The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-05-16
State News.
CADDO.

The Times quotes cotton: Ordin-
airy, II; Good Ordinary, rs; Low
Middling, 81; Middling, 81; Good
Middling. 1O4.
River, % feet Z inches above low
water mark. Falling.
Cotton quoted at New Orleans:
Ordinary, s.; Good Ordinary, s. ;
Low Middling, 81; Middling, 1O4
Good Middling, III. Gold, 1909.
The Shreveport standard says
Mr.. Wheelock will soon put three
hundred laborers to work on that
end of the New Orleans and Texas
Railroad.
DE SOTO.
The Democrat says about 800 men
have already been put to work on
the New Orleans and Texas Rail
road 40 miles below Mansfield.
There are nine candidates for
Sheriff of De Soto.
FRANKLIN.
Brother "LOur Zim, editor of the
San, married, recently, and his paper
went into partial eclipse in conse-
quence. He issues a "half sheet"
and asks his readers to excuse him
under the circumstances. The editor
of the Vienna Sentinel thinks half
sheet rather .scant to begin married
life with.
LINCOLN. ~
Vienna has a home made tele-
phone, and the young people are
happy.
CLAIBORNE.
The Guardian says at the recent
election at Homer j. Ferguson was
elected Mayor, and G. G. Gill. j. b.
Wilder, j. r. Ramsey, B. ID. Harri-
son, and s. Y. Webb, selectmen.
VIM. Kimbell, one of the oldest
citizens of Claiborne, died on the
3Oth. He was brother to Col. John
Kimbell.
ST. LANDRY.
Mr.. Louis McLain, a New Orleans
capitalist, proposes building a rail
road between Washington and Ope-
lousas, distance of about six miles.
Opelousas has granted the right of
way, and if Washington does the
same, the Democrat says the road
will be built by September 1.
PoINTE CoUPEE.
The Pelican pays high compli-
ment to the interior press, and says
a parish paper should be taken land
paid for) by every citizen therein.
Several hundred gallons of wine
will be made from grapes and dew
berries in anticipation.
| LAFOURCHE.
The Chief clamors for a bridge
over the Lafourche, at DOnaldsville,
in place of their "slow COACH ferry.
/ OUACHITA. a
The Telegraph says citizens oil
Ouachita and Morehouse recently
held railroad meeting at Monroe,
to further the project of building
the Monroe, Bastrop and Arkansas
railroad. Col. r. B. Todd was Chair
man of the meeting, and Col. r
| Richardson, Secretary. On motion
of Hon. G. B. Wheeler the act o.
incorporation was adopted, and :
committee of five appointed from
each parish to solicit subscriptions
Prisoners at Monroe broke Jail
Three, con6ned for burglary, es
capped; two murderers, who wer,
chained together, we're captured.
/ A Democratic Parish Convention
will meet at Trenton, June 10.
The Monroe election went Demo
cratic by large majority.
Grand jury found rs indictments
WEBSTER.
The Minden Democrat says las
Wednesday night three rufian
from Claiborne parish unmercifull,
beat freedman, named Abe Shelton
living in the suburbs of Minden
Abe took stray horse to its owner
as matter of accommodation. Th.
men claimed that Abe took the sad
die, but Abe said there was no sad
die on the horse. After being bea
about the head with pistols, a rop,
: was put around Abe's neck with til,
! intention of hanging him. One o
the men objected. The other tw,