The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-09-18
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St. Louis last night and the recipient Of grand
reception at the hands of the Radicals He declined
to make speech and asserted privately that he had
no taste for politics ambition for political prefer
ment. In the evening torchsht procession passed
the hotel where the General staying aud speeches
were made by Carl SchurZ and Lieutenant Governor
Smith. Sheridan merely returned thanks to the pee
pie for the demonstrations asserting again bis inabi-
ity to make speech. From twenty to thirty thou
sand persons assisted in the demonstration. He leaves
for Leavenworth this afternoon. :,
WILMINGTON DEL, Sept. 10.--The extensive spice
mills of c. s. Fell & Bro. doing business in Philadel-
pha burned. The mills were the largest in the
try. Loss very heavy - - ;
WASHINGTON, Sept. l1.-~The heavy Radical loss.
Maine creates intense excitement. The lower house
of the Legislature, which last session had but thirteen
Democrats, is now claimed by that party.
The great central States, New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio claimed certain for the anti Radical
ticket and the defeat of negro suffrage in Ohio
to be conceded.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 11.--Ye elbow fever deaths for
the wentyfour hours ending at 6 oclork this mcri
ing sxty-seven.
The common council last night had an election for
assistant Recorders Three negroes and one white
were chosen. Negroes also chosen to several
other municipal positions
New YORK, Sept l1.--The Commercial under
stands several fatal cholera have occurred among
the troops on Governors Island The disease pre-.
walls there alarmingy. Communication with the city
intedcted. fatal is reported in West Thirty
ninth street.
A Washington dispatch says four hundred soldiers
going west entered transfer depot, driving off the
guard, and got very drunk.
The World has the following dispatch dated Bangor,
Me-, Sept 10th: The result Of the election yesterday
in Maine has astonshed both parties =. The immense
Republican majority Of last year which was % O0G,
has been nearly if not entirely overcome, and it will
take days to decide certainly whether the Rad-
cal candidate for Governor is elected. The counties
of York Knox, Lincoln, Washington and Aroostook
bav ncprtai hoe ptraip NV Dam nd
others in doubt. :.
The records at the Attorney Generals Office show
eighteen thousand pardons previous to the present
amnesty 1t is questioned whether b:eTe rank above
brsadier general excluded from amnesty, aud
whether the term agents includes those who went
abroad to sell bonds and cotton.
There is no immediate prospect of Cabinet changes,
though the pressure continues
SAVANNAH, Sept. ll.-Heavy rain storm all day.
House struck BY lightning and badly damaged Mrs.
c. Roche was killed The track of the Georgia rail-
road is washed away near the depot Travel not in
terrupted
RICHMOND, Sept. ll.-Gen Schofeld to-day issued
an order detailing Col. H. B. Rurnbain, Judge Adyo-
cate U.S.A, to Judge of the Hastings Court Of
this city. This the necessity for an election
by the people to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Judge Lyons. - -,
New YoEK, Sept. lit is stated cn good author
ity that registration will be opened in Louisiana and
alabama until the lst of October that election will
the 3lst, and that they will take place that
day in all the Southern States. - -.
The Northern papers of all complexons discuss.
ing the dangers menacng the Republican party.
| Fort LEAyENW ORTIZ, Sept. 1.-THE Indians OBJ
structed the railroad near Fort Hooker throwing a
train from the track and fired into tue wreck from an
ambush hurting no one.
New York, Sept. lathe National Grand Lodge
Of Odd Fellows meets here Monday.
4 whisky fraud of so, ,Oc0 has been discovered in
Brooklyn, and J. c. Thompson, the keeper Of the
warehouse held in $4,000 bail
A boat from the schooner Mary and Carolne cap
ssed off Long Island, drowning captain Smith,, wife
and child. - o..
| WASHINGTON, Sept. l2.-The following is Grants
caption to the recent executive promug cation: The
following proclamation of the President is published
for the information and guidance of all concerned
Gov. Bullock has been re-nominated for Governor
of Massachusetts. One Of the resolutions adopted By
the convention says: We therefore, in behalf of the
people of Massachusetts, while declaring our approval
of the Just of Congress to arrest the
and defeat the plans Of this dangerous man. the Pres
ident pledge also to that body IN the future the full
est support in such constitutional measures as in its
wisdom it may find it necessary to resort TO- in tur'
therance of the same end even to the exercise Of its
extraordinary power to remove from office this de-
stroyer of the public peace and this enemy OF the Gov
ernment itself.
New ORLEANS, Sept. l2.-Ycllow fever deaths for
the nty-lour hours ending o'clock this morning
sixty-one. :; -
LOUISVILLE, Sept, 12.-River falling with thrty-tuq
inches III the camel.
BALrrNoRE, Sept. 12.-The Border State Radical
convention assembled here attracts little attention.
Resolutions favor manhood and suffrage endorsed
Stanton, Sheridan and Sickles, and favor mpeach-
ment One-third CT the delegates are blacks. =
l PHILADELPHIA Sept l2.-RacbeI and Mary Jones
elderly maiden ladies', have been arrested, charged
with causing the death Of Annie Richards four years
old, by srychnine The child had called them old
maids
LsAvENwoRrH, Sept. 12-Sheridan assumes COM
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WASHINGTON, Sept IA circular from the Adu.,
tant Generals office directs the Of the mail in.
stead of the telegraph for routine communications.
Sckes declines addressing the Republicans in defense
of his course on the ground of military etiquette
Revenue rece pts to-day $3.50, ,0Oo.
The DEMOCRATS at Norwich, Connecticut, fred guns
in honor of the results in California and Maine and
one extra gun for Montana.
"Achievement' won S.. Leger stake at the Don
caster races.
William A. Wallace, chairman of the Pennsylvania
Democratic Central Committee, Hon. James GamF-
bell and Hon. Asa Packer, from ,Pennsylvansa, are
here Their mission has not ranspired. They repre-
sent the Pennsylvania Democrats confident of car
rying the State
The Radical majority in Maine is now stated at ten
thousand-a loss of eighteen thousand.
The President and Cabinet and most of the dipp-
matsts attended the Antietam cemetery dedication.
WILM1NGroN, n. c., Sept II, $50 P.M.-The train,
going north on the Wilmington and Weldon railroad
ran off the track Bratteboro. Mail agent named
Springer and express messenger Goodwin severely
injured. No passengers hurt Cars badly smashed up.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l3.-Stevensop has been inalt-,
gurated Governor of Kentucky. Ee endorses and
will carry cut the principles enunciated by Helm.
In the Cabinet Grant inclined to favor stimuli
taneous election on the first Monday in November. It
is confidently expected the district commanders will
concur
MEMPHIS, Sept 13.-Some time since the Office Of
the Eagle newspaper, at Camden, Arkansas, was Gel
stroyed by soldiers, led by Major Pierce Col Gil:
bert, commanding, wrote Cen Ord, in which he said
that the of the press directed against the
servants of the people, may be endured, but Gen.
Ord's and Neis forces detained to enable them
to perform their duties, they servants Of the
people Of Arkansas but rather their masters and he
felt it to be great piece Of mpertinence for newspa
pers in the State to comment en- the military under
any circumstances whatever, Cen. Ord, in reply,
says your letter of the 18th Glt in which you attempt
to Justify act oea party CT soldiers @ho misled by
officer, forcbly entered citizens house and de-
stroyed his property, is received. You will please ex
plain why this act rot prevented BY you, as post
commander and if the requirements Of the SD arti
Gle of war has been cOmDlied with. Your assertion