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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-05-30
N. H. GRAHAM & Co.,

PROVISION MERCHANTS,
Nos n & 1e North Water Street.
anil PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
n. uicks Graham Edw'd A. Graham
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-05-30
J. D. HOFFMAN,
Gettysburg Asylum for Invalid Soldiers.


Incorporated by Act Of Assembly of the Com
monwealth Of Pennsylvania March G, 1867.
Office 1926 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1867-05-30

Have just received large aud well Sc
ected Stock Of all kind Of Staple goods,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07
Married !;

In this parish, ON Wednesday 4th instant,
at the residence of the late Edmund w.
Hodges, deceased, by the Rev j. E. Bright,
of Minden, Dr. EDWARD N. MARTIN to
Miss L. j. HODGES.
The bee through many garden roves,
And huns the lay Of courtship o er,
But, when he finds the flower he loves,
He settles there and huns no more
Hang out the banner on the outer wall
the cry is still they GOMEZ Every soldier
knows the moral value of reinforcement,
and it is with pleasure that we who have
''gone this way before" welcome these new
recruits into the ranks of the great matri.
monial corps-eommanded by Love, Aztec
ton, Honor and Duty May he who has
won the maiden heart in all the purity of its
morning freshness, love and honor il
throughout the vicisitudes of life, as now
while life is bouyant with hope
Accept, "DrNK," our many thanks for the
beautiful and delicious cake sent the Banner
ofice-which we assure you was duly appre
ciated and "judiciously'' disposed Of May
all new converts as kindly remember the
printer and-staffl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07
Succession Sale.

Succession Of w. Milton Pickett, decd.
py virtue of writ Of sale issasa
D from the District Court VI Bos-
sier Parish, La, in the succession q
W. Milton Pickett, deceased. ana b
me directed, | will sell az public ssie.
tion, to the last aud highest bidder,
before the Court house door, In the
town of Bellevue, La, on Saturday
the 2Sth day of Decembers 1867, the
following described property, belong
ing to said succession, to-wit:
An undivided seven twenty In.
terest in the +" WATERLOO PLAN.
TAT1ON," on Red River, In said
Parish of Bossier, containing fourteen
hundred and seventy three and 81 100
(l473 27-l00) acres Of land.
And the undivided one seventh in
terest in the northeast quarter and the
southeast quarter and east half of south
west quarter of section number 70,
township 10, range IL; hill land. situ-
ated in the parish of Bossier, and con.
tanning 400 acres, more or less. t.s'
Also, the whole of fractional section
Is, township l6, range l2; on Red
River, in said parish of Bossier, and
described as Lots Nos. ]. 2, 8. 4, 5, 6.
z and g.; and northwest fourth Of said
section is, and containing four hundred
and eighteen and 14-lW (4lS 14-l00)
acres. fH yrv,ffJ
Also, five hundred acres Of laad.
more or less. lying back Of or north
east of said Waterloo Plantation, mum.
Der and full description to be given on
day of sale.s
Terms of Sale-Cash, with beneEt Of
appraisement.
w. H. HILL,
Sheriff and ex-oficio auctioneer.
Bellevue, La, Nov. %, 1857.
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Succession Sale.
Succession of Elizabeth Jones, de

Succession Of Elisabeth Jones, decd
I'm pursuance of writ Of sale 10 me
IL directed from the District Court
of Bossier Parish. La, in the success
sion of Elizabeth Jones, deceased, /
will sell at public auction 10 the lsHb
bidder, before the Court house door 10
the town of Bellevue, La.. on Thursday
the 9th day of January, 1868, tho fol.
lowing described property, belonging
to said succession, to-wit
The south half of the northeast
quarter and the north half of southwest
quarter aud southeast quarter Of ssash
east quarter of section z, township -
range IL, west containing 206 eS-l0
acres.
Terms of Sale-Cash, provided The
appraised value be bid. Should Ne
land fail TO bring its appraised vslue
cash, / will Immediately re advertise
and sell the same on 12 months eredis
for what it may bring. Credit pur.
chasers required to give notes with sps
proved personal security bearing Q Ref
cent interest from day of ssles va
mortgage retained on land 10 sscuEs
payment of purchase price.
VIII. HILL,
Sheriff and ex -oficio auotiOuesr.
December 9TH, 1867. B36 Sts
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

