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SUCCESSION SALE,

Succession of JESSIE ]. YEALock, deceased.
StTATE OF L0UISIANA-Parisho Of Caddo. By yir-
= tue and in pursuance of an order of sale, granted
by the Clerk of the District Court of the parish of Caddo
and a commission thereon issued to any duly qualified
auctioneer in and for said parish viii be offered for sale
at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the late
residence of Jesee Yeaock deceased in this parish
about two miles west of Greenwood, on
Saturday, the 9TH day of May, 1866,
between the hours of 10 o'clock A. N. and o'clock P
NJ the following described property, belonging to the
succession Of said lessee j. Tealock, td-wit:
The west half Of the southwest quarter of section
twenty-seven (27) township seventeen % Of rage
sixteen l6); containing eighty acres, or less and
the southwest quarter and the souhea8t quarter Of sec
ton twenty-eight (28), in same township and range
containing three hundred and twenty acres, more o.
less, all amoIntug 10 four hundred acres, or less
with all the buildings and Improvements thereon.
Terms of sale--0n credit of twelve months, pur
chasers giving their with approved personal sc
curity bearing eight per cent. per snnnm interest iron
day o( sale uaN paid, and special MOI gage retalae
on tbs iaad Be- SECURE aaymentpt purchase money
NARY &. SMITH AdmihstratrN
4 Eaaio Parish, April q, l5d6, TT
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SUCCESSION SALE.

Succession of Joux and ESTHER SULLIVAN, deceased
CtTATE OF LOUISIANA, Parish OF Caddo.IBy Vir-
tue and in of order Of the clerk OF the
District Court Of the parish of Caddo State of Louis
lana and commission thereon issued directed to any
duly qualified auctoneer in and for the parish and state
aforesaid will sell at public auction, on the prem
Uses; saturday, the 18th day of May, 1866,
between the hours of 10 o'clock NJ and clock P H.
the following described property belonging to the sue
cesson Of John and Esther Sullivan, deceased towit
The northwest quarter Of section three E3l thenorth
half and eighty (S0l acres in the south halt OF section
o. in township fifteen 90, range fifteen do and the
southeast quarter of section thirty three (3 and the
southwest quarter Of southwest quarter Of section
thirty 3 in township sixteen 6), range fifteen
5) containing seven hundred and sixty (76U) acres,
more or less
AI.So-A lot Of personal property. consisting Of
mules wagons, buggy, small lot Of farming nipple
ments, kitchen utensils stock, &c. ..
| apll st J. w SULLIVAN, Administrator
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SUCCESSION SALE.

Succession Of CATHERINE MORTON, deceased
I'm DISTRICT COURT-State of Louisiana-Parish
1 Of Caddo-By virtue and in pursuance Of an order
of of the District Court Of the parish of Caddo
State of Louisiana, and commission thereon issue
to any qualified auctioneer in and for said parish will
offer for sale public auction, to the highest bidder
at the Market House. in the city of Shreveport, on
Saturday, the ID day of june, 1866,
between the hours Of l0o'cock A. NJ, and 4o'coGk p NJ
the following described Land, belonging to the sue
cession of Catherine Morton, deceased tO-wt
The west half and southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter and the west half Of the southeast quarter Of
section No. one ~, in township No. eighteen l8l
range No. fifteen 90, in Caddo parish, containing
two hundred t20O) acres.
Terms Of saie-On credit Of twelve months Pur
chasers to give their notes. with approved securely
bearing eight per cent interest from day OF sale, and
sneca mortgage to be retained the property sold
secure the payment Of the purchase money.
ono5 III = JAMES WILSON, Auctioneer.
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No. 80 DeY Steeet, New York.
SUCCESSION SALE.

Succession of H. P. DOUGLASS deceased.
StTATE OF L0UISIANA-Parish of Caddo. BY
Of the District Court Of the parish of Gaddo State OF
Louisiana and commission thereon issued, directed
to any duly qualified auctoneer in and for the parish
and State aforesaid will sell at public auction, IN front
If the Market-house in the city Of Shreveport,
Saturday, the 18th day of May, 1866,
between the hours of 10 oclockA. and o'clock P. NJ
the following described property belonging to the sue
cession of H. P. Douglass, deceased, to-wlt:
One Mule;
One Bay Mare; and
One Colt.
TermsNCASH The property must bring its ap
ans 9tI JONAS robson, Auctioneer.
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w. saturday, the 9Th day of May, 1866,
SHERIFF,s SALE.

