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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-11
RIVER LINE.
Memphis and Arkansas River Packet
eOmpaHy.
@eU. S. Mail Line.
SUMNER

r- H. -
nURING the summer months the Wednes
~ day boat for Arkansas river will be
withdrawn, ana during the present good
stage of water our boats will leave Mem phis
for Little Rock and all intermediate land
lngs as follows:
MARY BOYD-----....-...R. l.. Haynes, master
Every Friday, at O'Clock pm.
TH0S. II. ALLEN I'D. Rowland, master
Every Monday, at O'Clock pm.
Returning, viii lave Little Rock for Men,
phis as follows:
MARY B0YD-..-.-..--..R. L. Haines, master
Every Monday, at O'Clock pm.
THOS. H. ALLEN-----Ed Rowland, master
Every Thursday, at 5 O'Clock m.
These boats are new and elegant passenger
packets, and are unsurpassed by any boats In
the line for speed and comfort. They make
direct connection at Little Rock for HOT
SPRINGS with the regular United States
mail coaches; and for FORT SMITH and all
intermediate points on n ondays and Thurs
days with the new and very light-draught
passenger packets Dardanelie, Captain Dis
mukes, and Forth Smith, Captain Chapman.
Freights consigned TO this LINE AT MINI
PHIs OR MOUTH OF WHITE RIVER will be for
wsrded promptly to destination without
charge for transfer. %
JOHN d, ADAMS, President,
No. 3 Madison st.. Stanton Block.
CAsKIN q MCCLURE, Ticket Agents, No.5
Stanton Block, Lower Floor. ie4
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JoE LOCKE has the largest assortment
of dsilies on his counter al 1851 Main
street.
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FOR FRIAB,s POINT.

Regular MemDhis aptd Friar's Point Trf-
Weekly u.s. Mail Packet.
GEO. ". CREEK, Sea. Malone, master
This nne passe1 lger steamer E~~
leaves Menaphls ev cry TUESDAY,, &6s
For freight or PS sage apply on board. apl4
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Ax.P.M Memphis & Louisville RAMP.M.
r. AL points North and
1880 1z.30E East. Twice dafly-......- 4:l5 I2.3O
Memphis q Louisville r.
NG30 R-Way mafls.--,...-.-.--l 4slb
Memphis & Charleston r.
II. Al cities East & South
$50 ant, way mails-..-.-..... $50
Miss. & Tenn. II. X. All
II .Ibl cities South and way mail 2:5
Memphis & Little Rock R.
RaU r.. daily except sundays 500
Mississippi river 70 Hele-|
800 ma and Frtar's Point,dafiy 1890
Miss. river 10 Nieksburg
tri-weekly, on Mondays,
8s05 Thursdays and SATURDAYS 500
Miss. river 10 st. Louis.
semf-weekly, on Mondays
500 and Ihursdaysa-..! 300 2
White river, semi-weeklyl
Tuesdays aBd saturdays. N
Mondays and Fridayg.-.f 800
Arkansas river, tTf-Week-i
Is, Mondays, Wednesdays
800 and 0yF------.--... $500
Memphis 20 Marion, Ark
tri-weekly, on Mondays,
10s0Ol Wednesdays and Fridays 1880
Memphis 20 Cuba, Tenn,
lZsSO weekly, Friday. 1890
memphis to Byhalia and
fOnve Branch, Miss, semi
500 weekly, Tues. & Fridays $500
J.DzLoACH, p. n.
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DR. RUSSELh'S
SEPTENEIAL
MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
AZ North Court ST., Memphis.

THIS Institution, incorporated by the
Il state OF Tennessee, is a legalized AssO-
citation Of Scientific Physicians and Surgeons
devoted tOthe treatment OF patients, and in
structions in the theory and practice Of the
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE Of NAI,

MEMPHIS PosToFFfoE. = Once hours
from s am. to6 pm. Sundays from 9 to
10 am.
CLOSES. - 1RETTTs
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RIVER NEWS.
BOATs LEAVING THIs DAY.


st. Louis----.-..BELLE MEMPHIs..-..5 pm
Arkansas River ..THos. Fl. ALLEN....-..5 pm
Ntcksburg .-........CTTY OF CAIRO..-....-5 pm
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Glorious aGd Cheering News from cur Ex.
changes Hsmphis the Great Rail-
Road Center.

