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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16
Gifts TO Won HOltke.

A Versailles correspondent of the
London Times writes;
"The man of the day at present is
Won Moltke, and / am afraid to say
what the Count does not receive daily
from his admirers in England The
other day it was some bottles of patent
elixir for the prolongation of his life
sent by an English lady. Then there
was book of water colors by the del
icate hand of fair Scotch damsel as a
token of her profound admiration and
veneration. Photographs and photo
graph albums arrive without number
and requests for locks of hair (the
Count is quite bald) are of frequent oc-
currence. But the most impupent
request of all was that contained in a
letter from one of our American cousins
in New York About 100 Chassepots
would be very acceptable for my show,
and one each of the different French
uniforms is absolutely necessary, all
new if possible. AS you have so many
mitrailleuses, you might perhaps spare
me few; l guess they would be very
acceptable The letter went the round
of the German officers, and created no
end of merriment, as you may suppose.
The requests for the Counts autographs
are so numerous that were His Excel
lency to sign his name all day long
don't believe he could meet the demand
made upon him"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16
Commencing Life Under Extraordinary
Circumstances.
From NE Cincinnati Oh, onicle.

From Me Cincinnati Chr cnicle.
We have just been placed in posses
sion of the facts of case little out of
the run, which we hasten to give our
readers. Conductor Drury, of the Pa
citic express train on the Pan Handle
Railroad, which left Columbus at 8
o'clock ON Friday evening last, when
between Steubenville and Dennison,
was notified that lady passenger de-
sired to speak with him. Upon arriving
at her side he found her evidently in
some trouble and embarrassment. To
his affirmative response to the query
whether he was a married man, the lady
stated that she was on her way from
Cincinnati to meet her husband in New
York, and that q crisis was impend-
ing, involving the appearance of an adj
ditional passenger. This startled the
conductor, of course; but, with heart
as big as an elephant, he set to work to
make the lady comfortable. All the
passengers were hastily shufled into
another car, and such female assistance
as could be procured on the train was
brought into requlsition. In a brief
time the little stranger fine, bounc
ing girl is the phrase-put in an APP
pearance, and the conductor congratu-
lated himself on his happy escape from
a dilemma. With heart overlooking
with sympathy, he arranged an i'm
promptu wardrobe for the very young
lady from his own Undertaking. 1t
was not exactly in tho style of those
"infant outfits advertised in the New
York papers, yet it served good pur-
pose.
But here the history of the unusual
case does not end. The train left
Steubenville on time, and was soon
laundering through and around the
hills of West Virginia, when the con-
time it was "a fine bouncing boy. :"
Where would all this end! The per-
SEPARATION started upon the conductors
brow. Two already-one a Buckeye,
and the other Pan Handler! The
remainder of Drury's linen of course
went to start the little fellow on his
journey through the world, and
arrangements were about being
made with some of the passen-
gers for further supply, when
the pleasant announcement reached
him that "the mother felt very well,
considering" The engineer was then
"rung" to put on steam, and in due
course of time the train reached
PittsbuIg, and the lady and the two
unticketed passengers were tenderly
conveyed to comfortable quarters at
the Union Depot Hotel, when tele
gram was forwarded to her husband, in
New York. The latter history we are
unable to tell, but it may be imagined
that the husband was lifted out Of his
boots at the announcement, and hur-
ried to the side of his greatly increased
family.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16
The Engineer.

What an easy thing to drive loco
motive, says the National Car Builder.
Pull lever, away she goes; pull an
other, she Stacks up and stops. That's
all The quick eye, firm hand, prompt
courage, the knowledge of every fur
long of the road, the putting on steam
on an ascent, or the shutting off on "A
down grade, the difference of expansion
in the rails between hot and cold, wet
and dry, and the perpetual risk of life
and limb and property are matters UNI
known to the people who pay their
fare, take their tickets, and get
to their journeys end. All the
while their lives have been IN the
hands of rimy-looking man at the
end of the train, whom, if they meet
him on the platform, they avoid lest
they should soil their silks or kersey-
meres by the contact. These men
should be, and often are, scientifically
educated; but they have no social po-
sition, and their wages are absolutely
inadequate to their responsibilities.
The gentlemanly conductor is person
ageof con sideration. the petted of pas
sengers, and the respected of directors.
The engineer is mere mechanic. The
world is full of irregularities and inius-
tice.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16

