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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

NINE PARISHES LIKELY TO BE
OvERFLOwED.-We learn from relia-
BILE gentleman, who just arrived on the
steamboat Sonora, that during a storm
on Tuesday night, the wind veered to
the north, and the rain fell in torrents
from midnight'till daylight on Wed
nesday morning. During the night
there was temporary rise of the
river of about seven inches, and
the waves dashing against the soft
and recently erected embankment,
washed over and carried it away. Pre-
vious to the storm the water was with
in five inches of the top of the levee.
Our informant was at the lower part
of Grand Levee at the time of the Gre
vase, and he states that the alarm and
excitement of the inhabitants was in
tense. They were endeavoring to es-
cape in skiffs, RATS, canoes. carts, and
by every other available means.
While the excitement was at its
height the news arrived that the great
Morganza Levee had also given way,
thereby greatly extending the area of
destruction. As the levees were new,
the breaches extended in both places
very rapidly, and in the course of few
hours the water spread over wide ex-
tent of country, and still onward to-
ward the Gulf of Mexico.
The whole of that fertile territory ex-
tending from the river to Berwick's
Bay will undoubtedly be deluged, and
the destruction of property will be be-
yond computation. Planters who have
been endeavoring by almost superhu-
man exertions to build up their broken
fortunes, are again sent forth from their
homes by the pursuing waters-exiles
from the Eden they so love. Incalcu-
liable distress must follow this terrible
visitation of the angry food, and for a
season at least the most beautiful por-
ton of our fair State will be trackless
waste.
The State Engineer has given up the
broken levees in despair, and until the
river falls in summer, the alligator will
course over fields which few days
since were putting on their spring
smiles of promise. Other levees below
those which have broken, are in a
doubtful condition.
At the last great overflow eleven
parishes were submerged, but as the
break on that occasion was much earlier
in the season than on this, it is to be
hoped that the deluge of this year will
not spread over such a wide extent of
country, and that it will not cover more
than nine parishes. Be this as it may,
the calamity will be sufficiently wide
spread to ruin thousands upon thou
sands of our people. We trust that a
generous hospitality will be extended
to the wanderers who so suddenly had
to turn their backs upon their homes.
i N. o. Times, 18th inst.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

CRIME.-The crime that's daily COM
mitted the country over, is appalling.
We scarcely read an exchange that is
not filled with accounts of revolving
acts that we deem unfit to place before
our readers. The negroes in the South
monopolize the criminal calendar
Every Southern paper has, on an aver
age, two paragraphs daily, recounting
thefts by negroes, and many additional
attempts at robbery and even higher
crime. But for real, brutal, unmitiga-
ted murders, we find most of them in
Northern and Eastern papers.
This can only be traced to the want
of proper religious training. 1t would
seem as if the devil has set up his king
dom among the puritans, and was defy
ing the authority of God and man.
The various ''isms" taught openly by
designing hypocrites, lead to this i'm
morality directly, and are not sufi-
GENTLY combatted against by honest
truth. The Northern papers are too
fond of lionizing great criminals, by
which they feed depraved taste and
make money.
The Southern press, with few excep-
tons, we are glad to remark, are free
from this kind of record; and conse-
quently exercise more healthy tone
in public morals. 1t is humiliating to
sometimes see Southern journals copy
ing whole columns of this baneful lit
erature and we would wish them tn
oontine themselves to brief mention of
these Northern atrocities.
Let US all agree not to do this any,
more; let us keep up our good old
fashioned Southern journalistic dignity
and taboo the revolving details of hid
eous crimes from our columns, We
remember well one of the Oldest and
most respected editors of this State,
who always positively refused to pub
hsh these accounts-and he was right.
: Mobile Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26
IL The professional card of DR.. ].
s. Cheshire, appears in another column.
NJ We have receirad a eommnni

