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THE REIGN OF FIRE.
Five Persons Burned Or Crushed 10 Death
on Pine Street, PHILADELPHIA.
THROWING CHILDREN FROM THE WINDOWS
The Shocking Death of John ~. King on
the Fourth Floor of His Hand
some Residence

terrible fire occurred at 1929 Pine
street, Philadelphia, the residence of J.
A. King. on Saturday morning last.
whereby Mr.. King and four others lost
injured.
The first intimation that Mr.. King had
of fire in his house was about A. 80 o clock
A. NJ, when he was awakened by his wife.
He secured Officer Martin, from the ssh
District Police Station, and aroused the
servant girls, and, proceeding to the eel
lar, extinguished it. The flames were
found to he in barrel of rubbish. The
family then retired, supposius that there
was no further danger to be anticipated.
About six o'clock, E. X. Warrington,
living next door, detected the odor OF
burning wond. w. \. Ingham. who re
sides i'll the next house above, was aIous-
ed by the same odor. They gave the
alarm. Mrs. King was aroused by the
cracking OF the flames, and quickly call
ed her husband. Ey this time the flames
had rushed up the single flight OF stairs
as far as the third stHry. No one halted
to dress, but all FED to the fourth floor
There the family and servants assembled.
NJ MEANS OF ESCAPE.
There was 40 attic and NJ means Of
reaching the roof. Mr.. and Mrs. King
81, !
and appealed Tor help to the crowd which
had already gathered in the street below
and which seemed rowerless with hor,
ro". Officer Miller rushed through
neigh6oring lonSs aG'i appeared Oh the
roof OF the burning huifciu. with an axe.
with which to break in the skylisht or
hatchAay, but he io1Hd-n6 opening IN
the root. E'iss44awas no escape from
death, sass 1t jumping from the win
dows. -f7fare was nothing else to do.
Nearly half az hour had elapsed an! still
no tirenen aPpeaied.
The neighboGs were praying for help.
Mrs. King. IN lei white nighlaress. stood
at the window and begged the people be
low to save iler children. \ single lat
sufficient to re>cHc all alive, but there
was neither rope nor ladder at hand
When it became evident that 10 aid was
to be had a quilt Was procured by men i'll
the crowd bcloH and many voices shout
ed, Jump. ianr!' to Mrs. King. Il
was seen that the qniit was not strong
enough to sustain a body falling from .
distance SO great as the fourth story win
dow and a mattress was brought.
Mrs. King stood at the window near
est Fifteenth street. aud looked at her
child and at the narrow mattress ard the
stone pavement fnlty-fve feet below.
She took the little girl in her arms and
heIi her up to the window. \ cloud of
smoke rose from the burning floors be
meath. 1t filed the room. 1t poured
from the windows. 1t caused Mrs. King
to hesitate no longer.
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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-04-23

A mothers love What potent thing
it is It will melt the heart of the most
hardened criminal, when no other influ.
ence would be effectual. No one but a
mother knows its full meaning, but every
one can appreciate it if they will. It IS
known, though, that it means sleepless
nights, care, inconvenience, and, If ne
cessary, want, hardship and death. But
the subject has been too eloquently
treated by the sweetest poets and the
ablest writers to furnish an essay for
these columns. Too many practical IL
lustrations occur in every day life for it
to be Gwelt upon, so that # is unnecessary
to speak of the subject further in order
to make the reader understand the full
meaning of what is to follow.
Mrs. Henry Schualen, of Ashland,
KY, writes that her daughter has been
cured of deafness which resulted from
chronic catarrh. She tells how she had
lost all hope of her daughter her ideal
being cured, and how overjoyed she is at
the result. After trying many remedies,
she says PERUNA brought q cure, and
that the daughters hearing is restored.
She concludes, by speaking In the most
hattering terms of PERuNA, and then de-
scribes in the most lovely manner the
happiness it has brought her, and reviews
the distress she experienced while her
daughter was afflicted.
DR.. A. R. Ong, Martins Ferry, O.,
writes 81 have large trade on your
PERuNA. Think it is q grand remedy"
Mr.. Robert c. Hannah, Peterborough,
Lewis county, KY, writes: I" write to in
form you of the great benefit received
by the use of your medicines, PERUNA
and MANALIN. had been low spirited
and very sick for about six months with
a bad cough, and my friends thought
had consumption tried number of
patent medicines, and most of the doctors
in the vicinity and we have some as
good as you can find in the country,
but they did me no good whatever. Our
merchant, Mr.. Gillespie, insisted apon
me trying your remedies. did so, but
must say, / had little faith in them at
first; before / had consumed my first
bottle, I noticed a change for the
better, and to-day ] am entirely we'll,
and as sound a man as there is in the
vicinity. ] credit my cure to your valu-
able remedies, PERUNA and MANALIN,
and recommend them to all Of my
friends"
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10th Section for Sale.

