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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

On his visit to the delectable
city, our writist unwittingly
caused considerable excitement.
The sun was beaming all its efful-
geDce into the street, when a man
in great haste was seen coming up
to the Southern, and again an.
other and another. Up to the
signal mans office they sped and
burst unexpectedly upon him.
Allows this, Coyle; where is the
hurricanef," said one.
"What hurricaner said he.
"What made You hang out the
cautionary signal I"
ooh! All l didn't do it. 1t
was only that Banner mans
walking on the gallery where the
sun shoue on him." (Sensation).
PRINTERS DEVIL.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

Total 80. 5000 sol 3,4S4 ,924 4,2S3, 1903
The figures are exceedingly sig
nificant, as indicating the steady
exodus going on from that coun-
try to the United States. The in
crease during the whole decade is
394, 1863; less, probably, than the
aggregate European immigration.
The publication of these statistics
cannot fail to set the people of
Canada in search of the causes of
this sluggish advance, and will
probably give an impetus to the
sentiment of annexation such as i.
has never received before. And
meanwhile every new rail laid be-
tween the provinces and the Uni
ted States is a magnet which
draws the former nearer to our
selves, and renders their ultimate
absorption more inevitabl -
/ Memphis Aualaache.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

A reaction against the sombre
style of gentleman's evening dress
has set in New York; and is dis,
playing itself in jewelled vest but
tons, low patent leather shoes,
colored silk stockings, light color
ed silk Innings to dress coats, silk
cords on the seams of dress pan.
falcons, three buttoned gloves,
point lace neckties and ruffled
shirt bosoua.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

Three carrier pigeons recently
flew from the schooner George w.
Chase, from points off Hatteras,
five hundred miles; off Key West
one thousand miles, and another
pointsixteen hundred miles distant
to Whippany, New jersey, each
making the speed of about 200
miles per hour.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16
METEOROLOGICAL PHENOM- /

METEOROLOGICAL PHENOM-
ENoN.-LaSt week the writer.
while on bis way to- Shreve-
port, Just as he turned down
the hill TO Red Chute ferry,
had presented 10 him a remark
able sight. which, in many
ages of the world, would have
been considered a vision of an
angel. A fog had risen from
the swamp and filled a ravine
nOrthwestward of his position.
The sun was about a quarter
of an hour high and cast the
writers shadow indistinctly
upon the fog, and circling
completely around his shadow,
a most beautiful iris appeared,
having ali the colors of the
rainbow. The iris seemed
about fifteen feet in diameter
and attended the shadow back
and forth as the writer moved
his position.
The phenomenon is easily
explained on the principal OF
the rainbow. The position OF
the writer's eyes to the sun
and fog caused the iris to ap,
pear to him. His shadow ma.
turally fell into the center Of
the circle and had no part in
causing the Rainbow eolors.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16
How a Honeymoon Began.

The following story is told
of the novel commencement of
a honeymoon:
The Prince de Polignac- re-
Gently married Mdlle. de Bag
neaux. The newly married
pair set out on their way to-
Deppe, where they intended
10 spend the houeymoon. On
arriving at Rouen, they found
that the train would rot leave
for Dieppe for two hours, and
decided to go to Havre in
stead. On their arrival b Air
passports were demanded.--
But unfortunately for the low
ers none were forthcoming.
The bridegroom gave his name
and title, and the bride wept,
but all to no purpose. They
were looked upon us impostOrs
and marched of by a police
man to headquarters. At
length, by their united ell
treaties, the Police Superin-
tendent was induced to send a
telegram to the brides father !:
"A man calling himself Prince
de Po.ignac, just arrested at
Havre, says he is you sou-in-
law. is that the case?" Very
soon an answer returned: The
man must be an inpostor. My
daughter and son-in-law have
gone to Dieppe.' OF course,
after such confirmation of the
suspicious against them, there
was no hope of a retrieve. for
that night at least. THE hap
Epy pair were actually carried
loft to the lookup, where they
had 10 spend their wedding
night. 1t was not until the
following day that they sue
ceeded in establishing their
identity.
The prince seems still to dis
play wisdom equal that dis
played in his generalship with
us. But he has not now 50
good an adjutant TO correct his
mistakes.
Our country fellows excel
the world as pioneers. Being
without plank, they bad built,
a puncheon bridge over Beouff
river for Poly's army to pass.
When the general saw it he
Was filled with Indignation,
and ordered the puncheons
pulled up and put parallel
with the direction of the brid &c
instead of across, for thereby,
he said, the wagons would not
jolt. Again, the pine woods
having caught fire near his
tent, be ordered out a party to
dig ditch around him. Let
} these serve for samples of his
) generalship. For the rest OF
his acts behold are they not
Embedded in the memory OF
his valiant soldiers
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

