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The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03

New York, May 24.---British bar
one. Hiawatha, treighted with tobac-
co, in attempting to run the blockade :
was captured and is now in charge OF
a prize crew from the Minnesota.
f. A letter from Virginia states that
from fifty to sixty thcnsand, troops
are in that State, and concentrated
at or within halo Richmond, Nor
folk and Ha,Yer's Ferry. 1t also
states that the Confederates had W
ceived from Europe large supply
of-arms. powder and percussion caps;
also, machinery for making pefeus-
sion caps.
Washington, May 24.-Feverish
excitement prevails. Eight regi-
ments have been supplied with iiifcen
rounds of ball cartridges, and are
momentarilv espectel to march. but
UP to a lsts hour no moscment had
hsen ordered. The 18th. 18th and
seth New York Regiments. Sher-
mans Battery and fire Iouves, will
| lead the invasion, crossing the long
/ bridge into Virginia, occupying Ari-
I ington Heights and extending their
or,tposts down the Potomac far enough
10 embrace Alexandria.
isr. Thomas has been arrested
charged with receiving letters direc-
| ted to seccssionists.
indianapolis. May 2A.-Gov. Den,
nison Of Ohio. was ser"'iaded last
night. and in his speces. said the
! Union must be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and treason mus. be overwhelmed -
f the army had to march through
Virginia to Charleston TO overtime"
the rebels, thsy must go.
IT is reported that the British ~
,air;.l declared that he would not res
\ peet New Grenada paper blockade,
Baltimore, MAY :,i.--i'we person:
have been charged with treason toI
the Southern Contederacy. Iesti
mauy don't positively inlpheate the
accused.
| Two thousand troops have gone
South. up To date
I tstneral Johnson. OF Utah fame
has been ordered to take conmani
ofthe Southerners nj IIarper's Ferry
General Beauresard has been OF
deretl to Norfolk.
jeff. Davis viii reach Richmond
on Monday.
The reinforcement of Williams
burg ana Point of Rocks by men ans
ordnance has h-en confirmed.
The Tiues' Washington CORES
pondent says that the army s.iS II
face Southwark tonight.
BY tomorrow, the seventh, t,'S"Ht
and sixty-ninth regiments and ia
Rhode Island brigade Will be on tn
sacred soil of Virginia.
Hhev have PROVISIONS III knal
sacks for four DAYS.
The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03
Our Mails.

Juo.aH. Regain, Esl, Postmaster
General Of the Confederate States
has sent to onr postmaster notice.
that after the .3l,st day of May, as
will be seen by reference to the pro
cla.nation published elsewhere. the
Postal arrangements, will be no lon
ger in the hands of the Federal Gov
ernment. Postage viii then have to
be paid in money until stamps can be
procured. the stamps of tie United
States, will then be useless.
Now is the time fer US to urge the
establishing OF a daily mail from New
Orleans. IN Justice to ourselves and
neighbors, this point should be made
the Distributing Post-ottice for North
Louisiana. Eastern Texas, and Ar,
kansas would be greatly benefited by
the change. Let us endeavor to con,
vince the Postmaster General OF the
propriety of making Shreveport the
Distributing aostot;icc for this sec,
ZION. and we think it will be done.
The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03
JOHN II. REAGAN,
Post Master General.

Bngas Lad4Stry.-l'he author OF
Photographs at Paris fife. one day,
ON asking young siriwliat her occu-
patton was, was told by way of re-
Ply;
II am an ara2ace4sc u oeyloge. tad
vancer OF work
And pray, what is tkat1'
"Why, you see, Monsieur. there
are an immense number OF ladies who
begin all sorts OF fancy work, crochct
~orsted work, or knitting, and such
things, on which they work in the
evening when the husband goes out
TO the club, the opera, or any other
place to which madame does not hap
pen to accompany him. The lady,
perhaps bas a4i engagement OF Der
own, to which she Hses, as soon us he
is out of The house. The work Is
brought to me, or l go and fetch 1t;
the next morning, right early, take
it back. After breakfast, madame
triunphantly exhibits her work OF
the evening before, and monsieur is
delighted with her industry, never
dreaming that madame wss asusipg
herself, and that other hands had eff
fectcd the evident advance in the
work"
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To The FLAG.

