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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01
Lost His Identity.

A very singular case of loss of per-
sonal identity has been discovered at
Bellaire, Ohio, and has attracted much
attention from medical men, who all ad-
init that nothing just like it has ever be-
fore come under their immediate OBJ
servation. Some nine months ago, a
man, apparently about so, rather slen-
der, of good address, and neatly attired,
found himself standing on the platform
of the railway station at that town, a
little money in his pocket, and valise
in his hand, containing under clothes and
toilet articles. Who he might be, where
he had been, to whom he belonged, or
where he was going, he could not tell.
He had no idea of his name, and moth
ing furnished any clew to it except the
one word :" Ralph written on night
shirt. For two or three hours he tried
to trace some connection between him.
self and the past, but without avail. Ev-
cry thing was blank previous to the mo-
ment when he seemed to have awakened
from long, oblivious sleep. He went to
the nearest inn, informed its keeper of
his peculiar mental condition, and retired
early to bed, persuaded that his memory
would soon be restored. The next day a
temperance lecturer came to the house,
and, getting acquainted with Ralph, in
vited him to hear his discourse in the
evening. Ralph was present, and while
listening attentively was seized with an
uncomfortable desire to run outdoors
and break the windows of an adjacent
groggery. This brought out number
of its patrons, including the bar-keeper,
who, after falling upon him and beating
him very badly, caused his arrest. Sew
eral prominent citizens became interest
ed in him, and labored in vain to learn
something of his antecedents. The
physician of the County (Belmont)
Infirmary made his acquaintance, and
after awhile, seeing that he was very
intelligent, quick-witted and trustwor-
thy, appointed him his assistant. He
has far more than average capacity, has
a good knowledge of business, and is a
very expert penman. His recollection
OF general events and of his duties is,
strange to say, excellent and uniform.
He is mentally sound in every thing ex-
cept personal identity. Many people
thought him feigning at first, but nine
months of close observation have con-
vinced them OF his absolute sincerity,
and DR.. Heweter of the infirmary has
reported the strange case in full to the
Hospital Gasette.-N. Y. Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

warrior who had almost finished the
conquest of North Africa}, and which
on my return. handed to M. Grevy."
The Sultan, possesses to high de-
gree the sentiment of equity, and his
Empire is admirably administered"
Theft, we are told, is almost unknown
in Nuppe-probably owing to the man.
ner in which it is punished. The ac-
cused are brought before the Sui
tan, in presence of the. people,
and the prisoner found guilty
of first offense has his hand
cut off and is paraded through the En-
pire; second offense is followed by the
gouging Of the left eye, and third con-
viction entails the pain of death without
sepulture. The following anecdote re-
specting this well administered country
makes heavy demands on the readers
faith. All the Sultan's police come from
a place called Haoussa, and these
Haoussas parade the Empire in small
detachments, arresting evil-doers and
inquiring after people afflicted with con-
tagious maladies. When any such are
discovered, they are seized, put to death,
roasted, and devoured. Such is the ex-
ample reserved for lepers, which are
numerous in this part of Africa In
connection with the police, the Count
tells another anecdote, more easily ac-
cepted than the last. The market, he
says, is close to the Sultan's palace, and
forms an immense square, the center of
which is occupied by the police and the
BARRIERS. The reason is, that the bar
bers of Bidda are as laxative as those
Of Paris; and that the Haoussas, by
keeping their ears open while shaving is
going on, acquire plenty of useful in
formation. There is wonderful chap
ter on the horses of the country, some of
which reach the price of $4,000. Sultan
Amrou made the Count a present of
such an animal, and he rode him one
day 10 kilometres; he galloped four
hours at stretch, was contented with
very sober fare, and only drank once a
day, at sunset.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01
The Reason Why.

