Shreveport weekly news., 1863-04-20

The Frankfort train is not arrived. The
cause Of the delay is not known.
I, There are rumOrs Of the rebels in sever
al proximatc localities but they are not
credited at headquarters, nor do they APP
pear to come froln authentic sources.
Pamela, April 3.-Onr partisans made an
attack on the Memphis and Charleston rail
road. on the Jst, and killed ten of the
| guard.
My informant brought no papers from tie
front, and all travellers sou'hward are u
trah to bring out any
Washington dispatch, dated the 18th, says
| 4 cavalry reconnaissance to look after Gen.
| Eitzhugb Lee, when near Culpeper Court
| House. fell in with u force of Confederate
gucrilias. The Federal loss is reported to
be thirty-ninc prisoners, three killed and
one morially wounded.
| !, also says that the long roll was sound
ed throughout lockers camp on the 10Th,
in consequence Of report that the Coni.'l
crates were crossing the Nappnhannock in
force. which originated in their rna>sn. at
! Brcck's and United States tOrds to prevent
I Hooker crossing.
The same dispatch reports that nobody
at Washington understands the situation in
! Mississl ppi.
The expenses Of the Federal government
ar: now stated to b" over iwO millions u,lay.
The Cincinnati Commercial has :. dis
! patel, from Memphis which states that Far
| ragut captured the lnIian"la Or his way Up
the river 1T Hard Times bend.
Chattanooga, April 3, +. M.-Mnj. Dick
.McCann. with one hundred men. attacked a
federal train on the Eashvi!i" ard Chaita-
nooga, K. X. 9 miles from Nashville, killing
~ and wounling u. Loss on oar side.
one killed and :; ~uu..dcL.
! The same party also captured wagons, !
rNc., and returned in safety.
! The Abolition Convention. lately held AT
louisville. nominated Joshua II. Bell a.
cand.dutc Tor Governor of Kentucky.
/ Mobile. April "A special 70 the .AIver- |
tI-c- aud Register dated Charleston, April
l,t, say,: All is quiet. though the au;I,oli
tic- hourly expect the cn"mv's approach.
Sensation dispatches about the enemy :
landing in fore" on the Edioto ana other
Island, below without Foundation.
The trenc., consniS departure was
caused by p-iva'. business. and not official
orders. liz. will soon return.
/ y dispatch. dated Memphis. Marcel, 10th. ,
says: Price has arrived At Little Rock and !
taken command of liindmau'S army. The .
Ncu' York Herald OF tn" 21th says Ih,: ,
French movement has received its gui'tus. ;
aud :, dispatch ty"n Urouyn hcl'tiuys tn ?
M"rccr. comprising his answer 80 >rNar'i'-
last note. involving q rr:,r-itHl withdrawal .
ot France from all further mediation efforts.
Ih.' steel plated S'c%iiirG Dnn>h'.c " IL )
ing ~ Queenstown. and supposed 10 b. a
bout 20 sail in ih.. Confederate service.
I!rhmrnt. April > in ,h- S4.latr. to .
day. Mr.. lIroadw.ll, from Committee. on Ii !
nance. reported back the bill from The ,
li"lI--:, with a substitute. wa. ordered To- b"
printed. 7 ne >:u,tt. passed :. hiil to
tahli>h mail across tn. Mississippi rive,
ana several other Uri!nportHnt bills. Also
pissed the l!ous" Dill. - exempt Mai! Con- .
tractors. sc. viii! An amendment providing,
til" mail route ,iDUl,i J." At least 10 iuiir- ii
length.
The >,nA;" bill! :" repeal rhc L,'.- allow
substitutes. wa r.irrtrn.
.\inint resolution wa~ adopted j." ;sluuru
on IL. 2pl!! inst
r..n"la. April :; a gentleman wI!u leii
Glasgow Missouri. on TIN. I'D uI., report,
the propl. Of thai Stat" thoroughl. ripe tor
revolution. and that In: arrival OF Price .
viii ~. ihr signal Tor Il general uprising 4
Nam. "f th.. militia hay" been secretly
S~nrn 80 III" s''yvic" ", ;hr Cnn;cJ..racy.-
lie also reports ;hu the Union MrmpiIIi-
have been o d"r"i to ship it"jr goods
North. and that nothing Whatever = allow
I'D H. com" south q. ''t!ro
H.. -.4w rh.. Memphis Bulletin u. March
3I-t. says E"-rcI;su- has evacuated Nash
Vile tor til" purpose of preventing stone
wall lHch~rtl'~ u!DvcnI"Ut iUir k-utDckv
AT stone river.
Tie impression seemed to be growing
tlat n" S,..l.. ol Mississippi ana tn" river
would D.. 4D-.n'ipnc,. to meet northern cy-
ig"nci"s nearer home. :, ruilHb"r OF empty
boats had left Memphis. reported /" hc do
tinr.; in, Eic!t>bUrg
Tn" Chicago Times uI The 2etIl ult. lv,!
been received. Is k.n;mcAy :.Ivcr- are
conflicting. Th,. alvir"> from Cincinnati
"pr"-rnt that the C"niri,rate- hav'. fallen
back 10 Somerset. ana il j. the opinion Of
many that the NOvvm.a: W.i- Il Il"ri' raid.