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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-04-05
A GOOD HIT.

0ress, IN when Democracy was COM
pared to jacobs ladder. one end on
the earth the other in heaven. The
lines between these two points were
'eonverging' and 'diverging.' Every
man had chance to climb up the
rounds Of this ladder, etc., etc.
Well, the Inaugural created a great
deal Of remark among the people
especially among the Wing members
and the Wing newspapers in Nash
vile.
A few days after ;bis Mr.. Temple.
ia Wing member, was addressing the
House in favor of his bill 10 give
the people OF Hancock county $4,000
to build good load across The noun
tains. He said that the people OF
Hancock county were poor bot iu.
dustrious and patriotic constituency
of his; had fine coves and valleys OF
land, that they were hemmed 10 on
all sides BY high mountains; that il
the State would grant the money 10
build the road, they would have a
good outlet TO market; and that 10 Il
few years the enhanced value Of tax
able property would pay back the
money TO the Slate.
When he had concluded, Mr.. Hebb,
a Democrat from Lincoln county.
got the floor, AMI said:
| "Mr. Speaker, | am very sorry for
the gentleman S constituents. They
are 'hemmea up in a very, very bad
I fix. am willing TO aid in helping
them out, although the House knows
that ! have never get voted dollar
10 build railroad, turnpike or dirt
road ! have an amendment to offer
to the bill. and for the benefits Of the
/ House will read il:
+! BE it further eaacted By the Gen
Ierdl 4ssembiy Of Tennessee, that tie
ipcop}e Of Hane0ck comfy be furnish
ed with Jacobs ladder, to eRaije
them to climb entirely out Of sad
county in dtverging and coRoergng
direcfsons!" The scene of laughter
which followed WIS indescribabe
The amendment killed Temples bill
on the second reading.
AUCTION BIDS "WITHoUT RESERVE. y
In the English Exehequer Cham,
Der, ia the case Of Warlow vs.. Har-
risou, in appeal by The plaintiff
against the decision of the Court of
Queens Beuch, it was decided 10
1859:
l.. a sale by auction without re-
serve means that neither the ven
dor, nor any person on his behalf
shall bid at the auction, and that the
property Shall be sold 20 the highest
bidder, whether the sum lid is equiv
alent TO the real value or not.
. The highest bona fde bidder at
such an auction may sue the auction
eer, as upon a contract that the sale
shall be wit hont reserve, if he knocks
down the hammer to the subsequent
bidding of the owner; and it is not
material whether The owner, or a
person on his behalf, bids with The
knowledge or prlsi'y of the auctioneer.
5. The owner my. at any time
before the contract is legally COM
pleted, interfere and revoke the asc.
tioueer's authority, bot he does so at
bis peril; and if the a.eioneer has
contracted any liability iDconsequence
of his employment aud II e subsequent
revocation or conduct Of the own, r,
he is entiii.d to be iudemnifeh.
4 Semble, that bidding By the
owner after the last genuine bidding,
is not a revocation oilhe auctioneer S
authority.
LIABILITY OF LANDLoR Ds.--A suit
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-04-05
EzIoI1rs
.aaEII H1lETl EQHEIl

ALL persons indebted to US either By note
"a oraecouns viii ples'e come up and settle.
Our eastern debts are falling due and We
gaast have money to meet them.
SOUTHW ORTIZ a ANTHONY.
Ian. 26. 1860.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-04-05

The Sons Of Malta in the United
States number 164,4S7.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-04-05

4 Beasr0Is.t ieTitstion est,5hslel Jy spe7oz
EH{o5r1as7t, fa- he Rekef # he SD and
D.s'res5sf c.I5tsd tgitt FIru3snt oEd EJi-
dsalic Dlssas.s
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

ABoLrT1oNIsrs IN THE CHEoKEE Ma
rIoN.-We clip the following from the
Fort Smith (Ark,) Times
We learn from the Cherokees that
the Abolitionist are holding secret
meetings, and it is reported that all the
newly initiated are compelled to take
an oath of secresy, and are required to
furnish certain amount of powder and
lead. We fear this organization among
the Cherokees has its origin in another
part of the country, and that it is
spreading secretly in the United States.
The pro-slayery partY..in the Nation are
becoming alarmed at the growing
strength of the Abolitionists in their
country.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

PETERSON FOR JuSE.-The jane No.
of this popular Lady's Magazine is al
hand. To say that we highly appre-
ciate Peterson as the most popular S.
monthly, would be nothing more than
what we have often said before. We
feel under many obligations to Heter-
son, Arthur and Cooley for their Yalna.
bic exchange. Indeed, is is pleasure
to turn to the pages these periodicals
TO find something palatabIeto our mind,
after being bored to death with long
and tiresome homolies on @aqaatter
Sovereignty "Charleston Convention
" Pryor and Potter affair."" Platform
doctrine" and a thousand other equally
as absorbing topics.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18
THE JUDICIARY.

