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the war. This incident has been
recalled by the recent appointment
of Miss Amelia Jackson, the daugh-
ter of Capt. jackson, to position
in the patent Office. Lieut.. Brow
nell, of Col. Ellsworth's command,
and who SO promptly avenged his
death, has for several years past
been a special examiner in the PEN
sion Office.
Since the stairway in the WASH
ington monument has been repaired
there has been a continual rush of
people to the Office for permits to
climb to the top. On Friday last
more than seven hundred applica-
tons for passes were received. It
is an awful climb, but many ladies
undertake it Two or three of the
latter have tainted and had to be
carried down Among the number
who assembled the stairway on Fri
day was an old gentleman eighty
three years of age. He was told
that he would be exhausted, but
stated that it was his birthday and
he wanted to celebrate it by a pa
triotic climb. He made the ascent
but became exhausted when one
third of the way back, and had to
be carried down. II.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25

The anti-administration papers
of this State appear to be hard up
for material to harp upon. Under
the leadership of the Picayune
they are just at present accusing
Governor McHenry of interfering
in the Fifth Congressional District,
and using his best efforts to have
Gen. King defeated; all of which
is bosh, as the Governor, like q
great many other sensiable think
ing people, knows full well that
it is only question of time when
King will fzzle out without any
outside assistance.-Echo.
The "anti" papers have never
taken any more stock in King than
the others. As our cotemporary
remarks, sensible people well knew
that man of such small caliber
was bound to go under, and the
wonder is that he has been able to
hold the fort SO long.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25

The above Eighty names were written
on separate pieces of paper, and by the
jury commissioners, together with the
clerk, the first Fifty names were placed in
an envelope and sealed and endorsed on
the same Jurors drawn for the first week
of the November term of the District
Court" and the last thirty names drawn
were also placed in separate envelope by
the Jury commissioners and mark Jurors
for the second week of the November
term of the District Court" and said en-
velopes we're then sealed and placed in the
jury box. the jury box sealed locked and
placed ia the custody of 8. B. Shackelford,
Clerk of the District Court, for use at the
neat term of the court. The said s. b.
Shackelford, Clerk of the District Court,
did then and there in our presence keep q
process verbal of all the acts done by said
commissioners in said drawing, which We
certify to be correct by our signatures this
Goth day of September, 1886.
A. BLOxOM,
Jury commissioners q. H. TEAL,
J. KEMP, JR.
S. b. SHACKELFORD,
Clerk and ex-oficio Jury Commissioner.
Filed Sept. %, 1856.
s. b. SHACKELFORD. Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25

A dispatch from Augusta, Ga,
says: Zone of the curious results
of the recent disturbances here is
the change in the topography of
the country. Many houses on the
sandhills, the aristocratic portion
of the city, which previously could
not be seen from the city, are now
in full view, while other landmarks
have disappeared. In taking a
bird's-eye view of the city from
any point, these remarkable chan
ges will at once be recognized, and
go to prove that there has been a
considerable settling of the earth"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25

1t is estimated that the present
cotton crop will exceed six millions
of bales-this signifies low prices
and an impoverished people. Big
crops of cotton and small harvests
of cereals is the way that leads to
bankruptcy, and it is system that
viii ultimately starve out those
who persist in it-Exchange.
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FOR CONGRESS,
FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT,
N. G. BLANCHARD,
OF CADDO.
COFFICIAL-]
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn to Serve at the Term of the District
Court to be Held on the 18th Day Of
November, A. D. 1885.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARISH OF GRANT.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARISH on GRANT.
Be it known and remembered that we
the undersigned jury commissioners of the
parish of Grant, duly appointed and quail
lied according to law, met this day in the
court house at Colfax, Grant parish, to
draw q Jury to serve at the next term of
the District Court, to be holden on the
THIRD TUESDAY of November, 1886, it
being the 10th day of November. 1886.
The clerk Of the court, s. b. Ehackel-
ford, then furnished the jury commission
ers with list of the jury who had served
at the last term OF the District Court, when
the Jury Commissioners, with the assist
ance of the clerk of the court and ex -officio
member of the jury commission, pro-
ceeded to open the general venire box, and
after revising the same by striking from
the list and taking from the box ali those
who had served a. jurors at 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
books of said parrish, so as to supplement
the number of names taken from the gem
eral venire box to its original number,
three hundred, when Mr.. @. II. Teal drew
from the general venire box, in the pres
ence of the undersigned commissioners,
one at time, the following fifty names to
serve for the first week:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25
Will Remit Soon.

