The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-08-07
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SUPERVISOR L. H.. CoGswRII of
Greenwood, Mich, was administrator
OF an estate, and, being called mon IN
render an account of his trust. set fire.
to his house, which he had drenched
with Kerosene, and burned himself to
death, together with the, papers con-
nected with his business affairs. He tried
to persuade his wife to remain in the
burning building, and when she esoan.
ed he followed her out to urge her to 90
back and die with him. She refused.
and Cogswell, finging her some MONEY!
stepped back into the house.
THE other day Michael Skinner = 4 4
druggist at Amapee, Wis, discovered
a punt can OF phosphorus in a condition
not entirely safe, and removed it from
the building, but in so doing q small
piece OF it must have fallen on the floor.
near the foot of the stairs, when it soon
exploded and filled the room with its
odors. Mrs. Skinner was coming down
the stairs at the time, and inhaled the
poisonous fumes, which so stipefied her
as to cause her to fall to the bottom of
the stairs, where her clothes Immediate
ly took fire, and before the flames could
be extinguished, burned her limbs and
arms in fearful manner.
NEAR Szegedin, in Hungary, a sbep-
herd had charge OF between 400 aud 500
sheep during one of the late storms.
lnstinctively they huddled together.
there being no shelter. whilezthe shep-
herd covered himself as best he could.
and leaned on his staff until the tempest
should pass away. There was . terrific
crash, accompanied by binding light
ming. He felt himself dashed to the
ground, and remained senseless for
some time. When he came to himself
he found 40 sheep dead, and 200 more
seemed so paralyzed by fear ortha cleo
tric shock that it was only after much
time and trouble he could get them on
their legs again. o gra ssss. sszs,ssessss
:. AN eminent lady in New. York City,
who is as wealthy as she is pious, was
sorry to find that the young mensof her
Bible class lad no better place in which
to spend their evenings than the lonely
and cheerless rooms of the cheap board
ing-house in which they stayed Soshe
opened q sort Of club-room for them,
furnishing it with billiard tables and ia.
cilities for playing variety of games.
A reading-room adjoining it is supplied
with daily papers She permits the
young men to smoke tobacco, but pro-
hibits the use of strong drink. In the
evenings coffee ard tea are handed
round, and the guests are made to feel
that they are gentlemen.
Mr.. E. o. Hill, Division Superin-
tendent of the New York. Lake Erie
and Western Railroad Company, has
just issued curious circular, which
prohibits brakemen on that road from
flirting with the girls on the cars and
along the route, and the conductors are
enjoined to see that this rule is rigidly
enforced. Nothing is said about the
conductors flirting, and on that account
the order is causing. considerable COM
ment, especially among the. brakemen,
who think that an unjust discrimination
is made against them. 1t seems that
some resident along the line of the road
complained that the brakemen waved
their handkerchiefs at his daughter as
the trains passed, and this is the cause
of the order. 8- ESa c'- -'*' - - q.
CAPT. LOGAN, of the schooner Katie
E. Stuart, which arrived at Halifax, N,
S., last week, reports that when off
Whitehead he saw whale about SO
feet long coming toward the vessel. He
threw billet of wood at the monster,
which seemed to enrage it, and dived
under the schooner and came up along
side, blowing water on to the deck. It
was struck by several missiles, but did
not seem afraid. Then bige ewater was
pumped overheard. This drove the
whale off for few minutes, butt came
back, and was evidently about to strike
the vessel when it was struck close to
the blowhole by large lump of coal.
This seemed to take the courage out of
the whale, and it swan off in the direc-
ition from which it had first come.
; DR.. WOODBRIDGE describes a sun
dance recently given by the Sioux in
Montana. There were about 5000 In
ldians present, the dance, which took
place in an arena $50 feet in diameter,
inclosed by willow branches, lasting 2S
hours. During the time the Indians
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buffalo meat, and delicacies, while the
participants in the dance subjected them
selves to horrible torture, such as hay
ing buffalo heads suspended from Sits
cut in their flesh, the weight of which
constantly increased 8. the laceration.
Some of the braves tainted, and many
had from so to zoe pieces cut out Of the
living flesh. Others were held to stakes
about VIII ich they were forced to dane .,
by cords fastened to their back. The
performance was varied by prayers to
the Great Spirit for success at the chase.
THE Utica On. W Observer chroni-
cles the death of q parrot in that city at
the age of 81 years, and says: "Polly
was we'll known to residents of the
Fourth and Seventh Wards, both old
and young. With the children, es-
pecially, Polly was great favorite, and
many were, the mournful comments
made upon the death of their pet.
Swinging in a cage, or perched here
and there about Mr.. Wilkins store for
the past II years, Polly has, overheard
many a secret, but, though an incessant
talker, has never divulged word to
harm friend. Besides these II years,
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