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The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
We noticed a friend of ours We.

We noticed n friend of ours yes
terday, marching about the street, all
solitary and alone, with a broom as a
substitute for a muskct. He is fully
bent on doing mischief to the enc
my, and is making grand prcpara-
tons with the expectation of follow
ing the Rebels to the war. He was
seen doing daring and strategical
feat-attacking hog which was
quietly rolling in the g,stter-as he
charged bayonet on grunter, a friend
grasped his arm, andprevented blood
shed. so much for the times.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

Il City to Let.-The Lincoln gov
ernment is hereby informed by the
New York Day Book that the city
is "for rent" cheap:
Who wants to renta city-a reg,-
lar "big thiHg?" New York is Just
now plastered all over with handbills
"to let" Don't "Dr." Lincoln, of
Washington, want to hire city? 1t
will probably cost him n little more
than it did to buy some of our NJ.
C.'s--but the city is "-to let"
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

George d. Prenttce.-This .'bold,
bad man. is rallyins all his facul-
ties for the desperate struggle into
which he is driving Kentucky. If
you We're to take Il peep into his
sanctum, you would find him in his
shirt slee ves, both vest and coat off,
sleeves rolled up, his suspenders de-
tached from his pantaloons. or else
tied around his waist his feet half
incased in brogan shoes, in the out
side of which his heels protrude his
hair dishevelled, and his poectic
neck and breast nude. In his palsied
hand strugglinsly trembles a
pen, while by his side laboring
amanuensis obediently records his
dictation. The bottle is no longer
his companion, and the government
at Washington his only thought, hope
and master. For years, circumstan-
ces and motives of caution have held
in suspension the expression of his
Northern sentiments, but now he l.
permitted to follow his free soil in
s,incts, and the vigor of his manhood
returns to the support of his earl y ed
ucation.
Richmond Enquirer.
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Shortly two companies will lea

Shortly two companies will leave
this city to engage in the war OF indie
depenee of the Southern Csnfederacy
We allude to Caddo Rebels, under
command of Capt. E. Mason, and the
Shreveport Rebels, under command
of Capt H. Hunsicker. Both of
these companies are making strenu-
GUS eNertions to get recruits, and we
think this good opportunity offered
to persons Wishing TO enlist.
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~wEDNE6DAY.
Naslt De.e lgnerantly or Inten.
:, tionally3

. Tho Albany Argus calls attention
ths inaccuracy of the president
quotation, in his late message to con.
grsss. from the preamble of the Con
stitution of the Confederate States.
Ths president says:
"They have adopted a temporary
national Constitution, in the pream-
he II which, unlike our good old one
signed by Washington, they omit
'We Ae people, and substitute 'sce tie
1epseies IF tie sorereign and ine7e-
xesdess Sssse..' Why? Why this
aelibesate pressing out of view the
rights Of men and the authority of
he people :"
The preamble of the Constitution
ef the Confederate States, as we find
4 pablished in the Atlanta {Ga.)
Chronicle aud Sentinel, reads as fol-
lows:
I'VE, the people of the Confeder-
aas States, each State acting in its
sovereign and independent character,
In order to form permanent federal
government, establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility, aud secure the
blessings to ourselves and our poster
ity-invoking the favor Of Almighty
God-do ordain and establish this
constitution for the Confederate States
Of America
Now, what could have been the
object Of the President in making
that pretended quotation9 Was the
falsehood stated to give more point to
HIS argument against secession; or
was it made in entire ignorance of
the subject upon which he professed
to enlighten the people?
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
4 Muiiny ai Fortress Monroe.

The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Exchange, dated Mon
day. says:
The streets of the city have been
throneed all day by groups Of drum
ken and disordcraly soldiers, who
have been guilty Of all sorts of ex-
cesses without regard to either the
law of the city or the rules of modern
society. Hurrahing and haIIooing
at the top Of their voices, rudely ell
bowling passengers on the foot-way,
including ladies, using vulgar and
abusive epithets to their comrades
and to citizens, are some of the mil
der sorts of amusement pursued by
the hordes now quartcred in and about
the city.
There will shortly be alarge num-
Der of removals III the interior de-
partmcut; the greatest proportion
are to be taken from the census de-
partmcnt of the bureau.
The mutiny at Fortress Monroe
still RACES. and troops, both regulars
ard volunteer, arr often insubordina,e
to authority. The guard house is
still packed with rcvolters. Gen.
Butler has issued orders that no in
toxicating liquors be dispensed to the
men.
Col. William porcher Miles, for
merIy mayor Of Charleston, aud MEM
Der of the late congress of Cnitcd
States, is at Manassas, where he il
acting As principal aid-de-camp to
Gen. Bcaurrgard. Col. Miles is also
member elect to the Richmond Con-
gfcss.
The administration is about to call
in,a service all the sound aud fast
sailing vessels from Boston and New
York, to b" commanded by regularly
commissioned officers.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

