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Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-24
Found hls MatcA.-We heard and

FOund his Match.-We heard and
saw yesterday good thing. In the
court Of sessions petty case was be-
ing tried. A well known criminal
lawyer who prides himself on his
skill in cross examining a witness.
had an odd looking genius upon
whom to operate. The witness was
Il boss shoemaker:
You say sir, that the prisoner is Il
thief?
Yes sir-cause why-she confessed
it.
And you also swear she bound
shoes for you subsequent to the CON
fession ?
do sir.
Then giving gracious look t.
the COURT we are to understand that
you employ dishonest people to work
for you even after their rascalitie~
are known!
OF course; how else could l Get
assistance from a lawyer?
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-24

From 4Arisona.-The Mesilla
Times, Of the 18th, contains the fol-
lowing items:
Capt. Henry Skillman is raising
a company to pitch into the first enc
mics of the Confederate States they
can reach, be they Abe's men, Apa-
ches, or what not. They ask no pay,
but claim all the property they can
take from the Indians. Capt. Skill
man, it is stated, is one of the best
Indian fighters in America. His
company will be all men of his own
picking.
A scouting party under Lieut.:
Hunter, report having gone within
some fifteen miles of Fort Craig, and
to the scene of the late skirmish and
saw no signs Of the enemy. Their
pickets had all been withdrawn, ana
it is generally believed that the fede-
raj forces have abandoned the fort.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-24

Engagement at the Cape Henry
BeacA.-The Norfolk Day Book of
the l1th says: ......... ......
Information was brought to the ci-
ty yesterday morning that large
United States transport ship had run
ashore on Cape Henry beach.
The commanding officer at this
post Immediately proceeded to the
beach. Rifle guns Were mounted in
a little while, and operations began
tile result of which we have not
as yet learned, but will, doubtless,
before we go to press.
The Day Book then states that
the Monticello came up, and that
shot and shell We're exchan ged be-
tween her and the battery, without
effect on either side. Another ac-
count is as follows:
a gentleman V no was at the Old
Pleasure House Oh Cape Henry beach
informs us that the transport ship
was right abreast of the place he
was, about two miles out. She was
riding at anchor in {. rough sea-way,
unable to move from her position
for fear !, being driven ashore. He
witnes the shot from our batteries
on shore and is confident that she
was struck twice by them besides,
ne saw seyeral shells burst right over
her Ce,As, He was in a much bet
ter poa ion to see the effect of our
firing tnan persons at our own bat
teries. The Monticello was cruising
out tow ards Cape Henry when our
batteries first opened on the ship,
and thinks she was attracted more
more by the fash than by the report
of our guns, as the wind bore off the
sound. She immediately moved up
into a convenient position ana open
ed fire upon our batteries, firing
about ten times.
After this (about 5 o'clock) she
bore towards Old Point. The trans
port fired no gun during the time
One shell from the Monticello burst
ed within one hundred yards of the
place where our informant was stan
ding. Nobody hurt on our side.
Here, then, we have another in
stance in which heavy siege pieces
on carryalls would have been
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-24
1wd-ltw


On Milan st. opposite the TQram-
dqI HoteL
>HE proprietor has been to great
L expense to make this the most
s.esirable Stable in the city, it is con-
%@aient to the Steam boat landing.
Horses will be boarded by the day,
week Or month, on the most reasona.
bic terms. Persons visiting Shreve-
port or going to New Orleans, by
leaving their horses at this establish
ment, can rest assured that they will
be well attended to. Only give him
Il call and satisfy yourselves.
.,. JOHN CALDWELL.
no 39-ly.
Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-24

