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Judgment.

Henrietta 6. Tompkins, wife, } .,.....
. VS.. 3 p No. 1914.
Jonathan II. Carter. husband
IN 18th Judicial District Court Ga Louisiana
. FOR Bossicr parish
Ju tie abo'e entitled cause by reason
J. that the law and evidence are la
favor Ui plaintiff. and against the defenda nt.
j. Is ordered adiuige'l and decreed. that
piainti,t have iUd sment separating her in
property iro.G her said husband, the defend
alt. and that there be dissolution OF the
cpmmunity heretofore existing between
tleia. and that plaintiff have separate and
fiji control aud administration OF her prup
erty aud for cost of silt.
Ii is further ordered. adiadged and de.
crced, chat there he Judgment of non-sIit
Upon plaintiffs money demand and claim
against defendant.
Done and signed in open Court, at Belle
Nue, la, this .3rd day OF March, D., 1872
tSIrgedl l.. b. WATKINS.
Judge 18th Judicial District Court OF
La. for ROSsier parish
hereby certify that The above is a true
and correct copy of the original Judgment
rendered in the above named suit, now on
lde and of reeOr, in NV Office
Given under my hand and seal Office. nj
bellevue, La, this the 18th day OF March.
iSs2
n2-3ts t. BRADEN. Clerk.
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cut.
April Estate election in Rhode Is
land.
April lO-Pennsylvania Republican
State Convention in Harrisburg.
April lO-Florida Republican State
Convention in jacksonville.
April lG-Naiional Convention of
Colored People Of the United States in
New Orleans.
April lO-Oregon Democratic State
Convention in Portland.
April lO-Kansas Liberal RepubIi-
can State Convention in Topeka. ~
April 17-North Carolina Republf-
can State Convention in Raleigh.
April l7-FIrginia Republican State
Convention in Richmond. [5E-
April l9-Louisiana Democratic
State Convention in New Orleans.
April 23-Louisiana Reform Party
State Convention in New Orleans.
April 24-Maryland Republican
State Convention in Baltimore.
May North Carolina Democratic
State Convention in Greensboro. ?.
May Legislature of Connecticut
meets in New Haven.
May Tennessee Liberal Republi
can Convention in Nashville.
May 6-National Liberal Republican
Convention in Cincinnati.
May s-Minnesota Republican State
Convention in Minneapolis.
NJ
Nay l5-Tennessee Republican
State Convention in Nashville.
May l5-Nebraska Republican
State Convention in Lincoln.
May l6-Michigan Republican State
Convention in Jackson. - = -
May 23-New Jersey Republican
State Convention in Trenton.
May 30-Pennsylvania Democratic
State Convention in Reading.
June 3-The New Hampshire Leg
islature meets
June 5-National Union Republican
Convention in Philadelphia.
4 June l2-Texas Republican State
Convention in Houston.
June l2-Indiana Democratic State
Convention in indianapolis. vi
June 12-Michigan Temperance
State Convention in Lansing.
June l3-Arkansas Liberal Repub-
lican Convention in Little Rock. 3 Z
June -19-Arkahsas Democratic
State Convention in Little Rock.
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Warmoth's .late Speaker of
the House of Representatives,
O.H.Brewster, alias Bed Quilts,
has "gone back" on him. Truly
our young Governor has a hard
time with his cut-purses-he
never knows when he is done
buying them. Now, if those
delectable rascals, Carr, Dew
ees & Co., will also "go back"
Oh his EXeellency, we will
begin to believe he intends a
little reforln-as a dernier re-
sort.
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1t is hardly news to our rea-
derS to inform them that fol
the last four days we have had
heavy and long continued rains
These rains are very probably
general over Red River valley
IF SO, an overflow is certain
Already is the river very full,
and a big rise reported coming
down. Be prepared for it ye
denizens Of the bottom. Watch
we'll your levees, and see tc
getting your stock into safety
An overflow now would be in.
furious, but not necessarily dis,
astrous as it might be off in due
time for planting cotton.
Some Northern writer has
prophesied an overflow here
from the melting of snow in
the mountains. But Red Riv.
er's head waters rise nowhere
in mountains, nor is there much
more snow above than here. In
this section it never rains but
it pours, and this pouring
causes our high waters.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

