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The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10


TIE ".Shrcoeport' .Scat;nels.-Mr,
= Masoa was elected Captain of this
company on Thursday night rice OF
II j. G, Battle who was promoted to
the Colonel of Sd regiment ofmiiitia.
This was nothing bat just tribute
70 the competency and energy of Mr..
Mason, who AS orderly Sergeant Of
the company has kept upits organi-
cation BY, his entiring efforts inteach-
ing its members all they know of the
Manualofarms and militay evolutions.
which is not. inconsiderable fer their
experiences. Mr.. Schafiner succeeds
Mr.. Mason as orderly. This toe an
excellent selection. Mr.. Miller was
leected 4th Corporal.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10
IEor,ls Son,,.\v,s,.,r

For the South Western.
DirssSs. ttcr the most
mature reflection, have come to the
conclusion that owe il Is a duty to
the country not to hold the June
them OF the court tor the parishes Of
Bossier and Caddo. | therefore ask
that you and tho other papers Of this
city. will publish this note, that The
people may know that ITO court will
be held III this district until the rce,,-
lar time for holding the jury terms in
fall. / have come to this conclusion
the more readily as ] am informed
that the supreme courts OF the State
have already adjourned till the fail.
Very truly yonis, Sc.
ROLAND JONES.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10
IniGrn1l Scheme TO rOsion the
state Volunteers at Jefferson City.

The E-antsnc" give the following
details Of this diaboIical attempt a.
wholesale murder
\ negro woman who resides i III.
vicinity ot the bakery ut which tn.
volunteers At jefferson City is baked
Informed @ol-. %: our citizens that q
certain whit. man living here. had
mad" proposals /" her t" poison The
the troops by placing ARSENIC in the
-four Of which the bread is baked.
stating TO her as an iniscsment that
Frank Blair would then GENE here
and Sc, all the negroes free.
| y plan va. at once set N catch
! the gentleman, with such evidence a.
would convict him. The woman
was told To make an appointment to
meet him sgain thar night, which She
I did, aud when the hour arrived, num-
! bers oi our most respectable citizens
We're 50 i'laced around the h"uSc, a.
to overhcar What was said within.
I The man ronveI-ed freely with the
woman, stating his whole plan and
object. He said lac had been disap-
pointed that dag in getting poison
from st. Louis, hu: that Il man would
certainly BE- up the mex, da, with it.
When she demurred 10 The plot a.
too dungeons, he argued with her to
show how easy ii could he done with
out detection, her vicinity and access
to the bakery giving her ample OPP
por'unity Of putting poison into he
flour withou, being known. Having
heard sufficient evidence to insure his
conviction, the house was entered. |
and the scoupdrel secured lie proved
10 bc Il man named Amos Cope, who |
has been in this city for some months. .
He came here with his family, last
winter, from kanses, in destitute |
circumstances, aud has been employ
ed since then II. Il lahorer, his VII. I
taking in washing to aid in their sup !
port. He was a member of the Home /
Guards, recently formed. and is said (
TO have been useful and efficient. lie !
has been supposed to be quiet, in !
offensive man, aud is generally re-
Sarded III tins matter as the hired /
tool of more designing miscreanta.
OF course. when the discovery of
the disbolical plot was made known,
the troops here We're greatly exasper,
aied, and We're with difficulty restrain
ed from 4 summary execution of the I
wretch. Blu; fortunately \
better counsels prevailed, and the law
WILDE allowed TO tax its course. The
man is now in Jail, and strongly guar
ded. There can be no doubt Of his
COW, ction, as the evidence against
him is positive and overwhelming
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10
How is j, tn he rossil,I. that my.

