The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-10-09
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1881. Cotton firm, 2Sc.
New York, Oct. 5, evening"
Gold closed quiet at 1870.
New Orleans, Oct. 5.-Cotton
active; sales 6100 bales; middling
25e.; receipts 1864 bales. Flour
treble extra Sc Is. Corn-white
81 II to / Is. Oats 60c. Hay
S28. Bacon firmer, IS to 214 to
215c. Whisky firmer, 81 80 to
1 800. Gold 131. New York
sight 4 per ct. discount.
Xenia, Ohio, Sept. 29.-Miami
powder works exploded, killing
one man and shattering the adj
joining buildings.
Paris, Sept. 3O.-speeie decreas
ed nearly ten million fancs. The
Hippodrome of this city burned
last night. Loss heavy.
st. Louis, Sept. 30.-Iron noun
tain railroad engineer killed. In
dams attacked detachment of 9Th
cavalry, from Fort Mcpherson.
Nothing known of their fate, ex-
cept that sergeant, separated
from his command, was pursued
25 miles.
Philadelphia, Oct. LIN a pc
litical row two Republicans kill
ed.
Norwalk, Con-, Oct. 1~-Nation-
al Bank of Norwalk robbed. Bank
loses $4,000. Private parties
lose immensely. Amount not
known.
st. Louis, Oct. 2.-Several
bridge builders were injured by
falling trestle here. Cofferdam
at bridge over Upper Mississippi
rapids gave way, involving loss
of near $4,000.
Galveston, Texas, Oct. PRO
visional Governor Pease sent in
his resignation yesterday, and
will take the stump for Hamilton.
Action of Gen. Reynolds and the
administration regading Texas at
fairs will cause twenty more Re-
publican speakers to take the field
for the Hamilton ticket. Prepa-
rations are being made for a grand
Hamilton demonstration here to-
morrow.
Philadelphia, Oct. 2.-Another
political row. Eleven persons
known to be seriously wounded,
viz: Three Democrats, four Repub-
licans, three citizensand onepolice-
man. Democrats drove the Re
publicans from carbohydrates
aud destroyed their Transparent
cies.
San Francisco, Oct. 2.-Heavy
earthquake with loud noise at
San Lorenzo to-day.
Indianapolis, Oct. 2.-Boilers of
one of two engines competing for
speed at State fair exploded, kill
ing and wounding many. Among
the killed is Mr.. jackson, of Mem
phis.
Concord, N. e., Oct. g. Frank
lin Pierce is very sick. Disease
assumes dropsical form.
Indianapolis, Oct. Number
of persons killed by boiler explo-
sion at State Fair 27; Sc wounded.
Three of the wounded will die
Five horses were killed.
New York, Oct. 2.-Three ne
groes entered the dress circle of a
theatre, refused to leave, and were
quietly elected by officers.
Revenue from Sothern States
already 90 per cent greater than
last year.
Virginia has paid $1,S40,000
tax on manufactured tobacco be.
tween March and Septembe.
Vienna, Oct. 2.-Treaty be-
tween Austria and China duly
signed.
London, Oct. 2.-Potato crop of
England below average. Estimat-
ed half crop in Cumberland is
diseased.
Baltimore, Oct. 4.-Loss by
flood last night nealy S250,000.
Philadelphia, Oct. 4.-Schuyl-
kill river has risen 10 feet. Much
property destroyed. t
New York, Oct. 4.-Harlem
railioad track above Millerton, all
washed away; bridges at Copake
and Client gone. At Port Jarvis
storm very severe. River twenty
feet higher than Friday.
Concord, n. H., Oct. 5.-Storm
violent. Telegraph North inter
rupted. River rising fast. Dam
age considerable.
Troy, Oct. 5.-Here the flood is
unprecedented. Three persons
drowned