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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-01-17
BELLEVUE. La, Jan. Is, 1889.

j. w. Jeter, W. N. Abney, F. M.
Barnett, J. 7. Many and 81. Bar
nacastle, members.
When following quarter salaries
to December 81, 1888, we're allowed:
r. F. WyChe, Sheriff, $1125; W. 81.
scanland, S62 so; j. II. Keyser, $40
90; B. A. Kelly, $75.
The following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That the proclamation
of E. 8. Dorth, on the 18th of No
vember, of the election for Parish
Seat was, and is unauthorized by
this body, said proclamation not be-
ing in accordance with the vote as
tahulated of said election, by this
body on the 2Sth day of November,
and further, being in contempt Ofan
order of the District Court.
Accounts allowed: r. E. Wyche,
for blankets, $40, and witness GER
tifcate, So SOFT. q. Barnett, assist
ing Assessor, s62 So; Turner Her
ron, coal, 50 IS; L. F. Head, for
1921 feet lumber, S18S al; A. R.
Thompson, for lumber furnished by
w. 81. Smith for bridge. 5000 feet,
$72; w. e. Farley, repairing bridge,
So; J. M. Baumgardner, work on
Snider's bridge, $40, issued to L. B.
Kelly; w. E. Morris, Constable's
cost, ward 2, to January 16, 1889,
1915 16; L. B. Kelly, Constable's
cost to date, s13 80; j. A. w. Low
~, conviction of WsggOner, 500;
w. L. Chanler, Constable's cost, So
80; e. B. Jockey, wolf scalp, 81 So
T. NJ. Barnett, balance on building
bridge, @53 As.
The following report was ordered
spread on the minutes, and the com
mittee discharged:
70 the Honorable Police Jury o.
Bossier Parish, La: We, the un
dersigned committee, appointed BY
your Honorable body to review th'
new road running from the Arkan
sas road, by the way of the Benton
depot, and intersecting the Bellevue
road at Dade's store, find the same
we'll cleaned out, and in good trav
cling condition. We also recon
mend that a bridge be built on thil
road across Black Bayou, and ap
point q committee to contract TO
same. w. B. SIMPSON.
r. M. HANKS.
THos. LYLEs.
On motion, j. a. Sewall and J
w. Jeter were authorized to have Z
bridge built across Black BayoI
on the road from Dade's store t.
Benton depot.
Accounts allowed: r. 3. WyChe
Jr., witness scrip, 81 IL; r. j. Holt
commissioner of election, 81.
The following names were the
put in nomination for collector o
tolls at the Shreveport bridge, viz
Turner Heron, w. j. Arnold, G. W
Lilly and Michael Smith, and th
salary fixed at $40 per month, whel
Turner Heron was duly elected 70
the term Of one year from Januar,
/, 1889; subject to any changes tia
may be made by the body hereafter
When, on motion, the following
we're appointed special cOmmitte,
TO coDfer With the Shreveport al
thorities in regard to bridge matters
viz: is. Dortch, j. A. Sewall, "
n. Abney, 81. Barnacastle and !
w. JeteT.
When, on motion, R. E. Wycht
ST., w. j. Hugbas and W. G. VanC
were appointed delegates to the In
migration Convention to be held q
Ruston on February Is, 1882.
Application vas then made f
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The Philadelphia Record tells a
big truth in an epigramatic way: son
election day the Trusts turned the
scale with their money and put the
Presidency into the hands of the Re-
publican party. The grateful Repub-
lican Senators are now paying the
debt they owe By SO constructing
their tariff bill as to place the people
of this country at the mercy of the
Trusts. We are to have four years
more of legalized rapine."
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the free passage of the school
children over the Shreveport bridge.
which was, on motion, laid on the
table.
j. A W. Lowry was then allowed
$40, for the conviction of Reuben
Dawson.
When J. A. W. Lowry, District |
Attorney, was requested to assist
in the defence of the Police Jury iu |
the case of W. ]. Mobley, ct al, fled
in the District Court.
T. j. Tidwell was then allowed
for hauling lumber, furnishing nails
and labor for making repairs on the
Willow Chute bridge and Slough,
on the same road, S25.
The Parish Treasurer then sub
mitted the following statement,
which having been found correct,
was accepted as a settlement to
date, showing a balance on hand of
Ordinary Fund .--....- .S2065 80
Road and Bridge Fund. IL ga
Total a2076 90
r. E. Belcher was then allowed
80 so for wolf scalp.
r. E. Wyche, Sheriff, was then
contracted with for criminal work
of 1889, at S1125 per quarter.
G. NJ. Burks was then allowed $50
for premium corn raised in 1888,
and L. G. Biggs for second premium,
s25.
When, on motion, premium is
hereby offered for the best crop of
cotton and corn raised from one
acre in the parish during the year
1889, for not less than $50 pounds
lint cotton raised in the bottom, and
not less than 500 pounds on the
uplands-S50 for the first premium,
and $25 for the second premium
and the same on corn, of not less
than IS bushels to the acre, the land
to be measured, the cotton and corn
weighed and reported under the sig
natures of the witnesses.
The following warrants then is
sued:
, No. Nv. Fl. Scanland.$ So 81
No. 2-R. E. Wyche. -. 1908 81
> No. 3-W. 4. Morris. -. 315 II
No. Al. 81. Keyser -. 20 81
: No. 5-B. a. Kelly-- So OF
No. CT. q. Barnett. -. 50 81
|. No. Turner Heron 5 z;
3 No. Slew 4. Head -. 1872 AZ
J. No. "a. r. Thompson. 72 o.
, No. 1O-W. F. Farley 80. s OF
No. Ill. B. Kelly. 1900 SO 81
| No. I2-W. L. Chanler. -. 8 81
i No. 13-E. B. Jockey. 2 81
No. 14-F. M. Barnett -. 81 4
# No. 15-R. E. Wyche, Jr. II
i No. 16-R. j. Holt. 1900. 2 O.
y No. III. w. Jeter. .- 81 6
a No. 18Th. Barnacastle. -. 81 8
!. No. 19-F. M. Barnett. % 2
n No. 20-E. S. Dortch. -. So 0
q No. 21-F. NJ. Barnett. 10 0
"a No. oh. Barnacastle 10 0
?. No. 23-J. A. Sewell ....- % 0
a. No. 24-W. NJ. Abney. 80 s
Is No. 25-J. T. Many .... q 0
=. No. &c. NJ. Burks. ... 80 0
n No. 27-L. G. Biggs- 1900. % 0
No. 28-T. j. Tidwell .-.... 25 0
No. 29-J. w. Jeter. .... 6 O
No. 30-Willis Graham. Is 6
T No. SIR. E. Belcher. 2 5
a No. SD. B. Kelly $50. 10 0
N No. 33-J. A. W. Lowry. 10 Q
% When, on motion, the body az
journed sine die.
E. 8. DoRTCH,
= President Police Jury.
J. q. KEYsER, Clerk.
IN No decent, honest man, white {
Of black, wants q restoration of tl
:: disgraceful carpet-bag government
'. which the Republican party impose
10 nm the Sonthern States during Eh
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Louisiana journal: always patron
izs the business men who advertise. +"
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Some Passing Events.