Dy virtue of an order received from the
- State Auditor, / win sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder, between the hours for
Sheriff g sales, on Wednesday, the 18th day of
April, 1885, before the Court house door, in the
town of Bellevue, Bossier parish, La, all of
section l6, Except west half Of southwest quar-
Iouisians, containing five Hundred and siStT
acres, $3.50 acres more or less. Win be sold in
quantities not less than forty ner more than
l60 acres.
Terms Of Sale-One- tenth part of the pur-
chase price is to be paid in cash; the balance
in nine equal annual installments, interest to
be paid on the whole amount due annually, at
8per cent per annum from day Of sale. For
credit portion of price, the purchaser is to give
his notes with approved personal security
The vendors lien and mortgage will also be
retained on land sold to secure whole credit
portion of the price. No bid less than the ap.
praisement win be entertained.
B. A. KELLY, Parish Treasurer,
March %. 1885. Bossier Parish, La
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we find was one superannuated
mattress, two blankets and one old
spread-.every way insufficient to
keep the inmates warm" Also, 876
children eligible to the public school
fund, were reported.
Grand Jury, March, 1866: VIM.
F. Black (foreman)' Thos. B. Wind
sor, Joseph Franks, Mathew w.
Brown, jesse /. Saxon, John Lynn,
John G. Platt, Noel Jordan, John
Windham, G. r. Waters, Robert K.
Pridmore, WIN. NJ. Ferguson, Sat-
ders Richardson, VIM. Fl. Mitchell.
At the September term, 1866,
Judge T. T. Land presided for the
trial of refused cases. Grand Jury:
A. j. McDade (foreman). W. Fl.
Key, w. w. Dennard, Elijah Hud
son, F. J. Rivers, Thos. FL. Fox, Ell.
P. Bullock, John O'Daniell, Martin
Thomas, j. J. Knight, j. 81. Brian,
Elias F. Cornell. John A. Stinson,
George G. Wells, Burton P. Deck,
NJ. J. Mason, W. B. Simpson.
This Grand Jury reported that
several prisoners had escaped from
the jail, and that the Jail had since
been repaired.
Grand Jury, March term, 1856
P. R. Gilmer (foreman), Jno. Coates,
VIM. Doyle, A. B. Lawrence, Isaac
Brown, David w. Hughes, A. B.
Hughes, W. Z. Scarborough, Caleb
Swindle, Walton Odom, James M.
Garfield, w. j. Hickman, Gideon
Allen, Peter Richardson, R. S. San
didge, B. Fl. Nelson.
This Grand Jury reported the
Court House 10 reasonable state
Of repairs, and that there were only
two prisoners in jail-slaves fol
minor offences; but that the jail
doors could be easily forced open
and suggested that the Police Jury
order the necessary repairs.
Grand Jury, September, 1856
Russell Jones (foreman), s. w
Doyle, A. K. Sears, A. FL. Holdings
worth, A. G. Eekels, W. J. Han
cock, E. q. Cross, John Hamiter
Wilson Dalrymple, John B. Sentell
James W. Twiner, W. F. Boone, r
D. Speight, Patton Hendricks, F
NJ. Cook, VIM. o. Smith.
This Grand Jury reported onl,
nine indictments; not prisoner il
Jail; recommended new locks for tn
jail, aud referred to the bad coudi
tion of the public roads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-04-23

A recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court is to the effect
that the anti Mormon law is Consti-
tutional in that no man with two
wives has a right to vote; but the
Court holds that the election COM
missioners have no right to make an
applicant for suffrage swear whether
he has more than the usual number
of wives or not.
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Late dispatches state that secret
organization, having branches in
every ward in the city, had been or
ganized in Chicago with view to
forming q vigilance committee. Its
object is not only to punish ballot
box suffers, thieves, murderers and
highwaymen, but their legal friends
and corrupt juries.
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State Pick-Ups.

- The Bremond Railroad will
reach Shreveport By july.
The Rapides Grand Jury, at
it's recent session, had only one case
to investigate, owing to the good
effects of the prohibitory law.
- President Cleveland has ap-
pointed j. Harvey Brigham, of
Morebouse, as Consul to Paso del
Norte, Mexico also, F. Fl. Wigfall,
formerly Of New Orleans, as Consul
to Leeds, England.
The Superintendent of Pub.
lie Education reports that there are
1857 public school houses in the
State, not including New Orleans;
2,O41 teachers, and S1,543 children
enrolled, an increase of 21,576 chill,
dren over last year. Total receipts,
$315,356 II, an increase Of $66, $40.
Average school term, four and a.half
months; average salaries, white tea
chers, $50 30 month; colored, $50.
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y. I'D. r. y. T. Watkins.

