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New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
THE VALUE OF A cHILD's LIFE.

On the 2d of July, 1865, Philip hi, age
years and months in crossing the Foriy>econtat ani
Grand-st Ferry Railroad the corner Of Avenue
and Thrdst accompanied by sister, 10 years Old. WIS
run over by one Of the and killed suit for dam
ages brought by the boys father against the Company
was tried before Judge Sutherland, and resulted ~
verdict OF 81 500 with allowances, making the ludeWe
i2O3s 49, An appeal was taken TO the General r0 pt
the Supreme Court, the ground thar Jtig" SGh'r'
land erred in refusing to charge requested that 70
title the plaintiff recover, the jury must he c1nYlFi
by proof that the deceased guilty of no neglic
which contributed u the injury; that the act oi no
mother in sending the child out was negligent as >
matter Of law. and would preclude r,coYt7';
that if the jury believed that the attendance of deceased
was not sufficient and proper PLAINTIFF could not rcco'
and, finally that, in the OF child So young, M
is nothing upon which the pecunary injury e. me Dc X
of kin can by any possibility be estimated For IN f
spondens il was claimed that ii not negligence p
Sc on the part OF the parents to send tie boy mt 10
street and ~ drug with his sister, and that ~ @
defendants violated the law regulating the rate OF speed
at which cars be driven they were In TINS case
the wrong doers, toward whom the deceased ana the 80
ter in charge under obligation u 20 beyond or
binary vigilance and caution. After argument yes'ff
day the 'udgment of the lower court was affirmed
For the appellants, Moses Ely for the rcsYoAaean'
Yard and FurlOng.
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
THE BELT RAILROAD DIFFICULTY.

Michael FlDnegan, Wnilc driving DelJ hdh-
road ear yesterday, under the protection Of Patrolman
C1arson OF the Eighteenth Precinct assaulted upon
reaching Twenty -frsts, by ~ men engaged In the
strike and despite the efforts Of the officer was knocked
from the and very badly beaten about the heal anu
body officer CarsOn after knocking six or the rioters
down at last arrested named John Burke and en-
deayorcd TO take him ~ the Eighteenth Precinct station
Uousc but was aayagcy attacked by the crowd VINO
threw stones and would have rescued the prisoner the
officer had not drawn his revolver and Kept hem AT pay
Later I'm the afternoon the prisoner was brought before
Justice Ledwith at the Essex Market Police court anu
held for examination. ,,.... ,,os,o-
About 200 men applied for positions as drivers yeser-
day morning in response 10 the COmpanys adseEls',
ment Forty now running manh'n " " ,i liooI
drivers Several OF the c0mers have beeh gnene.'
Off by the discharged men, who are said 70 threaten p
sonaI violence although they still discaim any uch ~,
tention The officers of the Company thlnk they VIII
have the road running guary to-day, but the drivers
bolieye the new comers OF whom half are sara to pe
countrymen will be unable to work the cars properly.
detachment Of police Ii still kept at the depot ana an
officer guards every car. ~, -,--.,- 81, ocpoo-,
The Company met yesterday for the election OF oiGer
and Mr. Tucker having declined renOmlnaton' Johu
Adriapce was chosen President for the ensuing year
The election Of the other officers was deferred.
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
s2l3.@6 81
nrsuONrST employees.

Cant. McDermott and Officer Dunno OF the
Third Precinct yesterday took into custody George Ku
dolph age 90 who, for year past, has been EN-
poyed as clerk and collector by Seah A. van Dezer
Co. at No. 35 Barclay-s 1t is charged that within the
pat six months Rudolph has appropriated at various
times over 81 200 collected by him The firm discovering
his pecuatons caused his arrest and he confessed MS
gIt and stated that gambling and loose women were
tbe inpeling causes OF his crime lie was cOltIeu W
Justice Hogan to await examination. A.,
George Crawhurst lately employed as driver for the
KncFerbocker Ice Company, yesterday afIesteI OH
rharge of enbeZZing 500 which lac had collected from
the Union Telc graph Company Crawhurst sahd ne Hau
ivrn tie money 10 8 Lewis, Of the foremen, VINO
Shscoudpd after embeIZling 5000. IL was stated Iat
Lewis the prisoner and another driver named Shtze
we're i'm the habit of gaming and when the prisoner won
s70 from schutze the latter borrowed the money IRON
lewis and paid him. For receiving this money second
COMPLAINT was made against Crawhurst by the PRESIDENT
of the lee Company. The accused was coiAnll'eu Oh
both charges.
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
THE COURTS.
FORGERY OF A WILL.

