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Pressntiments.

Gu Dy the educated W0fld that
the days of miracles has long
since passed. The general opin-
ion is that they ended with the
and a few Of their con-
temporaries. Nevertheless very
many believe in the truth of
what are called presentiments.
What is a presentiment? The
common idea oft is this: One
has premonition that calam-
ity of some sort or some harm
is shortly to come upon him,
and that this premonition is
given by the Deity in away
different from the ordinary
course Of nature and is in fact
a small miracle or prophesy.-
Tie thing apprehended often
happens, creating wonder and
astoniShment.
Taking our difnition above
as the true one we disbelieve
altogetherinp resentiments, but
we do believe in premonitions
Of evil given to us by God in
strict accordance with his laws
Of nature and in which there is
nothing supernatural.
There are but few who can
calculate eclipses, but every one
that does make the calculation
is satisfied before the event Of
what is to take place and he is
notified by the Deity. 70 us
this thing seems natural, but to
the savage it is supernatural,
and to him the astronomer be-
comes a God. So in many in
stances we can fOretell events
by understanding the laws of
nature. In many more things
however we can only partially
see into the future.
In these the world becomes
doubtful, one says that this and
that event were accidents,
another that they were special
providences or judgments while
in truth they were neither, but
were effects from natural
causes.
Premonitions Of evils to our
selves arise either from proba-
bilities under natural laws of
their occurring or else from a
morbid state Of the system.
How often have we heard
and read of persons having pre-
sentiments Of death just before
going into a battle. Now it is
not at all wonderful that a sol
der should be killed in battle,
nor that he should be appre-
hensivc Of death before hand.
A woman has an apprehension
that her child sent off on a half
broken horse will be killed or
meet with a serious accident.
The accident does occur and
ever afterwards she firmly be-
lieves that she had a PRESENT.
ment Oft. Weremember those
times wherein the things ap-
pretended occur, for the occur
renee impresses it on our minds.
But when an apprehended
event does not occur we short
ly forget that we ever had the
apprehension.
Presentiments arising from q
4 4 n
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1t has cost the United States
eighty thousand dollars to return
the Fenian raiders to their homes.
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sage. One correspondent saws
several were expelled from thu
floor and gallery for calling Mira.
Governor Davisand other females,
lobbyists.
Washington, June 24.--The
Democratic caucus, and members
of Congress in caucus, agreed to
the following address, which was
to day signed:
To oar felloac-citiSens Of The United
States:
AS friends Unconstitutional, eco.
nomical and honest government.
the undersigned beg leave to call
your attention to the proper i'm.
portance Of the elections which
take place this year, and respect.
fully to submit some suggestions
for your consideration. By the
State legislatures to be elected
nearly one third of the U. S. Sen.
ate will be chosen, and nearly all
the members of the next House of
Representatives are to be elected
next fall. Upon the coming cleo.
tions, then, depends the question
whether the Democratic and con.
sentative element in the Senate
shall be increased, and whether
that element shall have a majority
in tee House of Representatives,
and, as a consequence, whether
we shall have constitutional,
economical and honest govern
ment, or a continuance Of the
revolutionary, extrayagant and
unjust partisan rule; whether we
shah have general, uniform, just
and constitutional legislation, with
reasonable taxation and expendi-
ture, or unconstitutional, partial,
unjust class legislation, with OPP
pressive and unequal taxation and
wasteful expenditure. That we
have strong reasons to hope for o
favorable result, is plainly appar-
ent. The elections already held
clearly show that the tide of re-
form has set in with a power that
cannot be resisted. If no blum.
ders be committed by the friends
of reform, if they do their duty
and act wisely, if they throw off
all party and act with vigor and
steadfastness, there is every rea-
son to hope that their efforts will
be rewarded with success. Let
there be no discussion about mon
ey matters; no discussion of dead
issues; no manifestation, ofnarrow
or proscriptive feeling; no sacri-
flee of the cause to crafty person
al ambition or resentment, and let
the best men be chosen for candi.
dates, and we may hope to see our
country redeemed from misrule.
And in connection we beg leave
to say a worp to our fellow-citizens
of the Southern States. Do not
risk the loss of Senators and Rep
resentatives by electing men who
cannot take the test oath or
who are under the disabilities
imposed by the 10th amendment.
Whatever may be said of the
validity ofthat amendment, or of
the test oath act, you may rest
assured that Senators elected by
the votes of members of legisla-
lures that is held by the Radical
party, and disqualified, viii not
be permitted to take their seats,
and that members Of the House Of
Representatives, thus disqualified
will so be excluded. It is not safe
to incur any such risks. We hope
soon to see the day when all disa-
bilitiac will hn r.ornoxyad hut in
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-07-02