~ We have received a communi-
cation from Mr.. Elias Oneill, in rela-
ton to the unfortunate difficulty, IN
this place, on Sunday last, between Mr..
D. c. Applewhite and Mr.. E. J. Camp
bell, which resulted in the death of the
latter; which communication, we deem
it improper to publish.
1t is proper, however, that we should
say, that Mr.. Applewhite and his
friends ask suspension of public opin-
ion in relation to this melancholy af>
fair until it can be investigated by the
courts of the country; where they
confidently believe he can make bis
Vindication complete. We understand
he intends to be present 10 answer to
any charge that may be preferred
against him by the Grand Jury. Al
present, he only desires to avoid the
possibility of confinement in Jail.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

IMPORTANT ORDER.-We congratu-
late the country upon an order issued
from the War Department, yesterday,
by direction of the President, declaring
that military commissions and courts.
martial are not authorized, and there
fore will not assume jurisdiction in the
trial OF persons other than those be.
longing to the army and navy of the
United States, camp followers, contrac-
tors, and such others as are indicated
IN the articles of war and the acts OF
Congress- National Intelligencer, Srd
instant.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

% Our friend, VIM. H. Scanland,
of the Bossier Banner, leaves town
to day in charge of a.skiff, for Belle.
vue, and way landings. He will take
all letters intrusted to his care. For
freight or passage apply on board Of
his craft, which stands A No. l, in all
insurance offices. We wish him a
pleasant trip up the boisterous "Red."
-LShreveport News, 10Th instant.
"After lifo's fitful fever he sleeps
WE'LL" And after a somewhat weari-
some voyage of several hours, our joviaI
crew and staunch craft-(minus por-
ton of the cargo "confscated" on the
route -under the special charge o
that prince Of clever fellows, Will
Hamilton, arrived safe in port, with
paper enough to keep the Banner afloat
until old Red falls back to her legiti-
mate base.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

~ Judge Abel, of our First Dis.
trict Court, has followed the decisions
of the courts in Tennessee and North
Carolina, in adjudicating the Civil
Rights bill, passed by the present Con-
gress, as null and void. There appears
to be a perfect accord and concurrence
OF all the courts in the decision Of
this question. They not only deter,
mine the law to be unconstitutional, but
they do so with a promptitude and
confidence, an emphasis and earnest
ness which do not often characterize
judicial decisions of such grave cues
tlons. The past relations and positions
of these Judges give no sanction or
color to the imputation or suspicion Of
any political bias or influence in their
judicial decisions. Such imputations
ought never to be made, unless pro-
voked or justified by patent and strong
facts and proofs N. O. Times, 18th
instant.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

~ General Hugh Ewing has re-
turned to the State Library of Missis-
sippi, from Lancaster, Ohio, several
dozen books belonging to it, which
came into his possession during the
war; Chicago Republican.
Commenting on the above the Gin
cinati Enquirer asks: VIII the Yam
kee clergymen of New England, whose
libraries have been enriched by rob-
berries of those of Southern gentlemen,
follow the example of General Ewing?
Will the silver spoons, pianos, pictures,
wardrobes and other valuable articles
of personal property, stolen from the
citizens of the South, be restored to
their respective owners? How many
General Ewings are there?
Ans. Only one.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

A National Woman's Rights Con-
vention is to be held in New York on
the 10th of May, to consider their right
to vote and other matters.- Exchange.
tag Rights and other matters p
Well, we know what their rights are
but what are the "other matters g. 1t
is their right to be beautiful, modest,
graceful and attractive; to make home
bright, comfortable and preferable to
all other places to be the heroines o.
every pretty stony, and to be the moth
ers of every pretty baby. A right to
be revered and respected by all good
and true men-occupying a place in
their affections that only the modest,
pure and virtuous woman should fill
and that none other can. A right to
be morally and religiously useful-the
"perfect asher" that should divest our
hearts and rugged natures of all the
superfuities of life-thereby fulfilling
that important destiny assigned them
preparing man for that great celes"
tial building not made BY hands. A
right to lead and direct by wcman's
only sceptro-those soul-endearing
God,like attributes, love, kindness and
gentility.
But what are the "other matters p
And will they permit any inquisitive
masculine to be present to assist in
taking them into consideration
To have right to vote, bully and
swagger around the ballot-box, to hole
office, fight duels, or to be participant!
in street broils, carry navy skies, chew
tobacco, swear. drink mean whisky anC
play poker, are not their rights. No
this is not woman's forte; and we ar,
proud to say that our noble Southern
women are content to only occupy tina
sphere in life that God and nature as.
signed them. Their modesty woul,
shrink appalled,, at the bare mention G
the ridiculous heresies of that suicida
bane yclept "woman's rights"
Let the Anna Dickinsons, Luc,
Stones, Harriet Beecher Stoves, Ell i
om''e gGnus homo, rant and rave Xix
mad dervishes, if they will-claimin
the privileges Of the baIIot-box an
"other matters" q for their sex. Bu
in the name of common decency, W
beg of them not to seek to contaminat
our Southern woman-who are ia
superior to such ad captanduna ideas
with their diabolical doctrines. The
want no further rights than they have
that is generally, we might say anon
US, universally conceded to our gentle
and nobler sex.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