The Memphis, HolIsy Springs and Selma
Road-The Memphis, SOmsrViIIs and
Jackson ROad-Remphis and Little Rock
Ruad-Ths Mississippi River Railroad
The Memphis and Kansas City Railroad
Memphis and ST. Louis RaiIroad-Ths
Memphis and San Diego Road-The Mem.
pills and Raleigh Railroad.
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FOR VICKsBURG.
FOR RIVER.

FOR WHITE RIVER.
Memphis, White and Little Red River U. s.
Mail Tuesday Packet-FOr Helena, Friars'
Point, DeVaLl's Bluff, Searcy, Augusta and
Jacksonport; connecting at DeVall's Blur
with train for Little Rock and Hot Springs.
DIES Axe Elliott, master.
I'm place of Legal Tenderl.
This elegant and fleet passenger r.
steamer viii leave as above HE
TUESDAY, l2th inst. at 5 pm.
ELLIOTT q MILLER, Agents,
lylI fromenade street. OPP Landing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-03-12

LABOR MOVEMENTS Virginia
is suffering seriously in the loss of
her laboring population. The ex-
odus from that State is becoming
almost a stampede. OEe agent
reports that he carried out of the
State during the last six months
2,40O; and the State swarms with
agents from the South, who are all
driving fullyaS thrivinga business.
1t is estimated that at least 10000
men have left Virginia within six
months, leaving the women and
children behind; but it is only a
question Of time before these will
also follow. What country can
stand this, especially as no white
labOrers are coming to take their
place. But Virginia's loss is our
gain. The labor of Louisiana is
being reinforced by the very ele-
ment which is best suited to oul
climate. The want of labor has
been so seriously felt in this State,
that this must have the effect OF
increasing the value of real estate
to a great extent. The prospects
of Louisiana are frightening in all
directions Baton Rouge Courier.
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The Booster Banner.
W. h sCANLAND, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
7 z Z u s.


The Bossier Banner will be issued every
Saturday morning. Subscription per an
nun, Three Dollars--ln advance. Two Dol
lars for six months 81 for three months.
Advertisements inserted at 81 so per
square of tenlines or less, first insertion
rs cents for each subsequent insertion.
Cards of one square, or LESSEE per
annum. Six months-$7 so. Three months-
S.
Announcements of Candidates for office
$40
; ~ Obituary notices, when exceeding a
square, will be charged as advertisements.
- All articles published for the benefit
of parties or individuals, at their own solic-
itation, will be charged for as advertise
ments
Y Editorial notices, or any matter Oe-
cupying spas outside irregular advertising
columns, charged at the rate of rs cents per
line.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-03-12