Let Pickens plant the triple bars
~. Around the case-,nate's done!
As S,,nitersc: Tie seven stats
y Above the ,Nfng to,sh
So bless tho bars ald Bless the s.ars,
= " hslc .Tnstisc 1eig,isat hont!
! Boom ont, We bold Cn,rnb:asi',;
Cannon and Cittferi,.!
2ehrayse Gun motto to tie eeT!h
With every sort Of Din
"'The Eof,t OF Hosts shall guard orrcoas;s
While Justice reigns wi.hin!"
= Whatever fashion Of i, flag.
Whatever style OF gun,
That honor holds or justice points,
Shall leave no field Unwon;
The soul Of Right password Of Might
Beneath these folds. CONE!
The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03

Or, Lia1e Nary.-We paid
visit Yesterday to our ship-yards at
Algiers, in response to an invitation
from Capt. Brentwood. of the cutter
washington. The Washington has
lust been completed under the direc-
ton Of Captain Brentwood, and is in
Upton cond ton A number Of
prominent gentleman attended a
handsome collation. served up by
CAPT. d. on the occasion. The
Washington is beautiful cutter. Of
the largest size--nbout two hundred
tons. She has been entirely rebuilt
in our ship-yards. and il now one of
the most elegant and substantial lit
tie clippers that has ever fioa,ed on
the bosom of the Mississippi. Her
rebuilding VAS eoSs,nencea under the
superin,endenes Of Capt. Robert Il
Hndgins. and completed under tina,
Of Capt. Bresl,wood.
The Washington only needs hsl
armament to go into, active service
and promises, in conjunction with
the McC!clland. to prove of great
benefit is our new government.
We saw, too. at the ship-yards Al
Algiers, several other ships of til,
| Confederate States, which are beipt
fitted up with grca, rapidity and com
comrlcteness for the service. Anon;
Sc are the Starof the West, cap.
lured BY Colonel Van Dorm, a fine
| large and high serviceable steamre
the Mcifea, formerly the Marquis d.
I Habana, and the Sumter, torineri.
the Miramon,' strong steamships
which. in the hands of our gallant ma
val officers. will be very valuable ad
ditions to the defensive and aggres
sive power and resources of the Con
fed.ratc States. The fitting up G
ithcsc vessels and of several priva
,eers imparts great lifana activity
TO our .hip-yards.-M
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Captain .SAuts'dTs Proclamation
Lincoin's Consul at havana has. in
imitation of his master issued the
following proclamation:
NOTICE TO AMERICAN snip MASTERS.
AS the President Of the United
States has officially declared that
certain Seates Of tie Union are in
a condition ofopen rebcllien against
the Government and as, in the time
war, treason consists in giving aid
and comfort 20 the enemy therefore.
have to inform all masters of Amer
can vessels The port OF Havana that
this Consulate can not give pro,ec-
ton to any vessel claiming to be
Ainesican which hoists the rebel fling
or any par, thereof.
Signed, X, w. Shufeldt.
Consul General.
u. s. Consulate General. Havana
May Z, 1861.
The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03

On last Saturday evening the
Shreveport Sentinels Went on tar
ge. shooting excursion. This was
their first public exhibition. Of the
perfection they have attained in mill
tary tactics, and for the short time
they have. been drilled, dil better
than some predicted. They We're a
goodly number. and carried well their
muskets.
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We are continually hearing o

We arc t'i1t!Hu'i4N hSAsiaS VI
complaints from our toxin subscribers.
They say that some one makes il a
bu.ine.s 10 steal their papers every
morning. Should any of our friends
SEE the ;lici' while in the act OF
purloining the News, from the office
of any subscriber, they will oblige us
by reporting the same 10 us, 20 that
we can be enabled TO put a stop to the
practice. If the papors are oafy lar
ro5cgd. WE will take much pleasure in
sending n copy to the individual,
wiihou, charge, if he promises to do
better hereafter.
The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03
A Modest Fraa.-A newly MARI

a Modest Fraa-A newly MARI
ed couple of Teutonic extraction,
came into a store for the purpose of
buying tho necessary articles tor
housekeeping. After purchasing
d,shes, knives and forks, ccftee mill.
&c., and set set cry" Jacob looked
round, and observed a grain cradle,
he asked "Vat is de bricc of de gra-
dleg'' The red checked little spouse
did NOT s,.e the useful farming impie-
mend and when her liegelord asked
the question, sire turned around with
a. biushing face, and exclaimed
.sNow, Shake, don't be a fool; You
knows we don't vantno Cradle now =
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A ,,o;5en Iodv in BOSTON. on .read

A maiden lady in Boston, on read
ing the account of the narriasc of
Miss Georgianna Ives, at Chicago to
Young Bently, who saved her from
drowning at the sinking Of the steam
err Lady Elgin, said:
Its very romanti: affair, no
doubt; but would rather be drown
cd, any time, than to sit half the night
with Young man, on piece OF
wreck, in my night gown"
The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03