ONE OFFICER TO SIX MEN
Mr.. Logan of Illinois, now in the
Senate, said i'll the House Of Rep.
resentatives: "We have in the
navy, one officer TO every ST,
men; s5,OO0,00O goes to officers,
and s3,OOO,00O to the men. / de.
sire to call the attention of the
fact that the taxes paid are
being absorbed by men who
have no duties to perform what
ever
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

The term scalawag was first
used IN the New York Tribune by
Scion Robinson, who adopted the
EXPIRE SSiOn from the droverS to
designate lean, scrub5y cattle.
The word, as used, was corrnp-
ton by the drovers of Galloway,
species of horses of small size
first bred in Galloway, Scotland.
Greeley gave it a political signifi
cance in the year 1855, to describe
Scurvy politicians.
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The old Bodcau Bridge Co.
has been dissolved by a vote Of
its members and a new one or.
ganiZed. The charter of the
new company can be seen in
another column of this paper.
Mr.. w. r. Prathsr is'the princi-
pal stakeholder, and we under
stand that he intends building
the bridge this summer and fall.
n subscription has been raised
for the assistance of the COM
pany which amounts to some
seven hundred dollars. With
this, and the company's CAPT
tal, coupled With Dir. Prather'S
knowledge Of bridge building,
the work is assured. But, Il
make assurance doubly sure, il
is very desirable that the sub,
scription be doubled. Subscri.
berS are, in one sense of the
word, giving, but still they ex
pect to be benefited by the in,
creased facilities the bridge
would afford. With a bridge
one could cross the lake night
or day; now he can't cross "a
night, and has trouble and de
lay increasing in the day.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

The Judiciary Committee of the
House of Representatives has
agreed to unanimously report "A
bill giving, among other things,
another Congressman to Louisia-
ma. This is not the effect of in
creased population, but the result
ofnegro suffrage, which caused tull
instead of two-thirdS representa-
ton of the colored population.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

The Republican State Con-
vention for the election of del
egates to the Philadelphia Con-
vention will be held at New
Orleans On the 30th inst. Bos-
sier is entitled to one delegate.
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CoLEvnLE. Ia, Mareb 97tb' IS

CoLEvnLE, La, March 9th, 1872.
Mr.. NM II. SCANLiSD-De;r sir: I'm
yorIr last issue Of the Bossier Banner. | mo.
tIee that am, by my friends, brought f;,r
ward rs candidate for the Office OF Sheriff
oil this parish.
With many thanks to my friends for This
evidence OF their regard, l must reuuest
that you will withdraw the noice from your
columns rs think that the announcement
IS at the present time, premature: but. If
~ the Convention my friends do me the
honor to nominate me, / will serve then,
WIZ pleasure, 10 the utmost Of nv ability.
avn forced to this course because [ am SAT-
isi'ed that if each aspiFant forgets patriot.
ISM. and the good of tile whole, i'm his own
selfish desire for Office, shat our opponents.
with an unbroken front and single candi'
dates IN the field, will again defeat us with
divided forces; thus again will he forced
upon Us an officer not a Representative man
10 the Intelligent and law abiding portion OF
our citizens. -
Your friend,
IL TnV
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

The reason why situations are
so hard to obtain, is that the best
OF them are monOpolized by the
story writer's.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

Tue Picayune says "the colored
element in this State, in the No
vember election, viii vote for
Grant if he is nominated for Pres
ideut, and they will vote against
WarmOth.n
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TAIATInr
The following is the official q. :
as taken from the Auditors oi,.,

