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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-11-18
SECCESSION sale.

Dy virtue of writ of sale to me
- directed, / will, on Wednesday
the 14th inst. offer for sale at public
auction on the plantation, the follow
described property belonging to the
succession of Isaac Lay, decd, to-wit:
Sixty head of horned Cattle, two yoke
of oxen, two brood mares, and three
colts, one stallion, one saddle horse,
one hack, one buggy, one rifle gun,
and one shot gun; said property sold
to pay the debts of said succession.
Terms-sold on credit till list of
March, A. D., 1860, purchasers to give
their notes with APP roved personal Sc
curity, to bear interest at eight per
cent. from maturity until paid.
Also at the same place, on Thurs
day, the 9Th day of December next,
| will, by virtue of a writ of sale to
me directed, by the Hon. A. A. Abney,
clerk of the district court in and for
the parish of Bossier, offer for sale at
public auction, to the best and highest
bidder, the following property, be-
longing to the succession of Isaac
Lay, deed, to-wit: The negro boy
Henry, aged about nineteen years !;
also the negro man, Reuben, aged
about twenty eight years, and also the
negro woman, Mary, aged about TWEEN
ty-eight years; said negroes sold to
pay debts Of said succession.
Terms-said property sold on a
credit till the first of March, A. D.,
1860, purchasers to give their notes
with approved personal security and q
special mortgage on said slaves to Sc
cure the payment Of the price and said
notes to bear interest at the rate of
eight per cent. per annum from matu-
rity until paid.
Bellevue, Nov. 4th. A. D., 1859.
ELIAS 0NEILL,
n19 BOD Admr.
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NOTICE
n21 2tS3

rs hereby given to the Sheriff and
L Constables throughout the Parish
that the surveying of commissions and
other papers issued from the Police
Court of this parish will be let out at
the meeting of said court in January
next.
The Sheriff and Constables who are
DESTROYS of making contract for the
execution of said work are requested
to direct sealed proposals for said con-
tract to the Clerk Of said Court, or the
President at Bellevue, prior to said
meeting in January next.
The contractor will be required to
give reasonable bond conditioned for
the faithful execution of his contract,
&c. w. II. HILL,
By order of Jas. Ford, President,
Bellevue, Nov. Is, 1859. MI
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SHERLFFnS SALE.

Gtate of Louisiana, Parish of Bos-
- sier. In the District Court, No.
1891. Duncan Il Logan VS.. Spurlin
& West. By virtue of writ of fieri
facias issued out of the Honorable the
District Court of the Parish of Bos-
sier, in the above entitled suit and to
me directed, I have seized and will
proceed to sell, at public auction, at
the court house door in the town of
Bellevue, Parish of Bossier. ON the first
SATURDAY, the Sd day of December
A. D. 1859, between the hours of IL
o'clock A. NJ. and 4 P. NJ, the following
described property, to-wit: Lot num-
Der twenty-four GAY in Bellevue with
all improvements thereon. A negro
boy named WILLIS alias ToBE, aged
about IL years; yellow complexion.
One bay horse; one open topped bug
gy and harness also the remaiain e
stock of DRY GOODS now in the
store-house on lot No. three 81 in
Bellevue. A lot of seed cotton UNI
gathered. on the northeast quarter of
section seven ~ township nineteen
10y range eleven az.
Seized as the property of Albert w.
Spurlin and John N. West. and to be
sold to pay and satisfy the writ issued
in the above entitled suit.
Terms of Sale Twelve months
credit, with interest of eight per cent
from date; mortgage retained on the
real estate and slave: the purchaser to
give good personal security--said
property having been offered for cash
and not sold.
Bellevue, November 10Th, 1859.
l. F. STEELE, Sheriff.
BY w. ]. HANCOCK, Deputy.
n21-3ts-pf $40 90
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WAR DECLARED |

A II persons indebted to the firm of
IA GIBSON q JONES, and to
j. M. JONES, are requested to come
forward and pay up before the first of
January, or they win find their accounts
in the hands of an officer. must
have what is owing me in order to pay
my own debts, which / am compelled
to do, and / make this request of all
my debtors to come forward with the
ready cash, and settle with me as early
as possible, and assuredly befhre Jan
uarv. In211 JAMES ". JONES.
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STRAY SALE.

