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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-10-24

Be it enacted, &C., That the fol-
lowing accounts be. and same are
hereby allowed to w. FL. Scanland,
editor Bossier Banner, to.wit:
For advertising Special Term District
- Court. 1874, T1s $ls 90
Estimate ofexpenses, Is 90
!" : Pr0eeedings, Gee. ,Hgs July ses- q ~
/" Bridge letting Willow
.Chute) 90
Registration notice IS UU
Be it enacted, That the sum Of
fifty dollars be allowed VIM. NJ.
Swami, parish physician, for 3rd
quarter salary, 1874, and that war
rant issue to J. q. Head therefor.
Be it enacted, &C., That the ac-
counts be allowed to L. B. Kelly
on witness claims in State cases,
as follows, to-wit:
In case Of State vs. R White, to K Kin
.eaid, for s. T4
In case Of state VS. r White, to NJ Ross
for 5 374
In case of state vs R White, to r Kin
caid. for S 6E4
In case Of state VS. R White, to NJ
Ross, for 5Ga
Rose, for 637a
70 j A Thomas:
For repairing chairs, &c, for Court
House, W
For hanging window to Court house 50
For ironing kegs, making tops, 3 90
To I. E. Mercer: -
Mims's, 2 50
Ton. A. Durdin.
For one days services in letting con-
tract for building Willow Chute
bridge, 90
Be it enacted, &C., That in ac-
cordance with Il request of G. w.
Durdin, the parish treasurer, q
committee, composed Of John J.
Swindle, B. f. Fort and B. r.
Oneal, be appointed to take an
inventory of the contents of the
parish, when the same shall be
opened in the presence Of said g.
w. Dlrdin.
On motion, the Board then ad-
journed until Wednesday morning
8 o'clock. Il
Szgg NTYnnTn
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To w J Mobley on witness certificate
in favor of Phil Smith in State VS.
is Herring Sc 81
To Shep Tsda1e, witness ins case of
State vs Henry Virgins O
To T w Woodruff, j. p,
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be 1t enacted BY the Police Jury,
etc., That q warrant issue in favor
of 3. r. Oneal for the sum OF ole
hundred dollars on the judgment
fund. in part pay Of the Judgment
he has against the parish Of Bos-
sier, and the treasurer is hereby
authorized to pay the same out OF
any moneys now on hand belong
ing to said fund. A
Be itenacted by the Police Jury
of Bossier, etc. That warrants is
sue to F. NJ. Hanks, contractor for
the building Of the Bed Chute and
Flat River bridges on the Atkins
Landing road, for the amount due
him as per contract, in sums as
follows, t0-wit:
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VIII. Scanland, Editor and Prop'r.
Advertising Rates :
Subscription, So in Advance.

Bellevue, Louisiana,
Saturday ,::::::::::::::::::::::O october "A. 1874
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Be it enacted, &C., That the fol-
lowing accounts be. and same are
hereby allowed to w. FL. Scanland,
editor Bossier Banner, to.wit:
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30
THE Desire F0R OFFICE.

Sometimes tine complaint is heard
that one sign Of the degeneracy Of
the times is that so many men want
office. We are inclined to look up
on the bright side of the subject. 1t
is a glorious thing to live in coun-
Ery i'm which at least two-thirds Of
the people arc competent to dis
charge the duties of the various
offices. There is no cause for des-
pondency. When the contest is
over, the disappointed applicants
gracefully fall back to their old
vocations, and hopefully wait till the
next time. 1t is no disgrace to be
a citizen of q State in which there
are at least one thousand men COM
petent lin their own estimation at
least to fill the important position
Of United States Senator. Let us
be proud of our State and her army
of intelligent men fitted to fill the
Offices in the gift of the people and
the legislature. and if they fail in
that direction, are well fitted to
make good and useful citizens at
home -.F l.r --...
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30
COUNTY ROADS.