George Francis Train is rum
ming after the presidency like
unto a cur with a tin box tied
to bis tail. But how can
schoolmasters and printers
support any man who spells
league thus: "Ligue." And,
again, We much prefer a fool
like Grant to rule us, to q
lunatic like Train.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16
The Claiborne Advocates

Inc Claiborne Advocates
editor and 81. W. N" have some
queer arithmetical notions
They make structures on the
Louisiana law for computing
interest OH notes where par
tial payments have been made
before final payment, and co me
to the following strange con-
illusions, as per example they
give:
'tExample-A holds Rs note
for $780, due from LIST Janua-
~, 1860, at 6 per cent. interest
with an Endorsement of SIP
January 1st, 1861. What is
due on this note January LIST,
| 1862?
If the principal. payment
and interest all bear interest,
the answer is S106.
1fthe principal and payment
alone draw interest, the an
swer is sos %.
If the principal alone bears
interest the answer is SIP"
The first answer is certainly
the correct one mathematical,
Iy, leaving law out OF the ques-
ton, and, in arriving at it, in
terest is calculated only OH the
principal and not on the inter,
est and payment.
The second answer is cor,
rect by the way merchants
usually calculate, but is math,
ematically incorrect.
The third answer is simply
absurd, aud old Legarythu
Napier surely bushes in tn,
spirit land for his name-sake
The law says when a partia
payment is made, interest i.
the first thing paid. Twelve
dollars was the interest Oh Is
January, 1861. The paymen
, paid that and one hundred dol
lars of the principal, leavin:
but one hundred dollars of prin
cipal still due, and on which
six dollars more interest ac
crued up to January LIST, 1862
If on January Is, 1861, tht
debtor had paid the Who'll,
l and the creditor lad immedi
ately loaned him back a hun
dred dollars at SIX per ce,. t
would not S106 have been du,
January LIST, 1892
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

This. style of obituary is rec.
commended for people who object
to narrowing details: "John
Smith of New York, revolver
sc. Jinkins of Philadelphia, three
story window" "A-nn Jones OF
New Jersey lsudanany
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

DIR. w. NJ. Swami requests
as to announce that he is the
agent in Bossier parish for the
Louisiana Equitable Life Insu-
rance Conpauy,--office at
Bellevue, and that DR.. J. W.
Foote-office at Coleyile-is
his sub-agent.
Persons in our parish desir-
ing to insure, may thus con-
veniently do so.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

The Prince of Wales is like
BY dead by this time. If so,
his son Albert, about ten years
old, becomes the heir appa,
rent, and viii succeed bis
Grandmother, Victoria, on the
British throne.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

The Democratic Senators
voted against Pinehback, col
oced. aud for one COPELAND.
Whether or not their policy
was the correct one, we are
not prepared to say. We are
still at sea as to which faction
in Louisiana should be favor
ed. Perhaps it is better for
the Democrats to support the
minority every time.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

a German porter and a French
girl was recently married in Hart.
ford, after forty eight hours, &C.
quaiRtance. Neither of them
understood the language of the
other, so it will be some little
time before they can fight in
peace.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

It is reported at Washington
that several eminent gentle
men, learned in the law, have
carefully examined the Ku-
Klux act, and that they ex-
press the opinion that it does
not give Grant the power to sus,
pend the writ of habeas corpus
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