In the City Court, Brooklyn, before Judge
McCue, yesterday morning, the OF Tie People against
Charles A. b. Bergeman for subornation, wss called
Mr. Hirscb, counsel for the defense, objected ths
Courts trying the Indictment the ground that had
power 10 try Indictment found anterior 10 the pas
Of the act Of 1870 by which the Court or
gaDzed Judge McCue decided that the City Court bad
power TO try such Indictments sent before IT, Tia
then proceeded. Assistant Peasa
opened for the prosecution. showing that the prsoper
In August. 1869, had been engaged In the forging Of
deceased persons will The prisoner and other psrtie.
fixed up the will In NewYOrk City. The deceased person
mentioned In the will II John Philip Bourne. Otto 0rman
testified For the last he had resided In Raymondt
iail formerly he resided In East New-York In August
1869, In the City Of NewYOrk, he the prisoner n
b. Bergeman, at saloon In Williamst; Mr.. HiIdebfsnd
was there; the will shown; witness Remembered
that he had an instriInent-a will OF John
Philip Bourne; Hidebrand said he would give $50 for
such a will as he wanted; Bergman was present. wit
then drew up will for which he was t0 receive 500
went to East New York; subsequently he signed the
OF the witness TO the w then another instrument
was drawn; second document was made ont In Chat
ham-st, signed by witness; Mr. Bergman then took pos.
session OF the VIII; he (the witDess) signed BOurne's
tho dill rent will- which were witnessed by
parties coTrd Tho decea-cd's signature from a deed
Bergcar ppckcted the will. and paid 800; witness
titled chat lac 4 bartender; in the fraudulent will all
the property was to he LETT to IlildrDrand5 wife.
Christian HOucht Of New-YOrh depOsed: Know Berge.
man; took him to Otto ScheiDe notary; told Sahebe
that 10 proposed to make DEAD mans Will: schci-
bel refused to do anything in the matter Case st
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
NEW SOURCES OF FOOD.
THE FRENCH SENTIMENT.

Under the head of "The French Senti-
meutp the Moniteu. .Unireselipublishes article in
which 1t Observes
"It is not as many foreign journals are pleased TO
state, because are possessed by ridiculous natua
tion respecting our strength an ineOrriglDle national
vanity an incOmprehensibie warike mania that we
not disposed 10 make peace at the cost OF two great
sacrifices. No! And II rs particularly necessary that
Europe should al this time correctly understand the feel
ing OF France The nation deeply regrets the outbreak
OF this war; the nation has horror OF war. France
which always in advance Ia the progress OF IDEAS feels
that the time for human hetombs is past and there
not Of the youthful volunteers or Of the National
Guard, who to-day marching against the enemy re-
solved to conquer or 10 die who does not look upon war
as q social absurdy, savage anomaly, ana who Is not
determined in his nmOs heart 10 make this war the last
At the time do not labor under such Illusions as
are attributed TO respecting the ulteriOr revenge
which our arms Will he able 10 obtain. We certainly
believe that the living force OF the country, the
Garde Mobile and the Garde Rationale, will ere long
infct upon the Prusan armies reverses such as they
have not hitherto experienced. But even II we had
reason apprehend further disasters for France. ought
We therefore to be more eager profit by the first
opportunity for making peacei On the contrary Peace
made now would, in ali probability, be badly made and
it ia especially because we do not desire to the
war that must not have an imperfect peace, The
peace which Is o. be signed must one OF European
armament not OF armed watchfulness That is what
Is said by peasants and our artisans by our land
owners and our manufacturers by great and small by
men and women-men who feel that they are born for
something else than objects for slaughter women who
after to-day yielding their husbands and brothers 10 the
demon of war are not disposed tomorrow TO sacrifice
thesons upon the bloody field Of battle Let there De no
mistake The war has now changed IN respect OF ls OBJ
ject il has of its character. That which we are now
defending the integrity OF our territory the national IN
dependence is the cause OF civilization and OF liberty
To understand this point thoroughly, 1t Is suhccnt TO
notice that the who in the Corps lhgslatf were
most strongly opposed TO the maintenance OF standing
armies and large cOntngens the men who In July last
voted against war; and who are now AZ the head OF
the Government the least disposed To accept de-
declarations Not inch Of our territory Tomorrow,
perhaps and If not tomorrow, certainly not long hence
the statesmen of Europe will examine TINS question OF
peace Let them not Ose sight OF the preceding ObSerya
tons, nor Of the real meaning Of our resistance.
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
ANOTHER ACCIDENT CASE.

