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Repsrt Of tho street. l.sisner.

Repor O1 tho S&foot Coomtsstonor.
VIZ have rsceivsd printed copy Of the Re-
p rt Of the Street Commissioner to tho Common
Ccurcil for the first quarter Of the year 1861.
From 1t we learn that the whole amount drawn
by rsqusitions upon the Comptroller by ths
Department, for the quarter eading March
goth, was e264, 26l 70. The sxpenditurss d
the different bursaux were a. follovs. Wharvss,
Piers and Slips, e67, ,126 68; RoAds. $500 48;
Lands and Places. S4, 1863 q; Lamps and Gas,
eso,t9s 50; Repairs and Supplies ei3, $50 81
and In Bursaux Of Deputy Superintendent d
Repairs and Supplies $1s,1l2 50, in the Bu-
reau Of Chief Engineer Of the Fro Department,
$1s, 5G6 II. For Street Improvsnsnts, tha
sum Of tsl, ,13O SO has been expended during
the quarter.
The Report embraces reports from all tn
heads Of the several burssux In tho Depart
mont, giving dstsilsd ststsmsnts of all sxpsn,
dittrss, with the proper vouehsrs therefor. Tn
business Of the Street Department seems 10 b
conducted in strict and Systematic mannse.
The Deputy Street Commissioner, Mr.. LOWELL,
Who In the absence Of the Street Commissions,
from illnsss, prepared tie Rsport. states that Q.
the Tax lsvy had not passed the Lsgislstar,
until the close Of the first quarter n the year
the Department confined ITSELF as nearly q.
possible, 10 the balances Of appropriations %
hand, January 1st, 1861, incurring no sxpsn-
ses that were net indispsnsably nscecs ssary sos
carrying On the business Of the Corporation.
He thsn adds the following susgsstioas,
Ths charter expressly iorbids sxpsasss 70 be In
CURED In advance Of shs spp roprissious; these
sppropissions are nsvsr made uatil more than
oasfSurth Of the nsca year hAs expired, and, oen-
ssqusnsly, the whole mschlnsry Of The ciy govern
mont must sithsr be breu,h 70 stop, or iss heads
Of sAs snecutiys dspArtmsnss nuA assume ths
rsspsnsibility Of seeding aside she law.
The rosuls h thas NOS snly these Officers, bus the
whole community, becoms AniiisrzsA with q
Systematic violation Of Law, unasr the sx ,snuasiua
p,ss Of nsos.i,y, and whsn shis oourss Is once In
Augursasd, y T. nsu y impossible 70 Az limit ~
such irrsgularitiss A change Of the hscAl year 70
the lss Of Nay would speedily provide . remedy
for thsss evils, which vsxAiious aud burd sn-
soma In their pressus Effects and 70 much 70 bs
fssred In their fu.ure extension.
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ETHE WEEKLY SUN,
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1861.



