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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-12

From 'sLand and Sea-, New Or
leans 5 column, 8 page monthly, we
have clipped considerable portion
of spirited article on .slevees and
outlets written by Hon. S. Taylor
jackson, Representative from our
sister parish of West Carroll, which
will be found elsewhere in this issue,
and to which we invite the thoughtful
attention Of our readers.
There is much good sound COM
mon sense displayed in the views
given expression to by Mr.. jackson.
His ditch comparison reads plausible
and pleasantly natural; but plan
tation ditch, the work of mems
hands for drainage purposes alone
along side the mighty, ever chang
ing and uncomfortable Mississippi
river, is such very insignificant
thing that the comparison verges
close on to the ridiculous; yet, as
far as it goes, it is good exemplar
of the laws governing hydraulics.
The problem OF protecting the
valley from inundation is still in its
infancy. 1t is but little over forty
years ago since the idea of levees
for general protection was introduced.
Then each riparian proprietor pro-
tected his own front at his own ex-
pense, and threw up ridges in the
low places in the rear. The outlets
were all open in those days, and as
the river rose in this Immediate Sec
ton, it entered River Bayou just
above town, came into the lake and
passed out and on down through
Baxter and Bayou Tensas. The
levees then on the front were from
three to four feet high; now they are
from twelve to fifteen. feet high.
The water Their spread over all the
low ground in the interior now it is
confined to its channel except in case
of a creyasse, which has been CON-
mon annual occurrence on both sides
of the river up to last spring, when
the eastern side levees between vicks-
burg and Memphis were held intact
and the interior kept high aid dry.
We mention this to account for the
disparity in the entertainments then
and now.
Some say with Mr.. Jackson that
the bed of the river is rising every
year because of the annual deposit
being confined within much more
narrow space than heretofore. The
engineers say it is the steadily in
creasing volume OF water confined
within the embellishments by the ex-
sention OF the levee system that has
Z
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THE coLoRED VOTER.
We congratuiatesD-

In the history of our experience
among suffragans in ante bellum
days, we have often been disguised
with the demagoguery that used to
lead gangs of unthinking white men
IN political directions that they
were disinclined to go, permitting
themselves to be persuaded to pur-
sue course contrary to their own
CONVICTIONS. Indeed this was long
ago common practice in crowded
cities and may be so to this day fol-
all we knew, but such doings were
always deprecated by the right
minded men among both Wings and
Democrats.
We refer to this by way of com.
parlson with the colored vote in
East Carroll on Tuesday last. 1t
was currently reported early in the
day that the colored voters would
not 60 to the polls, because they
had been instructed BY the political
bosses Of their own race to keep
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-12
demanded the continuous increase in

