The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-11-30
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Sugar-demand good; Louisiana
common 81, fully. fair 124 and yell
low clarified 134c. Molasses-
common 10 and choise 92c. Flour
dull and depressed; lower grades
not quoted ; choise $14. Corn
firmer, 81 % to / 10. Pork dull
at S22 30 asked. Lard steady;
prime tierce 12a and keg 13c.
Bacon dull, with only retail bust
ness; shoulders II, rib Ia and
clear Ice. Cotton-demand fair
but declined; middling Orleans
15c.; sales 5000 bales; receipts
since Saturday 1854 bales. Ster-
ling 90 to 524; New York sight
for ! per cent. premium. Gold
1404.
New York. Nov. %, evening"
Cotton declining / to &C.; sales
1900 bales at lie. for middling up
lands.
Richmond Nov. 25.-The venire
out of which the Davis jury is to
be selected, is one third colored
men.
New Orleans, Nov. 25.-Conven
ton met this evening at l o'clock,
eighty-fve members present.
Judge j. G. Taliaferro was elected
permanent President on the third
ballot, VIM. Vigers colored, elect
ed permanent Secretary, and a
negro elected Sargeant-at-Arms.
In taking the chair, Judge Tai
iaferrO made a brief and sensible
address, dwelling entirely upon
the duty of convention in forming
a new constitution for the State.
New Orleans, Nov. 26.-The
Convention succeeded i'll organi-
zing to-day. The officers stand
white Secretary; Sargeant-at alarms
and doorkeeper, colored. A Com
mittee of thirteen, of which w. S.
Mcmillan is Chairman, was APP
pointed to draft rules and regula-
tons, pending which therules and
regulations OF the House of Rep
resentatives Of the United States
were adopted. The New Orleans
Tribune was elected printer, the
Republican failing by one vote. Nc
other business was transacted.
The Ouchita River packet, Ida
hoe, blew up at the wharf to-day.
Six men wounded-two mortally.
Upper works of the boat wrecked
Montgomery, Nov. 25.-In the
Reconstruction Convention a me.
mortal was offered to Congress OF
the United States, praying that the
present reconstruction law be sc
altered or amended as to require
only majority of the voters yo
ting on the question to determine
for or against the adoption of the
new constitution. Several mem.
bers stated that they desired the
law amended SO that the opposi
ton could not defeat the constitu
ton by staying away from the
polls, and pressed the immediate
adoption OF the memorial. It was
deliberated, and and finally tabled
and ordered to be printed.
The real cause why the Radica
majority did not press the amend
ment requiring common carrier.
to make no distinction to traveller,
on account of color, was that ther,
was danger of breaking up tht
convention, several member.
threatening to withdraw if it wal
adopted. 1t is highly probable
that the proposition to organise ;
provisional civil State Govern
ment in place of the present Stat,
Government will be quashed il
committee.
Washington, Nov. 25.-Galle1
les crowded. impeachment Com
mittee still in session. The cleo
ton of GOllady from Kentucky
who was elected to succeed Heiss
was referred to the committee OF
elections. Pending the report h
was excluded by 105 to SO.
Washington, Nov. 21.-Genera
) Ord thinks larger military fore
will be required in his district t
protect negroes in their rights.
Richmond, Nov. 22.-Jefferso,
, Davis arrived this morning on th
New York steamer. He is stot
ping at the house of his council
! Robert Ould.
Washington, Nov. 22.--The pr
mature publication of Grants T
port creates excitement. Gran
does not recommend the discor
tinuance of the freedmen's bureau
Over nine millions expended fo
J bounties. River and harbor i'm
: prOvements, especially on tn
western waters, recommended
Grant in his estimate omits al
preparations for the bureau of II
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