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70 The Cincinnati Commercials
Black Republican paper-asks:
Would such a government as Mr..
Stevens proposes to put over the South
"a quasi military government, coming
continually in collision with the civil
law and authority, and at times over
riding the process of the courts and
suspending the functions of the civil
oficers-would such a ,monstrocity
tend to bring them to terms and stimu-
late growth of respect for the Fed
eral Government and regard for the
Union? We think not. It would but
serve to irritate old sores and keep
fresh the wounds inflicted during the
war. The same argument that Mr..
Stevens advances in support of the
establishment Of such a government
would be urged to keep it in existen ce !;
and at the end of five or ten years we
should be no nearer settlement of our
difficulties than we are to-day"
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The WEATHER.-Since our last is
sue, we have had all sorts of weather
On Saturday and Sunday last it was
warm and beautiful, the mercury in
the thermometer rising to 81 in our
office. On Monday, the wind shifted
to the north, when it commenced q
cold, drizzling rain, mingled occasion
ally with sleet, and on Tuesday morn
ing the thermometer was down to 25-
z degrees below the freezing point. 1t
has remained in Statu quo ever since.
This is the severest ''spell'' of weather
we have had this season. The fruit,
we think, has ''gone up" and if it con-
tinues much longer the cattle will
nearly all perish. The sun has moi
been visible since Sunday.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

- The manly frankness of the tes-
timony of Judge Durell of the United
States Court, in relation to the mob of
July 80, and the temper of this people,
which we published in our Tuesday
morning edition, ELECTS universal COM
mendation in this community. The
Judge is known to be consistent
Union man and Radical, who has main
tanned his views with uniform fidelity,
and, as many have thought, with even
austerity and severity. Noone in this
community could be suspected, with
less justice or reasonableness, of any
bias towards those who were recently
engaged in the rebellion, and yet his
honesty and fidelity to truth has pre-
vailed over his partisan and political
feelings, so far as to induce him to tes-
tify to the generally loyal and peaceful
eharacterof our population, their capa-
city to discharge worthily their duties
as citizens CT the United States. and the
policy of recognizing their right to
representation in the National Con-
gress.--New Orleans Times.
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IL We take the following from th

IL We take the following from the
National Intelligencer Of the 10Th ult.:
ARRIVAL OF SURRATT. The u. S.
steamer Swarata, Commander w. w
Jetfries, having on board John II.
Surratt, arrived at the navy yard at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. None OF
the crew or any person on board has
been allowed to come on shore, except
Commander Jeffries, who delivered his
dispatches to the Admiral commanding
the navy yard, and then Immediately
returned on board"
We will look, with some curiosity, to
see whether those hell hounds-those
fends in human shape-Stanton and
Holt, will be permitted to torture and
finally murder young surratt, as they
did his poor mother.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

p The policy Of spending money
in building schools and teaching the
alphabet to little darkeys, is well
enough in its place, but it seems to US
that the more pressing necessity is for
something to keep the freedmen from
starving and freezing. Radical phil
anthropy is always applied to the suf-
ferer's head, when in fact it would gem
orally be more seryiceable if applied to
the stomach. Boston Post.
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unfit to be freemen, they would not
submit without resistance, even though
it cost their blood.
["Your neck !" Mr.. Thayer Obs,
unionist, of Pa interrupted.
''He (Mr. Rodgers) was not willing
to submit to the CALLING yoke of des-
potism. If that were treason, then, in
the words of Patrick Henry, he would
say, make the most of itn IF the peo-
pie of the South were not already so
oppressed and broken down that they
had not the ability to defeld them
selves, and if they had the blood of
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and
the sages and heroes of the revolution,
they would protest, as their fathers had
protested, by their blood, against the
despotism of King George. He hoped
that the President of the United States
would resist. He hoped before he sub
mitted he would use all the military
power which the Constitution had given
him TO compel traitors and disunionists
to obey the laws. If Andrew johnson
would submit to see the country de-
stroyed, his name would go down with
ignominy to posterity as living libel,
o coward, and traitor"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

The .MAILs.-We are in a most de.
plorable condition in this parish, as to
mail facilities. We have no regular,
reliable mail now, in any direction
we are certainly an unfortunate peo-
pie. We are taxed to the utmost bv
the Federal Government, and vet that
Government denies us representation.
or even mail facilities. We have had
heretofore nominal tri-weekly mail
from Shreveport, which would arrive
ENTHUSIASTICALLY, as it suited the in
terest or caprice of the contractor or
his agents, but even that has ceased to
arrive. The question naturally arises.
what shall we do in the premises We
would suggest the propriety of our
citizens sending up strong petition
to the Postmaster General, asking him
to allow them the privilege of running
weekly mail from Bellevue to Shreye
port at theirown expense. The means
necessary to inaugurate this system
could, we think, be raised BY private
subscription, when we would then
have reliable conveyance. which we
could manage, correct and control. As
the matter now stands, the stage runs
or Lies up just as the managers think
proper, and the people have to grin and
bear it, without any means of redress.
Our people, as general thing, suffer
agreat deal without complaining, but
this thing has got to be insufferable.
The stage line from here to Shreveport,
as now conducted, is an unmitigated
nuisance.
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SUCCESSION NOTICE.

