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GONE DEAD.-We learn from the New Orleans
Times that Lewis B. Collins formerly internal revenue
collector Of this district, died on the morning of the
18th at Stonington, Conn, from general debility and
PARALYSIS.
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Any person DESTROYS Of making good investment,
is referred to Mr.. }. w. Smiths advertisement.
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The ice.cream entertainment by the ladies of this
city for the benefit Of the Methodist Church. comes
off tonight at Brewers Hall.
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We are again indebted to iinman of the Shreveport
Brewery for dozen bottles of superior lager beer.
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MORE NEW sroREs.-Wc pleased to learn that
our energetic Sheriff, John ]. Hope, has commenced
me erection Of four large brick stores on Milan street
adjoining the Milan Exchange These buildings,
Fhen finished will add much to the beauty ana bust
ness of that portion Of the city
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COMPARATIVE SALES OF WESTERN CirIEs.-ln Cnlca
go last year ffty-sx firms returned sales exceedn's
s100o,ooo, while there were fifteen each in ST. Louis,
Milwaukee and Cincinnati. In Chicago the NUMBER
OF firms whose sales exceeded 100000 was Ioay'
teen in Cincinnati, four st. Louis, one, Milwaukee
five. The heaviest sales reported by single nous
in Chicago were 50, 22O,967 in Cincinnati 55,1oo',
900; in St Louis So, l27 23S in Milwaukee s5,Szt''
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A LITTLE Too FAsT.-The uegros at the South are
progressing" little fast for the Northern lead,
ers OF the party. They learning the rights anH
the claims OF equality with marvellous docty and "a
pdity, and are beginning to them with an en-
phtsls that causes little Inconvenience The election
IN Tennessee and the meeting of the Radical stats
Convention in Virginia and South Carolina have
taught the negroes their strength voters and their
absolute ndispensabity to the Radical party. 1t has
taught them that they the Radical party in twelve
Southern States, and that their votes worth some
thing They begin to think therefore, that they neea
not serve the party for nothng-that they ought 70
assert their rights in the party
That the leading Radical organs discern the danger
ahead from the working of these ideas in the negFoS
BRAIN is apparent from the fact that these organs arc
endeayorlng to convince their new adhefehts tNS'
1t would be highly improper to nominate black man
ON the Presidential ticket just because he is biach
man-that candidates ought to be selected for their
ability, not for their color:
Az this is sign that the negroes will demand tle
smaller half of the Radical Presidential ticket in 1905
And they will get it. St. Louis Dispatch
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Since appearance of the cholera at Fort dloson
Arkansas, the 2sth Of june forty deaths have o.
Cured from it. Among its earliest victims were Vol
Humphreys, United States agent for the Cherokees.
Dr. Daniel Dwight Hitchcock, Daniel M GunIer, OF Ine
firm of Ross Gunter l. Co, and Rufus West, eou'
tractor for supplying the post with beef Dr. Hitch
cock was the only citizen physician within sEeh'5
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BIENvILLE PARIsH.-The Sparta Messenger Of the
18th gives the following lugubrious account Of the cot
ton crop in thai parish
We are better prepared to speak with certainty OF
the army worm than were last issue. Since then
we have seen many plantations that entirely dest
tnte OF Leaf forms or bud; nothing left but few bos,
and in many instances they are being perforated by the
worm. We have it from planters of experience Ia
this and the adjacent parishes that the crop is fail
ure: many are willing to "comp.' Oh the seed they
planted.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-28

The HARRIS LETTER.-It seems that the Harris let
ter IN the New York Herald was not forgery. but
was written BY more sensible and patriotic indyid,
al that the disclaimer, man Of the same name.
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.,: soeIHERS PACIFIC RoAp-Ne should Judge that
this elegant specimen Of Il railroad Has zone ~
apouf g ]. Is more than week since train passed
essT :. hat i the matters Are the engines ana
I9ahped out Of repair; have Ill hands Struck tnr
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-28

