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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-04

great preparations are being made to excel il
not to outstriJ France in the new weapon. The
Armstrong gun is said to have reformed
wond IS, and the iastloadipg Wary cannon is
more than match for it, projecting shells at
rate Of twenty per minute The latter inventor
undertakes to throw ball five miles, and Capt.
Norton gays be will ignite at 1000 yards
any combustible substance with she'll contain
ing his "liqu,d fre," projected from rifle can
non. In fact, be is ready to burn the fleets and
cities of the enemy like magic.
No doubt there is much exaggerat'on in these
accounts; but still there is some truth in them,
particularly the riaed cannon. BY the MIME
rife, smooth. bored artillery was shorn of its
strength, and that was unfavorable to great
Powers snd strong governments, and held out
hopes to revolution, democracy and weak
nationalites. To regain the ascendancy of
cannon is the aim of Napoleon, and this is
also an object of solicitude with the English 60
vernment The invention Of artillery revolu-
t,onized the art of war throughout the world.
The recent invention of the MIME rifle has begun
greater revolution, which will be completed as
soon as rifed cannon become the armament OF
the great Powers.
LEGISLATIVE ATTACKS ON Our MUNICIPAL SYs-
been using all the power vested in it by the peo-
pie to subvert the municipal governments in the
State. BY the enactment of the Metropolitan
Police law the sundry commissions to manage
concerns which pertain to our local interests
amendments of the charter, and 80 FORTH
they have already shorn our city government
and the people who created it Of half their
power, and concentrated vast influence in the
hands of their own party. In the same way
they have been legislatiDg for Troy, Brook
Ign and other cities, and we now see that they
have struck at the city government Of Alba
ments to five commissioners of whom it is pretty
certain three will be republicans.
This is desperate game for party aggran-
| dizement, and most dangerous one for State
and country. Cities and their local governments
are to The State what the States are to the fede-
raj Union. Our municipal system is the very
| life and mainstay of our liberties. To strike at
that is to imperil all we hold dear; to uproot it
is to bring chaos, if not dissolution. Do the le-
gislators at Albany know what they are doing,
or are they wickedly designing to bring about
these results for mere party purposes?
If it is true that the Court of Appeals has de-
cded in favor Of the old police, and against the
present Police Commissioners-as we have no
doubt it isthe consolation at least remains that
we have the courts yet to resort to for the pro-
lection of our rights against the fagitious as
saults Of the Legislature. A poor consolation it
is in an enlightened country like this, and in the
nineteenth century.
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AN IMBEorLE FAcr1ous CONGRESS- - The
Philadelphia Pennsylvania closes an article on
Central American affairs with this well deserved
condemnation Of the late demoralized democratic
Congress, to Witt is thus that an imbecile
factious Congress has dragged into the mud the
national honor, by denying the administration
the powers asked for and necessary to protect
our national rights and interests, and to vindi-
cate our national character" Very good But
if the democratic newspaper press generally, in
Guiding the organs of the party at Washington,
had spoken thus frankly and truthfully of this
late "imbecile factous Congress- in season, they
might have shamed it into discipline and good
behavior. The Pennsylvania is beginning to
comprehend the fact that the New YORK HERALD
has all along said nothing in condemnation Of
this late "factious and imbecle" Congress that
was not strictly just and true.
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REMARKH
saturday-Morning overcast afternoon, clear; night.
blowing fresh.
Sundsy-Morning, overcast; afternoon, clear nigh,
clear.
Monday-Mornng, cloar; afternoon cloudy night over
cast
Tuesday-Morning overcast, with light rain; afternoon
heavy rain; night, clear.
Wednesday cloudy; afternoon, clear; night,
clear.
MISUNDERSTANDING, clear afternoon and night, clear
and blowing fresh
Friday-Ciear all day and blowing fresh.
Saturday-Morning, clear
The new Unitarian church corner of Broadway
and Thirtysecond street, was formally ope or
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-04

KANSAS AFrAIRs-PRoGRAMM FOR New
STATE CoNsTTTUTION.-On the 18th ult the
people of Kansas voted on the proposition to
call new constitutional convention, and from
the report of the election at Leavenworth there
can be no doubt that the question has been de-
cided in the affirmative by large majority
According to this decision the people of Kansas
will next, on the 18th Of June, elect their dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention, and on
the 9th Of July the Convention will meet in
Wyandotte City, Leavenworth county. The next
step will be the acceptance or rejection of the
constitution which may thus be framed and the
election for this purpose is appointed for Tues
day, the 4th Of October. Lastly, upon the
safe presumption that the constitution will be
ratified, the people under the State charter thus
adopted will, on the 9th of December, proceed
to .elect their State officers and organic State
Legislature.
We have no doubt that this programme will
be smoothly carried through, and that the ad-
mission of the new State will thus become one of
the first public acts of the next Congress, in
Guiding the addition of two outand-out anti
slavery free soil members to the Senate as the
closing Interpretation, for the benefit of the
Southern politicians Of the Kansas Nebraska bill.
Thus endeth the first decisive lesson of this terri
torial experiment of popular sovereignty y
and the second is not far off.
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STRAY SIZE.

