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Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-29

s'ar of peace was seen appearing in
the dim horizon of the future, he
sank TO rest.
An Illinois copperhead, for rejoic-
ing at the death Of the President, was
Immediately shot. He died instant
ly. fifteen balls entering his body.
Washington, April Is. - Major
General Ord has issued an order, ad-
dressed to the people of Rich hnond,
and its vicinity, that no difficulty
will be made in admitting them with
market wares to that city. Another
order has been issued by General
Ord as follows:
All officers and soldiers of the Ar
my o. Northern Virginia, who were
not present at the surrender of that
army by Gen Lee at Appomattox
Court House on the 9th of April,
1865. are hereby informed that the
terms of capitulation are extended to
them, and that they can at once avail
themselves of the same by coming
within the lines of the United States
forces at or near Richmond, laying
down their arms and receiving their
paroles.
New York, April l6-The Times
special says, Secretary Seward will
recover. Fred. Seward is still. um-
conscious. He breathes calmly and
has an easy pulse. His head is
dreadfully confused and Iac-rated
An invalid soldier nurse saved NJ .
Stewards life.
The Herald's special SAYS Brct!,
has Been arrested near Baltimore,
and will Be placed for safe kcri,ing
on board a monitor at the navy yard
Washington, so as to keep him from
the people. Major General Augur
has offered reward of ten thousand
dollars for the arrest of the murderer
of the President, and assass of the
Secretary of State.
Various arrests irav" been nude OF
parties suspected OF being implicated
! Some have proved Their Innocence,
but others are hrti. The letter
found in Booth's trunk, which show
ed the assassination was to takr
place about the Ala of March. and
urging its postpon"m"nt, said Gov
ernment officers had bccom" SuSpic {.
ious, and it would be uni;np"rtant to
do anything then. 1t advised Booth
to go to Richmond and ascertain how
such action worli be regarded by
til" Reb.l Governments
Further disclosures are withheld
for the present. II appears thar
/ ls i |
( ley in the rear of the theatre IL,
hired the horse from a livery -tabl,
in the AFTERNOON, took it TO tn" alley
; hired u servant from the lady Of tt,
house Of whom hc hired the stable
/ to watch the horse while he peri rm
! I'd the act. Booths mistress ha,
attempted to commit suicide to-day.
A. actress at Growers Inrat -"
received an anonymous note vester
day, warning her not to sing the so u
"Shernau' march to the Sea"
New York. April l6.-fotes ar,
entertained Of the recovery of Fred
erick Seward.
The steamer Germania, from Ham
burg the lth and Southampton tn,
/ 9th, has arrived.
Golden died on the 2d Of April
Palnerston, Desraeli and Brigh
spTKe most warmly or '"naeh- -,
NasHli Ston' APr'l lotn'- IL
corpse OF the late Ires'arnt mas L"el
lald out IN the " hite House. 1t /
dressed III SUIT Oh o'ack worn a
ms late inaugural "a placid S'n''
rests upon ms it"'uis7' ana neceaSF' a,'
seems 10 pe IN CAIN sleep. n
corpse VIII Do laid OUT IN state II
Ihe east room on tuesday, III "roe
10 give the puc'ic an opportunity
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For Sale.

TERTIFIED ACCOUNTS.-Per wish
" ing 10 purchase at very reasonable
rates. will apply immedi ateiy to the Editor
OF this paper. [April II; w&sw tt.
Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-29
For Sale.

WILL be sold at public auction for Con
W tcdcrate money. 1T my horse lot near
Shreveport, on the Sth day Of May, lot5,
ll3 Horses and TO Mules.
GEO. TUCKER,
Maj. and Inspt. Ed. Trans.
29-itsv<w
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For Sale.

A NEGRO BOY between l3 and Il
n years Of age. Apply at this Office.
ap20~ ~w&Sw If
Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-29

