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Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24
To Correspondents.

We will be pleased to receive con,
tributions from our friends. in and
around Shreveport. An occasional
article from our planters, relative to
the crops, will be very acceptable
In fact, we desire correspondence
from every section of the States.
Personal articles will not be pub
lished, either as communications or
advertisements.
Those friendly to our undertaking,
who may hear Of amy local, OF other
items, that will prove OF interest to
our readers, will favor us by handing
il, the same at the Office OF the News.
In writing, be brief and concise,
bearing in mind, that lengthy com
,nunications are seldom, appreciated
by newspaper readers.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24
General Pillow.

We find the following reference t"
tho causes of Gen. Pillows late resiy
nation, in the correspondence of the
Charleston -he,rury from Columbus
kentucky:
The current report is that the ca,is"
Of his resignation was Il disagreement
with Gen. Polk, about an order issued
to the division quarternaster. Forage
being scarce. and Gen. pollow think
ing that the principal forage master
was not exercising, sufficient energy
to keep the army horses from suffer
ing and death, ordered the quarter
master of. the division to send out
some teams to procure hay for the
horses of the division. II" this Gen.
Polk objected, and expressed his OBJ
lection to Gen. Pillow in violent
and angry manner. While this wa.
as ! learn, Il long series of disagree
ments between Ma i.-Gcn. Polk and
Gen. Pillow, about the method OF
conducting the. campaign. The for
mcr exceedingly kind, hcncvo4cn'
and charitable ia his disposition WA
it is supposed, inclined to p"rs'o the
Fabian policy of defensive opera
tions. Th. latter. energetic aSS@@res,
siv., and practical i'll his nature, wa~
for carrying out the Napoleonic idea,
Of catching the ene.ny wherever he
could find thea. and Of whipping
them wherever he caught them.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24
STRONG TALK.

The editor of the CINCINNATI Times
is evidently dissatisfied with his pres
ent hasitat con, and is seeking quar-
ters in Fort Lafayette, or some one
of the, other Federal prisons, Hear
him..
We are. losing time we arr, rapid
ly losing caste in the worh; it is
impossible to mistake the sentiment
in Washington City, The most
dilatory Cabinet that ever devised
infamy for Republican government,
is beyond question, preparingsa grave
for Lincoln's administration, imper-
vious to the remotest breath otna
tional honor. Why cannot our peo-
pie See and understand this: trrmcn-
dous fact! And why cannot our peo-
pie understand that the North Is
contributing, more than the South, 10
this bed Of inf:,my! Ii We cannot
rise above the stratum O.. tins hOr-
ribie curse, we ought to "slccp the
sleep that knows no wakingv'
Let not Mr. Lincoln be deceived
he has men around hi:n who would
sell their wedding rings, and deny
the names their mothers called then
by, if they could. thereby, place golc
in their pockets. Let this wretched
miserable conclave Of unwashed poll
ftical spcndthrifts be, set adrift. AL
the pcstilence that ever infected tn,
Nile-;ll the Greeks that found ,
harbor in the sIower Empire
would pale their intellectual fires
before the rascality and political i'm
potence that combine to constitute
Secretary of War and Secretary o
the Navy for the United States o
America
We We had talking enough; thes
bipeds should be dismissed, and dis
missed at once. Jefferson Davi
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24
Fretting.

The people of the North are begin
ming to grow restive at the many i'm
positions of the Federal Government.
The Mt. Vernon Indiana) Advocate
publishes the foHowing:
Hosr Mcy "P0sS" Peoplc IN Lom's-
rills.-No person is allowed to leave
Louisville without lpass, which costs
twenty-five cents. Every package,
however small, costs twenty-five
cents. Your loyalty. will not excuse
you from paying this fee. No mat
ter where vou live. whether III re-
bellious~ district or in loyal Indiana,
YOU must get your pass. The sur
veyor, or the officer who has charge
of the pass department. is making a
pretty thing ont of it; has receipts
average $3.50 dollars per day, or
about 100000 per annum. This is Il
direct tax upon. the trade aud travel
of Louisville. The city. IA point OF
commerce. has about gone up. and if
the war continues, it will be most
etfcctuallv dcs.~oved.
The above we copy from the Can
melton Reporter We have little
doubt of its truth in every particular.
| This extreme surveillance, merely to
put money in the pockets Of :. set OF
sharks, who really have no right to
ance almost unbearablc. AS an in.
stance, John B. Gardner. and old resi-
dent Of Posey county, well known
not only in Eanderburs county, bu,
in Posev, ana for three years treasure!
Of the latter county, man who's,
Union sentiments are undoubted, wa.
lcbarred from having shipped from
Evansville to Mt. Vernon two gallon.
Of Irish whisky for Christmas pur
poses, the article being considered
contraband by that pink of perfection
; Maj. Robinson, port surveyor "
Evansville. Things hav. ccrtainl,
come to apretty pass when the lova
= citizens of Poscy county cannot re
ccive small packages from 4 neigh
: boring town without the consent o
an upst:.rt, who is making, perhaps
: from twenty to thirty dollars per da,
% by an assumption Of power totall,
t unauthorized aud illegal.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24
Wreck OF an English Transport.

