The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1876-01-20
GENERAL BREVITIES.

,r.rrest for voudouism has been made
! !, Central Point, Tenn. The prisoner,
,scro doctress, is accused of perform
no incantations and thereby making
Isr neighbors sick.
FRESH temperance crusade has
heen started by the Connecticut ladies.
!. several towns the whisky drinkers
is,s : already been forced to buy by the
mart IN and imbibe in private.
INK FREDERICK GUNTER went from
rh;caco penniless to Australia, twenty
,hree wears ago. He now adyertises in
theC6icago newspapers that he is able
and wiling to help his relatives, and
invites them to write to him. And
vont he hear from them?
Ar Ypsilanti, (Mich.,) woman was
married. on Saturday, whipped by her
bn,bsnd on Sunday, robbed and desert
d bg him on Monday, and on Tuesday
driven out of the house which, through
he provisions of a former husbands
yil. she had been entitled to occupy
uil remarriage.
The Secretary of War has received
letter from Portland, Oregon, dated
November 2, and reading as follows
aIwss once in the service of the Unit
I'd States, but now am in the service of
nv God. Inclosed find Post-ofiice
money order for $40, which belongs to
the Government of the United States"
TWELVE new columbariums, or bury
ing-houses, have been discovered at
Rome. Some of the paintings on the
walls show that these belong ed to a very
Early epoch, as they represent the events
which took place prior to the founding
Of the City of Romulus. The relics
found in them are very curious and are
bbe preserved and catalogued for the
grand national stock.
An amusing divorce case has just ter
minated at Flint, Mich. Mr.. and Mrs.
Newcome had filed bill and cross-bill
for divorce. The parties being wealthy,
he lawyers expected to strike a big
bonanza. The husband and wife Of
heted reconciliation, thus cutting
thsm of, and were slumbering together,
when, near midnight, the lawyers had
thehusband arrested for conspiracy and
brought to the lookup, when he COM
promised BY paying 5000 attorney fees
for himself and wife.
b. A. HUNTLY, an English philoso-
phsr, volunteers his explanation of the
problem Of life: Thermo-dynamical
Phenomena or, as some term it Life
-hom the lowest organism, a fungus,
o. monad, up to man, is simple, and
y gradual cosmic evolution a most
complicated kind Of machinery-is mat
tr-Eving matter (sensible II kinetic)
however, BY cosmic evolution, to-day,
sther in the speck of bioplasm in the
cell Of 3 fungus-a dog-or a manor
hthe numerous bioplasts of their vari-
ous textures respectively" It is odd
that We should never have thought of it
hthis light before.
IRE shooting-fish of Java is quite
elrloslty, and is kept in glass cases by
me natives as sort of pet. A small
,inck IS fastened in the reservoir, pro-
ecnng two feet above the water, and
1nen the fish is exhibited a fly or insect
iasfened to this. The fish swims
nond the stick once or twice to ex-
amne the object; then, rising to the
nflace, remains for few seconds mo-
uoniess, and suddenly elects few drops
q water at its intended prey, generally
Onnging the mark down with the first
saOs. Il this fails, however, he repeats
- circuit OF observation, paases again
parently to measure his distance, and
nen discharges at the fly once more.
SINGULAR burial custom has lately
osea followed in Ireland. It appears
~ every member of the King-Harman
sally Is buried by torchlight, and the
91slM OF Hon. L. H. King -Harman has
saken place in accordance with the
lar custom. The family mansion
nree miles from Boyle, and all the
9 8 crowded from end to end. A
continuous line of carriages fol-
~ the hearse from the house, and
sands of tenants and laborers of
81 te, wearing scarfs and hat bands
81 bearing torches, took part in the
ssion. The interment took place
ne iamily vault in Boyle Church.
8 various parts of Asia Minor, but
c'paily in the province Of Trebizond,
~ se sfe entire villages whose inhabit-
e40 IRE to Oa,fwor ri e~~oo-o,o, NS,,..,,1
49,. but have in reality secretly fol-
nd rMed the Christian religion for ages.
y nave their priests, who wear the
sasn auan IN public, and their churches are
A. ,sclranean chambers excavated under
IS. = mosques in which they hitherto
-, 80 Professed to worship. These sin
49, people had recourse to this strata
I 70 the old times of intolerance.
49, sasa better times dawned they might
40 3voWed their ,.alirio,, bYt Il on