The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-07-24

States Consul and Collector Kellogg The vessel has
f been turned over to naval officers at this port.
i WASHINGTON, July ls.-lnternal revenue receipts
4 to-day ST16000
4 In the Surratt case, John ) Reeves, a tailor tes
fed that he Suratt at his store in Montreal about
4 the 1Ith, and again about the 18th 18th of April
Several witnesses from Canada have impeached the
4 truthfulness of Lieut. Marie and Dr. McMulen Lieut.
Marie left Canada because be stole nine hundred dol
lars from the education Office The defense is still ex
pecting witnesses. Court adjourned.
4 Grant and Col Hillyer, OF New York, were before
the Judiciary Committee to-day regarding impeacl-
ment. Joseph Fl. Bradley was summoned to testify
regarding the pardon of Stephen t. Cameron, who
i was witness in the Surratt case
NEW YORK, July l8-Treasury receipts million
one hundred and seyentyt three thousand dollars pay
ments one million eight hundred and six thousand /;
balance one hundred and thirty millions three hun
dred and sixtyh thousand dollars
i WASHINGTON, July .1s.-Sanford Conoyer, in his
last application for trial. which was oyerruled
makes affidavit that his two principal accusers have
since boasted that BY their swearing against him they
had preserved their regulations and probably the Ifs
Of Davis.
+! meeting of the friends of Ma xmilian was held in
Houston street, New York, last evening which
/ outions adopted condemning the execution Of
the Arehduke and fayorng armed intervention in the
affairs of Mexico, and appointing committee to call
public meeting Of citizens the subject. The Ger
i mans took prominent part in the matter.
1t is ascertained that the Court of Claims allowed
claims only to the extent of hundred and ten thor
sand dollars in eleven twelve cases. the others hav
ing been continued; and that the Court requires not
only evidence of loyalty but of active sympathy in the
cause of the Union to support claims. -
CINCINNATI, July l9.-The Commercials Leaven
worth dispatch says the Indians had captured train
Fort Larned. Bishop Lamay, ten priests and sig
men were killed and probably mutilated, and the
abused. An escort tried to overtake the tral.
to protect it. but arrived too late.
San Francisco, July 19.--The panic in mining
| shares continues
SAN FRAscIsco, July l6-The Republican State
/ convention nominated John Bidwell for Governor.
Resolution favorng impartial suffrage without regard
| to color adopted
i New York, July 19.--The Constitutional conyen-
ton, to day, adopted resolution declaring negroes
entitled to the same rights and immunities whites
i by vote of IS against Al.
4 WASHINGTON, July 20-A Surratt Juror was taken
with violent cholera morbus, and the Court adj
/ iourned.
afternoon.
Gen. M. A. McClernand, of Illinois, las been nom
mated for the Mexican mission.
All the Cabinet except Stanton approved the mes
sage. Some passages were stricken out during its con-
| sderaton in the Cabinet
John L. Goddard, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
/ Of Pennsylvania, is dead. s
The Post Office Department has ordered contracts
for mail transportation from Brashear, La, by Sabine
Pass Beaumont and Liberty, to Houston and back ak
times week, by steamboat and railroad, on sched-
ule Of twenty four hours. Route three hundred and /
/ five miles long.
GALVESTON, July 90 Headquarters is overwhelmed
with reports of outrages in the Red river country
Colored people dare not accept the appointment Of
registers, and the outlaws have threatened the life OF
Judge Latimer, prominent Texan, who has resigned
his appointment. The Bureau officers afraid of
| their lives. The chief outlaw is named Guest. The
coored people flee to the woods on his approach. He
| shot freedwoman and cut out of her womb living
child and exhibited it in drunken glee. The keepe.
| of the barron arrested, but escaped.
/ At Sterling Robinson county, colored church was
assaulted, and two and one woman killed
Captain Randall, the bureau agent, raised hundred
| freedmen and arrested two OF the rngleadere.
WASHINGTON, July 2O.--August Bissell, doctor
from New York. testified that he in Elmyra on,
the 9th Of April; saw Snrratt there Witness had a.
suit with the Erie railroad company he suspected
Slrratt was detective employed by the railroad
company to watch witness; noticed him closely. The
/ sick juror was brought into court on lounge. Bis
sells cross. examination was lengthy The court took
to o'clock, and adjourned to Monday, when
the defence can examine and expatate witnesses.
Gen. Howard has issued orders to his subordinatcs
regarding employees Preference must be given to
such have been loyal and all must take the roncad
oath.
New YoRk, July 20.-An Austrian ship arrived
from Antwerp had seventeen deaths. Sent to queran
tine. q
LETTER FROM ROBERT TooMBs.-The West and South
Of Cincinnati contains the following letter from Gen
Toombs:
WASHINGTON, GA.
Ny Dear sir-Your letter Was duly received, and
would have been before replied to but for my absence
from home Having but recently arrived in the United
States knew nothing Of your proposed organisation
what il was for or who in it, when wrote my
reply to yours Of the 9th ult After the reception Of
r.<,f9
Cincinnati Convention, I accept, with the greatest
pleasure, the position to which have been assigned
and will cheerfully give any utmost efforts to promote
establish and vitalise those principles.
The first Kentucky resolution contains the principles
of my whole political life have stood by them from
youth to this year. have maintained them in peace
in war, in power and out of power in prosperity and
adversely, and | am as ready to-day as | thirty
years ago. when entered public life nullifer to
spend and be spent in the sacred cause; and if rng
sacrifices of all sorts had been thousand times more
/ than they have been, | should consider them well
spent for lost rather than accept any other
Interpretation Of the American constitution there.
fore accept any man as brother, in peace war,
1 who will honestly stand by and defend them. l will
be with him long the weakness Of humanity will
4 enable me to stand by the truth of my own heart
/ Therefore, sink swim, survive perish am with
the West and South, for the maintenance Of the Gin
cinnati platform of April %. | will take immediate
measures organise the State of Georgia on that
|
rebel States to fall into line You can fully count OF
| them. have tried them.
will leave home tomorrow with the view of be-
/ ginning the organisation in Georgia, and charging
/ your subscription as the means of propagatns true
constitutional ideas, and will eudeavor to send you
subscriptions from time to time as the organisation is
enlarged. regret nothing in the past but the dead
and the failure, and to-day ready to thebest
means can command to establish the principles for
which fought
| lam, respectfully and truly, your friend,
R. rooMBs.
W n, CORY, Corresponding Secretary Democratic
Central COMMITTEE
How DIP MEXICO FALL ?-The New York Herald,
Of the 4th furnishes the following interesting state
ment concerning the fall Of the city of Mexico:
/ Our special Galveston telegram recording the fall
of the capital says Marquee dcposed aud the city
surrendered by Gen. Tabera This suggests singular
and painful doubt. On the 18th Of May, when the
ilfated Austrian Prince had interview with Esco-
/ bedo, hopes were held out to him that if he would
bring about the immediate surrender of Mexico city