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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-09-04

The Tax Collector then presented
q statement of taxes collected by him
for account of schools.
When, on motion, the President
appointed w. G. Burt, w. E. Connell
and J. Ell. Keyser a committee to ex-
anime his statement and report to
the next meeting Of this body.
The Treasurer then presented his
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1884-09-04

~ This is the harvest moon.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02
LATEST NEWS.
~.s.~
CRY ~ County.
OUR FISH SUPPLYI
Meeting Co. Commissioners |
COURT OF APPEALS
->-e.~--
Will Of Luther T. Cotton!
:o:
LOCAL NEWSOF THE DAY
LOCAL NEWSOF THE DAY
The Fish supply.

Our market has been well supplied
with fresh fish of good assortment,
such as rock, white perch, taylors,
crocus and the nimble cat and slippery
eel-the latter, considered by many,
most delicate dish. ssThe mild fall
has bad great deal to do in keep
ing up the fish supply,n said an old
fisherman, sand we shall likely have a
good fish season as long as the wealth
er continues open.p How is the
demand for fresh fish at this season?''
asked the reporter. We'll, not so
good as in the Summer and Spring;
then you know people get tired Of
salt and fresh meats, and their appe-
tites have hankering after fresh
fish," Does the oyster season effect
the fish trade much ~ querid the re-
porter. "Oh, yes; everybody
wants oysters when they3 first come
about, and there is not 8 very brisk
demand for fsh,until they get tired Of
oysters, then the demand picks up lit
tie, but there is generally demand for
allsthe Rsh we can catch at this season
Of the year. People that live here
where they can get both fish and oys-
ters all the year round, soon tire Of
fish diet, but the market in the large
cities will dispose of ell we can catch,
and the prices are better at this sea-
son of the year than in Spring and
Summer; we never depend upon this
market for our sales, !" continued the
old fisherman. "What are the most
saleable fish at this season?u we ask
ed. well, that is hard question to
answer; if you mean what kind of
fish bring the best prices, would say
the rock; they are the most saleable, =
he replied, as he puffed away at his
pipe and the smoke curled around his
head in mid air. Seeing that our
friend was becoming little restless
ct our interview on the fish question,
we bid him good morning and left
him cOgitating no doubt. what we
wanted to know about fish so much.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02

Mr. VIM. Snowden was before the
Board Of County Commissioners to-
day asking them to interfere to pre-
vent J.. Kupel from closing up q road
on bis farm which Mr.. Snowden
stated was q public one. On consulta-
ton with their counsel, Mr.. Frank FL.
StOckett, the board declined to inter
fere as there was no record In the
commissioners Office that the road
was . public highway. Mr.. John
W. Randall, was also before the board
claiming RIPARIAN rights for the Pop
pin estate il part Of the site occupied
BY tie county IS Severn ferry wharf,
Annapolis.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02

We mean that great and glorious
festival Of ell the year. Christmas.
The toot Of the horn has already
sounded its advent, and the air il full
Of Christmas signs. The young urch-
chin begins to grin and gaze with
longing eyes into the shop windows
at the beautiful and novel toys 50
temptingly displayed. 1t is q
joyous time for little children and
how their little hearts do beet.
at the very thought Of another visit
from old Santa Claus" But how
sad will it be to many who have not
even the necessaries Of life--to make
home comfort, let alone the means to
make the hearts of their little ones
glad on such an occasion. Let US
then remember the poor in our
midst.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02

The will Of Luther +. Cotton was
filed in the Orphans Court today. He
leaves al bis estate, valued at $50, 900
to bis mother, save one thousand.
which he beaueaths to bis aunt, Miss
Mary Glare Hamilton His mother.
Mrs. Geo. Cotton, was appointed ad.
ministrator.
Letters Of administration were also
granted to Or. y. y. Ridout on tbe
estate Of Horatio Ridout.
Final accounts on the estates of
Thomas 1. Hall, Louisa and Marea.
ret Duvan, were passed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02
Marking the boundary Line.

Captain Charles Jenkins, Of the
United States coast survey, left here
yesterday on the oyster police steam
or Governor McLane, for Pocomoke
Sound, who will assist the Maryland
and Virginia commissioners in COM
pleting their work Of marking the
boundary line between the two States.
The steamer will frst 60 to CrisfeId
to take on the commissioners, and
viii be absent about ten days.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02
The Coming Bonnet.

