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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-04-03
COFFICIAL.]
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn to Serve ct the Term Of the District
Court to be Held on the 4th Day Of
Nay, A. D. 1885.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH or GRANT.

PARISH or GRANT.
Be it known and remembered that we
the undersigned jury commissioners of the
parish of Grant, duly appointed and quail
fad according to law, met this day in the
clerks Office, in the court house, at Colfax,
Grant parish. to draw q jur- to serve at
the next term of the district court, to be
holden on the First Tuesday Of May, 1886,
it being the 4th day of May, 1856
The clerk of the court. 8. b. Shackelford,
then furnished the jury commissioners with
q list of the jury who had served ut the
last term Of the district court. when the
jury commissioners with the assistance OF
the clerk Of the district court aud ex-
officio member of the jury commission
proceeded tr open the general venire box,
ard, after revising the same by striking
from the list and taking som the box all
those who had served as jurors at the last
term of the court, removed from tho parish.
died, ETC., then proceeded to replace q
like number of names in the general venire
box, taken from the registration and poll
book Ut said parish, 70 ~ to supplement
the number Of nameh taken from the
general venire box to it's original number,
Three Hundred. when Mr.. A. Bloxom
drew from the general venirc boz, in the
presence If the undersigned commission
ers, one at time, the following Fifty
names to serve for tho tirst week:
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S|!|i3 S:|i9I:5i|55E DUP

The Dangers oS q Policeman
The following relative to the benefit
of Honey of Tar will be read with
interest:
LITTLE RocK, AK. Nay II, 1855.
To the Satanta Medicine Co.
Gents--Two years ago l was snfier-
ing from = very severe sscOld," which
thought at the time had aettled on
my lungs. After using Acker's English
Cure and also the celebrated "Boschee's
German Syrup," found No relief.
Meeting DR.. Ables one night, and
when ON duty. told him my feelings.
He said: I'll can give you relief" aud
which he did, Instantly. "Here ia
Honey of Tar; if it doesn't cure you
it will certainly help you" Thank
God, it cured me. Gentlemen, ] am,
respectfully, JOHN H. Howe, JR.,
Five years ON the Police Force.
A. r. Ballard, q merchant at st.
Charles, Ark, on June 10th, says l
can't tell all that Able's Honey of Tar
did for me last spring; but $50 worth
of good Mt least; would pay $50 tor
another bottle under tho Same circum-
stances. For sale by d. A. Smith Il
Co., A. A. Dean, and Nash & Williams,
1t Colfax; Raonl Rachal, Grants PIT;
sud Mariou 6Auuats, Montgomery.
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Meaaae~ery Ise.s.

The measles are prevailing in Mont
pomery and surrounding country.
Messrs. II. v. Mccain and N. GAM
left on the down trip of the Laura Let
for New Orleans.
Farmers have been progu easing very
satisfactorily in their crops, but had t.
stop the tirst part II the week from
too much rain.
The distemper has to . considerable
extent disappeared. A number o.
horses in this part of the country have
died from it.
Montgomery can boast of the finest
school in the parish, which is ably con-
Quoted by that bright scholar, Prof. W.
J. Calvit, assisted by his wife.
On Thursday night, the 18th, quite
= number of friends and relatives
gathered at the residence Of the brides
mother to witness the marriage Of Miss
Alice Walters and Mr.. w. J. Cock6eld
The bride, one Of Nstchitoches' fair
daughters, on that occasion looked
fairer than ever. She was Handsomely
dressed in light blue brocaded satin,
trimmed with beaded lacs and flowers.
The groom, to say the least, looked
happy, is one Of the representative
young men of the parish, and justly
should be proud Of the prize he has
won. After the ceremonies were over
the happy couple led the way to the
supper table, where . sumptuous repast
was prepared for them and their
fricnds who came to wish them . happy
and prosperous future. The evening
was pleasantly spent in conversation
interspersed with music. Every one
regretted that the time passed 20 rapid
", and all concurred in the wish that
they might again shortly have the
pleasure Of witnessipg another happy
union Of hearts; bat ~ the hour waa
growing late, your correspondent, If
tor wishing the groom and hia fair
bride unalloyed happiness in their
new relation, silently took his depart
ure, thinking to himself how happy he
would be If he possessed the love Of
such On ono.
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mo. 20.
CoFAx GRANT PARISH La. SATURDAY, g.


