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VHIRTY.Ei0HTH CUsunass.
yJHST SESSION.


senate.
WAszro-oS, Juas IL, 1894.
AMENDMENT o. rus rrrs,cr LAW.
Mr.. ycsrxs, trep) or Conn, from the Committee %
Claims, reported bill 70 amend shs aos granting pen.
sions. with amendmsnta
xr. Fos11n STATED hat, among ether tAngs, II would
ocv ths case Of relief for the widows and chlldrsa a
The colorsA soldiers massacrsd d Fort Pillow.
cnecun couHTA
~ nnunsvii, trsp) OF H., introduced bin = seia-
lion - tbs Circuit Courts Il the United ssAiss which
was referred 20 ths Judiciary Committee
sHn Few sfAI oovuynnHr % AnrAusAa
~. Lss Ispl OF Kansas, snbmittsd "a addnioah
relative 70 resoenirnE the nsw state government u
Arkansas, 40 foows-That The Joint reooiutioa shall ~
force from and after the acceptance u w. provisions
shs same ~ the President n shs UnissA Ratss,
u Wa ordered 70 be print~d
CALIFORNIA fAup CTAfMa.
Ina Dill 10 ASCERTAIN and setsb land clAima IN Cam
fosua came mp ~ usnrhbsd business aaA wss dso0eesd
daring she morning hour.
ANxlssAs AyyAmA
On motion o. M LAVE, (rep,l n Ksnsass n Wa ~
"a 10 furnish 70 the senate copies o. cosrsspcudsncs
orders ana documents ale In The departments n rsa
ton 70 she organisation W The loyal psors ~ ArkAasas
Of free government. ~
- amended 10 the Finance Commit - aod IN commntes
o. the WHOLE was considered and the various amend.
nenis onsrcd BY Mr. Doolits chairman Of The Com
mitess 90 Indian Anairs were adopted.
me bill then passed and goes back 70 sbs House.
rHS iasy ArynoSRiAu0n ErL.
The report Of The COMMITTEES o. co.fessucs The Army
Appr,soa Nj shes came np In ssds, md We report
Tho bin cosenrrsd In 10 issnucsIy the house BIN,
the section relative 70 The retro active pay negro
troops being len 70 the DECISION u Ne Attorney General
me ssnas snsn, o. hAlf-psss four oclesk, Adjourned
He~se - Representatives.
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power 70 nominate him The cards were 10 their hands
on the start One.bnf Of the work done The
nj, Tor ,bsm ibs swsrd men nlsys tbsr
cards Va ihe way 70 take all the tricks The seward
drew the oihsr side into trap and they onvtingly
voted for the sdmtance OF The delegates from Tennessee
all Or whom rallied aaipss Dick Inson aud for johnson
Ttukit snas the delegation from 0hjo--Secretary
Chares osn stste-and many Of the Chase In thu
ConseDiion were Used advance claims II Cbasss
political cnesny, VIM. X seEerd MI Chase may think
This hard lssse; but no WI have to grin and Bear H.
Tho ofoskoidsrs % delegates wsrsuos m that there
wsrc there Of thai cisss There vas fully brigade Of
outsiders Of that class, all Of whom busy work
upon .hose who oreavhed srspcioo sbst Lincoln
should not be- nominated.
gentleman who had all along been taking for Grant
asked alter The iabors OF the Convention concluded by
prominent ofcehoiass ron wAsnDEn What ne thought
fore the Chicago bios and be nominated
there. and Lincoln viii be 30 badly beaten th sobody
but The stockholders viii know thai he Ia running
fIb, sn - says the oncshoder, "ths adminssrstion
will mot LEI him succeed before the Fourth Of July /"
The seward men attempted 10 save ibs Blair dslssat,os
from Missouri but The tide Was 10 strong against them
that ibey had 70 sbandor toe idea or lose all.
The Loyal epsue men do not all swallow the endorse.
Dent Of the nomination yhsy say that vas done
session which but few Of them knew Vas held, ssd
aud ina, !. s not binding Sail To- gentlemen the public
hkcs puoky men.
sasss have either left for hons or gone 70 Washington 10
hesr OLD Abe tell story. Ths curtain must now drop
on the scene o. iis abvrs The OhceholdeFB have dis
CHARGED their duties 70 their master here Nov Let them
serve The country 10 iher ofcial capacity, tAsy know
how. What has Chicago in store for un
1he News 81 Lineoln's Msminaaion n
San Franeiseo.
Ban TaAwusoo, Jose 3. 1854.
The nsws Of ths solnstIon u 1wosn and johnson BY
ihs Baltimore Conyen,ou reached this cisy II three
O'Clock this afternoon causing great rejoicing among me
republicans willaa thirty minutes thereafter days
Eynk rso scs Dys huucrca houssa and soasdsfsbs of
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~ sAippmg y - vicinity vas s'ss ass~sseA VIII
Sage In sbs evening Dsy rsskess %, bouAss
MATED ~ every asssslss As1 several baalass Aassi
stated 70 esmmsmossss " svsnl
ssss nsssiss , ssIss hid seslsAs. vAIsA = =
tended b, large sumbsr caizeBa The speakers
0.vwsss Lowe, 0sisssl Fsssussss and saAs Dssns0s
ssaslensa.
vasis ~ Delegates - shs WHITE H<sss.
WAsmRoroH, June n. loeA
~. Lincoln 8ahhea ssday ~ fssna rsseps,os Go
TashssDs from Ssate dsesasbens 70 lhs Baltimore css-
veasioD. The Maryland delegation, 10 full foses COM
possd Of some u me ssss ezsss Of she s.As, were
ssivsd d s0ss seAAy.
ksw mn Sennssss ~ ssssAa work Il ~ psaASeAl
sanpasss, VIM GFa.s y sss6us,iog nnNasy AdAwa
Rumorsd Possponenena or tho National
Dsnsssssas Cenvsnssoa.
ALBANY. Juss II, 1854.
yunov suvveas h political circles here that he
National Dsmessasc Cssvsnsios called 70 mess q CHI
sagO On We Foassh Of JAY, WIN b. postponed.
me National Democratic Committee, u 10 understood.
have Ne subject uadsr consideration and viii arrive ~
some dssaHs conclusion before the 3osn INST.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The Lrmy and Indian Appropriation Bills
Passed BY tho Senate.
THE BANKRUPT BILL LAID ON TnR SHBLF.
S.o~~S~>~>~~c~><-~o~-~~~.~
THE CONTESTED ELECTION CASES,
10. o.. -.
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MIsCELI.ANEOUs.


