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The Democratic advocate., 1865-11-30

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They never appear ii public
e having their faces covered.
young lady's first love-kiss has the
e effect on her as being electrified.
2 great shock, but soon over. 81 Z
A little girl being sent to store to
purchase some dye stuff, and forgetting
the name Of the article, said to the
clerk,7 lEf
"John, what do folks dye with ~
"Die with {? Why, cholera, some
times, replied John.
"Well, I believe that's the name.
want to have three cents worth. . - /.
A,lady wrote 70 her elovcr, Begging &
him to osend her some money. She ad-
ded, by way of postscript, 81 am SO
ashamed of the request 1 have made in
his letter, that I sent after the postman
to get it back, but the servant could not
overtake han" .;sn .IF... as. s.l 8.
To illustrate the vicious effects Of
fashion, the Wheeling Virginia. Intel
igencer recommended buyers at the
Government horse sale to try the
horses tad 70 see if it.was a. genuine.
article Of WATERFALL affixed BY Spaul-
ding's glue.
It is said that sswaterfalls' are pro-
hibited BY the English game laws
Ehe clause which applies to them runs
Is follows Netting the hare shall be
punishedsby fine and Imprisonment, 2
ETC., etc. 'l '',''s' ''H s.'... s.s !
s.. s.. aMy dear Nicholas said Long
Strangford, 'sI am very stupid this morn
ing; !; my brains are going to the dogs"
Poor dogsl replied his friend.
A man to speak his mind, must have
sss-s Il sss ( ssiss 81 e
one to speak iiW .ilsaea
4 A milkman has been arrested in Paris
for adulterating the lacteal fuid.l He
excuses himself By saying that the milk
was too strong to be wholesome, and his
regard for the health Of his customers
induced him to water IT, IS sl
''Imparting pleasure IS like putting
money out at interest q it, benefits both
the leader and borrower at once. No
one can be really and truly happy unless
Others sympathize in and share that
happiness. The purest friendship Is
the most unselfsh il its nature. II will
labor, aye, suffer, alone and dnncomplain-
ingly, to procuresthe happiness Of the
beloved one, land verify it hath It's re-
ware" its abundant reward.
aOur Mutual Friend Money.
The Democratic advocate., 1865-11-30

- II
y There's a difference in tim{ you ~
know, between this country AMI Eu.d Z
rope, said aigentleman in New York
to neWly-arriyed Irishinan. ssF IN
stance, your friends at Cork are inlBed -.
and fast asleeplby this time, uwhiA We
here enjoying ourselves in the 4rly
eYening1 THAT always the VI + -
exclaimed Pat, Ireland niyer got bs- s.;
tice yit"
Musket balls were used for moneytn1
Boston, Mass, in 1856, each one VALID s
at farthing - S
A correspondent of the Pail Nah Ga
zette suggests aogggins by machinery. E-9le2 Z.
We understand that america intends to-
adopt the plan with view to carrying ~
out its long promise of whipping crea- i !
tom Punch. hssssssq siasFessE hsie .ior !
|e.l a Chinese giant has come tol England !.
who is able to write his name easily upon
wall ten feet above the soles Of hisT
boots. 1850 s.. .i'sst h,sI'igs Hssi go
|fI Onsthc spastiof EasLsnd, recently
Goldfish WIS caught, Weighing twcntyksoY Z
one pounds, having in its stomach 1 PAIR nss2
of briss-fra1ned speetacles. Tie sownefs
l|ad had probably been digcstcd, but his eye q
glasses were too mueh. for the fsh. 49,
q Healthy resort f5rs the EIlind-The
see-sitle. sslsies Vi .isiss aS 81 ats
X s. nsssS&a 9gsss AZ III ys.s.sn
4 gentleman inlthis city, npon being
called . cabbage bead, declared that he
would dnot stand snch ssgarden sass. s..si
E Il SOD 9Asst r .ss8x 6.tzs8t0E sfE
An exchange gives reasons for, not ii
publishing q poetic effusi6n; as follows :o
S. s. nc rythm sounds like pump kins ron
ing oxnr=;asbarn aesr, whila.s some slinass4s
/ appear to have been measured with a
|yard-stick and Others with Iten4foot Il
mole ;, - * nSsE ~.
The Democratic advocate., 1865-11-30