The census of the four chief
provinces of British America,
taken last April, has just been
published. and there is little
Doubt that considerable disap
continent exists among the PEG
pie of the Dominion over the
results thus made known. While
the United States has gained
over twenty two per cent, in pop
uIatiOn since 1861. and this not
outstanding the immenes des
trnesion of human life consequent
upon our terrible civil war, the
increase of The population of
Canada during the same period,
under conditions of profound
peace. has been less than thir.
teen per cent. The following table
gives the census of 1861 and 1871,
together with the estimate pub
liShed a few months before the
census was taken:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

Anna Dickinson's lecturlns
receipts for the last two year,
alone have amounted to nearly
$4,000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

The election in Mobile for May
or and other city officers came of
on Tuesday and resulted in al
most a walk over for the Demo.
cratic ticket. A small vote was
polled and the day passed of'with,
out exeitsment.-EN,. O. Balletin
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16
BELLEVUE, LA,
Saturday, Dec'ber 16, 1871.

Another fire in jefferson,
Texas, on the 18th inst. Loss,
$4,000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

Garibaldi is writing 4 book of
his life, which is only to be pub
ished after his death. Vice Carl
baldi.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

Nashby says the first time ht
lectured was in Philadelphia, and
"to a magnificent audience of red
plush"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

The Governor Of Wyoming
has vetoed the bill disfI1ln-
chisiug the women.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-12-16

No deductiocs from the above rates to
agsnts except commissions.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-01
AUCTION SALES THIS DAY.

BIZ r. NJ. B. J. MONTGOMERY, at II o'clock,
at Old Auction Mart. No. 81 Camp street,
general assortment of new and second hand
furniture, pianos, etc.
By A. HUSTON at ii o'clock, at stables corner of
G,avier and Baronne streets, saddle and har-
ness horses and MARES mules, new and second
hand top and open buggies and wagons.
BY s. GUINAULT, at IL o'clock, at Royal Street
Auction Exchange, lot of ground on Good
children street-in the matter of Francisco Pa
rodi an interdcted person.
BY NASH & HODGSON, at IL o'clock, at st. Charles
Auction Exchange, eight lots of ground and
elegant family residence, corner Third and
Camp street, on Camp street, corner of Fourth
and Camp. and ON Fourth street-succession OF
Duncan n. Hennen. - ~
BY A. J. DAyERN Constable Second Justice Court,
at IL O'Clock, at No. 246 Girod street. lot OF
household furniture and effects-W illiam Stein
bach VS. Mrs. E. Dougherty.
BY WILLIAM WEEKS, Constable Third Justice
Court at u O'Clock. at No. IS Bienville street
one lot of furniture-AIrs. Rose Castenado VS..
Duncan Kennedy.
BY DANIEL CROWLEY, Constable First Justice
Court at II o'clock, at No. 1879 Julia street
Que marble top sidebo. rd-Jason Machado vs..
Mr. and Mrs. Dugan.
sBY SHERIFF SAUyINBT, at 10 o'clock at house
4 on Eysian Fields street, between Robertson
aad Claiborne, furniture and movable effects
B. B. SHINES Block & Chretien AT five
o'clock at residence Broad street, between
Lspeyrouse and Orange streets, furniture and
movable effects-Rosenberg, Scherck Berk-
son VS.. G. G. Gordin Co.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-01
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
FIFTH DISTRICT. COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
ORLEANS.
TTNHE STATE OF LOUISIANA, TO ALL WHOM
l. it may eoncern-Greeting:

