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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25
Recorder Bossier Parish.

That nation will thrive and
grow, and strike deep root in
the earth, whose young men
and women are taught to
cherish happy and honorable
homes. And the nation is dy-
ing a horrible death, whose
young men and women loath
home, or know not its value.
1t Is the homes of a people
that give all its character and
solid worth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

The slaughter which sus-
tains man." is thus set forth
by q late writer: when we
ride we sit upon the skin of n
pig; when we walk, we tread
upon the skin of a bullock:
we wear the skin of the lid
upon our hands, and the fleece
OF the sheep upon our backs.
More than half the world are
human beings in sleeps cloth
ing. We eat the flesh of some
creatures, Of some we drink
the milk; upon others we are
dependent for the cultivation
of the soil; and if it is a pain
for US to suffer hunger and
cold, we should scrupulously
avoid inflicting wanton misery
upon the animals by which we
are warmed and fed"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25
How FIRES TAKE PLACE

How FIRES TAKE PLACE.
Rats have an unaccountable
fondness for the taste of phos-
phorus, and to this fact may be
attributed the origin of many
mysterious fires. These ro-
dents build their nests of in
haInmable materials, and take
to them any stray matches
they may find lying around
loose. This accomplished,
they undertake to crafty their
appetites by nibbling the coat
ed ends OF the matches, which
are at once ignited, when the
nest is set in a blaze, and the
obstruction of the house, or per-
haps the ship which contains
them, follows.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

Alonzo Hubbell, a strong
man, pulled against a team Of
horses OH a wager of 800, in
the stable yard of III. G. Bishop,
at Goshen n. H., recently.
The team made three pulls in
attempting to draw him off the
ladder on which he lay, and
twice the chain attached 70 him
broke, but Hubbell stuck fast,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25


CONGRESSMAN At LARGE
The National House of Repre-
sentatives has passed a bill
giving Louisiana and eight
other States an additional
Congressman. Should this
bill become a law, of which
there seems to be no doubt,
we will have to elect one mem
Der of Congress from the State
at large.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

Senator Ferry was yester-
day reelected by the State of
Connecticut, to the United
States Senate, and the people
are iubilant. The Democrats
and Liberal Republicans uni
ted on him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

A California court has grant
ed a divorce to Il husband on
the ground that he was insane
when he married. The Judge
has the immediate prospect of
an immense business and the
Pacific Railroad Company is
making provision for an extra
ordinary travel westward
during the spring.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

Washington, May 17.-Cab-
DETERMINATIONS, Nathan Gof-
fatty, West Va; Augustus
Newton, Collector of Customs.
Vicksburg; r. w. Mullen, Col
hector of Customs, Teche. La.
Senate-The river and har-
Dor appropriation bill increas-
es the appropriation for re-
moving the raft in Red River
S150,000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

They are planting cork
trees with considerable success
in many parts Of California.
The introduction of the vine
and its tempting products may
have something to do with this.
1t is wonderful how promptly
corks shoot up under auspic-
ious circumstances, the country
over.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

Our section has been per
fectly deiuged with rain this
week, doing much damage to
crops, we fear.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

RELIGIoUs.-The Rev. Mr.
Randall, our Methodist minis
ter, has changed his appoint
ment at Bellevue from the Att
to the 3rd Sabbath of eacl
month.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

a late Havana letter says !:
THE prospect of the sugar
crop is so far very good, and
all the plantations are busy
grinding; still, l would not be
surprised if the sugar for ex-
port didn't reach a much
larger figure than that of 1871.
which amounted to 1913, 1888
boxes. Should the weather
continue fine through a month
and half longer, and the
grinding not interrupted by
rain, it is quite safe to count
upon a yield offs, 800, 900 boxes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

PAssED.-The bill fixing the
first Monday of November as
the day on which the Presi-
Dental election shall be held
in Louisiana, has now passed
the Lower House of Congress,
and only awaits the signature
of the President TO become q
law.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25
A DEPRESSION.

