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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-08-09
Montgomery Academy

The undersigned win open School Jan.
9TH, 1854, at the following rates OF iui-
ton: Primary Glass; 81 per mouth; sec :
ond class. 81 81; third Glass, s3.
Higher branches ~ per contract
Instructions on Piano. "a per month.
Vocal instruction. 81 extra.
Board can be had IN private families nj
liberal rates. 1
W.. CALvIT. Principal. !.
Mrs. JOSIE Raglan, Assistant.
Montgomery. La. Nov. Is, 1885. 3m
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Foreign Flashes.

The Victoria Straw works at Montreal has
assigned Liabilities, $4,000; assets, NOM
ically the same.
The editors in Parma, Majorca, have been con-
demned to eight years Imprisonment for vio-
lation of the press laws
A solemn mass was celebrated in the Sistine
chapel of the Vatican in memory of Plus X.
The pope, cardinals, prelates, diplomats and
many foreigners We're present The chapel
was crowded. The ceremony was unusually
| imposing.
The trial of fifty-two members of the Park
club, London, charged with gambling in play
ing baccarat, at the rooms of the club has ter
minated. The proprietor of the club and its
members of the committee were fined 500
pounds each and the players 100 pounds each
A letter from Gen. Gordon, just made pub
lie, says: It is no secret that England has
abandoned all intention of guaranteeing Egyp-
tan supremacy over the Soudan. 1t has de-
cided that the task is too onerous, and will be
attended with no corresponding advantages. 1t
will, therefore, allow the people now in rebel
hon to revert to their old sultans
Patrick James Smyth, member of parliament
for Iiperary, has sent a communication to
Dublin papers on 'Ioyalists and Nationlists,'
in which he saws: ''The union is stronger to-
udy lIiun III HIS ever Dtel All property anu
culture, and most of the religion of the country
are on its side The socialist movement has
practically extinGuished nationality.
The transport Poonah at Portsmouth, Eng,
has been ordered to prepare to sail forthwith.
twill take 500 marines to Saukim. Official ad-
vices from Cairo announce the total number of
killed near Tokar was $3.50, including ninety
six officers, sixteen of whom were staff officers
Baker Pasha telesraphs that he has at present
under his command $500 men, one-third of
whom are unarmed 1t is officially denied that
tribes beyond Koroske are in revolt
A later dispatch says that Baker was led into
an ambush by sheikh who, pretending to be
friendly, asserted that the rebels in the vicinity
of Tokar numbered less than ZOO men, many
of whom were unarmed, where there were in
fact fully 5000 well-armed men under Sheik
Khadir and Osman Bigna awaiting his ap-
proach. The success of the rebel stratagem
was complete Baker Pasha lost his entire
equipment of guns, camels, stores, arms and
camp utensils.
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.


SENATE-Sone dissatisfaction has prevailed
for sometime among senators in both parties
with committee assignments which in pursuance
Of caucus agreement of both parties was settled
by the appointment on additional committees
under the new rule and the arrangement OF
some of the old committees
On Additional Accommodation for the Libra
ry-Bayard, Morrill,, Miller (Cala.) added, and
Dolph retired.
Agricultural and Forestry Sawyer and Glib
son added.
Commerce-Dolph, German and Slater add
cd; Farley relieved
Manufacturers-Pike and Butler added.
Mines and Mining-Bowen advanced to the
Craftsmanship and Terry, Cullom, Jones Fla,
added.
Woman Suffrage-Cockrell added and made
chairman; Jones Fla.) retired.
Clalms-Fair added and Gibson retired.
The following have been named of members
of the two new committees created under the
new code of senate rules:
Expenditures of Public Moneys-Wilson
Harrison, Plumb, Platt, Beck, George and
Kenna.
Fish and Fisheries-Lapham, Sewell, Dawes
Palmer, Morgan, Groome, Farley
HoUsE.-The senate amendments to the to-
bacco bill was concurred in. A solution au-
thorizing the committee on expenditures of the
interior department to go to Hot Springs creek
and investigate work thereon was rejected
The bill for the election of territorial govern
ors and senators by popular vote was reported
adversely. The bill to exterminate pleuro-
pneumonia and create bureau of animal in
dustry was debated
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Another A. o. q. W. Decision.

