The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-07-17

at the rate of four inches per hour.
Maj. Wofford visited Sherman
to-day, and received from him adj
ditional assurances of impartial |
registration and election in Mis-
sissippi. The military officer who
conducted the registration for the
election in Virginia will be order
ed to Mississippi for the same
duty. The proclamation ordering
Mississippi election ON the 4th
Tuesday in November is signed by
the President.
Phillips is now arguing in be,
half of Yerger for habeas corpus. |
Hoar is present taking notes.
Later-Proclamation for Mis-
sissippi election promulgated, sub
mits for separate vote the disfran-
chisement clause, ineligibiIity
clause, restriction of State from
lending money to corporations Or
becoming stakeholder in corpora
tons, and submits to separate
vote part of oath Of Office, as fol
lows: "That [ have never as
member of any convention voted
for or signed any ordinance of Sc
cession; that / have never as a
member of any State Legislature
voted for the call of any conven-
ton that passed any such ordi-
Nance" 1t is understood that
section 4 to 15 inclusive, of article
Ii, under the head of ordinances,
are considered as forming no part
of said constitution.
Liverpool, July Il, noon.-Cot-
ton opens a shade firmer; uplands
129 to 12s and. Orleans - to 13Bd.
Shipments from Bombay to the
9th 81, 900 bales.
New York, July Ia, noon.-Gold
1874. Cotton-uplands 344 to
Sale.
New Orleans, July 14.--Cotton
steady; middling 324c.; sales 424,
receipts 81 and exports 104 bales.
Gold 1874. Flour firm; superfine
SO 90, double oxtra sc 30 and
treble extra So IS. Corn-white
81 90 to 81 10. Oats 7Sc. Bran
81 05. Hay-prime S26 Co.,
: Pork frmer; held at $50 80. Ba-
con firmer; asking Is for shoulders
135 for clear rib and for clear sides
19c. Lard-tierce 1873 to 22c.-
: Sugar unchanged. Molasses NOM
inal. Whiskey 81 % to 81 10.
Coffee dull and nominal. Texas
cattle and sheep unchanged.
Mobile, July 14.-The hotel at
Point Clear was burned at II
o'clock last night. Fire origina-
ted in the bake room. AT the
time powerful northwest breeze
was blowing and the flames spread
: with terrible rapidity, and burnt
with such fury that no one could
| get near them. The main build
. ing was entirely destroyed, with
, all it's furniture, aud in many i'll
stances all the baggage Of board
erswas destroyed. There were at
the time of the calamity $50
I boarders. No lives lost. Most OF
the fugitives stopped at Shorts.
| Memphis, July 14.-Chinese Ia
Dor convention organized, Gov
| Harris President. Attendance
large.
T Galveston, July 14.-Cars have
been sent out from Harrisburg
: Texas, with boats to rescue suffer
ers by the flood in Colorado val
!; ley, who took refuge in the tree
tops in Eagle Lake bottom, who
: have been there two day. Posi-
!, tive information received that thu
water was two feet over the top
5 of telegraph poles on farms in Ea
:, gle Lake bottom, which are cult
u waited every year. Various rumor
; from Bastrop, but as communica
: ton is entirely cut off, none cal
: be credited. 1t is impossible t
. arrive at the extent of the loss t
r towns along the Colorado till tn
,, water falls. 1t has fallen six fee
Q already. The Brazos is still rising
2 Reported all rivers near San Al
!, tonia are out of their banks.
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