Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-06-12
Our Chicago Corr dependence.
Special for the News

Specis! for the News
CHICAGO, june 2, 1866.
The past week has been on. of un-
usual inactivity i'll the news market.
With the exception Of the usual
amount Of murders. swindling opera
tions, fires, facts and farces, there
has been nothing Of real interest to
chronicle.
Our city has been the recipient of
visit from a party of distinguished
Sou'herners since my last to you,
among whom were Ex-Gov. Jno. j
Nc Rae, Of Mississippi. Col. Jno.
Forsyth. the veteran editor Of the
Mobile Advertiser and Register. the
President and Vice. President Of the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad and their
families. They came on visit of
pleasure to the West They were
handsomely entertained by the board
of trade. and We're the recipients of
many attentions and civiliti-s. The
usual number of speeches. &c, were
made by the guests and ii cir enter
tanners, in an agreeable way, though
! understand some of the NOR. ia--
tidious members of the board OBJ
jec,ed to the distinguishes honors"
shown to "leading .ebels and trai-
tors However. the spirit of hoepi-
tali,y overcame that of sectional ami
mostly, and the result, was that our
distinguished countrymen left Us
with the impression that the West is
a great country, and its people. or
rather the majority of them, are pos
sessed of a fellow feeling towards
their "misguided countrymen."
The congressional summary for
the week presents out little OF i'm.
portance to the South. 1t is scarce
ly within the range Of probability
that the Southern people will be re-
presented until the next session OF
Congress. with the exception, per
haps, of Tennessee, whose members
will. It is thought, be permitted soon
to take their seats. The council of
ten are working like beavers to &C
complish all their ne 'arious designs
before the fall elections, as they
know that after that time they. as
political power. will bs consigned to
oblivion or-~arm quarters "to hum"
There is project on foot, I'M
derstand, to erect a splendid national
bank at New Orleans, tn. stone for
which will be shipped from Morris,
in this State. This stone or Athens
| marble is, without doubt the most
beautiful article for building purposes
in the world 1t is nearly white
and when dressed presents the APP
pearance of marble. This stone is
used extensively throughout tue
western cities. James Robb, the
ex-banker. will preside over the pro-
posed institution.
The heart-rending news that 64.-
600 people Were starving in Ala
bama reached us yesterday, and
caused a pang of bitterness to every
true and unbiased heart. Cries for
foed for our poor people COM up dali
ly from the South, but, rs yet, l See
no move made in this direction to
afford them relief, with the exception
of the Fair at Baltimore. The great
or distress is in north Alabama. and
strange to say in that portion most
10y al to the Federal Union during
the war. The suffering in our own
Pelican State must be great also. 1t
seems that the Father Of Waters and
his tributaries, taking advantage of
the situation, determined to go on a
seraid" on his own hook, and too
faithfully indeed has he performed
the task. The good old time is past
when the planters could call together I
their help to stay the work of de-
s;ruction. without cost to the State
or nation, but now, the man and