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Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-06-13
The Latest News!

This paper will pay literally for
aews Of any character furnished it,
rhenever used. In writing, be brief
I'D to the point, and forward by the
,uickest means possible.
Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-06-13

Any one wishing to rent n dwell
ing house can refer to our advertise
ments, and be accommodated.
Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-06-13

Read all the Orders and advertise
ments in to-day's paper.
Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-06-13

A butcher boy in New York has
been mulctad in the sum of $3.50 for
driving over cb;'1
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NEWS ITEMS.

Washington, via Louisville, june
G.-Ex-Gov. Magrath has arrived
and been committed at the Old Capi.
tol Prison.
The Cleveland Lenders Fourth
Army Corps correspondent says that
corp, is uud'r marching orders for
Galveston.
New York, June THE steamer
North America, from Livcrpool on
the Goth. has arrived. Cotton ad
vanced during the week, with down.
ward tendency. Middling i54d.
Consols 904d.
Cotton sold for AZ and, by auction
nearly seven ihosand bales Of Savan-
nah u, 81.
Gold 1861
Several Journals deny renewal of
lii" demand o. the United States for
the Alabama dcprcdations. and say
the matter rests where Lincoln lott
il.
IAe Louisville Journals special
says Staunton is greatly amused at
the sensation reports OF his resigna-
ton and difficulties with the Prcsi-
dent.
Louisville, june IA, tn. Wood
lawn races ,h. Lexington col, Alex
ander won the ,wo-ni. heats in n;
33! and 1888. Time uncxc.lled in
this country,
|tTfoy Huge oa tie DEAN Of Mr..
Ltnc0in.-Thr Boston i.ih,.rator SAYS:
The following --latest u,t-rance" OF,
Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-06-13

.S'"Ai~g II tie Steamer Ncn-
s~cH.y.-1he Steamer kentucky. he
longing to the puartrrrnastrr's De-
partlnrnt when about twenty miles
below Shreveport nine o'clock, Satur
day night last. sprungal |. ak and i,n-
mrdiate'y sunk in deep water
carrying down about fifty persons,
including about 80 negroes and TWEEN
~ Confederate soldiers who had
just been parolrd and w.r" on there
way to their homes in Missouri.
There wrT. on board at the time
some $40 persons, most OF the +
Missouri troops who had been rarol
ed and We're on their way home.
The exact number of persons los;
cannot. at present be a~"rtainrl with
any certainty, a. y lars" number II
those on board continued their trip
ON other boats that came ON i'm
fncdA irl. after the cccurcucv of the
diSaster
We regret TO learn that several Of
our friends nn board. who were re
turning with their families to their
holmes in the city after an ai,somcr OF
several years, lost all their baggage !;
even the last article of wearing APP
YarrI except what they had on at the.
il!nr Of tia, mi>:oriuur
Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-06-13

The new amnesty Proclamation
OF President Johnson will be found
in our issue of today. 1t is a docu,
ment of great interest and will De
carefully pursued by all.
Let there be no backwardness on
Me part of the people; there is but
one course, and that is to accept the
amnesty, which We trust will be done
in good faith by all, Tho war. is
over and there should bebut one pUr-
pose on the part of the citizens-tore
duce chasos to order aud to mend up
oar broken fortunes, as soon as such
work can be accomplished by the
most determined energy, industry and
economy.
Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1865-06-13

\ dispatch from New i ok, dated
May -9th, makes III" following hr!r!
announcement
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08
Origin of Great Men.

