The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-12
General intelligence.


The Times denies that the south is represented in
that convention. 1t says the pretended southerners
represent nobody but themselves and that their doings
are deserving of nothing but contempt.
New York Sept. 1.-THE following dispatch was re
ceived TO day 1t is believed be the first instance in
which any message has been sent from md-ocean TO
Europe and thence to America on the same day
Or BOARD STEAMER GREAT EASTERN,
Atlantic Ocean Sept 4, 1865 !
To n H. Craig General gent of the Associated Press
We have lust received kilograms from London saying
there is u serious outbreak in Canada Please advise
m accurately by cable, via Hearts Content ana alien
tia in regard to the We expect to arrive at
CrRUs W FIELD.
I NEW York. Sent ), P M-Gold closed at 1861.
DETROIT M1CH. Sept 4-There is abatement OF
enthusiasm along the route Of the presidential tour,
but on the contrary it seems to increase.
! To-day he passed through the extremely radical
towns OF Eyra, 0bern and Toledo OHIO, and was re-
ceived by large crowds OF people
! Clyc1NSArI Sept 1.-The presidential party left
/ Cleveland this A. NJ passing Oberlin, Ohio, where
salute was fired and cheers were given. At Norwalk,
/ Ohio the president made brief speech, IN which he
said he wanted to heal the wounds inflicted on the coun-
! try, aud desired more shedding Of blood man IN
the crowd remarked Why don't you stop 1t at New
Orleans, to which the president responded should
like to that mans face. Gould not an American
citizen express such sentiment without being insult
ed - The at this moment moved, leaving the
man who had asked the QUESTION closely surrounded by
his dissenting neighbors On his arrival at fremont,
Ohio at l F. NJ the president made short speech,
which greeted with great enthusiasm by hepeople
JACKSON, MIcH., Sept 5.-The president and party
passed here to-day. Dn tuesday morning a reception
was rendered him at Iyria Ohio but it married by
several insults \ black flag displayed and the
bands drawn up to receive the party played dSe In
stead of a national ar.
At Oberlin reception VAS rendered.
At fremont veg enthusiastic reception took place
At Toledo the radicals marred the proceedings by m
Sulting interruptions, but with these exceptions the
affair passed off we'll
A great crowd assembled at Detroit where Gen Grant
received the party III person. The crowd was SO over
towering that the arrangements for procession could
not be ettectually carried out.
The presidents speech Detroit, is Of the most
remarkable delivered by him. A person the crowd
insultingy alluded to the salary paid the PRESIDENT
who then interrupted HIM.
The president addressed the intruder one of the
radical hounds who had been barking at him for eight
months past and taking the allusion to his salary as
his text, he poured brOadsde OF invectye and rld
Guile the radical congress, which he called the con
gress which had doubled Its own pay, and given the
manned soldiers OF the meagre pittance OF S50
bounty, for their services.
Cen Grant has reoined the party.
Secretary Seward his speech alluded to the efforts
being made separate Grant and the president char
teriSlng them as futile
DETROIT, Sept. 5.-The presidential! party was met
here by committee from Chicago. They leave at
A. NJ. for that city.
YpsIL.NrI, Sept THE president here made live
~ speech to thousands of persons, and was pre-
scented with boquets.
ANN HARBoR Sept. 5.--The president, Grant aud
Furragu the recipients of enthusiastic cheers at
r Albion Here the president welcomed in a short
Speech the speaker saying the people depended on
him to continue the he had commenced in order
to Il restoration of the States and the preservation of
their liberties.
The president replied his ambition having been graft
fed in holding office from alderman to president, said
the remainder of his life would be devoted to the pro
lection of the constitution and Union.
KALAMAZOO, Sept. "a large concourse OF people
greeted the excursioniss. w. L. Stewart made wei
come speech. Cheers were given for the president.
| PIuLADELPHIA, Sept 4-Ex-attorney general james
Speed nominated chairman Of the convention. The
announcement was received with applause.