From the Nashville Union and American. I'd
Several of our State exchanges
are discussing the backward and al
most impossible condition of coun-
try roads. The. complaint seems
louder in East Tennessee than any
other section. The road law passed
by the last Legislature is generally
spoken of as a good one, if it were
carried into effect; but its execution
was left optional with each County
Court, and it is stated that few, if
any. have given it the benefit of
trial. Hence, there is a disposition
to urge that the law be made CON-
pulsory on the counties by further
legislation. ,
Among the rights dearest to the
free American's heart, is the right
to be shiftless and thriftIess. We
do not quite clearly see how this
right can be curtailed without i'm
parting a SAVIOR of despotism to State
rule. If some counties want bad
roads to drive men and money from
their borders, have they not an in
herent an inalienable right to such
roads? One of the problems puz-
cling our statesmen, is how to pre-
vent the emigration of TenLesseeans
TO the West. We cannot think of
any better plan for keeping these
nomads among MS than that of allow
ing them the free indulgence oftheir
primitive and pioneer notions about |
bride paths and bear trails being |
to macadamized roads. |
fellows arc fleeing from our
super civilization. If we really wish |
TO restrain them, we must restrain
in our mad cravings for ar
Way to every village and
hamlet in the State.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30

II President Grant bowls and
whines because men wished their
negro employees to vote their way,
and threatened, as lie alleges, to
discharge them. if they did not.
What purility! What contemplate
bitterness! Suppose there had been
some high-toned Federal ofice-hoid-
ers in this broad republic. and they
had dared to vote the Democratic
ticket, what would have been the re-
suit? We will not answer; the
world knows. Then, for a President
20 ask Congress to interfere between
employer and employee, is SO con
temptible that words fail US to ex-
express our thoughts.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30
RUTLEDGE AND KNOXVILLE.
Proposed Narrow Gauge Road

Proposed Narrow Gauge Road.
RUTLEDeE, Tenn, Dec. 10, 1874.
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
lam of the opinion that our good old
town of RutIedge, and the people all
along the valley from. here to Knoxville,
need, and ought to have, Railroad COM
munication with the world and the rest
of mankind And more, that we can
have tiff we viii only make the effort.
The gods help those who help them
selves. We should begin, therefore, by
showing what we can do ourselves.
a narrow gauge railroad can be equip
ped from here to Knoxville for less than
SIC. 200 per n1ile--say $500, 000 -
This valley at the base of the Clinch
mountain is nearly straight and level.
All the grading necessary would be
merely road bed. .r s-.
The right of way would be given. or
at most could be bought, with your dead
head free-pass. thunder. That is, give
every one through whose land the road
would run a. freespass for the right of
80 ttsNF3o liz AAA4C WQlu4
take stock to the, amount of the, eros ;
ties. The East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia road. could make it. pay to take
stock in the road, as it would be a feeder
to that road without competing. nts i1ssa
-Rl1tfedge and GrainEer county could
take half the stocl1a The city of KRox-
vile could take. the balance. The road
as q daily Goober train would pay the
business and conTenfcnce of Knoxville
more titan thu interest of tho entire e6st
of the road Gis 81 Yl5J s5f ,rSg9 IJsl.fGss
+ Now, my dear john bunch these suc-
gestions in your rich, rare and racy style
aud draw out the ideas of some who are
familiar with the wants of this section;
and also whether il is not practical and
possible to build the road, and. to do it
now. while there are so many out of en-
and while all that goes into
the construction of a railroad can be had
at such low prices, and thus give an inn
pgtIs TO trade and all the industries now
almost at a stand still. 80 f-1r4e a4.. s-s-...
10 zGesaY ours truly I'D eEsls f,lt.
st 81 Es~ NTr<p ATrq M TrRorrANF
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30

~ The portion Of the recent
postoffice regulation for the prepay.
ment of postage on newspapers and
periodicals, relative to country pa
pers, has been modified as follows
Newspapers, without regard to fire.
quency of ISSUE" one copy to each
subscriber actually, for the time be-
ing, residing in the county where the
same are printed, are entitled to pass
free Of postage through the mails.
but the rate of postage on the same,
excepting weeklies, when deposited
in a letter-carriers office for delivery
10y the Office or its carriers shall be
uniform at one cent each Weeklies,
when sent through the mails or de-
posted in a carriers Office in the
county where printed, shall be weigh
ed in bulk and be subject to a post
age of two cents per pound, to be
prepaid at the mailing Office by spec
ial adhesive stamps.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30
CH4RLE ROSS.

If the poor little fellow should be
found alive and well, his fame will
probably ruin him. The sympathy
of millions will cluster around; the
idle curiosity of thousands Of foolish
men and women must be gratifed-
Such notoriety win turn the head of
almost any mortal.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30
The Merrist1Vt Gazette.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 80, 1874.
WHERE TIE MONEY GOES.

