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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14

COOKING STOVES. - There
should benO crooks in the pipes
to cooking stoves, for every
bend is an empedilnent to
a good draft. Therefore, let the
piperun straight up through the
roof or into a f1ue. 1t should
also be tolerably long, not less
than eight feet. Use seasoned
oak, ash or hickory wood, if
convenient I; if not, seasoned
pine that is not lightwood.
Green wood of any sort burns
badly in stoves.
In selecting stoves, get these
of the simplest construction,
for they are not so apt to get
injured. Let the boiler holes
be few aud large, with large
vessels. Four boiler holes are
enough for any moderate sized
family. Small articles can be
cooked in large vessels, but
large articles cannot be cooked
in small vessels. Half a dozen
articles of food can be boiled
in one pot at a time. The stove
should be heavy, for thin iron
cracks easily. All the vessels
that touch the fire should be
iron, for copper and tin burn
out quickly. And lastly, in Sc
lecting a stove, buy the cheap
est, for they are like clothing,
those that can stand use are
cheap; the costly are for parlor
ornaments.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14
Latest News.
From Shreveport Southwestern

From Shreveport South w estern
Liverpool, May 1O.-Cotton
firm, uplands 10s and Orleans lit
G114d.; sales 1900 bales.
New York, May 10.-Cotton
quiet, but steady, 2340232c.; sales
800 bales.
New Orleans, May A shoot
ing affair occurred last night be
tween John Barrett, local reporter
of the Picayune, and ex-special po-
lice officer Smith. Latter danger
ously and former slightly wounded.
Ex-special officer Diepert was shot
and dangerously wounded during
the difficulty. Cause-animadver
sions in the Picayune on the spe-
cial Metropolitaus, and the publ
cation by Smith of scurrilous
circular on Barrett.
The counsel for the jackson
Railroad Company have brought
suit against Henry 8. McComb
and associates for $1,000, 900 dam
ages, growing out of the recent
contest for the control of the New
Orleans, Jackson and Great
Northern railroad.
New Orleans, May 5.--The Leg.
islature repealed the old statutes
for punishment of crimes, etc.,
and enacted the laws now in force,
but made no provisions for the
prosecution. of persons charged
with crimes committed prior to
April LIST, 1870, leaving 125 per.
sons, indicted for various crimes,
who will likely pass UNPUBLISHED
Col. A. s. Badger has been ap
pointed Chief of Police, vice Cain
resigned.
Washington, May 5.-Senatol
Sherman introduced a bill to-day
proposing to reduce the taxes ovel
| $40, 800, 900 on incomes sales, gross
receipts, articles in schedule A
salaries of United States officers
passports, legaclf3 and success
sions, missellaleous special taxes
except spirits and tobacco
which includes license taxes an,
all taxes on employment. Thi
will leave the taxes of the follow
ing articles: distilled spirits, fer
mented liquors, tobacco, gas, in
comes at the rate of 3 per cent.
and all the stamp taxes or take
collectable by stamps.
The following was received froE
a reliable source last night:
A subcommittee of the HouS
Pacific Railroad Committe agreed
to recommend southern Pacifi
railroad on the 32d parallel fror
San Diego to Marshall, Texas, an
10 grant the franchise TO th
Southern Trans continental Raj
Iroad Company. The route is fl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14

no CANDIDATES.-Ar articles, com
munieations, resolutions, &c, nominating
or recommending, directly or indirectly,
advertisements, and treated accordingly
Matter Of this description is ola purely pri
vate and business character, relating to the
interests of individuals and not coming nm.
der the head of news Determinations be-
ing at once distasteful and inyiduous, we
arc compelled to put the matter upon a
strictly commercial footing. This applies
therefore, to our friends, as well as the pub
lie
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14