Licn'. trcH. fIHtiL - he 81. LOUIS
Republican, of the Sth, contains the
following biographical sketch of the
military career of the rebel General
Ewell, recently made prisoner by
the gallant Sheridan:
Lieut.. Gen. Richard Stoddard Ew-
ell was born in the District of Col
umbia about the year. 1920. He en-
tered West Point az 2 cadet in 1886,
and graduated in 1S4O, thirteenth in
his class. He was assigned to the
Dragons az brevet I'd Lieutenant,
the full rank of which grade he at
tanned the lst of November, in the
same year. In September, lS45, he
was promoted to Ist Lieutenant, and
served in Mexico as senior Lieute-
nant Of Col. Masocn's Bragaons.-
During the contest at Cherubusco,
he commanded a squadron of caval-
ry, and obtained captains brevet
for bravery, to the full rank of which
grade he succeeded two years later,
when he commanded Co. G., lst Uni
ted States Dragoons. In 1s47, he
greatly distinguished himself in a
conflict with the Indians in Nav
Mexico. In 1853, he took command
of the troops sarrisoning Fort Bu-
chanan, in New Mexico, where he
remained about year. At the com
rnencement OF the war, in May, 1860,
he resigned his connection with the
United States army, and immedi-
| atel y joined the rebel armies in Nir-
ginla, where he was appointed Bri-
gadicr General of the provisional
forces. He commanded the Second
Brigade Of Baaur.gard's army corps
at Bull Run, Oh the 2lst of July,
1861. He was afterwards detailed
for operations in the Shenandoah
Valley, occupied Front Royal, and
chased Gen Banks out Of Virginia,
during March, 1862. He participa-
ted in the battle Of Cedar Mountain,
in August of that year; in tue sub
segu-ut operations against General
Pope, and in the Maryland campaign
At the battle Of Chancellorsville,
then MAY, 1869 Major General,
he commanded a division Of Stone
wall Jack.on's corps, and on the
death of jackson was promoted to
the command of the corps. with the
rank Of Lieut.. General. He led thi.
corps in Pennsylvania during June,
1865, and fought it at Gettysburg in
July of that year. Gen. Ew-ll
| during one of the battles in which
h- was engaged, lost one of his legs
above the knee, and afterwards had
to be strapped on his horse when in
the field
On one occasion his horse was
killed under him and the injuries he
received caused him to be relieved
from active service during the latter
part of 1868. He has not been ve-y
useful to the rebellion ever since
and a roster of the Confederate arm
which W. publi.h-d last Februar,
did not contain his maine among tn,
officers in command. In appearance
he is a dark complexioncd man, fly,
feet nine inches in height, partially
bald. with thin black whiskers. II,
has prominent nose and rather
haggard, ~ickly face. He used to b.
great swearer, but after his mar
ragc with the lady who was recent
ly in this city, he attached himsel
to the church and reformed.
Labor IS nat Mo~ght degrading a
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We are authorized to announce J. l..
GOOCi1, as candidate for reelection to
the Mayoralty. lapl 10 cd w&sw
We are authorized to announce the name
of r. A. UPTON as u candidate for the
Office OF Mayor Of the city of Shreveport at
the ensuing election in NJ ay. 1tsw
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FOR SALE.

4 FRESH supply OF Cream Laid Letter
N Paper, Pens and Envelo pes. at the
Post office. March Is: wsw.
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For MAYOR.

We ar4 cuthoriZsd to announce N'M
THATCHER as Il candidate for the otTic"
of Mayor OF the city of Shreveport at the
ensuing election in May. aprii27
Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-29


Lab0r IS "ot Mo~ght degrading at
he .SoWth.-Wc cannot conceive how
any man who has ever lived both
North and South can give place TO
the ridiculous idea, that labor was
ever regarded a. more ignohle at the
South, or as degrading a man in the
estimation Of either the rich or the
poor; the slavehoiding or the n@n-
Slaveholiir%. On the contrary, the
only place where the labOring man,
and especially the mechanic, was
never cloggrd in his efforts to rise
among his fellow men, whore his EN-
rluvment and the hardness of his
hands never gave his exclusion from
company. where his family easily
passed into the charmed circle of
good society, when their accomplish
ments suits them therefor, was the
South. Ihe tavorite Mayor Of New
Orleans, the one who longest retained
his position, was a juurneyman hat
ter, another p.Inter-nor can a SIN
gle instance be shown in the State
where man was helped into office
by the reputation of being an "aris-
tncrat" or man of wealth. So in
Mississippi-its favorite Governor,
Joe Mathews, was a well-digger !;
Governor Tucker, blacksmith, and
its Senator, john Henderson, shoe
maker A man aspiring to high
tlaces n the affections of the people,
had always to appeal to evidences of
early industry and toll to prove him
self to be practical friend of the
! people, and to know their wants. In
truth, the " aristocracy" Of the South
has always been of poor men. True,
there We're some who affected to de-
Spise labor and laboring men, but
these W e invariably such as .hac
travelled North and learned snobbish
ness among the vulgar rich at New
port and Saratoga. Ash the me
chanic who has journeyed over th'
Southern States and North alike, il
. which of them ho was treated will
most respect II has been III
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JACOB BARKER AND JACOB LIT-
rLE.--1'he Nswturyport Herald, no.
ticing the demise of jacob Little,
who was born there, says that VIII EN- he
went to New York to seek his for
tune, at the age of 20 years, ga clerk
ship was secured for him In the count
ing house of the famous Jacob Bark
er, who was then large ship owner
and shipping merchant on South St,
who had previously transacted busi-
ness for Mr.. Little's father, who will
be remembered as once a prominent
meichaut in New buryport.
Mr.. Barker was not long in discov
erinS young Little's talent and apti
tude for business, and soon placed
him in charge Of one branch of his
operations in opening an Office in
Wall St, for the exchange of money
and to buy the bills of two or three
banks, which Mr.. Barker had been
interested in and partially controlled
After remaining four or five years in
this position, Mr., Little opened an
office and commenced the business of
an exchange and specie broker on his
own account, in the basement Of a
building on Wall street. He had
gained, meantime, much practical
knowledge from the shrewdness and
experience of his old MASTER rs he
was wont to call him, for whom he
has always entertained an Affection
ate, almost filial regard. The master
has outlived the clerk. Jacob Bark
er is still living, and in active bust
ness life as a prominent banker in
New Orleans, at the advanced age of
So.
Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-29
Auction Sale.

