The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-02-27
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New ORLEANS, February O.-Cotton-Sales 5000
bales with weak market; low mddling Sole, and
sugar-fair l3c Molasses-fair 76c Flour-super-
fine s1l SO. Corn 81 15 Oats 81 10. Hay sa7 so
@$3s co.. Mess pork s21 Is; shoulders l2c.; sides
13@135c lard 12a@l54. Gold closed at 1859; ster-
ling 46@4e1; New York sight &c. discount
New York, February 20, evening.-Cotton dull
and unchanged. Gold 1871.
NEW ORLEANS, February 2l.-Cotton-sales 25Oo
bales; market weak and lower; low middling SOC,
middng SIC; receipts 1880 bales exports 6639.
Sugar-fair l3c. Molasses-fair 76c. Flour-super-
fine s11 75 Corn 81 1901 III. Oats 81. Hay
$37 5o@ss co. Pork s21 Is. Bacon shoulders 1l4c.;
81 40 Gold 1874; sterling 474@473; sight lc. dis
count
New YORK, February 81, evening.-Five-twentie
of 1862 coupons, llls; do. 64, losl; do Co. 1863;
lo4Os 1919; 1905, first series, 1853; do other Sc
ries, 1863: Gold 1881. Cotton heavy; sales 100
bales; middling upands 32c.
MOBILE, February 2l.-CotoE-Sales 500 bales;
middling aOc.; prices in favor of buyers receipts
600 bales.
New ORLEANS, February 22-The day was mostly
observed as holiday. Banks and public offices
closed.
Cotton-sales 5000 bales; prices lower; low mid
ding, 291013Oc middling, 3O1@3lc.; receipts for
the week. 2S7s6 bales, against 49, 433 for the week
before; exports do. o. SS2; sugar-fair, l5c; Hour,
superfne Sll so; corn, 81 12@l Is; oats, 81; hay,
s37 5o@3s 90; mess pork, ST. IS; bacon-sboul-
ders, 134; lard-l2t@l44c.
New YORK, February %, noon.-Stock market pref
ty strong account of the hundred million bill;
5-20's of 1862 coupons, 111t. Gold 1883. Cotton
dull at 32c. for middng uplands.
New ORLEANS February 23.-Cotton, sales $500
bales; low midding 294@3oc, middling 30!@31c;
receipts 1o47 bales; exports 1920. Sugar, fair
Is. Oats 81: Hay unchanged: Pork s2l Is;
shoulders 1lc; sides l24@144. Whisky 81 25@2 40.
Gold l3s@lSs4. New York sight C discount.
NEW YORK, February %, evening-Cotton &c. low
er; &c. for lower grades.
Cable Dispatches.
LONDON, February 2O.-A number of the recently
insurgent Fenans have been arrested, and nne con-
victed at Dublin, heavily sentenced
BERLIN, February 20.-Election returns nearly all
in The Saxon members antiPrussan. The
Government has contracted for several steamers of
American pattern for when dispatch is required
LONDON, February 81, evening. .-Consos closed at
81 for money U. S. 5-20's "A.
LIVERPOOL. February 81, evcnng.-Cotton has a
declining tendency; market closed dull; middling up
lands l3ad., middling Orleans lid; sales 10000
bales.
LIVERPOOL February o. noop.-Cotton declined
Id; middlng uplands, 134d sales, yesterday, 1000,
and for the week, 81, 900 bales.
LONDON, Consols cog; United States bonds, 49,.
LIVERPOOL, February %, evenng.-Cotton heavy
and declined materially during the day middlng up
lands l31d; middlng Orleans l4bd
LIVERPOOL. February 25 noon.-Cotton somewhat
frmer and prices advanced trhe; sales 1000 bales;
mddling uplands 1S5d.
LONDON, February %, noon.-Consols 81.
LIVERPOOL February %, evening. Cotton closed
quiet; sales 5000 bales midlng upands 13bd.;
middling Orleans 141d.
