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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-05-03
School Board Proceedings.

School Board of Bossier Parish
met in special session. Present:
w. G. Burt, President, j. B. Craw-
ford, J. N. Bryan, W. E. Connell
and Thos. Lyles, members. The
minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
When, on motion, B. z. Nash
was allowed s15O for assessing poll
of 1887, and a warrant directed to
issue for same.
The Treasurer was then authoriz-
ed to transfer to the Current Fund,
from the several Townships, the
amounts to their credit when there
are not sufficient funds to sustain a
school in the Township.
The Treasurer then submitted a
statement of receipts and disburse-
ments, showing a balance of 1892 "a
due the Township Fund, and the
Current Fund overdrawn 1911. 80,
which statement, on examination,
being found correct, was accepted
to date.
The following schools were then
located for four months during the
year 1888, to commence at such time
as may suit the several localities.
and to be taught continuously from
time of commencement. No as.
sistant to be furnished.
WHITE SCHOOLS.
Benton-T. N. Braden, teacher.
Oak Hill-Miss Carrie Rabb,
teacher.
Collinsburg.
Brushy-Miss Walden, teacher.
Kirtley's Store.
Red Land-Trustees to select
teacher.
Heifner's.
Walkers Chapel.
Franks.
Ansel.
Horse River.
Pleasant Hill.
Near Concord Church.
Rocky Mount.
Near Mrs. MarIow's.
j. B. Whittington's.
Caney.
Near Lays Springs.
Adger and Hanks-Miss A. G..
Curry, teacher.
Fillmore-Miss Kate Scanland,
teacher.
Bellevue.
Haughton.
James McKinney's.
Hobdy's.
Rouncevall and Sapp's-Miss
Addie Head, teacher.
COLORED SCHOOLS,
p..
no''o"'
maceuoni ID, ~
Daro''na Dull
Enon.
"oley Sp'i"'
Ioi'ew vi: c.o,
Mons VIC" o""io"'
New Ne, Alsut: w.t., .
p nli,u'oIe-o "0'' 'o
Cane Rend
Pinevllle.
st. Johns.
Jesusalem.
Pheasant bill.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-05-03

-rv heavy rain fell here last
La,s evening.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-05-03

BELLEVUE, La.
.,cnAY ::::::::::::::"::::MAY 8, 1883.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
ADJOURNMENT HANGS FIRE.


WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. 1.-THE senate
yesterday put in the time talking tariff,
Cockrell oTening with a speech against the
senate bill, in which he quoted speeches of
Allison and Wilson of Iowa in opposition to
high protection. Cockrell filed letter from
the commissioner of internal revenue which
said the removal of the duty on alcohol used
in the arts would lead to extensive frauds, to
which Allison replied that England and Ger
many had not found it that way Spooner
spoke next, giving reports from English
sources IN opposition to free trade After a
brief executive session the senate adj journed
The house agreed to the bill authorizing a
bridge across the Mississippi at Lacrosse
Wis. An appropriation for the printing of
SO, 900 copies of the report of the bureau of
animal industry was passed The Oates ad-
jourument resolution came up, and Oates
offered an amendment making the date Oct
IS. The house refused to consider it, and
postponed it for the day. An attempt to call
up the Dill to settle the accounts of laborers
under the eight.hour law was defeated.
| Oates sail that he had failed in his effort to
get the house 10 adjourn, and he would like
/ to djourn himself He asked leave of alb
sence for the remainder Of the session, which
was granted. as was also similar request of
| Lanham of Texas The house then, at l 10,
t adjourned
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

ihr formal acceptance Of the domo
er''ic wee presidential nomination by Al
i'u " ihur@2h has been given to the
As would naturally be expected
the communication of the Old Roman"
is expressed in nguagr as terse and Wig
orouS IS can he used 1t is. of course,
impossible for him AT this lute date to add
anything new To The discussion of the is
sues now before the people, but an old
i 'ya has seldom been more forcbly ex-
pressed Than by MIR Thurman. when he
VS. that "the idea that people can be
enriched by heavy and unu-" sssry tsxa-
tion-that mans condition can be i'm
proved by taxing him on all he wears. on
all his wife and children wear, on all his
tools and implements of industry-is an
obvious absurdity. To fill the vaults of
the .5assury with an idle surplus for
which the COVE neut has no legiti mate
use. and to thereby deprive the people of
currency needed for their business and
daily wants, and to create powerful and
dangerous stimulus to extravaganza and
corruption in the expenditures of the
government, seems 10 me to be policy
at variance with every sound principle of
government and OF political economy"
Altogether, Mr., Humans letter. brief
as it is, is replete with sound democracy
and sound sense
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
FIGURING OUT A DEFICIT.


