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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-02-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE.

CT EDWIN G. HUNTER as candidate
for Judge of the 18th Judicial District, SUBJ
ject to the action of the Democratic dis
trict nominating convention.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
Life in Arkansas.

A man from the outside world of 70
alities describes the life of Arkansas as
follows: Long days of doing nothing
beget little energy. Little food is need
ed, and less new clothing. In the fall
and winter the crops are gathered and
turned over to the merchant, who holds
mortgage. To sum UP the labor OF
years: was on the place recently and
found an old double log house, SO near
ly rotted down that it is propped up all
around; the windows were without
glass, the door frames without doors,
the children could pass out between the
logs in any direction, the lady and friend
were sitting in the gallery a space
between the two cabins, on split chars,
contentedly dipping" snuff, while the
lord and master, in dirty, begrimed
clothes, sat under a tree doing nothing,
but looking happy as the day is long
Fences rotted down, and lean pigs with
"pokes" on them, two sorry looking
horses trying to pick,a living from short
grass, and little children, half dozen
or more, with but single garment on,
We're hstlessly playing in the. shade.
the lands, originally poor, with but two
or three inches of soil on the prairies,
were worn out and abandoned.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24

Sir Edmund Currie, anoted London
physician has sought to improve the
occasion OF the panic at q possible WISH
tation OF cholera by pointing out that
il that plague should come to London
with say $4,000 cases and 10 per cent.
Of them fatal, the universal terror would
be appalling. Yet he officially declares
thatothere are now in london annually
$4,000 cases of scarlet fever, with
more than $500 deaths. This annual
scourge, which, is in some respects
worse than cholera, is perfectly within
control Of sanitary science aud could be
stamped out if science would properly
apply its knowledge of the disease. But
as scarlet fever arises from an unclean-
ly condition, which also invites q
scourge of cholera, it seems likely that
the latter plague will havesits. own way,
when it reaches London and will be
abundantly able to beat the record of
the scarlet fever. ,,.~ a. =
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
ohio ana west virginia Injections.

= In Ohio Republican congressman lave
been elected in the First Second, Eighth.
Ninth, Tenth (Hurd's districb, Twelfth.
Fourteenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth and
Twentieth districts; total, TO- Demo.
cratic congressman have been elected in TIT
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Thir-
teenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth ana
Twenty first districts; total, 10 The Eleventh
district is in doubt s.s." L. sg5ss a. =,
The total unofficial returns from Hamilton
county show tho following pluralites, state
and congressional tickets: Robinson (rep)
secretary of state, 2,258; johnson (rep. y Judge
Of the supreme court, 2,557; Butterworth (rep.l D,
First congressional district, ], $50; Brown (rep),
Second congressional district, 2,SW. The
greenback state ticket averaged 81, and the
prohibition vote averaged 81. E fr. E}g5 h t@4
Reports indicate that the Prohibition vote in
the state will not be more khan 5000 This
republican majority in the state wi u probably
be from 10 COO to II, COO d IT. s,:%iss ~ s. :,
In West Virginia, the Republican state COM
mittee concede the election Of the Democratic
ticket by 5, GOO to 5000 ma jority. The returns re-
ceiyed are very meager and unsatisfactory, bu
tbs indications are that the Democrats
have majority Of from 10000 to O00
sAdvices from Charleston, KanaWah county,
place Maxwell 9 majority at 1,lOl The entire
Republican county ticket is elected by MAORI
ties ranging from 900 to LOO Six out Of nine
voting places in Tyler county gave Maxwell
236 majority. The other three to be heard
from will increase to $50 f395 a + g.. &G&fE
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
The Criminal Calendar.

