Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-10-19
NEWS ITEMS.

The editor of the Louisiana Democrat saw, few days ago, in Alexah diia, an old negro freedman, at least eighty five years old, with two large navy 'revo!vers buckled to his waist, a pepper-box revo.ver in each brooches pocket, huge sugar-cane knife iii his bosom and loaded walk ing cane iwhis right hand. He was & delegsfe to the Radical mongrel con- ventfoh. @
 -The New York Journal of Com- merce, of September 23, devotes it's leader to the cotton crop of the present season, ard, after long array of figures ahd thbles, arrives at the con- clusion that with good picking season the receipts for 1S67-'6S will bo two and half million baIes." A very early frost will cut this down nearly to the produce of4sst year.
 Lord Mazerene, an immensely rich man, was imprisoned for debt in the prison of Clfchy, France, for long time. He was imprisoned for considerable deb, in bills imposed ups on him, as he represented, by cheating in play, the payment of which he refused. He spent in prison an income ofl0O0O0 francs, kept open table, and furnished his mistress with an equip age and bex fn each theater.
 The Hon. John s. Pendleton, of Virginia, who was lately arrested and held to bail on the charge Of having illegally attempted to register, has ad- dressed communication to General Schofeid, asking an investigation by hin of the facts of the case. Mir. Pendleton admits that he voted for the ratification eithe ordiance o.secessioin but denies that this vote brought him within the scope of the instruction from headquarters.
 Mrs. Margaret Carr bought a black eat, in Pittsburg the other day for the purpose Of taking three drops of blood from it, to be administered to ssrandchi.a suf'erihg from croup. Thereupon the old ladys neighbors raised a tumult, charging her with witchcraft, and she had to call upon the authorities for protection. Will fam Owens, her lawyer, brought twen- ty witnesses to prove that the child recovered on the moment that the dose of blood was administered.
 --.-Ttr Washington correspondent of tire New Orleans Picayu une, with degree of confidence implying infor- nation telegraphs on the 4tb: The complexion of the new Cabinet, which informed you yesterday was being arranged by the President, may be in- ferred from the names Of those gentle- men who have so far sighified their willingness to accept the positions ten dered them. General Steedman, of whose firmness and pluck no one chtei- tains doubt, will be Secretary of War. and General Frank Blair Postmaster HGenerah. From the other gentlemen with whom the President has commu. nicated, no replies have vel been r,- ceived, but it is known that they are equally prepared 10 stand firmly by the President iA his contest with Con. gress
 The Sanoma (California) Demo- crat, of the 7th, says: We learn, just as we are going to press, with feelings of the deepest regret and pain. that Hon. James w. Coffroth, Of Sacramen- to, Congressman elect on the Demo- cratic ticket, died suddenly yesterday, the cth instant, probably Of apoplexy. MT. Coffroth was na i've of Pennsyl- vania. He formerly represented Tuo- lnmne in the State Senate. Of late years Mir. Cotlfoth has resided at Sacra- mento. He was man of ability and a lawyer of prominence. A host of friends mourn his deati." s@
 -IA consea~ence Of alleged bad management of tile affairs of the An tieiam cemetery, GbSernor Fenton, of New York, feels justified in refusing to pay aver the entire appropriation made by the Legislature of that State, until special commission shall have presented satisfactory report upon the past and present management The Governor of Pennsylvania has also I.appointed a special commission for Hike purpose. Both of these Cover nors are mad because they were not invited to speak at the recent Antie- tam celebration, when both of them were big with speech. .