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"THE AMERICAN WASHING
CoMPoUND."-We have been ia.
vored, by Mr.. Freeman j. Boon,
withsomeofthis Compound. Upon
trial it did as represented. The
Compound is indeed invaluable
to housekeepers. By the use of
it, without the usual drudgery.
the washingo fan entire family is a
snail consideration. It's use obyi.
ates the necessity of freedwomen-
quite an item these days. TRY it.
oy all means. Price of receipt. s5.
Mr.. G. w. Harrel, at Red Chute
Ferry, is sole agent for this parish.
All receipts or compound sold in
the parish, except through his
agents, are fraudulent and worth.
less.
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@ This is said to be the year
for the seven year locusts, and
some of them have already made
their appe arauce in this vicinity.
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u Putnam's Magazine for Nav
has 3 characteristic likeness of
Horace Greeley, Notwithstanding
which drawback upon it's claims
to notice it gives us some really
good things among it's fifteen ar
tieles, which are written with abil-
lty. Terms, d per annum. G..
Z. Putnam & Son, n. Y.
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LONDON, May 9.-RigAs Hon.
Henry Brougham, Lord Broug-
ham, and vaux, eminent lawyer,
reformer, legislator and ex-Chan.
cellor of England, died in his rural
retreat at Cannes, France, to-day,
in the 9th year Of his age.-fSouth
Western. asf
Only in his 9th yearl Quite q
promising young ex.Chancellor
thus so prelnaturely cut down.
Indeed, we are fearful that
stproof viar at Walsh & Boisseau'B
hangs too convenient. See to u,
Dick; particularly on publication
days.
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From the South Western

AH~J OV~OA1
dull and lower; middling 295c.;
sales 800, receipts 1913 and ex-
ports 515 bales. Sterling 90; New
York sight 8 per ct premium.
Gold 14O9. Sugar firm; louisa.
ma prime 154 to 153 and Cuba fail
liz to 124c. Cuba molasses 40 to
55c. Flour-low grades dull; su.
perfine 80 to 9 % and choice firm
at S13 to 10. Corn firm at 81 OF
to 05. Oats firm at Soc. Hay
firm but unchanged. Pork dull at
500. Bacon dull; shoulders Ia to
14} and clear sides 1S4c. Lard
easy; tierce 20 and keg 21c. Tex
as cattle-1st quality $50 to 65,
I'd quality $50 to 40, and Sd quail.
ity S1S to %. Sheep 90 to 4.
New York, May II, evening"
Cotton dull and decidedly lower;
sales 800 bales at 29a to Soc, for
middling uplands.
Washington, May 1O.-The Cal.
ifornia delegation to the Chicago
convention are here. Gorham,
who was recently defeated for
Governor, is with them.
A shrewd politician, just from
a tour through New England, rep
resents the tide setting strongly
for Hancock.
New Orleans, May 1I.-Gen.
Buchanan has suspended the col
lection of taxes for 1866 and 1866,
on lands overaowed last year,
until the first of January, 1869,
upon the recommendation of Gov.
Baker, on account Of the distress
collection the present year would
cause in overlooked districts.
Section of the Montgomery
warehouse, corner Front Levee
and Fulton streets, filed with
corn and baled hay, destroyed
last night by fire. Loss 800, 900.
Incendiary work. Large ware
house filled with quartermaster
stores, adjoining, was saved with
difficulty, owing to scarcity of
water.
Atlanta, Ga. May 11.-Gen.
Meade issues an order declaring
the constitution ratified by 1859
majority.
Confederate Memorial day in
Atlanta was celebrated on Sun
day. From 2 to 6 o'clock p. M.
the avenue leading to the Genet
cry was an immense throng. Ger
emonies imposing. Scene beg
gars description. Ten thousand
persons present. Gen. Meade was
among the spectators.
Not yet determined if the Geor-
gia Legislature is Radical or Dem
ocratic.
jackson, Miss. May 1.-THE
Democrats of Mississippi meet
again in convention tomorrow.
