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state of Lonisiana-Parish of Caaao.

Succession of G. NJ NICHOLS, deceased
FENENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT C0URT-Notice is
a hereby given that A. ENGLE, administrator, has
this day filed in my office final account of his admins
ton Of the succession of G. NJ Nichols, deceased,
and unless opposition be made thereto within thirty
days the same will be homologated, prayed for.
- Given under my hand officially, this 18th day
L. s. of October, a. D. 1856.
= Tol7 5t7 L. J. WRIGHT, Clerk.
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CURATOR,S SALE.

Succession Of Louis DILLON, deceased.
GTATE OF L0UISIANA-Parish of Caddo-No. 1889.
- BY virtue and in pursuance Of order of the Clerk
of the District Court Of the parish Of Caddo State Of
Louisiana and commission thereon issued, directed
to any duly qualified auctoneer in and for the parish
and State aforesaid, will sell, to be sold at
public auction at the Auction of Pitts Thayer
No 4 on the Levee, in the city of Shreveport on
Monday, the 5th day of November, 1866,
between the hours of 10 o'clock and clock P NJ
the following described property belonging to the sue
cession of Louis Dillon deceased to-wit:
4 LOT OF DRY GOODS.
Terms of sale-CASH, with benefit of apprasement
PETER G. REIRSON Curator.
Shrevnnort October "a 1866 ut
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Shreveport Price Current.

(MADE FROM ACTUAL SALES AS THEY rRANsPIRED.)
1t should be understood that quotations, gener
ally, represent the wholesale prices. In filing small
orders, higher rates viii have to be paid.
MoxETARy-Gold, 1909 -; silver 1900 =; Mex
lean dollars, shade under gold Our bankers are
selling sight checks on New Orleans at 3 and on New
York at get premium.
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MOSS SIDE INSTITUTE,
For Young Ladies.

For Young Ladies.
TIME SECOND TERM OF this Institution will open,
4 in the new buildings erected for the purpose
The First Monday in October.
Accomplished teachers in all the branches both soiid
aE,d ornamental, will be in attendance.
TaRMg-Ln coin or its equivalent in advance, per
sion Of twenty weeks
Board ......................... .....el0O 90
Tuition ......,.... ................. Is 90
Music 800. Observation-Disclosures. 80 %
Incidental Observation-Disclosures. 90
Extra charges, at the usual rates, will be made for
the Languages, Painting Drawing DC.
No pupil viii be received for shorter time than
session.
Those who enter at any time within the first month
VIII be charged for the whole session.
Boarding pupils must furnish their own pillows sheers
blankets, towels, napkins, and lights
No pains will be spared which experience and kind
mass suggest the inmates Of the Institute
to pass the7 tine pleasantly and prodtably
ian ambulance omnibus will run from the Bat la
House 70 the Institute every morning for the acconuo
elton of day scholars, and return the ,fternoon
J. FRANKLIN FORD,
auf5 " Principal.
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SUCCESSION EOTICE.

Succession Of LEWIS F. HoLr deceased
Ii persons having claims against the above success
IA sion hereby notified to present them, duly au
henticated, to the undersigned administrator for ac
acknowledgement and liquidation; and those indebted
thereto notified to come forward and pay up with
out delay, if they wish to save costs.
J. s. WISE, Administrator.
Shreveport, October II, 1865. AT
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AUCTION SALE.

EXTENSIVE AND UNRESEREED SALE
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES
and Hats-Notions-Groc Liquors
AND CIGARS
AT AUCT ION.
pY PITTS & THAYER-C. G. Thayer, Auctioneer.
I'D Will be sold, on
Wednesday, October "a, 1865,
and continuing daily, at 10 O'Clock each day, at
their salesrooms No on the Levee,
fine assortment of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing,
Boots, Shoes and Hats.
Groceries, Liquors and Cigars.
Terms-CASH in u. S. Treasury Notes o24 1t
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!. j. WEIGHT. Clerk.
state of Louis1ana-Pa Parish of Caddo.

Succession of JosEpH BAIRD, deceased,
FRNENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT C0URT-Notice is
1 hereby given that Mary O. Baird has this day
filed in my Office her first annual account of the
sion of Joseph Baird deceased and unless opposition
be made thereto within thirty days. the will be no
moogated, prayed for.
80 Given under my hand officially, this the 18th
L. S. day of October, A D. 1866.
~ fol7 ST. r. J. WRIGHT, Clerk.
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AUTION SALE.
Of Condemned U. S. Quartermaster Property.
MILL be sold SATURDAY, the 2Sth day of
w October, 1866, at 10 o'clock A NJ, at the office
Post Quarermaster in Spring street, Shreveport, La
the following quartermaster stores;
One Horse Carpenters Tools
Ambulance Harness, Blacksmiths Tools
Letter Presses, Scales,
Stretchers, Grain Sacks etc. etc
Cruppers Back Straps,
Terms Of sale--CASH in Q. S. Treasury Notes
B. B0GGS,
ol0 81 lst Lieut., A. A. Q. N.
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STOLEN,

A BOUT the LIST of August last, one NOTE dated some
"A time in November last, in my favor, for $4,000,
drawn by James G. Jones. and due January l, 1867
bearing per cent. interests also three NOTES, dated
some time in July August last for 1891 33, each,
due LIST November 1st January and st March next all
bearing per cent interest from 1st November next,
in my favor drawn By Robert l.. Gilmer and DR.. -
Nagle.
All persons warned against trading for said notes.
o10 ST. Il. C. HART.
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One mare mule, Pink"
Que sorrel horse mule, Pete;"
One brown mule, Brown"
One gray mare mule, =" Luck =
One lot of old furniture;
One two horse wagon;
One set blacksmiths' tooIR;
One six-mnle wagon;
One wagon;
Two yoke oxen;
Thirteen head of cattle;
Forty head Of hogs.
Terms Of Sale-Cash with the benefit Of appraise
bring its appraisement in cash, the will be imme
diately re6fered and sold credit of twelve months;
if the land should not bring its appraisement in cash.
will be reddvertsed according to law and sold a
credit of year, the purchasers q credit give
their notes. with good personal security bearing per
cent. per interest from the day OF sale, and
special mortgage to be retained the land secure
payment of the purchase money
THOS. r. SIMPSON, Sheriff
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NOTECE

NOTICE IS hereby given that the assessment roll
IN for State Taxes have been filed in the Recorder
UGce for correction.
o20 Ct VIM NJ HUBBARD Assessor.
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SEALED PROPOSALS.
OFFICE ACTING ASSISTANT QUARTERNAsTER,
Shreveport, La. October 10, 1856.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this office
- until the 3Oth day of October, 1866, to sup
ply the troops at this post with Wood for six months
Wood to be delivered of good Hickory, Oak or Ash.
Contract will be given to lowest responsible bidder
b. B0GGS,
oil ct LIST Lieut., Act Asst Ouartermaster.
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DR.. G. A. FRIERSON,
DENTIST.


FF7HE undersigned offers his services to the public as
Il Agent for the Purchase, Sale and Lease'o of Real
Estate. Office At Recorders Office, Shreveport
CHAS. W. LEWIS,
jyIi If Recorder and Notary Public
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-18
9qlq 0tleans Bully Qresteut,
Nqw Orleans SflonGp 1tarket.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. "a CAMP STREET,
Wednesday, Evening Oct H. I866

Wednesday Evening, Oct III 1866. !
The Gold market has been unsettled to-day by
private and press kilograms from New York
The supply of cash Gold was light throughout
and the operations have been confined to the fol-
lowing sales, viz: $4,000, $4,000, $1,000 and $40, 900
at 14S3 $4,000 at l4847; $25O0 and 10000 at 148 ;
$4,000 at l474 Sll 900 at 1475, and $4,000 and
$4,000 and 147. Sales of Silver included only
$l400 American halves at 1881, and S1700 Mexican
dollars at l47$. The closing quotations this even
ing were for Gold l474@I48 American Silver
coin 13S39l394, and for Mexican dollars l474
@l484.
FOREIGN EXoHANGE-The tendency of rates of
Sterling and Franks has been IN favor of buyers
to-day. The supply of out door bills was very re-
strlcted however, and as the demand was of a very
limited character from the opening to the close,
the sales summed up only &700 and f25O0 clear
Sterling bills at 157; &l500, $4,000, f2250 and
t250O do. at 1853; $4,000 at 159; 50000f., 70,000f.
and 60,O00f. commercial Francs at 3.60f., and
6O0OOf, 75,000f and S0,000f. private do. at 3.575f
We now quote Bank Sterling nominal at l59@lGO,
clear bills at 157@l59. Bank Francs at 355@
3'524f., and out door Francs at 3.623@3.575f.
DOMESTIC EXoHANGE-Increasing weakness is
the most noticeable feature of the movement under
this heading. The market is but moderately sup
piled, however, despite the recent heavy sales of
Cotton on Northern and Eastern account, yet the
offerings are fully proportionate to the demand,
which is of a very restricted character for remit
tance and all other purposes. The only sales re-
ported to banks and bankers to-day have been
$4,000, 100000 and 10000 New York sight and
$4,000 Boston sight ht 33 cent discount; $4,000,
$4,000, $G0,00O and $4,000 New York sight at
u cent discount; and 100000 thirty days sight on
New York at u y cent. discount. There is no
quotable variation to refer to in rates, however,
and We would therefore repeat, f6l3 d cent. dis
count, at bank, and }@2 u cent. discount out Of
doors for sight checks on the Northern cities.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-18

WmsKY-Is in large supply, but only a small
iobbing trade Is doing at 81 8O02 for Louisiana,
and 50 2592 35 for Western rectifed.
INDIA BAGGING-There has been considerable
inquiry for this article to-day, and sales have been
made of 100 bales, reported to have been at full
prices. We also understand that other sales have
been made, but full particulars were withheld.
Dealers are supplying the demand for the country
at 35c. for rolls and 365c. 79 yard for bales.
BALE RoPE--Is in large supply, but slow Of
sale at l761174c. T9 ID for retail parcels.
IRON T1Es-Are in fair supply and demand at
1I@l2c. apiece.
GUNNY BAes-Are in good supply but dull
at 28@l30c. apiece. ...
STAR CANDLEs-The supply of this article has
been very much reduced. The demand is fair and
prices firm at 20@2O3c for II or, 2lc for lS o.,
22c. for IA o., and 25c. for full weight.
SUNDRIEs-Potatoes are selling at S3@3 % u
bb., apples at Sc 5O@9, onions, at So 25694,
eggs at $3G@42 % bbl. beans at s60l2 59 bbl.,
chickens at 81 5O@5 for SMALL and 81 5O@9 %
dozen for large, turkeys at s36@38 f3 dozen, and
cabbages at $l2@15 % crate.
NAVAL sToREs-Rosin is scarce, with fair
demand at 81 Is for No. l, s. rs for No. 2, and
So so for common. Pitch is selling at S5 500$6,
Tar at 81 5O@s8 u Dbl, and Spirits of Turpentine
at G24c. u gallon. There were sales to-day of
pentine at 623c. % gallon.
HoPs-There is very fair demand for the new
crop, which are selling at 65070c. Bavaria is
scarce at SOC. % 1b.
MALT-There is some little demand for Canada
at 81 75@s2, and Western at $l@$1 rs u bushel.
SALTS in fair demand, and prices firm at 81 40
az rs for Liverpool fine and 81 1902 80 for coarse
in warehouse; 50 1O02'l 10 for the former and 500
10 for the latter by the cargo.
OILs-Linseed is in fair demand at S2@s2 so T3
gallon. Coal Oil is dull at G5975c., and Lard Oil
at 81 6O@sl 65 u gallon.
WooL--Is in light supply, and quiet at l6t0l8c.
for natural, l8@20c. for Texas to merino, 22@
25c for to merino, and 2803lc. for washed.
BUTTER AND CHEsEE-Western and Northern
butter is in good supply but quiet at 22@23c. for
common Western 25@26c, for fair do; 27@29c.
for prime do, and 30935c. for choice 4OG145c.
for goshen, and 46D48c. for strictly choice do.
Cheese is in good supply but dull at l5c. for
SKINNED; 2l@22c. for factory ; 24c. for English
dairy 28030c for Stilton, and 330935c. for pine
apple.
CoFFEE-Is in light supply and fair demand,
and prices are firm at 1890, gold, duty paid.
Dealers are supplying the demand for the country
at 29@295c p ID. for good to prime in currency.
FREIGHTs-There is no disengaged tonnage
on berth for either New York or Boston, and
rates are firm as follows, viz: by sail to New
York and Boston &C. 43 ID. for Cotton, and soc. u
Dbl. for Flour; by steam to New York, 1c. % fb.
for Cotton, and to Boston lac. u 1b. By
sail to Liverpool 0-16@8d. q tb. for Cotton, and
lc. % Ii. for Hayre. The steamship now here
for Liverpool is loading at 3D. u Ii. for cotton.
ship was taken up to-day tor Boston at soc. %
Dbl. for Flour and &c. u Ii for Cotton.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-18

,lI,4OO Total
Stock on hand and on ghipboard mot cleared. I.
The exnorts are exclusively for Bos

The exports are exclusively for Boston.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The market continues
very quiet, and the only business done to-day was
entirely Of retail character at 113@12c. for in
ferior, l5l4c, for fair l43QDl54c. for prime, 100
163c. for yellow clarified, and l7le. U b. for white
do. We heard that there were some large sales
of Moasses, but full particulars were withheld.
We however, quote by the cargo at 58@60c.,
and 60@70c. 49 gallon forretail lots.
T0BAuco.-Nothin has transpred in this ar
tice worthy of note One or two purchases have
been made for the city trade at full prices, but
there yet little or no inquiry for the foreign
markets. The stock is, however, quite firmly held
at 35@6c low refused light sand heavy; Go
&c. for common leaf; 73@8c. for fair do; 90l0c.
for gooddo.; l20l3c. for fine do, and 146ll6c for
choice selections. Lots for balng are held at 201
Csc. % lb.
FLoUR-We have no alteration of any kind to
notice in this article. The stock for sale ia still
quite light, but with only moderate demand.
Prices, however, remain as at yesterdays closing
rates. Sales comprise 1850 bbls, of which so
treble extra at $l4 SO, leo and $50 do at $l4 rs
so do at $14, $50 double extra at $l3 so, 100 do.
at $l3 25 100 its merits at $l2 80, $50 superfne
at $l2 123, and 800 DO. at So % bbI.
OATs-There have as yet been no receipts this
week In fact, prices here do not leave margin
enough for shipment from the West. Owing to
the scarcity holders have been enabled to realize
a still further advance of 1c. 4} buahel. Sales
comprise 200 sacks at soc. and 100 at SIC. %
bushel.
CoRN-We have no change to note in this arti-
Gle. The supply is limited and demand moderate,
and prices very firm. Sales include 800 white
from the leVee at 81, 1000 yellow and mixed from
steamer at 9jc., and 300 yellow at the same price.
BRAN-Is in light supply and demand; prices,
however, remain unchanged, Transactions gin
clude,1 $50 and 40 sacks at 81 % 100 TBS.
HAY-We have no sales to report to-day, but
continue to quote prime Ohio river at s27 50028,
and ordinary St. Louis at s226825 10 ton.
PoRK-Nothing has been done in this article be-
yond a retail trade, which has been quite active
at $35@35 25 d bbl. Round lots we quote nomi.
nal at $34 SO u bbl.
BACoN-The demand for this article has been
entirely of retail character, and prices un-
changed at l8o. for shoulders, 19c. for ribbed
sides, zoe. for clear sides, and 26@2G5 42 tb for
sugar-oured hams.
LARD-Has been quiet to-day, bnt prices remain
unchanged, at l80l84e. for tierces and 2O}c. for
kegs in lots, and I9c fol the former and l24c. for
the latter in retail parcels.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-18

ANYBODY, On, KING.-After coqueting for a
long time with Gen Grant, and employing in vain
every artfce to inyeigle him into countenancing
the use Of his name as the radical candidate for
the Presidency, the radical wire e-pullers have been
compelled to look about for some other military
chieftain to rally around. After searching in vain
through the long list of military heroes who have
at last, for want of a better, upon Major General
Benjamin F Butler the great ''bottled up ;" who
never fought battle nor won victory. This is
nomination most emnently fit for the radical
in sowing the seeds of disunion in the Charleston
convention, in 1860, proves him an adroit and un.
scrupulous disunionist. His former panegyrics
upon the divine right of slavery render him pecu-
liarly sincere in his present advocacy of unuual-
fled negro suffrage; and his administration Of
affairs at New Orleans exempIifes &ery strongly
his aptitude at confscation The nomination IS
singularly appropriate Butler is the personifca-
ton of the radical disunion party.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-18
Commercial gnteIItgerte.
CRESCENT OFFICE No. 94 CAMP STREET,
Wnd dnaaHau Enanintr Oct N IgLS

Wednesday Evening, Oct ~ 1866.
CoTToN--The market opened languid this morn
ing and continued depressed up to noon, when a
report was circulated that later kilograms from
Liverpool had been received by one or two com
mercial houses, in which an advance Of Id. % fb.
was reported in the leading staple. This in
telligence created an immediate reaction, and
while sales in the early part of the day indicated
downward tendency in prices, operations during
the afternoon were effected at full previous
figures. The total sales for the day, however,
amounted to only $3.50 bales, and the market closed
moderately firm, at yesterdays quotations, which
we repeat, as follows, viz: Low ordinary 26@29c j;
ordinary 32@34c; good ordinary 36lD37c low
middling 38@39c, and middling 4l@942c.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-18
THE MYSTERY OF SbEEP.-Chambers's Journal
las the following on the above subject:

has the following on the above subject:
Twelve hundred millions of dreams make net
work of wild fances nightly about their planet.
To go, if it were possible, through this world of
sleep, would be a stranger process than that of
exploring the whole waking world, for in sleep
every living being is a poet, from the baby that
clngs in its dreams to the breast of goodness to
the centenaran who with staff and spectacle,
hobbies about paradise at the heels of seraphs.
Sleeping and waking are the two phenomena of
our existence. WHAT'S done and thought in the
everyday working world, where the ordinary bust
ness of life is carried on, no living creature has
fully revealed to another. There are reticences
in the confessions Of the most frank-things which
cannot, and therefore never will, be spoken
thoughts which transcend the limits of language
hopes which the power of no fairy could satisfy
fear which even Lueifer himself would fail to ex-
aggerate. If this portion of our life which is at
least subjected to our own observation, cannot be
fully and faithfully described, still less can the
other portion, which defes even our own scrutiny,
converts US into spectators of ourselves. sets
free our actions from the control of our own will,
and transforms us into SO many passive spokes in
the great wheel of destiny. Whatever may be
the laws by which it is regulated, sleep presents
the counterpart of the waking word-distorted,
mutilated, thrown into irremedable confusion by
the force Of the imagination
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-18

!, FAST TYPos-We observe by our exchanges
mat the the challenge of the Detroit typo to set a
sipeclhed number of " ems on a wager of $4,000
mas mas been & taken by Norfolk printer. By the
counted pretty SOON in his branch of tie "a art
On Saturday evening job printer in our Office
commenced on handbil at Ii o'clock, which he
!S6vdd Gn5 id ny yf8 fa aRa sent to press after which he
press at twenty minutes past five o'clock. The
time consumed in preparing these three iohs was
three hours and ,thirty-fye minutes. The young
man man Is g faITe a sa5 I4oaa f Han He don't wear gold
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-18

ga North Carolina paper says that the last bat
tie for the lost cause this side the Mississippi
was fought by Col. Love, at Mill Creek, N. c., on
the 18th of April, 1865. His command surrendered
on the 9th Of May and was the last regular sur
render of the Confederate forces.n
-; That was lovely surrender r.n-[Lou. Journal.
This is mistake. Some of Dukes men had a
tight in Georgia in May, and Gen. Lews's brigade
of kentuckians, Gen. Dibbrelts, Of Tennessee,
and Williams's Kentucky brigade surrendered
about Sbout, May !; and Gen, Duke, with part of his
hentuckans and Tennesseeans, did not disband
until May 9th, and surrendered May 8th-which
dIsbandonment and surrender were made in &C.
e99rdance GO with specific orders from the secretary
OF war, Y. s., and after Mr. Davis had left them,
being, we believe, the only surrender made bv
order of the Confederate government
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-18
Cattle Market.


JEFFERSON UIYY, Oat0ber Is, 1855.
Arrived yesterday-83l Texas Beeves, "a
Calves and Yearlings, IS Hogs, 45S Sheep and II
Mich Cows. sold-271 Texas Beeves, 1872 Calves
and Yearlings, AZ Hogs, 347 Sheep and Il Mich
Cows. Stock on sale-12O7 Texas and 81 Western
Beeves, 956 Calves and YearIings, 298 Hogs
1929 Sheep and So Mich Cows.
New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-18

The performance at the Nashville theater.a few
nights ago. Fyas Interrupted by the stage carmen.
ter taking lauianum, the low comedian taking the
fire. ''N4nE
Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-12
cOITON CULrIvATToNIN GEORGIA.

| Hon. ISAAC NEWTON, Commissioner of Ag-
riculture, recently received a letter contain
ing interesting information relative to the
condition and prospects of the cotton crop in
! the State Of Georgia. During the spring
menths the weather was unfavOrable, as
heavy rains fell which we're injurious to the
| plants The past two months have been
highly favorable, and it is expected that
| quite a large crop will be realized. The
most intelligent farmers are in good spirits,
/ convinced Of the practicability of the pres
ent system Of labor. There Is a material diff
ference between the labor systems of 1861
| and 1866, which may be shown thus; In
1861, when the farmer hired lsbOr, he paid
from Sl25 to $50 per hand, On poor land,
each laborer produced three bales Of cotton,
or about ] 500 pounds Of best cotton, which,
at 10 cents per pound, was worth $3.50, or
equal to the amount paid for the hand.
Under the present system, $50 viii hire
two and sometimes three hands, who will
produce six bales, or 5000 pounds of cotton,
by working 4 greater area of land, At New
York at gold prices this quantity of cotton
would realize $3.50, or thirty cents per pound
in currency, it would be worth $3.50.
In making this estimate the poor land
alone is taken, and corn, wheat, peas, &c,
which the laborer would produce are not
taken into consideration Onthe best quality
of cotton lands, three laborers would pro-
duce eighteen or twenty bales, or about
5000 pounds, which at thirty-tvo cents per
pound, would be worth 81, $50. The farmers
expect to net from $500 to 500 from the
labor of each hand this season, according to
the condition of the land. The writer says
this statemeng may perhaps astonish those
persons who are not familiar with cotton
culture but admitting that there are some
errors that tend to increase the amount Civ
en- as profits, deduct one-half and even then
the profits are enormous. There is consid-
cradle speculation as to the number of bales
the present crop will produce in the South.
BY many it is estimated at 5000, 600; but
this estimate is rather high, when the num-
Der of laborers taken from the country, the
poor quality of seed, &C., are taken into con-
sideration.- Washington Chronicle.