King A1ilan's amnesty decree re-
leased 10000 prisoners.
A census of styles of woman's hats
in New York reveals 5000.
Montgomery, Ala, proposes to
have paid FIRE department.
The winter in France has thus far
been the severest for fifteen years.
Cotton receipts in Montgomery,
Ala, up to last Saturday are 1882
bales.
Ginhouses in Arkansas are suffer
ing more from fire this season than
ever before.
The deaths from the storm last
week at Pittsburg and Reading, Pa,
exceed 100.
The Natchez (Miss.) cotton mills
recently shipped 100 bales of drill
ing to Shanghai, China.
Massachusetts spent 100000
last year in the education of 100000
pupils in the public schools.
Beginning with this year, the sala-
ry of the Governor of Ohio is $4,000,
instead of $4,000, as hitherto.
There in in Berlin one drinkir G
saloon for every 112 inhabitants, but
at Heidelberg there's one to every 81.
The cheapest Christmas present
sold by one jeweler in New York cost
s cents; the most expense cost $780,,
900.
During the year 1888 nearly 7O(
persons disappeared in Philadelphia
large percentage of whom were
never heard of.
| A frightful wreck occurred on thu
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Railway, near Talmade, Ohio, on las
Monday morning, passenger train
colliding with one section of a freigh
train which had broken in two
Eight persons we've killed and a dozel
injured.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1889-01-17

"True happiness and freedom from
care, says the GreenvilIe (NfississippD
Democrat, care not too often met
with nowadays, and if at this auspici-
GUS time we all resolve to inaugurate
new departure, to wipe off old scores,
and to start on the new year with a
determination to make it surpass all
its predecessors in the genuine salts
faction that shall accrue from our
discharge of our responsibility. why
SO much the better
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uaVI1B utAWn TIC hDOVo jury %
accordance With law, We hereby close
this, our process verbal Of same, on
this this, the date first above written.
A. r. THoMpLoa, Clerk
r. Z. Wxozx, BhariE
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Pimples. Sores. Aches and Pains.


