The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-08-18

intend to build their railroad, and
they propose to go to work at once
to accomplish their object.
The Vindicator wants a steam
laundry at Natchitoches, and wants
it badly. The indicator says sit is
a very difficult undertaking to get
clothes washed and particularly to
have this kind of work properly per-
formed. Good washer. women are a
rarity and the prices charged are
ruinonsly high"
The editor of the Monroe Bulletin
is discouraged at the internal i'm
provement outlook of his town.
Hear him: ave have been remind
ed again of the opening for a steam
laundry, and of an oil mill, and of a
compress, but an earthquake would
not move this people if it turned
upon their money" The old story
waiting for Northern capital to come
and possess and develop our country.
The DeSoto Democrat has good
word for Mansfield and its pros
poets. The n. O. and P. Railroad
misses the town about one mile and
half, but $4,000 was Immediately
raised to build a tap road of the
same guage, and the work will soon
be completed. An extra fund has
also been raised by the public spirit
ed citizens of the parish for the pur-
pose of opening up common roads
and building all necessary bridges.
The rowdy element of New Or
leans-the thieves, murderers,
ballot-box suffers and hoodlums-
are becoming quite troublesome, and
a committee of public safety has
been organized for the protection of
life and property in that city. This
is as it should be. The Estates and
getty Item' both appear to regard
the situation as grave, and so it is.
But we have but little sympathy for
any people who will allow the dregs
of society-its ballot-box suffers
and bull dozers-to have any infu-
ence whatever in the selection of any
of its officials. ALI such characters
are hard political masters they are
invariably greedy and exacting, and
resort to their disreputable methods
not for the public good, but for the
most selfish purposes, and sooner or
later all honest and law-abiding
communities are compelled, in self
defence, to combine against them.
Says the States:
"Nine tenths of the thieves, row.
dies and murderers, whose crimes
have brought them into prominence
during the last few months, have
been in one capacity or another en-
ployees of the city. Is there no
remedy for this disgraceful condition
of thingsg We think there is. But
it is not through official investiga-
tons. 1t is ridiculous to assume
that our public officials do not know
the character of these fellows whom
they have employed. They are per-
fectly well acquainted with them
They are the creatures upon whom
they largely relied for their election,
and their Employment is their re-
ward. The public officials know
these men, and they know them to
be bad, disreputable and dangerous
characters. Isit probable they will
condemn their own henchmen, and
thus condemn themselves Nav.
The remedy is in the hands of such
a committee as we have suggested,
and, as it is said, has actually been
organized"
The Claiborne Guardian has en-.
tered upon a new volume. The
Guardian is a good paper and de.
serves the support it evidently re-
ceives. Col. D. B. Hayes, editor,
and Mr.. John E. Hulse, associate