The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-20
Telegraphic News.
From Shreveport South Western


New Orleans, Ang. 16.-Corn
dull and dropping; mixed Doc. and
white and yellow 81 023. Oats
dull and dropping; st. Louis pc
SOC. Hay lower; prime $50. Pork
ldull and lower, $50 25. Lard
quiet; fierce 17k@17a and key Ice.
Cotton quiet; sales 100 bales; good
ordinary 144@15, Pow middling
164017 and middling lTac.; sales
of strict middling were made at
18c.; receipts 100 and exports to
Baltimore 100 bales. Gold 11640
116a.
weak; sales 1850 bales; middling
uplands104c. Gold 117B01174.
Liverpool, August 16.--Cotuon
closed firm; uplands S50Sa and
Orleans S809d.; sales IL, 900 bales,
of which for export and specula
ton 5000.
New York, Aug. 9.-Hon. JET
ferson Davis arrived today from
Baltimore, and is the recipient
of many attentions from Southern
guests. He refuses to be inter
viewed. F
Philadelphia, Ang. 10-Dr.
Thompson physician at Iazaretta,
died this A. NJ. This is the four
teenth case of yellow fever termi
mating fatally since the arrival OF
the bark Home.
New Orleans, Aug. 10.-The Re
publican State Convention made
!. the following nominations: A. Du-
buclet, State Treasurer; James
Graham, State Auditor, Lieut..
Gov. Dunn is President of the
Convention.
The Congressional District Con
vention was held here today and
made the following nominations:
LIST District, Gen. j. Sypher fol-
both terms; I'd District, A. L,
Sheldon, renominated; Sd District,
G. B. Darrall, renominated. The
: Republicans of the 4th and 9th
districts will hold their conyen
tions in their respective districts
I in September.
Census returns of Lafayette par
ish give a population OF 1O,389
showing an increase since 1860 Of
5 1886. Number of plantations
GOT.
Privates David Kelley and Mike
Ford, Of company E, 10th Infantry
were killed at the barracks by
James Bowers, of the same com
J mand, by shooting with mQsket
3 Charges have been preferred
against the murderer.
Washington, Aug. 1O.-ReaI
| Admiral Spears succeeds Admiral
Porter in command of the North
: Atlantic fleet.
: Attorney General Alderman has
I addressed a letter to certain Re
publicans in Georgia, who have
received his views ON the subject
3 OF an election in that State, and
he declines to give q construction
; Of the act of Congress relating to
S Georgia /; but on the assumed
= ground that the question is for the
decision ofthe Legislature. He is
$ in favor of an election and against
! the extension of terms of State of
ticers. In a party view he thinks
: the Republican party will be more
1 hurt by preventing than by hold
ing the election; but if itwere 9th
= erwise he would not sacrifice prin
: ciple for success. He desires every
preeaution against unfairness, and
=, should the election be unfair ht
L would have set it aside.
t Washington, August live
hundred applications for nationa
banks under the new law.
f Customs for the week ending OF
! the 9th, $500, 900.
Hon. r. r. Butler, member o
q Congress from Tennessee, will b,
brought here fof trial for alleged
penitentiary frauds. Buffers part
t ner, bfother-in-law and son ar
implicated.
: Pittsburg, Aug. 12.-Phillip r
d Mertz, banker, committed suicide
; In a letter to his wife he gives f
. nancial complications as the caus
It for the act.
n Washington, Aug. 14.-Farra
. gut is dead.
Our railroad statistics shoy
more strikingly than any othe
g evidence the wonderful growth Q
e the country. The railroads of tn
1871