SUPREME GoURr.-The Supreme Court for this dis
trict convened at Natchoches on Tuesday the 18th.
Present: Chief Justice LYMAN, Associates Labauve.
1llsley and Taliaferro There were great many i'm
portant cases. both civil and criminal before the court
which body will more than probable remain in session
several weeks Most of the cases stood over from last
court. The Shreveport bar was well represented
Three applicants were admitted practice law in this
court viz 4. ". Roysdon, Of Bossier parish. ". u.
Potts, Of horehoase, and n. A. Robson, Of Natchi-
toches.
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Never Give IN. 7

The ingenious despotsm Of the July supplemental
bill having accomplished its end $50 far legs
laon could effect IT'D of Aficanizing several if not
every single State Of the South it not strange that
people, in utter despair of their eqnal rights,
should be thinking of expa,riation For if this end is
to be assured nay, far better for US to seek in
torrid or fsid zones peaceful homes for ourselves
and families than remain in our own country under
the heel Of Radiealsm administered by ignorant and
degraded negroes. The memories Of other days are
percauee unfortunately for u.s. too fresh to enable us
to submit to this arocious vassalage We have but to
recall few years and remember the proud position
occupied in Republic of laws-to recollect, for
time, the agsravatng causes of constant nerneddling
in our domestic affairs which led to secession to recall
to mind the proud aud heroic recollectons that the
names of Manassas and Shiloh, of spottsylvania and
Chckamauga, will never fail to excite. We have but
to recall such memories of recent past and then
reflect upon present situation to insure the hearts
consent to an exle's home beneath fcendIer skies
For, though in this sunny land around old homes,
as in DAYS gone by
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Nolan. of the Texas Express, has thanks for late
northern papers.
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LIST OF JURoRs.-The following is list of the ju-
drawn to at the October term of Our district

LIST OF JURoRs.-The following is a list of the :u
drawn to at the October term of our district
court:
First Teeh Oet 2l-H NJ. Wright, ]. B. WEIGH $.
H. sbley, W. D. Wiley, r. P Palmer, B. NJ johnson,
Saml. Fanbibber w. Y. Oliver, 7. R fisherman, F. A.
Leonard, John Hendrick, Jr., F. C. Walpole G. D.
Smith, ]. Il. Tubbs, Hugh Murphy Joel TalmaGge E.
N. VanNostrand, S B; WILEY, /. Il. Whitbeck " G.
Naples, H. y N: ver W W A. Wright, JAS Wort
Panl, J. W. Wheaton, j. L. Grubbs j. S. Kendall NJ
II. Sharp, B. F. Logan, ". Rogers, J. B. Smith, l. W
Pickens, S. Walpole W. p. Simpson, Jacob Hoss Fred
Ball, n $. Mcclure, Morgan Harvey, r. B. Patterson,
A. Schafner, 7. K. Stevens, John Roth, F. Smith, NJ
Levy J. R. Youngblood.
Second Week, Oct 28.--R D. Sale, R. E. Ramsey, l..
Newberger, F. A. Troegel, D. Pobst, Ross Wilkinson
J. II. Reynolds, NJ Roth P P Thomas, ], NJ. Trasper
L. R. Witt B. j. Rudder, L. D. Tucker Geo L. Wood
ward G. T. Vanaulman, R. A. Ward, A. J. Pickens
W. +. RaPiey w Rose, W. s. Scott, S. n. Pckens
Thos. Poland, Jr., j. A. Russell, s. Robertson, j. j
Miller Ben Stovall, J. B. Mccain, w V Metcalf, John
A. Sewall, ]. Il. McDermott j. N. Foster, N. w. Muir
ply.
THird Deeh, nor. al E. Wood, Jas l.. Lee, W. II.
Lindsay j. X. Lamerick, N. Gregg, A. Sour Robt Lam
dreaux, j. 6. Thompson, j. w. Lancaster, J. A. Cur
rie, W. E. WATSON, Taylor johnson, ". n Jeeter, w
J. Crowder, II. Galie, 7. 6. Bickham, ]. n Cooper,
James Hoss Joseph Wilder, E. Myer, J. II. McVean
=. Mason, A. NJ Kirk, S. NJ. Morrison Felix Calm, W.
D. Hamilton, 5. 3. Jones, G. f. Harris Joe Dixon Geo
D. Jones, Simon Levy, Jr., L. Knox.
foh9h lFeeh Aor. 1l.-R. Il. Lindsay, ]. C. Jones,
Jacob Rgdon, B. NJ. Martini j. F. Law, b. K Smith,
Thos. Walpole James Hefner, NJ Manhemer, j. N.
Hicks, +. L. Collins, W. J. Currie J. j. Goding, A. L.
Montgomery, Geo. l.. eagle, Sam Holliugsworth T. c.
johnson, ". r. S, Howell, B. r. Fortson F. NJ Wal
dron, T. j. S Gates j. B. Thomas r. D. Pitts Walter
lFey, D. \" Jones, G. W. Hoss, ]. W. Arnold, VIM
IIefner.
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A BLACK AFFA1R.-Last Saturday night some of the
eolored people of this city give supper at Bonuers
Hall, for the benefit Of some of their INDECENT Durpr
supper time Ebb. Roach entered the room drunk and
commenced disturbance, which eliminated in blows.
throwing OF tumbers and plates flashing of bowie
knives, yes, screams etc, nearly all present taking
part in the melee. The police were soon on hand. and
arrested several, whom they took TO JAIL Some five
or six were stabbed, though none fatally aud num-
Der severely injured with flying plates and tumbers
Ebb. Roach was the most severely Injured
On Monday, Ebb. Roach was tried before Justice
Allen, and bound over to keep the peace He gave
the requisite bonds, but in consequence of the hard
feelings entertained by the coIored people against him
he deemed it prudent to return to Jail for safety.
There was considerable excitement amongst the ne
Eroes, who had assembled in large body, and it WIS
unprecedented that an effort would be made to lynch
Ebb. Roach. Our post commandant happening to be
IN town. gave the negroes some pretty plain talk.
which they took home with them. The cause of the
whole difficulty originated in politics, another of the
beauties Of the Radical club system
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Registration in Louisiana.

Annexed will be found tabular statement of the
registered voters of louisiana 1t is the off cia re-
port. 1t takes 1902 votes to make a representative
in the conventions
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-28

VINO CAN TAKE TIE Darn s-As the time for the
election of members for State Convention is near at
hand asprants for Office are discussing whether they
will have to swallow the iron-clad oath or not The
law says all persons hereafter elected or appointed to
Office in said military districts, under any so-called
State Or municipal authority or by detail or appoint
Enent OF the district commanders shall take said oath
The commanding general will find little difficulty in
applying the foregoing to members of the Convention
and force all who take their seats to swallow the fol-
lowing oath-thc yeritablc iron-clad "That have
never voluntarily borne against the United States
since have been citizen thereof; that have yolun
tary given no aid counenance, counsel or encour-
agement to persons engaged in armed hostility thereto;
that have neither sought accepted nor ATTEMPTED to
exercise the functions Of any Office whatever under
any authority or pretended authority, in hostility to
the United States that have not yielded a volun-
tary support to any pretended government authority
power, or constitution within the United States hostile
nimical thereto"
There are very few in this community who can take
the foregoing without nauseating the stomach How
ever, there is no telling the efficacy of Office With
some it is n panacea for all ills
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-28

Snur EN- Ur.--We read that fifteen knitting mills
at cohoes, \. T., which together employ two thousand
hands, have agreed to all shut down By the 18th Au
gust. Some of them have already ceased running.
and all will do they respectively use up the stock
On hand. The propretors buEing no new stock
whatever. The stock Of shirts and drawers nov oh
hand il enormous. They have been accumuatiBg for
months, because profitable or even saving market
was open to them The propretors claim that it cost
them sll.2o per dozen to manufacture shirts and
drawers. aud these now and for some time have
been selling in the great markets at In 50 per dozen
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Han QUARTERS, ARMIES OF UNITED STATES

