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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-23
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN CIENAGA DE
ZAPATA.

A Cuban, just arrived from Havana, gives
The following information regarding the condition of
Affairs In CieBaga de Zspata, the district in which the
Chinese residents attempted few days ago to establish
independent government He says that the spanards
sent expedition 10 Cienaga many days before his
departure not 10 meet and armed force Of
Rebels bnt 10 torture and butcher the poor refugees who
were hiding in the swamps with which the district IL
dotted To his owl knowledge, Ia native Cubans were
there captured and shot through the back; and the
reason given for this slaughter that the victims
attempted TO escape There not 70 muskets In the
whole district Not single native Cubans life Is safe
The threshold OF his house because his refugee.
was said 10 have been seen there supplying his old
father with food Se6Or Farragu the young Cuban who
relates these horrible facts that nothing exceed
the Darbary Of the Spanish sOdiery except the cupdy
aud teaehey Of the Spanish officials They do not trust
each other. They beg and cheat and rob. For money
they Wall violate the nJOst sacred pledges and he be-
heyes that wond take millions buy every
ssaniard Oh the and lie secured IVA Own escape from
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

Robberies and burglaries ara -
almost daily or nightly Occaren"s
in this town since some weeks
Some are committed with gr"..
daring. A few nights AGO ~
house Of Mr.. Charles MarionnaaSrss
was entered whilst the ISp;Ss
were all asleep and whilst a NvIs.
was burning in the house
quantity of wearing apparel ws,
carried of. 1t is supposed ~
some that chlorofOrm was use5 y
keep the family from waking. W.
cite this case only among manv
others.
We are not surprised at N.
great amount of thieving which i
now going on. Robbery il aIlor.
able in this parish-and otbs.
crimes also. We say that thai
are no longer punished. The N.
Grand Jury found true bills againss
many parties (all colored) for rob.
berry and other offences, but IA
petit juries were composed q.
tirely of negroes, and howavsr
clear and convincing the evidenea
given, color went for color, and =
much so, that negroes boasted
openly that they did not fear anv
accusations that might be brougkt
against them. The jury waS 1
negro jury and would not 6pd
any one of their race guiIty--let
the case be however so clear. Iaa
surprising that crimes is on TIA
the increase in this Parishf on
tenders are no longer RESTRAINED
by the fear of punishment. Prom.
erty 10 no longer protected b.
law--how long will it be befors
life itself will be in the same con.
ditionf Judge POsey was highgv
displeased at the verdiets Of tks
petit juries, but beyond expressing
his displeasnre, he could 10 moth.
ing. 1t is not his fault that Grin.
inal escaped punishment. As
matters are now, the citizens win
soon be forced to make use Of
arms to defend their PROPERTY
Since the laws are no Longer
feared, perhaps a few shots from .
pistol or double barrel gun would
instill another kind of fear. we
would not advise recourse to this
violent mode of protection. II
there was any other Of o mora
peaceful and legal nature to Be
adopted IbeyVille Soath.
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Bellevue burying grond has
been sadly neglected and now
looks more like a pine thicket
than the place where christian
people bury their dead. In the
name of common deeency we
insist that something may be
done to make it wear at least
a respectable appearance. We
are as clever and moral a set of
people as those of any other
community, we believe, and
why is it that no attention and
pains have been given by the
citizens to identifying and
adjoining this last resting place
ofour fallen man in this earth.
Let us go to work at once and
putin arespectable condition.
We think that something can
be done which will make it
look more decent and respect
able than it now does, and we
most sincerely hope that such
steps may be taken at once as
will ensure it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