II shall be better presently"
were the last recorded words of
Charles Dickens.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-07-02

The San Francisco board of ed
ucation discharge a teacher when
she marries.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-07-02

A brother and sister were recen-
tly executed on the same scaffold,
in Ireland, for murder.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-07-02

A man at Atlanta, Ga, who
sleeps with his mouth open, had his
false teeth stolen by a adrOit thief.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-07-02

Keep both eyes open; but it isn't
best to notice more than half you
see.
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BE SENsIBLE.-Do not be
above your business; he who
turns up his nose at his work,
quarrels with his bread and but
ter. He is a poor smith who
quarrels with his own sparks !;
there's no shame about any
honest calling; don't be afraid
Of soiIing your hands, there's
plenty Of soap to be had. All
trades are good to traders. You
cannot get honey if you are
frightened at bees, nor plant
corn if you are afraid Of getting
mud on your boots. When you
can dig fields with toothpicks,
blow ships along with fans, and
grow plumcakes in fowerpots,
then it will be a fine time for
dandies.
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.zszz.EssEz-c.--=zs zs-=s =
feelings, yet because the doctor
can detect no dangerous symp-
tons we wonder when death oc-
ours as apprehended.
The belief in presentments
is apt to cause evil and can
cause no good.
IL an evil event to us is to
take place what good does it do
to know it before hand? But
if our reason teaches us to APP
prehend an occurrence, We may
by a proper course of acting
avoid it. They who fear a thing
may try to avoid it but when a
presentiment comes on one he
folds his hands and yields to
what he considers inevitable.
In 1862 on the night of the
first of April at about10 o'clock,
a hurricane passed within a
mile Of the Court house at Belle
vue. It did considerable damage
but was by no means SO severe
as hurricanes often are. It's di-
rection was to the northeast.
About 3 o'clock in the same
night it reached and swept over
Carlo, doing an immense
amount Of damage to Federal
boats lying there.
The distance from this point
to Cairo is about five hundred
miles in a bee line, and conse-
quently the wind travelled at
the rate of one hundred miles
an hour.
Had there been a telegraph
from Bellevue to Cairo, the peo-
pie there could have been mott
fed in due time to have been
prepared for the hurricane, and
could have made arrangements
to diminish its bad effects.
Vastly more benefits will be
derived in the future from the
telegraph than were expected
when it was invented.
BY it the Texans will be no.
tilted of "northers" and can
drive their cattle to protection.
Ships on the eve of departure
can learn what winds they may
shortly have; farmers can be
prepared for cold or hot, wet
or dry. 1t is already invalua-
bic to railroads, for by it any
accident on the line is imme-
diately communicated to all the
offices, and thereby other acct
dents prevented.
In the police Of cities it is Of
vast use in arresting offenders
and in quelling fires. Had the
Atlantic cable and the land
telegraphs been established in
1915, the battle Of New Orleans
would net have taken place, for
it took place after the treaty Of
peace between England and the
United States, but before no
tice of the treaty had arrived.
BE SENsIBLE.-Do not be
above your business; he who
| turns up his nose at his work,
quarrels with his bread and but
ter. He is a poor smith who
quarrels with his own sparks;
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The st. Domingo treaty has
failed by a considerable MAORI
ty to pass the Senate. We hope
this fact shows two things that
we are glad to believe true
The first is that the nation in
tends to have no more negro or
Indian States, and the second
is that Congress intends to be
independent of the President.
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Keep the weeds out of your gar.
den-this will keep you busy.
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We were much surprised and
panied to learn that Patrick Y.
O'Neill had died. He was
well known throughout the
Whole parish, having been rails
ed among us. No man had
truer friends than he, and he
ever requited their kind feel
ings and good offices by a re-
turn Of the same with interest.
The community has had a great
loss by his death, for he was a
man of true public spirit. The
great fault of our wealthy men
heretofore has been that they
should take no interest in any
affairs except what Immediate
~ concerned their own bust
ness. O'Neill was not of this
sort, but did his duty as a citi-
zen in every particular.
He died in the bosom of his
family, on Sunday night last,
rather suddenly we suppose,
for no intimation of his even
being sick reached this vicinity.
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We hope our parish will ap-
point delegates to-day to the
Senatorial Convention. We are
not sure that the other parishes
have agreed upon the time and
place oft that We proposed,
nevertheless. the delegates can
now be appointed and can meet
at whatever time may be here
after agreed upon.
There must be some plan by
which a conservative candidate
can be agreed upon, and we can
hit upon no other than the
Convention plan. We are free
to acknowledge that a nominal
ton is but a recommendation
and that there is no moral OBJ
legation on any one to vote for
the nominee, nevertheless there
is a political obligation, if we
are in earnest in desiring the
overthrow Of the present adj
ministration.
Will not the other parishes
appoint delegates and meet
ours at Minden a week from to-
day?
Let us hear by letter adj
dressed to any citizen Of Belle
vue.
Real war seems imminent in
the Winnipeg country. The
British army are advancing
slowly upon Riel and his half
breeds and Indians. Riel de-
clares he will fightunless a COM
plete amnesty be granted.
He can control thousand
men who will fightIndian fash
ion, and will give the Cana
dams a vast deal Of trouble.
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And so it is reported that
Shreveport and this vicinity are
likely to have Militia among us
to control the next election
Why should our State admins
tration put itself to SO much
trouble and the State to so
much cost when it can so east
~ under the election bill de-
clare elected whoeveritp leases.
But we doubt the fact that Mi
litia will be sent among u.s.
The administration would not
care for our feelings in the mat
ter, but it has wisdom enough
to see that q black cloud of pub
lie wrath is forming at the North
that may sweep the whole Re-
publican party from power, I'M
less it be extremely cautious.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-12-05
CAC rLON.