A ttorneys at Law, Minden La Will prac.
n tice in all the Courts in Bossier and
Webster parishes yIg-nI
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:. II. WISE. E.E. HERNDoN,
Wise g. Hea'aeCyO9s,

A ttorneys and COunselors at Law, Shreve,
N port, La. Will practice in the courts of
Caddo. Bossier and Red River parishes and i'm
the Supreme Court of the State. y2Ou5I
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Notice.

To the Officers Of Court and TO those whose
Business Avocations Require their Pres
snce near the Parish Site:
FTyhat should the Parrish Cite Of Bossier Par
4 ish be located at this point ut any early
period, viii furnish them lots for building
sites for one.third less than the usual price Of
said lots.
ANNA B. ST0CKwELL.
J. J. STOCEWELL.
BossioR City, La, March q, 1885. a2S
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W. LOWRY wM.w. VA
LOaCry r. Vance,

A ttorneys at Law, Bellevue, La. Will prao.
"A tice in the Courts of BossIer, Bienvills
and Webster parishes v22-n49
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Arrangements are being made to
food Mexico with Chinese laborers.
The Chinaman will probably be more
readily domesticated in the region
Of red pepper than in this colder
land of the free.
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j. III. KeySe7s.

40 III AAGySe1,
A ttorney at Law, Notary Public and Com.
"A missioner of Deeds for Alabama. Geor.
gia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee
and Texas. Office at Bellevue, La.
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rison Presnall, +. +. Robins, Thos.
Saunders, Eli Spurlin, Michael Smith,
Daniel Wester, j. L. Hodges, Elias
Oneill.
Hon. Roland Jones presided at the
following August term.
Grand Jury, November, 1851: j.
J. Lewis (foreman), Ell. F. Bryant,
Jackson Burnham, Joseph Adams,
James Hickok, P. R. Gilmer, j. FL.
Brown, r. E. Bates, 1sacc Rounsa-
vail, j. j. Bryan, Jacob Anderson,
Richard S. Sandidge, Nathan Byas,
John Slack, Stephen Applewhite, 7.
J. Lay.
Grand Jury, May, 1852; A. j.
McDade (foreman), Drury Malone, j.
r. Miles, Andrew Walker, Martin
Adolph LATTER, VIM. Littleton, JAS.
Heron; J. M. Gamble, VIM. Platt,
David Hamiter, Enoch Lynn, 81.
Presnall, j. Ingram, T. W. Bledsoe.
Grand Jury, November. 1852:
q. P. Pope (foreman), j. B. Wins
low, johnson Shippey, M. D. Brown,
James Shaw, w. f. Boon, Josiah
Afford, David Plat, Lloyd Skan-
nall, W. W. McDade, Jacob Miller,
P. r. Gilmer, Randolph Black, JAS.
Hickman, Isaac Lay, Eli Spurlin.
At this time, the first Jail, built in
1914, was considered insecure, and
a murderer sentenced to life impris-
onment, was transferred to the
Ouachita parish Jail. The Grand
Jury reported:
awe are of opinion that If any
person were confined in the Jail that
they could not be made comforta BILE
in the same, in its present condition;
We are of opinion that the Jail is
worse than no Jail at all, and that 40
person could be kept in it "a hours
who might have one friend outside
of it; and We look upon said Jail as
a disgrace to Bossier parish, aud We
would pray your Honor to direct
the Clerk to present this, our report,
to the Police Jury, that they may
see the opinion of the Grand Jury
in this report. We believe that the
good people of Bossier are willing
to be taxed to make a safe and com
Portable Jail, and we hope the Police
Jury will make provision for build
ing the same as seon as practicable
Accordingly, the next Police Jury
contracted for a Jail, which was
finished in 1856, by W. w. Brown
and e. d. Hogge. This Jail wal
burned in 1868, by slave prisoner
who was burned to death. The new
Court House was finished by Sep
TENDER, 1853.
Shadraeh Dixon was Parish Sar
veyor in 1852; and Roswell Elme
in 1854.
At the June term, 1853, the Hon
Andrew Lawson, Judge elect, wa
sworn IN by Loais B. Taiiafefro
Justice of the Peace.
Grand Jury, September 1853: W
P. Haughton lforeman), Nathanie
Hancock, George Hearae, JOAN j
Ezell, Ebenezer Hearne, Rober
Hodges, F. Z. Hughes. James e
Hickok, Wiley B. Harrison, Jane
Hearne, David Gregg, VIM. Coyle
John W. Hudson, W. j. Hickmar
j. A. G. Dudley.
This Jury also reported the Jai
unsafe, and that there was onl
one prisoner therein.
Hon. Fl. A. Drew, was Judge a
the March term; 1854, j. D. Wa
kins, District Attorney; and A. A
Abney Clerk.
March Grand Jury, 1854: job
L. Hodges (foreman), Thos. s. Grs
ham, r. d. Speight, Jno. B. Gambk
Daniel Hickman, Aaron Brian, Sr
VIM. B. Simpson, VIM. Littletol
James Shaw, VIM. Coates, Jo'
Lipseomb, John Hamiter, David ]
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W.. R. ROggs.