y A serious state of affairs exists
in the interior of West Virginia. A
petition, signed by the Assessor of the
Second District Of Wayne county, the
Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff. has been
forwarded to Governor Foreman, ask
ing for military assistance to enforce
the civil law. The petitioners say that
such is the state of feeling that they
cannot execute the law. They have
been beaten by mobs and shot at in the
streets of Cassville, the county seat.
The rioters swear that if they can't
have power no one else shall.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26
Latest News.

New Orleans, May 11.-Cotton:
Ordinary 26O27c., good ordinary 20
030c., low middling 3l032c.. mid
ding -035c.
New York, May 10.-Cotton closed
firm at 34'035c.; sales by auction of
1900 bales of New Orleans and Mobile
cotton, on Government account, at
2730294c. Whiskey SO q. Gold
1904. Sterling exchange 1903.
Washington, May 9.-Senate-The
bill creating theological institute in
the District of Columbia, having for its
object the education of colored men for
the ministry, has passed.
Washington, May 1.-The senate
yesterday was occupied with desultory
discussions respecting the Presidents
policy. Mr.. Chandler remarked: I
want no more blood, no more confsca-
ton, none of the houses and lands of
the South. mean to give both act
and thought and everything l have in
the future to elevate, improve and
build up the South, and l believe what
I say Of myself is true of great many
men of the free States.
Washington, May 8.-The House
proceeded to discussion of the consti-
tutional amendment reported by the
| Committee on Reconstruction. Mr..
Stevens, speaking thereon, said !:
Heaven forbid that the Southern
States, or any of them, shall be repre-
scented in Congress until the monuments
of freemen are built full high and firm.
Against the will of Congress, the
Southern States had been absent for
four bloody years, and must wait till
Congress is ready to receive them. l
believe this Congress would not APP
proach the full measure of justice until
every full grown man in the late rebel
States was provided with a homestead
on the land he had zen held as slave. :"
Mr.. Blaine called attention to the
| third section of the amendment, pro-
viding that until the 4th of July, 1876,
all persons who voluntarily entered the
rebellion should be excluded from the
right to vote.
Mr.. Stevens admitted that pardon
extinguished crime, and those who
were fully pardoned did not come
within the operation of the third Sec
ton.
The points raised by Blaine, and
virtually admitted by Stevens, created
considerable stir in the Republican
ranks, the members listening to. the
colloquy with interest. as if recognizing
the possible fatal character of the OBJ,
lection. ~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

A GEORGIA SENsATIoN.-The Au-
gusta (Ga.) papers have flaming ac-
counts of Miss Ann Eliza Leak, who
was born in that State without arms
She is described as exceedingly attrac-
tive in her personal appearance, and
as exhibiting the most wonderful dex-
terity in the use of her feet. She writes
with her toes much better than most
people do with their hands, besides
knitting, sewing, embroidering, GRO
cheting, and doing all kinds of needle
work with astonishing ease and rapid
ty.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26
rs In the Kentucky Democra,

rs In the Kentucky Democratic
Convention at Louisville on the Ist.
the following resolution was offered:
Resolved, That committee of one
from each Congressional District be
appointed to report to the Convention
proper address to the President of
the United States upon the tue condi-
ton and relation of the free negroes
and the white citizens and inhabitants
OF this State; also, requesting that the
rreedmen's Bureau, illegally estab-
iished, be abolished, and the military
force OF the United States be withdrawn
from Kentucky.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