New YORK, Oct. lT-Discussing the ma
sional financial situation in an editorial The
Sun says that the revenue for the first quar-
ter of the fiscal year 1889 amounted to only
sy7.52 252. against slU2, '2s, 500 for the cor
responding period last year. and then pro-
ceeds as follows: an view of this marked
and significant decline of nearly s5,000,0 zoe
in the governments income during single
quarter, We understand that some of the
longest headed authorities in the treasury
are now disposed to reduce their estimate of
the years receipts by about $4,000, 900, thus
bringing down the total from s5s;t, 000, 900 to
$3.50, 100000. That would reduce the surplus
tnis year to about 5000. 900, or only IL
per cent margin above the total of apprOpri-
ations for the year, even supposing that the
revenue from the postoffice comes up to the
estimated amount, s57, 5e4, 0O0.n
But the writer goes on then to prove that
there is not so much danger of a surplus as
Seficit. The article says there is tolera-
bly, constant ratio between the first quarter
receipts and those of the whole year, the first
quarter bringing in something more than
oue-fourth of the years receipts, and figures
are given showing that the average OF re-
ceipts of the first quarter is q per cent OF
those of the year. Calculating upon this
basis the total years revenue for 1889 is fig
ured at 1851, 900, 900, and the article closes
| with the following:
"With the estimated postal revenue of s57.-
500,O the aggregate income would amount
to S4lS 900. But the appropriation bills
| for the year, already signed by Cleveland OF
in his hands for approval, amount tc
| S422, 900 900 This means an actual deficit Of
IS, 900, 600 or $4,000 OO instead of any sur
| plus, however small"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
REPORTS FROM THE TERRITORIES.
Dakota's Population Increased 62, 346-
Idaho and New Mexico.


Idaho and New Mexico.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. I'll K
Church, governor of Dakota, in his annual
report to the secretary of the interior, notes
that the increase Of the population Of the
territory during the past year was 62, 346, and
that the total population is GAO, S23. Two
and one half million acres Of land were new
ly filed on and purchased for settlement dur
ing the same period. Farming is stated to be
the industry of the territory, and wheat the
chief crop grown, but the production of
tin promises good results. The governor re-
news his recommendation favoring the ad-
mission of Dakota as state to the Union.
The governor of Idaho territory, Edward
A. Stevenson, in his report, states that the
estimated population is 100000. During the
past year about 460, 600 acres of public land
have been entered under the various land
laws Wheat leads all the cereals in the an
nual production and stock cattle is the most
valuable of the live stock. The total pro
duction of gold, silver and lead is valued at
| $685. 1856, of which the gold is valued at 81,
| 522 200 and the silver at s., 422 657 The gov.
| ernor recommends that the Indians in the
| territory be given their lands in severalty
| and that the people be gwen the right tc
| vote for president and vice president OF
| the United States
| Gen. Edmund G.. Ross, of New Mexico
makes the feature of his annual report the
| questions of the settlement of the land gran
titles. water storage, and irrigation. Ht
states that these questions take precedence
over all others in Importance to the develop
ment and welfare of the territory. He urge
the passage of the bills now pending in con
gress for the settlement of the disputed lane
grant titles; that selection of 30, 900 acre
of the public lands in the territory be au
thorizad, upon which loan can be based tt
supply the means to carry out a comprehen
sive system of irrigation
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

The time will come when electricity will
be as essential to ordinary housekeeping as
bread and milk now are, and will be de-
llvered to private dwellings something after
the style that milk and bread are now de-
liveled. A wagon will drive up to the back
door and leave box of electricity sufficient
to last at least twenty-tour hours. The house
wife will take the box and attach it to the
electrical apparatus in her house, and run
her sewing machine with it during the day
and light her dwellins with it at night. The
next morning the wagon will call and the
old box will be taken away and a new one
substituted and thus it will go on from day
to day. This can be done now with much
more ease than storage battery Of an ordi
nary electric motor can be filled, and at very
much less expense In fact, if such system
were in general operation the cost would
be almost nominaL-Henry Flsd in Globe
Democrat
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
CONDENSED NEWS.

