The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-04-14
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IdteSt news.
Rio JANETRo, April 5.-Yellow
faveris Increasing.
PHrLADELPEIA, April 8.-GeorQe
w. Hewes, q prominent broker.
hung himself.
ST. LOUIS, April 5.-The munici.
pal election resulted in the success
of majority Of the Democratic and
Independent officers.
BOSTON, April 8.-Mrs. B. r. But
Ter died at the Massachusetts, Gen.
eral Hospital, whittier she was taken
for an operation Of cancer Of the
throat.
| WASHINGTON, April S.-Great
looseness, to say the least is devel.
oping in the management Of the Gov.
eminent Printing Office.
/ CHICAGO, April 6.-The presi
dent and vice president Of the First
National Bank of Lacrosse has been
arrested on the charge Of embezzlinr
1926, 900.
| WASHINGTON, April 5.-Bristow
paid the editor of a commercial pe-
per in st. Louis who had excellent
opportunities to obtain Information
of whisky frauds, and shortly after
appointed him special agent. He
bad received good deal Of valua.
BILE information from newspaper
men, but had not paid them q dol.
lar, with the above exception, and
none had asked him for pay. IL
] newspaper men had offered their
r services for pay he would have given
! them as much as nybody else, bat
none had offered.
Ell NEW WORK, April 10-A. 4
5 Stewart died of Inflammation Of the
n bowels Saturday evening.
j. Mrs. Morgan, sister Of General
t. John Morgan, of Tennessee, and
' niece of 2. I. Barnum, took lauda-
! mum while at card table party and
died from its effects.
SALT LAKE, April 4 The powder
1 magazine of many tons exploded at
3. the arsenal. Six were killed ssd
If others hurt. Boulders were thrown
p in all directions. One fell q mile
y away. The delnage Of broken gtass
Al alone amounts to 90, 900.
II New ORLEANS, April 10.--A
ii. special to the Galveston News says:
=. at the request Of the special deputy
n United States Marshal, Major Mer-
n. ram planted twelye-pOnnder on
C. the bank Of the river this morning
he and at 1 o'clock this evening the
se Mexicans opened q hot FIRE from
New Laredo on our guard ct the
err ferry and they were compelled to
st withdraw. The fire was then con
t. centrated upon the guuners, where
m upon Col. Saxton threw shells into
4 New Laredo from his twelve-poan.
he der, which silenced the Mexican hrs
n on our soldiers and Americas Cit
r. aens. Two men and three woman d
nk this city wounded badly.
TO WASHINGTON, March 4.-MejoI
,t. Merrill, while serving in South Car
no. DINA, received S21, 400 rewardi
under Gov. SCOTS proclamation q
ferreting ont aud convicting kuklux
nv General Gustav charges Major MeF
H. rill with taking a bride from I'll
ost accused before a court martial \
AN Texas, of which he was Judge Ad
he yOcate. This Merrill denied befor
AT the committee. Merrill is now q
he duty at the Centennial.
"a. HARTFORD, April 5.-Total yot
ck. 9S, 4S5, against 1OO,9 last YEA
he Result this year: Robinson, AZ, So
Of Ingersoll, BLOT; Smith, 1871; a
ow water 1886. Senate-18 Demooze!
! If and Republicans. The DemocE1l
om gain one. House-159 DemoCr1b
us So Republicans and Independents
to The Democrats gain %. Demoua
ic majority on joint ballot, 81.
WASHINGTON, April l6-u
Re- Worlds special says the only dir
fees ence between Belknap and Robes
the is that Belknap received his peroen
inc age direct while Robson got b
ery through his best friends.
ake Senator Cattel's brother receive
edo nearly S15O, 600 commission on "a
tracts with Mathews b Co, Ct Ne
York, woollen dealers.
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faeS KILLING AT JEFFERsON.-M
70 learn from gentleman who "
,ns present that difficulty took pr