Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-10-21
OCTOBER VOL VII:
News Items.

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convention adjourned after a most
harmonious and unanimous session F.,
Of fifteen days. They have repealed
tn. ordinance of secession; also abel
ished slavery; cqualized tha repre-
sentation of the senate and taxation
throughout the state, giving the cleo
ton of governor and presidential
electors to the people; ordered vo
ting in the legislature to be by rtr0
rare: Endorsed the administration
unanimously, and directed a commits
sion to submit a code to the legisls
ure for tn. protection Of the colore'
population. They have likewise ap
,ointed Judge Wardlow Alfred HUI
..r and Col. ID. +. Atkins commit !
tee to visit your Excellency IN refer
enc. to Jefferson Davis, Governor
lMcGrath, and Mr.. Trenholm. The
election of governor and members OF
the Legislature will take place on the
18th Of October. James l.. Orr Is
nominated for governor. 1t is under
stood that Gov. Perry will be sent to
the United States senate. The mem
bers of congress will be elected IN
November. An extra session OF the
legislature meets on the 18th Octo-
Der. All are loyal and in good spirits
Washington, Sept. 2o.-Dispatch-
es received at the State Department
this morning, from Constant,nopie
and barcelona, represent the cholera
greatly on the decrease in those cit
r les. The pestilence has made its
: appearance in Italy. and the greatest
consterna,ion prevailsin consequence.
New York, Sept. 2o.-H. Grinnell
has received Il very interesting letter
: from {. r. Hall, Arctic explorer, that
announce. he has learned such facts
in his expedition as to lead to the
belief that there are yet surviving
three men of Sir John Franklin 5
lrspedition, Capt. Crozier. who sue
ceeded Franklin in command OF the
expedition, and three men, have been
seen. Crozier was reduced to skel'
eton, and being starved to death
while his three men were tat, they
havins lived on human fesh-tht
l.. flesh Of their companions who all
deserted the two ships that were IT
the mountains of ice, while Croziel
would no, eat human flesh. The
man finding the party at once took
them in charge, and, catching a seal
: he ted Crozier spnrinSly, day by day
until his life was safe. He thus
OF cared for four men through the win
ter, during which one of the mel
at died. Crozier and the two remain
ing men were then taken TO Neithel!e
IL in Bothnia Felix P-ninsular, wh"r
;, there were many lnnui,S. Havln'
guns and plenty of ammunltion' the.
i, w.r. enabled to shoot ducks, INQUIRE
ccs, etc. The Inuui's treated 'heI
uc very kindly. At length they starts
for Keobneras county, sine" vine
they hav. not been seen. All thu
,v was in 1854, but the lnnuit- lnsl'
= tha, Crozier and his friends are nc
dead.
New York, SEPT. 2"-lhe Soni
Carolina rccon-truction C"HNen'11
''s' have resolved that the Union l. II
re paramount consideration OF Ia" Ane
mi. lean poop =. and that the authorize
les. REPRESENTATION OF that sovcreIgn'
,ne the Federal Union. Ih" late w
- was not one of oppressed poop
asans, tyranny, but arose pr'nc'p'
~ from apprehension on the part
them. The war, therefore, not ha
ing been strictly in the natur" OF
rebellion. they suggest to Preside
'e's' Johnson the Justice and wisdom
not enforcing the penalties ain Nro
the crime OF rebellion by the laws
- the United States. \. an earnest
their good faith, they indorse tn" a
of President johnson. and rNNr
their determination to cordially $
port his efforts to restore the VIII
country to tue blessings OF pee
, Cincinnati, Oct. l0.--Gen. I
49, the Republican candidate for Soy
nor of Ohio. has carried the State
Try, twenty five thousand majority.
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