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The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

\ gentleman walking through
knightsbridge on Il recent Sunday,
overheard the following conversa-
ton between man and woman.
who appeared a. if Just come from
some pleasure trip III the country
Woman BLOW me. Bill, how
tired / do feel I'm us miserable.
too, as a starved herring. Nha; n
miserable world is this ! wish Ia
never been born, that | do; and now
that | am born wish myself dead
again"
lHan. why. Bet, what the / fe-,iss.- III.
ter with you now What are you
srumbIing abou; ?"
Woman. why, don't / tell you
I'm rs miserable MS a rat p
Mar. Miserable, indeed Why.
what on earth would you haveY You
was rl,uk,.,Monday. and you
was drunk Wednesday, and I'm
blessed if you havn't had pretty near
enough to-day. If that amt enough
pleasure for yer, / don't know what
is. i suppose you wants to be n
downright hangel here upon earth =
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22
War, War, War.

CIR town is perfectly upset in the
way of business, since the receipt OF
the news from Charleston, every one,
suddenly seems to be fired with the
spirit of Mars. Men of all ages, and
occupations. have tiocked in from the
country, and neighboring Parishes
having heard that recruits We're in
demand; they fairly ran to the Office
Of rendezvous, and with steady hands
placed their names on the the list
presented to them for their sigma
lures. We appreciate such men, for
their love of independence, and wish
them speedy and safe. return, hoping
TO see them crowned with laurels Of
victory.
We have so many rumors of war,
and contradictory reports from all
quarters, that we have concluded
there will be no war. A few skir-
mishes may take place, in fact, they |
will, but there need be no apprehen-
sion of general war, as many seem
to think unavoidable. There is no
longer any doubt OF the intention of
the federal government to make an
attempt to collect the revenues; they
are bound to make the effort but
they will never harbor the thought
of consummating the step. In this
effort, they know the result, but to
appear right in the eyes of the world,
they must do it, True it is, that if
the northern people We're not divided,
in opinion, we might then contem-
plate a bloody future, for we would
not yield a jot, so long as there was
any true patriot alive in our land (:
while they. on the other hand, III Il
cowardly spirit ofspiteiuness, would
use every eXertion to subdue U.s.
We could here very appropriately
introduce the Republic OF Mexico as
an instance. 1t would be war Of
determination.
/ BY the steamship America. which
arrived at Boston. from Liverpool.
we have important news respecting
the blockade of our Southern ports.
the British Minister to the United
States notified President Lincoln that
, his government would not recognize
such procedure. unless it We're COM
plete and effective. England can not
do otherwise, tor her interest lays
with us of the South. and il would re-
suit iniuriously to her. As regards
the love of England for us, outside
: Of our commercial relations, we would
not venture an assertion, however.
, the saving is, money makes friends. =
r Other foreign powers, it supposed
: will pursue the same course towards
: this measure. Mr.. Gregory, on the
22d ulr. gave notice that he would
'shring forward the question Of the
propriety of a prompt recognition by
); Great Britain of the Southern States
i of America"
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

SECESSION CLAUSE AT LLoYDs.-
The London Daily News, Of the
2cd. sAys: The news from America,
statinx that the United States troops
have been recalled from Mexico, and
the national ships of war from the
Mediterranean, has produced no np-
D ceiable effect at Lloyd g on premiums.
5'he following clause is now intro
duosd into polieies by the companies
and private underwriters: Warrant
"a free from all loss, claim or damage
hsleing from tho seizure, detention or
Any other hostile net Of the govern
ncnt or psSple Of any revolving or
e<ccdine States of tho Union gener-
ally known ss The United States"
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

NEW ORLEANS Is DEFENDED
Yesterday his Honor Mayor Monroe
called upon his Excellency Governor
Moore. and pointed out the import; nee
o. this city being properly protected
against the invasion OF foe. The
Governor admitted ilie Importance.
and stated that all necessary orders
for heavy ordnance, coluInbials, etc,
to be Immediately sent to the forts,
and 10 have every iprce iustihable
brought 20 bear for the defense of our
halLor had been given. Here We
must mention that all the Artillery
forces in the State are prnden,ly re-
served for this object, while some Of
the Light Infantry have already gone.
Mr.. John Brown an old and wor
thy citizen o! Galveston, was killed
last Saturday afternoon, by the up
setting Of buggy.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

The patriotic ladies' ofourtown havo
bsen very busy during the week, ma
king outfits for the companies. Some of
them we understand, have gone on the
steamers. to finish the balance Of the
suits for our brave soldiers. The Ia
dies Of Shreveport deserve much Gre
dit for the part they have acted, they
toiled like bees, and the hum Of the
sowing machines could be heard,
while they smilingly guided the cloth
which was to encaee the bosoms Of
our gallants.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22
2 Misser Linkern.
oNN HIS koN2MAsHus CLIENT
By oar ned,

