The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-11-20
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1900, receipts $500 and exports to
Vera Cruz 229 bales. Flour firm,
So % to ) 80 to 6 %. Corn scarce
and firm; white 81 to %. Oats
firm, 81 to G5c. Bran held at
81 IA. Hay scarce and firm at
$50. Mess pork 81 80. Bacon
III to POI to 201c. Lard dull;
tierce III to 1871 nd keg 10 to
195c. Sugar firm; prime 128 and
yellow clarified 13c. Molasses-
prime ~ and choice 78c. Whisky
Western rectifed 81 10 to l 16.
Coffee quiet; fair 154 and prime
1910. Gold 1861.
Liverpool, Nov. 10, evening
Cotton steady; uplands 118 to IL!
and Orleans 115 to lid; sales
10000 bales, whereof for export
and speculation 5000.
New York, NOV. Is, evening"
Cotton Il shade tirmer; sales 1000
bales at 258 to 254c. Money more
active and closed at 6 to Z per ct.
Gold closed at 127.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 9.-The
Rev. j. S. Bacon, a distinguished
Episcopal minister, died to day;
| aged 70 years.
Concord, n. H., Nov. 9.-The
prohibit0ry clause i'll the cOnstitu-
ton defeated by large majority.
New York, Nov. 10.-General
Wool died almost without a strug-
gle, at l O'Clock, p. II. Aged So
years.
Chicago, Nov. 10.-The vote in
Minnesota is so close it will re-
quire official count to determine
whether Austin or Otis is elected
Governor.
Bellfontaine, Ohio, Nov. 10.-A
Catholic priest was instantly
killed by John Powers today
No cause assigned.
Washington, Nov. 12.-Customs
from the LIST to the 9th inst, in
elusive, were two and a quarter
millions of dollars. Total for
October sixteen million and thirty
Thousand dollars.
1t was Jordan'S chiefof-staff,
Harry Clawrey, not Jordan him
self, that was killed in recent
Cuban battle.
The suit Of the U. S. Us. sew
eral Tennessee railroads, have
been compromised by consent of
counsel. The roads to remain in
| possession of their respective com
pany's organizations, and after
paying running expenses and in
tereSt on State bonds, the balance
OF the earnings to be subject to
the claims of the federal govern
ment. This action defeats the
motion of the government to place
the roads IN hands of receivers.
1t is thought that equitable
settlement will show federal gov
eminent largely indebted to the
roads.
Amos Kendall dead. Admiral
Radford has been directed to
bring Peabody's body home in an
American man-Of-war.
Revenue S443,O0 Parties deal
ing in geld dust are liable to
brokers' tax.
San Francisco, Nov. 12.-Quan-
trel, Implicated in the Lawrence,
Kansas massacre during the war,
was traced to Camp Scott, Ne
vada. An order sent for his ar
rest was received too late. Guam
trel having deserted.
Five hundred coolies on a
French cOolie ship revoIted. The
captain, several OF the crew and
passengers were killed. The bal
ance who escaped below blew off
the upper deck with powder,
blowing or frightening all the
coolies into the sea. The vessel
was becalmed off Byron Island.
Baltimore, Nov. 12.-Gen. Mar
tin, Of Charleston, S. c., Estate
Senator) dead.
Arizona adyices state that the
Indians are troublesome near
Prescott, committing depredations
on Ash creek.
New York, Nov. 12.-Entire
custom house frauds estimated at
S8OO,OOO, committed during 1867
and 1868. The principal offender
being still free.
San Francisco, Nov. 12.-The
Secretary OF the Treasury has or.
dered the release of the French
ship Malabor, seized for SNUG
Cling, on payment of three times
the value of the goods Struggled,
and one thousand dollars costs.
Boston, Nov. 12.-One hundred
and thirty men discharged from
4 l.