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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-20
A Wild Cat Loose in a Theater.

There was fight advertised to come
off at the Alhambra Theater Sunday
afternoon between an Eastern fighting
bulldog name Turk and forty-two
pound wild cat, vicious brute, for 500
a side-that is, the cat and dog were to
fight for their lives, and men bet 800
a side on the result. The fight was to
be followed by grand olio on the stage.
1t was an immense bill and it drew. In
due time the cat was introduced upon
the stage and was Immediately followed
by Turk; but at the first kiss of the
dog the cat took to the audience, and
the olio instead of being performed by
the troupe was done by the spectators,
tooth and toenail accompaniment. The
first bound of the cat took it upon the
piano of the orchestra. The pawer of
ivory left the swelling strain unfinished
and turned a back handspring over
among the audience. The Eext leap of
the " varmint y was at the contrabass,
and both player and instrument went
down instanter with broken heads. The
cat fingered lovingly moment among
the strings as if to test their quality,
and then sprang out among the audience.
Then began an olio in dead earnest, but
not the one advertised, although the
fight was over. 1t consisted of ground
and lofty tumbling, leap-frog and such
like feats of dexterity, all having a single
object-to amuse the audience by a
glimpse of sunlight out of doors and
under the free light Of heaven once more.
1t was perfectly satisfactory as whole,
and each player did his best. Time
shortest on record 80. Every thing
went off well, especially the audience.
The cat was found few moments later
looking out of one of the boxes and
waiting for an audience.-Gold Hi1
(Nep. NeaCs.
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They are made of long and thin boards
or pieces OF bark, bent up at one end
and prevented from splitting by cross
pieces on the upper side. Their seating
capacity varies from two to ten persons.
If ladies ride, they are placed in front.
The vehicle is guided by the gentleman
at the rear, with stick, or less grace
fully, with the feet. A toboggan runs
easily and rapidly down any hillside
which is covered with thin snow-crust,
and the effect of a 'sbump'' at such time
can not be easily described
If you are piscatorially inclined, you
can spend night on the St. Lawrence,
and screen yourself from the severity of
the weather within one of the Temporal
ry houses upon the ice. Comfortably
seated in chair and warmed by stove,
you almost lose sight of the fact that a
splendid fish is nibbling at your hook.
You pull him up through hole in the
ice, light fresh pipe, and drop your
hook for the next favor.
Then we might walk to the St. Louis
Gate-or rather to the gap where the
gate once was-whence Montcalm
marched forth to give up his life, and
the French supremacy in America as
well.
Just outside the walls we might enter
the Glaciarum, or rink, and enjoy some
of the numerous contests. There will
be races of all kinds-snow-shoes, three
legged, hurdle, and fiat, but most anus
ing of all the wheelbarrow and barrel
races. The human wheelbarrow is
made by one skater sitting upon his left
foot, then extending the right foot for
ward, and finally turning the arms up
ward for handles. In this position he
is trundled off by companion. When
the barrel race opens the contestants
skate at full speed across the rink to-
ward a number of headless barrels. Par
TALLY sliding for the last twenty feet,
they endeavor to dart through, but the
refractory barrels persist in rolling over
and over the mirror-like surface, while
the display of anatomical extremities is
something remarkable le.-Frederick G..
Mather, IN Harper's Magazine for Feb
ruGru.
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iE XVII BELLEVUE. La FERRJTARY % 1870

will give an idea of the magnitude of
this structure. In thickness It is prob
ably about sixty feet, while the surface
of the ice is at least half that distance
from the surface of the water. There
are crevasses twenty-five or thirty feet
in depth, and yet they show no signs of
water. As we have said before, the sur
face of the ice bridge or ice field (for it
is really that is exceedingly rough, and
the work of crossing it is very fatiguing.
Before long, however, a road will be
constructed from the American to the
Canadian shore, and it will be quite an
easy matter to cross.
The ice formation of the bridge is Gu
riously dissimilar on the different sides
of the river. On the American side it is
composed of snow ice, formed into
rounded boulder shapes, and looking
exactly like white coral. As you near
the center of the river, the ice fragments
grow larger, and when you near the
Canadian shore you find huge cakes of
water ice amalgamated into solid mass.
The surface of the bridge is toughest
upon the American side, and it would
seem as if the greatest pressure was here
exerted, though the widest disturbance
evidently took place at the lower end of
the bridge, for the hummocks are very
large and frequent here.
The first man that crossed was Mr..
Tom. sConroy, the well-known guide,
who saved man from the rapids year
or two ago. AS Mr.. Conroy weighs
about two hundred pounds, he demon
strated the entire safety of the bridge
for purposes of locomotion.
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Fashionable Poisoning.

