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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

The IMPERIALIST.-ThiS is
the title of a neatly printed Is
page weekly paper just estab-
lished in New York, copy of
the first lumber we are in re-
ceipt of. AS its name indi-
Gates, it advocates an Imperial
Government; announcing its
platform as revolutionary in a
political sense-tending to pre-
pare the minds Of the American
people for the peaceful revolu-
ton that sis as desirable as it
is inevitable" The journal in
question holds that Democracy
is a failure-the national faith
uasafe in the hands of the pop
ulace, which will eventually
result in reputation, and that
a monarchy alone can avert it.
In short, it says, Democracy
means laWlessness, corruption,
insecurity Of person and pro-
perty, robbery of the public
creditors and civil war; that
an Empire means law, order,
security, public faith and peace.
The views thus advocated
may sound straL gely. to the
ear of the so-cal1ed free Amer
lean citizens of the best govern
ment the world ever saw, yet it
might be well enough for them
to prepare their minds for a
change in our system of gov
eminent, or rather, misgovern-
ment. That it will take place
is only a question of time, and
not far distant, either; whether
for better or worse, we cannot
sagaciously predict, but GER
tainly, not much worse. The
views OF the Imperialist are
we'll set forth and deserve the
earnest consideration of the
thoughtful and intelligentpub
lie. It is printed at 81 Mercer
street, New York; terms, S. a
year, in advance.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

~ The projected railroad from
Decatur to Montgomery, Ala, was
let out to contract on the 1st., and
the work will begin Immediately.
The con tractors are principally
Northern capitalists. The road
passes through one of the richest
mineral regions in the country.
a large number of practical Penn
sylvanians have already invested
largely in lands along the road.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

II Sprague has another chance
to pitch into the lawyers of con-
gress, if he wants to, with GER
tainty of having the laugh upon
them, for the Senate went and
passed a bill the other day allow
ing the Secretary of the Treasury
to anticipate the payment of in
terest on the public debt, when
there was a statute in force al
ready allowing that very thing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

70 To show how our ocean
commerce is dwindling away, it
may be stated that in 1857, out of
a value Of 1886, 100000, carried to
and from our domestic ports, only
Sl32, 100000 went under a foreign
tag; whereas, in 1861, out 1914
100000 at all the ports, $577, 000,-
600 were carried in alien vessels,
and last year the proportion
against us was still further i'll
creased.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

IP We see from our exc hanges
that the Hon. A. 81. Step hens of
Georgia was injured seye rely by
a gate falling upon him. We are
not surprised as he was never
known to propagate.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24
70 The New York Sun on the

70 The New York Sun on the
1st contained a long article cen
surfing Grant for appointing Borie
to the cabinet, because he is in
extremely delicate health, unable
to discharge the duties of th e
office, and because he is a pecuni-
AIRY benefactor of Grant. The Sun
thinks Borie should resign at once
that he could do so without
harm, as Porter is real Secretary
of the navy.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24
10 Mr.. A. B. Bradshaw, O

70 Mr.. A. B. Bradshaw, of
Lawrenceburg county, Va, shot
and killed his son Monroe, aged
twenty fve. They had had dis
pute at the breakfast table, and
the son was leaving the house, as
is supposed, to avoid a difficulty,
when the father shot him in the
back of the neck, killing him in
stantly. No arrest has been made,
as there is no officer in the county
authorized to do so.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

T Ireland drinks less whisky
than Scotland, though her pop
ulation is twice as large. The
late budget show that while the
latter country drank, in 1868, A.
907,707 gallons, Ireland drank
but 4,773,71O gallons; England at
the same time consuming more
than both together~-over eleven
millions of gallons.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24
u The New York Legislature

u The New York Legislature
works even faster than the Louisi-
ana General Assembly did. Says
the New York Tribune:
Three railroad bills at Albany
yesterday got through the Assem-
big in twenty minutes. The mean
ing of these bills was simply one
million one hundred thousand dol.
lars out of the state treasury.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

POLICE RECoRDs.-The quar-
terry report of the superintendent
Of police shows that in the months
of January, February and March
there were made in New Orleans
6218 arrests, of which 4759 were of
males and 1859 of females. 1777
were Of married men and 455 of
married women.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

u Will asked old stem percent"
what he wanted to accumulate so
much money for. Says he: "You
can't take it with you when you
die, and if you could itacoud melt.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

10 Jews OF London are cele-
brated throughout the world not
only for the great wealth of their
rich men, but for the judicious
and thorough means provided by
them for the relief of their poor
all the more striking because it is
brought into comparison with the
failure of the English poor laws
in London.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24
THE BOSSIER BANNER
w. II. Scanland, Editor.
T Z RIM s.


