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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-21

Succession Of r. R. Koaag, decd.
Dy virtue Of writ Of sale issusa
- from the Honorable District
Court of Bossier, La. in the succession
of Reuben R, Young, deceased, and d
me directed, Twill sell at public sac.
ton, to the last and highest bidder, at
the store of w. j. Hughes, at Rocky
Mount, said parish, on Saturday the
18th day Of January. 1858, the follow
ing described property belonging to
said succession, .to-wit
The east half Of northwest quarter,
and southwest quarter NJ she northwest
quarter Of section number 3 township
81. range III situated II Bossier
parish, La.
Also, mare aud colt. I Feather bed,
2 mattresses, ] lot bed clothing. J beg
claim, / COW.
Terms of Sale- Cash, With bsnefi.
of appraisement. Should any article
of said property, fail 10 bsing its
appraised value cash, the same 20 BE-
immediately re-ofered and sold on q
credit of IL n,onths--parchassrs being
required to give notes with approved
personal security bearing 9 pep cen,
interest from day of sale.
REUBEN W. YOUNG. Admr.
December 18th, 1867. r q E3g
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Rocky Mount .fcadeass,

WIN open the Cd Monday in January next,
w under the charge of Edwin II. Fay,
A. NJ, Principal, assisted by Mrs. Fay, In
the Girls Department unless tho Music
Glass should require her whole attentiens IN
which case Lady assistant viii DO paosnpt
ly employed.
Rates of Tuition will be as heretofore-S3,
81 and s. currency per InoDth, and in every
case, mast be promptly paid at &c elose o.
each month. No pupil received for lees than
one month. and no Deductions made except
for illness protracted beyond three weeks.
The Scholastic wear viii be divided into
two sessions. The first week viii embrace
| "a, and second, 10 weeks weeks being
reckoned month.
| 1t is of the greatest Importance, that oil
pupils should attend the first scsek, ~ the
classes Will then be arranged and "dropYtpg
i'm afterwards always creates eoflfusi9n.
| 1t is also of the highest Importance, that the
attendance of every pupil should be pune
tual and regular, as the loss Of Q single dzy
| is felt more or less for the renlafndeg Of the
| term.
Reading, Spelling, and Meatal Artith- :
metic. Der month, % %
The above, with Geography, Grammar,
primary Philosophy and Compost -
! ton, .h-." W
All other branches, Languages, Higher -
Mathematics, "
Music Sc, and French 50, per month each
A few boarders can be accommodated N
the family of the Principal, on reasonable
terms.
EDwINH, FAY, AN.
Rocky Mount, Dec. u, 1857. nSs
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s''ooessiO" Of Easasssa Jsas., decd.
I'm pursuance of awrit az ssls - :.
n directed from ne Dls,ries fAa ~
Of Bossier Parish, IA. IN sAe saccs.'
sion of Elizabeth Jones, deceased :
will sell at public auction TO the La.
bidder, before the Court house door -
the town Of Bellevue, La, on Thursd.v
the 9th day of January, 1853, thu fci.
lowing described property, belonging
to said succession, to-wits IS.
The south half Of the nosthe.s.
quarter and the north half Of southve,s
quarter aud southeast qua7ter q soma
east quarter of section 2, towhship "a
range II, west; containing 200 d. mn
acres. Nf ttA EH
Terms of Sale--Cash, provided n.
appraised value be bid. Should ths
land fail to bring its appraised yelus
cash, / will Immediately no advertise
and sell the same oD12 months crrd;.
for what it may bring. Credit Dur.
ohasers required 10 give notes Win Az.
proved personal security bearing 9 Der
cent interest from day Of sale, witI
mortgage retained on land 20, securs
| payment of purchase price.
| sEEs 5ag 2 e.1gy VIII. HILL,
Sheriff and ex-oRcio auotiopser
December 9TH, 1867. n36 Sta
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Succession Sale.
Succession Of W. B. GambiR, dec.

