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The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-05-13
tn the Pablo.

My adv ertisement in the newspapers Of q
patent process for Tanning Leather, has
called forth so much correspondence ana so
many inquiries concerning its operations
that have thought fit to issue. Circular
answering the much sought after intorna
ton. 80
am the Inventor and Patentee, and tie
Patent has been allowed by the authorities
a: Richmond: My process is a domestic
chemical one, such as can be obtained from
the herbs Of the woods in the country, and /
use sumac as u base in Tanning: All the
ingredients are plentiful in the Southern
country: Watts or troughs used in the old
process win answer every purpose IN the
new, only it does not require half 80 many;
The Leather looks as well and is as good ia
quality or better, than that tanned by the
old bark process: have had the process
throughly tested and witnessed by worthy
and honorable gentlemen in tins city VINO
will vouch for its efficacy; l. do not sell
rights to any one on time: All moneys
sent at my risk by taking the Postmaster's
receipt without registering.
Address me at Little Rock, Ark. enclcs-
iEg ten cents to paypossage BIO HILTON
apl53n L.istle Rock, Ark-
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Portable Steam Engines with OR
without wheels. Stationery Steam
Engines with double hue boilers.
Circular Saw Mills Of the most mod
ern and improved construction. We
challenge the trade to produce a bet
ter or more effective article at Il less
price. Cotton Gin and Grist Mill
Shafsmg.
Circular Saws.
Burrows Corn and FIGURING Mill.
Strawb Corn Mills.
India Robbee Betting.
Wooawrutl Planning and Matching
Machines
Artesian Well Tools and Pipes fur
nished to order.
Steam Guases, Whistles, &c,
and every description Of Plantation
and Railway Machinery.
Send and get an illustrated cata-
logue Of our Machinery, free by mail !;
all we ask is preference st the same
price with equally good Northern
Works. Addr. IS r. NJ. 1NENS,
No. SO ST. Charles ST., \. 0.
No. Sly
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To the People Of North Louisians.
NIIIE undersigned having been appointed
Il SUB-AGENT Of the G3o1crsmext
Produce Loan, for this portion Of the State,
is prepared to receive subscriptions to the
same, at the office of the Branch CifissSs'
Bank, in the city Of Shreveport.
ULCER LAUVE.
Shreveport, March Ia, 1862
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Mansfield Female College

DESOTO PARISH La.
Nhe Fall session of this Institution
i will open on Wednesday, End
October 1861, with a full and efficient
Faculty The domestic department
will be under the immediate supcrin-
tendence of the President and his
lady, and every effort will be made
to promote the comfort Of those en-
trusted to .heir charge.
~ Cation, provisions, Confederate
Bonds or Treasury notes token IN pay;
meat Of Board and Tuition.
For other information, Address.
CHAS. B. STUART, President.
Mansfield, La.
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MlL1TARy.-Pryor has been made
Brevet- Brigadier, and Hon. James
A. Seldom announces himself can
didate to fill his place in Congress.
Other Congressional Colonies from
Virginia are puzzled what to do.
jenkins has gone back to the field,
but Ex-Governor Smith and John P.
Baldwin are hesitating. Brig. Gen.
Juval Early has for some time been
acting as Major General, aud will
probably be confirmed in that rank.
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TO the Dutch the ladies Of all ma
tons are indebted for the invention
Of the thimble. The Dutch acheiv-
ed this great invention about the year
1890.
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Cor. Market and Milan streets,
wv ILL give special attention to making
w Shoes for Ladies and Misses, and
hopes to receive o liberal patronage in this
new enterprise. Repairing neatly executed
at short notice. s2O-3m
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Notice.

HIDES WANTED, for " hich
CVVO the highest market price will
be paid by PHELPS & ROGERS.
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II you want 70 got a good and
hcathful, and at the same time palata-
bic bitter, try Crooks lnvigorating
Aromatic Btters. See advertisement
in another column.
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Confederation Restaurant.