necome Ured OF our political
essays, so we will lead off this
week on new subject. If they
do not like the matter herein,
nevertheless the change VIII, OF
ought to, be pleasing.
We have had a little institu-
ton in our village during. the
two months past, which has
served many of us To while
away the tedium of Sundays in
an innocent and, perhaps,
profitable paStime. A dozen
or SO meet together at the
church every Sunday afternoon,
and occupy an hour or two in
singing hymns i'll concert. 1t
is not a singing school at all.
Nothing new is endeavored TO
be taught, aud there is no
leader. The thing is entirely
a sociable gathering. 1t can't
be expected TO last any great
length Of time; but, long or
short, it will have served a good
purpose in promoting good
fellowship.
In consequence, the subject
Of music has been running in
our mind OF late, and we have
matured some ideas that may
deserve publication to the ten
thousand our paper reaches.
We have long entertained the
opinion that men as vocal mu-
sicians, were failures. Music
being a succession of pleasing
sounds, how is it possible for
mans harsh voice to be musi-
cal, when considered by itself7
1t is not, aud this fact nature
clearly shows MS if We watch
the faces of men trying TO sing.
See their corrugated browS,
their grimaces aud contortions,
their heavings and settings!
True politeness dictates to
every man when singing to
turn his back to the audience.
We, here in the country, don't
seem to have appreciated the
eternal fitness of things"
when we establish amen
corners half facing The au-
dience. In our polite market
town, that sits enthroned over
the fertile bottom of the far
famed Red River, they do
things differently-at least, in
the churches we visited. There
they worship God by machinery
and a choir selected for the
purpose, thus relieving the au-
dience from that disacrceable
duty. En- PEASANT, we got this
idea from a famous preacher.
Again, the choir is placed on a
dais i'll full view of all, to serve
as a pattern by which every one
can get correct notions of. what
is proper in church. The men
of the choir turn their backs
respectfully 20 the audience, as
they ought to, and no one
would suspect that they wore
the faces of Gorgons, except
from the smiles that, ever and
anon, wreathe the faces of the
female choriSters. Strange in
deed, that woman should so
delight in human misery! For
our part, were we hired TO paint
the death agony, we would not
fortune n man RI Iaoth for
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

1t has been an idea derived
from the old Roman law that
no price could be set upon the
lives of citizens, as they are
invaluable. The result has
been that, practically, lives
have had no value in law
The Ohio Legislature has,
however, determined that they
are worth something, and has
fixed their value at $4,000, by
making that the maximum
amount that can be collected
from a railroad company for
killing anybody.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

A. NJ. Holbrook, late editor
andproprietor of the Y. o. Pic
ayune, was married May Is, to
Miss Eliza Jane Poitevant, the
poetess, well known by the
nom de plume of Pearl Rivers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25

THE LOWELL OF THE
SOUTH" Columbus, Ca, has
added a broom factory to her
many other industries, where
upon the Macon Telegraph
remarks:
Columbus is setting a no
bic example to the South
Besides her thousands of
looms and spindles for con
verting cotton and wool into
cottons and yarns, she is man
ufacturing all sorts of domes-
tic wooden wares, carriage
and wooden findings. axe
helveS, agricultural nipple
ments, and now she has start
ed a broom factory.s The
Augusta factory, of that city,
declared during the last six
months of the year two divi-
bends Of five per cent. each, a
dividend five per cent. on the
1st inst, by way of a New
Years gift to the stockhoid-
ers, and made an addition to
the company's surplus fund.
Who says manufactures will
not pay in the South
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25
BELLEVUE, La,
Saturday Morning, HAY %, 1872.

