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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-02-13

IL Gen. Grant has recently
learned, for the first time, re-
markable incident, which, had it
not been for the unselfish patriot
ism Of Gen. Banks, might have ar
rested the victorious career which
has since been so highly honered
by the American people. 1t will
be remembered that in May, 1868,
Gen. Grant made an unsuccessful
assault on the Notifications at
Vicksburg. This disappointed
those in authority here, and in
structions were sent to General
Banks, then in command at Port
Hudson, to supersede him. Gen.
Banks, who knew all the circum-
stances, declined; and he was
4
then ordered a second time to
superSede Gen. Grant. His rea-
sons for again declining. this high
honor had hardly been considered
here when the Gibraltar of the re
bellion surrendered, and the mill
tary genius of Grant was apparent
even to those in authority, who
had doubted it. Had Gen. Banks
been guided by ambition only, il
is difficult to predict what would
have been the future history o.
the deposed and virtually degrad
ed General, or what would hav'
been the fate of the Union forces
on the Mississippi. When tn
true history of the war is written
the action Of Gen. Banks on thi
occasion will form one of its bright
est pages."-[ Boston Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-02-13

A ttorney at Law. Bellevue. Bos-
IN sier-parish, La. y6nl6
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-02-13
Oysters.
THE BALTIMORE MARKET.

The oyster trade of Baltimore
during the year that has just clos
ed was one of the most important,
if not the most important, in this
city. The bivalves of the Chesa-
peake Bay are recognized through
out the country to be the best,
and they always find a market
wherever they go. So great has
the demand for them become that
| it is estimated the trade of the
past year alone reached $4,000
600. Under a law of the State Of
Maryland all vessels engaged in
the dredging for oysters in any
part of the baywithin the limits
of the State are required to first
obtain license. There are now
working under license 400 vessels,
all of which bring their oysters
to Baltimore. Besides these ves-
sells which dredge there are many
others which purchase from those
who gather oysters with tongs in
the creeks, coves and sounds
where the dredge boats are pro-
hibited from operating. The 400
vessels under license will average
600 bushels per trip and make
two trips per month, bringing to
the city an aggregate of $4,000
bushels per month, or 3,840,O00
bushels for the season of eight
months. During the summer
months a small number of vessels
are employed to supply a few of
the packing establishments which
I do a fresh oyster business with
the West, so that the aggregate
receipt will reach above 1000, 900
bushels. On the vessels engaged
in the trade are employed some
/ 800 persons, exclusive of those
! who haudle the oysters after they
reach the city, which number
about 1000 more. In the city
there are fifty-fvepacking houses,
a few of which open from 5000 to
| 1000 bushels per day. In the
packing houses there are employ
ed. as shuckers, timers and pack
: ers, about 5000 persons, one-ffth
of whom are females, who are
found quite serviceable in those
establishments where the oysters
are steamed before opening. Most
of the oysters prepared in Balti-
more are sent to the West over
the Baltimore and Ohio and
, Northern Central Railroads, each
of which transport several tons a
,, day, though there are many sent
to South America, California, and
!. Australia. The oysters used in
the restaurants of the city are prin
cipally those taken from the
creeks and coves, and command
much niger prices than those
taken by dredging. Another
feature connected with the oyster
trade is the conversion of the
' shells into lime, which has become
quite popular for building pur
poses. There are several or tn'
packing establishments whicl
. have kilns attached, and the,
burn the shells as fast as they Cal
" be disposed OF. The smallest eS
Establishments give their shells t
others who burn kilns, and ther
are some eight or ten Vineyards
: with from one to six kilns, whic
are kept constantly atwork. Th
oyster trade for the past year wa
larger than ever before know
: and it promises to stillincrease.-
" Baltimore Gazette.
is y The Pacific railroad is no
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-02-13

70 A Maine farmer fattened a
COW chiefly on turnips, and the re-
suit surpassed expectation. The
beef was of fine quality, and the
tallow abundant. aso51
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-02-13

y The Pacific railroad is now
within sixty miles of Salt Lake
City.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-02-13

u Many kihdsOf apples which
arc. worthless at the East, are sue
ceeding we'll in Missouri.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-02-13