Our exchanges from the intsrioe Of this
Stat% and nom othsr States. contain serious
complaints Of ~ poor quality of IL clothing
furnishsd 70 ths troops which wsrs Arst mus
tered into The service d the United States. Oar
State Military Board b broadly charged, In
various Journals, with gross dsrslietion Of duty
in the awarding Of contracts, and A exhibition
Is demanded from ths Board Of the figures at
which the contracts fer clothing the volun-
tcer Regiments wrs awarded. An Oswsgc
paper says that proposition for socks was put
In BY party in t,at city, but the contract
was given to another party In Albany, at .
higher price for an inferior article, as the
samples on exhibition showed.
The Auburn Adrertiscr says that ths Mill
tary Board rcfased to accept woo,sn goods for
uniforms from Auburn, and accepted grey
satipst. II also alleges that the contract fos
uniforms was awarded to fvositss 1t prices
above those offered by responsible bidders and
that in the matter Of shoes, instead Of giving
the contract to responsible parties In Auburn,
It was given 10 q New England party for an in
fsrior article. A correspondent Of ths Rochss-
ter Union thus describes the uniforms received
at Elmira:
The uniforms 70 which have alluded were made
by contract for the ss.ss, By patty In New Ysrk,
At cost Of so 30 each. In color thsy vary oonsi
dersbly, bat would average ~ badly AZ r,,sy gray,
The material II sasiusA, conpossd Of Gotten and
" shossy," with sprinkiinG o. Russian dcg's hair
th,t such are sold, for y coats Per ysrd Tasrs 4
no, lsss than $40 prohi oa ssch suit 10 sonebody.
Some Of these complaints are. probably, sxAggsr-
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In addition to the above there are nov II
camp, awaiting ordsss 10 march, 1000 nse4
ud at lsat 900 armed and squippsd In ~
city and for hons protes Ion.
PARsos BRowsLow's House is the only
one in Knoxvills, Tenn, over which ths StasO
ard Strips coatinus 70 host. A few dsys 49,
" armed tscsssi, nis,s went At q o'clock y IL
uorDiyg to hail down the Stars anA SuipsA
Miss BsowsLow, . brilliant young lady ~
" snty -tbros, saw them on The Pissss, -
stepped out and demanded thsif baansss. Thsy
n Piled thor had cous 70 "taks dowu tAsA
Sars and Suipss,.s She instantly drsw NJ
yoivef from her side, and presenting y. ssk1
go on I'm good Cor oas q you. snA 49,
for both 10 t" by the looks u thet girls -
a ell sholt." ens Isrsxksd. !. think vsN
bsttsr not try Il we'll 10 back ssd 81 n@s
men," said tSs,pther r.. Go snAasst ners -
| ssia the nc bislady; gss more - Ssses
snd take II down. II you dare i ~ =
den nsnisd thss Shs haG skouh b haalsa e.
But On discovering t6st tAs hSsss - -
vouid 49, al g dearly - poeah1s Aa.ss
their cosntryp dag dasAoeosse' - 49,
hts Estisvd- "
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
THE NAILS.

New Orleans-Tri-wee -weekly-Arrives
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sun
days at 6 pm. Departs Mondays,
Wednesdays & Saturdays at a. IN.
Texas Mails-Tri-w weekl ly-Arrives
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days at 6 p. IN. Departs Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 4 a. m
Arkansas Observation-Disclosures
Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays
atep.m. Departs Tuesday, Thurs
days and Saturdays at a a. IN.
Monroe Mail-Daily y-Arrives daily
at am. Departs daily at pm.
Albany Mail-Semi-W eekly-Ar-
rives Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6
p. m. Departs Mondays and Fri
days at 6 a. IN.
Natchitoches Observation-Disclosures
Thursdays at 12m. Departs Thurs
days at 1 p. m.
Office hours-From to 12 a. M; from
to 6 pm.
Sundays, from to 8 am.
II. HUNSICKER, P. NJ.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
NE TV.SPAPER La ".

Subscribers who donot givcexpress
notice to the contrary, are considered
as wishing to continue the subscrip-
ton.
If subcribers order the discontin-
uance of their papers, the publishers
may continue to send them till all that
S due be paid.
IF subscribers remove to other places
Without informing the publisher, and
the F sper is sent to the former direc-
ten, they are held responsible.
The courts have decided that ref,s-
ing to take paper or periodical from
the Office, is 7'rima fac,e evidence OF
fraud
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20

On the night of the 9th a man was
shot while attempting to enter the
Notifications at Bowling Green. He
was ordered to halt, which he refused
to do. whom the sentinel, in prompt
discharge of his duty, fred, the ball
taking effect, it is thought, in his
shoulder. The man fed, and was
tracked a considerable distance by
the blood, that flowed copiously from
the wound. His body was not found,
though he no doubt died before reach
ing any great distance.-Memphis
Appeal.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
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A Ruggles Card and Bill Head
press. will print any ordinary size job
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None but cash orders will re-
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have also for sale, the following
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JNO. DICKINSON,
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Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
Shreveport Hide NIarlxete
Corrected Daily Jy y. Il. Tryon
BEAUREGARD WOUNDED! F.!

i HE undersigned wishes to OBJ
tain situation as Teacher of Eng
lish and Mathematics in some well
established Male or Female School,
or as private instructor. He has
been successfully engaged in teach
ing during the last six years, and has
reason to expect Il liberal salary.
He refers to all his patrons here,
and to the Faculty of the Georgia
Military Institute. He prefers Sit
uation in Louisiana.
j. II. STROTHER.
Quitman, Wood Co. Texas, Oct. II
w4t
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
TIE Ship .Xard.-The Attakapa

