The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-09-17

Al OHtS oCCtiOu tHIo 1GftL
as last year, but not more. The
hog crop is short, owing to the
cholera visiting this county last
spring.
The Columbus Sun draws the
following gloomy picture of the
havoc made in the cotton fields
by the rust. 1t says:
A short trip into the country
has enabled us to realize the ex
tent of the disaster which has re-
Gently overtaken the cotton of
Georgia and Alabama, more espe-
rally where it had been MANFRED.
By this disaster the entire crop
that blOomed since July, is
lost. In many places the plant
presents the appearance of being
dead, and all, or nearly all the
bolls open, many premature. This
is terrible on those who bought
fertilizers on credit to be paid
out OF the product. In many in
stances, not enough will be made
at present prices for the staple, to
foot the bills for fertilizers. Few
men throughout this whole sec
ton, We, are satisfied, can foot ex.
pense Eills for cultivation at a
price below thirty cents.
ALABAMA.
Bullock county promises an av-
erage cotton crop.
The valuation of real estate in
Montgomery, is S5,OOO,OOO.
The crops in Lee county have
failed badly within the last few
weeks.
Rev. Jackson Dunn is the can
didate for Representative in Nor
gan county.
There are fewer delinquent
white taxpayers in Montgomery
than ever known before.
The ladies of Tuskegee are busy
obtaining subscription for the re-
building of the Baptist Female
College.
George Washington, negro, in
trying to ride on the cowcatcher
at Selma depot, was killed by a
collision.
Mr.. w. T. Mallory of New Or
leans, brother of Hon. S. r. NAL
Tory, died on the 18th ult., at Tus-
calOosa.
The first wild ducks of the sea.
son have appeared in the Mont
gomery market. They are numer-
GUS up the river.
ARKANSAS.
The Camden Democrat saws
tracklaying has commenced on
the railroad running from Camden
to the Mississippi river, and it is
assured that the road will certain
ly be built.
The Assistant Marshal, to take
the census of Columbia county.
reports the number of inhabitants
at II. 1876. The Magnolia Flower
says this is some short of the pop
ulation of 1860.
A DESPERADo.-Mr. John I'll.
Ward. who was killed at Hot
Springs on tue 23d of August, is
described by the Memphis Ledger
as a wealthy desperate, and one
who killed no less than eleven
men in his time.
TEXAS.
The third annual fair of the Red
River A. and NJ. Association will
be held at GAINESVILLE, Oh the 4th
of October, 1870.
A stratum of good bitumous
coal, five feet in thickness, was
found five miles from Fairfield.
by parties who were digging a
well.
The Nayasota Tablet says that
John Chinaman, as a Railroads.&c.,
is not success, and that of the
number brought out by the Cen
trail Railroad Company and put at
work near Bremond, many have
quit and propose to engage in cot
ten picking.
The Galveston News says that
there has been a great deal of Sea
Island cotton planted at different
points along the bay and shore
from Virginia point to Sabine,
and advices spread of the pros
poets as very fiattering. That on
the island is about made, and the
great want now is force to save it.
Philadelphia rejoices over the
discovery that it has, thus far this
year, consumed 900 more beeves,
and $4,000 more sheep, than in
the corresponding period of 1869.