-, :, W ashington, D. e, August Il, 1857.
HIS Exce1ency Andrew johnson, President of the
United States: N ~
SIT am in receipt Of your order Of this date d
fectlng the assignment Of Maj. Gen. G. H. Thomas to
the command Of the Fifth Military District, Gen. sher
dan to the Department Of the Missouri, and Gen Han
cock 70 the department OF the Cumberland Also,
your note of this date, enclosing these nsrncon ss
carrying ito effect the enclosed order would he
pleased to hear any suggestion you may deem neces
sary respecting the assignment TO which the order re-
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Registrations IN ALABANa-The Montgomery Adj
verser of the 4th SAYS the registration lists Of this
State will embrace nearly, mot quite, one hundred
and Fifty thousand voters OF these coIored votes will
have majority of from ten to twelve thousand.
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Gen. q. S. Grant, Secretary of War, ad interim
To-day's Tribune hugs Grant, but the Herald drops
him, saying the political position assumed by Gen.
Grant shows great soldier in new light. lii biz
first Development of political genushs first and final
political mistake The reply of the President has com.
p!etey overturned him-outfanked him Grant does
not understand the crisshe clings to Sheridan and
foTgets principles.
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CoTToS TAX TO BIZ RECOVERED Under this head
the Tuscaloosa (Ala) Observer says: ave learn
that large company, composed of men of influence
and POSITION has been formed in various parts Of the
cotton States, with the design of endeavoring to re-
cover for the planters the that has been paid upon
cotton It is intended TO bring the subject before the
Commissioner OF Claims at Washington, and if no sue
cess is met with, to the Supreme Court
Something Of the above nature has been preached
here. We understand that the undertakers of tile
job would only charge onehalf Of what the planters
have paid to the Government in tile event Of success
returning the other half to WHOM, the whole properly
belongs.
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anen = ote advertisements III this days
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Washington, D. G., August II, 1867.
Maj Gen. Geo. II. Thomas is hereby assigned 70 the
command the Fifth Military District created by the
act OF Congress passed the I'd day of March, 1857
MAJ. Gen: E H. Sheridan is hereby assigned to the
command OF the Department of the Missouri. Mai
zen. Winfield S. Hancock is hereby assigned to the
command OF the Department of the Cumberland The
Oh War; ad Interim will give the necessary
instructions to carry this order into effect.
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!. LorE, Mindcn, La, is duly authorized to
hscrintinns
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New Orleans August % 1867
General-The New York papers to-day publish
what purport to be- and what take for granted is an
official letter from Major General Sheridan to Yourself
IN the course OF which be says II regret that have
TO make the charge against Brigajier General L. Fl
rousseau, U. 5. A., of visiting my command and
without exhibiting any authority interfering with nv
uuoes and suggesting my REMOVAL So much of the
ABOVE charge as alleges that visited General Sher
oans command and nterfered with his duties is false
AS to suggesting his removal did say. in answer to
telegram from Washington inquirns of me how
things looked in Louisiana that the state of affairs was
gloomy, and that the people were much depressed
that any change would be almost universally accenta
Die rms telegram referred to matters and thinps in
general, and was intended SUCH including General
ohefidan IN the scope. If this was suggesting the
removal OF that officer, all right but his name was
not mentioned Whilst claim the right, in common
Win all other citizens, to criticse so much of General
oietiual administration as is not purely military
ana winch solely concern the civil policy of the
country, yet, on my late visit to New Orleans scr
pniousy RETAINED from doing so, and SO far as now
remember expressed no opinion for or against his
pocy to any body in his district had no purnose or
motive to do SO, and my recollection. think IL az
distinct about this as it usually is or as can be about
anything As know there is not sufficient evidence
On which to base this charge, cannot conceive Row
It IS possible for General Sheridan to make Ill am
therefore reluctantly forced to the present conclusion
that 1t has no better foundation in his mind than cor
lecture or suspicion concur with General Sheridan
n his regret. am really sorry that so inconsidera
o = man as myself was not permitted to visit New
Orleans without being made the medium for any sort
,rf,o 1
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-06-07

