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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26
PRoHiBiTIoN!
An Ordinance adopted by the Police
Jury of Grant Parish at their July
meeting, 1884, regulating the
sale of Alcoholic and
Malt Liquors.

BE it ordained by the police my 81 The
parish Of Grant, That an election be
held in wards One, Five, Six and Seven
OF Grant parish, TO take the sense of
voters at said wards upon the proprie-
ty Of Licensing the sale. of alcoholic
liquors therein.
Be it further ordained, That said
election shall be held on Saturday, the
sd day Of August, A. D. 1884, at the
various polling places established by
law. IN said wards, free Of cost to the
parish.
he II further ordained, That the pres
ident of the police jury shall be re :
turning officer of said election, and he
Is hereby authorized aud instructed to
tabulate the vote of said election, and
make Promnlgation of the same through
the columns of the Colfax CHRONICLES,
and he shall be allowed unit! six y. m. !.
on Wednesday, the 9th dag Of August
to complete said tabuiation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26
NOTICE.

BY virtne of the authority vested III me
by the Police Jury of the parish of Grant,
will receive bids for the next thirty days
for the building bridge across Bayou
parro, on the lower Colfax and Pinevliie
road; also for the building of q bridge
across Saddle Bayou, on Winfield and
Pineville road also for tie removal OF the
parish jail from its present site to the
southeast corner of the court house square.
Specifications OF the bridge to be built
across Bayou Darro: Said bridge must he
one hundred and fifty feet long, or 80 much
thereof as Is necessary to reach to the top
Of the natural banks on each side of The
bayou, twelve feet wide, and high enough
to be level with the natural banks. To be
built out of cypress or pine hearts Tue
benches to be Is feet apart, and to be built
out of timbers not less than Sx1U inches
The sleepers to he not less than 6xlU
inches, flooring 2x6 inches, to be bauis err
ed by scantIing 3x4 aud well braced, and
to be built iii a worknanlike manner.
specifications Of the bridge to be built
across Saddle Bayou: Said bridge TO 90
fifty feet long, twelve feet wide. and The
benches to be sixteen feet apart, the sleep
ers to be not less than 4xi2 inches lo feo,
long, and sleepers to The bench Cap
siils to be l0xlU inches Ia feet long, posts
to be iUxl0 inches, and long enough 10
give three feet USE in the center flooring
W be lfx6 inches IL feet long, banisterca
with 3x4 scant.ing and well braccd. the
timbers to he all hewed or sawsd out of
heart pine.
Contracts for the above work will be lei
out on Saturday, August 80, 1854. The
right to reject any anu all bids is reserved.
Contract is will be required to give good
and sufficient bond Tor the faithful pea >
Torrance OF their work
A. L. GROW,
President Ponce july.
CoI.rAx, La, July 25, 1884.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

Whereas Joshua Kemp, ST., administra-
tor of the succession Of Aaron Hodnett.
deceased, has this day filed his final ac-
count in said succession. and asks that the
same be homologatsd, and that he be a,l-
thorized to pay the debts. ETC.. as approved
BY the court, and that he be discharged
and his bond rs administrator be cancelled
as the law directs, notice is hereby given
to all whom it doth or may concern, to
show cause, within ten days from the date
hereof. why same should not be granted.
Witness the Honorables w. +. BIackman
and Thos. Overton, judges Of said court,
this 24tk day Of July. 1894.
S. b. SHACKELFORD.@r
Clerk Dist. Court. Parish Of Grant.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

We learn that Mr.. T. NJ. Wells ex-
poets to get the material used on We
The People and run Republican
paper in Grant parish during the
Presidential campaign. Come on,
''Trump;" plenty room for one of us
to get euchred. We rather think,
however. the CHRoNIcLE holds both
bowers and the joker on you. and
the fun will be mostly on this side OF
the fence
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