The blacks in the French part
of Hayti are enacting scenes
equal to those of the French
revolution. Every one of Sal
nave's party, the late ruler, is
being executed whereverfound.
That country will become a
wilderness in a few years, and
thereby be prepared for occu-
patton by some enlightened ma
ton.
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Chinese difficulties are get
ting no better in California. A
general massacre of them by the
whites is feared. A large party
of Chinese railroad laborers
were lately driven from their
work by white laborers.
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Seventy thousand acres of land
in Florida, owned under Spanish
grants, are to be sold in jackson
vile early in April. Some of the
most valuable laud in the State is
included in the tract.
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Yesterday was cool, but clear
and pleasant.
The river is falling here at the
rate oil 2 inches in "A hours. We
are in daily expectation of hear
ing complaints of the river below
from the sitlewheel steamers,
though, as yet, they are not noisy
on the subject.
Not having received any later
accounts from the waters above
than what was contained in our
yesterdays issue, We re-publish
our remarks:
The last boats down report 80
inches at Potato Bend, 81 feet at
Boon Bend, and 4 feet between
here and the latter point, and
bayou and lake falling.
We are gratified to learn.
through Mr.. r. d. Sale, that a
gentleman just down from Lanes
port states there had been rain in
that region for three days and
nights, which had given rise oil
Il inches when he left, and still
rising. He also found the river
rising at Fulton. The Travis
Wright was to leave that place
on the 4th for above. 1t is to be
hoped that this swell will release
all captive of that desolate local.
ty.
On the I'd, the river was about
stationary at Vicksburg; rising
with 8 feet 8 inches in the cana
at Louisville; had fallen 7 inche.
"since last report" at Cairo; falling
slowly at Memphis; and rising
slowly at Vicksburg.
FREIGHT AND PAssAGE.-Tht
last up freights landed here were
at 50075c. Der bbl. and OIL 80 pei
bbl. for whisky. Down-cottor
81 per bale. Passage-cabin, 81
@20 and deck S506. Cattle
corn fed 81 and grass fed s. pc
head. Beef-tierces 81. aud bills
75c.-[ Soatn- Western, 9th inst.
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We are requested to make
mention of the recent death of
Thomas Burke, who died near
Collinsburg, in this parish. He
was an Irishman by birth, and
a trader lately from Missouri.
He was we'll cared for during
his illness.
st. Louis papers please copy.
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Attention is called to the
card of Jordan, Godhue & Bro.
nurserymen, st. Louis. Messrs.
Goodhue & Carpenter, of this
firm, are now in our parish So
Letting orders. Those who wish
to enjoy their otium cum digni-
tate under their own vines, ap-
pie trees, &C., should now lay
in their orders.
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The Claiborne Advocate has
been enlarged. The editor now
has sufficient space for the larg-
est sized cuss-words. We SYM
pathize With his r !; d RS.
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TERREBoNNE.-In 1868 this
parish made 1924 hogsheads OF
sugar; in 1869 the production was
7437 bOgsheadS.
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Bodcau navigation to Shreve-
port has nearly suspended for
want of water. The "Shark"
has made two trips and hopes
to make the third yet.
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COMPL IAIENTARY NOTICE.-The
Cincinnati Volksblatt, of the 18th
ult., contains the following: "New
Orleans is said to have, exclusive
Ofthe members of the City Coun-
Gil, 1900 thieves and pawnbrokers.n
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WEST FELICIANA.-The Bayol

Sara Ledger says:
Quiet hasreigned uninterrupted
ly during the whole Year through
ont our parish; but some demon
seems of late to have evoked the
spirit of discord and violence, and
shooting stabbing and robbery
are becoming every day occurren-
ces. 1t is about time that law and
order should be observed, and if
it is not that it should he enforced,
or our parish and towns will ac-
quire anunenviable notoriety.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-03-12

A large colony of Germans,
from Chicago. passed through this
city last week to settle on lands
which they have boughtin Colora-
do.-[ st. Louis Journal Of Agricul-
ture, 18th uIt.
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@HEDTED AT HIS POsT.r--Tbat
pilot dies nobly, says Seneca, who
perishes in the storm with the
helm in his hand.
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Heaven drops little fragments
OF Itself here and there, along our
path, by way of assurance thas
heaven and love are one,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-03-12

The session of the Legisla-
ture has been prolonged ten
days by call meeting made by
the Governor.
All the obnoxious bills are
supposed to have passed, among
which are the Constabulary,
Election and Chattanooga Rail-
road bills. Consequently the
Democracy are bristling up and
threatening. But what good is
there in so doing. We want
that party TO be energetic
senough to carry the next cleo
ton and SO peaceably and by
solarge majority that no harm
can arise under the election
bill. This they can easily do if
they do not resort to extreme
measures. Let us remember
that the state is nothing but a
corporation now and liable at
any time to have its charter re-
voksd by Congress.
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county governments tax it
The Insurance companies must
look ont now, for our various
governments need but a very
slight incentive ON the taxing
question. Taxes can't be paid
by the giving Of Insurance pol
icies to the tax gatherer.9 At
least, wild cat concerns can't
pay that way. Large strong
companies, secured by deposit
Of Q. S. bonds, might pay by
insuring his Office to the tax
collector.
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BELLEVUE, LA,
Saturday, March IL, 1870.

The Cuban war still RACES
after the Spanish fashion. No
battles, but hundreds of assas-
sinations and plantation burn
ings.
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Public Administrators of In
testate SUGGESTIONS.