1t has been sole1nnly decided that
the Habeas Corpus Act can be sus,
pended only by Legislature, and
that the proclamation of martial law
by a military officer is not sufficient.
The Freeman's Journal now asks
the New York Tribune editors to be
good enough to give this extract a
place in their paper, just to see how
admirably it fits their present editori-
ais ON the Merryman-T Taney case.
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employ military force till he shall be
duly required"-

employ military force till he shall be
duly required"--
In conclusion he says:
Sir, have spoken freely and fear
lessly to-day, as became an Ameri-!
can Representative and American
citizen; one firmly resolved, come
what may, not to lose his own con-
stitutional liberties, nor to surrender
his own constitutional rights in the
vain effort to impose the rights and
liberties upon ten millions of unwill-
ing people. lhave spoken earnestly,
too, but yet not as one unmindful of
the solemnity of the scenes which
surround us upon every side to-day.
Sir, when the Congress Of the Uni
ted States assembled here on the 3rd
of December, 1860, just seven months
ago, the Senate was composed of six
ty-six Senators, representing the thir-
ty-three Safes Of the Union, and
this House of two hundred and thir-
ty-seven members-every State be-
ing present. 1t was n grand solemn
spectacle: the ambassadors of three
and-thirty sovereignties and of thir-
ty-one millions Of people, the might
lest republic on earth in general
Congress assembled. In ihe Senate,
too, and this House, We're some of
the abiest and most distinguished
men of the country; men whose
names Were familiar TO the whole
country-some Of them destined to
IL M.
of the Capitol had been but just re-
Gently finished, in all their gorgeous
magniticence, and, except hundred
marines at the navy yard, not sol
dier was within forty miles of Wash
ington.
Sir, the Congress Of the United
States meets here again to-day; but
how changed the scenet Instead of
thirty-four States, twenty,three only,
one less than the number forty years
ago, are here, or in the other wing
of the Capitol For:y-six Senators
and one hundred and seventy three
Repre- se n.a'iFts constitute the Con-
:rrcss ot the United States. Aud of
these, eight Senators and twenty-four
Representatives,. from four States on
ly, lingcr here yet a. deputies from
''ia' great '7p"'n WHICH, ''ol' 'he o'-
ginning VI ,''e N'''ei ,''',e"'' .oh'fin-
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The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

Planter,
Mech a stiS, &c.

L. columns nrc not burdcn.d with
lengthy articles, either selected or
original. tur experience hn. taught
Us that short, pithy articles are sought
after ty the nppreciative reader, while
on the contrary, lengthy articles are
treated with contempt, and seldom
rcruscd.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

The officers of the Caddo Rebels.
elected yesterday are f. Mason,
Captain G. Ford, LIST Lieutenant !;
T. j. Peques, I'd Lieutenant Il.
II. Lindsey, Sd Lieutenant.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

Capt. Mcintosh Adjutant Of Nc
Culloch's Brigade, officially reports
that the number of Federal troops
that surrendered to him at Neosho,
Mo-, was eighty, and that he captured
100 rifles with sabre bayonets, and a
quantity of ammunition and seven
wagons loaded with provisions.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

Persons wishing to take a squaint
at tip top carving should visit the es-
tablishment of our friend Uecox, on
Texas street. We defy any estab-
lishment to surpass the work execu-
ted in Shreveport.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

Yesterday we We're blessed with a
very refreshing rain. The health of
our city is not what we would wish
it is rather sickly. The river has
risen few inches, but does not benc-
fit navigation in the least.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

The Shreveport Rebels met yes
terday at the Gaiety Theater, for the
purpose of eleeting their officers, and
afttr The preliminary steps, we are
sorry TO say the company left in dis
order and dissatisfaction.
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According to the report Of Secre-
tary Cameron, there are eighty thou
sand volunteers in the Northern ar
my whose terms of service will ex-
pire next month. A few of them ex-
pired last Sunday about that con-
founded Stone Bridge.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

