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Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25
T Ell E. R A PHO.
From washington.

Washington, July 20.-Patterson's
division is moving on Winchester
slowly and cautiously.
Seigel has been appointed Briga-
From Boston.
Boston, July 20.-The inward
freight depot of the Boston and
Maine Railroad is burned.
From Fortress 1Nonroe.
Fortress Monroe, July 2O.-A
scouting party was surprised and
three Federalists were killed.
From Nev York.
New York, July 2O.-Tho Post
says that Gen. Banks supcrscdes Pat
terson, and that John A. Dix sac
ceeds Banks.
From BulHs Greek.
Washington. July Cove have
intelligence from Bulls Run to seven
last evening. and from Fairfax to
six this morning. Fighting has not
been renewed except by the pickets ::
who are very close to each other.
The armies are only one mile apart.
Tyler made general reconnois-
sance yesterday, but discovered
nothing worthy of note.
The largest house ia CenSrevilie
was burned down
From LouisriNr.
Louisville, July 20.-Gen. Buck
n"r, Col. Hu.t. and several other Of
ticers Of the State Guard, have re
signed.
Collector Cotton refuses 20 issue
permits to ship TO Kussclvillc on
Bowling Grcen. i'he trunks Of citi-
zens of Kentuckv, travelling from
here to their homes near the border.
are examined.
After to-day but one train vii!
leave daily, and the hour OF depar-
tnre will be 9o'clock in the morning.
From Csucinn0ti.
Cincinnati, July 20.-Ei@ht thou
sand Corfaderates are at Lomncy.
Gen. Mcclellan returns 10 Clnc!n-
nail TO see his family.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25
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M1uccnNcutf0 Cr7sdtofntrs-If every
candidate desires All equal showing
i'll the approaching election, it is very
essential that his name should appear
in the columns OF the Netos. Should
all the candidates advertis., 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.
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Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25
Our Presidents Message.

We publish to-day, the Message Of
President .J.tI. Davis in full. 1t is
concise ard to the point, and had We
the leisure and space in this issue, it
would afford rs mich satisfaction to
make comparison between this man.
~ and good production. and that de-
tcstablc and sic!>enins composition
which e,nanated from that accurs,d
villain. Abe Lincoln. President Da-
v:s speaks boldly and defiant Y, pro-
posing nothing but q triumphant vic
tory to the people Of the Contederac,v
and severe punishment to the dar-
ING thieves and mrrdcrers, who i'll
wade cur borders. Let this document
h. read with care by every man. wo-
man and child.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25
Convention OF Banks.

The following resolution was unau-
imonsly adopted by tire Bank Con-
vention held at Atlanta Ga. the Sd
J une last:
Rcsoired, Tha, when this Conven-
ton adjourns, it adjourn tomcet again
on the oath July next. at Richmond,
Va, and do invite all Banks within
the Contederscy who have not been
represented here to send delegates to
sheir next meeting.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25
Strangers Guide.

CoIEr House. Texas street. on j.:
wards.
BRAHCH CITIZENS BANK, Milaln st
CORNER Market.
Po>1 OFFICE, Market street. Hess
Nilam.
PRESBN'TEHIAN CHURCH, Rev. Mr.
Allister,on Ma1 kcs ard Milain SITS
BAPTIST CHURCH, hcv. G.. Tuck,r
corner Of Market and Travis s;S.
METHUDl~T ti!. arH. Rev :. Il. Su1a.
corner OF Market and FaEnin sts.
EplSCupAi.lAN CHURCH. Rev. a. i
Russell, cornerot Market and Fam !:
streets.
CATHuIIr CHURCH. Rev. J Pierre, or
Fannili, between Edward and NJ a,
shall street.
ISHAELITE CHURCH. Rev. +. Ssrn.r
T.Xus; s.r. ne:ir ;hr Court House.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25
4 Western .em.-'The Cincinna-

4 Western i.er-The Cincinna-
ii Enquirer SAYS: "lt is necessary
that rehel!ion should be put down
with reasonable pro:nptitude, other
wise the impression viii be created
abroad that the outbreak is some
thing more than rebellion-,hat II Is
the movement OF the whole people.
Is not Lincoln's calling for 400
600, men and 500, 100000 caic'l-
lated 10 produce the same impression
Did the Enquirer ever hear "t suci!
an "out-breai" tha. required such
means to puetl
Lincoln has unwittingly Or una
voidablv given the most satisfactory
testimony to the magnitude OF the
Southern movement.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25

