The Bossier banner., 1894-12-13

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In 1858 seven newspapers in Min
nesota suspended publication on &C.
count of shard times"
Cyrus W. Field sailed from New
York for England ON January 4, 1858,
for the purpose of making arrange
ments for 'laying the Atlantic tele-
graph in the spring"
A good article of the seasons mo-
lasses sold in st. Mary for Sc per
barrel. The barrels cost 81 40.
Nineteen negro slaves were adver-
tised to be sold at Sheriff's sale on
March 6, 1858.
The majority against slavery in Or
egon in 1858 was 5000. The major
ity agaisnt the admission of Stree"
negroes was 1900.
Losses by fire in the United States
during the year 1857, S16,OOO,O0O.
February l, 1853, cottage Grove
Seminary, six miles south of Collins
burg" commenced it's second session.
Mrs. Louisa M. Kicks was Principal,
Mrs. Louisa M. Doles Matron, Zach.
Doles agent, and Joshua J. Lewis, d.
A. Childers and D. e. Dickson, trus-
/ tees.
Lewis f. Steele, Sheriff and Tax
Collector, advertised that he would
visit officially the following places
during March, 1858: Pemberton's
store, Collinsburg, Rocky Mount.
CANDLES store, Sligh's Mill, Mrs.
Decks, Bellevue, Fillmore, Doyle's
precinct and Philip Mays.
May %, 1858, DIR. Levi Ell. Fisher
advertised that he had permanently
located in Bellevue.
Deputy Sheriff Tim Oakley adver-
tised ten negro slaves for sale at pub
lie auction on Sept. 4, 1858.
On June %, 1858, section 16, town
ship 20, range IL, was sold at public
auction for benefit of school fund.
Rev. Moses s. Mcdonald died June
5, 1858. He was an ordained Bap-
tist minister, and moved from Missis-
sippi to Louisiana in 1841. He was
a member of Cypress Lodge, then
located at Collinsburg, and the reso,
lutions of respect published are sign
ed by G. W. Sentell, Jas. T. Turnkey
and N. A. Cooper.
A nine days revival meeting at
Vienna, in Jackson parish, resulted in
adding 42 members to the church.
At Democratic convention held
at Natchitoches on Sept. 13, 1858,
| T. T. Land was nominated for Asso-
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court.
The election was held October 4, and
out of a voting population of 900 in
Bossier, only 247 votes were polled.
Land received 161 and John Ray,
Know Nothing candidate, Sc. Land
received a majority in the District of
47O.
| In December market house was
built in Bellevue.
The Times of January z, 1859,
contains the following notice of the
marriage of MIR. Winston and Miss
Lewis-father and mother of Mr.. l..
M. Winston, of Collinsburg:
I IAN 6O0kAS UuhJ N1k
John F. Winston, young gentleman
favorably known to many of the good
citizens of our parish, had wooed and
won the heart of the amiable and
lovely Miss Evie J. Lewis. There
being some fancied objections on the
part of the young lady's parents to
her union with Nh. Winston, it be-
came necessary for an elopement.-
Therefore, on Friday, the Oath OF
December last, in a coach-and-four
they made their way at about the rate
of 2:4O up to ADMINISTRATIONS
State They sped on as if even jeal-
Gus that the very winds might reveal
their ntentions-such is the impa-
/. tience of love. But they are now
one-may their former troubles soon
be forgotten in those hallowed and
sweet influences which now cluster
around their hearts and hearthstones.
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