succession OF w. b. GdntbaN, decd.
Dy virtue of Il writ If sale to me
D directed from the Honorable
District Court of the Parish Of Bossier,
La, in the succession Of w. B. Gans-
bill, deceased, l will sell at public suc :
tiou to the last and highest biddesr
within the legal hours Of sale. before
the Court house door. in the town Of
Bellevue. Le., on Saturday the 9TH
day of January, 1868, the sollowiag
described property Belonging TO said
succession, to-wit: .ssffaI a,.gaa4
Lots number ] and 9. Of section
number %. township %, range III, of
Northwest La, containing 80 4e-i0O
acres. Also the southwest quarter Of
northeast quarter Of section %. same
township and range, containing ~
100 acres. ...- $500
The northeast quarter of northeast
quarter of section 81. and the southeast
quarter Of southeast quarter Of section
q, same township and range, contain.
ing 30 acres, more OF less. All situat'
ed in the Parish of Bossier. La, and
containing in all, 208 .52-l00 acres o.
land, more or less.
Terms of Sale-On credit Of u
months; purchaser to give his noisi
with approved personal security, bear
ing 8 per cent per annnm interest. with
special mortgage retained on land y
secure payment ofpurchass price, !
adl EW!HgHILL. .
Sheriff and x-officio auc,ioneer.
Bellevue, La, Dee. 2lst, 1867. aR
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now doing

~ AS an ILLUSTRATION OF the
prosperity ~ of Louisiana under
Radical Miscegenation rule, in
stance: In 1860, Bossier parish
produced 32,915 bales of cotton
and 800, 100 bushels of corn with
o taxation of only $23, 73O 2O--ne-
gro property included. Deduct.
ing the yalueof property in slaves,
and our taxes even exceed those
figures-which an impoverished
people are called upon to pay, with
every system of revenue fettered
and paraliEed by oppressive legis.
lation.
To-day, ruin and bankruptcy, as
a people, stare us in the face. The
Government pets" have deserted
'the shovel and the hoe" fer the
ballot-box, their loyal ~ Leagues,
law making, &c. Glorious coun-
try! sweet land of negro-bureaus
As an item of ourreconstructive
prosperity: Last January o plan.
tatiOn in our parish, with all nee.
essary buildings, that rented, this
year for $3.50, was leased ON Sat.
urday 18th inst, for 1868, for only
S76! AS fine open land as car
be found anywhere in the Red
River valley, fails at public auc.
ton, to secure a bidder at ana
price-fOr cultivation next year
E Real estate commands no casl
value at ALL. The best of improv
ed uplands sell at s1.25 to S1.7,
per acre, on a credit of IL months
Gloomy disappointment stares tn,
planter in the face: The feedmen
as a class, cannot be relied upor
any longer as laborers. And tx
cap the climax, manyof theprowl
ing vagabonds rapidly killing up
the hogs, cattle, poultry, &C., o
the country. And the end is moi
yet. -
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Succession Notice.