Waterloo, Iowa, Special Telegram, Feb. s.
Judge UT entered judgment in the case of the
state of Iowa, ex ect. W. A. Grohen ct al. VS..
George r. Miller ct al, or the supreme lodge
against the grand lodge of Iowa, Ancient Order
of United Workmen. A petition for new tri-
al was submitted and argued, and the lodge
overruled it. In so doing, he made state
ment of interest, as showing the legal status OF
the two bodies. He said:
The decisive point in the case is whether the
Ancient Order of United Workmen is frater-
nal organization or whether it is merely an in
surance organization. / believe it to be fra
ternal organization, and being such the court
cannot interfere with it's trials and disciplinary
action, SO long as property rights are not in
volved.
The decision practically leaves the parties
where it finds them, the one adhering to the
supreme lodge and the order at large, and the
other remaining state institution, existing as
it's counsel claim, for the purposes of insur-
ance. He then entered judgment on the ver-
dict. It was to the effect that G. II. Miller, G..
Godfrey, r. A. Whitaker, ct al, and all their
associates claiming to constitute the lodge of
men of Iowa be ousted and excluded from act
ing as such corporation, and that W. r. Ora
ham, l. O. Rowland and their associates to be
declared to rightfully constitute such body.
and be entitled to exercise it's corporate rights
also, that all books and papers in the hands OF
the defendants belonging to the officers, which
they claimed to hold, be turned over to the re-
the action. To this judgment and ruling the
defendants excepted The defendants say that
they propose to continue to perform the. duties
of their Office just 40 though no decision had
been rendered, and the case will 20 to the gu
preune court at once.
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The late prolonged and almost de
structive drought in California has lee
the San Francisco Bulletin to make al
examination of the rainfall in that Stat.
for thirty three years past; and thu
figures are interesting in more thar
one way. They show that drought oc
ours regularly every six or seven years
The rainfall was abnormally small il
1850, 1856, 1868, 1870 and 1876. I
was only reasonable to expect drought
therefore, in 1882 or 1888, and it came
1t must be understood that the figure,
are given for the rainy season-our win
ter-and that the drought of 1850 ex
tended into 1851; and so in the Other
cases. Another remarkable faci
brought out by these tables is the won.
derfully small amount of rain that fall
in one of these dry years It is con
!sidered dry year here if we get only
twenty-five or thirty inches of rain, bu'
there, the average for the State so IA,
this season is only about five inches
In 185O-51 the whole season produced
only 475 inches of rain at Sacramento,
and in the other years mentioned thu
average there was less than nine inches
In San Francisco they get, on the aver
age, 30 per cent. more rain in season
than il Sacramento,
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Mr.. Belmont, chairman Of the House,

Mr.. Belmont, chairman Of the House,
committee on foreign relations, has
made a report in which he shows that
the existing British treaty only speci-
ties murder, assault with intent to MUIR
der, piracy, arson, robbery and forgery.
Neither burglary, the fabrication and
circulation of counterfeit money, bonds
and bank notes, embezzlement of pub.
lie money or private funds, kidnapping,
larceny. nor indeed any modern COM
mercial crimes are covered by the trea-
tv Mr. Belmont affirms that the people
of the United States will never consent
that their government shall surrender
to a foreign power. participant ID
even an unsuccessful political revolu-
ton, rebellion or civil commotion who
has found asylum ON our shores and
has been charged by the government
he attempted to overthrow with muir.
der, or forgery, or arson committed in
the promotion and only in the promo
ton of such political revolt, which had
then passed beyond the condition of an
ordinary violation of law.
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Architectural BlunderS.

