The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-04-02
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From Shreveport th-western

the Goth, since last report, 2O,OOo
bales.
New Orleans, March 29.-Flour
dull. 81 2505 2505 70. Corn
nrime white 95c.0S1. Oats 600
S9c, Bran 81 O501 Is. Hay,
nrime s2S. Pork s2S 2502S 80.
Racon firmer, 11&012@158@160
163017c.; sugar-cured hams 179@
1Sc. Lard-tierce easier, 1430l5
and key 164027c. Sugar quiet;
prime 194to11c. Molasses-re-
boiled 4Oto55c. Whisky 90to95c.
Coffee firm, fair 1Gto164 and
prime 171to174c. Cotton steady,
but prices unchanged; sales 5000,
receipts 1900 and exports to Liv-
erpool 6769 bales. Gold liz.
New York, March 29.-Cotton
heavy; sales POO bales; prices I'M
changed. Gold 1118.
Liverpool, Marcn 29.-Cotton
quiet; sales 10000 bales, Of which
for speculation and export 1000.
Havre, March 29.-Ootton quiet;
on the spot 1863.
New Orleans, March 23.-Gov.
Warmoth appointed HenryC. Dib
BILE Judge Of the Eighth District
Court of New Orleans. Dibble
was q private in the 14th New
York Cavalry, and lost a leg at
Port Hudson. rt
New Orleans, March 24.-The
trial of Chas. w. Camack. charg.
ed with the homicide of John
Nixon, Jr., at the Boston Club on
the Sth of January, commenced
on Monday, was given to the jury
at $40 yesterday, and a verdict
rendered this morning of not
guilty.
New Orleans, March 2J.-The
last act of the Judge of the Sth
District Court was to issue an in
Injunction prohibiting the City
Council from disposing Of the city
water work by sale or lease as
contemplated.
New Orleans, March, 25.-Gov.
Warmoth has made the following
appointments under the new city
charter: Mayor, Jas. II. Oglesby;
Administrators of Finance, John
S. Walton; accounts, Alfred Shaw;
commerce, S. G. Embray; water
works and public building, Ber-
nard Soulie, (colored) assessments
Louis f. Dellassie, (colored); po-
lice, Z. W. Pierce; Improvements,
j. r. West. The Mayor and sev.
ell Administrators will comprise
the council, with leFislatiye pow
ers conferred upon boards OF al
dermen and assistant aldermen by
the ldcharter. The organization
of these various departments is
left to the council, which also mas
the the power to elect asecretary.
city attorney, city surveyor, and
six recorders-one for each dis
tlict. Four of the administrators
were recommended by the electo
rial jury of citizens, and Oglesby
was a member Of the jury.
Baltimore, March 24.--The
steamer Dolphin, from Philadel
phia to Richmond, burned-creW
barely escaped with their lives.
San Francisco, March pa
large quantity Of raw silk from
China was shipped overland fol
Liverpool today.
Salt Lake, March 25.-The
News, in commenting OH the pas
sage Of the anti-Mormon bill, il
quite defiant, saying that the mosI
valuable experience we gained
through persecution.
Baltimore, March 25.-The city
voted to subscribe one nil
dollars to the Valley Railroad O
Virginia.
Richmond, Va, March 25.-ThA
Legislature passed a resolution
authorizing Gov. Walker to call
on the President for troops to
suppress resistance of law by col
ored land squatters near Hamp-
ton.
Washington, March 24.-Sher
man has written to Sheridan, sus.
tanning him in his acts of wal
against the Indians, and concludes
by telling him to keep on.
Memphis, March 24.-Steame1
Guidon, hence for Little Rock,
snagged and is a total loss. No
loss of life.
Washington, March 24.-Reve.
nue. $415, 900.
Grant intends issuing a gener-
al amnesty proclamation when
Georgia and Texas are restored