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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10

NOTICE The ward commi ssioners,
appointed by the police jury at its
last session, to select aud prepare ex
hibits for the Cotton Exposition and
Worlds Fair. to be held in New Or
leans, will please meet me at Colfax,
La. on Wednesday, the l4th day OF
May, 1884, for consultation regarding
the selection, preparation and ar
rangement of such articles as may be
offered for exhibition, and the con-
sideration Of snch other matters ss
may come before MS in connection
Herewith. HI. McKNIaHr.
Ch'm'n Grant Parish Comr's.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10

The following is syllabus Of a
late decision of the supremi court in
relation to the matter some time
since decided in favor of Cameron &
McNeely:
Lame vs. Cameron, No. 9137. -
From Grant. No application for re-
bearing. A defendant in writs is not
permitted to attack the sale OF his
property Hereunder on the ground
that the price Of adjudication is not
ID excess OF an anterior conventional
REMEMBRANCE, where the creditor in
whose favor it exists, has fled a third
opposition claiming to be paid out OF
the proceeds of sale. Previous jndg-
ment undistnrbed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10

Red river is rising steadily at the
rate of about ten inches a day. II
lack >about eight feet of being as high
as it was two months ago, but, with
the news from above, our river plant
ers have good reasons to be nervous
about their crops. The lands that
were over6owed in March now all
have growing crops on them. and an
overflow ut this tiWe would be ruinous
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10
IoFFTcIAI-
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn to Serve at the Term Of the District
Court to be Held on the 9th Day Of
May. A. D. 1884.
sTATE OF LOUISIANA. !
PABIsH OF GRANT. (

lAnAon VI INFANT. y
Be 1t known and remembered that we
the undersigned jury commissioners of the
parish Of Grant, duly appointed and quail
fled according to law, met this day Ia the
clerk q nfiice, In the court house, a. Colfax,
parish Of Grant. to draw y jury to serve ut
the next term of the district court to be
held on the first Tuesday Of May. 1854, be-
ing the 9Th day Of May, 1854. The clerk
OF the court, s B. Sharkelford, then furn-
ished the jury commissioners with the list
Of the Jury who had served at the last
term of The district &C urt, when the Jury
com nissioners, with the assistance Of the
clerk Of the district court and ex-ofRcio .
member Of tho jury commission, proceed
ed to open the general venire box, and. af-
ter revising the same by striking from the
list aud taking from the box all those who
had served ss jurors 1t the last term of the
court. removed from the parish. died, etc.,
then proceeded to replace q like number
of names in the general venire box. taken
from the registrars books OF said parish.
SO as to supplement the number Of names
taken from the general venirs box to it's
original number, three hundred. when Mr..
H. Mcknight drew from the general venira
box, in the presence of the undersigni
commissioners, one ct . time, the follow
ing fifty names 10 serve for the first week
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10
sUcoEssIoN SALE.
In the matter Of the Succession of Aarol
G Hodnett Deceased-No. sc.
Twelfth Judicial District Conrt, P arish OF
Grant, Louisiana.

By virtue of q commission and order of
sale. issued from the district court in and
for the parish of Grant, State of Louisiana,
in the above entitled and numbered sncces-
sion, aud to me directed as administrator
thereof, authorizing aud ordering me- to
sell, for cash. to pay debts. in accordance
with law, the property, real and personal
rights and credits belonging to the succas-
sion of Aaron G. Hodnett, deceased will
offer for sale at public cutlery in front of
the court house door in the town of Colfax,
La. between the hours prescribed by law.
on
SATURDAY, June 9TH, A. d. 1884,
The following described property. to-wit:
Forty acres of land, situated in Grant
parish. in the neighborhood of Black creek
about IL miles from Colfax, being the Sc
quarter of the NV quarter of section 8,
township q, range 2 west.
improvements upon public land in same
neighborhood, being upon the ne quarter
of the NV quarter OF section II, township
2, range 2 west.
Terms of Sale-Cash with benefit of ap-
praisenent JOSHUA KEMP.
Administrator.
Colfax, La, May 1, 1884
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10

In an alteration last Saturday,
between Caleb Ssdler, Baptiste Elsey
and Henry Carter. all colored, the
last named was severely cut about
the face and head. Carter was i'm
prisoned on the affidavit of Sadler
and Elsey, and in turn they also
were imprisoned on the affidavit OF
Carter. On investigating the case
the grand jury failed to find any
bills, and the parties are now all at
large.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10

