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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-12-07

BELLEVUE, Ia,
THURSDAY, I'D DECEMBER 7, 1852.
The most hopeful and pleasing
result of the late election is the
complete overthrow of the Federal
machine. It proves that the people
are mightier than the office.holders
in the ballot box if not the caucus
or the convention. Never before in
the history of our politics was the
whole power and patronage of the
Administration SO fully put forth for
the purpose of subverting the popu-
lar will Long before the campaign
opened Jay Hubbell and his fellow
road agents levied their rascally
assessments on the army of 100, 900
Federal officials. Every member of
the Cabinet was drafted to do the
dirty work Of his party at home
The President himself went to New
York and labored increasingly for
an Endorsement which, to have any
value, should be spontaneously Civ.
On BY the people. The Secretary Of
the Treasury was nominated for
Governor Of New York by fraud
and forgery and all the resources of
his department were unscrupulously
used to compel his election. The
Secretary of the Navy went to New
Hampshire to make sure ola victory
In q State that had not gene Demo
cratic since the beginning of the
civil war. The Secretary of State
took care Of New Jersey. The
Postmaster General spent a month
in Wisconsin, just before the election, |
urging the faithful postmasters OF |
that State to indorse his appoint.
ment to the Cabinet by an increased
majority. The Secretary of the In
terror went to Colorado twice, first
to dictate o State ticket and second
to elect it. The presence of these
great men in their respective States
filed all their underlings with fear
and fervor. And what is the resultf
Every State entered by a member of
the Cabinet condemned the machine
and it's methods. New York which
was visited by both the President
and his Secretary Of the Treasury
rolled up q majority Of nearly 200.
600 for the Democracy. Penusyl
vania which has the head of the
Presidents kitchen cabinet for a
Boss elected the whole Democratic
ticket. New Hampshire and Wis
consin gave Democratic gains on
the Congressional delegation. Col.
orado also joined the proud process.
sion of States that have grown
weary of the Bosses. There is good
ground for rejoicing in the over.
throw of the machine, for it proves
that the politicians with all their
cunning and power and patronage,
cannot control the people. The ma.
chine win be set up again and the
same engineers who ran it this year
will try again in 1884, but they will
not have the same confidence in it's
power, and the people will not have
the Same fear Of its effect. There
was great deal Of popular educa
tion crowded into the ballot box on
Il
the 7th day Of last November, and
We all feel better for the convincing
proof the returns afford that this is
not q government Of the Federal
officials, BY the Federal officials and
Tor the Federal officials. |,
Il took q long time TO convince
he people of the evils in Govern.
nent and the corruption in politics
hey were perpetuating in support
ng the Republican party, but at
asst they realized tho dangers that
worn heating the nation and tnok !
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-12-07
v. sHIDET,
Matchmaker and Jeaveler,

Takes this method Of announcing to r
L his old friends and patrons and "a
the public in general, that he will bel ~
found on Texas Street, adjoining the Con-
mercial Restaurant, Shreveport, La, whefe
60, promptly and Al moderate prices. b
also has on hand Watches. Jewelry, &c, y
sale cheap for cash. Satisfaction guaranfeea'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-12-07

A ttorney at Law, Shreveport, La. Oasr.
"A over Looney's store, Texas street. Will
United States District and Circuit Court. ~
this State and U. s. Supreme Court ID
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-12-07

A ttorneys and Counselers at Law, Sbrevs.
n port, La. Will practice in the eonrts ~
Caddo, BOssier and Red River parishes and !.
INC supreme court Oh the state. v20B5l
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-12-07
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A ttOrneys at Law, Bellevue, La. viii pra..
"A tice in the Courts Of Bossler, Bienvills
aud Webster parishes. y90-na9
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-12-07

A. KAHN,
No. q Texas Street.
Shreveport, La,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer of
Crockery, Cutlery, Glass and China
ware, Tinware.
ST owe ..
And General House Furnishing Goods.
Also, Sole Agent for the Celebrated Charter
Oak Stoves and Ranges
respectfully inform my friends and the pub
l. lie generally that am located az above
and BY strict attention to legitimate business
nope TO merit share of your patronage =
Vi samo. vl8-n42
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Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-02
PROTECTION FOR PASSENGERS