The committee on credentials reported the number
of dell as follows
Texas Is; Louisiana 10 West Virginia 81 Virginia
CT Alabama Al Kentucky -; Mississippi 3; Missouri
so; Arkansas South Carolina Z Maryland 60 Della
ware District of Columbia u total 392
The convention is inharmonous and discordant, and
most violent threats made against the south and
PhiIadephians and other bogus delegates used to
represent southeTners.
The whole tenor of the language of the leading CON
ventonsts is incite negro instructions and another
civil war; and full Endorsement OF the rabd radical
policy Of congress.
Drunken orgies prevalent in all the hotels and IN
the streets during the night.
= PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5.-The conventonstS have
been wrangng the negro suffrage question, and
adjourned until tomorrow without the presentation OF
resolutions address. The minority report avoTs
negre suffrage A resolution offered by Moss OF
Virginu 10 in trc CONGRESS to provide for the enra-
chsement of the Blacks which led to much confusion
and great excitement during the debate 1t finally
referred The northern and southern conventions fuse
tonight and hold a mass meeting, Speeches were
made in the former by Butler, Schcnck and senator
Wilson, bitterly denounciug the president.
The committee address agreed, it is understood,
to ndorse the policy OF congress. As before stated,
there will be two reports from the committee reso-
buttons.
Fred Douglass is delegate in the northern conyea-
ton aud made a speech which greatly appauded.
The speakers generally have been violent against the
president.
Senator Chandler spoke as follows lie said he be
lieved that present would deny the doctrine of
total depraytv, expressed by Johnson and Sew
ard Groaus and Kisses He said that had this
country been in such danger; but there light
in,p he O y,IO sat ed
the people that he is not for the Union He had
much faith in Providence to believe he will abandon
in this dark hour All obstacles will be removed. The
great people will remove the Great Apostle, Andrew
Johnson has right to policy" He is but the ex
ecuyc and he has right to do other than to advise
congress, who will adopt 1t or not as they choose. If
he executes the laws well and good if be does not he
is a traitor and they will impeach him. Tremendous
! cheering for several minutes
! WAsIuNGToN, Sept 4 A majority Of the republican
national committee appointed by the convention which
nominated Lincoln at Baltimore in 1864, at Phi.a-
delpLa yesterday and passed resolution eSpclling
Henry J. Raymond, the chairman y. u. Sperry, the
secretary and George r. Sent0r, for alleged abandon
of the principles OF the party. majority Of the
committee composed Of Raymond, Sperry, Cuthbcrt
Buhtt and others, met at the Aston house, in New
York city, but adjourned on account of the few
5ers present.
meeting Raymond has about $4,000 of the funds and
all the papers Of the committee, which he reaius for
the present.
sailed this day for New York with G500 and 800 000f
IN specie on American account.
/ BERLIN, Sept 5-Darmstudt has complied with the
demands of Prussia, and will pay her three million
FORMS besides ceding territory.
FLoRENcB ITALY, Sept Prior to the signing of the
treaty of peace Italy will disband 900 soldiers.
/ LoSDoN, Saturday noon, Sept "a statement shows
that the Atlantic cable doing business at the Of
| &90o,0o per year.
The opening price for consols is s9 for money and
l. ). 5-2os 70.
! LIVERPOOL, Wednesday noon Sept. 5.-The cotton
market is heavy The sales will probably be light to-
day.
LoNpox, Wednesday evening, Sept. 5.-The first off
cal conference for the establishment of peace between
Italy and Austria was held at Vienna the Sd. The
draft of of the articles of the treaty signed
and the arrangements for the transfer of Fenea be-
tween Austria and France Italy and the evacuation
of the Quadratera by the Austrans, in progress.
BERLIN Sept Count Bismarck refused TO receive
- deputation from North Seheswig, who desired to !
present petition for the restoration Of their govern
ment to Denmark.
The armistice between Saxony and Prussia has ex-
PRED by limitation. Peace is yet unsettled between
the two countries, and hostities, it is thought may
possibly occur
The Russian chamber of deputies has passed the
government indemnity bill by large majority. /
PARIS Sept. 4-The Austrian army is being placed on
peace footing.