Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-05-08
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A>'" oANs Sh"N
Monroe correspondent says Mr.. Da-
Wis is very anxious for his trial. His
health has perceptibly failed, and he
cannot live through the summer IL.
prison.
There is no direct confirmation Of
the warlike statements in the Lon
don Times of the 2lst.
The Austrian proposition has been
cordially approved at Paris aud Lon
don.
Vienna journals reassert that pa
citic arrangements are in progress.
Washington, May l.-House-Mr.
Kelly offered resolution that the
President instruct the bureau of refn
gees and freedmen to relieve the
starving people in certain districts
of the late insargent States. and pro-
vide them with seed for planting
crops, which was adopted,
St. Louis, May Cotton de-
pressed. Flour and wheat firm and
unchanged. Corn easier. Dat :
heavy a, Acc. Mess pork S29- Ba-
con unchanged. Whisky So 20.
Valparaiso has been bomhardrd by
the Spanish. The town aud S2O,-
100000 worth Of property We're de
stroyed. Great blame is attached to
thu British and American consuls for
no; Interfering with their ships to
pr.>cut it,
Baltimore, May AT the annual
session of the American Medical As
ISOLATION. DR.. Patton, who was ex-
peeled last year. was unanimously
reinstat-d.
New York, May 2.-The Herald
special says Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio,
will tackle the Reconstruction Com
mittee, and repor, on Tuesday next
a proposition for AN amendment, to
conform TO his views on the basis Of
representation.
The Radicals believe that they can
easily make the Reconstruction Com
mittee's work acceptable TO the
President, and after a couple Of day.
get Tennessee to ra,ity it. and ad-
NIT her Representatives to Congress
within twenty days.
The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs will probably report on the
Mexican loan endorsement scheme
on Thursday. 1t is understood that
all the Republican members of the
committee, except Gen. Banks, voted
to report favorably on the PROPOSE
ton.
Twenty-Five assessors and collect
ors of the Internal Revenue were APP
pointed to-day, fifteen of whom were
for Virginia.
The postage on European mails
the last fiscal year amounted to ST.
100000, all of which except one
hundred and sixty-tour thousand
dollars accrued to foreign steamers.
The State Department lie in re-
ceipt of European news which len
ders war between Austria and Prus-
STA .xtremel y improbable.
The conduct of Prussia is gener-
ally deprecated. Queen Victoria has
written n letter to Prussia, express,
ing her disapprobation of its bearing
in diplomatic Intercourse and strong
ly counseling peace.
The Times special says there is
further talk of eApelIing Mr.. Davis
OF kentucky, from the Senate, on
account OF his sentiments uttered OF
the 9th of last month, and which Sen
ator Howard denounced, yesterday
as REASONABLE and revolutionary
The Tribune's special says tn.
I Senate committee on Foreign Kela
tons has agreed to report adversely
in the case of Mr., Smith, of Kansas
who was nominated Minister t.
| Greece on the recuInme ndntion 81
Senator Lane.
Mr.. Campbell's nomination as min
lister to Mexico was to be reported 10
the Senate without recommendation
the committee being tied on the sub
iJect.
New York, May 3, ~ M.-Cotton
nominal at 33 to SAC Gold 1909 -
Sterling exchange quiet at 1904 to
1904