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IL IRUTH.-L have finally cum 10 the .konLlusion
.lat thare amt quite enuff truth Ill the world
Jcst now to do the bizznes with, and sum kind
q compromise kant be had. Tie devil might
Us Us well step in and run the consarn at onst-
mn IN I tell this world your sorrows emmy more
wa" you would tell them Your shaitn. Felos-
EPlers are like grayeyards-tha take all things
Jus; ;,i az they cum, and give them a decent bur
"a, ~ ana sootable epitaff. Ennybody can tell
@nar lightning struck last but It takes a
,tr iIls man 70 ind out whar il IL going to
~ 5.i'Re next time-this IL one OF the differences
n. zen Iafnlng and wisdum. Sailors heave
~ nv Ieu iur the purpose ov going there-it IL
Eo' 50 much for the purpose Of fo!lerin it, az
u the purpose ov strengthening. their own
pans. have a fust-rate rekoIksbun, but no
memory. kan rekoekt distinctly ov loseing
at h-dollar bill onst, but ! kant remember
'a' iur MI lIie. Josh Billings
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"I'sE A CITIZEN THE Elmira, IN. Y. }
Gazette tells the following, Illustrating the ef-
iects of being made a citizen suddenly:
The biggest thing in connection with "freed-
men " assurance that we have head of lately
Is this A sable son of the Ham lat man Of
the days Of the flood, was progre ssing over
Lake street bridge, Saturday, in a gay rig,
with bis fair Ducinea, going over to South
port suburbs, no doubt to give herfa little sun
ana air, when 10 be was stopped lat the toll
house by the polite tender, with i'tolI, sir. p
Inc gemmen in black, with j sort O. conse-
quential shrug of his shoulders and disdain-
ia glance Of the eye, exclaimed, NO, sab
Use citizen, is " and filed with the proud
consciousness Of the thought, he fourished his
WhIp and started off; but hetwas again stop
pea, and told that, citizen or no citizen, he
couldn't co., go over that bridge without paying
'oL' The unbleached citizen gfumblingly
consented, after giving vent to hi$ indignant
remarks, as to =" busing de rights of citizen
snip becase Of de skin, . and with lis saddle
,,5 fair one likewise highly iPcensed at
oe righteousness Of de white trash" and
'Aey logged along up the plank
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1 I Proof Ware House, owned bv ". FREEMA1 il
connection with Brick Store on the Levee are pre-
pared to do unlimited Receiving, Forwardatt anG
Storage business.
Constantly on hand, large stock of Staple Dry Goods
and Groceries, and will give entire satisfaction tt our
numerous friends by giving personal attention to
all business entrusted to care. To those net
quainted with rs, refer them to every man. woman
and child in north eastern Texas who old citizens
We most respectfully solicit share of patronage Give
us a trial.
- Personal attention given to the sale of Cotton
Wool Hides Flour and all kinds of Produce ANIL will
make prompt remittance.
.effersOn. Sentemher 6. 1863.
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GETTING READY FOR slNGAGEM'ENT- The
Washington correspondent Of the Chicago
Times shows how senate. Sumneg intends to
enjoy himself
The members Of congress (the letter says J
have not yet begun to assemble, but some in
dcations Of the approaching session are al
ready visible. Senator Simmer, OF Massachu-
sets, is about to take a Step which may ena-
bic him to feel more inGugently and to act
with less ferocity than fofmerly. He is about
10 be married. He is in treaty now for the
purchase of one of the largest and most ele-
giant houses in Wasbingt n,-an edifce which
is far superior in style even to the splendid
mansions occupied By senator Harris and SEN
ator Morgan, of New Yofks 1t isin TIE same
quarter Of the town-fa; hionableI quarter, Of
course-n the neighborh5od Of the presidents
house, the French legation, aud Ibr. Gurley's
church. This house, it is sad, will be pur
chased by the yankee senator, regardless of
It's high price, and will bb fitted UP, if reports
are true, in a style of oriental spleidor There
are people who profess t2 be posted on the
subject, and they say whatever house is pur-
chased by Mr.. Sumner, will be fitted up in a
style of grandeur that VIII throw ip the shade
anything Of the kind III Washington. The
carpets and mirrors are to be the finest that
can be imported from Europe tile paintings
are to be from the senator's gallery at Boston;
and the sideboards are 10 groan Beneath the
weight Of gold and silver plate. There were
some splendid entertainments given here last
winter but it is said to be the senat or's ambi
lion 10 suTpass them all.
