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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

PtckrSil, Scott, Smith, SpsngenBurg, Ian
Der. Todd. yandervali, Wagner, ard VIII
liars. -@Y Z r5., 9
2seEzsty.ss sOLrERR INVERSION. /.
. kr. Todd, from the Gonmistes on Streets
presented tae following: .o
Rssoicsd (the Common Counsil soIeuf.
rins), That the sum Of 1884 be and the same
Is hereby appropriated from the sewer fund
TO extend The atty sulvers and connect the
same where 1t Is now LETT nnsoyered-ba
tween Third and Fourth streets. between
Fourth and Fifth streets, and between, Fifth
and Sixth streeis--in the raYiRe north o
Leigh street (upon the petition Of r. J.
Never and others}. taset s~:45,.s
The resolution was agreed 70.
kr. seett, from the Committee on Hlrsass
presented the following:
Reso&sd bV the Board S-Atdeussa, Tha
the petition Of Mrs. Alexander Mott for thl
resundins OF tax.penalty paid on, delinquent
tax.biils for 1873, 1874, and 1875, and th.
petition Of Denis O,Dea for the reiuadine
0! tax paid for 1873 on q house on Lesisian.
ssd Fourth streets, destroyed b. Gre, se ani
the same are hereby rejected.
The resolution was sgreed to. 81
PEAKED BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Todd, from the, joint ,Cenmittes
oa the Fire Department, presented join
resolution giving permission to the folio wins
persons to erect framed buildings: II. j
Powers, addition to photograph gallery
Main street between Laurea'4a and Cherry
Bartholomew Hackett, dwelling, Nicholson
street, Rockets; Carrington d Jefferson,
dwelling, Eighth near Preston street, Havy
Hill; Yeaaole-Street Baptist church, addi.
ton OF one room John W. Williams, dwell.
Ing, Fifth street, Navy Hill; Frederick Jur
gems, addition to dwelling, No. III Third
street. -"
The resolution was agreed to.
FROM rHB coxHos oouHcrL. ,-e
Common Council joint resolutions from,
the Committees ON Streets and Finance were
taken up and concurred In. t..
Common Council joint resolution granting
permits for wo oden buildings wss taken up
and concurred in.
Common Council Joint resolutions to pay
claims Of c. Bellenot, W. s. Simons, K. ID
J. Paynter, and others, were taken up and
concurred iD. 80 t1
RESOLUTIONS, sro.
Mr.. Scott presented the monthly report oi
the Treasurer; which YVES referred. -, j.
On motion Of Mr.. Tanner, joint resolution
approprating eS37.75 from the funds OF thf
Committee on Grounds and Buildiogs sto
complete the Howitzers' armory, &c., :wai
taken up. .. -
Mr.. Scott objected to the resolution on the
ground that it had already cost about S1O,
e0O,> and he thought the money ought to bs
expended on the First Regiment armery.
On agreeing to the resolution, Ar. Tanner
demanded the ayes and noes; and being ta
ken the resolution was rejected-ayes, 9
noes, II. -,
Mr.. Bass presented resolution as to the
expediercy of macadamizlug Cary street
from Third to Fifth street. Referred. 5'
BY Nr. Todd A resolution for printing
200 extra copies OF the City Ensinesrs 80
port, &c. Agreed 10. : :
Adjourned at $50 O'Clock. e
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

se2rRa GosHKE BUTrHR-ssAething sxtRe>
at CHRIs1rAK a WnI1H's,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

THE $40 sHIRr is the shirt for the tsmes-9l. q 8
each. Fer sale by r. B. SppHCR q SeN.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

. VERY suYrnssa YzRss 1AAs 10As spexsds en-
at reduced prices, ct AgCIzzR = BeoxHR,s.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

rms sdressmaken IKE the BaAnsas Ar.
STRONG spool-silk. i,f-sss.SS8
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

kg on sH sdIts Of Rsa. Estats ssdds Sstetss
the lst Of January o.d last II. Jsns tss tdsssySs
tho prssen. year hare to Be patd b tas rsreaus1rs
On oil sales made harssx k1 lat Of .7sty aad lat
Il rhspear the taxcs hare to b pst6 by the sells.
FThis custom was adopted about afteen yearsA 70
BY all the real estate agents IN Mckm0nd, snd ans
plies 10 Richmond and vicnityl e
RICHARDSON d Coo p. H., three building lots
on Laurel and Cherry streets.
aRUBBs & WILLIAMS, AZ r. NJ, lot en- M4ade1
Hill near Lit.lspage sirest scr 1. Z. a. n
COOK & LAUGHTON, 70 4. n, household fuI-
< niture, Bruseels carpets, 0ee furniture, &ess ~
ROBERT B. LYME, 6R. RI: building lot on east
side OF Fifth street betwssa Leigh and Jacksen.
T. THOMPSON BROWN,b P. NJ, brick resdeHeT3
With large yard, on Eighd street. oppostte .
the City spring. (, x Y
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

