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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

E In another column will be
found the professional card of Captain
Lucien d. sandidge, of our parish.
Capt. Sandidge was admitted to the
practice of bis profession. at this term
OF our Court. His talent, combined
with an unfaItering energy, will doubt
less insure him that reputation and
success that he SO eminentlv deserves.
Accept Captain, our best wishes for
your future success in the tardy honors
of your profession.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

u The rebel General Sidney john
son is in distress frompoverty.-North-
ern exchange.
About as near the truth as yankee
meanness ever gets. And about as
correct in data. Had the writer of the
above paragraph remembered-as he
doubtless must have known-that Gen,
A. Sidney Johnston was killed at the
battle of Shiloh, April 9th, 1862, he
would have been saved the trouble of
penning the above natural and highly
characteristic falsehood.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

IL Gen, Jim Brownlow is cutting
a figure at the State capitol by becom
ing the champion Of his fathers wrongs.
He is, like his better counterpart,
his father, merely cutting the figure"
O! They both remind us-in their at
tempts to bully and brow-beat the good
people of Tennessee-of the darkey's
lion, that upon inspection proved to be
only jackass
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

PRAYER MEETINGS. For the bene,
ut Of all who wish to lend a helping
hand, and participate in its ceremonies,
we would state that hereafter PRAYER
meetings will be held regularly 10 this
place, every Wednesday night.
1t is the laadable purpose of those
who have inaugurated these meetings,
to promote and advance the standard
of morality and religion in our midst.
This is an undertaking that should en-
list the hearty cooperation, and warmest
sympathies of our citizens. Certainly
some steps should be taken among us to
aFouse and shake off that general apathy
that seems to pervade this community
outside of the graspings after those
general "expedients," dol lars and cents.
laundering to our baser natures. in
saccumbing to the DEVILS underlings,
we are fast becoming so morbid and
cal!ous, that nothing seems to be ap-
probable with US that alone fosters and
encourages the heart aud soul in its
seekings after the devine light of NOR
atty, virtue and religion. We seem to
live in this world as if we had no in
terest in the next. As if the immortal
ity of tie soul was not greater than the
present morbid lougings of our baser
natures.
God speed the noble efforts of all
who have at heart the restoration Of
weary alienated souls, that are drifting
about-fettered as ifby hooks of steel
with vice and sin. II the famed yials
OF wrath, are not yet exhausted, we
may reasonably expect to receive our
portion of its plaques and evils, If our
households are not put in better order.
preparatory for the advent of nobler
sentiment than now spreads its bane>
full influence broadcast over the land.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

~ A rich man by the name Of
Hopp was recently tried in Chicago
for the deliberate murder of his wife.
He was acquitted on the plea of insan-
ity. A motion was made to hold him
in confinement as lunatic, when the
judge decided that as he was insane
only on thesubject Of his wife's alleged
infdelity, and he had removed that
cause of mental disturbance, he was q
safe man in the community and must
be discharged! Gentlemen whose
wives have become an incumhrance
will make mem.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

II The ladies', it is whispered, are
beginning to wear stockings having a
different color for each leg Boston
Post.
at is whispered!" From your
"moral reform stand point of civilza-
tion," Mr.. Editor-considering the
present style of fitting hoops in your
modest circles-we were under the i'm
preston that so vague an idea would
not have been foisted upon as in this
manner-when an occuLar demonstra-
ton would have proven the truth in the
premises, beyond cavil.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