Six new cases Of smallpox are reported at
Relleville, lis
James Rowe, butcher at Mahomet, Ills,
was fatally shot Tuesday by his son George,
aged 49,
Charley Connolly, young miner, fell lis
feet into a Utah NINE, and received only
sight injuries.
1t is related OF Lincoln, Nebraska, man
that be journeyed to California in order to
see an old enemy executed
Bottled beer has risen in Das Moines from
% to a cents bottle since Oct |, when the
druggists refused to sell intoxicapts
The fifteenth annual convention of the Ma
tional Woman's Christian Temperance
union will begin at New York Oct 49,
The Yuma Indians on the Pacific coast
have buried large number watermslons in
sand to keep them through the winter.
Frank Anderson, boy, fell from wagon
at Kensington, near Chicago, Tuesday, and
was tramped to death by team following.
A train on the Boston & Albany railroad
struck a bowlder near Wellesley, Mass,
Tuesday, tearing away all the steps on one
side OF the train. No one was injured.
George Ray was arrested at Shelbyville,
Ind, Tuesday, charged with attempting to
bride Franklin county trustees to purchase
school supplies He was released on 5000
bail
This has been good season for bears in
Maine A Lewiston furrier says that he has
already bought iifty-five skins, and thinks
the crop will beat last years, which was 34i
pelts.
Miss Ella Kelly, of Hoopeston, Ills, is
making an elaborate quilt Of white satin
which she proposes TO present TO the wife of
the next PRECEDENT Immediately after his
Inauguration.
While Charles Coggswell was counting a
pretty young woman of Birmingham, Conn,
the other flight, he dropped dead by her side.
She tainted from the shock, and was for
time likely to die.
Mrs Mary E Hill an old woman of Gwin.
nett county, Georgia, who has long been in
hard circumstances, has Just received word
that she is entitled to 81, i3l IS under the ar
rears of pension act.
James Ross burglared Daily & Watts sec
ond hand store at Peru, Ind, Thursday. He
was arrested on Friday, bound over by the
| mayor Monday, and was sentenced Tuesday
to the penitentiary for two years
On Monday morning a party of masked
men entered the Jail at Jesup, Ga, and shot
| dead Lewis Edwards. negro who had been
sentenced to life Imprisonment for the muir
| der Of Robert j. Smith in January. 1885
| Eiwar is had secured a new trial, which was
to have begun Tuesday
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
LONG" JOHN WENTWORTH DEAD.
A Man Who Knew Chicago for Half Cen
fury Joins the Majority.


CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Hon John Wentworth,
one Of Chicago's oldest and most conspicuous
citizens, who has been confined to his room
in the Sherman house for some time by ill
ness, died yesterday morning. Mr. Went
worth-"Long john" as he was won't to be
called, on account of his great size-was 70
years of age and has been a resident of Chi
cage for fifty-two years. He represented
this district in congress between 1874 and
1850 and again in 1861 He was twice
elected mayor Of the city, in 1851 and 1860.
Mr.. Wentworth started and for many years
published and edited The Daily Democrat,
which was one of Chicago's first daily news
papers, and WIS absorbed by The Tribune in
1861.
The disease of which Mr.. Wentworth died
was progressive paralysis, or failure Of the
nervous forces, 1t is disease generally at.
tendant upon old age, and is entirely pain
less. He was first attacked by it four or firt
months ago, and has since been growing
gradually worse. For about thirty two hours
prior to his death he lay without move
ment, with his eyes closed. There were pres
ent at the time his daughter, Miss Roxan
Wentworth; his brother, Samuel H. Went
worth; his sister, Mrs. Mary +. Porter, ant
his nephew, Mr. Moses J. Wentworth. Hi
brother, Col Joseph Wentworth, and wife ar,
expected to arrive from Concord, N. 81.
Owing to the great size Of the deceased {
casket will have to be built especially for tn
remains, which will be inferred in Rose Hill
cemetery, where monument is already II
process Of erection, Mr.. Wentworth havinI
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
CHAMPIONS AT THE BAT


First Game Between the League and Amer
loan Association for Supremacy.
NEW YORK, Oct 1.-THE first game of
the worlds championship series between the
New Yorks and St Louis Browns was played
yesterday, and resulted in a victory for the
League champions, after a close and exciting
game Keefe and King were the pitchers,
and both did finely. The fielding was also
good, and the game was only won by the su-
perior base running Of the New Yorks Both
teams were blanked in the first inning, In
the second, for New York hits by Conner
and Ward, wild pitch and long fly to GEN.
ter by Slattery scored New York's first run.
The Browns tied the core in the first half OF
the third on Latham's base on balls, his steal
of second, and O'Neil's hit
In the last half of the third New York
made the last and winning run. Herman got
his base o. balls and Immediately made s
break for second. Boyle threw low and hard
to catch him, and the ball passed both Rob
inson and Lyons and, Herman crossed the
plate The remainder of the game was al
most procession of outs the hitting being
light and errors few. The score was:
New York .......0 l l 0 0 0 0 0 -
St Louis. .......0 0 j 0 0 0 0 o.
Base hits-New York, 8, st. Louis, A. Err
rors-New York, B.; St Louis, 8 Batterie,
-Keefe and Ewing, King and Boyle I'm
| plres-Gaffney and Kelly
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