demanded the continuous increase in
height.
There may be more or less truth on
both sides Of this question, and it
win taxi time and much practical
experience to solve the problem;
therefore patience, common sense
and sound argument only should be in-
dulged in when discussing this ques-
ton. Dogmatic declarations prove
nothing, either for outlets or levees.
Nature is an excellent pointer.
While nature, science and human re-
search combined will, in due time
beyond doubt, solve this intricate
and all important question.
Mr.. Jackson says ''secure the
channel by revetments along the
banks, and there will soon be no ne
cessity of building levees along the
stream, which Is much easier said
than done. Witness the disappear
ance of nearly all the reyetments,
rocks, mattresses and hydraulic
works, the labor Of years, done in
the Providence reach with view to
Strengthening and deepening the
channel. Where are they? Gone.
Leaving not rack behind.
+ Levee work as protection from
overflow, is in its infancy, and es-
peciallysso is the work of improving
the navigation of the great river with
unstable banks and overwhelming
waters. M
Mr.. Jackson's views are well
worthy of attention as a contribution
towards the solution Of the question
of outlets and levees, but much
more has to be done before either
the one side or the other will be able
to exclaim, Eureka.
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away, for what. reasons we have
been unable to learn; but the in
structions were evidently followed
to considerable extent, for in the
5th precinct where there are abont
7s5 registered voters only 229 votes
were cast, 2l2 for Cleveland and
Stevenson and II for Harrison and
Reid. This was the Providence
precinct. In the whole parish only
1892 votes were polled, less than
one half of the registered number.
The colored people who did vote
to make up this number were res
tive under the restraint attempted
to be placed upon them, and posi-
bly, belonged to different faction
Of the Republican party from the
leaders who assumed the right to
control their suffrage. -
1t was sincerely hoped by many
of our most prominent white citizens
that at the recent election there
would have been no political jug
Cling done by the colored people in
the face of the important issues in
volved, in which both white and
black were equally Interested, at
any rate as. far as the congressional
issue was concerned. Indeed many
of the prominent colored people had
| siguifed their intention to support
Mr.. Boatner for Congress-, not on
political grounds, but on account of
his efficiency in levee matters for
their protection, by which they and
their families would be materially
benefited, and a full vote for him at
least was expected. But such was
not the case on Tuesday last, which
is much to be deplored, seeing the
mutual interests that exist and the
harmony that has prevailed for
sometime past between the races.
The real hard working men are not
to be blamed in this matter. They
are not sufficiently informed for such
movements. 1t is the colored politi-
clan presuming in his pride upon the
numerical strength of his race that
leads them astray and away, from
the white people they have for years
been cultivating amicable relations
with in their relative stations. He is
the mischief maker; he is the one to
blame; it is he who teaches them to
degrade and dishonor the right of
suffrage so unceremoniously heaped
upon them, and as long as he is per-
mitted to control these ignorant votes
at his beck and call, there will be no
satisfactory elections held here for
the country's good. The colored
voter as he is now controlled, is an
unknown and unreliable quantity in
public affairs, and will remain SO as
long as he submits to his colored
bosses.
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Proceedings Of the Fifth District
Levee Board.
DELrA. MAplsoS PARISH, La.

MONDAY. Oci. 10, 1859.
Pursuant to call of Mr.. r. l.. Max
we'll, President of the old Board Cum
rnissioners, the newly appointed Conf
missioners presenting their commits
sions and being duly qualified, the
meeting was called 70 order for the
purpose of organization.
There were present: w. 6. WHY
and Jno. A. Buckner. of East Carroll ;
A. S. Coliharp aud j. II. GilioiI, of
Madison; C. G. Cordill and A. f. New
ton. of 'rensas w. F. Ogden and j.. B.
Hiserodt, of Concordia parish.
Mr.. f. L. Maxwell called Mr.. Buck
ner to The chair.
On motion of ,Mr.C G. Cordill the
Board went into permanent organiza-
ton.
Mr. Coltharp nominated Mr.. w. r.
Ogden President. which was secoHjed
by Mr.. Cordill, and there being no
other nominations, Mr.. Ogden was IN
animously elected President.
{ Prest. Ogden announced that the
election of Secretary was next in
order.
Mr.. Hiserodt nominated W. H.
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j. II. GILFOIL,
J A. Z. NEWTON.
j. b. HlSERODT.

On motion of Mr.. Coltharp the fol-
lowing resolution was offered
Resolved, That The president oil
This Board be authorized TO sell bonds
now on band amounting TO $S6,00c,
and negotiating for the sale of a
further issue of bonds 10 the amount
Iof s. $4,000 proceeds 10 be applied 10
payment of outstanding warrants aud
constructing the necessary leyee work
of this district as shown by the report
OF The Stale Board Engineers.
On Motion of lIiserodt the following
resolution was offered.
Resolved, That the President OF this
Board be authorized to ascertain il
Capt. Mills will include the repairs oil
the Rife Point and Grasmere levees IN
The work 10 be done by the United
States authorities. And in case he will
not have this work done, that the
President of This Board be authorized
to contract for the repair Of said
leyees.
Gu motion of Mr.. Coltharp the fol.
lowing propositions was offered
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers Of the 9th Louisiana Levee
Board now ia session.
agree TO take the work from Duck
Port 10 upper end of Town Place 10
New Scott levee at 80 cts. to be paid
Fin Bonds ut 60 els. on the $500. |
further agree to put Il banquet in rear
of Willow Slough levee for 10 CTS. per
cubic yard
Respectfully submitted for your
consideration. F. l.. MAXWELL
On motion OF Mr.. WHY the follow
Ing resolution was offered:
Resolved, Thai the President Of this
Board be authorized 10 advertise and
lei out the work of enlargement OF
the levees': st, From Wilson Point
10 Donna Vista, aud End Arlington I;
3rd, Lake Providence 10 WHY'S Ain,
From Bass Gin TO Aqnasco. Said
work 10 be paid foe in bouds OF the
Levee Beard.
On motion of Mr.. WHY:
Resolved. rha, lie President of the
Leyee Board be authorized 10 execute
an ACT reiinqu~I,in in favor of F. f.
Montgomery all lille of The "a acres in
Section 10, r. 81, II. IL. being that
of the Oakland plantation purchased
by said Montgomery from Leonard
and that of The said Mont somery be
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There are a large number of white
caps under arrest in AvoyeIles
parish some forty or more, for
brutal treatment of the negroes.
The Baton Rouge Advocate in COM
menting upon the outrages very
properly says.
We cannot too highly commend
the prompt and patriotic action of
the public spirited white men of
Avoyelles IN the protection Of their
citizens against the attacks of these
foul midnight assassins, and from
the manner in which they have
started out we are sure that terror
ism in AvoyelIes will soon be
thing of the past.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-12

