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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-06-06


The Philadelphia Press has On.
piled and published a comparstiN
statement of prices from 1850 70 ~
present time. The list, which y =
elaborate one, contains all the ma'a
staples which enter into food, ciofk
ing and the leading industries q -
country, and the result shows ~
the cost of living to-day has ~
only reached the hard pan rates p
fore the war, but is, in fact, 20 To-
per cent. cheaper than in 1850.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-06-06

The House appropriates $50,
600 for the Potter Committee.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-06-06
" Patent Outsides, I"

Some of our country exchanges
are denouncing the "patent outside"
business, that is, the outer-half
being printed by a cooperative
company, while the ''inside," or edi-
torial pages, are printed at home.
For instance, the first and fourth
pages of the BANNER are printed
at the Printing House of A. N.
Kellogg, St. Louis, and shipped
to us at Bellevue, much cheaper
than we can have it done here, and
besides, this enables US to give our
readers a much larger amount of
reading matter. The second and
third pages, containing advertise
ments, news and editorial opinions,
we print at home. We think the
BOssIER BANNER ranks with any
country paper in the State, both as
to the amount of reading matter
and typographical appearance. We
prefer the ''patent outside' system
because it is the most convenient,
cheapest and best. If our cotem.
poraries do not see proper to use
the "patent outside" we know OF
no law in this free country compel
ing them to do so. But, from the
looks of great number of our int
rior exchanges, there is no doubt
but that they would be greatly i'm.
proved by adopting this system,
Some few should even have both
sides of their paper printed abroad
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-06-06

The Terrebonne Progress-how-
belt the one-half is published in a
dead language to us-is paper af-
ter our own heart in the sentiments
expressed in the half that we do un-
derstand. It is credit to it's local
ity, and deserves, and doubtless is,
well sustained in the community
which it is published-Houma, La.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-06-06

The Democrats of Pennsyl-
yania have nominated State Senator
A. 81. Dill for Governor. The nom.
nation is a strong one-Senator Dill
being personally quite popular, and
his official record being above re-
proach s'even by his bitterest parti.
san opponents says the Philadel.
phia Times. The Democracy of the
Keystone State are alive and ag.
gressive, and are not proposing any
still hunt this season. Everything
indicates aggressive warfare, with
no scarcity of pyrotechnics and ora
tory.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-06-06

Ex-Governor Packard is on Geo.
L. Smiths bond as collector of GUS
toms at New Orleans.- Geographic
Dispatch IN Shreveport Times.
Ex-Governor Packard, say you
No, thank God, Packard never Gov.
erned this state a single second in
his whole life. Er- Marshal Packard:
this, and nothing more, in Louisiana
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

a;sn.tcb from New Hampton, Ia,
"a t that Theodore Tilton stated that
Mrs. Tilton's card was suEpr to- or
him that he had no agency IL that
igin. preparation, OF puoilca'ioh ever
there have been no overtures Me- tba
for family reunion that tnls r. ' on
first and last statement ne VIII n'"Ae W.
the subject. N >
man in Portland wouldn't sell d
loroa LOT of land because the assessors
wo1Id find out what he sold 1t for anu
assess his adjoining land at the SAME
rate.
Ono of the iury who held an inquest
on tbe burning of building for the IN
sane at Bath, N. Y, dissented rom che
finding of the other eleven, ana Dl1usn.
i'm a special verdict, closing as lollows 5 !
81 find the Board of Supervisors, anu
each member of that Board, guliGy vi
manslaughter in the fourth degree"
Mr.. and Mrs. Snow keep hotel ID
the Yosemite Valley, and live in 1t the
wear round. The two men who were
first to enter the valley this year,
raacbed the hotel with much difficulty,
and the landlord, with his wife and dog,
were overioyed by the sight OF human
face after six months of isolation.
A dispatch dated, Madrid, April u,
saws "A heavy gale has prevailed
along the northern coast OF SPAN. Nu.
merous fishing vessels have been lost
and about one hundred Bermeo fisher
men have been drowned Sc fishermen
belonging to Santander have also been
drowned.
The Charter Oak Life Insurance Com
pany of Hartford has recognized on
mutual basis and chosen board OF d.
rectors.
Twenty-Five thousand cotton opera
tiyes have struck at Blackburn, En-
gland, were the feeling is very bitter,
and it is expected that the strike Will
be long one. All the operatives at
Longridge have struck only one mill
is running at Padiham and one-teHth OF
those at Burnley.
The will of Mr.. John E. Lyon be-
queaths some seventy thousand dollars
to few friends, and the balance sup
posed to amount to several hundred
thousand dollars, is given to his legal
heirs. His friends are not aware that
he had any near relatives, and it is
matter of conjecture to whom the
will descend.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

