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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14
An Act

To provide for the payment Of
the taxes due the State for the
years 1860, 1851, 1862, 1861
1864, 1865, 1866, in estate notes.
or warrants of the Auditor, and
granting an extension of time to
the State Tax Collectors to the
LIST day of January, 1869, for
the collection of the taxes due
for 1867.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representa-.
tives of the State of Louisiana IN
General Assembly convened, That
it shall be lawful for the State tar.
collectors of this State to receive
State certificates of Indebtedness
popularity known as estate notes.
and also all warrants lawfully il.
sued by the Auditor of public ac-
counts, in payment of the unpaid
taxes due the State for the yeara
1860, 1861, 1862, 1868, 1864, 1856.
1856, and it is hereby made the
duty of the State treasurer of this
State to receive the said State
notes and warrants in payment OF
the taxes due the State for said
years.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted.
ETC., That the State tax collectors
throughout the State be and are
hereby granted an extension Of
time to the LIST day Of January,
1859, to complete the collection Of
taxes due the State for the year
1867 and making return of the
delinquent list for said year, and
that they be entitled to their full
commissions for sitting within the
time prescribed in this section.
| Sec. 3. Be it further enacted.
ETC., That all laws contrary to orin
conflict with the provisions of this
act be and the same are hereby
repealed, and that this act shall
take effect from and after its pas
sage.
| CHAs. w. LOWELL,
Speaker House Representatives.
OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lit. Gov. and Presidents Senate.
| Approved October2I, 1868.
/ Ell. g. WAKMOTN,
Governor State Louisiana.
A trne copy.
| GEO. E BoVEE,
Secretary Of State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

The Lady's Fsiend.-The No
vember number of this charm
ing lady's book is before us,
Correct in its fashion reports,
beautifully illustrated and with
contents always interesting, it
may truthftlIly be called the
"Lady's Friend" Price $3.50
q year. Deacon s. Peterson
Philadelphia.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

- Corn commands in this
market. rs to. zoe. per bushel
sweet potatoes, Soc. per bushel;
beef, 8 to &c. perpound; butter
25c. per pound; chickens, each
90 to 25c.; eggs, 20 to 25c. pei
dozen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

GOdey's Lady's Book.-The
November number of this fash
ion magazine has been receiv-
ed. Its table of contents, to
say nothing of its admirable
steel engrayings and fashion
plate, is of solid worth-and
with all instructive while in
teresting. Price 50 a year. L.
A. Cooley, Philadelphia.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

4 Radical.-A man qualified
to insult o fallen foe, strike his
brother when down, stab an
enemy in the back, and then
so home and whip bis wife, has
excellent material in him for a
FIRST ciaes Radical.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14
An Act
To authorize the compilation of a
new and official map ofthe State.


new and of1cialmapo fthe State.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That
the Governor is hereby authorized
to appoint a special engineer,
whose duty it shall be, under his
direction, to compile a geograph-
zeal, historical and statistical map
of the Sta tie; said map not to be
less than 5 feet by 3 feet in size,
to contain such information as the
Governor in his judgment may di
rect, and before publication to re-
ceive his sanction and autograph
ic appro val.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
etc., That the special engineer
thus created shall receive no reg
ular salary or compensation for
his services, but shall be bound
by terms hereinafter to be made
as part of the provisions Of this
act.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
ETC., That the copying ofsaid map
shall be vested in the special en-
gineer and he shall receive from
the state, on the completion of
the work, the sum of 90 dollars
per copy for each map, to be fur
nished as per schedule to follow,
and for the purpose of aiding in
the expenses of engraving and
publication. But the engineer
shall be required to enter into
| good and acceptable bond and Sc
curity, in the full sum received,
for the delivery to the State, with,
out further compensation than
that which is hereinbefore and
hereinafter provided and for the
use and benefit of the State, of
such a number of the copies OF
said map as will carry out the fol
lowing schedule for distribution.
viz: The secretary of State, to
whom the maps will be delivered,
shall cause 3 copies to be furnish.
ed to each parish in this State, to
become the property of said par.
iSh, and for use respectively in
such offices as the parish authori.
ties may direct; also shall furnish
100 copies to the superintendent
of public education, to be distrib
uted to the different public schools
throughout the State, as the SUI
perintendent may order and di
rect. He shall also supply the
different State Offices at the CAPT
tai each with copy, and shall
be furnished such additional cop
les as will enable the Governor t.
exchange for maps of other States
and Territories ofthe United States
and the maps so received in ex
change shall become a part of the
property of the State library.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc.
That it shall be the duty of the
different parish offices throughout
the State to afford said engines
every facility for obtaining such
information as he may require il
: complication of said work.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted
etc, That on the completion O
the work, the Governor shall all
thorize the Auditor to issue hi,
warrant for the sum to be received
under the provisions of this act.
Sec. 6. Beitfurtherenacted, etc.
That this act shall take effect ant
be in force from and after it's pas
sage.
, CHAs. w. LOWELL,
Speaker House Representatives
OSCAR j. DUNN,
1t. Gov. and President Senate
Approved October 90, 1868.
III. q. WARMOTH,
u Governor State Louisiana
A true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
| Secretary OF State
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