An interesting case against rail road company has just been decided by an Illinois court. One MT. Flex- ton was travelling from Hoopertown to Milford, and during the trip availed himself of the immemorial privilege of passengers and went to sleep. On reaching Milford he found that his watch was gone, and so he informed the conductor, who gave him leave to remain on the train until he reached the next station that he might search for iis watch. In the course of this search he took oc. casion to express his belief that the brakeman had stolen it, whereupon the brakeman struck him on the head with his lantern.
 Mir. Flexton's next move was a suit against the company for dam. ages on account of the assault by one of its employees. The company, through its attorneys, contended that as Mir. Flexton was riding free from Milford to the next station he took all the risk of danger to himself be. tween the two places and had none of the rights of passengers, and also the assault by the brakeman was an individual act and not an observance of any of the company's rules. Con. sequently the company was not re- sposible for the display of the brake mans wrath and the desperate use of his lantern on Mir. Flexton's head The court, however, did not take this view of the case.Ir decided that Flexton was fare-paying pas sengery and that if hls fare had beer demanded, he would have paid it; il any event the conductor did not de mand it, and the right, therefore was waived by the representative o the company. Again, it decided that the company undertakes to carr, passengers safely, and is bound t' protect them and to make such ar engagements for preserving the peace that they should not be assaulted especially by employees. If tn
 brakeman had assaulted pas senger without any motive, tn
 brakeman would have been respon sible, but in this case the compan, itself was responsible.
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THE NEW CONGRESS.

THE next House will be composed largely of new men, as many of the old members have been retired to the shades of private life. The Democrats have reelected S4, and the Republicans 62 old members; and as the present House consists of 293 members, l47 who go to Washington city this winter will attend their own funeral. The New York Sun speaks in this manner about them:
 From the 1st of December, therefore, until the 4th of March, the control of busi. ness in the lower branch of Congress will be in the hands of majority made up of defeated Republicans and Democrats, public servants on whom the people have already served notice to quit-whipped, disappointed, in some cases desperate men, who have nothing further to lose politi- cally and everything to gain personally. Experience has shown that there is no more reckless jobber than the Congress man whose successor is elected. and whose pubic career awaits the certain limit set by the almanac and the clock.
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PROTECT THE FORESTS.

Many papers in California are call ing attention to the runiuous effects that the vast herds of sheep grazing in the mountains and the Sierras are exerting on the forests now existing and the growth of trees to supply their place. To clear away under growth, fallen trees, etc., and supply them with range, the most devastat- ing fires are kindled, and the state damaged annually to a greater ex- tent than the profits of the entire wool crop. At the rate of destruc- ttion now going on, there will not only be in the course of twenty years such a scarcity of wood for building purposes that it will be al- most unobtainable, but we will suf- fer all the climatic evils that result from the denudation of the forests that attract moisture and store it up as permanent sources of water sup. ply for the valleys. The matter of destroying the forests that few thousand sheep may find pasture, or permitting young trees to be cropped or trampled into the ground by Hocks and herds, can be regulated by legislation. The wool interests are important, but less so than the forests, which should bel protected if the former has to be legislated out of existence. But pasture and feed can be otherwise provided, and those who own large quantities of stock should keep in mind the public good as well as their private advantages.
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REFERRING to the Atchison, Tope- ka and Santa Fe railroad, the editor of the New York Mining Record writes as follows, which we believe will be fully indorsed by the travel. ing public: "Having recently gone over the line of this railroad, from Kansas City to Deming, we feel it incumbent upon us to say that of all the railroads we passed over in our journey from the Grand Central de- pot in this city, by way of Buffalo, Cleveland, Indianapolis. St. Louis, across the territories of New Mexico and Arizona, around through Califor. mia to San Francisco, and thence back through Nevada and Utah by way of Omaha, Chicago and Pittsburg, to the Pennsylvania depot at Jersey City, the Atchison, Topeka < Santa Fe railroad is the one railway that has seemed to us managed and ad- ministered nearest to what an Amer. ican railroad should be-"
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The Legislature of Texas fixed the maximum rate of fare at three cents per mile. It seems to work well. There has been so large an increase of travel that the receipts of the railroads are larger than before, if we are to believe the statements of the local press, and a further reduction might be had with benefit to the roads as we'll as the people. The. example of Texas is exerting fav. orable effect outside the state, and we trust 1t will not be lost on our next Territorial Legislature. The roads are constructed and operated as cheaply here as in Texas.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-02