cto1
'our own,
Ehand Ger
and children I
f-past s. A.AM.,
hing the battery
Just as she came
FtIdrive whole broad
p cloud of dust. The
but once, without any
Amage having been inflicted.
Gamer was now making for the
ll Haytien feet stationed opposite
D3hd quite close to the city. She was
steaming at the rate Of eight knots an
hour, and heading directly for the Hay /
tien gunboat "a captured blockade.
steamer.) When within short dis
tance she fired from her forward pivot
Ga ITO pound d.rifed Armstrong,) strik-
ing her antagonist in the port bow and
ripping the whole tside out of her. d A
second shot raked her fore and aft,
when it was observed that she was sink
ing rapidly, her crew jumping overheard
in all directions. Whilst swimming for
dear life the Englishmen. stationed in
the tops We're shooting the Haytiens in
the water, One of their armed schoon-
ers was also seen to be sinking. At
this moment, when the batteries from
the city commenced to open on the Bullzss
dog, Captain Walker ordered his boats
away to the relief of the drowning men,
under the command Of First Lieutenant
Commanding VIM Howell, who most
nobly executed the task assigned him,
at the imminent risk of his own life as
well as of the boats crews A terrific
fire was opened on the batteries ashore,
several oftheir guns sdismoanbed and
silenccd. One Of their shot, however.
struck the Bulldog and went through
her boiler; two'of her crew were killed
and several Wounded The Bulldog vas
now seen reversing her engines, but all
her efforts to move proved to Us that she
was hard and fastashore. . She remains
ed in this way, firing away at the city,
which was in flames in several places,
when towards evening boat from her
was sent aboard Of Us, requesting that ]
Captain Walker would give the assist
ance Of his boat to get him Of. But
still het' could not see the point and
refused to interfere in any way unless it
was to saves1ife II The Englishnow SENT
off another loaded With thoir wounded i
who were taken on board and tenderly'
cared for. AL was now quiet until
about IL o'clock Pa M, when a most
terrific explosion took place on board Of
the British steamer, caused by her pow
der magazine going off, It was suppos-
ed that all hands we're on board at, the |
time.r Our boats were lowered away and
off to the unfortunate Bulldog immedia 4
The Democratic advocate., 1865-11-30

Is.e,s Quarantined.

1.nuuu1x J
ss.s,s Quarantinea:
uased States Vice Consul :,
$ = r'raeus, Greece, under 49,
ODst y Informs The DeSs,,as.', s's
rigorous Quarantine tins
z. reference E e tic fslloT;ps s;,''s
saaept Cyprus, is i, relaxed sso''s
mat passenger vessels so..;a'. .';,,a
g are subjected to / assrsas,,
fgs I, days, while nereLan.
Ihssee, semeatlh Il thrsse T.
aeletins Chic, Ipsarcs,
eTss - 9PatSn,ss, |tl caloms
sA s ;sam
kppnapiss.
The Democratic advocate., 1865-11-30

in 1913, they. submitted
rnment of the United States,
that Government declined to
N1r. johnson can scarcely deny
\iteness of a precedent created
his own predecessors. Lon
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-21

CONNECTING VIA BELLAIRE AND PITTsBURGH
AND ALL EASTERN CITIES.