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The Presidents FUTGRE PouqY.--We ex-
tract the following paragraph from the Wash
ington (Oct. 10) letter OF the Charleston Cou-
lier:
1t has been rumored that the president, in a
reply to an invitation to attend a dinner given
in compliment to Gen. Wool, has Indicated the
future policy of his administration His letter
will be regarded with interest What the
president has done SO far we all know, and we
know that he has taken firm position upon
his own policy of restoration, What he will
do in the future, in certain contingencies, is a
subject Of much speculation. Heretofore he
has expected such change Of sentiment on
the part Of the people as would lead to an
adoption by congress Of his polic%. But, if
Interpretation is utterly groundless, the ques-
ton arises whether he will change Lis practice.
If congress will not 60 with him, will be 60
with congress? Probably moi.
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4 HOSPITAL FOR DoGs.-A correspondent
Of the London Field gives an account Of NJ.
Santourch's canine hospital in the rue de
Clichy, in Paris. Large airy kennels are CON
structed round its yards for the larger dogs,
and the toy-dog department is perfect mar
vel Of ventilation and cleanliness Its pave
ment is of white and black marble its walls
are painted white and vanished and around
it twenty two little kennels, made of oak, with
bright copper fastenngs, are snugly disposed
for the reception of sick pets. At one end of
it are artistic decorations, in which woods, riv-
ers and mountains are depicted, recalling to
the four footed invalids who roam about the
place the scenery of their earlier and healthier
days Over each kennel is affixed a card,
bearing the name of the proprietor of the dog
and Of the dog itself, and the nature Of its dis
ease and on these cards one may read from
time TO time the names of most Of the celebri-
ties of Paris.
When the correspondent Of the Field visited
the hospital, he read there the names of Adj
elina Patti, Auber, Prince Soltkoff, the coun-
tess de Reyneyal, the prince de Wagram, the
duke de Monticello, Alexandra Dumas, and
Of many other men and women Of the time. NJ.
Santourch is celebrated for certain antiseptic
soap which is much used by masters Of honnds
in their kennels; and amilder form Oft made
up into delicate cream and highly perfumed
is indispensable in every saloon in Paris toI
which pet dogs are admitted
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PROPERTY FOR SALE.

ECRTY ACRES Of wood land, situated in oaddo par
H. ish about two and half miles from town, adjoin-
ing Mrs. Benefits place.
Three Hundred and Twenty Acres of woodland three
miles from Shreveport immensely valuable for its fro
wood.
Three Hundred and Forty Eight Acres in the parish
of Bosser, near colonel Sanddges; unimproved.
One Thousand Five Hundred Acres in the parish Of
DeSotq, known the plantation Of colonel John Mar
shall; well improved
Fer particulars apply to
ROB'T t. & E. E. BUCKNER.
?8g- Office store of Cummings, Morrison Co..
Shreveport iy25 If
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THE USE OF BoRAx IN WAsHING.-In Bel
GUM and Holland linen is prepared beautifully,
because the washerwomen use refined borax,
instead of soda, as a washing powder. One
large handful of borax is used to every ten
gallons Of boiling water and the saving in
soap is said to be one-half For laces and
cambrics an extra quantity is used. Borax
does not injure the linen, and it softens the
hardest water. A teaspoonful of borax added
to an ordinary sized kettle of hard water, in
which it is allowed to boil, will efeetualy
soften the water.
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The South -a&'esterrr,
SUPPLEMENT-.
wednesday Morning, October BIT, 1866.


A MANLY SPEECH.-Eon. Y. T. La3ngdon' OF
Alabama, recently spoke to aEarge audience at
prookIyn, and said be conceals n5thlhg which
p 3naonle of the north ought to be acquainted
w .l -teIls them truths in rough manly way,
%I.4 : verv refreshing, after reading those
we, jraarv and partisan platitades which run
Trough nearly all the speeches Of fhe north
srp conventions.