John Flynn was killed one night, in 1867, at
the corner OF Eighteenthst and Tenthave by dun
nv engine OF the Hudson River Railroad Company. AS
the suit brought by his father yesterday the supreme
Court Circuit before Judge Van Brunt TO recover 500
damages it was proved that for years previous TO me
accident the company had boy on horseback withs
nag precede each dummy; that there was always
a headlight the dummies. and that their bells were
rlng continuously that the might in question u wa
very foggy and none OF these precautions were take.
The defendants counsel moved 10 dismiss the compnn'
or the ground that the evidence did not show any e
gence the part OF the defendaDiS ana thAt e paa
Tin had failed 10 show that the deceased free lrom
negligence contributing to the accident. Decision "
served.
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16

| l., .rx,b,rs while the poorer part OF the
population and their own soldiers a Unable TO Judge
,y rcpeat what heard the officers anu me-. acc"sine
@ eoers Of improper conduct, dissipation ana W ,
OF consideration; either ,r l"T other sources the
mem: Chief excnsng himself for his surrender e.
on the plea that his men had rclnsea u M eamed To
S able To- lind abundant blame to chara eacn Ulo.
with Nor II possible, within ~ & ~ o,eap that
n 10 SOW where the truth lies One thing ~ oiea. n
h ,eo W. i generally discreditabe to oil concerned
when win French soldiers learn 70 sgnV sny No doubt
Razaine has shown himself as bad taccian w & may pe p
but after the 18th his army prac,c m ihey were the
more "soId scarcely to admit OF douo,, % s no
general could deliberately beray IN an 70 he BETRAYED
As for the plight IN which they now app,, pp reed 1nnn
trcy their doing The terms Mniy With ali the
were that they should march out oi Me@ w' 10 n
bonors of war-bands playing. flags hying anu phy
fixed; but the French commanding oncGrs
60 tba Germans that this was not deslrhhle arahe'
mani "a they could not trust their men, and thry Degged
I'm their own interests that they might De ulsa'neu po
fore they marched OUT
,prrrR FROM THE BROTHER OF BAzAINE.
The Moniteur Uniuersel publishes the follow
,, letter from the brother Of Marsha Bazaine, ad-
dressed 10 the Delegation OF the Government at Tours
M,ssIyuRs He who writes these lines would not be the
brother of Marshal Bazane IT, knowing him AZ DO does,
be did not protest with all the power OF his sorrow
AGAINST the improved accusations contained In your proc
amaon upon the subject OF the eapltulatioh Oh hal
Marshal Bazane has not been guilty or treacnery; t
T. mpossibe During years has glorously served
France every where in Mexico, as history, whch
will throw light upon this as upon other point, ~,
will saw During 40 years, in the sight and to the
knowledge Of the whole army, he has given brlhah.
example OF the virtues OF q commander ana soner,
Is not after 40 years OF untarnished military e tht
the Marshal would be found wanting In honor ~ u no,
and IL cannot be- speak now, Messeurs, 10 the name
of that which cannot and ought not to capitulae any
more than the French Republican the name ol cam,
Impartial and rejecting justice. That justice VIII say
that the Marshal should he heard before being con
demned: II will say that during two months ana hal
completely isolated from France, he has been able 70 re-
ceiye from the Government neither Information, nor
man nor loaf 1t will say that he resisted lnti the
complete exhaustion of his provisions-an e1haisloh
being able TO supply remedy; 1t will say that the Mar
shall who n hundred times has faced death Win Una,
cool ntrepdty which has been the admiration OF all, dd
attempt ali the supreme efforts which the honor of the
army demanded. Light will speedily be thrown upon ail
tho acts of the Marshal. You have not waited for that
Against that protest and will protest with all my en-
eygy as a patriot and brother"
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
THE COUNTERFEIT swINDLNG BUSINESS

According to tho information possessed by
Mr. Gayer, the special agent OF the Treasury Depart
ment in the Post-Oce there apparently about $50
persons the pretended counterfeit money business in
this city, But in fact one or two OF the larger operators
use a number OF aliases and therefore the number
actually In the business Is much less than $50. Mr..
Gayler says that many OF these the
who were in the gift enterprise swindes, ont of which
they driven when they undertook 10 conduct their
business through the mails. Occasionally swindler or
two will attempt fOst bogus watches upon the people
in the rural districts by writing deceptive letters but
they closely watched and so vigorously checked
that they do not find their schemes profitable and hence
this method OF swndling is not much practced.
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
TIE POARD OF HEALTH.