Gtate Of Louisiana, Parish of Bossier.--
y Clerks office, 10th District Court
Notice is hereby given that Alex. M.
Rodgers, administrator of the succession of
z. Austin Rodgers, dec d., has this day fled
in the Office of said Clerk, his final account
as administrator aforesaid.
Now, therefore, this is to adm0nish all
persons concerned, that If opposition is not
made thereto within the time prescribed by
law, the said account will be homologated
as prayed for.
Given under my hand and seal of Office,
at Bellevue, this the 18th day of March, A. D.
1867
THOS. N. BRADEN,
n49 Ut Clerk.
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" A Radical member of the West
Virginia Legislature has ''risen to a
question of privilege" in consequence
of the Wheeling Register having
charged him with stealing a carpet
sack and an overcoat. He states that
the articles were taken from gentle
mans state-room on a boat, upon
which he was travelling, but if he took
them he does not know it, as he was so
drunk that he does not even know. ex-
cept from other circumstances, that he
was on board the boat at all. A reso-
luton was adopted to investigate the
charges. We think this fellow would
make valuable member of the Rump
Congress. He could drink as much as
Wade or Chandler. and steal equal to
Beast Butler.
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A marriage of "a rather extraordinary
character took place in Saginaw City.
recently. Edward j. Stark. Of Green
bush, was married to Miss Frances
Hammond, a teacher of music, these
parties never having seen each other
until the day they were married. The
counting was done entirely my mail.
There seemed (after the weddingl to
be probability of their liking each
other as soon as they became better ac-
quainted.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

~ The Democratic Convention of
the Ninth Congressional District of
Kentucky have nominated John Young
as the candidate for Congress. The
Louisville Courier says he is young,
able, energetic, and popular, and will
certainly beat the Radical Mckee.
notwithstanding the money the Radi-
calls are giving him to food his district
with.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

REGISTERED LETTERS new
regulations regarding registered let
tiers, which are to go into effect as soon
the instructions and blanks can be for
warded to the several post Offices, pro-
vide that registered letters are never
to be sent 'direct' if distributing
office is located anywhere between the
place of mailing them and their destin-
alton. They are also always inclosed
in the registered package envelope"
furnished by the department to all post
Offices. Every person connected with
the service through whose hands a
registered package envelope" shall
pass in transmission is required to
make record of the number, etc., of
the same in book Or blank sheet pro-
vided for the purpose, and also to tax Q
receipt for it from the person to whom
he delivers 1t, in all cases where it is
practicable. The postage and fees for
registered letters must be prepaid by
stamps. The registration fees airs as
follows
On domestic letters to any part of
the United States or Territories, 90
cents each; on letters addressed to
England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and
the Island of Jamaica, 90 cents each
on letters addressed to Canada, 5 cents
each ON letters addressed to Germany,
or any part of the German Austrian
postal union, the same to be forwarded
by Bremen and Hamburg" line, OF by
the ''Prussian closed mall" 5 cents
each.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

IL John Hampden permitted him
self to be thrust into prison sooner than
pay few pennies tax demanded under
an unconstitutional edict. The glori-
GUS spirit Of the immortal Englishman
is not dead. Congress will find the land
to bristle with John Hampdens, who
will oppose a military despotism to be
inaugurated in the bosom Of the Repub-
lic.-NationaL Intelligencer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

A visitor to the Philadelphia marke.
speaks of butter which is s'the essence
Of June mornings caught and imprison-
ed in glowing globules, the fragrance
of clover fields ripening into sweetness
in the brooding sunshine, the warm
delicious flavor Of new milk foamipp
in the overlooking buoket.' Wish we
had some of that kind to spread on our,
daily bread. Post.
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~ We have no late news from
Shreveport, New Orleans, Washington,
or any where else, not having received
mail for week. We don't exactly
know whether we are living in State,
Territory, a Military Despotism, or
''going it Alone" But we will have to
''wait for the wagon"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

IL 1t is stated by some wiseacre
that the heart of man weighs about
nine ounces, that of woman about
eight. As the age increases, mans
heart grows heavier, and the woman's
lighter-some girls lose theirs at six
teen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