practical operation. The income of
many persons is sum indeterminate
by ordinary methods unless men are
perfectly honest. But with morals in
the condition in which they are at pres
ent, when a man who came within one
vote of being President of the United
States is defending suits brought against
him by the government for false returns
made under such fax, there seems but
little probability that this objection will
be removed. At present, such an i'm
post would fall heavily upon clerks,
salaried officials and day labOrers and
that class of persons whose incomes
could be without difficulty ascertained.
1t would fall lightly upon money lenders
spectators and merchants whose re-
spective incomes not even they them
selves can always determine, much less
an officer of the government, and he a
x-gatherer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26
Eastern War.

The original Obstacle to the me1tipe,
of a Congress has not been removed by
the European diplomatists. England
still wants the whole treaty laid before
that body and that its decision shall be
final. To this Russia will not consent.
Peace may be near at hand but the
actions of England do not indicate it.
The last move is the order that the
native troops of India shall embark for
Europe. This transfer marks a radical
change in her Indian policy. 1t is now
rumored that Germany with all her en-
beavers for peace is actively preparing
for war.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26
The Income Tax.

The income tax, so unpopular years
ago, will probably not be re-impos-
ed by the present Congress, although
there is strong feeling in its favor,
especially among Southern members
In theory no tax can be fairer or more
just than an income tax. By its opera
ton the support that each man gives to
the government in the way of money is
in exact proportion to his success in
business. Such tax is far preferable
to one upon imports, for the latter by
an increase OF decrease in the rate would
cause a corresponding huctuatiOn in the
price of every commodity imported !;
but of an income tax prices are entirely
independent and are in no way affected
by it whether high or low. The trouble
with an income tax, however, is in its
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26
DENIAL BY MIR. CHACE.
How Uncle Sam is Defrauded.

In Perley's dispatch from Washing
ton to the Boston Journal, of Tuesday,
April 23, we find the following:
Some of these New York matters are
not without interest to New England
readers. The ribbon drawback claims,
under which upward of two millions of
dollars was taken from the Treasury
were based on a cunning device, one
thread of flax having been woven into
the edge of the ribbons, which was no
longer asilk fabric, paying sixty per cent.
duty, but fabric of which silk was a
component part, paying but fifty per
cent. duty. Secretary Fessenden, de-
clining to refund the ten per cent. differ
Collector Of Customs at boston s to tfi ge
cover it, but lodge Clifford ruled
against the allowance, A firm of New
York lawyers had meanwhile been APP
pointed the attorneys of importers hold
ing large amounts of the claims, and
they retained the services of Sam Ward,
the lobby king at Washington, to Sc
cure legislation, fixing the duty on fab
RIGS of which silk was component part at
fifty cents. Mr.. Dawes's tariff bill came
i'm due time before the House, and Mr..
Brooks presents an innocent looking
amendment, declaring the duty on fab
RIGS of which silk was component part
at fifty cents. 1t would have been
adopted but for Mr.. Sam Hooper, who
had an inkling of what was transporting,
and he communicated his suspicious to
Mr.. Dawes. The result was that
Messrs. Dawes, Beck and Kelly looked
into the matter and defeated the Job,
to the great disgust of Mr.. Ward, who
thought that its passage was secure.
The New York attorneys then made an
arrangement by which the importers
were to receive fifty per cent. of any
Draw backs received and relinquish the
remaining fifty per cent. A decision
opposite to that of Judge Clifford was
obtained from another court and was
affirmed by Attorney General Williams.
Secretary Boutwell, declined to refund.
notwithstanding this decision; but his
successor, Secretary Richardson, declar-
ed that Attorney General Williams's
decision should be respected, and or
dered that claims amounting to over
two million dollars should be refunded.
1t has been stated here that of this the
importers received fifty per cent, and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

