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We are indebted The polite officers of the steamer
Starlight for file of New Orleans papers. The De-
Soto arrived 10 Or hours previous to the Starlight
but did NOT furnish US with a single paper
We are indebted to the officers Of the steamer b.
J.! Hodge for late New Orleans papers.
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Franklin Commonwealth
Power OF THE sour,-The following extract is from

speech of senator Hunter, of Virginia:
"The seven seeding States alone possess territory
more than three times great France; more than
six times as large Prussia and nearly six times as
argeas England Scotland ireland
alliance of the other southern and border States would
increase the territorial extent of the southern confeder
acy than one-third. Can country like this, oc-
euped by people who from their childhood have been
accustomed to the most manly exercise and the free
Of frearms-bold hardy FESTIVE under unlawful CON
trol-and numbering within its borders 500, 600 men
capable of bearing arms, and who, with few weeks
warning could be marshaled at every assaiIabe point
in bands Of $4,000 and 100 000--can say such coun-
try aud peopied be overcome by foreign foc2 The
idea is simply absurd"
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HOMER CoLLEGE-EVe call attention to the adver
tisement of this fourshing Institution Of education
Inc president and professors spoken of by those
who know them intimately, gentlemen well qualified
Tor the stations they fill 1t will be seen that the col
le6e is under the direction Of the Louisiana confer
cnee OF the methodist episcopal church south
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SHREVEPORT:
WEDNESDAY, go. i ......... APRIL 81, Is

The river at this point has risen about twelve inches
and is still rising. Since last the steamer Osceola
Era No. 1, Moro, VIM. S. johnston VIM. NJ Levy and
Era No. 5, have arrived from Upper Red river; the
Salle Robinson, Red River, DeSoto, Starlight Texas
}. N. Sharp and B. L. Hodge from New Orleans; the
Fleta Sallie Robinson and Homer from jefferson; the
Des Moiues, from St. Louis.
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Gen Scott has resigned scommander-n- chief of the
United States army and offered bis services to Virginia
A thousand cheers for our old commander
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DRUGS AND MEDICiNES-Mcsgrs Smith & Lewis have
hand large assortment Of drugs medicines books,
stationery cutlery paints, oils varnshes and choice
selection of pertumery, etc. They are well prepared
to supply interior druggists and planters. Purchasers
would do well to call on them before purchasing else
where
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LATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE.-The Brown ville flag
of the 4th furnishes the following news:
MISCHIEF ALOAT.-Nearg all the rancheb lin this
county, east of the Arroyo Colorado and they are
among the largest in the country have ben boken up
or, rather vacated by the superintendent 4nd their
families The principal ranches thus vacated are Los
Anmos, Tato Carecitos, Maatos, La Jarta, San Jua-
nito, the large rancho of Charles Stilman known as
Santa Rosa and 10. Turner's rancho. MOST of the
families in this extensive stock raising region have fed
ia the river for security and projections but n reality
from an imaginary danger. They apprehend hn imme-
date attack from the Indians, who have bee repre-
sented to be in great force About forty Itaqueros
with their wives and children are entrenched H place
colled Maeena hourly expecting the savages to come
down upon them.
Beyond all question, in mind, this stampede has
been produced by designing villains, who have seized
upon the occasion of previous invasion by the Indians
to terliy the rancheros drive them from theF homes
and then rob the ranches of stock
Captain Litteton and Nolan with their co nmands,
are securing thecountry directly between this mpeded
region and those points on the Rio Grande where the
Indians enter State from Mexico so that there is
less danger in reality from this than at ny time
for years past.
DEATA OF THE MEXICAN SAINT.-The celebrated Mex
lean saint prophet who had following and believing
in him thousands of ignorant and deluded creatures
both Mexican and soreeyed Americans is dead defunct
without any doubt, the lamp of his bein decidedly oSt
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The most intense feeling of indignation re Y3ded our
city yesterday, when the proclamation of president
Lincoln received 1t Isl document utterly at war
with the painest attributes of freedom Thee is no
principle popular government better settled than the
right OF the people to change their form OF govfrnment
at WILL and the attempt OF Mr. Lincoln and his Anatca
advisers to force upon the south government they
have just repudiated is more in accordance ith the
despotism Of past age, than the enlightened liberty Of
the nineteenth century. Vicksburg Wing.
