"
s.But what will get?" said Gus.
why, you'll get the smell which
you my you dote upo.l 20 much. ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-23
HARRrs CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.

Cuddling down on the sheep-skin rug,
Fleecy and warm and white,
Three little happy children talk
Talk low in the warm fire.light.
ut Is Christmas-eveY says Harry;
ut is Christmas-evev says Grace;
"'Tis Kismas-eve" lisps little Kate,
Lifting her dimpled face.
"And Santa Claus is coming tonight,
Coming when we are asleep;
And mother says he is sure to bring
Just what we want, to keep"
''TheD he will bring me a golden ring.
Hell bring me doll, know.
Said Harry: Hell bring me ship,
With sails as white as snow"
So they spoke Of their ,ming joys
In the rudy flre-lighl glow.
And Harry said, In a whisper:
20. wouldn't like to know
Where father Is sailing tonight
Father, away ON the seal
Mother says II is Christmas-eve
Wherever his ship may be-"
Then three little white-robed figures
Went hand in hand upstairs,
And three little tender faces
Bent low for. their Christmas prayers
The doll and the golden ring
In slumber we're soon forgot;
But Harry, with open eyes. lay stR,
Heart full of tender plot.
When the house was very quiet
He crept to the chimney place,
Tucked tiny note In his stocking,
And fed with happy face.
Twas only little boys message,
By some passing angel taught,
Only a sweet uuseifish wish,
Only an exquisite thought.
A message to Santa Claus; it read:
MY father is of on the sea;
Please Ill my stockings with kisses.
And take them 10 him from me-"
All, surely the good God read it,
For the ship came home that night,
And Harry was clasped in his fathers arm
At the dawn of the Christmas light.
Mary a. Barr.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-23

According to London Truth, Daniel
Wilson, the son-in-law of the President
of the French Republic, was almost the
playmate of his wife when he was
schoolboy and she growing girl.
They knew each other so well that it
did not occur to them to get married
until they were both getting on toward
middle age.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-23

British postal telegraphy under
Government control is q great success.
Since the purchase by the Government
the number of Offices and length of lines
in operation have more than doubled.
Ten million dollars of interest on the
purchase has been paid out of the pro-
ceeds, and now the rate for messages is
TO be reduced from one shilling to six
pence, and all has been done without
any increase of taxation. IN p. Herald
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-23

1.-The first marriage. the first birth
and the first death in Pierre, d. T., oc-
CURED on the same day. Not in the
same family, howazaS -Sss Frssscisco
Chronicle.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19
More Evidence Of the Folly Of Elect
ing Good Fellows" to Re-
sponsible Positions.
TIE Militia Still in Possession Of the New
Iberia Courthouse The Shell
don Abduction Fraud,
Paying the Penalty OF Dissipation-The
Jellison Murder-Mathers Ad-
mitted to Bail.


CRAwFoRDsynLE, ND, August IS
The committee appointed by the County
Commissioners to investigate the books
OF County Treasurer Cohen have Just
completed their work, and find that his
shortage aggregates S3s, o0J The inyesti-
CATION shows a very loose style of busl-
ness on the part Of the Treasurer, and no
system at all. He has had as his deputy
Charles Johnson, as honest young man
as can be found in the county. Cohen
accused Johnson Of dishonesty and
demanded the keys of the Offices.
They were at once handed over audJohn-
son demanded that the charges Of dis
honesty be investigated. Cohen and
Johnson met in the AUDITORS Office Sat
urday, and on being publicly charged by
Cohen with being dishonest, johnson at
tackled him aud beat him considerably.
The trouye is attributed 10 GODen'S gen
crosby and to his liberal responses to
every appeal for aid a friend could be
accommodated to any sum from Sl.00 to
$500 on application He spent money
laylshly, Kept fast horse and negro
driver, lived in u fine residence, and kept
no account Of the money he used.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19
TELEGRAPHIC BRENITIES.