A MIXIN' OF BABIEs.-An exchange
gets off the following funny row
among the babies and their mothers:
Some time ago there was a dancing
party given up "North; most of the
ladies present had little babies, whose
noisy perversity required too much
attention to permit the mothers to en-
iov the dance. A number of gallant
Young men volunteered to watch the
young ones while the parents INDUCED
in "break down." No sooner had
the women left the babies in charge
of the mischievouS imps than they
stripped the infants, changed their
clothes, giving the apparel of one to
another The dance over, it was
time to go home, and the mothers hur-
riedly took each dress of her own,
and started some to their homes, ten
or fifteen miles off and were far on
their way before daylight. But the
day following there was tremendous
row in the settlement; mothers dis
covered that a single night had chang
ed the sex of their babies-obserya-
ton disclosed physical phenomena-
and then commenced some of the tall
est female pedestrianism. Living
miles apart, it required two days to
unmix the babies, and as many months
to restore the women to their sweet
dispositions. To this day it is un-
safe for any of the baby mixers to
venture into the territory.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-06-07

WHAT THE JUDGES SAY.-The fol-
lowing sentences are taken from the
addresses Of different judges to grand
jurieo. One says:
There is scarcely a crime comes
before me that is not directly or in
directly caused by strong drink.
Another:
IF it were not for this drinking,
you (the jury and l would have moth
ing to do"
Another:
drunkenness is the most fertile
source OF crime; and if it could be
removed, assizes of the country would
be rendered mere nuIlities. If all
men could be diSsuaded from the use
Of intoxicating liquors, the Office of a
Judge woul be a sinecure."
Another:
Il find in every calendar that comes
before me, one unfailing source, direct
ly or indirectly, OF most Of the crimes
that are committed-Intemperance"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-06-07

MORAL SENTIMENTAL is easier to
turn the course of a mighty river at
the fountain where the water, in a lit
tie stream, is trickling from the mossy
rocks than near the mouth where it
bears on its broad bosom the ships of
commerce. Our work in the temper
ance movement to be successful must
begin with the cause of the evil, at
the beginning, and our work to-day
Is not so much with the traffic itself
as with the power that upholds and
demands it.
True reformation must begin in the
hearts of the people, when they are
right the moral sentiment will not toll
crate an evil and it dies for want of
support. Nothing is ever settled that
is not settled right. A tyrant may
rule with a rod of iron and armed
men may enforce his laws but when
the force IS removed the laws are
dead.
If every saloon and distillery in our
land was closed and barred to-day
and sentinel posted at every door, it
would not change or radically modify
the moral condition Of our people
The evil is not removed but only pent
up to break out stronger in. some 9th
er direction. All the laws that have
been made to suppress anything Of the
kind have only called out greater in
genuity on the part of those oppressed
and the demand was satisfied through
another channel. Many combat the
distillers and the liquor dealers, and
call the saloon keepers by bad names.
They are only tools supplying the de-
mand, and are authorized so to do.
We should be considered foolish if we
demurred against the action Of a COM
mon soldier on duty without word
to those in authority. So in this work
if we use our force on the servant
while the master stands unnoticed.-
Laws are useless without support.
When the voice of the people cry
out against oppression Of any kind, TO
the evil it cries out against, it is the
voice Of God, and it must be removed.
The evil that fills our land from one
end to the other and covers it as the
night covers the earth, is supported,
sanctioned and upheld by the influence
and Indifference of the people, and
against these only must our main eff
forts be directed before we can hope
for success.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-06-07

Two very gallant sons of Erin, be-
ing just discharged from service, were
rejoicing over the event with a "wee
taste of the cratur,' when one felt all
the glory of his own noble race, sud
denly raised the pot above his head
and said: "Arrah, Mike. here's to the
gallant ould 90th--the last in the
field and the first to leave it." Tut.
tut, mau," said Mike; 'ye don't name
that. You name" and he raised his
glass high and looked lovingly at it,
"here's to the gallant 99th--equal to
noner' And so they drank.