FAsrra HsGs, EAssAs Fees so 10 PzzNrs
ana get some Of these eggs before 'aey are all
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

SWEET HAyAEA ORANGRs--Yhass Wishing q
sweet and juicy orange should 80 b P1SRI's.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

Burr.r.s an: 4 CsrsHAp SoLlaE.-Tke
sCsrssy Guard parsdsd ysslasdss .sEsning g
h1y 8 eomrsds,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

FrH ELRxRF1as, in ave-poase ss9as, at esq.,,
at PIzzIErs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

90 70 an1ea's, ressA sna Naan sixesas, - !
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

+ sSMnlss C1D vmelxIA WnGxx1, anasysadb by
sDy. WILLIAM 81. Isyios, eay sase % AHcuR p
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

sxrTH che cls,hler has ssspssa .as cash ys
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

IN You WANT CLOTHING at very lsw prices call
on 2. 2. sPRHCR Is Son and examine heir price 4
Now stssk or very desirable CLoFnaK2 and FUR.
s1sHrNa GOODS atv very low prices. Gall and be
convinced. -. -
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DArns, DArEs-A fresh ,st.-tssss pounds fss
aSc at PIEzISI's. n sass b r.. ~ ~.
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sx1rH he noshtsr has adopted sas ous-prisa
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e,lities FOR tAe prsreps exsesaaan eS ~ k1nds o5
rrantias. Orders flle1 psssaply AnA g low psssas
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

oyux-eArsnzs Az aslse,s. Ten.h sal MAs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

fn7H the cio.nisr has had talrsr year. sxps-
yienee. 51 5s 5ssSsz HI w W. ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11
p.rsIsY SUNDAY SCHOOL, AssoGAr1oH.

The quarterly meeting Of the BsptIstSun.
School Association was held Sunday az
terDoon al Manchester Baptist church,.
B. Winston, the president, In the chair.
The reports for the quarter from the Va
rious schools were 90 follows: .s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

ranx. nA1AeA eaArrs y. received a. PIE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

: R1nRE the CIoa,aiex I &. 3s5ss-f
WIN adhefe % III Huis1.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11
LOCAL MATTERS.
BoARD OF ALDERMEx.
A SHORT SESSION OF THE UPPER BRANCH
YESTERDAY &C UL EFT INPRovE-
MgErs-uoRE WOODEN HoUsEs-THE
HowITzsRs' ARKoRY 1ApRovEHEHr,
= Ar &c S'est 80 % - z

The regular semi.montbly meeting Of the
Board Of Aldermen was held in The Council
chamber yesterday afternoon. Present at
rolLcall: kessrs. Meredith tptesident),
sBeasl, Fersester, Kellam, Lipscoab, Manly,
Pickrsll, Scott, Snitb, Spsngenburg, Tan
Der, Todd. Yandervah, Wagner, ard Will
liapna. .-Ey .t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

WEATHER REPORT.
u,,,Hss YESTERDAY was clear, mild,
40 le.x lanxyvxa YESTERDAY: s A. NJ, Sa;
inv'to lw "a. - NJ. So; sP. H., Il; SP' ID,
:, ,nidnis s.t, "a.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11
J CHURCH NOTES. {
PALK-suNDAY IN THE CATHOLIC
AND EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.

OTHER SUNDAY sERvIcEs-ApDrrroHs
AND BAPTIsAs IN THE BAPTIST AND
AETHoDIsT CHURCHEs-BIsHoP DOG
GETTss sCEETENs1AL ADDRESS on METH
oDlsk-DR. BURROWS. OF KENTUCKY,
PRRACHEs TWICE ON SUNDAY, AND DE-
LlyRRs THE s1xTY-THIRD ANNUAL ADJ
DRESS BEPoRE THE .vIRaINIABIBLE 30
S1ET ETY-sUADAY.scHoOL MEETINGS, &c.
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90 70 sn,as's, tenth sas Eslas sEsss, ~
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GE~s assd

