Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-05-26
national banks in this city, and are
almost within stones thr<sw Of the

national banks in this city, and are
almost within a stones thr&Iw Of the
treasury vaults.
Well informed persons. in regard
to the matter, assert that not less
than five hundred cows have died in
this district and it's vicinity during
/ the last six months, from the disease
known as the cattle plague, and sew
.ral dairynen have been compelled
to abandon their business entirely.
owing to tn. great mortality among
their stock The disease it is al
legged, was introduced here from Penn
sylvania. The same authority also
states that the prevalence of this dis
ease accounts for the poor beef to be
found in the markets. The disease
being incurable, cattle are killed as
soon "a attacked, and sold to unsus-
pectiug citizens.
Washington. May l2-Maj. Gen.
Hitchcock, Commissary General Of
Prisoners, has given notice, 4 suf3i-
cient length Of time having elapsed,
for the presentation Of claims against
the fund under charge of this Office,
for moneys recovered from the rebel
authorities, taken from United States
soldiers while held as prisoners of
war. No claims presented AAis
date will be considered A pro rata
distribution of the fund viii be made
on claims on file, on satisfactory
proof of identity of claimant, and au-
thenticity OF the claim being pre-
scented.
There has been a general confer
ence to-day of the members of the
Reconstruction Committee, relative
to the course to be pursued on the
constitutional amendment, which
comes up in the Senate on Monday.
The result seems to be that Il deter
mined effort will be made to strike
out the third section, which disiran-
chises all rebels from voting for the
next President. 1t is proposed to
insert a clause, depriving all officers
of the rebel government from ever
holding office uader this government.
In this shape, it will necessarily go
to the House for concurrence. 1t
will, it is now believed, command a
two,thirds vote in that body. There
has been vast amount OF caucusing
day on the above subject.
TO get up the new iive-cent piece,
which is soon to be issued, 1t Will
cost about S6OO,OOO. There will be,
when the coinage is complete. three
and half million dollars in this
,pnv.,. in c;rcrl a,inn That b.ipp tho
amount otrossal currency of 'hre"
and five cents that the coin is in
tended to s"prrc"de.
New York, May l2.-hen. bnt'"r'
IN tn" NJ us'c Hail. at boston yeatrr-
day evening, eXponnd.d his scheme
OF Iecon-'ructl"n TO an Immense aU-
dience. All the leading politicians
of the STATE and some OF the neigh
boring States, were IN attendance
In his remarks he deprecated the re-
storati"n policy OF the President and
the Committee "a alike unsatistac-
tory, and en"nclaf"d substantially
tlIr rrlncips.s set forth III hts plan
published som days ago.
New York. May l2.-Ihe charge
Va - - l ii'i'Ii VIVA ~ IAi' "
Jury of Norfolk, which has indicted
JEFF. Davis for treason, is largely &C
cupied with the baneful influence Of
slavery in Virginia and the d-Inoral-
izatiou consequent upon rebellion.
lie calls attention, also. to the dis
loyal aspect OF the STATE, and adds
that, while concurriug with the
Lieutenant General and the distin-
snished and accomplished lawyer
who commands the Department OF
Virginia in the propriety Of abatlng.
by military power, such papers dur
ing the supremacy of martial law,
and recognizing the distinction be-
tween liberty and RIGHTEOUSNESS, at
ter mature reflection We doubt the
policy OF supervising, by courts. pa
pers as treasonabic As any ever IN the
State.
Much complaint has been made
by our tello" citizens of Norfolk, of
the, t3rGlueSS OF orr criminal prose-