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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-06-07

RleE o WALSH.
rEEEHE A1ecaEual Tg1pce
Il form you TIA. they have formed 151ar-'
nership for the purpose of trausaetinE eeneI~
al Receiving Forward ms and Gommls~
sion Business
Having become the propFi tors Of me ssfgs H1a
extensive Warehouses on the LeTce. corner 3l
Milan and Commerce Street. ther are prepared
to take charge of and properly Store s kinds o.
Goods, Wares and Mercht aasses entrusted &C.
them WAIsE q AoA-'-+'@-N
Shreveunrt Jnne Z, 1865
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-06-07

= ISGRATITrpE.-The war is over and we have
no ordinations or recriminatons to make. We
tried to do our part faithfully, and, in charity,
we believe all others did the same. We accept
the verdict, humlafing as lis, and will abide by
IT, But we regret to see an uDgrateiul spirit
evinced by some of our people, who, unwittingly
we trust in this day of our defeat take occasion
to Law all the blame attached to our downfall to
Jefferson Davis The other day tra piece OF
humanity in our midst was heard to sag, thai
he hoped Mr. Davis would be executed. When
told of it we said not word, but repeated to
ourself the following lines
"Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As mans ingratltude;
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude"
While Mr.. Davis was devoting his whole time
and energies in our behalf, we slept; while we
despaired he was at his post and true to the last
We unanimously called him to preside over the
destinies of our cause; he accepted, and was the
last to give it up He discharged all his duties
| faithfully. When all hopes Of resistance were
vain on the other side, he parted with his family
and, with a few brave spirits around him, started
! for this side of the Mississippi to revive, If i
was possible the dropping spirits of our army ant
| people, and to urge on the revolution Tor ou
independence. Hearing that his wife and elnl
dren were about to be attacked by band
iayhawkers, he returned to them, and IN tins las
act of devotion to his family, he was made cap
tive. They say he threw over his shoulders
cloak and tried to make his escape. Let hin
who would not have done the same cast the frs
stone. Mr. Davis is now said TO be in irons, eve
his family not being permitted to be with hin
We regret that any of our citizens should prov
so ungrateful as to wish him i'll. But let it ;
so! For our part we submissively bow to tn
will of heaven, and shall true allegiance bear
' the United States government; but so long
Jefferson Davis is in affection, while the gover
] ment shall have our service, our prayers sha
> be his! We believe the man who has been trl
to the cause and who is manly enough to avo
it, will be more respected than the one who,
e the hour Of adversely, seeks to clear himself
IS wrong by ingratitude to our late devoted pre-
e dent. Quid Nunc.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-06-07

There's no use in quarrelng forever with the
world It is believed to be not half so bad as
one other that we hear of, if praising could have
improved it, it would have been reformed long
aro
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$500 REV AID,

Iosr. on or about ths BIB Of april Va CIR
- near the State store Shreveport 40 open
ZEN faced Gold Anchor Lever W RtCEr
4S,sA gold cap, black figure o. dist. marks Oh
The above reward will be PAID Tor Ifs sea7aEJ
at this office and no questio9s asked.
Shreveport, May 8, 1861
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There is no one else who has the power to be
your friend or SO much your enemy as yourself.
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STRAYED on STOLEN

STRAYED on 8|OLE"-
STRAYED or stolen from .ha u5e glel
1zzsSTNAon the 26th of M iaat j. lEhz sore
3-2Arel Pony, haTEn 1cat4. Fosges4
name, blazed face, right sua0. SADDLE marks.
rather thin, and about Is hands high "a Apars-
reward will be paid for HI delivery On any 1nr
formation SO that | may Get him.
Address the undersignea, living lat u,Lg
from the river on the railEaaa. ---
MATTE TUBES
Shreveport, May 81, 1876
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dai. Gen. Ros8er, rebel army, is at Stanton.
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JAIGE8 I'M wills ON


