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THE COLFAX CHRONICLE. ~ n mocratic journal. brbotcb to i'ocr:l a:tb l ctlral irols, itcrature, tcientc, tgriculturr, Ott. VOL. I." COLFAX, GRANT PARISII, LA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1878. INO. 9. sm~nnm mlm~mmwmu uu mmum m n l nm mum a Nuuunun n n m mnnn ua wp m mwmm ln~mw numm~lcI~d nn mn um m mmnm n u m mm. i aml|• mlk n ln mll n m I I I f be 'o`fCr (Irtoni.lc. ;;_ C}_ G.OODWYN, PubIise'r. 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TaI )Kar Ig4ccr"T 11,1 a I:lrge' :;nil >taei~aig'1I'41i14u.itot i4 n tisi uM ateh 4 rdaio in Misissipi;io, Al4Ibana~ S' TM LTas ; an11 thieefore o(tir '1' 1411 U O ilitllee 44111 l te' Mp ~rtirt' oireke' papei 41 4V'cl11e4 4'ireitor in the' · I -IIgruoo and t'aniiI· (·irdle. THE ~VEElirA: Lb hnlJcflone Eight-P agec Pape'~r. hii from all J4.Irt'4 44 tle' 44erldi. TERMSJ OF sUl1sC~ull'I'IO N. r 1AI LV. L Oiie Year . .~ 4 ·-·E i k &zoahe............4)4)~ Threet Mol~eh s. 1 5 hiIIb padttani'.. n El WANTED 200 t~E.~riglh away to FI:AI 1'. d122tf.(ii.. IL0 Sr 1 (ýOPY' of lill Act o~f Si!I~, frror." Sri,;~· AI)aiprte to Mtrveil V.:iirv. "t:'!." tLin tat ill Erl!,)t itfS iI ctrot"" n' h. lllarii ,if Or tilt, in T. 7, Ft. 4 cc'-r. Auk' per:t'ta fiitiut; ..ai. (t~' ,t" rci tiiritiL it toi't e willl he stii 't2 v re- De. 14. 1-77. 1ý_, I - ------ - ----------- 1T1Il W0H IUD FOR 1878. it The New Y i.k \1V orldIll:t 1-177, Danily, Seni-Weeckiv and 1V. (·(ilj sitllbe ifounitd to hIe t ii· iIttul ia t ti Il'uitedt states·. It will he Iriilll (1 in ain iiiitio'ºved formi fith lit w trwo ý upon the betst paper, alio! lot cxpenlte or labor will Ibtt slpared tot mainitain ill it, etveryt depaitment t tit. high cot p'onsi:,ic· rtandlaril, :u(1 t· (oin Iiend . it i it t respeIcit'. to t'i Co ti (it ut"(" and approval t~'LI t, Ire hest (' Cifwsse i i jtt!1( IIi t( t' i, it ' cu i:i i' tiiii t t ndw it ( _io hoi" Ij1 ,iio 'tt iotr it, rt-ilt by 111~ mai , ~itit .- \": :'. !;'" : S~ r. \ io '1.4 r l 1ti '23 i: Twl '. t i ti"l1 '.; 2.'i: less 111:411 ti tre ' 1. .. ^i llti t1t )ii~tui iya. N itt patti:. 1,i,, Ast hekitli lit- e atpajier e i t art It l ied F r" c'-li a of tt'u ith". ltt eah. w lP lt, Ii.. S" aAt'J Sixtirdu ii., fr,..at i . A d ct l: Ltre .r.,'t w1 tt'1t .ut ivEr1 : Ntewu."i:": tt-i :t. i" " rl fi Cr t!1" I,:a·r t·'r, !1·" !· . r, .:. ani t " i .'rn 1nli o li 111 i~1, ' ; ht 11 r. " h(1O i 1 1A.J I Nt~r STI~il~tL' kr l ic BclllT ltnr AM) 111<1 i. "l^ olt. WitL, price bya. Pailt los tI': i:."; idji lXtiitu.I xiteit , Newt..4h~F itt ~~il it ovxtlser Ncwiirt$.1. per.lrr ar TeK .lat.tE of Tiit` A i- t:: THI! DATRIY CITY ITEMS, tTart' hHiltftiand ni"fit, Irteu(l "t tit I!.'r pTlEiiEd\n int- NeWs. Wirt. 1' Inch t paiu l th Eig.I. it-V Pag'Si~ E itio.Y \()ST IhE 1 .: ý. 1! :[~ is time tit f tll o ittl !!:. t llt i f the ct; '. (t " . sn . I ,Al n ilyt l %l,, / C tyt' ...:l u.' Iltfiln S t . ..I is h,-. r :tt"t r.,i. "I it Il ,'' i: the t .r, ta uu\ t ri, n . It t w I e iil""rx t'rl"'t Yt"ºra. an t h"" ~t ". .! IP tnCtt.ulº: t l+ ut.l ATTI'EN VLON ALL' r)0Ye4 11") Y.' u \Va;,t Any? \\ 1iLt All JOB PRINTING ? It Yo II, 10~ Y 'h : It ),'rtU If j ylt Ig Come 'T'o See 1:4 m e To S Us " t' ,-. I' i .. L~iu; Lutr I'.Ai'Li~ for B ' t I ., r I.. I;::1 it,'I. I·-i If ".t I' l, I,, · :·) l.l.lrl. t N \1 ::OFA A S '.tiA'is . ".!'"j... I -1i7 :i aul Ii" t0 1 V(A I ; `.,:. Ott ir.ir; u t-,'- .t'"Idijciu Otil o it 44t ' 1?' 