A large amount of the costs at
tending every term Of the Circuit
Court arises from petit cases which
would be tried before any magistrate
in the land and the ends of justice
be obtained. We hope Legislators
will specially look TO this leak in the
shin of State.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30

PoLIsIfING TINs.-First rub your
tins with damp cloth then take
dry flour and rub it on with your
hands. and afterward take an old
paper and rub the four off. and the
tins viii shine as well as il half an
hour had been spent in rubbing them
with brick-dust or powder, which
epoils the hands.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30

t See prospectus of Nashville
Ctristian 1elpocelte, the largest and
best religious paper published in The
South. ISL
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MATILDA SMITH.

l was mostly raised on Clinch; pap
treated mother better than she did him;
she staid away half the time; they had
difficulties she was always in the fault;
the last fuss was in October, 1872, so far
as l know; she went to Greene county;
the last week in ecptember, came back
and staid two days; she got up in the
night and left; she went away about
three weeks before pap started to Texas;
she took the clothes she pulled off that
night-nothjng else.
Cross xamined-Went to bed about
eight or nine o'clock-gOt up next morn
ing after day light; mother would treat
us children sometimes like mother
ought to, again would treat us mighty
bad; my sister and pap We're all there
the night mother left.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30
TERMS.

Said sale win be made on credit OF six. twelve
and eighteen months, and in bar of the equity of
redemption a - ft
Notes in equal sums, bearing interest from date
with approved personal security, win be required
Of the purchaser, and q lien retained on the land
until the purchase money II fully paid roe FEE
IS JOHN MURPHEY.
Noy. Is, 1874. Prs fee SI3 20. 4w c. kM
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THOMAS HENDERSON.

lived about half mile from defend
ant; he said something about her being
over on Clinch; this October 10; I staid
all night with him short time before
he started to Texas; defendant said to
my sister :" you are like my daughters,
have got no MOTHER" / drove defend
ants team q little way. ~
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30
Merchants oil Easf Tennessea

exclusively, to their facilities for furnishing differ
ent Patterns and styles Of BEDSTEADS. Of their
their ulanIlfactorys and greatly improved several
OF their former patterns in appearance and ali are
more substantially constructed than any hereto
fore offered IN this market. To the merchants Of
East Tennessee South Western Virginia. and West
era North Carolina offer facilities for obtaining
superior work IN our line at prices far less than en-
be had at more distant manufactures szv- send
for our Hlstratel catalogue and revised price list
leESTINE 81 MAY.
feb8 no ~ KNOxyII.TRz tenn
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Defendant was not at my house;
don't know anything about il. M en-
G-iso WTLLTAM4!a CH4REES = 81

.OASH y khO Will Thing ttDOuI NJ. 80 -f- tt+t1
: A~i'o WILLIAM II CH4REES. = 81
know very little about the matter:
on tire morning of 18th October, 1872.
about four O'Clock, l heard some pitifui
screaming; live one and a half mile
from defendant; We overlook him about
one and half miles this side of Messy
Greek; wanted me to tell him who cot
this thing up; / told him did not know,
that was sent after him; that his wife
was murdered, aud that | wanted him
to go back and see her taken up; he
said, "Lord God, p havn't see her for
three weeks, that morning; that a man
told him at Kirkpatrick's mill, that his
wife was over on Clineh; that he was
not going back, he was going to Texas.
ssh S1KUEL BELL
testified as follows:-I was in charge of
the Rogersville train; ran up and stopped
the train, and went over to where they
were taking her up; we discovered a pit
near the the fence; another pit by a LOG.
about foot deep; Federal oYercoat-eape
was over her face; her head was crushed;
in the second place, it looked like some
thing had lain there, saw. trail coming !
from. toward the house; Isaw them bring I
ing him back to Jail.
Cross examined Said he never help |
ed break Jail; didn't take the body up for |
three days after it was discovered.
T. W. PHILLIPS.
Traces Of something like hog had
been dragged; took the trail just as l |
would a path.
Cross. examined --Saw some blood at
the house; am certain; l followed the
trail as if it had been path.
Thos. Berry recalled Charles lives
little over mile from defendants.
JAS, r. Henderson recalled by defend
before it was light-not
long before.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-12-30
JOSHUA BERRY.