&Wc lADN&efs
Z Il I'LL attend to the sales 81 ReaitstatG g.
w gr1es Merchandise a1a every description
ST #praoegtr @aT2h g. 1885,
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The decree of the lower court was reversed.
New Orleans Times.
, 1865-04-21

VmiNDLOSTE BREVE Christianstcds
W t|'ostcontoir john Adams, Mrs. NJ.
Berry, Frank Burns, Mrs. +. Canton,
Mrs, c. CoakIy, Cathrjne Dutton, Jane
Dyer, Mary L. Edward, Abr. Emmanuel,
Lucy Fradcrjch>en, Capt. II. Gror2y,
Cornelius CroycI, AdIis |lIadmeu, J. Ho-
i!egar, Mrs. NJ. James, judy Joseph,
WeIhelmina Joseph, James King, Rebec-
Ca Lang, MIR. Lewis, Susanna Lurris,
Louisa Manuel, Cathrine Martin, Amelia
Martin, Augusta Miller, Undercorporal
Nielsen, P. L. Petersen, P. l.. Petersen,
Elizabeth Petersen, H. G. Petersen, VIM.
Rodgers, Alex. Sampson, Mrs. Eliza Ste
vens, Miss Stridiron, Ellen Petersen, Ce-
celia Williams, Elizabeth Williams.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16
Notes for the Curious.

The cricket is "a curious little in
sect. 1t has given rise to two
proverbial expressions; in Finance
people say silly as a cricket" 4"
while in England and America
we say merry as a cricket Crick-
ers eat grass, seeds, and fruit, con,
veying them to their holes, and,
though they are very fond of drink.
ing the dew on leaves and flowers,
they are very careful not to wet
themselves on their journeys in
search of food. The young live in
peace, but when they grow up
they manifest a most bellicose dis.
position and are continually fight,
ing with one another. The Toys
in Germany are very fond of keep,
ing crickets in boxes for Tie sake
of their song, and for the purpose
of watching their battles.
What the game cock is to the
CuOan anu the Dull dog TO the
Englislman, the cricket is the
German youth. The contests are
very sharp and very amusing Acr
eording to the way in which theS
happen to meet they will butt Ike
rams, kick like horses, or scratch
like cats, aud the contest is un.
ceasing in its ferocity until one o.
the insects fees from the field OF
is disabled 1t must be remem
bered that the european house
cricket is not known in our coun
try. Its song is much more varied
and much cheerier than that 0
the species which sometimes finds
its way into our hearths.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16
Lo K well after the Farm Stock.

AS the winter wanes; the farm stock re-
qulres our attention If they have been well
looked af,er thus far, they are in geed con
dition, of course. In the coolest weather the
Coarse fodder can be most economically fed
out, and the st Ok will readily eat what, in
soft weather, they would reject or but bare
iy taste. We believe in stable or shed feed.
ing manly, but on most farms there is al
ways certain amount oil rOurh fodder that
is quite as well to be fed outside in the
open yards or in the fields, end it should be
duue where the ground is either frozen or
covered with snow Cattle may be even
driven out and fed at field stacks, in some
cases, to advantage, but not exposed to dri-
wing winds or heavy storms In such
times they must always be sheltered If pos
sible. Mi ch cows sheuld now be looked af.
ter and kept warm and comfortable at night
with plenty ofsweet hay and warm bedding:
Calves, lambs, and colts should b. well shel.
tered, watched in their food, to see thar
each g is its pr per share and rations If
you have weakly one or an underlng
that the rest are running over, look to it
AID scperate it from others that it may not
get poor and weak, and lose its hide before
Spring. A few roots nicely utup, little
oa,s or meal, will revive a pining thing
wonderfully. "Murrian" skins are not halt
so saieable at the tanners as those from
healthy; }atted animals, and the carcasses
are good for othing but for crows OF
dogs meat There is an adage that runs
"Well summcred is half wintered," an
"Well wintered is half sum rered,' 1t isa
wise saying which We devouily belle Z; and
if more farmtrs practieed upon it, there
would be sood deal more wealth in tht
farming world than now
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16
A Comfortable Bed for Animals.