TIC public i. autioned against emplo,inc any
~. since the Roberts Patent cover tho usa az tba
T"rpedo and all explosive materials for oil weIj.
and the l4e of such materials by other parties is
fringing any OF the ROBERTS PATEN'rS viii H..
sealt with according to law. and as acting wfu,ly
and knowingly in defiance Of law and the decisions "a
Of the Courts
The Company have re organized their bus ;pcss
with view 10 accommodate Oil Men in every nnrt
Of the uil Region. They have employed the most
efhent AGENTS and ASSISTANTS that can be procl, cd
date a. ps'ets, together with the price of th Tor
pedo, and signed py an officer Of the Company, 80
every Operator wishing Torpedo may know its
price and Whether II came from our offlcs
Operators vii confer favor by reporting to this
Office any negligence of Agents
The following uamed persons have been anDoin,-
ed Agents and Assistant AGENTS for the OH Karinns
Of Penns,lvanis and West Virginia.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-12-05
list OF AGENTS.

TiTuSvILLE, CHURCH RUN AND vICINI
If-STEPhhN iOOF. Dihce, Hanton'- Cigar.
store, address Iiusylle, Pa Assistant John Van
Service. ''
rITusyILLE, CHURCH RUN AND yICrNI.
iY-H. II THOMAS. Once and address Man.
sion House, 1itusvlle Pa
SIIhnHCRG AND yICINITY-GEORGE IR.
Vim ONCE, shamburg; residence, TiLlsvlie Pa
Assistant A. 4. He-t.
ENrERPRISE PLEASANT VILE, BEAN
FARM AND PlrHGLs ". GEO. VAN
VLlEr. Ohice and address, Chase House Pleas
sntville. Assistant, II. G. Huntingdon
TIDlOUr AND WEST HlCEUItY-CHAS
CLARK. Office sni address, Exp e.s Ofice Tid;.
Quite. Pa. Assistant, f. &. Beardsley
PsTROLEUM CENTRE AND VICINITY
LEVI MASON 0fice and address Petroleum Cen
tire, Pa. Assistant, Charles Blackiord
TARR AND BLOOD FARMS and District living
on Oil Creek aud Cherry RIM, from story Fam 10
McCliutocNvlle--JAh VI ESSAUNDERS. Address
Iarr Farm, Pa. Assistants. Luther b. Saunders
Charles &C. Cochran aud vi lam Hoyt
McCLINpOCKVILLE OIL CITY AND RpNO
"A. s. WtST. Address, Oil City OF Keno, Pa
Assistabs, 4. Mead
FHANs.IN, ALONG THE Ar.LEGHEN NV
Err n'LBER Office and address, franklin Pa
sCRl1RG ASS, FOSTER FARM II PAtKEk'S
LANDINH-RICHARD W. REpFiELD. Office
and aidri IS Scrubsras,, la Assistant, X. w Por-
teriied, address Emgnton. Pa
WEST ViRuiNIA-C d. ANGEL; and IT. f.
COOK Address. Parkershurg. West virginia.
ROBERTS petrOteuyn Yorpcdo q Co.
maye-tlJ.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-12