We make from the published REPORT in the
,robiIe Tribune, the following extract, which
iii be interesting because il gives y lie animus
ofthe speaker: \,
And now, gentlemen, y3u will excuse me
-.1ile T saw few words in regard TO myself
as;ro fiat nv position be lot misu5 derstood
49, ~. M secessionist; nor fave DYER been
a. All nv fife I have opposed he views
o ~ The extreme men of boih sections of the
y1,;on II other words, have always been
d, conservative Union mar pf the school Of
Webster and Clay. AS conductor pr politl-
cal Journal, for twenty years. lapored with all
tbe energies of my soul to aRert Che awful ca
tastrophe which has recently befallen our
country. But all in vain the crisis came /;
and what was I to do? II may nave been
unnecessarily and unwisely "precipitated =
mon us but it was too late to discuss that
noint the act had been fonspmlhate and
nv State was in battle array against the gen
oral government. In such.a conte3 ceiling
and knowing that the south had been wronged,
deeply and grievously wronged-I did not
hesitate to 90 with my State, and from the
most solemn and conscientious competitions OF
nv Judgment, | espoused the cause Of the
south the impulses of my heart were also
there; and you may talk oS constitutions and
laws as YOU will, would al soon have raised
NV hand against the mother WHO bore me as
against the State which cherished and pro-
tecLed me-
Having espoused the cause Of tile south, /,
of course desired her SUCCESS to that end, to
The extent Of my poor abilities 1 eferted my
self. And l here candidy confess that no
one went further in the ADVOCACY Of extreme
measures in the prosecution Of the war, than
myself In thus acting, Iifels, and still feel,
that was right, and ney4r can bb made to
feel that committed a @rimc, The south
was defeated and all for which we fought, lost.
From that moment, felt ii my duty to unhes-
ilalingly and Internationally yield up every
issue involved in the war, accept fhe " situa-
ton, and return in good ttith 10 n.y first love
THE UNION. | have kept Emy faith out, I am
not yet in the Union, MOI one has ever had a
deeper or more sincere affection foF the Union
than have in the past. desire to love it
still, and feel that | can and vill, if you will
SO administer the government as to make i
worthy Of my love.
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Bsgging and Rope,
Mess Pork,
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES.
Wa. c. BECK. & GO.

Which we offer to friends as low articles Of the
same quality BE- bought elsewhere. Please give
us call.
WM c. BECK & GO.
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The ladies of Mississippi have organised a
society for the relief of the family of Mr.. Davis.
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FOR SALE.
My desirable property situated in Keachi, DeSots
~ naLish LnLIiSiana cnn.istinn of

My desirable property, situated in Keachi, DeSoto
1Fa parish, Louisiana, consisting of
Two Good Store Houses and Dwelling.
One Of the store houses is wostory building 24x50
feet, and we'll fitted up for general mercantile bust
The other is story house, 20X4o feet built
for and now occupied Drug Store, which is doing
good business. The dwelling is well built and fin
ished has four good rooms, with brick chimney to
each and good kitchen and servants ROOM with brick
chimheys. On the premises there is fine smoke
house, sore-room stables, garbage house, crib and
well Of water, with about two of land under good
fence.
Keachie is a very good location for business and
will give bargain to any person DESTROYS Of pur-
chasing
For particulars apply at the Office of the South
Western, to A. j. Coffy three miles from Keachi,
the undersigned, at Marshall Texas.
FEE WOOD.
The dwelling will be rented until sold Is u
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P. S.-We will make advances to reasonable extent
in Cash and Supplies to reliable parties shipment of
Cotton of the NEW CROP to our friends Messcs. S.
WHITED & CO., New Orleans.
au15tfl WV. G. B. 20.
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Frequent revolts among the coolies in Cuba
are reported. On the 29th ult. they killed the
foreman of factory.
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"Paddy, where's the whisky gave you to
clean the windows with.?" "Och, master, [
just drank it, and | thought if I breathed on
the glass it would be the same /"
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STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES,
and all kinds of
FARMING IMPLEMENTS,
which they offer to the trade at Low Prices as
they can be obtained outside of New Orleans. !
Having had their commodous Warehouses thorough
ly cyerhaued and repaired, with entire brick walls
around their Cotton Shed, their facilities for storage
purposes unsurpassed, and their charges will By
reasonable as any other house in Shreveport.
