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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-23
Sfrdy Sale.

Z 'strayed before J. w. Walker. J. p. on The
H 18th day of Nov, 1871, by J. p. BRYANT
aud will be sold at Bellevue, La, for cash. to
the highest bidder, on Saturday the 25tI
day of February, 1872, BRIGHT BAY
MARE and COLT, about seven wears old
with the letters X b" or X L" branded
on the left hip
Appraised at $50.
The owner is requested TO come forward
prove property, pay charges, &c.
J. II. LOTION, Stray Master.
November -, 1871.
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Succession Notice,

succession OF In Parish Court OF
deceased. isiana- H'u'
ouce Is hereby given that T. N. Fort
y administrator, has this day filed in the
once OF the Clerk of the District Court, for
bossier parifh. louisiana, his account and
statement OF debts in said succession.
now, therefore, this is to admonish all
persons concerned, that If opposition is not
hiae tnereto within the time prescribed by
law, said account and statement of dsht.
VIII be hon ologated aud made the iudg
ment of the Court 'e
witness, the Hon. L. W. Baker, Parish
2udge oil Bossier parish, La, this 18th dav
December, 1871.
7. n. BRADEN, Clerk
NO ~ts District Court.
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Stray Sale.

LNstrayed before J. w. Walker, ]. p, h.
Il }. p. Bryant, eli ~ of November, lS7i
ard will be sold for cash on SATURDAY., the
18th day OF February, 1872, at Bellevue, one
DARK BAY HORSE about four years old
branded with the letter "" and figure 10
on left shoulder
Appraised at $50 90.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay chrages, SC
}. Ii. LOTION, Stray Master.
Bellevue, La, Nov, 18th, 1871.
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Succession Sale.
Succession OF WIN. NJ. Folsom, Dec't

succession OF w IN. NJ 4 OLSON, Drc'd
10y virtue of an order of the Hon.
~ the Parish Court in and for Bus
sier parish. La, and a writ of sale is-
sued Hereunder, will be sold at public
auction. to the last and highest bidder,
at the late residence of w. N. Folsom
on the east bank of Red River near
Shreveport. between the hours of ] I
O'Clock in the forenoon and in the
afternoon of F RI ID A Y. the 5TH If
JANUARY next, the following de-
scribed land and other property be-
long te said succession. to-wit:
The north half of section 81 of town.
ship Is. range ID. of n. w. Land Dist.
of La, containing 800 acres-mnre or
less; also one gin stand and one gin
band.
The land is excellent RED RIVER
BOTTOM LAND with ebont 10 acres
cleared and under cultivation this year
tlS71 } distant only half mile from
iheriver. The uncleared land is COW
cred with excellent fire wood, tho sale
of which would more than pay for
clearing. About one-half the land is
of the same order as river front, and
the other half is stiff back land. most
excellent for cotton. Title to deceased
is by patent to him from the State in
1856.
Terms Of Sale-Cash, provided the
appraisement be bid Each slbdi-
vision of the land and each arlisle of
personality not bringing its splraise-
ment cash, will be re-advertised and
sold according so law. The land will
be sold in subdivisions of 40 acres or
Lilo of a section according to the u.
5. survey. A plat and the appraise-
ment of the land can be seen by calling
aa the public administrator at Bellevue
or an Looney & Ashton at Shreye-
port. The subdivisions have been
lately surveyed out and can be shown
by the resident on the land and ty sew
eral of his neighhors.
b. Z, O'NEAL, Sheriff.
Bellevue, Nov. %, Il. n36tds
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Stray Sale.

ENstrayed before the Undersigned autho-i.
u ty, October 4th, 1871, BIZ Enock
Einson and will be sold to the highest l. |
der, for cash, at Bellevue. La. on Saturday,
November 18th, 1871, DARK RED COW
and CALF. Cow about yes.rs old, aud
marked with swallow fork in each car. ald
branded ~ ID nu both hips and hip shot.
ten. Appraised at SI2.
Ihe owner Is requested TO come forward
prove property, pay charges, &c.
J. II. LOTION, Stray Master.
OcesbaR, 1871.
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n Good Paying Property
..r. FOR SALE
On Easy Terms.