Dast Fioating I" tie Iir.--M. Pou-
chct finds that tn" dust floating in the
air contains the detri;us of the mine
raj constituents of til" globe, atoms
OF animals aud plants, and the finest
debris Of all the materials We max =
use Of But one item hc specially
points out-viz: whoa; starch, which
Is invariably found in the dust.
whether old or recent. Surprised al;
th" quantity Of i; present among
serial corYusrl.s, NJ. rouchct inv.s,i-
gated the dust of all ages and Of eve
ry quality, and everywhere he found
this wheat starch present. II have
found til" starch he says. "in the
most inaccessible corners "t old Goth
ic churches, mixed with dust black
ened by six or eight centuries Of ex-
istence. | have found it in the pal
aces and khans ofihc Thcbaid, whore
it may have dated from the time OF
the Pharanhs; ! have found il in
the tympanic cavity of the ear of
m"mmitivd dog, which l had found
i'll subterrancan temple of Upper
Egypt. In all countries, in word,
where wheat forms the staple of food,
starch always penetrates into the dust,
and is met with i'll greater or less
quantities"
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
Richmond Whig.

fS The Federals, in returning to
Washington as rapidly as they did,
performed wonderful foat; howcv-
er, they met with an unparalleled de-
feat, Yet for their safety they are
indebted TO their feet but all ran
away at the heel of the action, and
when called upon refused to toe til.
mark.
Louisville Courier,
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

n I7vsss Home.-The Freeman s
Journal says:
The funny thought struck, us, the
other day, to look into Appleton's
New American Cyclopedia to see
how IL would deal with habeas corpus.
The only information we soughtthere
ives to know what the editors-both
of whom were editors of the New
York Tribune--had published on the
subject inthe year 1859. Mr.. Chas
A. Dana was then, and is now, a
leading political edisor ofthe Tribune
The following was the result ofthe
search in the Cyclopedia:
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

HIRE Prisoners.-Thc army in
front of Manassas is continually ia
king prisoners-tugitives from the
battlefield. But on Friday, whole
regiment Of Pennsylvanians, about
700, were taken at Falls Church.
Thay We're unsupported and destr
tute of provisions. and surrcn lered
promptly at the summons.
Richmond Whi..
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

Yesterday morning during the ex-
citement on Texas street, the alarm
of five was given, which proved to
be the roof of a kitchen belonging to
the house of Mrs. Taintor, on Travis
street. The prompt exertions of oul
citizens prevented the flames from
spreading and doing any serious in,
jury, other than the destruction Of
the roof.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

WE are authorized to announce
GEORGE II. CIIILDERS, for the
LOWER BRANCH OF THE IEulSLA'
TURE, for this Parish.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

We understand the steamer Flcta
has been chartered to carry the Rebels
down the river.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12
An Interesting Tale,

VIII hc found in every number, not
continued in the next, but compile
ted in each number.
The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-12

The Cincinnati Press (Lincolnite)
of the gath. has the following grim
joke at the expense of the Grand
Army :"
Uuder the circumstances, the best
time ever made in America, was at
Bull Run, on evening of the 2lst. A
body Sf $4,000 men, after fighting
sixteen hours, ran twenty-five miles
We may safely challenge tn" annals
of the world to produce the evidence
of an equal performance
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-12
THE WAR III TIE WEST.
Oar Map ofthe Seat OF War In tho West
Important from Cairo, Ill.,, Cape Girar-
dean and Springfield no., Sc.

dean and Springfield mo-, &c.
We publish to-day Oh our first page most comprehen
svo map Of the Seat OF War the vicinity of Cairo,
hib,ng at glance tho relative positions Of own and
tie roheorces Itale lows the strategic points in South
eastern Missouri, The locality OF such important
positions as Iron 1n, Pilot Knob and the lead and
roppor mines will be observed that the great
"Mingo' ger Woolr swamp intervenes between
the points which the rebels concentrating and
Birds Point and road only affords communication to
the latter pacc-viz the from Bloomfield via Watkins
plantation and Benton Tho rebel General Watkins, is
encampod about miles southwest Of Bloomfield, the
prairie the ST. Francis river, who the troops
Iy sent from Union City, numbering 5000 men, arc at
West Prairie, about fifteen miles back from Madrid and
Point Pleasant General Hardce has also force Of about
5000 men at Pocahonas, in Arkansas, making ali e'ther
nm army Of about $4,000 within fifty miles OF Cairo
Their object Is evidently To get possession of the lead and
Ton regions hrst and then attempt from that base TO
take the State capital at Jefferson and the country
hcid 10y Wynan and Lyons TO the westward Cape Gira
Seau which Is thought TO be in danger Of attack is
rossiblo by two roasone via Bloomfield and Benton tho
other by way oisGreenyile and Lowndes.
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QUESTION FOR THE ADJUTANT GENERAL,
TO TIE EDITOR OLE TIE HERALD

NEW YORK, August 10, 1861
The Adutan General of the army has not yet issued
any order designating the text books for the several arms
Of the service. Some of regiments drill according TO
the Old and by sIardeas Tactics" As il Is mper
apt that all troops Of the should be governed
by the same system viii you oblige many newly az.
pointed officers by stating the names Of the tactics 10 h
used and also tho works that will give them such inor
nation will enable them acquire knowledge of thsse
sui ects chat the Board oil Examination WI question then,
on, and obge RECENT APPOINTMENT?
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Markets.