GAspE BAY, Januarv,4.-Thr
screw steamer Australasian, suppos-
ed to be wrecked on the shores OF
this bay, sailed from Liverpool for
Canada, with troops, etc, December
l3. She passed Cape Race Decc,n-
Der 23.
An English paper informs us that
the Australasian had on board ~
officers and 1888 men-numely, 18th
brigade Royal Artillery. The Aus
tralasian had Also on board four men
Of the army hospital train, two hor-
ses. six Armstrong field guns, nine
,uns of ammunition for the ordnance.
and 100000 rounds of Enfield bali
cartridges, ect.
The destination ,of the Australia
sian was the mouth of the St. Law
renee. with instructions to steam up
to the island Of Bic, or the RIVERS du
Loup, and land the troops and stores
at whichever point is accessible
Should the prevalence of ice prevent
either point being reached, the vessel
was, to make for Halifax, Nova Scotia
or St. John, n. B., according to the
| Judgment of the authorities out
there.
Gaspe Bay, where the traces of
wreck have been seen, is in the Cult
of St. Lawrence, near the southern
side of the entrance to the river St.
| Lawrence.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24

The trading boat Garibaldi No. /,
which left our port not long since, load
ed with large quantity Of wool and
-four, sunk about one hundred and
forty miles below here.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24

the opinion of many tha. an early
advance Of the hcenemyis contemplated.
This may or may not be the case,
1t is Il subject upon which all spccula-
ton is utterly vain.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24
The Public Credit.-The Rich

The Public Credit.-The Rich
mond Enquirer says:
It has appeared in one of our cotem-
poraries, both editorially and through
it's correspondence, that the Secretary
Of the Treasury has purchased coin
at premium of forty per cent. to
meet the interest due January l and
March l, 1862. Thinking that such
statement injuriousl y affects the pub
lie CREDIT, we have taken the pains
to ascertain the facts, and we are au-
thorized to say that no purchase of
coin had, or has been made by the
Secretary Of the Treasury, for any
sucn purpose; and that at the tirne
tho notice. was given to the public
creditors that the interest would be
paid in coin, more than enough was
already in the Treasury to meet the
interest dueon thedays above specified
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24

We would direct particular atten-
ton to the advertisement of the Rebel
Serenaders, which will be found on
the next page ofto.day's paper. 1t
should be borne in mind that this en-
tertainment is given for the benefit
of the Free Market of Shreveport.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24
FRIDAY, JANUARY "a. 1862.
Single Copies, 10 Cents
q See Every Page.

Persons indebted to this Office will
much oblige US by settling up imme-
diately if possible. Flour, pork and
beef, will be as acceptable as none,
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24

The weather is SO changcablc about
here, that it is almost impossible to
keep up with it.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24

Since the appearance of our last is
sue, we have not received any news
Of Importance. Rumor upon rumo1'
has been reported Of terrible doings
at variouspoints, but confirmation OF
the same is yet lacking.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24

Job Work must be paid for on de-
livery.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24

We noticed yesterday morning the
marks. Of Il genuine, old fashioned
black frost. During the day a fine
drove of hogs made their appearance
in our city.
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24

The Rogue's March Superseded
By Yuukce Doosllc-Suggesticn from
Our Harry Hays.-A correspondent
of the Richmond DixpatcA, writing
from Camp 18th, Mississippi Regi
ment," Va, says:
Theenly new thing of note, is {
cnston just adopted in the army,
When worthless soldier is "drumm.
I'd out" it is done to the tune Of Yam
kee Doodle, instead Of the Rogue
March as was the custom. Tho nev
Shreveport semi-weekly news., 1862-01-24

The Federals can't get pilots to
bring down their gunboats from Csiso.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24