VIZ ILL be sold at auction on Wedne--
w day. the 81 day Of May. at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. at the Store House of A. Win,er. on
Texas street. the entire Stock of Goods.
consisting OF Dry Goods, Shoss. Hard
ware, &c.
robson 4 WILSON
ap29 swtt Auctioneers.
Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-29
for Sale

A good SADDLE HORSE, bridle q
~ and saddle for sale. l.%G>
Inquire at this office. (aprlttf-A
Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-29

T Thefottowing order is published for thu
i. iuforma'ioA OF al concernrI :
HEAD QUARTERS ARMIES OF THE C. 3,
1lth Fcbru lrv, 1865.
Semi-weekly news., 1865-04-29
General Orders.
M. 3.

The discipline and efficiency of the army
have been greatly Impaired by men leaving
their proper commands to join others, in
which they hnl service more agreeabL Le
This practice. almost a. injurious in i :
consequences a. the crime Of dcSeFtien, by
the Articles of War. exposes the offender IN
4 similar pUni>hnent. and subjects the eff
Ger receiving him 10 dsms al from the
army.
1t IS therefore declared that the provis.
i0ns of General Order No ., OF this date
from Army Head Quarters. apply to such
men rs have left their proper command.
aud Joined others without being rcgtt-
larly transferred. They will receive the
pardon promised in tlat Order. upon com.
plying with its conditions. or suffer the
consequences attached to neglecting it.
The names Of such abscntecs will be
forthwith report ID to these Head Quarters
b. Nh officers with whom they are serving.
I ana immediate measures taken TO return
them to thor proper commands.
As soon rs practicable. an inspection
will be made. and charge, will be pre-
terred against those who neglect 10 enforce
this order.
R. f, LEE,
General
H. General Orders No. 2. Head Quarters
of the Armies OF the Confederate States
having been published IN this Department
. in General Orders No. So, current Seric@.
! It Is announced, by authority of the Sccrc.
/ tary OF War, that all enlisted men Of this
| army who are improperly absent from
! their commands. except those guilty. OF da-
sorting to or arrested in the act OF desertiug
/ T. the enemy, or who have deserted after
! having been once pardOned for the same
offence, or who shall hereafter desert or
sent themselves without authority. who
shall within twenty days from this Qa'o
voluntarily rejOin their commands, or de-
! liver themselves to any regularly appointed
enrolling officer provost marshal. or any
! officer on duty, to be forwarded TO thcir
commands. shall be entitled to and receive
| the benefit OF the pardon promised by th"
! General-in- Chief, on authority of the PTCsi
dent of the Confederate States. =
III. General Orders No. ,, Head Quarters
! Armies OF the Confederatc State, publish
ed in this Department in General Orders
No. &c. current Series, by auth ority "f th"
President, applies TO enlisted men who a"o
undergoing sentence, or trial on churges,
or are in arrest for desertion or absence
without leave, with the exceptions above
mentioned. aud ali men who come within
the provisions of this paragraph will at
once be released from arrest and rctnrned
to duty.
By command of
General E. KIRBY SMITH
0. :. ANDERSON.
Assistant Adjutant General.
La. Ark. and Texas papers copy sia
, weeks. ma2-6t
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HEAD QU >RTHEs TEAH--MTs>GSsIpPG DErT
Shreveport. La, April u. 1865.
GENERA. ORpERs.
No. A.
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FOR SALE.