IN (t'ormerly GaletyJ
- adjoining the Confederation
Coffee House. Shreveport, La.
WIS well Lnown and popular es-
l. tablishme..t has been removed a.
above, and is open for the acceanmo-
dation of the public. There will BE-
found the best Of game fish, oysters.
and everything that the Shreveport,
and New Orleans markets Afford
Meals furnished at all hours day o.,
night. Families and parties will
nave their orders promptly attended
to. no37vty
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~ Lost. ~
A NOTE for the hire Of g negro boy
~ named Peter, hired at present to Mr.
Sims, said boy belongs to Mrs. Mary A.
Thomas. The finder will p.esse return the
same to Mrs. Mary A. Thomas, within four
miles Of Albany, near the widow Coles.
Shreveport, May 9th, 1862. It.
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An improved percussion machine
invented by VIM. X. Wash, has been
raanutae.rred at Lynch5urg. 1t will
make $500 caps per hour.
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s3>AA44~VV oE1A
Now IS the Time.
Purify the Bleod I Strengthen the
System I!
The GREAT MEDlcINAL DRINK THE
AGE!
CROOkES'S
Invigorating Aromatic Vegetable
SE0asache Bitters,
For RESTORING Il PRESERVING
HEALTH.
Prepared from aromatic Bitter Herbs
UNDER THE AUSPICES or IN
EMINENT PHYSICIAN.
Arc an agreeable and palatabl.
Invigorating Tonic, prepared from
Aromatic Bitter Vegetables, com
bined with a Pure' Spirit, improved
and perfected by one of our venera-
BILE and eminent physicians during q
practice Of thirty years, in the latter
part of which he used those Bite,
Herbs, with unparalleled success, in
flanmation from the face or body as
they progress in the publication Of the
blood.
Viewing them simply as berer.
age, they equal in richness and deli.
cacy Of flavor the finer grades Of
choice Champagne Wines-the bit.
ter principle being only perceptible
when felt in the good work Of purify.
ing and invigorating.
For the use of old and Young Of
both sexes they are admirably adap.
ted, being grateful to the taste; of ar
exqis;tely delicate Aavor-impartine
to the palate soothing aromatic ct:
feet, cqualled only by it's purity and
richness.
The following letter regarding the
purity and quality Of this Celebrated
Vegetable Tonic, from the emincnl
and gifted physician and chemist
Victor T.. Canning, so long and ia
vorably known in connection Will
the French Academy of Science
speaks for itself:
Chemical Laboratory. West BIoaa,cay
New York, February 6, 1860.
Mr.. II NJ. Crookes: Dear Sir
In accordance with your request o
the 18th ultinpo, have SUBJECTED
sample Of yor, Invigorating Aroma
tic Vegetable Stomach Bitters to
careful ANALYSIS and find them to b,
composed Of the essence of Aromatic
Bitter Vegetables Of ancient s,me i,
the medical world: yet l have neve
before seen them so well blended o
rendered so pleasing to tn. sense o
| taste.
The Spiri. used in their prcPara
ton found to be perfectly pure, ant
as free from delcterious element a.
that procured from the natural juic
of the grape.
You doubtless had the assistance 0
experienced medical skill in perfect
ing so excellent a combination, as i
rarel v occurs that the bitter princi
pie, possessing SO much medicine
worth, is rendered SO palatablc.
! Continue to prepare your Stomach
Rittcrs, strictly in accordance witt
the formula YOU have already adop
ted, and they cannot fail to gain pre-
cedencc over everything else of tn
Ikind within nsy knowledge.
l remain, dear sir, very respect
fully yours.
VICTOR CHARMING.
Connoiseurs in fine beverages ant
those anxious to be relieved troM in
ward suffering are requested to ties
their qualities fairly and imPartiallv
and give the public the benefit ofthei
unbiased opinion.
For sale in Shreveport by
~ A. ENGLE & CO. 81
| On Texas street. aStf
I'D KIN - O -
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0hf Sen'i- aIsskly @s'rs.
Published on Tuesday and Friday.

