The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-07-01

Lexington simultaneouslywith Lyon.
Lanes proclamation calls Kansas
to arms and announces his intention
to aid the Cnionists Of Arkansas,
Louisiana and Texas.
The government is in possession
of the telegraph and ~i!l not permit
the publications. Of The army inore-
nents.
st. Louis, June is.--I'he stet.iner
j. &. Swan las arrived from Jefferson
city, having Blair Oh board. He is
en- route tor Washington city. He
reports 5000 Fcderaiists at Boone
vile.
a letter from SOUTHEAST Missouri
says General Watkins is organising
troops in nearly every county in that
portion Of the State, to co-operats
with the force from Arkansas, now at
Pocahontas. The arms are being Ia
ken up White River.
Louisville, June 24.-Capt. w. j.
Overton, Of the Courier, leaves to-
night for Nashville, to join the Black
burn Guards for Virginia. He will
act as special correspondent Of tho
] Courier.
! The first Southern mail since the
10th, arrived to-day. Letters will be
/ forwarded as unpaid letters to their
destination.
Kansas City, June 24-The Wy
andotte building fell in, while forty
men We're drilling i'll it, burying all.
Some were instantly killed, and many
injured.
New York, June 25.-Seven hun
dred bales of cotton were sold to.
day at 1410143c.
In the English House of Lords the
illrepealing the duty on paper passd.
The Manchester Cotton Supply
Association held meeting and re-
ported that the result, of their exer-
tions was rather discouraging.
The British squadron bombarded
and DESTROYED Porto Nevo, a mari
time town in India, killing 700.
Many Spanish cotton factories have
stopped, throwing thousands out Of
employment.
The New Orleans Crescent has the
following:
Mississippi City, June 23.-M,.
| Narou j.: Federal steamer and tender
now inside Ship Island Fired eight
guns at mail boat for Mobile. Fired
also at steamer Swain. Mail-boat
returned TO New Orleans. P. B. p.
Pass Christian, June 23-Mr.
Nixon: Sound blockaded. One largo
vessel outside, and three small ones
with tenders inside. Oregon fired at
eight times. We hoisted Confederate
States flag aud returned two shots.
Nobody hurt. Oregon returns to New
Orleans. il. HARRIS.
The following dispatches were al
SO received by Mr., Geddes, the agen.
Of the Lake steamers, and placed at
our disposal:
Ocean Springs, June 23.-There
is schooner off Deer Island, and
she has taken three schooners. /
shall lay here until I find out it is
safe to go. shall leave, if necessa-
~, for mp the river.
! CHAS. WALKER.
| Capt. Walker is in command Of
the Lake steamer Creole.
Pass Christian, June 23.-Missis-
sippi Sound hlockaded. Lake stea-
ner with three tenders inside the
Sound. / attempted to pass, was
chased, and fired at eight times, and
escaped. Nobody hurt Am re-
turning TO New Orleans
a. L. MYERS.
Capt. Myers is in command of the
steamer Oregon.
Fort Pike, June 23.-Stearer Or
egon was chased and fred into eigh:
times by the enemy inside Ship Is
land. The feet consisted OF tris-
ate and three tenders. We are re-
! turning unar1ned to the city.
A. L. MYERS.
Richmond, June est is repor-
ted here that Maryland had passed
an ordinance Withdrawing herself
from the Old Concern.
We take the following items from
the Fort Smith (Ark.} Times and
Herald of the 9th:
There is more wheat raised this
year III Sebastian county than has
been raised in all the previous years
Of her existence put together.
Potatoes are very fine this season
and abundant.
The river took second rise yester-
day, and is now higher than it has
been for years.
The streams above in the Cherokee
Nation were higher than known for
years. Picken Benge informs US that
the fences on the Salisaw wero most
ly swept away by the flood.
Gcu. Scoh-This veteran traitor
to the soil Of his nativity is reported
20 have said IN conversation With
others, This is my last campaign.