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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-24
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Having discontinuedso our Store, we shall here
after deliver our Flour and Feed from the Mill
We have made arrangements with Brairard &
Son to receive orders. All orders left at their
Drug Store will be promptly filled. Our price
list .uay be found there. ssya rstz adf 10
'o., i''. KING. BRADFORD & co:
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p A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION On the
17th inst, terrible explosion occur
red in Colonel Shefner's factory, at
Ridgefield, N. j., of which special tel
egrams furnish the following particu-
lars: "There were about 1000 lbs. Of
nitro-glycerine, and from 10000 to
25,000 pounds Of materiafin the build
ing at the lime OF the explosion. The
factory and buildings were Inundated
by the tide, so that it was necessary
to place the stock of nitric and sui
phuric acid, together with all. other
material, upon platforms, as theawa-
ter would it set on fire. 1t is supposed
some of the carboys containing these
acids, which are of high specific grav-
ity, were ignited, and thus produced
the explosion. Others say that the
nitro glycerine was packed in bags,
and thus packed Vas thrown over the
backs of working men and borne to
the vessel One of the men, while
carrying a bag upon his shoulder, lost
his hold, the bag fell and the contents
exploded, and this caused second
and more terrible explosion among
the material stored in the building
The building is mass of ruins scat
tered for rods around. The explosion
was heard for miles, and its force
broke the windows. of houses mile
distant Four lives were sacrificed,
the bodies being torn limb from limb
and scattered like mason, work. The
loss is $50. 900 ;fno ilisurance.no tis4oi
ss., ,}Nvs,s ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-24

The controlling "ring" of the
Dominant party, hold their caucus
next Saturday night. 55sEqs ans
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-24
No Trouble to sho.O Goods.

Take look at our Stock before You buy, and
J. s. SMITH & co.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-24

Q - IaIiJ SD. HARRIS, Seeretary..I
|o OoRPoRAToRs-W Worthy s. Sheator,
Sullivan D.iHarris, Azariah Everett,
Amos Townsend, William Bingham,
Henry Nottingham, David A. Dangler
William Collins, Oscar "A. Child, Les
ter L. Hickox, Oliver H. Payne, Alton
Pope and Walter9A. Fisher q ind .9at
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-24

In fant, we have everything usually fenud IN.
Furnishing Store. Weinvite the poople al Pr. :
tage County 10 call and examine our Goods he
lore Purchasing as our Goods were boneht low
ana Will be sold as cheap rs any live msn dSre
seu. EI.ATH q P{lE.
6eS's 8t9A&DR lERln Re1NAA
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-24
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One fundsed and forty married Ia
dies Of Lorain county, recently sent
the following protest against the prop
iosition to grant the elective franchise
to the women, to the Ohio Legisla-
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-10-01

Tennessee.
Nashville, Sept. 26.-In the mu-
nicipal election the Democrats
carried both branches by 1000.
Men don't commit suicide in
Memphis. When tired of life
they go out and insult some one,
and are at once shot dead.
John G. Brown was nominated
candidate for Governor of the
State, by the Democratic conven-
ton at Nashville on the 18th ult.
The Pulaski Citizen reports that
great interest is being manifested
by the citizens of Giles i'm regard
to the next semi-annual exhi-
bition of the Blood Horse As
ISOLATION, which commences at
Pulaski on the 18th of October.
There will be great competitor and
fine exhibition of stock, together
with agricultural and mechanical
products.
The jackson Wing and Tribune
reports chapter of singular acct
dents to Mr.. J. A. I.ahey, of Madi
son county. On the 25th of De-
cember, 1887, he got his right big
toe broke; in 1889 he got his right
knee broke, in a scuffle; in 1910
he got his right hip broke, by fall.
ing down stairs; in 1847 a mule
threw him and broke two of his
ribs, on the right side; in 1850 q
pair of mules ran off with him and
dislocated his right wrist; in 1866
he fell out of q wagon and broke
his right collar bone, and last,
but not least, in 1870, he, with q
party of youngsters, was out sere.
nading, and in passing the house
of o citizen, he was fred upon by
said citizen with a double barrel
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-10-01