.,,.ho,a not been estimated: Inc
ouliu .ek in a cupboard used py tne
Globe paper company III '"o
room. H.: fras aft
O. Aibans. Sunday morning, unuer Sll
cumstances strongly suspicious VI " ~ on
S;harate Mot, which caused large con-
a t1o AT one o'clock the who're
na mart of a barn, belonging 10
G cpp Gregory Smith, on ConglesSs
800 was discovered to be on nre, anu
tbe building and contents were rHlneu'
AZ Az fne o'clock the barn of l.. NJ. Dowh-
az: az n on Ferris street, was found IN the
an ,5,'a condition and with similar re-
snit Roth residences are unoccupleu,
both families being absent from Ine
citv. Some days ago E. c. Gallar,s oarn
los set on fire and watch dog smut up
in the barn disappeared, and has not
s;neo been seen. The fire was extln-
guisbed with little damage. NO ciue Is
Obtained of the guilty parties as yet.
An eight-years-old Springfield 9oy
fell under large stone team oaIur9aS
afternoon, and had his head crusneu 10
an unsightly mass by wheel: nG az
cidept is the second of the KIND WHICH
has happened in the town withln TWO
years.
Farrar Bros, of st. Adams, hardware
merchants. have failed. Liabilities
about So, 1000. Mrs. Farrar, their
mother. will loose about $26,OOO by
the failure which will probably bank
rupt her.
A tramp lately made an assault upon
- voupg married woman in Barnard,
who was in a grove of bushes, but her
screams brought her husband to the
rescue, and the tramp made his escape,
the husband firing three shots at him
form a revolver. Afterwards the tramp
entered house in the same neighbor-
hood, and called for something to eat.
A neighbor seeing him enter, followed
him into the house and attempted to
close the door and prevent his escape,
but the tramp was too quick for him,
knocking him down and taking to the
woods, He has not been found, though
pursuit was made.
Tuesday evening six masked burglars
entered the house of Hon. Geo. w. Har-
man, a well-known lawyer of Benning-
ton, over-powered, bound and gagged
him, his wife and sister, secured gold
watch, 800 in money then stole Mr..
Harman's horse and buggy and escaped.
Aside from the violence used in bind
ing and gagging the family no injury
was done to their persons.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

~ On our first page will be found a
romantic account of the career of one
Percival, who says that he was an eccle-
siastic employed as music teacher in
escaped CJ tfGeafteRaJG College here, but
course, there is not a word of truth IN IN
the tale as regards Sherbrooke, the
names of the two priests in the story,
being utterly unknown here. The sim
ple-m minded citizens of Ohio have evil
IDENTITY been taken in by an adventurer,
who did not hesitate to perjure himself.
-Sherbrooke Gazette
In this account it appears that PEREZ
val was at Lyndonville and this village
last May, and that here he was aided
with clothing and money, and went to
Michigan. AS we understand, there is
no restrictions placed on the going or
coming from the Roman Catholic Col
lege at Sherbrooke, it looks us though
this individual was the worst kind of a
humbug.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26
Severe Storms.

