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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-22
Election 61e Ward S6E,
or or Against the Sale Of Intoxicating
Iiduors.

by virtue Of an act of tue Police Jury, an
I'D election will be held on Saturday, the DIST
of February, 1885, at Bellevue and Fillmore,
in Ward Six, for the purpose of ascertaining
whether it is the will of the people of Ward
g. that Intoxicating liquors shall be sold in said
ward that voters favOring the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors shall have written or printed
on their ballots, "For the sale of Liquor" and
those opposed, shall have written or printed
on their ballots, Against the sale of Liquor"
X Z. WYCHE, Sheriff,
Bossier Parish, La.
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Notice 10 Creditors.

FTH 10 creditors of the succession of Miller
L Sc gg deceasen, are hereby notified o
make Them olves known, and to present n
account of cir respeeti claims and the
titles by wi lei they are eeta ,lished, to the
undersi. or to my attorneys, Sn;dr &
Smit /, at Beueque, La.
ELIZA A. SCRUGGS, Adm x.
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&hegSR's Sale.
Francis Smith, for use of Thomas Lyles,
vs..
ALI. Tn1Iiro

fIdHcIo Dultn, 1oE use Ol IuOiHdS LSIes,
vs..
Abb Collins.
In Bosser District Court, No. 1912
py virtue Of writ of feri facias issued in
ID the above named suit and to me directed
have seized and sill proceed to sell at public
auction TO the last and highest bidder, at the
Court house, in the town OF Bellevue, La,
within the legal hours of sale, on the third
Saturday, the 2lst day of February, 1855, the
following described property, to-wit;
The east half Of southwest quarter, section
10, township %, range y; 80 acres more or less;
bales Of cotton, marked L & Il, Nos. Ii2 and
ll3; 5000 pounds seed cotton, in pen, more or
less 80 bushels of corn more or less; 400 pounds
fodder, gray mule and one cream mare pony.
Seized as the property of the defendant,
Abb Collins, and will be sold to pay and
satisfy said writ.
Terms of Sale-Cash, with the benefit OF
appraisement.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-01-22
Sta'MgeG,

EHrom Bellevue, on the Sth instant, a Mouse
L Colored Horse Mule, about years old, is
a good saddle mule and PAGES WELL name and
tail reached. A liberal reward will be paid
for the delivery of above described mule to
Mr. Francis Smith, at Bellevue, or to the I'M
dersigned. OLIVER CROMWELL,
On Little Red Chute Plantation
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Notice to Creditors.

TaNhe creditors of the succession of David
4 Haas, deceased, are hereby notified to
IN Ike themselves known, and to present an
act odut of their respective claims and the
titles by which they are established, to the
undersigned, or to my attorneys, Lowry &
Vance, al Bellevue, La
BEN HOLMAN, Administrator.
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JOANNES SMITH.
J. A. SEIDER.
y. ED. s. y. n. V'nsktsss,

A ttorneys at Law, Minden La. VIII prac
IN tice in all the Courts in Bossier an
Webster parishes. vl9-nl
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VIM. w.VANCE
A.w.LowRY W!
Lowry g. Vance,

A tt0rneys at Law, Bellevue, La. Will prac
n tiee in the Courts Of B0ssIGr, Bienvill
and Websterparishes v22-n42
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". R. Hogs.

Notary Public, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
In Business promptly attendedto. Office at
Red Land, La v23n4o
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Durham, John B. suc.-Lots 4 and
., section twenty-six; lot one, sec. 35,
township twelve, range twelve, $3.50
Durham, Sallie-Lot one, section
70, township II, range twelve, 81 so
Green, D. and E. F.-South ] of
south ] of sec 26; north ] of north ]
sec 30, township Is, range 10, S19.2 20
Harper, VIM, $50
MerTiweather, J. N.-west ! sec 27;
east ! of east of sec %, township
twenty-five, range twelve 81 70
Miller, Sarah-west half Nv I sec
IA, township II, range thirteen, $1.95
Mcdonald, Richards w I Sc !
sec Il township II range ID So 20
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06