Thursday evening, before the Presi-
Dental election, Mcpherson called to me
| went up to old man Bcrry's; next
morning [ went to where the woman
was said to be; saw the wU1nan's face :;
sent fot"the corOner; l knew her in life
well; / believe the body was that of
W N. Berry's wife; saw two other
places that looked like there had been
some digging; took two men with me
and we compared Che mattock with the
impressions on the earth; got the mat
took from old Mr.. Berry;gIY made a re-
examination; the mattOck had struck a
rock and cut hole in it, cutting deeper
in the center; we, or /, placed The mat
took in this cut and il fit; EXAMINED
her mouth; one upper tooth,J little to
one side, was missingi some one. present
said. take her up out of the pit; l asked
him If he wanted her taken up; he said,
if it waS1H his wife, he wanted her taken
up; / remarked, he ought to have got
some one to help bury her. .5trr1..
Cross eXamined.-When / made the
remark to the defendant 1 believe he
heard it; a pretty large crowd was pres
'ent; some excitement; was not excited
muchs tho comparison of the mattock to
the cuts in the pit was made during the
january term of the Court at Rogers
vile; the bottom of the pit was covered
with leaves, and was protected.
ats. sg ee&Tg TG4AIr D1 YFys1 l.1A- r
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Nuke AUT MURQUASr.
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Ne,o a . g II >. ne n { - ~
-fIsSTABETSEI1zD- Ie65.] X SA~-+Z.-IE~y
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was called to the chair, and gave his tes-.
timony as follows:-I am the son of
Thomas Berry, Sr.; did not see Allie
Berry for two or three months before
she was missing. My father and / set
out to search for the dead body of the
woman; we found her; found other pla-
ces where, there had been fresh digging;
/ was not particularly acquainted with
Mrs. Berry; thought it was her body,
but did not know it certainly; there was
a dent on the right side of her head; did
not notice any other mark. Her head
was mashed. The pit where the body
lay was dug with a mattock; could see
no traces of tho body's being dragged
from one place To another.
JAMES u. HENDERSON
being called in, testified as follows.-I
helped to find the body of Allie Berry.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14
General BreekinFfdge and Race
Courses.

From the Turf. Field and Farm.I
A few nights ago the writer was pay
ing his respects to General j. G. Breck-
inridge, who is now in this city and
something of an invalid. One of the
ladies in the parlor, blue blood Pres
byterian, as she confessed herself,
dropped a remark about the noisy, tur-
bulent scenes engendered by horse
race. The general was reclining in an
easy chair, apparently paying little at
tention to the conversation, but ere the
lady had finished flush mantled his
pale face, a new luster came into his
weary eyes, and he interrupted the
speaker. saying, courteously but firmly,
Pardon me, but you do not understand.
As the president Of the Lexington Asso,
citation, the oldest racing organization
in the United States, / feel it my duty
to defend the turf. will tell you a
little anecdote which fairly illustrates
the point want to make. Last fall an
old farmer brought his tall, raw-boned
son to the races The youth was
inst sprouting a mustache, and he
thought it the proper thing to do to make
himself as conspicuous as possible. de
was going to have what he defined jolly
time, but before he had committed an
overt act the old man laid his hand on
his shoulder and said: Better be quiet
John; you're not at fair or a camp
meetin'; you're on the Lexington race
track, and il you cut up any OF your
shines they'll chuck you out quicker
than you can say Jack Robinson. Thus
admoaished, the young gentleman did
not attempt to play any of the pranks
which he had been in the habit Of play
ing at the various agricultural fairs and
camp meetings which he had attended.
The little story carries with it a moral;
you understand, do you mott" All
laughed heartily at the anecdote, and
none more so than the lady whose re-
mark had called it forth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14

venton house his entrance was the sig
nal for general silence, and often for
a dispersion of half the members pres
ent. Marat. who was eaten up with
bilious vanity, gloried in the universal
repulsion which he excited, and he had
grim, vicious way of smiling when,
fixing his eye on any member whom he
disliked, be saw the man turn pale and
crouch. Such was the man who, by
means of all the scum Of Paris, kept the
conyention in terror, and through it
governed France.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14