|
TNHHSROUTE' OFFERS THE ADvAN-
i .taGe Of athrough ticket and aggage check 70
washington City, and also gives the passenger the
privilege of visiting Baltimore, Philadelphia aud
New ork at the cost of q New York ticket alone;
o. the privilege Of visiting all Of the principal sea-
board cities at the cost of aBOston ticket alone via
Through tickets to New York can be procured via
Washington City, at an additional expense Of -.
Trains leave Courbus as follows: q % el"'h 7.
A:20 A. M EXPRESS. from Union Depot, via
Bellaire and Pennfylvania Central Railroad, ar
rives at Bellaire at l0A0 A. NJ; Pittsburgh at 3A5
p. NJ; Harrisburg at 2A5 A. M; Baltimore at 700
"A; M philadelphia ate'SS Am; i New York, via
. I. town. at $40 a.. NJ. This train arrives in New
z York three hours in advance of any other route.
Via Bellsire and Baltimore Ohio Railroad, arrives
at BeIlafe at lO4S A. NJ; Grafton ut 4:2O P. M;
Cumberland at $50 p. NJ; Baltimore at TAO A. M;
Washington City at $50 A. NJ. This train arri, es
In Baltimore and Washington City several hours
in advance of any other route.
2do al. EAPRESS, from Union Depot, via
at Beaire at $40 p. NJ; Grafton at $40 A. NJ !;
Cumberland at $40 A.. NJ; Baltimore at $40 p.
NJ; Washington City at TOO p. M. "e
Via pellaire and Pennsyvania Railroad. arrives at
81, Belaire- at 9a0 =. NJ; Pittsburgh at 2l0P. M;
Harrisburg at l;30 p. NJ: :.Baltimore at 5A5 r N /;
y Philadelphia at 5:35 p, NJ; New York, via Phila-
delphia, at 1880 z. NJ; New York, via Allentown,
at 1000 Pm. ~ a aHI' m =" !i"' Z T
81 Five trains daily (Sundays excepted from
Washington or Baltimore for Philadelphia and New
Sleeping cars on all night trains. ,,.... ,,..
~ Be sure 10 ask for tickets via Beaire.-
~ j. w. BROWN, General Ticket Agent.
-. HI. j. JEWElT, President. '''I
jane ..lTHi-ig91 '7"" %
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-21

The Warm Air Furnace m ,npfactured for me ny
Peter Martin could not easily be excelled, making
the atmosphere as pleasant as summer is freq from
smoke or gas. and costs for fuel but mere trife.
-lTHT IL JAMES CALHOUN, Alderman,
18th Ward. Dayton street. Cincinnati.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-21
Peter Martins Hot AirFurnaces,
COLUMBUS, February 18th, 1876
To ,ohom this may Concern;

COLUMBUS, February 18th, 1866.
To ,otom this may Concern
Peter Martin, of Cincinnati, has placed
his PATENT IMPROVED HoT AIR FURNACES
In our High School and District School No.
3d. The Furnaces in. District No.5 have
been in use two years; those. in the High
School during this winter. So far they
have given entire satisfaction. For eff
cheney in warming, quality of heat, econo-
my of fuel, and promptness Of action, they
deserve special coumendation. cheer
fully recommend Mr.. Martins Furnaces to
any who may desire an excellent mode OF
heating. .-sssaasq 1-E. d. KINGSLEY, 'ai
~ Supt. Of Public Schools Of Columbus
So saga CIRCLEvILLE, Feb. 18th, 1885,
stl The Warm Air Furnace invented and
manufactured by Mr.. Peter Martin, Of Gin
cinnatl was put into the Union school
building Of this city in November last, and
thusfari 1t has given entire satisfaction. 1t
surpasses other furnaces In the following
important particulars: It has, compare
lively, a greater heating surface; produces
alarger volume Of heat @itha given amount
Of fuel; the condition of the air in respect
20 temperature, moisture and purity, Is su-i
perior the admission of cold air, the sup
ply Of warm air for the several rooms, anrd anrd
the fires, are more easily regulated. D..s =,
TSavoid scorchihg and decomposlng the
air. as Is done, to some extent, by other hot
air furnaces, and to secure to each room an
abundant supply Of pure, fresh air, warmed
% pleasant temperature, as well as aIt,' to pro-
toct tbad LwrouobtIi Iiron y ar -fues ram
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-21

a From The New York Evening Express dE
"0ur teegraphic dispatches received to-day from
the Oil Regions, inform us of the striking Of 200
barrel flowing well on Cherry Run, NEAR TIE FIRST
2 NATIONAL PETRoIEuM CeMPANY's PaoPERrY.-
= Cherry Run Stocks will be in demand Tomorrow
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-21

: [From The NertYorkr Worlds

lBi Yd dFrom Tho Newt York World1 pdi %
TIE FIRST NATIONAL PETROLEUM. CoMPANYi
a frstclass organization, whose officers are Of th
highest standing. and We cheerfully recommend II
10 slpartiss desiroas Of purchasing reliable stocks
The General Superintendent is pioneer in the Oil
business. and well known as . most efficient mana.
j.! eyI9Y I9Gld a.! bfiD ,ToOh oGJ 3i'-
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-21

