Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1861-12-17
Uhe Semi ~3Weekln M&ays.
TEL E G R A PHIC.

LiHcutu SSulinoitS Is "SlouHA ocio"
St. Louis. lee is running in the Mis-
sisSippi. IiaIleck issued a savage
proclamation on the 9th, in which he
saws he will shoot rebels captured as
spies.
MANY Inionists from Southwest
Missouri are ut st. Louis in Il deplora
Hle condition, said to be caused by
Prices army. I'he Democrat recon-
,ucn,ls that they be Glartere;! on rebel
families in ST. f~nuls.
Nothing new from Columbus. 4
scouting party twelve miles from
palucnh. on Monday, captured $40
hoes and 70 cattle from the Federal
army.
Nashville, Zee IA special dis
patch 10 the Nashville Union and
.A;nrricau, dated bowling Green, /,
saws Il sl,all body Of Fcdrrals crossed
Green river at Woodsonville this
morning. I'crris, Of the Texas
Hangers, drove them back, killing
one.
-Four thousand Iincolnite.s We're at
Mumfnrt<villc, preparing,,o to cross
\ fight OF q feet race is imminent.
The correspondent Of tn" Peters
burg Express, writing from Suffolk.
Va. under date Of December lnth,
saws he understood ihat arrow occurred
last night in the Polish Regiment
from Louisiana, encaInped between
Suffolk and Portsmouth, and that
three ieutcnantS we're killed in til"
affair.
s>cdalia, No, Dec. G.-Latost ad-
vices from the south say hat Price
has moved " part Of his force from
O,ccoa to n point FIVE miles distant,
where he has established his head
quarters. Eaines' command renaiilcd
ut Osceola.
\ train of fifty wagons, from Lex
in@ton, laden with supplies for Prices
army, passed unmoicsted within -
miles from this place on Monday last.
There are four rerruitin@ officers ut
Lexin@tou, "n!isting recruits for Price.
Charleston, Dee. IA terrible
fire commenced at 9 o clock last III Git,
and ragged with fury until 9 o'clock
this morning. :it. Audrvw' : Hall,
the Catholic Catb cdral. the Circular
Church, Institute Hall and IN i'm
,A-nsc uunhcr Of buildings were de-
stroyel Dne hundred poor tanIles
AZ. destitute OF homes and effects
!'he military and tircmen worked
with the utmost ardor, but the flames
We're almost uncomfortable. 1t iS re-
ported that thc fire broke out in three
different places simultaneously.
Knoxville, Dec. IA. &. HUM
was hung here yesterday, for bridge
Burning. lie was tried by court
martial Ile fired the Lick Greek
bridge.
Augusta, Dee. l2.-'Ihc Charles
ton Mercury Of this morning contains
some further particulars OF the fire
A. has been before stated. the five
broke out at nine O'Clock on Ncdnes-
day night. and before ten WAS raging
in several localities in the lower par,
of the city. The fire spread rapidly
10 Russell & COS SASH and blind fac.
tory. and Cameron & Cos mmenS,
machine shop.
Toward midnight the FIRE assumed
an appalling magnitude. Troop.
came down from the race course ii
double quick time. and rendered Va!
ualir assistance to the fircmen. I'll,
fire CONT inued to spread, caus!u" great
,error among many families whose
natural protectors were absent in III,
var. The fire continued to pursue lis
couls steadily and until up to two
o'clock was undated. \ splendid
effort OF the hrelnen was made to say,
Mr.. l.. w. pra,t's house. They say.
ed IA fine row of buildings on Iayn,
street. Hassing southward it swep,
the entirs tract to the rear Of the
Charleston hotel. Gen. Ripley is