The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-09-09
HONE AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

HONE AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.
A PRIEST has been captured and carried
of by eight brigands in Sicily.
A LADY living near Troy, N. T., has
piece of soap supposed to be hundred
years old.
The combined wealth of the guests at
the United States Hotel atSaratoga is esti-
mated at SEQ, 000, 900.
MARY BURNS, of Newark, has been beg
ging bread tickets from the Overseer of the
Poor and selling them for beer.
A NEW HAxPsHRE picnic party, recent
ly, went out in the mountains and had
GOlic in an eight-feet sn0w-bank.
ENGLAND maintains an army of 800, 600
men in India, of whom 1854 are natives
and 60 ,613 British, exclusive of officers.
A MURDERER in Nevada refused to es-
cape when the jail door was accidentally
left open, "because he didn't have clean
shirt to 60 in"
THE cause of hay fever is said to be the
pollen of the ambrosia plant, which ma
lures in August. and, carried about by the
wind, causes irritation in the nasal pas
sages.
"CHAIRMANEss Is the latest develop
ment of feminine grammar as applied to
the presiding "offfceress of the Arkan-
sas Women's Centennial Executive Com.
uittee.
JOHN BRUNER, of Reading, Penn, has a
p0wder-hOrn made in 1861, ornamented
with pictures of New York, Albany.
Schenecta ~, North River, Champlain and
other places, and the names of several bat
Ties handsomely engraved.
A MAN in Medina, Ohio, while riding in
procession behind his wife's remains the
other day, overwhelmed with grief, had
sufficient strength to stop the procession
and jump out Of the carriage to pick ND
knife which he detected in ther road.
THE new Metropolitan Convalescent In
sttutiOn for Children at Kingston hin.
which has been erected at an estimated
cost of E1O 600, was opened recently bv
the Prince and Princess Of Wales. Owing
TO the mistake of gentleman who carried
away the bag containing the money col
lected by the Prince ana Princess in mis-
Jake tor his own, q very considerable
amount was believed for some time to
have been stolen.
A NEW grove of colossal redwood trees
has been discovered in California. one of
which eclipses all that have been discoy-
cred on the Pacific coast. Its circumfer-
'encc, as high as man can reach. standing
and passing tape line around, is only =
few inches less than $50 feet, which is be-
yond the measurement of any tree in the
Calaveras Grove. The height is estimated
at l6O feet, and part of the top living on
the ground is over 100 feet in length.
JOHN BRIGHT has written q letter ex-
pressing the opinion that the Tichborne
claimant Is an impOster. He saws: 81
have read all the evidence and all the
speeches of both trials, and the summing
up Of the Lord ChiefJustice. This last
have read again during last month, To
me the convict in DartmOor is the great
est criminal Of our time. His crime has
extended over many years; it is most base
IN character, and includes in it almost
every crime for which evil men are BROUGHT
to punishment"
A STYLISH colored gentleman of un-
usual literary proclivities and uncommon
blackness walked into bookstore recent
~. and inquired of the obliging clerk if he
had copy of Shakespeare. The clerk as
sured him that he had, and produced the
desired copy, whereupon the colored
gemman took it, sat down, and began
ielsurely to turn over the leaves. After
half an hours inspection of its contents
ne suddenly looked up and exclaimed !:
say, don't you got some dime song
soooks!" Upon being answered in the
negative he gently laid down William
shakespeare and silently stole away.
TIE Pennsylvania Railroad COMPANY
has established novel system to prevent.
as they think, peculation on the part OF
passenger conductors. Each conductor
US supplied with leather sachel. or box.
suspended from the shoulder by a broad
leather strap with buckles and slides.
The sachel has two compartments, one
for tickets. the other for books. blanks.
etc. The first Is locked, at the starting
terminus, has an aperture for the recep-
u0n OF tickets, and is not accessible to the
conductor. The passenger drops his
ucket, when directed by the conductor,
into the bag. New uniforms are being
made for the conductors. The coats vii
button to the chin, have standing collars.
with P. r. r. thereon, and will have no
pockets.
WHILE the horses were trotting at the
track; yesterday, says the Poughkeepsie
IN. I J Eagle, little group of horsemen
on the grand stand were discussing the
merits OF the noted horse Gloster, who
died in California. Gloster's old driver
was in the company, and he evinced much
feeling when referring to the hmenred
trotter. He said Mr.. Goldsmith, Gloster's
hrst owner, had the animals tail hanging
up In his sitting-room, and that Budd
'Doble had egg cups and an inkstand made
out OF his hoofs, and uses them daily, and
another great admirer Of the animal had a
pair OF boots, and pair Of shoes, and two
slippers made out Of his hide. Mr.. Sar-