The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-14
gELEGRhPHIc new S.
markets.

NEW ORLEANS, August it.--Iotton salts .oou oaies
market dull and unchanged; low middling 26e re
ceipts 80 and exports 1888 bales. Sugar and mo'as
ses unchanged Flour-superfine IS 80 Corn firm
white advanced 2tc.; yellow and mixed 81 20, AM
white 81 35G91 374. Oats i'll demand at 81 10, Pori
quiet and unchanged. Bacon quiet; shoulders l34
and clear sides l6@l6l, and sugarcnred hams 2oao
2l1c Gold 1899. Sterling 523@54l; New Yorl
sight Pet premium.
New York, August - noon-stocks strong
Money firm at 5f2ct Gold l4ol@l4os. Cotton
steady at 2S1c for middling uplands
New ORLEANS, August 12.-Gotton sales $50 bales
prices quiet low middng 26e.; receipts 2l5 bales
Louisiana sugar quiet and firm; light stock; good fail
l31@14e.; Caba retailing at l34@l4c. for fully fair
Moasses quite dull at 4O(045c. Flour dull and unset
tled superine IS 5G61S Is, and choice $l3@l4
Corn declined sc; yellow and mixed 81 1901 20, ano
white 81 2501 80. Oats declined, 10000. whole
range; Pork quiet; holders ask s25 Scoops 70 to-
round lots. Bacon-shoulders 134@133c. clear sides
l6@l64c., and hams 2l1@224c. Lard in terces 10!
and in kegs IA Ic Gold 40. Sterling 524@543
New York sight get premium.
New YORK, August IL, evening.-Cotton firm but
quiet sales of 800 bales at Isl for middng uplands
Gold l40S01l408
New York, August 10, noon-Cotton steady at
2S1c for middng upands. Gold sold high as al
on a rumor spread upon the streets, through paper
called the Globe, got up for the purpose that astound
ing frauds had been discovered in the treasury at
Washington. The bulls succeeded in forcing the
market but it has since run down to l405. '62 cou
pons III
New ORLEANS, August 13.-First cotton re-
ceived to-day; sales 1850 bales market active and
frmer; low middlng 26@2G5c; receipts for three
days Gil bales against 705 for corresponding time
last week; exports same time 1888 bales Sugar and
molasscs unchanged for Louisiana. Cuba sugar firm
retailing l5c. for prime to choice. cargo of mo-
lasses sold at 4c Flour dull and unsettled; super
fine IS 250S 80. Corn declining ST l5@l 80, whole
range. Oats declined SC; sales at 65@7oc. Pork
advanced Csc; jobbng at s26@26 .. Bacon-shoul-
ders 154@l31, and clear sides 160l6Ic. Lard--in
terces sales in kegs 43c. Gold 40. Sterling
525@54t; New York sight ] fict premium.
NEW York, August l2, evening.-Stocks steady.
Gold 1909. Cotton more active and lirmes; sales 1860
bales at 263c. for middling uplands.
Gable Dispatches.
| LIVERPOOL, August 2, noon.-Cotton iirmer and
more DOING quotations unchanged. Weather favor
t able for crops
LIVERPOOL August IL, . rN.-Cotton advanced to
| 10sd. for middIing uplands.
| PARIS, August ia great fire has occurred at
Bordeaux Eighty persons reported killed and injured
| LIVERPOOL, August 49, noon-Cotton firm mid
| ding uplands 1O!d., and Orleans 105d.
LoSnos, August Is, eyening.-Consos 945. Bonds
745.
LIVERPOOL August 10, evening Cotton frmer and
prices advanced; midling uplands 1o5, and Orleans
Id; sales 10 600 bales.
Miscellaneous.
NEW York, August l2.-Ex-Senaor Ira Harris de-
nounces the letter in Saturdays Herald forgery.
WASHINGTON, August l2.-Reports regarding the
Presidents resignation literally groundless.
Meeting of the bar to-day to consider the Fisher
Bradley difficulty largely attended. A committee was
appointed to investigate and report. Adjourned.
