The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-10-30
ayr AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

4. ,.sroy druggist sold an ounce of
9 ,sam Dv to a boy who brought a writ
4 siaps Isr for tincture of rhubarb, and
= aaaa ;Saw of the man killed by the
8 s W. has obtained a verdict of $5,208
H arsges. ~ o.
l's ITS Academy recently committed
j. "a at Dantzic, where he had been
II n ssiag historical pictures in the Rath-
= T Y h throwing himself from the top
a laa building .erfs
nj / ,0QreGIsT in Savannah, Ca, has a
ed sns % rlocking-bird that will 60 and
w - Is ordered, turn somersets, run
al in circle, march, fetch and car
e. sau on one foot, pick up coin, and
~ sahsr similar tricks.
apR,sAs theaters may now keep open
se! aa:sl. instead of closing at II, and
al \ III ,, In London the sober can
al aahi,g to drink at a restaurant af-
al d because some people get drunk
", s that hour.
NJ LARGE number of bogus female
o; .souers have been arrested at Wash
g stn They were in the employ of
oiag George Brown, who has been doing
81 noe business in procuring women to-
ID sepste the widows of dead pension
all
~ r.ML, the scene of the massacre of
= = ssh officers, is represented as most
$ ! srsesble place to live in. 1t is said
\ more neglected and tumbled-
:, N collection Of houses, without the
y u spst pretense to any sanitary ar
ements, could scarcely be found in
a, i an instance of misnomer. The
!. asda thistle is not native of Cana
y but introduced there by the Hessians
4 Inc the Revolutionary war of the
= III States. So the Jerusalem arti-
n Ne Is not native of Palestine, but of
N nj, and it is said has never been no.
n ain Palestine.
io1 NO young aligators, each about a
bin length, and very pretty speci-
mof their species, were discovered
g g & third class mail matter in the New
!, X Post-office the other day. They
2 min separate boxes, and one was ad-
hssd to lady at Vassar College and
!: i tdher to a lady in Brooklyn. The
y kofice authorities have the right to
Eny such objects when sent by mail,
q an effort will be made to forward
!; i s to the parties. a.
MNrY-sEvEN years ago Mrs. Davis
n Knox County, o., sold her two
D. red sons to a Snowman. She did
n se them again for some years, and
ID sn she did she wanted to get them
O hagain, and went with Sheriff to
Is mFH them. But when the Snowman
d the party coming he tucked one
n put under each arm and took to the
ID ns. Some property has been left
IN now, and it is quite likely they will
ID up at home, though they haven't
sa seen for some time
p isreported in the British Medical
q \. snM that, in the course of a post
y renn examination at a lunatic asylum
ssxony, a needle was found sticking
ae heart. 1t had passed through the
! y ssrior wall of the left ventricle.- The
i Rnt, man aged 25 years, had died
Y fntenltis. He had always felt well
\ apus to his last illness, and never
aphlned Of any cardiac troubles. In
\ & way the needle entered his heart
|nsins unknown.
a ioBAcco has some distinguished
" aale devotees in Europe. Emily
n aalal, it is declared, smokes like a
n ealgan tngboat; the Duchess of Edin-
n akes quiet puff now and then,
u ne Princess of Wales keeps little
4 aet,ease which she hides profoundly
81 lne smoke-abhoring nose of her
a. ~ mother-in-law, while the list
~ be extended by naming Elizabeth
sapson, the artist, Nine. Ratazzi OF
VI and others.
aPlcuLIAR design has been made by
euea N. Y. artist for the proposed
Z Z sls statue of Gen. Herkimer, to be
ea IN Oriskany battlefield. The
I: guy IN heroic size, of the General is
y resented as seated and leaning
NY stump, one ankle resting upon
i III aaee Of the other leg, pipe in his
@. 1t was in this position that he
/, ~, orders TO his men after being
/; ~. suasd IN battle. The pipe will be a
Z 4afkable artistic innovation.
On siooNG Chinaman was brought to
= suy French merchant who placed
y ~ nanere ne could learn the art o1
= Isa ag The cook, his master, made
8 a nun OF the Celestial, and, after
Y saag hlm to various other indigni
= !, e,' Y. on his pig-tail while he slept
e 81 s 'ae young Chinaman was founC
ss,.a = dressed in holiday attire, with hi.
3 n EAasea plg-tail fastened by hair-pins
2 oack-hair. He had committed
ss = according to the mode most pop
Z I ars did queer work in = soutb Had
z ;p;aS ;sase; :: In the passing year the,
4 IL III : On ~ pairs of shoes and hi.
i ! oenind some boards near a chin
= ~ i me attic. They also carried of
3 sS;a ase OF letters to stow away, on,
4 ATv wv was written by lady in Auro
= r n ! !, 10 one of the BARRIERS at Gro
II aras au'ln., about a century ago. Thes'
7 n ss s were friends of Whitefield, an,
a.aI asner divine used to preach from
y ssmss ssh OF their house to the crowd
4 sas s.eu - 10 front. These letters be