How is it to be possible that any
man OF common sense, can come into
our office and ask us for paper,
thinking it does not cost any thing
After date no person need ask us for
a paper. with the expectation Of not
having +" pay for the same. a pa
per business is the same as any other
every paper is printed with the view
of selling it and we do not cxpec.
any person 10 &c; a copy without
paving for il, no more than week
pect grocer t" give away his gro
ceries. When we publish paper
for gratuitous distribution W. shall
notify every person Of it, Bear this
in mind, and if you like our paper
we'll enough TO come TO the office af-
ter ii; come prepared with lemonev.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10
The Kentucky State Troops Eyar-
uate PaduCah Under APprehen-
siOns of All Attack from Cairo,

The report which reached her,
yesterday. that the Kentucky State
troops had left Paducal TO join Col
titcatham'e command, hear the Ten
nessec line, has been confirmed. tv.I
three hundred men left that city
tuesday evening. taking with them
800 stand OF musket-, six pieces OF
artillery, with all the munitions Of
war in the city This action was
Preciritated 10y the belief Ina. three
thousand men were to he detailed
from CAIRO /" secure theS.; arms, and
take possession Of the town. The
citizens there are said to be in con
stant expectation Of the arrival of
the Northern forces, and many Of
them are preparing to leave, so con
tident are they that this expectation
will speedily be realized.
p Col Citeatham's command is cx-
Peeted to move to-day to join the
West Tennessee forces nj .Jack.ou.
and the whole body will be kept in
readiness TO meet any Northcru force
that may attempt 10 penetrate the
South by way of the Ohio and No.
bile railroad. Pillows division will
be divided. it is thought, between
Union City and Jackson for this pur.
pose; and the detachment designed
for Union City is likely the force that
Is now expected there.
The work of CONSTRUCTING a cross
from the Ohio to the
Mississippi levee, so as to embrace
about five acres of ground, has been
aud will be vigorously !
prosecuted to completion. The earth I
is brought from Villa Ridge, dis
lance of about twelve miles, by the
Illinois Central Railroad.
The following statement exhibits
he number Of soldiers who have en-
cred the army hospital at this post
since the 27'h of April, and tho dis
Eases for which they were treated ::
Diarrhea. 1913 Byscntcry ..'1I5
tiiitous Fever ~ Gunshot wounds al
Rheumatism - PIuro pneumonia. III
,neumonia. .---- In,crm't fever. II
'ever and Ague 10 Miscellaneous l6l
Total number treated. 77t;
The only death that has occurred was
hat ofthe citizen who was accident
lily shot by guard
The freight train wednesday night
rought three twenty-four FOUNDERS,
'i'h the necessary ammunition for use
t this post. When the colnmbiads and
hirty-two Founders, which have been
0 long on the way, will reach Cairo
re have no definite idea. The column
iads, we learn, passed indianapolis
ar days ago. !
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10

~ We are indebted 10 the Daily
News, Shreveport, for the latest in
tciiigcnce in this issue of our paper.
Such is tho case almost every week
The Intelligence published hy it.,
however, is given 50 anonymously
IN may instances AZ to be uninteliigi-
Bile. Whether this ia the fault of
our contemporary or the papers from
which it copies, we hav, no means
of knowing. We would suggest 10
thai paper and all others the impro.
oriety ofpubiishing all the kilograms
,hey receive. Jhree.iourths of them
are abolition lies, intended 60 deceive
the South, and are unworthy place in
the columns ofany southern Journal.
Having no means of knowing the
spirit that prompted the above, We
are unable to tell whether our cotem.
Pory meant to pay q compliment to
our industry or to stick us under the
fifth rib, fornegligcnce andimproprie-
ty. The first ofhis paragraph evident
~ indicates the former, aud when we
read that portion Of il. We felt our
pleasure assuming grateful smile
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10

Execution Of an -dho1itiou;s.-.A
man named Jackson was hanged by
the vigilance committee of Spring
creek township, Phillips county, Ark,
Monday evening. for tannpering with
slaves.-0lemz,hts d1gus.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10