~ To check the ravages of in.
temperance in Rhode Island, a
circular calling for a convention
has been issued by prominent cler-
gymen and others, who says:
Intemperance is the most gigan-
tic evil, against which, as Chris
tains and philanthrophists, we are
called to contend. 1t is upon us
like a food. It is blightning the
brightest intellects, and covering
with shame the fairest honor OF
the State. Drunkenness is fearful.
~ prevalent, and on the increase,
and never were the temptations
SO subtle and so strong to lead the
youth of our family circles into
the paths of this vice as they now
are.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

IL District Court has continu.
ed in session during the week. AS
We 60 TO press We have not been
able to learn the full proceedings
of the week; which has been
occupied mainly in the trial OF
criminal cases among the freed
men-aboutten having been found
guilty. Sentence will be passed
upon them to-day.
A very important, and we think
quite appropriate, decision has
been given by His Honor, Judge
Weems, in deciding the unconsti
nationality Of the odious cotton
tax law imposed upon the State
by the Jayhawker Convention Of
1864.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07
THE DECLINE IN CoTToN,-The

THE DECLINE IN COTToN.-The
great fall in cotton seriously af-
fects business prospects in the
South. The planters will not
make their expenses, and those
who have rented land will lose
money. A large amount of North
ern capital invested in cotton
planting will be lost. Cotton of
the new crop now coming into
market is selling in the principal
cotton depots of the South at
fourteen Or fifteen cents, tax in
Guided. The buyer generally pays
the tax, so the planter obtains
about twelve and a half cents,
currency, a pound.
All the expenses attending the
cotton culture are double what
they were before the war. The
twelve and a half cents a pound
which the cotton grower receives
will be worth to him but six and a
quarter cents compared with the
specie price of 1860. 1t is impos-
sible that cotton can be made
another season at this price.
But the price is still further to
decline, as we hear from the state
of the cotton trade abroad. East
India and Egyptian cotton will
supply the Liverpool market at
less rates even than the present.
East India cotton is now quoted
at Liverpool at sevenpence, and
it can be afforded with fair profit
at fourpence and a half. This
will close the Liverpool market
against United States cotton for
the future. Cotton will cease to
be an American staple.
With what extraordinary wis
dom then did Mr.. Morrill,, in his
defense of the cotton tax, urge
that the cotton culture was the
most productive of all products in
this country, and the most able OF
all to bear taxation. Because cot
ton was at thirty cents at one
time, he supposed, perhaps that it
would never decline, even in com
petition with the product of India.
Any we'll informed cotton trader
could have told him better. Be
sides, he made no allowance, it
seems, for the demorolization and
destruction of black labor in
the South National Intelligen-
Ger.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07


GoDEY's LADY's BooK.-This
most valuable and popular Maya.
zine for December, comes to us
presenting unusual attractions
both in point ofembellishment and
the interesting matter contained
in Ito valued pages. Ladies, fail
not to subscribe for this unap.
prOachable literary gem the in
formation you derive from gazing
at its beautiful and fashionable
plates, and perusing its peerless
contents fora whole twelve-months
is worth ten times its subscription
price. Address L. A. Cooley.
Philadelphia, enclosing S3, and
you'll bless the day your attention
fell upon this notice.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07
70 The value of taxable pro

70 The value of taxable prop
erty in Great Britain is $50, OOO,-
600, 600; in the United States it is
estimated at $4,000, 0O0,O0 In
Great Britain the government tax
amounts to ninety cents on the
one hundred dollars. In this
country the rate of taxation is
three dollars and ninety-three
cents ON the one hundred dollars.
In addition to this we must here
take into account our State, parish
and corporation taxes, which
have been monstrously increased
by the corruptiOus and irresponsi-
bility which have crept into the
government, the aggregate of our
taxation thus running up to an
amount considerably greater than
that collected in Great Britain
upon taxable property of three
times the value.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

70 The Boliver Bulletin makes
some good suggestions in respect
to the true remedy for the depres.
sion of business:
Let US support and encourage
home enterprise of all kinds; plant
less cotton; devote more. ground
to the production of clover and
grasses; take care of the stock OF
every description; sow wheat and
plant corn, and thus dispense with
as much of the Improbable negro
labor as you can. Plant grape
vines and fruits on sandy slopes,
and give the valleys up to the
pastures. This is the only remedy
for hard times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07
Succession Sale.