Two duels are reported between Paris
journalists.
The only Greek Church in America
closed at New York.
General Mejia and two Others engaged
In the Mexican conspiracy were shot.
A freight train on the c., b. 4 Q. Road
at Whitehall, ILL.,, was partially wrecked.
VIM. Reubel, of West Belleyille, ILL.,,
had one arm cut off by falling I'm der 4
moving train.
Frank Roener, German from st,
Louis, was robbed by negro tramps at
Greenvillc, I'LL.
Yellow fever has made its appearance
in epidemic form in several cities Of So
nora, Mexico.
The Mackerel Brigade had a picnic at
the Fair Grounds in St. Louis, and 5000
people were in attendance.
A negro was shot by the mate of the
steamer War Eagle, because the darby
gave him some "back-talk."
Dent County Mo-, was carried by Con-
rressman Band, and this virtually as
sures his denomination for Congress.
A deputy Marshal arrived at Ft Smith,
Ark, with q number OF prisoners charged
with murder in the Indian Territory
Everything is ready for the opening of
the Exposition and Fair ut Quincy, ILL.,,
to-day. The exposition lasts five days
Morgan, United States Minister to
Mexico, started to Washington, and it Is
believed the visit Is in connection WITH
the Imprisonment of American citizens.
In a collision on the Missouri Pacific
near Stoutsyie, Mo-, John Young, fire.
man on freight train, was killed, and
Pat Herman, engineer, seriously in
jured.
At coored picnic near Belleville,
Ill.,, two negroes quarreled over dusky
damsel, and razors were brought into
use. John Houston was cut by a negro
from Lebanon,
Indications now are that Arkansas VIII
produce the largest cotton crop In the
history of the State. In some localities
picking has already commenced, The
crop Is two weeks later than usual.
At Lawrence, Kas., the authorities are
enforcing the prohibition laws. Negroes
are chiefly engaged IN selling tho stun
ono housn vas rRtdod and the WOMEN SO.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19
a Prize Fig ht.

BALTIMORE, MD, August lS.-A prize
fight took place Saturday night in an
East Baltimore saloon between Geo. Cos
sage and John Lacey, amateur pugilists
Of this city, for $3.50 side. The pun
melting was done with bare knuckles, and
b 9th men were badly punished. Thirteen
fierce rounds were fought, when Cos
sage's second claimed foul, which was
allowed, and the stakes were given to
GosSage.
The fight occupied one hour and twen-
ty minutes. GosSage broke two knuckles
during the fight. The affair was man
aged with such secrecy that the police
did not get wind OF it until last evening
1t is stated by one of the insiders that
another fight between the same men will
be arranged for the 10th of September.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19

FORT WORTH, Ten, August lS.-At-
tachments amounting to nearly $4,000
were on Saturday levied upon the prop
erty of the Texas Investment Company,
including the Daily Ga=ette, which is
largely owned by the Investment Com
pany. The attachments were principally
issued at the instance of certain directors
and stockholders in the Investment COM
pany, who take this means of forcing II
sale OF the newspaper properties and ef-
fectually separating the land and
banking business of the Investment
Company from its several publishing
enterprises. Differences of opinion
among the directors forced ma or
ity of that body who desire this
to take legal steps. The Investment
Company is wealthy corporation,
amply able to meet all its liabilities,
but temporarily suffering from strln-
gencies in the money market. The
actual assets in secured loans largely
exceed its liabilities. The Daily gazette
will be issued as usual.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19

NEW ORLEANS, La, August l3.-The
militia sent from here to New Iberia are
still in possession Of the Courthouse.
There has been perfect quiet in the town
ever since they reached there, but the
friends Of the ousted officials declare that
they will reiustate them as soon as the
troops leave. Great excitement was
created Saturday By a fire, believed to
be Of iucendiary origin, as threats had
been made 10 burn the town. 1t was
found that the engines hose had been
cut, and the conhagrat.on would have
proved serious one had not the whole
population turned out 10 cXtinguish the
names. PAarr's Mill was destroyed,
causing loss Of 100000. Some arrests
were made.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19
A Novel Contest.

CHICAGO, ILL, August lS.-A novel
contest began at the Baseball Park on
lake front at eleven O'Clock this morning.
Louise Armaindo, John S. Prince and
Charles NJ. Anderson entered for SIX
days race, riding twelve hours each day.
Armaindo and Prince alternate on
bicycles, changing every half hour, and
Anderson rides fifteen horses, changing as
often as he pleases. The estimates set are
$50 miles for the bicycllsts and l75 for
the hoIseman the first day; but betting
is ten to seven against these figures.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19
Mathers Admitted to Bail.

DODGE CITY, HAS, August lS.-Dayid
Mathers, or Mysterious Dave, who, on
the night of July u, killed Assistant
Marshal Thos. Nixon, and was on pre-
liminary examination held to answer for
murder in the first degree, was to-day
taken before Judge Strong at Larned on
writ of habeas corpus, and put under
bonds in the sum OF $4,000 to appear at
the October term, 1854. George S. En-
erson and j. W. Crawford, merchants,
and Samuel Galland and railroad man
named Drake, will be his bondsmen.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19
Kings County Young Republicans.