A FINE CARRIAGE. Apply 70
"A ISAACSON Il KLINE
April q Ct sw
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Assistant Adjutant General.
La. Ark. and Texas papers copy six
weeks. ma2-6t
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-28

EA0Ly w. ATLANTIC.
rbcse clubs play single game this afternoon On the
Capl,one Grounds Bedford aud considerable cur'-fN
has been manifested in regard 70 what the score vii pc
many anticipating an overwhelming victory forth eas'
mons ID win be pleasant social game, any way
pcxroRD "a. EsrnprnIsE.
The match between these clubs to-day on the Un'on
u arounds promises be quite interesting contest
10th sarcs having good mines and both being "ss"ns
OF success.
THE ATLANTIC CLUB TO VISIT wAsuisefos.
The following from the Atlantic Club explains sch -
BRocxLvS, August u, 1893.
Tho Atlantic nine will leave New York IN me seven
y N washington express train tomorrow Nov ayh
"""f"' W. v. BABCOCk,
.s.' President Atlantic Base Ban C'n'
Tho washington people anxious TO acc the G am
MON nine, ana delegation from there captured VIC Az
Ianslcs yesterday, which accounts Tor the sno'.
r. cracr 10 c,ve carly N hoped BY tho Ausnres wy
he raae Club viii be on he ground t'@i " v"
O'Clock sharp
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Tie last OF the series " games IN which she Empire
Club wcrc engaged In Philadelphia, took plscc on
saturday. August g. on the Keysjsc Grounds corscr
Of Twenty 9th AMI Jcacrson streets the result being the
success Of the bsacpbians by the lsre -ccre - forty
Ave 10 nfteep IDdcc'i it almost another A'issic
defeat Tor the Empires and their poor nsldas ncr'ad
for we never saw them c advantage Va t-e icid
A. on ,iis decision A humorous crowd Of 'rerrofs
were present among them number OF iaies ous We
regretted 10 see zach poor arrangements for meg a.
onmodatiou crowd OF RIDE fellows 0,saFy nk ss-,s
a, frnnt OF them IN fact, there IL room fr scst w
proycfnenl In regard Ia anordis< players isr hess
Assnrelly the Empires did not have u 10 tbis snc,
oi,ia, did ther sdyorssrc~ The KeyhtDn's led
off with .one very I'm batting scoring eleven fnn- ~
their 0rs, innings This seemed 10 lave quito detof
alizug effect upon the Empires ior ,ney nca.o 49,
,,s "a m the game were lost After the game was ovr
,,ey we've Hospitality entertained and were taken in
large ioar horse stage 10 the depot the club sr''nx
New York saturday night the tonowns w
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rss prsDy- Hosups Cas- --csressf csi'a yos'efos,
hela an sqss-, We sixtb prsen-s "st"a hpae ssef
the rcmAIna " sseps~n nssasn, me lnus mn s@~~
death vss tse result d isarss ~ beug siruex 90 80
head with brek m ,ae hsaas q Joha Nsisee. = -
y,ously reported IN TEE hssSs. To- esH'ene' she-'a
tina, A the tine N. rssAi bios ssa a. $3.50 80
committing an arssl, the pfi.saes ths s.ss .-i'-
s.l,rolt,r.l the tusy fOapd thai epfsed 49,
sea,b Nv irliannstlon of the hrnlm, ea1-ei ~ -
from, a trlck thrywr % tvha isre I'm ss~ s"tN@
,hs mi va. arvagned and IA Ms eta'n initn ss
,h.i IN sss.ult,ur decc asca hc ated cny s-
ws,,sre IA cIsivseen year % sse nat I've % lra..'
md ivcs Al 81 lrlbcrsy street W. - sh ~.'em W.
y, ha ra~hs gvirr h. tie tnags No ttcuIaff4nr >. ~
The case Coroner Colin will Admit NC ts~sss ', 'sh
A.. s.r, M Al 600 Deceased vas ussey nnsssn fesr,
Of sgs, aud native " 'tesaha
ysT,. FAN Dows fsrss ~ Esss--s ps~snoc'
p,. "A man sbou, thitsy ave years o. sgs. whess
name. from mouorsucam boo< found In hts pcx-srsoo
| is thought 10 have osen james xar'na ssho", 'ss'
p,embcr ~ the s..th New Hsnpsh.re vc'an,esrs, ws
found Tying dcn tho rocks foot Of fa'e'h s'fos'
Eas, rvor Coroner Collin held "a nqssss on The WI,
| and tho psl,mony saowed THAI the street nom ~hlc
accoase gc h eraed and nagged close up 70 'e rock
lhog, being no ptossc.ion whatovcr W prsven p.de
v,ans frgls tr,llas ~ wa W usss q tsskS ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-28

