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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08
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LIST OF JURORS
Drawn to Serve at the Term Of the District
Court to be Held on the 4th Day Of
Nav, A. D. 1885.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, |
PARISH OF GRANT.

4
PARISH OF GRANT.
Be il known and remembered that We
the undersigned jury commissioners Of the
parish of Grant, duly appointed aud quail
fed according to law, met this day in the
clerks Office, in the court house, at C0lfax,
Grant parish. to draw q jnrc to serve at
the next term of the district court, to be
holden OH the First Tuesday of May, 1886,
it being the 4th day of, May, 1856.
The clerk of the court. s. Il. Shackelford,
then furnished the jury commissioners with
a list of the jury who had served at the
last term of the district court. when the
Jury commissioners with the assistance Of
the clerk of the district court and ox-
officiO member of the jury commission
proceeded tc open the general veuire box,
and, after revising the Same by striking
from the list and taking from the box all
those who had served as jurors ut the last
term of the court, removed from the parish.
died, etc., then proceeded to replace .
like number of names in the general venire
box, taken from the registration and poll
book of said parish, SO as to supplement
the number of names taken from the
general venire box to its original number,
Three Hundred. when Mr.. A. Bloxom
drew from the general venire box, in the
presence of the undersigned commission
ers, one at a time, the following Fifty
names to serve for the inst week:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08
ELECT THE POLICE JURORS.

Governor McEuery usually sticks
close to his friends in the matter of
appointments. In this we are forced
to declare that he Is mot far wrong
Shreveport Times.
Article 1876 of the constitution of
Louisiana says: "The governor, lieu
tenant governor, secretary of State,
auditor, treasurer, attorney general,
superintendent of public education
and judges of all the courts of record
in this State shall he liable to impeach-
mept for high crimes and misdemean-
ors, for nonfeasance in Office, for in
competency, for corruption, Jaroritism,
extOrtion or oppression in Office, or for
gross misconduct, or habitual drunk
enness.n
Yet we have a paper of the standing
of the Times upholding McEnery in
his favOritism. He has time and again,
appointed his personal friends to office,
no matter how distasteful they may be
to the people. He has ignored the
wishes Of the people-the Democratic
people at that-time and again, Ostra-
cising those who opposed him, thus
making the breach now existing in the
Democratic party broader and bitter.
We believe in governor giving
preference to his friends, other things
being equal, but McEnery has, on
every occasion presented, ignored the
wishes of the people when few of
his political henchmen sO demanded.
In Webster we were fortunate in
securing our police jurors selected by
the Democratic voters, but the people
owe it to our representative and sena-
tor rather than to the governor. If
McEnery consulted the wishes of the
intelligent people of the State when
making his appointments instead of a
few of his partisans, there would be
no disposition on the part of any one
to have police Jurors and other officers
appointed instead of being elected. II
McEnery has been guilty of any mis-
demeanOr it is that of favoritism. :
Minden Democrat Tribune.
We have heard of instances
where the Democrats of the parish
es went SO far as to SELECT their
police jurors by regular ELECTION,
and yet their expressed wishes
were overridden. Whether this
gross violation of the rights of the
people is to be attributed to the
governor or his senatorial and rep
resentatiye advisers, we do, not
pretend to say; but it is a danger
GUS state of affairs, and should be
remedied by taking away the ap-
pointing power. The plea that is
put up in behalf of three or four
of the parishes, to retain the
present mode of appointing police
jurors, is an insult to manhood.
and its existence is a fragrant
breach of the free institutions of
our government.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08
Dmouaie sOna oboo to YOa ano General Nens $fraturt Stir
COLFAX, GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY, MAY 1886

The great strike on the Gould sys-
tenn of railroads has been officially
declared at an end. The Knights Of
Labor have agreed to await the final
decision of the Congressional CONF
mittee to vindicate their action. They
do this at the request of the committee,
who ask it in the interest of the many
branches of industry that have suffered
terribly by the strike.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08
our washis.gton Letter.

