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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22
Curious weather this.

Mr.. D. A. Smith, accompanied
bv his wife and child, has gone on
. two weeks visit to relatives In
Rapides parish.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given tLar Mitchell Ray
will ap Is to the governor for communal
ton of his senieuce, he having been con-
victed AZ The May term, 1886. of The Grant
parish district c3nrt Of wonudng less
than mas hem.
Cnlsux. H., May -. iSS6.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22

Mr.. J. C. Goulden viii remain
in the vicinity of Colfax for a
week or ten days longer, and any
needing painting should not fail to
secure his services while here.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22

The La. Democrat speaks in adj
vance for Alexandria as the place
for holding the next nominating
convention of the 4th Congress
ional district.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Notice IS hsrsby given that application
viii DC made TO .he General Assembly OF
tie Sta.e OF Louisiana, ac session OF 1886,
ior An act providing for the removal OF
ne pa-:sh site of the Parish OF Grant
from Colfax 10 the s. W. 4 of the u. e. 4
of section q, township Z north, range 2
west. This done and signed this TIA day
of April, 1886. L. J. CHANDLER,
w. W. BALLIO,
G.. n. HARViLL,
r. NJ. SATCHER,
W. J. BRISTER,
sn24 P. W. SMITH.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22

A portion Of Mr.. Teafs store
has been fitted up into a neat
counting room.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22

The time within which settlers
may avail themselves of the hob
ertson-Blanchard compromise ex-
nires July LIST.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22

The Colfax CHRONICLE and Weekly
Times Democrat will be sent one year
TO any one paying us 81 - IN cash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that at the next
ensuing session Of Tie Legislature bill
vii 90 introduced providing for the erec-
bon into separate Judicial District OF
tie Par sh of Avoyel:es, now one of the
Parishes composing the Twelfth Judicial
D.strict-said District now comprising
the Parishes OF Rspides, Grant and AToy-
Giles. W. HALL,
z. NORTH CULLOM,
Z. NURIH GULLOM, JR.,
AEISTIDES BAhb1N,
4. v. COCO,
JAS. Ii. DUCOTE,
JOFFRION & BORDELON,
THORPE g. PETERMAN.
April 18th, 1856.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22

k.sN .s-s-tssS repr esent in her own loo atty
an old firm References rred. Perm anent post
ana good salary. GAX s. Bros II Barclay ST., n. l.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22

Whereas Ophelia g. Bird has mad NJ.
nIieltion to tits court To be app ipte.'
Turk to her MINOR children; Noiica y
hereby given TO all whom it doth Or /, az
eoncern 10 show cause within ten 10 days
WHY lie same should not be granted,
Witness the Henorsbles w. f. Biass,
man and Thomas Overton. judges oi SAID
court. this April 29th loo6.
ANDREW THORPE. Deputy Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-05-22
NOTICE.
In the matter of the succession of James
Wesley Bird, deceased.

Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish OF
Grant. La.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.
cB CHATEAU YQUEM.

The CHATEAU YQUEM, of the 1876
vintage. bottled at the Chateau, is acknow-
lodged to be the finest FRENCH " Hi Il
WINE now to be had. The subsequent
yintages of this growth being very IN
ferior. the demand for this vintage has so
much increased that there is very little
of il left. We have secured dozen cases
and would request our friends in want OF
anv to send their orders early.
no 16-tja1 y. CRANA " w.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
GoyERNoR LEE.
He Stands by the Riddlcberger Bill.