We see that our confrere of
the Bossier Banner, Mr.. w. I'll.
Scanland, is a candidate for the
Legislature from his parish.
We hope he may be elected, for,
aside from our desire to see
young men promoted when
found worthy and well quail
fed, we feel that Mr.. Scanland
would make an honest and eff
cient legislator. We have been
a constant reader of his spright-
~ sheet for several years, and
from its tone feel that if our
next Legislature can be CON-
posed of such men as we be-
lieve him to be, the acts of that
body will not be characterized
by fraud and oppression.-
Mansfield Reporter.
we thank the Reporter for
the above, but would like to
correct an error, viz, as to our
youth. Age, according to
David Crockett, should be calcu-
lated not by time but by Incl
dents, and by this rule we are
quite old. Again, at our age
Alexander was crying because
he had no more worlds to con-
quer.
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Our Police Jury met, with a
quorum, on Monday last, and
held session for three days.
Much important business was
transacted. Among this we
reckon the settlement of the
Red Chute ferry matter. This
settlement the public can fully
understand from the proceed
ings that will be published next
week. After the first of No
vember next, tolls cease for
Cross bayou bridge, and the
tolls at the ferry will be mate
rally lessened. 1t is O duty the
parish owes to the public to
build a free bridge over the Red
Chute, and we hope it will be
done next summer.
Settlements were made with
the Tax Collector and Parish
Treasurer.
We are glad that Mr.. Ras-
berry, who has had a successor
appointed, because of an acct
dent, has settled so promptly,
showing thereby that his inten-
tons all along have been right.
This is perhaps the last meet
ing Of the present board of Po-
lice Jurors. It has done it's
duty faithfully. 1t has added
many important laws, and has
had made a general revision of
all the laws, and the only one
ever made. Could the policy it
has marked out be followed for
a few years, warrants would be
paid up when issued, free
bridges would occupy the
places of ferries and toll bridges,
the roads would be kept always
in good order and accuracy and
correctness be observed in all
the departments of the parish
government.
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THE BOSSIER BANNER
= H scASLASD, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.


T. II Va
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DRIED APpLEs.-These are

DRIED APPLEs.-These are
often spoken of with contempt,
we suppose from their general
cheapness. for they are or
should be an important article
of food. Nothing is more use
full to the pastry cook, and the
variety Of dishes made from
them is astonishing. AS an
anti-scorbutie, Or preventive of
stomach and bowel. diseases
they come next to the Irish po-
tatoe.
We who buy all our proviS-
ions from abroad, should re-
member them in our bills, es-
pecially as they are now very
cheap.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-10-01

The Aurora Borealis was
seen by many of our citizens
on Saturday night last. 1t ap-
peared twice, we are informed,
at 9 o'clock and just before day,
the disappearance being much
the most splendid. We saw
neither, and are a little appre-
hensive that our informants
nlistook the true aurora for the
latter appearance.
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The Ouachita Telegraph
comes to lis increased in size,
and having a Typography ex-
celled by no paper of the State.
1t is a good evidence that Nc
Cranie is thrivingin the midst
of all his political bad luck. He
has been made the scape-goat
Ofthe Democracy ofhis District
on whom is piled all it's sins,
and with them as g burden, he
is driven to the Wilderness
When the chance of any Dem
Ocrat from bis District ever get
ting into Congress was equiva-
lent to nothing, that party
elected him by a large majority.
Now that his disabilities have
been removed, he has been
given the go by.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-10-01

"Shingle weddings" are be-
coming fashionable in Iowa.
They occur when the first child
is old enough to spank.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-10-01
Memory.