WASHINGTON, ID. u, April 70, lt6o.
Editor Collar Chronicle:
When few weeks since it be-
came known that the New York
seventh regiment was to visit
Washington upon the occasion of
the celebration of the twenty-ffth
anniversary of that eventful day
in April, 1861, when it so CALAMITY
responded to President Lincoln's
call for troops, the citizens of the
national capital at once decided
that reception should be rendered
which would long be remembered
as the most delightful experience
in the history Of, the regiment
The Washington light infantry at
once rendered their services, and
placed their srmory at the disposal
Of the visitors. A public meeting
was held at which a reception COM
mittee of citizens was appointed,
and plenty of money was raised
for the entertainment of the guests.
Since inauguration day no such
crowd has been seen in Washington
as that which turned out upon
Monday evening to welcome the
regiment upon it's arrival Upon
the occasion of the former visit of
the seventh, not Union flag foated
on the route of their entry into the
city. At the present occasion the
hotels and stores were gay with
bunting and ablaze with brilliant
lights, while the air was filed with
rockets, and the avenue was black
with q cheering multitude as far
as the eye could reach. No well
come could have been more fatter-
ing or more hearty. The pro-
gramme carried out during the
visit of the regiment included a
grand dress parade, and march
through the principal streets, a
review by the President, and trip
to Mount Vernon. It had been
arranged that the regimental band
was to have serenaded the Presi-
dent on Tuesday evening, and q
choice selection Of music had been
prepared for the occasion. Mr..
Cleveland however declined the
proffered compliment Nothing 80
pleases the average Washington
citizen as the music of a military
band, and the announcement that
the serenade in the White House
grounds had been given up was a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08
Thousands Say So.

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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08

The Iberville Democrat of late on
three different occasions has had
patches of items in its column of State
news credited to this paper, and, Of
the ten or twelve items, not one has
ever appeared in the CHRONICLE. We
like to be credited with our ideas il
they are considered worth anything by
our exchanges, but prefer decidedly
our confrere abstain from Matching
them for us.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08

Among the standing subjects for
sarcasm on the part of the city
papers are the suggestions of the
rural press as to laws that the Leg
islature should pass. Now we
submit that this is in bad taste and
uncalled for; and we hazard the
further assertion that the majority
of the country editors know more
about the laws wanted and needed
by the people of the parishes than
do the editors of the city papers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08
A marked improvement has beer

A marked improvement has been
noted in the tone of the Repub-
lican press of the North, in their
comments upon the late ovation
rendered to Hon. JEFF. Davis by
the citizens of Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi, on his trip to
Montgomery to take part In the
ceremonies of laying the founda-
ton stone of the Confederate mon
ument They have at last recog-
nized the fact that it is not treason
to pay tribute to the sad memories
of the Lost Cause.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08

Alexandria will receive valua-
BILE addition to her population in a
short while, in the persons OF
Messrs. S. M. Brian and Geo. Wear,
who contemplate removing from
the 4th judicial district and locat-
ing at that place and associating
together for the practice of law.
They are bright in their profession,
and able to hold their own with
our best attorneys.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises. sores. ulcers. salt rheum
lever sores, letter. chapped hands.
chilblains. corns, and all akin erup-
tions. and positively cures piles. or
no pay required. II is gua ruuteed
TO give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price Is cents per box.
For sale by NASH 4 Williams.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08

Sheriff d. c. Paul left Alexan-
dria on the Texas & Pacific railroad
on last Monday morning with a
batch of five prisoners for the pen
itentiary at Baton Rouge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08
mo. %.

