The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03


..my Cod" and was n corpse. Jacs-
son was killed by Francis -. Enn-
well. of Troy. i
Frankfort, MAY 24.-'rhe arms of
the State are to be divided equally
between the Stateand Home Guards,
the latter distribution being the most
lib, raj in places most exposed to
insurrection.
st. Louis, May 24.-AJudge Treat
has given his opinion in the case OF
Mcdonald, habeas corpus case. that
the Federal Court has jurisdiction.
Baltimore, May 24.-lnthe Union
Convention nearly every county is
represented by unconditional Union
men.
The news of the death of Col. Ellis
worth was not generally known
throughout the city until about ~
O'Clock. The excitement was Intense
especially among the military. who
ex press the greatest ilnpatience and
desire to be sent to Virginia.
From spv-glass view of AleSan-
vairia, the stars and s;ri pssaieiiyingat
,ious points.
Three hundred troops from North
| Carolina arrived at Richmond last
/ Monday night. They ARE now sta
! toned Mt Old Point Comfort, and vii
be followed by FIVE hundred more in
a day or two from the same STATE,
making full regiment OF n thousand
men.
Iwclsr hundred Tennessee ;+rni,s
arrived at Richmond on Tuesday
The camp opposite Williamsport,
. Md, is being reinforced and the con-
st.uetion of batteries on the heights
on the Maryland side are still being
carried on with vig"r.
New Orleans, May s4.-Thc news;
from Washington and the occupation
of Alexandria have considerably in
creased the military enthusiasm.
The Delta's Montgomery dispatch
SAYS letter irom laneey does not
doubt the success of his mission.
The ug.1~ tariff takes effect ON the
3lst OF August.
The 3lst proS. has been appointed
day OF fasting and prayer.
i Washington, Nav 24,-E.lsworth's
particular personal friend, i.'a""ln,i>
deeply affected. The bells az. to L.
inc, the buildings are craped and tir'
iia"s at half mast. The remains az,
living in state At the Navy yard.
The government has startling new:
tro,r. gal,irnorr. Prominent loud
> moutlied Union men are secretly abct
ting the sccessioni-:s. They ara al
l named aud known.
. Wa. hington, May 2t.--'lca thou
, sand Federal troops are now III Nir
eilia. The Seventh regiment occu
: py Arlingto Heights, the sixty -nintl
are broastw oi-king thcm.
Forv horsemrn II the Virginia ca
yalrv were car;nr.l without blood.
i Il j. reported that lac ~traracr NJ
h Vernon VA ucariv -lII! before reach
i ing .tt.Naagia. !-.nr was 'lHsred =
t. the navy-N AID ee,.t.,.
!; Il, supposed ii'". iiarnrT's Fer
:, and Nefto,S. Wy, hr attacked inu
- taEc,us.v.
? An advance Of Virginia troops
q CHIP, rlcr county Is expected,
i 81. Louie, Mac Citizen fsiee G
= drrcd 100, militia nj .t.t:Yrsun Git
/ to disiand. Thor. was. some rests
aucc, bat It's believed hey will9nir
: " d!sIrr~r.
/. 4 howi;zrr. mortar. l,nii sad She
s. and ,l.rec hundred rounds of a,nm
e milton have been, sent t.ol:i the arse
ic nj +" Cslro.
h Until Il posta! ,rcaty shat b. uIo
g with the Government Of the I nit'
Of States FIR the exchange Of H,;'ils h
Ia tween thu, Government and -he Gu
crnmeut of this Contcdcracv, Pos
i, Matters will not be Authorized
collect United States postage t
20 mail matter seat 20 or received fro
z. those States: and until supplies
lc postage stamps aud envclopeds Il
procured for the pre- payment of po
age within tire Confederate States, {
~ iiostagcs must be paid III money, n
~ der the provisions of the first secti'
l.. Of an act approved March lst, $50
-. Given under my hand and 4
: l.. :. seal of the Post Office Dcpal
-. mcut of the Contedrra
- States OF America, at Montgoner
Alahuma, the lith day Of May,
nj the year | sol.
" JOHN II. REAGAN,
"a Post Master General.
to Bngas Iaduary.-The author