It gives us pleasure again to
announce the arrival at our
landing of the Shreveport and
Bellevue packet, "Shark, Capt.
Zotler, With q very fair bill of
lading. The trip was made this
time in two days running time,
which shows fewer obstrue-
tions to contend with than
heretofore.
Many years ago our citizens
navigated the lake and bayous
to Shreveport in keel boats and
skiffs through Lewis's bayou.
That bayou havingbeen leyeed
across at the river, this naviga-
ton ceased. During that time
and afterwards, to the begin
ming of the war, flatboats OF
cotton were sometimes sent to
mouth of Mack's bayou, then
filed with raft, and the cotton
hauled round the raft to the
river.
During the overfiows of 1865
and subsequent years, a chan
mel has been washed round this
raft, so that we could now have
navigation with small steam
beats, were it not for the
bridges over the bayous.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14

We have but little doubt but
that Warmoth, the city gov.
eminent, and the Radical lea
ders generally, have made a
nice thing out of the State and
city stock in New Orleans and
Jackson Railroad. Chattanoo-
ga Railroad has also doubtless
paid a nice subsidy. That's all
right boys. Put your hands in
the pockets of those foreigners
asdeep as you please and then,
maybe. you will keep out of
ours. Get all these railroads
into possession of foreign COM
panies, and we conservatives,
will tax them a leetle some of
these days.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14
Judicial Advertisements

win hereafter be inserted in the Banner
only on the following terms
Public Sales, at the rate of 81 per square
frst inseI ton; so cents for each subsequent
Insertion
Notices of application for administration,
50
Notices of annual and final accounts
tableau of debts, &c, So.
sY No judicial advertisement will be in
serted until payment is made for the same
Those who are unwilling to comply with
these terms, will post their advertisements
as they will not be published.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14

We see that the Press Con-
vention of this State, convened
lately in New Orleans, has de-
termined upon q new party or
ganization to be called the Pee
pies party. The platform of
principles is general enough.
and with it we find no fault,
We sincerely hope that no di-
vision will be caused among
the opponents to Radical rule,
but that the new peoples party
and the old Democratic party
will act in unison.
The method the new party
proposes to adopt for nominat-
ing candidates is simply i'm
practicable. 1t proposes to have
regular elections for candidates
at every precinct, the votes to
be sent to central committee in
New Orleans for counting. How
could any concert of action be
had under this system. as to
candidates for State offices /?
This system would double cleo
pioneering, for one would cleo
tioneer as much for a nomina-
ton as for the election. Now,
we of BoSsier, desire as little
excitement as possible in the
next election. We want the
freedmen to labor in their cot
ton fields, and not to be drag
ged out to hear public speeches,
eat at barbecues, and drink
whisky for half their time in
cotton picking season. Each
parish can regulate for itself
the running of candidates. II
SO many conservative candi-
dates offer themselves as to give
the Radicals a chance for sue
cess, then parish conventions
could be called and regulate
the party.
Forou parish, we apprehend
that no parish convention will
be needed. For the few State
offices now to be filled, LET can
didates be brought out by the
Central Democratic and Peo-
pies party's committees acting
together.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14
BELLEVUE, LA,
Saturday, :::::::::::::::May IA, 1870.

We are pleased TO find on our
table, the Southern Cultiva-
tor Receipt Book" compila-
ton of about 400 recipes, which
have been published within the
last few years in that sterling
agricultural monthly, the South
ern Cultiyator. Price so cents.
Address, c. d. Camp, Athens,
Ga.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14

Z The Opelousas Courier has
suspended its publication
Cause.-The law Of the Legisla-
ture which gives the publiea-
ton of judicial advertisements
and the laws to Radical jour
mails.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14