The following letter prepared ny 'he
Governor explains itself ;
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
GovERSoH's OFFICE,
RICHMOND, VA, November %, 1885,.
Hon. John ". DaniG, LynchbuIy, ~
Nv Dear Sir,-In response to your
questions in reference to the proportion
the public revenues of the State bear TO the
public expenses, have the honor TO say
that from statements just carefully pre-,
pared by the Auditors, at my request
am convinced the annual revenues lor
some wears to come will not exceed TS,-
700 900. and that if all the outstanding oo-
legations of the State should be luhoeu III
the bonds of the act approved FEBRUARY
Il. 1882. known as the Riddleberger Dill,
except those held by the institutions OF
learning, the interest to be paid, audeo W
the necessary annual expenses, VIII ABOUT
absorb this income.
The figures now in the offices OF the
Auditors of Public Accounts to prove my
assertion prove, too, that any other settle
ment involving the annual payment OF IN
terest greater than would be paid upon
the Riddleberger bonds will require the
taxes of the people to be increased, ana
that any person advoc iting such settle
ment must be prepared, therefore, 10 Ia
vor such increase Of taxation.
The inability of the State TO make a
settlement now, with greater amount OF
principal and interest than the Riddle
berger act, whatever she might have done
once. arises from an increase in her an
nual EXPENSES. such as maintaining two
additional lunatic asylums one for the
white and one for the cOlored race land
if this debt matter is not speedily settled
we NAV probably have to erect two more
10 accommodate the crazy people on that
subiect) the maintenance OF normal
and cOllegiate institute for our c0lOred
people. and a school for the education OF
our female teachers; the aid to the Con
federate Home for our poor and disabled
soldiers. over whose shoulders rest no
mantle of governmental protection; assist
ance to citizens of the State who have lost
limb, or an eye, or have been seriously
disabled by wounds so as to prevent them
from performing manual labor, and whose
wounds grow more burdensome with the
increase of years; the increased expenses
of our criminal charges since the abolition
of the whipping-post, and the increased
appropriations to our public schools
These are some of the necessary anc
additional obligations incurred, while in
the same period the State taxes have
been reduced from fifty to forty cents Oh
the one hundred dollars.
have the honor to append an estimate
in detail of the annual expenses of the
Government.
am, very respectfully, your obedien1
servant FITZHUGH LEE.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

Wong Chin Foo, Of New York, has
given a Celestial dinner-party to Excise
Commissioner Andrews, who says that it
was immense.
The menu included bird's-nest soup and
snail stuffed with Celestial anchovy,
which is gudgeon caught on the coast
and much priced when picked
The feasters ate with ivory chop
sticks; and, at last accounts, after a
morning cocktail of Ching Bloc Whang
which in Celestial means hell-fire liquor
they went to bed about breakfast time.
Doctors are ordered at 3 7. NJ, and
breakfast at a.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
GENERAL NEWS.
servant,

A fire of incendiary origin at Mays
vile, Pa, Monday, destroyed. H. III. Rich
ards house and stable, Mrs. Stoddart's
house, DR.. A. J. Traver's general store,
and large brick building and frame
house owned by DR.. Trayer. Loss about
100000; largely insured
The British steamer Benevolent, Cap
tain Thompson, from Savannah for
Amsterdam, sprung leak while going to
sea and made water so fast that she had
to be beached opposite Fort Oglethorpe.
She has fifteen feet of water III her for
ward compartment
\ Cedar Keys, Fla, special says an
unknown inoffensive man was shot and
killed Monday night in bar-room by one
Jonas. a drunken carpenter. The muir
derer was followed by Justice Lisenby.
He turned and fired twice at the justice,
missing him. The justice then fired from
a double barreled shotgun, killing Jonas
instantly.
Judge Creighton, at Springfield, ILL.,,
Monday, denied the application Of How
ard ct al for an injunction to refrain the
State canyassing board from canyassing
the vote cast for the convict labor consti-
mtional amendment at the late election.
He held that if the amendment was I'M
constitutional the fact could be ascer-
tanned later on and by other methods.
The forgery case against Jennie Saxton
was resumed at Burlington, VT, Monday
John l.. Mason, whose name the prisoner
is charged with forging testified that he
had received not more than ten letters
from Jennie, and of that number three
were forwarded TO him while he was Out
West in April and May last. He haC
destroyed all but three of her letters
+ He received the first letter two years ago
/ That asked for money, and he destroyed it
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

On Monday the business on the Stock
Exchange in New York embraced over
six hundred thousand shares of stocks,
besides an enormous amount OF bonds,
many of which do not at present bear IN
terest and are of more OF less specula-
tive character.
Brokers advise their clients that prices
have risen to such level that a sudden
decline would probably follow any ca
lamity to the railroads or any sudden
shock to financial circles.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
Respectfully yours,
OyERTON PARKE,
Dnrhr;1ln III
Useless Tinkering.