ALLOTMENT FUND OF THE FOURTH Reel
MENT-The following letter from Paymas-
ter Gatzner will be sufficient explanation
why the allotment moneys Of the Fourth
Regiment which were deducted ON the 9th
of August have not been forwarded:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. l, 1862.
Major CHAs. F. LARNED, Paymaster U. s. A.,
Louisville, KY:
DEAR SIR-The letter from Mr.. Chas. Schef.
fer, Allotment Agent of the State of Minnesota,
in reference to allotments made by officers and
privates of the 4th Regiment Minnesota Volun-
teers, of date Of September 18th, and referred
by you to me, has been received.
In reply permit me to say that the allotments
were made by me at the payment of troops to
June 3Oth last, and that in consequence of late
troubles have been unable to send the money.
The Allotment Rolls have been forwarded to
you, and as soon as my accounts can be placed
before the Department for final adjustment the
money will be forthcoming and sent to Mr..
Scheffer at st. Paul.
l am sorry the delay has arisen but it is now
beyond my control. Hoping to be able to for
ward the same soon, I remain,
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
H. L. GATZNER.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24
From the WiInebagO Agency.

Our correspondent at the Winnebago
Agency furnishes us with the following
particulars of the arrest of the Winneba-
goes who were charged with being con-
cerned in the Sioux raid, and who arrived
in this city on Monday evening:
"About twelve O'Clock on Saturday last
detachment of twenty-five men under
the Captain and First Lieutenant of Com
pany F, 25th Wisconsin Regiment, arrived
at Capt Edgerton's camp. After due con-
sultation the Captain dispatched messen-
senger to the various Chiefs and braves re-
questing their presence in council at his
headquarters The summons was obeyed
wish alacrity, and upon their assembling
the Captain, (who by his firmness and fair
ness has won the confidence of the several
Chiefs took the Chiefs and several braves
aside and informed them of the mission of
the detachment, which was to obey an Or
der of Major General Pope, demanding
the persons of Little Priest and the Win
nebago Indians who were present at the
Lower Agency at the time of the out
break of the Sioux Little Priest at once
consented to obey the order and also to
bring forward in time for an early start on
Sunday morning, the eleven Indians who
were with him on that occasion. Capt.
Edgerton and Batiste, one of the most in
fuential Chiefs, then appeared and adj
dressed the warriors, who, although sur
prised, thus cheerfully acquiesced in the
contamination of the order At eight
o'clock the next morning the prisoners APP
peared according to their promises, ac-
companied by very large delegation of
their friends who came to witness their de-
parture The detachment soon after
formed into line with their prisoners in
the centre and amid q salvo of cheers qui-
city departed"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
Military Critics.

Another hum of dissatisfaction with Mo-
GILLIAN is beginning to be heard from the
camp Of the radicals. The victories in
Maryland for time silenced their SANDER
GUS clamors, but as day after day has
passed away till now, without any great
movement of his army, the old charges OF
slowness and incompetency are revived,
and the question is repeated, ''why don't
he act?' MCCLELLAN will be heard from,
we doubt not, in due season, and as he
has never done foolish or unmilitary
thing yet, we cannot suppose that the re-
port will not be favorable Some, who
have heretofore lain any fault to his sub
ordinates upon the commanding General,
are now anxious to ascribe any success he
gains to the inferior officers detailed 10y
him for given operations. Thus we have
it said that MCCLELLAN is entitled to no
credit for the late victories, because, they
say, they were gained by such Generals
as HOOKER, BURNSIDE, SEDGwICK and RE-
NO. To these uncharitable persons we
commend the words that SHAKESPEARE puts
in the mouth of ULYSSES, in the great dra
matist's tragedy of TRoLIUs and CREssIDA,
(Act LIST, scene 3D. ULYSSES is speaking
of those who mock the designs of great
Generals with 'scurril jeSts." He says
''They tax our policy, and call it cowardicc:
Count wisdom as no member Of the war:
FOrcstall presciencc. and esteem noact
But that of hand the still and mental parts
That do strive how many hands shall strike
When fitness calls them on and know by
measure
OF their observant toll, the enemys weight
Why this has not fingers dignity:
They call this bed-work, mappery, closet-war
So that the ram that battcrs down the wall,
For the great weight and rudencss of its poise
They place before his hand that mode the en-
ginc
Or those, that with the funess of their souls
By reason guide its execution
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24
The Quota OF the Counties.