TIE chief justice of the United
 States has discovered that the fees and perquisites of the clerk of his court amount to between forty and fifty thousand dollars per year. Their onerous nature, it is well known, has been ruinous to litigants from time immemorial, and 1t is surprising that this abuse has not come to his atten- ton before. The position is the best paid one Tn our government service |. But the matter at length having come to the knowledge of the chief justice,
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THE Now York Mining Record of the 18th instant says: "Mr. Charles NJ. Rolker, the well-known mining engineer, has recently left the city upon professional visit to Tomb stone, where he may be communi- cated with by wire or letter up to the lst proximo, by those who may desire to avail themselves of his ser. vices in that quarter. The oppor- tunity is good one for those who may wish mining properties reli- ably examined in Arizona" MT. Rolker was one of the experts in the Copper Queen injunction suit, heard last Saturday by Judge Pinney.
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chosen from the democratic mem. bers.elect. While the press of the territory has for some time been dis cussing the claims of several candi. dates for the presidency of the coun- cil, but little, if anything, has been said in regard to who shall be the speaker of'Nhe house. The EplrAP PHI names for tie position General D. K. Wardwell, of Cochise. He is Tn every way fitted for the position, his psst experience as member of the legislature of his native state, Vir- ginia, having famillarized him with the parliamentary usages and routine duties governing legislative assem- blages. His democracy is the growth of lifetime, and is above question. But moro important than all else IS the fact that the general is known to be eninently sound on all the vital, overshadowing issues which are like ly to come up at the next session of our territorial lawmakers. During the late canvass, he was one of the few candidates who had the courage to place himself on record in no un- certain manner on the railroad, bull lion-ta1, and other questions of grave import. With General Wardwell in the speakers chair, the proceedings of tho ensuing session would be characterized by that degree ot wis
 dom and decorum which is to be
 devoutly hoped for but scarcely ex-
 pected.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-02

THE Philadelphia Times is not of the opinion that the thunders ut
 tered from the political Sinai the other Nay will stop the wickodness of the 47th congress. It says, "The prepos,erous feature of all this ex- citemens is that having elected new congress we must wait year to have it. Next month the old congress will meet again, and the men whom :heir constituents have condemned as un- worthy to represent them will have three months of good stealing before
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A GRAND OPPORTUNITY.

The democratic party have now a fine opportunity to secure the next president and long lease of power, An exchange, of republican 4P7uelivl- ties, argues that tLsre is/ nothing in the history of the party to warrant the { bell f that it will embrace the op- portunity. But all believers in the principles and traditions of the party confidently believe that it will be true to itself and the people. If the democrats are capable of regulating interstate commerce, of passing fair and sensible tariff, making civil ser vice reform practicable, and refusing to allow another river and harbor job to get through, this may be accom- pl,shed. There must be 8 vast re- duction in the amount of the revenue collected and proportionate one in the host of hangers-on to the govern. ment, who ought to be producers in. stead of adding to the burdens of the people. l: is the opinion of wise financiers and men of business that this country las been travelng very rapidly on the read to financial dis, sster during the past three years Our present prosperity is of uncer, tain duration. At least $l50,CO0,0OC more is annually collected to run the government and meet its current ob- ligatiols than is necessary. There are grave clements of danger in this that the party in power can and will eliminate if they are wise and capa' ble. As it is, to regulate the money market requires the constant exercise of artificial measures. The danger ol indiscreet and dishonest manipula
 tion is so great that at any moment we may be precipitated into financial p anic and widespread disaster.
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Assessment Notice.

TUyO JAMES LOWRIE, w. P. CONLIN AND Il E. s ROSS, their heirs or assigns. You are the full sum of one hundred dollars (S1O0) upon the Chamb berton mine being the ment work required by law, for the purpose of holding said premises for the year ending December 3l, 1881. Now, unless you or each ofyou come forward and pay to me the sum of twenty-five dollars, being the proportion of each as equal co-owners, within ninety days from the first publication of this defaulting will be forfeited to me according to law. Said mine is situated in the Tevis Mining District, on the North slope of the Dos Cabezas range of mountains.
 wN. L. MARTIN. Dated July 9.h, 1882. jy15 3m
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he will take steps to have the fees of this officer reduced to proportions commensurate with the services he performs. It is stated by those who claim to know that the clerkship of an Arizsna district court, when judi
 ciously manipulated, is one of the most lucrative offices in the territorJ t.
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NEW MEXICO LAWS.

Much has been said and written concerning the notorious "blue laws " of Connecticut, which once dlsgraced the statute books of that commonwealth; but, according to New Mexico paper the revised code of our sister territory bears statutory enactments in comparison with which the most absurd and out ragcous of the blue laws would ap- pear the incarnation of justice and equity. For instance, in New Mexico, a sister cannot inherit brothers property equally with brothers. No lawyer in he territory can tell with any certainty how property de- scends. A wlfe's share of her de- ceased husbands estate is an inde- 6nable share. The statute of inherl- tance, in speaking of the acquest of property, community and private property of husband, is the veriest rubbish. There are two statutes re- garding heirs and descent and the oGs>contradicts the other, and neither
 is intelligible. Here are some
 causes which may authorize
 parents to disinherit the child
 Faccursing them; for not redeem
 hem from captivity; for having Ssss to the friend of the parent < ls father, like old King Lear, i' N and roams about and his son ol 4 \hter does not take the old mar X hd succor him, they lose thei1 & fitspce, but the person whe
 leor the father gets thei
 The law concerning the brand
 bf cattle, acequias, the conduc 'sCZ Husband and wite, are of a piece with those we give specimens of The real absurdity of some of tho provisions in the statute books is no known, because the territorial judges either ride over them or refuse tO 1ex ecute them.
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REPUBLICAN exchange V