The new arrangementof the juaicf-
airy with changes of salaries increases
the expenses of the state SIS 600.
We do not see that anything has
been gained by charging the District
on the score Of taxes, and we are very
sure no greater talent will be com
manded by it, for in our District we are
sure there was not a practicing attor-
ney but would gladly have received the
Once. If the salaries of the District
Judges had been increased to $4,000,
and the salaries of the Supreme Judges
Of the Court had remained the same as
formerly there would have been reason
for changing the law. In the county
Districts there would have been a say
ing of SI3 500.
We think the law ought to be repeal
ed before it goes into operation, and the
Supreme Court changed into Court
of Errors, and their number reduc-
ed to three, with the same salaries they
each receive now, which we think is
amply sufficient to control the best
talent that can be found in the State.
Such Offices do not go much by talent
but ratherby popularity and good cleo
pioneering qualities. Increase these
salaries to $4,000 each, and what an
army of aspirants there would be
Who cannot see that talent and integ.
rity would not win in such race. II
is not true that an inereaee of salary
will give an equal increase of merit
Merritt 10 modest and will not fight its
way in a scramble. Lawyers that get
the largest fees are generally mer
of India-rubber eonsciences and are
totally unfit for judges. They are one.
sided men, not capable of looking a
both sides of case without bias, and
therefore are totally unfit to set il
Judgment. LEX.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

THE SMOKING, CHEWISGaEDS x6FE<
ISe BUSINESS Two of the refined
pastines of our citizens form an in-
portant branch Of our industrial par
suits. One gentleman Of our aequan.
lance, disguised member of The press,
informed us the other DAY, that an adj
dition to his other arduous dutieA he
smoked no less than twenty cigars per
diem at cost Of fiye cents each. Tia
manufacture of cigars Is quite a business
institution in our city, and il is estimrE
ted that there at least ], oos cigar man.
nfastures in Philadelphia, 80 Of shom
give employment to from 10 10 70
hands; the others ranging from / to 8
and Z. The whole number of employees,
lsnrneymen and girls engaged in max
ing cigars, is estimated at fully 4,O00-
averaging to each hand $4,000 cigars
as minimum amount per week, tha
Prodnct would be 100000, or SI2,-
100000 cigars per year.
A fast hand can make 500 cigars per
day, the average labor expended per
1000 being about IS 5o-,naking the
weekly production amount to $2I, 600,
and the yearly cost of labor, $I,092,-5
600. The average cost Of one thou
sand cigars is So; that of 9I2, 00O, O0l
is s2,496,oOo A profit of 90 per cent
added makes the annual production
amount in round numbers to about ga
100000. Some of the cigars made
here amount to SIG per 1000. Two
thirds of the leaf sled 10 of. American
growth, the other from Cuba s 49,
In the manufacture of snuffs there
re 70 urmills that employ so hands.
and have capital invested Of $50, 600.
Smoking tobacco is eut in thesnuff mills
and also by mills devoted exclusive 10
that purpose. The preduot averages
5000 pounds per day, worth 10 cen's.
per pound sl5o,5oo. The cigar, SNUFF
and tobacco trade is estimated al o,
100000 per annum-whioh, not 10
count the immense sums invested in
the imported weed, il oil spit and
sneezed away, or ends in smoke, with
out single remuHeratiye good accruing
from its consumption.-PA ladelphia
Pensylraaian.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