CONE TO GRIEF.-G. N. Carleton
has come to grief. A telegram, dated
New York, February 18th, says: G
n. Carleton, United States Treasury
Agent at Memphis from 1868 to 1865,
was arrested on charge preferred by
Treasury Agent Titus, of embezzle-
ment of public money and property to
the amount of 1851, 600, and is held
for trial in default of bail.
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w. H. sCANLAND, EpIroR.
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TERMS:
The Bossier Banner will be issued
every Saturday morning. Subscription,
per annum, Five dollars-ln advance.
Three dollars for six months. Two
dollars for three months.
Advertisements inserted at 81 so per
square, of ten lines or less first inser-
ton rs cents for each subsequent in
sertion. Liberal terms offered to yearly
advertisers.
Publishing announcements of candi-
dates for Office, Sl5--to be paid invari-
ably in advance.
Obituary notices, when exceeding a
square. will be charged as advertise
ments.
Eg 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, 1867-03-09

- There were seven combinations
and thirty reflections of the Presidents
appointments to office made by the
Senate on the 9th inst, in Executive
session.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

II The Catholic population Of the
city of Glasgow, Scotland, at the pres
ent day, is considerably greater than
the aggregate population fifty years
ago. At that date, Glasgow could
hardly boast Of a population of 10000
individuals, while the Catholic popula-
ton now exceeds that number.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

Ey tits stated that Gen. Sherman
told friend that he always liked to
obey orders, but he be id if he was
going to ride thousand miles on
mule to hunt for Juarez, or Macmillan
either.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

A Montgomery correspondent has
had long talk with the spirits of Lin
coin and Booth, through a medium
now practicing in the capital Of Ala
bama. He ascertained that the ex-
President and the ex-actorIwere on the
best terms.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

IL The Commonwealth newspaper
is indignant because stable keeper
refused to let negro woman ride in
his hack. But the editor doesn't seem
to have offered his ARM Boston Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

An Ohio editor refused to speak to
the toast "Women," on the ground that
woman was able to speak for herself.
and any man who undertook to do it for
her would get into trouble.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

More than ever Is it now necessary
that every Southern boy should learn
atrade; should take off his coat, roll up
bis sleeves, and go at something. The
days OF loafing, idleness and dissipa-
ton, must now give place to industry,
economy and labor Exchange.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

A Missouri editor says that the Rad
icals in Congress will soon enact law
requiring mems clothes to be made
without pockets-there will be no use
for them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

y We have robbery in Milton, a
poisoning case in Boston, murder
in Providence, &C., all within a few
days. Are we not entitled to Con-
gressional Committee of investigation
Boston Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

The DIFFERENcE.-An exchange
says a company in Rome, Georgia,
are now making and selling iron at SIS
a ton, which, commands in New York
from $40 to 800.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

IL To attempt the impeachment of
President johnson on the ground Of
his private habits, and put drunken
Ben Wade in his place, is just about
as consistent as fanatics know how to
be.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

p Massachusetts, is represented by
three negroes in her Legislature, and
three hundred and ff'y-fonr in her
State prison. Merit meets its reward.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

. Great, stalwart, lusty negro men
may be seen loafing around the streets
of Houston, Texas, half-naked, and
fed by the Freedmen's Bureau, while.
if they would go into the country, they
would get plenty of work and good pay.
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q During my absence, Mr.. George
c. Byrnes will have charge of the
Banner and will attend promptly,
to all business connected with the
Office. w. II. ScANLAND.
Bellevue, March 2, 1867.
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IL Affairs are nearly as bad now
in Mexico as they are in the United
States. The Mongrels in both coun-
tries are doing the mischief.
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office.

nURlNG my temporary absence from the
~ State, Thos. M. Fort, Esq, will act as
my duly authorized agent and attorney in
TACT. w III. SCANLAND.
Bellevue, March I'd, 1867 n4s-6t
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DR.. w. T.. YearOut,

HAVING permanently located in Belle
- vue, for the practice Of his profession,
respectfully tenders his services to the citi-
zens of Bellevue and vicinity
A general assortment of fresh Medicines
kept constantly on hand. n47
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

Going to Washington in these days
has very much the effect Of protract-
ed indulgence in swapping horses-it
is very apt to make man a knaye.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

q The Radicals tried the gag law
in Congress, but found the Democrats,
in this weather, disinolined to put on
the muzzlin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

u A man styling himself Captain
Baker, and connected in some way
with the Freedmen's Bureau in Arkan-
sas, has been arrested for robbing the
United States Collector, Brown, at
DuvalFs Bluff.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

