The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-09-11

operations and the decline in cotton. The payment
OF the oyaisss cotton claims recently decreed by the
court Of claims is suspended by the Secretary of the
| Treasury, at the request of the committee
| Hon. Thomas N. Stillwel of Indiana, has been ap-
pointed Minister to Venezuela. 7. w Scott, of Ten
nessee, has been appointed Consul at Matamorcs.
| NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Southern Famine Relief
Committee has held its final meeting. The total cash
receipts have been $250,566. II All expended. The
number of bushels corn purchased was 175,3o0.
The Persia has arrived with dates to the 25th. Just
before starting it discovered the ears bearing
the bridges
Harvest progressing satisfactorily
| Cholera was epidemic in Rotterdam and vicinity
also broken out on the southern slope of the Alps.
The Spanish insurgents and troops had severe
fight at Casargia All but thirty insurgents were cut
to pieces. The French officials to whose border the
insurgents fled surrendered them.
WASHINGTON, Sept 4.-The Radicals have carried
Vermont by 900.
Debt statement-bearing coin interest, increased
S36, ISL 900; bearing currency interest, decreased
$66, 1920, ,0O0 matured, but presented increased
So sos 600; bearing interest increased $4,000;
coin decreased 81 642 U0o currency decreased $25,
4O1 900; total decrease of debt S32, ,S93 GOO
Capt w. 81. Hale of the marine corps died at Pen
sacoa of yellow fever.
HAVANA, August There is opposition offered to
the collection of the tax. In the interior the colec
tors roughly treated. The police hereafter will as
sist in the collections
= The Spanish Government is sending war material to
Porto Rico
1t is said Pierre Sou6 is in Havana
Weather cooler. Sugar s4@S& reals per arroha.
Exchange firm sixty days. in currency, 24a discount
in gold 64D6a premium.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1T is positively understood
that Hancock will not go to New Orleans until after
the 18th of October.
WASHINGTON, Sept 5.-The grand encampnient of
Not;p TTpiop Jcb fn ,irht Tbo
call is by advertisement Several prominent from
abroad will be in attendance
A four column letter from Sickles will be published
tomorrow, dated August 17th. Sckes communicates
to Grant the Wilmington difficulty saying | caused
the commanding officer to be informed that on re-
cep of the report he has been ordered to make in
laton to the pending cases, he will receive fuller in
structions and that meanwhile he will not permit
the order decree of any court to be enforced i'll Vi
oation of existing military orders. To this Gen.
Grant replies Your dispatch Of this date is received
Follow the course of action indicated by you as
right and consider my dispatch Of the 18th as entirely
withdrawn. The document gives no hint Of the pur-
port of Grants dispatch of the 18th.
The reports current Of sharp colloquy yesterday
between the President and Grant is groundess4-
San FRANCISCO, September 4.-Election progress
ing quietly. Democratic vote will be larger than for
some years. At 8 o'clock Haight was ahead in this
city. Phelps, Republican, is probably beaten in the
first district. The Republicans consider the other
congressman safe.
New ORLEANS, Sept 5.-Gen. Sheridan issued the
following order this morning:
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT, J
New Orleans, La, Sept. s. 1867.
General Orders No. ST.
In accordance with directions contained in general
order No. 81 series from headquarters Of the
army, the undersigned hereby renquishes the COM
and of the Fifth Military District to Brevet Maj Gen
Charles Griffin. PIE SHERIDAN,
Maj. Gen. U. S. A.
Sheridan leaves at o'clock tonight, the train of
the Jackson railroad.
There were forty-four yellow fever deaths for the
twenty four hours ending o'clock this morning.
NEW CASTLE, DEL, Sept. 5.-A water spout hun
dred feet in diameter crossed the river and passed
north of this town. Fences and trees carried off:
New YORK, Sept. 5.-Addison Hardcastle st.
Louis merchant, was found dead. Heart disease
WASHINGTON Sept. 5-The Consul at Messina es
Inmates the cholera deaths since July at 5000. It
seems to be spreading WIDER but abang in fatality.
Maj Kennery, of the Fort Phil Kearney massacre
commission, arrived after six months stay. His
opinion is that the Indians must be whipped before
we can have peace. They find war profitable. They
have killed seven commissioned officers and stolen
property to great value in the vicinity of Fort Phil
Kearney
Revenue receipts to-day $780, 600
| Grant authorised the publication Of Siekles' letter.
Aknowing gentleman made bet to-day that the
California Democrats have elected Governor and two
congressman, and that the Legislature is Democratic.
The authentic report is waited for with intense auxi-
ety.
| SAN FRASCIsco, Sept A Democratic Mayor and
majority of the legislative ticket elected in this city,
Returns from interior show reduced Union majority
| MONTGOMERY, ALA, Sept. 5.-The conservative con-
vention adjourned to-day after adopting the resolt
tions of the recent conservative convention OF the
State of Pennsylvania, as expression of the views
of the convention and of the conservative men of the
State of Alabama.
AUGUSTA, GA, Sept. 5.-Denj Hill is writing Sc
ries of letters to Grant in reply to Pope, in which he
asserts no respectable white i'll the South ap-
proves Of the military bills as constitutional, right,
just desirable; that the uncandid accept the candid
reject none approve-all despise.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 5.At noon to-day Gen. Calby
appeared district headquarters and formally relieved
Gen. Sckles. He received with salute of thir-
teen guns Sickes, in his farewell order, commends
the fidelity of his subordinate officers and troops.
Canby's first order simply that he has
sumed command names his staff, and continues in
force for the present all existing orders. sickes sails
for New York on Saturday. He publishes in the pa
pers of tomorrow long letter to Gen Grant in usti
lcaton Of his course,
RALEIGH N. c., Sept. 5.-The Republican conven-
ton reassembled to-day for more thorough and per-
organisation of the party throughout the State
Stormy morning and evening session. Many speeches
were made, chiefly of the inhammaory kind, favoring
prescription of rebels and confscation of property.
Marshal Goodoe defended the Southern whites man
fully deprecated cOnhScatOn and warned the freedmen
of the dangers surrounding them. No platform yet
has been adopted, but resolution referring confsca
ton and kindred to the action OF Congress
was carried by a tremendous majority.
SAN Francisco, Sept. 5.-IIaight for Governor and
Axtel for Congress from the fist district and nearly
solid Democratic Legislature. Delegations from San
Francisco and Sacramento elected This prevents the
rcGectrn of Senator Conness.
KEx NEST, Fla, Sept. 5.-The steamship George
Cromwell from New Orleans for New York, broke the
shaft on her bearings and the water rushed in
Passengers baggage and 27O bales Of cotton saved
Rest of her freight wet Capt stonard hopes to save
1.-The vessel. It
WASHINGTON, Sept. .6.-The President has recog
nised Alexander Beage de Buhas French Consul al
Charleston, Baron Albert de Vaux at Richmond and J
A. Qunterro Belgian Consul at New Orleans
4 clerical error of twelve and half millions in the
debt statement has been discovered in favor of the
Government which: leaves the debt outstanding, less
cash in the treasury, two thousand FIVE hundred mill
ions dollars.
Grant was not at the Cabinet meeting to day, which
continued in session over two hours.
Gen. Denver received the following from San Fran
cisco the 5th: California sends greeting to all con
servative citizens at the East, having elected Henry
Hoight Governor by many thousand majority, follow
ing in the footsteps of Connecticut and improving or
her example. The Legislature is Democratic and two