REPUBLICAN exchange very ]. suggests the elections show general demoralization of the repub- licans. "It is claimed by the know ing ones that the great democratic victory is not the result of great democratic gains but of republican indifference" This is all very we'll to be talked about, but the truth is no such defeat was expected. It is true the masses of republicans were disgusted with their leaders, and per haps a good many remained at home; but the whole truth is, the republi- cans are in the minority. The honest people, those who have become tired of misrule and extraragant expcndi- lures, concluded that a change would be an improvement, and if they voted at all they deposited their ballots for democrats. The republican party has been corrupt, and the people knew it. That knowledge accounts for the sweeping change that has been made. The democrats now are masters of the situation. If they will use wisely and we'll the power that  has been placed in their hands, their supremacy will be perpetual; but if, like their adversaries, they drop into corrupt ways, their lease of power will be short.
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them. They must have been greatly chastened by diversity if they do not improve the opportunity to get away with all they can. Some day we may get a more rational system, under which defeated congressman may be retired at once.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-02
LET US HAVE PEACE.

An exchange says: "Let us bury all personal differences, and have general peace. The elections are all over; good men are elected. The democratic party is stronger and bet ter than 1t ever has been, and there ws little cause for complaint, but much for co graduation" Though the foregoing was meant, in a gen eral way, to apply to the country at large, it i. especially applicable 60 Arizona. Our young and growing territory is in need of the best and united services of all her citizens to aid in 'he development of her re sources. Let politics, for the ensu- ing two years, take care of them- selves. A good class of men have been elected throughout the territory, and it is fair to presume they will at 'xsfrEtl to our political affairs. Whether
 act honestly and wisely, or the terse, is not question the people
 "a quarrel about now-they have n chosen and their commissions
 bot be revoked until two years Lee. Therefore, it is the part of
 om to bury animOsities and an-
 bnisms engendered by the can. and unite in the effort to build
 snd develops the exhaustless re- s<2i kces of our territory. There is
 st work to be done, and it is best ' all join hearts and hands in pushing it forward.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-02

IT is now conceded that the next territorial assembly will be demo- cratic by at least two majority, and such being the case, of course the presiding officer of that body will be
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SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE

Will be sent to any one applying by letter, stating symptoms, sex and age. Strict secrecy in regard to all business transactions. ml3
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cety, dimness of yission, noises in the head, the vital fluid, passing unobserved through the urine and many other diseases that lead to insanity and death.
 Dr. Mintie, who is regular graduated physi- clan will agree to forfeit five hundred dol lars for a case of this kind that the Vital Restorative (un- or for anything impure or injurious found in it.. Dr. Mintie treats all diseases successfully wlt bout mercury. Consultation free. Thorough examina- tion and advise, including analysis of urine, $5. Price of Vital Restorative, g. bottle, or four times the quantity, S10; sent to any address upon receipt of price, or c. O. D, secure from observa- tion, and in private name, if desired. by A. E.. MINTIE, M. D., No. 12 Kearney street, San Fran cisco, California.
 Dr. Mintie's Kidney Remedy, NEPHRETI- GYM, cures all kinds of kidney and bladder com sale by all druggists; S1 bottle, six bottles S5.
 Dr. Mintie's DANDELION PILLS are the bes and cheapest dyspepsia and bilious cure in the market, For sale by all druggists.
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NOtice tO the Public.

HAVING HEARD THAT CERTAIN PAR u ties had Offered for sale oxen branded with circle R. the public are notified that no one except the pnndersign%e;d lave any authority to sell them the left fore shoulder.
 octl01m \. BARNET & BLOCK.
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Lawrence Collins.

NATIVE OF NEWCASTLE WEST, COUNTY " Limerick, Ireland. Left California, where he Worked in the mines for many years, about tel
 years ago, to go to Arizona. Age if living, 49 years Any one knowing of him or his where abouts, will greatly oblige by communicating with his rother Michael Collins, 270 ClementiTa Street, SaI. Francisco, Cal. jy16 dSw
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The Great English Remedy,

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 Spcimct aranc c, Lost Manhot d, Impot oRcy, Paralysis. and all the ter riblc effects oi seu abuse youthful follies and ex- cesses in mature years Such as Loss oi Memory, Lassltude, noctural em- iss'ons, ayc"sions to so-