Ine 1OllOWlnS are the provisions
of the act of the Legislature on
this subject, referred to in our
editorial articles of yesterday and
to-day: tAlR
Section1. That the Governor
OF the State shall appoint suita.
BILE person to be known an the
"Public Administrator" for each
and every parish in the State.
whose duties and powers shall be
as follows: In all intestats sue
cessions, when there is no suryiy.
ing husband or wife, or heir pres
ent or represented in the State, the
Public Administrator of the par.
ish shall be appointed by the
Judge of the proper court to ad.
minister the same.
Sec. 2. That in all contesta.
tions for the administration of es.
tates, the Judge of the court in
which the succession is opened
shall appoint the Public Admins.
TRAITOR of the parish to administer
the same, until final decree deter.
mines the rights Of the respective
claimants.
Sec. 3. That in testate success.
sions where from any cause the
executor cannot discharge the
duties of his office, the Judge
shall appoint the Public Admins.
traitor of the parish, datiye tesla.
mentray executor.
Sec. 4. That all vacant success
sions shall be administered by
the Public Administrator of the
parish in which the deceased died
until the heirs present themselves
and are recognized by the court
and put in possession; and if no
heirs present themselves within
one year, the funds resulting from
said estates shall be paid into the
Treasury Of the State.
Sec. 5. That before entering
upon the duties of his office, the
said Public Administrators shall
file with the Governor a bond,
with good and solvent security, to
be by him approved, for the faith
full discharge of his duties, which
bond shall be for the benefit Of,
and may be sued upon by any
party interested in any estate
upon which he may administer.
In the parish of Orleans, said
bonds shall be in the sum of fifty
thousand dollars; and in the other
parishes in the sum of ten thou
sand dollars; and this amount may
be increased from time to time on
the application of any creditor, on
showing the same to benecessary
Sec. g. That the Public Ad
] ministrator shall hold his ofict
fer the term of four years, ant
; until his successor shall be ap
pointed and duly qualified.
: Sec. z. That he shall receiv
!. as a compensation five per cent
, on the inventory of estates ad
) administered by him, and five pc
cent. on all collections, and all net
essary expenses in looking afte
and preserving the property ofe'
tates; Provided, That in contests
ton or proceeding conducted b
/ him under this act, he shall n
+ ceive such further compensate
J as may be fixed by the Judge b
L fore whom the same may be hat
J Sec. 5. That in all other r
j spects not inconsistent with tn
if act, he shall have the same poV
|, ers and duties now possessed b
: administrators under existin
laws.
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The Insurance mania has pos

