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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06


MISSISSIPPI ITEMS. The To-
lumbus Index, July I'D, says that
the crop reports from portions Of
the prairie are dismal. Corn is
badly injured from the long
drouth and the neglect of early
cultivation. Cotton is reported
tolerable, and steadily improving.
The Winona Democrat says that
the boil worm has made its APP
pearance to an alarming extentin
that vicinity. Some planters rep
resent that almost two-thirds Of
the bolls on their cotton are bored.
Chickens are dying in Canton,
says the Mail, at a terrible rate.
from a disease called twisting of
the neck. Cause, high price of
beef aud mutton.
Hons. J. A. p. Campbell, Amos
r. johnson and A. Lowering, have
been appointed to compile the
laws under the late act of the.
Legislature.
The Vallonian, says thata num-
of bold and daring thefts were
committed in Water Valley on
on Saturday night, the 23rd.
The Meridian Gazette records
the marriage in that place, on
July 18th, ofOliyer Hodge, negro,
and Margaret Bates, white.
The Paducah, Mississippi City
and Ship Island Railroad has OBJ.
tanned charter from the Legisla-
ture of this State.
The Central Railroad is being
repaired between Goodman and
Durant, and bridges are all being
rebuilt.
The Radical Sheriff Of Pike
county has pocketed ten thousand
dollars of public funds and left for
parts unknown.
The Legislature granted char
ter for turnpike and toll bridge
across Big Black at Pickens.
The Vicksburg Herald regrets to
hear that the genuine cotton worm
has already made its appearance.
The Meridian Gazette says that
the boil worm has made its APP
pearance already in that county,
Z
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

Northern workingmen are be
ginning to find out that they made
fools and slaves of themselves in
fighting against the South. A
committee Of the "Labor Assem-
bly, Of Cincinnati and vicinity
says:
"Unless the Government shall
sooner commence the work OF re
dressing the wrongs of labor it
will prove to have been unworthy
of the first drop of that river OF
blood which five hundred thou
sand workingmen poured out in
defence of the old flag. To take
our blood, to take our lands, to
tax rs so enormously to pay the
cost of the war which the monop.
olists produced, and then to i'm
port Cinnamon to work in our
stead and drive our families into
distress, constitute such an accu
mutation of wrongs as would jus
tify revolution had we not the bal
lot for redress Of grievances.
''Let the working classes rise in
their own defense. Trust neither
Of the parties, but support your
own platform of principles that
will go to the bottom or oppres
sion, and call out such men for
office as are friends of Justice"
Lately they were all Republic
cans.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

Leopold Stephan Carl Anton
Gustave Edurd Thassilo, Prince
of Hohenzollern -Sigmaringer,
is all that has yet appered of
his name. This is quite enough
to make the u. Pheshine Smiths,
the r. Ogden Doremuses and
the B. Waterhouse Hawkinses
of republican America hide
their diminished appellatiyes
and retire with a blush,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

Life Insurance Companies are
doing more to impoverish the
South and enrich the North1 than
any process yet invented or toler-
ated. They are a consuming nui
sance which Hstalketh at noon
day." Even those claiming to be
Southern have their 'shead cen
ters'' at the North. We warn our
people against them. Homer
IHdd.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

Geo. Alfred Townsend writes
s'There is no friend to a journalist
like an enemy. The meaner the
attack, the more inscrutably it
comes to benefit. William Cob.
bett once said: every mean en-
envy brings me a new thought,
two new friends and five new sub
scribers.w
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

"Two men in New York attempt
ed to poison themselves the other
day." says an exchange, "but they
were saved by the timely arrival
of medical aidn That's always
the way with these COMPOUNDED
doctOrs-when a man wants to
die, they won't let him, and when
he wants to live, they don't care
a pinch Of Peruvian bark whether
he dies or not.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