We find the following in Monday
evenings States relative to the effect
of the strike on the papers mention
ed:
Mr.. Page NJ. Baker, managing
editor said the Times-Democrat will
appear on the streets as usual to-
morrow morning. If the men who
have left our composition room
choose to return by o'clock this
afternoon we will again put them to
work
eff they do not adopt this course
we will put others to work in their
places. Every man who was en-
ployed in the composition room of
the I'D. voted against the strike.
s'They had nothing to complain
of and they regarded the strike as =
dishonor to them; in fact7they class
ed 1t as Illegal and unjustifable in
the premises. "
MR.. NAT BURBANK,
one OF the editors of the Plcayune,
told the reporter that his paper was
dependent on the Typographical
Union. If the men did not return
to work no effort would be made to
print the Pic tonight.
Mr.. Burbank said that his paper
stood by the union for twenty years,
in fact had an internal union before
the Typographical union was organ
lied, and he did not think that the
printers should have treated it In
the manner that they did.
MEssRs. DUFOUR AND DoNNET,
proprietors of the New Orleans Bee,
said that their paper would come
out as usual in the morning whether
the striking printers returned to
work or not.
The Bee had contract with the
city for publishing the city printing
in the French language, and they in.
tended to carry ont the provisions of
that contract even if il was found
necessary to employ non-union
typos.
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A general strike Of all the labor
unions was ordered to begin at
O'Clock on Monday morning last in
New Orleans, which embraced the
gas works, electric light plants,
leaving the city in darkness, print
ers, musicians and every other call
ing, bringing the entire business Of
the city to a complete stand still.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-12

There are only fifty-one Cardinals
of the Catholic Church now living
Eighty-slx wearers of the purple have
died since Leo's accession to the
papacy.
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papacy,

There are now in circulation one
and two dollar bills to the amount of
s65,973,o00. SOPHIA 55 standard
silver dollars and So, 1885, 40S in
fractional coins.
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STATE NEWS.

