The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-02-15

in London, with American capital, by an
American architect, with American
speed, after an American plan, and to be
managed on the American system. A
site not far from the house of commons,
and close to St. James park, has been
purchased, and it is said that q year
hence the first visitor may take up his
abode in the new establishment. This
hotel will make up 1000 beds; the din
ing-room will accommodate 700 persons
at the same time, and a staff of 400 ser
wants will be required to carry on the
duties of the house.
GEN. JUBAL E. EARLY, president of
the southern historical society, says that
this association possesses nearly a COM
plete set Of all the reports printed by the
confederate departments, including the
presidents messages, reports of battles,
acts Of the confederate congress and
state governments, etc. It has also a
full set Of manuscript reports of Gen.
Longstreet's corps, the papers of Gen. J.
E. B. Stuart, all of Gen. Ewell's reports,
a full set of papers Of Gen. S. D. Lees
corps, and many other valuable reports
of confederate officers, besides number
Of federal official reports.
RECENT events in the history of San
Francisco more than ever prove the mer-
curial character not only of its institu-
tions, but of its people. San Francisco
lives upon the Nevada mines. The con-
dition of the mines, therefore, has great
deal of influence upon the business and
temper of the people of San Francisco.
The recent FIRE in the bonanzas has de-
pressed San Francisco trade. At the
same time the agricultural enterprises of
the state are tempering the sensational
spirit of the San Francisco people.
There is an undergrowth of business in
the city which does not depend upon the
mines, and it will supplant the sensa-
tionalism.
THERE were important disclosures last
week in the trial in St. Louis of McDon-
aid for defrauding the revenue. The
man who collected the enormous sums of
blackmail from the distillers was on the
stand. He swore that something like
$40O, 900 a year was collected and dis
tributed among the thieves for four
years; that the "emoluments" were more
than $1,000 week, and that one of the
ring who believed in "the policy of 81
lence" received $4,000. A bad lot all
around, but the worst of them is this
Megram, who willingly made himself a
confederate of theirs for five years, and
now. .betrays all the rest in order to retain
his own share of the plunder and keep
out of Jail. The St. Louis ring seems to
have been conducted by shrewd and cum
ming men, and it is to be hoped that
their punishment may serve as warn
ing instead of profitable trick to be
initiated by unscrupulous officials in
other heavy revenue districts. 1t is pos
sible that there is some CROOKED whisky''
here in New York.
The bank of England clips every light
sovereign that comes into the bank.
Three thousand are weighed in an hour
with one machine. Last year the bank
weighed coin to the amount Of $115, 500, )
600, and rejected $4,2oO,OOO, or about
SO per cent, as being light gold. Fol
this amount the bank paid the full value
making deduction for the deficiency Of
weight, which is generally about six OF
eight cents per light sovereign. Mr..
Hodgson, NJ. p, bank director, says
that in a box Of 5000 sovereigns the
number which will be found to have
turned the point Of light weight will
generally be about eight, if they have
not keen disturbed, and he adds: You
are aware that the sovereign which is in
your pocket at 5 o'clock in the morning il
not the same sovereign at 12 o'clock al
night" After this rather alarming an
nouncement it is satisfactory to find Mr.
Hodgson stating also that the charge fol
light weight on the eight deficient SOW