Philadelphia Press: New York State is
spending nearly 100000 900 on capitol
which has no cloak room in it big
enough to hold the coats and hats of its
senator's, and room for the court of ap-
peals which the judges dislike. Great
Britain has spent $40, 1000, 900 on the new
foreign and colonial offices, whose rooms
have no ventilation, except by the win
dows, which are too heavy to open and
shut. About half this sum has been spent
on the new London law courts, in which
the air is so bad that no Judge sits long
without falling i'll, The jury room so in
clement that jurors sicken in it and
clock tower built with no place let for
the weights. In Washington SIG, OOO, 900
has been spent to put our leg s!ative
chambers on @ind-swept knoll. but in
building so cased and constructed that
no man breathes fresh air on the floor.
Phiiadel phia-but, alter all, why add
Philadelphia?
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Gen. Sherman's Retirement.

Washington, Feb S-The president to-day
issued the following order, announcing the re-
tirement of Gen. Sherman:
Gen. William T. Sherman, general of the
army, having this day reached the age of sixty
four years, is, in accordance with law, placed
upon the retired list of the army without the
restriction of pay and allowances. The an
nouncement of the severance from the COM
mand of the army of one who has been SO many
years its distinguished chief, can but awaken
in the minds, not only of the army, but of the
people of the United States, mingled emotions
of regret and gratitude; regret at the with
drawal from active military service of an officer
whose lofty sense of duty has been a model for
all soldiers since he first entered the army in
July, 1910, and gratitude, freshly awakened for
services of incaiculable value rendered by him
in the war for the Union which his great mill
tary genius and daring did so much to end.
The president deems this a fitting occasion to
give expression in this manner to the gratitude
felt towards Gen. Sherman by his fellow citi-
zens and to hope that providence may grant
him many years of health and in relief from
the active duties of his profession.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR
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Exaggerated reports of unusual

Exaggerated reports of unusual sick
ness at Yale College recently led to the
appointment of q committee, consisting
of Professor c. f. Chandler, of Colum.
bia College; DIR. G. A. Lindsey, of the
Yale Medical School, and Professor
William H. Brewer, of the Sheffield
Scientific School, to make thorough
examination of Farnham, Durfee and
North Middle dormitories. That com.
mittee has reported that the plumbing
and draining of the college buildings
and grounds are in accordance with the
best sanitary practice and in the best
condition. Professor Brewer, who is
the president of the New Haven Board
of Health, makes an additional report
to the effect that New-Haven is the
healthiest seaport of it's size In the
world, and that the ward in which the
college buildings are situated has had $
lower death rate than any other ward o.
the city in five out of the last seven
wears. The death rate last year was
about twelve per 1000.
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A Large Defalcation.

Troy, N. Y, Special-Henry s. Church, fol
nearly six years chamberlain of this city, dis
appeared on the Sth, leaving ostensibly 70,
Springfield, Mass, on business. 1t was ascer-
tanned he was defaulter, and al examination
of his books shows defaculation of 81, 600
and it will poobably be much larger A war
rant has been issued, and reward of S., 00(
offered for his arrest. 1t is thought thai
Church lost much of the money in stocks, hop
ing to retrieve losses sustained in business.
He took $500 of the city's money with him,
and is supposed to have left the country. Mr..
Church gave a bond for $4,000 when appoint
ed, but did renew it when nominated for a sec
ond term. 1t is claimed, therefore, that the
sureties are only liable for the amount of de-
faculation during his first term. Mr.. Church
was also water commissioner. The common
council confirmed H. Hall to succeed Mr..
Church
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To prove the fallacy of the old story
that ALTERNATING fish and animals re-
NAMED in their beds until they heard
thunder, resident on the banks Of
Lake Washoe, New, explored q giant
powder cartridge in the vicinity of q
muddy patch of lake bottom where mil
lions Of cat fish, big and little, had bur-
led themselves for the winter. To his
utter surprise the Lake was almost in
stantly studded with fish noses. After
smelling around for few minutes they
every one disappeared beneath the wa
ters and went down into the mud again.
The miners now fired a half dozen
catridges-all they had with them-at
various points around the lake, but not a
fish showed itself. They had all taken a
good, square look at the Sierre Nevada
range, and had seen that it was still
white with snow.
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TRsfrsdOu, Febrsf0pu z.

