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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

FATAL DUEL.-A dispatch to
the Picayune Of the Goth states
that a duel was fought at Chaca-
houla, Terrebonne parish, on the
23d, by George T. Belden, broth
er of the Attorney General Of the
State, and Mr.. Woods, editor Of
the Houma Eagle, resulting in the
death of the former, on the 18th.
The quarrel originated between
the representatives of the Eagle
and the Patriot. Mcbride, editor
Of the Patriot, seems to have pro-
voked a challenge and then refus.
ed TO fight, whereupon Belden &C.
cepted. The parties were evident
~ bent on blood, as the dispatch
states that twenty shots were fir
ed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04
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W. H. scANLAND, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.


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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

MONTHLY REPORT.-The busi-
ness of the month ending last
night, although by no means act
i've, would compare favorably with
that of corresponding months in
the past. The receipts Of Gotten,
in our warehouses for the month
foot up 1914 bales against 1853
bales for the corresponding month
OF 1869. Since the LIST of Septem-
Der there have been received 1922
425 bales, against II, 636 bales for
the same time last year.
On the LIST of June, 1860, low
middling Gotten was quoted in
this market at 24a025 cents, and
gold at 1370138.-[ South Westerss
LIST.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

New Iberia, La, May 23.--An
atrocious murder was committed
on Sunday in Vermilion parish.
Two peaceable citizens were shot
down by a party Of Acadian stock
thieves-one being instantly kill
ed and the other severely wound
ed. The name ofthe citizen killed
is Capt. Saunders, of Franklin, a
steamboat pilot, who leaves awife
and family. The wounded man is
named Williams, a storekeeper.
The citizens of st. Landry are ex-
cited on the subject, and the Sher-
lit and posse have gone in search
OF the murderers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04
THE ALEXANDRIA, LIBRA

The ALEXANDRIAN LIBRA
RIEs.-The Ptolemies, the
Greek kings of Egypt, estab-
lished a library at Alexandria
which has become quite cele-
brated in history from the fact
that the books of the Old Tes-
lament were translated into
Greek and placed in it. This
translation is called the Sep
tuagint version and varies q lit
tie from the present or vulgate
version. This library was the
largest and most valuable that
the ancients everhad. The gen
eral impression is that the first
Mahomedan calf, Omar, burnt
this library. But according to
Gibbon such is not the fact, and
heis good authority on a histori-
cal fact however much his phil
osophy may be reprehensible.
Gibbon says that this library of
the Ptolemeies was burnt acct
dentally long before Omar's
time. Omar did burn a very
large library at Alexandria, and
perhaps a much larger one than
the PtOlemies had. This latter
library was mainly collected by
the christian Patriarchs of
Alexandria and consisted most
ly of the controversial writings
of the early christian fathers,
and the leaders of the various
early sects.
Just such writings Omar con-
!sidered himself interested in
destroying.
We were lead to pen this ar
ticle from seeing in an "Educa-
tional Journal" (save the
mark) it stated that Omar burnt
the Ptoelmy library, and that
the Septuagint version differed
from the vulgate in having less
books in the new testament.
when really there was no new
testament to the Septuagint at
all as that version was collect
ed several hundred years before
Christ.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

MYSTERIOUS MURDER.-The
body of a white man, were are in
formed, was discovered near Bush
Hill plantations a few days since.
1t was partly inferred, but had
apparently been grabbed up by
dogs. Our informant states that
he had apparently been dead q
number of days, and had the ap-
pearance of a laboring man. He
seems to have come to his death
by bullet wound in the head.
No traces, yet, of the murderer,
nor is the deceased known in the
neighborhood.-T Bayou Sara Led
ger, 21st alt.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

Here is the modest little ar
ray of fighting men whom the
great powers of the continent
of Europe think it necessary to
keep at present on their war
establishment: Russia 1924
men; France 1,12S,93O; Aus
tria 100000; North German
Confederation 944,321.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04
The WINNIPEG REGION