IL Nstrayed before B. f. Crownover, J.
N 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 l. hands high,
six years old, branded with IS II " on
the right hip. Said animal was taken
up at the premises of the said Millions
about the 10th day of August last, and
appraised at one hundred dollars.
The owner of said mare is requested
to come forward, prove property; pay
charges &c.
w. HI. HILL, Stray master.
Bellevue, Sept, ID, 1889. nl2-6
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N. B.-There are special apartments
and Professors for Bookkeeping, Pen
manship, Mathematics, German
French. Spanish, English, Latin,
Greek, ETC., SO as to save to save the
TINE of business men.
Persons from 10 to 60 years attend
to any branch they may wish, and un-
til as perfect as they wish to be. There
are probably, not less than two
thousand of its former students in banks
and business houses in this city.
Merchants apply here for clerks and
bookkeepers.
Country merchants, steamboat clerks,
etc., can learn in a few days to keep
their books correctly, or write free
handsome hand.
Catalogues with terms, opinions of
the press and leading men of the ma
ton, etc, sent to all who desire them.
This is the only chartered CONNER
cial College in tho Southwest and the
oldest in the United States, and has
stood for more than quarter of q CEN
kuA Ou It's Wv III IHSIlIS dIOAlVs
Board can be had with the Profes
sors, or other good families speaking
English, French, Spanish or German,
from S5 to 6 per week.
N. b To prevent mistakes, or i'm
positions, students intended for this
College should bring this advertise
ment or special directions, as there are
every winter temporary rooms open for
a few months; all, of course, making
wonderful pretentions and promises,
and posting flaming placards TO en-
Tighten the people of New Orleans and
the South. When three or more form
Clubs, and enter at the same time, ten
per cent will be deducted from tuition.
u Citizens and strangers are re-
spectfully invited to visit the College
and judge for themselves. The city is
perfectly healthy.
STocK--If, as expected, the citizens
in favor of Southern practical educa-
ton subscribe as literally to this HOME
INSTITUTION as they ever have to dis
tant ones, the Agricultural and Me-
chanical Departments viii be at once
put in operation, and the whole placed
on firm basis, to stand for ages as a
permanent Institution of the South,
and under the direction of the Stock
holders themselves and the Trustees
appointed by the Legislature.
Stockholders can take the amount
out in tuition. The Trustees of course
can put any other party at the head,
il they deem best. The charter is per-
petual.
Gentleman of the South does the
plan meet your appreciation If so,
will you give it your aid, and build up
home institution with thousand or
fifteen hundred students annually
RUFUS D0LBEAR,
nal-tf President,
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SUCCESSION NOTICE.

NJ Office is hereby given that James
IN E. Mcdonald has this day filed
his application to be appointed admin
.istrator of the succession of Thomas
Harris and wife, Mary Ann Roper,
deceased, late of THE parish of Bossier,
State of Louisiana. Now therefore,
all persons is hereby admonished that
if opposition is not made thereto in
ten days from publication of this notice,
the said James E. Mcdonald will be
confirmed administrator of said sue
eession as prayed for.
Given under my hand and seal of
Office at Bellevue, this 10th November
A. d, 1859. A. A. ABNEY,
NIL .2tsS3 Clerk.
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STRAY SALE


Nstrayed before me, the undersigned
~ authority, by E. s. Clark, on the
10Th day Of October, 1859, and will be
sold before the court honse door. IN the
town of Bellevue, on the Sd Saturday
in January, 1860, for cash, 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
seit in the left ear.
The owner Of said animal is request
ed TO come forward, pfoAe property,
paw charges, &c.
Bellevue, La, Oct. 18Th 1859.
w. I'll. BILL
nl7 3m Sirav>mdster.
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SHERLFF,S SALE