'l "' '.'f C.H. MUMIFORD, 1) Y'L (1001)S, General News. A diipat :'h fruit CLnt'1stantinople -a ~ bread it 'it . ate ,.pt!,'eheadeICI. in New BrnIts'i.'k, N. J., John iKi :,na kill.,l his Ir.ttin r-in-law for tidking hls pipe. An e:tr hlquake Oe 1:.e.' in ('Caa Sn , D:. th. th. There were two ! !i,,,.kI, th,. last one of whieh war l'uti: e V'evt'o. Iti,) (ir,nlt affairs were discussed in the C:binet lhst week, but ac t i,l wsit postpoiled for more deti tidl. iiforwattiun. Five men were irowned by the Scqpsizing (i an ovstr boat in the mn)(itlh ,of th,: lt,;,lthbantock river, T'hnrsaty night, D)ee. 18th. .i corres.poutndet writing from then l'lissianº tilstchuk beadhuartlers 131,s: :f31'1w over twt) feet dlI-ep and all opetrautit)s stislpCdci d. It is oticialiy announced that, at the Sultaan's request, Euglaud has agreed to approach tlissia in re gt.rd to negoitiating a pace. The iuthl'lo nenllot hlts had a very re :Lns!lring 'effect Sii;e"' its e.tlddis/i,m+nt, th- G0ov t l'ul liatl h'kt- gtoeu acwa" 74, t-170 !,'1r'.., of land to, .o,t'd :', mIaking S::a,f ta in lio);. of Il -t)-tt.re farms. l)uritg 1876, 1 ;,7l7 Italiat,. enigratedl to Ameraca. Accwrdinu t.,: tle satatiestic , "1,(C000 of t.,us _ 'i total: e. set ltdown a,.I lctu , r,:l ti' tt)'ll'rist, the rest as lIper'i-i It-' settl 'rs. 1.- ar:t, is ot:1 the ,.rders of 1": s. an, i A rk.l4ias. The line( Cl.a atig t,-3 ',tat,. Ilflins ti'rough tthe, cen'('ter of the toilna, or townlls, ifr Ithere atre taeo, wit 1 distinct and s * ar.te g i'erhl(ueita. SThe recent detsi,)in of the (heor git '.ll hote Citl:', that ia untrlklcr er, it .t'd 'r "to lI ttlo drtlrik to if- I ti,,O t,, nt t<, kll limust he t:,o . :Ilk to f~orn tthlt lti.at-nlt to shoot," k ",,'ks t.w li:,s frotn under many it ..)ltuntltic, atal leaves hiu datu ging WittltdL a tItlpu)L t. .\:iitg th:' iuiost important. fea ttlrc.s of the' (ieorgiia toi - iltlt l4t ). at,lt t'rtt lr')visionil against diuel lh:~.g, ta.kiýg lohI y.gll a crime, a(nd petty bireeLy (ta'sc for disfran tch "t l l- l t, o.l'tilib :ting the Suite t ll r lv4i*t. i, iindising the al ititnp' piu g -p , t an1, i s t ri sio,, um eut for tclt, Im,,kiig the s5*,ion ofl the L,, 'i.lat lne IJlteual, ant incmerea.s if,,, the i.aunlties for free public ed li".tl loll. .Mr. I atine -tated in the SenateI just bf.,r"" its :tujo,)urmuIent,tihat to ea it ',ul.t'lit'l) 10 the So uth was 1t, eni. u- .r toe's lite and l.proper t ,. -:L when l3ltiine ar"'lved att ijtiS. .1I igs. Arkaosas, a Iew days gt gs,, ie witas outtt tt the ldepott by a dh.gaittitn of citizelnS antil a brass band, rfand aldconmed to that city. Vite Arkansiuui s n.a succeed in I makinlg a very''' fairt Democrat olut ,,t Blaie bcfoe he gets away from Uiciiu. .A lliass meetitng of the cigar m.akers a'i ti-r hapwppathizers wsI hcul to New York, on the night of lithe 2,i.h lnist., at which four thou a;tnllt tit soilS were lr.e ent.hill t. TIhey it:ti .pe:ches in Eughsh and Ger mI,:t. lResolutions w ele a'iopitdi ~st ::Tv f<)rth th',t tie sl:'uggle wv." 1 to lbe kept upI ntd livillng wa ' , and ait rt.ecognition of the union ale cunlplitd with, idtl dlenouncing f ll (.(,llmpromllisAs. Also, denoutncing toe teninment-bouse rvatem as an invention to renew chattel 1alvery, anl o;pposed to civilization, to the Spirilit of the iage, and to the insti- t tutionst of a free country. ('crresponideotc received at mili- V tarv hoaiq<.;,ers details the sur- F rendler of i:,Hard and his band, at Ehzario SuIi,5tquent to the ishot- I ing ,f HtIiow4.I, McBIrtlIe andl At- l kinson, and other eieuts reported i by telegraph, the rioters packed , tup their ellffecs and moved, some over the river and others elsewhbtro. Only five rioters were identified a Mexicaus, and it is thought thern were not over ten from the otllh-r side of'the RLio Grande, althougI, ttle organized rioters