There IS no more common
misconception than of what it
takes to-constitute a good MEM
Dry Fl one can easily retain
what he learns in conversation,
can remember the exact words,
can commit easily to memory
poetry and speeches most peo-
pie say he has splendid men,
ory. Again, if one can easily
remember incidents and dates,
he also is praised for the same
quality. Really, however, both
these individuals on the whole
may have bad memories. This
thing is not a quality of itself,
but is a quality of all our men,
tai faculties.
Let A and B go to a theatre.
A comes away retaining every
word said by an actor, B none;
but B remembers all the long
intricate music played by the
band, and A none of it. Which
has the best memory? If they
can be compared at all they are
equal. Such a man as A most
people would say had a splendid
memory, and B was a fine mu-
stefan. The man who could
work the most intricate sums
would be said to be a good
mathematician. The one who
chiseled a good statue would
get praise as a sculptor. Now
each one of these four may have
all his knowledge from pure
memory, and yet only A gets
the praise for that quality. In
music, mathematics and the
fine arts but very few invent
anything. AS talent is thought
to have no invention in it, but
call it by the right name, viz:
faculty of language, and every
one will perceive that its pos
SCISSOR is equal in invention to
the others. If Napier added to
mathematical knowledge, Mo-
Fart to music, and Powers to
sculpture, Shakespeare added
to the power of language.
No one could have q good in
tellectual faculty of any sort
without a good memory attach
ed to it. To say, therefore,
that one has a splendid memory
is equivalent to saying that he
is a universal genius. This
universal genius has not been
produced in this world yet.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-10-01

The war correspondent of the
Pail Mall Gazette calls England
shat country of frstrate fogs and
second hand sermons"
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The States.
Louisiana.

has been converted into a nation
al bank, with a capital of 5000, 900.
Claiborne parish has seven can
didates for Sheriff; and Union par
ish six candidates for Sheriff, two
for Parish Judge and five for Rep
reSentative.
The Mansfield Times of the 18th
ult., says that the caterpillars
have nearly destroyed the cotton
on Red river in DeSOtO parish,
and seriously injured that on the
hills.
Capt. r. B. Love is an independ-
ent candidate for Sheriff of Bien-
vile parish, and J. r. Head for
Parish Judge. Both worthy gen.
tlemen.
W. W. Wharton has purchased
the Iberville Pioneer.
Judge Wade Fl. Hough has re-
tired from, and W. J. Lyle has as
sumed, the editorial management
Of the Vidalia Herald.
Hon. FL. M. Twitchell has been
nominated by the Republicans for
State Senator of the District en-
bracing Natchitoches, DeSoto and
Sabine parishes.
The Conservative party of More
house met in Convention on the
18th alt, and nominated Hon. E.
F. Buckingham for Representative
to the State Legislature. They
also endorsed o. T. Dunn, the Gin
dependent" candidate for State
Senator, and Isaiah Garrett, of
Monroe, for member of Congress.
The Interior Department recent
" transmitted to the Governor of
Louisiana patents for swamp and
Overfowed lands enuring to the
State, under act of Congress, ap-
proved Sept. 18, 1850, embracing
l02, O51 acres.
The South Western of the 28th
ult. says: The river was checked
ed in its fall and rose some three
inches, but is now on a stand, and
SO inches below the old wharf
timberS.
The Radical District Conven-
ton which met at Natchitoches
ON the Goth ult., endorsed General
McCleery, SO far as that conven-
ton is concerned, the split in the
Radical ranks is closed.
The Ouachita Telegraph says:
tits generally believed that the
yield of cotton this year will not
exceed, if it should equal, that of
of last year. Picking is progress
sing rapidly. But very little of
the new crop has as yet found its
way to market, planters are so
busy in picking.
The New Orleans, Baton Rouge
and Vicksburg railway is reported
to be in promising condition by
Maj. Gen. Bates, its chief mana
ger aud superintendent, who has
just returned from New York.
Work on the Alexandria branch
is rapidly progressing, and on the
section between Baton Rouge and
Clinton will shortly be common
ced.
CoTToN.-Says the South West
ern of Wednesday: Yesterday
we were completely at sea in get
ting up our quotations. All the
factors agreed that the market
was very dull and sales light, but
while some gave 123013 for good
ordinary and 1330143 for low
middiing as the proper figures,
one factor assured us that he had
been trying to sell q small lot Of
low middling at IA cents and could
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-10-01