What man or beast does not enjoy it2 -
Every will animal from the lordlv lion TO
the insignificant mouse, bestows careful
pains on its nesting place. The universal
instinct which prompts this ease, indicates
that tits matter Of no small importance
in the physical economy Ab ut one.
third of an animals whole life is passed in
resting, and nature intcuded that during
this time its condition should be most favor.
able tor restoring and rebuilding up the or
ganizt ton. in the care of domestic ami
IN Is, kept for profit, this point is worthy of
special att entOn: Comfortable bedding d.
rectly favors the increase of far and muscle
by helping to retain the animal heat, and
also by addi ig to quiet and coufort. In
this way bundle of straw on the outside
may be equivalent to feed OF grain inside
Horses are usually well cared Tor in this re
spect, with view to Keep their muscles in
good order, and every tyro must know that
sleeping upon hard board will scarcely
give pllancy to the limbs. But good bed
ding is of little less benefit to cattle. Ifit
be doubted, experiment for two weeks with
mllch cows give them comfortable litter
the first week. and allow them to lie upon
tue hare ground the second; then note he
difference recorded in the milk pail, it viii
be very great Straw and refuse hay are
generally used, and are well suited for bed
ding, Cutting into lengths ofsay six inch
es has some advantages, though it woulc
hardly pay if requir, to be cut by hand: =
Where these cannot be had cheaply, as is
often the casein villages, an excellent sub
stinute may be found in leaves. They pos
sess one advantage, which is, making tn
very best manure for gardening, when mix
ed with animal excrc nants. Tan bark, wei
dried, is another good substitute, and ais
very valuable as a much. A layer Of dre
muck, six inches thick, serves a good pul
pose for bedding 1t is most excellen
absorbent, and will remain in good coud
ton for some time without being changed
When well saturated, it is just the artirI
for the garden or the field With prope
care in furnishing abundant bedding fc
stock, large accession to the manure hea
will be mace, sufficient of itself to pay tc
the trouble. : american AgricuitmisG
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16
Rebel Account of the Engagement at
Hatcher'S Run.

AA@bShNA ASN@'
Richmond papers of the 9th,
have the following:
Petersburg, February There
was heavy firing on our right, yes
terday and to-day, which resulted
tavorably to our arme.
During reconnaissance made
against Pegram beyond Hatcher's
Run, yesterday, the enemy attack
ed and forced his division back
some distance. He was reinforced
by General Gordon's division,
when in turn the enemy being re.
inforced by a corps, attacked and
drove our men until the latter be-
ing strengthened by Mahone's di.
vision, commanded by Finnegan, a
grand charge by the three divis4
ions was made, and the enerny's
lines were broken. A running
fight was kept up until dark, when
the Yankees took shelter in their
works on Hatcher's Run, from
which they were not driven. Gem
eral Pegram was killed.
Many OF the enemy were killed
and wounded, and few taken pris-
oners. Our loss is several hundred.
This morning the enemy advan.
ced upon and charged our lines
south of Boger's Mill, but were
handsomely repulsed. In charge
upon the enemy. General Sorrell,
of Georgia, was painfully wound;
ed. Very heavy firing was heard
late this afternoon in the same di-
rection, but the cause is unascer'
tanned,
The Richmond examiner of the
, 9Th, saws;
r ut appears that the enemy still
holds his defenses on Hatchel's
Run, where he is reported to be
heavily int"enched. His mover
4 ment Of cavalry in the direction of
Dinwiddie Court House, seems to
e have been planned ndexecuted to
a a give his infantry time to intrench
y at Hatcher's Run, which they
. seem to have done very etfectual'y.
l. AS matters stand, the Yankees
" have extended their lines two or
e three miles, but have not advanced
,r them, Besides the casualties il
ii officers mentioned in General Lees
e report, we hear that Captain
h Floyd, of the Florida Brigade, wa.
5 killed; Colonel Scott, Of Florida
f painfully wounded, and Captain
IT Young, OF General McRae's staff
!. severely wounded"
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16
Will our Western Exchanges Please
Notice.