Old abe linkern,
Viii doc you keep so still9
e II knot dunn,
Il VI
Doc u meme spckc?
If SOW u does. wi knott ont with il
ut wants
Crater men than L spoke
(I mcHe bigger rounde
Butt knott SOW longe)
/ take it L can spekc
Peepcl liz watcin = hcer u
sa something
IL Y short ov wind?
Orr agreements
Orr has ther Oxogin
gin eoutl
'NUTHER vERS.
Oh doc spoke Abraham
mutter out wants
Kos you know Bennitt's
Wntciu too here ure LIST
remarks.
RU madd at Bcnnit:
& wunt speke
arnt L fraid of hiz
Bigg Paper7
Bcnnitt's downe onn dunn people.
KONTlNUASHuN-
Tax L wunts moor, abe
Kant L gin us l good squcel
Peoplc X lookin 4 ure utteranZ
Urc cilenx wurries evreboddee-
Bennitt's evrcboddee-
il wurrics HIM
l, it wurrics mrC
IRE mene-J. Il.
koNKIupIN STAND SiRS.
o! Kongrcr, L 2spske
If it, aint britC
No matter.
He. l got or sowsr mouihe
Orr liz ure ting iired-which
Mebhce II loSto urc teethe
titein inguns-
Wut kan make L SOW dunn
Rennitt saysStf L don't spoke
ksnnons will
Then where b L,
gone 2 ther client Toou.bs,
] reckon.
rERSwASIV LINES.
o. linkern linkcrn.
brake that dredful si!enz
Jest wunts tn kepc Bennitt
Quielt--I rede i!iz papurs
4 pa > cent? lit
twice cr wekc
il donts pa
Bcnnitt fills :her papurc
with urc cilcnz.
sow ri,s nuthin j mi ? scn'z.
Fayowe el kont:nrce \
kcntumas his sitizsn
WA of inn l!,crncisc,
aduo kruokcd Lined man
Inwiucihlc shoulder ov the.
Rcvo.ushun.
| lceve u.c rilcnZ2
Seuniit & RcwosSc.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

husband, that she made resolution
never again to become n wife. She
kept her resolution for many years.
and probably would have done so till
the day Of her death. but fox very
singular circumstance. The cele-
brated Earl of Stair, who resided III +
Edinburgh the greater part OF twenty
years which he spent in retirement
from all official employment, fell deep f,
ly in love with her ladyship, and
earnestly sued for her hand. If she
could have rclented in favor of any
man. it would have been i'll favor OF
one who had acquired so much public
honor, and who possessed SO much
private worth. But she declared also
to him her resolution of remaining
unmarried. In his desperation, he
resolved upon an expedient by which
he might obviate her scriples, but
which was certainly improper III
moral point of view. by dint OF
bribes to her domcstics. he got him
self insinuatcd, over night, into Il
small room in her ladyship's house.
where she used TO say her prayers
every morning. and the window of
which looked ont upon the principal
street of the city. AT this window,
when the morning was Il little adj
vanccd, hc showed himself, en- desha-
b,fJe, to the people passing along the
! street: an exhibition which threatened
to have such IA fatal effect upon her
/ lndvship's reputation, that she saw tit
to accept for husband.
She was more happy as Countess
4 of Stair. than she had been as Lady
p Yet her new husband llat
one failing, which occasioned her
much and frequent uneasincss. Like
ull other gentlemen at that period he
sometimes iudulged over much in the
j., bottle. When elevated with liquor.
his temper, contrary TO the general
casc, was by no means Improved
! Thus, GA lIi4 reaching home, after any
iittlo debatcl, he generally hHd a
quarrel with his wife. and sometimes
even treated her person with violence,
On one particular occasion, when
quite transported beyond the bounds
o.. reason, hc gave her 50 severe y
| blow upon the upper part OF tn" face
{ as ~ occasion the ciiusleG "t blood
He Immediately after icll asleep, al,
ro"rther unconscious Of what he had
8, done Lady S.air WAS 20 completely
overwhelmed ly a t'nHu't of bI.'ei
ppi@uaut ioolimG. that she mad" "a
, attempt 10 bind up her little wound
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22
have reason to remcmber his eelebrs

ted speech, delivered within the leRis.
lativc hail bulls by British money, in
which he ridiculcd the crocodile
tears Of the "dnpes who had ven
tured to petition for payment Of their
claims" This viii not the less deter
Southern men from coming forward to
support Government founded by
themselves, and believed to be imper-
atively demsnded to protect them from
the detestahlc principles and aggrcs-
sive action Of the party which has &C.
cidentally found its way to power.
n. Y. Times.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22
The Horse of Hoousan.
By THOMAS THE RmyMER

