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Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-08-12
SJERIFF"S SALE.

STATE OF LOUISIANA. In District Court
Parish Of Cadto. No. --.
Ellen ced $ Justin. Tutors IS c. NcCIrtg
DE- virtue Of writ Of sale u me direct
ID ed by the Honorable the bl-tr,t, Co II
il the above entitled suit, | VII orr ;'r
sale 4, the Court House door il the city o.
Shreveport. parish OF Caddo. on SAT | R
DAY, the second ID day Of September.
1865. between the hours .: ten . clock 4
" and four 2. n. the following d"scri bed
property, 20 wit
North East (halr OF 10: ?, (two,) in
block -. Oourteen.l IN the city OF Shove
par,. TO pay and satisfy the Wit sued IN
tn. above entitled sTit with ali cost
Terms Of sale cash. without the ben"G.
81 appraisement
T r SIMPSON.
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m tn. CITY Of Shreveport. on Sal DRpAI.
the 81 day Of september. between tie
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he following described property. Ia wJt
Lots twenty aud seventeen ia ten acre
10, - nineteen to pay and s.ti-'y The W.T.,
With interest and cost in the abp"e entitled
suit
Terms OF ALE cash. with The h"nCI'
i apprss,"uleN' ,
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The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

The best anecdote of Lorenzo Dow, that
we have seen, is this: He was one day at
hotel, kept by one Bush, at Delhi, New York,
the residence of the late General Root, and
was importuned by the latter gentleman, in
the presence of the landlord, to describe
heaven.
:" You say good deal about heaven, sill, !"
said the General, "pray, tell US how it
looks"
Lorenzo turned his grave face and long,
waving beard toward the General and Mr..
Bush, and replied, with imperturbable grav-
ity:
Heaven, my friends, is a vast extent of
smooth, rich territory. There is not a root
nor bush in it, and there never will be-"
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18
NUMBER 81.
A Bloodhound Chase.

The rebel practice of chasing Union
prisoners of war with bloodhounds. is thus
illustrated in letter from Sherman's army
to the Cincinnati Gazette:
"Our escaped prisoners are hunted by
bloodhounds. These are kept at all the pens
for that purpose. To kill one Of them
is certain death if discovered. On one occa-
sion two were killed at Andersonville, and
the authorities not being able to find those
who committed the act, placed the carcasses
of the dogs outside the dead line in the brook
which supplied the camp with water, and al
lowed them to rot there.
Hundreds of our officers and men have
been chased by these dogs. They are kept
atall guard-stationsa and picket-posts through
out the South, and especially at the ferries
and fords OF the river, and are used to hurt
both our men and deserters from the rebel
army.
We have space only for one case ola blood
hound chase. The parties who had escaped
were priyates Crummel and Harris, of the
9th Illinois cavalry, Martin Cloes, Sd Illinois
and Patterson of the I'd New York. Two of
these soldiers were eighteen years old, one
twenty and one only seventeen. They were
chased by fifteen dogs, in charge of some
twenty men.
One man, finding the dogs close upon him,
and no chance of escape presenting itself,
climbed on the porch of a house and waited
TN the party came up. Enraged, that their
thirst Tor Yankee blood had not been gratifed
they made Crummel come down TO them, then
knocked him on the head with a musket,
formed ring, put the dogs in it, and threw
him to them. He was terribly torn, and soon
after died. Harris and Cloes were treated
in the same way and were badly torn.
Patterson, who was mere boy, kneeled
down and prayed these human fends not to
let the dogs tear him. but to no purpose. He
was forced down, and ON undertaking to re-
gain the porch was kicked in the face, all
his front teeth broken out, and he rendered
insensible, and in that state thrown into the
ring. The dogs had satiated themselves with
blood and refused to touch him. This is only
single case of many which could be relat.
edn
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

FREAKS OF CANNON BALLs.--The cabin of
the steamer Magnet, recently captured and
recaptured on the Cumberland river, during
the first performance, was the scene of a
rather extraordinary incident. The cham.
ber-maid, a resident of this city, named
Rebecca Mitchell, was accompanied by her
son, who, during the trip, had repeatedly
cautioned his mother to lie down upon the
floor if the enemy fired upon them. When
the cannonading opened, Mrs. Wetmore,
the wife of the captain, was in the cabin,
resting her feet on the round of table at
which she was sitting. The first shot, a ball
from six-pounder rifle gun, passed through
the cabin, tore up the floor under her chair,
and glancing, struck the chambermaid on
the forehead, killing her instantly. just at
that moment, the lad aforementioned enter
ed to look after his mother, and finding her
on the floor said, IS That's right mother,'
and lay down b. her side. When the firing
had ceased, he was fonud in this position, his
arms lovingly,a and protectingly thrown about
his dead parent, all unconscious that the life
about which he was 80 solicitous had fed
forever. This was the only casualty that
took place, Mrs. Wetmore escaping injury,
perhaps death, by the fact that her feet were
not upon the floor. The attack upon our
transports was particularly fatal to the cham
bermaids, not one of whom escaped-two,
those belonging to the Prima Donna and
Prairie State being killed by shells from the
gunboat Carondelet, and the one we have
named above becoming the victim of the
rebel fre.-Cincinndti Commercial.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18
What the Jews DO.