Notary Public, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
~ Business promptly attsndedtO. Office at
Red Land, La. y93nd0
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
READING NEWS.
EDITED BY MARY DE zEAN. il.

EDITED BY MARY DE zEAN, JR.
TUESDAY, Oct. 20.
A large flock of wild geese passed to-
ward the south to day with the usual
amount of music.
Mr.. Clough, with q patent ditching
machine for putting in brain tile, has
taken q contract of w. o. Davis, to lay
a half mile OF drain. Also, he Is put
ting IN about one mile for b. w. STRAIT
ton this week, and Mr. ClouRh invites
the public TO come and examine his
work. Mr.. Clough has put in with his
new machine, drain tile for parties In
Usage county, to their entire satisfac-
ton.
At the school meeting last Saturday,
after the remarks of several of our citi-
zsns as to the necessities of more school
rooms, and the location, Il was voted tC
choose q committee OF five to act with
the school board and investigate as to
the wants, the cost and location, and re-
port at an adjourned meeting in foul
weeks.
Supper and festival at the n. E
church Friday night Of this week.
J.J. Swan has moved from his farm
back to his home in the village.
John Price has gone to Illinois afle
| housekeeper for life.
]. Russey has added to his stock o
goods line of stoves of the various
kinds.
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TyDTAN RxpFNDITUREs

The Hon. Thomas Ryan, d. c., was
met by News reporter at the Coolidge
house last evening, and was drawn into
an interesting account OF the trip Of the
committee appointed by the last con-
gress to Investigate Indian expendi-
lures aad Indian Affairs generally.
The Committee Is composed Of the
Honorable Messrs. Holman Of Indiana,
Hatch Of Missouri. and Peal Of Arkan-
sas, Democrats; and Aessrs Ryan of
Kansas, and Cannon Of Illinois. Repub-
licana.
The committee have been engaged
upon their labors almost the entire sum-
mer, until about four weeks ago, when
they took 9 recess until the 18th of Oc-
tober, in order to complete the investl-
CATION Of the Don Carlos agency in Ari-
IONA, and the agencies in the Indian
Territory.
The trip has been q lsborious one.
The committee have listened to no
pleasant stories or tales OF any kind a.
TO this agency or that; they have actual
ly traversed the ground, travelling hun.
dreds Of miles in wagons and ether IN.
couth conveyAnces into the heart of the
Indian countries, miHgling with the In
ans in their tepees or places of abode,
gathering with them around the
council fires and listening patiently TO
every grievance. The agencies of Da-
kota, Montana, Washington Territory,
Wyoming, Oregon, California, Northern
Arizonis and New Mexico have been
visited, and copious notes taken of the
status Of affairs in each In answer TO
question by the NEWS man a. to the
probable effects Of this investigation, the
Hon. Mr.. Ryan said:
81 anticipate the very best results.
We shall, think, be able 70 reduce the
Indian appropriation by at least half Q
million dollars, and this without the
slightest detriment te the comfort of the
Indians. We found the Indians In al
most every degree of civilization, from
those who were wholly depending upon
the government for support to those
who were wholly supporting themselves,
and in some instances even making mo-
ney from their agricultural pursuits
We found those making the best pro-
gress who had been chiefly under
MISSION control. Those who had been
exclusively under government control
do not seem TO have made very much
progress, although they had made
some'
"DId your investigations relate to ex-
penditures In the matter of contracts as
to Indian supplIes?"
at related to Indian expeI ditures as
a whole bu, 1 do not feel at liberty to
say more now than I have. The facts
will be laid before congress in detail in
u report which we shall make up and
submit on our return TO Washington"
when will that probably be, Mr.
Ryan,"
THAT cannot definitely state. ]
shall JOIN the committee next week on
Its return from the San Carlos agency,
and We shall then go to the Indian Ter.
rItory where our investigation will Occu.
by some three weeks, and shall return tC
Washington az soon as possible attel
leaving the Indian Territory"
Meantime, suppose you will take
glance around your district and see
how matters look, politically"
The Hon. Mr. Ryon smiled, and THE
NEWS man vanished.
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A Gamblers Find.

