The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-03-05

people are Juoiiatihg over the crop
prospect.
Numerous outrages on China.
men yesterday. A fearful riot
was imminent, but heavy rains
and a large police force dispersed
the mob. Several persons Injured
while attempting to rescue the
Chinese.
Cincinnati, Feb. 25.-Towboat
Neville exploded above Law.
renceburg. Three killed and four
badly hurt. VIZ
Washington, Feb. 25.-House-
An appropriating clause, appro.
priating $4,000 to the Education.
al Bureau, was passed. al
Senate-A bin to divide Texas
into one State and two territories
is being considered.
The Georgia conservative Re.
publicans are making their fire
before tho Senate-the Radicals
before the House. 1t is stated
that a majority of the Senate Jul
dietary Committee are in favor of
seating Hill and Miller.
HouSe-A bill establishing a
national system of education was
introduced. i.ia
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, y
Washington, Feb. 26. 1870.
Senators and Representatives
from Mississippi having been ad.
mitted, the command known as
the Fourth Military District has
ceas d to exist. BY direction of
the President, Mississippi is at.
tached to the department of the
Cumberland, and the officers and
troops within the Fourth Military
District will report to Brevet Ma.
jor General Cooke. The General
commanding the late Fourth Mill.
tary District will complete the
records of that district as soon as
practicable, and send them to the
| Adjutant General of the army,
except such military records as
should properly be retained at
headquarters of the department,
which he will send there.
By command of Gen. Sherman.
| (Signed) E. D. TOWNSEND,
| Adjt. Gen. of the United States.
| Further news by the Chauncey
says that revolution at Montevi-
dec, headed by Gen. Juarez, is re.
ported, but no particulars received.
Business, completely paralyzed.
The whole Of Paraguay is repre-
scented as being in a sad state.
The people are dying from want
and starvation i'll the provinces
and in the city of Assumption.
The Italian consul, with whom
was desosited a large amount Of
treasure by wealthy families when
Assumption was captured by the
allies, had attempted to leave with
the treasure, but was caught and
compelled to disgorge.
Point DeSalle, Ceylon, Feb. %,
via London, Feb. 2S.-The orien-
tai steamship Bombay and the
United States corvette Oneida col.
lided. The lattersunk. All hands
| lost. The Bombay was but slight
| ly injured.
New Orleans; Feb. 26.--The
Southern bound passenger train
fell through the Buckner trestle,
on the Mississippi Central rail.
road, about 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, smashing FIVE cars--ff-
teen killed and thirty wounded.
:. Killed: Geo. Mcdonald, Bolivar
Tenn; T.sB. Harris, North Carroll
ma; T. J. Covington, Woodbury.,
Tenn; Colonel Alexander Speers,
Brandon; Stephen w. Coon, Illi-
nois; Il. B. Moore, Covington, ILL.,;
Thos. Watson, emigrant; Mrs,
Turner; unknown woman and two
Children; two coIored brakesmen
: and L. G. Morehouse, Elkton, La
Wounded; Col. Sam Tate, Charlie
, McConnico, Muly !Taliferro. Of
Water Valley, Miss; Sam Frazer
: Nashville; r. G. Boyd, La; II. @
7 McCarter, route agent, jackson
Tenn; i. Lehman, Jackson; 8. j.
} p. Mcdowell, Texas; G. Young
: Childbrand, H., Richard Busted
: Ala; and lady unknown; Capt
A. B. Shell, Louisville; james
: Moore, colored, and an emigrant
Q family of ten or twelve, all NOR
or less injured. Also w. ]. Der
9 ryman, wife and child, from elias
: gov, Scotland. Many otherswer'
= hurt whose names could not b
obtained, mostly enigrants.
l. The Picayune says Luckettsho
l. and mortally wounded Capt. Ho
J. on the steamboat Kate Kinney
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