For the benefit of our lady readers
we state that the latest Partisan bon
net is made Of piece Of felt cloth
shaped to suit the taste Of the wearer.
The usual style IS to make bag or
sack, six or eight inches high the size
Of the head, with the upper corners
of the bag standing out directly across
the head, ornamented with bows Of
ribbon hanging down to the shoulders.
The mouth of the bag is so shaped as
to afford small projection over the
bangs, and protecting the eyes from the
glaring light. It is profusely trim
med with velvet ribbon, and orna-
mented with feathers, bird heads, &c.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02
A Dangerous PUMPKIN.

Some Of our exchanges have been
braging Of tie big pumpkins that
have been left in their Offices by their
agricultural friends, but If they Ohould
turn out to be like the pumpkin the
Free Press says was left in the sane.
tum of an Ohio editor, they had better
be without them. Within half an
hour, says the Press, after the honest
looking farmer had deposited his
pumpkin in the sanctum, it exploded,
and almost destroyed the Office. Over
l50, 900 seeds have been combed out
of the EDITORS hair, and the outlook is
still promising. That fellow, no
doubt, was trying to celebrate CIeve-
lands election, and got bold of the
wrong article.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02
Good Shooting.

One Of our Annapolis sportsmen
tried bis hand at rabbit hunting 9 few
days ago, and succeeded ID bagging
eight fine cotton tails inside Of six
hours. On another occasion he bag
ged six and twenty partridges. This
was pretty good shooting, and profit
able cunning. Many other sports
men have not done near 50 we'll.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02
ST. Aune's Mission Church.

Workmen are engaged il complies
ing st. Anne's Mission Church, cor
ner Prince George and East streets.
The basement, or first floor Of she
the building, was completed some
years ago, and is used as q mission
school, the main expenses of which
are paid by the home church. This
school Is well attended By the children
residing in the vicinity, and is doing
much good. The upper story de.
signed for church purposes is now be.
ing finished. Il will be handsome
room when completed. Alderman
W. B. Gardner has the contract.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02


Little Jimmy Boyd, grandson Or
w. w. Hawkins, Esq, who fell from
horse yesterday aud badly sprained
his ankle, is much improved to-day.
Mr.. Thos. McNeir, an Annapolis
typo who has been for some months
past residing in Washington, and who
has been i'll of typhoid fever Is slowly
improving and was able to be out to-
day.
We regret to learn of the illness Of
Mr.. Harry T. Levely, formerly Of
Annapolis, now of Baltimore. We
hope Harry" will soon recover.
Messrs. f. Eugene Wathan, Frank
II. Stockett, Jr., and D. Claude of A.,
have been appointed by Judge Miller
examiners in chancery for the Circuit
Court.
Sailmaker Charles E. Tallinson, has
reported for duty at the Naval Acad-
emy.
Mr.. w. H. German, brother Of SEN
ator A. p. Gorman, was here today.
Mr.. F. NJ. EULER, photographer at
the U. s. Naval Academy, has re-
turned from his trip North and will
resume his business at the Academy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02

Use Worthington's Emulsion of
God LiOer on for coughs, colds and con.
sumption.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02

a large assortment Of Ladies, Gents
and Children's underwear, undershirts
and drawers, from 25 cents up, at Kra-
mer'a.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-02
for Salr, afOr Gent DC.
Inserted IN This column for T'penty; ;JsOe Ctr
$40 For an Organ.

INOR SALE.--A handsome new Cabinet
IL ORGAN, but little used-beautiful
case original cost $65. VIII sell, with
stool, for $50, on easy terms. For partic-
ulars apply at the Capital Office. dcc1
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-30

