Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-09-05
Special by Telegraph TO the New
Orleans Times.

New orK, Aug 2O.-l lie steam
ers Guiding Star. Monterey and Geo.
Washington, from New Orleans, ar
rived at this port to-day.
The shipment of specie to Europe
to-day amounts to nearly sl,oOO.00O.
State Department. Washington.
Aug. 26.-Parol-d prisoners against
whom no special charges are pend
ing. can obtain passports. ON condi.
ton they do not return without the
special leave Of the President
The publication of the orde: mus
tering out certain generals was unau-
thorizrd.
Nashville, August 2G.-Thc store
and tinwar" establishment owned by
Mrssrs Mcclure, Buck & Co. was
burned last nj ght. involving loss of
sixty thousand dollars. No insu-
rance.
Crescent City, July 3O-It is re-
ported that all on board the Brother
Jonathan. except seventeen persons.
including three children, We're lost.
Tn" boats that wcr. dispatched
have returned, and max. the follow
ing statement: Nv. saw nothing of
til. wreck. We give mp all hopes to
save more passengers
New York. Aug. 2G.-Thc Com
m-rcial's Washington special says
the President will probably order
thu release of Mr.. a II. STEPHENS.
/ Gen. Lee will avail himself of the
r-c-u, order to leave the country.
New York. Aug. 2G.-Edward Il.
. krtchum was arrested yesterday, al
housr on West goth street. He
has not been out of the CITY. II.
. had an interview with his friends.
/ His father and victims will meet him
next week FIR a statement.
Washington. Aus. 26.-Pre.ton
King has ariIv-d.
New York. Aug. 2G.-An Havana
letter, published here, says Generals
Preston and Walker l,tl by thu siea-
mer Elder for England, Intending TO
- 20 Halifax.
Gov Moore remains in Cuba TIL
his tate is decided in Washington
Kirby Smith remains Their" to com
muulca,- with his friends, bu; desires
to return to Florida.
Henry G.. W hi-tou, a distinguished
lawyer Of New York, was run over
by the New Haven train, and in
stautly killed.
a heavy thunder storm and gal.
passed over Richmond, Va. last
Thu. -day. which uproo;rd trees. and
did 81 great amount OF other damage.
Among the applicants tor pardon
was one with n letter from a di-tin-
gui-hed politician to III" president,
stating that the bearer was a poor
man no, posses-.d OF five hundred
dollas. which he understood was nee
yssary 10 procure such n document,
and must trust to the President 20
grant the pardon.
The President sad tn" letter was
= gross insult, aud ;hr man was CON
Quoted t" the door.
New York. Aug 20. lOP. M-Co'
ton closed at iIc- for mitdIlnE. Flour
without important change. Whisky
unchanged Whra, advanced q
closing with a downward tendency
Corn unchanged. Coffee firm. 81.
p guar firm n liza lac. Pork So 81:
a! Sterling cxcuaug" l09t Gold clos d
a. I;;I Goyrrumru, stocks finn.
- louis, Aur. 26-Thr rrccipt-
Of cotton to-day wrr" - bales
T. Flour 50 to Sll 50 per Dbl.
3 D,t- ;6c. for new. and SOC. for old
Tohocro-I.ugs.l lower: leaf. steady
Vlcksburg, Au-s. 27.-G-n. So
+ comb has lust issued an order to off
d set a recent order o; Gov. Shark-y
" calling for volunteer militia in TIN.
: state 1t reads a- follows: The Pro
vioioual Governor has thought proper
w,thou, consultation with the Depart
= mrnt Commander, or with any ,iho
u officer Of the United States on dut,
here, to organize and arm force IL
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