During the late Presidential campaign it
was constantly iterated and reiterated by
those who designedly endeavored to array
the Hebrews as antagonistic to the Admins
tration, and even to the Union, that the Jews
only confined themselves to mere money
changing and certain branches Of commercial
business, the principal line Of which was
ready made clothing. Our people were stig-
matlzed as usurers and non producers. In
no State in the Union do the Jews represent
80 many different avocations, trades, etc.. as
in California. They are farmers, wine.
growers, wool-growers rancheros, herdsmen,
dealing in cattle and sheep; they are manu-.
tacturers ON large scale. and but for their
energy and wealth the wooden factories of
San Francisco would not be the proud monu.
ments OF our States growing interest. In
the mechanical arts they have always taken
a forward position, workers in iron, tin.
silver and gold, carpenters, cabinet makers.
machinests, black and white smiths, and
scientific instrument makers. In the walks
OF science, physicians, surgeons, apotheca.
ries, chemists, assayers, geologists, patholo.
gists, etymologists and astronomers: diyines
theologists, lawyers, editors, engrayers. litb,
ographers, musicians, artists and rainters
professors of foreign tongues, arithmeticians.
poets, printers, gymnasts and sailors
Scarcely branch of mechanical art or ave.
nue. of trade but we find representatives of
our race. and they are men and women of
mark in all. In addition to these ere miners.
capitalists and merchants. Who now will
attempt to gainsay that the Hebrew is not
nomadic. When once he settles in Califor.
MIA. he becomes resident, identified and
aiding in its progress. He marries, gathers
around him family, strives to be and is
honest, and his perseverance and probity are
notable in this age of selfshness; SO he lives
his allotted days under his " own vine and fig
tree" surrounded by his olive branches until
his days have passed and he is called to his
Father above" Take Hebrew energy and
capital from California and the State would
be bankrupt.-S. F. Hebrew.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18
SHASTA COURIER.
Letter From a Miner.

SAW Mill FLAT, Feb. 11th, 1865.
Ed. COURIER Having noticed your call for
knowledge of the mining interests, and N.Y.
self feeling that it is good to let others know
what little is within the scope ofmy research
es, which, by the way, extend to this Flat
alone. Saw Mill Flat is not unknown to
fame. For long years it has been mined, but
only in the primitive manner. Every one
trying it have been content to make small
cut into some place on the edge, work out a
few dollrrs and when it became apparent
that hard work and capital were necessary
to get to the bottom and open out the real
wealth of the Flat, the project would be
abandoned for a lighter job elsewhere. 1t
was left for Messrs. Robinson, Williams &
Ketchum to find the lead' Over q year ago
they purchased from Col. Wingate his orch
ard on the Flat, and Immediately went in
under it, letting the fruit trees tumble into
their ground-sluice, and finding they had
covered ground that paid largely. The Co..
have an excellent ditch that supplies them
with an abundance of water, and they are
now living at home with comfortable incomes
for light labor. Their claim will last them
for years, and enable its owners to acquire
capital sufficient for the comforts of life, after
mining shall cease to have charms for them.
On the same::Flat Messrs. Harrington, West
& Co. have been working during the present
winter and have been making good wages.
though cannot say they are fairly in. In
fact, it is my belief that from ten to twelve
hundred dollars could be we'll expended in
the opening and putting it in good econom.
ical working order This amount judicious
ly expended in cutting bed rock sluice way,
the building of reservoir, purchase of a
ditch that lays convenient, and the erection
of hydraulic machinery, would make it a
claim second to none in the county. L do
not know but it may be the intention of the
Company to improve the claim as have in
timated and it is certain that if I" Nate"
takes it into his head to so do it, the thing is
as good as done.
The amount of the weekly harvest of dust
from this Flat / have no means of determin-
ing, but can very safely say it will be made
much greater than it is ere many months
The truth is, we have all been too saving in
outlavs to make poor dirt pay. but enterp rise
is creeping in among us, and hope soon to
be able to say to you that we are going it
with a rush and with satisfac tory results
Some of us here believe that the Robinson
claim night wash treble the amount of dirt
per day with the same labor and water they
now use. We shall see what we shall see?
Yours as ever, PICK.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18
Singular Development.