were at least :50 strong, and wore accompanied 4 by about 130) thieves. The Mexi- a cn anuthorities have posted a large number of notices on both sidles of the river, warning Mexican citizens r from sarhieipatig, in the troubls. r To the Edi to:s of the Staie of Louiiaets. " ln il') ,t1-I: 111 l ( '4ti7'1 o4f I(111, gra nun i rect"I^111 :1:1 -ette- . oI | m(ll ly fr,'i11 57'14 :I" .4 (reIs Call I in- for Iformiatio,, from farmue.r+. mec hP'nies, l0hres, bnsmie',;s lten and ca: t:i is s ho de-ire to fettle in this ttae, or invest capital here. Oar bureau has issued two descrip tive circulars, with maps, for the benefit of such inquirers. We have sent off many circulars and copies of "Louisiana As It Is," ud writ ten answers in respons. to letters of inquirv. Our burer.u has olpenecd books to receive desc'riitisO.4 of lands for saL1.. propositio n S to, lease lands, or to have lan:Is worked on shaLes-any prolpositions that may enlighten the immigrant who wants to come to ,ouisiana. We will record all such descrp tio(s of lands and propositions in our books, which will be open to stranirg ers ald lersuus wishing to purchase; fani thllOse deseiption wilul 1urrish the bureau,i with an ad-. ditional fund of vali:ble informa ti,(u f.r future cirr:lar., and to be use(d in our letters in reply to in quil lr . As .,':r hlar1l hris' no fundl ann no inco: l exc::ept the suall iamount .urni.,hed by merchants and others in New Orleans, who sublscribe to assist us in o11'r labors, we respLu.4t fuliy beg the eaotors of thl State to publish this notice for a few weeks. or Itlths, iitihout charge to the board, for the benefit of im mlgradon and tilt St.teo. Wix. 1Eou., President. Office Loui.iana Bureau of lan migration, No. 8 Commercial Pla e. New Orleans, Oelt. 1877. Lousilana Sappers and Yliuers Ther rei i i Lotuisiau1t n armyv of sappers and :oneors,. who, go before the arliny of prgre.is--which, un fortunately, is small :alI weak --and otiu1ial;f dig ,lat,'bts aSropss the road, fell trt-,'s nltd rCise false alarms. They" do mnore harm to the State than open enonuies. They 1i are untiring in their elivfts to inu (du,'te d pe'ople not to do anything to s:tv llleI Staoe, or to imake it, prI,..pero.. Ti'.3 uxrge thu -c who bt'lieve t halt our people shoiuli work ~,ut theiir )own salvation L) watt an outitr Sv:,r. nn,il anioter session of the Legislature, until times i:u provet. until Itloney is easierl, iuntil Spri,-', and tlhn untl fall, and then aniothtr tiirng and still au other fall. i They call hopeful men visionary; philat1hruopists are weak-mindted Christinms are all hypocrites; pub-I a lie spatited citizens have private a "axes to grind. ' They cannot un- A derslta4 d how a man cant work bon estlv r the State with nto hope of pel'm aill comnlpeneatiou or reliward. IThey bunt up every blemish in the E Cou,,try a1htit na:uafu"y i:, ad pub-l hsh it on th, housLi top, berate it a in tLh e:las of s.IraLngirs, and croak a it at evtry Lotel. 'hey bung their " hb:arcoal s!lties i upon everyL co,' cer, at Pll the cro.ss-roads alnd pub- a lie places in the State, like Mohody's a shirts and patent medicines, a Give us hopefu x1and resolute men. i men who believe in the South and a its fufiue, who beli,-ve that some thing can be done, and who resolve i that if (God permits it something shall be done-wbh are willing to work bor tihe publIe god aml for general prostperity without a fat otflice, or a fat job in payment gRie u, lut a thoualnd, or a hlln drol ·uc:h ien in Louisianua, work inr tg,;ether Ian a Close organizr lonll, anld in a few yearu the Sttae wouldl aelm, take up L ia bed and d wukh.