,.ts Mace a .ptsburg, Pa, next month, which prom
,ses 4, Ia very spirited affair There u bs three de-.
sc,,pops of for four oared soats with purse
ur,ae o. tive hundred dollars and oyo hundred dollars 70
b, second n the race aprsc o. one hundred and fsy
dollars for boats with two pers OF scus with second
prize Of atty dollars and similar prizes for single scull
boats Mr. Jaraes dpranl, Of that ityl being tho &C.
knoyisdeed chs,syy;;on In American waters viii mol
% allowed 10 single scull race y order that osrsmsn
from Obj places may he permitted TO carry ON .ns
prize new four Dared boat for the contest has peer
Srdered IN this city, and tho handiwork Of M sepns,
, Robcyts of Harlem eminent race boat buncr, WI
DO recognised again on he Pusbpre wave" " '"' "''
craft
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sona supervision and experience The cotton crop hefo
seems 10 DO about az certain corn in Ohio.
Plenty Of cotton land be bought here for eight ana
ten dollars acre. plan atons In good order a. about
twelve Coal iron marble OF fine quality are also
found here, accessible by river aud railroad.
write these facts you because many persons Just
out Of the army are seeking employment in Ohio who
who could help here materially in settling the labor
question The negroes generally ready enough TO
work and are improving daily in this particular Thoy
all of them eager to learn, and the plantation that
has school on it is generally the best TILED in the
neighborhood
II you will cause the substance OF this TO be made
public you will help cause which know you have at
heart, and much oblige me. Very truly, yours,
WAGER SWAYNE
r prppv Foo Cincnnat Ohio
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-28
The Late Collision on the OIL Crsck Rail-
road.
vkRpfcT OF IIE coEosxEs July; o.


fFrom the Ttusvle ti'a) Herald, August 70
An accident OF the most appalling nature occurred
about noon yesterday, on the OIL Creek Raroad one
mile west oS the Tusve depot and nearly opposite tho
Driving Park. The express, train due here from CORY ~
IL As codcd with freight train going west out Of tine
causing perfect demolition Of locomotive tender OK
press and baggage cars tho instantaneous death Of sx
passenger and the SERIOUS injury OF number OF others
II appears that the express train running on time
when tue engineer discovered freight Train advancing
at fun speed and within twenty rods OF his own loo.
motive. The express engineer Immediately whistsd
down brakes and lcaped with tho fireman into the ditch
Tho engineer and fireman Of the freight also escaped
IN the same manner The trains together with ter
rife crah tho locomotive OF the express being literally
knocked pieces and the tender dovctailng into the
baggage car aud the latter into the express and mail car
Tie testimony of all concurrcd In cxcmptng tho cos
ductor and engineer Of tho passenger tan and attrbu
freight train If the engineer Of Tho latter could have
been discovered hs would undoubtedly have been SUN,
sriy dealt with but eppcars that as u conscious of
his criminali'y he sed with precipitation
TuE vEIlpicr
Commonwealth of penn .vpar,c. CroUSbrd county ~.
A, inqu -licn indented and taken a. Itusvlc, 10
The q Crawford The 24n Jay q Ausas A p
William Baldwin, Frederick !ouh, Ambrose N. scdgwcl
mud Ayr rc,ef the Jury dosay, upon their oa'hs eos
az. ms,,0bi that the above deceased persons came
, ,na,s Jcs,i, by the collision OF an express passongc
,ss,n nv an exra freight train the Oil Creek Railroad
which collision was caused by the eupobe negligence
Ja;rps Fri, a0i.teF cnd In'res Carey, eonducfor
By evidence shown said Funk and Carey having eonuo
q tho iiorcsad extra freight tsan aud having ncslec,e
"a rocr,v aa~ tbe line when the said express passon
gcr train was tbop aud there due aud approaching. an
We the said aforesaid jury therefore vgvs ~ s9,ms
@ irs AS ,edrya or ne orprsAs"'@" '' we ''' '''p
The ,"rv came. seo,yn,e whou, expressing their 4
dgnaon that passengers are compelled 70 rsk ,ncr NV
oss s 81 o,, ,I r.Sia AS ys Witch a. r
ard dssss 20 ~ eonfnsd 10 Mose per'"us ~ sss yIse
] VIVA .c9ts IN Hc pdssu'0cr ean