WhitJock's Horticultural Re-
eOrder.-The October No. of
this monthly, published in New
York, is on our table. 1t con-
tains interesting articles on
grape and fruit culture.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

- First ice of the season,
on Wednesday morning. Dur
ing the week we have had sew
eral heavy frosts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14
Latest News
from the South Western.l

Molasses slightly lower; fair 70,
prime 76 and choice SOC. Flour
frmer; supert1ne sc Is and choice
80 to $12. Corn scarce; new 81 to
81 o. Oats scarce at "a to 65c.
Bran 81 20 toS125. Hay-West-
ern $50 to $31. Pork dull and
lower, $31 so. Bacon scarce; shout,
ders Lag to Is, rib 18a to 10 and
clear sides 1919 to zoe. Lard dull;
tierce IL and keg 21c.
New York, Nov. 10, evening"
Cotton shade lower; sales 1900
bales at 243 to 24ac., mostly IN
side figure.
Liverpool, Nov. 10, eve.,-Cot-
ton closed with a downward ten
dency; middling uplands IL and
Orleans lid; sales 10000 bales.
Yarns and fabrics dull.
London, Nov. 1O.-Common
Pleas, full bench, decided common
law did confer suffrage on women.
Sir William Mansfield will COM
mand troops in Ireland.
Louisville, Nov. 9.-The Couri-
er and Journal have consolidated.
Paper appears this morning as
Louisville Courier and Journal.
Charleston, s. c., Nov. 9.-The
Daily News has nearly complete
returns from every countyin South
Carolina, giving the Republicans
a majority of 1900; Democratic
gain of 80, 500 since the election
for the new constitution in April
last.
Tallahassee, Fla, November9.-
Nothing of Importance has tran.
| spired since the report of Satur
day. The impeachment and suit
against Lieut.. Gov. Gleason and
Secretary Alden, give no indica
tions of disturbance of the public
peace. About half the arms
thrown from the cars have beer
recovered in good order, and are
in possession of the United States
soldiers. All the Judges of the
Supreme Court are here, waiting
action of the Circuit Court.
Washington, Nov. 9.-Grant at
tending to routine duty. Many
visitors, but Grant don't seem tx
encourage conversation regarding
his future actions.
Present complexion of the mex
Congress-Senate, 81 to II; House
142 to 83.
| At Belvidere Grant addressed
Republican procession, saying
"Gentlemen, | see. many of you il
uniforms. You laid them of thre,
years ago, and you can now la,
them off again, and-we will hav,
peace! Good night"
Washington, Nov. 1O.-Wad
and Colfax adjourned their re
spective Houses to the 7th of De
cember.
| Mayor, with heads of variou
ASSOCIATIONS, call this afternoon a
grand reception demonstrations t
Grant.
Havana, Nov. Later fror
Mexico.-Gen. Carl has arrived
Another Yucatan instruction al
pretended. Maximilian's comics
sion, with presents from the En-
peror of Austria for the lawyer
who defended Macmillan, had al
rived. Congress passed bill allow
: ing all persons to carry arms
Escobedo commenced operation
against rebels in Tamaulipas.
Lynchburg, Va. Nov. 7.-Ns
tionai Bank and two large commi.
sion houses burnt this morning
on Main street.
Savannah, Nov. 6.-Negroes a
, quiet to-day. Two small fight
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

God is a sure paymaster, and
yet He expects we should sue
Him before he pays.-Ex.
And, we hope it is not sacre-
lige to add, favorable judy
ments viii not be rendered void
by bankruptcy"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