The Lynchburg Adcance, in taking a
practical view of the changed aspect OF
affairs, says: ANY more tinkering by
the present members Of the legislature
with the debt question, or attempts to
evade the inevitable course of the courts
and the law, would be the greatest piece
of madness and folly that ever State
engaged in, and we hope Governor Lee
will put down both of his feet on any such
visionary proposition. If the Riddle
berger bill is not sound as it now stands,
there is no use of attempting to patch up
its breeches or its coat with new cloth OF
different color by the same old tailor
We had better abandon the old and put
on new garment at once"
And looking the matter squarely in the
face, the best way to meet the pressing
emergency is, either to wait for a new
legislature to put things in better original
shape, or, if we are TO have an extra SEES
sion of the present legislature, let it be
understood at once that it is called to ac
cept the late proposition of the bondhold
ers, which, if adopted, may rid the State
and people of the continued agitation anC
annoyance of the debt question.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
breakfast at A.

We should like to know what any de
cent man in Washington can mean by ex-
plaining or excusing West, the brutal
negro Department clerk who assaulted
Mrs. Page recently. Are the colored
brethren blessed with the official re-
cognition of the Republicans to be
idealized into the Mugwump policy
and allowed the highest privileges
of barbarisms The lady, as we
ire informed by letter from a reliable
gentleman, is Southerner, and entitled
o more than ordinary consideration by
,eason of her character. There must be
something deformed and CHASTITY if " Mr.
West" whom one of the papers extolis
for his "gentlemanly conduct" before
is not brought to summary punishment
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
CAN THE RIDDLEBERGER SETTLE
MENT SETTLE?

In Yesterday evenings State le''er
from the Governor to Hon. John w
Daniel was published-which we copy
emitting the long schedule OF figures ap,
nended to (which gives an estimate OF
the income and the expenses OF the state
Government for the next few years we
are confident that his Excellency very
Greatly underestimate the capacity OF the
revenue We feel sure of demonstrating
that # will be at least 100000 more than
he puts it at. But we will treat the case
as we find it.
The Governor estimates the revenue
for the next few years at $9,7OO,OOO. Al
ter making up the expenses of the State
Government, and, the costs OF the puoiic
schools he leaves surplus for interest
on the public debt of $4,000.
We pass by all of the details OF The
statement of expenditures, on which
much might be said, to remark on
two only: Amongst the annual expenses
he puts down 5000, 1000 for "arrearages due
Ocbools and arrears of interest due the
Literary Fund which belongs to the pub
lie schools" This means that the state Is
TO 90 on annually keeping 100000 OF her
revenue from her creditors, that certain
sum shall be given to education, when
come theorists think she ought to have
given to that cause during period OF
some ten years, between 1871 and 1851;
that is, that certain number OF children
received no education between 1871 ana
1881. and, as a consequence, those edu-
Gated between 1886 and 1896 are to have
doubly as good education. Can 1t be
necessary to reason against her oDliga-
tons to do this?
The other item we remark on is TINS :
'Interest on State bonds held by institu-
lions of learning-Dhich b0nds, 1t IS sup
posed. aciW not be funded into RiddIe6ergers.
Why should this be supposed? II there
is to be a readjustment of the puDlic
debt. why shall not all the creditors
stand upon the same footing? If these
bonds are funded into Riddlebergers the
sum annually paid on them would be
something like $40 OOOper annum instead
of $4,000. Now, if the $2OO,OOO and
this 100000 per annum are added to the
s543, 900, the surplus for interest will be
$S43, 900, which is nearly 3 per cent. on
the whole debt; and we have not the
slightest doubt that the creditors would
accept that. This is as good a showing as
they could reasonably have expected to
get.
Some ten years back the Sinking-Fund
Commissioners regularly invested every
month 100000 of cash in Riddlebergers
for the benefit of the State, and latterly
they invested $4,000 per month in that
way. until the decisions Of the courts
made them apprehensive that the cou
pons would arrest the revenue. How
could this have been done if the revenues
were no more than the Governor thinks
they will be?
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
Waiting for His Office.