Cheering words these The editor
sits in his sanctum he has S92 50 to
pay to-day; and he gathers together
% 80, and needs but 800 90 mora.
Letter after letter is opened, and he
finds q wonderful unanimity of senti-
ment upon the part of his debtOrs-a
kindly feeling, a disposition to remit
soon. Any wonder that the unbidden
tears of gratitude swell up, that his
heart is softened, his soul lifted up, as
he considers this uniform kindness 7
Yes they will remit soon, and the
next time the editor duns them they
will remit soon, and if he tackles them
again they will remit soon. These fell
lows who say they will remit, appar-
emily have a confused notion as to the
meaning of the word. sort of unde-
fined idea that settles it. We want q
man to say that he will pay or settle,
or whack up, or come to time and then
we feel that we have some show of
realizing but experience has taught
us that to depend upon the average
remit man is
Like dropping buckets into empty wells,
And growing old in drawing nothing out"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25

The U. 8. Government has gen.
erously donated to the Louisiana
State University the handsome
grounds and buildings heretofore
used as the Government Barracks
at Baton Rouge. The university
viii remove to its new quarters be-
fore the opening of the next school
session.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25

A gentleman of our acquaintance
two years ago purchased two hogs.
and from these has raised and now
has forty-seven head. He has be-
sides, killed four or five this sum-
mer and lost seven or eight from
disease. During this time he has
not fed his hogs anything, but let's
them run In a ten acre pasture,
whore they can get all the bermu-
da grass and roots of the COCO grass
that they want The gentleman
informed as that he intends to fat
ten some this winter and will put
up all the meat he wants for next
year. Here lies the secret of sue
cess with the farmer to raise all
his food at home. Town Talk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25

At a meeting of the school board,
July 5th, the following resolutions
were presented and ordered to be pub
lished until the next regular meeting
of that body:
ResoiUed, That the board grant not
more than one white, and one colored
school in each township, and that such
school be taught in school house
nearest the center of each township.
Resolred, That, by petition, the
money belonging to q school may be
used to build school house near the
center Of the township, the locating
and building to be done as the board
max direct.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25
Our Washington Letter.

wAsHrweros. D. c., Sept. 20. 1885.
Editor Collar Chronicle:
Since the departure of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland upon their
Adirondack trip the White House
has been Thoroughly renovated,
and the exterior of the building
treated to fresh coat of paint.
The decorations in the east room
have been completed, and every
thing is in readiness for putting
down the carpets and arranging
the furniture. The private apart
ments throughout the mansion have
been recarpeted, and in many in
stances refurnished. Everything
about the premises has been bright
ened up, and the building will soon
be ready for occupancy.
The recent earthquakes in South
Carolina continue to afford the
principal topic OF discussion, and
the evidence of sympathy felt by
the good people of the national
capital for their afflicted neighbors
in Charleston has been shown in a
far more substantial manner than
in an idle exchange of words. Not
only has the rule prohibiting the
collection of subscriptions in the
several government departments
been set aside and declared mop
erative in this case, but the chiefs
of divisions and others in charge
of bureaus and rooms have provi-
ded themselves with subscription
papers for circulation among the
employees under their immediate
charge. Clerks throughout the de-
partments have responded most
literally to these invitations to
subscribe, and a handsome sum of |
money has been forwarded to the
relief committee in Charleston.
The Corcoran art gallery which
has been closed to the public dur
ing the summer has been reopened,
and is more attractive than ever. |
A marked improvement has been |
made in the hall of sculpture by |
the removal of the drapery which |
formally shrouded the walls, and |
the substitution of rich maroon
tint of paint. Several pictures are
being negotiated for by the trus-
tees, and the probabilities are that |
the gallery will be enriched by the
addition of some very valuable
paintings during the winter.
Work in the departments is pro-
crossing in an entirely satisfactory
manner, Notwithstanding the fact
that many of the chiefs are absent.
Claims appropriated for during the
past session of Congress are being |
disposed of and the Ala
bama claims have nearly all been
adjusted, and the warrants for the
entire 5000 claims have been sign
ed, and a force of clerks in The
Treasury is working night and day
upon the drafts which will soon
be issued.
The shooting of Col. Ellsworth
by Capt James Jackson on the Oath
day Of May, 1861, while in the act
Of removing the Confederate fagI
from the Marshall house In Alex
andria, will be remembered as one
Of the events which attracted so
much attention at the opening of !
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25