At Waterbury, Conn, Edward Chatfeld, the
s'naked man" who has frequently frightened
ladies' and children, has been sent to- jail for
sixty days. He is insane
Henry Mack has been arrested in Cleveland
charged with arson The police have reason
to believe that he is the author Of numerous
incendiary outrages recently perpetrated in that
city .,s "a, 80 s = > Iags sgs@ &s.'sa
Omaha Special: The coroner's jury has
rendered. verdict IN tho case of the victims of
of the Fullerton tragedy, and it is ais follows:
We believe that Fl. A G. Baird, Hugh MAR.
her on e-year old child came. to their death fe-
loniously, Sunday evening, Sept. q, 1881, and
that they came to their death by wounds from
weapons in the hands Of one George Furnival.
A most horrible murder occurred at Coying-
ton, Ky, just opposite Cincinnati Friday morn
ing. The dead body Of Mrs. Anna Madison,
the wife of James Madison, who works in Gin
cinnati, was found on the floor in her home.
The dead woman had been choked with a rope,
and her throat had then been cut in horrible
manner: The husband was .telephoned for,
and he came quickly and was put under arrest,
but denied all knowledge of the crime
Matt B. Parkinson, sheep herder, rode up
to the house of a former employer, Derby P.
Payne, a small sheep owner, three miles from
Deer, Trail, forty. miles from Denver, and after
refusing Paynes invitation to breakfast, cal
led him outside and demanded the payment of
$5O, OF balance due for work. Payne replied
that he had no money then, but hoped to have
some in a few days when he would settle.
Parkinson upon this drew revolver and fired
three shots, the first Of which passed entirely
through Payne's body, killing him Instantly.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
To Minnesota Republicans.

The Republican state central committee has
issued he following address:
- TO the Republican Voters Of Minnesota: The
splendid victory in Ohio, excelling in magni-
tude and significance our highest hopes, in-
spires the Republicans of the nation will re-
newed confidence in All overwhelming triumph
for Blaine and Logan in November. That
Minnesota will exceed, rather than fall
short of, her promised $4,000 Repub-
ican majority for the electoral ticket, is
now highly probable. 1t should be our pride
to send Minnesota to the front as the ban
ner Republican state of the solid North; and
we have q prospect of doing this, if we roll up
our pledged majority. But even more i'm
portant duty hes before us. That duty is to
return a. solid Republican delegation to con-
gress from the State Of Minnesota. From the
gains already made in Maine, Ohio and else
where the Republicans Of the country are en-
couraged to hope that they can rescue the
national house Of representatives from Demo-
cratic control. In all the close and doubtful
districts they are straining every nerve
to accomplish this result 1t is all im-
portant for the success of President Blaine's
Republican congress-. It would be a
lasting shame and disgrace to republican
Minnesota should she permit a single Demo-
cratic Representative to be sent to Washington
from within her limits Our five congression-
al candidates are all worthy and experienced
men; the equals, to say the least, in character
and capacity for usefulness OF their democratic
opponents. They have all been regularly nom
mated, and stand the uncontested choice Of
the party in their several districts. They are
eminently entitled to a united party support.
1t should be the pleasure, as it is the high pat
riotic duty of every republican voter, to sur:
render personal preference and personal feel
ing in view of the weighty issues involved, and
give hearty, cordial support to the nominee
OF his party.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24

The paper manufactures are quick to
seize the excuse OF the embargo ON the
Importation of foreign rags to increase
the price Of their wares. The makers
OF writing paper have already agreed to
2 cents 3 pound more, and the mannfac-
turers Of other grades are likely to fol-
low suit. One effect OF the embargo on
foreign rags will be to stimulate the
collection O. native rags. Prices have
ruled SO low Of late years that many a
housewife in the country who used to
stow away the accommodating rags against
the call OF the roaming tin peddler has
taken to burning such rubbish. There
is no good reason why the cost Of max
ing paper should be largely increased
By the shutting out of foreign rags, but
that is by no means the same thing as
saying that prices viii not be marked
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
=. Political Notaa.

& =, =. :.
Inc N view 1ora gun CLOSES peppefy slucie
by defining its position III these words: But
Ter first. Blaine next, Cleveland never. staff
CORRESPONDENT OF the sun. writing from Penn
sylYanla gays that state Will probably give
Blaino l6e, GO majority. a. n 5s!i ! '#
Il J, =1 S', ,.5..}, b.
.t ib VIII on1y Jake o gam Or less Than forty re-
publican members OF the house of representa-
tiyes % change the present democratic major
ity INTO i minority. Ohio has already furnished
ave q these, i, ll other states , do TIER duty
'uY ~. s.'' : = >eD' 3 : ~ eo0ls
senator Miller q cailfornla writes 70 friend
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
maria Ha1pin, /, 1 side Of the story.

