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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27
Report of the Grand jury.

To the Honorable Judge OF the
10th judicial District Court,
holding sessions in and for
the Parish of Bossler ana
State of Louisiana
We, the Grand Jury, 1mpan-
neled and sworn at the March
term of the Court, 1869, in and
for the Parish of Bossier, hav-
ing discharged all the duty
given us in charge, to the best
of our ability, would beg leave
to report
That we have examined the
report of the Parish Treasurer
in relation to the School Funds,
and find it the same as at last
September term of Court-he
not having received or paid out
any money since said term, and
as there is no quorum OF the
Honorable body Of Police Ju-
rors of said parish to make a
settlement with, since last term
of Court. We have examined
the Parish Jail and find it Sc
cure, with the exception of two
bars broken in one Of the win
dows, and find the prisoners in
good condition and we'll taken
care of. We would further
report the Court House doors
windows and floor wanting
repair. We are pleased to say
that we find all grades of crime
on the decrease in the parish
We find the roads and bridges
in very bad order and would be
pleased to see the Honorable
Police Jurors attend to it as
soon as convenient, and ap-
point competent overseers on
said roads.
We tender our thanks to the
Hon. Judge Levisee and Dist
Attorney for their kindness and
attention during the term Of
Court, and we respectfully beg
to be discharged.
! JAS. A. HEBRON,
| Foreman.
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In to-day's paper we publish
a card clearly establishing the
incorrectness of an article in
reference to DR.. W. NJ. Swami,
of this place, which appeared
in the New Orleans Republican
of the 18th inst, based upon a
private letter purporting to
have been received from Min
den. Will the Republican, in
Justice to DR.. Swami and on
behalf of this community, cor
rect this base misrepresenta-
ton, which, no doubt, is unin-
tentionalon the part of that
journal.
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A FREE OPINION.-The Roches-
ter, New York, Union (Dem.) ex-
pressesits opinion Of the Inaugural
with great freedom. Itsays:
s'The address is the weakest
ever delivered by any President
of the United States. 1t is the
utteranee of a beggar on horse
back-the talk of the money
changers of the country through
a pauper of yesterday, whose
pockets have been by these Shy
locks filled with gold, and whose
tongue wags at their direction. It's
burden is gold for the bondholder,
and its only rhetorical flourish is
a reference to the precious metal
with which the demands of the
tax-exempt robbers of the people
are to be satisfied"
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THE GEORGIA TRAGEDY.-We

THE GEORGIA TRAGEDY.-We
take the following from an Au-
gusta dispatch of the 14th:
DR.. G. w. Darden, who killed
ChaS. Wallace, editor of the Clip
per, was taken from Jail at War
renton, last night, by a party of
disguised men, who took him some
distance from the town, where
they shot him to death.
Particulars of the tragedy at
WarrentOn, which resulted in the
killing Of Wallace by Darden and
the subsequent killing of Darden
by disguised parties, show that
both Wallace and Darden were
Democrats and that the whole at,
ter was purely of personal ma
ture, originating at first in a pr.
waite quarrel between friends OF
Wallace and Darden, and which
was carriedinto the Masonic lodge
where, as alleged, Darden black
balled Wallace, for which the lat
ter denounced the former as a lial
and scoundrel, on the publica
ton of which Darden shot Wal
lace while he was passing on the
street in front of his Office. The
affair is deeply regretted and re
garded as a great calamity by the
friends of both parties, who were
highly esteemed and connected il
Georgia.
Masonic balloting for the ad
mission or rejection of applicant
being secret, even to the member
present, it is a mystery to us hoy
outsiders learn who cast black
balls. Some members certainly
forget their duty to the order
when such things are known eyenil
the lodge. But it is common now
a-days. When party is black
balled his friends generally ''fee
around" and find out Tor imagin
they do at least) who rejected tn
applicant. This frequently result
in difficulty, as shown above. /
this Masonryg
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