See card, in another column,
of Prof. Chas. S. bod, Principal
ofShreveport Female Institute.
The next session begins Thurs
day, Sept. LIST.
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The South Western of the 3rd
inst, says:
The river rose from Wednes-
day last to Saturday night IA
inches, when it commenced to
fall gradually, and has since
fallen % inches, leaving it 2
inches above the highest mark
of the season.
The Era No. 8 reports plenty
water in the lakes and bayou
for all purposes pertaining to
navigation, although the lake
is falling slowly.
At last accounts from above
the raft the river was falling,
and was at the Cutoff - or IA
feet below the highest point of
the last rise.
The Mississippi is quite low,
and Red river running out like
a mill-tale. 1t was rising at
Louisville on the 9th, with %
inches in the chute and 4 feet
on Portland bar.
The RAFT.-In view of the
fact that st. Louis and other
Western cities are becoming
deeply interested in the Red
River trade, would it not be the
part of wisdom for them to lend
their influence in removing the
rafta 1t is probable that a bill
asking an appropriation for this
purpose will be introduced at
the next meeting of Congress,
in which event Western mem
bers might greatly aid in its
passage, and thus open up a
country of unsurpassed fertility
and peculiarly adapted to the
culture of cotton, and which
would prove a profitable custo-
mer to the West. This object
is certainly worthy the atten-
tion of Western papers, ofwhat-
ever political faith.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

A number of young ladies of
Hartford are under the surgeons
care for distortion of the feet-sup-
posed to be caused by wearing
high heeled shoes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06
Poland.


The Poles in the United
States are entertaining hopes
that out of the difficulties aris-
ing from the present war a
chance of re-establishing the
nationality of Poland may arise.
But we doubt if the Poles
would take advantage of the
chance if they had one. The
majority of the nation is in a
much better condition now than
ever before. When Poland was
ostensibly great three-fourths
of her people we're slaves, al
though white. Those slaves
are now free by the free gift of
the conquerors Of the nation.
The people are of the same race
with the Russians, indeed OF
same race with all whitepeople,
for there is really but one white
race. They have been a con-
stituent part of Russia for sew
enty-fve years, and the Ian
guages and customs of the two
peoples, always very similar
have approached more near to-
gether.
When the French under Ma
poleon sixty years ago crossed
the line of Germany and Poland
they were astonished at the diff
ference between the nations
l
Germany was covered with
thriving, clean and enlightened
cities and villages, Poland was
sparsely settled with a popula-
ton in log and mud huts
squalid, dirty and in the Lowest
ignorance. This condition is
| doubtless changed now. The
| schoolmaster is among then
frightening their ideas anG
faces. And it is to be hoped
that like the Scotch, they vii
forget their national feelings in
the pride Of personal independ.
ence. It is preferable to be {
freeman under the Gar of Rus
STA than a slave to a Polish no
ble. Poland and Russia are
passing through the same
changes that Western Europe
has passed through. Petty ty,
rants first covered the whole
country; then followed the
milder tyranny on one man
which is the condition of Rus
STA now, and then almost per
feet liberty with a voice giver
to the people in parliaments.
|
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

"Ah-Hown and "Ah-Myn are
two very prominent Cinnamon in
this country. Their names an
swer two very ilnportantquestions.
How is our labor difficulty to be
settled3 "Ah, HOWE" Where
will it end? "Ah, N.Y."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

The Calvert (1,exas) Enter
prise says that the Chinese en-
ployed upon the railroad are
very lazy and need constant
watching, and then will not do
more than a half days work.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06
", M. and r. Railroad.