The beautiful hymn, :" would not
live always, was written forty-six years
ago by Rev. DIR, Muhlenberg, rector OF
st. Luke's Hospital, New York. AS
now used, the verses are but half the
original number They were written
without thought of being used in
public worship, and whom first urged
upon the general convention of the
church, we're rejected by committee,
one member of which, oddly enough,
was the unknown author himself, who
voted against It, in consequence OF a
satirieai criticism by q brother member.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16

THE LONDON SCHOOL BOARD. The
London Lancet recently stated that
Miss Garrett, who by AZ, 900 votes was
elected a member of the Metropolitan
School Board, would forfeit her posi-
ton by contracting matrimony. This
statement, however, it appears, is incor-
rect, as the only disqualification i'm
posed by the education act are crime,
bankruptcy, and composition with
creditors. The law of the relations of
husband and wife, it Is nevertheless
contended, operates as a disqualified
ton. but in answer to this position, it
is stated, that during the discussions
in Parliament on this subject the cleo
ton of the wives of clergymen to the
school boards was an event cOntem-
plated by the advocates OF the law.
Another reason given to-wit that Miss
Garrett when she is married viii change
her name, but, on the other hand, it is
argued, that members of Parliament
have often changed theirnames without
vacating their seats. The report that
Miss Garrett on becoming married
would be obliged to yacate her seat OBJ
tanned extensive currency and belief,
and this fact is cited as a curious illus
tration of the aspect il which matri-
mony is regarded by the English
people.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16
RREr uARrE.s POEMS.

Mr.. Harte, who is the editor Of the Overland
donthlv. has collected into volume his fugitive
,eces. and this collection, which contains mum
,er of pieces not known, is published by Field, os
rood 4 Co. Among the verses is this report of
WHAT THE ENGINES SAID ON THE COMPLETION OF
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS"
What was it the engines said,
Pilots touching-head to head
Facing on the single track,
Half q world behind each back?
This Is what the engines said,
Unreported and unread
With predatory screech,
In ford western speech,
Said the engine from the West
81 am from Serra's crest
And, if attitudes = test,
Why, | reckon, it's confessed
That I've done my Level best"
Said the engine from the East:
"They who work best talk the least
S'poee you whistle down your brakes
What you've done il no great shakes
Pretty fair--but let our meeting
Be different kind Of greeting.
Let these folks with champagne stuihing,
Not their engines, do tho pubng.
"Iisten where Atlantic beats
Shores of snow and summer heats
Where the Indian autumn skies
Paint the woods with wampum dyes,
have chased the flying sun,
Seeing all he looked upon,
blessing all that he has blest,
Nursing in my iron breast
All his vivifying heat
All his clouds about my crest;
And before my flying feet
Every shadow must retreat
Said the Western engine, "PhewV
And long, low whistle blew.
"Come now, really that's the oldest
Talk for one 30 very modest
You brag of your East. You do9
Why bring the East to you
All the Orient all Cathay,
Find through me the shortest way,
And the sun you follow here
Rises in my hemisphere
Really--if one must be rude
Length my friend, amt longitude
Said the Union, " Don't reflect, or
III run over some director"
Said the Central, I'm Pacific,
But, when riled, I'm quite terrific.
Yet TODAY we will not quarrel,
Just to show these folks this moral,
How two engines-in their vision
Once have met without collision"
That IL what the engines said,
Unreported and unread;
Spoken slightly through the nose,
With whistle ut the close.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16

New YORK has four colleges for wom-
en-the Ingham University, Elmira Col
lege, Vassar and Rutgers. colleges.
The latter has no endowment. The
funds of the other three amount to a
little less than 800, 600; their build
ings and apparatus to little less than
1000, 600. More than one-halt Of this
is credited to Vassar College. Thus the
state has more than $40, 000, 600 for the
education of men, and less than 81, :
900, 900 for the education of women.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16

IT is announced that some Of the
Missouri agricultural lands will be
ready for sale or lease by the lst Of
March There are in all 340, 900 acres
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16