Below will be found what is
deemed a proper text from
which to preach to funeral SER
mon of Ben. F. Butler, from
Jeremiah 50, 10:
"And the basins, and the fire
pans, and the caldrens, and
the candlesticks, and the spoons
and the cups, that which was
gold, in gold, and that which
was of silver, in silver, the Cap
tain of the guard took away"
And we would further add,
as quite appropriate, Jeremiah
22d chap. 18th and 10Th verses:
They shall not lament for
him, saying, alb my brother, or
alb sister they shall not lament
for him, saying ah lord !! or ah
his glory
He shall be buried with the
burial of an ass, drawn and cast
forth beyond the gates of Jeru-
salem.
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BELLEVUE, LA,

TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS FOR 1862
We viii send free to every new subscriber
for 1869, the remaining numbers Of the
present year from the date of subscription.
We make this offer so as to induce those
whoare not patrons. of our journal, to sub
scribe at once. So, viii secure the Banner
till January |, 1870.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

- Any person sending US $40 foR four
subscribers to the Banner for 1859, will be
0ntikled to the fifth copy gratis
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

1t is a fact worth noting that
bully boys are generally cow
ards.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14
Cotton Market Weekly Summary
From Shreveport South Western.

From Shreveport South Western.
Friday Evening, Nov. g.
The market opened quiet this
morning at 204 for good ordi-
nary, q for low middling and
213e. for middling, under unta-
vorable news by telegraph dur
ing the day, showing a weak
ness in other ports. We quote,
nominally, the opening as the
closing rates.
Saturday Eve, Nov. T.
The market opened this morn
ing with a moderate inquiry,
at 2Oa for good ordinary, 81 for
low middling and 213c. for mid
ding, closing quiet.
Monday Eve, Nov. 9.-The
market opened quiet this morn
ing, with only a limited inqui-
ry. We quote good ordinary
203, low middling 81 and mid
ding 213c., closing without
change.
Tuesday Evening, Nov. TO-
Cotton market opened this
morning dull under the unfa-
vorable news receivedlast eve
ming by telegram from other
ports. We quote good ordina.
ry at 184to19a, low middling
2O4to202 and middlin 6 21to211
closing unsettled.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-11-14

In Milwaukee they eaIl q
harness maker a "horse MILF
ner.'
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24
WINNsBORO, S. c., WEDNESDAY MORNING. JUNE
Of the court as uucons,,tu

jurisdiction of the court as unconslltu.
Ional
THIS plea was overruled by the court,
nd the prisoner was put upon his trial
| Or murder, and after hearing the evi.
lcnce and the report ofthe Judge Ad.
|'ocate, and of the counsel for the prison.
'r, the court found Isaac Owens guilty
|ol manslangh'cr and sentenced him to
five years imprisonment at hard labour
lin Fort Macon.
The argument of William Nj. Shan.
non, Esq, the counsel for the accused,
has just been published in pamphlet
form, and is rare specimen of legal
|eloqnencc, adroilness, and ability, 1t
:expressps perfect confidence in the intcg.
.nty and justice Of the court. which tho
sentence shows was entirely misplaced !;
and it will be handed down to posterity
as memento Of one of The many out.
RACES which have been pcrpetraled in
the South by our military rulers in the
sacred name of Justice, under the au-
thority OF the infamous Reconstruction
acts.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24
Selected Poetry.
THE EVENING STAR.
ny JOHN LEYDEN.

How sweet thy mdoest light to Wow,
Fair star, to love and lovers dear,
While trembling on tho falling dew,
Like beauty shining through " tear.
Or hanging Ger that mirror stream,
TO mark each image trembling there,
Thou scem'st to smile with softer CLEAN,
TO sec thy lovely face 80 fair.
Though blazing DER The arch Of night,
The moon thy timid beams ontshne
AS far as ih!nc each starry light
Her inys can never vic with thine.
Thine are the soft enchanting hours
When twilight fingers on the plain.
And whispers to tho closing flowers
That soon tho sun will rise again
Thine is the breeze that, m1rmnring bland
As music, watts the lovers sigh,
And bids the yielding heart expand
In loves delicious ccstacy
Fair star! though be doomed to prove
That rnpture's tears are mixed with pain
.Ah still feel It's sweet to love-
But swecter to be loved again.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24