Into what infamous hands
has the Vicksburg, Monroe and
Texas railroad fallen! But
what better management, than
it has had, could we expect
from a company formed as its
corporation was? BY manage
ment and the expenditure of
seven or eight hundred dollars
a railroad owned one-eighth by
the State and the re mainder by
citizens. and worth fully a mil
lion dollars, has been transfer
ed to the present company.
Ray and Ludeling are the
chief corporators. Ray and
Ludeling constitute themselves
into the State of Louisiana and
give up to themselves as a COM
pany the rights of the State
and its citizens in the railroad.
They go even further, and in
their capacity as the State do
nate under pretense of a loan
to themselves as the corpora
ton six thousand dollars a mile
for the finished road.
BY virtue Of the States in
fiuence with Congress, the Cor
poration is about to receive a
donation of halfthe State lands
within fifteen miles of the road.
With the finished road worth a
million, with the State loan
worth now five hundred thou
sand dollars, and with the
United States land donation
worth a million, what do they
propose doing? Simply this,
/
to spend nothing and do moth
ing until by the building of the
| Southern Pacificroad their road
and franchises will be worth
five millions of dollars. Then
to sell to a company able to
build the road. We doubt il
they would accede to a PROPOSE
ton similar to that generous
one made by the Chattanooga
road to Rapides and Natchito-
ches parishes, which was to
build a road through those par
ishes if the parishes would
grade the road as a donation to
the Company. Can't the gen
erous parishes of jackson, Olaf
borne, Bienyille and Bossier
give just that little to our road,
the grading only9
Verify, our section has fallen
into the hands ofignoraut and
hard masters. Let us rouse our
selves little and at least en-
deavor to obtain a change of
masters, and get those that will
improve their property. Let us
petition against the land dona-
ton by the United States, and
elect Legislators who will wipe
the whole enactments for this
railroad from the statute book
even, if necessary, by an amend
ment to the Constitution.
The South Western never
got off a better thing than the
article quoted below. Don't
do it again for fear you may
| get the reputation of the Louis
vile Courier Journal:
We are aIWavs wilIinU IN, do
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06
st. Louis as a Trade Centre

OC. LOUIS DIS d AEduS O04CI0.
st. Louis, from it's central
position and other advantages,
seems destined to be the great
city of the nation.
To increase its growth more
rapidly nothing would be more
conducive than the building Of
the projected railroad to Gal
veston.~ We have lately glanc-
ed over a considerable book
written exclusively topraise up
that city in which this latter
fact is acknowledged. This
fact must be clear to st. Louis,
but yet no haste is made in
building the road. Have even
charters been obtained for the
road through Arkansas and
Texas? We think not. The
benefit to our section and the
city would, it is true, be mutu-
al I; but we are agricultural and
cannot take the initiative. Mer-
camille communities must lead
| off in such matters.
The city must not trust to its
great advantages alone, for
other cities are at work to Sc
cure our trade, and what they
do may have a permanent in
fluence to the injury of St.
Louis.
We were a little fretted on
reading the above mentioned
book that the writer should
adopt the silly idea that a GER
tain isothermal line and a GER
tain mean January tempera-
ture were necessary in order to
produce great cities and high
civilization. He makes this
line and temperature exactly
that of st. Louis.
Following the same idea we
can prove that Bellevue itself
has remarkable prospects, fol-
our latitude is nearly that OF
ancient Carthage, Damascus
Palmyra and Babylon. our iso-
thermal line corresponds with
that of Rome, Constantinople,
Shanghai and Jeddo, and oul
January temperature is just
that of London itself.
For our part we don't care
what particular cities of tie
country prosper so that the
country as a whole prospers.-
By the building Of railroads
the whole nation is fast becom-
ting one big city. The country
man a hundred miles from mar
ket is but four hours removed
The city man can enjoy all the
pleasures and benefits of the
country at the cheapest rate.
"Two men in New York attempt
ed to poison themselves the other
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06
The Chinese Question.

been settled and forgotten by
all but a few readers of history.
Again new questions arise to
be settled and forgotten in their
turn.
The abolition of the slavery
of the blacks and it's conse-
quenees have occupied one gen
Grafton. It will soon he forgot
ten in the new excitement of a
great question. This new one
we believe to be Chinese immi-
grafton; shall it be fostered,
simply allowed or prohibited
entirely? We want labor to
build our railroads and cult
vate the staple crops, but we
do not desire our people in the
future to be converted into a
mongrel Mexican race. If then
the Chinese males alone come
over as simple laborers, to re-
turn when they shall have ac-
cumulated a little capital, we
can see no great objection. IF
they bring their families and
settle among us, it would be
very Objectionable, and their
immigration should be prohib-
tied. The Chinese ere nearly
of pure Indian blood, with pos
sibly trace Of white blood in
fused into them by their con-
quest by the Tartar, Zingis
Khan, in the thirteenth centu-
: ry. We can judge from this
} fact whether they would make
good citizens. AS yet, only the
J males in any great number have
come over, and we therefore
see no cause for immediate
fears.
Nevertheless, a great excite
: ment has been raised against
them at the North, and we are
pretty confident that the next
President will be elected on the
question.
For years there was a party
: in favor Of the abolition of ne
gro slavery, who argued from
philanthropic principles. It eff
fected nothing of consequence
till the willy Seward changed
their tactics and argued that
: slave labor was in competition
with white labor. Then it was
the masses North joined the alb
: clifton party. This same argu-
= ment will be used against the
Chinese with, very likely, a sim
liar success. Many Northern
Democrats oppose already their
coming. The refusal of Con
gress to allow them to be natur-
: allied shows, at least, a waver-
ing in the intentions Of the
Radicals. It is said that the
advent of seventy of the Chi
nese into North Adams, Massa-
chusetts, has had the good eff
feet to cause the abrogation OF
some Of the infamous rules OF
, the Trade Unions. These I'm
ions limited the number of ap-
prentices that could be put to
the various trades, and this rule
is now abolished there. Thus
some good has been effected,
but the manner ofits being eff
fected proves the feeling
! IL, Hl. i,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