FIRST TRAIN =
y,,ur rvpppSS C.,uI..o.
NIGHT EAPkESSILeayes Coiumbqs at SaQ
n. VIII stop at Delaware. Ashley. Cardington,
Gilead. Gallon. and at all stations north OF Gallon
.......i O., SECOND TRAIN. r -t
NEW YORK M.5; .EXPRESS00Leaves Columbus Ct
Gallon, Crestline, Shelby, New London, Wellington
and Grafton.
~ THIRD TRAIN
MITJ. Ann FYpRESS- Co,ruhr,. =, IN
Viii ston A. al Stations son,b of SbslbH ~
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-21
GOOD PR OPERTY
49, OH .2u' srm si..f 9sgr-5IqE tsa
ito 70 80 for any and all persons to hold. !. ,.'
The New york Herald. ;.

IRON ntFrom The New York Herald.l o..
~ News has been received and abundantly con
frmed from several sources. Of the striking Of now
- barrel Well on Chetry Run, above the Reed Well.
: 4 FEW RODS FROM TIE PROPERTY OF TIE FIRsT
NATIONAL PErRoLEuA CoMfANYi" 119w sr-a.g|
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-21
Little Kanawha & Elk River
PETROLEUMAND MINING CO.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BE CLOSED.
Cash Working Capital, slSO, 900.

Cash Working Capital, slS0,OOO.
OLIVER y. WOOD, President.
JAMES CRUikSllAEK. Vice President. :
CHARLES ]. MARTIN, Treasurer.
JAMES wADSwORTH. Secretary.
Z. R. BLACKWELL. Consulting Engineer and
General Superintendent.
PAUL N. sP0FFORD, of Spoford Tileson 1
Uo.,N.Y. Is!a..tfa ..-.ulr9 .r-..
lCHARLESJ. MARTIN. President Home Insur-
ance Co., N. Y. .,H-u .s, 'r a4u
Hon. ROGER AvERILI, Danbury. Conn.
Hon. ALBERTZ. CAfLIN, Burlington, Vt.
JAMES CRUIKSHANK. IS Broadway, Wy.
OLIVER E. WOOD. 2s Barclay street.N
JAMES WADSWORTH. of James Wadsworth
4 Co., 81 Cedar street, N. Y. .....-
JOHN W. STRONG, Detroit. Mich.
EDWARD NJ. MORGAN, 2 Pine street. N. Y.
THE SUBSCRIPTION Is SO NEARLY
i completed that tits intended to close the same
, on or before the 18th OF February. ...- RI i
Subscriptions, $3.50 OOo Of which 5000 900 purchase
es the land-to- wit: 6. 500 acres. The remaining
$50 is the permanent cash working capital of the
Company. IN -
Par value Of shares, 500. Lands located on the
Little Kanawha and Elk Rivers, in the counties Of
Gimer and Braxton, in thevory heart Of the oil re-
gions Of West Virginia.
Professor Richardson reports: "Your property is
the very centre Of the West Virginia oil regions. II
hssnumerous oil and gas springs along the banks Of
its streams, one of which vies with the famous
Burning Spring itself" .-. r-;s--VET
Professor Shepherd, of New Haven, Conn, re.
ports: ',Joonssder II en,inerias oprodueing saad
no oit5earing sAa,es uaderlis % essensicely, and
tie long nnes Of cdrouretted hydrogen. or Uupsinas-
Seo gds spylaos some Of ,chich sdto burning ds
ueu az n. appearancs of oil itself on the surface
OF TIE tract. nun confirms me In Mis belief.
7zerecaa Do no doubt that along yovr. GREEKS and
tri5ta,fes Esrs Ia a karoe estent Of odlua6le OIL
producing territory. The rrodfgious amount Of
and coal from ore limestone and
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