But few people realize to what extent
fashionable poisoning is carried at the
present day in the use of various stimu-,
lants for which the wretched suicides
have acquired fondness. Liquor in its
various forms was for long time the,
great bane of society. But that is fast
being supplemented by potions if not so
stimulating and exciting, far more
deadly in their effects. Opium eating
and laudanum drinking is greatly on the
increase, and more than half of the
deaths that are attributed to heart dis,
ease are compassed by these habits.
Morphine is but another form for the
drug, and this is also being used to ex-,.
cess by thousands of people in this coun-
try. Chloral is fast growing into ofapars
and is laring its victims down, to death
by the hundreds and thousands. II is
time this matter was taxed hold of in
earest by some of the jealous reformers
of the day, for there is hardly a day
passes but counts its victim to one Or
the tther of these pernicious drugs. 1t is
the gifted of the land, too, who are most
easily led to destruction by means of
these narcotic poisons. The habit is
formed by taking small doses to rest the
overtaxed mind and brain, and the dose
increases from day to day, until mini
and bI ain are stilled and at rest in the
quiet sleep of death. The ,newsreaches
US this morning of another victim to the
use of chloral i. the person of C.aancey
K. Williams, of Rutland, W., who was
one of the first scholars of his, native
State, and a man of unusual moral ex-
cellence except in this one respect. He
took chloral to induce sleep and rest
yesterday morning. The sleep came to
his eyelids speedily, but it was the sleep
from which there is no awakening.
Where is the Francis Murphy who will
organize crusade against the growing
habit Of fashionable poisoning Troy
Press. -,
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PITH AND POINT.
THE tied of life-The married ones.

The tied OF life-The married ones.
A GOOD motto for young man just
starting mustache-down in front.
FEATHERS are used this year to trim
every thing except hotel pillows. M =
WHY are free lunch fiends good indi-
Gators of the weather? Because they
are r-room-eaters
WHEN a man gets bald in Colorado
they say his head has got above the
timber line. IS. .ac ,T&1& &HEE
Young housewife: Z" What miserable
little eggs again! You really must tell
them, Jane, to let the hens sit on them
a little longer!" NV i''o ''' '"'
THE man who has prudence and
economy in his nature will at once be-
gin laying up umbrellas for April wealth
er. The signs point to rainy spring.
Detroit Free Press.
THE price for drawing q tooth in
Chicago is ST.. This would seem an
outrageous price, but it takes one man
to hold the patients cheek back.-De.
troH Free Press. 'I&Hai
SHE sang soprano sweetly-
Her voice was like a aIyre;sHE yfs-f-
But on Sunday she ate onions,
And thus busted up the choir a fifa,
-Wheeling Sunday Leader.
A YOUNG lady said to her lovers:
Charley, how far is it around the
worldan "About twenty-four inches,
my darling" replied he, as his arm en-
circled her waist. She was all the world
to him. 4I a ..f.,s..ar f4f{, o.
THE alacrity with which the pen and
ink is furnished an actor on the stage
when he calls for them, is, in striking
contrast with the experience Of the aver
age housekeeper, and is suggestive that,
there are no children or hired. girls
about.-Com. Rollingpsn's Atnaande. Z
ROBERT BURDETrE, snow-bound in
Utica, telegraphed as follows to Her.
kimer, where he was to have lectured
The Burlington man came out of the West
| In swallow. tail coat and cut away vest, "a
But he said, 81 conjecture
- IL There's snow chance for a Lecturer
| SO his Overworked chin had a rest.
A YOUNG man who complained that
his girl was too shy and retiring, found
a year after marriage that she could
"come up to the scratch beautifully.
The husband Of year has no business
to stay away from home until midnight,
any yway.-NorTistoson Herald. .
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-20

THERE are 40 farmers, 28merchantss
19 LAWYERS, and IL manufacturers in the
new Maine Legislature. AS regards re-
ligious denominations there are 20 Con.
gregationalists, % Universalists,. and 1S
Methodists, while 20 have no religious
preferences.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-02-20
Battle Between an Eagle and a Flock Of
Geese.