Operations IN he Ecinity If For
tress IIonror.-I'he Norfolk (Va9
Herald, of the 6th inst, has the fol-
lowing
Our enemies, it seems. are begin
niiis TO spread themselves IN our
neighborhood. Wehave information
from Hampton that on Monday last a
sally was made from t'ort Monroe, Of
two companies numbering about $50
men, conducted by Col. Diniieks- Who
proceededacro Mill Creek bridge and
took possession of Capt. Clark's prem
Uses on the Hampton side, where
there is an excellent well of water.
There they left about one-half of
their force to occupy and protect
this important and necessary aequisi-
ton, while the remainder returned
to the fort, well satisfied with the
easy success Of the expedition.
The gallant and spirited citizens
of Hampton We're prepared to defend
themselves against the Black Repub-
kcan horde, if they had continued to
swarm over in the direction, oftheir
town; but the retrograde movement
Of the 1nercenaries disappointed them
of the opportunity for the present.
r. .S.-Since writing the above
we learn further that additional ope
rations have been entered upon by
the Federal forces at Fort Monroe
embracing the, seizure of the farms o
JOS Segar, Judge Ciopton, and in
The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03
The Ruee mat K,us-On Tues

The Ruee MAT HtHs-On Is,es-
day evening says regent Parisian
journal, as Mons. p, an army con
tractor, was walking on the Bonle-
wards. he perceived his son with a
Young woman, very plainly dressed
but of modest and respectable ap-
pcarancc. hanging on his arm. lie
advanced towards the couple, and
asked his son in an angry tone how
Ii. dared to keep company with a.
workmanT"
Father" replied the young man,
Il intend to narry made,n"'selie.
and if have no, hitherto spoken to
You Of my project. it is because
.Bocause, sir, yon know well that
! would never consent tn such al
act OF folly"
Il do know this father, and there
fore i, is ,i.nt / have waited for my
majority. l am otage this day l
have obtained tile consent of the
young persons parents. and We are
10 be married very soon"
/ land me, sirY'. cried the father
choking with rage.
( II shall be under the necessity Of
addressing youa respectful summons,
Summation reSPecfacse-ta tornaiitS
indispensable in France in case OF {
marriage by any person, however
old, without consent of parents-)
81 will convert nll my propcrt.
into ready money, and you shall new
or hnve n penny"
Il prefer happiness to riches"
The father exasperated to the las
degree, raised his cane Ia strike hi
sou, hut suddenly his hand dropped
and he staggered and fell into tn
crowd, which the noise ofthe discus
sion had collected He was cor
puicnt mau. of a sang1,inr 'cmpera
ineut, and Iii, anger had killed him
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we are pleased TO notice the i'm
prcycncut about oar market house.
The buiIding is fenced in, and neat
" white washed. Our town authori-
ties deserve credit for this. 1t nov
locks ike what market should
clean. The mud paddles CA each
side, &c tl:r market in the street have
been flied up. 1t is a decided I'M
nrovernant.
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HosTILlTlES COMMENCED.

