The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-08-28
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ton quiet; upiandS 1o4 ana Or-
leans lad.
New York, Aug. "a, noon.--
Cotton quiet at 35c. Gold 1929.
Liverpool, Aug. "a, evening"
Cotton dull; uplands 1875 to 1879
and orleans 135 to 14d.; sales
5000 bales, whereof for export
and speculations 1000.
New York, Aug. "a, evening"
Cotton without decided change;
sales 500 bales at 35c. Gold act.
i've and strong, closing at 1873,
highest price Of the day
New Orleans, Aug. 23---Cotton
sales 50 bales; middling nomi-
nally &c.; receipts 113 bales
FlOur--superfine S5 20, double
extra 90 90 and treble extra 60
rs. Corn weaker; white 973c. to
81. Oats-new Sc and old SO to
zoe. Bran 81. Hay $28 TO 929.
Pork, held at $50 30. Bacon
supply light; shoulders II, clear
rib 1913 and clear sides 20c.; hams
"a to 25c. Lard firm; fierce 20 to
202 and key IL to 23c. Sugar in
active; common 11to12 and prime
144 to 145c. Molasses-reboiled
60 TO zoe. Whisky quiet, 81 rs
to 81 80 coffee dull; fair 15 to 154
and prime 163 to 163c. Gold 1929.
San Francisco, Aug. 1S.-Di-
rectors of Central Pacific railroad
have information of a conspiracy
on the part of former employees to
burn all the bridges and stock of
fuel east of the Sierra Nevada.
Measures taken to Illustrate con.
spirators.
Philadelphia, Aug. 19.-Recent
interview with Gen. Lee regarding
the proposed meeting of generals
of both armies at Gettysburg next
week, for the Identification of the
dead of that battle field, leads to
the belief that Lee will eventually
attend, not that he wholly ap-
proves of the measure, but, regard
ing the meeting as a foregOne
conclusion, he thinks his presence
due to the men he commanded,
as the meeting will be historic,
because he desires to avoid the
misconstruction which would be
placed upon his refusal by the
enemies of reconstruction.
Washington, Aug. 18.--Reve-
nue. $4,000.
A letter from Chief Justice
Chase has recently been exhibited,
in which he expressed great salts
faction at the result of the Virgin
ia election, and hoped that SINH
lar result would attend the cleo
tons in Tennessee, Mississippi
and Texas. He intimated that
the Republican party bad served
its purposes and that a great con
sentative party ought to reformed
out of the moderate men of all
existing parties.
San Francisco, August 49,
Steamer China arrived. She
brings J. Ross Browne and 1000
passengers, including $50 Chinese.
Cincinnati, Aug. 19.--Pendle
ton accept the nomination for
Governor in long letter.
Helana, Montana, Aug. 49,
Blackfeet Indians running off
stock. Killed Malcomb Cook and
badly wounded his son 20 miles
from here. Threatened raid on
Gallatin Valley. Much excite
ment among settlers.
Gettysburg, Aug. 2O.-Numer-
GUS letters received from Southern
Generals, accepting invitation to
participate in Identification Of bat
tie field. Several express feal
that the occasion will revive the
memory of former strife, but the
majority take differeut views, and
think the battle should be honest
y and truthfnlly handed down tt
future generations.
Cincinnati, Aug. 2O.-Ffrst new
bale OF cotton received from
Natebez, Miss.
Williamsport, Pa, Aug. 90
MARITIME Billmore, confined for il
licit distillatiOn, cut his throat.
Philadelphia, Aug. 20.-Tht
Labor Convention adopted reso
tons recommending Trades I'm
ions to make Immediate efforts t.
secure through organization O
female labor and same pay fol
week, equally we'll done, allowed
men; denounclng coolie labor but
declaring that voluntary Chimes
immigrants should be protected
like other citizens. Special com
mittee on new political party ap
pointed.