An eagle measuring "a inches from
tip to tip of wings swooped down upon
q flock Of geese on the farm Of Samuel
McCune, near GAINESVILLE, o., on, Mon
day, when terrible combat ensued for
20 minutes, Feathers, flew in all direc-
tions, and the geese standing up heroic
ally to the work. The eagle succeeded
in killing one and wounding several
others, but was itself captured by q
farmer, in condition Of sore distress.
Its naked talons measured d inches
Cincinnati Commercial gg.Yat.@r1 ait
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-13
ALEXANDRIA.

CASE OF JOSEPH B. STEwART-Mr. Joseph b.
Stewart. at one time q resident of this city, but
now OF New York, writes from that city, deny
Ing the correctness Of certain statements made
seizure OF MS baggage here by Deputy Marshal
ONeal; He denies the charge of embezzlement
OF BONDS, and all else except the mere fact Of
SEIZURE IN letter to the Jacksonville Sun and
fTess, MT stewart, after discOurSing on various
matters relative to the railroad suits In Florida,
has been printed through the press, that on my
way home from Florida, and while passing
through Virginia, was molested on the cars.
ana my baggage sought to be taken from me,
which proved failure"
saooTING AFFRAY;.A shooting ARRAY took
colored boys, named Charles Henry and Ro; ert
Dulany. The boys had been quarreling, aud
light had been proposed. Henry, however,
backed out, and was retreating when Dulany
advanced upon him for the purpose OF attack
ing him. Henry thereupon drew pistol and
ranging backwards along the skull. Henry was
shortly afterwards arrested by Officer Smith
and locked up. Dulany's wound was dressed by
DR.. Gibson, who, this morning, extracted the
ball. The wound is only slight one.
FISH REPORT.-The indications of a speedy
close of the fishing season were still more mark
ed to-day. There were reported at Fishtown
only about 1900 shad and $4,000 herring, the
former selling at $10aS11 per 100, and the latter
at $685. so per 1000 One boat from two of the
largest shores on the river, only had about 800
herring.
THE TEN DOLLAR CERTIFICATEs.-The sale Of
the $40 U. s. certificates in this city Is so lively
mated that fully $4,000 per day could be die
posed of. $1,000 of the certificates were re-
ceived this morning, and sold within two hours,
mostly to small pur chasers.-[Gazette, 10th.
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EH1 NOUREs.

CIRCUIT COURT@Jtsdge Coz.
To-cAy the May term was convened by Judge
copsis ing OF 24s cases. There are ss9 cases on
the regular calendar. After excusing several
jurors the court trials were adjourned until
Thursday next. The calendar shows some
what improvement in the number OF cases for
the first time for years.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.
To-day, Appleby agt. Grahamite ana Irln,-
dad Asphalt Paving Co.; appeal by plaintiff.
Joseph Rogers, student, application for admiS-
sion referred. Sullivan agt. Black; decree
awarding funds to complainant and referring
to auditor; appeal prayed. Bargy's estate on
hearing.
POLICE CoURT7Judge Smell.
To-day, Ansill Carter, walking on parking IN
the CAPITOL grounds; S.. Patrick and John Ma
honey, two boys loud and bOisterOuS talking;
S. each. VIM. Neale, disturbing the peace ana
quiet Of Georgetown; S.. James O'DOnneu, In,
decent exposure; S.. Greenberry Duvall and
Patrick Whitfield, throwing missiles in the
street; SIS. Christiana Wells, a South Washing
ton alley ranger, was sent down for Vagrancy
Robert Robinson forfeited collateral. Thomas
O'Day, refusing to pay hackman MS leSal
fare; So or 10 days In the WOrkhOuSe. TnOmaS
colored, vagrant; sent down. Annie Wood alias
Parker, Anna Diggins and Anna Belmont, va
grants: sent down. Mary Leon, loud and bIiSt-
erous conduct; s.. COrnelinS Harper, a colored
boy, charged with assault and battery with in
tent to xiii another col0red boy named William
Grim, by cutting him on both shoulders and
The left wrist with pocket knife; sent to the
reform school during minority. Ellen Long,
charged with keeping diSOrderly house ON
Maryland avenue, between Sd and ~ streets;
$50 or 80 days in jail, Appeal taken; 500 bonds
Conrad SOhl, threats to Charlotte Sohl; S1OO
assault on Julia Ann johnson, cOlored; dis
missed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-13

1.-THE whipping post is to be lively issue
In the coming campaign in Kentucky.
eE-A high tide at Venice recently inundated
St. Marks square, which became navigable for
gOndolas.
"a Judge. "Have you anything to offer to the
court before sentence is passed on you?' Pris.
oner. mo, judge; had $40, but my lawyers
took that"
az Leaping from the Cincinnati bridge to the
water, distance OF n1nety-f1 five feet, did not
kill Robt. L. Green, as he had expected.
EERansom and Frank, editors OF rival news.
duel Seven shots were fred and four wounds
made.
eE The indianapolis Sentinel charges that ,OOC
OF the negroes joining In the exodus have been
grow up with the country until 1880.
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The A. M. Z. Conference.