The mast few days hard storms have
been reported from various quarters.
A cyclone at Sioux City, Iowa, tore up
trees. damaged buildings, killed several
people and wounded many more. Men,
horses and cattle were taken up ana
carried considerable distances.
At Wall Lake, Iowa, tornado struck
the fowl, destroying a part OF 1t ana
iniuring five persons.
terrible rain and hail storm struck
Galesburg, III. The hail was prodlg-
ions. Much glass was broken and
MANY fruit trees badly damaged.
A dispatch from the Black Hills says:
The seyerest storm ever known in the
hills has been raging since the night OF
the 10th, the heavy snow, rain and nall
doing much damage to the placer
mines and shafts in gulches by f1oodihg.
Operations in the quarts mills are al
most entirely suspended. The roads
are impossible, and as the road bridges
are washed away communication Is cut
off, Many buildings in the course OF
the overlooked creeks have been wash
ed away. The snow is still falling.
Belleforche river, which has heretofore
been crossed by the Bismark stage, is
now three miles wide and very deep.
Passengers are being ferried across III
skiffs, the coaches being unable to cross
at any point.
A terrific rain and thunder storm at
Memphis, Tenn, carried away bridge
which cost $4,000 at Second street.
The bottom lands are covered with wa-
tor.
A severe storm of wind at Carlo, ILL.,,
blew down Miller's warehouse and I'M
rooted several houses in various parts
of the city.
ST. LOUIS, April %. Reports from
nearly all parts of the city mention dam
age to property by the storm last night.
Hundreds of the cellars of the business
houses and residences were flooded, and
their contents badly injured or destroy
ed. Sewers caved in in different parts
of the city. Gardens were washed out,
and in several instances IOOfs gave way
under the great weight of water upon
them, and goods and furniture were
badly damaged. The loss of property
will amount to many thousands of dol
lars. The storm extended over great
breadth of territory, embracing nearly
all the country between the Mississippi
river and the Rocky Mountains. The
heaviest rain fall, however, was at. st.
Louis, Memphis, indianapolis and Fort
Gibson, Indian Territory. The fall of
water here between 10 o'clock last night
and a o'clock this morning was about
four inches.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April %. A ter
rifle rain and wind storm occurred along
the line of the indianapolis and st.
Louis railroad this morning, between
Bethalta and Alton Junction, doing
considerable damage to farms and the
railroad. About 1000 feet of the In
dianapolis road was washed away and
no trains have passed over that part of
the road since morning. The regular
trains to st. Louis are run over the
Wabash track from Litchfeld. The
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail
road also suffered severe damage. A
quarter of mile of the track is report !
ed washed away near Alton Junction.
At Vienna, ILL.,, number of dwelling
houses and other buildings were unroof-
ed and others injured 10y the wind storm.
No person is reported killed or serious
ly injured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH Co.
William Orion, president of the West
ern Union Telegraph Co., died in New
York, Monday morning, at half-past 2
O'Clock, of apoplexy. He attended
church Yesterday, apparently in his
usual health, but during the night he
woke and placing his hand on his head
complained of intense pain. He soon
became unconscious and spite of the eff
forts of his physicians he never recov-
cred his senses, but sank away till half
past when he expired.
Mr.. OrtOn was born in Cuba in New
York state, and started in life as a
teacher of country schools in the west
ern counties. He was the first commits
sioner of internal revenue, and suisse
quently became president of the United
States Telegraph Co. Upon the consol-
idatiOn of that company with the West
ern Union, he was made president of
the latter company. He was held in
the highest personal esteem by all
classes of people in the city and
throughout the country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

Ey The anti-resumptiOnists, as last
resort, have made an attack on Secre-
tary Sherman claiming that he favored
the syndicate in his recent sale of bonds
and that he could have sold the same
amount to the national banks at a higher
rate, and asking that the FERNS of the
contract be made public. This sale and
the course their repeal bill has taken in
the Senate has intensely displeased
Ewing and his followers, and they look
upon the Secretary as the principal
cause of all their troubles. They de-
clare that he ought to be impeached.
The more these men talk after this
manner the more obstinate Sherman
grows and the less inclined does he
seem to be to yield to their threats and
give up his pet scheme of resumption.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

BUGBEE, THE FoRGER.-In the Indi-
annapolis City Council on Monday eve
ming resolution expelling Joseph w.
Bugbee, and offering a reward for his
capture, was passed, as follows:
"ReSotUed, That the name of Joseph
w. Bugbee be stricken from the roll of
this Council; that the city officers be
Instructed to take steps to have said
Bugbee indicted for forgery, and
that the Mayor be instructed to offer
a reward of $500 for his arrest and con-
victiOn.n
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

from which the thrilling dispatch was
sent by Sherman to the commander of
the fort in the pass, in reply to a mes
sage that he must surrender: "Hold
the fortl We are coming!n This senti-
ment wove into song by the immortal
Bliss is now sung around the world.
To-day we are off for Chattanooga and
Lookout Mountain, where the brave
Hooker fought above the clouds.
n M s
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