sanitary ordinance of the Town OF Colfax
No. "a
Z Sec. l. BE it Ordained by the Torn Council
Of the 10rn Of Collar, That the Sheriff Of
the parish Of Grant or his .jailor, or any
person having CONTROL of tie perish Jail
or the prisoners therein, from and attn
the PRONUNCIATION of this ordinance, shah
not be permitted to deposit or empty the
excrement vessels used in said jail any
where in or upon the Court House Square
in the town of Coltax. nor upon OF in any
street within the corporate limits Of said
town, and any person violating this section
OF this ordinance, on due proof before the
prisoned five days in he town locSup, or
both at the discretion of the Mayor, for
each and every offense, with costs to b-
attached i'm each case.
Sec. Y. BE 1t further ordained. That from
and after the PRONUNCIATION of this ordi-
nance no privy Or water closet shall be
built within thirty feet OF any street Tor
the inside edge Of the eight feet designated
for side walksl within the incorporate lin
it's Of the town of Colfax Any person
violating this section of this ordinance
shall he liable to have sud building torn
down or removed by the Marshall, and
upon due proof before the Mayor shall be-
fined ten dollars and costs in each and
every offense, or imprisoned ten days in
the lookup, or both at the discretion Of
the Mayor.
Sec. 5. BE it further ordained That all
persons owning property within the town
of .C0lfax and having privy or water
closet N, arer than thirty feet of AIRY street
Cor the inside edge of the eight feet desig-
mated for side walk shall be and are here
by required to move the same within thirty
days from the PRONUNCIATION of this ordi-
nance, and any person owning property
within the town Of Colfax, upon which is
situated privy or water closet nearer
than thirty feet of any street or side walk
aud neglecting or refusing to remove the
same within thirty days from the prolnul-
cation of this act, shall. upon due proof
before the Mayor, be fined not less than
ten dollars, or Imprisoned in the town,
lookup for not less Than ten days, or bot b
at discretion of the Asynr In each and
every case costs shall he attached and the
Marshall shall tear down or remove the
Said building at the expense of the owner.
Sec L. Be IL further ordained, That the
publication of this ordinance ia the Coli.x
CHRONICLE Tor Thirty days shall be con-
sidered due notice to all parties concerned.
Adopted July Ia, 1854
w. A.. hIs Hal DSON,
Mayor and acting Secretary.
Approved July Ia, 1884
W. L. RICHARDSON, Mayor
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

Be it further ordained, That the
members Of the police jury of said
wards shall be the bailiffs for their
said wards; and in such wards as have
more than one polling place the police
juror shall appoint deputy or depu-
ties, and said bailiffs and their depu-
ties are authorized to appoint and
swear in three commissioners. of cleo
ton; prorided, that should any of said
bailiffs or. their deputies, or any of the
commissioners of election, refuse to
serve or fail to act, the voters of any
polling place shall have the right to
select bailiff, or commissioners of
election, as the case may be.
BE it further ordained, That persons
in favor of License shall have written
or printed on their tickets "For lii
cense, and persons opposed shall have
printed or written upon their tickets
against License" No person shall
be allowed to vote more than once at
said election, and the commissioners
of election shall allow all persons to
vote who are legally qualified or en-
titled to be registered voters of their
said wards or voting places, whether
really registered or not. Said commits
siOners shall hold and, conduct said
election, count the votes and make
sworn returns thereof to the president
of the police jury, and they shall have
authority to improvise box, if none
be furnished them. They shall hold
and close said election in the manner
and form required by law for general
elections, and said bailiffs and COM
missioners shall be clothed with all the
powers and authority to keep order
and conduct said election as the bailiffs
and commissioners of general elections
for the State have.
Be it further ordained, That the pub
LEGATION of this ordinance in the Colfax
CHRONICLE for thirty days shall be
sufficient notice of said election.
Be it further ordained, That in any
ward or wards giving majority
Against License there shall be no Lii
cense issued to any persons to sell any
kind of alcoholic or malt liquors there
in after the thirty first day of Decem-
Der, 1884. A. l.. GROW,
President Police Jury.
JNO. A. HARGIs, Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

The 6rst boil of open cotton for
Grant parish was sent to this Office
on Thursday by ]. w. Rhorer, ECO.
It was raised on Fairmount planta-
ton BY George Day. The first open
boil from Natchitoches parish was
also received the same day, from Mr..
G. A. Pierson on cane river, The
FIRST boil from Rapides parish was
sent in Friday by Della Smith, q
colored woman. who owns her own
place, q neat little farm fronting on
Red river Just below Colfax.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

