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The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24

The above eighty names we're written on
separate pieces of paper and by the jury
commissioners. together with the clerk,
the frss fifty names were placed IN an en-
yelope and sealed and enSorstd en- tre
same. "Jurors drawn for the first week VI
the November term Of the District Court"
ard tie last thirty names drawn were also
placed in a separste envelope by the Jury
commissioners and marked, Jurors drawn
for the second week Ct the November term
of the District Court" aud said envelopes
were then sealed and placed in the jury box,
the box sealed, locked and then placed IN
the custody of S. b. Shackelford, clerk OF
the District Court, for use at the next term
of the Court The said s. B. Shackelford.
clerk of the District Court, did then and
there in our presence keep process verbal
of all tae acts done by said commissioners
in said drawing. which We certify to De cor,
rect by our signatures, this the 18th day ol
September, A. 2. 1887. ,.,
L.D.P. LOTION,
A. BLOXOM,
f.. K. I.AYoSARD,
Jury Commissioners.
rSEAL1 S. B. SHACKELFORD.
Clerk and Ex. Oficio Jury Commissioner
Parish Of Grant. La
Filed Sept. IL. 1883,
s.. B SHACKELFORD, Clerk.
A tue copy,
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[OFFICIAL.J
LIST OF JURORS.


Drawn to Serve at the Term of the District
Court to be.Held on the Goth Day
of November. A. D. 1883.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF GRANT.
Re IL known and remembered that We
the undersigned jury commissioners of the
parish of Grant, duly appointed and quail
fed according to law, met this day In the
clerks Office in the court house Mt Coliax,
Grant parish, to draw a jury to serve at the
next term of the District Court, to be
holden on the third Tuesday of November,
1883. it being the 10th day Of Norember,
A. ID. 1888.
The clerk of the court, s. B. Shackel-
ford then furnished the jury commissioners
with list of the jury who had served at
the last term of tie District Court when
the Jury commissioners, with the assistance
of the clerk of the District and ex-officio
a member of the jury commission, pr O.
ceeded to open the grand venire box, and
after revising the same by striking from the
list and taking from the box all those who
Lad served as jurors at the last term OF the
court. removed from the parish, died, ETC.,
then proceeded to place like number OF
names in the general venire box, taken
from the registration and poll books OF
said parish, so as To supplement- the num-
Der of names taken from the general ye-
nire box to its original number, three hun
dred. when Mr. q H Teal drew from the
| general venire box. in the presence OF the
| undersigned commissioners, one at time,
the following fifty names to serve fcr the
4 rSt weeek.
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District Court.

His honor Judge A. V. Coco has,
been presiding over the term OF
court which has been holding IN
Colfax since last Tuesday. This is
Judge Coco's first official visit to
Grant, and we have heard several
citizens express themselves as high
ly pleased with his prompt and de-
cisive method of conducting the
business of the court.
As usual but little business OF
importance has been done up to
this date, the plen of beginning
the term on Tuesday seeming
to initiate very materially against
the transaction of much business
during the first week. We are
glad to see that Judges Blackman
and Coco have agreed to begin
their terms after next January on
Monday instead of Tuesday.
The visiting attorneys present
are District Attorney JAS. Andrews,
r. P. Hunter, E. G. Hunter, NJ. @
Moseley and Judge H. L. Daigre
of Alexandra, M. F. Machen, ol
Montgomery, and Henry Bernstein
of WINFIELD.
The grand jury have had sixty
one cases presented to them, bu
have found only few true bills t.
| this date. The following is a lis
of the grand jurors:
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24

Cheathau's Chill Tonic is pleaeanb
to take, does not nauseate, is guarah =
teed to cure, is frte from qnintue enq'
poisous, what more can you aaky III
it. Sold BY A. A. Dean.
The Colfax chronicle., 1888-11-24


Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars daily be-
tween st. Louis and Dallas, Fort Worth.
N Pase and San Francisco, also Marshall
and New Orleans withoat change.
Solid Trains from FL Paso to st. Louis.
Fast Time, First Glass Equipments.
and Sure Connection.
eESee that your tickets read via Texas
and Pacific Railway. For Maps. Time
Tables. Tickets. Rates, and all required
information, call on or address any OF the
Ticket Agents, or
Ii. G. ARCHER,
Passenger Agent, Dallas. Texas.
Il. w. MCCULLOUGH.
Gen, Passenger Ticket Agt, Dallas, Tex.
JOHN A. GRANT,
General Manager, Dallas, Texas.
r. G. ROGERS,
| General Agent at Alexandria, La
| P. Z. DOHERTY,
81 General Agent at Boyce, La
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mo. 2.