nORNe. BUNIONs. BAD NAILS. TENDER vBE1,
~ Ac, cured without pain, by Dr RICE Surgeon Chh
ropo6sst 81 Bowsry. Citisens BAnh hces Annihs
laior cures Corns. Bunisua 10 BY mail. " osasA
1oHH NoAULrrFRp
EAusa, ana somneaieus
WINE AND ALE vAULTD.
csrssv = ya,sss ana Front susesA
Maaa ARR NOW oFEN.
uis srspas smA s publ are invited V cpsHins ~
jeuusr Tuesaay nenh 18th insA
CAVE vouR MOERr,-TBoMAs n AoNHw, TIN
- srra urpcer ami Yionr Dealer Of The eoyuey
81 drssswcb and Murray now sena rrAA COT
fees Elcur, Wines Guaars Moaasrs. Syrup@ snd everp
thing elan ased IN every family cheaper than an oapes
6ener w United HtAfss One price houe vince
sse dsIwr.msn 2eo ereerwieh street; retail, corner y
Green wicb and Mufny stssta ss4s II III = Nssv~
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1yewse ~ Representatives.
WARRINGTON. june III

rms wARnlorpx mfs-
M. srvyvs lrcp) ~ Pa, reportec from the Cmuiitee
IN wavf and Means the ferate Bonded Warehouse Dill
yias 10 expaaa3on thAi in .IsbTpaFy lass Csssrsss
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Head Quarters, Trans-Miss. Dept.