Richmond, July y, g +. N.-!i"
fight commenced near MANASSAS at :,
o'clock this morning. and became
general about this evening when the
FedcraliSts retired leaving lis In pos
session OF ,he field.
Sherman battery was taken.
The battle was terrible with great
slaughter on both sides.
Private dispatches TO- a gentleman
IN New Orleans saws that 1000 Fed
er#lists and 5000 Con1c,.crates wer"
killed.
Gen. Reauregard had his horse
shot from under him. and one of the
commanders OF the Washington Artil-
lorv was killed early in the fight.
\ private message SAYS that in the
battle OF Buli : Run. 800 OF the enemy Y
killed and wounded and 60 of oars.
Washington, Sunday, Julv 2l.-
'iclrgrams, from the station tour miles
from Bulls Run, claim hat the general
engagement of the whole line at 3
i. NJ. to-day resulted in the Conitde
rates retiring to the junction.
The special correspondent Of The
Tribune SAYS that the Soutl.erners
900 strong AT the Junction, with
the addition OF Johnston's 1900
marched in on Saturday III ght.
! The latest dispatch claims that
the battle lasted nine hours, and giv"r
the victory 70 the federalists, with ;
| heavy loss on both sides
| Col. Hunter il m"rtallv woun.rt
and Colonel Cameron the brother o
the Secretary is killed.
The Confederatcs We're rapid y re
intorced from Manassas during tn.
engagement.
The Uerald's special correspon
don't says that the battle commenced
at A. NJ, and was desperately Tough
till PM 1t claims that the South
erners were driven back inch by inch
The loss on both sides was trighttul
The Times, correspondent, datet
Washington, midnight, Sunday, say
that the battle was the sevcrest on
eyer fought on this continent.
| The Fire Zouaves We're ,erfibl,
cut up, and forced to break.
The general tone of the fedora
news by this route bears the excited
lrumor and contradictions
The Southern Rights men regar'
it rs indicating great victory TO
1.-The Confederatcs.
I jefferson City, July 22.-H il
probable the Convention will have
IQuOruM.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25

An accident occurred in the asmorv
at Baton Rouge, which resulted in
the explosion of some old six pound
shells the men were unloading and
from which the powder was mistaken
ly supposed to have been taken. Three
men " ere wounded
Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25

W;rhin the past thirty days, pis-
tolls, particularly Colts and Whit
news revolvers, have deprecated in
value from three to six dollars in
Cincinnati.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25

Col. Farnham and Lieut.. Creiger
are reported killed.
s Col. Stevens and Capt. Towers, of
Rhode Island are killed.
Gov. Sprague's horse was shot
from under him and Major Ballon Sc
verely wounded by cannon ball.
Signed,
II. j. RAYMOND.
Richmond, July 22.-The report
of the killed and wounded are so un-
reliable in the statement issued last
night, owing to the confusion follow
ing the victory, that we rcfrained
from giving them, fearful of giving
causeless pain to anxious hearts.
ten. Beauregard and staff are safe.
Beaurcgard's horse was shot from
under him. .....
Gen. Jos. r. johnson commanded
the left. where the enemy made their
fiercest attack. The right was COM
manded by Beaurcgard-
President Davis reached the field
at noon, and took command of the
center.
when tire left was pressed tn. Sc
vcres, the center disengagcd a por-
ton of the cne,nv's 5 force and dccl-
d.d the fortune Of the day.
No other reliable report is received,
but they are hourly ly expected
1t is stated that the enemy were
commanded by Gems. Scott. battcr-
son and Mcdowell.
1t is reported that the latter is Sc
riously wonnded.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25
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Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25

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El0m CtuciHn0ti

Cincinnati, July 2o.-Ei@ht thou
sand Corfaderates are at Eomney.
Gen. Mcclellan returns 70 Clncln-
uatl TO see his family.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25

1t is the more gratifying to be able
- give you this information, because
ef' the need Of large and increased
expenditure in support of tha army.
Elevated and purified by the sacred
o.ause they maintain, our fellow-c
nells OF every condition Of life exhib-
it most self-sacrificing devotion.-
They manifest laudablc pride in up
aoIding their independence, unaided
BY any resources other than their
rwn, and the immense wealth which
J. fertile soil and a genial climate have
accumulated in this Confederacy -
he patriotism Of the Agriculturists
eould not be more strikingly display
ID than in the large revenues which,
sith eager hearts, they have zeal
tusly contributed, at the call Of their
.ountry, in the single article of cot
-nE.
The subscriptions to the loan pro-
posed by the G overnment cannot fall
short of $4,000, 900, and will prob
aDly largely exceed that sum, and
,sarcely an article required for the
confederate army is provided other
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-18
MISCELLANEOUS.
No Mother.