The international American con-
ference authorized by the act OF
last May has been called to meet IN
Washington at the state depart
ment on the I'd of October, 1889:
The president was requested by
Congress to arrange this conference
between the United States and the
republics of Mexico, Central and
South America, Haiti and the en-
pire of Brazil.
AS soon as the preliminarles
could be agreed upon formal IN
vitation was extended by the presi-
dent, through our ministers, to the
sixteen governments, viz: Mexico,
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua,
San Salvanor, Honduras, Hiatt, San
Domingo, Venezuela, Brazil, Ar
gentine Republic, Chile, Peru, Bo-
iyia. Ecuador and Colombia
While the invitations have proba-
bly all been delivered, time has not
elapsed in which to receive accept
ance of the invitation from and OF
the countries named.
In forwarding the invitation to
the different governments the pres
ident set forth that the conference
was called to consider:
First-Measures that shall tend
to preserve the peace and promote
the prosperity Of the several Amer
ican States.
Second-Measures toward the
formation of an American Customs
Union, under which the trade OF
the American nations with each
others shall, 80 far as possible and
profitable, be promoted.
Thrid-The establishment OF
and frequent communication be-
e tween the ports of the several
American ports of each other.
Il Fourth-The establishment OF 9
J uniform system of customs regu-
9 lations in each of the Independents
J States to govern the node Of Inn
portation and expectation of mer-
: chandise and port dues and charges,
. uniform method of determining
't the Classification and. valuation OF
such mercnandise IN sne porI :.
= of invoices and the subject of the
:. sanitation of ships and Of quaran-
" tine.
70 FlfthIIhe adoption OF un.-
IA form system OF weignts anu s meas.
ed ures and laws 70 protect .ne pa~sLs ,s
II rlgnts, copy "neA = ~ ..-. a.
" OF citizens OF either country - 'ns
e. others and Tor the extraditlon y
at criminals.
e. Sixth-The adoption Of z CON. =,
n mon silver coin, TO De issued y
1e each government, the same 20 .
Id legal tender IN al com.elclal y s',i, =,
en- octions between the cltizens ol -
Ia the American states.
vi Seventh-An agreement uPoI
Id and Recommendation lor aooPsiol
re to the respective governments g q
", a definite plan OF arolsrssica S:a u -
n question OF olspq1e eea aaa u,nGst1to' ;st 1a
nd tnat may nov ~ nea.JI ,d tL.t III. al AZ
lie tween tnem, 70 'no enis aa4saa snas o. s,,ci III
ry ncultles ano disputes oeSss oesTen sattie; ssi
fe, nations may De peaceao'y s0'''e'
ks and wars prevenseo 80,
, q Eigntn.And 70 conslu1l sui si
Sc, other suD!ects relaslng 70 sno wo,
bis fare OF the seyeral osaoes lepac ~
his sentea as may % plesen,eu Z -
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Official advertisements 81 per square for
first insertion; each subsequent publica-
tion so cents per square.
Brief communications upon subjects OF
public interest solicited, but no attention
will he paid to anonymous writer's.
Address: CHRONICLE, Colfax, La.
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One years subscription to the
CHRONICLE is only 81 30.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
Depends on How You Do 1t.

"Wel, which are really the more injuri-
Gus, cigars or cigarettes asked pretty
girl of betlanneled member of the Bel
mont Tennis club, at the clubs court yes
terday afternoon.
'I'n show you," said he, and turning,
he called to friend: med, toss me a
cigar" Then he took out fine cambria
linen handkerchief, and blew Whit OF
smoke through the cobweb texture "Oh,
look how black it is, said the young lady
for whose sake the experiment was being
made.
Now look" said the club man. He
lighted the cigar and pulled till he got a
good volume of smoke, which be poured
through the meshes of the handkerchief
again. A scarcely perceptble stain was
left on it's wilderness.
''Well, that proves it," said the fair in
vestigator. My Just think of that hor
rid black stuff all settling in your lungsr'
''Wait one moment" said the expert
menter, and he repeated the experiment
with the opposite result.
"Well, how is that was the aston
ished question.
''Why, 1t is simply due to the difference
in the way you place your lips when you
impel the smoke through the linen. Hold
them tight and blow hard, and it leaves a
stain upon them, and barely force the
smoke through and you get almost no
trace. "--Philadelphia News
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
The GuiiIotsne at Paris.