BUFFALO, August 10, 1861.
Flour in moderate demand. Wheat firm: Gales G osO
spring at ssc. Corn better, With good demand sass
~ 600 bushels at &c., 40 900 bushels at s4c Oats steady
sales 1900 bushels at 2Jc. Whiskcy steady sales co
Ibis. al 15lsc Canal frcghts steady. IinIors--5Oo
bbs. -four, 1900 bushels wheat 1850 600 bushels corn
Canal EXports3000 bbls lonr 70 600 bushels wheat
1000 bushels corn. 10000 bushels oats
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strong into the interior Of Southern ros at
Jonesboro', TO cut of communication with Cairo by mail
This plan, you will perceive accords with what wrote
you a week ago.
Another lot Of heavy artillery is expected hero to-
morrow.
The steamer Warsaw, which broke bar shaft ON her
trip down from ST. Louis, and lie disabled, has been
lowed over TO the Cairo vee and will hereafter DO used
as floating hospital, under the charge OF Dr. Burke
The health Of the town continues good and the soldiers
are in good spirits They clamor for brush with the
reDels, and probably will soon BIO grQtiQed.
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stronger ana stronger every day the country around
to be sacked and pillaged by the rebels,
and free communion Of seccssionsm under
his very sight The Eighth Missouri regiment arrived
here short time ago. II Is styled the "American
Zouaves and is nine hundred and sixty strong It
was organized in St. Louis and composed entirely OF
Americans Colonel Morgan L. Smith officer Of con-
siderable experience and thorough taetcan Moreover
he is man Of unconquerabc energy and possesses
than an ordinary amount of sagacity His command s
inspired with the utmost confidence in him. and will fol-
low him to the extremity II Is fortunate the Zouaves
made such selection and the government will have
cason ere long, to make public acknowledgement Of his
services. He has already been ried-for short exped
ton OF one thousand conducted by him in North Mis-
souri, npped formidable evil there in the bud, and
Colonel Smith been placed in command here
there would be no rebel camp within sixty miles.
His camp is within thirty eight miles Of this place
at this present writing We are told he waiting there
for cannon from Gen. Pillow which that traitor will I'M
douptedy forward The General is at New Madrid, with
choice band of followers, all fully armed and equipped
and with large number Of cannon. His first exploit
will be against Birds Point opposite Cairo, for he will
scarcely allow himself to march this place while
enemy Of such srength is in his In the meantime
operations for Southeastern Missouri. Two Of Major
General Fremonts staf are here superintend.
selected Is hill OF considerable elevation commanding
the river and the country around. II the site of an
old Frenchor the old breastworks being plainly visible
Some twelve hundred men detailed for this and
the hours devoted to labor from Ave p NJ until nine
NJ the heat being too oppressive to work during the
day The gentlemen alluded to above, under whose di-
rections the work Is progressing Major Kappncr and
Captain Henry Fail, both OF whom have been long in
service in European armies When the work is finished
Will give you description Of IT, Major Kappner esti-
mates thatft will take the men, divided into three reefs
about awcek to complete it, Last night news reached
us that JEFF. Thompson within fifteen miles OF u.s.
marching, with 5000 men, to capture little army
Ihe boys overoyed at the prospect Of meeting tho
TODAY WOrkla laid
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Near Cape Grardeau, August O, 1851
The Prog,ess Of SeeeSsonn ia Notwithstanding Colonel
Smith 'rith the Eighth Missouri Rsgiaeai-I Proceeds 10
Bre1k Up The Rebel CamrsAn attack Fypsced ga Bi,cis
Point jy Genera, Pdl0'c's Forces--7ke Federal 7yo.g
Busay Engaged an Budding F5dtaeatioas-A Ialss
Alarm dc.
This point is rapidly assuming interest. Some time
Stree detachment from Colonel BANDS Sixth Missouri
vonecrs) regiment left the st. Louis Arsenal with
four hundred muskets for the Home Guards in this Sec
ton The delivered and the Aforesaid dc ;acl.
ment returned to St. Louis About weeks ago Colonel
c. c. Marsh assumed command here, and that Is all he
did With his men lying IDLE at this place he has allowed
the rebel camp, within sixty miles Of HIM, to grow
St. Cloud Democrat., 1861-08-22
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=. EZRA D. HEARTwELL, Presidsst..
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