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LAMENrABLE OccURRENcE.-We regret to hear that
Mr.. Edward 7. Calvert accidentally drowned at
his place near Bela's Landing, just above Waterproof
on Friday noon last. In company with six negroes,
he was going in fiat pond made by an inner
guard levee to the main levee that the party could
be taken off by steamer. A negro boy on board got
scared, and cried out that the fiat sinking which
made all the negroes rush to side and end and the
fat capsized. Mr. Calvert had on a heavy overcoat
and pair of cavalry boots. 1t is supposed he was
seized with camp for he Immediately sunk, although
within six feet of the levee. His body was not re.
covered until the next day. 1t was brought to this
city on Sunday, aud buried yesterday morning, from
the residence of his brother-in-aw Mr.. VIM Mallory
We understand that three of the negroes we're drowned
at the same time with Mr.. Calvert.
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I'D Store from Milan street,)
SHREVEPORT. ....................LO UIS1ANA
TIME subscribers have in store and are now opening
L one of the largest and
MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF GOODS
ever brought to this market, consisting in part of
Sugar, Coffee, Flour, Bacon, Lard, Candles,
Tobacco, both chewing and smoking
of all brands
Cigars-Domesc and Imported,
Snufr-of different brands
Box Goods of every description
Ketchups, of all sorts and sizes,
Mackerel-of all descriptions
Also
Wooden and Tin-Ware
of every description
Preserved Fruits of all kinds,
FULL ASSORTMENT OF DRY GOODS,
French and
American
Bleached and unbleached Domestics,
Cotton Flannel bleached and unbleached,
Cotton Drilling.
Linseys, Cotton Yarns,
Pins, Needles, and everything else kept in dry
goods store
A large assortment of Blankets, of all qualities.
Fall and Winter Clothing,
large assortment of Fall and Winter Clothing, of
the best materials, superior workmanship, and most
fashionable styles, embracing in part
Superine Black and fancy Cold Cloth and other
Dress, Frock Office and Sac Coats,
Paletots,
Overcoats'
Boat Coats
Blanket Goats,
Monkey Jackets,
Super Black,
Plain. Fancy
Cold Cashmere,
Jeans, Cottonades and
every description of Pantaloons;
Fancy,
Figured Silk,
''s' Cloth,
Cashmere Marseilles and other kinds of Vests;
Linen and Muslin Shirts,
Flannel Shirts of every kind;
Flannel and Cotton Undershirts,
Drawers, ETC., etc.
Gloves, and every variety of
gentlemens wearing apparel and Furnishing Goods
Hats, Boots, Shoes, Brogans, LADIES' Caters,
Misses and childrens Shoes, either by the
single pair
Gentemen's sewed Waterproof Boots,
Do peg'd do do
Do Do do k half, Calf Boots,
Mud Boots, of all qualities and sizes,
Ladies Caters and Shoes,
Misses do do
Children and Infants Shoes of every description,
4 fine assortment of Negro Russetts, of all sizes,
and everything usually found in large store.
Also-A very large and complete assortment of
Hardware, Cutlery, Queensware, Glassware,
Buckets, Tubs, Jugs, Rope Spades, Shovels, And
irons, Knives and Forks, Saddle-bags.
Saddlery of all Descriptions,
from Heads to Crupper
Bagsing, Rope and Irvine. = -
The subscribers invite the attention of purchasers to
their stock and they obgae themselves to sell low
as any other house west of the Mississippi river.
nov22 MCCLURE & BARRETT.