Governor Palmer, of Illinois,
addressed the Republican County
Convention at Springfield, An.
gust 10, advocating State rights
doctrine. He opposed the sur
render by the States of their con-
troll over suffrage to the Federal
Government. This seems like a
glimmer Of light, and it may be
the dawn of true political opinion.
The Constitution has been ignored
through a long period of abuse.
Efforts are made and vigorously
persisted in to adopt changes in
that instrument wholly at vari-
ance with its original spirit and
intent. There has been and is
still a steady progress towards
central supremacy, a continual
massing of all governmental pow
er IN that central authority. The
Federal Government has been
losing its federal character and
breaking over its wisely arranged
limitations of power. This is the
revolution which the conservar
tives Oh the States opposed by rea-
son and argument, votes and leg
islation, and of which the late war
was the indirect result. Although
it is said that revolutions do not
go backward there is some rea.
son to hope that q reactionary
force will soon begin to be per-
ceptible. As soon as cOnsolida-
ton grows troublesome and the
people of the several States dis
cover that they have surrendered
their most valuable political
rights; as soon as the bad tree
bears its bitter fruit of oppression,
then the people viii begin to
reassert their rights and to seek
the restoration OF the great char
ter of the Constitution as it came
from the heads and hearts of true
men. People who have been free
and lost liberty know how to val
ne it, and the sacred munimehts
by which it is maintained.-JN. o.
BNtletin.
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Collection Of Taxes.

AS the Legislature has no
authority to confer judicial
power ON tax collectors, and a
lien or privilege being held on
all real estate for the payment
of taxes-it is ruled:
LIST. That suits may be filed
against nonresident taxpayers
in all cases when the agent is
unknown to the tax cole ctOr.
End. That such suits COM
mence by petition stating fact
describing land-and asking
for appointment of a curator
ad hoe and order of sale to en-
force lien.
ord. mat all claims against
defendant be consolidated
(Amended petition will be al
lowed for such purpose.)
4th. No suit will be dismiss
ed until all costs are paid. All
fee bills to be sworn to and al
lowed by the Court.
9th. The State or Parish will
be represented by tax collector
or Attorney pro tenn, and de-
fendant by curator ad hoe.
T.. w. BAKER,
Parish Judge.
Aurusf 03rT] 1850
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

We see from our exchanges
that VIM. B. Astor threatens
to finish the Washington mon
ument. Now we had thought
better Of AstOr's sense. He in
herited immense wealth, and
has for years been judiciously
adding to it. He did not gain
his property by gambling in
stocks, and therefore it would
surprise us if he should throw
it away as Peabody is doing
his. We know of no more phi
lanthropic manner of spending
ones income than that that As
tor has persued heretofore. His
income is from letting houses,
and his gains he applies to
building other houses, to be
let in their turn. Would not
as many mechanics and labor
ers be employed in house build
ing as upon the monument 7
The houses would be of perma-
nent utility to the country; the
monument only a great piece
of folly. If it is needed topper
petuate the memory of Wash
ington, his memory is not worth
perpetuating. The monument
as it now stands unfinished, is
a record of one Of the finest
traits in the American charac-
ter. VEGA invent telegraphs
and sewing machines, we can
build Pacific railroads and
Ocean steamers, but we can
not finish that house with the
big chimney.
If the Washington monu-
ment is ever to be completed,
we hope that it will be done by
some big rich man in order that
the character for practical COM
mon sense may be preserved to
the country.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

IMPORTANCE OF PAYING SMALL
DEBTs.--Let no one say becauss
be owes $50 or 600, that DELAY
in payment can make no differences.
Ii the small debts are promptly
paid there will be no difficulty
about the large ones. Until PEG.
pie who owe small amounts par
up there can be no revival ID
business. This is an important
fact that should not be lost sight
of. Take for example a country
merchant who supplies his neigh.
bors with groceries, dry goods
and hardware. He owes thTee
houses in the city $1,000. He has
twenty customers who owe him
each $50. If these should pay up
he would be able to discharge bis
city indebtedness. The city mer-
chants have each fifty such Gus
toners. The payment of the $50
bills would, therefore, wipe out
debts to the amount of $4,000.
This would bring into use money
that is now lying idle and would
enable banks to loan more freely
to produce merchants, thus facili.
tating the movement Of the crops
and imparting confidence all
arOund.- Cincinnati Gazette.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

