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Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-05-02
TO THE PUBLIC.

TIME SULPHUR FORK IRON WORKS
wen. into blast on the 18th ult-. and
. nov in successful operation, smelling
liz tons of iron per day. With bed OF
ore and pine forest inexhaustble we will
be able. ~ soon as We can procure few
more monid-rs. tn supply all demands f~1
piows, kitchen furniture. and all "ther.ar
ticle- in the way o. cast ngs. from plough
point I" "A smoothing iron, bark mill or =
sal; keiNe.
Come one. come ali, bring in your pro.
Visions and be supplied. W. wan. twenty
more good mouid.rs All mould.rs that
this notice may roach. if they will report
their names. regiments sad companies /"
which they may belong to the nnders'gnsd
=, H,vnn "a +. o.. Davis county. T"1a-. |
will procure for them q detail and pay
them good wages.
DANIEL COLE.
President 8. F. I. W
Shreveport Savs Houston Telegraph
and Washington Telegraph will copy three
| m on \. aud forward bills. APPS
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G. 5. STEAMER COTTON"
Red River April 9th. 1865.

A REWARD Of three hundred dollars
n will be given FOX the 3: rest and con,
du.nent in prison, Of the following named
men " ho desersed from the e. ;. Steamer
e Missouri" on The night Of th'. sth inst. !:
WILLIAM WEST. age rs years height
S feet = inches I; black eyes dark hair
and dark complexion. Transferred 70 the
Navy il December last, from Co. n. Cook
regiment. Heavy Artillery.
s. FLORlS. age 81 years height feet
4 inch.s dark eyes dark hair and dark
coupI.xi u. Transferred to the Navy in
February last. from Co. c. 2stb Louisiana
regiment l. supposed 70 be about Boss Ell
Point. near shreveport.
For the apprehension OF either OF the
above named men. will pay y reward .ol
One Hundred and Fifty dollar"
and if conhurd IN jail. all expenses will b.
paid. until they are claimed by proper
authority.
VIM. A. UEARSE.
Assistant Payuaster.
.nrills.3,w T.. &. II.
Gn7..,ie copy Z times,
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Ovprcs CHEF CLOTHING BUREAU, T. n. u.
Shreveport. March Goth. 1865.

OyrIcr CHIEF CLOTHING BUREAU, T. n. ID.
Shreveport. March Goth. 1865.
TIME Clothing Bureau desires 70 make
additional contracts for LEATHER,
and offers the following inducements
A detail from active service TO one white
man. and On exemption for Ave negro men,
10 any person who Gill contract 10 tan and
deliver within twelve months. 1900 sides
Of we'll tanned and finished leather. 70 be
paid for 1t Schedule rates.
The party contracting will be required
n enter into bonds. in the sum OF thirty
thousand dollars, for the faithful execution
Of the contract. with penalty Of forfeit
ure Of that sum with event of failure. and .
revocation Of the detail and exemption.
Coutracts will only BE- made with parties
who have tan yards in operation and sum
cent mean, to carry them out.
Applications for contracts can be made
TO the following named officers:
Capt. l.. W. Taylor, A. 9. N. Houston
Texas.
Maj. ". d. Beard. Q. N. Huntsville
Texas.
Maj J. J. Bu'by. Q. NJ. Mound Pr.i'i'
Capt. a. Z. Wright, a. Q. NJ, Giimer
Capt. JOE. ". Bos..r., A. Q. NJ. shreve
Capt. W. y. Pssy. A. 9. NJ. Fulton
Arkansas.
". II. HAYNES.
Nsjor & Chief Of Clothing Baresu.
apr4.w2n
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HEAD OrARrER,. TkA>s-NI.s. DEr1.
Shreveport, La. April 10. 1865.
General Orders,
No 80
THE Dis.ric. Of Arkan.as and West
L. Louisiana will hereafter form one
command and be known ~ the District OF
Arkansas aud West Louisiana. under the
command of Lieut. Gen. ;. B. Buckn"r.
II. During the temporary ah-~nce OF the
General Commanding, the command o! the
p,ca.,m.u, will devolve upon Lieut.. Gen.
5. Il. Buckner Communications for De.
pa,,,ren, Head Quarters will be addressed
to Shreveport. La. As heretofore.
~ command VI
Gvn"ral l.. KIRBY SxrrH.
4. $. ANDERSON.
Assistant Adju,ant Genera!
HxAp QUARTERS TRAn>-M,ss. DIRT.
Shreveport, April y. l-e3. !
General Orders.
No 20.
GCHE unde,siKnsa hereby resumes com
mand Of she Department.
L. KIRBY SMITH.
mavo.av General.
Louisiana. Arkansas aud Texss paper
copy four times.
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Mobile.
-om the \. O. Picayune:

