The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-07-31
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sales 2OO bales. Gold strong at 1870
1874.
Liverpool. July 26.-Cotton-up-
lands 1873 and Orleans l25d.; sales
10000 bales.
New Orleans, July 26.-Cotton-
more doing; middling 32ac.; sales 669,
receipts 2l5 and exports 155 bales
Gold 137. Flour easier; superfne
SIS IS, double extra So 40 and treble
extra So 70. Corn-white 81 25.-
Oats 76077e. Bran 81 90 Hay
prime 500 90. Pork--held at $35.
Bacon frmer; shoulders ISL, clear rib
10 and clear sides l94c. Lard-tierce
l9aG2l and key 2I40221c. Sugar
firm; common 10s and prime l33c.-
Molasses firm. Whisky and coffee
nominally unchanged.
Washington, July Ex-senator Nor
ton favors recognition of Cubans as bel
ligerents. los
General Ames, commanding Missis-
sippi. called to Long Branch by Grant.
Cuban Colonels Ryan and Cowrie
are safe in Canada.
Six Of the Minnie Gaines Jurors sign
ed verdict by cross marks.
| Washington, July %. Revenue to-
day S7I5,0OO.
Admiral Davis detached from South
Atlantic squadron.
Customs from 10th to the 18th, in
elusive, $3,10O,000. Decrease of debt
probably nine millions.
The Dent movement is supported by
the press of the State, and he will re-
ceive the support of the conservatives
of all parties.
| San Francisco, Jnly 22.-Steamer
japan arrived, Steamship T Tallahassee,
formerly Confederate cruiser. totally
wrecked near Yokohama. Twenty two
lives lost. including captain, crew and
most of the passengers.
New York, July o. Frank Ballard,
Secretary of the Security Insurance
Company, defaulter to the amount of
500, 900.
John A Roubling. we'll known bridge
engineer, died of lockjaw from jammed
foot.
R. D. Bogart, defaulting Naval Pay
master, arrived from Galveston.
Cuban patriots, at Fort Lafayette,
to be released tomorrow. Daniel Kelly
killed his father yesterday.
i Alexandria, Va, July 22.-Commo-
dore S. S. Lee, brother of Gen. r. E
Lee, died at home, Stafford county. to-
: day.
Washington, July 2l.--Custom.
i. nearly half million. Delano returned
tits stated on absolute authority
. that the managers of the French cable
have stipulated to abide by the action
: of Congress. They will be allowed te
land their cable in Massachusetts, and
work it without any present Federal
interference whatever.
Boston Post office will be built Of
granite. II
Louisiana Supervisor Conklin ii
here. Wade says ofthe Virginia cleo
ton. the result will affect unfavorably
the Northern elections.
Robson with party aboard the
Tallapoosa will inspect the Navy
Yards along the Atlantic coast. All
the Cabinet absent except Hoar, Bout.
well and Cox.
Murderess Minnie Gaines sent to in
sane asylum. Creswell returned. Pea
: body and Cereora visit White Sulphur
Springs to -morrow.
Revenue department decides smok.
: ing tobacco can't be retailed from
pound packages, unless packed in
wooden boxes and stamped.
, Efforts ahoat toremove Gen. Gordon
Adams, attorney for Mississippi. 1t i:
understood commander Ames desires
his removal. Charges against Adams
are political.
The Inquirer of Philadelphia, says
Recently bark left Baltimore with
$4,000 stand of arms and IL 900 rounds
of ammunition for Cuba. She got of
without trouble, to be loaded with hay
and reachedher destination successful.
ly. Understood another vessel is like,
ly to sail soon for some port, similarly
f freighted.
Understood that the steamer Semi.
mole, which left Norfolk 18th. under
sealed orders. is directed TO capture
J and bring to Washington the Haytier
privateer Hero for molesting American
, shipping.
Secretary Hoar is reported to have
said to delegation, urging interference
) in behalf of certain Americans incar
! cerated in Ireland for Fenianism, thai
the men had no business in Ireland.
He believed the invasion of Canads
was the act of q set of robbers and muir
derers who deserved severe punish,
ment, and declared that our Govern
ment was determined to have the law
faithfully and vigorously executed.
/, Washington, July 2l.-COl. L. A
, Whitley, of the Intelligencer, is dead
; st. Croix, West India, advioes {,
JuRe "a. report yellow fever epidemi,
, among soldiers. At Christainsted ter
! cases and FIVE deaths. Town an,
shipping healthy.
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