Gtate Of Louisiana, parish of Bossier,
- In the district court. A + Hearne
VS.. James r Cason, No. 1884. John
Bopp vs.. James R Cason, No. 1894.
By virtue Of waits Of fieri faciaa Issued
out OF the honorable the district court
of the parish Of Bossier, 10 the above
entitled suits and to me directed, have
seized and will proceed to SELL at pub
lie auction. at the court house door IN
the town of Bellevue, parish of Bossivr,
en- the first SATURDAY. the Sd day
of December, A. D. 1859, between
the hours Of IL o'clock A. M, and 4 p.
M, the following described property.
to-wit:
The undivided one>eighth part
the succession Of Edward ] Cason, late
of this parish, decd, being the entire
interest Of the defendant, ia mes r
Cason therein, the said defendant being
an heir Of the said Edward J Cason
deceased.
Also The undivided one eighth part
of the following slaves. to>wit
jim, a woman, aged about fifty
years.
MOURNING, woman, aged about
thirty five years.
JUDE, man, aged about eighteen
years.
KATE, girl, aged about eighteen
years.
MILE, woman. aged about nine.
teen years, and her chlld, aged is
munths.
The interest in the slaves herein men
tiored will be sold together with The
interest in the succession, they having
been inven.oried as part thereof. The
interest in the said properly will be
sold without said property being pre-.
sent, il being now in the legal posses
son of the administrators OF said sue
cession.
Seized as the property of ames r.
Cason, and to be sold to pay and salts
fy the wrils issued in. the above entitled
suits.
Terms of Sale-Cash with the bene-
fit Of appraisement.
Sheriff's office at Bellevue, October
10. A. D. 1889.
L. STEELE. Sheriff.
By w. ]. HANCOCK, Deputy
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DoN'T JUMP.-Never jump from a
third story window when there is any
other means Of escape.
Never jump at conclusions.
Try to avoid jumping out Of the fry
ing-pan into the FIRE.
Never jump off the dock because
You are in debt or in love. You will
get wet if you do.
Never jump after ferry-boat when
it is more than halfway across the
river.
Never jump at fash oflightning-
it's oflittle use.
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SUCCESSION NOTICE.

& tate of Louisiona, Parish of Bos-
~ sier. Clerks Office 18th District
Court. Notice is hereby given that
Sidney R. Lister has this day filed in
the Office of said clerk his application
to be appointed administrator of the
succession of o. H. Magee and wife.
Now therefore, this is to admonish all
persons concerned, that if opposition
is not made thereto within the time
prescribed by law, the said Sidney r.
Lister will be appointed and confirmed
administrator as prayed for.
Given under my hand and seal of
Office at Bellevue. on this the 18th day
of November, A ID. 1859.
= THOMAS N. BRADEN,
MI 2tS3 Deputy Clerk.
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STRAY SALE.

II strayed before the undersigned,
H 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 9th 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 ap-
praised at twenty-five dollars. The
owner of said mule is requested to
come forward, prove property, pay
charges, &c. W. Fl. HILL,
v1n9-6ms Stray Master.
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SALE or 18th SECTION.

n obedience 10 an order oil Hfgaa2-
Il the Auditor OF Public ac. Ssfsgssa
counts OF this State. will cell Sf
at public auction. between the ,.sezsss.
hours Of eleven O'Clock in The lofrnonn
and four in the afternoon Of MON
DAY the twenty eighth day Of Novcm-
Der next. 1859. before the Court houst.
door in the town OF Bellevue, I.a., the
sixteenth section, Of township righreen
(lS) Of range thirteen fl3) Of the north
west land District Of Louisiana, abe
same being situated in The parish Of
Bossier. about three miles from he city
Ut Shreveport, near the plantation OF
Col Marshall.
Terms Of salc.-The Section viii he
sold in parcels Of not less than forty.
nor more than one hundred aud eixty
acres. One tenth part Of the pulcaase
money is 10 be paid in cash and the re-.
mainder in nine equal annual iusialI-
ments, bearing interest from day OF
sale al the rate OF eight per cent per
aDnum. interest payable annually. For
the installments the purchasers IL give
his pro .Dlssory notes with good personal
security together with SPECIAL morris
gage on the land bought. 10 secure the
payment Of the notes No hid less than
the appraisement will he cried.
October 10Th, 1859.
BENJAMIN r FORT.
MIC Treasurer Of Bossier Parish
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A CARD.