Talking about finding money" said
Old Sport, would you believe me if /
told you found 81 900 one tmeP''
mo; but tell it anyhow"
at was in Washington, Dee See.
The occasion was the Inauguration of
Grant, and there were 200, 900 people
in the streets. ] saw a small green
thing lying on the pavement, and some-
thing prompted me to pick it up Or
dinarily l wouldn't stop to pick up
things on the street. but this time I
thought I'd chance it After picking
the green thing up thought it was
patent-medicine advertisement, and
was on the point of throwing it away,
but l wasn't very busy just then, SO 1
unrolled it, and when l saw 1t was q
$1,000 bill was scared to death. /
was dealing bank then, and I didn't
know what to do with the find. because
l couldn't fake up any excuse for the
possession of SO much of the filthy. The
main guy would swear that I was hold
ing out on him. and there would be the
devil to pay; and you can bet it would
take the whole of the $1,000 to pay
him. So took the bill to my board
ing-house and stuck it between the
covering of my trunk and the outside.
looked at the paper for several days,
but couldn't see any advertisement for
lost $1,000 bill. didn't dare get it
changed in Washington, because it
would soon be noised around that I
had big roll, and the Anap would be
given away. Each day would recon-
hotter around the old trunk to see If the
bill was safe, and I'd change her from
place to place. The fact that the loss
was not advertised led me to suspect
that the blooming bill might be coun-
terfeit. and was in q terrible stew.
But held on to it One day went
over to New York and took the bill
with me. At last. screwed up my
courage to slap the bill down on the
counter of the bank, and asked to have
it changed. The dealer, or rather CASH
Ter, grabbed it mp and squinted all
over both sides Of it, and imagined
everybody in the world was looking at
me. Mind you, this was three months
after had found the bill. After eyein1
the bill for few seconds the cashier
laid it aside. and didn't know wheth-
er he was going to set the dog on me
or Whati but he clinched on to fistful
OF $50 bills and counted out twenty of
them. which were handed to me- So
that was all right Well, felt pretty
gay, and went down to Sandy Hook.
and from there to Long Branch, then
back to New York, ever to Philadel-
Phia, and once more to Washington.
That night Iplayed faro and got broke"
-ffs1eiazSa<F1l
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TWO NOTED MrMsRrHrs,


who Have Won R0EEunss and WhAG
They Say Absaf stage LAfs-
From Stage Whispen-
aBilly'' Emerson has recently made q
phenomenal SUCCESS In Australia and
Il rich.
Emerson Wes born ct Belfast In 1ek6.
he began his career with Joe SWeeneyss
minstrels In Washington In 1857. Lafer
on he jumped Into prominence in con-
necsion with NeWc0mbis minstzeis with
whom he Visited Germany. He visited
Anstralis in 1874 and On hiss return to
America Joined HaverieV's MINISTRIES in
San francisco at $500 A.Week and 81.
penses. With this troupe he played
betore her majesty the queen, de
Pince Of Wales and royalty generally.
After this trip he leased the Standard
theateF, San Francisco, Wheco for three
yeArs he did the largest buslness ever
known 70 minstreley. In April last he
went 20 AuatEaliA again, where he has
''beafen the record"
"Billy" IL Q very handsome fellow, IN
excellent singer, dances gracefully, and
Il Q true humoTist.
"Yes sir. I have Travelled all over the
world, have met all sorts ofpeople, come
IN contact with all sorts Of customs, and
had ali sorts Of experienced One must
have constitution like locomotive "a
stand it.
Eyes. know / seem to bear Il like {
major and do, butt tell you candldlI
that with the perpetual change Of diet
water and climate. If had not main
tanned my vigor with regular use o.
Wsrner's safe cure ! shonld have gonG
under long ago."
George 81. Primrose. whose name Il
known In every amusement circle II
America, Is even more emphatic. If pos
sible. than "BilIy' Emerson. in com.
mendaiinn Of the sans article TO sport
| ing and travelling men generally, amonl
| whom IL Is . great favorite
Emerson has grown rich on the board
and 90 has Primrose, because they hev
not equandered the public's s'faVors.