A negro by the name William
Brooks was hung at Alexandria on
Friday, May I'd, for the murder Of
his wife. Quite gathering witness
ed the banging. among them being q
number Of negroes from Grant parish.
As usual Brooks professed to be con-
fident that he was going straight
from the gallows to heaven. He con-
fessed the crime for which he hung.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10

On the recommendation of Mr..
Blanchard the Postoffice Depart
ment has ordered the postofices at
Cheneyville, Colfax, Grand Cane,
Pineville, RobeIine and Sparta, in the
Fourth Congressional District Of
Louisiana. be made money order off
on and after ~ 6sst OF July next.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10

The above eighty names were written on
separate pieces Of paper, and by the jury
commissioners, together with the clerk, the
first fifty names were placed in an envel-
ope and sealed, and endorsed on the same
Jurors drawn for the first week Of tho
May term Of the district court" end the
last thirty names drawn were also placed
In . separate envelope by the Jury COM
nissioness and marked Jurors for second
week Of the Nay term of the district
court : and said envelopes were then plac-
ed in the jury box. the jury bog sealed,
locked and then placed in the custody Of
8. B. Shackeiford. clerk Of the district
court tor use at the next term Of the court.
The said 8. B. Shackelford clerk district
court. did then and there. IN our presence,
keep . process verbal Of all the acts done
BY said commissioners in eoid drawing,
which W certify to b cerroct BY oar sig
natures this 9Th day If March, A. D 1854.
JAS. B. WILMUT.
II. MCKNIGHT,
=. Jury Commissioners.
9 b. 6HACKELH0RD,
Ca~k and Ez-ofhcio Jury Commissions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10
MURDER MOST FOUL.
A Negro Beats . White Mans Head into a
Jelly and then Cuts His Throat
to the Neck Bone.

The most revolving crime that has
ever been committed within the linn
its OF Grant since the parish was
formed, took place at the Five Oaks,
about three miles south OF Colfax,
last Wednesday evening. The MUIR
derer is a coal black negro by the
name of Wilson Sanders, and his
victim was Frank II. Page. well
known for long time as an active
white Republican and leader in this
parish. He was quiet and ipoffen
sive man in character, and was never
known to harm any one.
The cause of the killing was that
Page was a witness against Sanders.
who had stolen some valuable papers
from a colored man by the name OF
Andy Harris. Page had been in
Colfax during the day attending
court, and was returning home in the
dusk of evening, when he WAS way
laid by Wilson Sanders in lonely
place and sc. upon with brick.
After telling his man this monster
10 human shape deliberately set to
work with his brick and beat Pages
head into pulp. Not satisfied with
dis dsvilish deed the feDdish butcher
Sanders then dragged his mangled
victim into brier patch, and, hav-
ing no knife of his own, ransacked
bis (Page's) pockets for his pocket
knife. with which be cut Pages throat
from ear to ear.
But righteous God was not going
to suffer the perpetrator of sncb
deed to cheat the gallows by escap-
ing. A little colored boy, while
driving up his calves saw him commit
the crime, and gave the alarm. The
consequence wac that in less than an
hour, and before poor Pages body
was cold, Sanders was in the hands
OF AN infnriated posse. who were
only prevented from hanging, quar-
teri0g and drawing him by the earn
est appeals of Sheriff Teal and 9TH
ers who seconded bis efforts to have
the majesty of the law preserved.
After lodging the prisoner in jail,
strong guard was placed over the
building to prevent his being lynched
by the crowd, who became almost un-
Sovernable after viewing the corpse
in its mangled condition. And it is
doubtful if they would have been
appeased, had it not been for the
promise Of the judges, lawyers and
grand jurymen. who were present
and agreed that Sanders should BIZ
gwen speedy justice.
Eyen the promise Of the court off,
GERS we believe would have been nm
awaiting to save the culprit. bad the
citizens heard the recital on Wednes-
day night that was made by Sanders
on Thursday, in the presence Of the
murdered victim and nearly a hum
dred witnesses, in which be related
in q matter of fact tone the revolving
details above set forth.
The grand jury returned a true
bill against Sanders by IL O'Clock
Thursday, at which time the coffin in
which to bury Page bad not been
finished, and at 2 o'clock in the even
ing he was arraigned for trial and
Attorney W. H. Peterman appointed
to defeud him. His trial is set for
Monday. 18th inst.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10
FOR SALE.