LEGISLATORS TO BIZ IxDIcTRD.--Fhe
Legislature just adjourned IN New York
have the discreditable reputation Of
being the most corrupt body Of pubic
men who ever sat at Albany to make
laws for the people. They had no re-
gard at all to the right of the city Of
New York, bnt passed bills directly ia
the face Of remonstrsuce from those
most affected by the eaactmenta.-
Since they have adjourned there has
been considerable pssIic comment
upon their acts. The New York Sun
says Attorney General Myers has been
furnished with evidence believed to be-
sufficient to secure the indictment and
punishment Of six State Senators and
eight members Of Assembly for cor.
rnption in the performance of their leg.
islatiye duties during the sesiOr.--
True Della.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

peA- It will be remembered that in
our issue of December 3oth, we in reply
to Mr.. Blackburn, Of the Homer Iliad,
gave him severe castigation for what
appeared in bis paper against us. At
the time we felt agrieved, and took
Blackburn's article as personal, and re-
piled to il in like manner. We have
since learned from Blackburn himself
he assuring us that he at that time,
nor never has since entertained any un
friendly feeling towards us-that his
article which brought forth our denun-
citation, was only a mere handy of words
and not intended as personal. As
Blackburn has implicitly stated that he
entertains not the least ill-will towards
US, and rather desires that there should
be no misunderstanding between us !;
editorial comfy demands that we should
render unto Cesar that which is
Caesars" A misunderstanding by both
parties has been the cause of unnecces-
airy abuse. 1t is due to Blackburn, as
well as ourself that the matter should
be explained.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

WHAT IS Worse THAN CRIME?-
An exchange paper says truly that at
is not crimes such as murder and rob
berry which destroy the piece of society
so much as the contemplate gossip,
the family quarreEs, jealousies and
chickering's between neighbors, meddle-
someuess and tattling, which are the
canker that eats into all social happi-
ness" How forcibly this remark must
come to minds of many who have wit
messed the misery produced by tattling
in neighborhood. Better by far live
in a neighborhood Of thieves than one
of liars; and all tattlers are liars, and
what is worse than that both thieves
and murderers; they steal the good
name of the innocent, and by blasting
the fair fame Of the yirtueus, send to
premature grave many tender beings,
who cannot rise beyond the reach
of their demoniac shafts. o that every
virtuous female and honorable man
could and would heed the advice OF
one who talked sense in plain way
when he said, 'Don't make yourself
miserable, and chase lies and ISLANDERS
round the world. Live them down.
The worst lies and most wicked ISLANDERS
can't stand long against good life.--
They are generally the tools of the
wicked one, which are not worth pick
ing up. A part of the world has moth
ing else to do but to SANDER the other
part. They serve their master, do their
work, and win have their merited re-
ward.n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

ga We would call attention Of
those who are DESTROYS of obtaining
periodicals, monthly and weekly to send
to H!ams and Bro, of Shreveport.
They keep everything of that kind al
ways on hand, and are ever ready and
wiling to supply the demands Ct Their
customers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM.
black Republican Legislature of Ohio
''retrenched" by appropriating five
thousand dollars of the peoples money
to buy whiskey.
The same Legislature reformed
by getting drunk on the whiskey.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18
gH The Hon. w. B. Egan. of Clai

H The Hon. w. B. Egan, of Clai-
borne parish, was recently united in the
holy bonds Of Wedlock, to Miss Mary
Hodges, daughter of Maj. Robert
Hodges, of this parish. We wish the
couple unlimitad success as they glide
through life I; and may their hearts ever
be as free from guile as the happy day
that made them enc.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

Is SHE AN AFRIcAN.--Mrs. Living
stone, wife of the traveller, recently re-
turned to England from Africa, bring
ing with her little daughter born
somewhere. in Zambezi, about eight
hundred miles from the coast, and
where DIR. Livingstone is passing the
season.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

Pass HIM RoUND.-A man callinp
himself James A. Jones, saysthe Handle
bOro Democrat, has been passing him
self of in Perry county as a Methodist
preacher, at the same dime whispering
fond tales Of love to the girls" He
succeeded in marrying . very respec-
table young lady, also il purchasing =
mulepn a credit, and two months there
after, decamped with the mule leaving
his victim behind.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

AN UNLUCKY HUsBAND,-At Mem
phis, Tennessessee, a few days since,
the Recorder fined termagant woman
so for whipping her husband, and
then fined the hurband IS for permit
ting himself to be whipped.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