Number OF conversions during the month,
II. 49, -.
Addresses were made by DR.. Hatcher, Or.
Dickinson, and Mr.. W. H. Williams. The
singing Haa BY the Manchester school,.
Tbs Association adjourned to meet with
the First Baptist church on the second Sun
day in May.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

i ss1rH ass cisi1ies seas 2s Issssaa sasspsr sbsz
siniIar housef,
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neeKs, sTATEeNEnY. 40.
RANDOLPH 3 EHGLHH.

besides many hundred yalsshle theological wofks,
have just received CLERGYHAH's LIBRARY
containing many rare boaks. They will b tcf.
fsrsd at about half prics for a short tine.
.dAu
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q Csfnpl8ss nxszs Af s ~ - -
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A collection for the Society was taken,
Rev. DR.. Edwards announced the last hymn
(the singing was very ane), Dr.. Burrows pro-
neuneed the benedetion, and the people
turned sway feeling that 1t had been grand
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

At the First English Lutheran church
Rev. i. a. Fox preached inters,ting DIS
courses morning and. evening. The special
seryices held In this church during the past
week will be continued each evening Of this
week, beginning at O'clock. 80
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

} new Board viii meet on the 18Th.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25
Ono of great evils that now afflict

Ono of great evils that now af1ict
the Southern State is too many con-
sumers and too few producers. New
er before have 40 many people been
found seeking soft and easy places
to avoid hard work. There can be
no prosperity and no wealth or com
fort, while this state of things con-
tinues. Poverty and want il the re
suit of idleness and laziness. Labor
is the price of prosperity. Let the
idlers and spongers and stragglers.
who are trying to live without work
in all our cities and towns, be put to
work, aud prosperity will again
dawn upon the land. The bone and
sinew seems to be wasting away in
our towns and cities, while millions
of acres and inviting fields lie barren
and neglected. With unrivalled ad-
vantages, We ought to be the veal,
thiest and happiest people in the
world. Let every one 60 to work,
and work with all might, and the
South will soon become again the
glory ofall lands.-[Southern Far
mer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25
Martha c. Mckinney, wife,

F Daniels husband.
In Parish Court. Bossier Parish, La. No So.
by reason Of the law and the evidence = this
u cause being in favor of the plaintiG sad
against the defendant, it is ordered, adjndgsd
and 'iesreed. that the community Of seqnsts
and gains heretofore existing between slain.
TIN and defendant be dissolved that tAs plain-
Til be separate III property, and have eentrel
and management OF her separate property.
Aud it is farther ordered, that plaintiff 10
have and Recover of the defendant the sam II
three hundred aud ninety-thrce and 3oloo
dollars aud five per cent. interest from Jn&
cal demand and that she be declared ownee
OF the following described property, to vi:
ne northwest quarter Of northwest qeaxtes
OF section thirty-twO, township ssventeen,
range ten, IL Webster parish, Louisiane aa1
that defendant pay all costs Of this suit
Thus done. read and signed in open csuFt,
on this 9Th day of January, A. D. 1876.
BF. FORT,
Booster Parish Js1ga
February Is, 1876. as pr'sfsst
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

Home in the sweetest word in the
English language and should be the
earthly type OF heaven. The ideal
earthly home may exist in the hum
BILE cottage as we'll as the palatial
mansion, this earthly home being Gre
ated aud c0nsecrated by the influ.
ences of love. The ship wrecked
sailor and the wretched wanderer
only dream of home, and when all
earthly hope has fed they can onIy
welcome heaven as u contrast to the
miseries of this earth. Make home
the sanctuary and all its associations
will be holy and its happiness will
only be exceeded by paradise.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25
The field for all sorts of bus


The field for all sorts of bust
ness almost everywhere is wide,
yet some people do not think so.
They act if they were ship
wrecked and on a single plank
with others, and obliged to throw
their companions overheard 10
order to save their own lives.
We repeat, there is plenty Of
room for all. Then let all 60
merrily along together, each re-
joicing not only in his own sue
cess, but that Of his neighbors
and acquaintances.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

James Russell Lowell's idea of the
problems: ''Every man has his block
given him and the figure be cuts
will depend very much upon the
shape of that-upon the knots and
twists which existed in it from the
beginning. We were designed in tn
cradle, perhaps earlier, and it is in
finding out this design and shaping
ourselves to it that our years are
spent wisely. 1t is the vain endeavoI
to make ourselves want we are not
that has strewn history with Sc
many broken purposes and lives left
in the rough"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