Head Quarters, Miss. Dept.
Shreveport, December LIST, 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 90.
FENHE following Act of Congress Is rephblished
for information, and espet ial attention called
thereto:
An Act to preeent the procuring, aiding and as
sisting Of persons to desert from the Army OF
the Confederate States, and for other purposes.
"The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact, That every person not subject
to the rules and articles of war; who shall procure
or ensce soldier or person enrolled for service
in the army of the Confederate States, to desert,
or who shall aid or assist any deserter from the
army, or any person enrolled for service. to evade
their proper commanders. or to prevent their ar
rest. to be returned to the SERVICE or who shall
knowingly conceal or harbor any such deserter.
or shall purchase from any soldier or person en-
rolled for service, any portion of his arms, equip
ments. ratons or clothing, or any property be-
longing to the Confederate States, or any officer
or soldier of the Confederate States, shall, upon
conviction before the District Court of the Cam
itdrrate States having Jurisdiction of the offence,
be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars and
be imprisoned not exceeding two years"
lApproved january 22d, 1861
II. Property purchased from soldier in viola
ton of the provisions of this Act will be seized
and turned over to the nearest officer who is
charged with that peculiar kind of Government
property, who will receipt for the same and ac-
count for it, The facts will be reported at once
to these Head Quarters for reference to the civil
authorities, in order that the penalties prescribed
may be enforced.
i'll Hereafter no fnrlough will be granted un
less the certificate of the company commander
accompanies the application, that the soldier hss
in his possession all the arms and accoutremehts
which have been issued to him, or that they have
been satisfactorily accounted for.
Nv. The following prices will be charged for
arms lost. until further orders:
Musket, $500 90
Rife 200 20
Carbine, 20O 0U
Pistol (Navy revover), 4p0 90
Army 500 90
By command of
GENERAL. l.. KIRBY SMITH.
S. s. ANDERSON, Asst. Adjt General
December "a, 1864. 30-it
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The simple facts that will, be substan-
tiated Upon this investigation, will send a
thrillo of horror through the people of the
civilized world. Paine was in command
ffty.six days, and shot siztyseven men,
and no evidence can be fourd that single
one was ever tried by military commission.
He was at the guard house one day, and a
prisoner happened to displeaso him, when
he ordered the guard to shoot him down.
A negro faithfully executed the order.
One old man, described as an object pitt
full in the extreme, has been carrying wa
ter fifty days, and could not for the life of
him imagine what his offence was. When
prisoner was brought to General Paine,
and pronounced by his captors rebel in
arms, the matter was summarily settled by
an order to shoot him tomorrow morning
at s o'clock" General Meredith turned
fifty -one persons loose at Mayfeld, and
has emptied the guard house at Paducah.
The bloody days of Robespierre have
been blotted out, and an American now
bears aloft the reeking palm Gen. Fray
is UCGcfullueu Guc Llattcf suail be GHUituSl-
ly sifted, and that stern justice shall be
done. The greatest excitement prevails
among the people Of that district, and
when Gen. Fray notified them that he
wanted to talk to them, instead of coming
in little squad, they rushed en- masse.
He has arrested and placed in the guard
house number of negro soldiers that were
fourishing there lately so extensively, be-
cause they had commenced to denounce
Gen. Fray for "secesh General
The Lucien Anderson and Bolingers,
the men who boasted they had a Robes
pierre to command at Padacah, are now
terror stricken, and their pale cheeks and
trembling lips attest their guilty con-
science.
The country may look for news from
Gen. Fray that will taz their utmost cred
ulity.
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Mg~ President Davis, in recent speech which
he made in Columbia, South Carolina, paid the
following well merited tribute to the ladies of
that State:
Among those to whom we are indebted in
South Carolina. have not yet alluded to that
peculiar claim of gratitdle which is due to the
fair country women of tif Palmetto State--they
who have gone to the hosfstal to watch by the
sside Of the sick-those who throng your wayside
homes-who have nurse1 as If nursing was
professionalism have used their needle with the
industry Of sewing women-who have borne
privation without murmur, and who have given
. up fathers, sons and husbands with more than
Spartan virtue. because they called no one to
witness and record the deed. Silently, with all
the dignity and grandeur of patriotism, they
have made their sacrihces--sacrifces which, if
written, would be surpassed by nothing in his
tory. If all the acts Of heroism and virtue of
the women of the South could be transmitted to
the future, it would present such record as the
world has never seen. All honor, then, say. to
the ladies of the Palmetto State. Their gallantry
is only different from that of her sons in this,
that they deem it unfeminine to strike; and yet
such is the heroism they have displayed-such
the noble demeanor they have exhibited-that,
at the last moment. when trampied upon, and it
became necessity, they would not hesitate to
strike the invader corpse at their feet. Zap
plause.1
Il is scarcely necessary for me, at time like
this, to argue grave questions respecting policy,
past. present or prospective. only ask You to
have, faith and confidence, and to believe that
every faculty of my head and my heart is devo-
ted to yonr cause and to that shall, il necessa-
ry, give my life. Let every one in his own
sphere and according to his own capacity, de-
vote himself to the single purpose of filing up
and sustaining our armies in the field. III re-
guired TO stay as home, let him devote himself
not to the acquisition Of wealth, but to the ad
vaacemento os the common cause If there is to
be any aristolracy in the land after this war.
hope 1t will lie pm aristocfacy Of those men who
have become poor while bleeding to secure our
liberty. EAppiause. IF there are to be any
peculiarly favored by public opinion hereafter.
trust it will be those men who have longest
borne a musket and oftenest bled upon the bat
tle-feld. IT there is 10 be any man Stunned by
the young ladies when be seeks their favor, /
trnst it will be the man who has grown rich By
skulking.
81 And with all sincerity. ! say to nny young
friends here, If you want the right man for d
husband, take him whose armless sleeve and no
Bile heart betokens the duties that he has rem
dereds to his country, rather than be who has
aerer shared the tolls, or borne the dangers Of
q a ~
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Fat Beeves For Sale.
THE oPELoUsAS COURIER.