Delegates are arriving in large
numbers. Candidates for State
officers will be nominated and the
policy to be pursued in the CON-
ing campaign, which will be a
vigorous one.
The State Convention is still in
session. Their work is of little
Importance.
Washington, May 9.-Meade
telegraphs Grant both branches
of the Georgia legislature are
Radical; also that the Florida
election was quiet, resulting in
the adoption of constitution, and
both branches of the legislature
Radical.
Chicago, May 1.-THE Center.
ence has admitted Southern Con
ferences to full fellowship. Ap-
plause followed the result.
Washington. Nav 12-The caSo
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HP The Northern Monthly for
May begins new volume. This
magazine generally has some
things that we like exceedingly.
Published at Newark, N. Y.
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S~~~AAAcst9S
were aware of at the date of our
last issue. It played sad havoc
with the young plant cane, which
was then growing SO beautiful.
In some places where the hail did
not chill the leaves and beat it to
the ground, the high wind almost
tore it up by the roots. Mischief
of this character can be easily
understood by those who know
anything of the culture of sugar
cane West Baton Rouge Plan
ter, April 2.
~ A rumor has reach us of
the death of W. r. Meadows, the
negro candidate to represent Clai-
borne Parish at the recent cleo
ton. He was shot a few even
ings ago, by some unknown party,
one ball taking effect in the head
and one in the side. Meadows
was formerly a soldier in the Yam
kee army, and made himself quite
obnoxious to our citizens while
clothed with o 'slittle brief au.
thority." He wasafterwards elec-
ted to represent (O Claiborne par
ish in the Black and Tan Conven,
tion.-fMinden Sentiment, 9th.
CoTToN WORM.-It is believed
by certain parties, while it is de-
MED by others, that the Irregular
built, copper fastened and iron
bound" cotton worm, the great
pest of the South, has made it's
appearance on several plantations
in this neighborhood. They ap.
pear in all the various grades of
maturity, from the full grown to
the smallest werm. They are not
in great numbers nor have they
done any damage as yet.-[Jack-
son Flag, 9th inst.
% The Flag says a party of
white men and negroes had a
slight scrimmage in Union parish
last week, in which severalnegroes
were slightly wounded. The ne
groes had challenged the whites
to meet them.
~ Theprospects for good crops
i'll our parish this season are decid-
eddy flattering Notwithstanding
they are a little backward. The
stand of corn and cotton is most
excellent, and up to the time of
the present writing, are in fair
condition. There never was a
better prospect for a full and over
flowing fruit crop in this parish.
The peach trees are crowded with
fruit-the plum trees are heavy
laiden-the oaks are full of mast
the wild grapes of the forest all
us are full of fruit-the
briers and bushes that bring fruit
smile upon us with their delicious
berries. Apples will be plenty,
in fact every variety of fruit cul-
tivated or wild, common to this
section of country promises an
abundant. harvest. God grant
that our fond anticipations for
crops this season may be more
than realized jackson Flag.
% Peaches, plums, grapes,
and nearly all other crops look
we'll in st. Mary. We now bid
fair to have a better fruit crop
than we have had for many years.
The gardens are now doing well
in this parish, where they have
been properly attended to. Green
peas, cucumbers, beets, snap beans,
lettuce, and many other vegeta-
bles are daily on the table of every
good gardener. Dewberries are
abundant, and blackberries are
The crop of blackber-
ries win be abundant Frank
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- = e -
were never grown in the cbuAaEe
before Baton Rouge AdvOcas.
May /.
n The crops are quite ppom,
ising, and all the planters ~.
have cOnversed with concur IN
saying that the prospect is q.
cheering as they could desire. TAa
health of the parish is good. TIA
river has still an upward tendaD.
cy, and we fear it will injure tAoaa
of our friends who have relied on
its not being very high this sea.
son; many are cultivating, and
have planted cotton and corn an
land that was overhown last wear.
