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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

Navigation being about to open
on the Red River of the North, the
Hudson Bay route to Europe is the
talk again. A special committee OF
the Manitoba Legislature has been
collecting evidence as to that outlet
for the grain of the far northwestern
they report that there are no engi-
neering difficulties to be overcome in
constructing a railroad from Winni-
peg to the coast of the bay. The
distance from Manitoba to Liverpool
by way of Hudson's Bay is called $40
miles shorter than via Montreal, and
1850 less than through New York.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15
Hating People.

Hate not. 1t is not worth with.
Your life is not long enough to mall =
1t pay to cherish i'll will or has
thoughts to any one. What If ~.
man has cheated you or that wo,.s
played you false7 What If M
friend has fOrsaken you in your tima
Of need, or that one HAVING -
your utmost confidence, yoor wan,
est love, has concluded that he NJ.
fers to consider and treat ron :.
stranger? Let it all pass. WIZ,
difference will it make in a few yea,s
when you go hence to the sundis
covered cOuntryG" All who t,oa.
you wrong now will be more sor,r
for 1t than you, even in your disan.
polntment and grief, can be. 4 a..
more smiles, a few more tears, somo
pleasure, much pain, little longer
hurrying and worrying in the world
some hasty greetings and abru0t
farewells and life will be over, and
the injurer and the injured will ls
laid away, and ere long forgotten
1t is not worth while to hate each
other Exchange.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15


There are few difficulties that hold
out against real attacks; they fly,
like the visible horizon, before those
who advance. A passionate desire,
and an nnwearied will, can perform
impossibilities, or what seem 10 be
such to the cold and feeble. If ace
do but go on, some ~nSee's path sCill
open among the hills. We must not
allow ourselves to be discouraged
by the apparent disproportion be-
tween the result of single efforts,
and the magnitude of the obstacle
to be encountered. Nothing good
or great is to be obtained without
courage or industry; but courage and
industry must have sunk in despair,
and the world must have remained
unornamentod and unimproved, if
men had nicely compared the effect
of single stroke of the chisel with
the pyramid to be raised, or of a sin
gle impression of the spade with the
mountain to be levelled.--SbGrpe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

By a vote of 159 to 155 the enact
ing clause of the Morrison Tariff bill
was defeated by the House on the 9th
inst. Forty-one Democrats voted
with the Republicans. Hon. Samuel
J. Randall, of Pennsylvania, made a
strong protective speech, and with
his Al followers. defeated the bill
Three Republicans who voted with
Mr.. Morrison were Messrs. Wakefield,
Nelson and Strait, all of Minnesota.
Hunt, Democrat, and Kellogg, Re
publican, from this State, voted with
the protectionists.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

This country makes one fifth Of
the iron and one fourth of the steel
in the world, and furnishes one-hslf
Of the gold and one half thefsilver Of
the worlds supply. Taking all the
mining industries of the world, the
United States represents SO; Great
Britain, 33, and all other nations
81 per cent of the total. Anglo
Saxondom, therefore represents SO
per cent of the mining industry Of
the earth.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

Principles, not men," is an old
Democratic motto, and one that
should be frequently required to-
The good cause is only good as its
principles are right, and as they are
adhered to and put into practice,
when possible to do so.
II there is no difference between
the Democratic and Republican par
ties,-what is the use of botheriug !?
If there is no need of ssreform" in
our government, we have been for
years fooling time away in adopting
platforms and trying to drive from
power the Republican party.
The people. almost universally,
recognize the need of change in order
to bring about reform. The Demo-
cratic party have ever stood for just
government; for equal and exact JUS
tice to all men; and of necessity must
oppose the Ubiquitous Republican
protective tariff. that builds up mo-
nopoly by robbing labor and honest
business. The Republican party pol
icy is to build up millionaire class
at the expense of honest workers
Let our friends in Congress work for
revenue reform.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The Republican Legislature of
Rhode Island, true to its party in
stincts, has refused to submit to the
people proposition to amend the
State Constitution SO as to permit
foreigners to be naturalized and vote.
AS it now is the foreign-born citizens
of Rhode Island are practically dis
franchised. The reason of the refusal
of these able Republican statesmen
to be just is, that if the poor people.
that is to say the laboring people,
we're allowed to vote, the State would
be overwhelmingly Democratic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The building OF new railways in
the far West seems to have reached
a limit for the present and it is not
probable that any important new lines
viii be constructed in that section
until the country has grown up to the
point ct which the lines already built
have become seh-sustaining. This
decrease in railroad mileage in the
territories of the West win have the
two-fold effect of very materially re-
ducing the total milage of new rail-
ways. built during the next few years,
and OF directing attention to other
parts Of the country, as more prom
Using field for the railway operations
that are to be undertaken.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