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Inc trustees OF the East Fehcdna Masonic Female
academy have discharged from the position of assistant
teacher one Walter Gibson, convicted of being an
avowed abotonists, and of having in correspondence
with black republican papers grossly misrepresented
the society i'll which he lived and the feelings enter
tanned by its people on the questions dividing the
north and south.
Extracts from his correspondence with the New York
Tribune and World were produced, in reference to
which the report of the trustees says:
That the statements contained in said extracts of
acts of violence to persons and of reign of terror in
this community, are wholly unfounded and were so
acknowledged to be by Mr. Gibson when before the
trustees.
This viper having been expelled from the community
ne has thus attempted to befou will now crawl back to
his Shiny associates Of abotiondom and be canonised
as another victim to the "barbarism of slavery
FATAL AFFRAY.--A difficulty occurred ON Sunday
last about three miles from town. on the Woodvile road
between Mr.. l. n. Delce, of this parish and Mr. Con-
way which resulted in the dea h of the latter Mr.
Dece surrendered himself to the sheriff. and the matter
was investigated besore justice Chase on Monday bv
whom he was discharged from custody
TClinton Patriot, 18th inst
The Rotary FoRrREss.-A French mechanic by the
name OF Babi has lately invented new kind of fort
ress, which works upon plan that must astopisb anv
hostile party that shall attempt to take it by assault
The machine Is in shape of round tower surrounded
by gallery and regularly pierced for cannon the motive
power which regulates its movements being steam #
Is to be cased IN acuirasse of iron plates and so man.
aged that on the first attempt an escaade on the
part OF an enemy the tower begins to reyolve with
rapidty which renders it inaccessible while for the
same reason the picking off an enemy Of its defenders
by the truest rifle becomes matter of infinite difficult
ty. 1t can be propelled, like any conveyance moved bv
steam apparatus from place place with similar speed
Its speed Is theky set with spikes which, once in rota
ton. would annlhlate all who might approach it,
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The SroRM.-0n last Saturday night the elements
certainly unusual commotion Old boreas flour
shed with unremitted sway amid merciess and pelt-
ing rain and the red glare of thunder and lightning
Much damage done all over the country to fences,
barns, &c, but town the special sufferer The
market house just completed and by far the finest
in the State outside othe city blown down and
in ruins quarter section of the tin roof of the
ice house hotel was blown up and much damage done
to the ceilings &c. &c. The ferry boat broken loose
from her moorngs in Pneyille and went surging down
the river, and luckily sustained but little damage But
the greatest calamity we have to record the total des
ructon of the large buildings in the pine woods
this place, known as Parkers Institute and lately being
converted by our felow-ctizen J. s. Calhoun into a
factory for the purpose of making clothing of all kinds
for plantaon,use Mr., Calhoun had gone to much ex-
pense in the purchase of machinery sewing machines
&C. and several of our planters had taken stock in
the factory it bid fair to be institution of profit use
fulness The building was struck by lighting and caught
fire in dozen places and was soon mass Of ruins
Alexandria Democrat
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EKRoR.We find BY further accounts from Virginia
+hat the vote on Gov Wise's resolution was los avas
to 20 nays not as we stated last week. % ayes to %
noes The tclegraphs make some outrageous blunders
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HOG CHoLERA-We regret to state that this dreaded
diseased making awful havoc in this parish and town.
and appears to be on the increase.
The United States Agricultural society at its meet
ingia 1851, appointed committee to report on this
disease. At the meeting of the society in 1853 DIR.
Higgins, of Maryland, chairman Of the committee
made report Il states that the disease is evidently
species of pneumonia, and the cure discovered by
Dr. Higgins after experimenting several hundreds Of
cases. is to take equal portions of carbonate of soda
and carbonate of bariIla; mix together, rub them in
mortar and give dose Df ten grains (about a spoon
full three times day. This is said to have boon en-,
tirely successful
A gentleman at Rushylle, Alabama saved his hogs
by giving them pretty heavy doses Of copperas while
his neighbors had lost large numbers.
Another remedy has been omployed with success, is
aium water. writer says he made strong solution
Of alum waterfall the water would bear and drcnched
all he found diseased he also gave to the lot 900
pound Of puverised alum in some swil feed each day
for two weeks, by which timea all became healthy.