A DECIDED HIT The editor of the
Lacrosse Democrat says there should
be negro representatives in the pres
ent trump Congress-" to give that
Infamous body tone and character
Quite an undeserved compliment" to
Stevens, Sumner & o.,-at Cuffee's
expense.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

r When they want to brighten a
negro down South, they tell him the
"Freedmen's Bureau" is after him, and
he will fee faster than if chased by a
pack of bloodhounds - Boston Post.
A trath well told in jest, Mr.. Editor.
The cunning and false-hearted philan-
thropists sent down among US from
your point Of morality" generally
contrive to not only fleece the whites,
of their honest gains, by every conoeiv-
able modus operandi of theft, petit
larceny, &c.,-but Notwithstanding
their inordinate love for Cuffee
he too, is generally feeced. All
deduceable from the fact, we sup
pose, not that they love the negro less
but their dear selves more. Henc e,
the negro's fear. He too, is beginning
to get his eyes open
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

sGT In another column will be
found the announcement of the tenth
annual exammation to be held at Min
den College commencing on Tuesday
srd proximo, and closing on Thursday
night, with grand concert. A cor
dial invitation is extended to The friends
of this Institution, to attend the usual
commencement exercises.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

WASHINGTON, May 26.-General
Howard has addressed letter to the
President, apologizing for his letter
recently published in New York in de-
fence of the Freedmen's Bureau Off
GERS in the Southern States. His
excuse is that it was written hastily,
and before his knowledge of the facts
set forth in the Steedman and Fuller
ton report. His confidence in Gen.
Fullerton is such that he is now COM
PEELED to believe these charges have
much foundation in fact.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

D There are a hundred thousand
young men to-day, says the New York
Times, who, with half the ambition and
energy they are expanding to beat
some shrewd sharper at billiards. might
raise bale of cotton; with half the
money they are squandering every
year for poor oysters and worse whis-
key, might purchase principality,
and have a chance to live like men
until their hairs were gray, instead of
dwelling here and falling at last to q
pitiful beggary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

u A clever female French writer
says women should not sit beside the
man whom they wish they wish to con-
quer, but opposite him. Attack a
heart by full front, not by profile, is
her idea Exchange.
The exceptions are SO many as to
invalidate the rule. An attack in
echeEom is, in open ground, the most
irresistible. Masked batteries are fire.
quently decisive, ambuscades are more
effective than an open front, and as a
general rule strategy" wins in love
as often as in war.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

~ The disappearance of gold
watches at the North is an i'll timed
discovery. = Post.
Yes, and their disappearance from
the South, spirited away by your spa
triotic'' theives-who plundered our
country duiing the past four years
was just as ill time-d-ifs not little
more so,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

y The Bastrop Dispatch, in speak
ing of the gradual and final extinction
of the all-important negro race, cuts
the gordon knot" with the following
graphic solution, of their future:
1.-THE whole race must ultimately
perish, going out gradually like the
sparks on a burnt rag"
Quite lucid.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

IL For the past three months, the
smallpox has been prevalent in our
town and parish, and large number
of cases, especially among the negroes,
have proven fatal. Although at pres
ent in the summer solstice, the dis
ease shows no sign of abatement, and
it becomes the duty of every one to
take all known precautions against the
spread of the infection. During the
past week there has been an unusual
amount of sickness in this vicinity;
principally dysentery and pneumonia.
- Iberyille South, June I'd.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

IL The Freedmen's Bureau is the
biggest cut worm that ever inflicted a
plantation Boston Post.
Very true, indeed. And like Pol
loeks's "worm that never dies" it con-
tinues to writhe and vent its miserable
spwan upon the land. A curse un-
equalled.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

y Parson Brownlow says he would
not start to heaven with the Democrat
ic partic. Very true. The old whelp
is too far on the direct road to HELM
fact, he is SO near there that the little
devils have stopped sitting birthstone
to look out of the window as they see
him coming down the home stretch
neck and neck with Ben. Butler and
Thad. Stevens.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

~ A Western editor says that
Heaven will not permit the Cholera and
Congress to prevail at once in the same
suffering community.-Exohange.
1t is our ardent prayer that it will
not. Yet, there is no telling what is
in store for people, as are we, who
are so devoutly serving strange G ods."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