him to Churubusco. He was also
among the stormers at Molino del
Rey, where he won additional laurels
and was brevetted Lieutenant Colo
mel for gallant and meritorious con-
duct at the battle of Chapultepec.
Gen. Ruggles is the direct descen-
dant of the distinguished Gen. limo
thy Ruggles, who was President of
the first convention Of the colonies,
and who commanded a regiment at
the battle of Lake George. He
married Miss Hoe, of Virginia, the
great granddaughter of George Ma
son, who first drew up the declaration
Of rights of that State. Gen. Rug
giles was among the first officers Of
the Us. Army to resign, and to Of
fer his services to the. State of Vir-
ginia, and was commissioned by that
State as Brigadier General. He
made tile first organization of troops
and establishment Of batteries in that
State at the department of Freder-
icksburg, which he commanded at
the battle of Aqua Greek, the first
repulse Of the enemy. He was also
in command of the field at the battle
Of Matthias Point during the heavy
cannonade by the enemy's ships on
the gath Of June last, and on the 27th
when Capt. Ward, ofthe U. S. Navy,
was killed, who had landed with six
ty men from the gunboat Freeborn.
He has son now a prisoner in Fort
Lafayette, Ewd. S. Ruggles, only II
years of age, who had returned from
California and rendered important
services to the G. S. Government,
and also another son in the G. S.
Navy, midshipman.
We learn that Gen. Ruggles will
assume the command OF all the troops
in New Orleans, and proceed to put
them in a complete state of organi-
zation. A Drawer, more experienced
and energetic officer could not have
been selected for this post, and we
may congratulate ourselves on hav-
ing such a man to take the command
If our army.-Picayune.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-25
rmE sfkNtr.tRE.

J 8s tbe mau ia auy spae
t bis Fa f wh1 itey
Nbs sany thE ssr i-'tH tHersstv,
AB3 struggle manmlly assay
Nar 3 ia ihe d9Wny iap q ease,
Or tossed upeu ihe sea Il mte
l3Ee ihe man NhQm trllrs please.
whose mighty lore iili saaguers bate.
liks iht man Who uesey broke
a promise e tbs heart or ear,
! iske tbs man wh0 never spoke
a word uukini or nsiRcere
ike ihe man whose cautious skin
III chaunfls u good w0rk doth run;
like The man whose Iron viii
licllsn3, tin such good works are done
lae the man who never paascd
4 low oT slau1cUus tale 70 beer,
like tie man who neFeF caused
a virgins blush, maiaeu's tear;
Ike the man who ne'Cr belonged
10 any vain of foolish creed
like TIE man wh0 never vrougoi
a brother cen ia thought % deed
iike the man whose thoughts are pure,
Who wears within a double breast.
A noble heart trained 70 endure,
And cen IN SORROW hope the best;
Who promptly. heartily iorgiycs,
Zen as he hopes TO BE- forgiven,
An earnest, holy life who lives
AZ peace with man, at peace with Heaven
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-25

td muatd mass u humanity here Ee
ma, have a opeeial permit from Bond
81 ~ ~, long ways of Remember
this, you that follow in Our wake This
somewhat dampgncd our arlor, but Il SCI
cur wits 10 work and our tongues 70 rum
ming mil the Bind usher, looked upon BY
70 many tender eyes, and tormed with
such weapons as women only can WELD,
caused bolts and bars 81 ia.t 70 give way
for her passage, while man follows in ier
trail, thinking woman ior tie time being
the architect Of bis fortune. Asusual the
most noted character here Is Mrs. Pierce,
alias Mrs. Buchanan, alias Mrs Lincoln,
with her pet cats and dolls the so-callcd
children Of tho President whoever he may
be. She IS a woman Of some sixty or sey-
enty years, and for upwards Of twenty
years an inmate Of tlis Institution. She
seems quite anSious q enquire after the
President, her husband, and gaudily
dressed in her silks and laces, takes pleas
ure in her imagined position.
Strange inEntoation surely. But is it
not better TO let Imagination soar than TO
depress it We thought her happier in
this vain imagination than many Of those
who have really occupied the high posi-
tion Of Presidents wife. Other faces aud
other characters Of course attracted our
attention, and our earnest wish was, which
will never be gratified, that all these might
be brought into mans twilight, and from
thence into tie full light and knowledge
Of God.
This finishes our day on The Island, and
we're soon homeward bound" Our little
craft, after a most delightful sail, lands US
at the Bellevue Hospital, foot Of 26th
street, where we place ourselves under
the guidance of young NJ. ID. friend who
as an agreeable escort, pilots US through
several apartments much TO our edifca-
ton and delight. The round trip is fin
ished, and we chronicle il as one Of the
most delightful and instructive days VIC
ever spent. We can heartily advise any
Of our country friends when in Gotham,
to go and DO likewise.
Your incog. friend win occasionally
throw letter into your "sanctum il
agreeable. YEDDo.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-25

