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The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
SATURDAY.
What did they Intend.

Dispatches private and public tell
us that among the things captured
from the enemy was a large quantity
Of handouts. To think that in this
so-called civilized age, any. party
placed in the situation Of the feder-
alists. should ever think Of hand
cutting such Of our brethren as might
perchancc fall into their hands, is
detestablc to the imaginative mind.
They would treat us then with bar
barity did it lay in their power, but
thanks to our God they have not yet
had an opportunity of so doing, and
the Lord willing they never will i?
We can find no words in the En-
glish language which could convey
our utter contempt ofthe actions. and
contemplations of any set Of men,
calling themselves Americans, who
would dare give expression, as they
have in tones worthy of uncivilized
tarbarians. This is not the trai, Of
true Americans, it is the conception
of a generation who once bore the
name of Americans. but to whom the
name does not now justly belong.
We trust in the Almighty Provi-
dence TO carry us through our presi-
dent difficulties, IA warriors true to
their name and country. Hoping
that in every encounter the forces OF
the Southern Contcderacy may prove
victorious to the utter anaZcmcnt of,
our accursed, inhuman, and contemp-
fible enemy, the Federals. Let not
another inch OF ground be ceded to
them, on the contrary, let us carry
the war into their midst.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
Our Interest.

Things have arrived to a point
that it becomes the duty Of every
loyal citizen in our midst or else W here,
to use every exertion to bring before
the public authorities any person
whom they may suspect from actions
or words of disloyalty to the South.
Our vigilance committee we are
pleased to see are doing all in their
power to investigate the character
OF every suspicious individual in our
community, this is as it should be.
Don't tire in the good work. Let
every suspected person be brought to
account. The enemy is making eve
ry exertion to encroach upon us. If
a spy is found among us hang him
to the nerest post. Sundry persons,
says rumor. and rumor il a most dis
gnsting parsonage, express their ut
ter contempt Of the secession flag as
they term it, which floats at our
mast head, such persons, if we sue
ceed in getting their names, they will
be promptly handed over to the au-
thoritics. The person who gainsays
any thing about the flag which is to
be found at the head of our column,
or about our paper. casts reflections
upon ourselves. and he who does this.
must hold himself responsible to our
selves, should we get any clue TO
him
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
NJ. T.

ED. DAILY News IL send you
an extract from a letter received from
n member Of the Grays, which ex-
tract hope will satisfy those per
sons of Shreveport who have with
out cause) allowed themselves to be-
come pr.iudiced against Capt Beard.
You viii do favor to many Of his
friends by publishing it,
81 suppose you have heard the
report which is said to be general in
Shreveport, to the effect that Capt.
Beard has neglected the Grays, and
not endeavored to provide for their
comfort, and quantity Of other
stories equally as foolish.
The absur,l,'y of such talk is suf-
ficient not To require denial for if
ever man was in love with a com
pany, Capt Beard is with the Grays,
and has shown it, by his untiring
eNcrti"ns for their comfort and well
fare. Who the person is, that could
be so ungratcful for the great kind
ness, we ali have received from all
the officers, cannot imagine, but
consider him an unworthy member of
the company. The Captain recciv-
ed a letter from a friend in Shreve-
port, wAo informed him Of this report,
he read the letter TO the company,
and could not keep back the fears
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
Ali Right,

We learn form tn. Nick~burg Whig
that there has been established. dai-
iy mail irom Nick-burS to Monroe.
Our Citizens will be pleased to hear
of this. as il is all important no. Only
in the way Of getting hate news. bat
in a commercial point of view. The
following relative TO the completion
OF this arrangement, we annex.
4 Daly -NaH Ia .Honroe-Wc
base The pleasure of informing our
readers in North Loui-;aaa and
Southern Arkansas, that daily
mail has at last been established be-
tween this city and Monroe. Our
readers in this section may now look
for their papers regularly, while those
in Monroe can get them every even
ing after the arrival Of the cars, the
postmaster having consented TO open
the mail every night for the accom-
modation OF the citizens, d'he only
Offices on the rout. that will not re-
ceive daily mail are Dallas and
DELHI, where the postmasters refuse
to make up a a daily mail. The
Delhi etiice is an important one, as Il
good deal OF mail matter for the par
ishes of Carroll and Franklin goes
there for distribution hut as the
postmaster has refused to make the
lIail up daily. We suppose the pco-
pie will have to grin and bear it."
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
Mansfield Female College