From the n O. Picayune:
The rei,eration Of the report Of
the evacuation and occupation
of Mobile, which we transferred
in the mornings issue from that
Of a city paper Ct yesterday, is not
IS we understand it an official one.
though made with some circumstan-
c.s and par,iculari:y, a. regards
dates and incidents. Another cotern-
porarv iu.imates this morning, that
The report may prove IA little prema-
ture."
But we believe it has for some time
been admitted that this event must
ultimately happen, and that the &C
cupa,ion Of Mobile by the Federal
army was a question only Of time
The reduction Of Spanish Fort and
| other detenccs on the east side of the
Bay. the possession of the Gulf ap-
proach.s to the harbor and the city
bv the Federal feet, and the gradu-
al tightening of the Gordon of attack
and investment around the city,
seemed to make such a result not on
" probable but inevitable.
Th.r. was one sentence in the Ia
test announcement of the capture OF
Mobile We confess We We're particu.
larly pleased to See. But little pri.
vate property was destroyed" In
the accounts we have lately been re
c.iviug Of the circumstances attend
ing the evacuation Of other cities. il
has been painful to read of the inju
ry inflicted upon that portion OF tn.
people who have been forced to re
} main behind, after the departure O
the garrisons, by the reckless and in
discriminate dest. uction OF private
property. BY these acts of ruthless
wantonness, innocent women ant
children, non-combatant age, ane
even the helpless sick have been de
prived of shelter and other resources
and thrown by those who shoult
r rather have protected them, upon tn
: charity Of the con4ueror. War ha
a horrors enough, INSOFAR bic from 1t
: conduct, without the addition of in
{: humanity like this, and we repea
e that we were pleased to see that
o had not been repeated in the case G
! our neighbor city Of Mobile.
e We hope to hear soon of the resto
e ration Of those many and favorit
!! means of pleasant intercourse be
O tween the two cities, which we use
!, to enjoy, and of which we were wor
= to make SO much; SO that We ma
y not only be enabled to renew the oil
Il social relations which always boun
= us together, but be enabled moreov'
n to contribute to each others materi
n prosperity, as commercial commun
ties,
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The following resolutions were
passed by Squirrels Battalion Of Light
ARTILLERY. and Mosley's Battery of
Horse Artillery, assembled en- masse
at their camp, near Shreveport La.'
on 23d April, 1865.
Whereas. The recent announce
ment Of the capitula,iou of Gen. r. E:
Lee. and a portion Of the Army OF
Northern Virginia, has cast shadow
Of gloom and wavering dependency
upon our country.-that General and
army who hav. for four years
thwar,ed the schemes Of the a5lest
commanders, hurled back the most
formid: BILE OF armies, carried terror
and dismay into the enemy's self
confident country. and finally illus
tra,ed upon the pages of history a
reuown unsurpassed either in ancient
or modern times. Therefore, be 1t
Resolred, That We view tn recent
capitulation in question as terrible
disaster-a terrible blow at our indie
p-ud.uc.; but at the same time We
proclaim to the world that our cause
is worthy of the greatest sacrifices,
and that a people determined to be
free and independent cannot be sub
Ijugated: -,
GERS and men of Squire IS Battalion of
Light Artillery and Mosley's Battery
Of Horse Artillery. do hereby pro-
claim to their fellow citizens and SOL
di.rs of the Confederate States OF
America, our unalterable determine.
ton to stand by our country through
good and bad report, and never to
surrender our rights az free people
struggling in the most sacred cause
of self. government; and We do most
earnestly and impressively call up n
our whole country to rally to the res:
cue, and all we are fighting tor Will
yet be achieved.
Resolree1, 3rd. That, asking Of GU,
government now but food aud ammu'
, milton, we look with unmitigated
t contempt and loathing upon the &C
tons Of certain citizens and shop
keepers, in refusing the money will
: which soldiers are paid, all of which
. mas tenOcnCy " cA"aPoie'o N"'
D troops, because it is the only means
= of procuring those supplies SO neces
y sary for the welfare of the army.
Resolre1, 4th. That the Shreve
= port and Houston papers be requested
> to publish for the benefit of all con
5 cerned.
:. Maj. c. W. sarIREs, Ch'mn.
Capt. w. G. MosLEY.
Sergt. J. X. BERTRAND,
). Private c. GILLs,
n eth Texas Battery.
n Capt J. 7. W. BARNES,
Sergt. NJ. McM>HAN.
e Private L. 7. BoETHEA.
If LIST Regular Battery.
=, Capt. B. f. WI>cHEsrER,
a. Sergt. JOE. GA>DEr,
d Private A. LAHAUx,
l. 9th La. L. Battery.
p Lieut.. q. d. BERNICE,
h, Corpl. A. MCCoLLAM.
rs Private CHAs GILLiS,
IN LIST La. Battery.
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HEAD QUAKrERs IRA -AlssrsslrrI DEr'T.
shreveport, La, April "a. 1865.
GENERAL Orders,
No. ~.
r The following order IL published for the
i. information Of al concerned
HEAD QUARTERS ARMIES or rsle c. g..
llth February. 1865.
General Order"
The discipline and efficiency OF the army
have been greatly impaired by men leaving
their proper Commando u join others. In
which they dnd service more agreeable.
This practice, o. most AS injurious IN rs
consequences - the crime of de-er'ion. by
the Articles Of War. exposes the offender Z"
= similar punishment. and subjects the OH
Ger receiving him 10 dismissal from The
army.
Its therefore declared that the provis-
ions OF General Order No. 2. Of this date.
from Army Head Quarters. apply to such
men Is have left their proper commands
and Joined o,hcrs without being regu-
pardon promised in t.st Order. upon com
Diving with its conditions. or suffer the
consequence. a;tached 70 ncg'ectine it.
The names Of such absentees will be
forthwith reported to these Head quarters
by III. officers with whom they are serving
and immediate measures taken to return
them 70 their proper commando.
As soon - practicable. 40 inspection
will b made. and charge. will be pre-.
tered aRaips, those who neglect to sntorc .
| this order.
General
II, General Orders No. 2. Head Quarters
! of the Armies Of the Confederate states
having been published in this Department
in General Orders No. rs. csrreot .snsr
| it IL announced. by authority OF the Srcre
tarY OF War. that all enlisted men OF fhl'
! army who are improperly absent IRON
sheir commands. excerpt those guilty OF do
| sorting to or arrested in the act Of deserving
10 the enemy, or who have deserted ate
having been once pardonsd for the sAn'
offence, or who shall hereafter desert o.
| absent themselves without authority. wh'
shall within twenty days from this de''
voluntarily rrj"in their commands. or DE
liver themselves TO any regularly appointed
enrolling officer. provost nSrsh.'' or ran, an
otncer on duty. to BE- forwarded to the'
commands. shall be entitled to and receive
the benefit Of the pardon promised by tn
General in Chief. on authority OF the f5es'
dent of the Confederate states.
| III. General Orders So.2 Head Quarter
Armies Of the Confederate States. publish
ed in this Department in General Order
No. 36. current series. by authority o' IN
pr-sident. applies 60 enlisted men who 81
undergoing sentence. or trial on charge
or are in arrest for deseEtion or ao'enc
withou. leave. with the exceptions sbov
mentioned aud all men who come within
the provisions Of .his paragraph will q
once b. released from S.res: AID retu1ne
TO duty.
BY command of
General E. KIRBY sn,ru.
5. $ ANDERSON,
Assistant Adjut.nt General.
Ia, Ark. and Texas papers copy 81
week, rua!-Gs
Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-05-02