The following is the official e.tiu..
as taken from the Auditors eiron1.
According to the 4xist;r.
rate OF taxation for the year Js 3SS the
ed upon the assessment of ISL pas
follows: i0'i' is Us
STATE LAX, or General Fund -
-Four mills on each dollar -..for
the support otthe Government
OF the State, of paying the
PuoiIc debt, and of promoting
the public interest thereof"
IN accordance with section 7
OF Act No. IL, session of 1871 INN
SCHOOL TAX, or Current School
Fund.-Two mills on each
dollar, for the support of tho
free public schools of the
otale, pursuant to the proyi-
SONS OF section "a of Act No. H
o. extra session of 1870. mill.
INTEREST TAx.-Six and opa-
half mills ON each dollar. TO
provide for the payment of the
interest to become due in 1879
upon all State bonds, except
the interest on levee bonds in
compliance with section 3.
Act A., of 1871, which tax,
when paid into the Treasury,
snail be known as the Inter
est Tax Fund.- 81 mill.
LEvEE TAx.-One and a half
mills on each dollar, 70 meet
the maturity of the coupons o.
OF interest tn fall due in 1872
for the benefit of the leyee
bonds. issued under Act No
10 OF 1857 and known as the
"Levee Tax Fond" and TO
conform to the requirements
OF section 3 of said act, IA MILL.
SPECIAL LEvEE TAx.-Two and
one half.miIls ca the dollar.
as provided for under act -
of 1870, for The payment oftbe
interest and part of the prin.,
cipal of the bonds issued nm.
der the said act, which tax.
when paid into the State
Treasury, shall be known as
the Special Leyee Tax
Fund, 81 iii.
LEyEE CONSTRUCTION. TAX
FUND.-Two mills on the dor -s.a-
lar. as provided for in section
q of act No. 4 of 1871. us COM w.
pensation to the Louisiana
Hevee Company, 2 mills.
LEvEE REPAIR FUND.-Two
mills on the dollar, in confor-
nifty with section 7, Act No.
4 of 1861. for the benefit of
the Louisiana Levee Comply. 2 mills.
The whole forming an aggre-
gate OF 2O4 mills on each
dollar, onI ,,4r,z
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

David Martin-mean fellow
that he was-cOurted Louisa Fow-
Ter, of Kingston, New York, for
seven years. and then welded an
other. Louisa went for DavifS
greenbacks, and got S4000of them
to heal her tom heart strings.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

Boston pay its female teachers
an average of 367 81 per mouth,
and Newton $50 "A. These are
the highest averages in the State.
Tue lowest is in the town of New
Ashford, which pays only SIG.
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Notice

Bellevue, La, April 1st, lS72
A at a meeting of Bodcau Bridge Com
~ pany, this day organized, VIM X.
Prather was called to the chair and w. y.
Hill requested TO act as secretary, when w,
K. Prather was elected president of said
Company-W K. Prather. &c. Head and
W. n. HIll, directors
The meeting then adjourned.
ff ~. II. HILL, See'y,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

Married ladies in Chicago at
tempt to keep their husbands at
home, nights by simply reminding
them that ito be Ku-Kluxed
would he awful - but the most
Of tie husbands like the outside
style of ku- Kluxing the best.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

Somebody tells the Scientific
American of IA way to clear well
of Carbonic acid gas. 1t is to low
er ii red-hot iron to the water so
as 70 produce a little steam. The
vapOr Instantly abSorbS the gas.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

An association has been formed
at Rockport, Ind, for the erection
OF a suitable monument over the
grave OF the mother of Abraham
Ltncoln. Her grave is at that
place.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

To brood over ills which may
happen in the future, is to make
oil imagination an ever-present re-
atty.
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liz striving for the attainment
of any Object. the heart must DE in
the work for such attainment, and
not sci on the object. ".
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Succession. Sale,

iSuec'n of David Lawrence, decd.
RY virtue of a writ of sale to me directed
ID from the Honorable Parish Judge o;
8Ossier parish, La. I'm the matter of the
'bove succession, viii proceed to sell on
Wednesday, 10th day of April,
1872, at Fillmore, La. within the legal hours
OF sale, at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, the following described
landed property, belonging to the success
sion of David Lawrence, decd, to-wit
The north half of southeast quarter. and
the north half of section y, township Is
range ii, Of the Northwest land District OF
MISUNDERSTANDING four hundred acres
70 be sold according to law for cash, with
the benefit of appraisement
The purchaser to pay for stamps and act
of sale.
PAUL LAWRENCE,
Admr. of Sue. of DAVID Lawrence, dee.
March 9th, 1872
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Senator Blackman'S friends
five or six of them, perhaps
seem determined to keep him
before the public for Gubnator-
ial honorS. AS it is unnecessary
to make two bites at the cherry
why not run him Oh the Liberal
ticket for the Presidency? Ii
occurs to us that North-LOui.
siana is entitled to the honor.
Trot him out gentlemen.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

Massachusetts, has now a mile
o. completed railway for every five
square miles of territory and for
each one thousand of population.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