The House and Block Of Ground situst-
ed in the town Of Collar, owned hy Robk
Lrssage, 1t present occupied by Mrs Car
nahan, viii be sold cheap for cash o.
easy conditions on . credit. For terms
apply 1t the CHRONICLE OFFICE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10

Among the visitors to Colfax du-
ring court week we notice our late
parishioner, r. B. Williams and wife.
now OF Natchitoches. Also Mr.. Hen
ry Williams, of Montgomery, who
spent q couple OF days in our midst.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10
Proclamation by tho Governor.
$500 REWARD.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Cko<o ~ o,,sosouo


EXECUTIVE DxPARTNENr,
State Of Louisiana
Whereas, I have been officially inform
ed that on Sunday, the second day Of
March, 1884. in the parish of Grant,
BRRCKENRIDGR SRARKs did, In cold blood
murder John Starks, and afterwards made
his escape; and whereas, for the good Of
society and in vindication of the law, it is
necessary that the perpetrators of such
deeds should be brought to justice and
dealt with as the law Directs.
Now, therefore, /, SAMUEL DOUGLAS
McENERY, Governor OF the State OF Lou
isiana, have thought proper to issue this,
my proclamation, offering reward Of
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the
arrest and conviction of said BRBCKEN-
RIDGE SrARKs.
This proclamation to be in force for
the term of sixty days
DESCRIPTION OF BRECKENRIDoE srARKs.
About twenty-five years old, no beard,
dark skin, weighs 125 or 100 pounds, dark
eyes and dark swarthy complexion, brown
hair, thick lips, long front teeth, five feet
seven inches high, quick spoken and
speaks loudly, and uses great deal of
profanity, wears almost continually q
smile.
Given under my signature and the seal
of the State OF Louisiana, at the city of
Baton Rouge, this 18th day of April, A.
d. 1884. s. d. MoENERY.
By the Governor:
WILL A. STRONG,
Secretary of State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10

There will be y. called or special
meeting Of the school board OF Grant
parish held ut the court house IN
Collar on Saturday. the 7th OF June,
1854 G G. Dunn,
President School Board.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Twelfth Judicial District Court. Parish of
GRAFT, Louisiana. No-22l.
Mary Ellen Cocker vs. B. F. Brian.

By virtue of and to satisfy writ of q.
fa., issued and to me directed. in the above
entitled and numbered suit, have seized
and will offer for sale, at public auction, in
front of the court house door, in the town
of Colfax, Louisiana, between the hours
prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, May IL, A. D. 1884,
the following described property. seized as
the property of the defendant, to-wit:
One Wagon, one Log Cart, one Yoke of
Oxen, one Old Boiler, one Mill House, one
Work Shop.
Terms-Cash with benefit Of appraise-
ment. C. H. TEAL, Sheriff.
april l9-2s-4t
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10
AGENTS.
LOCAL DOT S

Everybody should turn out Sunday
evening to the temperance meeting.
Let everybody come. Let everybody
ioin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10
4 PRIZE

0Qf7c Send six cents for postage, and
u uthcs receive free costly box Of Goods
which viii help all, of either sax, to moro mon
eY night away than anything else in this world.
Fortunes aWait the workers absolutely eure, n
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10
NOTICE.

CoLrAx, La May 1. 1884.
All former Powers Of Attorney hereto
fore given by me to c. H. Compton are
hereby revoked. GEO. w. LANE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10

TWO FIRST CLASS SEWING MACHINES
for sale at the CHRoNroLE Office, cheap for
Cash. or easy payments on time
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-05-10
Cathartic Pills


