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, 1875-10-06

The Chicago produce inarkcts were irregular
ycstcrday. Meas pork wGs moderately act.
i've, and 25o per brl lower, closing al at ssa2
for October, and $1,000 scllox Thu year. Lard
was quiet anti weak, closing at S13.2; cash,
and ST.. 1o@l:. 1:1 seller the year. Meats were
quiet anA ae per III higher, ut aa@o}o for
shoulders, l3!@13sc for short ribs, aua
l4c for short olsarh I4aks ireiglts wero
quiet and flr7ncr, ut a{s for whcut to HUFF
flo. ilighwincs wore dull mud easier, at
$LA} put gallon. Flourwas quiet aud steady.
Wheat w~s aetiye aud irregular, closins ut
Sl.lO4 casA, aud $1.1oj for November. Torn
was active aud advanced 10, but cloSea weak
at 5Gsc cesh, and 53c for November. Oats
were active aud euler, closing ut SEQ fos
October, and 3:!c for November. Rye was
quiet aud firm at 721o, hurley WIS actiye and
Atesdier, closing at 9Gac cash, and 800 fos
, 1875-10-06
fcctor FsnvEl.,. to come forth anil show causn
wI,y thiot ahalt mt he mnrkcl rpon lLu political

II In pasufml fw VIZ s,,%e fnera 10 ln ea1st7oIl"I
to i,,1blicIy robuso The fni,r!2r fer liz GhrhriH-
Tim conrse In dealing With religious ,nattnrn.
W. lad wrestled with {sr r"ssfa,onlly and colt
Rcientionsly, had 80 plessod With Il, co,InAolcd
and adnlonHl,cst 1t. Tint nj Int TO tl,or,Eht wo
had led 1t to hco tho crsorH Of its Why's, And TINT
III future 1t would travel in to right rats1 with.
on the tloccsH'ty Of onr leading II any longer.
And got heto, right on tho ove Of rcrssal. with
al! tho churches trying 10 usgan!ze tho good
work. anil waiting for i}aorurn siconT to cn'no
nnd set the ball u.lolllng. rises clergyman and
informa the churches tlat BROTHER MnonY Las
tol'l lin hs tr"fers Hot to como 10 {I.'cnEo hc-
cau3c tho jnt'rior ilaH aai1 things pD,ut lin H.
1itcracy which have hurt htni Notwithstanding
tho petll.lions tncxcuaablenesA of thin attempt
10 hinder tho rrogress Of roiginn among tho
tnaaAas vo stall not yet give M sho In'Cr'or.
TnE TasnuSE Will still dig around II aud labor
fur i.s conversion to llonestv mud charity, not
dlFcouragsd f,y liz present backslil'ng.
, 1875-10-06

There is clance TINT 1l11,. K1ya will vet
be vindtcated-not by d disagreement OF tho
jury, but by tcchnicality which will pre.
vent his trial upon tho Indictment for pcr.
jury found by tho GRIND Jury Of the District
OF Columbia. II such should provo to 10
the case. tho minnesota Congressman will bo
in position to at least point in triumph tc
tho fact that le was nnyor convicted, a1ll, OIL
that account, to demend n general admission
Ut his spotless innocence.
, 1875-10-06

Some idea is afforded in an article to he
found in our local columns this morning ot
tho e1sont and character OF tbs whisky franas
rracticed in Chicago, ono firm alone having
dcfrauiled tho revenue to tho Rtnonnt Of
:33G, 1000, the aggregate Of unpaid tascs on
illicitly. manufactured liqnor. rhis is ono OF
the many casos which will como before tho
Grand Jury Of tho United Ssntcs Court d,ir-
ing ita sessions, beginning with to-day, md
to bo subsequently, trio.l upon indict-
naents returned by that body. Evil
tlencc OF tho frauds tho most complete md
positive Is alleged to have been accumulated
by the agents and detectives employed bY
the Treasury Department TO investigate The
operations Of the Whisky Ring, and there is
little room for doubt that tho number Of con-
victious will tally closely with the number Of
prosecutions. In tho first OF tho whisky
fraud cases recently tried ut st. Joseph, No.,
the prosecution was completely successful,
and, as tho nntur5 of the frauds and the
character Of tho evidence aro substantially
tho Same in all the cascs, similar result is
regarded NJ certain in Chicago.
, 1875-10-06