Amid the weakness and corruption
that now prevails, Louisiana may DO
proud of these two sons Cunningham
and Baker,. -Iberville Democrat.
Nobody can believe that Judge
Baker, Lawyer Cunningham, Editor
Parker or Parson Holland, expected to
profit BY the death of the unfortunate
criminals who strove to evade the
punishment for their sins. UnfOrtu-
nately, for the community, every body
stood back. including those whose
sworn duty was 70 enforce the law,
and let these men bear the brunt OF
defamation. Bernard Eagle.
There are .theusands of people in
Louisiana who will approve OF the
curse which Ford has pionoanued'upen
some Of those who drove him to death.
II there's future place of retribution,
the condition Of Pat Ford In the here
after 10 preferable to that which some
of his blood thirsty enemies will oc-
cupy when even handed justice 10
melted out to all mankind. -Morehouse
Clarion.
The Democrat and Eagle voice
the sentiments of far the largest
proportion of Louisiana's citizens.
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Some two months ago, in COM
menting upon q decision of Judge
A. w. Hicks, Of Shreveport, in
which he had decided that simple
gambling was not an indictable
ofense in Louisiana, we said that
to draw a line between gaming and
gambling was distinction without
q difference, and that the Judges
position was untenable. Mr.. Jno.
G. Wickliffe has called our atten-
ton to sections Oil and 913 of the
Revised Statutes, relative to gam
bling, which is all the law ON the
subject These sections are direct
ed solely against banking games
and the persons keeping or betting
for or against the same, and there
is no prohibition against gambling
at poker or other games at cards in
which the IDEAL" goes round. We
make this statement in justice to
Judge Hicks, whose action, in dis
missing a number of gamblers
brought before him, we thought
was based on a flimsy technicality.
Here is chance for moral leg
islation, by fixing q law against We
festive poker players.
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NATIONAL AID TO SCHOOLS.

Louisiana will receive an average OF
$95, 900 annually for eight years, for
educational purposes, under the pro-
visions of the Blair bill, calculates the
Colfax CHRcNIcLE which is right in
saying that the bill passed the United
States Senate by vote of thirty six
to eleven, but is wrong to add that it
"goes to the House with almost . GER
tainty of its being adopted without
serious opposition" The CHRONICLE
is right again to assert that s'the bill
has been sh0rn of all Objectionable
features, and all talk about Federal
interference with State affairs is simple
b0sh )" but it neglects to consider the
multitude Of unrec0nstructed cranks
and rogues whose revelry is conditional
upon the ignorance 0f their cOnstitu-
ents, present and future, whose inn
pertinent folly may delay the passage
Of the DILL, until the surplus cash in
the national treasury, which alone
makes possible tho achievement of q
useful object, is flung broadcast away
or frittered in driblets to pledge the
completion of chimerical schemes.-St.
Bernard Eagle.
We are glad to see from late
Washington dispatches that the
fears of the Eagle are not well
founded, and that the CHRONICLE
was not altogether wrong in basing
its faith upon the sense Of right
and justice of our members in
Congress. On the 18th ut the
House voted favorably on bill
introduced by Mr.. Willis, Of Ken
lucky, by majority of 1873 to LIS.
This bill is said to be identical
with the Blair bill-s sort of adj
junct to it-and this victory is
looked upon by the friends OF
national support to public schools
as a most encouraging disclosure
of the sentiment of the House.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-04-03

The papers of the 9Th Congress
sional district may now be expected
to ring the change on the "Kine
Beet" the "Beat King" etc. A
little story comes from Washing
ton, about Gen King having swap
ped off all the other seeds allowed
him for distribution for q new kind
that happened to be labeled the
"King Beet" He is said to have
sent them to his rural constituents
with the shrewd purpose Of induc-
ing them to believe that the vege-
table was named for him, from
which the inference was to be
drawn that he was q big man at
Washington, or his name would
not have been 30 immortalized 1t
remains to be seen whether this
vegetable is to retain the name Of
king Beet" or BEAT King"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-04-03

The court house at Opelousas,
St Landry parish, was destroyed
by fire on the morning of March
22d. The records and books Of
the court room were saved, but
everything in the assessors and
tax-collector's Office, and the Office
of the supreme court were de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated
at 80, 900.
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Ths Tiisss 5tulofrat
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-04-03