At an impromptu gathering of the
people at Washington City, after the
evacuation of Richmond, President
Andrew johnson, being called upon,
addressed the people in substance as
follows:
He said, at the breaking out OF
the rebellion he was the only South
ern Senator that dissented from the
views of the secessionis;s; that he
thoroughly examined the subject, and
formed in his mind deliberate .judg-
men, as to the policy which should
be adopted by the Government in
dealing with the traitors. He pro-
fessed to be humane man, and was
decidedly inclined to leniency in his
dealings with the rebels. This was
his policy four ears ago; it was the
same to-day. But he must explain
what he meant by leniency. He be
lieved that hanging was too light 4
punishment for the leading traitors
but his kindness of he; TT forbid hi:
advocacy of any other more harsh
He said that the leaders,-those wh'
iucited and kept up the rebellion.-
should and must be hmng-hxng n:
high as Hannah. The wealthy trail
tors at home,-those who had en-
couraged but not participated in th
war.-should at least be stripped o
:heir ilI.gotten wealth. This SHOULD
be distributed among the poor, hon
est, Woodworking loyal men of tn
country. Treason should be d.
stroyed. root and branch; and til
way to do this was to deprive til
leading traitors, whether in civil
military. or private life, of all powe
to do mischief hereafter. In a wore
he would hang every leader, whethe
in civil or military life. and strip o
their ill.gotten wealth those in privat
station.
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JACOB BARKER AND JACOB LIT
TLE.-The Newburyport 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
or, who was then large ship owner
and shipping merchant on South ST.,
who had previously transacted bust
ness for NJ Little's father, who will
be remembered as once a prominent
mel chant in New buryport.
Mr.. Barker was not long in discov-
| cring young Little's talent and apti-
tudc 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 il,
this position, Mr.. Little opened au
office and commenced the business OF
an exchange and specie broker on his
own account, in the basement of q
building on Wall street. He had
gained, meantime, much practica
knowledge from the shrewdness ant
experience of his old MASTER as h,
was wont to call him, for whom h,
has always entertained an affection
ate, almost tilial regard. The mastc
has outlived the clerk. Jacob Bark
: or is still living, and in active busi
l ness life as prominent banker il
n. Orleans, at the advanced age OF =
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" city Of Shreveport. Parish Of Cad
do. a negro man who calls his nameA
PHILLIP. aged about - years. about Ave
fee. seven or eight inches high. of dark
eriae color, spare made. and says he he
longs 70 Mrs Henderson,. near Alexandria
Rapides parish. La.
The owner or owner. Of said negro are
hereby notified 70 come forward. prove pro.
perry. pay charges and take him away. o'
he will be disposed Of a the law directs.
j. W. MAHLE.
m.vQ3t Tailor.
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Cotton Notice.