IN DISTRICT couRT1sate Of Loui t,n ! VS.
BALL ct ais BY virtue of writ of seizure and sale
to me directed by the honorable the District Court OF
the parish of Caddo win sell at public auction at the
Court House door, in the city of Shreveport, parish
anu SAT- Satn rH the 5th day of May, 1866,
between the hours of 1e O'clock NJ and o'clock r. NJ
the following described property, to-w1t:
Forty and nine tenths 40 9l0) acres of land, IN the
parish of Caddo, bounded as follows Commencing
at the half mile corner, the line between sections
one and two in township No. seventeen 90, range
fourteen A. and running thence north three CHAINS
thence north Twenty-Five degrees east live CHAINS ana
forty fve links the point Of beginning or the lot to
be sold thence north wenty-nine degrees, east nlne
/ chains thence west, eleven chains; thence north
seventeen chains; thence east. twenty three chains
and fifty links thence south ten chains ana nn e.
point Of beginning hH9Tn n F Is 0 two n BS Ss
! NJ, page POI. in Recorders office, in Caddo parish
Seized as the property of the defendants and to %
sold to satisfy the wrtn the above entitled suit witt
| all costs. : -
Terms of Salc-CASH, without benefit of aprraise
ment. TIoS II. SIMfooN, ou ss5I
Shreveport March Is, 1865 asst pl 81 81.
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sta1e Of Loniisiana-.-rarish Of Caddo.

Succession Of Jas B. oGiLviE, deceased
rEJENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT C0UGT-Notice is
4 hereby given that VIM. J. 0gIyie, administrator,
has fled in my Office an account Of his administration
of the succession of JAS. b. 0gilve, deceased also
ableau of debts and unless opposition be made thereto
within thirty days, the same viii be homoogated as
prayed for
-s- Given under my hand officially, this the Sta
IT, s. Of April a. 1856
49, apll St a =. HEitSLU@ tterk.
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nrrcrInN NOTICE.

DURSUANT to proclamation issued 1y Sls e Sta
lency ] Madison Wells Governor OF the Seate
If Tonisane I hereby notify the qualified voters pt
the parish of Caddo, that elections Will DC heu "' 'e
different precincts of this parish on ,,occ
Monday. the 7th day OF May next, (Ieeo+)
for the following named parish officers
One Clerk Of the District Court;
One District Attorney for the 10th Judicai DlSflc'
One Recorder;
One Assessor;
One Coroner; - =, In.
One Justice of the Peace and one Constable Tor eafh
Ward, except " ara NO 4, "He4e nv '
TIE commissioners throughout the parish hereby
instructed to open the polls at their respec1EG PIE
c;ncts Mt nine O'Clock A. NJ on the SAID MoNDA
sararfb day of May next, and hold elections LOT the
officers hereinbefore named; and at four clock + Y
to close the polls Immediately after closing tne Pots
thav sbalI omen the box and count the votes poea
Zach candidate making mention OF the name OF the
candidate and the office voted for and return one 81
tbsi lsts TO me- without delay, at my otiee IN tFe
town of Shreveport. !. ), -. r M
mex hereto the qualifications of voters as esaoliSheo
nv law. every white male who has attained he ast
Of twentv-one years, and who has been resIGent q
tb t,te twelve months next preceding the electloh
and the last three months thereof in the parish N
which he offers to vote and who shall be ci'izeh o
the United States shall have the right OIL Young
In addition to the foregoing qualifications, every
lertor is required to produce the amnesty oath pre-
scrbed in the Presidents proclamation eltheF OF 't
8th of December, 1868, or that OF the 2Sth Oh MA!
ISf5 sworn to and subscribed by him before comPc
'0..' 81 do soemnv swear, or affirm in the presence
AImghty Cod that viii hereafter faithfully defenc
the Constitution of the United stptes and the Union
he States Hereunder, and that Will IN IKE inalneE
abide by and faithfully support all laws ana proel9nt
toms Which have been made during the existing rebel
nn With reference to the emancipation of slaves .
help me God" ~. oott, do,
Nav 1865 and will be rgdly enforced. 1t will be un
derstood at the same time that those who are exclude
from the benefits of this amnesty OATH 9y any OF I
lists of exceptions contained in the proclamation, WI
not be allowed to VOTE unless specially Pard0ned b.
the president. thus H. SINH oo ~ ';o-
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state of Louisiaaa---Parish of Caddo