BROOKLYN, n, Y, August l8,-Much
interest is expressed in Republican cir
Giles as to the possible outcome of the
circulars sent out by the young Republi-
can Club of Kings County, requesting
views of the members of that organiza-
ton upon the propriety OF holding
meeting to consider the course to be
pursued with regard to the Presidency.
The absence of President Nichols from
the city for the past few days has de-
layed the opening OF many of the replies
TO the circular received, and it is not
likely that any result will be made public
until the latter part of the present week.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19
Cricketers Welcomed Home.

NEW YORK, August lS.-Among the
passengers on the Austral, which arrived
from Liverpool to-day, were the menu
bers of the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
They were met by many residents of the
Quaker City, who came to welcome the
cricketers.
In an interview Secretary Robbins Of
the club said; "We do not bowl or field
as well as the English, but we are SUI
perior batters. English wickets are easier
than ours, and we had chance to do
some splendid batting. We had four bat
tiers that were equal to any in England,
and better from a cricket point OF view.'
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19
NO ODDS OFFERED

on either side. In Richmond, Va, the
bets have with few exceptions been con-
fined to small amounts. The offers of
81 900 on Cleveland made a week ago,
have not found takers. A merchant has
bet 500 that Cleveland will carry New
York by 500 majority. Ia Cincinnati
the betting thus far is all on the result
in this State in October and in Indiana.
In Cleveland there has been less betting
than usual. A score of bets, in small
sums, even on the general result, and on
New York State, have been made. The
feeling in sporting circles is that it is too
early to 60 in.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19
Prohibition State Convention.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, August lS.-EX-Goy-
ernor Chas, 7. Johnson was at the Union
Depot this morning to catch the Missouri
Pacific train for Sedalia to attend the
Prohibition State Convention at that
place. To reporter Governor Johnson
said: "There is not the shadow OF a
doubt but the movement is gaining
strength every day. OF course there is
certain class of people who will always
object to prohibition, and who, with the
whisky men and brewers, think they can
run the country. But in this they are
mistaken"
"What of the National movementT
"Well, | think the nomination OF
Presidential candidate was a little pre-
mature. There are many States in the
South where the Prohibition feeling pre-
walls, but which, nevertheless, viii not
poll large vote for st. John. The rea.
son of this is that while they would favor
the movement they do not like to go back
on their old time ticket. This fact Will
be quoted by our opponents as being
significant of the weakness OF the cause.
But when the matter comes to an issue
the case will be far different. In the
Northern States it is q different matter.
Missouri, for instance, would declare
for Prohibition by large majority"
"Who will be nominated for Gov
ernor?"
"Brooks. lie seems to be generally
favored as far rs | have been able to
judge. The trouble atpresent is that Il
young politician who would boast of be-
ing temperance man would kill himself
politically"
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19

AUDUBON, IA, August lS.-District
Court convened here to-day with twenty.
five criminal cases on the docket. Be.
sides the Jellison murder cases, John NJ,
Griggs, an attorney, is held for an at.
tempt to shoot II. p. Albert, editor of the
Sentinel, while IL. p. Albert is held on two
charges-criminal libel of Il. NJ. Carpen.
ter, editor OF the AdcocNe, and an at.
tempt to shoot ID. Barlow. Ellis IIibbS,
aged twelve, is held for stabbing play
mate, and John Anderson, boy, is held
for an assault to kill and for arson.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19
Michigan Democrats and Greenbackers.

DETROIT, MICH., August lS.-The Dem
ocratic and Greenback State Central Com
mittees meet here tonight to talk over
the fusion proposition. The Democrats
would like fusion all through, including
a division of the electoral ticket; but the
GreenbaCkers, while willing to fuse on
the State ticket, insist on taking their
electoral ticket straight for Butler.
Without fusion, neither Democrats nor
Greenbackers have any show for success
in Michigan.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-08-19

murdered by tramp. Two shots wers
heard and the old man yelled "murder,"
when neighbors went to his assistance
and found him lying dead in the yard
This morning Sheriff Hamilton, States
Attorney Leitah and City Marshal Dow
ling went to The scene Of the murder,
and will probably not be back before 10,
morrow with particulars. 1t is supposed
that Herbert had money in the house,
and the tramp murdered him to get y;
There are now two murderers In JAIL
awaiting trial.