The distance from the prison door 10 the
guillotine is not more tran twenty steps.
The executions take place at the dawn Of
day, and as far as anything being seen by
the crowd they are practically private.
Only the journalists and a few privileged
ones are admitted on the square. At 2
O'Clock in the morning the cavalry and in
fantry Of the Paris Municipal guard, 100
each, Atty cavalry gendarmes and about
800 policemen appear. The soldiers push
back the mob 50 as to leave the entire
square clear. Shortly afterward the exc
cutioner arrives in a large red wagon
which contains the Ruillotine. The in
strument is packed in number Of cases,
each piece being numbered. The aids put
1t together, the work not listing over half
an hour. When the knife Is In place the
headsInan tries its edge on q small bundle
OF straw to see that 10 slides easily and
cuts well. Just before the moment of
execution the geDdarInes range themselves
In horseshoe form around the guillotine
and two rows Of policemen form a line
from the prison door TO the instrument.
II Is through this line that the condemned
passes. -Paris Cor. Tie Epoch.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
Senator FarweI.'s Texas Land.

Senator Charles V. Farwell, of Illinois,
and his partners, his brother and Abner
Taylor, of Chicago. will make from S15.-
600, 600 to $50, 1000, COO in their Texas land
speculation. 1t is said that the state Of
Texas has given to the Farwell company
10000 acres of land In Texas. The
land today is worth 50 an acre, and the
state buildings did not cost more than
1000, 600. The land is all fenced in.
Seyentyfive thousand cattle are now on
it, and more are TO follow. IL comprises
enough territory for principally. The
Farwell company have their headquarters
in London. English capitalists own about
one-quarter of the stock.
This great and successful venture was
brought TO the Farwells by an impecuni-
Gus and visionary man, who obtained the
contracts which he sold to the Farwel
company. The story goes that the man
happened TO be in Austin, and hearing
that the state was Offering land TO any
one who would put up state buildings he
calmly walked up and took the contract,
when he had barely enough money in his
pocket to pay his fare To Chicago The
same men who gave away such a block
of land rather than raise the money neces-
sdry by taxation of course never dreamed
of questioning the contractors financial
ability. He had some trouble in convinc-
ing the Farwells Of the value Of the land,
owing to their distrust of the visionary
contractors judgment, but investigation
showed the value, and the contract was
purchased for few thousand dollars, and
a property was obtained which VIII net
its owners many millions. Baltimore
American
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
A New MiIitarY Tent.

A trial of the Howe convertible tent
and intrenching tools was made on Mon
day at Colchester, in the presence of Maj.
Gen. Sir Evelyn Wood. Y. c., and COM
mittee of officers. The inventor claims
that this tent, the pole and pegs of which
viii form efficient intrenching tools, is
easily carried, easily erected and always
at hand when required. 1t is made in
sections, of which each soldier carries an
equal portion, which, when packed for
transport, does not exceed sixteen inches
in length and six pounds in weight. The
tent is designed TO accommodate any
number of men. ten or twelve being q
convenient number The tent pole is an
iron tube, made In ten interchangeable
sections, each of which, when uuscrewed,
forms the handle of an intrenching tool,
to which spade, pick or hammer can be
attached at will One edge Of the spade
is curved and sharpened, forming useful
Ratchet, while q sharp spike used as a
pick, can be easily and securely affixed TO
one end of the tubular shaft or handle 4
second tube, tapertng into point at one
end. and closed at the other end with
movable iron head, slides within the tubu-
lar handle, and may be employed to
lengthen it. or may be detached and used
as tent peg. In sandy soils this peg may
be pessed through q hole In the center of
the spade, which is then buried, forming
storm anchor.
Every part of the implement serves q
double purpose, and every probable con-
tingency seems to be provided for in Its
constTucttoc-even the tent hooks are in
ceniously made TO act as spanners At
first sigh, the addition Of any extra weight
TO the burden Of the modern British In
fantry soldier-who is seldom a Hercules
would seem to be an argument against
the adoption Of Mr.. Howe's clever con-
t-iyance; but IL is conten6ed tia; by dis
peasing with blanket the soldier might
carry his tent section vIthor. adding 30
the weight of his kit. he would then be
able to pitch his tent without waiting for
the arrival OF the baggage wagons. which
are frequently many miles IN rear Of ths
marching coinna-London Court Jour
nAl
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
ACTION AT NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 2+.-As a precau-
tionary measure to allay apprehension the
president of the board of health has issued
an order to the representatives of the var
ious roads coming TO the city and passing
through or near infected points not to
bring into the city any coaches in which
refugees from infected points have travel
ed. All local trains on the Illinois Cen
trail have been abandoned. Only through
trains are running as usual. Commercial
Agent General Glenn, acting under insuuc-
lions lecived last evening, has Withdrawn
sll trains on the North Eastern railroad
On account of the action of the quarantine
authorities at Meridian, Miss, and York
Ala. in refusing to allow trains to pass
those points. There is not an infected
place on the Crescent railroad from New
Orleans to Cincinnati. Shot gun Quaran-
tine is continued throughout Mississippi
Mail trains generally are abandoned
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
Eat With Comfort and be Happy.