A reporter of the Free Press W
lounging in a Woodward Avenue Y
store Saturday afternoon, lazily regsM
ing the throng selecting Christmas ~
Among the crowd were several cnll y =
whose innocent prattle and earnea Z
hortations were very pretty ana sn Il,
ing. In the window, away rom y
other children, with her back ulM
toward them, looking out upon ihs e. -
mated avenue, stood pretty littie ~ ~.
of 4 or 5 years. As she paldi, % 49, 81
ton to the toys or the other Children Il, n
seemed intent on looking out doofs ~ :
reporter stepped around to ge1 w.
view of her face. n. III.
Struck with the loveliness Of the ~ ~.
ish face, framed in its drapery O Ru rsst
hair that fell below the waist, ano ~ HI.
ed with bright, blue eyes and ross, sst,
pied cheeks, the guileful scr1Ds sOue
Irritation with the guileless cnlla. mn
"What is your name, my press'
one?" he asked. -. =,
"Nibbs," was lisped in sWee'ss'
cents. ..m<
"Nibbsp That is a funny -
What is the rest of it?''
"Dess Nibbs, 'at's oil. n ,a,s
Why don't you look q ~ S
pretty thingsp''
"Tause, I don't want TO-. ..;rc
ST suppose you expect los :. WI
in your stocking Christmas mO y n d
;. No, / don't, eavef. "a - H.
FOOLS, sides my stocky aint Ver' =
see?''
as your pa nere" -. viii
"No: / tum down wiz unc.s ar.bs
ssBut mamma don't think y w.
@No, dess not. h.hvg'
"And she won't forget her oa''
"Ess sc will, too.
"Why?" ,.h,y
"Tause se's dot a new pay, repof-
A runaway team attracted .n I, Nm. m b
er's attention and the fiirtssi0on o.
a sudden end.-Detro1 frss 70
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01
A WILD.GOOSE CHASE.

Now, yer honor, jist lie quiet and
aisy, keep the gun on full cock and all
ready, but never shtir limb till / give
the clrlew's cry, and then look out, for
the BIRDS IL be just within shot of ve.n
So spoke Shawn, my Herculean bench
man, as he laid the last bunch of heather
on my quivering body, and having sat
lsfied himself that [ was perfectly well
concealed from human sight, he pre-
pared to creep off to the spot where he
Rad seen the wild-geese alight, in order
drive the unconscious victims directly
over my head. l nodded as he gave his
instructions, and ere he crept away
promised implicitly to obey his COM
mands. But l felt any thing but COM
Portable in my novel position. NV bed
was the bare Irish bog-land, oozy and
soft with the soaking of the heavy win
ter rains, my covering the half-withered
heather which Shawn had uprooted
from the hillside. And the month was
March! There had been no snow in
Storport for many weeks past; the hills
all around me were black and desolate
as the sky which doomed above: but the
bitter March wind came creeping over
the hill, and smote me with chilly
hands. lay patiently for some time.
the sportsman-like ardor in nv heart
preventing the wind from utterly freez-
ing my limbs; but at length my patience
got exhausted, and | began to stir. Sud-
denly l heard the faint whistle of the
eurlew; two minutes after saw flock
of'wIid-geese pass almost directly over
my head. l fired aimlessly, and
missed.
Then / found that nv garments were
completely soaked with bog water. and
that nay limbs had sunk several inches
deep in the oozy ground-nay, more,
mat they were only prevented from
sinking farther by some obstruction
which was SO hard and cold that it
made my bones ache. My first care
was to exhume my half buried limbs,
my next to unearth the substance which
had prevented me from sinking utterly.
This latter proved to be no easy matter.
but with the help of the spade which
Shawn had brought with him to pre-
pare my Doggy bed, l at length sue
eeeded in clearing away good deal of
earth and discovering that my life-pre-
server was deal box some five feet
long, stained almost black with bog
water, and fastened down with half q
dozen rusty nails.
| had heard, during my ehildhood's
days, OF fortunate people being enriched
by the discovery of buried treasures.
but, need hardly add, all such roman
TIC ideas had long since vanished from
my mind; and yet, as / gazed at that
uliar-looking box, felt as if cold
hand Lad passed over me, and a sue |
cessioE of the widest thoughts sureed
through my brain. Exhume and open
ii | must; and the wish became STRONGER
within me when Shawn, who soon re-
turned from his goose-driving, did his |
best to dissuade me from such pro- |
ceeding.
Sure It's no affair of ours, yer
HONOR said Shawn, looking at the same |
time SO profoundly uncomfortable as to |
cause my curiosity to increase. s.Maybe
i little potheen that the boys have
turied,''
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01
gHESIDE Il LITTLE GRAVE.

Call 40 one happy till he dies" the old
Athenian saying, has the stamp of truth:
And on! how many a bright and glowing
youth,
Lit with the mornings sunshine and it's gold
AS years swept on has darkened with the
mold
OF vice and bitterness and sin brought care
Iiowmany fond and fearful mothers prayer
Had been unuttered if she could have told
His fusure life whom he sought God to sparei
Nay, rather she had prayed he should lie cold
In all she purity of childhood drest;
And standing DER my first -born's little grave,
can but humbly murmur God knew best
Stainless he took the, precious flower He gave,
Good Uords
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01
THE HIGHWAY COW.


The hue OF her h1de was dushy Drown,
Her body was lean ana nef neck was SHIN
One horn turned up ana the othef down.,
With Roman nose and short stump tail,
And ribs like the hoops OF nome MADE pail
-
Many mark did her oid pody wear.
She had been target TOR all thlhgs known,
On many scar the dusky mar
grown:
Many passionate, parting shot
Had lett upon her lasting spot
Many and many well aimed stone,
Many brfckDat OF goodly size,
Had brought the tears to her bovine eyes,
Or had bounded OF from her pony PACK,
With noise like the sound OF r1ne crack.
Many day had she passed in the pound,
For helping herself to her nelghpor's corn,
Had been transfixed on her crumpled horn;
Many tea pot ana ola TN pan
Had the farmer boys tied to her time worn
tail.
Old Deacon Gray was plous man,
When many weary mile he ran
To diave her out OF ms growing gram.
sharp pfanks she used 70 pay
To get her I'LL and to get away
ehe knew when tne deacon Went 10 toWh,
He never passed her without frown
And an evil CLEAN in each angry eye;
lie Woiiu crack ms Whlp IN a suriy way .
And drive along III his " one-horse shay
Then at his homestead she loved TO call,
Lifting his bars with her cfumpled norm,
Helping herself to his standing corn,
Eating his cabbages one by one,
HurrySng home when her work was done.
Often the Deacon homeward came
Huntming hymn from the house of prayer;
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

CRACKERS AND CREAM.-Split six
Boston crackers, place them in a soup
plate and pour boiling water over them.
As soon as they are soft draw off all the
water and sprinkle lightly with salt;
then pour over them nice sweet cream.
This is specially liked by little children
who are not feeling well, and usually
relished by grown people, too.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

-" This thing should be looked liz
to-" as the microscope dealer said.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-01-01

A RoUsING address-Time to get up.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
Police News.

Fourteen cases on the police docket
this morning. No money taken in by
the clerk.
Mrs. Sarah Flynn has retired from
the sporting house business, so she
says, and the fuss mentioned yester-
day as having occurred on Main street
was in a bagnio kept by another.
The marshal Of Covington, Tenn,
came down to-day after a darky named
Wiley Richardson, who sold a horse
here yesterday for $25, paying his at
torney $40 and going home with the
rest Of the money, he having been ar
rested and held on suspicion, but moi
long enough to be caught by tht
proper catcher.
Two Center alley bellies, giving thoil
names as Ada Cushman and Annie
Kelley, were turned over to Esquir,
Quigley this morning, to be tried foI
the State on the charge Of robbing
country mar named Clifton Of hi
! watch aud other yaluables on nigh
before last. Clifton had also beer
arrested for being disorderly and car
rying concealed weapons, and wa
yesterday fined $50 for the city an,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19

Mr.. George D. Williams, deputy
Sheriff. suffered a hemmorhago a few
days ago, and is reported very ill to-
day.
George Bowen, a darby, was ON trial
in the Criminal court at noon to-day,
charged with stealing cotton from
Aston Boyd.
James Rothrock has been indicted
by the grand jury, charged with kill.
ing Jesse Ward on Presidents Island
a few days since. His trial is to be
speedily urged, it is stated.
George Hayden has resigned his
place as special deputy sheriff.
Esquire j. S. Galloway has consent
ed to become a candidate for county
coroner before the County court in
April next. 1t is said that w. A
McCloy and Esquire Spellman will
also be candidates for the place, anC
several persons are already candidate
before the people for the place mad
vacant by the death of the late Georg'
D. Crockett, magistrate Of the 5tl
civil district.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
AT HOME,
And Always With You, Are the
Leubrie Brokers.

The liberal and always enterprising
Leubrie Brothers continue to offer a
large and fine assortment of dry-goods,
millinery, and a various assortment of
fancy articles too numerous to men
ton, at popular prices. Their Main
street store, opposite Court square,
occupies a central location and is
one of the best. adapted in this city
for the display of an attractive
stock. The Leubrie Brothers have
spared no expense to render their
store a pleasant resort, while every
article to be thought of will be found
in their selection. The latest styles,
the best goods and the most extensive
variety is to be seen at Leubries.
They are fully prepared to cut, fit and
make full feminine suits to order in
the neatest and best style, always
guaranteeing satisfaction. Boys and
Misses suits in abundance, and every
thing in the dry goods line is kept by
Leubrie Brothers. They allow none
to undersell and are bent on pleasing
their customers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19

put under $3.50 bonds for his appear
ance before the criminal court. He
seems to have learned nothing by ex-
~perieuce. BE is now serving out his
time on the chain gang.
Several Juvenile cotton stealers
have been pulled in the last few days,
This is an evil that deserves a severe
remedy. Two of them, Charlie Alex.
ander and Willie Webb, were caught
in the act of putting about fifteen
pounds that they had taken from Q
bale at No. 3 press, into a sack. They
were turned over to the State, together
with a negro man named Bill Nichol-
son, who was discovered stealing a
like amount from the steamer Hare
Cash. Harry johnson and his brother
Frank both appeared against him thi:
morning, when the evidence showed
that the former had caught the fellow
at his nefarious trade and interfered.
when the fellow drew a knife and
chased him down the levee Frank
johnson, however, hearing the noise
went to the assistance Of his brother
and together they arrested the thief
who was this morning bound over tC
the State, and in default of bail went
to jail.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
hi LAST OF EARTH.
Death of Mrs. 5. H, Thompson.
COlOred.

At her residence on Vance street,
near De Soto, Mrs. S. II. Thompson, a
colored woman of more than ordinary
mind, culture, intelligence and promi-
nence, died last night, of dropsy.
Mrs. Thompson has long held a place
as a teacher in our public
schools, and she was well
knownto a majority of our people. Sew
eralyears ago she attracted considers-
bic public attention by writing a
series Of caustic articles for one of the
city papers, criticising the manage
ment Of the public schools. In the
controversy considerable bitterness
was engendered toward her,
but later the d~iscordant elements
we're harmonized and Mrs. Thompson
resumed her position as teacher, a
place she had temporarily vacated.
She was always regarded as a very
competent instructor, and in all cir
cles, both white and colored, except
when jealousies were aroused she was
held in high esteem. She frequently
gave expression to views, which found
their way into print at times, many
of which we're rather distasteful to
and even criticised by the people
among whom she lived, bordering
as they did toward the recOg-
milton of civil rights doctrines
and social equality between the races,
and also, at times, to what is termed
strong minded doctrines. Mrs.
Thompson was, however, always lady
like in her department, and she lived
quietly and at peace with her neigh
bOrs. A little less than
a year ago her husband,
Esquire ]. H. Thompson, died at the
same hour, of consumption, and the
widow, after the fever appeared last
summer, made a tour northward,
serving as agent for the sale of the
Howard Association book, issued as a
history of the epidemic of
1878. For several weeks past
she has been confined to her residence
from the malady which carried her
of. The colored branch of the Order
of Odd Fellows, Of which she and her
husband were members, r to man
age her funeral obsequies to-day.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19

ror, the motion of the ice, as it rose
and tell with the waves and
ground against other pieces, made me
sick, and | began to fear that l should
hove to give up. Cummings was grow
ing weaker, and | strovet to arouse him.
| asked him about his family, and how
many children he had. He said FIVE,
and | begged him for their sakes to
bear up. About this time we saw
lights on the shore, apparently about
a mile distant. | told him to look,
help was coming! He turned his eyes
and exclaimed; See! seel THERE is one,
two, three, eleven boats coming for
us y He was insane. | told him to
cheer up, they would be here shortly.
He became unmanageable, broke away
from me, said he was going ashore,
and walked off the edge Of the ice. /
caught him by the leg, but my hands
were numb, and before | could raise
him he gave a violent kick, broke my
hold and went down. | was lying fiat
on the ice and l watched for
him to come up, but nothing but
q few bubbles arose. | was now
alone, and supposed that the whole
party had persisted, and that such
would be my fate too. The lights had
disappeared, but I found my cake had
drifted against shore ice, and was moi
moving much, but those around me
were crashing and breaking, and |
feared to trust myself upon them.
thought | would call, in hopes l might
be heard. l did so several times.
After waiting, it seemed to me an age
| saw a light moving on the shore and
l called again. | was answered by
William Rusho, who had landed and
was going to the barn to take care O
his horses. He got a boat and some
men, and they pushed through the
ice out to me. | was rescued at half
past twelve, having been on the ice
nine hours, six and a half of it OF
floating ice. Robinson reached tn,
shore so weak he could scarcely
crawl. lie was unable to give an,
account of what had happened. TIL,
rest Of the party, who took a differen
course, got ashore without difficulty
and saved the team besides"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
n House Rules.
Special to the courior-Journul.l

Special to the Courier-Journal.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE
time of the house was consumed to-
day in discussing the twenty-f first rule
in committee of the whole. This rule
permits amendments changing exist
ing law, but germane to the subject
matter and retrenching expenditures.
to be placed upon appropriation bills
Last week the committee Of the.
whole amended this rule so as to
practically defeat its object. To-day.
Mr.. Hurd made an eloquent speech in,
defense of the rule, showing that by
its operation great reductions in the
expenses Of the government had been
made by the Democrats. The party
lines we're stifened, and the Demo
Gratis, by very small majorities, suc-
ceeded in defeating all attempts to
amend the rule, and also reconsidered
the amendments to it made last week.
Other amendments to the rule will be.
offered tomorrow. Should it be de-
feated, the attempt to revise the rules
will probably be abandoned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-19
Drifting In the ~. Lawrence
River With an Insane Man
Thrilling Adventure.

A special dispatch from Clayton,
N. Y, says: George Penn, Que Of the
survivors Of the party caught on
breaking ice on the st. Lawrence
river while crossing from Gananoque
to Grindstone island last week, tells
the following story of the nights ad-
venture
AT $3.50 pm. l started from Cana
noque for Watertown, by way Of Grind
stone island, with the following party
of farmers, who came over in the fore
noon on the ice with a team and sleigh,
and made the crossing without diff
Guilty Eli, Stetson and Charles Ken
dali, George Cummings, William
| Rusho, Ben and Elmer Calhoun,
David Harwood, Lewis Kittle and
Willard Robinson. We had a grist in
the sleigh, and had no trouble until we
reached the middle of the channel,
where we found the ice shaky, and
detaching the horses we led them
separately and pushed the sleigh by
hand. Soon one of the horses went
through, and in his struggles broke up
the ice for about a hundred feet be-
fore we got him landed. Seeing that
our weight was too great for the ice,
we separated and also soon found we
had lost our course and were heading
above the island toward open water.
Cummings, Robinson and myself
stayed together and pushed the sleigh.
which we had unlOaded, and which
soon went through and we abandoned
it. The wind blew a hurricane, and
it was becoming pitch dark. Sudden.
ly we all broke through at once, and
then each tried to save himself. ]
found a cake big enough to sustain
me in a kneeling position, and Cum.
mings and Robinson got on another
We consulted, and | told Robinson
should 20 no further. He said hC
would try to get ashore and get a boat
and he stripped off his coat and boot
and plunged into the open water
) He swan about a hundred feet, crawl
ed out on the ice and we lost sight o
him. l should think ! remained Of
my knees about two hours, when tn.
r ice broke to pieces under me, an,
. again | was in the water and chillel
. to the marrow. The moon had com
. out, and | padded to the cake o
which Cummings stood and which
, found to be about twenty feet squar
and some Eve inches thick. | foun
I the poor fellow was losing his min
/, and perishiDg. He was thinly claC
so l took my overcoat off and wrappe.
it around him and got on the wind
s ward side to protect him from th
4 gale, To add to my distress and tel