From a report in the hands of Commits
sioner TOWER, the Faribault Republicon,
has been permitted to make the following
abstracts showing the condition of the fol-
lowing counties relative to furnishing their
quota of volunteers. The counties which
have furnished an excess over all calls of
the President are: Anoka %; Crow Wing
10; Douglas; Hennepin IA; LIE Sueur 10;
Morrison Q; Ramsey 40; Rice %; Sher-
burne 8; Wright 1.
The following are deficient, as follows,
viz: Carver "a; Chisago l; Dakota AZ ;
Dodge 81; Fillmore 100; Freeborn "a ;
Goodhue 25; Houston 1875; Isanti 8;
Mile Lac l; Mower 8; Olmstead "a ;
Scott 35; Wabashaw 5S; Waseca 10;
Washington "a; Winona g. We have nc
returns from other counties. There are
752 men to be drafted from those counties
in arrears, while Rice county has 33 credit
on the next call.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24

The following is the official list of casu
alties in the Fourth Minnesota at the bat
tie of Iuka. A partial list has been here
tofore published, but the annexed embra
ces names not therein contained:
Thomas Olson, Co. A, wounded.
j. W.Dunn. First Sergeant, Co. B, wounded
o. Grattam, Sergeant, Co. B, wounded.
c. j. Nickel, Corporal, Co. B, wounded.
James Neil, Co. B, wounded.
Edward Zebraith, Co. B, wounded.
Benjamen Toole, Co. C, killed.
Jas. Casey, attached to battery, killed
Charles Perkins, Co. ], wounded.
Thomas Reeves, Co. c, wounded.
Kimball, First Sergeant Co. ID, wounded.
Clark, Co. ID, wounded.
Sampson, Co. ID, wounded
Momemy, Co. ID, wounded
J. A. Goodwin, I'd Lieut.. Co. T. wounded.
A. Phelps, Sergeant, Co. Z, wounded.
G. w. Thomas, Corporal, Co. E, wounded.
John Bass, Co. E, wounded.
T. A. Bunker, Co. +, wounded.
o. Lindersmith, Co. f, wounded.
Benjamin Scris, Co. E, wounded.
Frederic Schralm, Co. E, wounded.
Joseph TairO, Co. E, wounded.
Ira D. Russell, Co. f, killed.
j. w. Burdick, Corporal, Co. r, killed.
George Winchell, Co. F, killed.
Hollis Z. Sergeant, Co. f, killed.
George Campbell, Co. G, killed.
John Elke, Co. G, wounded.
John Fobbe, Co. G, wounded.
Patrick Loftes, Co. G, wounded.
Antoine Montrail, Co. G, wounded
George Redan, Co. G, wounded.
Bernard Westman, Co. G, wounded.
Charles Olson, Co. ii, wounded.
N. s. Rowland, Co. II, wounded.
Peter Lentz, Co. H. wounded.
Andrew Anderson, Co. III, wounded.
Samuel j. Isaacs, Serg't. Co. |, wounded.
G. A. Hutchinson, Co X. wounded.
A. B. Morse. Co. X, wounded
s. NJ. Milholland, Co. h, wounded.
j. E. Canu, Co. X, wounded.
Martin keitfer Co. X, wounded.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24

ANNUAL SESSION OF TIE GRAND LODGE
|. O. O. f. OF MINNESOTA. Grand
Lodge of Minnesota adjourned yesterday
The following officers were elected, and
appointed for the ensuing year
Grand lfaster.-I. NJ WestEll. of Roches-
ter.
Deputy G,nad Na$ter.--E Hedderly, of Min
neapolis.
Grand Wm.len--John White, of Hastings
Grand Secretny.-Sherwood Hough, of St
Paul.
Grand Trensver D. Strong, of Saint
Paul.
Grand Reprcsentotirc--J F. Williams, of St.
Paul.
Graed Mm'shn.-T. j. Eames of Preston
Grond Chaplmn. Thomas Simpson, of Wi
mona.
Groued Colsauctor.--J. n. Treadwen, Of st.
Paul.
Grand Guadi,m-R. L. Billin@sly, OF St.
Peter
Grana Herald--D. A. Huntsmap. of Shak
opee.
District Deputies. William Willum, of Still
water: 1. H. Conway, of St. Paul w. G
Dye, of Winona Daniel Ayre, Of Hastings
D. A. Huntsnan, of Shakopee T. J. Eames,
of Preston, and George Heslep, of St. Peter.
The next meeting of the Grand Lodge
will be at St. Peter.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24
4. AZ. &. II. VI.

The American Board OF Commissioners
OF Foreign Missions is in session at Spring
field Massachusetts, Notwithstanding the
state of the country an encouraging &C
count is given of its doings for the past
year. The summary is Number Of mis-
sions 20, stations 10, number of ordained
missionaries IA, whole number of labor
ers l,o75, pages printed last year 10, 800,
200, number of churches ia. whole num-
of pupils in schools S,439. The entire in
come of the year has beenas follows Do
nations acknowledged in the He,'uld Gn-
Guiding Sl4,90l.S 5 from foreign lands),
$247. 4SS %, legacies ST., 225S5, other
sources SIS, 500. 49-making total of
$685., O00.56. Owing to the retrench-
ments effected by the missionaries. and
the donations which We're made by Eng
lish friends to them directly, the expendi-
lures have amounted to only 1922, 2SS. 81.
The year began with debt of S2G, 1885, 50;
it closed with a debt of S14, 1O3. 60.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24
General John Cook.