Loss or THE CAsADIAN.--The fol-
lowing brief dispatch from St. Johns an
nounecs the loss Of the European steam
ship Canadian.
The Montreal steamship Canadian,
Capt. Graham, which sailed form Quebec
on Saturday morning. June lst for Lon
donderry and Liverpool, struck on field
Of ice, eight miles south Of Bill Isle on the
4ih inst, and sunk in 35 minutes. $50
persons we're saved in boats, and landed
on Cape Baud, from whence they were
brought to Farther Point by French
barque. From twenty TO thirty lives
were lost, including six cabin passengers,
but as the ships papers went down, il is
impossible 10 give the exact number Of
those who are drowned, A portion Of the
mails were saved Among those drowned
were the mail officer and the second ofii-
Ger Of the steamer. She struck ice un-
der her ioremast, and her three compat-
menls we're ali broken in al once, where
upon She filed rapidly and soon went
down. The ice field did not attract much
attention when first discovered, ~ IL
look i small, aud was scarcely above wa
ter The steamer was going at slow
speed At the time she struck The Cana
dian had ~ cabin and 2 / steerage passen-
gers, which, with a crew Of about 50,
made over two hundred on board.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-25
Extracts from a Lecture on the
Uses of Astronomy. BY Ed
ward Everett.
FLORENCE.

There is much every way, at Florence,
to excite the curiosity, to kindIe the inn
agination, and to CRAFTY the taste. Shelf
cred on the north by the yine-clad hills Of
France, whose walls carry back the anti
quarry TO ages before the Roman, before
the Etruscan power; the dowory city COW
ers the sunny banks Of the Arno with its
stately palaces-the dark and frowning
piles Of medieval structure; the majestic
dome--the prototype Of ST. Peters; the
stone from which Dante beheld the Duo
mos brazen gates; the house where Mich
ael Angelo lived, still kept by one Of the
same name and Of the same lineage-his
chisel, his hammer, and his manuscript
poems and books lying on the table as il
he had left them but yesterday; museums
filled with medals and coins from the time
Of Cyrus the YOUNGER and with costly am
ulets and gems from the tombs ofthe Eeyp-
tian Pharaohs, older than Joseph the dead
bodies Of Etruscan lucomons, who govern
ed Italy before the Romans were heard Of
in tile world Libraries, rich with the most
improved texts Of Latin and Grecian lite
rature; gardens Of roses and orange, and
myrtle, and pomegranates; the very air
you breathe is loye-sick with music and
perfumc-sach is Florence I!
GALmEo's CRAVE.
But, amidst all its iascinations addressed
10 the senses, the understanding, and The
heart, there was no object TO which, during
eleven months residence there, / more ire.
quently gave a meditaiire hour than 10 ihC
spot where Galilieo sleeps the sleep o
death--an eternal sleep beneath the mar.
4 Die pavement. No building, no temple
called from me more afIectionate admira
ton than that dark and gloomy prison
/ house, where that venerable sage, By com
mand Of the Inquisition, passed the sad
closing years Of his life; the daughter o.
whom be had depended to smooth his path
way 70 the grave, laid there before him
4 the eyes, which had discovered worlds. nov
queuched in blindness "That was th,
house" said John Milton, speaking Of thos'
Of whom the world was not worthy, "Rher,
/ saw the famous Calico grown old
+ prisoner to the Inquisition for thinking oi
astronomy otherwise than the FRANCISCAN
and Dominican astronomers thought. -
Gracious heavens, what a tribunal !--wha
a country! Amidst all these treasure
there was none on which / gazed with s.
much affectionaie awe as on that poor
rough iomb--the work Of his own hands
that very optic-glass, through which ih.
4 Tuscan artist views the moon
cat evening. frum the Top of fiesgle.
Or, IN Valdarno. q desery new lands,
Rivers, or mountains ia her sp9tty glQbe-'
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-25
B b. burton,
BURR & BURTON SEMINARY.