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Both the United Stttes and The Southern Conra5oro.
eyS congress have bFen called together, the former
the 4th of July and the latter on the goth instant
we nope friendly correspondence viii take place
between them, and every thing peaceaby settled
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The excitement in New Orleans is so entense that
all the courts have adjourned until the third Monday
in May next
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We have received the first number of the Madison
Jeurnai' very neat and interesting sheet
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The stay law, passed at the late session of the egis-
ure OF Tennessee seems be considered unconstitu-
ona throughout the State Chancellor Ridley refused
to allow debtors 10 avail themselves of its privileges
at the recent term of the chancery Fayette-
vile, and judge harchbanks Of the circuit court, has
assumed the same position.
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SLAVES FALLISG.-About five weeks since gentle
man from Texas took to New Orleans for sale five very
likely slaves, among them two men between the ages
of Is and "a years expecting get for each Of them
from $1,000 to $780, After remaining in the city for
three weeks, he found it impossible to sell them for
cash at any price He finally sold the men for 1920
each, and had to take groceries for hem This is the
first time in thrtysix years ever heard of the least
difficulty in selling negroes in New Orleans for cash
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The Sparta (Pienville PARISH Banner of the 18th
instant speaking ofthe lae fcshe in that section of
the State, says 't is SCARCELY possible estimate the
extent of damage done BY the late heavyrains. Many
bridges have been swept away, roads rendered mpas
sble, fencing washed off and ncalculabe injury done
to the crops From mans fields on hill sides the soil
was almost entirely washe away, The growing 5oung
crop in many places almost entirely destroyed by
the rain and the hail oe-third of the crop of corn
will be to replant, and gro and rebcdded for cotton
This will necessarily render the planting unusually late
but We can but hope thaa mereiful Providence will
take care of US.
On Red River, we are ,aformed, that several plan
taons will have to be entirely planted over Our
counts from Arkansas and Texas very unfavorable
Without good season this summer "a very unusual
,bn,,l We NAV calculate uEon another short crop We
saw again plant more peasf -ood tor man ana oeaSi'
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petition is now circulating in Boston, asking con
gross 70 consent to the secession Of the cotton States
allowing them to form any other government which
they deem best for their interests, provided that they
declare freedom Of navigation on the Mississippi river
and sWrendera right to district of territory of six
miles square, bordering the Mississippi and opposite
the city of New Orleans, portef entry of the Uni
ted States; ana further that they resign all right and
claim participation nthe territories now belonging
the United States and in consideration of which all
forts customhouses and other property Of the United
States lying wtbnthe boundaries of the above named
States shall be made over and surrendered to them
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4 Three Of our young men, John G McGaughy W. b.
benson, and J. G. Nicholson, who had been detained
on important business left on the BeSoto Saturday
last to join their COMPANY the shreveport Grays Capt
Beard Before leaving, they called and gave US very
friendly shake Of the hand We understand that be-
fore they left several other new volunteers Joined
them God protect them and lead them to victory il
most ardent prayer
Our worthy friend Dr. GRAY, with the spirit of Fl
hentucklan, although lie had not been married to a
young wife more than ten days shoudcred his muske
and proceeded to join the Shreveport Gravs
PATRIoTIc.-Al three members of our State con
vcntlon Messrs' Hodge, Williamson and Marks, LEFT
this place with the volunteers. for the seat of war
Our ward constablds, not to be outdono folIorvol
also III the ranks Many of our most respectable young
men accompanied tile volunteers. We ventura tbl
assertion that no town in cur State will have actor
with more Promptnes4 than Shreveport.
The principal deputy clerk. and two sons of ou
parish clerk left with the troops II was with II,
greatest persuasion Thy the third was prevented
from gong Iwoso Of one Of our richest planter.