A RIOT IN MoNTREAL.-Ar riot occur
red at an open air political meeting il
the eastern division of the city Sunday
evening. Just before the meeting CLOSED
a mob on the outskirts made desper.
ate attack on the assemblage will
stones, wOunding large number
Nearly 30 have been attended by doc
tors. Many others were less seriously
injured. The meeting was called in the
interest of the candidates for the Que
bee Legislature.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

THE INDIANs.-A letter from a from
tiersman to delegate Maginnis at Wash
ingtOn, says Sitting Bull accompanied
by 25 warriors, who were with him at
the Custer massacre, goes from tribe to
tribe making speeches to the Indians,
and urging them to make war, promising
them plenty of plumber. They last
visited the Sentees, tribe near the Ca
madam line and won them over, and
they have Joined his war party. The
hostile Indians, are mainly gathered
near the sand bills, where buffalo are
plenty. About 1900 lodges are encamp-
ed there. The Indians are we'll armed
and supplied with ammunition.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

Ladies who attend Queen Victoria's
receptions must dress according to rule
or else be subjected to notifying dis
cipline. A young lady who attended
the last reception was Mortified at be-
ing approached by one of the function
aries, who Informed her that her hair
was coming down. She explained that
it was not coming down at all, but that
a coifeur had expressly dressed it in
that manner. EPut it up" was the or
der, and she was compelled to do so.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

the New York lawyers twenty-sIx, per
cent; Gen. B. F. Butler, who has oeeh
retained as special counsel, sixteen per
cent, while the remaining. eight per
cent. was paid for expenses lncurleu.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

LY At the Methodist Conference held
at Providence last week. A motion
was made to appoint committee on
the state of the country. The mover
made bitter speech against the Dem
ocratic party. The Conference had the
good sense to postpone the matter in
definitely. These attempts to commit
a church or denomination to either
political party cannot be too severely
censured. 1t is well enough for minis
tiers, as individuals to have opinions of
their own upon such subjects, but the
farther churches, as organizations, keep
themselves from politics, the better and
purer will be the religion they teach.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

1t is now stated that Thomas Jeffer-
son did not use snuff, and the chagrin
of the 2347 pOssessors of his snuff box,
is enough to make a boy sneeze with
sympathy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

Ey~ Senator COnkling has the mis-
fortune, us he says, of being the most
misrepresented man in Congress. Last
week The World published detailed
account of Il conversation supposed to
have been had with him, in which he
took occasion to say that the present
administration was thoroughly corrupt.
Conkling does not admit the converse
ton, but he leaves the impression by
his denial that although he didn't say
what they declare he did, nevertheless
he believes it to be true with all his
heart. His feelings toward Hayes are
no secret neither are his aspirations.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26

IL Samuel Steenburgh was hung in
New York on the 10Th for murder
committed November 18th, 1877. Ret
ribution follows closer upon the steps
of criminal in that state than it does
in Vermont. 1t required only five
months for this man to kill his victim,
to be tried, to be sentenced and to be
executed. In this state it would require
at least two years and Il half to accom-
plish the same result, for the criminal
has to be confined two years in prison
after his sentence before he can be exc
cuted. These two years may possibly
sometime save an innocent man, but if
the design of capital punishment is to
deter other men from committing SIM
liar crimes, the effect, after this delay is
far less salutary than it would be if ex-
ecutiOn followed close after conviction.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-04-26
St. bloomsbury. VT, Friday, April 20, 1878.

~ The increase in international
courtesy may be noticed in the order of
the German government excluding from
its art department at the Paris EXPOSE
ton, all pictures concentrating the
wal of 1870. If these nations carried
the same regard for the feelings of each
other into ''the weightier matters of the
law" the prospects fol a peaceful settle
ment of the present European difficulty
would be more encouraging.