SENATE.-A mild sensation was created in the
senate by Mr.. Beck, who introduced resolu-
ton directing the committee on civil service to
investigate and report upon the discharge by
the sergeant alarms of a colored employe
named Dudley, who had been he said, a soldier
in the war, and an efficient employee. Mr.. Nor
rill attempted to bring up his bill to provide a
building for the congressional library which
brought down upon him storm of objections.
Mr.. Morrill, asked unanimous consent to
make few remarks upon the bill and then let
the senate fix day for its consideration. This
was granted, and Mr.. Morrill, proceededto read
carefully prepared argument in favor of the
measure which occupied about forty minutes,
during which time Senator Anthony fell asleep
twice and the other senators read the morning
papers and attended to their correspondence
The following nominations were sent to the
senate by the president Consuls, Robert j.
Stevens, Victoria, B. c.; Eugene o. Fechet,
Michigan, Pasdel Porte; Philip Carroll, Paler-
my; Allen Francis, Port Stanley and Thomas,
Ont.
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marry the dudesque Cecil Ryne, who was her
s'leading man. in her last tour in this country
for $40 week.
The Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon created q
sensation by recently preaching in Worces-
ter, Mass, Unitarian pulpit, and wearing the
white surplice of that denomination.
A colossal bronze statue of Gen. Robert E.
Lee has just been completed by New York
manufacturing company, to be placed in the
public square in New Orleans, where it will be
unveiled On Washington's birthday.
H. NJ Knox and Rev. DR.. Breed, Of St Paul,
sailed for Europe on the White Star steamer
Britannia, recently. They were entertained at
dinner in New York by Gen. Il. N. McLaren,
who is spending the winter in the metropolis
with his family
Frederick Kellogg of Downer's Grove, ILL.,, a
veteran of the Mexican war; has received notice
to appear before the surrogate of New York on
Feb Is, to claim an estate of 81 ,00O, 600 left
him by deceased brother whom he had not
seen for forty -nine years
The late Henry E. Packer, president Of the
Lehigh Valley Railway company, bequeathed
twenty twenty thirds of his fortune, estimated
at $4,000, 0O0, to his wife during her life, at her
decease it to so to Lehigh university, and the
other three twenty-thirds to st Luke's hospl-
tai at Wilkesbarre.
Miss Hill, who has caused Sharon's heart to
ache, is not less than forty-fve years old, with
regular features, keen, dark eyes, showing
crows feet at the corners, and determined
mouth. What gives her an appearance of
maturity is the loose skin which has settled in
slight folds under her china peculiarly that
is unknown to youth
The bronze statute of Gen. Robert E. Lee
has just been completed. 1t represents Gen.
Lee as standing with folded arms, his regula-
ton SLOUGH hat set firmly on his head, his coat
buttoned snugly about him and his high topped
cavalry boots reaching to his knees The stat
ute, when placed i'll the public square at New
Orleans, will be III feet from the ground
A meeting of the friends of the late Jerome
]. Collins, who persisted with De Longs party,
was held in the Herald building, New York
On the evening of the Sth inst. Some sixty
persons being present Judge DAILY presided,
and Jerome Brady was chosen as secretary.
Resolutions in honor of the memory of Capt.
Collins were adopted, and addresses were made
upon his character as journalist and upon
his fate as member of the Jeanette explor
ing party.
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Some of the Salaried Men.

The highest fixed salary drawn by
Federal servants on duty in this coun-
try, excluding the President, is $l3, 0OO
This is paid to the General of the Army
and the Admiral of the Navy. The
Lieutenant General of the Army gets
Sl1 900. Vice-Admiral of the Navy
$1,000. The majorGenerals get s., 50I
and the Brigadier Generals $500. 1t
is curious to note that the Collector of
the Port in New York receives Sl2.000-
larger salary than is drawn by his
superior in Washington. the Secretary
of the Treasury. The Secretary of the
Senate gets more than Senator. He
draws $4,000 yearly, while the Senators
get only $1,000 apiece. The official
stenographers of the house, whose
duties are more difficult and arduous
than those of the average member, re-
cieve the same salaries as Representa-
tives, but they are required to employ
their own ass stants, and therefor do not
net over $3.50 per year.
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The Starving Mile Laos,