Son Of the night. my noble steea.
Thou alt Of ncble breed.
Arrh.ng neck, and step Of pIide.
Fine-cut nostr.ls. curved aud vide.
eye, and giossy coat,
Body round, and hesving throat.
Po;pled ears, and ample chest.
High the star upon the Great.
Forehead broad, and fiat, md high,
Slender leg, and sincwy thy.
Hcof, wcll-opoucd. smooth, and round,
Bushy tail that sweeps the ground.
Massive shoulder. waving mane,
Al denote thy royal strain.
Onward dnr,ipg like the wind,
Soon our foes We leave behind.
Soon our horsc-hair tent before,
/ dismount me a; tie door.
From thy back the saddle shake
From thy lips the bride take.
When the harlcy-chlcs deal
Mine and thine alike the meal.
With my little children bred,
Sharing both car food and bed,
'1'is our honor, sable stecd,
For thou az, OF royal breed.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22
Latest from Charleston.
OFFICERS Qu uARTERS AT
FORT SUMTER ON FIRE.
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The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

A Montgomery dispatch of tho iss
inst, to the Charleston Mercury. states
that another requisitioa has been made
by the Confederate Government upon
the States for .roops toproeeed TO Pen
sacola -
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

Two men were arrested in Calves
ton on the 9TH inst, on board the
steamer from Berwick, for having III
;heir possession, and attempting to
;,ass, counterfeit ten dollar bills OF
tie Citizens Bank. New Orleans.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

Gel. ". L. Austin, OF Galveston.
has been appointed Marshal of the
Confederate States for Texas.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

NO ONE HURT -

Special Dispatch 20 the be!ta.
EHARLE>ToN, April ~.
Fart Sumter was surrendered "t
half pas, o'clock today 8" tlIe Goa
.rdcraic forces.
No one received any INJURY
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

MORE Army RESiGNATioNs.-Ihe he
New York Evening Post, of the 6sh
inst, SAYS that a great sensation was
produced among the officers at Gov
ernor's Island and the other military
posts in that vicinity that morning
bv the resignation OF Major Holmes.
Major Holmes was commander OF
the forces at that station and general
superintendent of the recruiting bus
mess there. The Post says:
lie is native of North Carolina,
and is understood TO have resigned in
consequence of his sympathy with the
secessionist. He entered the service
thirtv-onc years ago.
The Major seems TO have selected a
time to resign when it will be most
annoying to the Government 1t Is
not probable, however, that his reslg-
nation will interfere seriously with the
rapid movements Of the Government
which are now in progress, although
it may cause temporary confusion
L. is also said that Major johnson
now on duty here, has resigned. He
/ is kentuckian by birth.
SCARCITY OF GOLD SoUTu.-Not'
withstanding the influx Of gold, II
appears that but little Of it finds Its
/ wav South. Southern merchants ar,
coinplai ming that they have to pay
five per cent for gold with which
to pay duties on the imports
A Georgia paper, referring to this
asks: "Why is it that our banks
who controle the cotton, have not ar
abundance of specie with which t'
enable our merchants to pay then
duties! Will some ofour merchants
who are familiar with commercial
and banking operations inform u'
why, with the immense influx o.
specie from Europe, it commands
premium of FIVE per cent. in Savan
nah - \ principal reason is tha
the South is heavily in debt to thos'
with whom it has traded, and is now
paving in cotton the debts which i
contracted before it entered upon the
hazardous path Of secession. 1t mus
pay, at least in part, 20 obtain fur
ther credit.
We find the above in a Cleveland
paper, and were forcibly struck, a
the thought ofsuch a thing existing il
the South. SO far as our persona
observations are concerned, we hav'
mo doubt of the scarcity. of gold il
some parts of the South, yet, strang'
to say, that we could not get pape
few days since, for gold, withou
paying a per centage for it; how i
this, there must be a mistake some
where. While in New Orleans,
short time ago, the banks were reft'
sing to receive silver. From wha
we have noticed in the different pa
pers of this and other States, we ar
inclined to believe that there is no
such carci,y Of gold in the South
, as some persons imagine.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22
The River

We report a rise OF four inches in
the past twenty four hours;
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

I'M CU- .:E' x nv {.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

Lord P died in l706, leaving
a widow who could scarcely be ex-
pccted to mourn for him. She was
still a young and beautiful woman,
and might have procured her choice
among twenty better matches. Such.
however, was the idea she had formed
of the married state frem her fir t
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-04-22

10 Tho British Cour; is in mour
mo- for th, death of the late Ouch
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-16
Mai. DooeIyoo,s Letter.