A grand hurrah enlivened the neighbor-
hood Of Democratic headquarters, when
Twenty-ninth street was stirred up by
the parade of the colored Cleveland and
Thurman club, Of the Eleventh assembly
district They made great show. with
uniformed band, squad Of cane bearing
club men in plain clothes, and company
OF uniformed members of the Cleveland
League Central club, Capt George Jack
son, body Of stalwart good looking
young colored men in SNOWY uniforms.
They wore white leggins, blue trousers,
blue and white shirts with c. and T. on
the front, and white helmets. They had
plenty of Roma. candles to help out their
cheers and music in expressing their en-
thusiasm, and the headquarters building
shone with its brilliant illumination,
flashed with answering fireworks, cheers
and handclapping. New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

THE Burlington Hlpksye appears to be
greatly interested in the election of Mr.
Gest, and attempts to show the voters of
shis district that it is to their interest to
reelec. ssm. 1t is not likely, however,
iss8at the pcople of this district will pay
any heed to the Iowa advocate of Mr.
Gest especially AS it is generally supposed
TO he 10 the employ OF the republican ma.
chine, and every time a 'doctored" arti
Gle appears in that sheet large batch Of
paPrrs is s-nt into every county in tn,
district for striodrion 1t might be ad
Vlsshle for the republican candidate Il
see The party paper in Davenport. L
c"nf probably be induced to give him {
ht'le hit, which he seems to he so badly
in med OF
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
TROUBLE BORROW Frs.
PEOPLE WHO PERSIST IN pROPHE-
SYlNG uNPLEASANTNESS.

Men and Women Who Live in Continual
Anticipation of Disaster-A Long List
of Forebodings-An Ancient Story Of
Welsh Legend.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
Slaughtered Huns.
The Lehigh Road Provides An
other Awful Disaster.
WRECK OF A CONSTRUCTION TRAIN.

Flat Cars Loaded with Hungarian Labor
Smashed and the Human Freight Killed
and Fearfuily Mangied-One Crushed
into Pieces-NarrOw Escape of Passen-
ger vessel-A Miner Buried Alive-In-
jured in n Tunnel-Boiler Explosion
Foreign Disasters.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct IA terrible
accident on the Lehigh Valley road yester-
lay was caused by failure of those in
charge of construction train to flag the ap-
proa hing train. freight train was run
ming on telegraph orders to make siding
and allow the passenger train to pass. In
this case the rules require conductors Of con-
struction trains to guard both ends of their
train. Besides twenty-six Hungarians in
jured the list includes Il. Hawk, conductor;
f. H Peck, engineer, and Charles Fry, fire.
man, Of the freight train. 1t is believed
that Peck and Fry will die. A freight
brakeman was killed-E W. Guilder, of
Nescopeck. He was struck by the smoke
stack and badly mangled. The other dead
are George Gubaugh, Andrew Timms, Paul
Verbo, Mike Haness, Jake Sickouse and
William Putni. One of the dead was so
trl2ntIuIv ulSl0elnDereu anu cut 10 plecrs
that his remains were picked up and put in
tool-box There is fear that several of the
wounded will die, because they were so long
without medical attendance and bled SO
! freely.
| The wreck was fearful one. Three of
| the fiat-cars on all of which were many la
borers, were piled upon each other and badly
| broken, and on them the slaughter was ter
rble This unfortunate Hungariaus were
crushed and mangled under the splintered
beams in most horrible manner. Their
shrieks and groans of anguish are described
| as most heart-rending. Hardly one escaped
unhurt, and in not a few cases they were
| taken out of the wreck suffering from in jur-
| les that would have proved fatal to men Of
most other nationaliuies in an hour or two.
| The wreck took place in lonely spot re-
mote from any place where medical aid or
assistance of any kind could be procured. 1t
was over an hour before any organized effort
could be made to get out the dead and in
jured and up to noon no medical aid had ar
rived and the dead and wounded lay around
almost uncared for except for such slight
help as could be given by bystanders. One
of the men died after he had been taken out
OF the wreck, utterly uncared for and with
out friend to speak to him or do any thing
for him. The other six were dead when ex-
/
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
MAYOR HEWITT ATTACKS TAMMANY.
He Accepts the Citizens Nomination. But
Offers TO Withdraw on Conditions.