IIAvlSG made Arrangements with the
III Government, TO transfer half of all
cotton belonging 30 Ncssrs. Peet Simms
L. Co. in this Department. l respectfully
ask all cotton agents TO report 10 me 81
Marshall, Texas. or to Geo. N. Beaman. al
shreveport. La, ell cotton belonging &c
said firm in their respective Districts
d. Z. RUSSELL.
Agent for Pe-t. Sinms 4 Co
Houston Weekly Telegraph copy foul
times and send bill TO this office.
April Is %tw.
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HEAD QUARTERS TRASs.Miss DErr.

HEAD QUARTERS TRASs.Miss. DEBT,
Shreveport, La, April ". 1865. !
General Orders,
No 3S.
T Paragraph. vi and VII, General Or:
i. ders No. 10, current series. l. ~. ", Is
90 amended as 20 extend tn" time for
making application for the renewal OF the
details OF agriculturalists. md OF men de-
tailed as rnec hsnics, artisans or persons OF
scientific skill other than those IN tue scr .
vice OF .,he government. until the nrse oil
July, 1868.
II. So much Of General Orders No. q,
current series. T NJ. D., rs places the DE.
tail of men between the ages OF 10 and -
yesr, uud, for field service, but ht for stan
duty, under tho direction Of the Supcnn
tsndsnt Of the Bareau Of Consumption, i.
hereby revoked, and all such details will
be made by the Generals Of tho Reserves.
BY command OF
General L. KlkBY SNIrH.
6. s. ANDERSON.
Assistant Adjutsnt General.
La. rcXas uui Arhausae pspers puonst
~ No.. .ris T.
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I. o. y. r.
1900 REWARD.