n HIS Bell known Institution is heated in Man
| chester, having been ia operation twenty
eight years lis present beard q teachers Is IS
follows
Rrv j. u. WICKllAM, A NJ, Principal
Rgr S0LoN ALBEE, 4 NJ. Teacher u Latin
and Greek
Nm. GEORGE RICHARDSON. A. b, Teacher
e Mathematics
MISS ELIZA JANE WILSON, PreaePtress and
Teacher q English Branches.
Manchester, Mas ., 1861.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-25

orfee or9a fur fQrsoN sronF
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-04
EUROPEAN NEWS
Last Nights Report.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Nrw YoRK, June Q

I fr. NEW foRK, > une ..
The Posts Washington letter writer Gays
il Is considered certain that Congress will au.
thorize q loan Of enc hundred million dollars.
Eight and ten per cent. interest will be offered,
and notes issued from $50 to $1,000 in value.
The Wheeling Intelligencer Of Saturday an
nOunces the breaking up Of rebel camp Of i've
or six hundred on the approach of the Ohio reg
iment The same paper reports that the Seventh
and Ninth Indiana Regiments are In Virginia en-
route for Grafton. "a
Two thousand South Carolina troops are re
ported TO be at Brentyllle, few miles below
Fairfax.
The woods near Fort Washington, on the Po
tomac, have been cleared away, and redoubts
erected by our troops.
WAsHIEeTos, May srd-A special Tribune dis
patch says 8 letter received from Com. Bel of
The Mediterranean Squadron, says the ''Susque
hanna LEFT Naples on the 9th Of May for New
York.
The IroouOis" was TO sail from Spezzia on
the 18th for New York, and the Richmond was
TO follow soon.
special TO the Post It Is reported that JEFF.
Davis has issued a proclamation directing the
Federal troops to withdraw from Virginia soil.
Private Rdsices say that Davis Is really alarm
ed, and his anxiety is so great as to Affect his
health.
The next attack on Aqua Creek batteries will
be made by the land forces.
Especial to the Express. By the end of the
week the Government expects to have 25 900 men
IN Virginia, near AieNau0flA ~ UOO Al Ofh llO1i
900 near Harpers Ferry IS 900 at Fortress
Monroe, and TO- 900 around Baltimore, Annapolis
and the Relay House.
ALEXANDRIA, May sd.-The Government seized
two cases al lhe Orange Alexandria Railroad
depot containing quantity OF musket stocks,
and two boxes valued at So 900 each, containing
highly finished tools for the construction of i'm
plements of war.
The Orange Alexandria Road which is made
a continuation of the military line, is rapidly be-
ing repaired by the Federal forces
The Z0uaves are picketcd on the Fairfax road.
Women aud children are gradually returning to
town. a.J
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-04
Tbe Rcmovul Of Cen. Harnsy.

