The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-06-12

which was due and payable before
first of March, which has never
been reported as part of the debt.
The old fractional currency and
Government note plates were
melted at the navy yard to-day in
the presence of the committee ap-
pointed to superintend their de-
struction. Theseplates had print
ed over eight billions of dollars.
Tan Franrisco, June 5.-Thom-
as assumed command, vice Hal
leck. Halleck transferred to de.
partment of the South. The Chi
ma, for Hong Kong, took over a
million dollars.
New York, Juue AT the
morning session of the Grand |
Lodge of Masons of New York to-
day, aresolution was adopted ter
minating all intercourse between
the Grand Lodge of New York
and the Grand Orient of France,
until the Grand Orient shall with
draw her recognition of a body
styling themselves the Supreme
Grand Council of Louisiana.
Washington, June Radicals
carried election. Opponents made
little contest, and polls abandoned
to negroes. Very serious riot oc-
Cured in Cd ward. Negroes chas-
ed a conservative black man to a
house and assaulted the house. The
inmates escaped to the rear. Con-
servatiye found refuge in the mp
per story. Police surrounded the
house aud brought the conserva-
tive down, enclosed him In hol-
low square and took HIM to the
poll, when he voted. Negroes
now became furious, threw volleys
of stones, and occasional pistols.
| Chief of Police hurt in arm. Or
dered his force to fire over the
mob. This increased the mob's
violence, when the police were
compelled to fire a volley directly
into them, killing one and wound
ing three, when the mob fed
Earlier in the day policeman
was cut with a razor and serious
| ly beaten in the 9th ward.
| A free fight, with several harm
less pistol shots occurred in the
| 7th ward. In the I'd ward Julius
Wallace, colored, was knocked
from his buggy and beaten fol
having scratched his ticket. Pc
lice rescued Wallace, but were
badly battered. Timothy Rogers
was also badly beaten for voting
the citizens ticket. Rioting con
fined entirely to negroes. The
police have behaved well. Ne
groes show no disposition to mo
lest whites SO far, but they ar
drinking freely, which causes
much apprehension for safety du
ring the night.
State Department answers M
letters applying for Office.
! Gold in Treasury So2,000,00
J coin; s25, 100000 certificates.
Turbulence seems subsiding.--
Prompt action of the police seem
, to have subued the more violent
: while orders to the marines
} hold themselves inreadiness quiet
: fears of the people. 1t is just t
: say that no respectable coloret
citizens of Washington particips
:. ed in or encouraged the violence
S New York, June Bark
b Earnest and Bienna, from Hs
vana, put in here in Distress
0 Crew sick with yellow fever.
Oswego, June Erie railwa
g shops for construction of bridge
d burned. Loss heavy.
l. Cleveland, o., June 7.--Tu
d Asa Cavell exploded Captain an
: several others killed.
$ Atlanta, June THE Ware
d ton Clipper, published in the tow
e where the daughter OF Senat
s. Adkins lives, pronounces, on Il
h deniable authority, that the lett
published in a Macon paper, al
4. purporting to have been WRIT
a by Miss Adkins, wherein 8
Id claims that the murderers of Sc
a ator Adkins are known and th
o. no effort has been made to ARE
them, and her appeal to Georg
er and the nation for justice, is
"a. base forgery, gotten up for pol
es cal purposes. Every effort is
ed ing made by civil and militia
al authorities to bring the offendt
to Justice. Gen. Terry has ord
DIV ed two companies of infantry
Warrenton, with instructions
w. the commanding officer to aid
to civil authorities in ferreting {
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