To my numerous friends so
E7A and customers Of Bossier KIN
S. ~ Parish | beg to announce So
hat have taken an agency for AIr B.
O. MEsRlTz, 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 ATC H 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 PR
sonal attention willie given, and moth
ing will be spared to give satisfaction.
p. F. J.. FRANK,
cor. Market and Texas streets,
V1-n20 Shreveport, La.
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A GoLDEN MORO. al count only
the hours that are senenesn is the mot
to of a qun-dial near Venice. There Is
a softness and harmony IN the words
and IN the thought unparalleled OF
all conceits It is surely the most class
ical. Il count only the hours that are
serene" What bland and care-dis
pelling feeling! Hou the shadows
seem to fade on the dial-plate as the
sky lowers, and time presents only a
blank unless as its progress is marked
BY what is joyous, and all that 10 not
happy sinks into oblivion What a
fine lesson ia conveyed to the mind-to
take nonote Of time but BY its benefits,
to watch only for the smile and neg
lect the frowns of fate, to compose our
lives of bright and gentle moment, turn
ing alwaysto the sunny side of thing $
and letting the rest slip from our imag
nations, unheeded or forgotten! How
different from the common art Of self.
torment;ng!
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SALE or A l6tA sECrI0N

49, 49, ~ - toaot 49, - a 0AN
Tn obedierceto on order Of the Audi
H. tor Of Public Accounts Acg9ea-
Of this State, I will sell tSSfs5as
at public Auction between the ST&
hours of eleven o'clock in the sG21ASss
forenoon and four in the afternoon Of
SATURDAY the tenth day of Deem
Der next, 1859, before the court house
door in the town of Bellevue, La, that
portion of the sixteenth section Of town
ship number twenty-five of range num-
Der thirteen of the Northwest land
district of Louisiana that now romans
unsold.
Terms Of Sale: The land viii be
sold in parcels of not less than forty
nor more than one hundred and sixty
acres. One tenth part Of thc purchase
money is TO be paid in cash and the
remaincr in nine equal annual INSTALL
rnents, being interest from day Of sale
at the rate of eight per cent per annun,;
interest payable annually. For the
'installments the purchaser is to give
his notes, with approved personal Sc
curity togetherwitha special mortgage
ON the land bought to secure the paw
ment Of the same No bid less than tho
appraisoment will be cried.
BEN. +. FORT.
Parish Treasurer.
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.STRAY ,SALE.

II strayed before V. Walker, ]. p,
~ by Bethel Smith on the 9th day
of June 1S49, and will be sold On the
3lst day of December 1859, before the
court house door in the town of Belle
yue, 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. II. HILL, Stray master.
July /, 1859. vln16m
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STRAY SALE.

Estrayed before V. Walker. J P,
IL by VIM P. Mason, on the 14lh
day of September last. and will be sold
before the court house door, in the town
of Bellevue on the 18th Saturday in
April, 1860. for cash, the folling des-
cribeI animal, to-wit: a blood bay
MARE, about Is years old, ID hauds
high. blind in the right eye. a star in
the forehead, and branded on the left
shoulder with the letter S, and apprais-
ed at forty dollars.
The owner Of said animal is request,
ed to come forward. prove propeEty.
pay charges, &c.
Bellevue, La, Oct. l6th. 1859.
w. II. HILL.
n17 6m Stray master.
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or An Irish woman appeared in
curt at Louisville rec emily, TO be ap
pointed guardian Cor her child wher
the following colloquy ensued: What
estate has your child 7 Place yer hon
or don't understand ypu ! Isaid, what
has she GOT. Chills and farer, place
yer houor,
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IL During September. the coinage
of the mint in Philadelphia amounted
to $213,713 of which $l22,904 was in
gold $54,9O8 in silver, and $4,000 in
in cents. The deposits for the month
reached S259.33.
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9H Facts are stu bbprn things, said
8 lawyer to female witness under ex.
animation. Yes sir, ard SO are women
aad il you get anything. ont Of me just
let me know it. You will be commit.
ted for contempt. .Vers well I'll suffer
Justly, for feel the utmost contempt fol
every lawyer present
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~ One boy in . shop is as good as
aman. Two boys are Ihowever worse
than Old Scratch. II there be but one
in a room, he is as quies and sedate as
a quaker. Introduce another, and lof.
ty tumbling, and suinuersaults win be
the order from sunrise till dark.
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PARTITION SAFE.