Washington May 2i-As supposed
late last ni.ht savcr:.l re ginaat :, " ith
the New Jersey and Michigan Iri-
Sades, Ellsworth Zcuve, a''d thr
t District militia. crass.-d i:,:o Ni~@i-
MIA. the rickets- having previously
been driven in hy adv~ncr guards
One regiment took the road '.aG!lig
to Fairfax Court llousr. about 4c-
! miles from Washington. while aiuih-
or Fihe Jersey striped at the Forks
Fabout miIe from Long bit!@c AWAIT
ing orders. ..
/ The advance into Virgins, was
! also made from another poiAt, a; th.'
mouth of the Potomac acquedustE
near Georgetown. The S"vcnth re-
-ia,cnt New York was among the
troops, and after several hours march
reached a point between the hridgr
and Coh.inBia Springs, on the line OF
tie Washington aud Alexandria
rnilroad.
! The district troops returned -
{! Wasliarton this morning.
From six to ton Thousand troops
were sent into Virginia this morning.
Firing was heard occasionally by the
driving in of the Virginia pickcts.
SECOND DISPATCH.
9o'elock, \. M.-The n. Y You
ayes. the AL, ard 69th, and the Jer-
Sc, regiments, hold Alexandria, While
Arlington Height. are occupied by
several regiments.
The entrance into Alcyandria was
: attended bya circumstance which has
cast the deepest gloom over the c.tus.
muniiy. Col. Ellesworih, who has!
hauled down the secession flag was
:! ,l,ot soon afterwards by a concealed
foe. Ills body has been brought to
the Washington hayward.
The accounts from Alexandria ar
. somewhat contradictory, but there is
!, mo doubt Of the fact that the man. by
! name jackson, was Instantly pat II
dea,l,-some say by both bullet anc
5 bayoaet.
When TIE Federal troops reached
! Alexandria, the se!,.sers fired at then
and fed. Visitors To rhe city say ,lI'
scenes were intensely exciting. Fed
d eral vessels were lyingi,t front of tn
n town.
4 1t seems true that a body of Fede
raj troops have ADVANCED TO Fairia'
:. courthouse, to take possession of tn
l. junction of the Grange and Alexan
1t dria and the Manassas gap railroad
a with the view of intcrcepting the ad
vance of the Nirginian troops towar
= Alexandria and Richmond
u Nearly three Thousand troops al
q rived at Washington yesterday.
E .THIRD DIspRfcH.
"a Ill o'clock; p. NJ, --It is repor:e
sl,at as the Virginia troops retire
from Alexandria, one man WAS xii
Is ed by a retusn shot from the Feders
,troors.-G hercis a prospect Of caI
k turing the fugitives.
l. Among the forces sent over to Vii
rinia were two batteries and tw
- companies of artillery.
Id The Post Master General orde,
e. the discontinuance of the mails, an
= has annulled all contracts in the 81
lceded States except Tennessee.
The Washington mail has bee
stopped and the letters returlsed.
r. The correspondent OF the Ne
er York Tribune says Ellsworth W
is shot as he was descending the staii
-. with the secession flag, by Jackso
it the keeper. Of the Marshall Heus
" He died almost Instantly, dying Il
Rag with his blood. He only sa
The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03
Spies In the .So,ah--A dispatch to

SPECS IN dc .Soutf--A dispatch to
the \. y. Herald says:
Tho Government is in possession
of very important Information from
reliable sources; having agents in
every Southern State, and are ialIy
posted in regard to all movements.
We have no doubt there are North
ern spies in every Southern State
some of them in this city. Let Us
keep close watch for them
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.yeeae at a Gambling Saloon IN Cal

Scene at a Gambling Saloon IN Cal
afo,uia.-"A moment, if you please. ;"
I quietly remarks an almost beardless
desperate, covering his pile with a
firm hand, and fixing dangerous eyes
an the burly dealer Of monte whom
he addressed, 'vou can stop there"
well, Sir?"
.Well, excuse me, but T think you
drew two cards"
Il believe not. I'll take your. pile,
! if you please; the keywalyo takes IT.
1.-Two cards"
sYour money"
And in each ease the words are ac-
companied bya quick but quiet mo-
: ton which discloses a revolver. With
, the appearance of these two new dis
putants---polished, but of briet, but
sharp and downright speech-there is
u quick, but fussless stir among the
spectators around the table. In
moment clear space is formed in the
midst of small circle Of flashing
eyes, compressed lips and clenchea
hands. You may COUNT twenty, de-
iberately, erc you hear abreath drawn
or see the slightest movement.
"Well sir?'
..Nyeli."
"Iourmoney."
.sIour cards.
up steps a BY stander-some
cool, steady veteran, expert i'll the
game, and vorsed in the law Of diff
culiies-a man Of awful nerve, whose
Il oil
no pistol shot ,an alarm.
.Gentlenen, try arbitration first. :
Another quick exchange Of inqui-
ring glances between the disputanss.
Not word--but the eyes Of each
plainly say, agreed" Both throw
themselves back in their chairs, and
withdraw their hands from the table,
with the air of men inviting examin-
alton, and resolute to abide the result
The veteran calls up two brothers of
the green cloth, competent to act as
uinpires: and three minutes. fraught
with mortal danger, in deliberately
counting the cards as they lie on the
cloth, and naming them slowly like
the tolling of a bell or the measured
pronunciation Of a death sentence
Except that, there has been no noise
but the simultaneous clicking of tbs
pistol locks. The dealer and his Wis
avis seemingly strangely unconcern
ed for the event.
"Yon were wrong,my friend, said
the veteran, emo double card wa!
drawn here. Mistakes will happier
to the most careful gentlemen"
From that decision there is no az
peal, his finger on the trigger sfte
that would have cost the young fellow
his life. So pistols go back TO thei
sleeping places, hands are shaken
drinks for the company at the expens
OF the '.bucker," he who play
against the bank is called-and til
game proceeds with better under
standing.
--e -
= n 7
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New Orleans CerresT ondence.
NFw ORLEANS, I
MAY Il, 1860. ).
Mnx CHER CoLoNkL:-.-