Succession OF GEO. W. SINS, deceased.
TgJENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT-Aotice is
hereby given that H. Markham, administrator, has
filed in nv Office an account of his administration of
the succession of G. w Sims, deceased and unless OPP
position be made thereto within thirty days the same
viii be homoogated, prayed for. -,
i-~ Given under my band officially, this 18th
IL. g. day of April, A. D. 1866 -----,,. .,
| - LapIS 5tl A. i MbRSHON, OIsrk.
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" =" m SHREVEPORT, LA., -ApTI 10, Is55.
To the members Of the old Medical Association Of
North Louisiana, organised November, 1850: =
CINCE the forwarding to you by the undersigned OF
= his Circular Letter, apprising you of the action
taken by the Physicians of Shreveport on the goth of
January last looking to acomplete re6rgahfsation, on
the 5th day of May Of the Medical North
Louisiana. through convention of its old members,
to be held at this place thst day, was at first
proposed the Governor of the State has, as you are
aware ordered election for parish officers to be held
nrobahv interfere with the attendance of of the
members should the meeting be the 5th it is pro
posed to change the day for conyenng from the 9TH to
the FIFTEENTH OF MAY. ,
Anticipating on that day for the object before stated
full attendace of the old members Of that once hon
ored Association gentlemen, with cordial respect
S7-E T. T. .BEAIL,
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SuERIEF,S SALE.

I'm DISTRICT Court-State of Louisiana-Parish Of
/ Caddo-No.--. EIIzABETH MCCALL admlnlstra-
trix, vs. VIM HOLMES ct ais BY virtue of writ OF
feri facias to me directed by the honorable District
Court of the parish of Caddo will proceed to sell at
public auction to the highest bidder at the Courthouse
door, in the city of Shreveport parish and State atore
said on ,ecc
botyaen the hours of 10 o'clock A. NJ aud o'clock P.
the following described property G to cajdo knavn
mon man or plan, of east half of the southwest
quarter quart Of section one a. township seventeen "a
range fourteen "a, duyrecorded IN record book N
maze 200 in the Recorders Office of the parish OF Cad
DO as the east half of lots three (8) and four a. con
tanning twenty acres. Also lot No six 81 containing
nine and eghty-three ehundredth g $4,000 acres
as per map recorded in book ''M' page 265, of west
half of southeast quarter of section one %, township
seventeen 90 range Q4), with the buildings and inn
Seized as the property of the defendant and to be
sold to satisfy the writ in the above entitled SUIT, with
! all costs.
Terms of sale Cash, with beneftqf aRPrs;sem?ts,n
THOS. r. SIMPSON, Sheriff.
! SLrevnnort Anril 4 1Sb6 st pf SlS
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New Orleans Market.
NV ORLEANS. April 10, 1865.

- ~ NEW ORLEANS, April IS, I056.
CorroS-The demand is good at the following quota
lions Ordinary, 29@8oc.; good ordinary, 32@34c''
Lon. nniddlinc. s5M86c.; middlng, S9@4Oc
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ordefs, hgher rates viii have TO be paid.
SoUTI- WESTERN OFFICE,
April IS, 1866.
CoTToH-For the past week we have to notice very
dull market. The receipts have been very light, and
the amount put upon sale very small, which, taking
everything into consideration, brought good prices
The high water has cut off from what little local
business we naturally expected, and the sight of
wagon load or two of cotton set our cotton buyers
crazy. On such occasions the competition was lively
and the better grades brought extreme prices. The
following the quotations, in specie based upon
sales made since last report ordinary, 15@l7c.
good ordinary, 18@2Oc,; low mddling 2o@28c.; mid
ding, % G25c.
The warehouse receipts from the interior since our
last report up 842 bales against 2S7 for the week
previous The warehouse receipts per river reach 128
bales, against CT last week. The shipments for the
same time amount to 2759 bales against 1865 for the
week before
In addition to the following statement Of cotton on
storage last night, at the different warehouses, there
were about 500 bales shipboard, principally from
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state of Lonisiana--.Parish OF Caddo.