The conflict between ar1uor and artillery
has progressed 10 rapidly in England az 10
fairly settle the point that no artnor cen be
constructed impcrvious To artillery. Tho
London Time OF Sept. IL contains four
column description Of the tests of Soma Of
thu monster guns recently constructed for
the Devastation, 1n1e1iblo, md TAunderer,
which furnishes Some facts bearing upon tlia
superiority Of artillery to ar1lsor. On the
18th, trials were malu with the Bl-tou glnA
constructed for the Infle1ible. Tleso guns
aro Of wrought iron, consisting Of riacd
iuncr tube Of steel, surrounded with fina coils
Of iron so arranged as to overlap md UNDER
lie, thus rondering the structure as homo
genoous Al possible. Tho bore is II
foot in length, with primary ca1ibro
of l41 inches, and riled with II
grooves of tho Hoolwicll pattern. In
testing these monsters, the firing point used
was bank OF sand about 60 II. thick, with
f5 IT. backing of earth and about a0o #.
from tho butt Six rounds were fired as
follows: Tho first, with powder charge Of
ITO lbs. and n aat.hcaded projectilo Weighing
1853 llm.. piercing thu bank distance Of
Is IT. +; tho second, with q charge Of 100 lbs
and n projectilo of 1,469 lbs., penetrating 40
it. the Third, with charge Of 2l0 lba. and d
proicet'le Of 1,.58 lbs,, 40 it. tho fourth, with
charge of aao lba. and projocti1e Of 1854
lba, 81; It. tho fifth, with charge Of 230 lbs.
and projectilo OF !, ,oC0 lba., Il, #. Tie sixth
md laat, with charge Of 2i0 lba. md pro-
jectiio Of 1858 lha, II It. So satisfactory
WAS the trial that the Superintendent Of tho
Royal Gun Factory expressed lia belief that
1t would not bo long before tho English war
vcsscla would have a lC0-ton gun, firing
l.ton Ghot, and making dssuro at ono milo
range equal to that made by the PROV OF tho
Iron Duke in tho Vanguard. which laster YES
sci was recently sunk by collision on the En-
gllsh coast. But oven these guns, 1nonatrous
NJ they seou, are small Rs compared with
xome now iu process OF manufacture for the
Italian Government in tha factory ot Sir
WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, which have calibro OF
IL inches, md are capable OF carrying A shot
weighing .,oU0 pounds with charge OF
300 pounds These guns are intended, not
for vessel armament, but for coat defense.
Naples, Venice, Genoa, Leghorn, md other
ltalian seaport towns, ars now utterly at the
mercy Of Franco or any other enemy which
may attnck thetn. These guus, however, II
properly handled, will render them impervi.
ous to any attack from tho sen.
| aiithorto IL has bean woll known TINT there
III no limit Of mechanical ingenuity in pro.
due'ng guns Of any sizo which will ha effect.
lve, but 1t has boon considered impractical tc
, 1875-10-06

At tho meeting yesterday Of tho Htock-
Aoldera OF tho rcorganized Hank Of California
full Board Of Trustees was elected, includ-
ing Senator snAHoA, u. O. Mills, and other
solid men of California. It ia understood
that Mr.. MILLS will bo lnntla President, md
there il no longer any doubt That depositors
will be paid in full nul that stockholders will
Eeaiizo from the assets from $1,000, ,Uoo to
E9OOn. OUD
, 1875-10-06

Chicago is houored by The presence in
large numbers Of gentlemen md ladies' in At
lcnaance upon tile aixty-ninth annual session
af the American Board OF Foreign Missions
of tic Congregational Church, which began
yesterday. Tho first aay'a proceedings Of
this distinguished boay Of Christian men will
be found Of peculiar interest rs showing tho
scope and character Of tho great work under
l1e management Of tlle ]}onrtl.
, 1875-10-06

Tho capitals OF Europe arc 10 bo eongatu.
lated upon the succosHful transportation Of
American fruit to the English ports by The
refrigcrating plau. II London and Paria
Gun get Now Jersey peaches aud nutmeg
melons, they will enjoy 8 greater treat thau
southern Europe md Algiers have ever fur
nlahed them. Tho American fruit will COM
mana Immediate recognition for its superior
1ty, and its successful transportation viii
open up a now anl important trade, which
will yield huntlsolno profits.
, 1875-10-06