DESOTO TARISH ia.
Nhe Fall session of this Institution
L will open on Wednesday, End
October 1861, with full and efficient
Faculty. The domestic department
will be under the immediate superin-
tendence of the President and his
lady, and every effort will be made
t. promote the comfort of those en-
t usted to their charge.
For other information, Address.
CHAS. B. STUART, President.
Mansfield, La.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
Seiee'ed Expressly for the Ne'rs
Jnal Ortiz,
"a
9OME SpaniardS taken prisoners
were condemned TO die by the In

-(oNE Spaniarls taken prisoners
were condemned to die by the In
dians
Juan Ortiz, lad scarcely
= cichtrcn years old, and ., a noble
family, was the fourth victim. a.
they were leading him forth, his .x-
,remn youth touched with compassion
the hearts of. the wife and daughters
of the CaciIuc, who intercedcd in
his favor.
HirrihiSUn listened to their impor-
tunities, and for til" present. granted
the life Of Ortiz but it proved to b.
a most wretched boon. From morn
ing until evening h. was employed in
carrying wood and water, being al
lowed but little sleep, and less food.
Not n day passed that he was not
beaten. On festivals he was an act
of barbarous amusement to til. Ca
Clique, who would ohlige him to run
from sunrise to sunset. in the public
square of the village, where his com
panions had been 50 barbarousIv sac
rifccd. pom those occasions a
number of Indians were stationed at
different parts o.: the quadrangle with
bows and arrows. to shoot him should
he halt one moment. When the dav
was spent, the unfortunate youth Law
stretched on the hard floor of his
hut, more dead than alive. AT such
times. the Chiefs wifi. and daughters
would come to him privately with
TODD and clothing, and by their kind
treatment his life was preserved
AT length the Cacique being de-
tcrmin"d to put an end to his vic
. tim 5 existence, ordered that he should
be bound upou IL wooden frame, in
the form of a huge gridiron. placed
over n bed Of burning Goals and roast
| cd alive.
The cries and shrieks of the mise
rable sufferer reached the eare of his
! female protectors, and their entrcaties
were once more successful with the
! Caciaue. They unbound Ortiz, drag
ged him from the fire. and took him
to their dwelling, where they bathed
his wounds with tho juice of herbs,
and tended him with assiduouS care.
After many days Le recovered. though
his body was marked with ma.y Il
deep scar
His employment was now to guard
the village cemetry. it was in a lovely
field in the bosom of a forest. The
bodies of the dead were deposited
in wooded boxes, covered with wood
en- boards, without any fastening ex-
ccpt stone or log of wood laid upon
the top: SO that tie bodies were Of
ten carried away by wild beasts.
In this cemetry Ortiz was station
ed, with bow and arrows, to watch
day and night, and was told, that
should single body he carried away,
he would be burned alive. He re-
turned thanks to God having freed
him from the dreaded presence of
Hirrihtgua. hoping to lead better
life with the dead than he had lately
done with the living.
Upon one occasion, while he was
watching, towards morning sleep over
powered him. Being awakened by
the lid of one of the chests suddenl,
falling. upon examination he found
that the body had disappeared. The
chest had contained the corpse of al
infant recently lNfased,--the chilt
, of an Indian ot~c.
r, Ortiz suppcslnE som" mlmat ha'
. dragged II away. imm'dia4sl V set ou
, 10 pursuit. After wandering 10
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

.lfcct;ng N.Ic Mctdcut-While
standing, IA few days since, looking
at the debarking Of that splendid
company, the Lafayette Light lntan-
try, preparatory to their march to the
military camp,a stalwart soldier pass
ed by, and looking at two little chill
drcn near me, said to their father ::
Let me kiss these children if you
please I left two just like them a.
home. Let me kiss these for them"
and tear stole down his bronzed
check, The little ones submitted to
his fond embrace, and all the by
ISLANDERS felt that soft part in their
hearts had been touched by the ten
der little scene. There was a noble
atiectionate heart throbbing beneath
the crimson vcsture, and the sight
of these little ones stirred up the
tenderest emotions Of his patriotic
soul. | do not know who he. was,
but there and then l sent up pray
er for his safe return to the loYe..
ones left behind, An army compo-
sed of such soldiers must be victo-
rious.-Raleigh Spirit Of the Age.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