1HE WINNIPEG hEGION.-
This is a part of British Amer
lea, lying north of the State of
Minnesota and the Territory of
Dacota.
One of the first who explored
that part was Mackenzie from
Europe in 1880. He was there
several years and a river far on
to the Northwest, falling into
the Arctic Oceun, bears his
name. The latitude is as high
as 80, yet it is not excessively
cold, and the Spring is as early
for warm weather and vegeta-
ion, as with our NORTHEASTERN
States.
Settlements made by Eng
fish, French, Scotch, Irish Cana
dams and others began in 1911.
They had great opposition from
the Northwest Trading Compa-
ny and the half-breeds, and
some were killed, but there was
firmness and perseverance,
The number of people is not
great and it is a long distance
East to the Canada settlements,
and then west, the country
stretches far away to the Pa
cific Ocean with very few if
any inhabitants.
Fort William is on the north
ern shore Of Lake Superior. 1t
is 600 miles from there to Win
nipeg. In all it is 500 miles
from Winnipeg to the Canada
settlements. From the settle
ments of Winnipeg to the boun-
Diary Of the United States is
less than a hundred miles.
The line of latitude 40 is just
about the line between the
British possessions and the
States. The country has a good
soil, is we'll wooded and there
is considerable coal.
The Winnipegers are in rebel
lion against their government.
An expedition of British sol
diers is on the way to quell the
rebellion. Col. Lindsey is in
command. Perhaps those in
rebellion will be easily subdued.
But then, the Northern Pacific
Railroad is before long to be
opened up that way. Emigra-
ton is already flowing thither-
ward. Their affinities may be
for the United States. Annex
alton of that region may be for
our country. Who knows p
| We want that more than we do
st. Domingo or Cuba, to have
land communication with the
Russian Possessions already OBJ
tanned. Those who live a few
years may see great changes up
that way.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

The st. Louis Republican
thinks the recent exclusion of
"a young lady tainted slightly
with negro blood" from a fe-
male seminary in Illinois, "the
home of Logan and Judd, and
a host of the pluperfectly 10y
AL" shows that there is a good
deal of human nature in man
kind.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

The newspapers are filled
with kilograms of the late Fen
ian attack on Canada which
took place on the Oath or 25th
of May. This attack was made
at a place called Cooks Corners
somewhere just over the line of
Vermont not far from st. AL
bans.
The Fenians were repulsed
with a loss of only three or four
killed. Some two or three thou
sand of that organization have
collected along the border, but
as Sherman is present with a
detachment of the u. S. Army
and the Canadian government
is wide awake, if is very likely
that they will not succeed even
in getting a foothold in Cana
ola. The United States author
tiles having arrested O'Neill,
the Fenian leader, who has the
money of the organization and
this fact will likely quiet mat
tiers for awhile.
The British government is
very wise, and this continued
trouble may make it willing to
give up Canada to the United
States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

We learn that a fine sorrel
mule was drowned a few days
ago in Bodeau lake, near this
place. It's owner is unknown,
asst was a stray animal. It was
endeavoring to swim the lake
on its way back, very likely, to
where it was raised when it was
drowned.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

10TH AMENDMENT JUBILEE.
It is noised abroad that certain
parties intend getting up a jol-
LITIGATION meeting of the freed
men of the parish in honor of
the passing of the 18th Amend
ment. Some think this is a
movement of the Radicals to
secure the negro vote and that
in order to diminish their in
fuence the Conservatives
should takepart in the meeting.
This might be proper enough
should the meeting be held.
But we oppose any such meet
ing or any other mass meeting
for political purposes. It is
clearly to the best interest of
the freedmen as much so as to
the white man that a good crop
should be raised and this can
not be done if the laborers are
continually drawn off from their
business and their pates added
by matters that they cannot
understand. Therefore let all
of us give the would-be Office
holders to understand that they
must not get up these meetings
if they desire our influence and
votes in their favor.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

The Russian government is
making arrangements to build
a church in New York city,
where services are to be CON
Quoted according to the Greek
form of worship. This will be
the first church for such a pur-
pose ever erected in this coun-
try.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

DR.. Samuel Bard, our quon-
dam State Superintendent, has
resigned his Office of Governor
of Idaho. What's up now9 Is
the irrepressible Sam. shooting
at bigger game ? Who knows
but that he may yet be Cover
nor of the shinplaster State,
vice Bullock removed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