~ A man in Washington Terri
tory has named an infant son as fol-
lows: ohn-Elmer- Sherman Sheridan
MCPHERSON Fitzpatrick Thomas-But-
ler-Faragut-Lyon- Grant Exchange.
If that boy isn't a notorious pick
pocket by the time he is twelve; and
hung before he is twenty-one years
old there is certainly nothing in a
name.' That's all.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

q Mr.. Seward has sent his protest,
which has been published, against
Austria's sending troops to Mexico.
AT the same time he wrote to our Min
lister, saying that if troops had already
started, nothing could be done, but If
not started, Mr.. Motley was Instructed
to withdraw in case any troops should
depart after his protest had been pre-
sented, and before the reply and our
response should have been received.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

AN ANATOMICAL PHENOMENON
A phenomenon was lately observed in
Tourney, France. A post mortem ex-
animation of a young non commission-
ed officer, who died in the military
hospital, showed that all the internal
organs were reversed-the heart was
on the right side and the liver on the
left, etc.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

~ A man in Randolph county, In
diana, is supporting eight sets of chill
dren-one set by his present wife, three
by his former wives, three belonging
to former wives, and one set belonging
to the husband of one Of his former
wives by previous wife-eighteen
children in all. That man is certain
ly entitled to the sympathy of the COM
munity.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

" Two of the Southern Provisional
Governors, Messrs. Holden, of North
Carolina, and Hamilton, of Texas,
have arrayed themselves against the
President and espoused the Radical
cause. Both of them will bear the
closest watching.
They are fit brethren of their proto-
type in Tennessee, Brownlow.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

~ Some of the Bostonians are try
ing to escape the cholera by rushing
into and crowding the suburban towns
and villages. Everything in the shape
of dwelling house for radius OF
twenty miles around Boston has been
rented for the season, and as high as
$3.50 per month is paid for furnished
house of ordinary size from May until
September.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

GOLD IN New HAMPsHIRE.-A new
England company, with a capital Of
2OO,OOO. has leased for one hundred
years tract of six hundred acres in
Lisbon, N. H., where there are valua-
bic gold, silver and lead mines.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

e 1t cost the people of the North
three thousand millions of dollars and
one million of lives to give freedom"
to the negroes of the South; and yet,
Wendell Phillips, the great leader Of
the abolition party, declares that "prac-
tically, the negro is in a worse condi-
ton than in 1860" That is paying
pretty dear for the negro whistle
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26
" In Carrolton, Louisiana. recent

u In Carrolton, Louisiana, recent
ly, negro church applied for incor-
poration. The State Attorney opposed
it with law of the State prohibiting
such interpretations. Judge Carrabat
decided that the Civil Rights Bill, $50
Called" OVERRIDE all State laws, and
granted the application.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

~ The United States Revenue
officers at Los Angelas, California,
have seized thirty thousand gallons of
wine and two thousand five hundred
gallons of brandy, together with the
fixtures and machinery for manutaotur-
ing these liquors, belonging to one
Gazzee, an Italian, for alleged viola
tons Of the revenue laws.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

a NEW REMEDY FOR THE CHOLERA.
A correspondent of the Boston Post
says suIPhuric acid is sovereign REM
edy for the cholera. So is "a bare
bodkin."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26
w. H. SCANLAND, EDITOR.
TIE R NJ s.:


The Bossier Banner will be issued
every Saturday morning. Subscription,
per annum, Five dollars-In advance.
Three dollars for six months. Two
dollars for three months.
Advertisements inserted at 81 so per
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ton; Is cents for each subsequent in
sertion. Liberal terms offered to yearly
advertisers.
Professional and business cards of
one square, inserted at SIS per annum;
$40 for six months; 81 for three months.
Publishing announcements of candi-
dates for office, $15--to be paid invari-
ably in advance.
Obituary notices, when exceeding a
square, will be charged as advertise
ments.
~ All articles published for the
benefit of parties or individuals, at
their own solicitation, will be charged
for as advertisements.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

p Hotel proprietors in New York
seem to have no recourse against debt
ors for board and lodging. A lady
stopped in hotel there, and left it
owing the landlord $50 Sc, for which
her trunk and clothing were detained.
A suit for their recovery ended in the
landlord being obliged to return it and
the contents, or their value.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