The news from the Pennsylvania
mining districts Is distressing. Men
who have been working in the bowels
Of the earth for an average of sixty
cents per day are treated as conspira-
tors because they refuse TO submit to n
further reduction of their wages. Wo-
men and children are being turned
out of house and home, while their
natural protectors are in prison await
Ing trial on charge which every one
must know cannot be proven, and the
men who are not arrested are bounded
by detectives and abused by brutal
police, who, instead OF being conserva-
tors of the public peace, are the hired
aid williag nsinlons of grinding cor
porations. If oneAhird OF the money
spent in maintaining y policeman at
the hut of every miner was given to
these half-paid miners, there would be
an end to further strife, and instead OF
filling the jails they would become
self-supporting. II is little
singular that such promptness
Is manifested by the authorities in pro.
tecting capital while the demands of
the laborer are ignored and held in
contempt. AT the first furry Of ex.
element over a dispute between capi.
tai aud labor, law and order buckle on
the bayonet In defense of the former
and the latter is preiudged aud oeI.
demned. There are two sides
to every question, aud the bsyone,ed
hireling is not the proper person 10 sit
in Judgment and adjudicate the case
The men have moved out of the houses
furnished them by their EMPLOYERS
aud have established camp of their
own. They meet aud discuss the situa.
ton, claiming the right of free speech
and the exercise of such franchises az
belong to citizens; but u dapper little
understrapper orders them 10 disperse
ana their camps are broken mn
In tue name OF law. clalmin.
that their meetings are illegal. This
too, under the administration OF n
party that claims It's objects to be the
protection OF labor and the elevation
OF the workingman. The corporations
nave grown ~ rich under the foster.
ing care ofthe government that thew
are superior TO the ordinary laws Of
supply and demsnd and. Ia their In.
Suitable greed and lust for gain, AFRO
santly dictate teriue, no. only to the
unfortunate toilers Who delve. ghoul
IKE among the dusky diamonds, but
also 70 the consumers Of the country.
They can, by the aid OF unholy ALI.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-30
Judge Fleming on the Situation.

From Dallas the correspondent Of
the Galveston News writes
Judge Fleming OF Cisco. IL In the city. He
thinks that. with the proper man TO oppose
Ireland in the next state election, the Demo.
cratic majority would be reduced to such an
extent as to be beneficiil to the state, as Re
considers the immense ma Jorities here ofore
given as detrimental to the best interest of
Texas.
Tie sentiment here expresse ed by
Judge Fleming agrees with what that
gentleman said In the early days of
June to the Dallas Herald. "The free
grass people care for no party or can
didates," said Judge Fleming "rhe
Democratic creed has no place in their
minds. 1t IS the policy of free grass
that they want, and il is going to be
demanded in the loudcst termsn In
the same article he stated with equal
assurance that 1.-THE convention will
have to give an ear to them the free
grass men or lose the Democratic vote
of the Eleventh district in the Novem-
that votel will take away at the next
election 30 01O votesn
This was the deliberate judgment of
"A man whose presence in the district
which he spoke for and intimate con-
tact with the people gave him the best
opportunities to accurately gauge the
sentiment that dominated them. He
does not now see fit to retract or
modify his opinion given then. The
people of West Texas feel now, rs
then, that their interest in the settle
ment of the country is paramount to
all political considerat ions. So they
will not vote for hostile ticket.
The danger that Is now hanging
over the Democratic party of Texas
might have been averted IL common
sense had prevailed against infatua-
ton and seliishness mt Houston. That
the West is dissatisfied and incensed
TO the point of rebellion IL due to the
disregard given the people ofthat sec.
ton in state convention. The blame
of a Democratic disaster will be upon
those who invited II.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-30

glorious aim. and to Us pursuit may be
ascribed the greatness of such notable
examples as Colfax, sherman, Keifer,
Robson, Dorsey, kellogg, Elkins,
Quincy, Nelson and other worthless OF
modern politics.
The latest entry in the presidential
race Is William S0mmers of Crawford,
Texas. He comes unheralded by any
nomination save his own, and unac.
companied by running mate. His
platform Is neither new nor original II
Ben Butler may be believed. 1t is
simply ''the workingman." Mr..
Sommers thinks the workingmen are
sadly in need of Messiah and be
lieves he can fill the bill He doesn'
tell us what class of working men he
intends TO provide with soft places
whether farmers, stockmen, lawyers
printers, preachers or editors, but the
presumption is admissible that he
will never forget those who rem ember
him at the polls.
Mr.. Benjamin f. Butler had best
look to his laurels. With this new
Richmond in the field his monopoly
on the championship of labor is broken
and his forces bid fair to scatter. Amid
such utter discord In his own. ranks
and with Cleveland leading respect
able body. of Democrats against him
OH one side and the Republicans flank
ing him on the other 1t looks as if he
would not be elected to the presidency
this year. 1t is sad, but IL cannot bt
avoided, unless Sommers will with
draw.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-30