An inveterate and accomplished
swin,iler, whose real name is Nell
son Anthony. bnt who usually per-
sonates the President of one of our
Providence Banks, or claims to
have a con 1ection with him, 10
travelling through various West
ern States, swindling every Rhode
Island man he can hear of, and
feeling no scruples against taking
in an occasional Buckeye or Hoos-
ier. His plan is to borrow money
upon plea that he has been rob.
bed or lost his pocket, book, prom
ising to refund as soon as he reach
eS Chitago, where he says he has
funds score of letters inquiring
of the swindler have been received
here recently. lie should be ext
posed by the press Providence
r. ~ JoarnaI.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16
A Good Joke.

A friend of ours, says the Jack.
son Mississippian, who is always
on the alert for amusing Instances,
as we'll as being a jolly, whole,
souled fel low, gives the following
exceedingly original anecdote in
relation to an enthusiastic Baptist
minister, having since been promo'
ted to captaincY in Gov. Clark s
militia. Holding forth lately at a
revival not over fifty miles from
that city, he concluded his descripl
tion OF heaven in this way:
i "My dear brethren, there will
be heard no more the laundering
roar of the cannon, the loud roar
of the mortar, the bursting of the
humb in the air, nor the sharp
crack of the rife, and what is bet.
ter my brethren, there will be nc
Yankees in that celestial city"
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16

THE claim of Professor Goes,
sling IA German chemist, residing
in a Western city, to the discovery
Of rev process whereby crystal,
lized sugar can be made from corn
starch, is abous to be put to a prac-
tical test. 1t was said that the Pro.
fessor had succeeded by this pro
cess in obtaining three and half
or four gallons of beautiful white
sirup from a bushel of corn, and
had at last solved the problem
which has heretofore puzzled the
chemists all over the world, by
discovering a method of turning
this sirup into grahulated sugar,
similar to the product of the cane.
The Importance of such discov.
cry would be immense.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16
s OIL LANDS.

People, in weighing the subject
of purchasing oil stocks, must ref
mcmber that the companies back
ed up by good respectable names
are the least likely to prove man
traps. AFTER this, it is well to in
quire into tie location of the lands.
It does not follow that because the
property OF a particular company
may be situated upon Oil creek, or
tnIVenango county, that snccess is
certain to follow all perforations
for petroleum, The best roil-wells
are neither on the low lands nor on
thetops Of the hills or mountains,
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16
Legal Tender Notes.

The St. Louis Republican says;
At the present term Of the Su.
preme Court of this State the TO-
lowing interesting decision involvl
ing the points noted, was render
ed:
A. made his note to B. payable
in gold HeLd-1. That money as
the common standard by which
values are ascertained, has no
marketable value; but possesses
such standard value as the law has
assigned to il, 2. That the Court
below erred in giving judgment
for the amount of the debt with
the addition of the difference De,
tween the supposed market value
of gold coin and U. S. treasury
notes. 3. That in legal contem'
plat.on, gold coin and treasury
notes being made equal by legal
tender in payment OF debts by act
of Congress, no injury results il
payment pc made or offered in ono
medium rather than the other. 4
That whether treasury notes be &
lawful tender or not, the judgment
should be entered simply for the
money found to be one upon thu
contract.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16
Filling the Pork Barrel.