A man on moderate salary steps
into a saloon, invites half q dozen
friends to drink, pays dollar or
more, and walks out. Three or
fourtimes a day he repeats this,
and always drinks when asked
It is social. Men mean nothing
by it. But during the week. half
of mans salary has been poured
down his throat, destroying his
stomach, weakening his nerves,
or exciting his brain, robbing him.
self and family of money needed for
other purposes. But it is social!
Drink in the morning-at noon
at highland then a few times
between drinks. The brain whirls
the hand grows unsteady-the
pocket grows empty-the home
ones suffer-the eye looks red
and tremulous, as if ashamed
ambition is drowned or poisoned.
Pretty soon the poor fellow is un-
fit for business. He makes mis-
takes. He is sick, unable to work.
He is not the man to be relied
on. He leaves his place, and in
time finds poorer one. Then he
feels blue-drinks still more--his
family suffers--he leaves his place
again, and at last dies a wretch.
But it is social! a
We believe a man has a right
to kill himself suddenly or by
slow poiosn. 1t may be none Of
our business in the abstract, yet
we are sorry to see men fooling
themselves way-dying like vile
weeds in q gutter when they
might be men, upright, healthy,
loved, and useful; Of benefit to
themselves and others. And this
is why we write against intemper-
ance. Health is too precious to be
wasted. Manhood is too noble to
be thrown into the gutter. Life
is too sweet to be druggcd with
the poisons now compounded and
sold as liquors. To drink poison
may be social, but it costs too
much for us, or for any man Of
sense who loves himself or others.
Who of Our readers dare think of
this matter and act as their better
Judgment shall dictate I'll POaee1
rOy's Democrat. ae6 aaianamo9
- tI+.rs E l.,
~ God send the day when we
may find repose under q settled
, despotism That a thousand times
in preference to the state Of things
that exist today.
Political slavery is established.
There is no way of freeing our
selves from it by any efforts Of
our own; no way of avenging our
: selves against it but by the knife
Q of the assassin. Welcome, then,
| will be the day when we find our
e selves under a government like
+ that of France; a government
r that will let us know at once what
Q it expects us to do, and leave us
Q in peace after we have done
: it. The most horrible feature m
e our condition now, is the manner
h in which we are harrassed from
y one years end to the other, by
n knaves and mad philosophers
5 who scrape the flesh from oul
o ribs, for the sake of plumber and
e the qualification Of insane whims
5 Il Mobile Tiibaue.
q ~ A Maine farmer fattened
Is COW chiefly on turnips, and the re
n. suit surpassed expectation. Th
beef was of fine quality, and tn
tallow abundant D
-
"A 80 N vNx1I rxe - /. -,
, 1869-06-05

the system work. beautifully, and not evcn
tho most rabid high-tarifate would disturb it
But The trouble with the Canadian zeci-
procity vns that it va. anything but FREQ
t,nde. It gave to the provinces tho privi-
lege II sailing ali their surplus product in
our markets FREQ Of dntieas while they levied
from 20 to so per cent Of taxes on
almost every Amcrican-made article suitable
to the Canadian markets. What they had
to dispose Of they sold In our markets on
free trade principles, and whAt We
wanted to sell in their markets
they taxed on political principles. OF
cou1se VIC are opposed to the renewal Of
sny such Unfair and swindling contrivance.
But we have proposed 10 the Dominion
press and government Reciprocity treaty
modelled On the plan Of the German Zoll-
ve1ein, which would be perfectly fairfor both
sIdes, which would secure perfect free trade
between the provinces and tho States, free
navigation Of the ST.. Lawrence for fisheries
and free ooastwise trade, postal reciprocity
the same excise On whistsy and tobacco, I
common tariR On imports from othe;
nations, division Of receipts in proportion
to population, and n complete discontin
uance Of all custom houses between the tH'
countries.
But the Canadians rejected this most lib
ernl FREQ trade proposition, on the films
ground that it would bo unfair to the ialan
CT Great Britain- II they are more COZ
ce1ued about the interests Of few manu-
factu1e1s in England than Of their own pro-
perty, let them cease bothetiug Congro
and the people Of this country with thei
soca1lcd reciprocity nonsense, In th
meanwhile, the Journal might, with aava,
tage, post itself up on what it is talkin
about, as it evidently has not.
, 1869-06-05