For once in their lives the "shanty-
menu and "raftsmenn of Canada are
In demand. The British government
has instructed the encouragement OF
Canada to secure the services Of 600 of
these "voyageurs" TO ascend Nile
to assist in the relief of Gordon. These
men are peculiarly adapted for the
duty assigned them. They are active,
robust and daring to madness almost.
They can stand the heat or
cold better than any other
class, and, whether wading in the
water In the spring months, when the
icicles depend from their clothing, or
carrying heavy burdens on their backs
over mountainous "portages" in the
most intense heat of summer, they are
equally at home and are always happy,
jovial and in excellent health and
spirits. Injured to hardships which in
one day would kill an ordinary man,
they can perform almost superhuman
work, and are the most obedient and
best disciplined laborers in the world;
anything "la foreman" orders is law
paramount to all others, and he who
lacks the courage TO encounter any
danger, no matter how terrible it is, is
ostracised and relegated to the agri-
cultural stay-at-homes. They are prin-
clpally Canadian Frenchmen, though
some of the bravest and best are In
dams from the scattered remnants of
the old 1roquois and Ottawa tribes,
and the sons of lrishmen and Scotch
men born in the Dominion. Few of
the French or Indians speak English,
and the court language in the Can.
adian lumber camp is French, or
rather medley of English Indian and
Canadian patois. They are excellent
boatmen, splendid marksmen, and are
perfectly ut home either OF land or
water. Some OF the more noted In
dams have been known to travel
II distance of two hundred miles
through the tall pines and over rug
ged mountains with no other guide
than II sort of instinct which
tells them when they are in
the right direction. 1t may
be that the change in climate
may affect injuriously these sturdy
river men, but they will not easily sur
render to sickness, and their temper
ate style of living and simple hab Is
will give them immunit Y from disease.
The British government has made n
wise selection.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-30


You are notified that the day of your
absolute, comniuristic control over
Texas school lands has ceased, and
you are no logger invited to come here
and overrup the people of West Texas
with the insglence, recklessness and
seliishness of the feudal barons. The
convention ut Houston has emphati.
cally reiterated the present policy OF
the state in permitting you and all
others to use the property held in trust
for the children, provided you pay for
such use and do not attempt to get val.
liable privileges for nothing Dallas
Herald.
Now what a lot of crazy stuff is that
The convention at Houston has sim.
ply said to foreign syndicatesn that
they may come here with their
money, and at cost OF u few cents an
acre, drive of the honest settler with
his wife and children, and small stock
and make the school lands Of Texas .
foreign syndicate monopoly. The
Herald is an intelligent paper and
knows very well that, in the extract
we have made, it is merely talking
bosh.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-30
Rednotio ad Ahsnrdnm.


The position taken by Mr.. Pendle-
ton in his interview published in yes
terday's issue, is evidently the correct
one, The fact rs to whether any leas-
ing system will retard the settlement
of the frontier is left open for inquiry
and discussion as much so as it was
before the action of the state conven-
ton. Free,grass Democrats have still
n perfect right TO contend that the OPP
Grafton of leasing system will retard
the development of the country; while
the lease-law men may maintain to
the contrary, and neither be- in conflict
with the state platform. AS the plat
form favors the leasing of the public
land in II particular mode only, such
Endorsement is plainly conditioned on
the practicability of that mode.
But on the other hand let us sup
pose that the convention had sat down
on the free-grass men, MS some of the
Growing organs pretend to claim, by
adopting platform faYoring the leas.
ing system absolutely, what then i?
Could the dictum of the state conven.
ton, on merely local or temporary
issue, which has nothing whatever to
do with the principles of Democracy,
he held to reverse the action of every
county convention, which had already
met and nominated its candidate for
the legislature, declaring differently
from the state convention ON that sub
jeet?
ifso, then the sOlons who have been
managing the party machinery wrote
themselves down ''assesn when they
required the county conventions to
meet first. They placed the cart be-
I fore the horse. The order of things
should be reversed Immediately. The
state convention should, by all
means, according to that vie N, meet
first, formulate its doctrines on all
questions, political or otherwise, and
Issue its mandate to the executive com.
mittee OF each county 10 call together
Democratic cenvention--no to ex.
press the sentiments of the Democratic
voters OF such county on any question
embraced In the state platform, but
Ike humble servants and true Demo.
Gratis % to simply ratify the action of
Their saperiors-ln other words to 'eat
crow" This is the logical course of
such position. Let us follow IL to lis
logical result. In obedience to it's
mandate the county convention, we
VIII suppose. has met. But after a
iail aud fair discussion 1t finds itself
unanimously at issue with the state
consenuoa on certain question. To
Ia.'y the safe platform on that que.-
non would he TO stultify the entire
snocIAcy OF the county.
tue convention prove
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-30