cTOLEN on the night Of the 9th inst. .
y BAY PONY, years old; walks very
vide, is about u feet high. I hind white
foot. He is newly shod, swelled heels in
front and corks behind. Name very heavy
and trimmed, aud on his right thigh has q
Mexican brand. The above reward will be
paid for his delivery to the Editor Of this
paper.
AprN,, -A.~lf
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Mr.. L. Raddington. bearei Of dis
patches from Richmond, reached
here yesterday, having crossed the
Mississippi river on the 14th, and
left Mobile on the 5th. His state
! ments corroborate intelligence previ-
ously received.
He was in hearing Of the bonn
bardment Of Fort Spanish on tho 4tli.
and says that it equa'led, if it did
not exceed, anything Of the kind Of
the war.
| Gen. Taylor. As previously ad-
vised, left Selma on the End, and
proceeded to Mobile. which place he
reached on the 3rd. On the 4th he
left Mobile, and effected q junction
with Forrest on the 9th.
These two eminent commanders
have jointly force exceeding 10000
men.
Writ Adams fell in with body of
the enemy OH the 9th, about fifty
miles north east Of Meridian. and
routed them completely after short
but very severe engagement. The
.n.my's loss in killed, wounded and
prisoners exceeded 400. The bal
ance were routed and dispersed in
every direction.
MIR. Il. says that, from the best es'
Inmates, the force under Johnston al
last accounts was at least $4,000. II
not 100000 strong, and accessions
,. being daily made from troops absen:
on Through.
No one doubts his ability to pro
tect himself against any force Of the
enemy now i'll the field.
, At last accounts he was in thu
neighborhood of Raleigh, n. C, bu
it was supposed that he would tal
back in the direction of Augusta. il
!, order to be more convenient to HI
supplies, and to effect a junction
when necessary. with the forces un
der Forest and Taylor.
!, Ammunition and supplies on tn
other side are amply sufficient for an,
probable emergency, and the publi
mind is hopeful, buoyant. and conf
= dent Of success.
u No one estimates Gen. Lees losse
(including operations from the LIST t.
the surrender on the 9th,) at NOR
= than 10000 men, the main body c
his forces having effected n junctio
:, with the Army Of Tennessee, undo
- Johnston.
i Our whole military strength o
the other side Of the Mississippi, wi
fall but little, if any, short of 10000
men now in active field service.
These estimates are based upo
data deemed strictly correct. an
were obtained with the view Of CD
rectins popular misapprehensions
this side of the river.
The highest estimate of Sherman
strength was 10000, and it was b
LEVIED that he was falling back in II
direction of Wilmington, n. c.,
order to avoid an apprehended attac
OF Johnston.
The general impression, likewiz
was that Grants forces were great
drmoralized.
Rumor prevails that Andy job
son and Stanton have been assas>
mated.
/ Reports arc current that Gener
OF Johnston is reinforced by the ",
On nants of Lees army, had tig
20 with Sherman at Goldsboro on t
AT 10th and whipped him badly.
OF New Orleans papers of the "a
le' say Generals 1mboden End Ross
u refused to surrender under the ter,
us offered to Gen. Lee, and immediate
m marched to join Johnston in MOI
IA Carolina.
Ia Judge Campbell, Mayor Mayo,
Richmond, and other prominent CO
ne f-d-rate and State officers hav. be
Isl arrested as hostages for Booth a
&C, his accomplices who have escaped.
"a At an impromptu gathering OF
AA w .(,i,,rr,o, (';f1- nFsnr
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Army Orders.

HEAp QUARTERS TRANS Mus. nET"
Shreveport, La. April IL, 1863. }
General Orders,
No. 80.
r The following orders from Head
L. Quarters Of the Army are pue''sned
;or he information Of all concerned
HrIp OrARrIsa CONFEDERATE Amy,
February >. 1865. !
Bv authority OF General Order no. >
from the Adju.Ans aud Inspector General
once, assume command OF the 'ntitA,y
Sorees Of the Confederate States. Deeply
impressed With the diticul'ie. and respon'
abilities Of the position. and hnmbiy in;
.otins tn. guidance Of Almighty Goo.
rslv, Tor success. upon the eourag. and toy
;i,vde OF IN. army. SUSTAINED by the p.'I,
o,;.m and firmn-ss OF the people: conn
s.n, tina, ,hsir united efforts, under the
blessing OF heaven, will secure peace aud
Tb. Head Quarters Of the Army. 70
which ill special reports will be addr'-sed
VIII b., for the present.. With the Army o.
Northern Virginia. The stated snd 1sgu
lar returns and reports OF each army snc
department, will be forwarded A. hereto
fore, ~ ,he,o6ce Of tho Adjnsant aud IN
'pse''' RE. LEI, General.