great disappointment to every one,
as it had been thought that an
opportunity would be offorded them
to compare the skill of Oapp's
musicians with thatof the Marine
band, in which the Neutrality-suspicious.
take SO much pride. 1t was how
ever at a late hour decided to
tender serenades to Secretary Whit
ney, General Sheridan and Senator
Evarts, on Tuesday evening, and
those who were 80 fortunate as to
learn of this change in the pro-
gramme, were furnished with mu-
steal treat not soon to be forgotten.
The new minister from China to
the United States and his suit,
numbering about forty persons,
arrived here on Tuesday evening
from California The retiring
minister and the resident members
of the legation were at the depot
in full court costume to welcome
the new corners. After series of
salaams and other celestial greet
ings the party took carriages and
was driven to Stewart castle, the
present Chinese embassy, where
everything had been placed in
readiness to give the new minister
a fitting reception. The attaches
were drawn up in line upon either
side of the hall, and as Minister
Woon entered the door he was
greeted with profound salaams and
escorted to the parlor where he
was formally welcomed to his new
abode by his predecessor.
There may be some truth In the
sensational story which has been
the subject of so much newspaper
comment of late to the effect that
the President is to be married In
june, but it is generally believed
here that there is no foundation
whatever for the report, which it is
believed was worked up in Buffalo
for the benefit of certain social
interests there. However this may
be, Mr.: Cleveland has upon several
occasions, without either affirming
or denying the truth of the rumor,
taken occasion to express his dis
gust at the manner in which the
subject has been treated by the
press of the country.
The investigation of the labor
troubles in the southwest which
has been in progress during the
week has attracted a great deal of
attention, and the room at the
capitol occupied by the committee
has been crowed during the exam
ination of Mr.. Powderly, Jay Gould
and others whose names have be-
come 80 Familiarity known to the
public since the commencement OF
the great railroad strike. After
completing its work here the COM
mittee will visit St Louis and
points upon the Missouri 4 Pacific
and Texas & Pacific railways, and
it is to be hoped that as a result OF
the investigation, some provision
may be made by which the reoc-
currence of troubles of this kind
may be avoided.
The calendar of the House has
grown to such extent that some of
the members are becoming alarmed
at the waning chances of their
being able to secure action upon
their preferred measures, and
efforts are being made to secure
the assignment of particular days
for their consideration. H.
The following. for the cure of
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08

Prof w. C. Jack, father of Hon.
w. H Jack, died at Natchitoches,
La, on the night of May Sd, at the
age of n years. He was a ripe
scholar and a noble christian gen.
tleman. He leaves a large family
residing in Louisiana and Arkansas.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08

Mark F. Bigney, editor of the
City Item, and one Of the ablest
writer's in Louisiana, died in New
Orleans on the night of April 30.
He was So years of age. and had
been in the field of journalism for
a number Of years. AS an editor
he was aggressive and fearless in
the expression of his opinions, and
he had q host of warm friends who
admired him for the very pluck with
which he held to his convictions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08

Of the 1900 nominations sent to
the Senate by the President, the
Senate has rejected only six. 1t
is estimated that about $1,000
Democrats are holding Office in the
United States; and there is q belief
that by the time Cleveland reaches
the middle of his term very few
Republicans will be left in Office.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08

The waters Of the Mississippi river
are falling, and all danger of overflow
is nav considered past.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-08
CLOTHING
FOR MEN, YOUTHS AND BOYS.
Furniture at very Low Prices
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SADDLES.
SADDLES,