This with their long experience in the business,
leads them to hope for continuance of the patronage
heretofore literally extended to them, and for which
they return thanks to their friends and customers.
sig 6m
~ Shreveport News, Caddo Gazette Washington
(Ark) Telegraph Marshall Republican, Christian Chm
panion Jeferson), Bosser Banner, GAINESVILLE Stand
ard and Tyler Reporter insert six months.
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MUSIC! MUSIC!!
Great Attraction at the Missouri Store

Is TEXAS STREET, SHREVEPORT.
lust received and for sale low, at the above named
~ house, large and varied assortment Of
New and Popular Music,
arranged for the Guitar and Piano. consisting of Songs
Polkas, Waltzes Marches, Quieksteps Variations &s
Musical Instruments,
consisting of Guitars, Vions, Accordeons, Flutnas
Banjos, Tambourines, &C.
Also, italian and American Guitar and Violin Strings
of the very best quality
Agency for the sale of Pianos, Paror School and
Church Organs and Musical Instruments of every de-
scrption.
Capt. S. II. CALHOUN has charge of the Musical
Department and will be pleased to and wait upon
ladies and gentlemen DESTROYS of making purchases in
that line.
Call and get catalogues of New Music at the sign of
the BEARS, IS Texas street, Iaul5 If
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thentcated biography of that famous warrior When
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CONVENT OF sT. MARY, sHREYEPORT.

E7HE Fall Session of this Institution will open on tho
for tuition of dayscholms per month, will be 3d. g.
and 50; music lessons and use of piano. So. Payments
rency. No deductions made, except in cases of pro
tracted illness.
The Sisters will also accommodate boarders. For
terms apply to Sister Anna, Superior. T5t*
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IHE PROGRAMME.-By reference to the re-
markable speechof Beast Butler at Cincinnati
no doubt can be felt as to the order Of events
following new lease of power to the radical
congress. The New York Express analyses
the speech and gives the following synopsis
1. The president Of the United States
after a vote by majority of the house of %
not So States-and that rump house, Gre
ated, in part by the expulsion of such north
ern members as Voorhees,, Brooks, Bald win,
and others, to be impeached.
2. The thus impeached president is to be
brought before a rump senate Of SO members
T26 States not 72, as required by the con-
stitution, [36 States and ofthese 81 senators
to try the impeachment, two are made by the
process of illegal and tyrannical election Of
senator Stockton from New Jersey-Stockton
being against the impeachment and the sub
stituted man for president
8. The moment the rump house arraigns the
president, that moment, Butler tells US, 81 of
these 50 senators, thus made, can LMPR1soN
the president.
5. Then, anybody in the senate, whom these
81 senators vote TO make president Of
Chandler, or Wade, or Sumner-becomes
president Of the United States.
6. This Chandler, or Wade, or Sumner then
becomes COMMUNICATIVE of the army and
navy of the United States.
7. The regular army, the West Pointers,
&C., then, if not obedient to Chandler, or
Wade, or Sumner, ARE to be swept from the
face Of the EARTH by Butler, or the Bankses,
we suppose, or the Schencks or the Seizures.
g. And all of the millions of the democracy
in the country-with the conservative repub-
licans are expected to look on and see this
nsurnation complete.
The New York herald., 1866-05-17
THE GOVERNMENT FORCES DEFEATED
The Insurgents Alleged to be Backed by
the Haytien Government,
The Rebels Marching ON thu
Capital.

BY the arrival of the Spanish steamer Moctezuma at
Havana the lith instant have later and mportan,
news from st, Domingo
The relates the revolution which broke out on
the frontiers of Hayt in the commencement OF March
The generals who headed the rebellion we're Domingo
Ramirez, Francisco Moreno, Luciano Muro, Timotco
Orgando Juan Contreras Domingo Lasala, Anceto Mar
tinez and the Military Governor OF Barahana
Rub, the commandant of Neiba, abandoned that place
wlthoi' .ting for the insurgents, who were thus
bed to - III forward and advances far as the river
Vague, which Is to the Haytens another SCI Dorado
There another in San CristobaI. headed
by Marcos Cabral nephew of General Baez which, in
less than three days spread rapidly far Manel
This revolt was however suppressed by the government
troops.
subsequently to the above events other movements
had occurred column of nine hundred troops occu-
pied San Juan after some skrmshng a. Vague and
Jinoba Another column, consisting of four hundred
men, after engaging the insurgents the river and
ankng the Paso dc CaneIa he scat of the rebeliion
took possession Of Neiba
On the Sd OF April the faction Of Neiba, after stopping
the supply OF water for upwards of twentyfour hours
attacked the troops from several points and
defeated them The latter had one hundred and thirty
prisoners taken and lost the greater part Of their
armaments.