Extraordinary evidence of the eff
ficacy of oil in smoothing troubled
waters is furnished by the log of
the 15-foot lifeboat in which the
Norwegian, Andersen, endeavored
to cross the ocean. We quote:
For the first two weeks out from
Ireland we had bad weather, all
westerly winds. On the 9Th and 7th
of July we had high seas. On the
18th and 18th we encountered a
heavy gale, with a high breaking
sea, which we cleared fine by using
oil" Is it not about time that Con-
gress should compel all American
deep-water going vessels to be pro-
vided with oil and appliances for
its distribution as a life saving
means?-City Item.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25
An End to Bone Scraping.

Edward Shepherd Of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says: shaving received so much bene-
fit from Electric Bitters, I feel it my
duty to let suffering humanity know it.
Have had running sore on my leg
for eight years; my doctors told me
l would have to have the bone scraped
or leg amputated. I used, instead,
three bottles Of Electric Bitters aud
seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
and my leg is now sound and WE'LL"
Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents
q bottle, aud Bucklen's Arnica Salve 1t
25c. per box by Nash T. Williams.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25

The Lafayette Advertiser thinks
it may be q little early to talk
about our next governor, but it
dominates Hon. Henry L. Garland,
of St Landry, all the same. Now
we could give better guess than
that, we believe, but, as it is rather
previous just yet, will wait bit
until the pot begins to boil.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25
STORMS AND EARTHQUAKES.

1 AOO oAAOOho VI Oei oh1 uohO " "a
felt at Charleston on last Tuesday,
one of them so violent as to awak-
en- the larger portion of the inhabi-
tants at 5 o'clock in the morning.
They were also felt at Augusta
and Savannah, Ga. Three or four
dilapidated buildings were thrown
down, but no lives lost or serious
injury done. It has, however, re-
newed the feeling of uneasiness
that had in a measure subsidized,
and many people are panic strick-
en-. 1t is thought that some will
lose their minds from fright, and
there is a general feeling of inse-
curity and alarm.
What with the confidently urged
prophesy of the Millerites that
the world is to come to an end next
Monday, the prediction of the wea-
therwise of storms and hurricanes
for the 9th and 28th, and the
prophesy of Prof. Virgins of an
other terrible earthquake on the
18th, which is to destroy Charles
ton, New Orleans, Mobile and some
other places, and give the CONT
nent a general shaking up. The
times may be considered somewhat
lively just now.
AS for the Millerites' idea of
the world coming to an end, it is
customary for them to select one
or two days for this event to come
off every year, but all the same it
don't come. We have too much
respect and confidence in Holy
Writ, which says positively that
mo man knoweth the day nor the
hour" to take any stock in their
vagaries. The prediction of storms
has got to be such science of late
that we are forced to have some
faith In the skill of the weather
prophets in foretelling their ap-
proach, especially during the equi-
noxial season when such things
may be expected. But, when a
man steps up like Prof. Virgins
and processes to be able to foretell
an earthquake, that is rather too
much for even our weak credulity,
aud we must say we consider him
q fraud of the very worst kind.
The man that would try to make
capital on the fears and supersti-
lions of the weak-minded and ig-
norant is a. brute, and there should
be some law to punish him.
1t is only matter of few days |
now, and we will all be able to |
know as much about it as Prof.
or anybody else. Howev-
sr, we can take comfort in the |
reflection that il the world comes
o an end on Monday we won't be
7ery much interested in subse-
luent proceedings.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-09-25

The editors of the Farmerville
Home Advocate and Gazette have
had a war of words for several
weeks, in which the Gazette.man
has been badly beaten.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-17
EYES THAT LOOKED MANY WAYS.
The Surgical Operation Necessitated Upon a
Man Who Wanted New Job.