A Washington special to tho
Shreveport Times of the 9TH instant
says: "The steamship Titania, al
Father Point, on her way to Quebec,
reports that the City of Florida col
lided with bark. Both vessels
sunk. Of167 persons on the steamer
only "A were saved, and of the barks
crew only the captain and two men
we're rescued. One hundred and
twenty three souls went down with
the steamer and IL with the bark;
total loss 1885,"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

Selma (Ala.) Times: "Iu five
years the country around Selma
will be as grand stock and cattle
raising country as Kentucky. Talk
among the farmers and you will be
convinced Of it. The amount Of at
tention being given to stock and the
grasses is as surprising as 1t is graf
flying"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

M1NDEN, La, May 5.-The first
regular passenger train on the v,
s. and P. R. B., between Monroe
and Minden junction, arrived at
Minden junction at 9:45 this morn.
ing. Trains win run regularly as
far west of Monroe as the junction
in the future.-ShreUeport Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

a single cattle ranch in Texas, at
the head of Red River, is said to con-
tain nearly Is, 600 acres moro than
the entire State of Rhode Island con-
tains in territory.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The New Orleans Chronicle says
the agent of firm at Galena, ILL.,,
has contracted for supplies of pitch
and pine from Southeastern Louisi.
ana, at rates about twenty-five per
cent cheaper than previously paid
for those articles elsewhere.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15
Pension Legislation.

The Forty-eighth Congress, in point
of pension legislation, is following
closely in the footsteps of its prede-
cessor, of odious memory. The latter,
at the suggestion of the Washington
pention agents, and with the object
of winning for the Republican party
''the soldier vote," passed bill
which, by granting arrears of pensions
to certain classes of claimants for
periods extending from March, 1861,
down to the date of obtaining admis-
sion to the pension list, caused the
Commissioner of Pensions to advance
his estimates of the needs of his
bureau from $61, 345, 1913 in 1882 to
$101, 575, 900 in 1884 According to
the last report of the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Commissioner of Pen
sions requires $165, 100000 for the
two years 1884 and 1885, the annual
average expenditure being $82,500,-
900 or $31, 100000 more than the
interest on the public debt for the
latter year. The pension bill rushed
through the House recently not only
increases indefinitely the govern
ment's expenditure for bona fde
claims, but also opens wide the door
for fraud. A clause of the bill just
passed provides that every person who
served three months in the field In
any war in which the United States
was engaged, and who, "by reason of
any wound, injury or disease which
there is probable cause to believe orig
mated in the service in the line of
duty, is now disabled in whole or in
part for procuring subsistence by
manual labor, shall be placed on the
pension rolls The phrase '.probable
cause to believe" obviously gives large
discretion, and must operate to food
the pension bureau with claims of the
fimsiest character. A second clause
creates new class of benefciaries
Parents whose sons were lost in any
war in which the United States have
been engaged are to be pensioned,
provided they can make itappear that
they are without other present means
OF support than their own manual Ia
Dor of the contributions of others not
legally bound for their support. The
present law requires parents to show
that they were dependent on their
sons at the date of the death of the
latter while in service, but the bill
just passed omits this requirement.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The continued emigration of French
Canadians to the United States alarms
the Quebec Government. Thousands
of Canadians are focking to this
country.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The sixth annual session OF the
Louisiana State Medical Society will
be held at Baton Rouge, commenc-
ing May 21st, 1884.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

A Minden special to the Shreye-
yort Times says the draw bridge on
the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas
Railroad, across Dorcheat bayou, has
been completed and track laying west
of the Dorcheat resumed on the 9th.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The steamship Elder, of the North
German Lloyds, crossed the ocean
from Southampton to New York in
six days, beating the best previous
record by four and a half hours.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

There is hardly a manufacturing
industry west of the Mississippi river
that is not doing prosperous bust
ness.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

AWashington special to the Shreve-
gort Times says the Senate win pass
the House bill loaning the New Or
leans Exposition 100000.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

There is something sacred 10
work" says Robertson. ITO WORK
in the appointed sphere is to be re-
ligious-as religious as to pray
This is not the forbidden world
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

England's railways killed 1880
persons last year and injured S123
others.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15
FIippancy in Editorials.
Manhattan Magazine.l

