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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

Gen. Daniel E. Sickles has
filed in the war department a
claim for his pay as a major
general on the retired list to
begin with his resignation as
Minister to Spain. Z MsEi!. aa
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

The verdict Of the Coroner's
jury in the case Of the, Fall
River (Mass.) fire states that
the means Of escape from the
mill were insufficient, and the
apparatus Of the fire depart
ment defective.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17
Senator w. &. Brownlow b;

Senator w. G. Brownlow has
published a card announcing
himself as a candidate for Con
gress in the second Tennessee
District. The District has a
strong white Republican ma
jority, but it was conceded
to be a doubtful one in case the
Republican candidate should
avow himself in favor Of the
Civil Rights Bill. AS Senator
Browfilow is a most vigorous
opponent Of that measure his
election.is very probablel ia
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

IL Isn't it strange thatNew Or
leans Democrats who 9 have
been fully awakened to Z the
corruption in the administra.
tioh 81 State affairs will seek
an alliance with the party thai
are, chiefly responsiblelfor the
corruption and the necessity
for reform which has been laid
upon the peoples q asi's
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

/! The first annual, fair Of the
Texas Agricultural and Indus
trial Association will COM
mence at Waco, in MeLennan
county, Texas, on the 27th
inst. It will. last four days.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

Ia You have no right to
vote under former registration
You must register anew. t'es
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

Gov. Kellogg complains that
members Of the white league
continue to drill in some por
tons of New Orleans.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17


ExlGov. b. Graft Brown Of
Missouri has addressed a long
letter TO the Democratic Cen
trail Committee Of that State,
unequivocally placing himself
upon theirparty platform, and
intiniating that the defoat.o1
the Democratic ticket in Mis-
souawould be a national ca.
lamity, since it would be ar
Endorsement of the National
Administration. Mr.. Brown
promises to take the stump fol
the Democracy so soon as his
health will permit. E
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17
Is Are Yeu registered &,

The Massachusetts Republi-
can Convention nominated the
Hon. Thomas Talbot for Gov
ernor and the Hon. Horati0 &.
Knight for Lieut-G Governor; the
platform favors specie pay
ments and condenlnsinflation;
these called Southern outrages
are denounced, and President
Grant is thanked for his inter-
ference in Louisian.a oa
The grape : I'll crop Of California
was never in a more promising
condition, both as regards
quantity and quality, than Al
present, the vintage being
placed at 10000, 900 gallons
against a yield Of 4,o0o,0ot
| gallons in 1873 and 2, 500, 900 ii
1872. + -
The Mobile Register say
General Sherman, the head Q
the army. emphatically de
clares that the legal and prop
er method Of preserving orde
in the Southern States is t,
leave that work to the State
themselves.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

Gen. Benz. r. Butler lis well
known as a man of extraordi-
nary inodesfy He has enviced
s0me of it in a late speech to
bis constituents, in which he
said:
s.If Democratic success in
New Hampshire and Connects
cutyelnbolden these rebelsand
traitors to overthrow q State
Government, what would they
do if they should succeed in
defeating ME- r. ss' ~
To carry the States of Con,
necticpt and New Hampshire
is nothing; but what would
not the wicked rebels do il
they should defeat B. r. Butleri
We tfemble in ayiew'rot its--
cincinnati Enquirer. s.
i VI a. s. ~
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

!. The Cincinnati Enquirer
thinks between hotel registers
and his letters to e ellogg, Car
penter should step down and
out. u
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

That person who strives ia
assume q character for which
he is not lifted. either by 10.
stinct or education. succeeds
onlyin making himself ridicu-
lOus. g siaI stssss.sss =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

@oA country paper gives the
following advice to a cores
pondent;a1ss'We shall have to
decline your article on the De-
cline Of Aristocracy. We have
left out several Of our own arts
eles this week, and yours ia
worse than any Of them. Take
our advice and write a few
very short pieces !; write only
on one side of the sheet write
plainly i and then take your
pieces and burn them up in
the kitchen stove. 800
vs.. W-sK Il a. Is
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17
i tag You can register at
Bellevue on the 22d and 23d.