A small Indiana town has
but one school-house and eight
base ball clubs.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06
BELLEVUE, La,
Saturday, August g, 1870.

The 9th annual session of
Fillmore Academy and Normal
School begins on Monday, 9Th
Sept. See advertisement.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

A young lady being asked by a
rich old bachelor, ''If not yourself,
who would you rather beg" replied
sweetly and modestly, "Yours
truly"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

A French metre is 80 inches.
1t is pronounced, we believe,
met.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

Only two theaters are open
in New York, and these are
languishing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06
The rain it raineth every day,
leigh hoi the wind and rain"

We have indeed feared the
ruin of our crops by the rains
this summer, ever since we
heard the weather wiseacres
prophesying drouth last spring.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

The news from the seat of the
big war is unsatisfory enough.
Nothing less than a battle in
which fifty thousand are placed
hors du combat, will allay the
irratability of the public. Con-
gress acting for us applauded
the war itself, and now as that
body has adjourned, we will
act for ourselves and huzza
Justify when the big fight takes
place. Our Irish citizens pat
France on the back and those
of us with the "sweet German
accent" cheer up Prussia.
All, we have now more pleas
ant excitement than prize fights
and steamboat races.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-06

The Southwestern never
got off a better thing than the
article quoted below. Don't
do it again for fear you may
get the reputation of the Louis
vile Courier Journal:
We are always willing to do
justice to our enemies, and so
cannot withhold our approval
of the Presidents course in
sending Sheridan to Europe to
learn, if possible, the usages of
civilized warfare.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-24

Pslikao announced The recelpt Of 4 dis-
psEch diving reaauring neWS, Deputy
Restry demanded the dSIe and alSn
Whei6er The Dispatch WAs hun RAEatnt
himself PSlikhO aid The aispatch Wns
dated I9Ih, but the uproaI ot the DePa-
ties was 80 great q 10 drown the answer
touching the hnlhOnhip q the msASt
Reatry then proposed that nino member,
II tiiS Chambef BE- chosen 70 form pa!t O
th6 committee Of defence, The member
81 the leit Immediately gave signs q a.P'
proVal, but 8 majority he5ilated, keAt!y
claimed: that the slate of adalp urgently
demanded Il PSltkno said that tho com
mittOe OR doleHCe VAS numerous enough
as II present constituted. In the name q
ula whole CUbInet be repelled the pF0Po'
al lust made. The matter VIII be decl'
del tomorrow.
In The Senate yesterday proposal Wa
made TO meet every time the Cops Legs
IatiE met, but Il was defeated. The Pres
ldent will call ths meeting whenever u
hls Judgment they arc necessary.
Its reported that Ro6her went 70 Cha
Ions to confer With The Emperor, and &C.
cOmpanied him TO Rhelma
The SoiP says the despatch above allq'
ded 70 was from BazAlne, and was brought
to PallkaO by . messenger. Il b under
stood the message contained much i'm,
portaut and favorable news which hRt
been withheld from tho public.
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The Latest News.
YORK CITY