DIR. Gregory of Illinois met Bar
on Liebig, the great chemist, i'm
Europe a few days since, and IN
conversation on Agriculture, ask
ed his opinions. We quote from
the Doctors letter:
Said /, SHARON Liebig, it is
sometime asserted in America
that agriculturals education in
Europe has proved a failure. How
is it 2" The old mans eye bright
ened, and taking his grandeSt
tones, he replied, "thesuccess has
been immense. In Hesse, for in
stance he continued, "the value
of the land has increased three
hundred per cent. within the
past fifteen years, from the simple
spread of agricultural SCIENCE
an evidence that even an Amer.
can can appreciate.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

This mixture was applied to
two acres, and dropped in the
hill with the corn.
This compost contains not
only all the mineral substances
demanded by ordinary grain
crop, but the 200 lbs. of bone
dust contains at least so lbs.
of organic material, which by
its decay in the soil yields am
nsOniG or some form of nitro
genized matter favorable to the
rapid growth of the crop.
Let us now examine into the
cost. The aches may general
~ be collected on farms, and
sheltered until wanted for use,
at the cost of a little care and
labor; or abont towns, where
wood is used for fuel, at a tri-
fling cost in money. The other
ingredients would cost in Rich
m0nd:
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BELLEVUE, La,
saturday,'''i:i;;August %, 1859

Saturday, :';;::;;:Angust 20, 1862
--~~~~o|NN~~-~~~~ ~>~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DR.. j. O. Gordy, grand lee
turer upon masonic work for
the State, delivered q lecture in
the q. A. degree before the
fraternity of Bellevue Lodge,
on Monday 23rd inst. Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week, he lectures before
the Masters Lodge, at Minden.
Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day, he will lecture upon work
in the Chapter degrees, at the
same place.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28
A Homemade Fertilizer.

Mr.. EDITOR just before
the beginning of the war, while
/ was farming on q small scale,
/ tested a combination of fer
tilizers, which gave most salts
factory results. The applica-
ton was maze to a corn crop
in two consecutive years. Dur
ing the second year it was also
applied to a clover lot, with
far greater benefit than result
ed from a mixture of ashes and
plaster alone, applied on a por-
ton of the same lot and in
equal quantity.
The ingredients were ground
bones, raw bone phosphate,)
plaster, ashes and salt in the
the following proportions:
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the country,

MIR. EDITOR: | perceive that
the charges at our State school
at Alexandria have been re-
dueed from S41Q to $3.50 per
annum. This is a move in the
right direction, but still the
price is not low enough yet
While there are only Al paying
scholars there, there are 100
beneficiary. This shows but
little patronage from our citi-
zens; and 1 the reason is plain.
the charges are too high.
The State should not legis-
late for the poor and rich alone,
but also for the great middle
class, the we'll to do. Nor
should the State speculate on
the people. It educates 100
free of charge. Now let it
charge just its expensesin edu-
eating all other citizens, and
no more. By so doing, many
more scholars would be sent,
and the expenses of each one
would thereby be reduced. For
the expenses of a large mess
are less to the individual, than
the expenses of a small one.
The charge of 500 for tuition
still continues. There should
be no such charge, for the in
stitution is endowed by the
United States, and all teachers
should be paid out of the en-
dOwment. If the State has
mismanaged the funds dona-
ted by the United States, which
is very likely, it should make
up the amounts without charg-
ing it to the citizens, who pat
rOnize the school.
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The Bosstey' Banner.
W. r. Soanland, Editor.
IT Z r N B.

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Saturday In 1rning. Subscription. per an
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Advertisements inserted at 81 SO per
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$5.
Announcements of Candidates for Office
$40.
Y Obituary notices, when exceeding a
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" All articles published for the benefit
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ments
~ Editorial notices, or any matter oc'
cupying space outside ofregnlar advertising
columns, charged st the rate of Is cents per
line.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

If we begin to license wrong we
might as we'll keep on,and license
the whole Satanic host, every
imp. Christianity 10 not ready
to do this. Is not rumselling a
crime against life, against NOR
ais, and against religiOn7 The
intense criminality of rumselling
has been proved so many times,
and the proof is so overwhelming
and the facts are SO appalling,
that only a mailman or a very ig-
norant man will now rise up to
deny the assertion that rumselling
is the worst crime in this country.
lam. Guardian.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

