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

Special for the News
CHICAGO. June 2, 1866.
The past week has been one of un-
usual inactivity in the news market.
With the exception Of the usual
amount Of murders. swiudling opera
tons, fires, facts and farces, there
has been nothing Of real interest 10
chronicle
Our city has been the recipient of
visit from r party of distinguished
Southerners 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 aud Register. the
Presiden, and Vice Presiden, of the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad aud their
families. They came on a 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
| tainers, in an agreeable way, though
! understand some of the NOR. fas.
tidious members of the board OBJ
.jec,ed to the "distiuguished honors"
shown to 'leading .ebels and trai.
tors" However. the spirit of hoepi-
tally overcame that OF sectional ami
mostly, and the result was that our
distinguished countrynen left us
with the impression that the West is
a srea, country, and its people, or
rather the majority of them, are pos
s.ssed of a fellow-feelins towards
their "misguided countrymen."
The congressional summary for
the week presents but little oil 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 ac-
complish all their ne'arious designs
before the fall elections, as they
know that after that time they. as a
political power. will be consigned to
oblivion or--warm quarters "to hum"
There is project on foot, / un-
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 the
western cities. James Robb, the
ex-banker, will preside over the pro-
posed institution.
The heart-rending news that 64,-
900 people We're starving in Ala
bama reached us yesterday. and
caused pang of bitterness to every
true and unbiased heart. Cries for
food for our poor people com" up dali
ly from the South, but, rs yet, 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
loyal 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
"raid" on his own hook, aud too
indeed has he performed
the task. The good old time is past
when the planters could call together
their help to stay the work of de-
without cost to the State
or nation, but now, the man and