Some sixteen or eighteen monehs ago
Mr.. N. Nugent was cast to pay costs
in = lawsuit between himself and Mr..
SamI Waits. To settle the costs in
the matter Mr.. Nugsnt deposited $50
Ia the hands Of Mr.. C. H. Teal, with
the understanding that Teal was to
attend to settling the costs for him.
When it came to q final settlement
between Nugent and Teal they dis,
agreed over the small sum of 81 80,
Teal claiming that he owed Nugent
Oil Is, while Nugent claimed that
Teal owed him tl3 Is. Az they could
not agree they called upon the editor
Of this paper and Mr.. T. J. Pirtle to
arbitrate the matter between them.
After two or three meetings, and hear
ing the statements Of both of the par
ties, tho arbitrators arrived IT the
following agreement, in accordance
with which they settled:
CoLyAx, Jan. n lsos.
In the settlement C. H. Teal claims
that he owes Gil Is to N. Nugeut,
whereas the latter claims the amount
to be oI3 Is.
Teal gives - his reason for paying
Corley instead Of Hopkins, that No.
Wicklifls, attorney for Nugent. advised
him to pay Corley - one Of Waits six
witnesses, as Nugent had made Hop
kius his own witness by having him
summoned. We think, under the cir
culnstances, Mr.. Tesl was justified in
paying Corley.
Teal gives ~ his reason for paying
Collins that be (C0llins) Wa On tho
list Of witnesses furnished BY the clerk,
and, il it was . mistake, Il was unin-
territorial and he ought not to lose it,
having simply acted ~ the agent Of
Nugent without any pay. By pay ing
Collins Teal has caused Nugent to losa
~ 20, which ought not under the law
to have been paid. In place Of Col
lins being paid ~ 10, Williams should
have beau paid a. Az il 10, Nugeut 10
out ~ 20 and 10 still dine Williams %.
Mr.. Teal having Aetod - Mr.. Nu-
gent's agent, aud simply ~ friend,
We think Nj. Nugent should hold him
self responsible for Mr.. Teal's mistake.
We therefore decide that il 10 but fair
aud just that Mr.. Nugent should 80
eept Eli Is in settlement ~ shown by
Mr.. Teal's statem00t.
H. g. GooDwYn,
+. ]. PIRTLE.
fk>r .akflamenk In acrortlance Nth
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The Bossier Banner has entered
its 25th volume, having been estab-
lshed in 1859, suspended during
the war in order for its editor to be
a Johnny Reb, and again closed by
q. 8. soldiers during the dark days
of reconstruction for 'tkicking''
against the powers of provost
satrapR We trust that Bro. Scan
land viii still fling his Banner to
the breeze twenty years hence.
and be able to do as lively kick
ing" then a. in days epns By.
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The St Landry Democrat made
it's first appearance in the CHRoNI-
Gle Office this week We shall be
pleased to exchange.
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President Cleveland was 40 years
old on the 18th of March.

Steinitz has won the champion
ship of the world as q chess player,
and scooped in q stake of $4,000.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-04-03

Prince Augusta, the grandson of
Dom Pedro end heir to the throne
of Brazil, is being feted by the cit
liens of New Orleans
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-04-03

DAnorR! A neglected cold OF coash
may lead to pneumonia, neuralgia q
other fatal disease. 6trUng's PoctosaI
Pills will care . cold - BY magic.
Best thing tor dysPspslA, Indigestion,
sick headache - thoseaDds tssdfy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
WHERE WILL THEY go NOW?


WASUNGroN, July lS.-Ihc reciprocity
treaty with England is said to have been
signed at London ON june - 10y Lord
Ro-ebcry and Mr. PHELPS Mr.. Phelps
was throughout all the negotiations in
close communication with the department
of State, and the approval Of the presi.
dent and the secretary was given before
he affixed his signature. The treaty /,
simply an extension Of the tenth article OF
the treaty Of 1872, specifying the crimes
for which eNtHditiOm can be demanded.
The negotiations between the two
governments with this object ia
view have been in progress, for years.
The offences TO which the new treaty VIII
apply are embezzlemcnt or larceny above
the sum.oi $50, burglary, malicious iuiu
rles to property, eudangering the life of
any person where such acts are Il crime by
law either in the United States or Great
Britain, and manslaughter. II is provided
that there shall be no cNtrHdilUn for OF
fences of a political character only.
The treaty Is only to apply to future Of
fences. 1t Is To 90 into effect Within 10
days after ratification, aud can be termin
ated at the pleasure Of either OF the con-
tracing parties. The treaty WAS sent to
the Senate some 10 days since, but has not
yet come up for action in that body. 1t Il
thought that there will be no delay in its
ratification.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