1t is by no means uncertain, but ON the
contrary, well ascertained fact that upon
the well being of mans stomach depends
that modlcum of happiness which is
vouchsafed to him in this world. Dyspep-
STA, the foe OF all others to the stomach s
tranquility and most to be dreaded, is a
complaint to the preliminary relief and
eventual cure of which Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is specially adapted. 1t en-
ables those who use it with reasonable
degree of persistence to eat with relish, be-
cause it imparts a healthful appetite; to
digest with ease, because it strengthens
the stomach; and to assimilate the food
which is eaten and digested, thus benefit
ting health, promoting flesh and sustain
ing the exercise of the physical and mental
faculties. 1t, moreover, facilitates the
secretions of healthy bile, sctuates with
out discomfort the habit of body, and
tends, when taken upon retiring, to pro-
duce healthy slumber. Malaria is con-
quered by it.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
ola T,ue ox,,sr ST..

There are sorne marked changes In the
oyster business, remarked an Old gentle
rnsa % o reporter. Twenty five yesrs
ago there WA in vogue In the Oysfsr
sAloons what WIS called the individual
ehAfe You were allowed 70 stew yos.r
ovu oystsrs- The pTcyrtstors broogh; To
TIE table stssr you we're s4Atsd ekzang
dish, an alcohol lamp. MIX, oysters,
CRACKERS, seasoning. etc, and yg1 pre-
pared The s,ew 70 suts yorrseB II nnzy
10; have BEEN szceedlngly proGtsbls, bat
il was popular Night after n1xh; .
party Of Ia would have cur regular stew.
tie privilege 20 make them ourselves
being quite an indScenent We we1l4
have Cur oystsrs promptly, four ehAsng
dishes a~gosng C. o-ce. I, would tAxs
vel 10 introduce .e;s rsstASd AxA-n.''--
Philadelphia Gail
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
STORMS IN MEXICO.

CITY OF MEXICO, Sept. PA terrific
storm last week in the state of Vera Cruz
wrought much damage along the line of
the Mexican Vera Cruz railway. The
greatest injury to the railway line was at
Barranca where the road crosses an iron
bridge ninety-five feet high and over 500
feet long. Heavy rains came down the
mountain sides filing the enormous Bar
ranca to the depth of fifty feet with the
roaring flood carrying with it forest trees
torn up by the roots, huge boulders wash
ed from the sides of precipices the mass of
debris was hurled against the pillars of
the bridge tearing away two or three Of
them, wrecking $50 feet of bridge.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
JACKsoNvlLlsis CONDITION.

JACKSONVILLE, Sept 2t-Yesteuiay's
northeaster has been succeeded by cold
and drizzly rain which continued through
out the day and evening. This weather IS
unfavorable tor the sick. but it is encour-
aging to note that only five deaths have
occurred today. New cases. however
still continue in abundance. The reports
today shows us. Of which eighty-five are
colored and,twenty ght white. Total cases
reported TO date 1.99i, total deaths 2l7. 1t
is impossible to approximate the number
OF cases that have not been reported TO the
board of health. One physician has over
13o, few of which have been reported.
Among the discharged yellow fever pa
tients are Rev. Dr. Weller. Rev. W. H.
Dodge is resting comfortably tonight.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
Narrow Escape from Angry Bees

A farmer who Is an expert in TIE culture
Of bees declares that they are the most IN
teresting Of creatures, aud that their
''cuteuessr Is wonderful Like all living
creatures, the bee has a natural enemy; in
this case IL Is the moth miller, which some
times drives the svarITss 20 desperation
and frenzy. Then i: Il that the wary keep
at safe distance from tss hives. This
particular bee owner ozoe saw peculiar
instance Of the bees hatred CT black Oh
5ects- Y became necessary IN sorae way
70 rsarrange something belon x1ng 20 the
hive, when, Ike a hos: O. fEFiss. the en-
ragged inmates few oUt en- r-zssse and at
tackled the dLstur6er q their peace. Quick
as thought the farmers wife ran ard
threw Der white apron ever tie husoarscs
head whsssupon tie bees did 10; aIsget
on him. but instead attacked two iroccer.
black hens who happened near By, and
stuag them 20 csath.-Boeton Post
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
SHOTGUN QUARANTINE.
The Greatest Damage and Danger Result
ing From 1t.