Manhattan Magazinel
Running side by side with the
tendency toward sensationalism in
its new form, and reaching out be-
yond it, so as to affect papers that
are still respectable in the old sense
of the word, is manifest drift to-
ward curtness and tiippancy-a
touch and go style of treating all
subjects, a disposition to make
felicitous point in the wording of
paragraph rather than to convey an
idea, way of skipping over the
surface of things in a half humorous,
half-sarcastic mood which makes
paper what is called "bright" and
'newsy." The patient, thoughtful
editorial writer who puts conscien.
tious work into his articles is voted
an old-fashioned bore, and forced to
make room for the clipper para
grapher, who has quaint or funny
knack ofputting sentences together,
and of treating life as jest, in the
spirit of the elegy on the tombstone
of the poet Gay. The aim of this
new school of newspaper writing is
to tickle the fancy rather than to
inform the mind. You are enter.
tanned while reading its efforts; they
are like whipped syllabub and cham
pagne-light, frothy and pleasant to
take-but you can read columns of
them without getting any thing that
you can remember next day. 1t
would not be possible to introduce
into America the essay-like style of
editorial which characterizes the
great English papers, because it is
not adapted to our national habits
of thought. Yet in intellectual rank
it is long way ahead Of most OF
the work done in editorial columns
in our daily journals. The long,
solid articles of the London Times
or the Daily News are addressed to
the rational people, who want facts
and argumentson matters of current
interest put into a finished literary
style. Our uew-fashioned editorial
writing goes to the other extreme,
and appears to be tnrned out on the
idea that the readers only desire to
be amused or excited, and that any
thorough treatment of public ques
tons would bore them. There is, of
course, a legitimate field for journals
that seek to be only entertaining
But surely there is a constituency,
and large one, who want to get
some mental profit out of the hour
spent in reading their daily paper.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

j. P. Benjamin died in Paris on
the 9Th instant. He was a United
States Senator from Louisiana DO,
fore the war, and a member Of BIZ
President Jefferson Davis Cabinet
at the close of the war.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The English people manifest very
strong feeling against the government
for their abandonment of General
Gordon.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

A lace factory is to be started at
Wilkosbarre, Pa, which will be the
only one of its kind in the United
States.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

Lucy Ilarcom, the poet and writer,
was formerly a Lowell mill girl.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15
Shreveport.
New Orleans States.l

| New Orleans States.
Until the fatal epidemic of 1873,
Shreveport was regarded as one of
the most promising commercial cen
tres of the southwest. That epidem-
ic, however, gave its growth a severe
blow, from which it only began to
recover in 1876.
Shreveport has always command
ed the trade of the richest section
of Louisiana, South Arkansas, and
Eastern Texas. AS a cotton market
it ranks among the first of the coun-
try. The want of railroad facilities,
however, has been a positive him
drance to that substantial growth
which the fertility of the rich coun
try tributary to this city made posi-
BILE.
These obstacles to the establish
ment of large city are about to be
removed. The merchants of Shreve-
port are men of large means, and
there is an abundance of money
which has been accumulated by the
splendid trade of the Red River
country.
| One of the largest cotton seed oil
mills of the United States is paying
a handsome dividend on the capital
invested. A cotton mill, furniture
factory, cotton gin-factory, and the
most complete mill in the State,
form some of the manufacturing in
dustries of the city. The outlet for
! the Shreveport commerce has here
tofore been by Red River during
navigation and the Texas Pacific
railroad, which has its eastern termi-
nus at that point. In the past the
people have depended too much
upon their natural advantages, and
have therefore failed to properly ap-
preciate the necessity of increased
railroad facilities. But recently the
citizens have taken matters in hand,
and by a large subscription to Mr..
Bremond's railroad, have secured
| from that gentleman not only the
early completion of the road from
Houston to Shreveport, but such
freight and passenger tariff as to
insure the return to Shreveport of
the trade of East Texas, which for
merly came there.
| The Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific is completing a handsome
| iron bridge across Red river, and in
two months from date through
rail connection will go into opera
ton. A public building, costing
100000, will be erected this sum
mer, the appropriation having been
already made by Congress. The
city has closed a contract for a sys
TEN of waterworks, and we under
stand that a proposition will be
made to the city council to construct
a perfect system of sewerage. The
location is naturally adapted to an
admirable system of sewerage. With
this last Improvement the health of
the city will be equal to the best in
the country.
| Everything indicates a forward
movement, and the prospect that
the commercial metropolis of Red
river will ere long become great
manufacturing and railroad centre.
| The country contiguous to Shreve-
port for one hundred and fifty miles
forms the finest cotton belt of the
Southwest. Theprosperity ofShreve-
port will be the prosperity of New
Orleans. Much of the trade of the
former city should return to its
natural source-New Orleans-and
it is with the people of this city
whether they will longer permit a
trade to 60 to st. Louis which natur-
ally belongs to them.
| M1NDEN, La, May 5.-The first
regular passenger train on the v,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

