Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1865-02-14
BETA OMEGA.
NEWS ITEMS.

rial comments and congressional
proceedings in the Richmond papers
Of Tuesday. Jan. l7th. received here
Tonight. are of the high-st inpor.
tanc". AS illustrating public s..n.i-
ncnt on the subject of peace.
Til. daily Dispatch of that date.
after -"nndly b"ratins congress- tor
sitting idle Will. til. thunder. Of
Grant, cannon is l,tardin Richmond.
says: The disasters ~hich ". have
suffered Of late not only ar. not ire
par able. but not 40 great an oth-ra
We have suffered: but the people
have been lncr. depressed BY them
than they ever We're before. b.caus.
they had been tia,,-r-d by hopes Of
peace by p-r.on. who well knew ,has
there can be no peace short Of sub
mission. Congress is. in fact, as-ist-
ing the enemy by encouraging the
disposition TO croak. which seems %
br-,'t the whole country.
The Examiner also has q long ar.
,icle on the situation. 1t attacks
Davis mort bitterly. and declare.
that, {" Cnlrss the tall of Fort Fish
er nerves the people and congress to
Il" something 10 d.pose Incompetent
officials and generals, then tn. cause
is lost
Ii calls for AN immediate convention
of the states for that end. and de-
plor-s til. fac; that tn. Confederate
State. was ever formed. Ii regards
that government As a failur. to 80.
Z nd.
r-turn t"a general convention Of all
tn" states for that purpose.
! In the confederate congrpss, on
/ MONDAY. she 10Th, Nr. Orr. Of $. c..
rose to personal explanation Of an
article in the Richmond Sentinel.
hradrd Treason" and charging that
resolutions for peac, wcr.' being con-
sider"d s"tr tly in the house of repre-
s"ntativ-s. On the basis OF irregular
negotiation through commissioners
with President Lincoln Mr. Orr.
of the Sentinel and jeff Davis, made
the following re marks: From tho
supposed relation. Of this paper to
men in power. it may have been in
tended. in indulging in bitter denun-
citations, TO have the effect Of intimi-
dating the advocates of an honorable
and peaceful >. itlein.nt Of this war.
! His move is not in the hands Of
tlmid m-n. Sustained. rs they arr.
by the volume OF sentiment in tho
country and army, and by their own
sense of duty. they are determined
that. in some form, the craftsmanship
Of the country shall be invoked in an
honest effort To end this carnival of
death by negotiations"
New York, Jan. Let was report
ed yesterday. that John G. Breckin-
ridg. was made secretary Of war Of
the Confederate States.
Washington. Jan. l9.-The most
absurd peace rumors have prevailed
here to-day. One is that Francis p.
Blair has gone to Richmond again
and another, that Alexander III. Ste
phens has arrived here and had an
interview with the president. It 10
sufficient to say that both of these
stories are totally without founda-
! ton.
Boston, Jan. 10. The funeral Of
Edward Everett took place to-day.
Louisville. Jan. l9.-Forty guer.
rillas made a dash into Bardstown,
and burnt tn. depot.
New York. Jan. l9.-Gold 2oS.-
After boa I'd POS.
Hartford. Conn, Jan. l9.-Three
powder mills exploded here this eve.
ming.
The postmaster general has order.
ed the reopening Of the post-ofics At
Savannah
Seldom continues to act a Secrsta.
ry. though it has been offered Brsek.
inridss.