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The receipts of the Atlantic cable for the first four
weeks the line was opened averaged $500 day. the
second four weeks averaging e923 pounds day, the
third four weeks aud days up the 31st Of Oc-
tober averaged e74O day. On the lst of November
the tariff was reduced to e10 message and for the
first four weeks of the reduced tariff the receipts
aged ss26 day; for the next four weeks es1s day
for the four weeks ending the 24th January e753 a
day; for the tout weeks ending the 9th February,
1915 day, and from the 24th February to the 10th
Of March, fifteen days, the receipts amounted to eI5
$40 or about $1,000 day -
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OPINIONS OF ROBERT E. lea correspondent of
the New York Herald had an interview with Gen. Lee
on the 3ls u His letter to the Herald is very inter-
estirg, and We copy the following paragraph knowing
that readers will agree with the General that it is
the duty of good citizen to vote, and thus aid in Sc
curing the speedy restoration and welfare of his
country:
The General informed the writer that he believed
the people in that part of Virginia better off
than those of most other sections of the South or
even OF the State there being Of actual dest
tuition. On political subjects the General was non.
committal. To remark of the visitor that Wade
Hampton had been giving the freedmen some sensible
advice, he merely replied, So have heard Being
questioned his views of the duty of the Southern
people in regard to reconstruction, he said: You
must excuse me, sir from expressing myself on that
subject Ny position is a very peculiar one am
paroled prisoner, and have no right to speak upon
political matters, and anything may have said has
only been among my immediate circle Of friends from
whom it doubtless escaped Internationally and reached
the newspapers" l then remarked, 1.-THE reports
alluded to have been published in the entire press of
the country, and in this way will have decided effect
with the Southern people, which elected the follow
ing ! wish the Southern people to take such meas
ures as will most speedily restore them to their pros
perity; with that view in favor Of convention
to accept the terms of the military bill, but now
learn that the supplementary bill places that power in
the hands OF the military commander" remarked
such was the case, when he said Ihope that every
citizen who vote will vote so 3s to secure the
speedy restoration and welfare Of the country
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THE New TURKISH AMBAssADoR-The New York
Evening Post has the following sketch of NJ E. Baque
Who according cable telegram, will shortly arrive
on our shores in the capacity of Turkish Envoy at
Washington: He is the son of able Frenchman,
the late Mons. Blaque who for many years edited the
Moniteur Ottoman of Constantnople, the official or
gan of the Porte during the reign of Sultan Mahmond.
For the many years service rendered the State by
the father through his pen, the son was early taken
under Government patronage and sent to Paris as an
attache to the Turkish embassy. Young Blaque there
became acq TAINTED with Miss Mott, daughter of the
late Dr. Valentine Mott, of this city, whom he mar
ried But this alliance did not prove of long dura-
tion as she died two years afterwards Mr. Blaoue
returned to Consantinople and has since been in va
rious employments-for some time past Consul
General at Naples He is commissioned to repre-
sent the Ottoman Government at Washington
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For chiIls and fever use Peruvian Bark Ritters

DEATH By DRowsING.-We regret to learn that Mr..
Daniel ". Swayze, Of Concordia parish, La, near
relative of hr. j. K. Sharp Of the same parish, was
drowned on the 4th inst, MeGills plantation on
odriver, this side of Fort Adams. Mr.. Swayze was
in skf with one or two Others engaged in hunting
deer. Suddenly rising to shoot the skiff was upset
and Mr. swayze drowned. His body had not been
recovered, at last accounts fS.tchez Courier.
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SHARKEY AND WALKERS MISSISSIPPI CAsE.-Albert
Pike thus concludes article the bill filed by these
gentlemen in the United States Supreme Court in the
name of Mississippi
By the BILL the State of Mississippi is made to claim
that she separated from the other States that
her ordinance of secession was null and void. The
whole is for the State, humiliatng record. No one,
who is of generous spirit will upbraid her in her
calamity but there are many who honored her for
the galantry of her egions, who will deeply regret
that she has been made to that her people all
rebels, but she remained all the time in the Union
for if she did So her fought against her also
of the United States and were undeniably guilty
of treason.
The Northern journals all predict that the Supreme
Court will decide that it has jurisdiction of the
made by the bill That is opinion also. A State
never had any remedy by judicial proceeding, for
violation of the constitutional compact by other States
rfor any aggression its rights by the general Gov
But do these journals that to say this is
to make it necessary admit the right of withdrawal
by State from Union in which its rights had no pro-
lection, and when it could appeal to the judicial
power of the nation, even if military despotism were
established over it? Not being bound to submit to
such despotism-nay being bound by the most sol
obligations of duty to resist it, it must necessarily
judge for ITSELF and by separation otherwise right
itself.