L is intimaied BY 81. Louis Letter writer's
that there are some curious details coHpecsed
with the removal Of Gen. Hsrney from the
ia Missonri. What those are, We
cannot say, but we are confident that the
bogus sagresmentH which was made uP
between the General and The commander OF
tue rebel State forces, was not looked upon
as q very brilliant stroke of policy in the
old soldier. As we endeavored to show a
few days since, il secured peace and "let-
ting alousn for the .ebel troops, while the
Union men and families Of the State had to
suffer from It. It was bargain in which
the veteran was oataOne by the citizen sol
dief. Since Enlargement was made public
the Union men Of st. Louis have been IN
dignant The Union inhabitants Of the State
fearful, tho rebel troops which Gen. Price
was to disperse, rampant and disObedient
and the rebel Governor and bis crew in high
feather that they had secured peace, al.
most ali Of whose advantages were upon
their side, and over which they could afford
to be peculiarly jOIiy. h.i :. -. -
Gen. Lyon succeeds Gen. Harnsy. What
sort Of man aad officer he is, may be judged
from his action in the Camp Jackson captpr'
and the Potosi expedition. We hsve no ex,
peetation chat he win proceed Il once to cap
ture and imprison every secessionist in th'
State, but he viii at least preserve his owl
dignity aud that of his Government q
ASt Louis correspondent OF the Chicag'
Tribune writes X 81
A rich report has been received from
Charlton coHnty. It is stated that one o
the members of the Legislature of that Sen
atorial District has written letter to Bruins
wick, No, to quiet the fears of the peopl
in relation TO the enormous debt which the!
think the military bill will entail upon tn
State. What think you is the salve to Te
l;eve this fear 2 Why, nothing less thai
this-that an arrangement had been mad
by Gov. jackson With an agent Of JEFF. Da
Wis, by which, as soon as Missouri joins tn
Southern Cohiederaey, the Confederate State
will assume the debt incurred by Missouri +
arm against the Federal Government.
That's the sort of Governor sthey keep il
Missouri.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-04
ADDITIONAL By THE PRINCE Az.
nnrln

ST.. JoIugs June
Tho Emperor Of Austria has arrived at Trieste.
Al Calcutta there was much activity in the
cotton Interest Common cotton was advancing
The Import market was dull, and freights less
India wasquiet.
LATEsT.-Queenstown quotations Of American
stocks were
IlllnOls Central shares, 80 k9ss per cent. die
count Erie shares, 2ig5922K Liverpool Bread
stufs-R Richardson, Spence & Co and Wakefield,
Nash Co report wheat quiet but steady. Red,
12-@l2s i0d White, Western, 13sdI3s Cd ;
Wheat Baltimore, l3s od6l4s Cd.
Flour quiet. but steady. Ohio, 2osa3Is Corn
dull Mixed, 3s@34s 81 Wheat s6s
PRovIToss.-Beefand Pork firm Lard heavy
$1,000 common TO prime.
PnoDcoE.-Sngar quiet Coffee quiet Rice
steady.
Iti announced that the French troops will
leave Syria.
Casslus NJ Clay writes to the London Times
on the American struggle, briefly but deoisiveiy.
He says the rebel States can be subdued Il is
not proposed to Eubjugate them-but simply put
down rebellion. Bngland's interest ia 70 stand
BY the Union. He enquiries II England can AZ
ford to offend the United States and concludes
by saying that England Is theRatural ally of the
United States.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-04
NEW YORK nIARKRT-Iano 4.