The Chicago Times of December 10th con-
tains lengthy account of wonderful devel.
opment recently made short distance out
side of that city. 1t appears that party of
oil seekers were engaged in boring, and had
reached depth of 737 feet, through various
strata, most of which, from the very surface,
presented more or less strong indications of
oil. Having reached the depth designated,
the drill suddenly dropped several feet las
far as the machinery would allow it to go)
without touching bottom. For two days after
the reservoir was struck, and up to the writ
ing Of the article in the Times, constant
stream of water had continued to be discharg-
ed from the top of the well. and had formed
large ponds upon the prairie, which were
hourly growing wider and deeper.
The Chicagonians, says the Times, now
talk of supplying the city with water by
these wells, instead of the expensive tunnel
they are cutting for mile under the lake.
The wells cost but 81 900 each, and raise the
water from fifty to seventy-fve feet, while
the tunnel will cost 81 100000 for construc
tion, and cause constant expense in pump
ing the water into reservoir afterwards. It
is question where this subterranean stream
of fresh water comes from. The nearest
mountains are those at the head of Lake
Michigan, 300 miles distant. The depth of
the we'll is but 7OSI feet, while the mean
depth of the lake has been stated at 1000
feet. The water is said to be impregnated
with sulphur and iron, but not SO as to be
unpleasant to the taste. At all events, the
discovery promises to be of the greatest i'm
portance to the metropolitan city of the West,
and will doubtless lead to system of arte.
sian wells on the arid prairies of Kansas,
Dacotah and Nebraska.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18
Debate ON Slavery.

The following debate occurred in the re-.
cent Constitutional Convention at MARYLAND
The quotations from Scripture seem not to
have been received in very edifying man
ner.
Berry, of Prince George's-Now nro.
pose to show from the Bible that slavery ;s
Of divine origin. Will the gentleman he
astonished? A voice." "Yes."1 The FIRST
reference shall make is to the l4th chapter
of Genesis, 18th, 18th and 10th verses,
believe my friend from Cecil (Scott) is fond
of reading the Bible, but am afraid he has
read it to little purpose
" And when Abrom heard that his broth
er was taken captive he armed his trained
servants, born in his own house, three hum
dred and eighteen, and pursued them unto
Dan.
And he divided himself against them, he
and his servants, by night, and smote them
and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on
the left bank of Damascus.
And he brought back all the goods, and
also brought again his brother Lot, and his
goods, and the women also and the people. !"
Scott-That shows the propriety of arming
slaves. Laughter .
Berry-They were fighting for their house
holds and in support of their institutions, led
by their master. Abram possessed servants
which he marshaled against his enemies.
Scott-Just what Abraham is doing now
against our enemies. Renewed laughter. |
Berry, now refer you to the sixteenth
chapter of Genesis.
''And Sari, Abrams wife, bore him no
children, and she had an hand maid, an
Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
And Sari said unto Abram: Behold now
the Lord hath restrained me from bearing !;
pray thee 60 in unto my maid. And Abram
hearkened unto the voice of Sari."
Scott did not know you claimed the
Bible authority for that practice. Great
laughter.
Berry continued reading from the Bible to
show the result of Abrams following Sari's
advice, and the divine sanction of his con-
duct, blessing being pronounced upon his
seed by an angel of the Lord, when he was
again interrupted by Scott, who asked per-
mission to say something. Berry, already
worried and fearing further discontinue, re-
fused to be catechised, and took refuge in
cant, saying:
6 l am astohished, Mr.. President, that
whilst the Holy Scriptures are being read
here, that there should be so much levity.
am astonished that the gentlemen should
not have more respect for themselves-for
you as the presiding officer of this body-for
the Bible and its holy teachings, than to make
anything read from it subject of merri-
ment"
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18