In this conference, Saturday at Bethel church,
the report OF the committee on Metropolitan A.
NJ. e. church was read by Rev. A. NJ. Green and
adopted 1t recommends the building OF q COS
m0pontan church on Capitol Hill at cost Of
5000, the said amount to be divided and raised
Dy the thirty odd annual conference districts OF
Cne connection. Rev. DR.. r. H. Cain is recon-
mended for pastor and collector, with an as
sistant pastor for local duty.
Inc committee on education made their re-
port, urging stronger and more effective efforts
In that direction and commencing the work OF
W1oerforce Universityeand other correctional
institutions to the favorable consideration OF
the conference.
The electoral college for the selection OF dele
gates to the ensuing general conference, Wlich
meets N st Louis MO- on sSe Ist
church, Baltimore, on the first Wednesday in
August next.
YESTERDAY
Yesterday morning In the Bethel church
Bishop Brown preached to large congregation,
and at its close ordained Moses Boone as deacon
In the afternoon Rev. j. Fl. A. johnson preached
At night Rev. j. A. Handy preached. The min.
listers generally occupied the pulpitS Of the col
ored churches yesterday.
To-day conference reassembled, and devO-
tional exercises were conducted by Rev. j. K.
Henry. Communications were read from the
Daughters Of the Conference OF st. Johns and
Waters chapel, Baltimore. Parochial reports
were made generally showing an improved
condition of the churches.
Revs. ". e. Alexander, Henry Hutton, and W.
8. Heath were received into the travelling con-
nection, and Bishop Brown in receiving them
took occasion to give them some gOOd ADVICE as
TO their conduct, urging them to keep their
counsel. not to trust too much; not to attempt
to break down any one, but to emulate those
who appear to be more successful than they
are. Tie was sorry to say that he had found it
was not always safe to trust his fellow minis
tiers. He further charged them TO believe evil Of
no one without good evidence He charged
them also not to be too strict and eXpel people
for violating the discipline, but TO advise with
those who Jransgress and urge them to mend
their ways. He urged them not to be foppish
words. Be clean, neat, and tidy, but don't be
foppsh and try to be something your are not
The conference it is expected will adjourn to-
NIGHT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-13

THE REBELLIOUs RITUALIsTs OF STCLEMENT's
The Protestant Episcopal convention OF the
Friday last, adopted canon prohibiting limo.
vations OF the church ritual, intending that it
should specially apply to st. Clements P. e.
church, Philadelphia. The services yesterday
morning in that church were, however, con-
Quoted as heretofore, and Rev. Father Prescott
preached sermon In which he declared his in
tention to remain firm In the stand taken by
his church and to defend the position assumed
The vestry also passed resolutions to the same
effect, the last resolution reading as follows:-
'sThat the rector and his associates have entire
" cOnfOrmed to the wishes Of the parish In the
manner In which the services have been con-
Quoted in this church, and that we tender them
our hearty thanks for the zeal and devotion
with which they have maintained and defended
them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-13

A STEPFATHER's CRUELTY TO CHILD "A
telegram to the New York Herald, from Tren-
ton, N. j., May 9, says: This evening, in the
police court, brutal and besotted looking fel-
low, named Daniel Musgrove, was required to
grand jury, on the charge Of having cruelty
beaten his stepson, William Farrell, about -
years old. The boy stated that he became ex-
hausted carrying wood to the house OF
Musgrove, when the latter wanted him to
bring more and upon. refusal the In
human parent compelled him to strip naked,
then with leather strap, having a
buckle on the end Of it, beat the youth on the
back until 1t was covered with blood. He then
rubbed the salt and water into the wounds,
which increased the agony of the little sufferer
Chief of Police Rrown arrested Musgrove, and
his baeS VeEV bed ne
wretch admitted his guilt, and stated he was
drunk when he committed the cruelty, and
further that it was whisky he rubbed to the
wounds instead OF salt and water. There is a
strong feeling against hlm, and 1T is probable
that jersey justice will be melted out to him to
its fullest extent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-13