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columns, charged at the rate of % cents per
line.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

u A juvenile thief in New
York, arrested for stealing a briars
wood pipe, alleged in excuse that
he was $50 hungry Grant ought
to intercede for him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

If as much energy and en-
terprise would be devoted to
what are regarded legitimate
business operations as to the
occupation of gambling, New
Orleans would present a lively
aspect, and there would be no
complaint of hard times.-TN.
o. Republican.
The same remarks are equal
~ applicable to places of less
note.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

% There has not been an ex-
ecution in Maine since 1832.-[Er.
That accounts for the existence
Of such an immense number of
radicals in that State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

IMPORTANT, TO Us.-Yester-
day we partook of a mess of
English Peas, grown from our
own garden; the first of the
season-that we know of. AS
Grant classically expresses it,
LET us have peas !"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

LARGE FIRE IN FRANKFORT,
KY.-On the I'd, Gaines, Berry s.
Co.'S four-story brick bonded ware
house, Frankfort, KY, was de-
stroyed by fire, together with $500
bbls. of whisky stored therein, in
volving loss of S350,000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

70 Calcasieu parish has 5000
square miles, and is said to be
larger than the two States of Della
ware and Rhode Island. It is a
paradise of fruitfulness and health.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

AZ Governor Warmoth has an.
pointed John McEIwe, s. j. Nor.
wood, W. S. Hamilton, S. E. Beau
champ, w. Fl. Potter, Board of
Administrators Insane Asylum
State of Louisiana.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

u The weather for the past
week has been as unsettled as
the affairs of our government,
and about as gloomy. The
crop prospects in this and the
adjoining parishes of Claiborne
and Bienville are represented
as good, but i'll no wise f1atter-
ing or unusually advanced.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

We are informed that the
planting prospects on the Qua
chita are very encouraging.
The weather is balmy and
spring-like,' with plenty of rain.
RiverFfull and rising a little
[OuGchitG Telegraph, 21st..
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24


The public should not forget
that Hamilton & Co., Nos. 5 &
z, Texas street, Shreveport, are
receiving one of the most at
tractive stocks of goods that
have ever been brought to that
place, consisting, in part, of
ladies' and gentIemen's dress
goods, ready-made clothing,
linens, calicoes, lawns, muslins,
domesties, jacOnets, boots, hats,
shoes, notions, trimmings, rib
bogs, laces, toilet articles, Sc,
The entire assortment is new,
fresh, and fashionable, there
not being an old article in the
store. Their prices are ex-
tremely low, and our Bossier
friends would do well to give
them an early call, and in doing
so, should take their wives and
daughters along in order that
they make theirown selections.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

~ At Leesburg, N. G. negro
school teacher got drunk and
whipped his whole SHOOT, consist
ing of sixty little negroes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

Now is the time to subscribe
to the Banner. 81 will pay for
it from this date until the list of
Jan. 1870. Send in your names
together with the cash.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

Chas. ". Lowell has been
appointed notary public for the
parish of Orleans by Governor
Warmoth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

- The Hon. PIERS Soule, ex-
Senator from Louisiana, and min
lister to Spain under President
Pierce, has become insane.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

WoMAN's RIGHTs.-Governor
McClurg has appointed Miss Re-
della Bates a Notary Public, for
st. Louis county, Missouri.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

" The Hillsboro, n. c., Re-
corder records two rapes in that
section committed by negroes upon
white girls, each only fourteen
years old.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

% A minister in Mitchell couu-
ty, Georgia, says that the "for-
hidden fruit that Eve partook of
and gave to Adam was tobacco!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

In Dallas, Texas, a tax of
$3.50 is imposed upon the
owner for each and every dog
he owns. A similar law in this
community would be consider
ed a charitable act.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