November. Hogs closed steady At 20GR25c.
decline. Sn1ea were principally Mt :7.5D@7m
Cattle wcro inactive. aud values wcro unset
tied. Sheep sail At ni'out former lricos.
On Saturday evening Inst there VIA in store
In this city 7"',G'7 bn wl,"nt, :hi?.tG1 bu
corn, 3lG.D.'a bn oats, l4s.fla bu rye, nnd
17G,Gll hu barley. 0no hundred dollars in
gold would buy *tl7.50 in groenlacks at tho
c1ooo
, 1875-10-06
total n1atincnco would ccasc to 10 cxcep-
tionnl, MID lil1nr-sclinR would no longer bo
a lucrative business.
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by tl,esu nartisan REPORTS. sunuosc. Suffer.
lug enonv all c]asYen il tho iuov;tablo result
OF commercial crisis, No means within tho
vent it. One OF tho moat potent causes Of tlu.
crash OF 1s7:l WIS iluctuatinc. TINT IL, nh
inflated, CURRENCY, Iuilatiou tnus caused
tho woes TINT imitation ;s now chilled
upon to cure, It cannot be denied that
many more ncn src now c,nptoyed t],an
found work Immediately after The manic. And
every tlny bees more employed. We 500
nothing In tho condition of labor at the pres
tnt moment whicl, calls for imitation, We
see, on the contrary. lnbor adding to it's cred.
its in tic sayinrs-banks, labor building itself
homes, lnbor sharing in tho general i1nuroye.
ment Of the condition Of tho community.
This improvement Is necessarily slow, but it
ia sure. If wo study tho condition Of capi.
tal, VIC find it infinitely better thaa it VIVA
Two years or QUO year ago. These tedious
months hive been spent i'll settling debts, in
to safe condition The shin Of trale now
has its ,lecky cleared for another prosperous
royage.
Tho whole tonoof hne;no.7 circ,oa sbnvs that
thu business out,ook 10 cpconroo;nv hta,v
of our nron;pcnt mcrclonta sav thov w;l1 In
more business th;a vcar thon cvcr hofore
This is q most significant slatemont If wa
analyze the business Of a who1esa1 tlrv.oood,
,,ouso. for iustauce va aho1] sce lint u,
doing n lar,o b,,sinca, ,,cnna lint n,anv
n,hcr nensans oro t1o;no 1;l,,r;sa s,rb n
house doals exclusively in manufacturcl
root,s. lts sholycs ca,, 1,o Gllca univ t,v
kcopino m;l].wbeoja turning. loo,na wort;nr
men nni} women 1nhor;nr. The demand for
;ta stock drives cnrincs which must Ia fo1
with coal. keens il, motion machinorv Tint
must 1,e cnreil for md ropa;rc1. mikes 1ra;na
of laden cara roll iutoando outor th;sci,y, .ti,n-
, 1875-10-06

A great falling-oG in immigrntion III Khowu
II the report Of tho Durenn Of Statistics for
Ihe fiscal yoar ending Juno 10. 1875. Tho
number Of immigrants for that yoar waH
2227, ios, being $50. 1A9 less than tho arrivals
for 1871, mud less tlau one-half those Of 1873
, 1875-10-06

Among our dispatches will be fonnl tho
ist of appointments announced yesterday by
Tho Illinois Conference Of tho Methodist
Episcopal Church, III session at Springfield.
, 1875-10-06

The informal revonuo returns for Scptem-
ber show m increase Of receipts Of about
e1,250,0O0 over tho corresponding period
Inst year. Ahighcr tribute to Secretary BRrs-
row could harlIy bo paid than is found in
uese figures.
, 1875-10-06