Tie NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ing all that has been said OF the des-
tructive character Of the bowieknife,
We never conceived that it would be
actually used in Il great battle, and
with such irresistible effect. Who
ever dreamed Of regiment with
nothing but bo"ieknivcs, charging
another regiment armed with the
best guns and bayonets, and literally
cutting them to pieces! Yet such
was the case of the many Won
derful occurrences of the wonderful
battle of the 2lst. The effect of this
novel operation is said to have been
remarkable. The regiment thus as
assaulted, which had fought bravely
enough with bullets, quailed under
the operation of this dreadful weap-
on, and shouted murder at the top of
their voices. The cold steel, espe-
cially in the shape of an Arkansas
tooth-pick, is an auxiliary which
every Southern soldier should cherish.
Richmond (Na.) Dispatch.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

Sad Accidcnf-Through a private
letter from Missouri. we learn that j i.
Howard IL member of the Shreveport
Rangers, was killed by the accident
al discharge of rife. Mr.. Howard
was in his tent making up bread at
the time The shot came from an ad-
joining tent, belonging TO the Pelican
Rifles.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

sV An officer of the army (says
4 recent New York Tines who ar
rived from Washington at half pas.
four o'clock this afternoon states that
not less than one thousand wounded
were brought into the various hos,
pitals at Washington to-day. He
further states that, during the retract
Bulls Run, a rumor having gained
currency that all the Fire Zouaves
taken were put to death, party of
Zouaves broke into the hospital at
Centerville,, and killed the few woun-
dcd Confederates lying there.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

We had the pleasure yesterday of
taking by the hand our old friend, j.
II. Cunningham, Of Natchitoches.
This gentleman, we understand, will
be run by his friends for the State
Senate, to represent oar District
We are pleased TO hear this, and
,ru>, sur friend will be brought he.
,,rc the people, Tor he is ,he propc,
MAN ~ n, 'I'u.-
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

Mnporta1t ,tiom Norfhcra Ncric".
The Galveston News OF th. 27th uIt..
ha~ the following:
The Fort Brown Flag, OF ,h" llth.
saws of the result OF our friend puin-
t.ro's mission 20 Gov. Nidaurri
-. \. Quintcro, Commissioner
from the Confederate States to the
State of Ncuro Leon and Coahuli".
returned te this ci,v on SUNDAY from
Monterey. Mr. Quintero had long
and confidential interviews with Gov.
Scnor Eoias, secretary Of State. in
which the position of this frontier
and of the relations hereafter 10 exist
between the Southern Contcdcracy
and Nucvo Leon, We're the subjects
Of communication: and we ar" in
formed that Gen. Sidanrri has cX-
pressed the grratrs; friendship for
The South, and dec, ares i, to be his
intention to preserve the peace of
the Rio Grandc frontier with all the
force n. his command.
-Gov. Iidaurri has 80 perfected
thc military and political orGaniza-
ton of the State of Nuevo Leon.
tha, he can at any time take the field
with two thousand well appointed
troops. and the partiatity with which
he has at all times treated our people.
and the friendship which he has al
ways manifested towards the State OF
Texas, .justities the assertion that the
Confederate States have gained an
ally of great Importance in fidaurri.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

M1ucementto Candidatcs-If every
candidate desires an equal showing
in the approaching election, it is very
essential that his name should appear
in the columns of the NcuS. Should
all the candidates advertise with US,
we will insure success to one for the
respective offices. Bear this in mind
and pay us visit--not forgetting to
bring the " boys" along.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

The Shreveport Rebels took their
departure yesterday evening on the
steamer Flcta for New Orleans. We
trust they will be watched over by
the Almighty. and return safe in the
enjoyment of good health, after !,
settlement of our difficulties
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

That Blockn1c-The Albany (N.
" Evening Journal, the organ OF
Secretary Seward, says 1--WE
should not be surprised to learn, in
less than sixty days, that both France
and England hav" pronounced our
blockade Inefficient" What then !
The journal does not answer.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
FOR the LEGISLATURE,

WE are authorized to announce
GEORGE II. CHILDERS, for the
LowER BRANCH OF THE LEGIsLA-
TCKE, for this Parish.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