" The casulties in the entire mil.
itary force of the nation during the
war of the rebellion, as shown BY tia
official muster rolls aud monthly r..
turns, have been compiled which impart
this result:
KILLED IN ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS
WHILE IN SERVICE.
Commissioned officers, 1921
Enlisted men, 90,s8S
DIED FROM DISEASE OR ACCIDENT,
Commissioned officers, 1921
Enlisted men, 162,S2S
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

% Onions, which a year ago were
in demand at 50 Is per bushel, are
now selling at Bristol, Rhode Island,
for tsCo cents a bushel. The highest
price that can be got is ten cents.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

H The Washington Nation al In
teIligeucer of the Ord instant, says:
"The Senate in executive session yes.
terday refused to confirm the appoint
ment Eof Gen. Frank P. Blair, to be
collector of internal revenue at St
Louis.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26
Total loss in service,

These figures have been carefully
compiled from the complete official
files of muster,rolls and monthly re-
turns, but yet entire accuracy is not
claimed for them, as errors and omis-
sions TO some extent doubtless prevailed
in the rolls and returns. Deaths from
wounds or diseases contracted in SER
vice) which occurred after the men
left the army are not included in these
figures.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-26

II Secretary Seward sees no pros,
pect of another war between the North
and South.
Indeed, most wonderful discovery
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-09-21

YARN AND FRUIT LANDS, 1 Mid and
Il nCaltA4ul climate. 4airfr miles v.4tf %
Philadelphia, ty R-ilrg1l. Iu Nce Jlr.oy.oa t.s
same line Of latitude a. Baltimore, Sd.
The soil is rich and g-rt1cfire. vargi. z from b
clay % r sandy loan, suitable t0r wheat. Grass.
Corn, Tobacco. Fruits aud vegetables. This Is
great fruit r1Lrfry. rive hundred Vineyards and
Orchards have been planted Ult hy experienced
dues immense profits AlLclll1 is already one Il
the most beautiful places 10 the United States.
The entire territory, consisting q fifty square
mi 6 Of land, IS laid CUT upon general system %
Improvements. The land T. only sold 90 actual set
tiers with provision for public ad0rument. The
place acc unit % It's great beauty, as we'll as
other advantages, has become fs resort o. people
oftlsfs. Il has increased five thousand people
Schools, Academies, Societies Of Art and Learning,
and other elements Of rClucmClt and culture have
been introduced. Hundreds o. people aye constant.
ly settling Hundreds cf new houses are
constructed. Price Of Farm land twenty acre
and upwards, - PEI acre. Five and ten acre
Village lots for sale.
Fruits aud Vegetables ripen earlier ia this die
trict than in any other locality uCrih Of Norfolk.
Va. ImDrOved places Tor sale.
Openings for an kinds Of business, Lumber Yards
MaEufactOriesl foundrlcs, stores and the Ike
and steam Power, with room, can be rented.
For persons who desire mild winters. a healthfl
climate, and . 3 Cd soil, in a country beautifully
improved, abounding IN fruits and possess NJ al
other social privileges Il the heart Of civilization
II is worthy OF a visit.
Letters answered, and the Viuelaud Ru-al, 4
paper giving full Information Gnt containing re-
ports OF Scion Robinson. sent 70 applicants
Address CllAS h. lands, Niueiaud p. o., Ian
dis Township, New Jersey
From report Of Scion Robinson. Agricultural
Editor Of the Tribune 'It Is Of the most extern
sive fertile tracts In an almost level position and
suitable condition for pleasant farming that We
know OF this side Of tho Western Prarios.7'
Juue 23-daT6mos.