The Sanitary Committee, at the meeting of
the Board OF Health yesterday, recommended
that q permit be given to melt and store fat at
No. 2l5 West Eghteenth-st. The application Of the
Farmers Union Protective Company for permission to
dump manure the foot OF East Twenteth-st.
ferred TO the Sanitary Committee. list of over 100
physicians had failed to make return of the deaths
of their patients within the prescribed "a hours was read,
together with the OF cergymen who had failed TO
report the marriages soemnized by them. cOmmunica-
tion was received the United States Consul at Ly
erpoO describing the outbreak Of scaratina i'll that
city.
The following is Dr. Morrss statement of Of
tagious diseases for the two weeks ending Nov. II:
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
BANK MESSENGER ROBBED.

Yesterday afternoon NJ. w. Ostrander, the
Messenger of the Peoples Bank Mt the corner OF Canal
and Thompson stopped at appestand In the rear
Of the Safe Deposit Compnny's building In broadway
and lille there was josed against by some one. hOOn
afterward Osrander missed fr the outer breast pocket
OF his coat an envelope marked :. Peoples Bank ana
containing to54 50 In gold certificates ana $500 In
promssOry notes. The certificates or when payment
has been stopped, for various amounts payable to
order ut the German American, Merchants Metropolitan,
Mechanics PheniX, American. and New.fork Banks.
and at the banking house 0f Eugene Kelly x Co ia
NaAAAuay,
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
THE AorrrorRANDoN CIGAR CASE.

Louis Aqucrc. charged with selling n,, ~s
slammed cigar. was examined before Coulns''., -.
Shields yesterday, Louis Niques depoSed "siO.v
Comm issiouer fortnight ago, that Aquero hau
or,d 10 eu some unstamped cigars to brahdouD D, pr-
rant wa. ifsed for the arrest OF AquCiO, "o ,nsi
t"rrci a rbnrS, of selling unstanIed rg'rs skho @ho
Rrlndon and had him brought het"ie JGS,"o ~ d.p
,Ii.Inls.rd tho case. Auuoro ariestei w"
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16
KINGS COUNTY TAXATION.

The following table, showing the valuation
Of property and rate of taxation in the several wards and
county towns Kings County for the ensuing year. mas
been prepared by E. b. Galley, Clerk OF the Board OF
Supervisors Taxpayers will see that the taxes are sui
going up while real estate Is gradually coming down:
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16

Average rate per varl Tor l8.O J
Average per ward ioF -
New-York tribune., 1870-11-16

THE NEWS FROM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VIII
THE GOVERNMENT POLICY - THE AK mi
NEWLY UNIFORMED.
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THE BOSSTER DINNER.
=. II. sc,sLAND, EDITOR ASD PROPRIETOR.


Tho Bossier Banner viii he issued every
Saturday morning. Subscription, per an
mum, Three Doilars-in advance 81 50 for
six MONTHS 8 for three months
Advertisements inserted at 81 per square
of ten lines or less. first insertion-50 cents
for each subsequent insertion
Cards of one square or less-SI2 per
annun Six months-$7 50 Three months
S.
Announcements Of Candidates for Office
$40
II 0hi'uary notices, when exceeding
square, will be charged as advertisements
E% All articles published for the benefit
of parties or individuals, at their own sole
itatioat, viii be charged for as advertise
ments
sE@ Editorial notices, or any matter oe
eupying slat outside irregular advertising
columns, charged at the rate of % cents per
line.
w N b Proceedings and resolutions
of public and political meetings, &c, charg-
ed as advertisements.
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Two men in Cheyenne got to
shooting at each other, and the To-
cal paper says of one of them:
Ellis soul instantaneously dropped
its humanity" 1t is mean for a
paper to break right off so in an
interesting story. We want to
know if he died.
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An old farmer says the best way
for a young city chap who wants
tobeeome an agriculturists tohire
out to some farmer for a couple of
years, and then marry a girl who
knows how to raise chickens and
make pantaloons.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-07-02

The railroad from Vicksburg to
Monroe having been completed, a
daily line of four-horse coaches
will be established on Monday
next to connect with the train.
The mail will leave Shreveport
daily, at 2 P. NJ, and arrive at
Monroe in thirty-two hours, at
Vicksburg in forty six hours, in
Guiding a rest Of eight hours at
Monroe South Western.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-07-02

There are two reasons why some
people don't mind their own bust
ness. One is that they haven't
any business, and the secoud that
they have no mind.
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BELLEVUE, La,
Saturday,::::::::::::::::::July 2, 1870.