~ Under a decision of the
commissioner of internal revenue,
farmers have no right to have
their grain made into flour, their
corn into meal, apples into cider,
or their grapes into wine, without
paying license. 1t will yet be de-
cIded by some of these radical of
fieials, that a man who buys flour
shall not have it made into bread
unless he pays a license. How
could we possibly manage to get
along without radical rule?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

THE COURTS IN New ORLEANS
SToPPED-The Laacyers in a Flut-
ter.-We copy as follows from the
New Orleans Times of the 10th:
There was great ~commotion
yesterday in all the courts, grow
ing out of the tax law, which i'm
poses a penalty of $500 upon all
Judges who permit lawyers with
out license to practice before
them. Several of the judges de-
clined proceeding with cases un-
til some definite decision could be
arrived at relative to the effect of
said law. Several of the lawyers
exhibited their tax receipts, but
the licenses not having been print
ed, could not be furnished. Sew
eral declared that they did not
know of the existence of the law.
Others declared that the law was
palpably unconstitutional, and
that the judge could not be re-
quired to perform any but judicial
duties. Judges beaumont and
Cooley thought it best to suspend
proceedings in their courts. Judge
Collins, however, determined to
continue trials and give parties
fair opportunity of complying
with the law. In the Supreme
Court the Attorney General NOV
ed that ten days be allowed to the
members of the bar to comply
with the requirements of the law.
Judge Cooley, have intimated his
indisposition to incur a fine, even
under a law that was not consti-
tutional, one of the lawyers pro-
posed that the bar indemnify the
judge against all risks of prosecu-
ton and penalty. The judge,
however, could not see it, and was
not ambitious of figuring in a
penal prosecution, even though
backed by the whole bar. The
general result was a syncope of
justice, and an outpouring of le-
gal wrath, the like Of which was
never heard before. The Repub-
lie was never in so great peril of
utter destruction and extinction.
Justice fairly screamed in agony
and wrath. Clerks looked un
utterable things. Deputy sher-
ifs were rather pleased at the
cessation of their labors, and at
great disgust manifested by the
lawyers. Clients who were plain
tiffs thought it devilish hard that
they should be delayed in their
rights by the delinquency or i'm
pecuniosity of their attorneys,
and chaos reigned through the
halls of justice.
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DISTRICT COURT.-The Dis
trict Court adjourned, Thurs
day evening last, until the next
regular term. Samuel Hamil-
ton and Harry McLane, freed
men, charged with the murder
of a Mr.. Lawrence, were found
guilty, without capital punish
ment. The case was appealed.
Addison Lynch, freedman,
charged with the same crime,
asked for a separate trial, which
was granted, and, afterward,
continued until next Court.
Other criminal cases were also
confined. The Grand Jury
found but very few indict-
ments-hardly one-fourth the
average number, which shows,
as stated in the report of that
body, that crime is rapidly on
the decrease i'm this Parish.
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sr A soualid old white begga.

s@ A squalid old white beggar
i'll Montgomery, Alabama, was ar
rested and searched. A bag was
found on his person containing
two hundred dollars in silver, a
roll of greenbacks amounting to
fifty dollars, fifty dollars in gold,
wrapped up in a newspaper, q belt
around his waist containing over
one thousand dollars in currency,
and several hundred dollars in his
shoes. The mayor gave him "a
hours to get out Of town.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

BURNING OF THE STEAMER
Ruth Vicksbarg, March 13.-The
steamer Ruth, Capt. Pegram,
from st. Louis to New Orleans,
was discovered to be on fire this
evening, between 4 and 5 o'clock,
opposite Duckport. In the short
space of half an hour she was en-
tirely consumed with large and
valuable cargo.
The passengers and crew with
their baggage were saved; also
the books,s papers and money
The boat was owned by the At
lantic and Mississippi Steamship
company, and was regarded al
one of the best boats afloat.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

70 A newspaper published in
the regions of lakes Memphrema'
cog and Winnepesaukee, says that
''the fish in lake Holleyhuuke-
munk, Maine, are said to be 50,
perior to those of either LAKE
Weeleyobacook or Moosetockmee
gantuc. Those of ChaHhungo-3
gungamaung were very fine, but
they all got chOked to death ID
trying to tell where they lived
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

