The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1873-05-10
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.aceral W0llllu6u. NSh'
hos been reinforced. kellogg's +
p DoId;ers are deserving. The great
~ excitement prevails in the .
M adjacent to ST. Martins
UaTish. aud fight is regarded as
;mminent. The forty-tive metro
noIitans who left here on Monday.
pi~gether with the forty-elght .
United States soldiers, this morn
mo are still at Brashear, unable |
:. ~. proceed further, there being no
means of transportation beyond
that point. the citizens detained
the boats at franklin"
New Orleans, May Flour
dnII: double Xxx s6 %, good Xxx
sT2r choice xxx 81 75toS. Corn
mixed Acc; white and yellow 90
to57e Oats 421to43. Bran dull
st75c. Hay dull; prime s23to25;
choice s2S 90. Pork dull; mess
SaId at sIS %. Dry salt meats
scarce at Sto9sto9f Bacon dull
and depressed at S3to104to1Oa.
Hams firm at 143to15. Lard quiet;
refined tierce 95c, and keg lotto
1O2 Sugar dull; common 65to63;
mod common d; good to fair 74tO
Sc. Whisky dull; Western recti
ned So; Louisiana 81 and Cincin-
nat; 9Sc. Coffee 174tol94c. Gold
III. Cotton quiet; sales 1900
bsles good ordinary l54; low mid
dlingl63; middling lStoISbc mid
ding New Orleans Isle; receipts
5l5S bales; exports to continent
1886 bales; stock on hads 15+,905
bales.
Brashear City, May Eight
metropolitaus arrived this morn
ing, making forty eight whites
altogether. The citizens refused
them shelter and they are sleep
ing III small negro cabin filled
with negroes; they have orders. TO
90 to st. MartinSville but can get
no transportation; the ferry flat
here has been removed; the Ieche
boats stopped near Franklin and
are guarded by citizens. The
citizens here all determined; all, is
quite. One metropolitan has just
arrived from st. Martinsviile; he
came through the swamps and has
verbal dispatches for \ w Or
leans. He Says Badger is hem
med in: he heard heavy canona-
ding at two o'clock ia the mOrn-
ing.
New Orleans, May THE
grand jury has passed resolutions
TO have Kellogg and his officers
appear before them on the charge
Of uSurping the government of
louisiana. Judge Abel ordered
the report filed and subph9nas
issued for the parties to appear
before the grand jury; also TO
report against the metropolitan
police.
New iberia, La. May Z, IL A. NJ.
Firing is heard this morning.
A Courier from the citizens camp
reports three lneropUfitanS killed
and four wounded in the SkirniSh
The citizens picketS advanced
within two squares Of the court
house where Col. Badger has con-
centrated his forces. The citizens
are collecting from every portion
Of the Attakapas. Most of the
recruits are OF the better class and
well mounted, aud generally with
lree, ,4-loatI! ing shot guns. So far,
heyoung men principally have
gone to the Il, Id; Married men in
the towns are watching ,the negro
ergaDiZers and are prepaTih 10
Illustrate them. Captains ofSteanI d!
t0atS have been warned not to
raRsport arpIed metr0polifanS,
and consequently did not bring
thOSe at the bay, knowing that
their boats would be blown M.
New York, May Chief JUS
tee Chase died this morning of
paralysis, both of his daughters
and Senator Sprague were at his
bed side. ..H.a
The entire Bayou Teche is under
serviellance by well organized
bodies of the citizens, and kellogg
troops can only reach St. Martins,
Vile by fighting their way up the
oayon. 1t is generally supposed
and engagement took place last
night, but no reports received up
10 the present hour.
AsT Orleans, IL P. NJ, May T.
several gun stores Were broken
open by mob to night and rob
eed of their contents. The excite
neRt in the city is subsiding
since 1t is currently reported that