It's Tar from our intention 10 deal
in personalities, or excite the lie of
any particular individual. We abhor
personalities, or anything that is in
elined to bear unpleasant will. The
duties of an editor are set down as for
the public good-but an many instan
ces while battling for thai end, We often
incur the displeasure of many: when
in truth the blame should not be laid
at our door. Westarted out to say some
thing about the Bellevue corporation
We have been requested to say some
thing abou. the present state of affairs
in our little village; but do so of our
own cool viii viii and responsibility.
We have frequently alluded to the very
loose manner in Which our authorities
seen proper to carry on the government
of our town. Though we have the
law to punish those who trespass on
the peace of our town, yet there is
nothing done, one way or the other
no arrests made, fines imposed, or i'm
prisonments in Jail. 1t is free thing
for every man 10 kick up disturbance
in town, in the eyes of the authorities,
and nothing is ever done. Who is to
blame ?-there is blame somewhere.
The manner in which our present incor>
porated authorities are governed is a
mere humbug- perfect nuisance and
reproach upon the morals of an intelli-
gent community. 1t is time for a bet
ter state Of affairs indeed, the peace
and order-loYing citizens demand it.
A few are taxed, and made to keep up
the town, while Others are allowed to
run riot and make a perfect hog hole of
it. A few are taxed to keep up the
good condition of the streets, in poor
manner at that, while the many never
pay cent, and a few drunken rowdies
are allowed the privilege of making
beasts of III msely.s while many a
time lady dare not venture on the
streets for fear of being insulted by the
obscence remarks of these drunken
brutes. Are the few orderly citizens,
who pay their taxes, and demand to be
protected-are their rights to be usurp-
ed By the vagabonish many? From
what we have seen for the past twelve
months, We are led to believe SO. II
all parties who have violated the cor
poration laws by fights and beastly
drunkenness, were hauled up and fined
as they should have been; there would
now be money enough in the Treasury
to repair and fix up the streets in a de-
cent manner at the same time order
and quietness would be more respected
Let the laws either be enforced or abol-
ished one the tax-paying citizens dc
not wish to pay their taxes without any
benefit accruing therefrom.
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BELLEV UE:
FRLDA Y,::::::::::::;:;::::::::::::M.A Y I8s 1860

p0- On Tuesday evening, We were
blessed With bounteous shower, which
has seved somewhat to revive regeta-
tation; and the crops generally be
sides checking the dusty appearance Of
the roads, in some which had become
almost inpassable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

IL The Hon. John Bell received
the nomination for the Presidency OF
the baltimore Opposition convention
on the 10Th inst.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

~ In looking over the Ohio Sun
day School Convention, we find the
following resolution. offered by Mr..
Smith, pious and promising young
lawyer:
Resolved, That committee of
ladies and gentlemen be appointed to
raise children for the Sabbath School.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

70 You may bride soldier to slay
a man with his sword, or a witness to
take life by false accusation, but you
cannot make q hound tear his bensfae-
TOW
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18
CURRENT ITEMS.

AtiAl auu NAVY dIuouulS W SoSiO0V1
900.
n Judge fancy is again III, and
will hardly resume his seat on the bench
the presentterm.
" The population Of Baltimore is
estimated at about 230, 900, and that of
Boston at $4,000.
~ There are 165 sold eFs Of the
Revolution still living. The youngest
of them is 80 years old.
~ The snm total of the capital in
verted in the manufacturing establish
ments of Michigan. is sl3,43S,9so.
~ The total cost of the suppress
sion of the natives of India, is estimated
at 94O,Ooo,OOO sterling (s2oD00O,O 900
~ The Utica, IN. Y papers COM
plain that ladies cannot walk the streets
Of that city in the evening without
being insulted.
~ The largest storehouse in the
coustry is that belonging to the New
York Ice Company. It holds 10000
tuns, and cost 100000.
II. Clocks seem to be a fatality to
Barnum. The other night az beautiful
French clock was stolen from his mu-
scum which cost $500 in Paris.
~ J. Fl. Duncan, man of fine
mind, and once professor in college
was recently arrested in Chicago as a
common vagrant.
OF Week before last 2,214 aliens
arrived 10 NeE York, making a total
for the year thus far of ,l4O, against
SPAS to the same date last year.
~ DR.. Mawlence, a we'll known
Dentist in Lowell Mass, has been invi-
ted to accept professorship in Dem
tai College in England.
~ Hay is so cheap at Chicago, 81
and even S. tun) that spectators are
buying it up, and sending it by rail-
way East and South.
~ Louis Napoleon's army consist
at present Of 100000 men, of whom
100000 compose the National Guard
all old soldiers.
~ The character of aAdam Bede, =
in the novel of that uame,s is a free.
though faithful, sketch of the father o.
the authoress, Miss Evans.
ia billiard table is to be placed
in the South Carolina State Lunatic
Asylum at Columbia, for the use of the
inmates. @
~ The various powers Of Europe
borrowed 1852 0Oo,000 last year, all
but 81, 100000 Of which was to nav
for wars
Of john A. Washington is prepar-
ing to remove from Mount Vernon to
bis new estate, about thirty miles dis
tant.
6T The Ashley steam flour mills
near Charleston, s. c., were destroyed
by fire few days since. Loss $25,.
900, on which there were $4,000 in
surance.
~ A man in Sandusky, Ohio, DR..
E. Bull, voted at the recent election
there, who cast his first vote for Wash
ington for President. lie is in his ooh
year.
~ A firm at Hannibal, No.. has
completed steam coachto run en- COM
mon roads, which proved so successful
that one has been ordered for trip to
Pixies Peak,
~ Mr.. Davis, Of the Lyman Miil'
of Holyoke; Massachusetts,, has just re-
turned from Canada with one hundred
French Canadian girls whom he has
obtained for factory labor.
0T VIM. Guizot, son of the distin-
guished writer and statesman, is about
to marry daughter of one of the oldest
houses of the South of France, Mile
Gabrielle Verdiere de Cluax, of Mines.
0T The Supreme Court of Mississ-
ippi has affirmed the validity ofthe law
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

