The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-21

possession of Mississippi under
the defeated constitution, but now
supports them. Dent expresses
the opinion that Notwithstanding
the Cabinet support of the bitter
enders, they will be defeated in
Mississippi.
Supervisor Perry, of North and
South Carolina, reports the seiz-
ure of forty thauSand boxes of to-
bacco within his district, and much
machinery.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 16.-National
Labor Convention assembled
Two hundred delegates present.
New York Aug. 16.-Federal
building i'll Chambers street cram
med with people anxious to wit
ness proceedings in the Pratt
case. United States troops we'll
supplied with ball cartridges and
rations, are still guarding Marshal
Barlow. Pratt will be produced
before the United States Commits
sioner at two o'clock. Rumored
that a requisition for the prisoner
has been received from Gen. Rey-
mods.
Later-Proceedings in the case
of Government against j. I'll. Pratt
came to stand this afternoon by
discharge of Pratt by United
States Commissioner Osborne
Announcement of the decision
was received with cheers by an
| excited crowd ofabout 1000.
Philadelphia, Aug.-Ex-block-
ade runner Hornet, from Portland,
Maine, cleared for Liverpool, via
Havana, captured OH suspicion Of
intention of violation OF the neu
trality laws. The Hornet had %
men aboard, and was attended by
"a tug which escaped.
New York, Aug. &c. Geo. w.
Rutter, President of the First Ma
tional Bank of Memphis, is arrest
ed here, charged with the embez-
element of 100000 of Tennessee
school fund. Rutter is in jail.
In discharging Pratt, Osborne
said himself and the Attorney
General had pursued the course
they had because they deemed it
right to maintain authority of the
United States. 1t was simply and
purely because there were no
facts sufficient to hold the prison
| er that he could order his dis
| charge. Pratt lett the court with
| his friends, and the soldiers re-
turned to Fort Schuyler.
We learn that last Sunday at
| the Church near Judge Taylor's,
| and while a large number of PEG.
pie were present, a negro was Sc
| verely, though not dangerously,
| wounded by the accidental dis
charge of a pistol in the hands of
| another negro. We again ask
when will this unmanly practice
of carrying fire arms to church, to
social gatherigsand amongfr friends
and neighbors cease? How much
was this negro to blame for car
rying a deadly weapon to church :?
A good deal, but how are we to
expect any better of an initiative
negro when he frequently sees
young men, yes, and sometimes
old men, at peaceable village,
or at a peaceable gathering of
neighbors with a deadly six
shooter strapped to his side as if
he was going to meet and fight
a company of wild Comanches on
the plains? Shamel
IT the man who carries these
dealy machines wants to convince
people that he's Gerry brGUe, let him
tell it as he goes or post it to the
trees, and some one may believe
1t, but nobody Will ever believe 1t
when he hangs out his deadly
weapon ITO fright the souls Of
fearful adversaries." The custom
we are happy to say, is falling
rapidly into disuse, and the time
is not far distant when a man who
is seen amongpeaceable folks with
a six shooter buckled around his
waist win only be looked on as a
coward and toouH be bully
linton Record.
FIGs.-The question is asked
(which is the best mode for dry
ing figs.p The following in an
sWer is taken from the letter of a
correspondent of the Southern
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