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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-12

Tho reading Of the Journal Ia the House
OF Representatives yesterday developed the
fact that q mistake was made, after all on
Monday, pending the vote upon the Viz.
ginia bill, and that there was really tie
vote upon Mr.. BenJamin's motion 70 recon
slider the vote whereby the previous question
was ordered on the bill, It appeared from
tho Journal, as was ascertained by count
when the House adjourned on Monday, that
the vote really stood n to ~. The motion
was therefore defeated, and all subsequent
proceedings were treated as a nullity, and
did not appear at all upon the record. Hence
the question yesterday would have been
directly upon the passage Of the bill, II Mr..
Bingham had not withdrawn II to allow Mr..
Farnsworth to put the bill agreed upon pre-
viously BY the Committee on Reconstruction.
Mr.. Bingham has, however, not abandoned
his bill, but will Introduce Il to-day nS q
substitute for the Reconstruction Committee
proposition.
The Commlttee's bill fails TO give general
satisfaction, although 1t Is not go extreme
and ultra as wAA certainly To be expected.
# lie true II imposes no test oath, but still its
conditions are, many Of them, Objectionable,
and especially that feature which makes GER
tain acts Of the Legislature irrevocAble. Tho
bill is certainly not what the people Of Viz.
ginla had = right to eEPeeti but, on tho prln-
eiplo that half loaf Is better than no
bread, we sincerely hope that II Mr.. Bing-
ham fails to secure consideration for his
amendment to day, he will cast the weight
Of his influence In favor Of this bill of the
committee. Let US have something at least
that will bring vlrglnla's Senators and Rep
resentatlves back into tho halls Of Con-
gress
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-12
The Murder OF Victor NoIr by Pierre
BOnaPAFte.

A Dispatch from Paris, dated January II,
has tho following in relation to the murder
Of Victor Nolr by Pierre Bonaparte;
The city 10 greatly excited over the tragedy
which occurred yesterday afternoon. Prince
Bonaparto's version Of the affair is fur
nlahed to Journal to-day by Paul Casagnac.
He says the Prince made the following state
ment 70 him on his henor; "Mr. Touyille
and Mr.. Victor Noir came 10 my residence
with menaelng air and with their hands Ia
their pockets aud presented the letter Of Mr..
Pascal Grousett, and said; 'It is Roche.
fort, and not his creatures, that seek"
hand on my pistol In my pocket. care you
responsible for ltR'' I asked. At this 1 re.
celYed slap In the face from Holr, when
drew nv revalver aud 1red At him. Tou-
VILE crouchelI Behind q chair, and from the
protection thha afforded, aimed his revolver
at me, but, hp could not get IL TO go of. l
fired at him while he was Ia that position,
when he ran ou' OF The room. He stopped
In tiC lsSt loom, and again turned his pistol
toward me-, fred at him again, and he
fed"
Tho JoHrnal 06telal Of this morning con-
tains decree conYoking the Chambers for
the purpose Of bringing action before the
High Court OF Justice TO decide upon the
charge Of homicide against Prince Bona
parte. Tho Prince, belonging to the En-
| peror's family, the examination must be
held before this court. The Journal, 10 Its
account Of tho transaction, states that the
minister Of justice, as soon as he heard OF
the affair, ordered the arrest OF the Princei
but 1--WE hours before the Issuance of the
order he had surrendered himself into the
custody Of the commissioner OF police Of
Antenn, and had been taken to the Con-
cleTgee.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-12