Peterson's Magazine for October
makes us marvel more than ever how
so beautiful a monthly can be pub
lished for so low price. The prin-
cipal engraving on steel, ''The Star
of the Might" is portrait of one of
Tie loveliest of women, and looks as
if painted from life. There are two
colored patterns in embroidery; a
mammoth colored fashion-plate; a
story profusely illustrated and some
fifty wood-cuts of fashions, work-ta-
BILE patterns, ETC., etc. The powerful
novelet by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens,
which has awakened such interest all
the year, grows more absorbing as it
approaches the close. Josiah Aliens
Wife" has one of her unrivaled hui
morous sketches Frank Lee Benedict
begins new novelet; and there is a
little sketch, "That Horrid Dress"
which every lady ought to insist on
her husband reading. But enough
the best thing to do is to write for a
specimen of Peterson" which will
be sent gratis, and compare it with
others, when you will be certain ia
subscribe, or get up club, for 1886
Now is the time for this. The price
of this gladys favorite" is bnt two
dollars year, with great deduction;
to clubs, Address Charles j. Peter
son,3O6 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia
Pa. .....,.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
Strange Case Of a Wife's Devotion

A sensation was caused IN police
circles in Richmond, Va, by the dis
covery that one of the prisoners in
h city Jail, who was attired as a
man, was a woman. The name of the
prisoners Henrietta Xix. Her hus-
band deserted her in Boston few
months ago. Learning that he had
gone to Richmond the wife donned
male attire and shipped on board of
vessel at Boston as cook about two
weeks ago. Upon reaching Richmond
Mrs. Xix discovered that her husband
had been arrested and committed 10
Jail for robbery. Determined to gain
access to him and share his prison
cell, the woman stole small amount
of money. She was arrested, and
without arousing the suspicious OF
the authorities as TO her sex, she
was placed in the same cell with Hix
The ruse was discovered, and the hus.
band aud wife placed in separat,
cells. Hix confirms the woman's sto
ry, and says they were married il
Boston about two years ago. 1t il
probable Mrs. Xix will be pardonec
1 by the Governor. She is young ant
good looking.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
The Purchase.



The counties in kentucky known
as "The Purchase" are so known be-
cause they were included in the ter
ritory purchased from the Indians in
the year 1928. The purchase was
made by Gen. jackson, acting as
commissioner for the United States
Government, and the price he paid
the Indians was $4,000. The terri
tory bought included the Kentucky
counties west of the Tennessee river,
nearly all of the West Tennessee,
and a large portion of North Missis-
sippi. 1t was owned by three tribes
of Indians, the Chorokees, Choctaws,
and Seminoles, and these tribes had
previously exchanged their "reser-
vations" in Alabama for it. Why
the name of "The Purchase adheres
to the Kentucky counties, and not to
the Tennessee and Mississippi terri
tory obtained by Jackson in the same
transaction, we can not explain, UNI
less because local politicians have
kept it alive in Kentucky. Three
years before the war, the Hickman
Courier advocated the organization
of new State out of the portions Of
Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi
described in the purchase by Jackson
and the proposition was generally
discussed by the press and very gen
orally favored by the people of TIN
territory TO be embraced in the pro
posed new State. After the war tn,
proposition was revived and pro
gresscd so far that delegate conven
ton was assembled at Jackson, Tenn,
which took the initiatory steps 70
forming the new State, and resolved
to call it the State of jackson. TIL
known opposition ofthe then Con
gress OF the United States TO the ad
mission of Democratic State, sum
marily, absolutely, and perhaps for
ever, squelched the movement. |
anyone knows anything more, o
different as to the history of 9Th
Purchase let them speak out.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
Revolutionary.