Columbus was the son Of a Weaver and
a weaver himself
Claude Lorraine was bred a pastry
cook.
Carvantes was common soldier. 81
Homer. was the son of a small farmer.
Molierei was the, son Of a tapestry
maker. -
Demosthenes was the son of a cut.
ler. -
Terence was slave. ss2e
Oliver Cromwell was the son of Lon
don brewer. 40 .'9'' 2 "a
Howard was an apprentice to a gro
Ger. 1s1''i'
Franklin was journeyman printer,
and son of tallow chandler and soap
boiler.
DR.. Thomas, Bishop Of Worcerte, son
of a linen draper. Z s.
Daniel Defee was hosicr, and son Of
a butcher. - - .e-i l.1is
Whitefeld was the son Of an inn
keeper at Gloucester.
| Sir Cloudely Shovel. Rear Admiral Of
England, was an apprentice to a shoema-
ker and afterwards cabin boy.
Bishop Pridean worked IN the kitchen
at Exeter College, Oxford.
L. Cardinal Woolsey was the son of 9
butcher.
Ferguson was shepherd.
Dean Tucker was the son of smal
farmer in eCardiganshire, and performed
his journey to Oxford on foot. 5eas al5
Edmond Haley was the son of soap
boiler atShoreditch. ilsHrstz df
| Joseph Hall, Bishop Of Norwich, wa
4 the son of farmer. a. ae asf
Virgil vas the son of porter.
a Horace was the son of shop keeper
| Shakespeare was the son of a wood
lstapler. gea
Milton was the son of a money scrive
Robert Burns was plowman in Aver
, shire. asf fa
Confucius was carpenter. 81
. Mahomed, called the prophet, was
Idriyer of asses. g sas @ ii
Mohamet Ali was barber. saa1e
i Madam Bernadotte was washer-woma
lof Paris. sii
Napoleon, a defendant of an obscur
family of Corsica, was Major when b
: married Josephine,e the daughter of
tobacconist Creole in Martinique.
!. General Escartero was vestry clerl
Boliver was druggist.
Il Nasco de Cana was sailor.
ri John Jacob Astor once sold apples i
the streets of New Y ork
Catharine, Empress of Russia, was
lcamp grisette. So els e
Cincinnatus was ploughing his vim
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08
A Pumpkin.

An orator, in appealing to the 'bone
and sinew," said: a ae3 81
"My friends, / am proud to see around
me tonight the hardy yeomanry of the
land, for I love the agricultural interests
oflthe country, and well may Hove them
fellow citizens, for I was born farmer
-the happiest days of my youth were
spent in the peaceable avocations Of son
Iof the soil. If may be allowed to use
"a 6gurative expression, my friends, / may
say I was raised between two rows .ol
corn" i.
ga pumkin, by thunder ~ exclaimed
an inebriated chap just in front Of the
stage. '.tsstsl>5 ,1eaasfs
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08
Aim at Something. :

Arthur Gilman, in one of his public
addresses, tells what he calls san Ando-
yor story" One day, he says, man
went into store there, and began telling
about fire.. '.There had never been
such fire." he SAID, Sin the county of
Essex. A man going by Deacon Pettin-
giil'sabarn saw an owl on the ridgeepole.
He fired at the owl, and, the wadding
somehow or other getting into the shin :
giles. set the hay on fire, and it was all
destroyed-ten tons of hay, six head of
cattle, the finest horse in the county, 7
&c. The deacon was nearly, crazed by it.
The men in the store began exclaimine
and commenting upon it. Is'What a lossr
says one. "Why, the deacon will well
nigh break down under IT. says another
And SO they went on speculating, one
after another, and the conversation drifted
on n,all sorts of conjectures. At last q
quiet man, who sat splitting in the fire
looked up and asked aDtd he hit tn,
otol7 That man was getting at the
point of the thing. Let all public speak
ers, in the pulpit and elsewhere, heed the
moral. Did you aim at something, and
did you hit what you aimed at ? N,
matter about the splurge, and the smoke
and the hay" Did you hit thai owl p
( f = 9
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BUILDING ON THE SAND.