: Wednesday Maj. ]. G. Mon;
cure, the Peoples candidate
for, State Treasurer, and Col.
VIM. NJ. Levy, candidate for
Congress from this District,
addressed our people at the
Court house. Mai. Moncure
being unweA, had but little to
say, but that little was to the
point and well received. Col.
Levy followed in an able and
exhaustive review of the stu
alton and q patriotic appeal to
his party to- stand by their
colors. aThslC olonel's speech
was quite appropriate, and We
believe all present. save his
opponents, endorsed it hearth
ii,. u ,i;kit9s isjS1aa ttali 49, II $3.50
yn;'lt ! ,saasl s1.a.ii I'D .s,ssI
AZ Don't procrastinate:.
You can't register after the
23rd inst.l ali1 div ii9I6ss 81.
.ls.lgEq ssT -rT-''--''YGll r 4
Maj. Moncurs said w ednes,
lday that he believed that he
would be elected State Treas.
lnrer. Such is, also our belief
Bossier willdo her sslevelbest'
Tor him. We don't, think there
lisa conservative voter in tbs
parish who will ssscratehn him
lstsf sssaszss -----se..un es---- /.
F. "a The old registration j.
run oatwhosverI wants IL
vote must register anew.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

- <t.1t atx4 4f . 4 - -
CoRRECTIoN.-In our last IS
sue we gave DR.. w. NJ. Swami
eighteen votes for Representa-
tive in the primary election in
ward five. Itlwas a typograph-
ical error. Or. SWAIN received
only eleven votes in wardtfive
The publication, though at
4 late day, was made as q part
of our. parish history, ana we
desire to have it correct. S.,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

The Nashville Union says
that q more hopelessly demon
allied party never went into a
contest than than the Radical party
of Tennessee, with Horace
Maynard as its leader.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

az To register is the first
step necessary to voting. =
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

remember that we are ai striving after the
pablie gesd, and that we believe that the
rond 10 the public welfare lies through the
satesess Of the Democratic party. and the
way TO that success lies through harmony
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17
Subscription, s3 Per Annum,'
shna@ IN Advance. pai

BELLEVUE, LOUISIANA:u j
Saturday ,::::::::::::::::::0 october ~, 1874.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

. 4
hrBelow we give the result, Of
The primary election held in
Webster parish on the 5rd
instant: Nea III sif faq
g For Parish Judge-W. L.
Franks 374, R. G. Drew 3O8
Franks majority sc. For Rep
fesentative w. w. Carloss
42l, J. J. Carter III; Carloss''
majority IA. For Sheriff.
J, VIM, IT., Collins s5s, g. W,
Warren .840; Collins majority
4. For Coroner-W. Life 148
Jas. Peters IS; LIFE majority
80, For. Justices of the Peace
jackson Sykes, Harvey Moore
TT Green, T. ". Randle and
J.sW. Felts were nominated
and for Police Jurors, j. G.
Wise, VIM. L. Coyle, William
Sandlin, Chris. Chaffs and o
e. Noles. ssi4
81 q 4
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

g, Indiana and Ohio have
spoken Enthusiastically, Keep
step to the music q, our grand grand
success, and Register! asgrn
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

To- Do not postpone regis
tration.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

A correspondent of the Au-
xusta Sentinel writes that the
Rev. Mr.. Prettyman, postmas-
ter at Marietta, Ga, whose de-
falcation has recently been
discovered, visited Philadel-
phia some months ago and de-
nounced the Southern people
in the harshest and most Sc
we're terms, representing us as
cruel 10 the Hegro, and claim.
ing that his mission was to re.
form the sinful WITHSTAND res
/ cue the Blacks from oppres.
sion. Should the criminal law
be executed, a brief residence
in the penitentiary will inter
fere with the fulfilment Of MI
Prettyman's mission. sil
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

W Don't procrastinate.
You can't register after the
23rd inst asi1 div iisss ltss.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

Let no anti-radical voter III
Bossier neglect to vote for w.
NJ. Levy for Congress. 81
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-17