all criminals from the conse-
quences of their crimes commit
ted before April LIST. =
He digests the criminal law
into one act, and repeats all
other laws on the same subject
matter.
A murder committed in
March cannot be punished, in
the opinion of able lawyers.
But, nevertheless, able lawyers
don't control the judiciary OF
the State, and therefore, we
have hopes that the Supreme
Court will assume legislative
powers and repeal Rays repeal
ing clause. That court has re-
pealed many acts of the legis-
lature, and even Constitutional
provisions, heretofore, and can
do it again. -
But the court must have
arguments of some plausibility
before they nullify an act OF
the Legislature. Let's see if
we can trump up some for it:
The Constitution says the OBJ
ject of an act must be express
ed in its title. Was this "re-
pealing object" expressed in
the title 1? IF not, that clause
is unconstitutional. Again, we
will now bring out our needle,
punch and split a very fine hair
for the court. This act of Rays
is identical in most particulars
with old acts, and therefore,
though it is a different act, the
law is the same as heretofore.
Therefore, all other laws on the
same subject matter must be
laws that differ from Rays law;
those laws that don't differ are
just his own exactly. The tune
Yankee doodle,' is yankee
doodle, although rewritten OF
given another name. So a re-
peal of ''Iaws" remember, not
"acts,' on same subject matter,
repeats just such as are not re-
enacted by Rays law.
! But in all earnestness, is this
wording of the repeating clause
of Rays law SO clear that the
court could not depart from the
simple meaning of the words
and interpret them by what
everybody knows to have beer
the meaning ofthe Legislature
Had the Legislature said {
crime committed i'm March shall
not be punished, the intention
would have been plain. Bur
. in this repeating clause the IN
tention by the words is left il
doubt, and we do really know
! that it was not intended to re
peal all the criminal law.
When did the repealin,
clause take offeet9 Clearl,
not until April LIST, when tn,
whole act was to take effect.
We annexthe following from
the South Western:
i TUE REPEATING CLAUSE
The following is the conclud
ing section of the act passed b,
the Legislature to revise tn,
statute laws of the State:
Sec. 1890. That all laws o
parts of laws contrary to, or il
conflict with the provisions O
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14

Practice, that said Code shall
be held and taken as the law
governing, and that this act
take effect on the first day of
April, 1870.
Thus are repealed all the
statute laws previouslyin force,
including those providing pun
ishment for crimes. The new
statutes not going into effect
until April, it necessarily fol-
lows, in the opinion of our best
lawyers, that all parties held
for trial under charge of crimes
committed prior to that time
must be released, because a
general pardon is implied by
the repeal of a penal statute,
as, "unless otherwise provided
by law, an offense against such
statute while it was in force
cannot be punished, and the
offender goes Free"
Gardening is profitable in so
many different ways that it is
astonishing our people general
ly take so little interest in it.
Compare garden products with
the staples of life, bread and
meat, as to real life sustainiG :
power, and tney are small in
deed. The salads and watery
vegetables we eat at meals, do
not furnish a tenth of our bone
and muscle, nevertheless what
they do furnish is of vast i'm
portance to the animal econo-
my. The general use Of them
has disarmed the scurvy and
dysentery oftheir terrors. A sea
captain on a long voyage al
ways supplies potatoes, krout
and canned vegetables as a
preventive of these diseases
Every one in village and coun-
try could keep a supply of the
same from the kitchen garden
at but little trouble and no ex-
pense.
The vast variety of edibles SC
easily raised, gives endless
pleasure at meals. When one
thing begins to pail the appe-
tite, another is at hand. The
pleasures that cost the city man
hundreds of dollars a year
would cost the countryman but
a little labor, not an hour pei
day on an average.
! Gardening to the villager
and even to the farmer himself
should be Il source of pleasure
One leading a sedentary life
can make profitable the exer
else he ought to take for health
Gardening would be a relaxa
ton to the mind as much so a
hunting and fishing, and ia
more healthy, for in it all COLI
and wet and over fatigue coult
! be easily avoided.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14

V-FIvE DEAD MEN.-In Winsl
parish five men were found
dead. We learn that they were
killed by a band of men, some
40in number. We know moth
ing of the cause or circumstan-
ces, but simply the fact of five
men being found dead, to-wit !:
j. r. West, Al. lngrem, Ors.
Collins, David France and Geo.
Thompson. We think of these
things sometimes and we aw-
fully fear that we have just
commenced the beginning. of
trouble. The cruel, wicked and
corrupt Radical government is
failing to reconstruct the South
ern heart, and in its stead is
bringing about q reckless feel
ing that leads to desperation.
= Claiborne AdUocate.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14

I'VE hear through private
sources of a new scheme of
Warmoth's to rule the State as
a dictatator, which we don't re-
member seeing noticed in the
papers. 1t is this: Every APP
pointee to office of any political
value, is required to give the
Governor a letter of resigna-
ton undated. So if the officer
should displease His Majesty,
the resignatiopis dated and the
officer goes out. All the city
government and Dibble, the
9Th District Judge, are report
ed as appointed in this way.
The habit of indulging in ar
dent spisits by men in office,
has occasioned more injury to
the public than all other causes
and, says Jefferson, "were /
to commence my administra-
ton again, with the experience
| now have, the first question I
would ask respecting a candi-
date would be: Does he use
ardent spirits p
But alas, to use the common
vernacular, Jeferson's are now
played OUT This is an age
of crime and progression so
crowd on the steam-and "let
her rip"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-05-14

BRAIN WORK AND MANUAL
LABoR.-There is a volume of
truth and reason in the follow
ing from the Herald of Health:
"The worker with his brains
would love brain work more If
he had a couple hours hard
work to do every day. If such
persons could have their gar
dens and shops TO run to when
their heads were tired, they
would soon recuperate, and the
muscular toll not being in ex-
cess .wonld soon be a delight.
If, on the other hand, the toiler
with the hand could do daily
some mental labor, it would
add greatly to his happiness.
The sharpening of the brain by
culture would add effectiveness
to the hand. The reason for
this, is because man is a COM
posite being. His muscles were
not made for non-use more than
his brain, and the right use of
each is a pleasure and not a
pain. After a few generations
we shall have what is now the
prayer of thousands, more cul-
ture for the laboring man, and
more physical labor for the cul-
tured man. This will establish
a harmony between the two,
which will add greatly to the
prosperity, happiness and
health of BETH"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-19

We learn. Gays the Courier Journal,
that a complete and authorized edition
of the poems Of George D.. Prentice,
compiled and arranged By his son Col.
Clarence J. Prentice, will shortly be
issued by one Of the leading publishing
houses Of the country. This edition
will comprise quite number of poeme
which have never before appeared in
print, and which are regarded by those
who have examined them as among the
best of the distinguished authors pro-
auctions. ~ 1888 -ss'5
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-19

BUSINESS IN CAMDEN.-We had the
wagons counted on Washington street
on last Thursday at 3 o'clock in the
evening and found one hundred and
sixty-eight between Pope & Mitchell s
livery stable and Callaway'a Star
Warehouse-and are confident that
about that number had let the city dur
ing the day. All these had brought
10 cotton and were taking out supplies,
besides three steamboats, running to
Arkadelphia. This shows something
of the trade we are now CAM
den (.Ark.) Democrat
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-19

An Indiana man offered SIS for the
privilege of acting as hangman at q
recent execution. He owed the culprit
q grudge, and wanted this last chance
to pay it off. The offer was declined
with thanks.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-19
TRENTON SMITH SHOP.

THE undersigned respectfully informs tho public,
= and especially trawelers and wagoners, that he
keeps q blacksmith Shop in Trenton, Opposite the
Livery Stable where he is prepared to shoe horses.
make all kinds of new work and do repairing ON
wagons, carriages, -, at the shortest notice and
upon the most reasonable terms. liberal share of
atvonaEe solicited. y T. STHIPLIN(;
IleOtOn Sept, 25, lee9.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-19

NEW F1RM.- We are pleased to
notice the association in business of
General J. Bankhead Magruder and
M. Francis Mouny, late assistant
Treasurer Of New Orleans, for the pur.
pose Of conducting general commits
sion business and general commercial
agency in this city, under the style and
firm Of Magruder, Mouny & Co., the Co.
being our genial friend Mr.. Charles
Kerr, lately Secretary Of the Finance
COMMITTEES Of the City Council. We
heartily wish them success.-.N. O. Bee.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-19

WHA1 RAD1cALIsn Has DoNr FOR
ARxANsAs.- The ueyy names of our
governor, two United States senators,
two out of three representatives in con :
gress, secretary ofstate, state treasurer
superintenden Of public Instruction,
commissioner Of Internal Improvements.
oommisi iionsrso of immigrant ton, adjutaut-
9enseal, chief Justice and two associate
Jstices Of the supreme court, seven tout
eftenl Of the Judges Of the Circuit court,
pubic psinters, ten superintendent Of
public instruction, xttorney general,
solicitor general, ten district attorneys.
were absolutely nnknown to the peo-
PIE Of our state sixty days before their
appointmeat or electioni To sey moth
ing Of the swarm Of unknown members,
Of the le9i atures sherihs clerks, asses
orr, collectors etc, which have made
our land q bare almost as the locusts
did Egypt. Many Of them had their
commis1ione, before their feet had even
rested upon our soil.-L. r. Gegette.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-19

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN PoRT GIBSON.
Port Gibson, Miss, Feb. g. This
town has been burned to the ground.
From Levy's to Smith & McGrews,
including both sides of the street, there
remains but mass of smouldering
ruins. The fire also consumed the
buildings embraced in the area occu-
pied by Levy, Barratt. Emily, Heide,
McGinness, Wood, the post Office, j.
Smith, La6enberg, Kaufman, and the
Watkins House. ~
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-19
Buck 8 Brilliant.

First Premium ut the st. Louis Fair, 1895.
First Premium at the st Louis Fair, 1867.
Gold Medal at the Louisiana State Fair, 1863.
First Premium at the Memphis Fair, 1869.
o. First Premium at the 81. Louis Fair 1869. ~
At all the above mentioned trials the Brilliant
Stove tested its meta in the open field baking bread
in competition with all the leading cooking stoves
manufactured on this Continent:
Every brilliant is guaranteed TO give entire salts
YOUR MONEY REFUNDED IN FULL
II. HALLER, SOLE AGENT,
No. 40 Camp ST., New Orleans:
Dealer in all kinds of Cooking aud Heating Stoves
Fire Crates, plain and Japaned Tin Ware, Plated
Ware Table,Cutery, and cvery description Of House
Ringen Washing Machine, and Wallace's Patent
Combination Crate
Jany 1, 1870. nl51y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-19

WnHnx 10 WEAR GARrERs.-No
French woman, no English woman Of
cultivation, now q days wears her
garter below the knee. It is ruinous
to the shape Of the calf. More than
this, ore serious Consequences Of anoth-
er kind. The principal vein Of the leg
(ueaa saakesa bveuts) runs just beneath
until Il nearly reaches the knee, when
it sinks beneath the muscles. Now If
this Is DISTRACTED at its largest part
by q tight garter, the blood is checked
in its return to the heart, the feet are
easily chilled, and more liable to disease,
the other veins Of the leg are swollen
into hard blue knots. becoming varicose
as it is called, and often break, forming
obstinate ulcers. This ia q picture
which . physician sees nearly every
day. With the garter fastened above
the knee all this pain and defozmitv
are avoided.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-02-19
AND BEUsT'S GARDEN SEED.

AND BEUS1"S GARDEN SEED.
WE receive, store and forward goods 1t tho lowest
prices, and Epceive, st0re ship or oa0 cotton for
fhose favorinx With their bastness. We VIII give
NO loeses TO make mp on cotton, our faends Will hnd
orr ehargos always at the lewest point.
Our extensire acquaintance enables M TO buy orr
goods from - e
FIRST HANDS AND At TEE LOWEST PRICES
with uaL sep n so tt