TIE Ship .Yard.-The Attakapas
Register Of the 5th says:
We paid our friend Commodore
Tom Smarden's ship-yard visit yes
terday morning, and were astonished
to see so many men employed in and
about his premises. The gunboats
are progressing rapidly. Mr.. Smar-
den is one of our most energetic citi-
zens, and the community should see
that he is not cramped in his busi-
ness for want of means to enable him
to go ahead. In time our ship yard
will become the pride of the whole
South.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
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Persons desirous of establishing
Newspaper or Job Establishments in
the interior, will be furnished with
Estimates FIRE gf eA@rgc, by address
ing me. And if they order Printing
Material or paper. cards and card
boards, through me, will be furnished
for cash only or its equivalent
the best bargains, at Foundry prices.
l offer the following establishments
for cash, or good negroes with unen-
cumbered titles.
An old established Book and job
Printig Office, in a large city. Price
$1,000.
The material Of Job office, in a
city. Price $4,000.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
Branch or the Citizens Bank, !

SHREVEPORT, 23d Sept, 1861. !
|TNHIS BANK will, hereafter, pay
Il and receive at it's counter, at pur,
the Treasury Notes Of the Contede-
rate States, and the Notes Of the other
Banks of New Orleans.
Owners Of paper deposited in this
Bank tor collection, unless willing TO
be governed by this regulation, are
requested to withdraw the same.
ULCER LAUNE,
s24-tt Cashier
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
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Weekly City Correspondence in
English, French, German and Span
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Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
Vicksh,lrS WhiS.

Published in Vicksburg, Miss. by
NJ. shannon. Terms, in advance,
Daily per annum, IS; Weekly, So.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20

lNutton.-We mean to repeat
thousand times, or at least till what
we say has some effect upou our
countrymen, that pound Of tender.
lean, juicy mutton can be produced
for half the cost of the same quantity
Of fat pork; that it is infinitely health
ier food, especially in the summer
season, and those who eat it become
more muscular, and can do more
work with greater ease to themselves
than those who eat fat pork. We
know nothing more delicious than
smoked muttol-hams, of the South
Down breeds Of sheep. Venison
itself is not superior.
The Ncwspapcr.-An exchange
says:
A family without a newspaper is
always an age behind the times in
general information besides they
never think much or find anything
to think about. And there are little
ones growing up in ignorance, with
out taste for reading. Besides all
these evils, there is the wife, who,
when her work is done, has to sit
down with her hands in her lap, and
has nothing to amuse her mind from
the tolls and cares of the domestic
circle.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-20
IRON FENCING.

The undersigned having made ar
range,nents with the manufacturers.
is now prepared to order every des-
eription Of
IRON FENCING,
suitable for enclosing buildings, gar
dens, cemetery lots, etc, also
IRON RAILINGS,
for galleries and balconies, Which
will be sold at MANUFACTUERS NJ
PRICES (adding transportation.
Purchasers are invited TO call and
examine the various styles, at the
Southern Marble Works of
w. UECOX,
Corner of Texas and Edwards SITS.
My Post Officsis Shreveport, La.
no 6-d1y.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-13
The spsschof sworking Men /"


There can De nothing more miseraoiy unlor-
tunate, In the present alarming condition OF th'
country, than beng ooilged, 70 great extent
TO refer the difficulties between the North ant
the South to the members Of the presen
Congress. The truth 10, the people have nc
confidence In majority of those gentiemeni
however distastetui or disagreeaDie &c may be
to them TO near Il,
There is, 70 day, among the members sucn I.
spirit OF oare-oevinsm, Oh wanton recAiessnese ol
All consequences % tnemseIves, o. 70 tne nsHon
tney represent soms1mes meniesnng itseli IN
trning' hke cniia er an lalo., w.n tne must
serious suolecss, ana somelmes 10 seeking
malicious revenge iot some imaginary personal
or porncai gue!Hnces, sna' one mlgns seiec'
from group 2, inmates ~ Me Iunauc asylum
on the o,ner slue Oh Ona,Iee rver, ses OF men s
quite as hkeiy 70 ADJUST tue gfeasqussson OF 'ne
dsy.
Loox ~ our own hePteoenssevss ~ S ~ Ine gem
ave. II Is ali very easy lor inl. SUMMER, wnen
ne reads me names o, some touiteen OF niIeen
tnousana OF ms nelgnDolsI askine ana praying
eim' % t1eir oenssors 70 aeree upon some Terms
lor an aolussmsns VI .ne Yus.lsl no" olinging ~
povery ana ruin upon 'nemseNes ana .nelr
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-13