BosroN, July, lS.-When little gir
went to the laundry OF Bin Chong, at $
o'clock this morning to set her fathers
linen, she saw upon pushing open the
door, the mutilated body Of the proprietor
lying on the floor in a pool of blood. She
ran to her home and told what she had
seen whereupon her father went to the
laundry and Immediately aftcrWard mott
fled the police. Investigation showed that
Bin Chong had been horribly hutchered.
The body was lying on lis back and was
completely surrounded 10y a pool of blood,
while everything in the room was spat-
tered with blood, giving evidence Of Il
terrible struggle On the mans head and
body were a dozen wounds. any one of
which would caused instant death His
throat was cut from ear to ear the head
being nearly severed from the body. His
spinal column was severed Just below the
back of the neck, while a terrible cash
extending from the mouth to the left ear
which must have been made by Il very
violent blow, had taken OF portion of
the lower jaw, and all of the teeth on that
side of his mouth. y cash clear across
the abdomen and almost deep enough to
have cut the man in twain had complete
ly disembowelled him. In either eye were
stabs SO deep that the knife must have
passed through the brain. Besides these
there were many deep wounds in the head
and body ana a score of minor ones. The
Chinaman 5 queue had been cut off close
to his head and was found lying on the
floor beside the victim.
Bin ChOug was IS years old. came here
from China four years ago, and hired a
ln4lN "A,
1t was divided by a thin partition making
two apartments, one of which was eublet
blythe Chinaman to Jude Costello Il col
ored barber The partition was so frHil
that any noise in either side could he dis
llnctly heard IN the other. Last night at
II o'clock Costello was standing at
his door, when he observed a
strange Chnaman passing back aud
forth in front of Bin Choug's establish
ment, stopping occasionally To peer eau
tlously within. An hour later the ~tran-
ger entered Bin Chong's shop, and Cos
tello retired for the night. He for some
time heard conversation in the next room,
and also heard the cluking OF money.
The conversation was carried ON in Chi
uese, but appeared to he friendly. Cos
tellO having dropped asleep, knew nothing
more of the affair until appraised of the
murder this morning. suspicion rested
upon Costello tDra time, because il APP
peared strange that he should not have
heard the noise OF the struggle, that must
have taken place within 10 ect of him.
Inc police are convinced that the mystic
rluus ChluamHm il the perpttratur. He j.
described by Costello IT. a rather under
sized man, of Il particularly etlemIuatc APP
peaIanCe. Bin Chuug wa, a great tavorite
in the ntighhorhuod, which is composed OF
the poorer Glasses, and was regaldeQas a
peacedble and lnOifcuSiVe man. He had
saved Il competency and was about to
tn "a la.l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
STORM DAMAGES.


RUTLAND, Vt, July is.-Durng the
heavy thunder shower which lasted three
hours early this afternoon, the stable Of
Mrs John Cain in the northern part of
the village was stuck by lightning and
entirely consumed before the lire depart
meut could reach there. The horses, COWS
and pig were rescued 10y a servant girl.
The lightning also struck tenement on
East street Owned by Peter Pagan and
occupied by James Douehcrty, dcmulsh-
ing the chimney and portion of the roof.
The barns OF Henry Webb, three miles
south OF Clarendon, were also struck and
burned with quantity Of hay. The rain
was heavy and the streets and country
roads are badly washed and crop, were
beaten down. During thuuder storm
in Fair Haven ON Saturday afternoon,
lightning struck the BAN of Hamilton
Wescptt and destroy ed it with quantity
of new hay. Los, about $500
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
PANAMA POLITIt =.


PANAMA, July lN-The new governor Of
Panama has so far given general satistac-
ton He is il thorough conservative.
The new constitution for the republic has
not been concluded. BY the articles al
ready approved it is quite certain that
most of those liberties heretofore enjoyed,
will be considerably curtailed. Capital
punishment has again been restored
and the nation is to 20 back again to
Capitalization, and immense powers will
be vested in the president The admins
tration of the postoflice department is very
unsatisfactory and the administration is
constantly imposing veXatious imports be-
tween the Pacific Mail company and the
United States post departmemt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
AT Home

without II. As liver medicine and
general purifier Of the blood, It has no
equal" Mrs. A. b. Allen, Winterpock,
Va, writes. "My youngest child, two
years of aye, was taken with Bowel Com
plant, which we could not cure. We tried
many remedies, but he continued TO grow
worse, and finally became 50 reduced IN
flesh that we could only move him upon
pillow. It was suggested by one Of the
doctors that Scrofula might be The cause
OF the trouble. We procured bottle Of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
Trouble About Printers Wages.
4 Fated Circus.

VAUDEVILLE, Me-, July lG-Fore-
paugh's first circus train was thrown from
the track at Nas-alboro at IL m. this
morning and sustained great loss, %
drauSht and parade horses being killed
nine badly hurt and many more injured.
Two men were injured, one seriously two
car, We're thrown into the Kenuebec, 81
completely demolished. The loss is es-
umated al $4,000, caused by a broken
axle or spreading rails Notwithstanding
the accident the circus parade show this
evening
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

PHILADELPHIA, July ia poorly
dressed man endeavored to pawn his un
derclothes on Vine street. He was taken
into custody, and documents were found
upon him showing that he was wanted IN
New Orleans He finally confessed that
he was James j. Mason, who collected
1000 for the Chatfee Brothers of New
Orleans, in Central America year ago
and used the money in speculation and
high living. The firm believed that ht
had been robbed and murdered in Central
America He is held to await requisi-
ton from New Orleans.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23

TORONTO, July notwithstanding
the Indictment weather the Knights of
Pythias prize drill competition com
menced at Exhibition Park, with the
ground in bad condition. The Chicago d-
vision took first prize with the Lincoln,
Nebraska division second, in the division
contest. The contests in other classes win
be lecilel lhtnr