- IN. () . Picayane. A lhtter from Bulenos Avres re l,:rtt. a i yt'ltltv ')11 the bark Fred 1'. (4.'aleton, of :iearsport, Maine.. Tie: mla6tL0e slot t. ringlt'adh.r dead, i,.n 1ib re naii submitted and c .ue irt, id. e The grand jury of Macon, Ky., u reeommended that the Legislature l re-eatablish the whippiamg-pot. a All Sorts. How about that "new leaf?" He is ill clothed who is bare of v.rtue. 'The first lucifer match was made in 1829. Great works are performed molr through perseverance than feres. A man can lick a postage stamp with his tongue, but a boy :in ruucm higger that he hat to lIdk bim with his slipper.i "'1 H,nnst dlucks dip their heads :ndctr water to liquidate~their lit. ;te bi;'s. The latest dodge in lpooks--Re t nruman one's borrowed volumes u lhristiui; presents. Arkansas has more newspapers in proportion to population thean any other State la the Union. A lawsuit over a ffty cent dog il South Bend, Ind., bhs tivolved one of the litigants in $100 costs. The homan heart is made o love, as the bonsehold hearth for fire; and for truth, as the boaW hold lamp for light. Joad "Billinas says:' "aseese don't konsist in making blunders, but in never making the same or the sekond time." An Iudianpolis paper says of an Tndiana Senator: His chagrined look when he clutches that pointed beard to milk his brain, and they won't "give down," is most depress ing to all beholders. "We rmeasured'the ridtew baj agai unst the cottage wall," is the begmuning of a poem in a Milwau kee paper. This is certainly an fia, provemnent on the old plan of sit. ting on the refractory squaller. A New Orleans paper says the dollar stores in that city are places where you may buy a twenty-ve cent article you don't want, for for times ilh value. Thirteen is an unlucky sumbe of persons to sit down to dinner--, if there is onlyenough to go aromun for twelve. 1 ::fy, " It is now believed the fixed stad were placed so far away is order that tie patent medicine man doeld not get there to paint the roeks. \t'ben a faithful mother goes on a whalinc expedition, she naeer fails to get all the blubber that she wants. Weary person on evening visit t "Aw, I m just out of a sick bed." Terrible boy: "Say, Mr. Johnson, what ails yer I ad ?" "Is it proper to say 'I see the an r;sing,'or 'I see the sun rise?"' he asked. "Sir, the proper thing is to get home before it rise," o. plied his friend. It is an excellent rule to be oh. served in all disputes, that mwa. should give sofd words and hard arguments; that they should not so rtnuh strive to vex as to con vince an opponent " How fast they do build houmer4 now!" said H.; "they began thi building last week, and now theyo are putting in the lights." "Yes,"ý answered his friend, "and next week they will put in the liver.". "Oeh," said a love-sick Hibesi-., - an, "what a recreation it is to be dying of love! It sets thr beart aching so delicately there's me I k" ng a wink of sleep for the $em " no of the! pain" The following puzle is agai be ts rouands: "To live and five aMnd ifty-tive the first of letters mid ; twill mazke a thing that killed the king and drove a wise man mad." i It was published first about twenty years ago, and as never been cor rectly answered. But they say it has an answer. The saving of time is true wI. doum, for when that is allowed to pass without proft no effort in the foture can replace the lose; for he - who allows the seed time to piss' unimproved cannot expect the ha vest to bestow her bouuties. Some jackass says, "Cbeer ap, cheer up; it's a long lane tht he no turn." How perfectly bsard to expect a fellow to bcheer up besae Slong hlatms4 lh turn l We dlt dine to ehie4 for any sa.h r. - * A