T1strayed before me, the undersigned
u authority, by E. S. Clark, on the
10Th day OF October, 1859, aud will be
sold before the court honse door, in the
town of Bellevue, on the Sd Saturday
in January 1860, for lash, the follows
ing described STEER to-wit: white
steer with black head and spot an the
right shoulder, about IL years old, with
the points of his horns sawed and
marked with smooth .rop and saw
sett in the left ear.
The owner of said animal is request
ed 10 come forward, proAe property,
pay charges, &c.
Bellevue, La, Oct. 18th 1859.
w. II. HILL
nl7 3m Stray~master.
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STRAY SALE.

Il strayed before v. Walker. ]. P,
II by VIM p. Mason. on the l4th
day of September last. and will be sold
before the court house door. in the town
of Bellevue on the 4th Saturday in
April. 1860 for cash, the folling desa
cribei animal, to-wit: a blood bay
MARE, about Is years old, IA hands
high. blind in the right eye. a siai in
the forehead. and branded on the left
shoulder with The letter S, and apprais-
ed at forty dollars.
The owner Of said animal il request,
ed to come forward. prove property,
pay charges, &c.
Bellevue, La, Oct 18Th, 1859.
w. H. HILL.
MI 6m Stray master.
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THREE QuEsTIoNs.-There are three
questions which men ask themselves,
according to their education. He who
has beea brought up with strong con-
victien of the Importance of conform
ing to the usages of society and the
customs of the world, inquiries, What
do others expect of mel He who has
been taught self-respeet, and to esteem
his own actions, asks, What do ex-
pectlof myself ? The third. who has
been educated in Christian goodness,
exclaims daily, What does God expect
of me The first makes the man Of
the world; the seeand, the mere moral
list; the last alcrsy the Christian.
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HRAss

It's vain and foolish creed,
Argues brains are vast we need
Here below;
Great is the force Of bgafs,
Makes a lion Of an ass
That is sol 10
Where that ancient cresd was cast,
In the darkness of the past,
It might do;
But, in this fest age Of man,
Brass is just the thing that can
Put us through.
Tho the head be soft Of "pap,p
Soul and body perfect 'ssap,"
Go to press i
Chuck dame fortune onthe chin,
GO in lemons" you cen win
Well ! guess
What your "metals" fai! to do,
Let your "physics proudly show
Something nice,
And where'er your pedals I" climb
Blo.O yoar beliolcs al the time,
Sometimes twice !"
Make q flourish, go it stout,
Wave your banner proudly out,
splice your line"
Take misfortune on the slip;
"cast the how-rope, LEI Ter rip
You can shine!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-11-25
STRAY SALE.

L strayed before B. F. Crownover, j,
H p, by James Millions, on the
10th day of September 1859, and will
be sold before the court house door, in
the town of Bellevue on the End Satur-
day in March; 1860, for cash, the fol-
lowing described animal, to-wit: A
small white MARE, about IA hands high
six years old, branded with IS II on
the right hip. Said animal was taker
up at the premises of the said Millions
about the 10th day of August last, ani
appraised at one hundred dollars.
The owner of said mare is requested
to come forward, prove property; pay
charges, &c.
w. III. HILL, Stray master.
Bellevue, Sept, Is, 1859. nl2-6
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SALE OF 18Th SECTION

Tn obedience to an order Of GNaea~
n the Auditor of Public ac- ~ >s 81
counts of this State. will sell ESSs
at public auction, between the -
hours of eleven O'Clock in the forenoon
and four in the afternoon of MON
DAY the twenty eighth day Of Novem-
Der next. 1859 before the Court house
door in the town OF Bellevue. La, the
sixteenth section, OF township eighteen
(l8 of range thirteen (l3) OF the north.
west land District OF Louisiana. the
same being situated in the parish oil
Bossier. about three miles from the city
of Shreveport, near the plantation oil
Col Marshall.
Terms of Sale-The Section will he
sold in parcels Of not less than forty
nor more than one hundred and sixty
acres. One tenth part Of the purchase
money is to be paid in cash and the re-
mainder in nine equal annual INSTALL
ments, bearing interest from day Of
sale al the rate OF eight per cent pei
annum, interest payable annually. For
the instaIlments the purchaser is to give
his pronissory notes with good personal
security together with special mort
gage on the land bought. TO secure the
payment of the notes Nc bid less thar
the appraisement wilt be cried.
October 10Th, 1859.
BENJAMIN F FORT,
nl6 Treasure of Bossier Parish
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STRAY SIZE.

T. strayed before the undersigned,
IL authority, on the 10th day of
August 1859, by Col. Elijah Hudson,
and will be sold before the Court house
door, in the town of Bellevue on SAT-
URDAY, the oath day of February,
1860, for cash, Mustang MARE
MULE, of red sorrel color, with white
name and tail allowed five years old
branded with aSpanish brand, and APP
praised at twenty-five dollars. The
owner of said mule is requested tt
come forward, prove property, pay
charges, &c. W. H. HILL,
Eln9-6ms Stray Master
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D II is generally observed that
persons ofabout forty years, especial
ly young ladies of that age, are very
fOrgetful of those WI whom they
were acquainted in cnildhooa: This
remarkable dimness of m.nlory has
been appropriately styled /" the dark
ness of the middle ages.
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DItODe
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THE NEW YORK WEEKLY
THE New York Weekly is publish
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payment in advance. Two copies will
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STRAY SALE.