1t is said that cruelty is the real
cause OF the fever disseminated by
Texas cattle; they are heated aud
worn out by overdriving-forty
or fifty miles a day-and half
starved at that. Disease Is q
natural consequence.
We would not be surprised if
there was more truth in this sim
pie suggestion than in many Of
the elaborate and learned disser-
tations and reports from commit
tees of Legislators who could not
tell an Attorney from a mountain
scrub. Inhumanity will, some
time, be found to be the cause of
many of the diseases affecting
our horses and cattle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

"What have we for PresidentT'
cries Wendell Phillips in the last
number of the Anti-Slayery Stan
dard-s'what have we for Presi-
dentf A jockey and seaside
lounger; a restless boy, needing
constantly to be amused; and so
impatient of business that he can
not stay at his post more than a
week at a time" And again: To
your tents, o ISRAEL! for a see
ond Buchanan sits in the White
House, temporizing while the
enemy gets in battle aTay.n As
a remedy for these distressing
considerations, Mr.. Phillips adNo.
Gates the ratification of the 10th
amendment and the education of
the loil voter; all Of which is the
merest bosh and twaddle. Edu-
eating the loil voter will not doub-
lie his vote, and the 10th amend
ment, if juggled into the Constitu-
ton, will, on working injury, as
we believe that it infallibly would
work injury, be summarily hus-
tied out. There is no remedy,
then, for the ills of which Mr..
Phillips complains in the things
that he proposes. He and all of
his kidney must take a lesson from
the philosophy OF Corporal Nym-
that things must be as they may.
1t is written that the Radical party
must come down out of the high
place that it disgraces, and the
sooner the situation is accepted
10y those with whom it disagrees
the better.-[N. Y. World.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

Frank Bland confesses to par.
ticipating in the late express rob
berry on the Georgia Central road.
He says that on the night of the
robbery he paid an unexpected
visit to a private apartment used
by Hargraves as baggage master
on the train, when he found the
accused engaged in burning Ex-
press envelopes. That he interro.
gated Hargrayes as TO what no
was doing, and received in reply
the answers 81 have been through
the Express, and viii divide.1-
Bland further states that he re-
ceived but o email portion Of the
spolls, some $500.
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August 23rd 1869.

AMERICAN EMIGRATION TO
SPA1N.-The London COZ res
popdent of the Manchester
Guardian writes
"Asilgular project is on foot,
about which age nts are busy
here and in Paris, for the colo
nisation of a portion of Spain,
now sparsely peopled, by emf
grants from the Southern States
of the Union. Some of the men
who headed distinguished COM
mandsin the Confederate army
are ready to lead back IT, Eu-
rope the descendants of these
who, two centuries ago, planted
the transatlantic 'domihion.'-
They find it impossible to rec
oncile themselves to the altered
condition of things that has
arisen since the civil war. They
have been used to a land of
traditions and of memories, as
sociated with Old World insti-
tutions; and sooner than give
these up they are willidg to cast
in their future lot with Catholic
and aristocratic Spain. Gen.
Prim is said to favor the pro-
ject, for, for he appreciated the
military qualities of the race,
and naturally thinks the infu-
sion of new blood would be of
no little value to bis country.
There will be jealousy, of
course, excited against the new
corners on the part of the retro
grade and bigoted section of
the community, but the Liber-
ais in the Cortes will not object
to the proposed colony, be-
cause it would introduce a Pro-
testant element into one pro-
vince of the peninsula"
The above is mere twaddle.
Those Generals "who headed
distinguished commands" mot
distinguished generals) "who
fiud it impossible to reconcile
themselves to the altered con-
dition of things" would doubt
less do we'll to "leave their
country for their country's
good;" but we opine they will
find but few followers among
those who know them. The
public are as much disguised
with them as they are with the
country. The thing it mutual.
For instance, the gallant"
Gen. Jordan, who saw fit to
mahgn a manacled Ex-Presi-
dent, whent that President could
extend no further favors to the
obsequious spaniel who once
licked crumbs from the Execu-
tive hand. Follow such an
''unreconciled" malcontent.-
Bah MIR. Englishman.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