Observation-Disclosures and
Louisiana having ratified the XIV
Amendment in hot haste, will
have to ratify again with some
thinglike decent leisure. The form
to be observed is this: Congress,
after passing the amendment,
passes a concurrent resolution re-
questing the President to trans
NIT the proposed amendment to
the Governors of the different
States, to be by them laid before
the Legislatures for their action.
AS there has been no formal trans.
mission of the proposed amend
ment, the eager Border Ruf1ans
and impatient Ethiops will please
curb their impetuous souls until
the Executive shall signal them
to a second vote.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

70 Mr.. Mcclure, of Pennsylva-
MIA, in protesting against certain
rumored Cabinet appointments by
General Grant, said to Cameron
that the members of the Cabinet
should be men who can "vitalizo
the party and make it pulsate."
Won't the Hoare, Bore and Cox
Cabinet fill the bill?
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70 The Livingston { Ala Jour
nal says that one cause Of the
scarcity of labor in that Sectionlis
from the mania of the negroes for
planting "on their own hook this
year, hoping, on account of the
present high price of cotton, to
to get rich in one season. One Of
these would-be planters was seen
in a store a few days ago tryingto
get a pair ofshoes for a bale Of
cotton yet to be raised.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

10 Andrew johnson pocketea
a number Of bills wOich he (RdnOt
approve Of, and they therefore did
not become laws. Among the list,
are the following; the act reorgan-
izing the judicial system; the act
for the further security Of equal
rights in the District of COlumblaS
and Mr.. Shenck's bill for strength
ening the public credit. eass
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

MILITIA BILL.-Among the last
acts passed By the Legislature,
was the militia bill, with an
amendment offered by Mr.. Black
man, that the Governor is not au-
thorised to arm and equip the
State troops, unless for the pur-
pose of suppressing open rebellion
or armed resistance to the laws.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27
L. The Abolitiopists nratond

u The Abolitionists, pretend
ing to love liberty, have extended
slavery. Calling themselves union,
lists, they have contaminated and
manifested disunion. Affecting
economy, they have given us the
cOstliest government on earth.
Prating OF virtue, they have made
it the most corrupt. Clamoring
for equal rights, they prescribe
more people than any monarchy
in Christendom. Invoking freedom
they establish and maintain the
darkest despotism in eleven
States. Processing liberation, they
proclaim acceptance of their creed
and the alternative of Ostracism
and diSfranchisement. Howling
about purifying the government,
they have made Office holding and
dishonesty identical. Preaching
about principle, they subsist by
passion and prejudice. Deplorine
caste, they elevate blacks above
whites in one third of the country
Magnifying loyalty, they have
trampled out every worthy prin
ciple in our system. Claiming
craftsmanship, their officials are
either conspirators or thieves
Landing independence, they are
servile slaves to a party caucus
Pretending to invite criticism
they stifie freedom of debate il
Congress by partisan rules, anC
drown it elsewhere in blood. In
sisting upon peace, they prolons
the old war and strife to stir up
new one. They have madean an
archy and called it peace. Pre-
tension without sincerity is thei,
programme, to be carried out by
tyranny. Their creed is hypocrisy
their plea is cant; their practic,
is theft; their end is despotism.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

w. III. SEWARD.-The Mobile
Register congratulates the coun-
try upon the retirement from of
flee of Secretary Seward-a poll,
tician, as the Register says,
"whOse public life and example
have been baneful to the country"
The editor thinks:
There is nothing in his Senate
rial career or his wordy admins
tratien of the foreign affairs of
the country to cause his retire
ment from public life to be regret
ted or to entitle him to a respest-
able place on the pages of history.
He was a partizan aAd trickster
in politics-''this, and nothing
more" Thank Heaven we have
all end of him, and we could wish
we could say the same of the
whole school of demagogues which
he helped to form and of which he
was a shining light.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