ARMY STATusTiCs.-New York,
May 19.-When President Lindoln, in
April, 1861, called for $4,000 militia
for three months service, the army of
the United States had ON its roll IA 900
men. During the ensuing year z, $751;
523 men were enlisted, of which 2,048,-
103 left the the army alive; of the bal
ance, 96,089 died in battle or of wounds,
while 184,33l died of disease. The
number of white troops enlisted was
about $2,50O,O00; the number of deaths
among them 25l, Jig, or one death out
of ten. The number of colored troops
was 10000, of whom &c, 1893 died, or
about one out of six, being nearly
double that of the deaths among the
white troops. Out of every eight
deaths among the white troops, three
died on the field of battle and five from
disease. Of every nine deaths among
the blacks, one died on the field of bat
tie and eight from disease. The NOR
tality among the volunteers was near
ly fifteen per cent. greater than among
the regulars. These statistics are
taken from official records; but while
they give the number of those who died
in the service, they make no mention
of the host obliged to leave the army
and who went home to die.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

IL The weather, for the past week
has been warm and sultry. On last
Wednesday night, we bad very heavy
rain, accompanied with perfect tor
nado Of wind.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

g9- The Probate term of our Court,
which convened on last Monday, al
ipuIned yesterday morning. But little
business was acted upon during this
term.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

y A young farmer of Upper Coos,
N. H., had three calves, two colts,
eleven pigs, nine lambs-and baby,
added to his inventory of personal
property the other night.-[Ex.
Where's the "Iacome Tax Assessor!"
He should take that mans effects into
consideration.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

II There is a gold mine near
Washington, and several in it Eek.
Why didn't the editor say at once,
that the National Treasury was that
mine, and the radicals of the North were
the leeehes that were consuming the
nations life-blood.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

IP a Richmond paper records the
desperate threat of a man there who
declared that he would have MONEY!
if he had to work for it !-Ex.
We haven't recently heard of many
such desperate threats in this section,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

q That fearful malady, "Dead
Duck" on the brain, prevails among
some of our exchanges to an alarming
extent. Gentlemen, you are really
giving "airy nothing a local habita-
ton and name." Let the slaughter
ed fowl now rest in peace.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

FIRST CoTToN BLooM.-The first
cotton bloom we have heard of this
season was produced on the plantation
of Mr.. Robertson living at Monroe, in
this county Henderson (Texas)
Times, june 9th.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

IL A hoop skirt recently caused
Portland steamer to deViate from its
course, but thissis only one case of de-
Walton for which crinoline Is RESPONSE
BILE,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16
THE BOSSIER BANNER,
w. H. sCANLAND. EDITOR.
T z z u s.:


The Bossier Bannerwill be issued
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Three dollars for six months. Two
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Advertisements inserted at 5 l so. per
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ton; rs cents for each subsequent in
sertion. Liberal terms offered to yearly
advertisers.
Professional and business cards of
one square, inserted at $l5 per annum;
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= Publishing announcements of candi-
dates for office, $l5-to be paid invari-
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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, 1866-06-16

IL Were it not for the good time
coming" many man would be tempt
ed to his "quietus make" for "man
never is, but always to be best
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

u Every man in a certain town in
Louisiana is represented to be a con-
firmed drunkard.-[ Boston Post.
If the above is intended to apply to
Bellevue, it is a base SANDER. We
always have half of our town sober at
time-to take care of the other half.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

FIGs.-The N. o. Picayune boasts
of figs as rarity in the city markets.
"We'uns" have them up here ALSO
B. r. Advocate.
A fie for your figs, as long as we can
get the most currdnt of fresh dates :
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-06-16

- Our deviI-who il something Of
an arithmetician-says girl il SUM.
when she causes one to sigb:for her.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-12-22
A COld.BlOOded Murderer q Rad
ical Nominee for Office.