Published on Tuesday and Friday.
tV'When subscribers see Time Expired,
stamped on their paper, it denotes that in
TWO weeks their time Of subscription expires.
The gunboats are reported to have
turned back. in the Mississippi, The
fcderals are said to be- withdrawing
from the vicinity Of Corinth. York
town is evacuated.
TnE DESoTo.-rhc enemy is
ovcrjoycdat the capture of this steam
er. A correspondent Of the Chicago
Times writing from above Fort Pill
low. says:
The DeSoto is Il prize worth the
capture. She was built in 1850 for
the Red river cotton trade, aud piled
between New Orleans and Shreve-
porE Of all the boats captured she
is the only one left undamaged by
the destructive hands Of the rebels.
Her cabin, in its furniture and equip
nents, is a very model of beauty. In
lounges, ottomans. mirrors, paintings.
silverwarc, and in the more ordinary
useful surroundings OF steamboat ne
ccssities, there is nothing left to be
desired. Capt. Carroll formerly Of
the Illinois, which was seriously
damaged in the late tornado, has Ia
ken charge OF her and will run her
hencefortil as the flag officers dis
patch boat.
Mr.. Ed. Ebcrstadt will accept our
thanks for Il late city paper
Northern accounts say Mcclellan
has called for a heavy siege train to
operate against the Confederate works
in the Peninsula, which extended
from Yorktown nearly to james ri
The blocsaders captured a schoon-
or off Cape Fear bar on the 18th.
She was trying to make her way in.
An improved percussion machine
invented by VIM. II. Wash, has BEEN
manufactured at Lvnch5urg 1t will
make $500 caps per hour.
If you want 70 got a good and
hcathful, and at the same time palata-
bic bitter, try Crooks lnvisorating
Aromatic Btters. See advertisement
in another column.
TO the Dutch the ladies Of all ma
tons are indebted for the invention
Of the thimhle. The Dutch acheiv-
ed this great invention about the year
1890.
a few weeks since we mentioned
that the prospect for wheat crop in
this section was very gloomy. We
are happy to announce that since that
time wonderful change has been
wrought, by the interposition Of some
cause. and that the prospect now is,
as we get it from planters from differ
ent portions of the county, that we
will make about a half crop. This
will be sufficient for home consump-
ton and to furnish some to our army.
last Texas Times.
MIL1TARy.-Pryor has been made
Brevet-Brigadier, and Hon. James
Seddon Announces hin1Salf a can
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DVOMMTITED to the Jail of Shreve-

- NOMMTITEDt to the Jail Of Shreve-
Az port negro man aged about IS
years, six feet one inch high, Of yell
low complexion. Calls himself WASH
lNGTON. and says he belongs to f. H.
Kendall. living in Upsher County, Texas.
The owner or owners of said negro are
hereby notified to come forward, prove pro-
perry. pay charges. and take him away, or
he will be disposed Of a. the law directs.
May 10, 1902 J. B. WEIGH,
&c Jaiior.
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Notice..

~. Notice.
d OBERT j. I.OONEY, Esq. il my daily
IL authorised agent and attorney, during
my ABSENCE EMMET ID. CRAIG.
Shreveport, May 9th, 1862.
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F,o Uhom This May Concern.

Eo Hhom 1hiS Mag C0nceTR
This is to certify that we were called upon
to witness the Patent Process Tor Tanning
leather, invented and patented by our towns
man, y. O. Hattox, tested. and we were the
eve witnesses to his prcce s Of tanning IN
ia thirty hours, piece .. Leather that WI!
max. GOOD upper Leather for course shoes.
we are fully ui the opinion that his process
~ "a wood as Recommended in his adve1
,isement, and will speedily bring about a
complete revolution in the Tanning art. He
makes know to US the ingredient used IN
his Tanning art, and there is any quantity
in the country and throughout the Southern
states VIM E WOODRUFF,
Il. L. DUFF,
RS 1ERkEs
Little Rock, Feb s, 1861.
The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-09-01

The crowd of people which assembled TO
rear Gov. Wright on Saturday at this plate.
.as the largest. which has assembled IA
'erre Haute TOR many years.
The Union Democrats in large numbers
sere present. and applauded Gov. Wright
1 ,roughout his speech.
Il is estimated that ons thousand democrats
.ere present. and from the applause the,
ave him they viii CERTAINLY vote Tor him Ion
congress IL may be set down as certain.
hat Cor. wRIoHr will be the next member
,fConxrsss from this District.
We much desire 70 give heightened re-
,ort Of this able and eloquent speech. but cir.
umstances prevent il this morning It's e.
.sct was electric The Gov. said he had beer
for tho war from ia first outbreak and had
devoted his time aad influence to its support
out said he "there are some men In this sec
ton Of tho Site. who had only concluded Il
favor the war within the last six weeks" Nov
that they see the masses Of the people arr
going for the war until the rebellion Is crush
ed. they turned around and shout hurrsh 70
the war"
Nr. voorhoe- ne think Is this kind OF
nan.
The influence which Gov. Wrish. IL exer
tinz In behalf of his country i second 20 tl.a
| Of 10 other man in the whole west.
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An Emeritus Professor of Treason.

