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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-02-08
A Fallen FOrtune-Reverses0 or Big
Oil Operator. ~

There is at present behind the bars Of
the County Jail, says the Pittsburgh
Dispatch, man who, but short time
ago, ranked among our most extensive
and wealthy oil operators, but who,
overtaken by misfortune with the grim
panic of '73, now occupies place in
fact, if not in name, in q debtors
prison. Henry Rosenbauch, a brief &C
count of whose case it is believed will
prove of interest, was appointed, in
1866, guardian of the minor children
of Aaron Myers. deceased, and as such
he was required to file triennial state
ments of the personal estates. He re-
ceived as property belonging to his
wards the life policy of the deceased
father, and also certain oil stocks.
Subsequently, under order of the Or
phans' Court, he sold the stocks and
realized between $4,000 and $1,000
therefrom. He also collected off the
Life insurance Company the amount OF
the policy, between $4, 900 and $4,000.
In some of his extensive oil specula-
tions he invested this money, but by the
panic of '73, not only his own fortune
but that of his wards was swept away,
leaving him penniless. '-. ,
A little over a year ago he was cited
by the Orphans Court to file his guard
ianship account. This order he obeyed
| in the year of 1875, the account show
ing balance in his hands, as guard
ian, of between $4,000 and $11 900.
Upon the filing of this account he was
removed by the Court, and Alexander
Hilands was appointed in his place.
At the same time the Court made an
order, directing Mr.. Rosenbauch to
pay over to his successor the amount
which his account showed to be due
his wards. This order he was unable
to comply with; attachment was issued
and he was -adjudged guilty OF con-
tempt and placed in Jail, where he still
remains. He was committed IN Sep
tember, 1875, 50 that he has been in
jail now more than year. Several
unsuccessful efforts have been made to
have the prisoner released. The Com
mon Pleas Court refused to order his
discharge, and an appeal to the Su-
preme Court was taken; but the latter
tribunal refused to give any opinion,
because the decision of the lower
Court had not been put in writing. At
: present his counsel, Messrs. Weir u
Gibson, are endeavoring to have him
discharged under the insolvent laws,
and proceedings for this purpose are
now pending. 1t it thought that they
will be successful. s
, PERHAPS the most practical and sat
isfactory answer to a bashfu lovers
question ever given was by Prot. vii
7 son, the famous "Christopher North, .
of Bsackwood. His daughter was ar
! IDENTIFY beloved by the man afterward
known as VIM. e. Aytoun; but the
Young fellow dared not face the am
b thing but stern father. So the daugh
> ter spoke for him. Old ''Kit" said no
The Van Buren press., 1877-12-18
$500 Reward T!
Proclamation by the Governor

WHEREAS it has come to the knowl
w edge of the Executive, that on the
night OF the 2Sth OF March, 1877, the
Court House at Van Buren,, in Crawford
County, in this State, was set on fire
and burned, (thereby destroying the Re
cords and papers of said County, by
some unknown person or persons:
Therefore, l, w. r. MILLER, Cover
nor of the State of Arkansas, by virtue
of the authority as vested in me by the
Constitution and laws of said State. do
hereby offer a Reward of
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for the arrest and conviction OF said nm.
known person or persons, who committed
said offence.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | have here.
unto set my hand and caused
the Seal Of the State to he
r. affixed at Little Rock, on the
30th day of March, 1877.
W. r. MILLER, Governor.
BY the Governor:
3. +. BEAVERS,
Secretary Of State.
By G. W. ST. CLAM, Deputy. u
The Van Buren press., 1877-12-18
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN.
In the Front Rank of American Journals.
INDEPENDENCE, CANDoR, CONSERVATISM,
ENTERPRISE, VIaoR.
Reduction Of Prices to Suit Times