Published on Saturday, by Joel Il. SanaoaI
Owing to constant fuctuation in the re,aa,l !"
value of paper-money, we shall, from thiss .oeo n
November 1864, adopt our former rates, OF g, ,o%' \
Subscription. three dollars per year, payaos s,s
advance, or 4 at the end of the year. ;s.s, saus
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per line for each insertions and all advertisement
sent in for publication will be inserted IN engli
and french (unless otherwise ordered) untll u
editor shall Judge it convenient to discontinue. e..
No subscription will be stopped until all a,ar a,,,l
arages paid unless at the option OF the eav
Candidates to public favors will pay ten COLE
each, in advance, if they wish to be announcssl
Confederate and other current paper,mo'ippl 'ip
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of payment. ri
Until further change, advertisements OF "
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HEAD QUARTERS,
Enrolling Office, st. Landry Parish, I

OPELOUSAs, Dec. 26, 1864. !
q IN accordance with Par. II, General Orders
IL. No. IA, Headquarters Bureau Conscription,
7. NJ D., all men detailed as Government con-
tractors frsm this Parish will report without de-
lay to this office, for All inspection of their pa
pers-and an investigation of their means, ability
and efforts to comply with said contracts. Also
all parties calling themselves agents of the firms
of Bouldin, Riggs & Walker Walker and
Mitchell, and Gatewool g. Co., for an examil.
alton OF their military st,rns, duties, &c ~
II. Detailed men WHO have failed to report,
and make selection of companies in accordance
with Par. III, General Orders No. %, Headquar-
ters bureau Conscrption, will be assigned by
this Office without further delay.
III. The free men of color who have been re.
turned to this office by Maj. Il. A. Howard for
re-assignment, will report to these Headquarters
without delay, or be treated as deserters:
JNO. M. TAYLOR.
Enrolling Officer St. Landry.
Dec. 81, 126I-3l-2t
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November 18th, 1864.
FOR THE NEW.