The proposed sovereignty conven-
ton for changing the constitution of
Kentucky is called revolutionary.
Any plan, TO succeed, such are the
provisions Of our organic law on the
subject, must 90 in a measure con-
trary to the constitution. Violence
to the sanctity of constitutional pro-
visions can only be forgiven when it
is done through power higher than,
because it is the source of, the consti-
tuition itsclt-the power ofthe people.
1t has been proposed to draft a new
constitution and submit it TO the pco-
pile for vote. If the adoption of
such draft were to be dependent
upon the methods already tried un-
successfully, and required large ma
jority of all the legal voters of the
State, the result would be a failure as
befroe. If the adoption of the new
instrument were sought through any
other means, differing ever SO slightly
from the constitutional plan, revO-
lutionarylplan is inaugurated. If, as
has been suggested, the question of
calling a convention be submitted to
the vote of the people and decided by
the, majority of the votes cast, the
constitution is abandoned and revo-
lutionary means resorted to. The
alarm at the idea Of revolutionary
measures is ill-grounded. The con-
stitution can not be changed but by a
departure from its own provisions.
A constitution drawn up by sover-
eighty convention and adopted by
vote of the people would be the work
of the people themselves, and would
be a submission of the whole matter
TO the decision of those who alone
have absolute power in our land
the voters. To be alarmed at the
suggestion of Revolutionary meas
urcs" is to be frightened at shadow.
Inquirer.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
SMALLPOX IN CANADA.
cne Hundred and Eighty-four
Deaths.

MONTREAL, Sept. 30th.-There were
1Si deaths from smallpox in tins
city during the last four days ending
on Tuesday night, besides tlfty-one
in adjoining municipalities. Alphon-
so Movais and VIM. Beebe, who were
arrested during the riot OH Monday,
were to-day sentenced to four months
Imprisonment. Four young men,
three named Perrault and one named
COwan, who were arrested on st. Au-
gustine street last night were dis
charged to-day. Over 100 placards
were torn down in the Eastern Dis
trict yesterday, but the sanitary po-
lice replaced them to-day. This af-
icrnoon three members of the Fifth
Royal Scots were badly beaten by q
crowd of roughs. A firm of lumber
merchants gave their employees tho
option of being vaccinatcd, or of leav-
ing their works. Forty Of them this
morning went OH a strike. They goi
full of bad whisky and returned a
noon and threatened to have their re-
venge tonight Gen. Middleton is il
the city and will remain as long al
his presence is needed. Everything
remains quiet up to this hour.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
Dead in the Fortieth Of a Second

A learned writer in one of the
scientific magazines claims that death
by hanging ia the most humane
method of putting criminals out OF
the world that has yet been discover.
ed. From numerous observations OF
executions, and careful computations
of time required for the sensor nerves
to carry the feeling TO the brain, he
thinks the pang occasioned by the
fall is very brief, and places the
time which a m an is conscious Of
this own feelings. after bringing ur
at the end of the rope, at 1925 of a
second, in other words, a man who
is hanged, has his senses just one
fortieth of a second after the line is
taut. ~
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
DIED.

Mary Ophelia Russell, only daugh-
ter of Il. A. and l.. B. Russell, was
born Sept. l2, 1884, and died Aug. 90,
1885. Her little life was as a dream,
scarcely one short year ago our baby
came to gladden. our hearts and
brighten home. Beautiful of feature
and gentle in disposition, everybody
loved our darling, she was an angel
on earth. Her mother preceded her
TO The land of bliss only few days.
That death loves a shining mark has
been truly eXcmpliilcd in this in
stance. No purer, sweeter spirit was
ever called from earth, with unfalier-
ing trust in the Savior, she passed
away, leaving only bright memories
behind her. Dear papa, it is hard to
give them up, but with the healing
hand OF time, will come the blessed
assurance, God knows best" Life's
pathway is thorny, Mary's little feet
were tender, and lie has called her to
join her sainted mother and above all
TO be with Him in Glory. Let us
thank God she is where she
can never know a heartache.
Farewell, little darling, your baby
form is 10 longer here, but the pre-
cious memory of your winning ways,
and the light of your beautiful blue
eyes will linger with us till we meet
you in the home above.
May you welcome
AUSTIE.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE.