Is Logansport Ind, Special to Philadelphia
Press. Mr.. Simeon Talbot, . travelling agent
in the employ Of Henry Arthur d Co., whole
sale leather dealers in New York, IS in this
city, and, being approached on the subject,
said: ayes, i know Cleveland, perhaps bet
ter than any man living. Maria Halpin is my
.sister-in law The story told in the news
papers is literally true, and tho half has not
been told Grover Cleveland did seduce my
sister-in law under promise Of marriage,
while she was living in Buffalo: This know
to be true and Cleveland afterward paid the
5000 to me for Maria Halpin when legal pro-
ceedings were about to be instituted against
him Cleveland now has possession OF the
child About six weeks ago Cleveland wrote
me q letter urging me to make state:
ment showing that he had always.
treated Mrs Halpin well, and promised me
ANYTHING i could wish in case he WAS elected.
a friend Of his, prominent judge IN New YORK,
came TO me and wanted 8 similar statement
I refused to make such statement and Mrs
Halpin said she would die before she would
make statement He also stated III the letter
that the published statements in the press that
two other men were intimate with Mrs. Haipln
were wholly unauthorized by him and were
not true, and that in the event of my making
the required statement he would have that
corrected After Mrs, Halpin's trouble We
learned that Cleveland was notorious llbertlne.
The half has not been told about him. I don't
tell this for publication; it is not necessary in
order TO defeat him New York will give al,
overwhelming majority against him | have
here q letter from my wife stating that Mrs
Halpin had refused for the sum of $40, OoO to
make statement for the Democrats Sha
says she would rather tell the truth for the Re,
publican cause than take any sum for the
Democrats. E@& %g ..r
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
Women in Europe.
Interlacken Letter to Pittsburg Chronicle Tele.
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. Yesterday saw the most surprising sight
that has greeted my eyes for many months-a
man drawing large handcart, piled high with
hay, and on it q woman, riding with folded
hands as naturally as if women were born IL
this sort of thing in Europe Had these two
been reversed, whatever our feeling, it would
not have been one Of surprise. Had the won.
an been harnessed i'll that cart with o dog, both
pulling with all their might, while the man
rode, it would have been much moro consistent
with the peasants idea Of the po-
sition of women Just before We
saw q woman high up in a cherry tres
picking the fruit, while man lay at the foot
waiting to place the ladder when she should
be ready to come down with her burden ]
saw woman in Holland drawing canal boat,
bent nearly double with the leathern harness,
"a she trudged along the tow path, a man sit.
ting at his ease in the boat smoking. In Up
per Austria SEW y slight and very pretty
YOUNG, girl carrying the mortar up to the
second story OF q building. while q man wait
cd there to put it in place when she arrived
Within q week have seen q man shovel the
sweepings Of the street assisted by woman,
into = basket which he helped her to place
on her back; while she carried it to long dis
for another. / saw q woman in Naples carry
ing coffin on herhead, chatting gayy with 9
man who walked empty handed at her side.
Iahave seen woman aad y COW together pull
q coal cart through the streets of North Ger
man city, a man touching them up gently, to
be sure, with whip, as he walked beside them.
remember two women unloading casks
Of beer from river craft, whi]o twenty men
looked on: I've sesn women dozen times this
summer in Germany carrying two heavy trunks
and there is no Ineniai heavy, out door labor
have notseen them doing here in Switzerland,
SO no wonder We looked amazed at tho woman
ridiag at her ease on the sweet hay and the
man doing the 'work--the first piece Of gallan-
try, tia first recognition of the weaker, we
have seen in the peasant OR farming class
here ~ e.. 49, A. $EJha tE& al II
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
The Field Of Gettysburg

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle :
The land on which the battle OF Gettys~
burg was fought is to be purchased and
q driveway opened along the Inns of bat
tie, from Devils Den, at the foot OF
Round top, through the wheat field to
the peach orchard, to afford an oppor-
tunity for monuments to be erected to
naark the positions of troops. Veter-
ans Of the various military organi-
cations that took part in the battle are
invited 10 Assem- BILE at gettysburg on the
evening Of September 30, to aid in lay
ing out the avenue, to Indicate the posi-
tions occupied by their respective ccIn-
mands. October and 2 viii be devo-
ted to that work. followed by a general
review of tile field. The matter viii be
under the direction of Col Batchelder,
government historian Of the battle, and
superintendent Of tablets and legends.
The Pennsy lvania railway has issued
tickets at excursion rates from all prin-
cipal termini, good until October 81.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24

