The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-09-17
The States.
LOUISIANA.

ish east of Ouachita river, is 804O;
of the town of Monroe, 1949.
The Claiborne Advocate repre-
sents the boll-worms as very de-
structiye upon the cotton of that
parish.
The Telegraph says there ap-
pears to be no doubt whatever
that the recent fire in Monroe was
the act of an incendiary.
The Caddo Gazette says the
Grand Cane Baptist Association
will meet with the summer Grove
Church on Saturday before the
first Sabbath in October, next.
The Gazette of the 14th says:
Bonnie Bissinger, aged about 10
years was drowned about6 o'clock
Tuesday evening, while bathing
in the river just below Shreve-
port.
COTToN.--The Shreveport South
Western of the 14th says: There
have been but few sales, and on
the following basis: good ordinay
1908 and low middling 1905
cents.
The Monroe Intelligencer states
that Colonel Eugene Tisdale is
busy enrolling a company of in
fantry. The list already enrolled
contains the names of some of the
best young men there.
The n. 0. Times of the 9th gives
the mortuary report, with but one
death from yellow fever, the only
one in eight days. The Board as
serts that not single case of vel
low fever exists in the city.
The Alexandria Democrat of
the 31st ult., says: In the last
three months in Rapides, there
have occurred more negro killing,
stabbing, shooting and knock
downs than ever before in the
memory of man.
The nominations in the parish
of De Soto, are for the Represen-
tative branch of the State Legis-
lature, Jacob d. Wemple and
John Wagner; for Parish Judge,
John Ell. Sutherlin, for Sheriff, Il.
I. Carr, and for Coroner, Leroy
Ell. Mundy.
After an interview with several
of the members Of the Board Of
Public Works and the Governor,
the Monroe Intelligencer announ
ces to its reader that the Missis-
sippi levees will all be put up, in
Guiding Ashton and Diamond,
that the work on bayou Bartholo-
NEW will be advertised.
The census of Caldwell parish
is completed, and the present pop
ulation is 1870. The population
in 1860 was 1888. The population
of fourteen parishes, previously
reported, is 1858, against a
population Of 154 ,434 in 1860. In
Guiding Caldwell, the population
of Is parishes is 142,4S3, against
159,367 in 1S60-a decrease of
1854 during the last ten years.
AS the Iron Drove Well has
proved a complete success, and
the water is found at from fifty to
sixty feet to be abundant, and of
an excellent quality, cool, and
with no unpleasant mineral flavor,
it is contemplated by the Town
Council of New Iberia to have a
a number sunk, in order to have
no lack Of it, should a fire break
out again in the business part of
the town.
The OpelOusas Courier of the
Sd instant, says that on the 9th
of August, two death occurred in
the town of Washington. BY
Monday, at Il o'clock, NJ, five
more deaths had taken place.
There appears to have been no
death since then. It readily yields
to skillful treatment when taken
, in its early stage. The town is
almost deserted, and it is feared
the disease will spread in the
'. country.
The Union Record of the Sd
says: Last week a negro named
George Brown, came very near
killing Mr.. Louis Powell, one of
our best and oldest citizens, by
knocking him down with slat of
wood and striking him several
times after was down. The negro
,, left Mr.. Powell for dead, but for
tunately he was discovered and
by proper means he is now in a
fair way to recover, though still
confined to his bed. The negro is
still at large.
! Owing to the death of two of
the partners interested in the salt
works on ynrx.1c ;eIopd AI,o t,o: