The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-30

lowing total vote for each candidate:
For Governor-Thomas Overton
Moore, (Dem. 4S5; Thos. JEFF. Wells,
Opp 175. For Lieut.. Governor
HenryM. Hyams, (Dem.) 4s1; John
Ray, (Opposition) 175. For Con
gress-John M. Landrum, (Dem.)
54S; Milton A. Jones, OPP $780,
For District Attorney-Gilbert L.
Jones, dem. nominee) 24S; A. B.
George, 375; FL. L. Pierson, So. For
State Senator-Benjamin W. Peace,
(Dem. nominee) $40; R. J. Looney,
Ind.) 347. For Representatives
John r. Evans, (Dem. nominee) 43l;
E. Il. Boone, (Dem. nominee) 342;
r. K. Coombs tInd.) 453; William
Plat, (Ind.) 140. For Sheriff
PhiIo Alden, 32S; Russell Jones, 1872;
John G. Allen, l49; Chas. G. Novel;,
56. For Clerk-A. A. Abney, 456;
John N. West, 27O. For Assessor
J. M. Doyle, 277; J. N. Inabinett,
229; w. l.. Stroud, 1877; B. s. Ed
wards, 60. For Coroner-Richard
c. Lancaster, 1888; Lysander Rath-
bun, $50.
Red River Male and Female School,
near Benton, began its first session,
Jan. 3, with Richard J. Hancock as
Principal. In February the Bellevue
Male and Female School opened,
John Noel West, Principal, and
Miss Lizzie Hamlette Instructress in
the Female Department. On the
18th a meeting was held to elect
delegates to the Baton Rouge Con
ventiOn, which would nominate Del
egates to the Charleston Presidential
Convention. A. A. Abney was
chairman, and N. r. Blackwell, Sec
rotary. DR.. j. r. Evans, e. II. Her.
ring, r. X. Coombs, J. NJ. Sandidge
and A. A. AbDey were elected, with
instructions to support anti Douglas
delegates.
In March the Banner contains an
editorial headed, "Douglas or Dis
union,7 and the next issue another,
asking, "How Long Will We Sub
init :" A convention is called for
the 23d of May, to nominate dele
gates to elect delegates to the Dem.
ocratic Baltimore Convention, June
Is. 1t was signed by T. M. Fort,
Austin Miller, A. A. Abney, Philo
Alden. Thos. N. Braden, B. F. Fort,
John 81. Lotion aud J. McHenry.-l
DIR. john r. Evans was chairman of
the meeting, and Austin Miller,
Secretary. Hon. j. M. Sandidge,
DIR. John r. Evans, DR.. Alexander
Mcintyre, T. M. Fort and Philo Al
den were elected to the State Con.
vcntion.
The legal card of john r. Griffin,
q new resident, appears in June,
1860. A local notice appears to the |
effect that the ''corn crop is almost |
. failure. In the upper part Of the |
parish entire fields are literally |
parched up; and many farmers will |
plant over, should it rain.n A rain
fell in this vicinity, but it was not
general. Crawford, Hughes & Co.,
at Rocky Mount, in a lengthy adver.
tisement, announced "a large and
we'll selected stock of goods at
prices that cannot fail to please
On July 4, 1860, James L. Turner
read the Declaration of Independ.
ence; Messrs. Griffin and McHenry.
addressed the meeting; a few re.
marks were made by Messrs. A. A.
Abney, B. F. Fort and Richard w.
Turner. At night, there was dance
1T the Court house. The Banner
announced that it would support
Breckenridge and Lane, as against
Douglas and johnson, on the Presi.
1ential ticket. The I'd session of
he Bellevue Male and Female Acad.
srnay began on the 23rd, the Board
)f Trustees. Cant. VIM. s. Edwar4a