" Why is washerwoman the most
cruel person in the world ? Because
she daily rings mems bosoms.
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Fresh Gleanings.
New York uses 100000 d

ooui At Hlen printers htSIdlly
acquire grammar at their fingers ends.
- About one third of the farmers
in Irelandhold long leases at low rents.
- Michigan makes over million
bushels of salt annually.
- A Montana paper speaks of the
Rocky Mountains during snow storm
as being "whitewashed."
- The English government hest
tates about calling out the Irish militia
Tor annual training.
The greater proportion of Americans
now in Europe are in Italy.
- The pork-paeking season at
Chicago is drawing to close.
- The measles are now consider
ed one of the classics. It has been
introduced into Yale College.
There are two Mrs. Woods
writing novels in England, to the no
small confusion of the readers.
Country doctors in some parts
of Kentucky are shot at while return
ing from professional visits.
- The Adventists of Connecticut
are preparing to 'go up" on or abou
June Is.
- Flour sold for Sc barrel in
San Francisco on New Years day.
Charleston has its new steam
line to Liverpool in successful opera
ton.
- Queen Victoria will attend the
Paris Exhibition in q quiet kind of
way.
- The oyster war in Virginia is
on the eve of a new campaign.
- A baron with $4,000 year and
three sons is pauper-in England.
Doctor Stone lectured in San
Francisco for charity. The committee
found they were "out'' SIS.
- It costeighty millions of francs
to subdue the rebellion in Palermo.
- The ''great commoner" seems
to have subsidized into a very common
sort OF man after all.
Carlyle is passing the winter in
Italy. He passes most everywhere.
for what he is worth.
-. Rejected Office holders form a
large and growing class in Washing
ton.
A foot bridge is going to be
builtat Niagara Falls across the river
littlo below the Clifton House.
A St. Louis twenty-one year
old hi rse was match against time,
single mile, in 2.384.
- A popular lecturer places Grant
and Sherman in the second class of
generals.
- Matilda Heron, the actress, dis
plays point Of lace eight hundred
years old.
- One third of the inhabitants of
Venice are receiving assistance from
public charity.
"A gentleman in Chicago who
drew q picture of ''Mount Blank" has
commenced a suit to develop the modus
operandi of the Lee Crosby transfer.
- A citizen of Detroit, while sit
ting beside young lady acquaintance
in her parlor, robbed her of her pocket
book.
- Some of the Broadway stores,
New York, have adopted the device of
having attractive pictures in the win
dows to let the premises.
- A Philadelphia clergyman
"cannot understand why the rich man
who rides in his carriage on Sunday
should go to heaven, while the poor
man who rides in the street car should
go to hell"
THE Lewiston, Me-, Journal
says negro has been arrested who
confesses that he and white man COM
mitted the Auburn murder. A New
York detective smoked him out.
- The coal trade of Pennsylvania
was, last year, worth over sixty-seven
and half millions of dollars.
- Nearly S23,0O0,OOO worth of
real estate changed hands in Baltimore
in the year ending June l, 1866.
- The receipts of wheat at Mil
waukee, Wisconsin, during the year
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II By reference to his advertise
ment, it will be seen that J. B. Lewis,
Jr.' has removed his extensive Boot
and Shoe establishment, to his for
mer stand, No. 8 Texas street, shreve-
port La, where he intends to keep a
large stock constantly on hand, and
will sell below New Orleans prices.
Persons wishing to buy Boots, Shoes,
Hats, Caps, etc., will do well to call on
]. b. Lewis, Jr., at No. 8 Texas street,
Shreveport, La, next to Hamilton's.
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CHEAP WHITE LABoR.-Mr. G. w,
Gatmany, of Savannah, announces TO
the people of Georgia, Florida and
South Carolina that the emigration
agencies Of New York will furnish emf
grants (male) who will contract and
work at ten dollars per month.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

u Nearly every newspaper we
have looked at for the last two or three
weeks, are filled with sickening lauda-
tory articles, putting up Mr.. Peabody,
wealthy English Banker. We are
inclined to think that the authors of
these fnlsome panegyrics are sorely
troubled with Peabody on the brain I"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-03-09

II An exchange says marriage
changes the current of the mans feel
ings. 1t also changes his currency.
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BE LEV UE:
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Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-01-10
Eighth of January.

Since our last issue the anniversary of
the celebrated battle of New Orleans.
has made its appearance in the regular
order Of time, aud we regret to notice
that the day was permitted to pass over
unobserved, as it should be one of the
most important of our natal days. 1t
was on the Eighth of January that the
red cross of King George, the emblem
of tyranny and oppression was lowered
and humbled, and the Star Spangled
banner (for which latter day loyalists pro.
TESS so much dev otion) was flung to the
breeze in glorious triumph by that hero
ic son of Tennessee, Andrew Jackson,
aided by "our Kentucky rifles" But
now our time is SO much engrossed in
singing peans to the memory of old John
Brown and recounting the marvellous
military deeds of such modern heroes as
Beast Butler, and "Stonewall Jackson's
commissary,' Banks, that we cannot af-
ford to notice such trivial events as the
anniversary of the genuine epoch of free
dom, Old HickOry's victory of New Or
leans.