We find the following advertise
ment in the Daily True Delta, of
January 11th
An Act, entitled m act to max e
all property acquired by either hus-
band or wife, from the date of their
marriage, as community property.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate aud House of Representatives in
General Assembly convened, That
all property, real or personal, in the
name of the wife, when she was not
the owner at the time of her marriage
with said husband, be declared com
munity property.
Sec. 2.-Be it further enacted
That any property acquired during
their marriage shall be liable to be-
seized and sold for their just debts,
Notwithstanding the title being in
the wife's name.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That
this act shall take effect from an after
its passage.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

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Nar,. n.,rro.. who ;,;nal sherman
:. d. ,..,,,.,.,. ora, I..a,.;,,. ~,
rn,ls ,r,. l;n.i with ,ba,n Sh.rrnar
!, rivjng Irvrr. 70 the nrrro.s in
So[,,nn,h
4 tnJ,..,1 n,n.r entitled tho D.Iy
I.,v.l G.,rnian. j. issued from th,.
Srws ofic. bv can't NJ Snmn.rs
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Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

Our friend A. w. NJ uiiet., Esq,
Superintendent of the State Foundry
in this city has shown MS specimens
of the work executed at that estab-
lishment. We take pleasure in
noticing the fact, that the work is
equal to Yankee manufacture, and
hope our friend will not think hard
of us for giving publicity to our opin-
ion. The State was fortunat" in Sc
curing the services Of such il man.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

Richmond, and even among officers
of high grade. He predicts crs-
cation of hostiliti-s within two
months. and n proposal of peace from
the rebel government.
This does not seem to compare so
we'll with the resolutions which the
Virginia Legislature reported.
ii. Assn has been elected u. S.
Senator by the rump Legislature OF
Louisiana.
The Richmond Wing of the 18th
OF Fort Fisher. commanding entrance
to Cape Fear river, was received this
morning.. causing n sensation Of pro-
foun regret.
The capture is equivalent to the
closure OF Wilmington harbor.
Street rumors say Seddon has besn
removed and breckenridge made Sec
rctary of War.
Congress yesterday passed reso-
luton discharSing Foote from custos
dy.
a lat. Richmond Enquirer has an
articl. on arrning slaves, in which it
brings forward Gen. Lees PROPOSE
ton to c"m-cript negroes and to ill.,
erat. them and the wives of those
who are made soldiers. 1t demands
hat every possibI. sacrifice Of life
and property should be made to Sc
cure our national Independence
! Ii copies an article from the Will
minGtnn journal. which proposes t"
object, and would BE- willing to place
= rv-r. ia Il co'r-" TO h. -xtinguish-
ed in Il hHndgsa. years.
the Enquirer tavors Immediate
. abolition ii necessary to secure peace
through the recognition of France
and EugIaud. IL. 4.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

The pontoon bridge at this point
on Red river is kept in most shame
FIJI condition. 1t is not only dis
grace to the Engineer Corps. hu'
also worth as much as per-
persons life to cross it. 1t is com
posed of three or four different kinds
of boats, as many balks and ches-
scs badly dashed together, and
as winding as a snake in motion.
The attention of the authorities is
called to its condition, and an effort
on their part to improve its stability
and resp. ctability is solicited.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

Our old friend Capt. Henry Hecox
who was captured in Arkansas. sud
denly made his appearance in our
sanctum last week. He has been OK
changed, and we are pleased to find
him looking so well, and eager again
to take the field and show the enemy
the love he bears them, after impris-
onment on johnson Island.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31
BETA OMEGA.
E'rJu. .SoutA Cuyo1juo- t:ocrrn o

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g.,,ty.,s lJ,t,,yc--,,n. Enhn,L;,
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rs,,...- f.I.up,. Of, the ,;,v,,nn,..
.,.......,.. ,.,.c,.u-,. laid l.t,r.. tina
....: I,,,,,r...f l.,. SEN = 81, ;r,,,
.uar,,... , j., \, Li,n ,.,, ,,,y-ruor r,..s
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i,>, -t.,I,.. III. limits of III. an. ,r;,,
: ,n. E..,.r.,l ,,,v..ru,n.r, INA
.r.,,i.,-,n sav..
r. r.r...u'lr. th. fac, vhicb :,
tL.. ,.>....-- ,t ,u,. ,,a.riuiiS,o s..n,
~ I,..,o have. b.,.,, ru-ir,lv i,,nnr,d
u,r..l,. ,L,t rh. r..sr.c,iv,. STATS nc
l.. Iu,.,.d,rlcy ha,y,. RIGHTS with
which rono,r,s, and ,L,. Constitution
cannot and must NOT ,a,pprr. II.
tor.,.es that any Further claim mad.
Inv ;he General Government ,,non
l,Ej. Stat. at least. will abstract :,
,nurh from nh. little bone. aud sincw
that !, left in the land as To leave Ms
rncrvat.l. parayzed and compare
lively helpless in our own detrn,c.-
Gen. Bragg. ia understood to have. re-
Gently SAID that South Carolina has
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31
Especial TO the News.
NATCnlrr GIVES. La, .h>. 25, 'S5.