When hundred bottles of sarsaparilia brother
pretentious specifics fail to eradicate Unborn
scrofula or contagious blood poison, remember
that B. B. B. Botanic Blood Balml has gained
many Thousand victories, IN many seemingly
incarsble instances. Send 20 the Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga, for Book of Wonders, . and
be convinced. It is the only TRUE BLOOD PURI-
F1ER.
G. W. Messer, Howell K Roads, Ga, writes:
ST was afflicted nine years with sores. All the
medicine could take did me no good. Ithen
tried B. B. B., and eight bottles cured me
sound. .
Mrs. S. NJ. Wilson, Round Mountain. Texas
writes: "A lady friend of mine was troubled
with bumps and pimples on her face and neeS
She took three bottles of B. 3, b, and her skin
got soft and smooth. pimples disappeared, and
her health improved greatly
James L. BoSw0rth, Atlanta, Ga.. writes:
Some years ago / contracted blood poison. 1
had no appetite, my digestion was ruined rheu-
matisln drew up my limbs could hardly
walk, my throat was canterized i've times, Hot
Springs gave me no benefit, and my life was one
of torture until gave B. b. b. a trial. and sur
prising as it may seem, the use OF FIVE bottles
cured me.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Cisco.

Special to the Gazette.
CISCO, TEX. Feb s.-The Ladies aid
society of the Methodist church served an
oyster supper last night, which was So
cially a very enjoyable affair and fnan-
cially successful.
Business men and citizens generally,
with few exceptions, have contributed
literally toward equipping the fire COM
pany.
The trowel and paint brush are now
trumps in Cisco. The street crossings and
sidewalks are being. greatly improved,
and the city fathers are preparing for a
general cleanup of the town.
Corn is selling off of wagons at 30 cents,
but farmers are not satisfied with this
price and they are disposed to hold their
surplus corn for better prices The
weather and the ground are very favor
able for farm work.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
The Explosion a Mystery.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The workmen
who are excayating at the scene of the
explosion at Stevenson IS brewery yester-
day have thus far failed to discover any
trace of dynamite or other explosives
and the police do not believe the eXplo-
sion can justly be attributed to the dis
affected workmen.
Mr.. Stevenson, proprietor of the brew
cry, called at police headquarters this
morning i'll company with Police Capt
Murphy and had a consultation with
superintendent Murray and Inspector
Byrnes, to whom he cOnfided the opinion
that the explosion was planned and ex-
ecuted by parties from Brooklyn, where
the boycott originated, who wished to
injure his property and mis- business In
spector ByrneS has put some of his men
on the case.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
GALVESTON.
Working Bogus Pawn Ticket Racket-The
Shore End OF the cable.

Working a Bogus Pawn Ticket Racket-The
Shore End OF the cable
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, Ten, Feb 9.-Last Mon
day there arrived in this city two strangers
from parts unknown. One is dark
haired foreigner, tall and digniffed. He
is dressed in full suit of black and con-
verses fiuentlY in French, German and
Italian. The other is a compactly built
Hebrew, dressed in dark clothing.
These men are rarely seen together,
although they are partners in
bogus pawn ticket racket, which
they have played very sue
cessfully, realizing quite a sum from
their gullible victims No less than ten
persons have been sWjndled out of various
amounts by these sharpers. Detectives
are on their trail, bat it is thought they
have skipped the city.
In consequence of stormy weather the
cable steamer made no effort TO land the
shore end of the cable to- day, but swung
at her anchors i'll the outer roads. If the
weather is favorable land connection will
be made Monday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
New Trial Refused.