Louisville, June NO orders ha
: vet been received at the Postoffice-
Southern letters are forwarded ~
!, heretofore. Some letters receive,
from tho South having Coniedcrat,
stamps on them are delivered by tn,
Postmaster, he collecting three cent.
additional postage. No change vii
be made until orders are received
Washington, June 4.-IIieh mill
tary authority states that no forward
movement of federal troops will b,
made for a few days.
| Careful Inspection shows the pro.
jections used by the Sontherners u,
Aequia Greek are from novel cannon
evidently European, but how on
where they got there is the question
he clerks who refused to take the
oath of allegiance. are still retained
IN The Treasury Department.
J. Wasfington, june "A :hcolo.i-
eal student from Richmond reports,
100, 600 troops in Virginia, 10000 of
whom at Harper's Ferry. 1t is
thought the student has been sent here
t" deceive the government rclatiy.
to the Southern strength.
Chicago, june i-Ihc Irihun,
urges the appointment OF a Douglas
Democrat to the Senatorial vacancy.
J. \. Pulley, representative has
been arrested by Col. prsn,i>s atCai-
70, for treason.
Cairo, Jnne 4.-T'hc Sou;hcrncrs
have 5000 troops a, L Mon Civ. an
other regiment having arrived on
Friday.
Ten thousand troops arc between
Cairo and Mcnptis.
Louisville, june Mr. cri1t,n-
dcn has h"eu nominated as the indie
pendent Union candidate for Can
grr-s.
fcw York. June 4-iiru,cuant
Colonel Earnham commands he Fire
I@uares.
Washington, June l.--Partics re
presenting the bogus keniueky vol
unterrs, Mt camp Clay, have been to
Washington to obtain arms and ac-
Scott said Gru. Nc
Ciciiau had been instructed to sup
ply the bl!gadcs, and orders issued for
Guthrie 10 report TO Col. Anderson,
at Louisville immediately.
On the suggestion that this would |
test the pretcuse Of Magotllns pro
clama'ion. Scott replied. you viii
'tc sustained, for We can send YOU
10000 men in three days.
Grow, of Pennsylvania. or Blair. !
of Missouri. vii! be elected Speaker
Of the Hons" OF Representatives.
Trust worthy information indicates
hat the Southe!mcrs intend TO attacl, |
the lines OF Washington on the side
81 IN" Potomac, crossing above Ar,
|ington Heights and Alexandria.
Washington, June 4-Thcrr was
movement made on Fairfax Cour,
House last night. The particulars
nave not been made known for OBJ
'ious reasons.
There ha., been no renew al nf at
ack on Ac4ua Crock. When Scot,
: ready the place win he carried. In
he meantime, the Pawnce will rrr,izc
II the vicinity 10 proven, the cree
ION OF further fertilization.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10
TIE Cost Of Ttco WTres.-W. r.

TIE Cost Of Tro IVires.--W. II.
Cummings having, contrary to the
law of this good Commonwealth, on
trapped two of the fair sex in the
meshes Of matrimony, was sentenced
to three years imprisonment in the
penitentiary. In such times as the
present two wives are at leas, one too
many. What is remarkable in this
case is, the prisoner is not yet twenty
years of age. Oh! woman, how often
are you the victim of mans dupiIci.
~
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10