NY Stock will be found complete and
ut prices as low as any, and many articles
cheaper than can be had elsewhere.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-18
YIRGINIA,S DERT.
A Bill Introduced TO Facilitate Hts
Settlement.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. lin the senate
to-day the bill prepared by Lieut. Gov.
Messy was introduced by Senator Wing
field. to facilitate the settlement Of the pub
lib debt of the state. A lengthy preamble
gives the history of the debt. the appOrtion-
ment of one tenth to West Virginia, the
reasons that impelled the general assembly
to pass the RiddlebeTger bill and the equities
of the whole case. The bill authorized tho
governor 10 appoint three citizens of Vir'
GINA as board of commissioners to confel
with the bondholders, and to acquaint then
with the material and financial condition Of
Virginia and explain the facts which make
the settlement under the Riddleberger &C!
Just and equitable, and its acceptance by
the necessity for the probation of thAir in'
terests. The commissioners were empow'
cred to take steps to adjust with West Wire
GINA just proportion of the state debt az
il existed prior to the 1st of January, 1861,
TO be borne by West Virginia and not by
Virginia. The bill further provides that
that amount secured to be paid by West
Virginia shall be divided pro rata among
the holders of West Virginia certiti-
Gates which have been issued under the diff
ferent acts of the general assembly of Vir-
GINA or which may be issued before the 1st
of January, 1887.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-18
THE CHAMPION SPEAKS.
sullivan Sends His UItImatum To
Paddy RYAN

BosroN, Feb. 19.-John l.. Sullivan
arrived here from WoOnsocket this morning.
On seeing Ryan's letter he wrote the fol-
lowing:
To the Editor of the Globe: 1 regret ex-
ceedingly that 1 was not at home Yesterday
when Paddy Ryan's braggadocio letter came,
for l should have promptly teegraphed him
10 go and get some stuff, as l was his man
The first l knew of his challenge was a few
moments ago, when L arrived here from
WOOnsocket. Mr.. Ryan need not ask 'Who
is really justified in calling himself the cham
pion:' for l, John L.. Sullivan of Boston, am
the champion pugilist of the world. and when
they defeat me they can take my laurels. I
Will not deviate one particle from my
ultimatum, which is the same as you
published, fight TO finish within
six weeks after signing articles with kid
gloves. for $4,000 a side, only five friends of
each man 10 be present. / am not DESTROYS
of again entering the ring, but as long as l
live and am in as good condition as / am now,
Will hold the cake. well understand how
he feels chafed on all sides for having to sue
cumb 10 mere Boston boy" as he termed
me prior 10 our Mississippi City hght. Yet
he found out his mistake. In conclusion I
will say that this ends all correspondence be-
tween Ryan and myself Let him 20 and
tight some other man, or either put up or
shut up, for l will not fight him on any other
terms. The idea of his wanting TO fight for
the gate receipts the winner TO take so per
cent. and the loser 20 per cent, shows the
world what man is willing to do-take 20
per cent. and receive a good pounding, Just
what he will get whenever he stands in front
of John l.. Sullivan of Boston, champion Of
the world.
Sullivan left this afternoon for Marlboro,
but he will return to this city on Monday
for few days to await the answer from
the champion paper fighter" as he terms
| Paddy RYAN.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-18
Hopkins, the AbscOnding Chicago Cashier,
Takes With Him Mrs. Mamie
Tracey Treigh.
The Infdelity of the Pair Discovered by
Mrs. Hopkins and Handy
Policeman.
A Salvation Army Major Gets d.
vorced That lie May Marry a
Little Girl.
Suicide of a kentucky Minister who
Feared Disclosures Damaging
10 His Character.
Took n Woman With HIM.