Combine the choicest cathartic principles
in medicine, in proportions accurately az
iusted to secure activity, certainty, and
uniformity OF effect. They are the results
Of years Of careful study and practical ex-
pertinent. and ara the most etfectuai rem
edy vet discovered for diseases caused y
arrangement Of the stomach, liver, ana
bowels, which require prompt and enect9s.
Applicable to this class Of diseases. Thsy
act directly on the digestive and sssimis
lative processes, and restore yegulsx
healthy action. Their extensive uso ~
physicians in their practice. and by Al
civilized nations. II ono OF the many
proofs of their value ~ safe, sure. sno
Being Compounded Of the concentrated
virtues Of purely vegetable substancess
they are positively free from ,calomel OK
any Injurious properties, and can be admin
istered to children with perfect safety.
ArxR's Pills are an effectual cure fox
Constipation or Costlvenesss lnd19ces
tion, Dyspepsia, Loss Of Appetttes
Foul Stomach and Breath, Dixxineesb
sssd.chs Lo:s . Of Ms%oFK sn%Sa'ss
Eruptions and Skin Diseases, Dropeys
Tumors, Worms, Neuralgia Colics
Gripes, Diarrh0a, Dysentery, GoufI
Piles, Disorders Of the Liver, and al
other diseases resulting from dieordereo
state of the digestive apparatus.
As . Dinner Pill they have no equal. :
While gentle in their action. these PMS
are the most thorough and searching cathar.
tic that can be employed, and never give
pain unless the bowels are inhamed. and
then their influence IL healing. They stimur
late the appetite and digestive organs; they
operate to purify and enrich the blood. and
impert renewed health and vieor 70 The
whole system.
Prepared by Or. J. c. Aver Z Co..
Praeeieal and Analytical Chsmistss
Lowell. Mass.
segD ~ Axe Dnueezszs nvBnywwzR
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-11-27
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.

Grape Piciles: FIJI jar with al
sernafe iayers of grapes and sugar, Al d
cover with cold vinegar.
The A,TiczlfRriSf saws seed-grow-
ing IS an art. and advises farmers to
purchase their garden seeds rather than
attempt TO raise them
-NO-Egg Cookies: One cup of but
Ter. one of milk. two of sugar. half =
tesspOOnful Of bicarbOnate Of soda. half
a teaspOonful of cinnamon OF nutmeg.
with flour enough to roll.-The House
hold.
"A good harrow should do no more
than TO simply scratch the surface al
inch or two. II should remove the
young grass and weeds and render the
whole surface fine and clean.-Troy
Times
Mud stains are usually hard 10 re-
move from white skirts. and ii NAV not
be known that Oxalic acid applied TO
the sOiled place and afterward rinsed
thoroughly viii generally take out all
the trace Of them.-HarPcr's BdzGr.
If ii is desired to prolong the bloom
in the garden cut of the flowers before
they die. II is always desirable TO cut
them of just as they have passed their
beauty. before they mature seeds. it
should be borne in mind that the flow
ers are to be cut of. not pulled OF.
"A good plan for storing wkitc pota-
toes is TO place them on a loft or floor
where there Is a circulation q air un-
derneath, and while piling them up
scatter little lime (slacked) through
out the lot. Should any potatoes show
signs Of decay they should be picked
out
A morning bath and daily excrcise
are proved to be promoters of health.
When a bath can not be obtained. .
good substitute is to rub the body with
wet towels. and then with coarse ones,
till the skin glows. A glass of cold wa
ter drunk Immediately after the baih
viii be found beneficial.
Celery should be earfhed up as fast
as ii grows in order to get it 20 blanc h
well. Still. the operation must not lie
commenced too early, as the growth
might be weakened somewhat thereby.
Above all things allow no soil 10 get
into the heart in earthing. as the crown
Is apt to rot from this.-bOSfOH Budget.
To make oil cloths look bright ard
fresh. take of milk in the proportion Of
three tablespoOnfuls to one OF mOlassei.
After mixing thoroughly apply with n
soft rag 10 the oil cloth. having il per
fectly clean. II the carpet is sticky
after driving use less mOlasses. The
quality of mOlasses varies. and an ez-
pertinent on an inch or two of surface
viii test the quality Of the compound.
II well prOportiOned the dust WI no,
stick to the fiO0- more than on new oil
cloth
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-11-27
BURNS AND scALpS.
A simple Remedy that Lies Within IN
Reach OF Every One