A communication written by Gov. Hubbard
to Maj. c. G. Luce, Indian agent at White
Earth, has been received at the interior de-
partment setting forth the deplorable condition
of the Mile Laos Indians. Gov Hubbard says:
Information given me by ex-senator Sim
mond of Little Falls, Mimi, Joseph Roberts OF
St Paul, and others regarding the condition of
Indians at Mile Laos leads me to request you
to visit them and personally learn the truth
about the situation, which am led to believe is
likely to become fatal to them and disgraceful
to the government unless timely help be af-
forded them. Many of them are reported to be
in state of utter restitution. Their rice crop
was failure. Their act of violence in the de-
struction of the dam of the Pam river was re-
suit of the anxiety and desperation which that
failure caused them. They can make no sales
of their hay because no loggers are going into
the woods there. They have been unable to sup
ply themselves even with deer meat because of
the lack of snow. I am informed they have not
received their annuties
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Secretary Frelinghuvsen has written
a long communication on the exclusion
If American hog products from Europe.
There is nothing ''dashing' or ''bril-
liam" about it. but it is characterized
by good sense and sound judgment.
He recommends that Congress take no
action until the commission now in
vestigating the matter makes its re-
port, and advises that our policy be In
the first instance to prove beyond ques-
ton that our meat products are whole
some. He believes that a demostra-
ton of this fact will lead to the annull-
ing of the restrictive DEGREES, and he is
certainly right in hoping that this
ought to be tried before any retaliatory
measures are taken.
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Mrs. Fred. Dnurlass,

Speaking of the marrige of Frederick
Douglass, the Rochester Democrat saws:
"Mrs. Douglass is the daughter of Gideon
Pitts, Of Honeoye, in the town of Rich
mond, Ontario county. and is very ii-
teltigent lazy, of spotless character. Mr..
Pitts was an original abolitionist, and a
man of the most sterling worth and of
large influence in his community. In
Honeoye. at an early day, abolition con-
ventions were of frequent occurrence,
and many of the aplest anti-slavery ora
tors have spoken there. and thus the
place was educated not only in anti
slavery ideas, but received an intellec-
tuai u'ture Of a high order as well,
which has rendered it not only intel
lgent, but has also freed it from many
OF the prejudiees of caste. 1t was in
such community and amid such infiu-
ences that Mrs. Douglass was. educated,
and it is not surprising that she has the
courage of her opinions"
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Dakotians in Washington

At a meeting held on the Sth of Dakotians in
terested in the opening up of the great Sioux
Indian reservation committee consisting OF
Judge c. G. Moody, J. H. King, Barney Caul-
field, A G. Kellum, and Register Luse of Dead
wood were appointed committee to visit Sen
ator Dawes, chairman of the Indian committee
sent out last summer; Mr.. Holman, chairman
of the sub committee on Indian appropriations
Secretary of the Interior Teller and Com
missioner of Indian Affairs Price,
with view of securing concert
of action. They have already visited Senator
Dawes, who favors opening the reservation,
but, at the instance of certain missionary soci-
cites, wants an extra appropriation for the ben
eft of the Indians in an educational way This
proposition is opposed by Mr.. Holman, who IA
vors the original agreement of last year. Sec
rotary Teller and Commissioner Price are al
ready committed in favor of the treaty, and ii
is very likely that if this cannot be concluded
nothing can be done this congress-
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The apparently concerted effort of
Norkmen at the East to prohibit the
mportations of cheap laborers to the
United States. is a new and unexpected
phase of the protection idea. 1t is
'ather a puzzling matter TO deal with,
jut it will be difficult to assign a reason
why the laborer should not be protect
I'd from foreign competition as well as
he manufacturer If an enormous tar
# charge is imposed on all articles of
foreign importation for the benefit of
he manufacturer, why should there not
ne high tariff on the importation of
cheap labor, for the benefit of our
own citizens? The precedent of the
exclusions of the Chinese, though just
IN itself, may give rise to very difficult
questions in regard to other peoples.