From the cesspools and sinks Of
crime, corruption, impiety, and
bloodthirstiness, the republican par
ty to-day selects its choicest spirits,
its most honored men
Ben. Brute Coward Thief Butler
is to-day "the bright particular star"
in the republican constellation, rls-
ing at evening and at morning, to
cast his rays Of intellect (or raise
his caste of plate, rather in our be-
nighted western country. Chris
tians, honest men of family, position
and standing, flock by thousands TO
hear the paragon of hells blacklist
vices expound the precious precepts
of the rump policy. Two years ago
he was a disgraced and despiseC
wretch, denied even the privilcge'of
grovelling in humility at the feet Of
a. Lincoln to explain his miserable
failures But behold him to-day'in
Illinois or Missouri, or Wisconsin
l-fawned upon, feted, idolized, be-
loved by his party. candidate for
congress, certain of election, and the
strongest aspirant in the rumping
ranks for the presidential success
sionlr
Why is this? Simply that "pro-
gressive" radicalism, with brutality
as its leading feature, finds in But
Ter a willing tooll 3,
Brownlow, whose blasphemy Is
bIoodcurdling in its audacity, is all
SO one of the great lights of that
party. Jack Hamilton, CAN'T, and
others of the southern loyaiists,
who possess no merit Of their own
save that of blatant and most rabid
devotion to the most extreme ideas
of radicalism, are high in favor with
the rank and file ofthe party.
The perjured logan, the drunken
Yates. the foul-mOuthed Oglesby,
panderer Forney, butcher Bnrnside,
adulterous Stevens, these are 3 few
1 of the foremost men fighting the
battles Of rsdicalism, swiftly and
surely pushing the country on to
bloody war
But it was reserved for the fanat-
ice Of St. Louis, in tbe ststs Of Ms
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-12-22

GOVERNOR LUBBoCK--COMPLI-
MENT.-We copy the following from
the Post, which we regard as COM
pliment to our distinguished fellow
citizen, who was so successful in
politics, and now bids fair to be
equally so in his new avocation
Crank r. Lubbock, the man who
so frightened Butler, at Charleston,
by threat to cut off his ears and
nail them to the door, is now an
auctioneer in Texas" . .. n.
We were personally present on
the occasion referred to, and remem-
Der the just demand that Texas
made upon the National Democracy
to come to our rescue and save us
from the ruin that Black Repuhli-
canism was Fastening upon us,
which was done through her gifted
son. Hon. Mr.. Stockdale; to which
Butler replied, casting some severe
slurs upon Texas and her people.
1t was to these ISLANDERS that Cover
nor Lubbock replied, in behalf of
the people of Texas, in such force,
energy and power that it alarmed
the Beast, and he ewas probably ap-
prehensive of the loss OF his ears,
Gov. Lubbock characterized him in
the committee room as corrupt and
politically dishonest, and on the
street as a villain; q blackguard and
a coward. IfGov. Lubbock proves
as successful in bis new avocation
as he was correct in his judgment
of the greatest villain and thief in
the land. then he is entitled to the
patronage of the people, and should
have it.-HouSton Journal. -
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-12-22

will, well and faithfully, keep an ac-
count of the money to him commit
ted, rs n school fund for his county,
and pay over the same, only upon
the order of the County Judge OF tho
county, under his hand and the seal
of the Police Court, He shall keep
an accurate account ofall monies re-
ceivod and paid, or accepted to be
paid, He shall, between the first
and tenth Of the fiscal month OF the
Treasury Of each year, renew his
bond and all suits upon such bonds
shall be in the name Of the county,
and in other respects they shall be
governed by the laws regulating the
bonds of County Treasurer.
Sec IS. That all laws and parts
OF laws, in conflict with the provis-
icns of this Act, be, and tho same
are hereby repealed, and this Act
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved November II, 1866.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-12-22
AnActreguIating PabIIcsehoofs.

SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted By the
Legislature of the State Of TeDds,
That the Police Court shall be a
Board Of School Commissioners for
each county, whose duty it shall be
at the first session Of said court, in
1867. to form their respective coHn-
ties into school districts Of conve-
pient size, and number the same, 50
that each district may be known BY
its number PrOvided, hopepeT, that
in forming said districts, the conTe-
nience Of neighbOrhoOds shall be re-
garded as much as possible, and
each school district shall e0ntain a
suHeienf number Of children f'r The
mainteBance ofa school. Il shah-
1T the same time, order an election
by the qualified vOtsrsofeachsebOol
district for three Trustees for each
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-12-22

The terms of the United, stntes
District Court has been fixed as fol-
lows: In the Eastern District in
Galveston, on the first. Monday in
December and May, and in Browns
vile. the first Monday in March and
October. For the Western District
in Austin, the first Monday in jan
nary and June, and in Tyler the
fourth Monday in April and first
Monday in November.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-18
A Il L :" a.
PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE.

The cause of Cholera is always found in a &C.
ranged state of the digestive fluids, particularly
the bile which has been put in disorder by. eli
matte or other atmospheric causes The hillary
ducts are thus prevented from fulfilling. their
functions and consequently the whole circuia-
ton is thrown into disorder. The more one :
system is thus deranged by unhealthy eatables;
or irregular habits of living, the more easy VIII
we become the victims Of ASlATlCs CHoL-
ERA
Asiatic Cholera is terrible complaint; it
takes its victims with q rapidity unknownto any
other malady the slightest neglect agalndt o san
itary rules is almost surely punished with death
Yet Cholera is durable, like other diseases
and in this Elixir We possess remedy Which is is
thousands of,cases. particularly in 1850, in Ger
and in the ch0 G ot H Rn,5 in
has proved the use of PROF. WUNDRUM'S
CHOLERA ELIXIR the surest preventive
against the malady.
A large stock, imported directly from Germa-
nv, lust received from the Custom House in New
York. Put up in Bottles Of two sizes, at SO cts.
and 100 each JANNEY s. CO., Agts,
aug lS-tf l45 King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-18

>:>.yz?a;ENT CT WE1GH-MAsTERs FEES
lie GGe7ernor, in accordance with the l>rovis-
'o1s 0: he 9th section of chapter 90 of the
Jots o. Virginia, has prescribed the following
equations tor the collection OF fees due to the
..,2:gh.masters Of live stock, viz: The fees
,c:7 allowed by law shall be paid to the weigh
Este? Immediately after the services are rem
ICED and if not so paid, the weigh-master
2aa!i have authority to retain one or more of
q a1imals weighed by him, sufficient to pay
,:.iA siees, and to make sale of the same at pub
;c l.icion 1or cash, after notice to the owner
8 sid animals, and out of the proceeds Of
2:'2f sale 10 pay all expenses attending said
c:la and 2ot!ce, and the amount due for such
&c, aod pay The balance to the party or par
~ ai!:tieG thereto.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-08-18
THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE,
NO. d.. S. WASHINGTON ST.

NO, a, s. WASHINGTON 81.
WM +. CAIN E."..............P PRINCIPAL:
Will open its Fall term on Monday September
10th, rs It Boarding and Day School for IOUNG
LADIES and GIRLS.
The school rooms are well situated and COM
modious the apparatus for illustration COM
plcte in al departments; the course of studies
thorough; the method Of teaching according to
the most approved modern standards the dis
cipine suited to q school Of high grade, and the
NUM- Der Of students limited.
Lectures, illustrated throughout by copious
experiments and specimens, on the Fridays OF
each week, open to friends invited by the pupils.
Vocal Calisthenics for training and strength
enlrg the organs Of speech; and photography
a method Of writing English at ten times the
ordinary speed, taught in the institution.
The Department Of Music is in charge of Prof.
Jos. G. Foertsch, who dcservedly stands at the
head Of his profession in this section of country
Painting and Drawing by the most sIlillful ar
fists, and at their rates.
Pcnmanship under the supervision OF Mr.
Charles L. Gregory, graduate of the Washing,
ton Commercial College, (without extra charge.
TERMS (per school-year)- Board and tut lor
$500; Tuition $50 to $50, including all extras
payable quarterly in advance. Apply at No
il, south Royal, or III, Duke ST., or by letter.
Circulars at the bookstores in Il few days [auG-t