RECENTLY in England, died at the age el
ninety-seven, a woman, whose name is believed
to have been Betty LAWN. For about fifty years
she resided in Wigan. and during the whole Of
that period has been known as John Murphy
having appropriated the grab and assumed tht
habits Of a man, and this so successfully, thai
none have discovered the cheat, or even had
their suspicious aroused During her residence
in Wigan she has followed the occupation Of .
hawker, and as such has become known TO Q
large circle of customers; she has also been OF
the relieving officers books for the last twelve
months, and having been i'll she has been visit
ed by Mr.. Heaton, union surgeon To all these
she has been known as.the man John Murphy
previous TO her decease. inform any person ol
the deceit she had so long practiced. a7
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-13

The prominent noyelists Of the day are al
present engaged 10 writing for periodicals,
whiah proves that continued stories by Grst.
class writer's are an indispensable feature OF the
monthliei, and that to them writer's look, to O
great extent, for employment. Charles Dickens
ior instance, Is writing his Great Expectations
for Harper's Weekly, while he will soon re-
sumo his "Uncommercial Traveller, series In
Once o Week. The series Of these sketches
has already been published In, book FORM
Thackeray Is writing for the Cornhill Maya
sine aud Harper's new story, "Philip." Mr..
Anthony Trollope will contribute a new novel
TO Dr.. Mecksy,s London Review. Mrs. Stoves
new story, !. The Pearl Of 0rr's Island" appears
both In the New York independent and Oassell't
(London) illustrated Paper. Miss Mulloch Il
under an angagement with the preprietors Of
Good Words, London journal, TO write a new
serial story, 70 be complsted In about twelve
months sfcI a,liP ktsu rite -s-
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-13

An INFERNAL MAcHIHE IEpEED, Our Spsing
field correspondent informs us that some time
ago mysterious looking boz was sent by ex-
ptess from Tennessee to President Lincoln, who
mindful Of the old adagea as to the danger o.
accepting gifts from enemies. declined to oper
It, Accidentally, however, the contents Of th,
| mysterious case came 10 light, and il was ascer
tained that the supposed internal machiue wal
nothing moro nor less than the efigy of an AZ
rican. No better illustration OF the inferna
machine could have been invented. The ire
pressible, almighty nigger Is the Trojan hors,
Of the Republic, and also the bomb which is t
explode and blow Mr.. Lncolns party into ter
thousand fragments, leaving only corporal'l
guard, under the Chevalier Webb, to pick ~
the pieces. IN. Y Herald sar
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-13

HoRaoE GREELKY, in his organ, the Tribune,
declares that he prefers the principles of the Re-
publican party to Atty Unions. Thurlow Weed,
through his organ, the Albany Journal, in reply
to tho sentiment of Greeley, asserts that be
prefers the Union to fifty Republican parties.-
If We understand the gentlemen, Mr.. Greeley
is fifty times more favorable to the principles Of
his party than he Is TO the Union Of the States
and Mr.. Weed is Fifty times more favorable tO
the Union of the States than he 10 TO the Re-
publican party. II does not require much sa-
Il be yesy material whether tRey were expressed
or not, nor by whom, II the same sort of inter
est did not divide the members of Congress
and prevent the removal OF the present inpend
ing and disastrous s.-Bahimore American
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-13
Tha NatIonal pemperat.