The work goes bravely on, So far
as preparation for the conflict is CON
cerned. Increased activity seems I"
prevail III all the Departments, now
engaged in the manufacture OF war
material. The orders for the fortiiy-
ING of our State coast, which was ie-
reiyed from Montgomery some days
since are being carried out with all
possible dispatch. Berwieks Bay
| Barataria aud the Lake coast, are to
be placed in sufficient state Of de-
fence, to defy al. efforts of the enc
my to land should they feel 50 dis
posed. The gun carriages for this
purpose are nearly completed at the
Custom house. They are lieantifni
specimens of what our southern ma
chanies can do when required Red
F., Stick" will furnish, the shooting
irons.
The Proclamation Of the Postlnas'
ter General has been issued. The
new posta, lays viii commence or
the st of june. The mails for lin,
. colndom will then cease. Postage
on single letters viii be 5 cents fo'
5000 miles or under. and must b'
raid iu cash, until such tine a.
stamps are ready IiiisAas'ra,'4ruen
seems to give general satisfaction t'
, all who wish to- see our new Republic
established on the only firm basis
the cash one.
/ send you the 81. Louis Republ'ca"
which contains full account of;i,-
+, horrible butchery there ppeTctrate'
t on innocent women and children, b,
: the miserable infidel Dutch hireling
J Of the Washington monarchy. 1t i
: enough to make the blood boil to rea'
e the heart-rending particulars
:: A r1,mor was current III our street
!, last evening that fighting had com
menced at pickens What purpol
i lied to be d confirmation of the re
e port was placed on the Bulletin boar
of one of the papers, but in about a
! hour afterwards it was coatradicte
) by dispatch from Montsomer,
. President Davis had bean to Pens:
n cola to inspect the works at TIL:
Il point, and returned. This remove
all apprehension of the truth of I'll
E. report. The camp which had bee
e. formed back of the city, was remove
y yesterday to Tangipatfo ON the } sci
e e sen Rail Rood, which is a mo-
!, suitable location. 1t is Thought th
10 regiment viii leave our city tn
I'd week for Fort Smith, Ark.
at Two more prizes, a ship and ban
. have been captured off the nrou
:. of tlrc river yesterday by two of o
n privs,t,crs Weather rather hot, a,
go tbusinesss among the thingsthat WEI
g ! se,ul veutbe latest Market Repor
Aurevoir,
Qntp NrNc.
" w rs e nave re- .iyed nj exchan
q The Shreveport News, a new pap
Il u,.,,,t,,J i'm S,l,rnycnn,-i "A From
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90, Jacob" said a master 10 his
apprentice boy, "it Is wonderful TO
see what quantity you can ea. y
Eyes, MASTER" replied the boy. "I've
been prae,ieing since I was child"
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A good Receipt far Finegw.-Fake
forty gallons of rain water, one gal
lon of molasses, and four pounds ace
tie acid. It will be fit for use in Il
few days. Acetic acid costs % cents
per pound. This is the receipt hy
which most of the cider vinegar is
made, which is SOLD ia the country
stores.
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i he Governor Is included III the c"Hi-
7, missiou.rs. II provides for home
guards.
! The !e sisiatnrs adjeurps tomorrow
a, II o'clock.
|. The bill for incidental appropria-
.ions passed unanimously.
Major Breckenridge is within the
bar of the House, surrounded by ma
ny friends.
The G ,vernor has not yet signed
tie stay law bill. q
! -Ehe troops in the vicinity of
| Washington have been crdesea to
prepare TO march AT an,Saa.ut's notice.
Michigan regiment has been order
ed to prepare to march, at = moments
notice with TIVE days rations.
The Ior,ayes are 10 occupy Arl-
ington Heights.
The North Carolina troops are ar
irving at Richmond.
II. r. Collier, of Petersburgh, aid
I of General Gwynn, was wounded at
Sewclrs point. None were killed.
| Destruction of ship Island. Miss.
Tho following from I. w. Adams.
of Harrison county, We find in the
N .. Picayune:
Handsboro', May 22.-At o'clock
this afternoon the buildings at the
light house and fort ON Ship Island
were in light blaze.
A large vessel was in the Pass,
with all sails set, which left as soon
as the buildings were on fire. No YES
now in sight. F. W. ADAMS.