A correspondence has been published be-
tween Senator Yates and Mr. Chaplin, the
Jacksonville Postmaster, from which it ap-
pears that the removal Of tho latter and tho
appointment Of Mr. Abnex Yates we're mado
with the expectation on the Senator's part
Of obtaining u better position for Mr.. Cha-
pin, which intention was in sorne unc1pect-
ID manner frustrated The public will re-
member that Mr. Chaplin was reinstAted by
the President, as soon as this act OF nopo-
tism WIS brought to his notice.
The "brother" business hns been con-
siderably overdone this year, and the pub
lie have very iittlo patience with it; but aa
to tho point which Senator Yates makes
for himself, that he never intended 70 turn
a wounded soldier ont of one Office without
patting him into better one, We are IN.
chned to attach some importance to 1t.
Mr.. Yates has some Glazing faults, which
he Is promo to admit upon occasion hui
tuning soldiers out OF Office is not one ol
| them.
, 1869-06-05

dollars, on Tho one hand, and the bodily de-
Ivcsnncc from the " two running issues, on
the ether? Can they offset the amount upon
purely mercantile principles, and charge
Elssha ~ dehtoe to Miss Amanda: To one
trusting heart, al bleeding and torn, and
one stricken dAmsel now nick and forlorn,
aud one wedding day that WIS all in
horn, "-say, in round numbers, hfty Thousand
dollars, and then charge Miss Amanda a.
creditor to EiahA: by timely dehveranoe
from the bald-head, the bad spelling, the
cournee that could 41te its watts in wild
kAtts," and tho two running Issues
thirty thousand dollars2 If so, truly the horn
Of the yi1tuous Amanda would be exalted,
aud the story would end we'll But il tho
jury should conclude that the credit items
exceed tho debit, the loving Ananda must
cut bait aud ng fos another uIbble from the
scA3y EEL,
, 1869-06-05

Sir Francis Head, who was Leutenant
GoTatnoz Of Upper Canada during the pa
triot rebellion IN that country in 1878,
has written letter to tho English papers
giving history ot that transaction, and de-
failing how the rebels were encouraged and
aided BY the American people. The letter
ia intended ns a coonter-blast to Mr.. Sum
ners claim for damages for recognizing the
rebels as beligercnte, md for general SYM
pathy for he rebellion. Though Sir Fran
cis Head makes ont very weak and wholly
mp1actcable demand for indemnify On
these points, it is possible that he has been
fully as successful as Mr.. Sumner has been
The United States, however, have never
in any form made any demand for DANA
ges except those committed by reason
Of the refusal or the neglect Of the British
Government 70 enforce even its own laws.
The claim presented By the United States
is legal fee for actual, and not coustruc-
tive, damages, and all else az to the il-win
md enmity d tho Britiah people md
government is but circumstantil proof
that Great Britain knew at the time
thatnho WAS permitting m unlawful act
bnt one which, il successful in its end
would have destroyed the ability Of the in.
iured party to demand redress
, 1869-06-05

Speaking Of the opposition of this paper
to q renewal Of the lop-sidod Reciprocity
treaty with the British Provinces, the Jour
nal says: -...-
u1r Is worthy OF notc that our nctghboE, TN
T1lkCsz. ta moi willing TO put IN practice Ia frce
rrSdc dogrcA- In one instance the nation has tried
trce-sz1dcisu, md COW cEen advocates Of II, on
general principles, shrink from tts enforcement
10 Al thoughtful pcrsons this fact viii be deeply
tiSnIncant7 fully confirming the logic Of psp.ec-
9tuAH
Perfect free trade enstn among thirty
seven Commonwea1ths a,1d tan Territories
On this continent, and it works to the en-
tire satisfacion of tho whole people. Theze
il freet1ado between States separated by
a;,tanoea wider &hzn the Atlantic; betw cen
statea in which the wages Of labor dde!
moro than in the United States aaa
Europa; there Is fses trade between
manufacturing and agricultural States DC,
tween States as far north as Maine sno
aouth as Louis;anA, rs far east as M.ssA
chusests and wass ~ California, and q
! wide apart - Te1as snd Oregon And stl
, 1869-06-05
A cablo despatch from London, dated The