- t"t-rr 4,ras, 49,. y. iitsssa I
This paper d dead The fact susgests some
reflections which we feel very much inclined 20
make, but for ptbdehtial reasonA. and lest they
might be mlsrepresented. we forbear, Accord
ing 10 its own account (which we do not how
ever credit) the paper must have had scaiy set
Of patrons, or they would not have beenso recks
less and indifferent to the discharge Of their OBJ
legations, as il represents them. The fact Is
the concern was kept upby the efforts and aid
Of JoHEsos and n ARaIso GROW. and a. few Deputy
Postmasters and Deputy Marshals. who when
the Presidential election was over, ceased to give
that attention to its wants which was necessary
to sustain life, and turning il over to FLocD to
manage and provide for, its fate and end was
onlya question of time We extract from D
long article int be Democrat OF yesterday, the
following:
"The times are sadly out Of joint" Less
than four months ago, money was comparative.
ly penty-an abundant crop gave promise Of
its continuance, and save that political clouds
looked dark and lowering, everything seemed
to persage abundance, not only ofall the neces.
i ooiiO1 oh1 SOhnhOtto VI AiiC1 bub tuO
to purchase them. The election Of Mr. Lincoln
to the Presidency, on a declaration adverse to
the permanency of the UDion--.the deep alarm
felt by the States of the South, that their rights
under the new Administration were not to be
respected, produced change for the worse.
The stocks of the States became unsafe, and
almost the entire currency of the State being
made up Of Illinois, Wisconsin and other West
lern bank notes. based upon the stocks Of differ
emf States, depreeiated, and alarm and eistrust
took the place of confidence. During the past
week, In order to meet current expenses, we sent
out q collector, and ont OF accounts pre-
sented, which should have realized sufficient
to have kept the machine in order for o month,
he did not realize enough TOR one days current
! expenses. Everythipg about printing Office is
cash-without IL, II Is impossible to carry II on.
Fully and nuthfnlly impressed with the truth Of
these remarks, from and after this number, the
publication Of the National Democrat will be
suspended, until such time as money matters
may be easy, so that collection can be made in
an amount suficient topay expenses. Until then
arrangements are made 70 furnish all who have
paid US for longer period than they have re
ceived the paper, with that excellent Democrat
ic sheet, Just started at Columbus, BY Col. 8
MEDARY, called The Crisis. IL is devoted t6
the Democratic faith that has governed Us, ant
lie, In all respects, an able, sound and relia-
BILE Democratic sheet.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-13

-- AT the great Union meeting in Boston last
seek. the names OF William III, Seward and
Charles Francis Adams were received Win en-
A ysry bad thing for those two gentlemen =
, The endorsement Of Boston union Meenng Is
a load that ought to break down any public
man.-0ko State JonTndl. -.
The brief but spicy comment contained 10
the last four lines, as above, on the iaot an
nounced in the fret four, We extract from the
Ohio STATE Journal Of yesterday. The endorse
meut Of Boston Union meeting is, according
60 it, "a LOAD THAT OUGHT TO BREAK down ANT
PUBLIC NAN" even Mr.. sEwARD. the selected
Premier of Mr.. LIHooLN Thus saith the Gen.
traf organ of the Republican party OF Ohio,
only. however, now representing the CHASE
DKsrrsos and GIpDINos wing, which to-day is
much the smaller fraction Of the party On
the afternoon and evening of the night on which
the above paragraph was penned, HORACE
cKxrLY was here, and IL now seems to De un'
dsrstood that his journey was designed TO this
as we'll as other points, to which no has prece'
ded Mr.. LluooLx, to organize an effective FORCE
to beseige the President elect, and urge upon
him the necessity OF setting Gov. SEWARD aside
and putting Gov. CHASE in bis place. When
these facts are known, the object and origin OF
the paragraph win be understood 81 s3a ,e
We think Mr.. SEWARD or any other man may
a. this time be proudtO tOf the endorsement Of
Union meeting in Boston or any other place
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-02-13

r
p A vigorous effort Is being made at this
time, to obtain place in the Cabinet of Mr..
LINCOLN, for Governor CHAsE, either by set
ting Mr.. SrwARD aside, and thus securing the
Premiership for CHAsE, and Il that fail, then to
make him Chancellor OF the Excheqer, and
give him the keys Of the Treasury. The friends
Of Governor DENNIsos are said to be extremely
anxious and active ia this matter, having in
view, of course, the elevation OF their fayorite,
to the senatorial robes which Governor CHAsE
would necessarily cast of, If he we're called to
one of the Departments. zMr. LIscoLN being
hero 70 night, we suppose he will be diligently
and industriously approached on the subject,
GRErLEr having, when here, set all things in
that direction. "Watch and pray"