The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-23

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mean that they steal Grape from the
door knockers.
- An exchange says Sunday in
Chicago is now devoted to devotion and
dog-fghts.
- The fast duke of Hamilton has
run in debt in London $3,0OO,OOO in
less than a year.
Chicago has had twenty drunk
en- murders within the last six months.
- A negro was fined one dollar
and costs in New London, Con-, for
''groaning like 'possum'' in meeting.
- A little boy in Cincinnati, but
little more than high to grass
hopper, robbed countryman of $26.
- The population of Texas is now
equal to that of Massachusetts,.
"A plucky woman in New York
seized pickpocket by the wrist and
demanded her pocket book. The thief
acquiesced.
- Good board in first class hotels,
fashionable and comfortable, with fine
rooms, in Florence, may be had for $40
per week.
One of the largest owners of
real estate in Mobile has deducted one
third of the amount due from his ten.
ants on notes given the past year.
- An association of young men
has been formed in Wilmington, N. c.,
the members whereof are sworn to mar
ry no lady worth less than $4,000.
- Denver paper says sit would
make savage smile" to see some of
the congregations of that city worship
the great Jehovah.
During the cold weather in
Paris, the Emperoropened half dozen
economical restaurants for the poor
people.
- It is understood that ladies in
Indiana who wear number z, s and 8
boots, and who are largely in the ma
jority, are opposed to the short dress
style.
The usual dullness in Athens,
Ca, was enlivened the other day by a
woman whipping her husband through
The streets with large hickory.
A woman in Chicago, on visit
ng her husbands office, discovered
ong hairs in his hair-brush, has sued
sor divorce.
A "colored lady," Boosting the
other day of the progress made by her
son in arithmetic, exultingly said, He
vas in de modification table,"
- A shoemaker in Richmond has
pair of boots seventeen and
lalf inches long and five inches and a |
lalf wide, for a negro man. He will
rave to GO to the forks of the road to
ind boot jack.
- Fred. Douglass, on arriving at
st. Louis, found all the hotels full"
,ut just as he was about to take apart |
nents on sidewalk, "good Rad,
'ffered him shelter for the night, in his
litehen,
- Harper's journal of Civilization
hould be called "Harper's Journal of
Nomination" We do not believe that
more barbarous ard filthy sheet was
yer published.
- A man by the name of Tease
as married Miss Cross, in st. Louis.
There is a good show for connubial
Hiss! We should think they might,
nth the help of niger or two, have
miniature Congress on their own hook.
- An impenitent Copperhead, in
peaking of Summers marriage, won
ers if the children will be niggers -
We hope so, as Sumner might take it
ito his hayward head to doubt the
deity of his wife.
- Some weeks ago Thad. Stevens
aid he W As ''tired of life." Then, why
ont he die ? We are sure life must
g tired of him. Or if not, life must
g an ass.-Prentice.
At a masquerade ball in Gardi-
er, Maine. last week, young Port
md gent, as "Jocko, the Ape" was
assing through the entry of the hotel,
hen he was met by MACK the New
dog belonging to the house,
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