The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-08-27

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cheap as they can be laid down
from the North.
The Sentinel states that the Rio
Grande County is suffering for
rain. Thievery is still carried on,
though owing to the supply Of
cattle and horses having been,
somewhat exhausted, the business
is not so profitable as it was for,
merly.
The Bonham News says: la
planter on Red river, Mr.. 2. B
Sims, is cultivating AZ acres of
cotton, and 20 acres of corn TO
the hand with his new patent
pillow. The corn, it is estimated
will make go bushels per acre,
1900 bushels in all. The cotton
say 80 bales to 40 acres. Thelcorn
will bring him, at 90 cents per
bushel, 5000; and the cotton, at is
cents per pound, s2250, making
in all the snug little sum of $3.50.
Ii we subtract, the expenses, say
one-third of the above amount, we
have $1700 left for the producer
the result of one mans labor,
The Texas Legislature 4 has
changed the county seat of Hop.
kins county from Tarrant to Sui
phur Springs. .
MISSISSIPPI. -4.E
The Meridian Gazette, of che
4th, says several hundred negroes
are collected in the swamp near
Belmont, Sumter county. After
much persuasion, they surrender.
ed the dead body of Mr.. Collins.
the deputy sheriff, but they refuse
to dispense. The sheriff saws he
has enough force to dispense them,
but is endeavoring to avoid vic.
lence. A large number of young
men, from different points, are
going in the direction of Belmont.
The Pamela Star saws: The
Grand Jury found sixty seven in.
dictment last week and there was
even then work left undone, for
numerous offences have escaped
notice. i
~e.. ALABAMA, fsr5
A negro was arrested in Hunts
vile the other day for cutting his
sister and nearly biting his moth
ers finger Off. & a.
Mr.. John Martin died on the LIST
inst. aear Opelika, aged 103 years
and a few days.
The 10th inst. was the limit fix,
ed for the completion of the
the bridge over the Alabama riy-
er on the South and North rail-
road.
Lawrence Cole, of Tuskegee.
was shot and severely wounded a
few nights ago by a negro lying
in wait for him, who made his es
cape.
Nathan Carpenter was nOrtally
shot at Winona, lately, by a con
stable who had arrested him, and
from whom he attempted to es-
cape.
Stock to the amount of $179,OOO
has been taken in the Gadsden
Mining and Manufacturing Com.
pany, leaving $50, 900 of stock yet
undisposed of.
At Livingston on the 1st, B. s.
Barker was dangerously stabbed
in an alteration with a young
man named Nolan, who fed be.
fore he could be arrested.
Mr.. Alexander Jones, of Etowah
county, was killed few days ago
in quarrel with Robert r.. Wynn
and his son about boundary lines.
One of the heaviest rains ever
known at Huntsville occurred on
the 4th instant. Much damage
and several accidents occurred,
and a negro boy twelve years old
is supposed to have beeh drowned.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Kingston Star publishes
nearly five columns delinquent
Tax sales! sHs7r
DIR. Parker, for thirty odd years
superintendent of the State Luna
tic Asylum in Columbia, has been
removed by Gov. Scott, to make
way for Radical carpet Dagger
named Ensor.
The deaths in Charleston. for
the week ending July 30th num-
bered 81, of which 80 were eolored.
The Poor House of Pickens and
Oconee Counties was sold, on
Teusday the End inst, for $3.50.
Each County will now have its So
parate Poor House.