| The election of 1877 over, to congress Will
| all eyes turn to witness the course of political
events in America. Questions of vital inter-
est are pressing for settlement, and the dis
cussion bids fair to be prolonged and absorb
ing. The subjects of Finance, Paeitication,
Internal improvements, Civil-Seryic Reform,
and Mexican Border Troubles. &C., are among
those Which must largely occupy the public
mind The proper development of the re-
sources OF the West and South, by means Of
| an improved condition of river and railroad
transportation faciites-the utilization ofun-
employed labor in needed public works-the
encouragement of immigration to the fertile
lands OF the Great West. are matters OF ma
tional, as well as of local concern. Scarcely
less important is the support OF all measures
by whomsoever originated, aided or indorsed
giving to the Southern states a full and free
control of their own ailairs--the only policy
leading to permanent peace. The state leg
isatures, especially to elect United States
senator's will also be invested with interest
as upon them and the elections of 1873 will
devolve the decision as to whether the rens
of political power shall continue to be held
by the Republican party. the tenure of that
power now hanging by but slender thread.
Upon these and Kindred subjects the Re-
publican, Which gives an earnest advocacy to
the principles of the constitutional Deniocra-
cy, will always be found battling in the ranks
of the thinking. working people
of the West and South. And whilst ,sDaring
reliable information relative to American pol
itics, the Republican Will maintainits past
reputation fer the collection of all important
and interesting news from all quarters of the
globe. Affairs in the Eastern hemisphere,
now occupying SO much attention, will not
be omitted in the design of making this pa
per regular ehronicler of the exciting intel
liupnre of fine faV and whatever pOtarnrigp
and lavish expenditure can do will be em-
ployed to produce llrst-class news and fam
lily journal.
With the lessening in the prices of materi-
ais and labor, the following reductions in the
rate of subscriptions are announced:
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THE SUN.


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The Van Buren press., 1877-12-18
"ONLY FIVE MINUTES"

you've been stopping on the wa.
again. Tom" said poor widow t
her son. us he gave her the article b
had been sent for. "Why don't yo'
come straight home, when you know my
time Is so precious r
~ did so, mother, until got to MIR
Gaskill's s." be replied :" aud then STAYED
10 have look through the window fol
sally Eve minutes" .#.sas
"Uply five minutes" responded the
widow, "means great deal when We come
to reckon them up
Tom Price looked at his mother asii
he had not understood her.
Just reach down your slate al.
ded the widow, "and you'll see what |
mean.r fE
Il Tom had his slate on his knee in a
ltwinkling; "What am TO put down,
motherY"
"Well, begin with five. and then tell me
how many more minutes you waste in the
course Of a day"
Tom wrote the figures. scratched his
head, and looked into the fire.
"Would thirty be too many?" asked
his mother
Tom did not think so.
"Very WE'LL" continued Mrs. Price,
"there aIc three hundred and sixty-fv
days in a year, and half hour for
each day gives you q total Of one hun
drcd and eighty two and half hours,
or nearly eight days time, lost in twelve
months"
Tom Price put his pencil between
his lips aud stared at the sum before
him.
"Snppose you put down two hours
for each day instead OF the thirty min
utes," added his mother; that will
show loss of more than month in
the year"
Tom Price was sharp lad and soon
proved the truth of the widows state.
ment.
80 it does, mother" he said.
Hut when send you for any
thing | want. and you stay lettering
in the streets, my time has to be
reckoned up as well as yours, hasn't
itY'
OF course Tom could not deny
that.
"Then try and remember, said the
widow" what a serious loss even five
minutes are to me. You know my boy,
how very hard have to work to pay rent,
buy bread, and keep you at school, SO
you should endeaver to help rather than
hinder your poor mother
"fll run all the way next time" said
Tom
mo, no; don't want you to do that.
l only want yon to bear in mind that our
lives are made up of theae same minutes.
and that we cannot afford to throw them
away just as we please"
Like sensible little fellow, Tom Price
took his mothers lesson to heart; and it
was long time, before he was again
heard to use the words, "Only Eve min
utes. Young Reaper.
The Van Buren press., 1877-12-18

In the ladies' waiting room at the
Central Depot theother day were newly
married couple from Grass lake. They
had been visiting in the city two on three
days, and we're then ready to go home.
They sat side by side. Of course, his arm
around her waist and she leaning on his
shoulder. A long wasted stranger from
the East, having sore eyes and big heart,
walked in, saw them thus seated, aud IN
about q minute he asked Of the hus
band:
Has that woman there got the tooth
ache p 8@6s ssE' t@e
The husband looked up in surprise, but
made no answer. After two or three
minutes the long wasted man again
remarked: -
"1f that woman has got the toothache
I've got bottle of peppermint in my
satchcl here"
The bride rolled her big white eyes
around. and the husband looked some
what embarrassed. The man from down
East unlocked his satchel, fumbled among
shirts and collars and brought up four
ounces OF peppermint essence. He un
eorked il touched the contents Of the bot,
tie against his big red tongue, and, hand
ing it forward toward the husband, feel
ingly said:
"Just have her sop some on rag and
rub her gooms with it. We've used it in
our family for---."
The brides eyes threw out sparks as
she lifted her head from its loving po-
sition, and, striking the bottle, she snarl-
ed out:
Tuthache, you fule you don't
know the difference tween true love and
the tuthache you'd better pick grass
with the geese! !" So VIM . i
my Lord p gasped the man and he
hurried out with his satchel in one hand
and the bottle in the other.--Detrot
Free Press.
The Van Buren press., 1877-12-18