-QS3t By BL1zA COOK. ita1s.t31 -Ge
'Tis well to WOO, tits well to wed,
For so the world hath done 1sz1 30 t-s.
Since myrtles grew, and roses blew,-7foia
And morning brought the sun. -hses1d
But have a care, We young and fair, a@ 2
: Be sure you pledge with truth; ga
Be certain that your love will wear
Beyond the days of youth ~,
For if we give not heart for heart,
q AS well as hand for hand, ~
You'll, find you've played the unwise part,
And abuilt upon the sand.''l It's }o
'Tis well to save. Ills we'll to have,
goodly store of gold,
And hold enough of shining stuff,
For charity is cold.
But. place net all your hope and trust
In what the deep mine brings;
We cannot live on yellow dust
+. Unmixed with purer things;
And he who piles up wealth alone,
Will often have to stand iafl qo
Beside his Golfer chest, and own
'Tis ebuilt upon the sand"
'Tis good to speak in kindly guise,
And soothe where'er we can;
Fair speech should bind the human mind,
And love link man to man.
But stay not at the gentle words; 49,
Let deeds with language dwell;
The one who pities starving birds,
Should scatter crumbs as well. aHw ssa
The mercy that is warm and true H
Must lend helping hand, 2Gi ;
For those who talk, yet fail to do, q 2
:, But "build upon the sand" oa 9a1i
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08
YouR MISSION.
II you cannot on the ocean

If you cannot on the ocean -
Sail among the swiftest fleet, '
Rocking on the highest billows, soft
Laughing at the storms you meet:
You can stand among the Sailors, &
-l.a Anchored yet within the bay, siioqs
You can lend hand to help them, q ),
q As they launch their boats away. NJ
.eoisaz
If you are too weak, to journey 51e
:, Up the mountain steep and high, -
i You can stand within the valley, ,s;ir
a While the multitudes go BY, saai's
You can chant in happy measure Il 2,
As they slowly pass along;
Though they may forget the singer, s..
They will not forget the song. isi
If you have not gold and silver,
Ever ready to command, aiss =
If you cannot toware the needy
Reach an-ever open hand:
You can visit the afflicted,
Ger the erring you can weep;
You can be true disciple, -a N"H5i
Sitting at the Savior's feet. isbei g
}i}at allB seS = -.t5li {Jdf 3at
If you cannot in the conflict as -.
= Prove yourself a soldier true,
If, where FIRE and smoke are thiokest, 6
There's no work for you to do: 4
When the battlefield is silent, :
gzia You can goiwithsilent tread, 8
You can bear away the wounded, -
ff You can cover up the dead.
Do not, then, stand idly waiting
e 50 For some greater work to do; 4
Fortune is alazy goddess, IS
She will never come to you.
Go and toll in any vineyard, 81
Do not fear to do or dare; 1880
- If you want field of labor, sos
You can find it anywhere. 9 &
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08

Dg Human existence hinges upon tri
fes. What would beauty be withou
soap2 assJ - Ht -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08

!. n@-Aim above morality. Besn sim
ply good; be good for something,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08

.
TAUGHT 10 READ THE PApEEs.-7 The
Raleigh IN. c.. Progress .mentienso the
following little, incident as curing IN
the streets of that eityssa few days,sinee:
] 4 Army Chaplain-- Myr young coloEea
Rfrieai, can you, read2 .ssagib ), s1siov
ao Contra ha nd-Y Yes, sah.isass vur INV
Army Chaplain Glad to hearts, Shall
| give you paper? .krsifi
Contraband--Sartins -massa,~ if you
pleases. sesa vssvsstrsEe = =, sksssse4s1
Army Chaplain--Very good. What
paper would you chsose2 2liHqsH s6r
Is Contraband--Wclls imassas Iif q you
ehews, III take paper of terbakerssD
The chaplain looked at the coRtrahapd
and the centraband at the ohaplains then
the latter sighed, and passedioo.arssea
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08
.Row ena.