Succession Of Il. P. STEPHfNs, deceased.
FH7ENTf JUDICIAL DISTRICT C0URT-Notiee Is
l. hereby given that Jacob aoss tutor. has hied
minor heirs of H. p stephens, deceased, and unless
opposition be made thereto within thirty days the same
will be homoogated, as prayed for
L. s. April, A. D. 1866 ,,-,r,.,,ro,4 oo.s,-
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L. CHAPMA'
.
t. prt1r & CHAPMAN

TToRNEYs AND CouNsELddGgiKos M Md Ia strsr
"A General Collecting Agents ,,Sl,at la yHi
attend to al business entrusted to them the
Of Caddo. DeSeto and Boss1er. 1G-( =, -
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MULLER s. PIAGET,

NO. 20, JhaTJreS SIItGL .....INU' Do,
- -. NEW ORLEANS,
IMPORTERS of Straw Millinery and Foreign Dry
4 Goods Stock constantly renewed by weekly &C
cessions of the latest novelties in Straw Bonnets and
Hats, Ribbons, Artificial Flowers, and seasonable
tissues TERMS LIBERAL. apl1 1y
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OBJECTION NOTICE.

" Mayors OFFICE City or SHREvEPoHr,
April 5, 1866.
yEHIIERE viii be an election held on ,.,.
Monday, the 18th day of May 1865 SOS, p
NJ at the places designated below for Mayor and
seven Trustees of the City Of Shreveport to serve for
the term of one year, to-wit:
Ward No OneEAtthe Store of Baer Dreylus;
. + ~. Two-Atthe Mayors Office;
Threat Sims Livery Stable;
Four-At the Eerandah Hotel;
Five-At Collins Coles Carpenter shop
- Six-At the Store of Ii. Murphy.
There will be elected Trustee for each W ara,
except Ward No. Two, for which two will be elected
ana 3tI JOHN l.. GOOCH Mayor.
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state az Lonislana---Parish Of Caddo.

Succession of - BICEHAM deceased
TE1ENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT C0UR|-No. 829-
Notice is hereby given that F. NJ. Bickham, tutor
Of the minors w 0. and F NJ Bickham, has filed an
account of his administration of the affairs OF sa!d
minors and unless opposition be made thereto within
thirty days the same viii be homoogated according to
law as prayed for. '.r .....
I-l Given under my hand officially this tie Sd
L. s. day of April A. b. 1866. .,.-,>- =, T.
-l lap4 ST A. i. MERSHON, CLERK.
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\.
in the event of resignation, permanent absence or
death of the President the Board of Directors shall
Immediately proceed to appoint President pro tenn,
from said Board of Directors, who shall act as such
until the first regular meeting thereafter of the stock
holders.
The said President shall have power to appoint a
Manager Secretary, and all other employees of the
Company subject to the approval OF the Board OF
Directors and he may remov said Manager, Secretary
or employees any time, with the sanction of said
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1t shall be the duty of the President to cause TO be
kept in bound books, in the name of the Company, a
record of all its proceedings, transactions, accounts
propertv business and affairs, well full and com
plete detailed accounts of the receipts and disb4rse
mens thereof He shall act as Treasurer OF the Com
many and keep a cash account in the name OF the
TnmDany in one of the Banks of the city of Shreve
port and to be- alone, authorised and empowered tt
draw checks which checks shall be countersigned by
ing business thereof
It shall, moreover, be his duty to exhibit, or cause
to be exhibited to the stockholders, whenever thereto
ments belonging to said Company and to submit t.
them on the first day of each month detailed state
ment of the business and affairs of said Company
during the preceding month. He shall have power t.
hv giHing two days notice in writing. I =
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= :
IN DISTRICT COURT-State of Louisana-ParSh
I of Caddo-No. 7023--R. E. SEwELL, executor, VS.
RrrcHtE 4 RAGspALE's administrator. BY virtue OF a
writ of seizure and sale directed from the hon,
orable the District Court of the parish of Caddo VIII
nrocecd to sell at public auction to the highest bidder
at the Court House. in the city of Shreveport parish
aforesaid on a In a-#@ . I'd
Saturday, the 5th day of May, 1866,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock and4 clock P n,
tho following described property, to.wit:
Ten acres of land in the west half Of section twelve
40 in township No. seventeen 90 range fourteen
G4 in Caddo parish Louisiana, known and designated
as lot No. forty (40) on the plan of Fairfield near
Shreveport. ..-. .-..
Seized as the property of the SUGGESTIONS Of said
Richie & Ragsdale and to be sold to satisfy the WIFI
in the above entitled suit, with all costs.
Terms of Sale-CASH, without benefit of aPPrase
meut. THOMAS II. 6lMF9ON, 2 rtI u H.
/ ShreveDort March %, 1856. l3s6t pt SO 10
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NOTICE. .,