Through the politeness of our f.l,
low citizen, w. S. Lewis, Esq, w,
are permitted to publish the follow
ing letter, which will be found very,
Interesting:
ESCAaIPMESr 1sT REG. Ia. yo1,S
Near Norfolk, May. eeth, 1861.
My Dear Father: We are still,
Leading the monotonous life Of an .r-
eampinent: though ne are ken. CON
huaiy onthe "a" rirc, from the hour
y expectation of orders to move TO
the Held for active service. Eyerv-
.hins seems to be drawing to n cu1.
mimat'nS point, and indicate a sneedx
Goihs1on between the two armies ~
Last night the town of AIeyandr;,
was taken by the Yankee. w;,han.
forces. P'i' o' our
We had stationed there about six
hundred men, but they were comnell-
e. 70 evacuate. there being abou,
I'VE Thousand Federal troons against
them. There was either yerT h,5
management on the part of the vir-
slhia authorities, or it was strol
.. ?oicy on their part-which opin-
ION Is entertained b y many-that this
point was left in almost a defensaless
state, In order to induce the enemy
% attack at that particular point
DE 'has as 1t may, the city is really
Ihe celebrated Col. Ellsworth. of,
a =, New York Regiment, was killed hv
IN, ,me Motel keeper on entering the town.
Ellsworth Commanded the ltndlor,,
to take down secession fac Which
waved above his house, which he
tine landlord) refused to do, where
upon quarrel ensued, and the brave
landlord a fit representative of the
name he bore, jackson shot him dead. I
The consequence of which was, that
the ankee cut-tliroats cut him upinto
Praises are in eve.v-
body's mouth, of the daring deed of
this gallant man. 1t was certainly a
very brave act. For he knew, if he
killed Ellsworth, he himself would be
murdered by the enemy. Honor! all
honor to this gallant spirit! And
may his memory be nursed in the bo
som of every true Southern son.
Troopsare being concentrated very
rapidly at Alexandria. We are hour
" expecting an order to move to that
point; for they will most certainly
retake it. We may be retained in
our present position, since this is Il
rery important point and the gene
al opinion is that the enemy will at
empt landing very shortly, in
which case it will be our important
luty to repel them. l wish l had a
hart OF this point to enclose, then
sou might form a very correct idea
f the position of affairs. II
On the right bank of the river,
the Norfolk side,> they are very
trongiy fortified, there being six or
even batteries, but on the other side, +;
the Portsmouth side1 we are mucI,
veakcr. there being only one battery 5
0 silence, to make a landing; but ]
here arc two rcgiments-our own and /.
IL Alabama rcgiment--placed TO t
uard the roads leading to Norfolk. |
ne wagon, thn other n rAiIroad--
'hich are very close together, and i
'hich are the only means towing to |,
wamps, &C., by which an army can
zach town, from this side. n
The Alabama men have the pro- l.
'ction Of the former and we of the s
tier road. 1t makes little difference
Y which road they approach, in eth
case We would have the tn of re- It
Hing them. because there are seye- Il
companies of cavalry acting Rs tt
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10

Sec. s Be 1t f@rthcr cmacttd. That
the Postmaster General of tie Com
t"deratc States be and is hereby AT
thorized TO make all necessary ar
rangements for the transportation Of
mails between the territories of this
and other Governments, subject Ia
the approval of the President until.
postal treaties can be Effected
Passed Feb. ~, 1851"
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10
A Private Letter from the Seat of
War.

Through the politeness of our fol
low citizen, w. S. Lewis, Esq. w.
arc permitted to publish the follow
ing letter. which will be found very
interesting:
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-04-19

"a heluiiful country seat with two NOR
lst3sAA. afres of ianl within mile OF Wilmington,
ssAsW Del Man-ilu House uhy dn fest three Stories
lssss N handsomely hri,hrd. with wide Ncranda trout
EssAsKAA and one side, portable gAs works, aud
water ieed to the third story with all the lnodetu i-
prnyemtnts; large stable, carriage house &ei all the
hui dings new having been eteeted within the last
two or three years without regard to expense grounds
handsomely laid ant with the choicest shade trees and
evergrres This property Is worthy II the attention Of
AuyRenteman III want Of desirable country residence
as il Is considered the hest properties the
city The pavement Ia extended within few hundred
yards II the PROMISES fo further information apply
address SAMUEL Il. THOMSON, Real Estate Agent .O5
Market street Wilmington, Del.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-04-19
FIRE INSURANCE.
FIRE INSURANCE,
THE TAR 'sEaaS' STATE Mutual
fOriginnl M Cfsek
ru,-r-f- a arr.ra nnNHl1 A NV