Special TO the Gazette.
FRANKLIN, Ten. Feb. 9.-In the case
of John Watson, who few days ago was
convicted of murder and whose punish
ment was assessed at eleven years in the
penitentiary for the murder of NJ. Mccoy
motion for new trial was argued to-day
by his attorneys. The motion was over
ruled, and the ruling is regarded as
just one. This is all Important case in
this county.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
THIRTEEN OF EN-.
Gang of COunterleiters Captured in Pennsyl
sylvania-

wang VI NOunttIlcitcIS CdUJhicu III AcuhoSA
sylvania-
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 9.-United
States Detective Sweeney and Deputy
Marshal Chambers arrived in the city to-
day with a gang of thirteen counterfeit
ers, captured in various parts of Butler
county in the last ten days. The gang
has been operating extensively for long
time, and d large amount of spurious
coin Is believed to be i'll cirCu-
lation The detectives also secured
the dies and molds used in making the
counterfeit money. Information was
lodged against the accused this afternoon
and preliminary hearing VIII take place
early next week. In the meantime, the
prisoners will be placed in jail While
the officers have arrested all the principal
member of the gang there are several
others yet TO be apprehended. 1T took
about twenty-five officers to make the
arrest, as the men were considered des-
perate characters. The band was re-
garded as one of the most dangerous and
most successful in the country Thousands
upon thousands of dollars worth of coin
have been passed in different states by
the counterfeiters themselves, and many
weeks have been spent in running them
down The men in custody are James
Johnson, John Dawson, Charles and
John Woods, Thomas Houghton, Bob
Montgomery, David Dunn, Curtis Fox,
Alfred CrOssman, Frank Crossman,
Warren Black and James Pryor.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Mexican Miners Murdered.

CHEYENNE, wy. T., Feb. Sit is re-
ported eight Mexican prospectors, who
have succeeded by means OF an ancient
chart in locating gold mine which was
worked by Spaniards over 200 years ago,
have been murdered by American in
truders The latter secured the chart
after desperate fight in which the Mex
leans were killed
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Killed on the southern Pacific.

Ell PAso, Tx, Feb. "a dispatch
was received to-day by parties in this city
stating that Henry Summers, yardmaster
of the Southern Pacific, at some place
west of here, was killed by train yes
terday. Mr.. Summers was well known
here, and served rs the III Paso yard
master of the Southern Pacific railway.
He was also master of the local lodge Of
the Brotherhood of Railway Brakemen.
and was good man.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Baird.
Snecial to the Gazette

SpeclaI 10 the Gazette.
BAIRD. TEX, Feb. 9-Gardening Is
now the order of the day in Baird, and
gardening, oat-sowing and general farm
ploughing is the order in Callahan eoun-
ty. Since the vote. on the corporation of
Baird some of our enterprising citizens
are engaged in paving with solid stone
about their residences. 1t seems they
realize that they now reside in Il city :,
and propose to put on city airs. The ap-
preaching city election to take place on
February II is looked forward to with in
terest
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Advocates of Irrigation.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
PECos CITY, Tex, Feb. 9.-Messrs /.
R. D. Gage ana A. NJ. Waltham of this
place have gone to Austin to labor in the
interest of an irrigation bill that will
meet the demands of the county. They
have studied the irrigation laws of Cali
fornia and other states, and also have
interviewed the leading promoters of
irrigation in the west and know what is
required. As the west is the section to
be benefited or injured by an irrigation
law, our people ask consideration of their
views.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10

this country. Heis DR. Carroll, the EN-
.inent physician of New York aud a con-
nection OF the celebrated Carroll family
of Maryland. I met him one summer at
Newport, and | never exchanged word
with him on the Irish cause.
Did you know Lecaron when he was
here?''
81 did not. did not come to Detroit
until after Lecaron left, as am now in
formed never heard of him until he
began giving this testimony.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Wages Of Blast Furnace Emplores.

PTTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 9-The en-
ployes at the blast furnace in the Ma
honing Valley were notified to-day that
their wages would be reduced 10 per
cent. commencing the 18th Instant Last
November an advance was given of 10
per cent, and the reduction restores
wages to their former basis.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Died from Her Injuries.

Special TO the Gazette
DENIsoN, Tex, Feb. Mrs. Clark
Kelly, the lady who was so horribly
burned Friday night at her home on
South Travis avenue, died to-day at y
o'clock. Her lower limbs were literally
roasted and the burnt lesh dropped off
in large pieces before her death.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
A minneapolis Strike.