Our little nine-months
responsibility can stand alone
which is as much as we can
do these hard times with our
tyenty-eight summers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

Jno. j. Hope, Esq, has re-
signed the shrievalty of Caddo
parish, to take effect May LIST.
Gov. Warmoth has accepted
his resignation.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

- The Boston Pest envious-
ly says: philadelphia feels nice
because Mrs. Grants piano came
from there"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

A bona-fide velocipede has
found its way to Jefferson,
Texas. The Jimplecute editor
says he had rather undertake
to ride a wild mustang than
give it a trial. "It'S all owing
to the way a man is raised," as
the saying is.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

u If in no other way, ladies'
make many good points in their
laces. One went up the street
yesterday covened with them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

We were visited by a heavy
rain last Thursday night and
the following day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

RWe direct attention to
the advertisement of NJ. & S.
Houseman's Patent Corn Shell
er. Mr.. W. J. Dufie has the
agency for this Parish. We
think them well worth the price
So each. Everybody who
has corn to shell should have
one. AS Mrs. Toodles says,
they are mighty handy to
have in the house."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

Red River is falling at the
rate Of about four inches in "a
hours. Thursday last the river
was 20 feet above the lowest
water mark of the season.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

Col. Dice robbed JOS. Wilson
of $1,000 near Warrensburgh,
Mo-, lately. Dice was thrown
into Jail by the sheriff. Er.
The sheriff made a good
throw with a false Dice. Laugh,
everybody!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

PERFECTLY SAFE.-The Jack
son Flag says Col. J. L. Lewis
knowledge of the law will
never kill him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

A factory in Philadelphia
has 500 hands employed in
making Balmoral petticoats.-
[ Exchange.
We hope the Bossier Banner
won't take exceptions to the
above mention Of skirts. We
copy from the Crescent Bas-
trop Dispatch.
We advise the senile scrib-
bier of the Dispatch to put on
one as more becoming him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

The Crescent says Governor
Warmoth is having built an
$4,000 residence on Camp
street. How did "we" make
the raise?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

1 Japan has an author who
has been writing a novel for 38
years, and has just finished the
106th volume.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

- The following items are
from the Jackson Flag of the
18th inst:
We have had several white
frosts here this week, but the
fruit is not yet killed, and no
material damage has been done
to the crops.
We learn that Mr.. Robert
Arther was shot and instantly
killed by a Mr.. Sims while at
the Village Church on last Sun
day. We have not been able
to learn the particulars of the
affair.
The wife of our old friend
Samuel J. Denman, living on
the Dugdamonia in this parish,
we are reliably informed was
safely delivered week before
last of three fine daughters.
What is singular about these
three beautiful little girls is
that,one has. dark or black, one
red and the other light hair
We saw the father, Mr.. Den
man, last Saturday, and he in
formed us that they were still
alive and doing well.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

DEPLoRABLE ACADEMIA
few days since while several
school-boys were out hunting
near Fillmore one of the party
named Abner Gray was acct
dentally shot in the right arm
by a companion. The wound
is, we learn, not considered suf-
ticiently dangerous to necessi-
tate amputation. The unfor-
tunate accident is sadly re-
GREETED throughout the entire
neighborhood, and by none is it
more painfully felt than the
young man who did the ac-
cidental shooting and his be-
reaved parents.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

There is a village in Ore
gan called No Yam Hill. 1t is
supposed to be small potatoes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

u People are always advised
to put the best foot forward. What
is to be done with the other2
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

u Senate confirmed Enne
moser assessor OF the 3rd and
Underwood for the I'd Louisiana.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

The following statement of
time made by the weekly pack
ct Selma, on her last trip down
shows her to be one of the fast
est boats in the trade:
From Shreveport to Alexan-
dria, Is hours Is minutes.
From Shreveport to mouth
of Red River, % hours 30 min
utes. From Shreveport to New
Orleans, IS hours 20 minutes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

The Waxahachie, Texas, Ar
gus, announces the recent kill
ing of the notorious Bickerstaff
and Thompson by the citizens
of Alvarado county. They
were, it is said, accomplices of
the desperate, Cullen Baker,
who was, also, recently killed.
Truly, "Whoso sheddeth mans
blood, by man shall his blood
be she'd"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24
BELLEVUE, La,
Saturdsy,iii;;;;::ii:'::;;H'iApril "a, 1869.