''There are few, very few" says
Swift, "that will own themselves in
a mistake"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The maple sugar production Of
the United States is 4O,OOO,OVV
pounds.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The average number of people
reported as missing in New York
City every year is about 500.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The estimated value of the catLe
interests in Montana is 81, ,OVO'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The Governor of New York has
signed the bill to prohibit the manu-
facture and sale of olemargarine.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

Time is your best estate, there
fore never be prodigal Of it.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The town of New Madrid, No., is
nearly 100 years old.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

The Texas Pacific will build large
sheds and wharf at Alexandria.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

It is thought Congress will ao
iourn about the first of July.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

Be content with small beginnings
and be sure to develop them.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

Unsupported by justice power IS
an engine of oppression.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15
BELLEVUE, IA,
THURSDAY, ::::::::%:::::::.:%"MAT is, 1884.

Socialism is said to be increasing
in this country.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

Chicago is TO have an artificial
island in the lake to cost 81, 900, 900.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

1t is now thought the Republicans
will nominate a dark horse again.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-05-15

Birmingham, Ala, is to have cal
wheel works.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-28
HATES HIS RELATIVES.

John E. Grant Threatens to Shoot His
 BrOther-in-law After Killing His
Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-28
Court Notes,


 William Ryan, who since July 21 has been locked up, to await the testimony of wit nesses as to his honest intention when found on car of the Consolidated road, had judg ment suspended in his case by the City court judge Saturday.
 When the witnesses in the case of William McGarren were called in the City court Sat urday none of them responded. So the court ordered capiases to be issued for Mrs. Bridget McGarrell, Kitty Sanders and Mary Graham, and the trial was put off until this morning
 Fred Ross was prosecuted in the City court for keeping his candy store on Congress ave- nue open last week Sunday. As the testi- mony showed the store closed on Saturday the accused was discharged.
 The case of Rev. Andrew J. Chambers, charged with embedding an encyclopedia from Appleton & Go. of New York, came up in the City court by continuance Saturday Prosecuting Attorney Cable said that Pro lessor Townsend, who had been engaged by the Appletons to assist the State in the pros ecution, wanted a little time for procuring a witness. The case went over to August 1. The cases against Samuel Davidson for pasturing his COWS in the street and for keep ing an unregistered dog were disposed of by suspension of judgment. A license for the dog had been taken out since the prosecution was instituted Judge Studley advised him to muzzle the dog and take better care of the COWS.
 Judge Deming of the City court Saturday rendered his decision in the cases of the Beegan family, tried a few days ago. In the cases of Michael Began and John Began, tried for giving information to Michael Bee gan that the police were approaching his sa- loon to detect violation of the liquor law, a
Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-28
Fi11at1ciaI.
NEW YoRK, July s6.

NEW YORK, July 26-
 The persistent strength of the stock market is a marvel to both bulls and bears For two days past both longs and shorts have looked for reaction, but none has appeared. Prices were further worked up this morning from E to 3& per cent, and nearly all of the rise secured at the close By all board room precedents sharp upward spurts and core spending sharp declines should be limited to three days or so, but the present advance has been going on for nearly a week. It is wonder therefore, that speeulators generally their wits end to know what the whole thing Thinking out the situation cautiously and soberly, most people are of the opinion that, though the prospects of higher prices are most promising, values have been advanced with too much of a rush. There is no doubt that quiet investment buying has done much to withdraw large amount of dividend paying stocks from the market, thereby making them scarce for delivery but it is not to be denied that the hurrah of the last three days has been mostly matter of shouting. There excellent reasons for slow and steady appreciation of values but there is warrant for a 'boom' If this theory be correct drop of three four per cent is imminent and with it lower scale of prices that will afford opportunity to buy stocks at cheaper rates than exist, and to sell them out eventually at higher ones than have yet been made. In other words, though healthy reaction is to be expected there is every reason to believe that the market has per manently turned for the better, and that with due allowance for temporary setbacks, values have fair ly started on the road to improvement.
 Money loaned at 1@2 per cent.
 Foreign exchange was dull, with rates practically unchanged. The nominal asking quotations for sterling 4s3 for sixty days and 4.85 for demand. Actual business done at 4s2@4.a21s for sixty day bills, 4S4@4.S41S for demand 4.S14Ql4S4A for cables and 4S014@4. .S015 for commercial
 Government bonds were dull and heavy.
 Closing prices reported over the private wires of