WASHINGTON, November 23-Postmas-
ter Wilson, Of Cairo, is at the Eureka
Springs in very serious condition Of
health. His recovery is not expected,
gentlemen are already writing to the
Postofiice Department to secure the sue
cession if Mr.. Wilson should die. 1t
would probably bring to the front all the
gentlemen who competed with him for
he position and several new men.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
THE PROTECTION PLAN OF REDUC-
TTON.

Wonderful to relate some of the Ke-
publican organs, since the election, begin
TO see that there is too much surplus rev
enue. In the last few days it has been
accommodating at the rate OF nearly "a
million a day. Mr.. Blaine and the Ir'-
b,,ae even have limited that there might be
reduction Of some sort.
The idea, as put forward by some ad-
vanced Republican leaders, is to put mo-
lasses and sugar on the free list, and abol-
ish the revenue tax on tobacco.
The two reductions thus affected would
amount to nearly $SO,OOO,OOO.
The New York Times remarks that 1t
would be better for industry and com
merce to put wool on the free list with
the ores, and substantially reduce the du-
ties on all the primitive materials OF man
ufacture. But the prOtectionist move Is
a shrewd one. Its success will depend
wholly on the intelligence and force OF
public opinion, and that remains to be
tested
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

In the case of Adams against Colefidge
the Lord Chief Justice of England had to
appear on the witness stand and be
cross-examined just like any COM
mon mortal. 1t is likely that his Lord
ship will get a verdict in his favor, as he
can prove that there was no intention OF
malice in the papers complained Of.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
THE OLD rpEA-AN oLD-FOGy CAROL

Turn back. o Time, turn back in tiny iigh''
Set thy scythe ia the corner to rust
And spare us IT. edge, at least for to-nigh'-
let rs drink to the mouldering,dust.
Though thy cup be "A skull.
Fill IT up to the brim,
Then II shall not be dull;
Though thy eyes are so dim'
Let them dance with delight
Though thy laugh is so grim'
Let our Joke he SO bright
That well think in our cups not the thing tha'
we must
But what we should do in the past
If an idea could work on the popular trus''
And the wires wouldn't go quite 50 1aSt'
Then let the world wag for our policy righ' :
BY Bacchus, old boy, we hear with disgust
IT'S enough. by our honor. TO make gentlemen
fight
Can such thing be. and courts call IL Jus'f
O hang all the judges-then let them lhoic''
But we won't pay our debt till we must
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
Three Women Dangerously Stabbed.

PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. 22.-News has
been received here of a tragic affair which
occurred at a colored dance in Mecklen-
burg county. While the festivities were
at their height quarrel arose between
Lizzie Williams and some of the other
female attendants over some trivial
matter. From words the women came
to blows, and for awhile excitement
ran high. During the melee which
followed three of the women were
stabbed by Lizzie Williams with knife,
receiving wounds that it is thought will
prove fatal. Williams was arrested and
committed to Jail to await trial. She
acknowledges that she stabbed the three
women, but says she was forced to do il
to save her own life
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

An old lady in Paris committed suicide
by asphyxiating herself with burning
charcoal in a wardrobe, and the excitable
Parisians wanted to lynch her daughter
for numbering her.
This is the result of introducing Amer
lean customs into a country where the
people do not possess the cool American
judgment.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

The Bulgarian situation is remuddled,
so to speak, after the public had enjoyed
a ray of hope that the horribly concatena-
ted complication was ended by a firm
declaration of the Gar and an equally
decided stand on the part of the powers
supporting the Berlin treaty
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