Prayers for deliverance and peace
Ascend from thousands of souls,
That the crimson tide of war may cease
Which fercely Ger our land now rolls !!
With humbled pride and aching hearts,
To Thee, oh, God srpplianfs come,
To turn aside thy wrathful darts,
And meekly lead US to Thy throne.
Sorrows wall comes to Thee, oh, God!
With mourning deep fills all the land,
While freemen meath the Southern sod
In calmness sleep the funereal sleep.
Let white-winged Peace dwell once more
Where grin-visaged War rules supreme
Hush forever the battles roar,
While each soul chants the ate Deum'
Hear, Father in Heaven hear our prayer,
The wall of the oppressed;
Send energy to our despair,
And strength to the distressed.
And as from dungeons damp and cold
Thy children cry to Thee,
Oh, nerve our arms and steel our hearts,
That we may yet be free!
Then teach us all some fitting words
To offer on that day,
When for success to Southern arms
We gladly fast and pray.
Oh, God to Thee Thy people cry
The God in whom they trust
That Thou wilt rid them IN their need,
And raise them from the dust.
And IN Thy vengeance, mighty God,
Thy lightning dagger thrust
Into the shameless tyrant's heart,
And drain its sordid lust.
Hurl down his broken sceptre,
And break his blood-stained throne,
And arplaIding worlds shall clap their hand.
To drown the tyranFs groan.
Shreveport, November 18th, 1864.
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Notice to TaX.Ioayers-
DISTRICT OF ST. LANDRY. LA.
G.. S. Tithe Tax, 1863.

81
ENHE original lists or estimates of assessmpu,
L of the Tax in Kind for the year 1861 b,s
ing been returned to the undersigned bv i.
Post Quartermaster for collection in money v.la.
only the Tax debtors of said 1.-THE Tax for q.
year 1868, are hereby notified to come torw.ss
and pay the amount thereof to the undersicnsa I
between this and the lst of January next. ise;
under penalty often per cent. additional tberses
in conformity to law.
TFIEO. C. LrrTEL1.
c. S. Collector for lssa
Office in Opelousas, La.
Dec. II, 1864 -2S-:'t.
For the information of Tithe Tax.payers
1863, the following instructions are published:
Office Of Commissioner of Taxes
Richmond, April 25, 1864
/. IN cases where the produce subject to t,,
in kind, has been taken and receipted for by any
Ouartermaster or Comnissary serving vR|
troops in the field, the receipt may be allowed b
the Collector in settlement of the money yaIp.j
of the tax in kind.
2 In cases where such produce of the farns
has been taken and receipted for by any persou
belonging to the army, not Quartermzstefg|
Comnlissary, and proof is made of the facts M
the tax payer, and such other person or persoasI
as may have knowledge of the facts and hs
character of the taxpayer and witnesses frl
truth and integrity established by evidence, ii
the Collector is satisfied that he produce bal
been received and used by le Confederas|
States army, the receipt may besin like n,annaI
allowed.
,. In cases where such produce has been takeR|
by the Confederate States army. and no recent
given upon proof by affidavit of the producer
and such other person or persons as may know
the facts with proof establishing the character Of
the producer and witnesses for Truth and integtI
tv, the amount 80 taken may i'll like manner bs|
allowed.
(SieueD THOMPSON ALLAN
Commissioned
Approved:
(Signed) Z. U. MEAMiAdER,
Secretary Of Treasury
| Also Sec. 2, Act for relief of Taxpayers, &C.
| SEC. g. That IN all cases where the crop, ont
of which the tax in kind is to be paid has been
taken or destroyed by the enemy, the Distrit
Collector may remit the tax. in whole or in part,
according to the extent of the loss sustained BY
| the tax-payer: Prormed, That the facts III each
| case shall be rep,rted to the Tax Collector, aod
the remission shall not be valid, until approved
by him
Approved February II, 1864.
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suggestion and Notice
To Confederate Tax Debtors