Among the speakers At the Pennsylvania
Democratic Convention on Saturday was Mr..
Charles J Ingcrsoli. noted politician and
noteless h storan. who said. on that occasion,
sundry very foolish things. Among others.
these The war IL an abolition war IL Is
waged by the Administration with view TO
emancipation. and not to a restoration OF the
Union and tho preservation Of the Constitu-
ton that vast sums and vast armies have
been raised by the Government, and remain
uraccounted for: that the Government i
corrupt, dSpotic. revolutionary. and should
be displaced from power" Now. Mr. Inger-
soll knew That exerv word he uttered wa.
Just the word that ycI Davis. had he where
with to paw. uoulx have t.ad him lavishly 10
utter: thzs ever rcdod WAS a stab at the
very heart Ct the nation and thai ne was
fairly exposfrf himself TO jus, the raaish-
meat merited BY the man who. whefher rebel
General in Chief, solder or hhei cmisssry,
most effectually promotes treason. he had
obviously this fact before his eyss when he
when he cousoie.i himself With the refiec-
,on
s1hr~- arrests srr not -uSa terrible thing
IL thev srrc~' soa they must feed and closhe
you. stel loige ysa. aud IN these hard times
there : something IN that
Whatever there i in that. !, certainly de-
serses 20 iss.. Who boss,ed that had ne
lived IN the tine Of the Revelation ne would
have been : torv:" and b. IN tai- second
great crisis nj the connfry. : a. much Of a
traitor and tory a. no dsres 70 he. Ingersoll
hss ben arrested Lee hin. by all means.
have IL fell bensh-cf the gratuitoas board
and Id sings provided ~ TIE Var Secsetsr,
~ finfs.
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Somr Hsistsr,

The slstof ofthc nloom'ngtou fss'sgysp.
having enlisted has satierie rrosn military
and nyssifsing in his laaxa&g~ snd ideSs
White non l. very unceftsin. Az The
iadisn rroserb Ths,s 4 fsct ;, = mil
tary For the lat Eve dsvs we have teen
under immediate marching orlers expecting
every minste % tie Rexe And ~ i We.
But here ne are vet. and The probability i
strong IN iavos otthe ccnclnsiou thar We wlll
remain here Until ve leave. and that rs soon
AZ we star, from here We vii 90 somexhere
eiss. We have received 10 special order
from L Stanton - tbs eifecf. bus The DIV
srs ghsf BE are confdent thai some;hsng :
going % take place which they do not cxpccf.
s1d expecting something vh:eh sill NJ take
place. We vsrn every b>if - 10 Il Ga, far
shi.. snd b~ prepared tor srv thing ths, nv
oeeer. whether e takes place or not We
~suh at divalge tbs great uaovom~rt xese
d uos for The S,,od OF he sutr- rounsry-
ors se ieel nv that orser N go 90 shzll
net sssnl IN the ~sy Of 49, ,sasx which can
oedere - std % car hsels >rd distracted
coantry.
T S-we .ssil rahiish sno,hss sslelie-
fa~x @.ssn
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The Death OF Col. Topping.

Again has 40 impressive warning core to
teach ia that in the midss Of life. we are Ia
..esth. Col. Topping Of the Us, Regiment
was killed in the recent battle at Richmond.
Kentucky. while In the discharge Of bis du-
ties a. commssder Of that regiment. The
announcement OF this evsat has caused the
deepest sorrow in this city. Two weeks
since he Was here mingling with our citizens.
and in the vigor and prime of hi. life. But
nov be . dad How sad the thought
Another dear sacrifice for the Union and the
life o. the nation. No words are adequate
{, pronounce his sulogy. There Is feeling
deeper than language can penetrate.
As soon as we can get the particulars o
this sad event. Nc will give them 10 The
people
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lsis asserted IN newspapers pcblishei n
the great rssrisime siiiss q Frts-s fhis tie
French eovsument has ordered the srma-
merit Of sQnsdroa OF reserve. ard that the
Inc o.. esSils ship< Wssrsm snd Team Bart.
the fsigsfss Danae. Nemesis. l.Isiv. la
style snt thr Knnoos, Il Tournense. are
geuiaE resdy Tor Rctirs service This fitting
~ 81 naval reserve = attributed 70 the
departure Of the fest ro~ On i,s ~sx 9,
Nexico. sod - to scsrciss Of vessels ofwar
along the French oossi The friends Of the
North are ~. hoEsver. withoaf berg a.
prehss.ive a the formidable srnsmess. of
Fance. 81 tine uhen TIE political stnos
phers o. tie cssnfineaf indicates ncthinr bat
peace. s,-d are II a loss 70 concilixfe tsc~e
aem0nstrsiicns siih The sssurdne>s offriend-
ship of ~hich Las Sspoieoa = % lavish
toward Mr.. Seward snt The American r~o-
pc
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Meeting of the Rebel Congress