One night recently, Mr. Gibson Tay-
lor, of Davies county, KY, was called
out Of bed by seven or eight men, who
demanded bacon of him, saying they
would not steal, and had no employment,
money, food for their families, or credit,
and were almost starving. After per-
emptory demand for meat, Mr. Taylor
gave up the keys of the meat house.
The parties took but a small quantity,
declaring they only wanted enough to
drive starvation from their doors, and
again locked the house and left the
premises.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14
MEMPHIS, TENN: FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST ID, 1874

A negro called Uncle Jip was fool
ing around ferry dock, when some one
offered to bet him fifty cents that he
couldn't let coeoanut be broken against
his head. Jist kiver that money re-
piled the old man, laying fifty cent
piece down, and as soon as it was done
he sat down on chair, uncovered his
head and told them to pound away. A
small cocoanut, with the husk peeled off,
was thumped against his head until it
flew in pieces, and Uncle Jip raked in
the currency with the remark; :" If any
one wants to kiver any more money
send him around.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14
SPECIAL NOTICE.

Many who are suffering from the effects Of
the warm weather and are debilitated, are ad-
vised by physicians to take moderate amounts
of whisky two or three times day In lit
tie while those who adopt this advice fire.:
quentlv increase the number of /" drinks,
and in time become confirmed inebriates. A
beverage which wi 4 not create thirst for intox-
icating liquors, and which is intended especi-
ally for the benefit Of debilitated persons.
whether at home or abroad. Is DR.. Schenck' 8
Sea Weed Tonic. Containing tho jufces of
many medicinal herbs, this preparation does
not create an appetite for the intoxicating
cup. The nourishing and the life supporting
properties Of many valuable natural produc-
tions contained in it and we'll known to medi-
cal men have a most strengthening influence
A single bottle of the Tonic will dem onstrate
its valuable qualities. For debility arising
from sickness. over exertion or from any cause
whatever, q wine. glassful of Sea Weed Tonic
taken after meals will strengthe the stomach
and create an appetite for wholesome food.
To all who are about leaving their homes, We
desire to say that the excellent effects Of Dr.
Schenck's seasonable remedies, Sea Weed
Tonic, and Mandrake Pills. are particularly
evident when taken by those who are injuri-
ously affected by change of water and diet.
No person should leave home without taking
a supply OF these safeguards along, For sale
by all druggists. cod: lS3-l5S
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-08-14
An Egyptian plague In Algeria.

The following letter from a corre-
spondent in Algeria will give some no.
ton of the ravages of the locusts in
certain places at the present time: +" II
the ancient Egyptians could return to
life again, they would here witness their
terrible plague of locusts. Let any one
imagine an aerial torrent descending
upon all the fields and devouring every
particle OF verdrre in a few minutes;
beans, potatoes, maize, every kind of
vegetable and fruit, in fact, and what is
worse still, the foliage of the trees. At
Bou Ismail, the Mayor offered reward
of a franc for every kilo Of locusts' eggs.
In very short time he was obliged to
desist because of the largeness of the
sum, two thousand francs being quickly
expended. If the corn had not been
ripe, not a single grain would have sur
vived this invasion; but, fortunately, it
was too far advanced. The vines have
been ruined, causing great. loss to
their owners. My bees were going on
well, but for the last month they
have been surrounded by the
deyastators, and l have hardly any
nope tnat Lney Will De dulc W
resist them. One neighbor, to protect
his garden from the ravages of crlckets
and locusts, spread his linen all over
the vegetable beds and fruit bushes;
but-would you beleiveit2-the monsters
devoured all from underneath. In some
places the locusts have not done any
damage themselves, bat have left in
passing such enormous quantities OF
eggs that every effort to destroy them
has been in vain. In Kabylia, one of
the most fertile and best cultivated dis
tricts of Algeria, some of the crops
have to be replanted in consequence of
the locusts. Large numbers of trees
have been attacked and just now the
olive, fig trees and vines are menaced by
the crickets in spite OF the strenuous
exertions made by the natives to destroy
the eggs. But it is not only these
plaques the unfortunate colonists have
to contend with; enormous flights. OF
sparrows have done great mischief in
Milianah and Orleansville this summer,
and some districts have suffered from
drought so that, all things considered,
the agricultural prospects for this year
are not very hopeful in even the most
favored spots.