The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-08-11

dent has directed certain interrogato /
ries to Gen. Sheridan, with q view to
obtaining brief statements of the late
New Orleans disturbances.
Cincinnati, August THE steamer
Gen. Lytle exploded her boilers, near
Bethlehem. this morning, and is q total
wreck. The number killed and wound
ed is yet unknown, but eighteen per-
sons killed are supposed to be lost.
Returns from the Kentucky election
indicate the democratic majority TO-
600 to $4,000.
New York. August z. noon Cotton
dull and declining. Middling Orleans
SIZE. Gold 1471.
Washington, Aug. 6.-The Joint
Congressional Committee on retrench-
ment intend to commence work about
the middle of this month. Among the
first subjects to be investigated will be
corruption alleged in the disposal of
cenfscated and abandoned property in
the South.
New York, Aug. 6, noon.-Gold
147a. Cotton dull and declining
Middling Orleans &c.
New Orleans, Aug. 6.-Eleven
deaths from cholera in the Charity
Hospital since the LIST inst. Eminent
physicians pronounce it malignant
Five recovered, 1t is thought, as yet,
that the cases are sporadic.
San Francisco, Aug. 6.-The Impe-
rial Consul of Mexico has official in
formation that the Liberals assaulted
the fortified town of Acapulco, and
succeeded in gaining the third line of
defence, on the morning of July 22d,
but were repulsed and pursued. some
distance, leaving the dead body Of
their commander in the hands of the
1mperialists.
Boston, Aug. GA letter from Port
/, au Prince, dated July Both. says the
instruction at Governors Island was
suppressed by the Government, and
the town given up to the regular au-
thorities.
| New York. Aug. 6, noon.-COtton
dull and easy. Uplands 350354c.-
Gold l47s.
| New Orleans, Aug. 6, evening"
Cotton quiet. Sales $50 bales. Low
middling 33035c. Receipts 395 bales.
Gold 144.
The thermometer to-day stood at SO
deg, Fahrenheit. in the shade. Ad-
vices from the Inferior report cotton
doing finely. Planters feel little alarm
about worms.
jackson, Miss, Aug. 1.-The At
lantic cable is open for public business
Charges from any station in America
to any station in Great Britain, twenty
words or less. including address anC
signature, EGO sterling; each addition.
al word, 81 sterling. To any station
on the continent, Ell 2ls.; any station
in Africa, Asia or India, one hundret
letters or less, 425 25s. The letters
1 in word over twenty to be counted ant
divided by five, and each Eve or frac
tional remainder to be charged as ont
! word.
New York, July 81, evening.-Golt
149. Cotton unchanged. Sales 15O(
bales. Receipts for the week at al
ports 5000; exports for the week from
all ports to Great Britain so, 900.
New Orleans. July 81, evening"
Cotton firm. Sales 900 bales. Low
middling 34036c. Receipts for tire
days s4s bales; exports 1898 bales.
Liverpool, July 30 Sales of cottoI
$4,000 bales, market closing firm.
New York. Aug. l, noon.--Cotto
quiet and unchanged. Gold 149.
The Herald has the following specia
telegram:
London, July 30.-At the great re
form meeting held to-day there wer'
10000 present, and resolutions wer
! adopted declaring want of faith in th,
Derby ministry.
The Tribune's London special say
{ peace was certain at Berlin on Satur
i day. Prussia carries all her points
) The Austrian naval victory was over
rated.
New York. Aug. 2. noon.--Deman
for cotton light. Middling Orleans 8
039c. Gold 1881.
st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 1.-The Dem
ocratic State Convention elected dell
gates to the Philadelphia Convention
9 and passed resolutions in favor of th
8 immediate admission Of the Souther
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