CHICAGO, August l2.-Co r. 4. Gilmore, postmas-
ter, drowned in the lake.
BALTIMORE August i2.-Corner stone of the Mon
astery under the auspices of the order Passionsts,
was laid yesterday in the presence of 5000 persons.
5000 Catholics were in the procession.
New YORK, August 12.-Punama advices state quiet
restored throughout Colombian States Magdalena,
however, still holds out. Mosqueras secret archives
contain document proving Mosquera anti-American
scheming.
Cholera has broken out in Nicaragua again. Tran
sit route unaffected as yet.
The Peruvian Congress has ordered a gold medal
for Juarez for his services in behalf of reDublicansm
in America President Prado las appointed a minis
ter to Mexico.
The Chans are indignant at the declaration for
defensive war against Spain. They want offensive
GALVESTON, August 12,-Deahs from yellow fever
for the week ending Saturday the 10TH were eighty
one. There were twenty three intcrments on Satur-
day-an increase of ten the previous day The
troops thus far are exempt.
A messenger from Corpus Christi reports yellow fe-
yer bad there, and that had appeared Houston.
There are 600 coored troops en- route from BraZos
to New Orleans to be mustered out.
WASHINGTON, August 12.-The PRESIDENT at 10
O'Clock AN. sent communication Stanton sus-
pending him from office Secretary of WAR and d.
rectlng him to transfer the records books etc. to
Gen Grant, and informing Stanton that Grant had |
been empowered to Secretary of War ad interim
and at the same hour authority sent to Gen Grant
authorizing him to act AS Secretary Of War ad interim
aud directing him to at once enter that duty. At
noon the President received a note from Stanton de-
nyng the Presidents right, under the Constitution and
laws to suspend Stanton without the consent of the
Senate or from legal cause, but inasmuch as Gen |
Grant, commanding the armies OF the Uuited States |
had notified Stanton that Grant had accepted the ap-
pointment as Secretary of War, ad interim, Stanton
had no alternative but to submit under protest to SUI
perior force.
Grant has assumed charge of the War Departments
and appeared at the Cabinet meeting to-day for the
purpose of considering certain questions with regard
to the territory recent acquired from Russia.
The papers presented by Durham alias Conover, as
ground for PARDON contain no words impugnng Ash
ley Butler or other persons. Those which profess to
disclose the plot were filed subsequently, and appa-
rcntly in despair of procuring pardon without them
They altogether distinct from the original pardon
papers There is the hg hest authority for saving that
when these disclosures officially before the Pres
ident, he decided to submit them to the public with
out further investigation or any attempt gather ad
ditional evidence, which said to exist
1t is officially stated that the value of the New Or
leans and Carroton railroad assigned to the United
facaton is not affected by the mortgage held by the
Fourth National Bank of New York
The first communication from the Executive De-
parmcnt to Gen. Grant Secretary of War ad interim
was issued at O'Clock to-day aud referred to Louisi-
ana matters. The order, it says, good authority
is in harmony with Grants views.
Revenue receipts to-day 81, 062, 600.
SAN Francisco, August IA portion of Benicia
was burned last evening. About forty buildings we're
destroyed
WASHINGTON, August 12-It is confdentialy sta
ted that Holt will be suspended in day Or two from
his functions as chief of the Bureau of Military JUS
tice.
Gen. Rousseau had interview with the Russian
to-day, and has received his commission
and instructions sole commissioner to receive the
territory.
From indication it seems that the President will now
push his views through, but it is impossible might to
predict the next step Excitement in political circles
is intense.
WAsH1NGroS August 13.-There is no authority
for the of Gen. Steadman's name in connection
with the War Department.
The Court of Claims decides that there is no appeal
from its decisions in cotton claims.
Grants letter to Stanton concludes thus " In mott
flying you of my acceptance cannot let the opportu-
nifty pass without expressing to you my appreciation
Of the ZEAL patriotism, rmness and ability with which
you have discharged the duties of Secretary of
War" Stanton, replying, concludes: 'You will