a. N-1NAo eFaA%N4 AAN4A <~oAANA41 A4@%SA eAU
I'd instant, xcntis thus:
"The Tau Mall tFdfstts boasts thAt America hay
backed down before British pluck, and that, un-
der these circumstances, the arrival OF the new
Minister ID OF Email importance; And the hest re-
suit they anticipate from Nr. Motieys mission Ia
prosecute hts rhetorical 6tudeAH
Taunts of this kind are not calculated to
settle the Alabama clnims controversy on
terms that vii please tho readers Of tho
Poa MAJ Gazette. Nobody On this side OF
the water is aware OF any 'bankng down
before British pluck" A formal demand
for any stated amount Of damages hns
never been made BY our government
1t will be time enough for boasting ot
backing the Americans down after a bill fo1
damages has been presented and rejected.
Let our government prefer its demand, and
then we shnll see who "backs down. The
British tactics applied to weak nations, oi
bullying md threatening and announcing
the awful things they are capable Of doing
have less potency with fighting republic
| OF forty millions than the Pau Nil Ga.eu.
is probably aware Of.
, 1869-06-05
thtug for his wife, or his daughter, who VA born

satug for his wife, or his dangn.cr who VA born
In May. 1sea
AT Pittsburgh, on Monday afternoon, Mr. MARY
Fust1n went up Stair 10 loMcr ! window, and
while doing 70, Was kszuek bJ lightning aud IT,
stantlJ killed ~ Beaver Falls, PA, on Friday,
OF lAEt week, house occupied hy 4 family named
Glib, was bt7uek BY lightning. 1t passed down
the chimney 10 the seoond door, ahese It took tn
oblique coulse, paaatnz through tho hearth and
nsst ceiling, aD0 then struck Mn. GIbp on the
chin, passing down her bseass Elllng her almoet
instantly.
brought before Police Court, charged with the
crime Of mayhem From the aMday1ts 1t appears
tnas, on Asy %, Adam left his room and went
into that Of cashartne DestholeE, who, with her
husband, resided In the aAne house. Without
any pruvoeatlon Al that time Adm threw over
| the head md i4ce Of CathaTtne the contenta OF
pal rlled With stacked time and coppeT.s, tho
| burning mixture burning and destroying The shin,
snd entering the eJes, the sight Of which hare
! been ruined.
Mlss Aurora Pbelps, the champion Of the Hos-
tun woqttnzwpuEn, says that, "At the present
| time there Ia nothing should more regret than
| The extension Of the ballot to poor, ignorant,
homeless women; snd to those who sdyocate
female suffrage, or who desire thu ballot, say we
| Nxut tread and clothes and homes nr1k and Ale1
we can get ~ good pay for ou1 work ss The men
do for thei1B and inst as much ray for the same
equal work, It viii be time enough then for you K
talk 70 us about wanting the ballot. Almost al
V"..en fed BY instinct that their need snos ths
ballot, but OF houcA'' : .
A somewhat peculiar village government exist
In Clarktr1lle, Ky. The Trustees Of Clirk4vt1'
number nine, md form ftnd of independent con
feder1cJ. They are elected for lie, sod as eacl
member dies a new one u elected by the boar.i y
Gil bis Place In fact, they have delegated y
themselves, By the cha1ter OF the town, extraoz
| dtnAly poEerl Some yexH ago, Z dispute Aros
between the Trustees and the proprietors Of
no11 mill within the hn,its Of the toHn- The css
went clear up TO the Supreme Court Of the Unite
statcR, and resulted In the propnetors OF the N!
having to Pay the Trussets one Per cent Of .
Ihe4f proAta for the use ui the nveT-bank o.
road. II Is said thnt under the provisions OF tt
charter OF Clarkrrtlle, the State Government CA
not compel It TO pay any school tax nor bear Ar
o. the general expenses Of tho stata
, 1869-06-05