THE TAR 'aEakS' STATE Mutual
COngmai hM c''ekJ
INSU LANCE COMPAN
NoNTlNuEs no oFFER TO THE PEOPLE OF DELI DEL.
~ ware iis superior advantages oi
" DIE, ali descriptions Of property except mN''n'
This Company is the pioneer Of Mutual Insurance IN
state heine The hrsi to introduce Tue prluee "us
nr. All The Others mere limitations. .t .nl d
Is recommended by nleen years eSpss'n reS w.
Attention thu ,nhsri IT Mutual Insurance, Wntn
hieyuL has puahel Managers ~ N adjust Aaa u1
enmiaale between the different varieties OF rrss sa1
risks, reujrr the membership tue most e"''"'r Auu
Manual Of any other Company III the siale Att. |
Il does not boast that " has met with no loss OF "ais
"aue nr Two small lnsses during It's eNisen1e' W l'
Insurance List is small tue losses must needs 20 IN pi,
oroahlt Justly boasts mat w,hla Tue as, .Sn yy,h
has paid Sa0O0 ~ Losses aud atiendsnt eNps9ae WIN
onl single Of htgauoni rarely ol even dugfense 81
Of the parties iusured-alwRys within tue hlhH oil ou
days unless Al the option nj the parties
II has got the hest aud safest List OF insnrAnees ~ any
'ihsr Company "a the state
hon TO ~ means, than any other company " we Sla'
II has rejected hundreds OF thousands OF p"liA- 81 ~
offered IT, within The last three monlh7 si'hei
a. being too great risks u one single ease Of a. pan o
eels OF Mutual nsuiaueei and notwithstanding ms Nv
the multiplication oi other Mutual Insurance Companies
within il bounds 1t ha- Increased its Li't a ln'uap'es
'''"'4 ~ HGLF'A MILLION OF DOLLARS
It eommeuees the year 1854 with Au am'un' Iesi @
! Guarded hv a surpins fund Of ls,uoO
ro,, p,o,.e,,oO saoooOo
1t 10 the work Of the Farmers Of Delaware and A. such
they ought To patronise H.
fresdent--lhSsE sh AkPE
secretary aud MTeasufer-RnHsRT MocABR
DIRECTORS
nrdniWpiNs ffnH3fYi-MilliAm r. Lodge.
tHsisiiuHa HHidisd-iames htlapAine. . o.
=. HHAinqion HHnirsd-Jesse sharpe, JAmes Wohb hN
Stosenbure. Samuel L
ma CfraA HiOnrei--nnpur MtCahe
Neig cdshe llHdi,d-hasi W Iemmill
IPhHe Cay Crcft HanA+d-.i. =. williamson
\ PencGder HuHdref--Curiis n Ellison.
81. G.0fgsf Hndr.,i--,aWe- RuruhAm.
Al Raj Lion Hfmdrti-Johu q. CLARK
= SsiVrta-willism Templc.
4. / Uircr-llenry Todd,
.dllTd-Charies r. Fleming. Peter cAuseY.
Ls,aps0wH-Chatir, rnuneli
Communications gu general husinet- addressed 10 10
undersigned, Wilmington, pos raid, will receive 'm'h
"a ROBERT MccABg NJ n. Secretary.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-04-19
REAL ESTATE
mn FOR SALE. ffA

ElRlA AAAaA
large brick store and dwelling in Market street below
Second. This good business stand now orcupled az
a clothing store.
aud King SITS This Is old established busn stand
aud It's Vicinity To the market makes II peculiarly de-
sira. le.
new three story brick house containing two stores and
a dwelling the south west Of It'll aud King SITS.
Now occupied bakery aud confectionery. Also, tue
house adj0ining the above On Seventh street
three story btifk dwelling house In shipey street
above Filth, twenty feet 'front.' ninety deep containing
two pArlors and 1--WE chambers desirable realdence.
three story brick dwelling in French Street west side
below Fourth. This may be had cheap.
three story brio dwelling 10 Second street north
side between French and Walnut,
A two story brick house 9Th Street below Pine.
three story BRICK house on Madison Street above 7th
Two ihree story htirk houses Madison street above
9th
Four three story brick houses the cast side Of Mad
| son street between sixth aud Seventh
One do On south east corner Seventh and Madison.
Three do the west side Of Madison between Seventh
aud Eighth streets.
three story buick bouse III Lombard street between
| fiith and sixth.
brick dwelling In Sixth street between Poplar aud
Lombard. Two stories both main and back buildings.
Two dwelling houses the north east corner oil
/ Third aud French streets
| three story brick dwelling In Seventh street below
| Lombard.
large number OF building lots al the Of %
aud Fr,nrh Streets. Very desirable.
desirable huild ~ by 10 iiet In Fourth street be-
low Pine. 1hewhole Of the purchase money may remain
| upon the pr petty.
Also lraitifui country seal on the road from vii
minston To Sew Castle, containing Il acres In excellent
order -
JAms1 NJ IN Msrset street
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-04-19
VINCENT's
United States Semi-Annual Re
gister.