Succession Of 2. A. Rodgers, deed.
Dy virtue of writ of sale to me directed
10 from the Honorable the District Ceurt
of Bossier Parish, Louisiana, In the sueces
sion of +. A. Rodgers, deceased, wiz sell
at public auction to the last and highest
bidder, within the legal hours Of sale, BE-
fore the Court house door, in the town Of
Bellevue, La, on Saturday the i4th day Of
December, 1867, the following described
property belonging to said Succession,
to-wit
A certain tract or parcel of land situated
in said Parish of Bossier, aAd DESERVED ~
the west half of the northwest quarter, and
the west half of the southwest quarter Of
section number s. and the east half Of the
southeast quarter, and the northeast guar
ter of the northeast quarter of section nuIls
Der 6; all in township q, range ii, contain
ing in all, $50 acres Of land, more or less.
Terms of Sale--Cash, with benefit Of ap-
praisement.
W. Fl. HILL,
Sheriff and ex oficiO auctienecr.
November 9th, 1867. ssat ssAf&s@
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

- Cotton is no longer king.
The abolition of slavery has killed
off cotton raising in the South to
a very great extent, and we must
now look around and experiment
to find out what will be the most
profitable products uuder the new
order Of things. Our belief is
that we can break up every Yam
kee cotton mill in the North or
compel them to remove to the
Southern States, by refusing to
raise more cotton than we can
manufacture within our own Dor.
ders and by raising our own pro.
visions we will destroy the best
market of the Western people.
We can raise as good corn, wheat,
rye, oats, and hay here as they
can in Illinois, Indiana or Ohio,
and we can beat them raising po-
tatoes, tobacco, hemp cotton and
all kinds of fruit and vegetables
We can raise horses, mules, cattle,
hogs, sheep, goats and poultry a
great deal cheaper here than they
in any country where they have
to feed stock six months in the
year, as is the case in all the
Northern States. All we want is
a start in that direction. We
must import improved breeds Of
all kinds of stock, and quit rails
ing scrub stock. We must expe
riment with all kinds of grasses
until we find something that will
stand our hot suns. We must
save manure to reclaim our worn
out fields, and we must get labor.
saving machinery to take the
place of slave labor. But, above
all, our white population must &C
to work on our farms, because ne
gro labor can not be depended on
We must cultivate a less quantity
of land and cultivate it better
| We must diversity our crops, and
not be dependent ON cotton alone
I-Brandon Miss Republican.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

70 Here is a picture of Mexico,
since the election of Juarez, from
a correspondent of the New Or.
leans PiCayune:
Every road and path within the
confines of the Republic is infest,
ed with robbers, who commit all
imaginable atrocities, plundering
entire trains and settlements, raw.
ishing the women, and many in.
stances, when resistance is offered,
numbering the men. Trade has
consequently entirely ceased in
many localities, as the farmers are
afraid to come to town.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

- Last winter during a dis
cussion in the Senate, drunken
lack Chandler, Senator from
Michigan, said he desired to "see
hell upon earth in the Southern
States" His desire has been
gratified, for never, in the worlds
history was such superlative vii
lainy resorted to for the purpose
of prosecuting a people as is now
practiced by the double damned
scoundrels who are lording it over
the South. Certain it is, there is
''hell upon earth" in this once fair
region of our dismembered repub-
lie.
But the day Of deliverance is APP
proaching-a day when white
livered fends and thieving scoun-
drels will feel the righteous iudg,
ment of an indignant, betrayed
and robbed people. Ohio, Penn.
sylvania, New York, New jersey,
and Minnesota have spoken in
tones of thunder against the ia.
natlcs, and the South will yet be
rescued from the hands of igno.
rant blacks and Yankee thieves.
The rightfuI owners of the lands,
houses, railroads and capital OF
the Southern States mast and aciJl
control those interests. Conspira-
tors may for a time put the laws
of God and man at defiance, and
by military rule usurp the peoples
rights, but their rule will be short
and their punishment sure.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