There are about 10000 In
dams in Minnesota, ChippeWas.
They live on a reservation in
a Northern part of the State
and cost the Government $780,
900 annually.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

The Sparta Times gives the
following advice to Bro. Hill,
of the Claiborne Advocate,
which is rather pointed, if not
classic:
"Tuck your tail back under
the dash board old fellow and
keep it there till fly time"
The Times also conveys us
the gratifying intelligence that
the youths of that commercial
town are enjoying themselves
hugely in the agreeable avoca-
ton of kite-fying, They also
speak of a balloon ascension,
but are sagely advised to defer
their aerial aspirations until
the other two or three citizens
of the place return.
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Publishers Contention.

A Convention of the Publishers of Papers
IA in North Louisiana and Eastern Texas
will be held in this city, commencing on the
ers favorable to this call will please copy.
MANY PUBLISHERS
Shreveport, March %, 1864 n52td
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

~ Last years cotton crop is
estimated at 100000 bales. The
largest crop ever produced in the
United States was that of 1860161
%, 1856, 900 bales.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

A fellow in Kansas who was
ducked by a parcel of boys for
beating his wife, sued them for
damages. The magistrate SEN
fenced them to duck him again.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

Of three applicants for the
post-office at Dubuque, Illinois,
one claims it because his wife
is a cousin of Grant, another
says he can $50 him two nieces
BETTER" and the third wants it
because he is o tanner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

A number of leading bust
ness men of Shreveport have
under consideration the estab-
llshment of a Life Insurance
company, at that place. A
good idea. Let us keep our
capital here and build up home
institutions. We have both
the meney and brains +; all that
is wanted is energy and perse-
verance.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

J. Ell. Conner, living about G
miles from Minden, was shot
and instantly killed, on the
10th inst, by Or. w. ID. Nixon,
who has recently located in
Claiborne to engage in the
practice of his profession. n4
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

w A rule has been taken, says
the n. o. Times, in the I'd District
court by a young lady verging on
eighteen years, on her tutor to
show cause why he withholds his
consent cher marriage to a young
man with whom she has become
engaged.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

% The Cuban war has sent
sugar up, the Chinese war raised
the price of tea. Cotton increased
in value from our own rebellion.
An exchange consoles it's readers
by asserting that at least milk is
proof against such influences.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

u "Westward the star of EN-
pire takes it way. The Cheyenne
people say they are going "Down
East" when they make a trip to
Omaha. s'
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Cotton Market Weekly Summary
From Shreveport South. wo....-.

AN'OPVIt SOutn- w eHteTn
Wednesday eve., March II
The market opened this morn.
ing with limited inquiry. Offer
'ings light. We quote: Good
ordinary 24a24c, low middlin~
144a244c.; strict styles 25ce.
middling 254c., with but little
of the latter in the market
Gold 132a133.
Thursday eve, March 49,
The market opened this morn !
ing with moderate demand al
24a244c. for good ordinary 2A
a258c. for low middling, clos
ing dull. Gold 132a133, and
weak.
Friday eve, March 19.-The
market opened this morning
somewhat depressed, continn-
ing unchanged throughoutsthe
day. We quote: Good ordina-
~ 24a244c.; low middling 245a
244c. Some sales upon the
streets were made at higher
rates where merchandise &ass
anticipated or understood as
part Of the consideration, Gold
weak and dull at 132a133.9
Monday eve., March o.
The market opened this morn
ing with but little demand, ex-
cept for the better grades, be-
ing but little of this class on
sale. We quote, the market
quiet for good styles, dull and
heavy for the lower qualities.
Low middling 243a244e.; good
ordinary 24a244. Gold weak
at 132a133. r.s
Tuesday eve., March 3d.
The market opened dull this
morning. kilograms received
during the day, reporting other
markets firm, caused ours to
close firm at the following
Good ordinary 24a244c.s how
middling 24&ca25c. Gold weak
at 132al33.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

