The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-05-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
Had jaw Gould exhibited that

e &
Had Jay Gould exhibited that $751;
100000 before he engaged in the news
paper business, it might have been the
source OF some surprise--OH City Der
rick. $50 aess
Christine Nilsson authorizes the
statement that her husbands madness
was produced by no monetary loss what
ever, but was something hereditary in
his family.
The King of Siam wants new treaty
with this country. He will admit our
plug tobacco free of duty if manufacture
ers will use less tarred rope in making it.
= Free Press. ess4
Connecticut has raked up law 1OC
years old to stop Sunday excursions, and
when the excursionists swear about it
law ninety-seven years old fines them
tive dollars each. ..agsasu%ass
Old Tom Ransom, of Virginia. has
been in Jail or prison for tliirty-three
years out OF his fifty-two of life, and the
other day a Judge sent him back to help
make it toward an even half century.
Men in responsible situations cannot,
like those IN private life, be governed
solely by the dictates of their own incli-
nations. or by such motives as can only
affect themselves Washington.
All Sam, of St. Louis, having ac-
cumulated $4,000 in the washee-washee
line, is about to return to China to mar
ny his old sweetheart, who has been wri-
ting him letters in tea-chest characters,
but who refused to marry him until he
had mad e fortune.
g William Thompson, of Glen Cove.
N. Y, has been fined twenty-five dollars
for attempting to kiss Mrs. Susie A.
Morefoot. She slapped his face. in addi-
ton, and ring on her finger cut him
under the eye, the scar from which will
be lasting. That speculation PANIED out
wen for William. rseFF
The Sheriff of Portsmouth authorizes
the statement that the alleged missing
man-George w. Davis, of Lynn-who
has been supposed to be in some way
connected with the Bell tragedy in Bos-
ton, was killed about a year ago by be-
ing run over by a train at Point of Pines.
This would seem to relieve him of any
reasonable suspicion of being the muir
dOi Ci.-OOctO5t Il OSG. 5sssssf
n. Deibert, of Leadingyille.
Pa, is wonderfully deliberate and i'm,
perturbabIe. After eating dinner in
usual slow manner, be pushed his chair
back from the table and remarked: .sUn-
Gle Abe is hanging in the barn. The
family rushed out and found that Abra-
ham Deibert had indeed committed sui
nI6n W3llior,, IoA
thoughtful best to spoil the mealfor them,
considering that the man was already
past help when discovered.
-Amongsome autographs sold recent
ly in London were these, at the prices
named: Queen Elizabeth's, SIG; Charles
Dickens $12; Franklin's, $24; Garricks
(relating to his power to mimic King
George Ill., $27;s DIR. Johnson,s, So;
Lord Nelson $ Ga letter to Lady Hamil-
TONI S43; Pope's, $35, and Prior's Ga
letter. 1858. The gem of the collection
was the autograph manuscriptof Thack-
erays g Chronicles of the Drum, - which
fetched 500, p 8 80 2
. lin a neighboring town the other day
two boys left the sehool-yard during the
recess to inform man that his barn was
on fire. The timely warning saved the
building and perhaps the town, but the
boys got five discredit marks all the
same. That teacher is probably related
to the one out West who took dyna-
mite torpedo from boy and broke it |
with hammer to see If it contained
chewing gum. IL Philadelphia News.
"a The body of Frank Small, who.was
executed at Pittsburgh, Pa. recently. |
was put on exhibition by the aunt of the |
deceased Twenty-Five cents admission |
was charged to view the remains, and |
Tor seven hours a continuous stream OF |
people gratitied a horrible curiosity. |
The Mayor at last heard of the affair and |
ordered the police to take charge Of the I
corpse. When they reached the scene
nearly 10, 600 people had gathered in the |
vicinity. About 5000 of the assemblage |
followed Smalps body to the grave
Chicago Nes0s. @ s. 81 7'''ss'.' /
Seventeen years ago William Trim
Bile, farmer living near Mansfield. 70. /
shouldered his gun and started out for a
hunt, and was never seen again. But
ne was rather eccentric, and did not 90
q California and take sick of a slow
lever. finally recover, grow rich and
come back to his old home with .spock-
It full of rocks That's the regulation
way. But William did neither Of these.
And on Sunday last wicked boy who +
was hunting rabbits found a mans skel-
ton in swamp there, with the rusty
'emains of d gun beside it, and it. Is ii
bought that the long lost Trimble was,
heir owner But whether his death was
'y accident, suicide or murder will prob
IDLY never be known. Chicago Nesos.
Eugene v Chad. an expert young
eweler, of Philadelphia, when arrested
asst week, was turning down SIS piece
N a lathe. His plan was ingenious. He
awed the top plate off coin, and then,
astening the remaining piece to the
athe chuck proceeded to drill out the
Interior, leaving the back and edge in
act, but. only q mere she'll He filed
his shell with fine steel wire, copper.
liver and platinum, and then soldered
he top on by the aid of the blowpipe.
eavlng the debased, plundered coin at
bout its original weight. Another plan |
vas to bore holes diagonally through the !
DIN from fha sides and oxf,., - a. : -11