NJ Y entire iHtere-t at this place.
vi consisting If FOUR COTTAGE
BUILDINGS an Carroil-tr.et. Half
interest in STORE HOUSE Of Ahney
& Love. Half interest in FEED
STABLE of A. ID. Self Halfintrrrst
in STORE HOUSE If Z. z Pauvert
Entire interest in BLACKSMITH
SHOP aud t""ls. an Carroll street.
A very liseral bargain will be given
to any one taking the entire property.
T. w. ABNEY.
Coushatsa, La. HJSef
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Official Directory.
UNITED STATES OFFICERS.

UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
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Secretary of Treasury.
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terror.
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j. Morgan, of New Orleans. District
Attorney.
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shall.
LoUIsIANA STATE GOVERNMENT.
~ RI
II. C. Warmnth. ofNew Orleans, Gov.
ernor.
Oscar J. Dunn, of New Orleans, Lieu
tenant Governor. .a3N e
Simeon Belden, Attorney General.
George f. Boyee. of st. James parish,
Secretary of State.
Antoine Dubuclet. Vermillion. Treas
urer.
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tor. ?
James Longstreet. of New Orleans,
Adiutant General.
Hugh B. Campbell, Commissioner Of
Lands. E ar
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA.
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Notice.

AND AFTER This DATE. WE
positively sell for Cash, only mo eI.
op'i"As made. Those indebted will nIea.c
come forward and settle immediately.
Co.eviile, La, Dec. S, II: U37If
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Sheriff 8 Sale.

Sherlu 8 Sale.
Jacob Miller,
VS. No 262
Holm Keller, CT ais
II, he Parish CourI # Be Parrish Of Bos
sicr, Louisiana.
DY virtue OF q writ of fieri faciss. and t.
ID me direrted- isSued irum the H0nora
Ole Parish Court OF Parish and STATE .lfore
aid, i have seized aud vii! proceed 10 sci
ut public aauciun, 10 the Last and Il chest
bidder. briSrs the Court House door
il the town OF Bellevue. La. within the lie
Gal hours of sale. on the FIRST SATCR
Dan, THE 9TH DAY az JANUARY
A. ID, lS72, 'the following Described prop or
", to-wIt:
Three .rirGr,d Paunds of seed cotton.
Two stacks of fodder
Oae small mule.
Seized ~ the property Of .he Defendant
and to be sold TO pay and satisfy plaintiffs
clsim-ssy Fs5aJ % with all interest and
costs
Terms ef ssle-Cash, with benefit of ap.
praiseber,-
BF. O'NEAL, Sheriff.
Q Bellevue, la, Dec alst, ISL n39
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f~urcessioH Notice.

Succession Of In Parish copr;
-assnh Graham, of Bossier Far
deceased } ish, La,
,-oTICE is hereby given that B. F. Fort
n nublic admir-, has this day fled in the
s. "a the Clerk of the District Court OF
uo.s;er parish- La, his petition addressed
= he Hon. Parish Judge for said parish
np..ri,r TO be appointed Dative Testament.
P.-Fxecutor of the last will and testament
a,..id Joseph Graham, decd
Nov. therefore, this is to admonish all
persons concerned. that If opposition be
y, made thereto within the time prescribed
- au. the prayer of the aforesaid petition
iii be granted.
witness. the Hon L. w. Baker. Parish
Irdgr of Bossier Parish, La, this the 18th OF
7 y. BRADEN, Clerk
p3s cts n District Court
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NOTICE
TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.