The Picaynne picks TO pieces
Kellogg's recent letter chargt
ing past Democratic admins
trations with extravaganza,
showing in one instance a dis.
crepency Of s1S,11o,771. i.
Horace May liard denies thai
he is in favor Of the Civil
Rights Bill. @ 50
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02

The circuit IaNys Is neE
country shoula 50 well yafss'i ga
every branch Of his profession.
There IS NO chance far q DIVISION /
Of labor He must be ready TOT
Tia aocoasion sudden for be will
often learn for Tie frst time tie
leading fact of his case, while ~ is
on srial. lie viii seldom have ao-
cess to any hut the most maagre
libraries, and he must carry bus
books III his brain. With 3 Supreme
conrt above him thai posses no
mistakes. and a baekwoods jury
| before him that would be wearied
and disguised with d display OF
! technical learning. and Wonld tqieas
rate sno nonsenses shs must beis0f
grounded in elementary law as to
] be able to tfy his ease closely.
without his books, and adhere to-
the ler scriotq while arguing to the
Jury as man rather than as 9
lawyer In the early days Of In
i diana, lawyers ID good practice
would ride hundreds 81 mlles on
horseback. IN the slpall country
towns the people would heck to
| the courthouse as to q show and
I ii every important case the whole
neighborhood would take sides.
There was not often any assump-
ton Of dignity in Judicial manners
and bearing. Sometimes the court
would adjourn u allow the bar
Jury and witnesses to go to o horse
race, where his Honof" wouid
preside with the same Impasaallty
that distinguished bis rulings On
Kent and Blackstone, On one oc
casion Judge whose decisions
usually stood fire, is reported t.
have said to a lawyer who alter
, ward acquired national rePnta
ton, Ned, you can 60 tothe jury
but those horses are to start i
G thirty minutes, and I advise yol
/ to be brief. Ned was brief, ans
the Judge remembered it in hi
7 charge.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02
Six votes.

A Joliet, Illinois, woman with
:" no voting nonsense about her
appears ia print in this shape: y
lust don't believe ia these new
women notions. I have raised
Six boys -four Of them vote now,
and the others will soon be old
enough. Then 4 will have six
votes. Now these good-for-noth
ING women who have fooled thRii
time away and never raised o sin
ole boy como around and want
every woman to vote for herself
I don't believe ID such nonsense
| I have raised my six boys md
am going to have every one vote
for mo. Those women who 81
| locturing around the country IN,
stead 81 raising boys have PC
business % vote anyway. Anc
when they say that they are jus
"a good as L am, and have a RICH
! to vote themselves, if they hav'
no boys to az 30 for them, il i
not true. III they are just as smar
as Z am, why did they mot rails,
some boys to vote for them? ] tel
YOU / don't intend to be cheate,
out Of my six votes by any sue
/ good-lor-nothing folks. / cues
that the world would come to-
pretty pass ih q mighty short tim
| If the women ,al took to going
around featuring on women 5 right
instead Of raising boys?
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02
CaIunnr.

The rules OF pontenesa are never
at variance With the principles Of
morality. Whatever II really i'm
polite Is immoral. We have no
right to offend people with our
manners or conversation. We
have no right to deal with or be
influenced BY gossip about the
people we meet. Their private
affairs are none Of our business.
IF We believe q man to be nufii
company for rs, we must not IN.
yite him; but Il We meet him where
be has been invited lay others, VIZ
must treat him with ciyility. j
30 know q man or Koe9an to be :
grave offender, We can not use tha
knowledge to injure him or her
unless ii is absolutely needful TO
the protection of others. nh,
greatest and best men III the worlt
have been assaulted BY calumny
The purest and modest do no
often escape it. We cannot inves
tigaie as rnle We must disre
gard--all SANDERS. Where gres
offenses become notorious, til
offenders must De excommunicateC
in all other cases we must Civ
every ono The benefit Of q doub
apply charitable construction
hope for the best, md conside
every one innocent until he
proved guilty.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02
More About The CroVasse.

