The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-09-03

able reports of the crops in that
region.
The Civilian says: Galveston
has smaller population to day
than it had in 1866.
The Houston Union is informed
that the census of Houston will
not foot up over 10000 souls, and
that of Galveston about $4,000.
A cotton stalk of the Boyd va.
riety,. containing 375 bolls and
forms, has been presented to the
editor of the Gonzales Inquirer.
The Houston Telegraph, Of Aug.
Ia, says: From a private letter to
Gen. Howard, we learn that the
cotton worm is playing sad havoc
with the cotton in Brazoria county,
and information from several other
points is to the same purport.
ALABAMA.
Six prisoners escaped from the
Jail at Demopolis, by breaking a
hole through the wall.
The Mobile papers announce the
death of Lieutenant Governor A.
j. Apologize, which occurred in
that city.
The census taking for Moutgom-
cry is about completed. Thepopu
lation is not as large as it was in
1866; it will reach probably 10000.
The census of Macon county
embraces about eight hundred
manageable young ladies.
The Montgomery and West
Point Railroad has been sold to
the Western Railroad the sale to
take effect on the first of Septem-
Der.
An examination by direction of
the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue into proceedings for the
collection of direct taxes, shows
S529,000 uncollected in Alabama.
The Alabama and Chattanooga
Railroad is completed to Eutaw.
The East Alabama Female Col
lege, at Tuskegee, was destroyed
by fire on the 18th inst.
MISSISSIPPI.
Judge George B. Wilkinson, of
Yazoo City, is dead.
The charbone, which has proved
so fatal to the stock in the swamp
has made it's appearance in Chloe
taw county and the eastern por,
ton of this. One case has APP
peared in this place. 1t is said
to be very fatal WinonG Demo
crGt. a-.0
The Macon Beacon, of the Goth,
says: e4 4A
We have hitherto reported the
crops i'll this section as in a gen
orally favorable condition, indeed,
the prospect was quite encour-
aging for both cotton and corn.
The long continued rains, howev-
er, have been very destructive,
particularly to cotton. For nearly
two weeks it has rained every
day, and no indications as yet OF
settled weather are visible.
The Enterprise Star says: We
have been shown avery handsome
diploma received by M. NJ.
Brooks, Esq, agent of the "Stone-
wall Factory" OF Enterprise, and
awarded the factory by the Me
chanics and Agricultural Fair
Association of the State of Louis.
lana, for the chest sheetings man.
ufactured in the Southern States
A compliment we'll deserved, and
we hope soon to see the day when
such awards can be rendered our
home institution, confined not on.
| ly to the Southern States, but
with all corners from all parts OF
the country. Under the able
management of Mr.. Brooks this
factory is on the broad road tc
prosperity, and is bound to take
rank with the foremost institutions
OF the kind in the country.
i The Meridian Mercury says
Gov. Alcorn has appointed f
Stafford, OF Kinds county, editor
of the Pilot, to be Major General
under the new law for the organi
cation Of the State Militia. The
Brigadier Generals are LIST Con
gressional District, Milton T. Al
corn; End, r. w. Flournoy; Sd
Joseph l.. Smith; 4th, E. A. Pey.
ton; 9th, r. J. CASTILLO; M. b
Hewson, Adjt. Gen.; F. FL. Mead
| ON. Gen.
Gov. Alcorn has pardOned r
Fl. Breckenridge who was sen
fenced to the penitentiary some
two wears ago for killing Dr w