The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-07-20


the United States.
Sec. 10. That no district commander
or meiaber of board of registration, or
any officer acting under them. shall be
bound in action By any opinion Of any
civil officer Of the United States.
Sec. IL. That all provisions Of this
act, and acts to which it is supple
mentary, be construed literally, to the
end that all the intents thereof may be
fully carried out.
New Orleans, July 15.-Cotton-
Sales 1850 bales; low middling 22AO
233o.; receipts I54 bales. Flour firm;
super6ne $40 750lI 90; choice extra
Sl8 so. Corn very firm; yellow and
mixed 81 250SI 80; white scarce at
81 350$l 373. Oats firm and stock
light at 90093c. Pork quiet and firm
at $24 rs. Bacon in good jobbing de-
mand; shoulders 1l3c. Lard 1899. in
tierces, and I3a IN kegs. Geld 1894.
New York, July Is, evening. Cot
ton-Middling Rplands firm; lower
grades declining, sales 900 bales at
26lc. for middling uplands. ...
New York, June i6, noon. Stock
steady. Money sos. Cold 81 404.
Washington, July l2.--House-Mr.
Julian asked leave to introduce Q PESO
luton ordering the reconstructioacen-
mittee to report a bill forfeiting lands
granted to the Southern companies for
railroad purposes, stating that there
were FIVE million acres Of the best
lands in the South in the hands of rebel
corporations, which the poor men,
white and black, should have for
homesteads. Wood objected. Julian
moved to suspend the rules. The rules
were suspended by a vote of 90 to IS.
The resolution was modified SO as to
embrace only Mississippi Alabama.
Florida. Arksnsas and Louisiana
which passed.
The Senate reconstructien bill vas
reported with several amendments. A
rambling debate ensued, during which
Logan, Of Illinois, said he had no SYM
patty with any man who went bail for
Jefferson Davis. He asserted, and
Mr.. Greedy could publish it, that there
never would have been any trouble in
trying Jefferson Davis either ina OWL
or military court. He would, to-day,
if he had power, hang Jefferson Davis
and every one of his cabinet officers.
The only man in America who had
nerve enough to hang traitors was
Juarez. Stevens moved tho previous
question, and the bill, as amended,
passed, and went back to the Senate.
Senate-Senator Chandler called up
the resolutions directing the Committee
on Foreign Relations to inquire how
many Mexican soldiers were executed
after the eaptare. . rtf;a
Wilson offered a bill authorizing the
Secretary of War TO raise four regi-
ments and appropriating 81 SOC, 600
for frontier defense {s
One of the House amendments is to
the effect thatthe opinioa Of any civil
officer of the Government should not
bind the district commanders OF their
subordinates, and State officers must
take the iron-clad oath. tssgst
Washington, July 12.-Julian's bill
FORGETTING Southern railroad lands con-
tains section providing that all lands
sold for federal taxes or under the
bankrupt law, shall be sold in lots of
not less than tFSeaty not more than
eighty acres.
The huge mass of correspondence
between the Administration, Grant and
district commanders would be made
public, but as the issues involved are
decided by the bill telegraphed to-
night, tits not worth while to burden
the wires with it. The correspondence
shows that Grant is strongly inclined
towards the Latitude claimed by COM
manders under the old bills.
Washington, July 12.-The Wis
cousin Democratic Convention nomi-
mated Charles Henderson for Govern
or. Resolutions were adopted oppos-
ing negro suffrage.
Washington, July 13.-It is now
positively known that the State
Department viii wait for further
developments before formally mo-
wing in Santa Annals case.
The reconstruction bill, signed
by the proper officers of both
houses, was presented to the Presi-
dent to-day.
New York, July 13.-Shipments
of specie to-day 80, 1868, 900.
Two Mexican filibustering expe-
lions are on foot here and one in
Buffalo, and filling up rapidly.
Galveston July live have
the following particulars of the
execution of Macmillan: When
leaving the convent Macmillan
exclaimed "what a beautiful clear
heaven! 1t is such as / have de-
sired for the hour of my deathw
All three were dressed with care.
The officer in charge of the firing
party begged Maximilian's fOrgiv-
ness, saying he disapproved Of it,
but was a soldier and must obey
orders.
Macmillan replied "Soldiers
must always comply with orders,
and thank you with all my heart
for VOur kind sentiments hut r