She had no mother! What volume
of sorrowful truth in that single sen
tence--no mother We must go down
the hard, rough path Of life, and be-
come Injured to care and sorrow in their
sternest forms, before we can take
home to our own experience the dread
reality-no mother-without struggle
and tear. But when it is said of a
fair young girl, just passing from child
hood toward the life of woman, how
sad is the story summed up in that one
short sentence. Who now shall check
the wayward fancies-who now shall
bear with the errors and failings of the
motherless girl Deal gently with the
child.
Let not the cup of sorrow be over fl
led by the harshness of your bearing or
your unsympathizing coldness. Is she
. needless Of her doings! Is she careless
. other movements Remember, oh er-
j member, she has no mother When
hdr young companions are gay and joy
Asotis, does she sit sorrowing-does she
pass with downcast eye and lapguid
step, when you would fain witness the
gushing and overfowing gladness Of
youth ?-Chide her not, for she is moth
'erless, and the great sorrow comes down
upon her soul like an incubus.
Can you again confidence. can you
win her love? Come then, to the mo-
therless with the boon of your tender
est care, and by the memory of your
own mother perhaps alrady passed
away,-by the fulness of your osyn re-
imembered sorrow-by the possibility
that your own child might be mother
1ess-contribute, SO far as you may, to
relieve fhe loss of that fair, fail child,
who is written rnotherless.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-18

Mdrridge an LapLand.-It is death
in Lapland to marry a maid without the
consent, of her parents and friends.
When young man has, formed an
attachment for female, it is the fashion
for the friends to meet to be hold the
young parties run race together.
The maid is allowed, in starting, the
advantage of one third of the distance
so,that it is Impossible, except willing
herself, that she should be overtaken.
IF the maid outrun the suitor, the mat
ter is ended; he must never have her,
it being. criminal for the yaung man to
regard the potion of marriage. But if
the virgin have4an affection for him,
though at first she run quite fast to try
his, love, She will, without Atlanta's
golden balls to retard her speed, pretend
casualty and voluntary halt before she
comes to the mark at the end of the
race. Thus none are to marry against
their will and that is the reason that
in this poor country the married people
are richer in their contentment than in
other lands, where SO many feign love
Sand cause unhappinesss
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-18

THE Wtt.-It is not un frequently
the wife mourns overthe alicnated affcc-
tions of her husband, when she has
made no effort herself to strengthen
and increase his attachment. She
thinks, because he once loved he ought
always to love her, and she neglects
those attentions which gained his heart.
Many wife is thus the cause of her
own neglect and sorrow. The woman
deserves not husbands love who will
not greet him with smiles when he re-
turns from the labors of the day; who
will not chaiu- him to his home by the
sweet enchantment of "A cheerful heart.
There is not one in "a thousand so un-
feeling as to Withstand such influence
and break a way from such home.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-18

t3 Two gentlemen the other day,
at public table, got into a vehement
dispute upon a subject of which it was
quite evident both were profoundly
ignorant. A big bulldog, which had
been quietly sleeping on the hearth was
aroused by their Violence, and began
barking furiously. An old gentleman,
who had been quietly slipping his wine
while the disputants were talking, gave
the dog kick, and exclaimed, Hold
your tongue. you brute. You know no
more about it than they do The
laugh of the whole table was turned
Immediately upon the noisy brawers.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-18
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The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-18

TY' Somebody says: Every hour that
u man is in debt, is a year spent in sla-
very. Your creditor is your master;
it matters not whether u kind or q
severe one, the sense of obligation you
incur saps the feeling Of manly inde-
pendence, which is tho first charm of
youth and, believe us, it is always
through the rents in moral feeling that
our happiness oozes out quickest.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-18
CITY OF CARROILTON PARISH OF JEFFERSON, La SATURI