OUACnITA.-How is it that
the population of Ouachita par
ish has increased from 4,725 to
1862 since 1902 We believe
some of its territory was taken
for the new parish of Richland,
leaving now an area of not
more than 400 square miles.
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shoulder and infiicting a dreadful
wound.
The Memphis Avalanche nett
ces the killing of Col. James Biz.
ney Marshall by the falling from
the window of his room, located
in the second story of the old post
Office building. At what time he
fell it was difficult to say, as his :
body was found lying in the alley
at an early hour in the morning.
His right arm was broken and the J
hand considerably mashed, as il
he had put it out to break the
fall. He was aged about sixty
years; a native of Kentucky, and
brother of Gen. Humphrey Mar.
shall. He was one of the veterans
of the Press, having, during an
editorial career of some thirty.five
years, been connected with the
Louisville City Gazette, Columbus
(Ohio) Statesman, Cincinnati En-
quirer, New Orleans Delta and
Picayune, aud the Cairo Daily
News. He possessed abilities of 4
a high order, and a superior edu,
cation.
Texas.
San Antonio is furious because
the census man has put it down
at only $4,000.
If the census is true, Jefferson
is the largest town in Texas, hav.
ing $4,000 inhabitants.
Sow LARGELY IN WHEAT.--
The Paris Examiner says: "Since
it is manifestly true that the reign
of king cotton promises TO come
to an end at an early day, from
various causes, such as the de.
struction by the worm, low prices,
high tariff for labor, ETC., it GER
tainly appears to be the part Of
wisdom for the farmers Of this
section to SOW largely in wheat.
Cotton is q very uncertain crop,
and one which requires long and
constant care, and after having
made it, our farmers are barely
remunerated for their labor. In
fact, we cannot see how they can
afford to sell cotton fer less than
twenty cents per pound. Many of
them recognize the fact, and have
determined to grow less Of it and
give more attention to grain here
after.
South Carolina.
T. Z. Dudley, Esq, Bennetts-
vile, caught monster fish in the
Pee Dee River, a short time ago
with hook and line. This fish
weighed 80 lbs. The BENEFITS
vile Journal thinks is was - spe-
cies of the devil fish. Two men
and a horse were necessary to
draw it ashore.
A correspondent writing. from
Columbia, propounds the follow
ing: my laundress boils a bunch
of peach leaves with her clothes
to whiten them. Is it an idea, or
is there any chemical action pro-
ducedf Tire clothes are certainly
very white when they come from
her hands,"
The Radical State Executive
Committee have declared A. s.
Wallace the regular nominee Of
ofthe 4th District tor Congress.
Puffer, a arpet-bagger living in
Greenyille, was the contestant
In the End District, DeLarge and
Bowen are both running. Neither
will give way. m M
Alabama.
The following census returns
are from Alabama: Mobile 81
1873, increase since 1850. $3.50:
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DARIEN SHIP CANAL.-The
expedition to survey the 18TH
mus of Darien for the most
feasible route of a ship canal,
have returned. The site chosen
is from the Gulf of San Bias to
the Bayamo river, which is per-
haps the narrowest part of the
isthmus, and where the cutting
ought not to exceed thirty
miles. But although SO short,
the cost of the canal is estimat-
ed very great.
The cost is not the main
thing to be taken into consider
alton, but the utility of the
thing to American capitalists
after construction. Those cap
italists will not risk anything
unless they can clearly see that
first they will obtain from it a
good money income, and Sec
ondly that that income will be
secure to them. This security
they can never have as long as
New Grenada owns the 18TH
mus, for that eOuntry's inhabi-
tants are nothing but a barba-
rious mixture of Indians and
Spaniards. The United States
must purchase a considerable
tract of land on each side of the
proposed canal, or else give
over the enterprise.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-10-01

The Bayou Sara Ledger hopes
that the citizens of East Feliciana
will register promptly. Every
good citizen should, however pre-
cious his time, give enough of it
to the State, to qualify himself as
a voter, and afterwards to deposit
his vote for an honest and capable
man, to administer its affairs; for
the interest of the State, is the in
terest of every man in the State.
CROPs.-The cotton crop in this
portion of the State will fall con-
siderably short of last year. The
long continued rains, and the boil
worm together, has cut off at least
one-third, and as the caterpillars
have made their appearance in
considerable numbers we may
look to it's falling short of two
thirds. However,, the most of our
farmers have large corn crops
which will 60 a long way towards
making up for the falling short in
cotton Minden Democrat, 23d.
CENSUS RETURNs.-We give
below the census returns of the
Parishes of this State, as far as
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-10-01

The New York Times pub
fishes a list of 80 homicides
committed in that city during
the months of June, July and
August, but fails to demand
the Intervention of Congress to
reconstruct the city.
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The war news this week is
meagre. We gather that the
attack has been made on Paris,
the French government moved
to Tours. Bazaine not yet sur
rendered, Strasbourg still hold
ing out, and generally better
hopes for the French Republic.
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BELLEVUE, La,
Saturday, October /, 1870.