O. tate of Louisiana, Parish If Bossicr.
~ BY virtue of a commission to mo
directed from the Clerk Of the District
Court in and for the Parish and State
aforesaid, authorizing mo to sell the
following described property, belong
ing to the heirs Of r. G.. Skinner. de-
ceased, in order to effect partition
among said heirs, the grand ehilden Of
said deceased. /, David Plattt, tutor
for the minors. viii sell at public auc-
ton. at my house in said Parish, on
MONDAY the 9th day of December
next, to-wit:
The east half Of section seven, in
township eighteen, of range eleven,
containing $40 acres. Also, the undi-
vided half Of the southeast quarter Of
southwest quarter Of section nineteen.
township nineteen Of range eleven, said
quarter containing 10 acres, also the
following slaves, to-wit
DEMPsY, man aged about 81 years.
JIM, q man . /" %
RACHAEL, a woman, aged about 35
years.
TAYLOR, boy, aged about years.
TEMPsEY, a girl a !" 3
HARRY, a man. g :. 50
SALLY, a woman 9 /" so
PHILLIs, woman 9 . 80
Also, the personal property, consist
ing of wagon. yoke of steers, 3
mules; sythe and craddle, &c.
Said property will be sold on credit
of one, two and three years, from day
of sale, purchasers to give their notes
bearing eight per cent interest from
date with approved personal security
and special mortgage on land and
slaves to secure the payment of their
purchase price, purchasers to pay the
cost of titles. All of said property
will be warranted as to title, but not as
to soundness or health.
This 25th day Of October. a. d.. 1859.
n186t DAVID PLAT'T, Tutor.
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H A gentleman NasiDg engaged
q brick layer to make some reapairs in
bis cellar, ordered the axe to be rem ov-
ed before the .bricklayer commenced
his work. Oh, am got afraid of a
barrel of ale. sir, said thy man. | pre-
sumo not but l think a barrel of ale
would run at your approach.
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or The Marquis OF Westminster.
who owns one-half ofths Nv esf-end" o!
London, besides vast landed estates in
the poviuces has an income of $780,
600 per annum, which, taken on thirty
years purchase, might be capitalized at
G240, 100000, which is equivalent to
SIZE, 100000 Of our money.
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SUCCESSION NOTICE.

Gtate OF Louisiana. parish of Bos-
- sier. Clerks office. 18th district
court Notice is hereby given that
William PIatt, tutor Tor all the minor
heirs Of VIM. NJ. Hodge, decd, has
this dag filed in the office Of said clerk.
his fiual account as tutor aforesaid,
Now, therefore. this is 10 admanish all
persons concerned. that if opposition is
not made thereto within the time pro-
scribed by law, the said account will be
homoIogated and made the judgment
of the court.
Given under my hard seal of Office,
IL. at Bellevue, ills the 18th day Of
October. A. o.. 1859.
4. A. ABNEY,
nl7 CT Sc 90 Clerk.
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" Persons in a crowd, says Prem
tice, should keep their elbows out Of
each others stomachs, yet mans
stomach is oftner injured by the motion
ofhis own elbow than by those of his
neighbors.
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~ Porter Cowles, of Amherst
wants "hossekeerer, afterslhe fol
lowing pattern:
Il would like a woman that has a
sort of a brunette complexion, darE
flowing hair, little mite curling, dim
pies on cheeks, mild, slow, with pleas
ant eyes looking out of her head.
don't 8 glass-eyed or antern-j uEed wo
man, one that is crosE as tho blazes
and talks all over the town"
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PcoR Fellow !--Tagore, . famous
Calcutta merchant, has died Of a bro.
ken heart. Cause such depreciation
Of his fortune, in the panic of 1851 as
to leave him the pcssessor Of the beg
carly sum OF ten millions of dollars
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NJ Wendell PHILIPS and Geo. W
Curtis having delivered their ''fraterni
~" lectutes in Boston. We see that Fred
Douglas is announced to pronounce the
third, the subject. f'selfMade Men,
The last we heard of Fred, he bad gone
10 Canada, ria U. G. r. Rex.