PETERsoN's MAGAZINE.-We
are i'm receipt of this popular
Lady's Magazine for December. 1t
is a beautiful number, quite
'.ahead of the field.n This Maya
zine, in consequence Of it's merit
and cheapness, had, in 1867, a lar
ger circulation than all the other
Ladies Magazines combined. In
1868 it win be greatly improved ;
the reading matter win be increas-
ed, and each number will contain
q double-size steel fashion plate,
elegantly colored, and a colored
pattern in berlin work. "Peter-
son" Is really the cheapest in the
world; and every body ought to
subscribe for it. The terms will
remain two dollars a year to sin
gle subscribers. To clubs it is
cheaper still, viz: Ave copies for
$500, eight copies for S12.OO, or
fourteen copies for $4,000. To
every person getting up a club lat
these rates. the Publisher will
send an extra copy gratis. Speci-
mems sent (if written for) to those
wishing to get up clubs. Address
postpaid, Charles J. Peterson, 3O6
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07
$500 Reward /,

We, the undersigned, heirs /. ,xu /, =,
w succession OF W. ID. Esnareaol 49,
hereby renew the reward Of AI5O0 49, 49, y
for the apprehension of Kit Greeurv - -
Gregory and Jim White, murdefeTs ~ u IN n
Vanarsdel, assuming Ell responsibIlitv. - -
the same, and releasing from anv ohlis.,; -
IN the premises whatever, the above narss9
gentlemen, citizens of Bossier parish a.'''a
KIT GREGORY is about ii wears ola
black hair and eyes, and downcast a.
his complexion is dark or rather yello,r
speaks very little aud slowly, and weiahs
about IDS pounds, 5 feet or 3 inghea h;.st =
| BEN GREGORY is about 90 wear. 81,
black hair and eyes, his eyes ouife sns IN ;
his complexion is yellow or snnburnt. as...,.
feet high, very slim, and will weigh alasss
100 or 1873 pounds. ~ ~
| JIM WHITE is about Is about N v..-.
old, dark hair and rather blnc ewes sbast
5 feet 8 or 9 inches high. well maze. snJ !
great talker and one of his arns fhnnch.
to be the left is crooked from being e;,e as
broken. 1s'0e
They all formerly resided in Taxas. E7si
The above reward Of $500 win h na;a
for the delivery of the three assassins ~ "a
Sheriff of Bossier Parish, at Bellevue. IA
or $500 for either of them. ~ ~ - -
LUCUS'VANARSDEL. ~ e
| .s ALEla County MiRa
.- AHASUERUS vkNAkSDET
| Jefferson County. Ks
ELLEN J. BROWN,
VIM. NJ. VANARSDEL. a
A. j. VANARSDEI. peB siss,
Pike County, No. !,
Bellevue, La. Dec. 7th, 1867. MS
| 70 South Western, Shreveport. win conv
3 times, and Public Sentiment, Miuaen'
time, and forward bills to this ofRce Cor psF.
ment. g Ras' II
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

70 Helps full of such Radicals
as we'll have now Ben Wade.
1t helPs full of Radicals now, it
was certainly an act of statesman
ship and wise foresight in Old
Clovenfoot in ordering, as he did
several monthsago, Thad Stevens,
Butler and Brownlow ito leave his
dOminions and establish bells of
their ownw It's being did!!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07
" Large quantities of stock

~ Large quantities of stock
are driven from Texas out through
the Nation and Arkansas to Abb
len Station, $50 miles west of
Lawrence, and thence shipped to
the Chicago and New York mar
kets. 1t is also estimated that
100000 cattle have been driven to
the line of the Pacific Railroad
Stockholders say 100000 head
will be driven up next season.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07
BR1GaNps IN SOUTHERN ITALY,

BR1GANDs IN SOUTHERN ITALY.
The Italian Government has not
yet succeeded in extirpating brig
andage. 'Write to your friends"
said a bandit chief 20 an unfortu-
nate traveller, who had just fallen
into his hands, ''that if they do not
send the whole of the ransom
money, three thousand ducats, /
will restore to them only a part OF
your body" He was forced to
eat a piece of roasted flesh of
another prisoner. He finally got
of, however, by paying two hun
bred ducats, having bribed the
brigand who carried the letter to
his friends to report that they
were really very poor. Speaking
of brigandS, most interesting
narrative has just been common
ced in Frank Lesie's Chimney Cor
ner (No. 1897 entitled 'sPierce
Egan's Adventures Among the
Brigands," in which the author
details personal experience on a
pedestrian journey which he had
the temerity to attempt from Ma
pies to Rome, through a region in
tested by these vagabonds. A
large Gift Plate (28 inches by 90
on a separate sheet, called '"The
Monkeys Grip" accompanies
every copy OF No. 129 Of the Chin
neg Corner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07
RtNItO Drinking Saloon
Jas. A. Edwards, Proprietor.
Bellevue, La.