The following communication came
to hand this week, looking black and
very much as if it had been carried
around in somebody's pocket for
several days. Knowing the writer
as we do. we are not at all surprised
to get his first letter last:
ON THE WING. July 2. 1894.
Editor Co!fax Chronicle.
After leaving Colfax your CORES
pendent neekly resigned himself to
the common fate that governs our
earthly joys and woes, and with
thoughts brim full Of early, recollec-
tons. quietly took possession of
stateroom No. 6, and was soon lost
to the cares of earth in sweet repose.
But to sleep soundly on a steamboat
requires one who is accustomed to IL
! dozed and studied alternately un.
til the boat reached Alexandra. after
. three hours run. There we re-
manned until o'clock next morning
loading 1900 bales of wool, en- route
from Texas and California to New
York uo New Orleans. From Alex-
andria to Baton Rouge the river bot
toms show unmistakable signs of the
recent overflow. which cansed so
much damage to the river planters.
We arrived at Baton Rouge about 9
p. m. next day, in time to witness a
grand illumination of the Capitol
grounds, 40 event of the school chill.
dren's picnic. Also in time 10 be-
hold the closing scenes Of the State
Democratic convention, and the cleo
ton Of fonr important personages as
delegates to the national Democratic
Ga ntion at Chicago. Thanks to
sk1 kindnsss and polite attention of
Capt Curt Kouns and other officers
he trip down Nas in every way en-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

The brag field Of corn hereabouts
has been made by Mr.. j. H. McNeely,
who will make an average Of fully As
bushels to the acre in field of 20
acres. He gave us stalk from this
field with four full grown corn ears
and two silk shoots on it. and says
stalks with three full ears are COM
mon. while the entire field will nearly
average two ears,to the stalk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

The lumber TO fence in his block
and build his house has been put
npon DR.. Dunn's premises. and the
carpenters will be at work soon. His
family arrived this week and are
qnartered in the house opposite Mr..
Teal's until he can build.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

The first grinding OF new corn that
we have heard OF was ground at Mr..
Allen Faircloth's mill. in ward four,
Grant parish. on Tuesday, July 18th.
We are ready to bet our old shoes
that nobody can beat it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

A fit of pleasure seeking strnck
our town this week. One party went
on ten days trip to Big Creek. an
other 70 White Sulphur Springs,
while third was satisfied with day
at the Darro. fh
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26
Proclamation by the Governor.
$500 REWARD.
EXECUTIVE Der ARrMENT,
State OF Louisiana.


EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT., !
State OF Louisiana.
Whereas, I have been officially inform
ed that ON Sunday, the second day Of
March, 1884, in the parish of Grant,
BRECKENRIDaE 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
d ealt with as the law directs.
Now, therefore, I, SAMUEL DOUGLAS
MoENERY, 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 BRDcKEN-
RIDGE STARKs.
This proclamation to be in force for
the term of sixty days.
DESCRIPTION OF BRECKENRIDGE sTARKs.
About twenty-five years old, no beard,
dark skin, weighs 125 or 40 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 9 great deal O.
profanity, wears almost continually a
smile.
Given under my signature and the seal
of the State OF Louisiana, at the city OF
Baton Rouge, this 14th day of April, A.
d. 1884. s. d. McENERY.
BY the Governor: RI
WILL A. STRONG.
Secretary of State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

The fne crop of oats raised in
Grant parish this year should give
this paying crop boom in this sec
ton. Let more Of our planters en-
gage in raising oats. aud we guarsn-
tee they will be well pleased with
the result.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26
LOCAL DOT s
NOTICE.

DISTRICT CONFERENCE for the Alexan-
dria district will convene at Colfax, Au-
gust 81, 1884. N. s. CORNELL, p. E..
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NOTICE.

In the matter of the Succession of Aaron
Hodnett, deceased.--No. SO.
Twelfth District Court, Parish of Grant,
Louisiana. a..
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26
AN ORDINANCE.