We envy not the joy Of that man,
who seeks, by deception and false
hood, to iniure the character, or rep.
utation Of his neighbor. Every at.
tempt Of this kind il sure, sooner or
later to rebound upon its author,
poisoning his happiness and making
the stream Of life bitter rs the apples
Of S0dOn, to his famis hing soul.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25
Picking. China, covers twenty Az.
square miles. ~

Picking. China, covers twenty A..
square miles.
Grant to Babcock: ssHold tho for
for ! am colning"-by deposition
Ofthe jury that is trying Babooch
six are Republicans, Ave Democrs,.
and one underlined.
How to carry the least yirtue and
get the most credit for it, isl prob.
lem of the age.
"Should old acquaintance ha q.
gots" Certainly not, it they behars
themselves.
Never hurry. More men hav.
died from getting out Of breath thar
for any other reason.
The man alone who knows nj.
own beirt is the one who can be free
from the envy OF others.
Mr.. Billings has sagely remarked
that no one but pauper can afford
three dogs.
l ~
Success is full of promise till NJ
get it, aud then it is as last yearss
nest, from which the bird has fovn
An Irish editor says he can ga a
earthly reason why women shoua
not be allowed to become medicsl
men.
"Men are deserters 10 adversitv.
when the sun sets, and all ID. DAT
our very shadows refuse to follov
ns.n
A mans life depends upon ia
master he serves. 1fhe serves Satan.
his life will be evil; if he serves God
it must bear something of beauty.
/ WASHINGTON, February ~
Pinchhack's case is again among tho
buried issues. No one thinks q
talks about it.
| Wanted: A republican candidate
for governor of Connecticut. One
who can stand a good whipping
about next April preferred.-iBoe.
ton Post.
Conkliug may as we'll give il On.
No &c" can be President. Think &
Crawford, Clinton, Calhoun. Clay
and Cass. People don't ..Cm it,
New York Work.
Some people pass through the
world like band of music down the
street. Everybody il tempted "a
dance with joy because of the iuoa
ence which terminates from thei,
! lives.
A thrifty class. The total wealth
of New York city is estimated .,
. $1,000, 100000, one eighth Of whicl
beloI gs to the Jews, although the,
, comprise only about one fifteenth q
the population.
To eat well-eat slowly, masti
s, cate thoroughly. To be well poay
ished-eat moderately Of plain food
do not evertask the stomach by to-
:. much or too rich and indigestibl,
food.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

Those Southern States which
have been under Republican
control have been shamelessly
mismanaged, while Georgia,
which has been ruled by Demo
Gratis, has been we'll managed; in
that State the negroes own more
real estate, and pay more taxes,
on more property, than any
other Southern State.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

An old farmer says Of his boys:
"FrOm sixteen to twenty, they
knew more than | did; at twenty
five, they knew as much at thirty,
they were willing TO hear what / had
to say; at thirty five, they asked my
advice, think when they getto be
forty, they will acknowledge that
the old man does know something
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

Goethe's mother said Of herself:
"Or,ier and quite are my character.
istics. dispatch at once what
have to do, the most disagreeable
always first, and l gulp down the
devil without looking at him.
always seek out what is good in peo
pie aud leave what is bad to Him
who made mankind and knows how
to round off the angels"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

A correspondent of the Rural
New Yorker says: ''Srt IL tomato
plant into each hill of cucumbers or
melons, and you will have no trouble
from the striped bugs that are SO
destructive to these plants. The
plants can be tied 10 stakes, and il
well pruned when large, both sub
jects can proceed with their fruiting
without detriMent to one another
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

MADISON, WIS.,, February 23.--
The State Central Committee ap
pointed delegates to the National
Republican Convention and deciar-
ed it unwise for the Chief Magistrate.
to hold Office beyond two terms.
Resolutions indirectly endorse
Blaine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

A firm of horticulturists at So.
nora, CAL, it is stated, produced and
shipped last year from thirteen acres
of orchard land hundred thousand
pounds of apples, ninety five thous
and pounds Of pickles. two hundred
and twenty barrels OF vinegar, thir-
ty barrels aud fifteen thousand
cases of cider.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25
Stray Sale.