Congress will adjourn May
Doth.
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cal music is natural to the fair

Ntl& llllSiS 10 ildl uldi W Tic ldlI
sex; theirs is genuine music. 1t
is no straining effort to her to
sing. Watch any church au-
dience you please and see il
you can tell from which of the
ladies the female notes that
6ll the room eminate. You
can't tell by the expression of
countenance, for every one is
as placid us lake BOdcau. Is
there anything perfect under
the sun? May be not. What,
then, is wrong in woman'S sing
lng7 This. perhaps, that, like
honey, it is too sweet. 1t needs
to be mixed with the rough
corn bread of the mans voice
to prevent its palling the appe-
tite. The ladies know this, and
consequently, when singing
alone, choose the accOmpani-
ment of the piano, which in
strument fully equals mans
voice in harshneSs. On the
other hand, the wise man Sc
lectS the guitar TO tone down
bis roughness. So, on the whole
then, we must acknowledge
that mans voice has its place
in church music, as much
as the trombone and ket-
tie drum in a brass band. We
would not advise its disuSe
therein, but simply suggest
that the male singers sit upon
the front seats.
Our country music affords
much pleasure to untltored
ears, and doubtless it is only fit
for such; for often has shame
mantled our cheek when we
have seen the disdain with
which the city man treated it,
and his reStleSSness under its
int1lction. 1t can, by no means,
equal the harmony of the or
gan and choir, which the high
est art of the highest Dutch has
made so perfect. just imagine
the organ keeping up its splen,
did lass, the baritone and alto
male singers, and the Sophrano,
treble, &c, female, al going
together as smoothly asChurch-
hills band with the L fat cor
net left oug. We know the
music to be good, for we have
heard truthful Germans say so,
and all of us should uisabuse
our minds of our prejudiceS in
favor of that old worn ont part
TO music, called the air.
The following, which we clip
from the NO. National Repub-
lican, speaks for itself. The
manly sacrifice ON the part of
Mr.. Russ, however, can be bet
ter appreciated when it is un-
derstood that his appointment
as Recorder was never confirm
ed by the Senate, and that he
has been absent from the parish
over a month.
New ORLEANS, May Is, 10.
II. G. Warmoth, Governor:
Sir-Owing to recent politi-
cal developments, | have the
honor to tender You my resig-
nation as your appointee to the
recorderShip of Bossier parish.
| cannot and aciH not sup
port the Cincinnati movement
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25
We are pleased to inform

We are pleased to inform
our readers that a vast improve
ment is taking place in society
elsewhere, and we entertain
hopes that the standard of this
parish will soon be reached.
This improvement is being the
most clearly shown in the re-
ligious sect called christians.
We can hardly pick up an en-
change without seeing some
mention of christian gentle
men; and but for this, living so
retired as we do, we would
hardly have suspected that
male christians generally were
not gentlemen. With us the
terms "christian" and gentle
man" were as perfectly synoni-
nous as any two words in the
English language. 1t seems
not TO be so elsewhere however,
but we have strong hopes that
will soon become so.
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[Opelousas Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25
Washington Patriot.

That men may rise on stepping stones
Of their dead selves 10 higher things.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08
LIBERALS AND DEMOCRATS,

A full computation Of the votes in the
different wards Of this city cast for dele
gates to the Liberal and Democratic con-
ventions reveals fact alike surprising tc
both parties. The Liberal vote taken on
Friday reached over fourteen thousand,
while the Democrats polIed on Saturday
something over eleven thousand Barring
frauds, stufing, ETC., in which each party
are about even as to adaptness, this vote
| shows that the Liberals have very de-
cided and conspicuous majority in this
city, notwithstanding they have conceded
the goVernorship, and will probably con
cede the mayoralty, with their vast pros
pective patronage, to the Democrats And
this fact demonstrates that if the Liberals
had insisted upon an adherence to their
original programme, and not been driven
to an abandonment of it, through fears
aroused by the noise and Dragging con
tumacy Of their Bourbonistic allies, they
would have better show for carrying
this State than is now visible for the frl-
sion ticket.
The horn Of the Democracy-and Dem
ocracy naturally wears the horns and
hoofs, too of Satanic authority and assoc
ciation-has battered down the walls of
Liberalism. It's blatant noise, braying
egotism and Dragging defiance frightened
the sober-minded majority of the white /
people of this city and State into the
apprehensive belief that 1t was not only a
of hideous mien, but of vast de-
o'roctlye yoracity, and that this naonstrous
ogre = would immediate the old pelican and
~ her brood unless the exactions Of his
majesty and greed were appeased. And
ney nave oeen appeased. Down his ca
'aclous NAV, shoveled in bv the tran,b1inc,
lands of the Liberals, have gone tbe go ,zo
lnorship,. the school system. adminiSt,..
ion and direction of law munieinaT or
remacy, etc. And this, too, while H.
rms Of this cunning and plethoric old pof-
on were pinioned to his sides in utter 7
elplessness by the paralysis of sin and =
.e nerEelessness Of age. If the courage !
Id justice of the Liberals had been eanoI =
the temper Of the times or commensu- 4
te with their original declarations thew =
'uld have dethroned and destroyed this
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08