We have immense central
and State expenses to meet by
taxation. How to so levy the
tax as to raise the greatest rev.
enue without oppression is the
problem TO be solved. The
United States has nearly as
good a system of revenue as
could be made. By it no man
istaxed unless he has money.
Ifyou have an income you are
taxed; if you buy any property
whatever, You are taxed, and if
you import goods You are tax
ed just when You sell them
Again, large revenue is rails
ed by taxing vices such as
drinking and using tobacco.
But the State takes just the
opposite method. She taxes
you vince you have no money
and crowds her heaviest bur-
dens upon the useful profess
sions. A country doctor who
rides night and day to make
only a support pays thirty dol
lars license, the city surgeon
with anincome Of twenty thou
sand pays the same. The saw
mill man. the carpenter, black
smith, tailor and all the useful
trades are heavily taxed and
not at all in proportion to in
come.
Ifa man can afford luxuries
he can pay q tax. With this
idea the tax on pleasure car
riages is judieious enough. But
strange to say, this, the only
reasonable of the State taxes,
is unconstitutional.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

The corn crop of the United
States for 1868, was 100000
900 of bushels of this about
100000 were exported. The
wheat crop was 225, 100000 of
bushels, aud of this the larger
portion was exported either in
bulk or in flour.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

The Superintendent Of the Chi
cago police gives public notice that
hereafter he will suppress every
gambling house found open in
the city.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

I We have had quite hot wealth
or this Summer, but not eqal-
ing preyiousSummers. A note
worthy circumstance attending
our late Summers is that our
people do not sweat. Even the
blacksmith at work in his shop,
the carpenter shingling and
the farmer pulling fodder are
exempt from this annoyance.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

MoREHoUsE.-Capt. George
Chamberlain, recently returned
from Morehouse, gives us a
glowing account of the crops
in that parish.-[OacbitG Tele-
graph, 25th inst.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

The Monroe county (Ill.) Advo-
cate, published at Waterloo, says
that quite a number Of wheat
fields remain uncut in that county,
owing to the scarcity of hands.
The loss viii not be less than
$50, 600.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

A Denver despatch says: Gen.
Palmer of the Kansas Pacific
Railroad left there yesterday,
after having completed arrange
ments for the extension of that
road to Denver.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

Col. A. P. Field has sued
Auditor Wickliffe for S3,7OO,
amount of fees for services
rendered in the the suit where
in it was sought to remove the
latter from office.
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Or at the rate of less than
500 per ton, leaving out the
cost of the ashes.
On very light soils, the addi-
ton of 100 lbs. of Peruvian
Guano to the above compost
would doubtless improve it.
The quantity would then be
sufficient for two acres and a
half. But even with this
addition, the cost would still
fall far below that of many
fertilizers now in use, and
which contain less variety and
a smaller portion of real plant
food.
This preparation, if slightly
moistened and then sifteG,
could be very conveniently APP
piled to corn by means of the
guano attachment of any good
corn-planter; or dropped in the
hill by hand without sitting.
In either case however, the i'll
gradients should all be spread
upon a floor, and if very dry,
should be mOistened aud then
thoroughly mixed.
/ think any farmer who will
make a trial of the combination
of fertilizers will have no cause
to regret it. And he can GER
tainly save the heavy profits
laid upon the most of our ma
nipulated manures, and the
high charges usually added for
their preparation.--[J.L L. Camp
bell, IN Planter and Farmer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

The Mississippi and Tennes-
see crops are reported to have
been injured by the drouth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28

1t is popular no to present bu-
rial lots in cemeteries to defeated
candidates for Office in Virginia.
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Gen. Breckenridge has settled
down at Lexington, Kentucky, to
practice law, and already has
some business.