A simple Remedy that Lies Within the
Reach OF Every One.
There are very few homes whose in
mates have not at some time or other
suffered more or less severely from the
effects of burn; there are few persons
who ever forget the severity Of the pain
that succeeds bad burn. and vet there
are very few who make any provision
for the proper treatment Of such
wounds. This neglect arises from IN
difference or from Ignorance. but chiefly
the latter. A burn treated in time GOes
not take nearly 50 long to heal. and gen
orally heals better than it otherwise
would. The object Of the present pa
per Is to MIKE familiar a few of the
remedies which are generally applied to
buras-remedies 50 simple in themselves
that they can be applied by any person
The best thing TO apply to a burned
or scalded part Is CarrOn oil spread on
lint or linen The main object in the
treatment of a burn is to keep the af-
ft-cted part out Of contact with the air;
but the part Of the treatment TO which
our attention should be first directed Is
that which viii lessen OF remove the
pain. Ice or cold water is sometimes
used. and sometimes water moderately
warm. or 4 gentle heat. gives relief
CarrOn oil-so called from the famous
CarrOn Iron Works. where IL is extern
sively used-not only lessons the Pain.
but covers the part with a film which
effec;ually shuts ont the air and prevents
the skin getting dry.
This CarrOn oil can be prepared in
very simple way. II consists of equal
Paris of olive oil and lime water. Olive
oil. or salad or Tsucca oil. Is the best
suitec FOR the purpose; but. If not easily
obtaired. lins ed oil answers the pur-
pose verv well. Lime water can l-e
easily made BY any one. If il can not be
procured otherwise. About 4 teaspoon
full of the lime used by builders. il the
purer kind i not Obtainable, added to
pint Of water and well shaken. Is al
that i required Il i then allowed to
settle. and the water when required Is
drawn off without disturbing the sedi-
ment at the bottom Pour the oil on
lime water. stir or shake well. and the
mixture Is ready for use IL y poured
freely between two folds of lint or the
lint dipped in the mixture. the lint sp-
piled to tn wound and held in position
by the bandage. The wound may be
dressed twice 4 day. but in dressing the
wound should be exposed to the cir the
shortest possible time. If the lint adj
heres TO the wound. it must not be
pulled of. but first moistcued thorough
ly with the oil. when il comes of easily
In some cases it i not advisable to re
move the lint Under such circum-
stances. the best way TO proceed Is u
lift up one fold Of the lint. drop the oil
within the folds. replace the fold Is Re-
fore. and secure the bandage. Carron
oil Is one Of those things that no house-
hold should he n any time without
Considering the simplicity Of the cure.
hox easily olive oil aud lile-waicr can
be obtained. let Us hope that for the
sake of relieving even a few minui's
pain no reader of this paper will be in
the future without a bottle of Carr0n
Chambers Journal
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-11-27
Keeping Eggs Fresh.

At the Birmingham poultry show.
England. prizes were offered for the
best dozen preserved eggs that had been
kept two months. The eggs were test
ed by breaking one of each set COM
Peting for the prize into a clean sauCcr.
also BY boiling one Of each LOT. The
eggs that had been preserved in lime
water. il was found on breaking them.
pres, led cloudy whites. Eggs pre-
>sr,ed bv rubbing over with beeswax
and oil. showed thin watery whites.
Eggs that stood best the ties: Of boiling.
and which gained the first prize, had
been simply packed in common salt
These had lost Iittie, if any. BY evapO-
ration. had good. consistent albuman,
and were pleasant 10 the taste Tie
exhibit which took the second prize wIs
scarcely inferior in quality. These
were preserved as follows: Melt one part
Of white wax to two parts Of spermacrii,
boil and mix thoroughly; or. two paris
clarified suet to one of wax ard two Of
sperE1ace:i- Take new laid eggs. RIB
with aHtiseptic salt or fine rice staIch-
Wrap each egg in fine tissue paper.
putting the broad end downward; screw
the paper tightly at the top. leaving an
inch TO hold il by. Dip each egg rap
idly into the fat heated TO one hundfed
degrees. Withdraw and leave to cool.
0ack broad end downward in dry.
shiie sand or sawdusi. The judges
wcrs inclined to believe that had ihs
trial beea for longer period than two
mo tbs this latter method would ps1-
haps have proven the better of the Two.
The eggs were excellent. and on sup
piTg OF the waxed paper the shells pss,
senied the clean. fresh appearances m
newly aid eggs. Western Rnngk