The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-21
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leans 131d.
Liverpool, Aug. II, afternoon
Cotton active and higher; uplands
138 and Orleans 13sd.
New York, Aug. II, noon.-
Cotton firm at 331c. Gold 1881.
New Orleans, Aug. 17.-Cotton
dull; sales 1856 bales; low middling
80 to 303c.; only about 70 bales
on the market; receipts 226 bales.
Flour-superfne S5 rs, double
extra Sc 80 and treble extra Sc
Is. Corn dull; white 81 90. Oats
dull and lower 63to64c. Bran Csc.
Hay lower, S29. Pork held at
$50 so. Bacon--retailing for
shoulders at IL, clear rib 19a and
and clear sides 20c.; hams 23to253c.
Lard-tierce 20to201 and keg %
to 23c. Sugar and molasses IN
changed. Whisky frmer, 81 10
to 81 III. Coffee Unchanged
Gold 1921.
Liverpool, Aug. II, evening
Cotton active; uplands 13s and
Orleans 138d.; sales $4,000 bales,
whereof 5000 for export and spec
ulation.
New York, Aug. II, evening"
Cotton more active and firm; sales
5000 bales at 334 to $500. Gold a
shade frmer, 1889.
Washington, Aug. 17.-Secreta-
~ Rawlins says Candy will not
exact the test oath from Virginia
legislators.
No indications Of reported
change in Cabinet at the War of
flee.
Revenue to-day 5305,000.
Revenue supervisors of New
York, Pennsylvania and Illinois
are here consulting over whisky
frauds, which appear never to
have been so gross as now. Della
no determined to prosecute to the
utmost extent every violation of
law.
Fenian Colonel Maggie jumped
from window in New York and
killed himself. He was insane,
and imagined he was escaping
from a British prison.
Judge Dent has written Bout
we'll a remonstrance and denunci-
atory letter, wherein Dent says,
by some strange dextrous manage
ment and ocult political strategy,
you have so worked upon the con-
fidence of the President as to
cause him to flourish the club with
which you intend to break his
head.
1t may be confidently stated
that the assertions regarding
Hoar's opinion, Cabinets instruc.
tons and Canby's intentions re-
garding the exaction of the test
oath from the Virginia Legislature
are speculations. Nothing def
nitely determined.
Washington, Aug 16.-Acting
Secretary Richardson has prepar,
ed instructions to collectors, naval
officers, surgeons and appraisers,
in which he reminds them that in
accordance with existing regula-
tons no subordinate officers of
customs can be removed or ap-
pointed without the previous sane
ton OF the Secretary.
Receipts of internal revenue
from all sources for the year end
ing June 30th was as follows dis
TILED spirits S33, $780, 900; tobacco
322,000,000 fermented liquors
S5,G00,000; incomes 1913, 100000;
stamps S15,505,0O0. Total s110,-
205, 900. Seventv-seven districts
to be heard from. Revenue to-
day S795,000. Coin in Treasury
S107,000 900, including eertiti-
Gates.
The Interior Department is
drawing heavily on the Treasury
this month for the previous, a
single warrant amounting to ten
millions. There are $4,000, 600
worth of legal tens afoat. S25,000,-
900 worth have been taken up
since the order of their withdraw
al.
Gen. Gordan Adams, district
attorney for the Southern district
of Mississippi, is suspended.
Paris, Aug. 16.-ln honor of
Napoleon's hundredth birthday,
the Emperor has amnestied press
and political offenders and desert
ers from the army, navy and mer-
chant marine service.
London, Aug. 17.-Great riot
among miners at Sheffield. Thir-
ty thousand Orangemen demon
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