Jg,,-- Kr--,o, 0Q
NEW 4o4A' Aus 4Ss -
TIE statement tiat ln AttAGbe ot tbe
Custom HOuae had at1conAed with . con
adorable amount d money belonging q
Ibe selEuEe Dc Etment b declared . b
untrue. Ia Ogden. lie gentleman re.
feFTcd 70, Is not . deiRulLef, and has MOI
SIsc0ndsti.' .lsg O.
The General Committee Of The German
Patriotic AID Society Of this city, organ
lied last evening by elecsinE permanent
oiIiccr1. The subscriptions thus iaf g, col
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Latter from an InCarcerated Registrar
CLARKAuuRl, August 81, 1870


CLARKauuIl, August 81, 1870. +
TOT TAselIn1 InieiIIOf"tsr.
l drop you a few lines to lot you know
what l. going on in BraxtOn county
George K. Morrison, Commissioner for the
DisITjeI of Wal HiyiniG, has arrested
three Of the township Registrars in said
county, for doing just what tho law re-
Qulred them to do, myself among the
number,
On the day oVregst1uon, nearly all the
tIisfranchised menin Washington town
shin, made application for registration,
They said theiF object was 10 get an ap-
neal to the Board Of Registration. Now
thoy all knew very well that the law did
moi require mo to take such appeal, Their
object Is 10 come before the Board Of Reg
istradon. and if tho bOArll refuses to regis
ter them, they intend To impose on the
officers Of election, by making oath that
they were refused registration. They
claim Il To bo their right, that no discrtm,,
nation should bO made on account ol
race, color, or previous condition Ol servi'
tude, and Ii thisis white mans govern
ment, rs well as II negro government
they think they would come under Its
provisions. Dlsloyalty they think y nc
disqualification.
Willie Writing tho above am In th'
Clarksburg Jail, awaiting the Fedora
Court. Yours truly, MILTON FRAME.
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who defend the SOll Of heir country Fop
the invader.
aIRdssl We are al veil, awaiting 4
brilliant revenge GoE Worth and Forbaeh.
II military circle, aFOund Metz, Prus.
80 seems 10 provoke q war unworthy d
lie two natiOus, but One which tie In
Stinct Of SclfpEuerYAlion forces upon the
weaker party. She has inundated our
country with her spies md We haze beel
compelled, a. q measure Of safety, 70 eE.
pel Ill suspected GeEmRDs, /, Nt the riAE Of
inIuring some lRBOCPnt paFsOnA
AIN AISace and Lorraine, the ne
ccssiLies OF the PrussiAns, and The
eIwbItRnt dema1ds q lhdE eOn-
mis5Iy have cxSspefated the unhappy
people Who plundcred, haTraaacd and
abused have inAugunted guerrilla war
against their invaders. Moreover, King
William has launched q proclamation de-
claring that every individual not belong
ing 10 the French army, and taken 10
open hostility TO the Pruasian army ahall
be Ehnt The arising Of the people en-
Inas Will bring . day Of justiee for all
these insults and injuries
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New Irish nrOthsrhOOl.


81, LOUIS August SG
A new orEanlIatiGn called the Irish
National hFOlhCFhOul has lately been nut
into operation. It's ramldcaIlons will ex-
tend over several States d tho Union,
with headquarters at 81 lIoulA 1t has
bern formed BY tho most advanced Irish
nationalist iO;Iakp The placo Oi Eenlanlsm
and unite all ianllons Into ono brother.
hood. Tho principal features oC lhe new
organization arc no SalNFiVd utilciAls (;
th6 retention pf lllntla bY the local
branches until required by The BOthcr-
hood In Ireland, and 4 hlFal council 10
consist 0f srv6n memlen, Of President,
ChiEt Executive, OFStnat0, formerly n.
COgnllcd by tho FGRlAns. Michael Resell
Treasurer, New York; Edward Q. Kelly,
North Adams Mas; Dan OmACllgan and
John l., Griffin, ST. LONls Sea Sweeney,
Cincinnati, Ohio; +. X AauneriOn, WI,
mingtnD, Delaware and Wan. L0ugheVCy
KeOkuk, Iowa, compose lts pFcssnI Cuin
Nil -tr aH