VNHE STATE OF LOUISIANA, TO ALL whom
Il it may eoncern-Greeting:
Whereas, Edmond Burthe, of the CITY OF New Or
leans, having purchased at a public sale made
by Thomas l.. Maxwell late Sheriff OF the parish of
Orleans, on the sixth day of August, 1870 the prop
erty hereinafter described, has applied to this
court for monition advertisement, in cOnformi-
ty with law Revised Statutes, sections 237O to
Now, therefore know ye and all persons inter
ested herein, are hereby cited and admonshed in
the name of the State of Louisiana and of the
Fifth District Count Tor the parish of Orleans
who can set up any right title or Claim in and to
the property hereinafter described in
of any informality in the order decree Judgment
of the court under which the sale was made or any
rregularity illegality in the appraisements and
advertisements. in time or manner of sale or for any
other defect whatsoever, to show within thir
ty days frem the day this monitor is first inserted
in the public papers, why the sale SO made should
not be confirmed and homo ogat-d.
The said property was sold by the Sheriff of
the parish of Orleans under and by virtue of
writ of seizure and sale issued to the said Sheriff
from the honorable Fifth District Court for the
parish of Orleans at the suit of Edmond Burthe
ct nj VS.. Benjamin Foster and B. C. Steinback No.
1923 OF the docket of said court at which sale the
SAID Edmond Burthe became the purchaser for the
price and sum of sixteen hundred 1900 dollars.
Description of the property as contained IN the
judicial conveyance recorded in the clerks ofic
of the said Fifth District Court:
A certain square of ground, situated in Burthe-
Vile, late of the parish of Jefferson but now part
of the city OF New Orleans and of the parish of
Orleans, bounded by Levee, Calhoun and Preston
streets and F0uehers property being square num-
Der twelve, containing twenty-five lots numbered
from one to twenty-five, inclusive, and measuring
III the aggregate three hundred and forty two feet
inch three lines front Levee street two
hundred and ninety -four feet three inches seven
lines mont on Calhoun street, three hundred and
thirty five feet i've inches seven and half lines
front on Preston street, and two hundred and
ninety four feet two inches six lines on the divi-
sion line of the Foucher property. Which prop
erty was acquired by Benz amin Foster and B. e.
Steinback by purchase from the heirs of d. +.
Wagner. notary public in this city, on the seven.
teenth day OF June, 1867.
Witness our hands and the seal of this court
New Orleans, June l. 1871.
CHARLES BEAUMONT, Judge.
Louis Pow Err, Clerk. ip6 81 Tvs
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-01
PROPOSALS FOR SHELLS,

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS
New Orleans, June %, 1871. )
SEALED PROPOSALS ADDRESSED TO THE UN-
~ dersigned will be received at this office until
SATURDAY NOON, July l. 1871, for furnishing
fifty thousand barrels of bank Shells according 10
specifications on file III the Office of the City Sur
veyor. Payment to be made in improvement
bonds.
All parties making proposals for this contract are
required to deposit with the Administrator of FL
nance, evidence Of their intention to abide bv
the adjudication, the amount of one thousand
dollars in cash, which shall be forfeited to the
city in case of failure to sign the contract.
Bidders to whom contracts are not awarded will
have their deposirs returned to them on the day
adju ications made.
No bid will be received unless the certificate of
the Administrator of Finance is inclosed there
with to the effect that the required cash deposit
has been made.
The city reserves the right to reject any and all
bids.
Proposals to be Endorsed Proposal for shells"
ieA JOHN C0CKREM, Administrator.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-01
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE PO-
l. lice Jury of the parish of Plaquemines until
MONDAY, July B. 1871, for Repairing the Courthouse
and Jail of this parish, according to Specifications
on file in the Office of the Clerk of Court
Bids will be opened and the award made to the
lowest responsible bidder in open Police Jury meet
ing at the time above indicated. Bidders are re-
spectfully requested to be present.
The work must be commenced within twenty
days from the time the award is made, and COM
pleted within sixty days thereafter.
The Police Jury reserves the right to reject any
and all bids if in their judgment the interest of the
parish so require.
All bids must be placed in a sealed envelop, in
dOrsed Proposals for Courthouse and Jail Re.
pairs" and addressed: "TO the President of the
Police Jury, Courthouse Pointe-a-la-H ache."
D. A. THIBAUT, Secretary.
Parish of Plaquemines, June II, 1871 jess
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-01
Wreck Of Another steamer.