Vassar female college has graduated,
altogether, 500 students. OF this
number only 1853 have married, or
less than one in three. "Vassar gradu-
les" have been supposed to constitute
p peculiarly manageable type, buff
the above figures are correct, a large
ratio "got left" It is probable that
many men are deferred from marrying
TOO much learning Of one kind. and too
little Of another, and that woman's at
fections rather than her intellectare most
potential in counubial arrangements.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
Grady and Cleveland.
Chicago Inter Ocean.

Chicago Inter Ocean e. / &. = -
It is possible the Cleveland faction of the
democracy in Buffalo made q serious mistake
III bowling down Mr.: Grady the other evening
Besides the sdiscourtcsy of such conduct and
it was q discourtesy stretched to the bound Of
of violent rudeness, there is involved consid-
GRAFTON of principles and policy which touch
the democracy itself. Mr. Grady is y man who
has the courage Of bis convictions clear
~ and impressiyely understood For
reasons sufficient unto himself he stood
resolutely by tho prejudices expressed in
National convention and refused to ad-
vocate the interests of the nominee of that
convention. He has too much aninlel vitality
and too positive an energy of thought to be an
inactive su!ker and so did not content himself
with refusing to accept Cleveland, but set ear
nestly about showing the public that he thor
oughly and heartily repudiated him as a lead
At the same time he said or did nothing to
indicate that he was any less ardently devoted
to the theories and purposes OF the Democratic
party than he had ever been, and it is a fact
chat he has always affiliated with the extrem-
he did not believe Grover Cleveland to be itfor
the Office Of President of the United States, 4
an apinion a great many democrats entertain
who have not the personal independence and
fearless honesty Of the young Ajax OF New
York democracy. Finding another democratic
candidate in the field, one whom he thought,
as choice between two evils perhaps, prefer
able to the regular nominee, he turned his in
Ruence and oratoric' powers in that direction,
and took the stump for Butler. 49,.
The Massachusetts demagogue is a thor
ough- going, dyed-in- the wood democrat, as
everybody truly knows, and in the esti-
nation Of most intelligent people was
very much more deserving of nomination
at the voice Of his party than the chance GOV
ernor Of New York As q Democrat MI.
being the case, it was very uncivl in Demo-
him off from pleading his cause, denying him
hearing, and treating his convictions with
conternpt., q ~ f.& ~ i,
j. Now there are thousands Of Democrats who
think entirely as does Mr. Grady, but who
have not, because Of party allegiance, taken
position with him againstthe Cleveland ticket
Nevertheless they are not 80 welded to the
interests of the Sheriff. Governor that they are
willing for his sake to have stanch, sincere, and
capable, though dissideut, Democrat insulted
and shut off from that highest of American priv
ileges, freedom Of speech As Mr.. Grady has a
large and ad.niring following in his own State,
and many friends throughout the country who
lean kindly toward him, the Buffalo faction
hazarded much in condenning him, and the I'M
seemly proceeding will not be less CALLING be-
cause il occurred in the very home OF tho not
ovefpopular Cleveland. The Democracyis get
ting pretty well tangledup in the rope literally
paid out to by varied circumstances, and is
committing a great many hot-headed mistakes
IN consequence. S..s$.ss. Es# -.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24