If Rumor is not at fault, Mr.. JAS. /.
Fields will employ a portion of his
" elegant leisure in preparing for pub.
LEGATION a new edition of his poems.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16

The Cincinnati Commercial warns
Enghshmen to pronounce General
Sclenck' ; name ''Skcuk.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-16

New JERSEY is meditating Ss.ee
Constitutional Convention.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

The North Louisiana Rail
noad has failed TO get 4 dona-
ton of lands from Congress, bat
a railroad from Baton Rpnge to
Marshall gets it. The Texas
Pacific Railroad has been char
terrell, to begin at Marshall and
run West on, Or near, the 32nI
parallel of latitude. 1t gets
land and a loan of bonds. and
istherefore pretty sure to be
built very socn.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

We clip tine following para
graphs from the Courier-JDarnal
In the Chicago convention of
suffrage shrickerS, last week. Mrs
owiSShelm said 2: "We art deter
mined to TO crush ont all opposi-
ion TO woman suffrage" The
only wonder is that, with such
'eet as those women havA got.
thry haven't crushed it ont lon
ago. ..
L Chicago Journal has discov-
erred "a new indication Of the
Presidents wisdom" Ii is Singh
lar that 4 new Indication of his
Wisdom should have been found
before his most intimate friends
suspected the existence ot The Oil
one.
The Detroit Tribune SANS the
Courier-JournaI daily admits that
Kentucky is f'ai! OF ku k.ux out
RACES And we would advisctIIp
tribune not to approach the Dor
derS ofthe State. Some OF these
catrages might slop over.
a Hundred Years Ago is the
title given 10 james P;,rtou's last
lecture. Could not Col. Susan Il.
Anthony be prevailed upon TO
give us lecture embodying her
personal recOllections OF that he
Iiol.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

The Legislature adjourned
on the 2nd inst. First and fore
lnostlt has spent a vast deal of
the credit of the State for very
little profit, as We can see at
present. Bnt what else il has
done, good or bad, is naInly
unknown at the present writ
ing. 1t has been treating old
Bossier rather rough, in taking
50 much of her territory for
Webster and Red RIVER parish
eS. From our best infov nation
townships fourteen and fifteen
are cut off TO Red River, and
ali the country between hayous
Bodcau and Dluchetn and
range ten, down to township
sixteen, is given to Webster.
This leaves our parish in
snch Il shape as almost surely
to compel IA further division of
it Il next session. The rasolu-
ton passed by the Senate, as
published elsewhere, shows the
intention of locating a new
parish site, west of Bodcau,
but il also shows that Bellevue
is still the capital, ana will re-
main SO for twelve months,
thus, giving orr villagers a lit
tie breathing time.
Bossier, Webster, and Red
River constitute a new Judicial
District, numbered eighteen :;
with John L. Lewis as judge
and L. B. Watkins District At
torney. Some papers give Red
River and some Bienville as
being in the 18th District. The
hrsr Is correct we suppose
Bnssier Courts hold the 3rd
Mondays in March and Sep
temher and we understand
Judge Lewis will be on hand
at the coming session.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11
ANOTHER MURpER.-A few

ANOTHER MURDER.-A few
days Since Mr. Albert Clark, a
ciiizen of the WESTERN portion OF
the parish, vas found lying in the
road not far from his house NOR
tally wounded. He lived three
days and was rational enough TO
relate the circumstances under
which lie met his fate. In his last
moments lie said that he was SHOT
from the bushes Ivy w. \. Dobbs,
a neighbor and relative of his.
with whom he had had difficulty
about month ago. He said thai
Do5HS fred on him without warn
ing with a double harrpIed shot
gan. This statement OF his. howev-
or. WAS not officially taken: and as
there is no witness to cDrro5lrIte
it no effort has yet been made TO
arrest his accused murtlprer.-s
naaSfe'd Reporter, 4fa inst.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