The column of government troops at San Juan then
moved TO Coroio, which borders the Vague river.
There besides eight hundred men at Azua.
There be doubt that the revolution is backed by
the Haytien government
All the supplies the insurgents they obtain from
that quarter-money, guns, powder and provisons-in
great abundance The powder they got in the beginning
was received in and the lead in bars; but now they
get ridges duly prepared
valentn Ramrez-a natural brother OF BaeZ-had
b'en appointed Commander in Chief OF the govern.
ment troops He waiting for reinforcements, before
the military operations can be resumed But TO fight the
enemy with any prospect Of he would require
from two thousand Ave hundred to three thousand
After the defeat Neba and the retreat from
Juan, no can tell what proportions the revolt may
assume.
Another revolution had broken ort since the above
counts headed by a Leperon and Fed Garcia
the result Of which the downfall Of BacZ.
Pmentel, say the last accounts had been proclaimed
President Of the republic.
The Insurgents marching on the capital.
Af,er Baez had beaten the Haytens ION former
ocason) conspiracy had been formed TO assass
nat m,
The New York herald., 1866-05-17
"iereos and DIVORCE Suits.
TO ruE EDITOR or THE RNKALp.

ioar eotoriai az today In relation 10 tho trial of a.
cases oy referees founded upon the lato action c
Ja'se barnard, demands response Itlsa fayont.
method Of arguing with those who have other alma In
view than tho disclosing truth alone 10 drav genorI
conclusions from particular premises to nyegh arsnxs
class because individual OF thai clas, ha. bo,o =
srong doer This precisely the style Of argument at
pro~nt INDUCED In with regard " referees whuo Z
claim Tor the referees appointed by judiciary a.
cass ire very highest standard Of Integrity and intel
iet'ual wr,h, I DO no, include the individual ca~,s
winch undoubtedly exist Of gross venslty and prufcs
sonsl ignorance for that N dd 90 would he ne swceu
ing an assertion as o. say ha, all our judgss a. eiar
are above the shadow of a susptcion and We ali
snoW VINO give the subject ,housht that until tho
corporated In our constitutional aw and appe 10 our
rss rser s's % ss-ein o' an elective judiciary In vogue
win us VIII nave at least few faults What arp tho
respective duties OF tho jndse AMI the rc,orce IN dlyon
suiu The answer TO this question would dincioss az
fraudulent decree Of divorce rests ami IN adysncc
charge II upon the Judge that II rc~ts en,r,lv u,n,
nm Rule eighty-sx OF The Supreme Court etprc'sly
declares that In divorce 'ths Court ha In no os
oricr the reference to refcree nominated by either
party" and Il Is the departure from this s,nc, ruis
which has caused all the injustice and misery cnaed ou
the victims Of designing, wicked wives husbanda
IT this rule were strictly adhered To- the ADVERTISE.
divorces legally obtained withou, publicity kc
would disappear from the public notice fes
Judge Barnard adhere 10 this rule and can him
that out Of the three thousand lawyers from among
whom be choose Ia this city he Will least rnd
dozen who will discharge tho duties Of rcorce 10 AZ
high minded, impartial and incorruptibie manner ~
ho could himself wncn hc concluded not order any
moro references divorce gu,s, he should hayo
followed up his decision by issuing solemn decree
order that there shall he no more adnltery-no longer
cause for dvorccfor n the nhy details NJ ruch sus
Ia be spread before and daughters In tho
doy papers he w find that tho evils he viii niilct
upon society viii be damaging than the evils hs
SEEKS 10 remedy by such Of two evil, chooso
the less Is sound rule and viii most np,'y apply hero.
Again say, let the Judges stand by their we0
rules and there will bo longer for such
Mai