r-gy- The following beautiful lines, upon the
death of his child, CHARLES JAMES, were
written by CHARLES SPRAGUE, Esq. and pub
lished in the Boston Gazette, some forty odd
years ago:
CHARLES JAMES.
The sslrer oordsis loosed the golden 6opl is broken
There is a spot-'tis holy ground
To those who weep
Where hush'h beneath each lonely
mound "
Deaths mouldering victims sleep.
NY friend and brother there are laid,
From sorrows free;
And there a clay-cold bed is made,
For thee, sweet boy, for thee.
Those little hands thou'lt raise no more,
To meet my arms;
The bitter blast of death pass'd Ger,
And wither'd all thy charms.
Thou cam st, and pleasures new and
bright,
Thy coming gave;
Thou'rt gone-and every youg delight
Is laid in thy dark grave.
What joy hop'd should gid this day,
When thou vast born !;
The day has come-but thou'rt away,
My boy, 0, thou art gone
Forever gone life S active spark,
The biood's warm thrill
Those bright blue orbs are closed and
dark,
That little heart is still.
I've sat mo by thy cradles side,
And joy'd to trace.
Blind fool, with all fathers pride,
Thy future earthly race.
Gay fancy formed thee good and wise,
Fair virtues theme,
Truths darling prop, bright honor's
But, O! twas all dream.
One beautious bud perfamed my bower,
One bud alone;
The spoiler came, in ruthless power,
And made that bud his own.
I've seen an hour-with me twill live
Till life depart;
Times vaunted skill no balm can give,
Remembrance wrings my heart
Twas when | watch'd, with curding
blood,
Each speeding breath
Twas when on that fair forehead stood.
The boding damp of death.
Twas when the fiend, with grasp so
cold,
Child life's red tide;
Twas when that eye its last glance
Twas when my poor boy died.
The sight will rise, in manhood' $ spite,
The tears will lroll;
Grief round me draws her montal
night,
And desolates my soul.
Yet letmy stricken heart be taught
That thou'rt in peace;
Yet let my stricken heart be taught
That thou'rt in peace:
That lesson, with true wisdom fraught,
Shall bid each anguish cease.
IF there's a refuge-place at last,
For man t. enjoy,
There may l meet, when life is past,
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-18

Curious Notes on Sacred History
According to tradition, Damascus is
built on the spot where Cain slew
Abel.
Mount Ararat, in Armenia, it is said
when seen from afar and in certain posi-
tions, has in its summit striking re-
semblance toa ship. The whole coun-
try around is full of traditions respect
ing Noah and the ark.
The garden of Gethsmane, the scene
of the Saviour's passion, is about q third
of an acre in extent, and is.surrounded
by low wall. The garden is planted
with olive, almond and fig trees. Eight
of the olive trees are said to have been
in existence ever since the time of
Christ, and it is considered sacrilege
to pluck their leaves.
The Potter's Field brought for the
thirty pieces of silver which were the
price of the treason of Judas, was exam
ined in 1889. A cave was discovered
filed with skulls, evidently not of Jews
but of foreigners
The initials Il. III. S., (Jesus Homi-
mum Salvatore We're invented by st.
Bernardine in the XIV century. After
the plague in Sienna he travelled the
country, putting up these letters in the
churches wherever he went.
Certain ancient Judaic authorities
assert that Enooh, or his forefather,
Seth was informed by Adam that the
world was to perish, once by water and
q second time by fire. Two pillars
were then erected, one of stone against
the water, and the other of brick
against fire; and upon these pillars was
engraved all such learning as had been
delivered to or invented by mankind.
BY these means all knowledge was not
lost at the flood, as one of the pillars
remained and was seen by Josephus.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-18

rB Tacitus once said that marriages
make the world immortal They are
the soul and chief prop of empire. That
man who resolves to live without wo-
man, and that woman who resolves to
live without man, are enemies to the
community in which they dweli--in-
furious to themselvs, destructive to the
world, apostates from nature, and
rebels against heaven and earth.
The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1861-05-18
TOFFICIAL.
POLICE JURY-PARISH OF JEFFERSON


SITTING, Or MONDAY, May 6, 1861.
Present: Hon. William Mithoff,
Messrs. l.. G. Perret, l.. j.. Levy,
j. Miller, WilliamFish, r.. l.. Preston
and n. Betz.
Mr.. Perret irs behalf of the Police
Committee reported the arrest of four
slaves.
The Finance Committee reported
favorabIy on the following bills.
Jacob Weiyel. $40 90
T.. BuissOn- On---- - 90
On motion of Mr.. Betz, the above
were ordered to be paid.
The Treasurcr's Reports were read,
and on motion of Mr.. Perret were ap-
proved.
Tredswcr's Report.
Cash on hand last report 1878 GU3
Received from j. J. Gut
trrriez, Parish Tax,
1860 -.-- S2D Al
Licences 1861 go 90
Jacob Weiyel Poundfees 48 %
Total 2,I26 354
Disbu" i since J1I "a
Bal. % on hand-----. 1870 III
Report as Treasurer of the School
Fund.
Cash ON hand last report 1922 73
Disbursements:
Disbursed since..-
First District---.-- SJ7 90
Second District.. - 90