Sstate of Louisiana, Parish of Bossier.
Notice is hereby given that r. T. Stinson,
tutor to the minors OF Benjamin Lay, de-
ceased, has this day filed in the office of
said clerk, his final account as tutor afore
said sitb the minor w. T. B. Lay, minor OF
Isaac Lay, deceased.
Now, therefore, this is to admOnish all
persons concerned, that if opposition is not
made thereto within the time prescribed by
law, the SAID account will be homologated
and made the Judgment of the court.
Given under nv hand and seal of Office,
at Bellevue, this tie 18th day of December, A
D., 1867.
THOS. N. BRADEN,
n38 SITS Clerk,
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Succession Notice.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Bossler.
- Clerks office, 10th District Court
Notice is hereby given that Benz F. Fort,
administrator of the SUGGESTIONS of Francis
A. Rodgers, deceased, has this day filed in
the office of said Clerk his statement OF
debts in said SUGGESTIONS.
Now, therefore, this is to admonish all
persons concerned, that if opposition is not
made thereto within the time prescribed by
law, the said tableau will be homologated
and made the judgment of the Court.
Given under my hand and seal of office
at Bellevue, this the 10th day Of December,
A. D., 1867.
T. n BRADEN,
n38 SITS Clerk.
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Doors, SHOES. TRUNKS, Ere
We would call the attention of our
friends to the card of Mr.. J. B. Lewis,
No. g Texas street. Shreveport, La,
to be found in another column. We
speak from experience when we say
that Mr.. Lewis is selling on as reason
able terms as the market admits, as
any person that's a judge of fine goods
will say after examining his prices.
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per annum, to MAINTAIN their SUI |
premacy after they shall have
been established, and that with !
out such military protection they |
are wholly incapable Of holding
in subsection the white people of
the South. The President discus
ses the effect on the public credit
and trade by a persistence in the
Congressional scheme, and shows
that both will be ruined. He de-
clares that equal and exact justice
requires all of the creditors of the
Government should be paid in
currency of equal value, and not
| in gold for one and paper for an
other. He is a hard-money man,
believing it unreasonable TO ex
pect return to sound currency
so long as the Government, by
issuing irredeemable notes, fills
the channels of circulation with
depreciatedpaper. The President
makes reference to many other
subjects, an analysis of which we
shall defer making, until we shall
have read the entire message. One
of the most important assertions
in the document is that it might
become his duty to refuse to exc
cute certain laws, although they
have passed through all the forms
of legislation and been placed on
the Statute Book. No man is
obliged to obey or carry out law
clearly and palpably in violation
Of the Constitution. The Presi-
dent, under that instrument, has
a twO-told duty toperfOrm. While
he must take care that the laws
be executed, he is also required
to preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution, which is as
much and more a law to be exc
cuted than any enactment of Con
gress. Even an indididual citizen
holding no public office may re-
fuse to obey an unconstitutional
law, taking upon himself the re
sponsibility of so doing, and for
a much greater reason the Presi-
dent may do so, under a similar
responsibility to the people of the
country who placed him in the
Executive chair to check all
inroads from whatever quarter
, that might be openly or insidious
ly made upon that citadel Of our
rights.
This is true constitutional doc.
trine. Any other would lead us
into anarchy and confusion, and
sap the foundations of the Gov.
eminent. In thus standing mp SC
firmly for the integrity of the fun.
danental law of the land against
the fierce attacks of an unprinci
pied and wicked faction, Mr.. John
son deserves and will receive the
lasting gratitude Of every lover Of
, his country, who values its fail
fame above any temporary parti
IAN advantage, and the admira
ton of every lover of constitution
al government throughout the
civilized world.
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% Mr.. Willis Harvey, the fer,
ryman on Bodceaunear this place,
was accidently shot on last Sun
day evening, whilst polling the
boat over the Lake, by Mr.. Chas.
Vaughn, who was at the time ex-
aiming a breech-loading rifle
Mr.. Harvey died Of his wound at
IL o'clock P. NJ, of the same day.
This distressing accident should
prove a warning to all persons
against the careless handling OF
firearms.
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70 A few days ago Mrs. Cooke,
in Madison county, Ala, put arse
mic in her dough by mistake for
soda, the consequence of which
was the death to the whole family
herself, her husband and three
children. What a warning to
careless people!
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MONTGOMERY, ALA, Dec. A.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Dec. A.
Alarming excuses have recently
been committed by blacks in Bull
lock county, in the neighborhood
of Perote. The colored Loyal
Leagers organized and resisted
processes issued by the civil au-
thorities under instructions from
colored emmissaries. They have
formed code of laws to govern
the negro population, and opened
a court, Differed and organized
arresting by night all blacks who
oppose their ulawful proceedings,
and have carried punishment so
far that their victims applied to
the civil authorities for protection.
The black Sheriff and his deputy
we're finally arrested, but the other
insurrectionary leaders organized
negroes and made armed resist
ance. Aid from other leaguers
wassummoned. The blacks flock
ed to Union Springs, threatening
a general rising and determination
OF the whites, and taking possess
ion of the country. The black
leaders went to the plantations
and forced labOrers to join them
for vengeance, showing pretended
orders from General Swayne, that
they had a right to kill all resist
ing their authority.
During the excitement the negro
church at Perote was burned by
unknown parties, alleged by the
black leaguers to infiame the ne
/ groes. The whites universally re-
greet it.
| The white citizens organized
for protection. General Swayne
was appealed to and sent q de-
tachment of troops promptly to
scene Of trouble to restore order
Fifteen black insurrectionists have
been arrseted and lodged in jail
They will be tried by the civil
1 authorities. At last accounts or
der was restored and all was quiet
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70 The contagion of fashion
able drunkenness is said to have
broken out in Cincinnati among
women of society.
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% At this stage OF the "situa-
tion," q man cannot serve himself
nor his country better than by
inducing immigrants by fair and
honest representations, to come
and abide among us.
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70 A Chicago divorce case
rests on the complaint Of the lady
that her husband made her get up
in the middle of the night and
make the bed over.
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% The Tennessee Legislature
has before it a bill for the protec-
ton of wool growers, by which
dogs will be taxed two dollars a
a head. One dog to each family
will be exempt.
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% AS a specimen of the cost
of military government, the Sec
rotary Of War reports that be.
tween January LIST and October
Goth, 1867, a period Of ten months,
the disbursements of the Treasury
to the War Department were one
hundred and nine millions eight
hundred and seven thousand dol
lars-or something near thirty.
seven thousand dollars a day -
Of which amount, owing the i'm.
poverished condition OF the South,
the North and West pay over
tiye-sixth! ag
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II India is running the Uuited
States out Of the cotton market.
A million of bales are at present
on the way to Liverpool
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% An unreconstructed Geor-
gia editor says that the circum-
ference of Gen. Pope's soul "doth
not seem to exceed the periphery
of a three cent piece"
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Goods ar .aaecfieas.