From the Galveston Mercury
The scientific engineering skill
Of Gen. JEFF. Thompson, aided by
Longstreet & Son, SO far has failed
to arrest the turgid waters Of the
Mississippi and imprison them
within the levies built for this pur-
pose. Rpin and desolation stare
ii the face the owners of the rich
lands Id Louisiana. What has
been saved from the war. and had
not oeen sold to pay high taxes,
will now Be destroyed by the food,
which shows no sign Of abatement.
At last accounts, the Bellechasse
creYasse could have been closed
| If money were forthcoming, but
the bankrupt State Government,
destitute OF brains as it is of money,
| n unable to give The needed relief.
4 Added to the horrors of the situa-
.Etion, q disaster to q tnghoat, re-
sulting in great loss Of life, has
/ taken place. She was engaged in
| bringing men ID work on the cree
vase st Bellechasse, when, by
some accident, she Suddenly sunk,
ard thirteen Of the men OF board
4 persisted. AT the Greenwood Gre
vase, which IA 100 feet wide, with
i depth Of three feet, men were at
work under Capt. Sawyer. o late
member Of the WaTmoth Board 0.
Public Works, with every prospect
of IFS being speedily closed. /
: this crevasse is not closed, $500
acres Of growing cane, the fines
is The State, will be lost. Til
crevasse at Bellechasse overflow
800 acres Of cane.
40 poor Louisiana the delug
has indeed come. La her nletrop
oils the number 81 vacant house
is greater than even during til
2 war. Her citizens are leaving Tia
I State for other and newee fields
/ We meet them at every turr
Powerless "a help themselves, Che
J have held On il the hope 81
i change, until the prospect Of deaf
from inanition became painful
apparent; and Smoking Che dust (
4, isis Radical-ridden State froi
i their feet, they have by emigratio
Il determined TO begin life ID the
q old age among strangers.
& The greatest height Of the fiyt
last week, ia front 81 New 0rlean
was nine inches above high Watt
mark of 1871,
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02
The Mot pleaaaht Dream.

A Scotchman and an Irishman.
happened to be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
through d most iuterminableforest
and sby some mishap lost their
way and wandered about in pitt
able condition for 1 while, when
they fortunately came across II
miserable hoyel, which was DESERT
ed save By d lone chicken. AS this
poor biped was the only thing eat-
able 70 be obtained they eagerly
dispatched and prepared it for
supper. When laid before them,
Pat concluded that it was INSULT
eient for tlle support of both him.
self and sawney, and therefore q
proposition was made To his con-
panion that they should spare the
chicken until next morning, and
lthe one who had the most pleasant
dream should have tile chicken
which was agteed t0. In the morn.
ing sawney told his dream. Hf
4 ahoughtangel sWeEe draWinghimHl
to heaven II 4 baskot, and he was
never before So bappy. Upon con
Guiding bis dream, Pat exclaimed
"0ch, sure. and be iabers, / saw
1 ye going, and thought ye Wonldn'
come beck 70 ! got up end etc th'
chicken myself
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02
Cmr


Bv GnnRaa 3. rnRNTTcE-
lis d yt sweet 10 listen
10 kha H gentle swell
And think We hear the music
Our chaat anew ~ wei
To gaae out 81 Tie even.
Ana tha b0undlesa fields II Dir,
Aaa se ESQ seaf Ni
&c roam ike angola There
There ore many d1eams 81 giadness
That cling fpUna Tie past
And fruD tbs tmnib az lee4n4
old thoughts come t1ronging fast;
THE f8s 'eVea 50 dearly
In Tho happy days bow gone,
The beautiful and lovely,
So fair ID look upan
Those bright and gentle maidens,
Who seemed So formed Tor bliss,
Too glorious and ie0 heavenly
For auch Fu4N this3
Whose dark solk eve seemed swimming
In q sea oI liquia light.
And whose lorksnf gold we're streaming
Ger bE0ws 80 sunny bright.
Whose niles ere lke tie saushinB
In the sprine-time 81 the year,
Like the changeful CLEANS Of April,
They followed every tear
They have passed. like hopes aWhys
And their loVeliness has fed
Oh, many 3 heart u morning
Ihat they ard with the dead.
Like tile brightest buds Of summer.
They have fallen with che stem;
Yet, obi it 81 d lovely death
10 fade from earth like theml
And vet, the thought il sa1dening
10 muse On such as they,
And feel that Cd the beautiful
Arr passing fast awAvl
That the fair vnes whom we love
Grow 70 each loving breast.
Like the tpndiii 81 the cIinning vine,
Then perish where they rest
And Ne can hnt think Of these,
ia the soft and gentle spring,
When the trees are waving Ger MS,
And hhe flowers are biossoming;
And We know that winters coming
With this cold end stormy sky,
And the glorious beRnty round us
Is budding but 70 die.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02
Relative Ramk os United states
Estsea.