The greatest joiner-the law
yer; he can place a tenant, en-
Pa'a''eI a jury, Boa a witness, bore
the court, chisel a client, auqur
the gains, floor a witness, out
his board, nail the case~hammer
the desk, file his bill, and share
a whole community.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

DREADFUL LUCK.-An Illi-
nois girl Of 90 has hung herself
for having such dreadful luck
with husbands. One froze to
death, and two drank so that
she had to get divorced from
them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

According to the Republican
there is a faro bank on 18th
street, Washington, kept by a
woman, where the women
clerks of the treasury go to
gamble their salaries away.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04
BELLEVUE, LA,
Saturday, :::::::::::::::::June 4, 1870.

See in another column pro-
fessional card of DIR. Mobley,
who comes among us we'll re-
commended by citizens of his
former home, Bienville parish.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

IT'S ORTGN.-After a we'd
ding it was formerly a custom
to drink honey, dissolved in
water, for 80 days-a moons
age. Hence the origin of the
honeymoon.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

"The American Corps of
Termagants" is the general APP
pellation under which a 'moth-
er of a family" in Chicago
groups the leaders of the wo-
mems rights movement.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

The Scandinavian population
OF Minnesota numbers about
10000 or one-eight of the en-
tire population of the State. Of
this aggregate Norway supplies
10000, Sweden $4,000 and
Denmark 5000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

The land sales of the Union
Pacific Railroad for the month
OF April were S,266 acres, for
$e5,973.38 The total sold since
July, 1869, is 159,O32 acres, re-
alizing s717,789 81.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

Marriage certificates in Chicago
have a clause appended to them,
like that on railroad trip tickets:
"Good for thirty days, unless
otherwise ordered
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

Thieves are on rampage again
IN this parish; since the escape of
Capt. Davis and his band from
the parish prison, several robber-
les have been committed; two
stores were broken open and rob-
bed during the past week.
We are sadly in need of rain
the dust in the streets is nearly
two inches deep. Our cisters are
drying up. The crops through.
out the parish are suffering great
ly.-[Lafayette Advertiser, 2lst ult.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

Whether a manvchews or es-
chews tobacco, it's a mere mat
ter of choosing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

thoroughly satisfied with their
condition, for they are surely
thriving better than the agri-
population of any other
part Of the country. Cotton at
20 cents a pound pays far bet
ter than wheat at so cents a
bushel. Our producing man
can thrive much better with
good land everywhere to be
purchased at five dollars an
acre than the Northern man
who has to pay forty dollars an
acre.
Our argument here a few
years ago was that slave labor
only could produce cotton pro-
titably. This was denied by
the North; but now that same
North holds that the negro
alone is fitted for producing
cotton. Every Northern paper
nearly has adopted this idea or
has pretended to do so, for we
think it is only a ruse to pre-
vent immigration turning
South. But let the North and
the rest of the world think what
they please, we know that white
men can raise cotton. We would
welcome the immigrant for we
haveroom enough and to spare,
but we will prosper without
him. Let not our people think
that cotton planting is harder
work than other kinds Of farm
ing, for it is not so. Ones time
should be fully occupied with
his calling. Ought the black
smith to murmur because he
has business to occupy him
every week day. of the year =?
Nor should the cotton farmer.
To make cotton requires the
whole year, but the laborer has
cessations of work though short.
1t may be tiresome from the
contlnuousness of the work but
not from it's greatness, for it
does not require great strength
in a cotton farmer. One great
superiority Of cotton over other
products is that when once it is
housed it does not injure by be-
ing kept. No weevil attacks it,
but it will lie, if kept dry, un-
injured for years.
Let all our farmers therefore
till cotton as a speciality for get
ting a money income. They
will find abundant time never
theless to cultivate a sufficiency
for home consumption of corn,
potatoes, fruits and vegetables.
Some Northern wiseacres as
sert that cotton raising dwarfs
the mind. 1t is not so as we
well know. 1t requires a due
exercise ofintelligence and the
more sense displayed in it's Gull
ture the more and better cotton
raised. 1t is becoming a maxim
with us that a white mans hoe
manures cotton. Before the
war three-fourths of the cotton
was raised by the black man,
but now fully one-half is raised
by the white man, and the
white mans share is destined
to increase year by year.
DR.. Samuel Bard, our quon-
II n
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

Being in doubt whether an
action be good or bad, abstain
from it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-06-04

A man in Akron, Ohio, has Just
received his eleventh divorce.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-08-18
EBENSBURG FOUNDRY
AGAIN IN FULL BLAST!
NEW FIRM, NEW BUILDINGS, &c.