A t Fillmore, on Christmas day, (Wedses-
n day 25th,) will sell my stock OF Goods
at auction, to the highest bidder, for Cash.
sale continuing the second day, u mot al
sold on the first day.
Also, the Store House and lot, for sale cr
rent ] will continue to sell ae Cost.
j. N. RICHARDS
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- Greeley's opinion of Grant
is expressed in the following words:
"Gen. Grant, we esteem by no
means great man, nor even a
very great General.'
An opinion in which the most
of discerning men will coincide.
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70 AT the term of our District
Court recently closed, 8 freedmen
were sentenced to various terms in
the penitentiary,' and 3 in the
parish Jail. 200 judgments were
rendered during the term.
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aoSaSA "iOh haoAO euHn ONAAlfdIy IuecI-
est at this period of national trial
and apprehension.
The Message begins by inform
ing Congress that ''the continued
disOrgallization of the Union, to
which the President has so often
called the attention of Congress,
is yet a subject of profound and
patriotic concern"
1t is the duty of a people, after
such calamity as the recent civil
war, to repair its injuries prompt
~. The Executive of the nation
and the Southern States felt this,
and were ready toproceed prompt
ly to work with this object. But
they were disappointed by legisla-
ton to which the President was
forced to withhold his consent.
He regrets this, and, furthermore,
is grieved thathe is unable to COM
municate any defnitive adjust
ment of the questions which have
agitated the public mind; on the
contrary, he declares that "there
is no Uaion as our fatkers ander-
stood the term and as they meant ii
to be understood by u.s." The resto.
ration of the States to their legal
rights, " according to the terms OF
the original compact" Mr.. John.
son says would be the greatest
temporal blessing which God, in
his kindest providence, could be-
stow upon us. 1t is our impera,
tive duty to consider how to effect
this s'most desirable consumation. y
Dilating upon the Importance
of the restoration of the Union,
and the ruin and anarchy which
must ensue upon a failure to re
establish it upon the basis of the
Constitution, he declares that this
is a matter of easy solution
There is no obstruction now t.
the enforcement of the laws, an6
no military or other necessity, rea
or pretended, which can prevent
obedience to the Constitution
either North or South. The mer,
will Of the Government, COR some
one or more Of its branches, is thu
only obstacle that can exist to ;
perfect union of all the States"
President johnson does not de
sire, he says, to save those engag
ed in the rebellion from the prope,
consequences of their crime; bu
the measures of Congress visit tn,
punishment Unfortunately upol
J the innocent and guilty. HI
speaks of them as against tn
spirit of Christianity and tn
primitive justice of this age an,
country, which "does not consis
in stripping whole States Of thei
liberties and reducing theirpeopl
to slavery" The message exhibit
the danger of violating the Con
stitution for temporary and pal
tial object. If the guarantees Q
the Constitution may be broke.
in this manner for temporary pun
| poses, they may be destroye,
everywhere and for all time. III
is the curse Of despotism that
has no halting place. "The MOI
atty is always false which excuse
a wrong because it proposes t
accomplish a desirable end."-
"But," it continues, "the end itseI
is an evil, as we'll as the means,
and "the sujugation of the State
} to negro domination would b
: worse than the military despotisr
under which they are now suffel
ing"
, The President intimates ther
might be a case of extreme legis
; lation by Congress in which h
) would deem it his duty to intel
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- The Greenland whale hsh-
cry has been unusually unsnccess
full this year.
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The melancholy days are come,