as lawyer, it is a misfortune, but not a
fault. And if the voters can be satisfied
OF that, they will have good reason to pre-
fer some. one else This member of the
bar urges, among other things, that the
Judge is without legal attainments, but it
is evident that the Objectionable war
record has warped his judgment SO that if
he. be lawyer of ability at all, he is not
fit to dictate to this community, especially
Republicans, in the matter of selecting
judges.
Judge Theard has served this city as
judge for the greater portion of the past
eight years. An examination of the Su-
preme Court reports will show that as
many Of his decisions, proportionately,
are affirmed as those of any other judge
on the bench. Surely, if he had been
without legal attainments different result
would have been shown. But upon this
branch Of the qualifications we have no
special Eiews TO urge. Doubtless there
are many members Of the bar who are
fully capable Goo, who have 'sbeen
out" but we protest against the sacrifice
Of man because he has always been true
to the flag he was born under,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08
GREAT DEMAND FOR HARMONY,

The spirit of harmony was abroad in
the city yesterday. 1t was thick as Egyp-
tlan darkness, that could be cue, and about
as useful. Three political conventions
were IN full blast at one time and har-
mony was the watchword Of all and sincu-
lar of their constituent elements from the
president down to the call boy The
Democrats want harmony; the Conserva.
tive Republicans will take all that can be
spared, and the liberals are furious to obs
tain it, Men were running about after
peace and communion as if their lives de-
pended on securing them. Each one had
an object that he was ready to harmonic
with anybody upon. Smith was willing
to compromise with Jones, and Jones was
willing to fuse with Brown, and Brown
gushed cut his willingness to agree with
Bully Bottom, but the trouble in the way
was that Bully Bottom could not
agree with Brown because Brown
had agreed with Jones. The Re
formers wanted their man, and were
willing to promise the pickings to
the Democrats The Conservatives and
Liberals put in similar propositions, and
this created the trouble There were not
enough pickings to 60 round, There were
too many spoons, or too little soup. In
this condition Of the feast, where the
feeders are SO rayenous and SO persistent,
it is suggested that the people will be
called upon to supply more soup, which is
one way to reform, but it is not a healthy
one.
The truth is, tie conventions that met
yesterday do not promise any relief to the
public. They consist in mere trading
associations, bent upon supplying to a
given number of men certain offices,
either as principals or 8ubordinates.
There is no question of reform connected !
with any Of them, further than the trans
feg Of the public moneys from one set Of
men 70 apothefo And IN order to get at
this not in Che cheapest and best way, |
bur in the snosr expensive fashion posi-.
bleo the friends Of every candidate set
about harmonizing things so that if Jones
does not get quite what he wanted, he
shall az least have something tolerably
near 70 it, Instead of supporting one
party, we aye 90 support four next yeat if
the people can Be harmonized and fused
into accepting the result of all this ira.
ling. We do not believe they will pay
my such price for harmony as this propo.
sitjoe involves.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08
DOUBLE BARRRLED SHOT GUNS,

