Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-06-16
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F! New York. June Sit 10 stated
that = Fenian privateer, with crew,
arms and ammunition, which were
put on board At Long Island, lett here
several weeks ago. = The vessel il
an iron side-whSId steamer, mount
ing six broadside and one pivot gun,
and is said to be abb 70 make four.
teen knots PEE hour.
| ST. Adams, June S.-Gen. Swesny
and Col. Mahon were arraiEne6 BE-
fore q civil tribunal this morning
The proceedings wer. private, and
reporters were excluded.
| New York, June S.-A St. Adams
dispatch says the arrest OF Sweeney
has dispirited those Fenians who
marched into Canada under Gen.
Spear, who was Intoxicated, He was
at the hs~d Of a body Of men. =
smaN portion Of them armed and pro-
visioaed. Some, however. got liquor
and seemed in good spirits. No Ca
nadians within twenty miles.
At a Fenian meeting at the Coo
per Institute, the President was de-
nounced for his prociamations, and
the Fenians declared they would
never support him.
The Fenians in Buffalo are wild
with excitement at the release Of
| Col. O'Neil, who, with Coils. Hay
and Starr. gave each $4,000 bail to
answer. O'Neil made a speech to
the crowd, saying he desired hereaf-
ter to speak from the cannon's mouth.
Concord, n. H., June Sit is Of
fcially announced from the War De-
partment that there will probably be
a necessity for calling out the militia
to preserve neutrality.
New York, june S.-A St. Albans
dispatch state. that Sweeney was
tailed in the sum of $4,000. Moth
ing fu. ther from the advance point Of
the Fenians up to noon to day. Sew
eral have left St. Adams en- route for
home, their passage to Springfield
aud Boston being paid for by Gov
eminent, for which they appear to
feel grateful, and say if those at the
front knew of it they would all re-
turn. Twenty FIVE hundred British
regulars have landed at Faruum, a
few miles opposite the invaders.
4 San Francisco dispatch Of the
9th mentions the sailing Of Ministers
Burlingame and Ven Valkenburg for
China and Japan.
Returns from Oregon indicate the
election of the Uuion candidates by
a thousand majority.
Southwest Pass, June 7.-Arrived
French Bark ST. Paul, four days
from Vera Cruz.
The passengers give dsplorable
account of the state Of affairs in Mex.
leo. Business is bankrupt. Maxi
milan is pretty we'll finished up
The American emigran,s taken pris.
oners are all held a; Cordova for ten
thousand dollars ransom.
from the Southwestern Extra of the 18th
Washington, June l3.-In the
Senate yesterday Mr.. Dooiittle called
up the resolution, introduced III. day
before, requesting the President &c
communicate to the Senate any intur
nation that he might have in rela
ii n 10 the evacuation of Mexico by
the French troops. He stated tina
he had reason to believe that the res
olution would bling forth information
Of a satisfactory character. SO far a,
the evacuation Of Mexico by til.
French ia concerned.
The House considered the consti
tutional amendment AS reported from
the Senate. Thad. Stevens. in clos
ing the debate, said the amendment
was no. such as he desired, as til.
right of the blacks to vote wa. no
recognized, but tina: he hoped some
thing better from future legislation
He stigmatized the President as 4
usurper for undertaking to establish
civil government in the seeded
States. Under Stevens call for the
previous question the amendment
passed by a vote of yeas 100, nays
80. The republicans ofevery shade
including Smith, Of Kentucky, and
Raymond, Of New York, voted yea
The nays were all decided democrats.
Th. amendment will now be submit.
ted to the several States for legisla.
tive action. Stevens proposed sui.
stitute for the pending bill from the
Reconstruction Committee, the mate
rial point of which was the admis.
sion of the delegation from Tennes,
see, but that she would hereafter be
excluded unless she adopted the con,
stitutioual amendments, and extend.
ed suffrage to all colors, before the
! LIST Of next January.
Chas. O'CoDnor, Ex-Governo,
Pratt, and Mr.. Shea, had a protractsd
interview with the President to-day
in relation to the parole Of Mr. Davis
| New York, june l3.-Cotton has
a declining tendency, with sales o.
only 1000 bales at 39G42e. Cole
advanced to 14e4 and then declined
to l45a.