The author of "Ten Acres E.
nough,' in that delightful picture
of amateur farming-dotailS his ex-
periences in pork raising, in the
course of which he gives many
truthful and wholesome hints up
on the best and cheapest way Of
filling the pork barrel. and the rel
mark of a gentleman who has
some love for farming, and the
care of domestic animals, but who
resides in u large sized village,
that he had recently paid about
thirty five dollars for a $50 pound
shoat--brought forciby to our
mind the experiences OF the au-
thor above mentioned, aud sug.
gested the question, why should
not all villagers keep a pig, ard
thus fill their pork barrels at small
expense
We venture the assertion that
our village friend could have pur.
chased an early pig last spring
and with the waste of his family
the refuse from the garden, and
ten or twelve dollars worth O
corn meal for tattening, shoulC
have placed 250 pounds Of pork il
his barrel without hardly feeling
it. And the pork Of itself is no
the only item of profit. Villagers
who have garden can also manu-
facture valuable pile of manure
by this means, and thus save TIL,
II oney which would have been re
qnired TO pay for its equivalent 70
the purpose of keeping up til,
richness of the garden soil. Buy
ing salt pork at twenty five cent
per pound, is poor economy whel
you Cali purchase round hog 70
fifteen; and buying for fifteen cent
is still poorer economy when yol
can as well raise and fatten you
own pork at a COST merely nom
iual.- Maine Farmer,
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16

Coon DEAL OF TRUTH IN IT.
Virtue comes from industry quite
as much as from morality. IAN
idle head is Satan's Workshop"
and let a man do n othing for a fortr
night, the old adversary will get
possession of his fate, bring in a
sock Of evil thoughts, start the
machinery Of low passions, and
commence his regular business Of
producing sin. .rg
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16
PETROLEUM.
[From the Pittsburg Chrc n Gle !


The pouring rain was falling fast,
As though the Horseeck' region passed
An Oil Creek m n, mid mud and Slosh
Who threw up his hat and CRIED by gosh,
q petrOleuml
His cheeks we've pale, His eyes we're bright,
As fash from patient kerosene light;
His boots, as they sank in the greasy ground,
Splashed ou. the oily, melodious sound
.HTa- Petroleum!
In strike prospective he did sell -
An hundred thousarI barrel we'll. ,..
Aboye-the cl,ims he didn t own, ...
That from his heart grew forth groan,
Petroleum.
"Sink not that we'll, . his CT nscience said;
Zoo big a strike may strike you dead" -,
Up goes the derlct, down goes the bore,
Up comes the Sand-pump. whats flow
Petroleum. ling o'erT'
Sell ont cried Prudence-take a nap
In Madame Fortunes unetuous lap, D, a.
Two briny tears fell from each eye. 90 u
"Shell flow more yet, was his reply.
Petroleum.
Beware, she Gin ont, like many we'll
Or meet with an accident no one can tel H.;
A thing onsartin,' 'sa new flowing we'll"
VI don't care a fig, 81 won't sell. -
.! Petroleum. H.I
1904 go, ,n.. 0;
The very next day the tubing burst;
The gas was so strong. Thatsnot the worst,
The we'll caved in, and the current of oil
Driven ia k to IFS creyice, burst through
,t .r Petroleum.! go the soil,
A drowned corpse was next day found; >
Half buried in the greasy pround .."
Still grasping in its hand the bore, ....
That augured luck to him no more
.Q u 4 Petroleum. .'"
There in the dirt and mud he lay
Lifele's--and slowly melting away; I
At last from the depth of five hu ndrei feet,
Gurgled faint sound, oily and sweet.
Petroleum..
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16

JUNIUs II. BROWNE, IN his account
of his capture by the rebels on the
river opposite Vicksburg, says:
,a We were all reported lost, we
learned afterward; though General
Sherman's humorous comment,
VIII en- apprised that three of the
Bohemians had been killed
That's good! Well have dispatch
es now from hell before breakfast
did not prove a prediction. The
gifted Generals mistake arose
from his confused topography
The army correspondents do not
date their dispatches at his head.
quarters
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16

NoTHING LIKE LEATHER.-A
toast given for the shoe and leath-
er manufacturers: "May they
have all the women in the country
to shoe, and the men to boot"
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16

pe- In one piaysfh One of
the theaters in Paris, Mile, Plessy
wears a dress which cost $4,000.
The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1865-02-16

RUDE WHITE BoY--Clear the
track niggerl '.' III"
Small American citizen of Afri.
can descent-Now you jes' left me
alone, | guess yo'Il wish you war
a Niger yourself afore dis wars
over. .'.E ~ 7'n'