A HINT FOR OUR MINING ENGINEERs.-The
Petroleum Reporter, of Titusville, gives the
following description of machine known as
Crocker's Oil Ejector, which, it appears to
us might be of use in our mines:
This arrangement, called in common par
lance blower, is rapidly working an en-.
tire revolution in the operation of pumping
wells, and its introduction into general use
must add greatly TO the aggregate production
Of oil. We noticed last summer its applca-
ton to the Empire well, with excellent re-
suits. Since that time it has grown rapidly
into favor, and it is the opinion of our best
oil men that it will in year entirely super.
sede the use of the lifting pump. The blow
err as now in use consists of a large tube open
at the lower end and reaching to the bottom
of the WE'LL with smaller pipe extended by
its side. The smaller pipe is turned up at
the lower end, and projects inside the dis
charge pipe about four feet. The turned up
end Of the injecting pipe terminates in hol.
low brass truncated cone, corresponding with
which, with an intervening space of about
three-sixteenths of an inch, is conical con.
traction in the surrounding discharge pipe.
Air is forced by condenser down through
the small pipe, anu OIL OF any llquld IN the
we'll is forced up through the discharge pipe.
In addition to its direct action in forcing out
the oil, the apparatus has another advantage,
1t is well known that the sudden compres.
sion of air raises its temperature. The action
has this effect, and the air is forced into the
well at temperature sufficiently high to pre-
vent the accumulation of parafine in the
pipe. Should sediment of any kind accumu
late, steam may be turned into the small
pipe, and the tube quickly cleared. The
whole apparatus is SO compact, strong and
simple in its construction, and so certain in
its operation, that it can not fail to rapidly
snpplant the old method Of raising oil, with
its ponderous walking beam, and rotting
and breaking sucker-rods,'
If the above described apparatus will pump
o well, it will pump shaft. and if it is con.
eidered better and cheaper in the oil re-
gions than the ponderous old fashioned
pumps, it might perhaps prove better and
cheaper for our use than the pumps we are
now using. At all events there certainly
are hints in the description of the working Of
this new apparatus by which our mining en-
gineers might proft.-T Virginia Enterprise.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18
The Two Shermans.

The Gen. Sherman who has conducted the
great expedition through Georgia, and is
now near Charleston, is William Tecumseh
Sherman, a native of Ohio. He graduated
q. West Point in 1910, class rank six. He
served in Florida in 1871. at Fort Moultrie
in 1912. in California in 1916, as Commissa-
ry of Subsistence in1S5O, engaged in the
banking business in 1858, and was President
of the State Military Academy of Louisi-
ana in 1860. May 18th, 1861, he was
appointed Brigadier General of Volun-
teers, and ordered to the Department of
Kentucky. In 1862 he was assigned to the
command of the District of Cairo. After the
ccpitulation of Donelson he was assigned to
the Fifth Division, Army of the Tennessee,
Gen. Grant commanding. He was made
Major General of Volunteers, May 1st, 1862.
His operations at Memphis. Vicksburg. Hol.
ly Springs and jackson, are well known.
July 4th, 1868, he was promoted to a Briga-
dier Generalship in the regular army. From
that time to this he has been successfully
engaged in Tennessee, Alabama and Geor-
gia.
=" Port Royal" Sherman, or more familiar
ly, Battery" Sherman, is Thomas W. Sher-
man, who was born in Rhode Island in 1917,
and graduated at West Point in 1886. He
was brevetted Major for gallantry at Buena
Vista, in 1847, served in the Northwest in
1857. and was appointed Brigadier General
of Volunteers, May 18th, 1861. He COM
manded division in the first battle of Bull
Run, and was subsequently selected to COM
mand the land forces in the Port ROYAL expe-
dition. He was superseded by General Hun
ter in March, 1862. He was afterwards Sc.
verely wounded at or near new Orleans, and
has not been in active service since.-AHa.
The Shasta courier., 1865-02-18
DEATH OF MosEBY.-The New York CORES
pondent of the Bulletin writes:


There seems good reason to believe that
this noted guerrilla chief has met his fate at
last. On the 18th December a cavalry expe-
dition started out to scour the country east
of the Blue Ridge, in search of Moseby and
his gang, who had become quite troublesome
of late to our troops in Shenandoah Valley.
A cavalry regiment, after skirmishing with
Moseby's men all day, arrived at Middle
bury (Virginia), about 10 o'clock at night.
While passing through the town some of the
men discovered rebel officer sitting at sup
per in house little off the road. with
sentinel posted in front. They fred upon
the sentinel. who escaped. The noise brought
the officer to the door, with pistol in his
hand. Being summoned to surrender, ne
was fired upon, ball taking effect in his
bowels, and mortally wounding him. His
orderly was secured, but refused to give the
name of the officer. Subsequently rebel
mail was captured, containing letter from
a Mrs. Stinson, friend of Moseby's, stating
that he had been killed, describing the man.
ner ofhis death, (which corresponded exact
ly with the foregoing account and stating
that his body had been sent to his friends.
The rebellion has had few adherents who ex-
celled Moseby in skill, daring or cruelty.