Messrso Theard and Colleps, very quiet
and respectable members Of the State
Judiciary. are candidates tor reelection.
This brings chem before the people,
where every suffragaB has right to
inquire and be told all that is either
favorable or unfavorable to the appli-
cants for their votes. Any man who
will not submit to this sort of inspection
should be discarded, as the clerk is who
asks for a situation and refuses to allow
his qualifications to be tested. Business
men very promptly reject such of their en-
ployes who fly into a rage and refuse to be
held responsible for what they do. A
member Of the legal profession very prop
erly expressed his objections to both
Messrs. Theard and Collens, giving his
reasons for his opposition. For this he
was called upon to attend the field Of
honor to be shot at A double barreled
gun was invoked to determine the question
between the friend of one of the Judges
and the entire people, for if what the law
yer said was true, everybody is interested
in its reality. Is this the way to argue
questions of reform? Are the people to be
helped out of trouble by having the man
who exposes the origin of the trouble
shot down? Are applicants for political
situations to push US into hiring them by
pointing to shot guns and bowie Knives?
If in addition to bad government we are to
have locks put upon our mouths the
chances are not healthy for improvement.
The man who can not find any other rem
edy for slandeg than murder. can not
get our support
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08
THE CANVASS.

. Rooms STATE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. }
Republican Party of Louisiana,
August IA, 1872 J
hon. William P. Kellogg, and other distinguished
speakers, will address The people of Louisiana on
the political issues of the day both State and
national, at the following times and places, viz
Wednesday, October 9-St.. Francisville, West
Feliciana
Thursday. October 1O-CInton East Feliclana.
Friday, October 11-Port Hudson, East Felicfana.
Saturday, October l2-Baton Rouge, Baton
Rouge.
Monday, October l4-PlaquemiDe, Iberrille.
Tuesday, october l5-DonaldsonviIle.
Wednesday, October l8-Napo.eonyills Assump.
ton.
Thursday, October l7-Thibodaux, Lafourele.
Saturday, October l9-Houma, Terreboune.
S. B. PACKARD,
President
I. ". DE- KLINE, Secretary. Oc42p
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN. TUESDAY. OCTOBER g. l872

hst1c old fraud, without waiting for the
facts demonstrated in these ward returns.
But having Internationally capituIated
to squad of a Gadshill regiment, we can
well imagine the chagrin Of their surren-
der. It is clear now that the Liberal
movement embraced four-ffths of the
suffragans Who will vote the fusion
ticket, " and it is equally patent that they
have been bullied and swindIed by this
Insignificant minority out of the best posi-
lions and Offices at command Of the al.
lance.
Liberalism has been 1ictimized by the
little joker Of Democracy, and what more
betting justice than that the police Of Re
pubhcanism should put the old fraud under
bonds and guard TO prevent his future
depredations upon innocence and against
good morals.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08
EOT DIFFICULT TO SATISFY.


The two legal gentlemen. who gos Up
early on Monday morning to go cunning
after each other on Bayou St. John island.
are evidently easily satisfied a point of
dispute arose between them which nothing
short Of the blood Of the one or the other
could SETTLE They met with dire intent
in tbeir heagts, exchanged shots a. forty
PAGES OF SO, without much credit to their
skill as marfsmen, and then settled their
deadly g1arge! in an amicabIe manner.
Now we would like 10 be informed what
became Of The original cause Of quarrel?
What were the grounds upon which this
mutual satisfaction rested9 Is the chal.
Ienger satisfied that the late offensive re-
marks Of his antagonist were justifable
by the facts, of which he was ignorant
until he heard the pleasant whistle of
musket ball from the fowling piece, OF
was the. first transgressor persuaded by
the same gentle music that he had made
an error and committed a wrong2 We
certainly rejoice in common with thou
sands Of others, that this tragicaI show
ended, as usual, in farce, and that the
actors were unhurt, but we shall esteem
it great favor if they will respectively
define their positions as to the ccsus
beHi. What were they so readily satisfied
about
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-08

Mayor Somerville, Of Galveston tele-
gfaphed from New Orleans on the first in
tstant; New Orleans is perfectly healthy.
No new case of yellow fever in ten days,
pr. Randall, of Galveston, telegraphed
from here on the same day: 81 have made
q thorough investigation, visited the hos
pitaI and health Office, and number of
leading N, Ds, and find there is no yellow
fever in the city. The last case was taken
con the twenty-third of September, and is
yeli.n