The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-27

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such retribution as would follow
in the wake of an armed militia
sent out among us at the present
time.
The old Opelousas Courier, now
in its seventeenth volume, has re-
vived. 1t was suspended last
April. Mr.. Sandoz is again in the
editorial chair. 1t is pretty ex
clusively political in its character.
Politics affect country newspapers
in this State as wood ticks on
prairie cattle. If they don't die,
they become very sleepy and weak
in the knees and the back, and
have E'no speculation in their eyes,
and their bones are marrowleSs.D
May the Courier take warning
from past experiences, and, at
least after the election, drop poll
tics, and tell us what the people Of
st. Landry are doing, are going
to do, and ought to do, and all
that sort of thing!
From the New Iberia Times, of
18th inst, we copy the following !:
On Sunday morning last, Mr..
Stanislaus Provost and Mr.. B.
Leblanc, who resided near jean
erette, met in that place, Mr..
Provost, it seems, rather urging
a fight upon Mr.. Leblanc, with
whom he had been at feud for
some time. Mr.. Leblanc, who
seems to have acted on the defen-
sive, fired but one shot at Mr..
Provost, which took effect in his
right side, from which wound he
died in about twenty-four hours.
After being shot, Mr.. Provost ran
to the gallery of a store near by,
from which position he fired a
shot into the street, hitting Felix
Tremble, his brother-in-law, in the
left breast, killing him almost in
stantly. Mr.. Tremble was run
ming toward the parties, it is sup
posed to prevent any further etfu-
sion of blood. 1t is cOnjectured
that Provost mistook Tremble for
Leblanc. Tremble's death is much
regretted by all who knew him.
Leblanc was arrested, tried before
Judge Etie, yesterday, and ac-
quilted. These are the particu-
larSbf this unfortunate affair, as
related by eye witnesses.
The PARISH CONVENTIONAL
meeting of Democratic delegates
from the various wards of the par
ish assembled at this point on
Saturday last, pursuant to previ-
GUS appointment, and after con-
siderable filabustering among
friends of the respective candi-
dates for the Legislature, organ
lied the meeting at the Court house
and after having the objects ofthe
convention explained and taking
a short recessor two proceeded to
ballot twice for a nominee for
representative, which resulted in
a tie, first between Butler and Sla-
ton, next between Butler and A.
j. Colbert, Boone receiving the
votes of two wards on first ballot
were changed to Slaton. The
members of the convention then
very cordially agreed to disagree
and adjourned over to the first
Monday in September with the re-
quest that the Wards send up a
new set Of delegates. A few re-
NAMED and with the assistance of
some Of the spectators appointed
delegates to the State, Congress
sional and Senatorial Conyen-
tiOns.
Nothing was said or done pub
licly with regard to the nomina-
ton of candidates for other Off
ces and we take it for granted
that a general carte blanche is
thereby given to all candidates to
run who feel inclined so to do, un-
less future events should develop
the necessity of nominations
[ Sparta Times, 18Th inst.
We learn that on Friday last,
Levy Presley, a resident of DeSoto
parish, shot a man by the name of
Holmes, in Shelbyville, Texas, kill
ing him almost Immediately. Our
information is very vague, but we
understand that the killing was
not justifable.
FIRST NEW BALE FROM CAD
DO.-On yesterday Messrs Stacy
& Poland received the first bale of
new cotton raised in this parish.
Capt VIM. Flournoy, near Green
wood, was the fortunate individu-
al who raised it, and he gets the
basket of champagne South