LIVERPOOL, February 23-The Spanish news is ex
citing Notwithstanding the suppression of the news
serious nsurrection is undOubted.
LONDON, February 23.-Consul Daily has COM
menced suit for the steamer Alexander.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, February 2o.-The tenure of Office
bill was hurried to the President last night to prevent
pocket veto.
House-sbcrman's bill came up. Wilson's amend
ment adopted by 50 to a., It provides that persons
excluded from Office by the proposed constitutional
amendment be excluded from voting for members or
being members of the Conventions to form State
Constitutions.
Sheabargcr offered an amendment declaring, that
until the rebcllious States admitted to representa-
ton any civil government shall be deemed PROVISIONAL
and subject the authority of the United States; to
be abolished, modified or superseded at any time !;
all elections under the civil governments to be con-
Quoted by persons described in the 5th section, and
pclson qualified to hold office under the provisional
governments who is ineligible under the provisions Of
the thru svot;e. of the constitutional amendment Of
last session. Adopted-yeas, 20, nays, TO- Rcsolu
ton to concur with amendments, then passed by
to As. Hawkins, of Tennessee, and Hubbard of Ohio,
the only Republicans voting nay.
The militia bill was recommtted to the committee
Army appropriation bill taken up and adopted
including the section relative to general of the
army which contains in addition points telegraphed
last night that orders and instructions relating to
military operations issued By the President Secre
tary Of War shall be issued through the General OF
the ar.sv. The House went into committee on i.;terna
revenue. Recess.
The Senate was engaged District bills until the
message from the House was received announcing the
passage of Sherman's bill with amendments. Mr..
" Willian1s moved that the Senate concur Several
Senators regretted the disranchsng clause inserted
by the House, but would vote concur notwithstand
ing Mr. johnson said if he had bis wish he would
Immediately receive Southern Representatives, but
would yield to the majority. He would vote for the
bill because he saw in it the mode Of rcscuing the
country from perils now threatening it. Recess.
WAsII!NGreN, February 2l.-Hoase. The bill au-
thorisins the submarine bridge at St. Louis passed.
The bill retiring compound interest notes, one hun
red and forty millions of which due this year, was
taken up and the amendment authorsing the issue OF
one hundred million legal tender to feplace them
passed by 90 to So Another section prohibits the re
tiremen. of four millions per month during the pTesen
year. The House then voted on the bill, defeating i
by 81 to 75 The vote reconsidcred ana referred
to a committee which repo, ted it Immediately with
the section forbdding the retirement of four million
per month stricken out. Passed by 9j to %. The
bill authorises the issue of a hundred millions lega
tenders to reduce compound interest notes Recess
Seaate-The Railroad Committee discharged
from the consideration of the Southern Pacllc Ran
road.
The Judiciary Committee reported bill providing
that where property was confscated by Confederate
authorities the former may make proof before
any Federal court and the commissioner or military
commander of the district wherein the conflscated
land lies shall place claimant in possession, on presen
tation of the commissioners or judges decision, and
protect claimant ill possession
A bill was introduced to confirm sales OF tax com
mssioners for South Carolina to persons in any naval
or marine corps
A Joint resolution to return the tax collected from
national banks, under erroneous ruling of the Treas
ury Department. passed.
The bridge over the Mississippi at Clinton, Iowa,
was declared post route. Executive session.
on6rmations-Internal revenue collectors, Samuc5
F. Cooper, Arkansas; John Read, North Carolina
Joseph Henderson, Texas Z. W. Bond, North Caro-
lima Robert Johnson Alabama; James F. Alternately,
Tennessee Joshua D. Giddings, assistant treasurer
Charleston; j. Il. Washington, postmaster Macon
Georgia
WASHINGTON, February 22.-Senate.--hr Yates
presented the petition of four thousand citizens OF
Charleston, asking for a territorial Government.
The bill extending agricultural colleges to Tennes
see passed. The House amendment torbdding Con
federate professors was stricken out.
The bill for establishing mail between San Fran
cieco and Honolulu passed.