'aThis is an exceedingly interesting case, said
4he oculst as the patient seated himself in the
operating chair and the doctor examined his
eyes.
The doctor opened the eyelids and kept them
open by means of an instrument called stop
ppeeulum. An assistant dropped cocaine into
the eye every few minutes until the proper de-
greesof insensibility had been produced. The
operator then took up the thin membrane, cover
ing the ball of the inner side of the eye near the
Aose A bright little steel hook was produced
and small pair of cleaning curved scissors.
Snip, snip and the thing was done. The internal
rectus muscle Of the eye had been severed
Nov for the other eye,' said the Doctor. The
operation was the same and was soon over
"This was certainly one Of the worst cases of
Bonvergent strabismus / ever saw in my life. .
said the oculiss as he wiped a fleck of crimson
from his scissors. This mans eyes seemed to
look half dozen different ways at oncen
what business are you in@ inquired the re-
porter as the patient stepped from the chair.
i've been street-car driver" was the an
swer, "but I've had my eyes Strengthened SO l
eonld get another job"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-17
THE UNION SERVICES.
Programme of the Services To Be Held To-
Morrow Night at Tomlinson Hall.

On tomorrow night Rev. N. L. Haines will
have charge of the union services in Tomlinson
Hall. These will be made as popular and inter
esting as possible The programme prepared is
full of music. and the sermon will be short and
pointed. The programme is as follows, and it is
called "a service of song and Sermon
Hymn. Were Marching to Zionn quartet,
My Faith Looks Up to Thee tBassford) Mrs.
W. G. Lynn, Mrs. S. L. Morrison, Mr.. o. w.
Williams. Mr.. S. L. Morrison; hymn. II Am
Sweeping Through the Gates solo and chorus,
Not Half Has Ever Been Told" Mrs.
Y. J. Hammond and choir; prayer; quartet, 20
Lord, We Come to Thee" tPinsutil;
hymn, Sweet BY and by" solo, 1.-The Pilgrim, .
Mrs, .. J. Hammond; sermon by Rev. NJ. l..
Haines, on 1.-THE Sins of Saints quartet, Are
You Coming Home Tonight" prayer; hymn,
why Do You Wait2"
The music will be under the direction OF Prof
Carl Barus The chorus will be made up of the
united choirs of several of the churches
At the request of number of persons Mr.. Ar
thur Miller, graduate of the Boston Conservato-
ry of Music. will sing as solo the piece entitled
Palm Branches
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-17
SAINTS TERM AS COMMISSIONER.
How the Legislature Came to Pass an Uncon
stitutional Act Lengthening 1t.

Chow is it. inquired Journal reporter of a
well-known prominent lawyer, "that the Re-
publican county convention dominated two can
didates for County Commissioner and that the
Democracy did likewise9"
The situation is simply this. was the answer.
up to 1869 there were annual elections. The
Legislature of 1869 abolished annual elections,
and thenceforth elections we're only held bienni-
ally. Up to that time it had been easy to
leect County Commissioner every year to take
the place of the one who went out of Office.
There being no election in the fall of 1869, the
Commissioner whose term expired in 1869 held
over until after the election Of 1870 and the
Commissioner elected in 1870 to succeed him
ought to have held the term only two years, be-
cause the retiring Commissioner had served one
year of his time. But he held threa years and
his successor held three years, and so on, until
Mr. Ostermeyer. who was elected really under
the law to fill out the term expiring in 1884, still
held over until 1885,
sMr Ostermyers term ran from the fall Of
1881 to the fall of 1884, and Mr.. Sahms term
runs. according to law, from the fall of 1884 until
the fall of 1887 The legislature in 1885. I'M
dertook to rectify that by providing that Mr..
Sahm should hold the term for which he was
elected and then three years longer, SO as to get
the terms right.
sThe effect Of this would be to provide by leg
islative enactment for the holding of Office by a
Commissioner for five years. Now, the Consti-
tuition prohibits the Legislature from creating
any term longer than four years That legsla-
ton take to be in contravention Of that consti-
tutional provision and leaves Mr.. Sahm as though
the law had not been passed, with his term ex-
piring in 1887. AS there is no general election
between this of 1886 and the expiration of his
term, his successor is to be elected at this cleo
ton. If two Republicans are elected. Mr.. Sahm
and Mr. Clinton will go out The Republicans
nominated two Commissioners, and the Demo
Gratis wisely changed their minds and also nomi-
mated two. The lay made by the Legislature
of 1885 especially to fit Mr.. Sahm and Marion
county, but as it violates the Constitution it
doesn't count for anything"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-17