II will let the building of Bridges to be con
structed on the Hinden and Shreveport
road over Red Chute, Big and Little Mus
cle-shell aud Alligator bayOus, and the
keeping of Cross bayou bridge oil same
road, to the lowest bidder, at public out-cry
at the court house door, in Bellevue, La
between the usual hours of Sheriffs sales,
on I U ESD 4 Y, the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-23
POLICE JrRY ROOM

POLICE JURY KOOM, Z
Bossier Parish, La, Nov. 23rd, 1871.
The following 10 the estimate Of tho ex
penses of Bossier parish for the current year
made by Police Jury this day:
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Notice.
THE STOCKHOLDERS IN
i Bodcau Bridge Company are
hereby called to meet on
"wednesday, 9th of DE.
ce1nber, f,aSf.. 1871

between eleven o'clock, A. NJ,
and four P. NJ, at the Court
House, in Bellevue, La, for the
purpose of dissolving said corpo,
ration should they elect to do SO.
If personal attendance be incon.
venient let proxy represent each
stakeholder. By order of board
of Directors.
w. III. HILL, President.
B. T. FORT, Sec'y.
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ed day Of January, 1879.

Specification can be seen by calling on the
Clerk of the Police Jury, or ut the Clerk =
office The contractor is TO he paid in the
right to take tolls at Red Chute, and fur
ther ter"Es will be made known on day oi
letting, and can be seen by reference to
acts of the Police jury
JAMES n. PLATT,
MS 5ts otds President Police Jury.
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DEM. F. Fort offers on good terms
- and at fair prices, the following
drscribed lands lying in Bossier par
LII Viz.
Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23
i MASSACHUSETTS RADICAL ORGAN os
THE ..TuiEyING CARpEr-BAt:GEKs.'

The Springfield Reputlicon is Que OF
the Oldest aud ablcst papers in Massachu.
~c,ts and though Of the intense truwly loyal
stripe, seems 10 have occasional spasms Of
virtue and veraciy. In late issue il
has few words to say Of i" the thieving
carpe,-baggers." as Massa Greeley calls
them. We print them below with glow
Of screnest satisfaction, and with the sin.
ccrc hope tha, every one of the tribe with
in the range of our circulation may read
them. Says the Republican,.
Mr Greeley never spoke ,ruer OF
more timely word in his lite than when he
denounced the carpet, baggers To the pco-
pie Of New York city They are doing
more harm to the country to-day than ii,
locust or caterpillar, or any other kindred
pest. They are teaching tho less nIclli
gent and discriminating Southcrners tc
despisc and hate the Northern people NOR,
heartily than ever; they ere debauchinq
the freedmen; they are bringing disgrac,
upon the great Republican party aud up
on the National Government That thci
rapaciiy Is Unsuitable, and that ,hcy stca
every penny they can lay their hands on
ARE comparatively trivial counts in the in
dic,ment against them. Yet this constan
plundering is u very serious matter to th'
communities which ara plundercd.
means Increased Indebtedness and hcavic
taxation. One specimen job has JUS
come to our notice. The Mississippi pub
lie schools were lately supplied with 7,00'
desks at 81 per desk. Market price
| 81. cnrpct-haggers profit, 2+,50O.-
This is very small affair. to be sure
when compared with the wholesale steal
ings in South Carolina. bus it illustrate
how tho thing is done. Il is just sucl
rascality that is making tho nsmo Of Re
publican stcrch in the Southern States
and bringing suspicion and enmi.y upo'
honest immigrants. And matters will no
mend much 80 long AZ needy and greed.
advsnturcrs sro appointed to responsible
Federal Offices and fellow-shippcd b,
Nosshero RepubEeans on the aoor Of Con
J yrcss.
Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23
ErG.c MiHa9ra irnscryt.

EpIroR or MIppLEroNS TRASscmrr
shipments I send you the following item 4:
On Thursday, September 1,h, ls1l, Prof
Chas. =. Williams, late State Chemist and
Professor Of Chemistry in Delaware Col
lcge, removed from Nugars Del 10 Rollt
Mo. lIo chartered from the u. W. X
b. H. r. Co a box car. AMI loaded there
in his furniture aud other effects, aud paid
the freight through from Newark. Dol
via Baltimore. Cincinnati, 10. to - Lou
is. Missouri. some nine hundred miles, oh.
tanning from the Z w. Il B Il. X Go.
their reccip, for just serepiy.dte dollars.
Now by what rule of equations the y
W. Il B. II r. Co cypher out their tar
iff rates, to deal justly as common carrier'
with all classes Of their patrons, | am at I
| loss to determine, nor can |. by reference
to either Emerson, Davis, or Burlcigh
| find any rule to equalize this problem, viz
If il costs one hundred dollars per car
(menn rates. to freight five thousand car
loads Of peaches annually from Delaware
to New York, one hundred and fifty miles
how can the same II II, Co. freight on
car load Of furniture &e. once in thirty
seven years prot VS. age) from New
ark. Del. to st. Louis. Mo nine hndrc'
miles. far ~renty,fee dollars? perhap
same Of your correspondents who so fond
ly hope for n five cent rcbatcment per bas
ket on the peach frrights. and so deepl
sympa,hizc with this sorely oppressed an
tax .burdcncd monopoly. may readily as
sist the obtuseness Of my intellect.
Yours respectfully.
CITIZEN.
Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23
Ne~arh, Dl Sept. 90. 1871.