He Accepts the Citizens Nomination, But
Offers to Withdraw on Conditions.
New YORK, Oct l7.-Mayor Hewitt, in
letter to the Citizens COMMITTEES. accepts their
denomination for the mayoralty, which he
says has been ratified by the county Democ-
racy. He says that in order to test the SINGER
ity of Tammanys lamentation over divided
local contest he will now renew his offer to
withdraw in favor of union candidate,
to be named by the citizens and Endorsed by
both Democratic organizations. In the
course Of his letter Mr.. Hewitt declares that
Tammany does not represent the Democracy.
1t is an irresponsible organization Of chronic
Office seekers and exists for no other pur,
pose than to furnish spoiis for its lea iers 1t
is dangerous secret society, and its methods
are opposed to Democratic ideas and institu-
tons
The mayor reviews his term Of office, and
correets many absurd accusations as 10 his
views on public questions. He says he in.
tends to vote the national and state Demo,
cratic tickets, but that politics ought to be
divorced from iocll business administration,
and he sees no reason why Republicans and
al others who desire the city government 70
be honestly administered in the interest OF
the people and free from ring rule should
not support his candidacy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
FOR DEMOCRATS.


From the Cleveland Plaindeaer
The democratic national committee is
providing for the necessary expenses of
the campaign by Appealing directly to the
people for contributions. Everyone
knows that the republicans look, and not
in vain, to the wealthy corporations,
which are protected By an excessive tar
if, for the ''sinews of war" with which to
fight down any attempt to lessen the bur
dens of consumers. In tOday's Plain
dealer the proprietors of the New York
Graphic make an announcement that
should be resd by every person desir
ing the election of Cleveland and
Thurman. The Graphic Publishing
company issues TWO democratic news
pspers-the Daily Graphic and the
Weekly Graphic, They are recognized
throughout the United States as most
loyal and consistent supporters of the
democratic party, Both papers are
stanch supporters Of the national and
State administrations. The Daily and
Weekly Graphic circu)ates in every state
and territory Of the union. The Daily
Graphic i published at 50 per annum.
aud tue Weekly is pa blished at SO so per
appum. In vIrw of the urpent need for
campaign fuld, the publishers of the
Graphjc have decided IN maze the follow.
ing offer to the democratic voters of rho
lIni,ad S,s,.s. no -, .,,h.a.;La. -
the Weekly GraDbic hetween now and
November q IN. u.,ar will nor on,v bo
mailed for one year but one half the
subscriurioD price 81 o. will he imme.
dia,arv sert ~ Tho ro,ioraI aaruaa-a.;,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17

oate-New eOG2S
Hay-Upland prairie IS6Gss.
Hay-Timolny-new S7,GS.0.
Aay-Wild, S5:O0GS6 ~.
Rye-i0c.
Corn -40G442
Potatoes-25G35c.
Turnipe-15c.
Cos - soft lie naId 800
Cord Wood-Oak, A.25; Hickory, 5.
Straw-S6 90: baled 81. 90.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-17
THURMAN ARRIVES AT FIT. WAYNE,
Making Numerous short Addresses on His
Way-His Reception.

Making Numerous Short Addresses on lis
Way-His Reception.
Fort WAYNE. Ind, Oct lI-Judge Thur.
man arrived here from Indianapolis at D.
m. yesterday, his trip having been a series OF
hearty welcomes at all points along the line.
Wherever the train stopped there were
crowds assembled who cheered the distin.
guished traveller, and where the train did not
stop it was greeted as it rushed on by en-.
tbusiastic Democrats. At Castleton, Mobiles
vile, Cicero, Arcadia, Upton. Peru and ko
komo the demonstrations were notable and
the judge gave his friends short speeches.
There were about 1900 cheering Demo
Gratis at the station when the train reached
here, and tine Hendricks club escorted tbs
party to the Wayne hotel the sidewalks Ell
route being lined with people who applaudet
and waved bandanas.
After reaching the hotel Judge Thurman
appeared on the balcony and bowed his &C
acknowledgements to the throng below. Late
in the evening he held an informal reception
in honor OF the Democratic ladies of the city
which was participated in by large nun
Der of the far sex, and also was present a
the presentation of silkeu banner by th
ladies to the Hendricks club. At i0o'clock
worn out by the exertion of the Afternoon
he retired