obstinate, and decline to ratfy
the obnoxious feature in the state
platform, the foolish Democracy oil
that county must be read out OF the par
ty, for the time being, at least. There Is
no help for 1t.
But, suppose the county convention,
refusing to ratify the state platform in
the one particular feature, should pro-
coed to place candidate IN the field
for the legislature. According to this
novel view we are discussing 1t must,
In blind submission to the dictates OF
the state convention, nominate man
whose sentiments are In accord with
the state platform and contrary to his
county platform, and who must there
fore ignore the sentiments of his con-
stituents who have nominated him,
an anomaly not likely TO be relished
by those constituents. 1t Is unavoida-
BILE, however, because If this county
convention in its pride, should NOM
tndUt u ttllulDdtt WIZ Wtuui iSIiSoSh'
its views, 1t would be the duty of the
nominee according to this latter-day
notion OF good Democrat, to decline
the nomination and leave his county
without a candidate. To bring it
down to the concrete, suppose Mr..
Pendleton should withdraw from the
canvass, on the ground that the state
platform had overruled his county
platform on the lease question, aad
therefore another convention should
be called But that, when such con-
vention should assemble, 1t should
prove TO be anti-lease by IA strong ma
jority and refuse to nominate any but
free-grass men for the legislature. Tar
rant county would then he without a
candidate, or be turned over to the
Republicans. This is rodactio dd db-
S5f,.SillIy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-30

Gov. 81. JOHN, 1t seems, Is no better
than the rest of the politicians. While
there is no way of bringing any sean
dial home TO him there Is sufficient ev-
idence ofa circmms,antial nature to
convict him of youthful indiscretlons
which places him beyond the pale of
absolute innocence. When he was "A
young man, about seventy years ago,
he fell in love with DR.. Mary Walker,
then n young miss OF thirty summers,
and In one of his most rapturous mo.
ments wrote her love letter which
concluded with the following signitl-
cant verse
Perhaps in some succeeding yearlet,
When Ibis dull clay Is laid 10 rest,
Thou nayst be left To drop tosrlct,
Or scatter Ger my breast
A little Wild flower. Hear my Nowlci:
should mtes unknown decree
Doom II vice Nersn, hct your pautiet
III do The same for thee"
Yours, ST. JouN.
This should forever settle the ques-
ton of tbs cold-water candi .ates
chances for success on the score oi
morality.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-30
Inconsistent Theorists.

A common argument In favor of the
maintenance of the present system of
leasing out the school lands for big
pastures, In that they are largely unit
for other purposes, and not subject to
settlement. Lease organs rarely iail
10 urge this In eNtenuation of their
misshapen system, and quote freely
from their friends, the big ca.tlemen,
to substanliate its truth. To prove II
Is, In fact, In the nature of an
extreme necessity with them, rs,
on any other basis. the Enclosure OF
unlimited quantities Of land by
wealthy individuals and corporations,
must be not only obnoxious but intol-
cradle.
THE GAHETrr does not undertake
here 10 disprove this cornerstone argu-
ment of the lease advocates, II merely
desires To call their attention to the
fact that the same platform which in-
dorses tho lease also favors holding the
land for the actual settler. What
necessity exists for this reservation, II
settlement be impractiesbles Why
not sell the land at once to whomso.
ever will buy and be done
with 1t II II is only lifted for the big
pasture man?
Can it be that the actual settler
plank Is mere political claptrap to de
ceive unwary voters, or is IL an uncon
sclous concession to the opponents o.
the lease There is gross inconsist
ency somewhere and the lease mer
must ind away out of the dilemma
or suffer the humiliation Of selfcon
yiction.
The lease law must go.