The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-01-24
General Intelligence.

cal says Gen Spinner of the United States trcaspp g
declines to designate national banks as depositor;
for government funds, unless actual necessity ny;t
for them ''S
Senator Wilson's bill for the Reorganization Of -.
regular army was framed upon the plan subn3ittd =.
the president and secretary of war Il few weeks 60
by Gen Grant who expresses the opinion that ~
necessity Of maintaining large military force in tb
southern 3 ateS no longer exists, and believes -
rial reduction of the troops may be safely made
The post office department has received reports from
its officers and agents for opening offices in ba
Gulf and southern States. All concur that takp,, ~
test OATH saying they have not voluntarily given AID
the rebellion whether taken by postmaster intnrnT
revenue or customs, Immediately outlaws the Office
from social intercourse The feeling against the Pow
eminent, they add, is bitter in all these States
during the reb lion.
New YORK, Jan. IA Washington special IN H.
Express, says it is believed the COMMITTEES on roo"
structon contemplating organisation of f6ur nT
committees of their number and divide the sontb ?uo
four travelling districts for these committees IN ri
and examine and report to congress some time in tho
spring or summer.
The cotton market closed to-day at 5l@52c for mid.
ding
WASHINGTON Jan. lin the senate, Mr., Iobnsou
of Maryland, made a speech denying that conrrs...
has the power to declare against States Il enNiS
suppress instruction, but could not hold the sontI
States as conquered territory
In the house, Mr.. Rogers, of Rhode Island made,
lumbia.
Mr.. Farusworth, of Illinois, favored the bill savfn,
that impartial suffrage was the only guarantee iorS
proper state of affairs at the south
In the senate, Mr.. Trumbull of Illinois prosa,t5
memorial of the American Free Trade League, ask,
ing for equality of taxation and that no nToteco
duties be enacted. Referred to the COMMITTEES on
finance.
The bill for the enlargement of the powers of the
freedmen.s bureau taken up.
1 HouSe-The day consumed is DISCUSSING the hin
comforting negro suffrage in the District of Columbia
/ WAsH1NGroN, Jan. IA bankrupt bill has been
agreed upon n special committee and will doubtless
be enacted.
Volunteer troops are being mustered out of service
every day.
! oF
The aspect of affairs is favorable than it was
for the harmonious cooperation of congress with tho
president.
The trial of admiral Semmes is DELAYED Inv The nh.
sence of Com. Winslow, one of the most important
| Witnesses who sailed short time ago for the gulf
! His arrival is looked for at an early day.
The advocates of negro suffrage in the house admit
that they speak for buncombe, rather than with the
expectation that they force the south to allow
cOlored men to vote.
Negro delegates coming here occasionally 10 in
luence congress on the suffrage question. They sit in
the galleries. and look One is expected here
/ from louisiana to help Warmoth. They enjoying
themselves hugely, at the expense, they say of the
plantation hands and other negroes who invest in
them.
/ Reverdy Johnsons speech against the appointment
of provisional governors for the south is highly com
mended.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-Senqte-8lr Howard of Mich
gan offered joint resolution, declaring that whereas
it appears by the reports of the secretary of war that
Messrs. Davis and Clay held in confinement as hay
ing been concerned IN the assassination of president
Lincoln, and for the murder of federal soldiers held az
prisoners of war; therefore resolved these reports
! fully recommend that they be Immediately tried hy
military commission. Objected to, and laid over
! Mr. Chandler, Of Michigan, offered resolution that
the president be requested to withdraw minister
from the court of St. James, and declare national non
intercourse between the two nations.
Mr. Dixon, of Connecticut, objected, and the resolu
ton lays over.
Secretary of the interior Harlan has been elected U
S. senator from Iowa, for the term which commenced
on the 7th of March
Acting upon the application of Gov. Parsons to with
Irat~ Tho trnC fr,rr Al,b,
the local militia Gen. Grant made the following reply
For the present, and until there is full security for
equitaby maintaining the rights of all classes of
citizens in the States lately in rebefl I would not
recommend the withdrawal of UmteNS ftates troops
from there The number for interior garrison might be
reduced, but force sufficient to insure TRANQUILITY
should be retained in the south.
, of the militia"
The secretary of the treasury this incoming instructed
the United States cotton agents to make sales
of captured cotton for the present The secretary be-
eyes delay to be advantageous to the government i'll
bringing into the treasury higher prices for cotton than
: / could nogv be asked.
ST. LovIs Jan l2-The ice opened nearly opposite
the foot Of Carr street, on the Illinois shore, sinking
e the steamers Belle of Memphis, Warsaw and Prairie
Rose Several other boats were damaged considers
bly,. The ice IS again gorged at the lower end of the
city. 1t is expected the ice will or rs the ms
souri, river broke up to-day! Joseph and other
contiguous points. No news from the upper Misss-
. sippi.
. TIE WHEREABOUTS OF GEN. Townsville Column
bus (Ga SUM- Of the 3lst ut, says: gentleman from
this city has received letter from this distinguished
Georgali, dated Havana, Cuba, Dec 22d The general
was enjoying fine health. lie had been joined by His
wife few days previous. We understand that they
= have abundant means having exported and sold con
= siderable cotton belonging the general This infOr-
nation sill doubtless be gratifying to the many friends
:, of the general throughout the country
i A New ATLANTIC CABLE To BE LAID-Several hun
r dred miles of the or interior portion Of the
" Atlantic telegraph cable are completed. The Great
e. Eastern is chartered to go TO in June, 1866 for
the double purpose of laying an>etrely cable aud
of raising the broken end of the 100 miles of the
,r cable laid last year, to splice additional cable
thereto and thus if successful furnish the public
e second means of communication. This loo miles
of submerged cable is aScerained to be in the most
perfect order ty daily tests taken from the time it
d broke and still continued duly The buoys at the
d end of it washed away " but this writes Mr.
d Seward sis of no consequence they intended
only for temporary purpose, the spot for grapneing
having been laid down by solar observations, so that
good navigator any time sail to within half
"a mile of the broken cable.n