The ST louis Times has the
following interesting comparison
of Gle present rank Of twenty Ct
the largest cities ia The United
States with that which TIE same
cities held ii 1860.
The cities oi NeW York Philas
delphia and Brooklyn maintain
the same relative rank rs TO popu-
laiion that they did IL 1860
There has been considerable shift
/ IND Of places. however among
those that now constitute the re-
/ mainder Of The twenty foremost
cities Of the Union.
During the last decade, st. Louis
/ has assembled the scale from the
eighth to the fourth.
Chicago, ID q similar proportion,
chanpe0 places from The ninth to
| The 9Th.
Baltimore, which IN 1860 waf
| the fourth, relrogrades to the sixth
Boston pursues the same direc.
ton. from the fifth to The seventh
Cincinnati retires q step, IRON
| fhe seventh to the eighth.
New Orleans falls back from thC
sixth To the ninth.
San Francisco, taking a notable
forward leap, vaults from the tit
teenth to the tenth.
Buffalo lags behind from th'
tenth to tho eleventh.
Washington makes a stride from
the fourteenth to the twelfth.
Newark, New Jerseys thrivini
metropolis, drops from the eleventh
60 the thirteenth
Louisville, twelfth in rank i
1850, is now assigned to Che four
teenth.
Cleveland, four steps forward
mounts from the nineteenth to th
fifteenth.
Pittsburg alone retains the sam
relative rank now as then, the ST.
teenth.
Jersey City rises from the tWar
tieth to the importance of th
seventeenth.
r Detroit recedes from the sever
II teenth Co the eighteenth; MilwaI
J. kee from the eighteen b to Il
% nineteenth; and Albany, whiC
II was ten years ago the thirteent
e now takes the old place Of Jers'
,e City as the twentieth.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02

Returned Strayed to Texas, 4
is the remark III The Yonngyille
postmaster, notifying as Of the dis
appearance lit one If our deliu-
quent subscribers. May the an
gels oE the starved printers
devils guard bis footsteps I'M
fayette Advertiser.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02

DIES NoN. From the PicayuDe:
One of our correspondents asks
that we give A correct list Of all
the dies non, as recognized M
Louisiana. Herewith Is submitted
All effort to crafty that desire:
January lst.
January sth.
Magdi Graa.
February 18th Liucoln'a birth
dav.
February 22d.
March 4th.
Good Friday.
July 4th.
December 25th.
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02

gcalawogs At GAINESVILLE, Florida,
annoy their fellow-citizens by pill
fefine iaofs from houses, aud per-
sons building only purchase ono
days SUPPLY 81 lumber By 3 time,
a 800 rot securely nailed To tbs
building ii stolen IL the night
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02
NOTICE.

y The undersigned having purchased
the Black Bayou Saw Mil, and having
been put lii good running order, viii
saw lumber for any one that viii fpr-.,
nish him logs for four dollars per thou-
sand feet, or for one-third, fo3 three,
six ar twelve months
Al. ]. JOHNSON.
Black Bayou, Calcasieu parish La,
October 18th. 1879 8f oa
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02
w af1ace a Co.

AND WnolHsFh ANtg
a fH
a DRY GOODS
"a and IL Magazine 81. and n
ST., s8, SIS, 87 md So dommonst.
dee2T72.lY New 0fleall
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-05-02

The greatest height Of the river
last week il front 81 New Orleans,
was nine inches above high winter
mark of 1877,