ME- c. Mar1n, wife OF the Hon C. ".
Mn1sh, Representative OF DeEalo County in the
General Assembly OF the BL2&e, died at thtir resi-
dence, near the town Of DeEalb, on tbs 18Th ult,
Of consumption.
Frank Smith committed suldde at Laoou, June
!, BY drowning himself
Frthe1 swioo6, Catholic priest, died At Quincy
On Monday, and on Wednesday bis remains were
sent to 81 Louis They were escorted 10 the
steamer BY procession numbering $3.50 people,
including 1,6o0 children dressed IN white, and
decorated with nCwerA
At shtlbyytlle, May g, there Was severe rain
and hail storm, and considerable Damage WIS
dong 70 growing fsuits and vegetables
IOWA
I'M. Moody, Of Des Molnea, has In his door
yard An orange and len,un Eee, both OF which
have fruit now npon them One lemon haa
npened, been gathered and oevou1ed, and more
arc nearly ready. The orange tzeo Ia t0ll Of half
formed fruit
George ". Sawyer, = wen-known citizen o.
Fond du Iac, died On the 9ssh ult lie wa2 at one
uEne County Treasurer
A blind boy, named George DIXON, pupil O.
tho Janesvino Institute, vas drowned On the q
inst, while bathing. Ills pareni4 reside al Fe1nl
more, Grant County.
John Brannan, Of Indianapolis, was Killed q
Lawrence on the 1st, by being crushed between I
railroad CT and the edge OF tho depot p,sttorm.
| aH1o%
On Saturday last, soue ooJs, With guns, dsooy
cred John Fremback, . years old, fishing in u
MAumee River, Near PerrJsbu,g, and though
! to amnse themselves by shooting nt him Ate
missing him once or txice, they succeeded L
planting three buckahot tn his fAee, when the
tcok 70 their heels. The victim at their spo1
, 1869-06-05
CONCEREIEG TIE DAMAGES,

Unlike those who have them to pay, xo
believe in damages as BALM for wounded
hearts, The 9irl Of the poriod, Ike ont Of
pullman's sleeping cass, is rot up with an
utte. disregard OF. expense that somebody
must pay for. By q delicate custom which
prevAils in the countries more recently WIS.,
tied by Dr.. Livingstone, as well S. through
mt thc polite world of zanzibar aad A,,ys-
s,ria, which arc tie ve.y France Of mod
ON Afrc, an3 anita c,re Tho Ian Ia tho
tirh ,ifo a. Tho Hamitie -Aooa. tbe bride
groom is not z,pec.ed to cary off his il
on,or,,,, f,o7Y, tha p,nhraoaa ri her vcen;nc
xarrnt without leaving a denosit of ostrich
foatbers snd elcnhants' teeth sufficient to
pny at lesst the expens 20 Of the brides trous-
stdu, il not also Of her entire education. 1t
il unfortunate that 80 logical custom
should have fallen into disuse among our
more sophisticated eirilltu, 1t raust be
due to ste fact that, with tho increase of
civiliza.ins, tho cost Of bride after her
narrins. 70 much e1ceods her e1penso be-
fore that tho happy sire thiaks
it q rare bargain when he is able 10 trade
even. But vhero thsre Is no sire III the
question. and the young lady has tho ha1li-
hood to pay the solid shot for her own we'd
ding t7otlsseau, and roitu-t, andsandwichea,
ana spousc-oale, and coffee, out Of the
savings resulting from long. yaars, of the
iiliecnt application Of her didsct;c knucklea
10 The hard heads and thick akuIls Of Gin.
rinnah Hioh School. sud then. when the
b,nnv dev nr1;yes and the loyer don't come,
,,rt ---7,s. .h,t bo ha. orar.c.erted h;s
.t.o,,,.1 ~ en..r,,.t;on IN ra.1 o.,atu an 4
-. - s:.,os..;o, ~ ~. a,in,,
- I .Ear ~ :.
e'io.nu ,.., e1'ts'a 40 1N1''ls ~ n ~ ~ 40 -
ino,'s4i11 NAt4z :" ~ ~, y. 11s.a - :.
Hoen case, VIC oeheSe ns'' oneao oas Nv
bafxa. resort should be hxd to e1eenbacH.
But in tho case Of Miss Amanda Craig, who
is softly bnt firmly sooele4aGne the reluc,
, 1869-06-05