- = - - - ~ ~
Nearly nine hunderd Italian emf
grants arrived in New Orleans on the
4th inst.
The jury term Of court in Tensas
parish begins on the third Monday
| in this month.
Lumber is being shipped from
Lake Charles by rail direct to Den
yer, Colorado.
Shreveport Is to haze q barrel fac
tory and pork packing establishment
at an early day.
yermillion parish, according to
the Meridional, viii yield this year
1904, $50 pounds of sugar,
Some Of the Clubs are talking
abyut 500. 900 purse for the fight
between Corl,ett and Mitchell.
The Crescent City Athletie< I'd
has offered purse of $500 for
the Hall and Fitzsimmons fight.
The penalty for failing to go on
strike when any of the Unions so or
dered, is the expulsion of the menu
Der SO offending.
The pleasant town of BastronN has
made railroad connection at last.
We earnestly congratulate. Provi-
dence viii get there after awhile.
The Alexandra Building and
Loan Association last week sold
money on ten shares at SO per cent.
premium. The bidding was quite
lively.
Mr.. L. p. Alexander of Monroe,
received by rail from Texas few
days ago 800 head of beef cattle.
They will be fattened in the Planters
Oil Mill yard Of that city and then
shipped to St. LOUIS.
The boil worms have been more
obstructive in the swamps among the
cotton crops than ever known be-
FORE They generally confined their
perforating work to the uplands
heretofore.
Messrs. Cheney and Nixon recent
Ily of the Alexandria Times, have
moved to Monroe and there started
the Daily News. The old city on
the banks of the Ouachita Is putting
on metropolitan airs with its daily
paper.
The Governor has appointed the
following Direct Tax Commissioners,
who will formulate rules for the gui-
dance OF claimants at an early day:
| Messrs. Frank l.. Richardson and
| Charles Carroll of New Orleans;
Joseph p. Beasley Of Shreveport and
/ H. N. Sherburne Of Baton Rouge.
The Executive Committee of the
| international Mississippi River
Improvement Association have APP
pointed Messrs. A. w. Crandell and
James s. Richardson to solicit SUBJ
scriptlons in New Orleans for the or
tganization. Our valued friend Col.
j Crandell is nearly always engaged
|gratuitously in one public spirited
enterprise or another.
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1t has been carefully estimated
that a crop of S.4o0, 900 bales of
American cotton will be needed to
supply the consumptive demands,
while the prospect is that the crop
will barely reach 7,oo0,0 900.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-12

Famine prevails in several portions
of Mexico. In the neighborhood Of
Zacstecas the people are actually
starving for want of food.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-12

AT the conservation Of the Catholic
bishop of Springfield, Mass, Dir.
Beaver, a few days ago, 500 clergy men
were present.. He was presented
with purse containing $4,000 by the
priests al the banquet following tho
ecclesiastical exercise.-'Times Demo-
crat.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-12

The fund raising committee for the
Jeff Davis monument are moving
right along with their business sue
cessfully.
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Three-fourths of the spindles in
the English cotton factories are idle,
because of the general strike that
prevails among the workmen.
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We co9enarUIATE.

At thrs writing every thing points
to a triumphant victory for the
Cleveland ticket and straight DEM
ocracy. From the returns received
up to yesterday morning everything
goes to show that the people of the
United States are not by any means
prepared to receive and adopt the
centralizing views inculeated by the
Republican party, and the vote in
favor of the successful ticket is so
pronounced that there can be no
doubt but the doctrine of equal
rights taught by true Democracy will
continue to be recognized as the
corner stone of the government
fabric for sometime to come.
The vast importance attached to
the defeat of Benjamin Harrison for
the Presidency on Tuesday last is re-
allied and fully appreciated by but a
few out of the many hundreds of
thousands of voters, though the
victory won, indicates that large
majority OF the people were to some
extent aware OF the threatened dang
er.
q
The truth is, the future destiny Of
these United States turned upon
Tuesdays exercise Of suffrage, and
had Mr.. Harrison been successful,
with both Houses in accord, q series
OF bills would speedily have been en-
acted that would perpetuate the
power Of his party beyond peradven-
tnre, until the people rose in their
might to trample tyranny and CEN
tralization under foot. 1t is evident
that ssthere is a divinity that shapes
our ends, rough hew them as we
may" This land of the free and
home of the brave, was not prepared
under the guidance of Divine Provi-
dence to wear the Force bill yoke so
methodically prepared by the late
dominant party to wipe out every
vestige Of States rights and individ-
ual freedom,
vox pOPULy, vox DEF.
The people spoke in their might
all over the continent ON November
the 9Th, and emphatically declared
that the contemplated course of Mr..
Harrison and his henchmen in the
event of victory, was contrary to the
spirit and genius Of our government as
laid down by the fathers, and they un-
der the wise guidance of the Supreme
Rnler of the Universe put an estopage
to the destruction of this grand
and glorious government. A crime
they contemplated doing and had they
been successful, a crime they would
certainly have done; and crime,
which because OF its enormity, would
make coming generations hook on
agllast rs its history would roll on
adown the corridors of time.
But thank God the offense against
humanity's most sacred rights on
this continent was not permitted to
take place. The upright and high
minded representatives of the peo-
pie, Cleveland and Stevenson, are
elected. They Will hold the reins Of
government, and conduct the affairs
IN the interest of the people. In
the discharge of their high duties
they will be seconded by a Dem
ocratie House with an ample MAORI
ty, and Democratic Senate for the
tisrt time in many years. So down
goes the centralizers, who attempted
to trample upon liberty. to their po-
htical graves, unwept, unhorored
and unsung.
We congratmatesg-
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-12

