The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-17
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milian's officers and soldiers representing several nay
tons are il the city, all wearing mourning badges.
WASHINGTON. July 10--The defense was engaged
all day in impeaehing witnesses Number swore that
neither Tibbets Ceaver could be believed on oath
Several parties there dancing at the Me-
tropolitan Hall on the afternoon Of the l4th and M
round table in the Hall, contradcting Vanderpoofs
testimony. ~. $s 81.
Hon John Nugent, Of California il an applicant for
the Mexican missiop backed by tue, California deega
ton.
Internal revenue receipts ST ,eoG,
WASHINGTON, July 11.--Con interest paid on loans
Of IS and 6S bonds Of 81 and zoos Of recent issue,
amounting to eighteen and Il half millions. Six mil.
lions in currency 730s falls due on the 18th. No
further coin interest viii be due until November
cept four and half millions on 1o-4os due ls Sep
tembcr Interest compound interest notes. amount.
ing to fourteen millions currency for July, August,
October and December. Treasury holds seventy
three micns coin and tTenty millions coin certi6t
Gates
Reciprocity treaty between the United States and
Hawaiian Islands will be sent to the Senate for ratlh
cation.
Advices from Fort Wallace report another Indian
defeat. Thirteen soldiers killed
| LOUISVILLE July IA telegram from Ellis Cliffs,
twenty miles below Natchez says the army worm has
appearedtwo months earer than usual threatening
\ to destroy cotton On overaowed lands.
NEW ORLEANS July 1.-THE Austrans from Max
milans army in this city being supported by the
Austrian government which also thorses the char
ter of vessels to convey the subjects from New Or,
leans Mobile, Havana and Vera Cruz TO Trieste
In special orders No. IS, Gen. Sheridan ordered
the board Of registers once select suitable per-
to act as coDssioners of election three persons
e be selected in each precinct whose names must be
submitted to the supervising officer for approval. In
order to accommodate the largely increased number
of voters, two days will be given to voting Tue
boards of1egisatioi ordered at once to proceed
Masses for Maximilian were said in several of the
principal churches in this city.
/ HAVANA, July 6.-Thc slave cargo recently landed
consisted of five hundred Congos, who were immedi;
atey scattered.
heavy invoice Of artillery was received FROM
Cadiz.
The Fourth was handsomely. celebrated. Sugar.
market less active.
Jamaica advices represent planters oyerburdened
with taxes. Many are leaving the Island.
WASHINGTON, July l.-Gen. JAS G. Russell, U a,
from general inspection of posts on the plains and
across the continent passed through Kansas, Ne,
braska, Colorado territory Utah, Oregon, Washing
ton, California Arizona and Nevada returning via
Panama. lie reports ,favoraby Of the country gen
eraly but discredis the accounts Of Indian troubles
as greatly exaggerated.
II is stated on good authority that Atterberys name
goes to tile Senate as Mexican Minister
4 The folluMia is intended to rebut corporal Dyers
evidence that Mrs. Susratt spoke to him from paror
Mrs F. z Lambert sworn Witness resides in the
city; resided here in APRIL 1885, at $50 street, be-
tween 9Th and 9th streets south side, house 'front.'
ing north witness remembered the night of the
sassnaton resided on H street then between 10
and IL o'clock on that night witness heard voice
from the street saying the President shot, witness
Immediately went to the front paror and opened the
window two soldiers passing, and witness
asked them what the matter one soldier replied
the President was shot by John Wilkes Booth; Wit
ness asked what SO many soldiers doing in town;
she thought there might have been mob some
disturbances; replied we have been to sea torch
light procession and returning to our camp
at Camp Barry it was dark and hagy; witness saw
the had soldiers Clothes and they said they
) were soldiers. John I. Halahan, who boarded at
Surratts went North detective testfies he lost
handkerchief marked John r. surrstt, in Burlng
ton. Mrs Haahan, testihing regarding the evening
Of the assassination says she left the house with Mrs
surrattto SO to church, but returned She adds she
did not return to the paror after she returned from
walk with Mrs. Surrat 1t was about o'clock or a
quarter past sheI, they went out. Mrs. surratt
calm as witness had ever seen her. Eliza Hawkins,
eoored contradics the testimony of Susan jackson,
who Surratt took supper ut home onsthe night
of the 14th.
SAvAsNAH, July 11-Total number of voters regis
tered whites l4lO; coored 2o93
"A RICHMOND, July IA telegram to the EFhig fropN
Lynchbnrg, says general meeting of stockholders of
the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad was held there
to-day. The meeting was formed into two bodies
One assemblage passed resolutions denoun1ing con-
soldation with Southsde ahd Norfolk roads; the 9th
er adopting resolutions protesting against any legal
measures being taken to defeat consolidation. Tha
consolidation meeting represented nearly four thou
sand shares
Republiearm meeting was held on tle public square
this evening, 1t was addressed by Dir. Sterling who
Icautioned the negroes against insisting social
equality. Mr.. Dourer also spoke.
Died,
In Washington City, District of Columbia, on Mon
day, May 49, 1867 COLUMBIA LIBEETs, OF paralysis,
after severe and protracted Illness Of seven tedioa
years.
The deceased was born in 1176, of poor but re-
spectacle couple-Honesty and Patriotism The FIRST
five years Of her life struggle with misery
as were the closing seven But she grew up beau-
full lass, and made her entire in society in I7S7 win
ming the admiration of friends and the jealousy of
rivals AT early age size formed tender attach
nent for principle. A happy union followed, aud
the course Of events Numerous offspring rose up to
bless her. The duties of netefnfty hoaevar did not
detrac from her beauty, and she advanced in
she seemed to increase in loyelness Deyotng herself
exclusively to the care of numerous family, sure of
the enduring love Of her only spouse the future lay
n before her bright as the vision Of beattude
But alas human fraailty! In an evil hour, elderly
matron though she was She listened to the honeycd
words OF unprnciped young fellow named Radical
isni not vet out of his teens She resisted his nd
vances for WHILE but in November 1850 lost to all
sense of womay dignity, she abandoned the partner
Z of her youth and took up with this young scapegrace.
This faux pas created lamentabe disturbance iii her
previously happy family. Eleven of her most loving
h children refused to live with this young step-father,
f and sought for themselves otierhomes. For this
tumacy the wicked stepfather dsinherited ten ,af
then and dragging the eleventh back to the old home
stead he inflicted her untold barbarities and out
! rages Tie poor old mother, hearbroken by the
disgrace Of her Household struck with paralysis;
and has been bedridlen for several years The ply
scians who attended her chosen by her unpfn-
ciped husband and the public opinion is that they
were employed to kill instead Of cure, the lady
an obstacle tehis ambitious designs on her property
and that of her children. Monday after ulheard Of
. suffering, aud anguish, she breathed her last
f Can this be death? there's bloom upon her cheek
But now see it is no living hue, 81
. But strange hectic-like the unnatural red
Which Autumn plants upon the persisted leaf
:, It is the same, o God that l should live
To look upon the same ! . 81.
IS The HAY, WHEar AssP CoRs scaors.--The hay crop
. Of 1860 in the United States put down in the
sus at little over 600 tong that Of 1865. BY
the Agricultural Bureau at 627 tons, valued at
1917 56l 837; but the yield for the present year
estimated at 3ooooooo tons This, if realised and the
n crop is beyond possibility OF failing to be dn
o precedentedls large, will be gain in that single pro
Is d,ct of O the country large