g UGH persons as cannot pay their taxes prior
~ to the first of January. 1865, owing to the
absence of local Collector, or to any other
cause may deposit their Confederate Sos, 20s
los and IS, of the old issue, with the Depositary
at Opelousas, and receive Exchange Certiti-
cates'' therefor, which will be taken in payment
of taxes, after the 1st of January, as the equiva
lent of new issue notes. Four per cent. Certif
Gates and Bonds will also be receivable in 1865,
for all taxes which belong, properly, TO 1854 ex-
cept the Soldiers fifth and the tax on coin, which
must be paid in the new issue notes, or their
equivalent.
IF no exchange Certificates can be secured,
such citizens as desire to do so. may. through
any one of their number deposit the aggregate
amount of their taxes, in the name of the State
Collector, with the Depositary at Opelousas, who
is requested to give duplicate Certificates there
for as in the case of deposits by District Collec-
tors. Four per cent. Certificates may also be
deposited in like manner, pr0rided they shall
have been regularly assigned to the State Col
lector, before any Notary Public, Magistrate, or
regulations of Hon. P. w. Gray, Agent of the
Treasury, dated July 4th, 1864, Or to those of
June oath, and October 18th, 1864.
On the receipt, at Shreveport of the original
of any such Certificate of deposit, with list of
the taxes thus paid, duly certified by the District
Assessor, the undersigned will return formal re-
ceipts for each taxpayer, which will be full
quittance to the extent Of the amount paid. Of
4 per cent. Certificates deposited, a descriptive
list should also be sent forward to the under
sgned, showing the number and date and
amount Of each; the Depositary by whom issued,
and the party by whom paid or assigned to the
State Collector.
Tax debtors are respectfully reminded that the
taxes due to the Confederate States are lien
upon all their property, personal and real, or
mixed, and that this encumbrance will subsist
for two years in preference to any other existing
lien.
By authority of the Secretary of the Treasury.
ROBT. NJ. LUSHER,
State Collector.
Shreveport, Dec. 2, 1864. [dec. 1879.
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n Office.

DLANTERs having vouchers in duplicate
IL given by officers of the army in payment
of the 1.-THE Tax of 1864, will deliver them to
the Depot Agents before the expiration of each
month, and receive from them the proper receipts
IF. LITTELL. General Agent
Tax in Kind Parish of St. Landry.
Opelousas, December 3ist, l664.-31--tf
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Enrolling Officers will give notice IN the most
public manner, throughout their respective par
ishes, of the days fixed for examination, and will
require all unassigned eonscripts claiming ex-
emption as above to be in attendance on the
days designated, whether previously examined
or not-The Enrolling Officers will be in atten-
dance, and will see that each conscript who has
not been previously examined is enrolled before
examinations; such as have been heretofore dtS-
charged from all seruice and are pronounced by
the Board fit for field OF staff duty, will be IT,
enrolled, and disposed of as indicated in previous
orders. The Enrolling Officers will order before
the Board for re-examination any men between
the ages of eighteen and forty FIVE years detailed
on certificates of disability and assigned 10 the
Reserve Corps, whose disability they have reason
to believe has ceased to exist if pronounced by
the Board fit for field service they will be re-en-
rolled in the class for field service.
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IA New BEAsT-The Cairo -

A New BEAST. The Cairo correspon.
dent Of the Sc. Louis Republican writing
under the date Of Sept Is. says:
General Fray, Of Kentucky, and Of
Zollicotfer fame, has arrived at Paducah,
having been sent from Washington to in
vcstigate the reign Of terror aud blood Of
General Paine.