II strayed before V. Walker, j. P,
II by Bethel Smith on the gath day
of June 1649, and will be sold on the
31st day of December 1859, before the
court house door in the town of Belle
vue, for cash, the following described
animal. to-wit: A dark bay MARE
MULE about three years old, about Ia
hands high--branded on the left shout
der with the letter r and with the letter
D on right shoulder; has the mark of
gear on the shoulder and back. Valued
at one hundred and forty dollars. The
owner of said mule is requested to
come forward, prove property, pay
charges, &c.
w. Fl. HILL, Stray master.
July l, 1859. v1n16m
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w A friend of ours plaeee an egg
plant under q goose the other day, and
matched out twelve Shanghals and a
top knot. Whether this will lead TO
any revolution in the poultry market
is yet to be seen.
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AUNAWAY LNLAH.

% Was committed to Jail in this
m parish, OH the 9th inst. negro
a. man who says his name is DICK.
.Nx aged about IS years weighs
about us pounds has scar on his
right cheek, and that he belongs to T
Nj. d VIM. Marks, in this parish
Now this is TO notify the owners to
come forward. prove property, pay all
charges, and take him away or he vii
be dealt with as the law directs
nl6 w. A. KELLY. Jallor.
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LAMA g. SPOR.
TEXAS sTREET-EEAR THE LEyEE,
SHREVEPORT, La,

TEXAS sTREET-EEAR THE LEYEE,
SHREVEPORT, La,
WTould respectfully call the atten.
w ton Of the citizens of Bossier,
and the world generally. that they have
on hand, and are continually receiving
the largest, best and cheapest stock OF
Dry Goods ever brought to the wharf
OF Shreveport. They would call the
especial attention Of those who wish to
purchase goods, to their complete new
and splendid stock. which they are con,
fident cannot be equalIed in the mar
kel, Their stock consists everything
in their line. consisting in part Of Dry
Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, be-
sides a large supply of every article
belonging to the wardrobe /; Ladies'
fancy goods &c. They also have a
large supply Of Groceries, Provisions
Hardware, Cutlery, Crockeryware,
Queensware, &c. &e. vlnl5
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ET ANY paper can publish the APP
pointments after the coming in of a
new administration, but what paper
in the world is half large enough to
publieh the dis-appointments
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CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.

THhe New Orleans i" Christian Ad-
= vocaie,a is published weekly, at
50 per aRnnm ia advance, 20 single
subscribers. The Advocate is devoted
exclusively to the defuHion oil religion.
Ailetters should be addressed TO G. G.
GILLESPIE. editor.
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ED An old man told q barber that
he ought to reduce his prices, now that
the times are hard. No, sir replied
the barber, for now customers have
such long faces that / have twice the
ground to go over.
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~ When Jemima went to school,
she was asked why the nocn bachelor
was singular. Because it IS SO very
singular they don't get married.
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GEO. A. PIKE.

General agent, Baton Rouge, La.
NJ immediate attention given to
collection of salaries, claims against
the State; bills of exchange, drafts
and accoants; also the entry of Lad.
ImfoYnttEn wishrut e4iarR@.
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U A singular reason il row urged
against building piece Of railroad in
Northern Michigan; it is that the
flies and musquittos will renTer it al
most impracticable in SUMMED.
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4 CAR D.

800 To my numerous friends n
IN and customers of Bossier MM
~ Parish / beg to announce "a
hat | have taken an agency for Mr. B.
o. MEsRITz, and re-opened at my late
stand, corner of Texas and Market
streets, in Watson's building, where
they will find the largest and finest as
sortment of goods ever offered in this
market before, consisting of
w A ITCH ES,
of the best English manufactures, fully
guaranteed, and at PRICES TO COMPARE
WITH ANY HOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS. |
also keep large assortment of
SILVER WARE,
JEWELRY, DIAMONDS,
FINE CUTLERY, CLOCKS,
BRAZIL PEBBLES, &c.
As for the work department, my prr-
sonal attention willie given, and moth
ing will be spared to give satisfaction.
P. F. L. FRANK,
cor. Market and Texas streets,
Y1-n2O Shreveport, La.
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III Poor men should never under
take to drown their sorrows in strong
drink. It doesn't pay. Misfortune
may drive aman to thecup, bat it takes
a fortune to keep him there's
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NJ A man was walking quietly
down the Istreet the other day, when
he was suddenly struck by o thought
and knocked into the gutter
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g A great many persons undertake
to build fortunes'as Pat triea to build
his chimney, they begin at tIe top and
build down.
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~ Shocks says he hates to see q
woman buying furniture at al auction.
The prettiest then look ugly-their
oountenances are so forbidding.
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