answer suit Of Gorham Gray for
uniHlGll"d cotton Contract in 1860
New ORLEANS. March 5.ATbe
State Fair buildings were burned
this morning. Loss SSO,G09: in.
surance $4,000.
The Powers statue of Washing
ton, belonging 10 the State, was
destroyed.
Washington, March 6.-Amopp
the bills which passed the Senate
bnt failed in the House, is one re-.
lIeving some six thousand South.
erners OF political disabilities.
Congr' 81 appropriated about
S1G0, 900, 000-orer four millions
has already been subscribed to
the National loan.
brussels. March 5.-On tho 18th
OF March the government will be
ready to pay 100000, 900 francs to
free the vicinity of Paris from Ger
mans.
Regiments Of the line will quit
Paris. Forty thousand packed
men will form a provisions corps.
Versailles, March 5.-The sec.
end army has commenced its
h0mewarl march.
Paris, March Mot a German
soldier remains in Paris. The
SaXnns passed ont at ten O'clock
SCstcriy morning, marching in
front, and decamped amid bro.
i'nn'i silence of a few spectators.
BY noon the evacuation of tho
cl'y was complete. The German
Emperor afterwards reviewed
I"',O'O men, in Bots de Boulogne.
Ihe Prussian leaders are disap-
p0in.e ! at the GOODNESS aud iuim.
p!acah!e attitude ofthe PLrisians.
Several journals resumed publ.
cation Ia day. They all say the
Impression produced 10y the pre-
llminarirS Of peace is very bad.
Ihry declare that peace is not
real when obtained under duress,
bat they recommend caimness
and CONCORD. as Il means of max
IN; tie country great and prosper.
OuS.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

The second we'll at the Calcasic.l
Sulphur mines, has gone through
li2 iert Of solid sulphur. The
first well. 40 yards distant, went
through los feet of pure sulphur.
Every days operation tends So
prov that the sulphur deposit
thcr" Is he pniest and largest in
the world. The miarrai resources
OF Louisiana are immensely vaiua-
Die,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

An cd bachelor editor thus, in
HIS spite, comments on a recent
moonlight incident: 1--WE left our
Sanctnm at midnight last night,
and on our way home we saw a
lady ANA gentleman holdings gate
on its hinges. They were eyi.
IDENTIFY in'iie nant at being ont 80
late, and We saw them bite each
o. her severa tinpS.r
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

We are very mich pleased ia
announce that JndgeJ. @. Egan
has been reneminated by the G OK.
ernor Judge OF this Distric.t and
confirmed by the Senate. Judge
Lewis having resigned WIS ap,
pointed to the new District com
posed of BoSsier, Webster and
Bienville PARISH Claiborne I'D,
rt-cGte.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

We arr glad to find a disposition
on the part of Morehouse farmers
10 pant Il large crop of corn, oats.
peas, etc, this year. Each parisl,
aud county in the South following
their example is the only route W.
can see to Salrry and and agricul
tural ease. The cotton crop INNS,
be reduced onehalf.- Bastro,
Conservative.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

NEWSPAPER TuiEyEs.-We
once and a while receive letters
stating that subscribers, 20 whoa
OR paper is mailed regularly, dn
not set la them, hIch is ui cGG;r<t.
exceedingly Annoying. We can
moi throw ali the blame OH the
mails or The poStmas;ers, and the
conclusion is inevitable. flat tie
rn!%rS are taken our Of tia cfIine
nT men who are too mean to sub.
scribe themselves, AMI resort 10
thiS petty larceny to supply them
selves with reading ma;ter.-TGa-
.ceite f Flag.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

at Il school in Green county,
l0w", the scholars caught skunk
AMI put it in the school marm's
drSk, thinking she would smell a
mic' AMI give them a holiday.
She wasn't oae of that kind. She
took a spring clothes pin, fastened
II on her nose, and and went on
viii the exercises, and let the
scholars enjoy the perfume.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

The following combinations
were made Ivy the Senate Nestcr
day: James A. Heron. Assessor
and Tax Collector, Bo<siar parish:
Z. McCienn;'ghan, Parish Survey
or, B0sSier parish; E. J. Hall, Jus
tlce of the Peace, Ninth Ward.
BoSsier parish; Z. X. Russ, Notary
Public, Bossirr parish William
Abney, Justice of the Peace.
Fourth Ward, Caddo parish.-[N.
0. Republican, End inst.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