CHICAGO, Sept 24.-Dr. j. II. Rauch,
secretary of the state board of health, ar
rived from Washington yesterday, after
having attended a conference of state
boards of health, held at Nashville. He
says shotgun system of quarantine pre-
walls mostly in Tennessee. Its cruel bar
barity is illustrated in the killing of a
man who left the train at DuranJ, Ky.
DR.. Rauch approves the course CT the gu
thorities at Louisville, KY, inviting refu-
gees from the south. As to the relative as
pect of affairs in the southern states DR..
Rauch said: "FrOm personal observation
during the conference at Nashville and
from official reports received, lsee no reason
TO change the opinion expressed by me q
week ago, that there is practically no dan
ger from yellow fever in Tennessee, al
though developments at Decatur, Alabama,
and jackson, Mississippi, increase the pos
sbilties of it. So far only one death has
occurred in Tennessee, at Wildwood, that
was a refugee from Decatur. This was
week ago and so far no other cases have
occurred in that locality. The death of
the Decatur refugee at Louisville IS the
only one that has occurred in Kentucky.
Ii it had not been for the Decatur out
break the conference at Nashville would
have agreed upon the southern boundary
OF Tennessee as a limit north of which
there is no danger, but owing to the panic
existing at Chattanooga and Memphis the
northern boundary line of the state was
adopted. The only real danger Of spread
of yellow fever now is in the southern
portions of South Carolina, Georgia, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana and Texas. The dan
ger line IS daily moving south and the
most powerful ally in preventing the
spread OF the disease is the constantly
lowering temperature.
The situation is not so alarming as in
the months OF July and August in 1878
and 1879 The chief source OF concern is
the fact that the shotgun quarantine pre-
walls. In many instances the regular
health officers are oyerrun by a mob. I'm
fortunately this condition of things may
continue for some days, even if no new
outbreaks of fever occur.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
BFFHArR'S F6ACY

NEW YORK. Sept. 2+.-Part of the legacy
left by the late Henry Ward Beecher to
his son Herbert +. Beecher, of Port
Washington territory. amount
ing TO s., 2SS.92, was deposited in the
Merchants bank, the payment of which
was enjOined at the instance of Lewis <
Chase, who had a claim of 500 against
him. The bank. however, paid the money
to the son. and today the supreme court
decided that the hank is liable to Mr..
Chase for the $500.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
yhe ad1iehita 1ap Eagle Tuesday gomg gpber 25
MEMpAIS ALL RIGHT-

MEMPHIS, Sept. 24.-The following has
been furnished to the Associated Press,
and is official:
The undersigned, comprising the advis-
DRY committee from the cotton and mer-
chants exchanges, in connection with the
city and board of health authorities, de-
sire to state positively and emphatically
that the city OF Memphis is remarkably
healthy We have had no yellow FRYER in
our city iince 1879 Signed: Napoleon
Hill, chairman: S. H. Brooks, A. NJ. Nor
feet, j. w. billiard, w. A Everman. Hugh
Peteit, ]. P. Suggs, J. II. Martin, commit
tee d. p. Harding. president of the tax
ing district; c.. B. Thornton, president of
boord of health. Attest: Henry Hoten,
secretary
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
A BAGGAGEMAN SUICIDES.

PITTsBURG, Sept. 24.-When the night
express on the Eft. Wayne road, which'Ieft
for this city yesterday afternoon, arrived
at Alliance, o., this morning VIM. Syms,
the baggagemaster, was found dead in
the express car with bullet wound in his
head and revolver lying by his side. The
cause of the suicide is not known. He
was in good spirits last night and an hour
before his body was discovered he was
chatting pleasantly with the express mes
senger. The deceased lived in Pittsburg
and was unmarried
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-25
FEVER BENEFITS.

ST. JOSEPH, Sept. 24.-Greek George, tn
champion catch-as-catch-can wrestler,
made $l77.15 at two benefits here and the
mayor of St. Joseph sent the same to the
mayor Of Jacksonville, Fla, for the bene-
fit of the yellow fever sufferers.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 24-The base ball
game between the reporters of the Times
and Star resulted in victory for the
afternoon paper by score of IA to 4.
Nearly $3.50 was realized for the yellow
fever fund, which now approximates So, 700.