One of The newly-imported Eng
fish editors OF the New York Times
SPEAKS of "Linco!n's re election as
President in 1862
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The time has passed for men 10
misrepreSeut parishes in which
they never lived. The time has
come for the people to declare the
sovereignty of the ballot box over
the Vaccinations of thieves aud
burglars. There is no law higher
than the viii Of the people. Any
law Or pretended law which
avoids o., defeats their will and
choice. has no binding force, and
it is not only a right but a solemn
duty to abrogaie and nulify such
pretended law by the necessary
means, whatever they may be.
How long is a trio to declare
themselves and their creatures
elected without regard to TIE
votes cast? How losg is the peo-
pie of Louisiana to be robbed by
thieves and burgulars who stuff
ballot boxes and defy shame aud
protest! What obligation human
or divine, are people under to
suffer robbery, outrage and Snch
infamy as the present state gov
ernment have perpetrated! We
are glad tGat the people are wax
ing up and the voice of their Just
Indignation, which has sluinbeced
so long, will ring like the blast OF
a trumpet IN the ears of thoSe'who
have plundered tie people, until
they have believed there was no
dangerand gloatedin their crimes,
and awake them trembling to Il
consciousness that there is dan
| ger, that forbearance can cease TO
be virtue, that even crushed
worm may turn upon the heel of
the Oppressor. We have borne
enough. If the Republican party
in a fair election, obtain control of
our state government, let them
have i,-they are entitled to it.
But II the programme OF The last
four years iSre-enacted, ifbarglarS
and thieves are forced in from
Parishes they never lived in
aud by stutfing ballot boxes, and
by every infamous means, then
the people of Louisiana should
take the necessary steps to prevent
it-pcaceably if they can. If this
effort on the part Of the people,
SHOULD bring the soldiers Of The
central government, let them
cOme-bertera military govern
ment, than such Il one as has dis
Sraced Louisiana for The past four
/ years. Union Record.
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Cincinnatis Southern Railroad
cigars and whisky to say nothing
OF its financial oil" have bought
up the Kentucky Legislature.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

If man thinks mere of his feet
tiIan his brains, il is because they
ale the only understanding he can
be proad of.
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The Clinton Patriot saws:

Through the insnumentality of
Judge L. NJ. Pipkln, ard tue at
tention of Hon. j. II. Sypher, we
are now to be blessed with a daily
mail. zoe ...4--... ...--
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-06

Joaquin Jose Rodrigues Torres
Visconde de Itaborophy, formerly
Prime minister of Brazil, is dead,
Who wonders?
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a smallpox hospital al Bing-
hamton, n. Y, was burned re-
Gently. As Gen. Sheridan was
not in the neighborhood at the
time, the origin of the fire is a
mystery.
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The LOCAL PAPER.-k local
newspaper is travelling agent,
taking its weekly rounds TO the
families Of all its customers. No
matter whether times are good or
dull, no matter whether trade is
brisk or otherwise, no business
man can afford to take down his
sign, nor Withdraw the pleasing
influence of 4 weekly chat with
his customers through the news
papers. For a business man to
stop advertising would be equiv
alent to saying Il have stopped
business, and ask no favors of the
people,
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Mr.. Editor AS you have

will not refuse this in opposi-
ton to him.
At the last Presidential cleo
ton the Democratic party
showed great strength, al
though defeated, and since then
it has doubled its members to
Congress. 1t was, till lately,
thoroughly organized aud pow
erful. Then why is this con-
Stant talk of its dissolution or
of lis fusion with the Liberals :?
The great mass of the Demo
Gratis intend this fusion, aud
tue Liberals also intend il, for
the simple reason that Grant
and his party are fast changing
our government from a Repub-
lie 70 a centralized Dictatorship.
Is there any difference be ween
Liberals and Democrats? There
has been, but it is fast .liSap-
pearing. They are meeting
together on il common ground
for a common purpose, aud all
their old auimosiIieS and petty
differences will be buried on,
OF sight. The preservation of
a republican government for
this nation, under which form
1t has grown so great and so
enlightened as to have no Sill
perior on earth, is the great end
both Liberals and Democrats
are striving for. Shall we, in
Louisiana, by our petty fac
tions, put it in jeopardy? The
seven votes Of Louisiana might
give a majority of fourteen
against the Radicals. Graui
must be beaten before the peo-
pie; it will not do TO spin he
opposition on two or more eau
didates. even if thereby Grant
should fail in obtaining Il ana
jority Of electoral votes. II
ever the election be thrown into
the house, Graut is certain To
he the choice. Let us not
theref@re, perpetually keep up
tue quarrel between the Fifty.
One and the Democrats and
between those Democrats that
lately acted with Garter and
those that acted with WarmofiI.
Let us form a great l'arty fui
the defeat of Grant, even should
we he compelled to admit War
moth us a member. The body
polite is indeed wofully diseaS-
ed. Grant has given it the
swinney aud Warmoth is d
screw-wOrm in its shoulder
Let us not remove the
worm while it acts as I
colnter-irritant. 1t is a won.
derful thing to me that War
moth should desire the defeat
of Grant, for that would he al
end of carpet-baggery; and
consequently / sometimes feal
that peace will be made he.
tween them. Nevertheless, lei
rs unite the opposition if pos.
sible. If Warmoth comes in,
well and good. Once well EN-.
barked with us, he could moi
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Political Calendar,