We print this morning letter from Hon. ANDREW
]. DoNEIsoN, of Shelby, in Response to q communi>
cation from Hon. HENRY s. FoOrE, of this city.
Mai DoSEIsoS is known a Union man of many
wears standing, and among all vicissitudes of par
ties But we recognize him who holds the
rights Of the Southern States under the Constitution
and q United Souh paramount even to the Union
His letter evinoes that fact He is for making one
more last effort, by Border Slave State Conference,
20 obtain such guarantees from the Northern States
as will secure our rights in the Union bring back
the seeded States, and reconstruct the Union.
Failing in this he is for one Southern Confederacy
not two or more, but oRe, which will command the
respect of foreign nations, protect our flag on the
high seas, and secure every right of the Southern
people. While we have confidence in any plan
70 obtain lust and needed guarantees from the North
ern States and feel satisfied that the effort will re-
suit as all others have done In disappointment yet
we should be gratlfsd to witness the realization Of
that patriotic desiderGt.rh ased South, and thus
secure the great boon of union and strength in the
futuye movements of the Southern States.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-16
River News.

RsDt.d NV H. H. HsrrisOn, Steamboat and BsiEOre and
ohio Railroad Agent
Water falling. with feet inches on the shoals.
Red Rover up for New Orleans, on Monday next,
new ready for the reception Of freight.
Steamer LADY Pike departed for Cincinnati with
. fsir trip,
Steamer James johnson passed Memphis yestsr-
Asy with $50 tons for Nashville.
Steamers ST. Louis and GleRwsod now due in port
from Cincinnati.
Steamer John Gault now due from Louisville.
Steamer C. Z. Hlman will be the next boat due
from St. Louis.
There will be due in port and leave this day,
regular Padueah packet.
Arkansas River, out from Little Rock to Napo
icon eject.
steamer Hazel Dell now lading at Cincinnati for
this port.
From the following from our New Orleans eI-
changes Of Sunday, it would appear that the Pey-
tsna was about the only boat that had departed 1t
also appears thatthe new laws OF me southern CON-
federacy are being enforced;
"The new law of the Confederate States, requiring
steamboats, for foreign" ports 10 take out clear
ances went INTO effect yesterday, and created no
little excitement and comment on the WHAT. Aiie
most important feature of it seems 70 De ths Zee
(which the custombouse officials never fan 10 exact
The loats which found themselves compeiieu 10
obey this new tangled regulation yesterday were
the Hannibal Col. Kenpett. and 1: y: wiener Iol
ST Louis; the Peytopa, for LoulsIluei 'He ' S1
johnson, for Nashville and the Era No. y Tor cam
den. Their cargoes having to be registered, list
Of their consigneez will .be found IN OUT Wa1
rine column
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-16

WAsHISoroN March I4-Hason offered resolu-
ton calling on the Secretary Of War to inform the
Senate whether any portion of the District Of Coz
lumba militia. or any officers thereof since the LIST
of january have been mustered into the service of
the United States, and whether any duty has been
imposed upon them by the Department; and if So
whether they have received any, and what pay and
allowances; for what time employed. and whether
the same continues to be performed &c.
Sumner Directing, the resolution was laid over.
Douglas moved to take up his resolution offered
yesterday, calling the Secretary of War for in
formation relative to Southern forts and for other
other purposes. After brief debate, the motion
was agreed to-24 TO 10.
The Senate then proceeded to consider Fessen-
den's resolution
Bayard moved substitute that Albert G. Brown
jefferson Davis, Stephen r. Mallory, C. c. Clay,
Robert Toombs. J. 2. Benjamin having announced
that by the accession Of their respective States they
were no longer members of the Senate and had
withdrawn therefrom, the Secretary is directed to
omit their names in calling the roll Of the Senate.
Mr. Bayard denied that there had been any resigna-
tions but BY the action of these States they
longer members.
Mason suggested the substitution of "omittedr in
Fessenaens resolution, instead of the words strick
en- from the roll" which Fessenden accepted.
After debate, Mr.. Bayard's substitute was reject
ed-12 to 26.
Bayard moved to strike cut the name of Brown,
of Mississippi, from Fessenden's resolution, as he
had not given any notice of resigning.
A long debate ensued as to whether Brown had
or had not made such announcement.
The Senate went into Executive session; after
which, the consideration Of the resolution was re-
sumed.
Clark offered substitute which Fessenden ae-
cepted, viz: Whereas the seats occupied by Brown,
Davis Mallory, Clay. Toombs, and Benjamin, as
members of the Senate, have become vacant, there-
fore,
ResolUed, That the Secretary be directed to omit
their names respectively from the roll
Mason Intellectually proposed to amend the reso>
luton by making it read, the gentlemen named hay
ing ceased to be members
iourned
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-16
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