The rive thus far is about fou,
feet below the high water mari
of April last Carroll REGARD
April %.
u The Mansfield, La, Tines
learns that some of the negro wo.
men around that town are per.
fectly enraged at their patriotic
husbands for voting the Demo.
cratic ticket at the election. In
a few instances separation has
occurred, and both parties are
again in single blessedness.
u There are many of our
blacks who wish to harmoize with
the whites, and who begins to,
believe that the Southern people.
their old masters, are their best
friends, whom they can most safe.
ly rely on, and whose interest ia
their interest. But these yiewa
do not suit the five or six RAIDS
who seek to rule the parish, and
their black satellites are set al
work to check the spread Of these
seditious sentiments, and keep IN
a spirit of hostility in the breast
Of the black man against the
white. Instances in proof of this
were displayed at the recent cleo.
ton. Both here and at Oakly,
numbers of blacks were marched
up armed. AT Oakly they would
have marched up directly to tho
polls, had not Mr.. Walter, the
deputy sheriff, stopped them. Can
any one doubt that these poor
blacks were instigated to this
course by some sort of story told
them as to the purpose Of the
white people 7 Here, the blacks
who wished to vote the Demo.
cratic ticket, feared to do SO, and
two who did vote it at Hurricane
were threatened to be hung i
Franklin Sun.
- We are told that in this
district or election precinct nine
teen white men failed to excise
the right of suffrage. Those men
must today feel sore in mind and
sore in spirit, for they have already
felt the contempt attached to
their want Of devotion to the
cause. In a few cases sickness
was the legitimate cause of alb
sence, but in numerous instances
it was only because they were not
alive to the great questions TO be
on that day, and too igno.
rant to understand or too base to
instinctly feel the degradation
practiced upon them they remain
ed away from the ballot, thus Ii.
volving those of their race who
blush for, and pity them.-[Marks-
vile, (Avoyelles) Villager.
- Many of our planters have
worked their corn, of which they
have planted more largely this
season than any previous year.
If the swamp is not overf0wed
the people of our parish will pro-
duce more corn than is necessary
for home consumption. The stand
of cotton is good Har risonburg
Nnxrv Ev.a god mM&
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Our Louisiana Exchanges,

H1dkc Guc WOO0S rug WIN their
music. Their presence was not
noticed until within o few days
past, and the forest is already
alive with them. They are said
to be of the class that make their
appearance once only in seven
teen years, when they come in
great numbers.-(Homer Iliad, I'd
10 The weather, the past week,
has been clear and very hot-in
fact we never knew warmer wealth
er for April and May. Our plan
ters have had a hard weeks work
of it to get clear of the grass in
their crops, and with three more
days clear weather, will have clean
corn and cotton. Thus far the
prospects are very fair and no
cause of complaint. The Freed
men are working tolerably we'll
Alexander Democrat, 9th.
- We were visited, during
the present week with several
heavy storms accompanied with
strong winds: While these have
done as far as heard from, no
material damage, yet there has
been a little too much rain for the
planter. Crops are spoken OF, as
doing well, particularly corn, which
is more forward and promising
this season, than it has been for
many years previous. Vegetable
Gardens are yielding prolifically,
and all who have properly attend
ed to them, are now luxuriating
upon their early fruits East
Feliciana Democrat, I'd.
~ It is said that the indefat.
igable Warmoth frightened by
the clamors of these amiable can
didates who have been elected,
threaten him with abandonment,
unless he places them in posses
sion of the spells, and that he has
decided to leave for Washington
to demand of congress to annul
the election so far as the munich
pal offices of the city of New Or
leans are concerned. This preten-
sion would seem monstrous if
previous proceedings of Congress
did not authorize it. Every cleo
ton which brings a gain to the
cause of Radicalism is good and
valid, although one might heap
up mountains of proof to establish
that it has been held in violation
of all the laws in spite of all the
rights and by the aid of lies and
frauds of every character. All
elections on the contrary which
assures victory to the Democrats
are doubtful, suspected, and ille-
gal, and ought to be annulled on
the simple assertion of the party.