Sanitary Ordinance If the Town of Colfa.
No. "a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1884-07-26

the fsrnser, the mechanie the workman. the
n'rrcliapf. the inaisnfactnror-- ersons In every
vocation III HE. members VI every bensehold.
he wife and the paothsr amt the chilarun-all
VIII Had ff 4 its .st1.<,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-23

for contestant and contestee in all the several
voting precincts in the county of Marion,
and make report of the result.
Springer made the point of order that
the motion was not in order, as the rule
which permitted a motion to recon-
init applied in terms to bills
and not to resolutions. He made a further
point that, even were it in order to reconImii
the resolution, it was now too late to make a
motion, as the house had taken action under
Incorporation of the previous question.
The speaker overruled the points Of order.
Brownies motion was defeated-yeas, 1874
nays, 1874 Several Democrats changed theil
votes on this call
Howe, of Michigan, rose TO a question Of
order, and called attention to the rule pre-
venting ex-members of congress the privilege
of the floor unless they signed paper de
claring that they were not interested in any
pending measure. He had been Informed by
| a Democratic member that W. II. English
father of the contestant, had been on til,
floor for days, urging the members to vott
for his son. Ii such such course was pur
sued it ought not TO go unnoticei by thu
house.
Randall, Blount, Springer, and Cox, o
New York, defended Mr. English.
A vote was then taken on the minority
report, adopted Wednes lay, and tn,
| resolution was rejected-yeas, l2S; nays
1879
A vote was next taken on the maiority
| resolution, declaring English entitled to tn
seat and it Observation-Disclosures, 100; nays, 1913
| English was then escorted to the desk b,
| Converse, and the oath of Office wa
administered by the speaker.
The senate by vote of yeas %, nays go
| refused to reconsider the bill prohibiting til
mailing of newspapers containing lotter,
advertisements, and it goes to the foot of tn
calendar.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-23
ANOTHER OCEAN CABLE.
Arrival on the American Coast of the
Gable Steamer Faraday.

Arrival on the American Coast of the
Gable Steamer Faraday.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, May 23-The Far
aday has arrived, and is proceeding to con
meet the cables.
RoCKPoRT, Mass, May 2S.-The arrival
Of the Faraday was greeted by thousands OF
people and the firing of cannon. The shore
end is landed. and will be connected
with the section previously buoyed 250
miles east Of Rockport The citizens ten
dered q reception to the officers, but it was
declined tin the cable is completed. When
the Faraday steams away she will proceed
to the buoy $50 miles northeast Of where the
splice cable is, thus making a complete
circuit from Dover Bay to Rockport; then
she viii steam thirty miles east ia
Dover bay, and take up and splice til.
shore end laid from Dover bay
towards the Irish coast When this splice i.
made she will sail for ireland, paying out
1,0OO miles in the deep sea section. She vii
then buoy the end section and proceed tt
London for the remainder of the deep sef
section. After taking this on board she vii
60 back to her buoy and finish laying tn
deep sea section to the Irish coast.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-23

HERMAN. the wild jackass of the Mis-
sissippi swamps, has started a new paper
In st. Louis, having been forced out of
Leavenworth for want of support. The
first issue seems to be devoted to abuse
of Gen. Grant, Whitelaw Reid, Henry
Watterson, the Freeport Bulletin the
New York World. the Chicago News.
Pope Leo and Almighty God in about
equal poportions Kernan's politics are
uncertain. Republicans charge that he is
democrat and democrats that he is a
republican. This is bees use he is an
Unmitigated,
Unconditional
Unqualified,
Unadulterated,
Unintelligible,
Unrelieved
Ass.
Nobody has any use for fool. particu-
arly such
Dull,
Dwelling
Fool as Herman. Whatever doubt there
may be about his politics there is no IN
certainly on this point
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-23
PEELLE UNSEATED.
The House Reconsiders It's Action
and Gives English the Seat.
A Number OF Democrats Vote with
the Republicans and English
Goes Through bya Mar
row majority.