@sE'es.4.-sZ-4sss
POLITICAL PROHIBITION AGAIN.
Tho Methodist Episcopal Church Of 1lli-
nois is now holding Conference Mt Spring.
field, and some zenlous brotler hty introduced
to the body tho ineyitablo Constable rs II
moral refornlcr.
The Committee on Temperance edviso the
Conference to tnko Jurisdiction of the tenn
rerance question; to decide, cr ta&h<dra,
TINT drinking, trailIeking, and licensing the
salo of stimulating beverages aro opposed to
human interests mud duties; nre contrary to
the teachings Of tho Bible (f) arc criminal,
and should be punished accordingly. Upon
this dogmatic definition, tho Committee I'D
viso the Conference to 1cclaro that it is the
duty of Legislative bodies to prohibit the sale
ana traffic III Rtimulants by adequate laws mud
penalties, aud TINT MI temperance reforms
should hare for tLeir object tho utter prohi-
bition mud extinction Of the liquor traffic.
This is but repetition of what has been
exploded wherovor and Whenever an attempt
has been mado to put it into practice. Tho
repetition Of this appeal to tho law and tho
Constable in matter Of 1uorals il, no matter
how intended, confession Of tile weakncss
md impotence OF tho religious influence Of
Tho Church. 1t will DO noticed tint in MI
theso cases the object Of attack is the seller
of Intoxicating liquor, ~ il l.o alono were the
guilty party. Tho salo Of liquor depends OK
clusively upon the demand for it. WLero
there is no demand tllero will DO ITO liquor
sold or manufactured, nnd in cract propor~
ton to tho demand it will to sold. The q,,an.
tty mado aud sold depends upon the quantity
called for by those who want it. It would
10 far more logical to begin with the cons,,m.
ers. III fact it is Illogical and absurd not to
begin With them. There il not saloon iu
the State TINT would not closo instantly
upon tho Withdrawal Of its CUSTOM
crs; and iko net would result in
tile abandonment Of the manufacture. 1t
Inns been hut few years since tloro wero
hundreds Of factories engaged in the manu-.
facture of women's hoop-slirts After
awhile the women abandoned the use Of tho
garment, the factories closed, and the 1abor
aud capital employed wero transferred to
some other occupation. So with tho sale
and manufacture Of Hpirita. Both would
ccase II thero were no demand for them.
Tho only actual progress evor made in tho
why Of promoting temperance has been in
porsuading men 10 abu.don the age Of liquor; !;
mud there can be no serious nr1est Of its aalo
or manufacture until tho number of con-
sumerH are reduced by their own voluntary
act.
The attempt to prohibit The sale, without
nh n
, 1875-10-06

The hessy ra!u-atorm Of yesterday afternoon,
during tho session uf the Congregational Mis-
sfonary Asuocntion, uavo rise to an s,nfountlcd
rerols that TOMMY SnrAnuAv mas In the city,
woepiug for joy.
, 1875-10-06

jf0OI.ET'8 TnEATNE-1,An,lo1rh atreet between
CLARK and fASalle. Engagement Of The California
l!nsIelt. Afternoon and uyotny.
, 1875-10-06

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, 1875-10-06

Greonbacks at tho Now York Gold Ex-
changc yesterday closed at So, tho highest
PRICE OF tho day.
, 1875-10-06

HEarER1A LODGE No. III, 4. r. + 4. M.-Neg,-
lar communication tis {TtdErt,ta,} tvcin.. ui. q.
st Masonic Temple, cor. Raninl 4ni H.Itrd~ats.,
at 7;;!o o'clock. TIll1tD DEGREE, f,~ing ,rethreu
cordially Invited. CtiAa, Il. EKEHAS, ". II.
CuAS. i. FOEnsTEn Sec.y.
, 1875-10-06

ACADEMY or Mrs1C-11al,ted atrtrt. between
Madison and Monroe. EngaRetntnt Of ". T. Melville
"The 6h!nghwn." Afternoon lnI evening.
, 1875-10-06

GARDEN CITY r.OnGE tat, 4. r. And A. NJ
regular communication viii Ia held at Oriental Hail,
on Wednesday, Eve, trt. q. Wnrk on thr IL. II. i>e.
groe. Visiting brethren fracsnally ,nrtte,f.
II. 1. uuLCuMR, u. II,
+. I. ThDYUOltT1t Gcc.
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Be it enacted by. the Police
Jury, &C., That the President Of
this body be, and he is hereby au-
thorized, to let out to lowest bid
der at the Court house, on the
oath instant, the repairs on the
parish Jail according to above plan
and specifications, requiring con-
tractor to give bond with security
in the sum Of two hundred and
fifty dollars for the faithful COM
pletiou Of the work, as per said
plan and specifications by the Goth
of September next, 1876. This
body retaining the right to reject
the lowest bid.
On motion, the Board then ad.
journed to 81 o'clock A. N. to
morrow.
w. II. HILL, Clerk.
Read and approved August "a
1876.
j. j. SWINDLE,
President Police Jury.
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Thomas E. Mercer, a mer-
chant and planter Of this par
,ish, was murdered on Friday
pf last week shot through the
head. j. NJ. Sledge and his
brother-i law, Mckinney, are
now in the parish Jail of Web
ster, awaiting a preliminary
examination. It is said that
Mckinney acknowledges the
shooting.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-09-02

Governor Coke, of Texas,
has issued his proclamation
calling the Constitutional Con-
vention to assemble at Austin
on the 9th Of September.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-09-02

A San Francisco pugilist,
Who was struck q hard blow on
the head il q fight, become in
sane, and died the next day.
This would seem to refute the
theory that q prize~fighter has
no brains.
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Subscription, So Per Annum,
~ In Advance. -6a
BELLEVUE, LOUISIANA:
THURSDAY, :::::::::::::September 2, 1875