We have had the proof of it in
the admission or rejection of Sen.
ators and Representatives to Con.
gress, and there would be nothing
extraordinary if the same rule
were applied to the election in
Louisiana, and if they were not
to ratify in whole or in part the
general elections of the State, by
annulling the municipal election
of New Orleans. The Radicals
would invoke in favor of such
annulment the arguments that
they have fought against before
the election when they believed
themselves sure of success. A
Radical does not know how to be
ashamed and thinks that to give
himself the lie is a proof of his
skill. We shall learn in a few
days the decision of Congress on
the election in this State.-IN. o.
Bee.
u We have had rain enough
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~ From the best information
we have, the hill crops of this
parish are quite promising-both
cotton and corn doing well. There
has not been as much cotton plan
ted in this parish this year as in
former years-cottOn, we believe,
being only about a third of the
crop.
We have had an abundance of
rain of late, previous to which the
weather was quite warm and sui
try-uncomfortably so for the sea-
son. At the present writing, from
all appearances, we are fearful q
long dry season is ahead of us.
We learn, as a majority, the
freedmen are working remarka-
bly, well-far better than was ex.
pected. May they so continue.
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10 The n. o. Bee calls Justify
for 4ocal items" Gentlemen. we
have none. Nothing won't hap.
pen. Everything is dull-com.
Paratively dull--superlatively dull.
estl No fights, no murders, no
marriages, no poker, no "big
DRINKS" no joques, no news, know
nothing--not even a Ku Kux
track has been seen in or about
our "deserted village" Quiet, in
Its undisputed grandeur, reigns
supreme. Mr.. busy Bee, if YOU
want anything to happen whereon
to "point a moral or adorn a tale y
come up here and "happen it. >
We can't.
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BELLEVUE, La,
Saturday, :;;:;::::::::::::::#i'Kay 16, 1853,
PS.iaa flaaS Office

TOR SALE. I will sell, cheap for cash
Il only, the Bossier Banner office entire,
books, material, &c. / am in earnest, and
will give any one good bargain Apply to
w. II. SCANLAND, Proprietor,
Bellevue, La.
Ny friends of the press generally, will
confer favor upon me, By giving the above
. few insertions
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THE ROSsIER BANNER,

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Ie TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WHAT THE
BIBLE Is TO THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION
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GtARLEsroN, 81 G. DIsrRlcrS; C,h


january %, 1868.
Hon. Il. G. JkarksY, fsesiAent ,SoHth Carolina
Constitutional Conrention, Charleston, s. c.:
SIR: / have tho honor to transmits for your
consideration, and for the action of the conyen-
tion over which you hnvo the honor to preside
(if in your Judgment it may seem, best to lay
.ao matter before it), tho enclosed, letter. -
I 1t is one of many complaints which / have
received during tho past tow weeks and as tho
condition OF affairs described therein arises
from what appears to be gradually growing
sentiment on the part of the freed, people
throughout the State, I think an expression OF
some kind from tho Convention, in the form of
n resolution, announcing the sense Of tho Con-
yontion on the subject, would be productive ot
most beneficial result.
7 The sooner that such ideas as those hold by
the freed people upon the plantation Of Mr.. Ir.
wing arc eradicntcd, the better it will be for
planter and laborer. .4, - /,
i l would also respectfully suggest that such
an expression as have alluded to ON the part
Of tho Convention, would do moro than any
act Of tho military authorities or myself to dis
abuse tho minds Of tho people OF the idea that
tho Convention has lands at its disposal for dis.
tribution.
! have tho honor to bo ''" ''' ""i" -
tas Very respectfully, I7p9e 4@in1i q
i.i,.s Your obedicpt servant ,.,i ,.,.,.
+ 7 (signed) r. K. SCOTT, 7''i7
IS a1s.3h"' Brcvct Major General, 'isi
s iim 2i8.,e Assistant Commissioner, ,,i,
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THURSDAY, 23D.