IMPORTANT STATE ELECTIONS TO oC-
COR AND STATE CONVENTION TO
BE HELD.
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LOCAL PAPERS.-Al exchange
apply and trutalully says o. the
local paper:
"They enhance the value o. pro
perry; they call attention 10 local
iry; they benefit particularly mer-
chants ard real-estate owners.
thrice the amount yearly they pay
for their support. There is moth
ing that would 90 a town more
harm than to do without its news
paper. You need not think the
publisher OF a newspaper can run
it for your benefit, and pay the
expenses out of his own pocket.
GIVE Your own paper a coed al
vertISInS patronage aud reSpecta-
bic ilst, and you may have such a
paper as you wiSh.7
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The whole forming an aggre-
gate of 204 mills on each
dollar, 20J mills
Smyrna times., 1872-08-07
Delaware Politics.

The primary or Hundred meetings of the
Democracy are to be held next Saturday.
Mr.. Jas. w. Mitchell, oi this Hundred, is recon.
nended for the SherifFaty nomination. Of the
Democracy.
John O'Byrne, Esq, addressed the Democrats Of
Milford on Friday evening last, aud those OF
Georgetown on Saturday evening, on the political
issues of the day.
Republican State COnDention.-The Republican
State Committee met IN Wilmington, last FRIDAY,
and decided to hold the State Convention, for nom
mating Congressman and Electors, at Lewes
(probablyl ON September 5th
The Mayoralty nomination election by the Re-
pubIcrns of Wilmington on Saturday week, wac
conducted rather iraudulenily, some of Captain
Dougherty friends voting TOO many times. Ii has
therefore been determined to refer the nomination
TO the people, and another election will therefore be
held in the several wards on Saturday week.
against Sumner-On Monday night, in VIII
,nington, the culored men held large meeting Ia
consider Senator Summers letter. Speeches were
made by Revs Mossrs. Turner, at Philadelphia and
Stewart, Wilmington, ard WIN. II. Hunter formerly
of North Carolina. All the speakers expressed The
utmost regard for Mr. Sumner, but told their friends
IL were better TO vote with the party and for the
candidate that had secured them their rights, than
to Elow Mr. Sumner into the ranks Of their p0ltica
enemies.
| "J You Lie DOwn NTH Dogs yOa Must Expect
10 get up NTH Fiees"--The DelgIoarean is mad
with Senator Sumner for waiting "hIs negro letter.
| II says: "For ourselves We neither endorse Mr..
Snm,or nor his negro letter. Nor do we believe il
will aid at all the prospects Of Mr. Greeley. Sum.
ner Is superlatively egotistieal and selfish. His
opposition 10 Grant is personal, and his advocacy o
Greeley prompted by malice 10 the iurmer. II
| Grant and he had not become personal enemies he
would have supported him for reelection, and per
hops denounced Greeley in unmeasured terms. We
accord 10 Mr. Sumner ability, but have never
believed that he was honest than he ought e
be. If his negro letter is the best service he can
render Greeley he had better write Lessor go tC
Europe"
The Peninsular Neos and Advertiser says
The old Democratic party hos acknowledged tha
Negro Suffrage is right and just-see Cincinnat
Platform--and nominated as its candidates fol
President and Vice President, two of the old Repub
licau leaders; men who declare that they ar,
still as good Republicans as they ever were, an,
mean 10 stay This settles forever the who'll
negro question, and we have nothing better to d,