NAT,iilf ''N%S. La, las. %, IS.
iG6sir Ncws ~ our corrcspon-
,:rnt tor several days past has felt
something TX. bi.i WHO has Just
been released from ,hr cl"sc contine-
urut Of "A cage. Freed from the re-
-tra;nt o. military au' horny, tn" time
~!!p~ rapidly and myst"ripu-ly away,
zach golden n"ur crownrd with pleas
ur"~ such IA the soldier seldom en-
iov~.
Inr.r Is little Of int"rcs, ;r"nspir-
- i-.r.. NV. CT all descriptions
seems cc9,!inrd to mere rulnors.-
Nn-,hi,uch.= -"n'r.~ particularly duly
save ~hru ~,Iu" steamer comes into
GAar river and the population turns
,ut IN rn,r-,' 10 witness tn- SOME
,yiat unusual spectacle. We hav.
been particularly struck with ,l. pa
,j,t:c enthusiasm which prrvad.s all
.l,--"- her" in behalf Of our soid;crs
8. Ill" field, especially among the
.....r-. They -rcm never weary in
acts 1T Kindness and attention to the
vans Of the needy aud s.'steriug.
i"rh4p, the rcvolIr, ! n Of the
>isjt col. tn, Toe. during last Year,
Strengthens thr.r hearts to encourage
'h'-" who's" strong arms and heroic
bravery mu-t cncouut,r the advance
II q base and vanIai to". While nr-
prrii'usjoU seem, to he irit of another
visit from til" enemy. great confidence
. -r"in- t. To- ~ in Tia. measures in
.IugHg at"d :" protect Rcd River val
lev Cen i;uy nL,r i. wniuiuv tGr
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

BULLY FOR MoBILE.-The Mobile
Register reports that steamer pow
erfully armed has just been completed
at that city, and has taken her place
in the harbor. She has not only ele-
gance, but speed and strength. Our
Bay city rebels we trust will show
their heads to advantage when called
uPhu.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

On the 7th inst, Gen. Franklin
was examined at Washington before
the committee on the conduct of the
War, on the Red river disaster. The
burden of his testimony thus far
seems to tend toward division If the
weight of responsibility between
Banks and himself.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

The managers of the Soldiers
Home we learn, have rented Il large
and comfortable building. Cannot
our patriotic citizens get up some
interesting entertainment for the ben
eft of this useful institution, which
requires money to keep it upin prop
er style.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, \.
c., rumor says, has fallen into the
hands Of the enemy, with loss to lis
of 10 pieces of artillery, and 1900 men
We hope there is no truth in the re-
port.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

Mr.. A. II. Isaacson, Chief Clerk OF
the House of Representatives,, will
accept our thanks for copy OF the
Governors Message.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

The affectionate friend who prom
Used to send us several gallons of a
certain kind Of kcy. has turned MP
missing. we hope he has not been
drowned.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

Through dispatches in the Mobile
Register of Sd inst, we learn that
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston has been re-
instated and will make his head
quarters at Montgomery, Ala.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

Our old friend Capt. Geo. Heaman.
will accept our thanks for co"forf-
ing present.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

In the neighborhood of 100 of our
exchanged prisoners arrived here on
the 9th inst.
Shreveport news., 1865-01-31

AtteutiOn !-persons arriving
with, or receiving, late southern or
northern papers. will oblige us and
benefit our readers, by loaning them
to the editor, if only for an liour.-
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