MrNNEAPoLIs, MINI, Feb. All
engineers on the motor street railway line
struck a few minutes before noon to-day.
The strike is the result of reductions in
the working force of the line which have
recently been made, and various regula-
tions adopted by the management
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
CAS-:

am satisfied that Cancer is hereditary in my
family. Ny father died of it, a sister of nay
mother m died OF It, and my own sister died OF IT,
horrible disease made its appearance on my
side. 1t was a malignant Cancer. eating in
Numerous remedies were used for it. but the
Cancer grew steadily worse. until it seemed that
/ was doomed to follow the others of the family
l took Swift Specific, which from the first
day, forced out the poison and continued its use
until had taken several bottles, when found
myself WELL l know that S. S. s. cured me.
Mrs. s. NJ. IDOL.
WINSTON, N. c., Nov %, 'Ss
Send for Book on Cancer and Blood Diseases.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
The st. Louis Defanlter.

DETROIT, MICH, Feb. 9-Henry
Dieckman, the ST Louis defaulter, is at
the Crawford house, Windsor. He was
seen this morning in the Office of Lawyer
Hanna, but declined 10 say anything
about his affairs. Ii is understood, how
ever, he is arranging settlement.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
LECAR0N LIED.
Ex-senator Jones of Florida Denies Connection
With the Fenian- Russian Alliance

Ex-senator Jones of Florida Denies Connection
With the Fenian- Russian Alliance.
DETROIT MICH, Feb. 9.-EX-Senator
Jones Of Florida this morning received
the following cablegram:
LONDON, Feb. 8. 1889.
Senator Jones, Detroit;
Lecaron swears you negotiated the Fe-
MAN Russian alliance with DR.. Carroll
Signed MICHAEI. DAVITT.
To this he Immediately replied:
Lecaron : testimony that l negotiated
Fenian- Russian alliance is absolutely
false. was never a member of the Fe-
MAN brotherhood or of any other Irish or
ganization.
lSignedl CHARLES W. JONES.
in connection with the matter Senator
Jones SAID:
- have made upon various occasions
when called upon many speeches for my
native land, and they win show that |
deprecated anything but constitutional
measures TO procure for Ireland the
rights which her sons think she ought TO
have.
Who is the DR.. Carroll spoken of?
81 only know of one DR.. Carroll in
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10

Diseases of an exhaustive nature that have a
tendency to create unnatural feeling such
fatigue, lassitude and great weakness through
out the system owe their origin TO a lack of iron
in the blood. Browns Iron Bitters viii restore
the blood to its natural healthful condition. Get
the blood pure by using this remedy and disease
Will be quickly vanquished.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Not Permitted Bail.

Special to the Gazette
JEFFERSON, TEX. Feb. 9.-The court
house was crowded to-day to witness the
axamining trial of Maggie Pattillo
and her mother charged with
numbering Maggie's baby by throw
ing it in the river. The prisoners
were sent to Jail without bail
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
Dorsee,s Pn,.e Cln,n .I,,ice.

delightful beverage either hot or cold. The
best known tonic. Restores lost vitality, will
cure dyspepsia; settle u disordered stomach and
induces sleep when everything else fails. Full
valuable for the sickroom. WORKOUT brains and
nerves find in this their quickest restorer. For
sale by A. g. Rintleman & Co.. 1924 Main, corner
Front street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10

Dr.. J p. NcLendon of Calvert was
deaf fourteen years and spent hundreds
OF dollars, but found no relief until he
used " Cacterine the catarrh cure.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10

Mr.. 4. X. Hawkes.:
About a year ago / procured my first pair of
glasses from some dealer, but they strained my
eyes ana caused them TO ache. | then bought
pair OF your CTyStalized Lenses. and the effect
has been wonderful. a proof of which do not
use any glasses now ana see rs wen as ever.
+. F. DANIEL. NJ. D.,
Editor Texas Medical Record.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10

The Topaz Remedies are invaluable. The
''Topaz'' Cordial is invaluable. The ''Topaz''
Liver Pills are q boon to humanity. The ''To-
paz Blood Pills for Blood Diseases. The ''To-
paz' Ointment for Skin Diseases. Investigate
Them
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-10
FROM THE EX-GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA.

Mr.. a. X. Hawkes., Atlanta. Ga:
DEAR SIR have thoroughly tested the glasses
You lifted 80 my eyes some time since, and have
found them To possess a softncsS of vision which
SURPRISES anything of the kind have worn: IN
fact they are the best glasses ever used. Re
specially, ". D. BLoXHANI.