~ THOs. MCINTYRE is our only duly
authorised agent at New Orleans
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

The Washington (Ark,) Tel
egraph of the 18th, says the
United States troops have been
removed from that point and
the post broken up.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24
We cordially endorse the

We cordially endorse the
following from the EltonEagle:
God speed the day when the
last vestige of the old intoler-
ance will have disappeared
from the South, and in its stead
let us have the moderation
which industry, honesty and
thrift have for idleness, thiev-
ing and shiftlessness.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

The Morehouse" Dispatch
man has been presented with
a bottle of rye whiskey. This
probably accounts for the al
most unparalleled egotism of
its editor who under palatable
influences ef the article sees
double, and, consequently, i'm
AGNES every paragraph float
ing around penned by himself.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-04-24

A New Hampshire editor,
who has been keeping a record
Of big beets, announces at last
that "that the beet that beat
the beet that beat the other
beet, is now beat by a beat
that beats all the beets, wheth-
er the original beet, the beet
that beat the beet, or the beet
that beat the beet that beat the
beet Exchange.
We will bet q beet that that
New Hampshire editor is the
biggest "dead beat" out of Jail.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-10-30

killed ten warriors and put the remainder to flight, Col Barnard took the trail of the re- treating sa7ages; this he followed for couple of days when he came suddenly upon the en. emY who had become reinforced from the num- her of sixty to about 500. The Colonel, after brief encounter, was obliged to fall back with the loss of three men killed and one officer, Lieutenant Laferty, and three men wounded. Finding that the Indians were too numerous to be driven 5y his force of 55 men, the Colonel fortified himself as he best could and sent dispatch to Camp Bowie, with instructions to proceed thence to Tucson. The Colonel, with his characteristic determination, disregarding, the terrible danger by which he was surrounded declared his intention to hold his position un- iii endorsements should come to his aid. Gen. Devin is just the man who knows how to ap- preciate such service, but having no troops here to send, forwarded dispatch to Camp Critten" den with instructions to the cavalry company there to proceed at oncs to the rescue.
 Had it been possible for Colonel Barnard to have force of three companies instead of one what an opportunity was here offered for great and important victory! But no, it was impossible for him to take sufficient force go long as troops are not in the Territory. aOw- ever, the endorsements ordered to his assist ance have reached him ere this, and it is poa~ sble, even probable that souaething has been done toward chassising that irrlpreasble sav- age Cachise We anxiously await the arrival ot dispatches. which will settle our doubts regard> ing the issue,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-18
TROY, n. Y.

Troy, January l6 Judge Dlckey, the
sub-cO~3mitteemsn OF the special COM
mittee Of the House of Representatives
10 investigate the frauds committed AT
the late election Ia this State, made but
= short stay here, and examined only one
or two witnesses. 4 list OF cne hundred
illnesses had bean prepared, but he de-
g. ned to summon them, Temarking that
la aud his colleagues were heartily tired
ot listening to eases OF Individual frauds (;
he therefore confined his investigation to
the manner in which naturaliz alton pa
pers were issued in the Troy Justice
Court.
Il is ssid that Commodore Richard n.
NJ Rde has suffered . stroke OF paralysis,
and that his condition is critical.
Tue annual eucsmpment of the Grand
Army OF the Republic, of this State, was
commenced st Albany yesteTday-its
sessions being held with closed doors
Many prominent Srmy officers in attend
auce. Gen. Sickles was reelected Grand
Commander.
Baron Gsrslt, tho Prussian Minister,
anu Secretary Seward, sEe at present en-
gsged ia framing Z treaty between this
country and Prussia, for the benefit Of
emigTsnts coming here from that part OF
Europe. IL is intended to have g Psus-
sian 0fri5isl located in New York, who.
IN conjunction with an officer designated
By the United States Government, and
ia correspondence with q bosrd Of com
missi0aeIs, shall see after the interest OF
Prulsisn subjects, and save them from
many dSDgeTs 20 which they might other
Wise be exposed.