At this place, on Thursday
night last, a difficulty arose be-
tween two friends, DIR. VIM. M.
Swami and j. w. Muldoney,
in which Muldoney was shot
in the face, receiving a large
and painful wound, but one not
now considered dangerous
Muldoney has received every
attention from his friends, and
is now in a fair way to recover.
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We are pretty sure a small cot
ton crop will be raised this year,
and therefore advise the far
mers not to push their crops on
the market at present low
prices. The European war will
very likely end in q month or
so, and then prices will advance.
New-York tribune., 1870-10-22
OAKEY ON WOODTORD.

The Hon. A. Oakley Hall, who claims TO have
started the pack after Gen. WoOdfOrd with
regard to the SLAYER Augusta, wishes lis to
answer his questions as follows:
First Did not editorial Of THE TRBUSE Of Nov. 20,
1861 about slave trade reguares Of Federal officials,
refer TO Mr. Woodfordi and, If not, then TO whoml
AnSUer.-It probably did, though We have
no recollection on this point. That article
was based entirely on the statements and
representations Of Marshal Murray, whom we
did not then know to be Mr.. WoOdfords ma
ligDant enemy. The gist of it was a demand
that the matter be officially investigated. 1t
was 80 investigated-fairly, conscentiously,
thOrOughly-by u. s. District Judge Shipman
who examined every one concerned in il
separately, so that no one could shape his tes-
timODy by that of another, and reported that
Mr.. WOOdfOrd had done no wrong. Secretary
G.. b. Smith ratified that conclusion. Thus
was our demand complied with, the truth
sfted out of the mass of artfully arranged and
deceptive appearances and the whole matter
put at rest. Oakley, for partisan reasons, now
revives this exploded calumny, He is the only
man In our City who could do il without
blushing. .... .
Al NC huo-as chSiReu ana AZ a chalge ron
| omtteo 70 notce-that Mr.. %oodford in company
"'th oaksnth requested from Surveyor Andrew
% pspers Tor SLAYER owned by the latter, and under
bonded process. whether such reau.,t Wa. in bs line
OF MI Hoodfords duty not or was II not an
nary acs Tor sATyer not oaksmiths counsel but coun
sci employed against the vessel owned by osl.mith,
AnsS~.-Judse shipman investigated tbi,
whole matter and made up Indignant nnon
it, which you will not be able to revere. ".
had no motive to misstate it; vou bav. ons
very obvious We do not admit that your STAT IT.
ment of facts is full and fair; but IL u 49,
it's force iDberes in our present knowledge os
Oaksmitb's character and relation TO the Voc.
New-York tribune., 1870-10-22

b. r. Myers, Dem, has been elected to Com
gress in the XVIth District of Pennsy ylyania
(Adams. Bedford, &c.), beating John Cessna,
the present member Is votes. Otherwise the
Pennsylvania delegation in Congress stands as
heretofore reported in The TRIBUNE. SO the
representation Will be 10 straight Republicans,
Independent Republican Greeley, and il
Democrats, instead of II Republicans and 2
Democrats in the present House. 1t is not
little provoking that we should lose so many
districts by such small majorities. In addition
TO Mr.. Cessna, Daniel j. MOrrel is beaten in the
XVIItb (Blair, Cambria, &c.), which elects K.
Milton Speer, Dem, by only II majority, and
in the XVIIIth Uycoming, Tioga. &C., Henry
Sherwood runs out William IL. Armstrong, the
present member by 81 majority. Thus we lose
three Congressman by an aggregate OF only AZ
votes