A MONTREAL MINISTER has been sued for
brought by the brfdegroom's mother, Dame So
phie Cavalier, against the Rev. L. N. Beaudry,
for $500 damages. Her affidavit states that the
petitioners son "was on the 18th OF April, the
and was a member Of the Roman Catholic
Church, the religion OF his family, and that
the Rev. Louis N. Beaudry, OF the First
French Methodist church, did according to the
rites and ceremonies of his church unite and
marry the said minor to Mary Louise Parent"
MIR. Beaudry replies that the mother and father
OF the young girl were both aware Of the at
tachment which existed, and when the couple
presented themselves for marriage he cues
toned the bridegroom as to whether his mother
would authorize the union. He gave Mr.. Beau
dry to understand that his mother had told
him to leave home and to get married IL he
chose. The bans OF matrimOny was then regu-
larry published, fact OF which the mother was
aware
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GEORGETOWN.

in-law of Mr.. G. F. Luckett, the well-known
agent OF Adams Express company at this
place, died at Mr.. Luckett'S residence yeSter-
tive OF Petersburg, Va, whence the remains
Will be forwarded for burial.
PORT.-Entered, schooner B. G. Church, Capt.
Kelly, from Philadelphia, with cargo OF coal.
GRAIN.-Arrived by canal, 1880 bushels OF
wheat. Sold on change to-day, s1.20K cents
per DuShef.
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DOYAL BAKING POWDER.
RRR 600 Y Y A L BAKING
r Q Q W IA 1 POWDER
Z 0 o Y AAAA L BAKING
600 Y LII POWDER
ABSOLUTELY PURE.

Consumers should bear In mind that the incorn.
parable Royal" is now the only Baking Powder in
the market made from pure Grape Cream Tartar.
imported exclusively for this powder direct from
the wine district Of France. An old experienced
housekeeper writes that, although she has to pay S
few pennies morefor the Royal" finds that it goes
80 much farther and works 30 much better, that s
perception saw that which should prove best to the
consumer would prove best for themselves, have
rails. '~
Royal has larger sale than all other Baking Pow.
never fails to make good. light sweet and nutritious
Bresd, Biscuit, Pastry. &c. The Royal Baking Pow.
Yeast.more healthf9l because It preserves all the
nutritious elements OF the dour. With its wonderful
climate never cakes nor spos. makes it the finest
preparation In the world. Sold only in cans by ali
Grocers.
Do not buy Baking Powder loose, a. it is almost
stipaaion ndigestioa, headache and dyspepsis AT
fects the blood causes pimples on the face etc m26
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-13

A PITIFUL STORY FROM JERsEY-Mrs. Mary
Walthrey, the young wife of Otto Walthrey,
living at Wyckon, n. j.. undressed her six
weeks old and only Child on Saturday morning.
and taking it In her arms walked out into the
waters OF Franklin Lake. There, after letting
the Child fall she threw herself forward and
sank out OF sight. She was brought ashore I'M
conscious and died soon afterwards The chiIds
BODY was recovered by graphing. Mrs. Walth-
Tey was the daughter Of John Van Blarcom an
Old ana Weu-to-do resident OF Paterson. Before
and after her confinement, which was followed
by puerperal mania. she had been afflicted with
an intense abhorrence of water.-lN. Y. World,
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tERear Admiral Enoch G PARROT, an old
veteran Of the U. S. navy, died in New York
Saturday.
eH-Tha first prize In the last oratorical con-
test at Wabash college was won by fraud, the
Grafton being plagiarism.
Ten Mrs. HOgOboOm, invalid became de-
l1rious on train going from st. Paul. Mimi, to
Pembina, yesterday, Jumped Off, and has not
since been seen.
tH-The races at Lexington, KY, Saturday,
were won as fOllOws:-Mile and quarter, by
FalsettO, in 2.0Sai; half mile, by Blue Lodge, In
42k; mile dash, by Caligula, in 1.4594.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-13

A PRKCoCIOUs Boy, ten years of age, living In
Elkton, was playing marbles few days ago,
and was so unfortunate as to lose all his stock
In his infancy he was deprived of one OF his
eyes, and excited by the hope of winning back
his marbles, he whipped out the glass eye that
filled the vacant socket, and used it as white
alley. But bad luck still pursued him. and the
ruined gamester went sadly home His father
redeemed the eye by paying rs cents to the
young ShylOck, and the hopeful boy received a
lesson that should deter him from gambling In
the future.