Joint Resolution introduced
by Mr.. Thomas, which has pass
cd the Senate
Resolred, That a commission
of five citizens of the Parish Of
Bossier, viz: James A. Heron,
William III. Ellison, Charles W.
Arnold, Lucien ID. Sa0didge
and Benjamin T. Fort, be and
are hereby empowered tn pur-
chase location for the Parish
seat of Bossier Parish. Ia be
paid for bl said Parish, with a
view 10 locating the Parish seat
West ofthe Bayou Bodcau. The
said Commissioners are reQuir-
ed TO report to the next session
ofthe Legislature or as soon
thereafter as practicable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11
BELLEVUE, LA,
Saturday, March IL, 1871

Auditor Graham, uinler all
vice of Gov. Warmoth, is re.
fnsing to audit all the debts
contracted by this Legislature.
as the State was already in
debt twenty-five million dol
lars. Bully for them!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11
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Tor each subsequent Insertion
Cards Of one square. or lrss-sl9 per
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g.
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Of Parties or individuals at their own sole
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,e'anns, charged At the rate of > cent. per
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No deductions from the above rates 10
agents except commissions.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

The Claiborne Advocate saws
I'VE learn that thirteen applica
tons, for Office. IN the parish o.
Webster, We're handed in, in on,
evening, and several more neigh.
borho0ds 10 leag from
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

On Tuesday evening, about dark.
the gin house of Col. j. ID. McEnr.
~ caught fire from the engine.
anu the gin house and fifty bales
ot cotton was consumed. We are
not informed as TO insurance. The
hoiiSe, cotton. gin stands and en-
CINE will make a loss of about
$4,000. This is heavy upon one
of our best and most enterprising
ci;izens.-I OHachita Telegraph, 4M
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11
The Gotten Question.

1t is very strange to us that
the price of cotton should con-
time SD low now, that the
great European war has end
ed, and we continue to have
strong hnpes Of an improve
ment. Ii is hard to realize
the fact that SD large a crop or
cotton has been made us the
papers state, viz: four million
bales. We hear nothing ont
complaints, from all points, of
want of labor, illeness of freed
mel, great injury to crops
from worms and other causes,
and yet the crop is rs large as
ever was raised in slavery
times. We can only account
for it by believing that the Dor
der States and Texas have
vastlyincreasedin cotton grow
ing. We believe they have in
creased in some degree, but
wishaI we seriously suspect
that the count is pnrpoSely
made greater Than it really is,
in order that spectators may
make fortunes.
Although cotton bears SO low
a price, yet We would not adj
wise orr farmars Tn unit r,is;,
If .s mast na,s,,,,o.s ,.a a.,
ing. 4 low price Will rive rs
the contr | Of the cotton rails
inr of the world ,r,l ,o,
cause many uati,us to cposa
growing il altoge;l,er Thu low
price of cotton Will certaip,,
reduce the priceufcottou goods
that we have tn hnv aud r.rr
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

Within The hast month five han
drtd colored persons lave appiic,l
70 the American Colonization Sc
cicty for aid 10 go to. Liberia.
More negroes are now practically
at;ricIcd 70 the colony than ever
before.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

The month Of March is the
vo;'a ofthe twelve OF cows, as
We treat them here. During
Summer and Fall they lay M
a store of fat, and with it and
the meager picking of our fields
and range. they manage to
just live through the Winter.
March comes with its tender
watery grass and buds, and the
COWS are apt to eat to excess,
take the scoars, and die. The
remedy is TO salt well twice a
week at least. fyou wish TO
raise yonr own provisions, take
care of your cattle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

During the siege OF Paris sever
ri sons OF the wealthirst citizens
were for shot desertion in the pres
ence of the enemy. Not a single
one of them conltl obtain pardon,
although it WAS permitted, rs IL
Favor 10 the son OF a general who
was killed in the present war, that
his czecu ION shol.tl lac private.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-03-11

"SlNty-two years ago, Mr.. Jones.
OF indiana, who WAS then ten
years old, swallowed some I've.
and from that time to this has
lived on milk and soup. his siom
ach never again admitting solid
food, which shows the danger of
swallowing lye."
The PittShurg paper Insists that
it ali depends ON the nature of
the stomach. Grant swallowed
4 lie III the johnson Stanton in
hrOglio. and it never seemed TO
hurt him much NashriNe Union.