i51G4 o1iflH .S0IoW
aFor the first five years of my profess
sienal ife,' once saidia gentleman tesus,
81 had 70. GO, against wind, and stream
aud ftide.g g And whatdid you do q was
the question. DO. replied he, ssdo?swhy
I rowed on, to be sure" /" And SO be did
row on, to q good purpose too, santil he
came to open sea, took q favorable breeze,
and brought his voyage 70 q most sper
cessful termination, leaving behind him
q most. epviablo reputation for wisdom,
and impressing the mark of his strong
mind and excellent character deep and
clear on, the community in which he lived
aud a ,monarch's crown in the memory of
thousands, His remark deserves to.be
remembered as a motto, The great 6u-
siness of all is 10 f'row on with mr.
finching courage and. steady perseye-
renee. AN trades aud professions have
their difficulties, and almost every indi-
vidual meets With discouragements. The
only way, therefore, to 60 ahead is to
..row7on." Decision Of character, deter
mination. OF win, the resolution to press
on, when sure we are on the right track
or in. pursuit of q good and honorable
lend, this is che secret of living 50 as L
come out at last safe and sound. .sx II,
4-
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08
Ohio Farmers Insurance Go
For Sale.

FTHE supscsiber has, for saleaone horizontal
i sc NEt'M I y and one
C .Oo ks EVAPOK A TO r
The Mil is geared to be attached to water,
steam4or horse power both Mill and Evapolr-
ator are capable of finishing one hundred
gallons Of molasses per diem. Apply. to
GEO. C. GRoADHAUS,
sept6. Cameron, Ohio.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08

DeS-Woman--the FIRST gatherer Of fruit
by picking the first apple, she caused
the 6rst pair to fall.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08

R@T Troubles are like babiesAthey
grow bigger by nursing.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-11-08

B@ Why may carpenters reasonably
believe that there is no such thing as a
stone? Because they never saw it.
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3 Loo MER H 0 U S e

REESE HENDERSON,, Proprietor.
III been thoroughly REFIrTED and REFURNIsHED
by the present proprietor. His. TABLE will
compare favorably with the best in Eastern
Ohio. His - 20
STABLES ARE THE VERY BEST
in the town and the town, and the most ca
pacious.
Every attention will be paid to guests, and
every accommodation afforded to make them
comfortable. lai3e aTop ese aa
I GThe Barnesville Hacks leave his door
daily, and the Sunfsh Hack every alternate
day. x, aug23m6.
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VOLUME XII,
THO 0SPlRIF on DEMOCRACY.
Pablished Every wednesday.

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n advance and on advertising if not paid be-
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tice to the contrary, are considered as wishing
to continue their subscription.
s2 II subscribers order the discontinuance Of
heir eirinsuspapers, the Publisher may continue
to send them until all arrearages are paid.
81 If spbscribers neglect or refuse to take
thei- papers from the offices to which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
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and leaving them uncalled for, is prima facie
evidence Of Intentional fraud.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-11-10
JEFF. Darts to be Tried,

In the interview of the Baltimore la
dies with the President. Monday, for the
purpose of asking for the pardon OF jeff:
Davis, the President courteouSly declined
to grant their petition, and said that COM
plete arrangements had already been made
for the early legal trial OF Davis. accord
ing to the laws of the land.
1t was reported in the papers a few
days since that Davis had sent TO his old
tailor at Washington for new overcoat.
Perley telegraphs the Journal of Wedne>-
day that ga black beaver overcoat. with
a large cape, which cost one hundred and
fifty dollars, has been made for JEFF. Davis.
and was sent TO him to-day. A common
shroud will be made for Wirz.''
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-11-10
Cholera at NeU-TOrk.

The Steamer Atlanta, from London
and Havre, which arrived at New York,
Friday, brought the cholera The num-
Der of deaths, up TO Saturday afternoon.
was sixteen, and there were then six cases
on board, but all of mild type. The
cases have all been among the steerage
passengers who were taken on board at
Havre. There were sixty cases during
the voyage from Havre. forty-six of whom
recovered. Seven deaths are reported to
have occurred among this party of passen-
gers while they were at Havre. The
steamer Europe has arrived at New-York
from Havre since the Atlanta and reports
that there was no cholera at Havre when
she left, and none at Brest, where she
touched. A good many of the passengers
from Paris-where the cholera prevails.
but not as an epidemic-go to Liverpool
to take passage for this country. Official
represent the cholera as decreas-
ing rapidly in Spain. Only few cases have
yet occurred in Germany nothing like an
epidemic. The cholera patients on the
Atlanta will be cared for on a hospital
steamer, and, with careful quarantine reg
ulatlons at our ports, and common sense
action on the part of local authorities and
there will be little cause for
alarm. New-York is not the only city
that needs a thorough cleaning before
winter sets in.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-11-10
Apple Trees.

An article appears on the first page, in
which the writer attempts to show why
apple trees do not now grow in this val
lev, and also how they can be made to
flourish and blossom as the rose We take
no exceptions to his criticisms, but earnest
ly hope his theory is correct. In years
gone by, the apple tree fourished on
all the highlands about us. Peacham,
Danville, Waterford, and other towns had
thrifty orchards of choice fruit. For the
past fifteen years, however, these orchards
have been steadily and surely going to de-
cay. If our correspondent has discovered
the cause he has done the country great
service in making it public. But we fear
he has fathomed only part of the diff
Guilty.
Some of our readers know that among
those who thought good apples could be
successfully raised here, was the late Hon.
Ephraim Paddock, of this place. With
great care and expense he put out an or
chard of choice fruit on the hill northwest
of the Plain After years of patient
watching, care and experiment, he lived
to see his pet fruit trees gradually but sure
ly die, and that, too, while they were yet
young.
We wish some one would discover how
apple trees can be made to live and thrive
in the Passumpsic valley; but on this
point our faith is weak.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-11-10
" Moo Gersey "Redeemed.

The State election in New-Jersey, on
Tuesday, results in complete republican
and Union and abolition victory. The
vote is full, and shows republican gains
everywhere on that for president last year,
when Gen. Mcclellan had 1900 majority.
Marcus L. Ward, republican, is now chos-
en- governor by from 5000 to 5000 over
Theodore Runyon, democrat. The re-
publicans also gain in the legislature, and
carry it, and so ensure the vote of New
Jersey for the abolition of slavery by con-
stitutional amendment, which was the test
question of this election.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-11-10

FROM MoNrPELIER.-Our REGULAR let
ter failed TO come To hand. this week. The
session thus far has been unusually dry.
and both houses resolved 10 adjourn TO-
day, but it is doubtful if the business is ac-
compliShed so rs 10 allow IT, We under
stand Gov. Dillingham; has appointed the
first Thursday in December for Thanks
giving.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-11-10
NeW.YOrk.

The Republican State ticket was chos-
en- at the election in New-York, on Tues
day, by at least 10000 majority. The
Republicans also gain a number of state
senators and assemblymen and will hold
the legislature more strongly than ever.
The notorious Ben Wood is one of the
democratic senators elected from New
York city. The democratic vote falls of
much more than the republican from last
year; and the democratic majority in
New York will not be over 10000 which
is republican gain of 10000. The
Tribune office claims 100000 majority in
the State, and the Times 10000, for the
republican ticket.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-11-10

COPPEIHEAD LOVE FOR THE PREs1-
DENT,-Harper's Weekly is out this week
with another striking political picture, of
which President johnson is the central
figure. On the left, is the editor of the
World, John Van Buren,, and other trail
tors from both North and South. Time.
November, 1864. These men are rem
resented as heaping upon the President
The vllest epithets, as extracts from the
World and Prince Johns speeches of onlv
last year abundantly show. They call
HIM "beast," . borish tailor" and such
other endearing titles that the copperhead
democracy know so we'll how to use On
the right Of this picture, are these same
men IN November, 1865. The editor of
the World is kissing the Presidents feet.
while John Van Buren, is hugging him