The sGeasss4tion assembled lhh|ee4aln at IL 2MisaW 4
Ia1I, Wsghs madqss. 4, report Of, III thqpu 20 Gommitt
tee on the Judiciary pns Pr res99lhsi:;es as.qHi:y
as to tlq legislative poyeFs fth 9f THO sGosysp,ion
PThe COMMITTEE t ere IF epinioa that the oCOaYspi
tionh Ehs has the power ia legslate 49, far ~ they
may consider it propss fo6 the good of the Raoi R
P'c..s edl nialsD. Of IsWol 1iodt nj osapbfnoe II
F,J M Mhos4as Us, moYea that ths, repprsS b bs ~
made the special eEa9sr 6or ono 9elqck tp,moEsl oEl
4 t4Fp". ";anDsi,
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tn,ittes oh aaeordinaasosfos the aboiitioayof the
District gOurfsarI The aGohiihitseg'a g'aFeghta the
ofdiaafss as adnsccssaryj as the eilsabjecs'awilt
DO cmbfacsdi 'insthS sepSrtlofd shsHJudieiaty;
COMMITTEE sshas portion af shaa Cohstitd,
isioh seferscd TO tlidngmi AdoptedsRni ,1owoq 4
7, OliMa Olson oiFcffeddthe following, wliicii
was roforreis 10 ths Committee on Fihahce e!:saru
Rssa,esap That all Banks audi dFfasipgs ia.
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American News.
Telegraphic.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-The Secretary of the
Navy, in accordance with the will of Congress, has
reduced the personnel of the Navy to $500 men,
the force it counted previous to the war. 1t has
been asceTtained that the total tonnage of the
steam sailing vessels of the United States is 3, 1O9,-
267 tons the number of steamers is 2,942; of sail
ing vessels. l5,042, all of which have been efficient
ly furnished with registered numbers.
The Treasury Department has issued regulations
to govern the transportation of merchandise coast
wise between Atlantic and Pacific ports.
ALBANY, Sept. 3.-The Democratic Convention
adopted resolutions re-affirIning the Tammany
platform. demanding the immediate restoration of
all the States to rights in the Union under the Con-
stitution.
regulation of the elective franchise in all the States
by the citizens thereof. without any interference
from the Federal Government.
of all public obligations in
strict accordance with their terms-in gold where
nominated in the bond.
Fourth-Eqmal taxation on every species. of
property, including Government bonds.
Fifth-One currency for the Government and
the people, the laborer and the oifce-holder, pro-
Queer and bond-holder.
- of abuses in administration re-
duction of the standing army, abolition of the
Freedmen's Bureau. restoration of rightful authori-
ty and independence of the Executive and Judi
ciary, and the subordination of the military to the
civil power.
Seventh-Equal rights and protection of natu-
rallied citizens.
The resolutions continue at considerable length
to thank the soldiers and sailors, and eulogize
Democratic candidates.
New ORLEANS, Sept "a bill has passed the
Legislature, authorizing the city government of
New Orleans to borrow one million dollars for cur
rent expenses or the city. City officials are now
endeavoring to negotiate the loan.
Pirchbock, the mulatto Senator. made a violent
speech in the Senate, yesterday, charging that the
people of the city were manifestiCg a growing dis
position to murder men for their political opinions
and for the color of their skin. He warned them
to beware, and declared that the next outrage of
the kind would be a signal to bring down a retri-
button of which they had not dreamed-a signal
which would cause ten thousand torches to be ap-
piled to this city for patience will have ceased to
be a virtue. The city will be reduced to ashes.
He notified the Democratic party that the negroes
intended to take the matter into their own hands.
They propose to have peace if they have to con-
quer peace.
A Memphis jury having found a man guilty of
numbering a citizen who is alive and well, are de-
liberating whether to rescind their verdict or let
the convicted man kill the citizen.
\ disgusted Virginia politician. named John
Hodkin. publishes the following card: Il this day
sever my connection with all political organiza-
tons. and shall hereafter endeavor to paw more
attention to my future salvation;