WESTERN EXTENSION OF THK CHEsAPEAKB
AND OHIO RoAD.-The people Of Ohio are
already beginning to move on the subject Of
an extension Of Iho Chesapeake and Ohio
road from the mouth Of Big Sandy. A meet
ing was recently held at Portsmouth, which
recommended q road from opposite the
mouth of Big Sandy to Portsmouth, thence
via BuenR Vista, Rome, Hanging Rock,
Aberdeen, Ripley, HlgglnspOrt, Chilo, Ne
vile, Morrow and New Richmond TO Gin
clnnati. Corporators were elected, and a
committee appointed 10 ask the Legislature
to alter the constitution 60 that counties,
towns, SC, may subscribe stock In railroad
companies.
A writer IN the Cincinnati Enquirer, ad'
vertlng TO this meeting, says there are sew
eral other routes from the Big Sandy TO Gin
cinnati shorter and In all respects better
than the one recommended at Portsmouth.
| lie expresses the opinion that there Is nc
| need Of an amenument to the constitution,
authorizing subscriptions, to build a road
between the points named. Capitalists, will
ready money, seeking good Investments,
will do IT. and they will choose the best and
shortest route,
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-12

THE NEGRo EX0DUs.--TWo hundred ne,
grOes, OF both sexes and all sizes, took the
Virginia and Tennessee cars at Lynchburg
on Thursday for the South. Two hundred
more, who were ready TO go, were not able
to secure places on the train.
Tho same emigration Is going forward from
all parts of the State. Five hundred have LEFT
Farmville within the past month. CORE
spoudent Of tho Richmond Wig offers the
following eXplaaaLiOn Of this remarkable
movement Of tho eolorsd population:
But the practical question which 10
causing this unusual exodus ID the bread
and meat question, 1t 10 Just simply i'm
possible to supply the demand for food and
clothing among the eOlOTed race 10 South
side Virginia. The corn crop of 1869 was
almost failure In many localities. The
small and Inferior crops Of tobacco have
been sold aud the money spent In 1869. The
farmer aud planter cannot afford to give
such wages as will support the cOlOred man
with a family and II requires no study Of
the theories Of the science of political econ.
Omy to convince om freedman that his 10
terests demand that he shall ind home
where bis labor will pay"
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-12

Ma. LAUST THOMPSON, sculptor, pro.
poses, thrOugh gentleman Of this city, to
make a statue Of Gen. Scott, heroic size, for
the Soldiers Home, and to supply his own
bronze, Tor the sum Of $4,000, Mr. ThomP.
sou stands at the head Of his profession In
this country win our Congressman make
a note Of this when they arc distributing
their fAyOrs TO artists
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-12

Ex-Governor Goodwin, OF Maiuei II. San
ford, president OF Adams Express Company
Felix r. Bennett and family, Plttsburg, Pa.
B. r. Harlow, New Jersey, marshal south
crn district Of New York; A. r. Culver, W
A. Bailey, James Hoy and family, Mrs. Fox
and maid, Alfred PGll, x. T. Hoy aud fam
lily, Edwin Crosswell, New York; John n
Keller and family, Albany, aud DR.. VIM.
NJ. GuilfOrd and lady, Pennsylvania, are al
the Arlington.
General John Cochranc has been elected
chairman Of the New York City Republican
Committee.
Hon. II. II. EmmouS, Hon. A. B. May
nard, Hon. John W. Longyear, and Charles
W. Cnsber and family, Michigan Hon.
Richard Yates and Henry Yates, Illiuolsi
Col. c. II. Roberts, Concord, N. H.. Capt.
II. c. Maharln, New York; c. II. Snow, Viz
glniaj G. d. Parker and wife, New Hamp.
shlrej q. J. MunroW aud wife, Massachu.
settsj Luther Lee, IT,, r. NJ. Manlay, and A.
Washburn, Richmond J. TraSli, Massachu-
settsj II. Launders, Chester, Pal J. Stein
hour, son, aud daughter, New York, George
Whitteu, Lancaster, Pal @. W. Pratt aud
D. D. Durboron, virglniai aud A. Goldberg,
New York, arc at the 81. James hotel.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-12

SLEEPISO CARs.-MCssrs. Pullman & Co.
have, through their patents, been enabled to
make arrangements with the different rail-
road companies, go that the sleeping cars on
all the roads are now under their manage
ment. This arrangement, II carried out In
4 liberal aud buIlness-like manner, as we
doubt not II will be, will contribute much to
the convenience Of the travelling public,
while II an opposite course is pursued the
manag0u will have II In their power to be
come great ANNOYANCE.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-12

SUNDAY NIGHT TRAIN souTu.-Thc Orange
aud Alexandria Railroad Company has put
on a night train between til city aud Rich.
mond, running on the Fame time as the
tralnS GU week days, with the same sleeping
cars. The hrst Sunday train rau GU Sunday