The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-07

its earliest ally.
lSigned) U. s. GRANT,
New York, July 30.-Fifteen
hundred tailors have struck for
higher wages.
Rock Island, July 3O.-Thirty
raftsmen on steamer Dubuque at
tempted to occupy the cabin,
crew and passengers resisted. a
fight followed and eight were
| killed.
New York, July 31.-Arriyed,
Alaska, from Aspinwall on the
23d. Frequent gales on the coast
OF Chilli. American schooner Rip
ping. Wave wrecked. Smallpox
at Valparaiso. Yellow fever at
Rio Janeirc. &8
Washington, Aug. 1.-Secreta.
~ of the Treasury orders Treas
urer at New York to purchase two
millions bonds weekly j. during
August, in addition to the million
every two weeks for sinking
Boutwell, leaves tonight to be
absent two weeks. Debt state
ment shows a reductiOn OF sc, 1850,
900.
Washington, Aug. 2.-Publio
debt shows coin balance of $685.
900; coin certificates $50, 500, 900;
currency balance S23,00O,0O0;
sinking fund $13,O0O,0O0; other
bonds purchased SO, 100000.
Mississippi editors of the Can
ton Mail, Yazoo Banner, Winona
Democrat and Sentinel visited
Dent with assurances of support.
Delegation from Norfolk, Va,
headed by member of Congress
from that district, at the Navy
Department, urging removal of
conservatives from navy yards.
Washington, Aug. 2.-There
will be no regular cabinet meet
ing until September, unless emer-
gency requires it. Boutwell, will
be absent three weeks. Commits
| sioner OF Agriculture has advices
of appearance of the caterpillar in
sea island cotton.
Among Clapp's apprentices are
two colored. x
Three suspicious legal tender
tens taken at the Treasury to-day.
| New plates Tor legal tenders from
one dollar to one thousand are in
| course OF preparation. No safety
! in receiving greenbaek tens. This
remark does not apply to national
bank tens.
New Orleans July 31.--Supreme
Court of the State, sitting at Mon
roe, La, has rendered two decis-
ions averse to the power of re-
moval and appointment Of State
and other officers, which has been
freely expressed by Gov. War
moth. In the case OF the Mayor of
Jefferson City, the Court decides
no vacancy existed, and that the
Governor had no power to APP
point. In the case of the Parish
Judge removed by Gov. Warmoth
on the ground that the incumbent
had not filed eligibility oath with
the Secretary OF State, and be-
cause of alleged disqualification
under the 14th amendment, the
Court decides the act of the Gov
ernor removing the Judge was
without authority; the section of
the act comforting power OF re-
moval being unconstitutional, the
judges must be removed in the
manner pointed out by the con-
stitution, and their eligibility must
be determined judicially, and or
dering that the judge removd by
the Governor retain his Office.
New Orleans, Aug. 2.-InternaI
revenue receipts of First Louisiana
District, Collector Stockdale, for
months of May, June and July,
1869, show an increase over col
lections for same months in 1868
of $285,O00. f
Ship Pauline David, from Liv,
erpool, took fire on Southwest
pass bar this morning. Wrecking
boat Usage and tugs Republic and
Perry filled her with water, and
saved the ship with but little
damage. Cargo seriously dam
aged, chiefly by water. Fire
originated aft, between decks.
Cause unknown. The Mexican
bark Non-Intervention has on
board the captain and crew of the
schooner Steven Sterren, whom
she picked up in a long boat %
miles off Southwest pass. Capt.
Hemmes, of the Sterren reports
on the 23d of July, in latitude %,
lonritJda sc. schooner snruno a