THhe Proprietor respectfully informs his
H. friends and the public generally, that
he has thoroughly reftted his establishment,
and replenished his Bar with the most choice
Liquors, Wines, &c, and begs leave to as
sure the public that nothing but the best
brands of Liquors, &c, will be kept at the
Bar of the 'sRIALTO." Also, Gin, Ale and
Porter, Cigars, Tobacco, Preserved Fruits,
Candies, Oysters, Sardines, HOLSTERS, Sal.
mons, Pickles, &c.
IA Terms-CASH! v6n35ly
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

70 While Southern men, dis.
gusted at negro rule, are moving
to the Western States, negroes,
disguised at the Western States,
where they can neither live nor
vote, are moving to Tennessee,
where the paternal rule of Brown,
low offers them arms, rations, a
uniform, and nothing to do but to
murder returned Confederates.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

% Mr.. Weed who appears to
know a good deal about Mrs. Lin
coin, says: at may not be inap-
propriate to say that Mrs Lincoln
received $4,000 from one, and
5000 from another contributor in
this city, before Mr.. Lincoln,s
death, and probably without his
knowledge.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

. The CarroltOn Miss Con-
sentative is informed that a brute
in human form, living in that vi
cinity, recently brutally whipped
his own sister, a grown young
lady, and then turned her out of
house and home because she join.
ed the church in opposition to his
wishes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

% The people of the Southern
States are recommended to turn
their attention to the culture of
tue olive. This tree, it is said,
will thrive anywhere from the
southern boundary of Virginia to
the Gulf of Mexico.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

# The official vote of Georgia
has been declared. The register
ed voters numbered 1SS,647. The
vote cast is 106,41O. For conven-
ton, 1O2, 2S2; against, 4,127. Ma
jority for convention, 9S,156. The
number of whites voting for the
convention is about 36,506.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

" Texas abounds in minerals,
and all she requires is q settled
government and capital to devel-
OPP her immense resources. A fine
bed of stone coal has recently
been discovered in Andersen coun-
ty.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

~ Allen Adams, of Leverett,
Mass, has this season gathered a
good crop of hops, from the same
vine that his grandfather gather
ed from ninety years ago.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

- Gen. Grant has issued an
order directing the vacation of all
private buildings in Washington,
now occupied by any officer or
bureau of the department.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

y The Appeal says there are
three thousand human beings in
Memphis whe know not how they
ara to obtain food to sustain life
for the day when they. wake each
morning to anotherday ofhopeless
misery.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

70 The new grass so rapidly
spreading in the South, called
Lepidasa, came from Japan. The
Charleston papers unite in pro-
nouncing it the greatest blessing
in the form of grass that has ever
been bestowed on the South.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07
= Capt. David Hinkley.

- Capt. David Huxley, of
Livermore, Maine, died on the
10th. He was one hundred and
two years old. He voted for
Washington for the first Presi-
dent, and remembers Arnold's ex-
petition up the Kenebec river.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

70 A poor seamstress in New
York, who makes pantloons for
eight cents pair, was kicked out
OF doors, by her brutal employer,
because she refused to take TWEEN
ty-fve cents for four pairs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

70 "Come home everybody
says the New Orleans Picayune.
"the epidemic is over.n Alas /!
how many have gone home-their
long home.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

% In Adams county, Miss,
not a single white man voted at
any precinct outside of the city of
Natchez, and but fifteen voted in
the city precincts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1867-12-07

|" Mr.. j. B. Lewis, of Shreve-
port, wholesale and retail dealer in
boots, shoes, hats, &C., invites the
especial attention of the public to bis
stock and rrices. I