panieS for insuri0g against all
sorts sf risks are sormisg in all
the commercial centres. See
what o list: FIRST, legitimate
insurance companies, 40 those
insuring against loss of prop
erty by disasters at sea aid in
the inland navigation, then
comes the illigitimate, as Fire
and Life Insurance companies;
and lastly, the pure bastard
insurance companies as Acct
dentinsurance, dollar stores,
gift houses and tOmbolas.
When the alchemist first dis
covered the spirit principle of
wine or alchOhol, the world inn
mediately thought that the
Elixir of Life was found. 1t
was to cure all diseases and
vastly lengthen the aggregate
| of human life. But instead of
curing diseases it has added to
their number and doubled their
mortality. So now the Insur-
ance principle is to prevent
poverty and to equalize the
wealth of all. Every one, with
his defendants is to enjoy in
perpetuity a good house by
insuring against fire he per-
petuates the good effect of his
: life to bis family by insuring it.
! He insures his arms and legs so
: that if he he loses them he new
7 ertheless enjoys all that they
5 could give him. And lastly, he
r keeps himself and family cloth
ed and fed from the dollar
stores and bedizened with jew
elry from gift houses and tom.
bolas. The good effect of al
this will doubtless equal that
of the discovery of alcohol.
However, some of the State.
are beginning to suspect The
. effect of so universal insurance
and in order to protect thei
people, require security from
% the companies that they shall
J.. at least do what they say the,
s, will do. The chuckluck maj
is says 'put up a dollar, if I throw
D. three skies | give you a hundre'
h dollars, if not | take your dol
l. lar" He throws and the die,
D. turn up the three skies. Instea,
y of paying you the hundred dol
lars he runs away. This is IN
fair gambling, and some State
~ say it shall not be done by In
eS surance companies. The Lif
IL insurer says "pay me a hundre
IL dollars and if you die in twelv
IS months | will pay your famil
u five thousand dollars" YO
" invest your stakes and thin
III yourself lucky to die in th
u twelve months. But your il
i" surer proves insolvent and you
family get nothing, To prever
% just such case is it nota goo
an law to compel the InsuranC
bv company to deposit as securit
United States bonds to the fiji
ra amount of all the risks it is |
no take? Some wise companit
", make this condition a part
Ill their charters in order to CO..
he vince the public of their GOO
nd faith. By so doing they a
Is beginning to take all the Gu
tom from tho Mild rot oonoor,
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country paper advertises for
them in order to fill space and
thereby save labor. And fur
thermors, these companies have
found themselves rich enough,
by ten or , dozen uniting, to
publish the Insurance Monitor,
a monthly paper of two quarto
pages reading matter, devoted
to the spreading of those pecu-
liar notions they would have
the public to entertain. We
have a number of that paper
containing an article against
Deposit laws, which article has
provoked this article from our
pen.
The first argument of the
Monitor is that the Deposit is
no guaranteed This surely is
incorrect, if the law makers did
their duty, and if they did not,
it is no argument against the
deposit principle, The next
argument is that unsound COM
panies may nevertheless be
constituted. Neither could this
happen ifthe law is made right.
The third argument is that the
Deposit principle does not en-
nance the revenue which is
true enough, for it keeps out
all wild cat concerns. The
same argument would make us
license gambling houses and
houses of prostitution, for there
by the revenue would be in
creased. The fourth argument
!, is that it does not locally bene-
: fit the State requiring the de-
r posit. All true enough again,
: for if a State, as Connecticut,
: forms a vast number of Insur-
| ance companies, with or with
t out capital, a vast stream OF
wealth will flow into it, the pro-
S duct of swindling other States
9 The writer of the article wants
}, us to take for granted without
r argument, that the merchant
n shipper and manufacturer are
IL all injured by the deposit law
J He also argues strongly tina
Il the large property holder is in
v jured, when he of all others cal
q best do without any insurance
/ whatever. His argument tina
e agents are injured by it is Ger
q tainly correct, and we take i
l. to be great praise of the deposi
l. system that that useless tribe
IS insurance agents, will be lessen
l. ed in number. But we mus
.e take issue with the writer whel
"a he AYERS that printers and pub
e fishers are injured by the De
y post law. Does it benefit u
III to advertise patent medicin
* and be paid off in it, or to ad
le vertise accident insurance fo
n the insurance of our fingers
IL True, we are troubled some
nc times to fill our space, but w
'd are sure that our readers woul
&c much prefer that we should us
y large type and lead our articl,
Ill than to fill mp with newspap,
10 prospectuses and patent med
es cine and insurance advertis
of ments.
n Whether the insurance pri
ID chile he riWht or Wronw. nave
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collector.
We see from the last issue of
the Southwestern that Jim
White, alias Harris, has escap-
ed from Shreveport Jail with
some eight other prisoners
This man is one of the persons
charged with the assassination
of w. d. Vanarsdel. Ben Greg
DRY, another of these assassins,
escaped from the same Jail at
ter conviction, but was killed
in Navarro county, Texas, by a
party endeavOring to recapture
him. Kit Gregory, still another
of the assassins, has gone to
the penitentiary for life. q
If Kit Gregory's statements
are true, Harris is the big vii
liam.
The strangest fact in this
" hole matteris that Harris and
Kit Gregory's lives we're saved
by the large rewards that had
bee,n offered for their apprehen-
SION. Harris and Kit were ar
rest ed for horse stealing in Tex
as, and pending the prepare.
ton of Judge Lynch for hang
ing them, Kit began to tel
everyt hing he knew. Whel
their captors learned of thu
large reward offered for them
their avarice got the better 0
revenge, and consequently the.
brought their prisoners here.
Jails are and ever have beeJ
unreliable. Justice should there
fore be done more quickl y thar
our law allows. Courts shoult
be held oftener for trial of pei
sons charged with great crimes
/ And the right of the prisG
ner to have service of the lis
of the jury and to change tn
venue should be taken away
We favor jury trials and thinl
that they should be carries
back more near to the origina
method, when a real Judg,
Lynch first established them
How easy it was during tn
late war to get shot for an Of
, Tense not contrary to mora
law! And now, how hard it
/, for Justice te be done upon tn
greatest criminals!