~ Christian county ranks twelfth III
point of wealth, according to the re-
port of the Board of Equalization.
The Republicans of Massachusetts,
have unanimously renominated their
present ticket Of State officers, head
: cd by Geo. Robinson as Governor.
Last Friday Capt. Emile Ruff, OF
Dubuque, Iowa, landed at this place
for few minutes. lie has been
travelling in canoe for several
months and has been all over the
lakes and rivers of the north. Two
weeks ago he launched his canoe at
Pittsburg and has since been trave-
ling at the rate of 60 10 70 miles a
day. From here he goes to Cairo,
thence up the Mississippi to st. Paul,
Mimi. then doubling back down the
river he goes to New Orleans, thence
TO the gulf and across TO the Florida
peninsula and around the Atlantic
coast to New York. The journey has
been made twice and he will make
the third to 60 the round trip. Ills
canoe is sixteen feet long, of red &C.
dar with mahogany deck, and air
chambers at each end. These make
it impossible for the craft to sink
and the secured ballast will right it
when it is turned over. The oars work
with a joint and the rudder is worked
by the feet. lie carries his cooking
utensils, provisions, etc, and also a
rubber bed which he initiates at night
and fastens the air in until morning
when he takes of the cap, lets the all
out and rolls it up and puts it in the
boat. lie is fixed up for living pref
ty well, but after all must have q
pretty Ruff time of Breckenridge
News. ....
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
Botheration Among the Doctors.

There is a breeze in the st. Louis
medical society, over certain breaches
of the code. Several physicians had
"specialties" and avertised them.
This being contrary TO medical ETH
quette, necessitated the resignation
of these people. How queer it seems
that when good means of cure is
found, anybody should object to
making it public. 1t is no secret
that many physicians use Browns
Iron Bitters in their regular practice,
with the happiest effect. DR.. M. e.
Dougherty, Franklin, Va, says, 81 am
highly pleased with Browns Iron
Bitters, and believe it to be superior
to all other iron preparations"
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06

According to the GregOrlan calen'
dar, which was adopted in the 4il
century, the 5 hours, As minutes and
As seconds more than 365 days were
accounted for by adding ono day to
every fourth year. This worked well
enough, but in the course of time the
y minutes and u seconds multiplied
into hours and days aud it was found
that day was still lost in every l2a
years. TO remedy this twas decrced
in 1852 that Oct Bird should he the
llth, thereby moving up the calendars
IL days, in order that the seasons
might begin at the proper time in the
year. Since that time the calendars
have not been interfered with, but by
the same process a day was lost il
the l29 years following l752 and end
ing in 1881 and the calendars SHOULD
be set right by the addition of al
extra day. AS we do not fee
authorized to make the proper decree
we have written these lines in orde
that attention may be directed to tht
matter. ..
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06

At dance in Shelby City Satur-
day night, at about 8 o'clock, man
named George Warren, COL, was shot
and killed by Tom Williams, a color
ed porter at the Tribble House, oil
junction City. Immediately aftel
doing the shooting Williams hid, bul
was captured within two hundred
yards of the place of the killing. ll'
was in buggy when he did Tho
shooting, and had left the buggy and
hid in a lot when captured.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
THE LAST DAY.
Miscellaneous Matters Compiled
From the Circuit Court Records.

The entire civil docket was con-
timued till the called term Nov. 30th.
PAUPER IDIOTS.
The following pauper idiot claims,
$3.50 each, were allowed:
Caroline Carpenter, r. M. Carpen-
ter, committee.
Mary NJ. Cannon, w. L. Cannon,
committee. ..
Alonzo Horl, j. j. Barnes, COM
mittee.
Mary A Long, L.. F. Long, COM
James White, DR.. E. S. Stuart, COM
mittee.
Virgil Cunningham, Elijah Cum
bingham, committee.
Sallie Moore, Henry Moore, commit
tee.
Serena Vincent, Harry Morris, COM
mittee.
Henry Tandy, W. P. Winrrce, COM
mittce.
Jomima Young, W. P, Winfree,
committee.
Geo. Tricc, W. p. Winfrec, commit
tee, '
Sukey Barker, Il. NJ, Barker, com.
mittee.
| w. r.. Minton, Chas. NJ. Minton
committee.
Total number of claims, 10; iota
amount allowed 1862 80. e
THE HANGING. r-
The claim of the sheriff for the ex
penses of hanging Jordan Taylor
amounting to $500, was allowed.
INDICTMENTS.
The following are the Indictment
returned by the Grand Jury on thu
day of adjournment:
For carrying concealed weapons, =
" IIouse-breaking,
a." Malicious cutting,
(" Unlawful shooting,
Keeping bawdy house,
Breach of the peace,
Disturbing religious worship,
Trespass,
I" Assault, .....
Furnishing liquor to minors,
+" Selling liquor without license,
Violating Sabbath.
Formation,
Suffering gaming,
Gaming, ]
?" Retailing,
Malicious shooting,
" Attempt 10 poison,
Permitting nuisance,
Including the indictments pre-
viOusly reported the sum toti
amounted TO SO. For obvious rra
SONS the names of parties are nc
given,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06