and moneycd men of bur parish, went as priyates
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CADDo RIFLEs.-W Shyers Capt. J X Ashmore
% Lieut.. sergeants C w Lewis, L SewelI A Boarman
Sam Wells; ensign D II Glover corporals DeMar, w
w Blackwell, R Wright II Allen, Rankin
Prvates W Adams, -. Athison, = Arons B
Beck j Berlin, Jos. Beatty, John Collins, Andrew
Curry, Carnes, Craig, Clark, Christian, W
Coyle D S Doland, Thos. Dulin Chas Daee =
Dades, -Dwair, -Drops S Day Henry Davis, Jacob
Enders, -Eberly VIM Folsom, NJ Freing-Fuller
-Faucha, Gill, Gill, B Gillian, L L Gage, David
Hene, P Hyams, Fred Hull, -Hcxter Henderson, Thos
Hinkey, Haynes, T Jacobs Jas James W j
Jones G W Kyle - Kelley, L A Lowery, S Leonard
A II Leonard II Lewis Geo W Leopard W Logan
- Lowry, Leon lie Blanc, McGinns G & Manning
McGuirc VIM Miles, NJ I Mcclure, = Morrison l W
Mathews, - McChur, ThoS McGovcn, r Mcdonald, P
Nicholson, II Penna, Thos D Person Gus Peace
B Russell, A Roysden = Robb, - Rutherford = Ruff
fery, Thos Steel, - Sesnan, Sanders, VIM Seidetof
Sanders Simpson, Jas Stephens, Jno Thompson,
F D Taber - Tslliaferro, II Thomas, VIM Thomas VIM
Tolbert, Chas II Trabne T J Vance A Wright, D
Ward, White - Whitney, ~ Williams, S Walpole
T Walpole, Thom Wright Richard Walsh.
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Hon. W. t. Avery, of the 10th congressional dis
tric Of Tennessee has written letter to his consttu-
ents declining reelection, the ground that since
the dissolution of the Union he longer eonsci-
entiouv represent Tennessee in the federal congress
at Washington, her interests and her destnies being
identified with the Confederate States
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The Misses Gretter, of Richmond, Virginia, have
prepared secession flag, with eight stars, tone for
Virginia, and have thrown it to the breeze from a
window of their mansion
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The Virginia Programme.

Leading democrats of New York, it is said, intend
publishing a card sustaining the federal gorernment
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HEAVY RAINS, WIND AND HAIL.-Withn the past
week very heavy rains have fallen in portions of our
parish and in localities attended with high wind
and a heavy fall of hail stones. 1t commenced raining
here Thursday night andcontnued all day on Friday
with little or no ntermssion up to Saturday morning
considerable damage on one Of the plantations of Mrs
IT, Amis; the hail falling thick to completely de-
stroy about thousand of young cotton. The
cotton being just of the ground it is presumed that
aeed enough remained to produce good stand without
replanting Madison Journal.
The daily true Democrat., 1861-03-15
Proceedinge of the State Convention.
TENTH DAY.


 Thursday, March IA, 1861. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Welch. Roll called. Minutes read and received. Mr. Austin asked leave of absence for MT. Adams of Izard. r < Mr. Robinson asked leave of absence for Mir. Crenshaw. I@ -H@
 Mir. Adams moved that the ordinary course of business be suspended-wlth- drawn. g luaa8 .a. aj1 +tI Mr. Mansfield, on leave, moved that the Arsenal matter be referred to committee of State affairs. Carried.
 MT. Carrigan moved that the report ot the committee on elections be taken up. Carried.
 MT. Patterson moved the report be laid on the table-withdrawn
 MT. Murphy called for ayes and noes. Report re-read.
 Mir. Garland of Pulaski, offered follow ing substitute:
 Resolped, That the president of this convention be and he is hereby required to forthwith issue proclamation for an election to be held in the county of Fulton, for adeegate to this conventions which election shall take place on the first Monday of April next, and such proclamation shall require the sheriff of said county to give ten days notice of such election.
 Mr. Gould moved to recommit with in structions to report resolution authorizing the president to order an election in Fulton county on a certain day. Ayes and noes called-ayes 29, noes 39.
 Mr. Garland of Hampstead moved to adopt the report. Carried.
 Mr. Garland of Pulaski moved to adopt the substitute.
 Mir. Hanly offered an amendment.
 Mr. Desha moved as an amendment to Mr. Garland's amendment so as to read the third Monday in April. Resolution ad- opted with amendments.
 MT. Mansfield offered following resolution: Resoloed, That his Excellency, Henry M Rec tor, Governor of Arkansas be- and he is hereby re- quested to inform this convention of the expenses per day of holding the United States Arsenal al Little Rock, under the stipulations by and between his Excellency and the United States officers latey in command of said Arsenal.
 Mir. Kenard moved that the business which was the special order of the day O. yesterday be taken up and continued from day to day until disposed of.
 On motion, convention adjourned unti 2 o'clock this evening.