BACK TAXEs.-On the 10th
inst, Gov. Warmoth appointed
the Assessors throughout tho
State to act as Collectofs, the
revenue bill comforting upon
the Governor the power to
lect as he deemed fit, either the
State assessors in the parishes
or the sheriffs to collect the
taxes. He has chosen the as
SCISSORS to do this duty.
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~ Cen. John TT Fornev late

70 Gen. John III. Forney, late
of the G. S. A., ishopelessly insane
from the effects of q wound re-
eeived in the late war. During
the last two years of the war Gen,
FOrney commanded q division in
the TRANSMITS. Department.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

N. Orleans papers report $500
counterfeit State Warrants in
circulation. We feel very TN
easy upon receipt of this intel
ligence. In future, we shall
scan infinitely all $500 war
rants that may be unwarranta-
bly, showed at us.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

Gov. Warmoth has signed
the act to approve the charter
for the Bridge at Murrell's
Point across bayou Dorchete.
The charter provides that while
said contract is complied with,
no other bridge, or. ferry, or
crossing, shall hereafter be
chartered or established on said
stream, within five miles of said
bridge, during ten years.
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Gen. Grant has succeeded

Gen. Grant has succeeded
Mr.. johnson and entered upon
his career as President. Some
seem to have great hopes in
his crushing out the radicals.
We have no idea that he will
materially differ with his party.
Like Lincoln, he will seeming
ly serve and please at times
both factions of the party. He
will act conservative and radi-
cal as occasions require in the
ranks. In any event we can
not see that Grant can control
Congress. The Radical ele-
ment will control the new, as
it did the other Congress. Let
President Grant veto their dar-
ling measures and the radical
two-thirds will fetter him as
they did Johnson. We expect
nothing beneficial from his adj
ministration. The iron clamps
of radicalism' will retain its
grasp on him as firmly as it has
upon Andrew johnson. His
Cabinet are men DESTROYS Of
perpetuating power for them
selves and party. Our hope is
in the people. A revolution il
popular sentiment, which Ger
tainly cannot be far distant, il
the power to overwhelm radi
cal tyranny.
President Grant declares hi
will have an honest admins
tration. Many a President
with more influence and ability
than he can command, ha!
started out with the same gooC
intention. The will is lauda
BILE, but the accomplishment O
the design is a different matter
Fraud and corruption have be
come so fossilized in all of til,
Departments at Washington
from Congressman down to thu
lowest petty officials, that thu
Augean stable will never b,
cleansed until there is an entif
change in the administration
of the Government. In til,
meantime the people will lool
forward to the confirmation @
Grants promises with mucl
eagerness, but not withou
grave apprehensions that the,
will never be fulfilled.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

The Claiborne Advocate of
the Goth inst, says on the night
of the 9th, a negro man was
shot and killed by another
freedman on a plantation about
four miles FROM that place.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

The navy of the Sandwich
Islands, it is said, consists OF
two fishing smacks and a raft.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

The South Western STRAINS
at at a gnat"- but more espe-
cially the buffalo gnats, which
the writer says are depredating
severely upon the stock on the
river; one gentleman having
lost four mules in less than "a
hours by these little pests.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

Hoar, the new attorney gen.
eral, is a grandson of Roger
Sherman.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

WHAT TT CosTs.-An exchange
says: ''The clergy costs the United
States 100000 annually; the
criminals, $40, OOO,O 900; the lawyers,
s7O,OOo,OOO; rum, s2OO,O0O,OOO.T
And it might have added, with
equal correctness, that 'loyar
bondholders and official thieves
have cost the people at the very
least calculation, 100000, 900, per
annum. since they have got hold
of the reins ofthe govrnment.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

The Claiborne Advocate, in
enumerating the houses of bust
ness in Homer, mentions a
''taylor" shop.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-03-27

The Republican party pledged
itself at Chicago that, in the
Northern States, the question OF
suffrage was for each State to set
tie for itself. After carrying the
election, it forces through Con
gress a negro suffrage amendment
which is not to go before the peo-
pie, but under the whip and spur
of party, is to be carried through
legislatures elected without refer
ence to this question at all!