The Shreveport Southwestern of the twen-
ty-fourth says: a htF ,ra..,
We met and conversed with Captain A.
p. Readman, one of the owners of the ill
fated steamer Lightest. He left wreck
last Sunday in skitf, and reached here
Yesterday evening. He informs us that on
last Saturday morning, between eleven and
twelve o'clock, the steamer was crossing
Slate Shoals, when she struck something
which seemed to be a rock. She was run
ming under slow bells at the time, and
Captain Roots was just ahead OF the boat
in the yawl sounding the shoal, and passing
the word back to him (Readman). As soon
as she struck, and had passed over the rock,
it was found that she was badly injured,
and would surely sink. She was headed
for a sapdbar, against which she landed.
The water alongside of the bar was shoal,
in which she sunk. Captain Readman says
that the boat and cargo might have been
saved had it not been for a remarkable oc-
currence.
At the time of her sinking there were but
slight indications of a rise, but there was
trouble up the river of which no one
dreamed. A bosom of destruction, in the
form or shape of huge freshet, was coming
down upon them. Captain Readman says
that as soon as the boat had been landed
against the bar, they procured ten hands
from the plantation OF Mr. Henderson,
which was near the scene Of disaster, and
began to roll the cotton ashore. He sup
poses that some hundred or more bales had
been put off when the flood came roaring
and surging along. Between twelve o'clock
M. and six o'clock in the evening Captain
Readman says the river rose twelve feet,
washing away all the cotton that had been
rolled ashore, parting the hawser which
held the sunken steamer to the bank, wash
ing her out into the stream. AS sOOnas she
had swung out into the deep water she
turned up on her beam-ends and drifted
down at fearful rate until she struck
middle bar, upon which she stuck, settling
down on it until the water came halfway
up the cabin doors
She had not lain long on the bar before
the immense current. pressing hard against
the cabin, tore it from the hull. The watch
man of the steamer and three negroes were
drowned. Captain Readman thinks he can
save the machinery as soon as the river
falls. He reports that, after rising about
fifteen from Saturday noon to daylight
Sunday morning, the river began to fall
rapidly, and had fallen three feet before he
left Sunday evening.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-01
PETITION.

TNO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND BOARD OF
Il Administrators. city OF New Orleans-The I'm.
dersigned owning more than one fourth of the
front on Broadway street (lOwer sde) from st.
Charles avenue to Burthe street respectfully pc
titOns your honorable body to have the said lower
side of Broadway street, from ut. Charles avenue
to Burthe street, banquetted with three feet
wide plank sidewalk
Wherefore, petitioner prays that this petition be
published according to section twenty four, city
quette be built prayed for, and in duty bound.
B. G. ELLIOTT
je27 iy5 IL 10 Square rs, 800 feet on Broadway.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-01

The Police Board are still reducing ex.
penses, and have done so to such an extent
that there are some precincts of the city
which cost less per month than the Mayors
clerical force in the City Hall.
The peaceable residents on Washington
street were startled by a team of runaway
horses that dashed against the lamppost
on the corner of St. Charles, smashed the
box, and made havoc with the letters
inside.
There has been so much of a rumpus
about Munday, it is time we were beginning
on Tuesday.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-01
PROPOSALS..
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS
New Orleans. June q. 1871.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS,
New Orleans, June 81, 1871.
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
- this office until IL NJ, MONDAY, July 3, 1871,
for furnishing two new boilers at the Bienville
street draining machine according TO specifca
lions OIL file in the office of the City Surveyor.
All parties making proposals for this contract are
required to deposit with the Administrator of Fl
nance, as evidence of their intention to abide by
the adjudication, the amount of five hundred dol
lars in cash, which shall be forfeited to the city in
case of failure to sign the contract.
Bidders to whom contracts are not awarded win
have their deposits returned to them on the day the
adiudicatiOns are made.
No bid will be received unless the certificate of
the Administrator of Finance is incosed Herewith
to the effect that the required cash deposit has
been made.
The city reserves the right to reject any and all
bids
Proposals to be ind0rsed Proposals for Boilers"
je29 It JOHN COCKREM. Administrators.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
y the office of the undersigned, in the New Or
leans Customhouse, until FRIDAY, the thirtieth
day of June, 1871, for the erection of Boarding
statonhouse: at the Rigolets Louisiana, with / ok
the same.
Plans and specifications can be examined at this
Office
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids
deemed DISADVANTAGE to the United States.
leI1 Nv ]. =. MORSE. Superintendent.