The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-04-24

JACOB BARKER hEGiSTERS.-tfO m the following
card signed by Jacob Barker, and published in the
New Orleans papers of the 16th it will be that
be of the first to register under the military
bills:
have submitted to the injustice of having my name
registered it being the only left for Southeners
correct the wrong of taxation without represent
alton.
The publication by Congress of a volume of 500
pages, in relation to the July riots be got up
for the single purpose of innrine the Democratic par
ty; it makes testify that the Conservatives dared
not have public meeting, because the Democrats
would break it up. Ny statement that the Demo
Gratis apprchcnded violence from the Office seekers
the corners. 1t makes me say, that when Hahn
and Wells were elected we had fair election. l said
in the rural parishes they had fair election while
that in the city the most fraudulent ever known
publicly refused to take part in celebrating the
election of Hahn and Wells, because it violated our
vested rights 1t also makes say that did not
drink and smoke with IejelS election days. What
| said was did not smoke and drink with the rabbIe
election days. There is also to what
said about the S2300,000 specie which had been Sc
cretcd and the S2l 900 Confederate money OF the
latter the military authorities received the avas Nv
Bank of Commerce had not any interest or agency in
the matter. The Radicals overlook the Christian doc
trinc that it is better for nnetynne guilty to escape
than one innocent man to be punished. A majority
of the citizens of Louisiana opposed secession
yet they punished alike with the misguided. What
said about the disposition Of citizens, aud about
secession is correctly stated
= TERRIBLE DISASTER AT MoNRoE.-The New Orleans
Times of the 18th has the following
Private letters by the steamboat Idahoe Captain
Mclaughlin which arrived Tuesday from the Ouaclta
river confirm the report published in the Times sew
eral days ago, of sad accident which occurred at
Monroe on Saturday last.
1T seems that new steam ferry boat built at Mon
roe o NV between the and bank of the Oua
cbita river at tina. non was making trial trip, hav
inc on board number Of the ost prominent citizens
of Ouachta parish, and that wh{e on her return to
Monroe her boiler exploded. A nu,2ber OF her pas
sengers were seriously injured among tu-n ROBERT
J. CALDWELL Esq, lawyer of Monroe Capt 4. W.
NorcroSs Assessor Of Internal Revenue Monroe al
though hurt, glad to learn was not in any dan
ger. Dir. John t. Simmons, one Of the most exten-
sive planters that river, sorry to hear was
one of the sufferers and died after twelve hours of
cxcruciating pain. Col. Henry Bry, of Monroe, was
blown into the water but rescued.
The machinery for this boat constructed at this
city The precise cause of hc disaster is not known
but the engineer has been arrested and will be exam
ined Oh the charge Of mansangh;cr.
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LETTER FROM REvERDY JouNsoN.-Thc West Point
(Ga Gazette of the 4th inst contains the following
We have received the following letter from the Hon
Revcrdy Johnson, Of Marylund:
SENATE CHAMBER March 25 1867.
Dear StY-Yours of the 18Th is received. Ny vote
for the bill you refer to was given, not because ap
proved of it, but because knew that if defeated, or
not carried out by the South other means runous to
them, in every way, would follow.
wished by my vote (hoping that the South would
not doubt my desire to serve them, and the whole
country to place nysclfn condition to advise them
more effectuay to its acceptance than would be if
had voted against it.
Ny advice therefore is, and give Utmost anriously
that the proper to be pursued by you is to
ganise under the act at aud in good faith. Very
your obedient servant,
REvERDY JOHNSON.