gsaEVa The ntst volume nf this work, which Is
steN history OF the country tor every half year, Is
A9sisy now irsd.d. pfico So iu cloth, aud $3.50 Ia
si63S library style II will b. sent free Of postage
l3y To sny pstt Of the United States upon the
CENT of the money by IN w.
The work will be pub ished every Six months. The
present volume contains 90 -ctay1 Iages aud contains
The record " over 1000 events Each II placed
under the Day o H occurrence, thus shoN lug at glance
what has occurred iu every part II the uunn any
particular day. II has colnus Index II sixty enmrs
by which arrangement any particular event readily
be found. The intruii 1T ito Wprk f. tsnd tbs author
hravss iu ha fli; ei) t. give Ut all
Deaths ~ M noted riiixsut and Revolutionary tn efF,
with Biographical sketches 1T lheit lives. also. III nil
VII have b, reits4 notorious, uhether ~ goad
esl me. Meetings. ~ stifr Lts iiurrs with the
important hl,c ,a ch lS hn; syuupes of uolvrnnfs'
Mps.a3es stale ard cay Elections; Meetings " State
Convelta f.rrr, viii Tie amount vi property du-
tirnyal ssg0i AHipwtefks end lrs.as Of iua
SEM, luts~s nj steamboat Loss Vt lite irpn Violence
90 Accident Failures FvrHlies pcnrstlons and Rob
p rles where the amount d. ihe circumstance ru
'eui ~ excite nat"uai Hi-r' 81 luels aud Afays
would re- der them ol tiusuat unexpected renee
Noa mud novel Hocsinu- 60 toutte OF Law; wills and
bel1pst- to puhhc putroes "-ilHnt and Cool Actions,
aud Breaches n Morale, here tho occurrences have
c'ei worldwide nooret, Tho eh tie ti.sH and are ii
sNrl AtH'rl and aggraNhltd t-!s to render their
nrirr u-tes'HTy g. show the mlut-rs Of the times,
Tho uliush aut hclhitH 81 Cpugres not Inserted,
ih.e Wi he found at length iu Tue Congressional
iih-. but li' r,nfpal Bills the main Obj ct telpg
1 e1aH wnrk u IefeIeuCe fer miftrs which row have
tt.iu n'i + tbs iuci ioats OF Firtt ouary,
FRANCIS VINCENT.
uvb No 90 fhh firei elos Arch rhlli'
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-04-19
For Sale.

4 SUPERIOR FARM and Mill located 10 81 Georges
"A Hundred, rew Ct-tle County Delaware, the
Delaware Riron ani within three miles of Odessa CON
tanning IS of lani in hsh state OF cultivation On
which e good farm hui diugs end superior Mill now
doing an excellent hus This farm "a tiinaed In one
81 the lesi improved ne5hbofhoods iu the County con
vrnru Schools, Clmch &c well fenced and waered,
about acie In Peach Trees Of choice varieties ia iu
bearing; will he sold accommodating termH and pes
session gyrn By the 25th OF December. Ton thousand
dullarr rcintin secured on the premises
For further Information apply address
SAML Z. THOMSON. Real Estate Agent,
jyl5 bO6 Market street, wilmington DE-"