Special TO the Globe.
CHICAGO, Feb. LIT is now certain
hat a woman was with l.. A. Hopkins,
Chaplin q Cores cashier, when he disap-
peared Saturday night. Her name is
Mamie Tracy Tre.gh, a young married
woman, who has not been living with her
husband for the last year. She is described
as dashing blonde, with an abundance OF
auburn hair and good features. She has
been living no 10 last Friday with Mrs.
Mile Nelson. at 344 South Morgan street.
Ii Is here where Hopkins passed most of
his time. During the whole winter, IL is
said, he has not spent FIVE days out of a
month with his wife and pretty daughter.
1t was further learned that Hopkins and
his wife frequently quarTeled about Mamie
Ireigh, and that lively scenes occurred IN
the Hopkins household. the Trelgh woman
being the subject OF the dispute. Mrs.
Hopkins wishes 10 file bill for separate
maintenance. To prove her husbands
unfaithfnlness she placed one Of Pinker-
tons detectives Oh his track. He was fol-
lowed from the store To 344 South Morgan
street last Thursday evening. When Mrs
Hopkins was informed by the detective OF
the whereabouts Of her Wnfaithful husband.
she, with several friends and a policeman
went 10 Mrs. Nelson's house
AT l O'CLOCK FRIDAY MORNING.
They did not enter boldly, but cautiously
| approached the building IN the darkness.
Gaining the porch, the front window was
nOiselessly raised. Mrs. Hopkins dropped
/ into the front paTlor and discovered her
husband and his paramount in the room to-
gether. She watched the sleeping couple
/ Tor a moment and then called him by name.
! lie was awake in a moment and upon be-
! holding his wife's white face at the window,
! lac exclaimed: MY God ma, the some
times called her maj is that you?" He
/ jumped from the bed, and, rushing 10 the
window. he prayed his wife TO forgive
INN. The moment the Treigh woman
heard Hopkins call TO his wife, she ran into
the back paTlOr, where Mrs. Nelson was
sleeping. The policeman wanted 20 arrest
Hopkins and the woman at the time. but
his wife only wished to procure evidence of
his iniidellty and would not consent to it.
The guilty couple were left together, and
Mrs. Hopkins and the detective and other
witnesses returned to their homes. Friday
afternoon the Treigh woman received a
letter from Hopkins. and soon after she
lett the house. 1t is believed they met that
afternoon and arranged the plan TO leave
the city together Sunday night.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-18

Indian lands, by fine of not more than
$500 and Imprisonment Of not more than
one year, was passed. The bill for the
allotment of lands in severalty to the III
dams was taken up, but at 2 o'clock il went
over, and consideration Of the education
bill was resumed. The senate agreed TO an
amendment striking out the special appro-
priatiOn tor school buildings. An amend
ment by Mr.. Teller was also agreed to, pro-
vlding that none of the money appropriated
by the bill should be paid to a state until its
legislature should accept the provisions Of
the bill. Mr.. Ingalls, amen dment 10 limit
the moneys going to each state To its pro-
portion of illiterates between the ages OF 10
and II was rejected-yeas II, nays %. An
amendment by Mr.. Plumb, making the
legislature of a state the determining au-
thOrity for the application of that portion
of each states quota which the bill requires
to be applied to the education Of teachers,
was agreed to. Mr.. Maxey's amendment
to insert the words from moneys I'm the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, was
reiected-yeas 10, nays 30. A debate
ensued as to industrial education in the ter
ritOries. and Mr. ingalls, moved 10 strike
out the section applying to the territories,
but his motion was rejected-yeas %, nays
26. Mr.. Malone moved an amendment re-
Quiring the governor of a state to furnish
the secretary of the interior each year par
ticulars as to the population, white and col
ored, of each school district. the number Of
white and colored children of school age in
each district. and the number attending
school, Pending action on this amend
ment the senate went into executive ses-
sion and soon adjourned.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-18
serious Railway Accident.

POINT PLEASANT, W. Va, Feb. IL
One coach of the Ohio Central train due
here at o'clock last evening jumped the
track at Ten-Mile trestle and ran into the
Kanawha. Daniel Searles Of Hurricane
Station, Va, had gone to the front plat
form, and when the coach went down he
was caught i'm some way and either drowned
or killed. His body was go out this morn
ing and sent home. Ed Sci w of this place
is sprained and bruised, bui u Dong well.
George Brown was Cnt II tie face and
head, but not seriously. DR.. L. F. ROush
of New Haven, W. Va, was slightly cut
by running through a window. W. j.
Dent of PaTkerSburg was slightly cut in the
head and legs and somewhat bruised by a
stove falling on him, as the car turned
over. Z. 5. Bright of Brighton w. Va,
and o. l.. Wilson. rOadmaster. jumped off
the rear end of the coach as it went over,
escaping with nothing more serious than a
ducking in ice-cold water.