Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-05-26
News Items.

ying = duty OF ~ per cent. al c0to'
rem on all cattle, horses and sheep
imported into the United States. /,
will be- sent to the President for his
signature tomorrow. The principal
object of the bill is to prevent the
Canadians from running sheep across
the line. shearing off their wool OIL
American soil. and then running
them back again, SO rs to avoid the
tariff Oh wool.
An order has been issued from the
paymaster's department., requiring
all paymasters to repor, to the Treas
urer of the United States, at the
close of each week, the balance de-
posted to their credit, and to specify
where such balance IS deposited.
Smuggling On the Northern Bor-
dey-Indian Washing
ton, May l0.-The reports of agents
and customs officers. to the treasury
department, all agree that smuggling,
which no later than a year ago -four
isaed to a remarkable degree. espe-
cinlly along our northern border, Is
now almost extinct. a method Of
introducing goods free Of duty; which
has existed from time out of mind,
is now receiving the attention of en-
erCetic officers OF the bureau of GUS
toms. and will most probably share
the fate Of all kinds Of smuggling
The latter method is one used only
by officials Of the government.
A gentleman, now in this city, has
received letter from his brother at
the Chickasaw reservation, stating
that large body of Camanche Indi-
ans had attacked Fort Arbuckle.
Chickasaw nation, and carried of all
the horses, and were committing still
further deprcdations. The Indians
could not be pursued, as there were
no troops in that vicinity.
Washington, May 1O-The SEN
ate in executive session to-day CON
frrned the nomination of Henry a..
Smythe to be collector of customs for
tn. district of New York,
The secretary of the interior has
directed the suspension of surveys
for certain wagon roads in the terri
tories. This has been upon the re-
Communications OF T.. Il. Taylor, S.
H. Curtis, A. II. Libby and Henry
n. Reed. commissioners appointed to
trent with the hostile Indians on the
upper Missouri last autumn. In
their Judgment, it would be highly
impolitic and dangerous to make any
further surveys of routes through a
country inhabited by telon bauds of
Sioux Indians, before the negotiation
contemplated with the bands and
tribes. as we'll as those already nego-
tiated, have been fully completed,
and the annuities under the latter full
" paid, as stipulated. Their is no
doubt on the part Of all the savag-s
heretofore lIostil- as 10 the intention
of the government toward them. and
il is therefore d,sirabl. that treaties
already made be fulfilled. and the
annul,i.s provided paid TO the sew
.ral bands with the least prlc ticable
delay.
Washington. May O. Arguments
in the cases of the John ID. Daniels.
Madeira, Good Return and Cons,an-
tia. which have been in litigation
over fifty years. Were concluded yes
terday, before tn. MIXED commission
under the convention between the
United States and New Grenada,
Sin Frederick Bruce sitting as um-
pire. These cases involve in the
whole 100000. Only ole half of
this amount is claimed for New Gre
NADIA, the other halt Of this amount
having been heretofore recognized
by Ecuador and Venezuela. The
de isiou will b. rendered within
eighty days.
Tie citizens Of Columbia, South
Car"iima, have appointed a commit.
tee to ascertain whether General
Sherman or Wade Hampton set fire
to that city.
l, is confidently exps cted that the
business of Congress will be cleared
up 30 that an Adjournment may be
made by the middle of next month.
indianapolis, Ind. May lo.-The
commission appointed by the Gov
ernor to examine the condition of the
sinking funds, as facts have devel-
oped, was intended for political in
QUESTION. in the hope that something
might be discovered TO aid the sink
ing fortunes of the radical party.
Officers of western railroads, rep
rcsenting nineteen companies, met
here to-day and established advanced
rates of freight. The price for -four
from Cincinnati and Chicago to New
York, all rail, is 81 10; from Louis
Vile, 81 30; from St. Louis and
Quincy, 81 40; and from Columbus.
81. The advance for other articles
is in about the same proportion.
Washington, May 10.-The fur
Their the investigation into the affairs
of the National Bank of this city ex-
tends, the more is the complete rot
tenness of the concern exhibited. 1t
has transpired that, in addition to
Government losses already published,
there were s250,O00 deposited by
TT. Hobbs, the disbursing clerk of
the treasury department. The indi-
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