Iron the Richmond Examiner, August "a
The meeting of Congress to day Is most
opoortuae. Ii proyidencs had ordered il
sith an eve single 70 the good of the Con
ederacy, Il would have designated the very
Deriod which has been chosen for the occa-
ion. Ii members have met in the spirit
Shich should actuate them. and shall enter
AZ once upon the important business demand
,ng their attention their names will be hon
red tor generations 10 lone: but iithey have
net in the selfish spirit "a the modern Foli-i
{ an, each man to vote himself into q brisa-
Tier generalship. judgeshp. or some fat of
ice nj the disposal OF the men in place. il
xere much better that Congress- would Ad
,ouru At once. and that the grave business
II public defence should be le,t 20 the unset
-fshness, honesty. patriotism and energy OF
| he State Government.
| The Confederate Legislature is confronted
| It the threshold Of its proceedings BY no less
| TACT than the rapid recruiting Of SIR hun
| fred thousand troops by the putlie emmy. to
| oe used in addition TO those already invading
he country, avowedly for its impov erishment.
| .utiugation and enslsvement. To 'epel this
| formidable power a. has tn the field less than
three hundred thousand efeefire men and
| measures must ~ once he taken 10 meet this
| exixent state of sfsirs.
Uufayorab,e as this exhibit may be as TO
the land forces The case Is much sorse ,cifh re-
.gecf TO operations upon the wsfer. Congress
mas been liberal in appropriations for that
branch OF the service nnithe moaeys shicl
it has bestowed with LAVISH hand have beer
apeat with sl,csity but the magnificent ves
sels on which they have been LAID out hav ,
been destroyed by the navy itself. "a soon a
rufnphant success and absolute inyincibii
have been demonstrated. We commenced
he war with a magnificent and wonderfully
veil provided navy yard. not numerous bu
most capital navy. ard q prospect of success
lpon the water. which. ii improved. woulc
hove led 10 great things We are now. 50 IA
the public interests will allow 70 be re-
yea cd even to Congress. without any thing
except that notable Secretary. Me- Mallory
IA Navy Depart nent. Navy Bureau. ant
swsrms OF navy clerk. which the vast esta b
| shment OF Great Britain would scarcel,
sufficc TO keep employed. II has been propo
| I'D. fAvevSh fie press. 20 put Mr. Mallory lat
the Msrrimae No. ?. AID blor both up together
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Negro COLONIZATION.

The scheme officially proposed by Presi-
dent Lincoln. and sanctioned by the last
Congress, OF beginning the work OF cololiz
alton. outside OF the United States, the ne
eross free and 20 be freed in the progress OF
the war; ia about 10 be carried practically in
10 effect Senator Pomeroy has issued an
address 10 the free colored people of the
United States. ard which has been approved
by the President, in which be proposes. at as
early date as FIVE weeks from this time. to
take out 20 Central America q CO ouy OF five
hundred colored persons. TO be settled per
msnently In that country. The immediate
point of their destination is to be Chiriqui-
we'll known from the late discoveries Of gold
thcrc-in New Grenada, which ia bnt q
weeks voyage frota this port. They are to
be carried out az the expense of Govern
ment, and supported for the first season at
Government sxpense-a small fund for this
purpose having been appropriated by the Las,
congress The sum required viii be small,
"a they will be carried Out in National YES
sells, while the country TO which they emit
crate i 80 fertile and 50 p.oiuse IN edible
products OF all sorts. that the only support
required will be implements and seeds, and
a temporary supply OF provisions until the
bursting soil can give forth OF its bounty
Senator Pomety has taken upon himself a
difficult work but he IL n man both of ener.
gy and experience. We regard the scheme
OF depofting the four millions Of Africans
/ la, are rooted in the Southern soil rs utter
" impracticsbe. but still the experiment OF
| black colonies in Central America and else-
where il well worth trying. The negro GER
taiaiy has invitations and urgings enough e
leave W.. and small inducements 70 stay -
Jamacai and all the British West Indies beg
him TO come; Hayti stretches forth her hands
aud implores his presence: The Danish IVES
i Indies ssitly WOO him: Central America in
vites him with open arms: and even his old
African home longs to Get him back. Here
Se has but pcrsohrl slavery. or social degra
dstion. IL be chooses 10 leave "a, HEAVIER
sreed HMM. y. Times