The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-09-10
Telegraphic News.
From Shreveport South Western

easier; SGpeIIlne SJ %, uOuOl6 eX-
ira $6 so and treble extra So 75..
Corn easier; mixed 929> white 920
90 and yellow 95c. Others I'M
changed. Cotton-demand fair
and prices firm; sales 500 bales;
good ordinary 151015a, low mid
ding 171017a and middlipg $50
Isle. Gold ia.
New York, Sept. 6.-Gold 1148
0114h. Cotton active and firm;
sales 2090 bales; nsjddkng uplands
cole.
Liverpool, Sept. Equipments
of cotton frem Bomboy to the. 9Th.
5000 bales. Cotton quiet; uplands
81 and Orleans 9sd.;- sales 5000
bales of which for speculation and
export 1000.
New York, Sept. 3.-The cotton
year ended Wednesday last. The
weeks receipts at all ports were
6S6S bales, against 5454 last week,
5287 the previous week and 5517
three weeks since. Exports of the
week from all ports sS762 bales,
against 1911 last week and 2099
this week l8sb year. Stock at all
ports 90, 255 bales, against 10, 755
last year. Stock in interior towns
IA, 629 bales, against 1926 last
week and 718 this date last year.
Stock in Liverpool 600 bales,
against AIS, 0O0last year. Amount
of American cotton ahoat for
Great Britain $4,000 bales, against
1900 last year. India cation
afioat for Europe 462,770 bales,
against GOT 1873 last year. Market
frner in response to the improve
in Liverpool, though the actual
advance is slight. The chief fea
ture of the week was the settle
ment of August contracts, sellers
of which were forced to settle at
405c. above the nominal QUOTA
ton for spot cotton.
New York, Sept. 3.-The Tri-
bune special from London says:
The Kings headquarters is at
Vendres, near Sedan.
On Friday. the battle of Sedan
began at six o'clock in the morn
ing, Sept. LIST. Two Prussian
corps were in position on the west
of Sedan, having got there by
long forced marches, to cut off
the French retreat t. Meizres.
On the south of Sedan was the
first Bavarian corps, and on the
east, across the Meuse was the
second Ravarian corps. The Sax
ons were on the northeast with
guards. / was with the King
throughout the day, on a Hill
above the Mouse, commanding a
splendid view of the valley of the
Mouse and the field. After a ire
rnendous battle the Prussians hay
ing entered the Notifications Of
Sedan; the Emperor capitulated
at five in the evening. In his let
ter to the King of Prussia he said:
"As I caunot die at the head of
my army, lay my sword at the
feet of your majesty" Napoleon
left Sedan for the Prussian head
quarters at Vendres.
AT Z o'clock A. NJ, Sept. I'd, Nc
Mahan's whole army, comprising
100, 900 prisoners capitplated with
out condition, The Prussians had
FAC, 900 men engaged, or in reserve.
The French, 10000.
The Trihune's special telegraphs
from Arlon, Friday evening: Ev-
cry hotel here is filled with French
refugees from across the frontier.
The village is crowded and it is
diicnlt to obtain anything to eat.
One hundred and fifty French and
one hundred German soldiers,
while trespassing on Belgium ter
ritory, were made prisoners and
conducted to Namur. Tonight |
also saw Paris refugees on the
train. They are not Germans, but
Luxembourgens, expelled from
Paris on account of their poverty.
The ParisiaRs are preparing for q
famine by expelling all foreigners
not possessed of means for their
own support.
The poor French are retained,
| ii able bodied. for military Saryice
it not they are sent into the coun-
try,
The Paris Notifications are COM
pleted. Trochu is virtually dicta-
tor. Ny informants left Paris on
the I'd inst. To-day is the last
day of grace.
New York, Sept. A. The Tri-
hune correspondent at the head
quarters of King William eight
miles from Sedan, Thursday night