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SPY IN THE CAMP.-We have reason to believe that Mir. Seward has an agent in our city whose business it is to report to him the state of affairs, proper persons to be appointed to fill the various offices, etc. If true, (and though we cannot prove it we still believe it, and the person can be iden- tifed he should be treated to a coat of tar and feathers. We suppose he has already telegraphed to his master that Hon. Jesse Turner is for coercing his fellow-country- men by fire and sword, if necessary, to en- force the laws.
The daily true Democrat., 1861-03-15
STATE OF ARKANSAS
 S200 Reward.

" HEREAS, It has this day beer made w known to the Governor that John q. Car penter murdered a man by the name of Calvin Gibson, in St. Francis county, in the State of Ar kansas, on the 26Jh day of January, A. D. 1861, and then fled from justice and is now runIEing at large.
 Therefore, I, HEsRY NJ. RECTOR, Governor of the State of Arkansas, by virtue of the authority in me vested by law, do hereby offer rev ard of two hundred dollars, to any person who will arrest and deliver the said John c. CaIpenteF the sheriff of St. Francis county, Arkansas, in order that justice may be had and the laws executdd.
 In testimony whereof have hereunto Jet my
 hand and caused the seal of the Slate of IL. s. Arkansas to be affixed at the city of Little
 Rock, this 14th day of February, A. 1861.
 II. M. RECTOR. By the Governor.
 JOHN l. STREAM, Secretary of State
 DESC RIPTION. Said Carpenter is6 feet 2inches high, weigl about I90 lbs, dark complexion, black hair, yery wild look, talks much and loud, his upper front teeth out, rather oyerbearing disposition.
 Feb. IA, 1861. 3w
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Proclamation by the Governor
 State of Arkaasas.
To THE DELEGATES ELECTED TO THE STA TIE Co

To THE DELEGATES ELECTED TO THE STATE Cow
 vENrIoN IN SAID STATE-Gresting WHEREAS, The General AsseI Inbly of w the State of Arkansas, on the 15tlI day of January, 1861, passed an act entitled "A Tn act to provide for State Convention" to be he Id in the capitol on the 4th of March, 1S6l Provided, a majority of all the votes cast on the 18th day of February, 1861, the day of election designated by said act should be for a conventions and whereas, in pursuance of said act and proclamatdn In of the Governor, issued to the sherifs of the several coun ties in this State on the 9th day of Januay, 1861, said election held on the 18th day of February, 1861 and whereas, it appears upon counting the votes cast, that a majority of eleven thousand, five hundred and eighty-six " for conventiop."
 Therefore, l. HENRY NJ. RECTOR, Governor, in virtue of authority in me vested by said dct, au- thorize and direct said delegates elected fof the veral counties to assemble in convention at the capitol on the 4th day of March, 1861, for the ob ects and purposes, by said act of the General As sembly, intended.
 In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the State of IT.. s. Arkansas to be affixed at Little Rock, this 2d day of March, A. D. 1861. HENRY M. RECTOR.
 By the Governor
 JOHN |. SHERMAN, Secretary of State. By o. R. WEAVER, Dep. Sec. of Stdte. March 4th, 1861
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Delegates to the State Convention.

Delegates to the State Convention. Arkansas County-James l.. Totten. Ashley-M. L. Hawkins.
 Benton-A. w. Dinsmore and H. Jack son.
 Bradley--J osiah Gould. Carrol-W. w. Watkins and B. H. Hobbs. Clark-Harris Flanagin. Calhoun-Phillip w. Echols. Columbia-G. F. Smoote and l. C.. Wallace.
 Conway-S. J. Stallings. Chicot-J. H. Hilliard
 Crittenden-T B. Bradley. Crawford-H F. Thomson and Jesse Turner. Dallas-Robt. T. Fuller.
 Desha-J. P. Johnson. Drew-W. F. Slemons and J. A. Rhodes. Franklin--W. W. Mansfield. Fulton-S. w. Cochran.
 Greene-J. w. Bush
 Hempstead-A. H. Carrigin and R. K. Garland.
 Hot Spring-Jos. Jester. Independence-M. $. Kennard, U. E.. Fort and F. w. Desha.
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~ We congratulate our neighbor of the Gazette that, after years of foot-wan- derings and privations, since he deserted the democratic party, he has at last found a "party." When every bocy else had a "party," our neighbour could not find one on whose pillow to rest his weary head Now that every body has no "party," and patriots and men are rallying around the altar of their State, to save her from the general ruin; our neighbor, happy man, has found "party," a Union party!"