The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-20

region the sun shines upon. The
soil is rich loan underlaid by
limestone which thoroughly drains
the land. But little OF it is level,
yet there are no steep bills or
broken lands, save on the banks
OF the large streams. Farms and
fields are mainly large, and many
large tracts are in what is termed
wood pastures, made by clearing
off much off the large growth and
some of the small trees, leaving a
portion of the more valuable tim
Der. In time these fields become
we'll swarded with blue grass and
dotted with hort-Horn cows or
beeves, making very pleasant
and charming county to one who
admires good grass and good
stock.
MISSOURI.
The North Missouri fairis to be
held ct Hannibal, on the Goth of
September, and continue six days.
$4,000 in premiums are offered.
The Tebo Coal Mining compa-
ny, are taking out large quantities
OF bitumenous coal of an excellent
quality at their mines in Henry
county, 20 miles from Sedalia.
The Touring mill west of War
rensburg, known as Eagles mills,
and owned by Moulton Bros, was
set on fire Thursday night, the
2lst ult., and burned to the
ground. LOSS $4,000; insured for
$4,000,
The Ratesville (Ark.) Times
learns that the agents Of the Kan
sas City, Springfield and Memphis
railroad company have been max
ing a reconnaissance of the route
from Memphis to the st. Francis
river; aud that they have found a
route eminently practicable.
One hundred householders of
st. Louis have made arrange
ments for the introduction of Chi
nese servants into their families.
House servants are said to be
| scarce in st. Louis.
The Canton Press states that
the grave of the late ex-senator
James S. Green, III the burying
ground at that place, is not mark
ed by a slab or any other durable
token.
The Lexington Caucasian says
twenty thousand negroes are vo-
ELECTROMAGNETIC the
State of Missouri, and ninety
thousand white men are disfran-
chised-political outcasts-slaves!
| Wheat has been pouring into
Warrensburg by the hundreds of
wagon loads for over a week past.
The street west of the elevator is
hlockaded all day long, and
Messrs. Fitch 81 Simmons are
compelled to run the elevator day
and night. @
! The Louisville Journal says
We have recently passed through
this county, Rails and a portion
| OF Monroe, and as far as our Oh
servation extended the corn pros
pect is very fine. We never saw
"A better prospect in all our life.
Farmers, all with whom we con
versed, say that they never had
t a more promising corn crop. The
yield will be immense as a larger
amount was planted than usual.
CALIFORNIA.
The total annual supply of
quicksilver from California is not
F. far from $4,000 TASKS, or about
3,000,000 pounds. This is used in
metallurgy, and in manufacturing
and art processes. The largest
| quantity is used by the gold
miners in the amalgamating pro
cess at the various mines. A con
siderable amount is used by man
ufacturing chemists in preparing
calomel, 'sblue pill,' mercuriaI
ointment, and various mercurial
salts and plasters. The Chinese
make from quicksilver that beau
| tiful pigment s'yermillion,n which
is so largely employed by painters
in all parts of the world. 1t is
singular that the Chinese are able
to prepare a chemical compound
from quicksilver which is superior
to, and which commands a higher
price than, the same salt pro-
duced in Europe and the United
States, where the arts are carried
to the highest perfection. Eng
lish and American vermilliqn, as
found in the market, is far infe-
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