- For complete assortment of
tin-ware, parlor and cooking stoves,
or an article in the hardware line,
70 to A. Kahn & Co.'s, Shreveport.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-09-02

ALMOST A JAIL DELIVERY.
Last night the prisoners con-
fined in our Jail succeeded in
making an opening at one Of
tho windows, and in a few
more minutes would have TAX
en- their departure but one Of
the inmates gave the alarm to
an outsider, who informed the
Sheriff, and the attempt was
frustrated for the time being.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-09-02

The merchants Of Monroe
have organized a Board of
Trade.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-09-02

Hans Christian Andersen.
the children's friend, died Of a
cancer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-09-02

PRESIDENT fOllce Jury.
BELLEVUE, La, I |
August "a, 1874. 81
The Honorable Police Jury met |
pursuant to adjournment. Mem
bers all present. Being called to
order, the following proceedings
were had, to-wit:
The following report was then
read and received, and committee
discharged.
To the President and Members of
the Police Jury of the Parish
| of Bosser:
Gentlemen-We, the undersign-
ed, having been appointed to ex-
| anime and report on the applica-
ton of Judge Baker, for permits
sion to change the Bellevue and
| Fillmore road in front of his resi-
| dence, would respectfully report
that, in our opinion, the proposed
change would lengthen said road
and put the same on ground where
it would be attended with great
deal of trouble to make good
road and to keep the same in or,
der.
| Respectfully submitted,
w. III. HILL.
| Sol. ELY.
| On motion, the above report
was adopted.
i Motion was then made to reject
the application of Judge Baker
for permission to change said road,
which was carried Application
rejected.
On application Of Tax 0bllec-
tor;
BE it enacted by the Police
Jury, &C., That the President and
Clerk be, and they are hereby au-
thorized and instructed to issue to
tax collector six blank Parish III
censes for the sum of % 30 each,
and take said collectors receipt
for same.
Be it enacted, &C., That q com
mittee Of three be appointed &c
make an estimate of all costs paid
the Sheriff and Clerk of the court
, by the parish Of Bossier except
! for the maintenance Of prisoners
! in jail--for the years 1872, 1877
, and 1874, and report at the presen
session Of this body, ifpracticable
Whereupon the President appoint
! ed on said committee, j. A. Sni
der, w. G. Mcdonald and J. G
Allen.
Il The President then proceeded
to let out the contracts for tn
q building and repairing Of bridges
!, When the contract for building
i the bridge over Martins Creel
was bid off by +. NJ. Hanks at th
r. sum Of $3.50 90. The bridge owe
Cypress bayou was bid off BY sal
. Hanks at the sum Of $500 90, an
= the repairing Of the Red Chut
i bridge, on the Atkins Landin
= road, was bid off by N. A. Durdir
4 at the price of $785 90.
There was then offered the col
= tract for repairing the Jail, whic
- was bid off by Joannes Smith, q
=, = the sum Of $3.50 90.
~ The board was then called I
order, when the question Of a
Z. cepting bids was called up
- When, Oh motion, the bid Of
8 M. Hanks of $3.50 90 for buildin
n the bridge over Martins cree
= was accepted.
&c Said Hanks bid Of 800 90 f
i. building bridge over Cypress ba
y on was then, on motion, accepte
- On motion, the bid Of n. =
a. Dnrdln, Of 1856 90 for repairir
If Red Chute bridge, on Bellevl
e and Atkins landing road, was 9
"a cepted.
be On motion to reject the bid
~ Joannes Smith, Of $3.50 90 for I
es pairing Jail, the Board voted
K follows: Yeas g. Allen, 81
Is, N. Thomas. Noes league Milk
,r. Sol Ely. There being 9 t
Ill President voted III favor Of MOTIF
be to reject. Bid rejected.
ne The bonds Of +. NJ. Hanks I
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Arkansas is soon to be hon.
ored as the home of Mrs. John
g. Breckinridge. She goes to
live with her son Cabell.
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a RussiAn pDverb says: Be-
fore going 70 war pray once;
before going 70 SEA pray twice;
before getting married pray
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Gen. Joseph 3. Johstone is
prominently spoken Of for Gov
ernor Of Georgia.
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Tho vacancy from Tennessee
created il the United States
Senate By the death Of Andrew
johnson, hes been filed BY the
appointment. By the Governor,
Of Hon. D. NJ. Key. Of Chats
tahooga. 10 the position.
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a son Of President Van Bur-
81 Is ID the Hudson River Lu>
matte Hospital.