DOSTON ICE, in quantities to suit purchasers at
Is s-t..E b.. FOLSOM REILLY'S,
avn tf7 -a.s q. '' No on the Levee.
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C H A R I E R
SHREVEPORT ICE MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.

TINTED STATES OF AMERICA-State of Lou
isiana-City Of New 0rleans-fSe it known,
That this day. the twentysiXth of February, IN the
wear of our Lord eighteen hundred and sxyslx, and
IN the nineeth OF American Independence before e,
Am&dte Ducatel Notary Public, duly commissioned
and sworn and for this city and the parish OF oriean
therin residing and IN presence OF she undersigned
Witnesses 1872
PERSONALLY came and appeared the persons herein
after named and undersigned, who severay declared
that availng themselves of the provisions OF the laws
of this State they have specially associated themselves
and other persons who may hereafter JON or be asso
ciated with them, in company or limited copartner-
ship to be established in the city OF shreveport
Louisiana for the objects and purposes and under the
Obligations stipulauons and regulations following
towit:
The name and title of said company shall be the
| "SHREV EPORT ICE MANUFACTURING COMPA
NY" by which it shall be known, as well as sue anc
be sued.
It shall exist for the term of the present and future
patent which may be granted by the United States,
Messrs. Care 4 Co., of Paris France
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes OF the company are hereo
declared TO be the manufacturing of ICE IN the city
Shreveport and elsewhere in the parishes of Caddo
DeSoto and Bossier this State, under the patent
Messrs Care & Co., of Paris, France.
The President of the Company shall be the prope
person on whom to serve citations, notices and othe
legal process wherein the Company may be interested
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of said Company shall be FORTY
! THOUSAND DOLLARS, divided into shares OF On
Hundred Dollars EACH with the privilege of beginnn!
oneration so soon as Ten Thousand Dollars shall hav
| been subscribed The said stock TO be pald cash
the time of signing this act. - .-... ..
The Board Of Directors shall be empowered to re
ceive further subscriptions until the amount subscribed
shall have reached the aforesaid sum OF Forty Thou
! sand Dollars. -, =
No stakeholder shall in any event be liable forlosse
of the Company, in any larger sum than the amount
! his subscription. 5.
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DIssOiWIIUHs
,.r,,, 60 .rp,FP + DREYFLJS is this day dis
solved by mutual consent u. baeFIi Is Is a a,
charged with the settlement Of the business q me n
and Will continue the business on ans own acG@9n''
H. DREYFUS.
Shreveport, April Is, 1866. U u
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Shreveport Price Current.

(HADE FROM ACTUAL SALES, AS THEY TRANSFERRED
It should be understood that quotations, gener-
ally, represent the wholesale prices In filing small
orders, higher rates will have to be paid.
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Article VI,

business and affairs of said Company shall be cOnfded
to a Board of five Directors, of whom the President
for the time being, shall be one.
The first Board of Directors shall be composed Of
the following stockholders to-yit FRANfoIs VALCouR
LABAnRE, WILLIAM H. ELsrNER, GEORGE WILLIAnsoNs
L. NJ MUTT, and j S. CUTL1FF, who shall continue IN
office until the first day of July, eighteen hundred and
sixty-six, or until their successors are elected.
The Directors shall be hereafter elected annually on
the first Monday of July of each year. at the domcl OF
said company, in the said city OF Shreveport ,
dissolve the said company but the Board in office shall
continue the exercise Of It's functions until new Board
can be elected. . p a.-.-.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that an election will be
~ held on the .--lL
in the several Wards of this Parish, for members oi
the Police Jury. Commissioners of elections WILL
nicosa attend ]. NJ. FORD,
P r. President Police jury.
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