IT AVING purchased the well known EB
L L ENSBURG FOI NDRY from Mr- Edw.
Glass, and rebuilt and enlarged it almost en-
tirely, besides reiting it with new machinery,
the subscribers a:e now prepared to furnish
COOK. PARLOR s. HEATING $40 YES.
of the latest and most approved patterns
THRESHING MACHINES. MILL GEAR
ING, ROSE and WATER WI EELS of every
description, IRON FENCING, PLOUGHS
and PLOUGH CASTINGS, and in fact ali
manner of articles manufactured in first class
Foundry. job Work of all kind attended to
promptly and done cheaplv-
The special attention of Farmers is invited
to two newly patented PLOUGHS which we
possess the sole right TO manufacture and sell
in this county, anc which are admitted to be
the best ever introduced to the public.
Believing ourselves capable of performing
any work in our line in the most satisfactory
manner, and knowing that We can do work at
LOWER PRICES than have been charged in this
community heretofore confidently hope that
We Will be found worthy of liberal patronage
Fair reductions made to wholesale dealers.
Us The highest prices paid in cash for old
metal, or castings given in exchange.
OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH or COUNTY
PRODUCE. HCONVERY, VINROE & co.
Ebensburg, Sept. ,, 1868.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-08-18
OOK X w ELL TO YOUR
UNDERSTANDINGS!
BOOTS AND SHOES
For Mems and Boys Wear.

The undersigned respectfully informs his mn.
merous customers and the public generally thai
he IS prepared to Manufacture BOOTS and
SHOES of any desired size or quality, from
the finest French calfSkin boots 10 the coarsest
broSan. IN the VERY BEST MANNER, on the short.
est hotlce, and at as moderate prices as like
work can be obtained anywhere
Those who have worn Boots and Shoes made
at my establishment need no assurance as to
the superior quality of my work. Others can
easily be convinced of the fact if ther will only
give me trial. Try and be convinced.
EaS Rel airing of Boots and Shoes attended
10 promptly and in a wOrkmanlike manner.
hankfnl for past favOrs | feel confident that
my work and prices will commend me to- a cor,
unoanee and increase of the same.
JOHN ID. THOMAS.
Ebensburg, April 2S, 1869.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-08-18

"A good story is tod q Is
residing at Calais. Ne. 10 th7a--
his heart the reverend gent-s-h .
footman to get into his wa-ll :
The clerical gentleman asked p s
IF he was prepared TO die, E
latter leaped from the wagon a.. !
place of safety, doubtless ells
question synonymous with "ls-i Z
your life ~
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-08-18
STOCK IMMENSE. PRICES Low.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
VuN, COPPER AND SHEETIRON

UIN, COPPER AND SHEET-
n WARE-Having purchased ,ho -.
and fixtures of Mr.. T. W Williams and laaSn5
the building recently occupied by S. Singleton.
Esq, on High street, opposite the store of Zabm
4 Son, the subscriber would respectfully ir form
the citizens of Ebensburg and parts adjacent
that ne IS prepared to furnish ali kind ofTIN.
COPPER and SHEET IRON WARE of his
own manufacture, which he will mot onIv c,ar
antee perfect IN make and mat erial but fnIv
as moderate in price as like articI es are soId by
any manufacturer in the county. Special At,
tention paid to making and patting up SPOJJT.
ING OF all kinds. An examination Of my work
ana prices rs respectfully solicited. and / have
no fear but what can give entire satisfaction
to all who favor me with their custon, Nv"
VALENTINE LUTTRINGER
Eb ensburg, Aug. 5, IS69.tf
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-08-18
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