"Come. pa" said a youugster just
home from school, !" how many peas are
there in pint?" "How can anybody
tell that, you foolish boy9' ~ can
every time. If you don't belieue 1t, just
try me-" swell, how many are there
then ?" "Just one p in every pintpa."
A book-agent recently met in the
Council Bluffs Uowal Post-office an in
mate of deaf and dumb institution,
and talked to him without intermission
for an hour, showing him all the pictures
and urging the claims Of his work upon
his calm and delicate consideration, be.
fore the stranger had chance to open on
him with the sign-language. Then the
agent was wicked enough to swear.
A writer says. 1.-THE boys must help
Themselves" Most boys do, until the
old man admonishes them by thump
on the head that somebody else likes CAKE
as well as they.
"Pshawr' said a young lady OF mu-
steal taste, passing . certain church Sun
DAY night, where an incompetent organist
was torturing the instrument, sit is
enough to make that congregation all 20
wicked just to imagine their organist hav-
ing harp in the New Jerusalem and be.
ing entitled to play on it."
The Ministerial Association are going
to discuss the question. Whether there
anything in the acts and character of St
Paul to justify the belief that II had eveI
managed church fair, he would have
charged IS cents for quart of hot watel
and cove oyster-Hawkeys.
An Indian said, when he 6rst heard it
be Vas much surprised thasthe white met
killed their Saviour, but since he knew
them be wondered that they didn't stea
hisslcthes.
E sp good company, young man
bu.~ please don't call upon us whe'
wire engaged upon our editoria
The Van Buren press., 1877-12-18
A Penny Saved is Penny Earned.
$4,000 Given AWAY,

We will send the Van Buren, Press.
usual price $3.50, and the Louisville
Weekly
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TO CONSUM PTIVES,

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entity cured of that dread disease. Co,.
sumption, by a simple remedy, is anxiou
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ing the prescription will address,
Rev. +. A. WILSON, 1914 Penn st.. viii
iamsburg' New York. jan GIN
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The other day husband was reading
that the premonotory symptoms Of ill.,
sanity were wild look. flushed face,
thick speech, ETC., and he handed it to
his wife and remarked: Mary, if ever
come home looking that way, you'll
know what it means, and you'll know
what to do" eyes, darling" she softly
replied, as she laid the paper down; "'ll
have an emetic and club waiting for
you.n
The Van Buren press., 1877-12-18
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One Form Of Rudeness.

A fragrant breach of politeness, and
one which is most annoying to refined
and sensitive people, is very general
practice Of interrupting ones CONVERSE
ton. The immunity with which this is
done has degraded rational conversation,
which ought to the greatest charm of
social intercourse. into q provoking farce.
A man or woman who has anything to
say that is worth saying, desires to say It
in his or her own way; and those who
have brains to appreciate it, will he
equally desireous OF hearing it with in
terruptiori Yet it is common thing for
q parlor conversation to partake more Of
the babble Of Babel than conversation
among rational beings, who are supposed
to know and appreciate what each other
says. One begging to relate an incident
and before he has finished two sentences
come, parrot in fine clothes chimes in
her senscless gable, breaking the thread
ofdiscourse. and compelling the narrator
to begin again, or abandon the attempt
to instruct or entertain.
This is the grossest impoliteness it is
as common an occurrence as conversation
itself. 1t is not much to say, that nine
out of every ten people who indulge this
habit are incapable Of carrying on a ra-
tional conversation on any useful topic,
sndindulge in these breaches ofetiquette
by way Of covering their retreat and
hiding their ignorance.
Wesuggest to young people--and old
ones, too. for that matter--that here is
apromising field for social reform New
erinterrupt conversation by INTERPRETING
remarks, however appropriate ard witty
they may seem. All sensible people
will respect you, and conclude that you
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EE Utah surpasses any of the States
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supply, last year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-07
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
HARD FIGHTING IN COLOMBIA.