II Moore. on the 18th day Of Doesmteg,
1873, aud will be sold to the highest hf1des,
for cash, at Bellevue, Louisiana, % MendAy.
the 10th day Of March. 1876, 11aak Ha1A.
without marks or brands, having sess baek
APPRAISED At SO.
The owner Is requested to come forward,
prove property. pay charges, &C.
HENRY STONE, Stray NastN.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

WORTH TRYING 1t is said that
a teaspooniul of grated or shaved
alum mixed with about twice its
quantity OF sugar, to make it palat.
able, will afford almost instantaDe.
relief in Group.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

After two Arkansas farmers had
squandered 81,120 on the la wyers in
trying to find out who owned an old
cart, they commenced shooting, and
five cents worth of ammunition
brought satisfactory decision. "lt's
your cart,7 were the last words OF
the plaintiff.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

Estrayed before II. CapeEs, J. p. Ward 4 n
~ A .. Blackman, ON the Goth day of D.
tnioeF ,H5, and win be sold to tbs hieAo1e
i.it:aer TOR sash, at Bellevue, La, ON 6Atulda,
~ 81, das of April, 1876, Cream Colesee
.eas, @.sn stack name and tail; ysess -
..a,i at'ops Il hands high. Appraised q ~ =.
he owner ~ requested to come forwese,
,rnse property. pay charges. &c. Il
HENRY STUNE, STRAY 1aseeE
January 6, 1876
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

A Dubuque printer received the
following note FROM his girl: May
| get yanked out o bed at midnite
every Mite BY cuss like Theodore
Tilton.an' carried upp a million pare
of stares, i'll | ever sese to love you,
Jim.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

The Indianapolis Journal says
there are three classes of men
who never change their minds
natural idiots, ignoramuses, and
those who are so self-conceited
as to imagine they know every
thing, and are always right in
all possible contingencies.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

THAT JEwEL.-DetrOit husbands
and wives sometiDes-once in a
great many years-have disputes.
The other day when Beech street
couple were holding an angry argu-
ment the husband raised his hands
and exclaimed:
''Oh! Consistency, thou art a
jewell"
The wife at once broke down, aud
as she sObbed she gasped ont:
"You saw her at the opera. sup
pose, but If she had to split wood,
wash dishes and take care Of six
children she wouldn't look any bet.
tern l do-boow-[Detro Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

When the Democratic party
ceases to be a party Of the PEG.
pie, capable of securing the
greatest good to the greatest
number, then the time for its
burial has come. But that time
can not come. The Democratic
party will be true to itself and
true to the great interests which
it has undertaken to conserve.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25
OUR DUTY.

We sometimes hear it said,
that it is useless for our people
to try to get rid of the Radical
usurpation that has been fasten-
ed upon us-as five carry cleo
tons, perjury and a villainous
Returning Board will override
the expressed will at the ballot
box, and our efforts will all have
been in vain. But such reason
ing will not do; it is OUR DUTY
to keep warning against the in
fanny until it is overthrown, and
they whose right it is, shall rule.
Nations and peoples in times
past, have fought harder and la
bored longer than we, for their
liberties-which they finally Sc
cured-and if we are true to our
selves, it will not be long until
we regain our fair heritage from
the hands of the scoundrels who
have spread a blight and a mil
dew over as fair a land as bas
ever been cursed by misrule.
We have everything to en-
courge Us to renewed effort
The power of Grant and Grant
ism is waning, and public senti-
ment and a Democratic Congress
will see to it that bayonets do
not count in the next election
We can and WILL wIN-aye
and reap the fruits of our victo-
tory; and renegades and SCALA
wags may as we'll make a note
of it now, and make their ar
rangements to meet the storm
that is gathering, and will surely
be visited upon them, if they
again attempt to thwart the will
Of the people-by fraud and per.
jury-as they have heretofore
done.
Fellow-citizens, be vigilant
be active, energetic and indus.
trious, in the struggle of virtue
and intelligence against igno
rance, fraud and corruption
Remember that eternal vigi
lance is the price of liberty
When the battle shall have beer
fought, and the victory won, VIZ
will wake the echoes with oul
glad shouts of freedom from oul
chains.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

We learn from the Shreveport
Times that the National Demo-
cratic Committee have selected
st. Louis as the place, and the
9th day of June as the time, for
holding the National Conven-
ton. Chicago was defeated by
two votes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

A Frenchman who has lived iD
America for some years says: when
they build a railroad the first thing
they do is to break ground. This is
done with great ceremony. Then
they break the stockholders. This
is done without CEREMONY
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-25

Since the beginning of the ma
tional government there have
been spent about one hundred
and ninety millions of money on
public improvements in the
North and only about seventeen
millions of dollars for the same
purpose in the South.