The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1870-02-19

A bill of SO sections was report
ed by the Committee on Terrific
ries against polygamy in Utah.
The Committee on Public Lands
reported a bill aiding railroad
from Mobile to the western boun-
dairy of Louisiana.
New York, Feb. 4. -SmallpOx
decreasing-only 5 fatal cases this
week.
Memphis, Feb. 4.--The fast
freight lines are again in trouble.
Rates now on cotton to New York
90c.; to Philadelphia, S5c.; to Bos-
ton, 81.
Newcastle, Del, Feb. 1.-Two
negroes, named Jones. andsaCar-
penter, were hung today for rape.
New Orleans, Feb. 4.-The Sen
ate to-day passed by this General
Assembly, conflicting with other
laws, shall i'll all cases take prece-
dence.
New Orleans, Feb. ga con-
ventiOn Of the conductors of con-
sentative newspapers in Louisiana
is called to meet here on the 2Sth
instant.
Gov. Warmoth has appinted
James Graham State Auditor,
vice Wickliffe, suspended in con
sequence of articles of impeach
ment brought against him.
The Grand Jury found true bills
against Perry Fuller, late Collec-
tor, and his associates w. g. Gray,
f. A. Dowlf, Robert S. Sproule,
w. A. West, and Marx Dinkle
spiel, on five affidavits charging
them with conspiracy to defraud
the revenues Of the Government
Terre Haute, Ind, Feb. 5.-The
most intense excitement prevails
in Clark county, in consequence
Of the discovery Of gold, on Big
Greek, about twenty miles from
here. Investigations by expert
enced parties. The people are
wild with the gold mania, and are
leaving their business to search
for it.
San Francisco, Feb. "a bill
repeating the act prohibiting the
carrying Of concealed weapons
passed both houses of the Legisla
ture.
Philadelphia, Feb. 5.-Three
fires occurred today. Loss TWEEN
ty thousand dollars.
Washington, Feb. 5.-Represen
tative Hoag, of Ohio, died o.
pneumonia tonight.
Washington, F. b. 7.-Petel
Washburne, Governor of Vermont
is dead.
The case of Hepburne VS.. Girls
void, brought from the Court O.
Appeals of Kentucky, involving
the legal tender law, was decided
in the United States Supreme
Court today. Chief Justice Chass
delivered the opinion of the Court
sustaining the decision of the court
below, and holding that a contract
made before the legal tender law
could not be discharged in United
States notes. The opinion was
very long, and discusses at great
length the powers Of Congress. Il
holds that Congress had no right
to make government notes lega
tender for preexisting private
debts. 1t does not touch the
question of contracts made since
the law was passed. This opiniG
was concurred in by Justice Mel
son, Justice Clifford and Justice
: Field. Justice Miller delivered
the minority report, concurred il
by Justice Swayne and Justice Da
| Wis, holding the law to be entirel!
constitutional, treating it philo
: sophically, as an incident to til,
war power.
st. Louis, Feb. S.-Mrs. Ameli;
, Hobbs has been elected a Justict
of the Peace for Jersey county
Illinois.
Galveston, Feb. S.-Leory Col
} ton was to day convicted Of tn
murder of major Lechman here il
April last, and was sentenced t
be hung on the Sth of April next
Washington, Feb. S.-SeRGA :
r Iowa's ratification of the fifteenth
: Amendment is reported.
Trenton, N. j., Feb. S.-Th
, Senate rejected the Fifteenth
Amendment by a vote of31 to
THE GIRLS Can we not brin.
mn 0nr Girls mora uSaf,1llv loc