MAncn or ruR CHoLgRA.-Thc cholera
which has lately visited in its march from
Asia the cities Of konigsburr. Dan,zic,
Elbing. Al,ona, Coblcniz and Leipsic, in
Germany, Vienna. in Austria, Moscow
and st Petersburg. and indeed MI Euro
pcan Russia, is at length said to have sent
its avaut couricrs to America. 1t will be
seen by dispatches that the disease is re-
ported to have appeared at Perth Amboy
N. J. having been introduced by German
immigrants landing at that place. The
report sounds the first alarm We have had
of the introduction Of the CHASTITY visitor
from abroad. and it is to be hoped tha,
the local authorities there and elsewhere
arc prepared for all emergencies.
Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23
or GRANTS ADMiSis-
TWATION.

The National Dem Resident Com. at
Washington have just issued astatement Of
the expenses Of Grants Administration as
compared with the expenses under the
Democratic rulc. In II We find TINT jack
sons Administration for eight years AVE-
ragged SIS. .224. 276 b2 per year; vanbu-
ren's for four years averaged $50. 1872
452 SO per year; Folks for four years av-
eragcd $3.50, s35. 7l3 80 per year Pierce
for four years averaged S53.0l4 .055 Is
per year Buchanan's for four years ave-
ragged s6j,9l5.2i9.4l per year; Grants
first year cost $3.50, ,795, ,3a5 90, and bis
second year cost Siii,255. .t77 6s. These
expenses are exclusive of interest and
principal on public debt.
Average cost per capita for twon'y'f"u'
years under Democratic Administrations
Sl.77 (including expense Of Mexicar
war;.
Cos, under Republican Administrator
per capita Si.T6 (excludins receipts 70
property and war material sold).
Whole cos, for twenty y-four years undc
Democratic Administration, $3.50 ,592,
3G6. 80.
Amount Of revenue collected from tn
people by the prescn, Administration pc
an1um. sill .2j5. AZ .G3 for tweniy-fou
years. 80. $40, l3I 1863 II.
Au expenditure Of SLIT Ohc averag
per capita under Jackson, fanBurcn
Polk. Pierce and Buchanan). with on
presen, population GO o,ooo ,ooo) would b
$40 500 900. Grant spends Slao,T 1876
355 per annnm, exclusive Of principal an
interest on the public debt
The total cost, including principal an
interest on the public debt, during ii
abovc-namod Democratic Admininis,r;
, tons averaged less than 81 per capiti
Amount Of Federal taxes extorted /
Grau;s Administration during The Ia
fiscal yenr sill255 Al. G3 Gas stated
the Radical 6 NJ aisn document. s!yl,
q" ..o'ional Finance. page H. which
i, aa average Of Si0 Is per capita, csiima
lug the population NJ - .Hna 900.
Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23