The schooner Long Island, commanded
by Capt. Thomas Carpenter, OF Glen Cove
l.. l., left New York Saturday afternoon
for the captains home. Later the Long
Island was found ashore near Sea Gin
The captain was missing and blood and
evidences of struggle were found on the
vessel. The first mate, Henry Frank, has
been arrested.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

We publish Governor Lees letter to
Major John w. Daniel on the revenues
and the Riddleberger settlement.
We would like to see those figures from
the Auditors office submitted to the Leg
islature before public opinion is formed
on that schedule.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

The Herald favors George for election
TO the Constitutional Convention OF New
York; the reason of which is that 1t wants
to see the pyrotechnic theorist t-y his idea
on popular representative meeting.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

The steamer Rossini (British), from
Huelva, brought to Philadelphia Monday
seven seamen rescued from the schooner
Rebecca S. Milford on the 18th instant,
400 miles east of the Delaware capes.
The Milford was leaking twelve inches
per hour, and had lost all of her sails.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

The Governors letter indicates that
the policy is to use the surplus revenue
for surplus education and make up on
the present generation of children a
supposed lack of it on a former gener-
alton
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
A HIDDEN TREASURE.

RUsHvILLE, ILL.,, November Is, 1886
Mr.. Editor: During the late war ! were
prisoner in the South. On visiting 3
sick man he told me that while the ar
mics were marching and fighting they
halted for dinner the line running
through the door-yard of a rich planter
near The northern line Of your State. We
kicked over hollow stump for tirewood,
and found an old iron teakettle full OF
cold and silver They carried it of and
buried it -four in NUMBER. Afterwards
all were captured and taken to prison
the other three were dead and he did not
think he could get we'll
He described the place so that | could
find it. Two days later he were dead. |
suppose am thu only person living that
knows of this. If you will make note
of this in your paper and find where il was
| can give the necessary information to
find the money.
Respectfully yours,
OyERTON PARKE,
Rushville, Ill.
/ p. S.-Not having any desire for i'll
gotten wealth, ! made no note of this, OF
/ / could have told exactly where to find it,
/ | am farmer in fair circumstances
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

Rev. John Salmon, Congregatonalist
has been asked by his church in Toronto,
Canada, to resign on account of his de-
claring belief in the faith cure.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

McCafreys merry mill is what they
call the last mild passage OF fsts between
that champion and sparrow Golden.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

Gilbert d Sullivan have new opera
nearly ready for the stage, but they nave
not arranged for the title.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

When girls use birds as ornaments to
bonnets they ought to rememberthat they
encourage the murder of the birds ana
defeat Natures plan which makes them
living ornaments
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

ENTERED AT THE PosToFFICE AS SECOND
GLASS MATTER
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24
SPECIAL AND PERSONAL

McOuade in the balance is what they
call the trial of the last gentleman
boodler.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

Speaking of Harry Dixey, the song-and-
dance artist, the New York star says
Three bands of music, special trains
from all over, tickets sold only to the
best and brightest, and every effort made
to surpass the Dixey ball given in New
York. But suppose all this banqueting
spoils the symmetry of those legs Would
the people worship the fatted calf as they
DO those golden calves -
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

The tale about the schooner Long
Island found ashore near New YORK Is
like one of the sea yarns of earlier times.
Her sails were all set, but not man was
on board, and the captain is reported
murdered.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

Liberal commission to agents to solicit
subscriptions.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24

City delivery by carriers at cents per week
ny MAIL POSTAGE PAID:
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-11-24


on board, and the captain is reported
murdered.
The Shelbyville Qnd) Democrat kindly
sends US a paper with blue pencil mark
around an editorial suggesting that the
Democratic ticket for 1888 be Hill ana
Holman. 1t should carry ALTERATION a
little further, and make it Hill, Holman
and Hopelessness.-BaEt'more Amefac@H'
When Miss Kate Field remarked
week ago that she wished to live apart
from the fashionable hustle THE TIMES
fastened to congratulate the public on
much needed reform in feminine attire as
the example set by such distinguished
lady. 1t was only yesterday, however
that the Dispatch got good grip on the
great question and the case of mistaken
identity.