The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-06-05
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r,..0rn shrerenort South. Western.

leans 111d. Bombay shipments
since last report $4,000 bales.
Liverpool, June 1, afternoon
eotton-uplands 118 and Orleans
11sd.
New York, June /, noon.-Cot-
ton firmer, 299c. Gold 1899. Mon
ey steady at 6 to 7 per ct.
New Orleans, June Cotton
active and advanced 1c.; middling
2Sl to 2S11c.; sales 5000, receipts
S67 bales; 1885 bales added to
running accounts reports shipped
TO Mobile for British steamer, not
previously reported. Gold 1889.
Flour firm; superfne s5 81, donble
extra s5 rs and treble extra S6 So.
Corn-white 95c. Oats 75c. Bran
/ %. Hay-prime $50. Pork
held at 1913. Bacon advanced;
shoulders 144, clear rib IT. and
clear sides 18c. Lard-tierce 49,
to 1Sa end keg 1910. Sugar dull;
common 81 to Log and prime 12t
to 1890. Molasses-reboiI9d 30 to
65c. Whisky-Western rectified
CSC. to 81. Coffee-fair Log and
and prime 165 to tic. Texas cat
tle-1st quality $50 to 40, I'd quail
ity S25 to 80 and Sd quality 10 to
20. Sheep 2 so to s 90.
New York, June 1, evening"
Cotton I to &c. better; sales 5000
bales at 298e. Gold closed strong
at 1893.
Liverpool, June /, evening"
Cotton-uplands both on the spot
and afoat LIZ and Orleans 11Bd.;
sales $4,000 bales.
Washington, May 29.-At Ar
lington there are grouped $50 Con
federate graves. with all head
boards marked "Rebel." stray
flowers falling ON these graves
caused some comment, which was
Quoted by placing a guard of ma
rines around them, which prevent
ed their decoration.
Washington, May Cocoa
sional flowers thrown on Confeder-
ate graves at Arlington produced
disturbances, which were checked
by guards, who prevented their
decoration. This policyVWaS en-.
forced upon the authorities by ruff
fans, supported by thoughtless
persons), who gathered and tram
pied upon the flowers. This act
and the necessity to guard the
graves is universally deplored,
but the vast and mixed crowd
rendered the guard Necessary;
otherwise there would have been
rows and probably bioodshed.
Heavy storm to-day.
New York, May 30.--The Alas
ka from Aspinwall, brings S149,-
900 in specie. Yellow fever on
South American coast considera-
bly, abated.
Boston, May 30.-Butler, in his
decoration address, bitterly de-
nounced England for her rebel
sympathy, asserting the one rea-
son, like this her peridy should
not be forgotten.
Government has advices of an
engagement between troops and
Indians near Fort Griffin, Texas.
Fourteen Indians killed.
Washington. May 31.-David
Turner appointed Collector of the
port of Georgetown, Va.
Memphis, May 31.-Supreme
Court, at Brownsville decides
unanimously vote secured to citi-
zens under constitutional DECLARE
tons and bill of rights; that the
elective franchise stands equally
high with the right to hold prop
erty, which once vested cannot be
withdrawn without due process
of law, and that the power con
ferred by the Legislature upon the
Governor to set aside regulations
isillegal, and the Governors action
in the matter nun.
Washington, May. 31.-Johh II. |
Gonld appointed Collector OF first
Georgia District.
Fourfrst class iron clad revenue
cutters will be constructed by the
Treasury Department.
Wade visited Grant to-day, re-
delving commission of Govern
raent Director of Union Pacific
railroad.
stephen A Douglas mother is
dead, aged so years.
President departs for Annapolis
Thursday, and for West Point the
10th.
Commander of the Pacific squad
ron ordered to give all possible
aid to American and Chinese Tel
porarah Tanasaan1-