ANOTHER CARPET BAaeER GONE. -
We learn through private source tina,
Fierce Burton, the carpeL.bagger, who
was at one time on the board Of regis
tration for this district and who was
subsequently elected by the negroes Of
Marengo county as their Representative.
has returned to Massachusetts. He
writes a gentleman in Linden, on bust.
ness, that he Will not return to Alabama
unless the negro Legislature shall be
convened. In that event, of course, he
comes onIfrom Massachusetts, to oMont.
|goaiery to represent the "trooly loil" o
Alabama and draw his pei, dism.i
Is as ,EChoctaso Herald. d
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24

4 The Commercial and Financial Uron.
'cle, Of Saturday 18th instant reports the
cotton market as follows:
) BY special kilograms received by us
from each Of the Southern ports, we are
!. in possession Of the returns showing the
receipts, exports, &c, Of cotton for the
week ending this evening, June l2.-
From the figures thus obtained it ap-
pears that the total receipts for the las,
seven days have reached 1919 bales
against 4,GGl bales last week, G.44l
bales the previous week, and l0,95O
: three weeks since }, making tho aggre-
gate receipts since September |, 1867,
up TO this date, including the returns by
. telegraph tonight, 2,l46.9O5 bales.
against l.793,679 bales for the same
period in l86G-G7, being an excess his
season over las, season of 353, ,l26
; bales.
4 These returns forcibly indicate the
avery small amount Of cotton remaining
in the interior At this rate of receipts
1--WE cannot anticipate that the further
Earrvals at the ports this season will
/ sreach more than about 10000 bales, so
| that the end for the year, after all oms.
sons have been added, will probably be
sabout 2,250 1000 bales. The exports for
Stho week ending tonight also continue
every small, the total reaching only l3,
1909 bales. Of which 6,050 bales were to
Liverpool, and 3.056 bales to the Con.
stinent while the stocks, as made up this
$evenlng, arc now reduced to l26, 6,5G3
sbales.
Comparing the foregoing statement
I for this week with that of the cores
lponding week Of last season, we find a
adecrcase in the exports of lO,sOO bales
ESQ that the total increase IN the ship
Sments since September l, 1867, as com
spared with the same period of the pre-
Svious year, is reduced to about 225. GOO
sbales. while the stocks are l40,O29
sbales less than they were at this time d
s,year ago.
The market this week has been dull,
Though a lihle more active towards the
close, with prices to-day l] cents off
from our Quotations Of last Friday. Our
own crop reports are very encoura ging
swhilc the markets fer goods both here
sand abroad continue greatly depressed.
Hence, although our stocks and weekly
receipts are reduced to an extremely low
point, there appears very naturally to
be "want of heart" among many hold
.ers, although we believe the bnlk Of the
stock in this market is still held above
our quotations. The sales Of tho week
foot up 6,493 bales
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24
Husband, Wife, and Lover, all take Poi
4 son and Die.

i Another of those fearful tragedies,
so soul-sickcning to all, occurred in
this city on Saturday night and Sun
sday, the facts of which, so far as they
Care known to the public, arc as fol-
lows
I 1t appears that man named
i sOwens, who has been for some months
3a resident of this city, did some years
| ago entice from her home and friends
"a young girl of raro beauty and prom,
Use, and took her with him to tho far
! West, residing with her in Montana
and Idaho till last fall. when they
scame to this city. Last winter the
syoung woman, dissatisfied with her
! position, insisted that Owens should
make her his lawful wife, which he
! srefused thercupon young mau
snamcd Hooker, who for some time
Spast has been concerned in Il brewery
some six or seven miles up the track,
spropescd to marry the girl, aud she
ac :eding to the proposal. they were
smarricd last winter. Since that time
Owens has rcsortel, at different times,
sto every means to secure possession of
j the woman, using, it is said, both force
sand fraud.
At any rate, Ovens and the girl re-
scently made a trip to Omaha togeth.
scr, where he expended considera-
bile money for her in clothing,
fjewc(ry, &c. Upon their return,
! Hooker, learning of her whereabouts,
/ and that she had taken up her abode
with Owens, and being denied access
to her, did on Saturday commit sui
eide by taking strychninc. He tool,
the poison about noon, and when he
began to feel its effects repaired to the
house of Mr.. Clarke in this city, and
informed the family what he had
done. Medical aid was summoned,
: but he died about 8 o'clock in the
evening.
The wife, hearing of the affair,
came to Mr.. Clark's about the time he
died, and remained till Sunday morn.
ing, when she went TO the drugstore
and procured poiso', went hack to the
house where her dead husband lay,
while an inquest was being held upon
his body, swallowed the poison, and
, III few minutes she too was corpse.
! Owens came to the house while she
was i'll the agonies Of death, and seem
; ed much affected,a but only stayed a
few minutes, when he left, and it is
srumorcd that he, also, has committed
suicide; but wo cannot find that any
one knows the facts about it, and we
doubt the story. However,, lie is
missing, and no one knows his where
,abouts Cheyenne Star.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24