But no one need be naked SO long
as w. Z. Hamilton & Co., keep a
Dry Goods and Clothing store at
Fillmore, and sell goods at such
exceedingly low prices as they are
now doing.
Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-03-13
farm. Tho cost Of seed purchased for SOW.
ing and planting may be deducted.

farm. Tho cost Of seed purchased for SOW
ing and planting may be deducted.
9Th. If person sells timber, standing,
the profits are to be obtained BY estimating
the value Of the land after the removal OF
the timber, and from the sum thus obtained,
deducting the estimated value Of the land
on the first day Of January, 1862, or on the
day Of purchase, if purchased since that
date.
9th. Where no repairs have been made by
the Taxpayer upon any building owned by
him during the preceding five years, moth.
ing can be deducted during the year for
which its income is estimated.
A farmer should make return Of all his
produce sold within the year, but mere
exccutory contract for rate is not sale !;
delivery, either actual or constructive, is es-
scntial. The criterion by which to judge
whether a sale is complete or not is to de-
terminc whether the vender still retains in
that character right over the property !;
if the property were lost or destroyed, upon
which Of the parties, in the absence of any
other relation between them than that Of
the vcnder and vendee, would the loss fall :?
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WATCHING FOR PA.

Three little forms in the twilight grey,
Scanning the shadows across the way,
Six little eyes--iour black, two blue
Brimiul of love and happiness, too,
Watching for pa.
May, with her placid and thoughtful brow
Gentle face bcaming with love just now
Willie. the rogue, so loving and gay,
Stealing kiss from his sister May
Watching for pa.
Nellie, with her ringlets Of sunny hue,
Costly nestled between the two,
Pressing hercheek against the window pane
Wishing the absent one home again,
Watching for pa.
How they gaze at the passers by.
"He' s coming ut last!" they gaily cry,
'Try again, my pets" exclains mamma,
And Nellie adds, There $ the twilight star,
Watching for pa
Jack mods and smiles, as with busy feet,
He lights the lamps in their quiet street ;
That sweet little group he knows full well -,
May and Willie, with golden haired Nell,
Watching for pa.
Soon joyous shouts from the window seat,
And eager pat,er Of childish feet:
Cray musical chimes ring through the hall /;
A manly voice responds to the call,
"Welcolne, papa y