show large falling of in .he Union
vote since the Congressional election
The y Unionists will, however, have
a majority in the Legislature. -Four
Of Rosseau's soldiers attacked citi-
zen of Jeffersonville. They fired
four times, shooting a German by
stander in the leg. The citizens
brother came to the rescrte, aud with
brickbats beat two of the soldiers
dreadfully. The othor two fled to
the camp. One of them shot his
hand off
Washington, August 6.-The Sen
ate confirmed all the principal army
nominated.
Dickens receives pay as Secretary
ofwar for one year from date.
A bill TO punish certain crirnes
against the government passed.
The Senate refused to vote on the
hill legalizing Lincolnt acts, and
adjourned sine die.
The House also adjourned sine die,
after passing bill increasing the
soldiers passing a bill increasing
the soldiers pay two dollars per
month. Lincoln approves Of all the
bills passed.
Prince Napoleon, Seward, and the
French Minister will visit Mount
Vernon.
Butter has returned from Fortress
Monroe. He says no immediate
change will be made.
Baltimore, Aug. 6.-PooI & Hun
ter's foundry has been destroyed by
fire.
New York, Aug. 6.--Sales of cot
ton to-day, 1900 bales, at II cents.
Cairo, August 1.-Two Illinois
regiments have been thrown out six
miles south and west of Birds Point
for the purpose of scouting.
Fremont is enforcing strict disci-
pline.
Thompson is within sixteen miles
Of Cairo, and still advancing.
Twenty regiments are reported at
New Madrid
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
CaddO Rebels.

THE Members of this Company
l. will report themselves at Head
quarters, on Monday, the 18th inst
z. MASON, Captain.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

Cincinnati tradesmen give notice
through the papers that they will
no. receive Treasury notes at par. .
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

:Stghtfy Missakrn.-As usual, the
Journal is as far wide of the mark
in its war items as it's pretended facts
about the South For instance :
Thursday it had the following para
graph in reference to Col. Woodruff.
of the bogus Kentucky Regiment. in
the charge over bridge at Barbours-
Vile, Va:
Col. Woodruff. after starting the
Virginia races, met with n sad ac-
cidcnt. His horse fell through the
flooring of IL bridge and was killed.
The Colonel was caught in the tim
bers and much injured.
Now the facts are: LIST, that horse
was a mule 2d, the rider was not
Col. Woodruff. but a guide or scout
from the town; Sd. and lastly, Col
Woodruff was not within several
miles Of the bridge, bnt nj another
town in the rear.
Louisville Courier.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
COTTON SEED OIL.

fV Gallons for sale at cost 1t is ex-
cellent for burning, or can be used to ad-
vantage by Painters, as a substitute for
Linseed Oil. Apply at the News Office.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

The Cabdo Rebels. Capt. Mason,
will leave for the seat of war on Tues
day next
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-01-03
For the Journal.
Southern Rights Meeting In Suni

Southern Rights Meeting in Smithvllle, N. C.
In pursuance of notice. large and enthusiastic meeting
of the citizens of the of Smthve Brunswick county,
wholly irrespective of party held at the Court House
on the evening Saturday 29th of December 1850
On motion, Robert W. Brown, Esq, was called TO the
Chair, and Mr.. Joseph Davis appointed Secretary
On motion of Dr. s. D. Thruston that the Chairman ap
point committee of three to draft resolutions expressive
of the sentiments of the meeting the following gentlemen
were accordingly appointed viz Dr. S. D. ThtustOn MIR.
Swift Galloway and Mr.. William Furpess.
During the absence of the committee, several calls being
made upon Col Geo. Workman, of Granvie,-formerly a
citizen of Brunswickhe addressed the meeting III strong
Southern speech, which ELECTED frequent applause.
The committee to draft resolutions then returned and
ported the following preamble and resolutions :
WHEREAS The time has arrived when none but trait
know party clique and when all true Southern
must and should array themselves the side of the
South Therefore be it
cestors when they declared In l776, that the cause
of Boston the of ALL s0lemnly declare
that the cause of Charleston IS the cause Of ALL
g. RESOLVED That Representatives in the General AS
semb of North Carolina hereby earnestly requested to
every they to call Convention OF the
people of the State determine in their sovereign capac
y whether North Carolina shall be0Bme the degraded mem
of Northern Unon sovereign State IN Southern
| Confederacy.
g. ResoEUed That hereby pledge lives and
honors the maintenance of Southern independence
Swift Galloway, Dr. S. d. Thfuston, JOS Davis and IT,
Reaves being called entertained the meeting IN ofle
but pointed and patriotic addresses.
On motion of DIR. W. e. Curtis the resolutions reported
by committee submitted to Vote and they were
unanimously adopted.
The proceedings of the meeting ordered to be fur
nhed each of Representatives IN the General
bly,, and be sent the Wilmington Journal with
request publish, and desired to be copied by air
| pers friendly to Southern independence.
On notion the meeting then adjourned with three cheers
for SOUTH CAROLINA three cheers for SECESSION and three
cheers, long and loud for THE OLD NORTH STATE.
i RoBT.s w. BROWN Chairman.
rpIIn IA Seer
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