The commissioner Of the general land
office has submitted to Secretary Tel.
Ter his report FOR the last fiscal year.
Again he recommends that the pre-emp-
ton law, the timber culture law, and
the desert land law be repealed, and
that the con,mut$tion provisions of the
homestead law be5amended. \ ALL the
Laws Of this CLASS, with one exception,
which were ENACTED for the benefit Of
actual settlery On The public it, domain
should, in his opinion, be removed
from the statute book, and the provis-
ions Of the INV that is to be allowed to
remain should be made more stringent,
al on account of bold, persistent, syste-
matte violation il many territories and
in several states.s The commissioner
virtually says It % impossible to enforce
the law or punish law breakers. What
ever truth there may be in these state
ments il is not appre hended that con-
gress will repeal these laws. s.5 3ss III
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24


has continued his alleged misconduct up 70 the
present time Witnesses, they claim, relia-
Bio mon and women, have told most astound-
ms and painful stories about the governors
cla,ldestine relations with certain ladies' The
however, refuse To reveal names. Or
to ieI what the witnesses said One story
which has leaked ont from among the reFsi&1
tiions made before them efsrs to q mysterious
yelled lady who freqnented the goyernor'ss
room Members OF the Buffalo asso ciation OF
minis tiers have prepared damaging clrcu-
lar IT will be sent to $ legion Of anxious m
5quirers.
& Here is specimen, extract from the sort Of
epistle John Kelly has had bushels Of since the
etaaiicago con ention: You Dam Fraud il the
Old Demo cratic Party Losses New York State
you are to Bes a Dead Man Marke these words.
3 Have More Courage than you are . Coward
and Dam. Rascal I Will Kill syon and then
Hang Tor the grand Democratic Party this will
Bee the Last Deal you will Make that will Bee
the Deal you make with me- 5s
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
Msses11aneous NEWS Notas.

Z Harrison wire works Of St Louis, failed ~
& A. W. Bowman, capitalist and real estate
broker OF San Francisco, failed.
y In Boston, the Calumet Il Hecla company
votedSto pass a dividend, owing to the condi-
ton Of the copper market I&g@4 ,...l'
Little Il Gaines, dealers in general merchan-
diss at Greenwood, Ark have failed. Iabii-
ties, $40, 0D; assets, $55,0o0 ID
Her Boston relatives have been 5contesting
the viii Of Miss Eliza Ann Wilkie, spinster, of
Halifax, declaring that her excessive fondness
for cats was an evidence Of unsound mind.
Maiden ladies will be glad to learn that the
court sustained tie will sss% I. 4
A suit brought by the Continental National
bank against tho we'll known firm OF Davies,
Atkinson & Co, for The recovery OF the sum Of
$25, ITO has led to the development Of state Of
affairs connected with the above firm, which
places the junior member OF the concern in the
light Of aself nfessed defaulter TO the amount
#of 1900 600. sf $sSg VI @jt5 81: III
CAV Texas girl travelled three Thousand miles
before sbe finally caught up with her lover at
Macon, Ga; md even then he refused to marry
her, though she offered him $40, 600 to do So
Some young men have to be coaxed with q
six shooter; and as it's leap rear this one may
yet have the matter presented ii its proper
light is5 V :s5 q -s.53!
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24
Record Of Cnsua1tiss.

si2GsFs& AASDUI - SeSS
Several buildings at Norfolk, Va, were
burned. ~ ss IS y.8 gs s. s. ~ ~.
"A cyclone passed over Lewiston, Me-, which
did 81, 600 worth of damage. 4&y "
AtLawrencsburg KY, a fire destroyed good
portion Of the business part of the town Loss,
$40, eco; partially insured. :
e. ". Barber, Of Sun Dance, Mont, was
thrown from his horse and injured so badly
that death resulted shortly sitter. ~
The Franklin house, the Journal printing
Office and other buildings at summerside, n.
B., were burned Loss, $35, 900. -
Two children Of Garrett Wlseman, living in
Mitchell county, N. G., while passing through
. long strip Of woods, were attacked by a
large cataraount, and the younger child aged
six, was instantly killed. The ferocious ami
NAL buried his claws in the girls throat The
older sister, age eight, attempted to escape,
but was pursued and so terribly lacersted that
she was unable to speak when found She
died later .'E
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-24

The dynamite explosions in thenew
parliament house at Quebec have crea-
bed great excitement in Canada. There
is an investigation to be had, but the
materials for it are very meager. The
dynamite and its guilty masters have
both disappeared, probably for good
The Irish and French in Quebec are
bitterly accusing each other Of thecrime
and serious trouble is unprecedented as
the result of this exchange of compli-
ments, ~% XIX %gs $*3s 5fi,,& if s$$sI