General JOHN Cook of Illinois, having
been recently assigned to duty i'll the De-
partment of the Northwest, it may not be
inopportune to notice somewhat his past
military career. Some two years previous
to the war, Gen. Cook organized in indie
pendent company called the ''Springfield
Greys," which took the premium at all
the exhibition drills in Illinois and Saint
Louis When the call for $4,000 volun
teers was made, that company was the
first rendered and the first on duty in the
West BY an unanimous vote Capt. Cook
was chosen Colonel of the first regiment
raised in Illinois (the 7th), which he COM
manded with honor to the regiment and
himself respectively in Missouri, Kentucky
and Tennessee, until after the capture of
Fort Donelson, in which Col. Cook was a
prominent actor, commanding the third
brigade Of Gen. c. F. SMITHS division,
and for his services there was appointed a
Brigadier General. Gen. Cook continued
in command of brigade under General
GRANT until after the hard contested field
of Shiloh, when he was ordered to an i'm
portant command in Virginia, near Wash
ington. Being much reduced in health,
he, short time since, asked to be sent to
Minnesota, where he could recuperate an
overweight constitution, which request
was granted.
The General is accompanied by his Staff,
all of whom entered the army at the begin
ming of the rebellion, as privates, and were
promoted for gallantry on the field. Were
this plan more universal our army would
possess more efficiency.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24

Colonel W. R. Calhoun was killed in
a duel near Charleston, South Carolina,
recently.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-10-24

The registered sales of the New York
stock exchange last week foot up S., 49,
900.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-27
Mounted Riflemen

Il the great dcs dsrd'4nl, for success
ia combating the enemy in all sparscIy
settled districts.
The Northwest nbounds in hardy
horses and in experienced hcremco,
ind the cxigencies Of the service demand
the aid of both.
The West with no commerce and
manufacture, ami denied thus long n
cheap transit for its produce, would find
a r,Iling relicffrom its peculiar harl'
ships, BY the sole of fifty thousand good
horses, and we trust hereafter all caval.
ny horses will be purchased in Ohio,
Western Virginia and the West. We
hope 10 see an invitation 10 the Western
people to raise indeIimtclymonnred 'Tegi.
ments. The subtitle enemy coufronts US
with fleet troopers harrasSing our rear,
destroying our trains, burning bridges,
inlerupJins communications, picking OF
stragglers and detached squads, carrying
Information, and BY scouting, recooooi,
tering and doing picket duty, become to
their cause, Invaluable; why, ihon, arc We
still SO deficient in this ann Of bc service
these "eyes Of the army"--rel .ape
must be chorgoable for our ,hus 'going
it blind"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-27
West virginia.

Let not the friends of tic new State
weary in their efforts to secure their ear
ly admis ion as a separate State.
Tie people Of Western Virginia, had
reluctantly acqulcsced in their continued
fellowship with the dominant tide water
section (torcod upon them by the Con.
ycolon of 1850 )iII 1865 cooking joy
full forward to that day Of redemption
but the rebelIious proceedings Of our
masters, has prematurely sundered the
the bon that bonn US, and thu actively
FASTENED our dcIiyeance Most new
Sta'es ara foiled in their first essay for
admission, bul ty perseverance have at
last succeeded; such doubtless will be
our experience. After we become an
independent State, we can alIer our or
ganic law as we choose, Tree from all
outside dictalion whatever Our first
efforts, should be exclusively directed,
to our immediate admission by Congress.
Circulate the petitions.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-27
Live RebclsltamnskeJ.

AvowED rebels At the South, OK.
III, over the empty victory, their Demo,
cratic friends Nlthc North, gained in the
recent elections; but they must know,
the rebels at the North all stayed at
home, and that our va,larmy is made up,
entirely Of Union man, who could not
get voice in the election,
Besides, some of tic Union men, who
dtd stay Mt home, voted against US, un.
der the deaSion that Democracy, as
traitors use the term,'means what il did
ia the bygonc days o political parties,
pot house rebel politicians, oxcrcd
themselves much, to locp the mass Of
the people from finding cut, or believing
tho important fact,lhotevery prominent,
fsirmiudcd, and patriotic man, WHO be.