MINISTER TO BELGIUM.

TIE Washington dispatches state that
Mr.. J, Eusseu Jones has been appointed as
Minister to Belgium Mt, Jones having |
hAen ure1iouslv nominated for the same
r,sstiaa, and NOT confirmed, his second
ccs::-s.;oa looks Ike challenge to the
Seas,e, xhich ve ara surprised that the
s~eetsry Of State should have consented
:, oEes, OF permit to harc been Offered
:Aaoaeh his department Mr.. Fish has
leec E&1ifes.ly growing in public esteem
s:zee the aijoarnnent Of Congress he
hss Displayed s-m=ess and discretion in or
7s.se- -c<,s.T1,a,el relations with Spain aad
G:ea: E.::xia aa1 the co1ntry has iuduhitA-
t.r tee1- % eercse coahdeace n kin Isis
- te cs.e.:ea ia: Al issae Ike this should
tavs t+x= l1.ese-te3 - The Se1Ate from his
:ier&@eot-
Io5esSrahle IS re deemed the selection Of
u. 1ces 10 Represent the Cnite3 s:atcs as
See & sAs Goe 7o5se soa fsssidio7s eorts
c. EFe- ve -zfG.:-e3f:aa ruakiog any op-
S,sSSr - - .cS,o:atrnsnt n taa 6:S L.
@z>e =. <e,c1t u lis cloee I>e:so7l
-rianIs xsta tae F7&de=t When the
SoHe ~57ae3 to ocu=-ssEEa- ve supposed.
l: s-e=ezr Lof->s- It's: ts.t WAS TIE eoa
Ct j. Els ssoed a7pnRst Is sen-foli
@:=t chsse>tts:za=.h.e fAa2 tie z1s, becAase
,Ar Is GOV Aiaei 70 Il tie ealos d des-
.=a- Tse -:s4s & tie SsaAte to kivise
So c>1=I- y 10 v7.hhali it, sdv4ee Aad
c1oA. Is Is clear add explicit rs ,a.t Of
"a T,.-tsi3eas to nominate The appoint
-c: Is ccst c-raese u.t1 both the P1rd-
6s-.t xcd tie Sa.te hare ooac1ued,
AssLozsa tie President has The right to fl
st.sace5 happening during the recess Of the
Sec.te. Avacanct seems to have occurred
Il tie Belgian Aissiun- A Minister San
f9-a coczrot belougto :" resigoing order
q oEce-holdezs it would be Interesting to
Eo~ how the vacancy happened to occ1r ];
LIZ, ssace il has occurred, the President is
1t Liberty TO i'll it. In q constitutional point
c. view, he is at liberty to FL it with any
bo6v-kis hostIe., il he chooses. In q
diplomatic point Of view, he is not at liberty
t. fn it with person whose naue has once
betn before the Senate and has not beeu
confirmed 1t is true that Mr., Jones wal
not rejected The Senate did not displs,
undue avkwartlnesa IN indicating uat h:
appointment WIS not acceptable to them
Considerable industry WIS aftezward shoT1
bv private parties in spreading the sepor
that M1. Jones wAs hid On tho table becaus
the Senate desired Mr. Sanford to remain a
Brussels. end not because they had an,
objection to Mr.. Jones per &C. II thi
were the true explanation it woul'
certainly not furnish IN OF
cuse for getting Mr. Sanford t
resign in order to giro his place to Mr.
Jones. But that is not tho explanation o
the Seua.e's action that has reached rs
Our understanding of the matter is that