\ WHOLE corNrY SINKS Is fLoGIpA -
The Florida mnis give mcagre aud vague
accounts Of an astonishing phenomenon ai
Apopka, Orange county. u,ar liIn'ka
The whole county disappeared ia one night
and its site is Go.ercd hs . great lake
4 correspondent. writing from the neigh.
bnrlooa to the Pilatka Herald. gives an
account OF the adventures and hair breadth
escape of a Mr. Alex X Foster. who
was caught, horseback hy the bog-quake,
aud barely reached hard ground. As
soon as he was safe he looked back, aud
this is what he says
" The frs, thing that attracted his at
ien,ion was iha, the trees were moving
first n gyra,ory motion Of the top. then
some sinking gradually out Of sight. tho
tops revolving more and more rapidly as
they sunk and disappeared, others follow.
ing, aud as they fell revolving and de-
scribing arch Of circle against the sky
Then the whole earth, as far as the eye
could rcach, sinking, aud It's place sup.
piled by sen of waters. rushing. seeih
ing, boiling with the noise Of mighty oaia
racls. and ever ond anon casting to ,h,
surface the roots, tops or bodies Of mighty
pines and oaks"
The Hernld's correspondent adds:
+" Rumors are rife that Nnlando is swal
lowed up. and the whole chain Of lakes I,
Lake Conway are now united and form al
immense inland sea-"
In explanation Of the catastrophe. ",
are told that the ocean waters flow unde
bog crusts in that State for many miles
that salt fishes have been taken il
sink holes" or openings In this crus
sixty miles from tho sen shore. Analo
gons phenomena In localities near at han,
are mentioned. Such caving In scare,
the people Of Orange county. New Jersey
lately, and recalls the similar phenomen
in Iowa that recently. in the snme way
destroyed several miles Of railrond tha
had beer built over mn unsupported lake
So. too. in York county. Maine. tho rail
rond that had been completed around
pond in Alfred suddenly sank. and whc,
the canse wns sought Il was found that Al
unsuspcctcd pond. sixty feet deep, Ia,
under the meadow over which the roa,
had been constructed. But in Florjd
such conditions exist more extsnsivcl,
than anywhere else - Bait. Sus.
Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23

Al the laying Of the cornerstone of the
Miles Standish monument. Gen. Butler
ssid people should ",hank God there were
no newspapers in those days. and there
fore there arose no slander." Henry A.
Wise. when representing the Accomae
and Northampton district in Congress
thanked God that there was not q nows.
paper in his district. Both were very sill
j. Expressions. II would be hard maj,
ter 10 slaudcr Butler; aud as to Wise, h,
wss weak enough to afFec. eccentrici,y
n timss. supposing il would pass for gen
~.
Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23
PEACH FARMS.

"E row offer at reasonable pricca large va
w rsety OF Peach Farms Ia Cecil, Kent Queen
Annes, Talbot and Dorchester counties, Nary
land, and In New Castle Kent, and Sussex coun-
ties, Delaware In all parts Of tho great peach dis
irict OF this peninsula. These farms are all ac-
cessible by railroads. and many Of them upon
navigation, and generally wen improved. To
parties dcsir'ng 10 locate upon the peninsula and
10 engage In the cultivation OF email or large
fruits, vines, flowers, and the cereals ws will
guarantee 10 suit them both In locality, sire Of
iaim, price aud improvements.
Send for circulars. No charge for showing
land will be made bona sds purchasers.
Correspondence solicited. !.
GEO. ". INGRAM 4 co.
July -, iSIl--tf Middlsaour, psi
Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23

New York affords warning to Phila-
dclphia. ihn, rises above the plane Of pol
itics. Tho sole security for the public
lies not in party names. but in party prin-
ciplcs. In Philadelphia. tho Democracy
in choosing candidates have revived and
acted upon the old Jeffersonian test: :" Is
he honest, is he onpable?' The - Rad
ical Ring" having nominated themselves
for all the chief Offices. and have. through
their organ. laid down this rule for the
Republican party. which won't accept il
" A to matters Of personal character. We
do not think the Republicans Of Philadcl-
phia are quite ready to allow such conrid-
crations to enter into their philosophy -
The Pvss, juno 81, 1871.
Middletown transcript., 1871-09-23

VASp4LIsa.--lf We may believe the
New York World. piece Of vandalism is
in preparation in Boston which is not very
fur behind the iconoclastic folly Of those
who pulled down the Vendome column iu
Paris. Tho World says that certain Bos-
ton spectators propose to level and grade
the historic mound known as Bunker Hill.
in that city, for the purpose Of cutting it
up into building lots.