A COMPLETE VICTORY FOR GOVERNMENT TROOPS
PEACE IN TIE NORTHERN DEPARTMENT
lFRoH AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlhUNEI
HONDA. april News has just been received Oh q
great battle between the rebel FORCES OF Cordoba ana
Arboleda and the Government troops under ten
Pavan resulting in complete victory for the latter
The battle lasted seven hours with much slaughter
on both sides. The gmboat Contianza leaves to-day
with 400 troops for the coast. battle mas been
fourht at Mutizcua in the State OF Santander'
bety the rebel guerrllas and Government troops
under Gen. Witches, resulting IN complete defeat
of the rebels. The Conservative Generals Posada,
Valderrama, aid SampeF were taken prisoners ms
| victory secures peace to the northern Department.
In the department of the south two battles have re-
suited favoraby to the Liberals, on Feb. %, at
Cobaia the other at ATeuillG the 10th nit. These
successes have enabled Gen. TTujilo to advance his
| lines 10 the immediate vicinity of Manizales, the
! rebel stronghold, and TO lombard the town Gen.
/ Acosta has occupied point called morton, on the
opposite side of Nanzalcs, orc league from Soledad
! and very mean the enemy He has opened commune
| cation with Trujo. Both generals are intrenc he'd,
and having lately received superior artillery, the
| rebels find themselves between two fires. Gen. ID.
r. Delgado also o. the Government forces. occupies
/ with his division Partidas. This division engaged
/ the enemy on the 3d nit. INJECTING loss OF 81
! killed. 81 wounded, and 200 dispersed. Gen Casa
blanca of the Conservatives remains III MAnzahares,
/ losing daily by descrton Of his men.
| The gunboat ConfanZa arrived here on the l7th
ult.. bringing artillery and munitions Of war. The
Archbishop of Bogota has preached violent sermon
against the Government Congress in consequence,
passed resolution that il tie olonsc should be lo-
peaied his property would be confiscatcd and him
| self banished from the country. Congress has al7o
passed law prohibiting all religions proces -ion5.
In recent journey south found IN al the towns re-
cfuting going on with great activity, the Govern
mcnt straining every TO bring the army TO its
war footing They have now some $1,000 men
| ,,nJer arms. and the Conservatives almost rs many
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-07
YEW PICTURES By cHUaCH AND Co1MAx.

Mr.. Frederick f.. Church and Mr.. Samuel
C0lman have Just completed pictures of such import
deserve in each special notice. II is not
often that Mr. Churcs work Is Immediately accessible
TO the public for The that he Is mostly occupied
with private orders large pictures, which trans
ferrcd directly from his studio the walls of their pos
SCISSORS and we therefore he glad exception
cOnd he made In the present Instance. The landscape
about seven by five feet in dimensions is called "Mo'n
ing Tropical River" and the fortunate owner is Mr.
William Z. Dodge, jr The subject is simple and broad,
notwithstanding its richness Of detail, and the
key OF color Is considerably lower than in
most Of Mr.. Church's later works. But just
these qualities necessary to emphasize tie
strength md harmony of the composite and the happy
uuiou Of truth and sentiment The gre If the boweTy
everywhere subdued by the dnsed gray OF the
morning mist: the sun, dimmcd to eudurabc disk Of
light, has red auIcOe, such It always wears undtl
simar conditions the tropics the reflected light on
the river Is not harsh aud crude artists paint
IT, bu, the tcndcres fusion OF aerial god and the mass
OF elaborate foreground detail loose, free and
fi as always Is in nature. The river might be The
Chacrc the san Juan any other the streams Of the
terra Cu},etc OF Central America. There little VIVID
color except the breasts OF two small birds ana the
blossom Of an airplant clnGing to fallen tree. The
central light, starting from e and its reflected
beam, diffuscd with exquisite radatons through the
vapory atmosphere, wherein the distance rs suggested
rather Than seen Mr.. Church has gained Hcaily by
single pervasive harmony of We place this picture
beside mis- Andes OF Ecuador" and Niagara" which,
heretofore We have Away considered his pucs achieve
mcntS IN ant
Mr. Colman has taken wclllnown theme, hut he has
made il interesting si who familiar Win his
former work 10y sudden advance ~ the so1iiy OF hs
forms and the transparent quality OF lis Color On
canvas about feet in length by 2i2 feet IN hight he
gives the one supreme Venetian ycw-the Doge's Place
the square and tower Of san Marco the mass OF bindings
al the entrance Of the Grand Canal and the shipping
gondolas and boats WI II never absent from that
CLASSY saa-pavemeut. The sky and c0udnis are those
with which he las long since made u familiar Dut ihey
are in their true place, foil to ouch pire' clean ont
lines such reality of substance has g. rs N the
architecture Tb5 latter sUGgcsS gayer, brighter more
poetic Canaetto but that raely,n ever painted
such fud. transparent water as That Wll"h laAy
wrinkles and dimples its surface in tho foreground Tho
whole picture brualhcs OF openair dayi cHicN
with enough Of poetry inherent in the place ana is sssO
Citations to satisfy the needs Of sentiment