Articles of incorporation have been fled with
the Secretary of State for the publication of a
newspaper to be devoted to the cause of temper
ance and the interests of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union. The capital stock is to be
So, 00O divided into one thousand shares, and
the articles are to be in effect when one hundred
shares of stock have been sold. Twenty-one
shares have been subscribed, and the articles are
signed by Josephine R. Nichols. Lode e. Reed,
Mollie G. Hay, Mary D. Nailor. Indianapolis;
NJ. A. Levitt Vernon; S. B. Whistler, Blooming
dale, and Caroline Edgerton, Dunreith.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-17
Proyident SAVINGS Life.

SHEPPARD ROMANS PRESIDENT AND AcTUARY.
We desire to call the particular attention OF
our readers to the advertisement of the Provi
dent Savings Life, of which the eminent actuary
Sheppard Romans is president. We have beer
shown lists of names in this and adjacent cities
who have recently taken insurance in this com
pany, which embrace the leading bankers, mer
chants, professional and insurance mon in their
respective communities
1t will well repay anyone contemplating TAX
ing life insurance to investigate the plan Of the
Provident full information of which will be
given by the managers. Messrs. Suilow and
Marsh, 16 and II Martindale Block, Indanap-
oils, Ind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-17
Criminal Cases.

Mary O'Neil, charged with stealing o pair of
shoes from Captain Moloney, has been sentenced
to the Female Reformatory for one year.
William q. Buehlen, the boy who victimized
several Westinghouse firms of various
sums for alleged advertising, pleaded guilty, yes
day, and was released on promise of good be-
havior
Edward Sanders and William Fleger have
pleaded guilty to grand larceny and burglary,
and their cases will be disposed of to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-17
Mannerchoir Society Excursion to Milwaukee

M@nnerchoir Society Excursion to Milwaukee
Via Panhandle line to Chicago; from Chicago
via magnificent steamers of the Goodrich line.
Rate, Sc. 30 for the round trip. Tickets good GO
ing July 49, 20 and 81 and good returning on all
regular steamers and trains up to July 20. in
elusive Trains leave at Ills A. NJ. and IL p NJ.
arriving at Chicago at 6:55 P. N. and $50 a. NJ.
Steamers leave Chicago at 9 A. NJ. and P. NJ.
Sleeping cars, chair and parlor-cars on all trains.
The M@nnerchoir will leave here on Tuesday,
July 20, at 1l:15 A. NJ Tickets on sale at Z aul
I'll. Krausss, 26 North Pennsylvania street, and
ticket Office Pennsylvania lines, 48 West Wash
ington street, or Union Depot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-17
Seeking Release from she Insane Hospital

Seeking Release from the Insane Hospital.
George K@nnger, behalf of Charles
Aneshansel. has brought habeas corpus proceed
snes to secure the latters release from the Hos
eital for the Insane. The restraint is declared
70 be illegal on the grounds that he was not in
zane when committed nor is he insane now;
that be is not monomaniac and had no knowl-
edge OF the proceedings until no was arrested.
Judge Howe was away yesterday and the time
for hearing is not yet fixed.