The papers in regard to the Hop
kinsville, Henderson aud Owensboro
post.oflices have been pigeon-holed
in the department marked "indefinite
delay, since Congressman Laffoon
came home. This means that no
changes will take place for a while at
lnost
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
The Issue Of Cents.

The first coin ever issued in this
country was the old-fashloned cart
wheel cent. The first issue was in
1893, and there were three dies made,
With the single exception of the year
1915 there has been no break in the
issue of cents from that time to the
present. The labor required to Sc
cure a sample of the three varieties
of cents made in 1893 is very great,
and they bring from So to So each.
The cent of 1894 is a trifle more CON-
mon and can be bought for about &C
cents, while a sample of the issue OF
1895 is worth $l.25. 1t was in this
year that the liberty cap was changed
to the fillet head, and these were is.
sued regularly for thirteen years
when the Goddess of Liberty APP.
peared on the face of the coin, with
thirteen stars surrounding it. A
cent of the issue of 1893, in good con.
dition is worth $40or $50. g.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06

"Can any little boy or girl tell me
why the lions would not hurt Dan
iel?" saidia gentleman addressing a
Sunday-school.
81 know" said one bright little fell
low, holding up his hand.
"And what was the reason, my lit
tic man ?" said the speaker, stepping
forward, with his face in a joyous
glow. "Spcak up loud, SO that all
may hear you; why wouldn't the
lions bite Daniel ?"
81 guess it was COZ he b'longed to
the circus"
The sedateness of the occasion was
interrupted. -Chicago Ledger.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06

Reports ola battle between the
French troops and the llovas at
Tarafat, Madagascar, on Sept. TO-
have been received. After two hours
hard fighting the French forces were
compelled to fall back with a loss Of
thirty men killed and wounded.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06

The seven attaches of Doris circus
who robbed four young men who
had been permitted to ride on the
circus train, near Frankfort, and
made them jump off the running train
at the points of pistols, have been ar
rested and jailed at Frankfort. Their
names were VIM. Carroll, of Norwich,
Conn. /; Richard White and John Mar
tin, New York Paul McQuade, Prov
idence, r. l.; Jacob BOYD, of New
burg, Pa. Geo. Miller and Par
rine. All but the last named were
arrested in Louisville. Parrine was
caught at Lafayette, Ind. The young
men who were robbed were named
Turner, Miles, Sheffield and Weber
All but Turner had limbs broken
when they jumped from the train
and Weber is still in very critical
condition. The whole gang will prob.
ably be convicted and sent to the pen.
itentiarv.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
Messrs. Young E. Allison and Geo.
w. Smith will shortly begin the pub
LEGATION of new Sunday paper i'll
Louisville.

Gov. Knott has appointed j. Soule
Smith, of Lexington, Commissioner
for Kentucky to the New Orleans Elk
position. L. W. Glass, of this city,
has been appointed as Commissioner
to represent the colored people of the
State.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-06
They would he pleased to wait on
al who may call on them, If
FARM FOR SALE.

The farm OF CIV. Brame, deceased is, for
sale. Said farm is situated one mile west Of
Garrettsburg, Christian Co., KY and contains
$50 acres rs acres OF timber 305 acres of cleared
land. Ia well improved Has a good
DWELLING HOUSE WITH SEVEN ROOMS,
halls, garnet, barns, stables and cabins
A GOOD CIsrRRS, WELL, SPRING AND PoSDs,
Also good orchard of apples, peaches, cherries
etc. 20 Hf
CHURCH AND SCHOOL CONVENIENT.
Any one desiring to look at the farm with q
view Of purchasing win be shown over tile place
by some member OF Mrs, Belle Brames family
or they can make application to Mack Brame
Casky, Christian Co. Ky. Slim