~ The ship just now most pOpuIar
with pugifists is said TO be the ehan-
pion-shfp.
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baltimore Convention.


We, the undersigned, members oe
the Democratic partysin Pursuance of
what we believe to be the wish of the
Democracy of this Parish, do call
convention Of all persons who wish to
act with the National Democracy. and
who residide in this Parish. TO meet a.
Bellevue on Wednesday the 23rd inst,
to take council upon the present polit-
zeal aspects. and to appoint delegates
to State Convention t0nomiRate del.
egates to the Baltimore convention To.
be held on the 18th of June next, in
place of those delegates who have re
signed or seeded. t-l 80 2
T. NJ. FoRT,
AUSTIN MnLER, 4
A. A. ABNEY, g5
PHILo ALDEN. 3slss
THos. N. BRADRN,
BENJAMIN It. FoRT.
JOHN III. LoFToN.
j. McIIEERY.
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10 Poets and horse jockeys are.
ahke-when they have desire for
bays.
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w. Ii. sCANLAND, EDfroR.
TERMS
TERMS:
The BosszER BANNER is issued every

4 X NJ
The BosszER BANNER is issued every
Friday morning; subscription, pcs
annum, three dollars---in advance.
Advertisements inserted for one dollar
per square of ten lines or less, fo&'
the frst,insertion, and so cents fov
each subsequent one. Liberal de-
ductieus made in favor of yearly
advertisers, who will be required to
confne themselves strictly TO their
legitimate business.
Professional and business cards insert
ed by the year, for ten dollars five
dollars for six months.
Announcements of candidates win be
inserted for ten dollars-to be paid
in adyaEee.
All articles inserted for the benefit OF
parties or individuals, at their own
solicitation, viii be charged for as
advertisements.
Job work 10 be paid for ON delivery.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-05-18

An ABOLITION WoRK.-The CaF-
thage (Texas) Bulletin says that tie
work by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworih,
entitled "India, the Pearl of Pear River
is rank abolition production, anil
should not be countenanced by the
Southern reader.
The story is stated TO be founded on
facts, and the hero and heroine is located
on Pearl River, in Mississippi, while
its object appears from the residing Of
the work, is to slur the South, and skosc
that African slavery is wrong. II tie
Bulletis states the truth, and ve have
ever reason TO believe that it does, the
work must certainly be tinetured with
fresoil doctrine. The elitor says that
he has read the book, and speaks from
personal knowledge. We have rever
seen the book, but know that Ms.
SouthwoHhs works stand very promi-
nent among those who seek light Eiter-
atnro; and in ccnnexion withsthis, we
think II duty to warn all against hay
ing their confidence abused or imposed
upon. IF Mrs. Southworth isguilEY Of
this crime, which appears from Che Bul-
letinto be so, let her incendiary pubiica-
tioas have an introduction to the flames