WASHINGTON crTY, May % lin the house
bills were passed authorixing the construc.
ton of bridges across the Missouri at Rulo
and Decatur, Neb. :
The speaker laid before the house q letter
from thesecretAry Of the treasury transmit.
ting the the draft Of abiil permitting the ex.
portation OF spirits by railroad routes to ad.
jacent foreign territory, with the benefit of
a drawback for the internal revenue taxes
paid thereon; referred s....,-.. 80. /.
The house then resumed consideration OF
the English Peeile contested election case,
the pending Question being on the motion tc
table the motion to reconsider the previous
vote, by which the house agrsed to tht
minority resolution, confirming Peelle's righi
to his seat. as substitute for the majority
resolution. The motion to table was lest BY
tie--yeas, 1872; nays, 1872
Converse suggested that the speaker
shotfd vote, but the chair replied that was
unnecessary
The following Democrats voted with the
Republicans: Aiken, Beach. Boyle, Budd
Collins, Connolly. Dorgau, Findlay, Green
deaf, Herbert, Hewitt of Alabama, Jones Of
Wisconsin, Lore, Lowering, Mills, Morgan
Moulton, Neece, Peel of Arkansas, Potter
Stevens, Summer OF Colorado, Throcklpor
ton. Tallnian, Turner of Georgia, Weller
Woodward, Worthington. and Yaple
The question then secured on the motion tt
reconsider, and it was agreed to:-yeas, 1913
nays, $780, 81 fis
Between the first and second votes, Law
renee and Lanham paired Welles, who hat
al -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-23
coNsEcRATMo THE BISHOPS.
The Methodist Episcopal Bishops
COnseerated-SAfher Conferences

The Methodist Episcopal Bishops
Conseerated-Other Conferences.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May %. Bishop Nor
rill, presided, and DR.. ]. s. Cummings, of
Central, Illinois, led the devotions at the
Methodist conference, and there was large
attendance. The committee on the state
church recommended the following:
"Resolved: That this conference declares
the policy of the Methodist Epis-
copal church to be that no member
or society within the church shall be ex-
cluded from public worship In any and every
edifice of the denomination. and no student
be excluded from instruction in any and
every school under the supervision of the
church because of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude.
The committee on expenses of the delegates
asked instructions how they were to settle
With the delegates Dr. Curry moved
that the committee be instructed to
paw the whole amount of expenses
of each delegate, the book concern
to supply any deficiency. After some oppo-
sition by DR. Mills and Scion Parsons, of
Newark, the motion was adopted. Manhall
W. Taylor was announced elected editor of
The Southwestern Christian Advocate:
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-23
GRANT 4 WARD AND FLEMING &
MERRIAM

The Chicago Herald INDUCES in forci-
able comparison between the defunct
firm of Grant & Ward and the acknow
ledge swindling concern of Flemming &
Merriam. 1t can see but very little diff
ference between the two. For instance
the following certificate bears striking
family resemblance to the brilliant prom
ises held out by Flemming & Merriam to
allure the unwary.
No. ? Wall Street, New. York, Feb. 10,
1884.
This is to certify that we have this day
received from Captain E. Spicer, Jr..
$50,t00 for him, and we agree to return
to him said $4,000 on May. Is, 1884, to
gether with 5000 profit.
GRANT & WARD.
Altogether Captain E. Spicer, Jr,,
paid the firm $975, 900, of which he re
cived back but $50, 900. This was paid
out of the principal, although Spicer was
told it was the profit on his investment.
The investors were all led to
suppose that profit was to be derived
from large government contracts secured
through General Grants influence 1t is
now stated that the total liabilities of the
concern will not fall short of $14, 100000,
The whole business appears to have been
swindle on magnificent scale, the
perpetrators OF which ought to be il
prison. While it is not necessary to sup
pose that General Grant had any guilty
knowledge of the firms secrets, yet there
is no question that he was culpably neg
ligent in lending the use of his name
The generals name appears to have beer
the sole capital of the concern, and fo1
its use he and his sons were paid large
large salaries. The hook was baited will
the honored name of the hero of Apo
mattOx and the gudgeons bit eagerly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-23
NEVER GIVE UP.

If you are suffering with low and de.
pressed spirits, loss of appetite, general
debility, disordered blood, weak con
stitution, headache, or any disease OF
bilious nature, by all means procure q
bottle of Electric Bitters. You will be
surprised to see the rapid improvement
that will follow; you will be inspired
with new life; strength and activity will
return; pain and misery will cease, and
henceforth you will rejoice in the praise
of Electric BItters. Sold at fifty cents {
bottle by Hartz & Bahnsen.