lbf fELEGRApH.l a|
EL0DR-MaFket for common and medium rrsde
sun l tules IN iaV0r OF purchaser with only mode
rate business doing for export and homo consu1so.
uon Market closing quiet
sales are 10 800 bblS s4sO4 ss Tor Huporans stats
So,ogoS9 for extra state; S4rsG694eO for superdDe
westerni sis395,3 for common 10 medium extra
western 1890 for shipping brands extra round
hooped Ohioi t3,eee17,25 for trade brands do VIZ
CANADA. FL0UR-In moderate Teouest and
common grades shade lower Sales are 6lIO bbls Al
seiis2sg2 tgy - y ior inferior TO choice extra
HlE flOUR-Smalis sales at g3,lORAn0
changed. t'''e' 1ii' noini nil4l'S un-
,WHIsK Y-In. fair request without matsrial
enAhse in Pfles. sales are 200 bbls At 6461I6fc
WHEAr-Market for common and interior grades
heavy and and declining. Sales are lssa0 bush hi-
at sl,69@II0; 300 bush canada Club a. sII75s
5000 bnsh Milwaukee club Al gl 03ssi ia ~ -
teI ior prlmei ZOO bush red state sl,26; so bush
sstsr az !, a e st 500 bush white
RYE-Aarke: continues steady. Sales are 500
bush primo northern az Csc -fIl
BAREEY-Market dull At b5a6sc
C0RN-Market rules In favor Of the buyer with
go9a demand Tor export and home eonauta ption.-
new mixed western; 4s547c for new yeiio@ Festern:
55956o for old mixed western; SIC for old Wsstefn
OATS-Market dun at sia32ySc for Westsrn and
Canadian; 336335fc for State.
PORk-Market dull and heavy. Sales are 270
81 94ls 81 Tor NESS Sl2O@i2,5O for lime;
BRRF-Market dun, with triiIue sales at xl0o
SS4,oSe Ier county prime; Sis796,25or country
mess, Sl0,Us9llOO for rspacked mess; SIl 259l2,50
u PRiSiR ftid 2fii MEss BERF-Mark.t dun and i'm.
RREE HAMs7A Market rules quiet at slsaIs..
CUT MEATS-Quiet TTifing sales a. 5la5k
for shonldersj 6e56S for hams. =
HACOa-Quiet and unchanged. liza -
LARD-Market dun and prices arc drooping-
Sales are $50 bbls at s5s69ssc - = -
.BUTTRRzselling at s9l4O for Ohio 9@is for
CHERsE-MaFket steady AZ sasc. as In quality
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-04
WESTERN NEWS,

FoRr KEARSET, June 2.
The Pony Express passed yesterday with San
Francisco dates Of May 22d.
The steamer ST. Louis sailed for Panama on the
2lst, with 80 passengers and 500 900 in treasure.
The arrival of the steamer St Louis and Pony
Express, with news to the 18th, slightly eneour-
aged the disposition 10 ship treasure.
Exchange ruled at per cent. premium, but
soma leading bankers were not selling.
The municipal election IN Sau t'4R1Iglzoor- ON
the 21st, resulted in the triumph of the Peoples
Union Ticket, by an average msjoTity OF 10. The
contest was very exciting, business being gen
orally suspended to give everybody an opportu-
nifty TO participate
Five hundred picked men had been enrolled for
Lippets volunteer regiment, including one com
pany Of Light Artillery and four companies of
infantry. When the regiment is full IFS services
will be rendered to the General Government A
Lieutenant of the army had been detailed by
Gen. Sumner to act as Adjutant, and Is now su-
perintending army drills.
The Legislature adjourned on the 9th.
Advices from Oregon to the 18th of May, say
Union meetings we're being held throughout the
State.
The Dallas Mountaineer rejects the proposition
to cell Democratic State C0nventionin Oregon,
and favoH one without distinction of party.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-06-04
FROM WASHINGTON

w MAsHISGToN, June 3.
There is now fifteen war vessels in the Gulf OF
Mexico, twelve on fhe Atlantic coast, and ten in
the Chesapeake and Potomac
The Government has received dispatches from
Capt Richie, Of Saran1c, in the Bay of Pana-
ma, He had been notined OF the supposed pres
enee of letters Of marqUe and is on the lookout
for them.
Capt. Wards official report of the affair at
Aequia Greek, says that the firing commenced
Saturday forenoon and terminated in cOnse
qnenee Of the fatigue Of the men and excessive
heat. He fired necessarily for five hours
Capt. Mari, killed az Fairfax, was q member of
the Virginia State Convention and member elect
Of the Legislature, from Farquar county
It Is understood that Col. Anderson will be
promoted 10 Brigader General.
Thomas II. Nelson, Of Indiana, has been ap-
pointed Minister TO Chill
distinguished surveyor has gone on the
steamer to Aqua Greek, to make an accurate sur
yey, preparatory for further operations against
that point.
Gen. McDoWelI's Official account Of the Fair
fax affair is confirmed.
The municipal election Of Washington passed
of with apparently no interest In the result.