Riots in Spain with shoutings of
sdown with the government, long
live the Republic" are becoming
quite common.
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The Homestead strikers are about
to start a cooperative steel works in
opposition to the Carnegie Company.
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The worlds coinage of gold and
silver in 1891 foots up at follows !:
Gold s119, 1s3,755. Silver $780,
0O8, 142.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1892-11-12

The 1850 banks in the Uuited
Kingdom of Britain, have in their
vaults ST., 548,77 in silver coin.
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Wheat IN ST. Louis last week was
lower than ever before known in that
city. 1t was quoted at Sc 90 cents
per bushel.
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Shields FOR Secretary, which was sec
onded by Mr.. Gilfoil. No other .nomi-
nations being made, Mr.. Slie}ds was
unanimously elected.
Tho Board OF Comtnissibners being
Iorganized and : quorum hei0g present,
1.-THE Board rreceedcd TO b1siness.
I Tn motionof MI. Cof3jil, tho legal
domieil be fixed at the town of Delta
in the parish of Madison, aud all meet
ings be held at Delta, Madison parish,
and that the Secretary be allowed to
keep his books and papers at yidaia,
Concortiia parish. 49, 4
On motion of Mr.. Cordill, the follow
ing resolutions were offered and adopt
/ ed: M
Whereas lis matter of great diff
Guilty, almost impossibility TO maintain
the telegraph line along the .Kemp"
stretch in Tensas parish, unless the
line is permitted on the levee; aud
whereas said telegraph line is Of great
salue TO the levee interest of this Dis
trict, especially during the high water
period and was partially built by
Donation from this board; therefore.
Be IL resolved, That the Honorable
Secretary of War of the United States
be and lie is hereby respectfully re-
gnesled to permit the use of the said
f.Kemp' levee TO said telegraph line
for the purpose of running aud main
laining the same thereon.
/. Be it further resolved, That The
Secretary of this board is hereby in
struc,ed 10 forward copy of this reso-
luton to the Secretary of War, aud a
copy to Capt. John Mills.
i The President was alsosrequcsted TO
communicate with the Secretary Of
/ War.
/ Mr.. j. B. Snyder was requested to
read his financial report, which was
read and accepted.
| Mr.. FL Maxwelps report, as Presi-
dent, was read and accepted.
| On motion of AIR. Coltharp, the fol-
lowing resolution was offered:
Resolved. That the President of the
| Board be requested 10 communicate
with Capt. Townsend in regard to the
building Of The aViila VISTA ievee tile
Levee Board assuming the high wa,ef
protection of the levees; aud il is
further requested that the President
with Mr.. H. b, Thompson be requested
10 yisit Capt. Townsend in person re-
garding this and other work, and THAI
The Board pay their expenses.
| The President appointed on the
! Executive Committee the following
commissioners: Mr.. A. S. Colthrap and
Mr.. Jno. A. Buekner, hebeing ex-office
| is President OF said committee.
lie appointed on the Finance Com
miitee the following commissioners
/ Mr. j. A. Gilfoil, Mr. A. e. Newton
and Mr.. j. B. gliserodt.
The Executive Committee deferred
taking any action on matter presented
for their consideration.
The Finance Committee made the
| following report, which was accepted
and approved by the Board.
TO the Board Of Commissioners Of the
9th Levee District.
We, the Finance Committee of your
said Board beg leave to make the
following report.
We examined very carefully the
books and accoun; OF Mr.. j. b. Snyder
the retiring Secretary, all of which we
found correctly and neatly kept.
We also examined and approved the
bills and account rs follows: