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ARREST OF MAJoR GES, CHTLToN.-We learn from
Tyler Texas) Reporter Of the $lst ult, that major
Gen Chiffon, late OF the c. 5. A., was arrested at
that place the day before, by detachment Of b. s.
cavalry and taken to Austin What charges be was
arrested apVn have rot transpired The Reporter
learns that he was treated by his captors with every
kindness and respect due an officer Of his ran i The
late Confederate army. Since the surrender general
Chiffon has been quietly engaged in the practice OF
his profession of which he is an ornament, aai his
arrest AZ ts time is source of great regrcl to bis
arenas lbs many friends are firm in the belief that
he never did, either in out of the army, commit any
act unbcooming knd-heartcd gentleman and gallant
soldier
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GEORGIA SENATOR'S. -N elearn from the New Orleans
Times Of the 9Th inst that theGeorgia Legislature on
the S0th ult, elected A H. Stephens and Herschel V
johnson United States senator's; the former for the
long term. A Milledgevlle dispatch, Of the 29th,
says, previous to the eeo:ion committee Of mem
bers of the Legislature addressed Mr. Stephens note,
asking hin cstegoricaly if he weud as United
States senator, if elected. In his reply, Mr. Stephens
used the following language: Il cannot imagine any
possible case in which would refuse to serve to the
best of ny ability tie people Of Georgia to any posi-
ton they might assign me, whether assigned with or
without my consent
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

PRorosEp CoHsTGTUrIoNAL AMENDMENT. - Among
the Washington dispatches of the 31st to the western
papers, we find the following:
It is learned from a high radical source that the
reconstruction committee will speedily consider the
following propositions which now before them IN
the shape Of amendments to the constitution:
|. To empower congress to lay an export duty.
>. To make national and State laws apply to all
men, without regard to color.
8 To prohibit the payment of the rebel debt.
After these amendments are disposed it is proposed
to declare first that it is expedien provide terrific
rial government for southern States until congress
shall see proper to pass enabling acts preparatory to
the forming Of new constitutions to reenter the
Trnian: which constitutions must be declared by con
gress to be republican black republican In form;
second that so long doubts exist of the validity OF
the acts Of the president for Reorganization of late
rebel States, congress ought to ratfy them but not
before said States have legally ratified the constitution
al amendment aboishng slavery, and have abolished
oil distinctions Ct oaor and race IN respect to all civil
and religious rights.
1t is proposed further BY the amendment to the con
stton that the southern States shall give the ballot
to the following classes of colored persons: l. Al
males who have been in the army. >. All who cal
read and write 3. All who 0wn two hundred dollars
worth of property. ..-..
I Hts proposed that by amendment to the eOnstitu
ton it shall be ordained that secession OF States
resistance Of its people to the United States laws can
4 not take place under the constitution. Each Of tn
late insurgent States to ratfy the above is part
tile schedule, which Mr.. Raymond, in his speech
declared ought to be known to the house before the
voted on the amendment, which passed the hous
4 TODAY
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

SOUTHERN REPRESENTATION At THE WHITE HOUSE.
A Washington writer says the representatives from
the southern States fully recognised at the
tive departments They have the frauAing privilege,
and are requested to nominate candidates for the mill
tary and naval schools. These are small rights, but
they are all the president, according to his under
standing Of his duties, has the right to confer They
are Of vast Importance indicating the views and
purposes Of the administration.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

SENATOR SHERMAN, OF OHIo-The New York World
saws The reelection Of senator Sherman in Ohio Is
substantial conservative victory. The radicals voted
for the notorious marshal Schenck and made
determined attack upon Sherman because OF his al
legged conservatism 1t was declared that he had not
heartily supported president Lincolns emancipation
pocv that he has not voted always in favor of negro
Suffrage and in fact that he had occasionally given some
sensible votes There is good dead of significance,
therefore in lis reelection in spite of the candidates
ptted against him and the arguments to effect his de-
feat Schenck, however, was rather more than even
the radicals could stand and number of them voted
for Mr. Bingham a much ADLER and honester man,
though among the craziest Of the radical fanatics of
the house.
Senator Sherman is not exactly the kind of legislator
democrat would choose but he is generally sound on
financial topics, will right when the question comes
up about free trade and in every respect will suit US
better than congressman Bingham OF provost marshal
C.yhpnck
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LIE NicNSBURG, SHREVEPORT AND TEXAS RAILROAD
SoLD.-He learn from the Monroe Telegraph, of the
6th INST, that the Nlcksburg, Shreveport and Eexas
railroad was sold at sheriff sale IN that place on the
Sd inst tors5o,e o9-two-thrds Of its appraised value
1t was first sold to parties from Tennessee for
$55o,ooo, but they failing to comply with be terms
ct the safe, it was again offered and brought to sum
FIRST mentioned. 1t purchased by j. T. Labelling
ESQ., IN bebalfo Of some Of the original stockholders and
tanmn Grant Co, who had forlped themselves into
new company for TIE purpose This company il now
possession of the rights and titles of the old company
aud have sufficient means to complete the eastern DOR
ton Of the road without borrowing 1t il their snten
ton to commence the work at once.
lhe Telegraph, informs ys, that the liabilities eff
the old company were fourteen hundred thousand del
lars, with no available means to meet them aid ha ii
was impossible to negotiate lean except at r,,nous
rates to repairth road. As the stockholders we're
willing 70 risk any more it became advisable OH
Of the directors to notify them to look out tor ther
interests which was done at their meetr,. l.sf I'm
The principal mortgage held by Fannin, Grant Co.,
Tor twelve hundred thousand dollars was closed BY j
= Ludeing and an order Of seizure and sale granted
10y the judge Of the district court to the sheriff
Although good portion of the stock Of This road
was owned BY citizens Of this parish, its said Nv tn,
sheriff. Will be news to Them though We behave nos
of them had given up all hopes Of ever reaIsi onv
thing from their investment The present ccrnpan,
have certainly made good Investment and IA esrrast
hope they will 60 to work vigorously aid En!sb Nj
Foau 10 TINS pace, There is not stakeholder of tn
Ola company VINO you'd lament his loss for moment
if they would do this Give US the road Is s,royepor
and We won't cry about split milk
The following arc Gle officers Of the new compan,
~ 4 Llde-ng- president jos. Mcguire, secretary az
aeasuraE and Wan "a. Gordon, auperintea5enl
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Lii PERSONS are cautioned against trading io b avs
N Of the following described notes. as the same pd
been 10 st or Iislaid. note G. We'll, A. Wi3ss
F. Cob en- for Sereptv-Seyen Dollars and Fifty OeI s
note ON p f. L. Frank Agent L. Eberstadt ana noto
Drum for SeyentyFour Dollars and Fifty Cents for
L. Eberstati, Chris Drum and Jonas RobssJn, ntr
One Hundred and Twenty-Eight Dollars and 2Itssr
Five Gents note on W g. Crowder and j. I. ates
for Nineteen Dolarsand Fifty Cents. AL of saa mel
arc dated 9Th Of July 1860 all bear per ecu
amman interest from date, and all are made FIou
twelve months after date to the order Of William
noy t7rato- az the succession of J. W. Orr, deeg@
WILLIAM FLOURN03, e0a'
CtofIy Parish February IA, lS69-4t
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Persons from the country should bear in mind that
Phelps Co., on the levee, keep constantly on hand
large and well selected stock of dry goods, family
groceries, wines, liquors, farming utensils, &c, and
that they are prepared to fill all orders as low as any
Other house il the city
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

THE LIST OF LEUTEEs.-Some of the New Orleans
papers are amusing themselves in growing over the
publication Of the list Of Letters. Six cylinder" ap-
pears to have the inside track iasmuch he mOnop
olses the whole business without any apparent effort
his part, while the others have to content them
selves with the crumbs that fall from his table sea
soned with sour grapes"
Since the above was in type, we have received a
copy Of the Picayune from which we learn that one
paper at least to be beat the publication Of the
dist Of letters. The Pcayune publishes the list twice
day copied from the written list hung up at the post
Office To secure accuracy it cautions ladies and
gentlemen getting letters out Of the Office 10 erase
their from the Hist. Thas the Picayune circum-
vents the postmaster general, the New Orleans post
master, and the 6 six cylinder mach, We should
think, to the qualification Of the citizens Of New
Orleans. Good for the Picayune.
We wish our city contemporaries would approach Us
on Tie better question: word for it we would make
them clear title to the biggest elephant they ever
saw, or heard Of For particulars, see post office
regulations.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

Coon FOR PosTMAsTERs.-T post'ofhce committee
have authorised their chairman to report in favor of
the recommendation made by the postmaster 6 neral
to allow southern postmasters to procure postage
stamps on time by giving the requisite security This
will be great relief to the SOUTH the posmasers
at present arc entirely unable to pay forstamps i'll
advance.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

We call the attention of our readers to the advertise
ment Of White Co.. druggists, Successors to Ball 4
Dashiel and Smith & Lewisg to be found elsewhere.
Their stock of drugs, medicines chemicals &c, is one
of the largest in the State out Of New Orleans Our
old fellow-citizens, John Smith, T. II. Lewis 7. II
Kyes and s. A Aston, can be found at this estab
Gshment
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

Broken CoNsrIrUrIoN.-The radical doctors have
Drescribed over seventy amendments to the consttu
ton during the present session No wonder it was
sekly constitution, when come to take into consld-
Grafton that it was prepared by those old quaeks,
Washington, Jefferson, and other old togies!
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

From THE Rio GRAxDE-The latest information
from the Rio ,Grande, which we Gull from the New
Orleans Times Of the Sd inst, is to the 9th ut On
the 25th the imperial troops occupied Bagdad without
opposition, the liberals having evacuated the place,
and gone upon an expedition to the interior Every
thing was quiet along the river The work of mus
tering cut the troops stationed there ives still going
on. Gems. Smith, Clark and Weitzel were to have
been mustered out on the lst inst Gen Weitzel has
ordered that the mastering out of the 1g8th .. s
cooed infantry be delayed until the reports of the
military commission now engaged in the investigation
of the capture of Bagdad shall have been made, SO
that if any officers were mixed up in the affair." they
might be contaminated. good deal of hard feel
inc exists between the Mexican citizens and the negro
soldiers resulting in great measure from the unpar-
aeled insolence and audacy Of the latter, and the
negro generally gets the worst Of it without anything
being said about it. Gen. Weitzel has ordered the
arrest Of all parties found lurking in the neighborhoed
of his command as well as all parties known to BE-
mixed up in the Bagdad affair.
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For Mauor

We are authorised to announce SAMUEL VAN BIB
BIER as candidate for the Mayoralty, at the ensuing
election.
We are authorised 10 announce JONAS robson
as candidate for Mayor at the ensuing election.
EpIToRs SoUTH- W EsrERS-You will please announce
the name Of ALEXANDER BOARNAN, as a candidate
for the Mayoraltyof the city of Shreveport
| MI.rrr A,lnr
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

We publish this week the card of Cumming, Momi-
son & Co., dealers in staple and fancy dry goods,
hardware, queensware, &c, al Smith Lewis old
stand % Texas street. Their stock Is large and com
pete, and their prices reasonable The country trade
would lose nothing by giving them call, and examine
their stock and prices.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

CoNs7ABLrs soR WARD No. Gov. Wells has aP-
pointed H. B. Currie and James B. Wilson constlbies
for Ward No. L. of this parish The appointments are
good ones, oad would, necessary, be ratified by the
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

The HONE JoURSAL-This literary paper, published
in New York, by Willis Phillips, is one Of the best
papers Of the kind published in the country. The
prprsetors are now appealing to the south for re-
newal Of the large circulation it had here before
the .war we can say for it, what can be Raid Of
but very few papers in the north, it is entirely free
from everything of a sectional secaran character
aud can be read with satisfaction by every southern
lady and gentleman
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AUCTION SALE

At JLFFEK9ON, TE-AAS,
nF GOVERNMENT ANIMALS Wagons, BLACK,
W smiths Tools and variety of ether articles toe
numerous 10 mention.
TIE sale will commenced on Monday, February 20,
1866, at the Steamboat Landing.
Terms Cash in U. S. Preasnry notes
LOUIS Z. GRANGER,
Capt 80ih u S Colored Infantry \. \. g. u.
Shrrrenort February IA 1886,
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A PARTNER with a cash capital of Five TO Tea
n Thousand Dollars in an established hous0 vi
of one in New Orleans.
All communications strictly confidential
Apply to Post Office box 80,
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

The New York Times, edited by Henry S. Raymond,
a leading republican member ef the house of repre-
sentatives, thus speaks Of of Summers negro
bills
This is the shadow of coming events" 1t in
dicates the character of future legislation should the
power reside in such hands Returning moment to
the question of colored suffrage in the District of Co.
umba it is proper to say that its real purpose is to
sienalise and crown the event by the election of
coIored man for mayor of the city of Washington.
Without inquirng what charce of success the scheme
has it is certain that such is the uudecared purpose of
the bill introduced by the judiciary committee of the
house of representatives.
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The attention of the trade is invited to Mr.. ]. 3.
Lewis large stock of boots, shoes and hats, just
ceved drectfrom the manufacturers Store on the
corner Of Texas and Spring streets
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We publish this week the advertisement Of G. n.
Morrison, wholesale druggist No. IL Magazine street.
New 0gleans This is of the oldest establish
mcnts of the kind in the city, and has trst.rate
reputation for fair and honorable dealing
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

The extensive book and stationary house of Blelocl
& Co, No $50 Canal street. New Orleans, has placed
under many Obligations for full files Of northern and
western papers EVERYTHING in the book line can bt
found at this house.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

De Haven & Cos, United Circus, will give two more
Of their unique entertainments to-day, at and 65
o'clock with an entire change of programme.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

NORTH CAROLINA EDITOR ARREsCED.-The publisher
of the Goldsboro Daily News has been arrested by the
assistant superintendent of freedmen OF Goldsooro
district for the publication of articles distaste to
that functionary.
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Proceedings of the Board of Trustees.

February 6, 1866. !
regular ecting of the Mayor and Trustees OF the
city of Shreveport the following members were pres
cnt His honor j. l.. Gooeh, Mayor; r. Dawes, X.
Homes c. H. Burnside and J. Dickinson, Trustees
The proceedings the last meeting of the Board were
God nd odn pd
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Sn1pwaEox OF Brazilian ADvENTrRERs.-dhe mo-
bile Register of the 18th ut, gives an account the
disastrous result Of the first shipment of coloniss sent
out to Brazil under the auspices Of major Hastings
The steamer Neptune sailed from NeH Orleans on the
9th of last December, with emgrants bound
for Rio Janeiro, and on the 4th Of January was
wrecked off the coast Of Cuba All the passengers,
With their baggage and personal effects were saved
Some of the colonsts went to Mexieo some returned
to Florida, and others Mobile Major Hastings is
not discouraged by this calamity and is going to try 1t
over again We hope that he win be more successful
in his next effort to Americanise Brazil.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-02-14

We invite the attention Of our readers to the adver-
tisement Of T. IT, Morris, wholesale and retail drug
gist Texas street Mr. Morris has returned from New
York, with a large and complete stock of drugs,
chemicals &C. &c, which he Is prepared to dispose Of
at reasonable rates The attention Of country rner-
chants is called to his advertisement.
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E. & B. jacobs fill all orders from the country for
dry goods groceries, farming implements, plantation
supplies &c, with dispatch, and at reasonable prices
full assortment of everything in their line kept CON
stantly on hand The trade can purchase of them at
New Orleans prices
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PAVE THE STREETs-If there is one thing more
than another that Shreveport actually stands in need
Of it is paved streets 1t is proverbal in wet weather,
that Shreveport is the maddiest place in creation.
The diaculty Of procuring rock and iron has 9oen
great barrier to paving them with these materials and
we have been compelled to the only available ma
teral within our reach-pine lumber-which is almost
worthless in wet weather Such being the case, and
we believe none viii question our remarks in the
premises, we take pleasure in calling the attention of
our citizens to the "Ncholson pavement" the mate
Iias Of which lay at our very door This pavement is
takng the place of rock and iron in the cities Of St
Louis Chicago, New York and Memphis and is much
less expensive and is equally as durable. All the
materials which enter into this omposition-c7press,
cottonwood, sand gravel and tar-are to be had in
abundance, in the neighborhood Of Shreveport From
what We can learn Of the Nicholson pavement it is
the cheapest ard best adapted of any within the reach
OF our city 1t would be available in all weather. and
easy and pleasant to ride over. We have said this
much with the reasonable hope that our city fathers
wifi give thcir attention to this subject, and 60 to
work vigorously and provide us with good streets.
AT any rate, the matter is worth looking into
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IL CADD0 PARISH, la, a small but well hke .oy Y
4 Plantation with every requisite of &b0rers, prov,
sons, Stock Implements furniture, etc. tor the e
of family. "A cop Of fifty bales Of cotton and aIf
provisions can be made on lie place under prese"
rangcments Possession given Immediately
Apply to M0NCURE & FLANAGAN,
Shreveport, February IA 1861 Shreveport L.
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A CONFEDERATE Boy IN THE NAYY.-Among the
cadets just appointed to the Naval academy Is boy
named James ] Wheeler, who in the rebel army
during the whole of the war and was once caught as
spy and released on account OF his YOUTH though he
Immediately aterward returned to the rebel service
He was appointed by representative Ritter OF Ken
tucEy
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OerIcERs.-

MASSACHUSETTS 0rrIcERs.-Under date Of August
20, l775, Gen Washington wrote to Richard Henry
Lee as follows:
have made pretty good storm among such kind
officers as the Massachusetts, government abounds IN
since came to this place, having broke one colonel
and two captains for towards behavior at Bunker Hill
and two captains fer drawing provisions and pay
than they had men in their companies and one fo2
being absent from his post when the enemy appeared
and burned a house close by. Besides these, have
at this time one colonel, major, one captain ana
two subalterns under arrest for trial In short, /
spare none and yet fear it will net all do as these eo-
pie seem to be only attentive to their Interests
In publishing the above, the Chicago lanes says
there seems to have been improvement in the pa
trotsm of Massachusetts since. During the late war
she was only attentive to her own interests. Her
major generals plundered cities, and her reverend
colonies stole libraries Her people took contracts,
furnished shoddy shirked their quotas and hired as
substitutes vagabonds and negroes.
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Every family in Mississippi ought to become as pro
ductivc as possible Mississippi Standard.
We believe everybody is doing their leve! best"
over this way, and the prospects are tlatterlng
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We call the attention of readers to the an
houncement Of Mr.. Sam. TanBibber, for mayor. Mr.
YanBibber is an old and highly respectable citizen of
this city, and, if elected would make good officer.