The reason why Butler bears the
brnat Of the impeachment fasco was
|forshadowtd in the Scriptual statemen,
that "Benjamip's mess was five times
|greater than that ofhls brethren" (We
respectfully. anticipate the inevitable al.
lusion to the cup that was fonnds in
Benjamin'e back. ~. Y. World.
a singular freak Of nature was seen
lin an Arkansas town recently, in the
shape of'a man with three ears one
each side Of his head, and q third
which belonged to another fellow--be-
tween his teeth.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24

The New York Mcropohtaa Record,
3pubishcs the following extraordinary
discovery. It's corrcsj ondcnt writes {:
[ am the discovcrcr of an immense
cavern in the Palisades of the Hud-
son, fully one mile in length and at
least half mile wide, with vaultcd
,roof, higher than that of Trinity
Church, supported by innumcrablc
spillars, which must have been erected
Thy the hand Of man many centuries
'sincc, and furnished with innumera
bic side reccsscs, ante-chambers and
long winding passages Of tho most
wonderful construction. Ruins of
what have evidently been affairs,
;erccted thousands of years ago, are
abundant, together with the moulder-
ling bones of beings of enormous sta i
ture, as if belonging to race of giants
that formerly inhabited tho earth.
The floors of this remarkable cavern
ARE as smooth and hard as granite,
though covered deep with the dust Of
centuries. Here and there lower
deep is discernable through the all
Ipervading gloom, with spacious stone
asteps leading thereto. From those
mysterious cavities the sound of rush
| ing waters falls upon the car, with
sother revcrberatiops Of strange, un-
earthly character The cavern, it is
manifest is not like the Kentucky
cave, a freak Of nature, but. as al
ready conjectured, the work of man in
some carly period Of the worlds his.
tory. Cabalistics signs cover the ba.
scs of some of tho pillars, while figures
bearing close resemblance to tho
: :sphinxes, deaths heads, and num-
mics, as of Egyptian design, adorn va
arious portions of the walls and roof.
Tho editor Of the Record states that
\ the writer of the communication is q
PRESIDENT of New York city.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24

BOUTWELL, ON THE PRESIDENTIAL
RACE, Congressman Boutwell, to-day
aventured to give the status of the seve-
lral Democratic candidates for the Presi.
}dential nomination as viewed from a
Radical standpoint. Pendleton, he said,
was entitled to the nomination, but
would be easily beaten under The cry of
ICopperhcad Chase's sympathies, he
Isaid, were all with the Radicals, and
should the Democrats elect him they
would be sadly disappointed in his poll.
10y. johnson had been seduced from
1.-The Radicals by the whiskey.drinking
Democracy, and would make no rum
AS to Hancock, he said, we admit his
sintellectual calibre, but he has no expe-
lrience as statesman, and would be an
Jun ortpnate selection. He was particu-
larly severe on Hancock, and ridiculed
Sthe idea of his heading the Democratic
sticket. Of Hondric<s he spoke in fiat.
tesing terms, both personally and as a
! party leader. Boutwell, then REQUIRED to
Grant, and said: "Grant is all right on
Reconstruction, but he does not know the
Radicals He does not know where
they are Fastening him." He spoke
ssconfdently of Grants election. Wash-
sfn9ton Letter IN Bait. Gazette.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-06-24

n A Texan murderer who had fallen
into the bands ofJudge Lynch, offered
to save trouble by performing his own
execution. He 3tlerenpon climbed a
tree, made a very edifying and moral
speechjto, hefcrowd, warning them 10
profit by his example, put the Moose
about his neck, tied the end Of the rope
TO a stout limb and jumped.