Announcements of candi-
dates for office must be paid
for before the stinsertion will
be made. No exceptions to this
rule will be made.
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Perkins will get tight occa-
sionally, much to the astonish-
ment of himself and friends.
"For years" he says, sit was
unaccountable to me, for Inev-
erdid drink but a mouthful or
two; and the cause never did
strike me till / measured my
mouth and found that it held
a pint"
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Canton, Mississippi, is to have a
cotton and wooden mandatory
next fall, to commence operations
on a capital of $4,000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-07-02

A citizen who has been improv-
ing his residence, says he ''has
erected a ble-barreled pizarinc-
tum in front of it.n He ought to
add a "miranda" and ''revenue,'
SO he can sit on the miranda"
and see his little Ancestors play
ing on the "revenue.n
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The Xenia Ohio Torchlight
laments that dogs with oyster
cans attached are becoming
scarce in that village, and it
plaintively inquiries, as the
spirit of youthful enterprise dy-
ing out 2"
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Be careful how you mortgage
to the devil. His notes are all
payable on demand, and there
is no telling when he may take
a notion to foreclose.
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Latest News.
From Shreveport South Western


ton opened quiet, but steady; up
lands 1O01Ok and Orleans 1919
1OBd.; estimated sales 10000
bales.
Liverpool, June IS, afternoon
Cotton quiet; uplands 10B and Or
leans 1O4@1Osd. Bombay ship
ments to the 2Sth 10000 bales.
New York, June %, noon.-Cot-
con nominal; sales 200 bales at
2O50218c.
New Orleans, June Is Flour
dull and lower, So 5O05 75G5 S79
&c 90. Corn firm; mixed 95c.,
yellow 81 and white 81 10. Bran
101 O24. Hay-prime s22022 so.
Cotton irregular; sales 1000, re
ceipts 235 and exports to Boston
732 bales; prices unchanged
Gold Ill.
New York, june %, evening
Cotton lower; sales 400 bales;
middling uplands 2O4c. Gold I'LL
@11a.
Liverpool, June 2S, evening
Cotton quiet; uplands 10 and Or
leans 104d.; sales 10000 bales, of
which for speculation and export
| 1000. Manchester adylces less
favorable.
Richmond, Va, June 21.-The
| Commercial Convention met at
Montgomery, White Sulphur
Springs, to-day. The cities of
;, Richmond, Norfolk, Petersburg,
Lynchburg, Farmville, Abingdon,
Bristol and Knoxville were repre-
sented. Resolutions were adopt
ed advocating more perfect com
mercial communication between
the South west and the cities NAM
ed; protesting against any Of them
and inviting the merchants and
planters of Georgia, Alabama and
| Tennessee to cooperate in extend
| ing commercial facilities to the
Mississippi Valley and reach the
waters Of Virginia.
st. Louis, June 22.-About $50
/ Chinese arrived for New Orleans.
Late letters from the plains re-
port that nearly all the young In
dams belonging to the Apaches
and number of other tribes, be-
low the Arkansas river, are on the
war-p path. Several trains have
been captured and a number of
white men killed. 1t is very dan
gerous for trains, mail parties or
anybody else to travel below Fort
Dodge.
Mobile, June 23.-The Register
has a leader this morning showing
that Mobile, as the initial point of
the Havana mail line, would bring
three fourths of the Union into
thirty-six hours shorter mail con-
nection with the West Indies than
the present arrangement; that the
New Orleans railroad will be com
pleted in August, when even that
city will be a day nearer Havana.
Mobile urges the Postmaster Gen
eral to make Mobile the initial
point instead of New Orleans.
Much interest is felt here and the
Board of Trade will probably me-
morialize the Postal Department
on the subject.
New York, June 23.-James
Boyd, one of the largest operators
in stock exchange, is unable to
meet his liabilities. Boyd's gold,
100000, forced on the market
caused decline.
: Richmond, June 23.-Company
| q, 4th U. S. Artillery left here to.
day for Fort McHenry. They are
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Avoice comes from Washington
territory, saying, "Send us wivesw
And thousand unhappy bene-
diets respond, "Take ours!'