The legislation of the last two years has completely
justified the Southern States for their endeavor to OBJ
tain political independence If the popular majority
the populace of the Northern States can by their
representatives. in Congress- change the constitution al
pleasure, and concentrate in their hands all the pow
of the Government, it wise and right in the
South to strive to free itself from what was servtude
in disguise.
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S. LEVY, JR.,
DEALER IN
EsN PROD CE
No. D. MILAN STREET. No.2

Shreveport, Louisiana,
HAS NOW IN STORE, and will keep constantly on
LII hand, large supply of
CORN-Whte, Yellow and Mixed,
HAY-Finest Timothy;
OATS;
BRAN;
FLOUR-Extra and Super6ne;
BACON-Cear Sides and Shoulders;
LARD-In Tierces and Kegs;
HAMS-Extra Sugar cured
LIME;
CEMENT;
PLASTER, &C., &C.,
All of which articles, he buys in the West, from
first hands, and makes direct shipments to this place,
he is enabled to and will sell
AT NEW ORLEANS PRICES.
Planters and others in need Of any of the above
articles will be consulting their interests and save
money by giving call. mhl3 1y
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DRY-GOODS.

DIN L -VVVOD9
\ full and complete assortment of
Bleached and Brown Domestic,
Osnaburgs, Sheeting, Ticking,
Delans, Red White and Grey Flannel
Cassmeres, Satinets, Damasks,
Towelng, English and American
Prints, Morenos, &C., &C.,
Gents Clothing, Hat Boot, and Shoes,
A full assortment of
PLANTATION GOODS,
Linseys, Kerseys, Russetts, Mud Boots.
And all other articles usually kept in Dry Good and
Grocery house.
RECEIVING AND FORWARDING.
Our accommodations ample for receiving, storing
and forwarding all Cotton and Merchandise consigned
to US and pains will be spared to give satisfaction
those who favor with their patronage.
Liberal advances made consignments. Country
merchants are invited to give US call.
ELSTNER, Trustworthy & Co.
Shreveport January 8, 1865.
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DISCOVERY OF A CoNsPIRACY.-Ihe PoSen Leltung
semiofhcial paper, intmates that conspiracy has
been discovered in Russia The conspirators, being
dissatisfied with the reforms of the present reign, are
said to be aiming at the life Of Alexander Ii. This
intelligence writes Berlin correspondent is scarcely
credible in the peaceful condition of the Empire and
but for striking ukase issued the other day. would
deserve to be entirely ignored. 1t has just been an
nounced at Moscow that any hotel keeper who shall
omit to send in the of guest to the police within
certain number of hours, will be transported to the
eastern provinces of the realm. This Draconic edict
emanates from the Emperor himself, and though only
referring to Moscow, from the discrepancy between
offence and punishment, to rest upon spe.
cifc The Sebastopo dinner annually celebra-
ted by those officers who shared in the campaign has
just come off at st. Petersburg. Gen. Menkoff, who
delivered the speech of the evening, remarked,
among other things that the events now preparing in
the East were harbnger of the good times coming,
in which both the Sebasopol and Black Sea fleet would
be reconstructed.
PRESIDENT JoHNsoN's BANK AccoUNr.-We certainly
do not pretend to forth the which must have
been felt by every selfrespectlng American citizen
reading of the investigation just made by committee
of Congress into the private banking of Pres
ident johnson. A meaner or more pitiful insult it
would be impossible to conceive, one more fit to
come in at the end Of the paltry assaults which have
been made by Congress upon the Executive. To be
impeached for "hgh crimes and misdemeanors may
not be the most agreeable thing in the world but it is
honorable compared with being compelled to submit
to such nquisitions as this. We suppose the Judic
airy Committee will give to the country the result of
their researches into Mr.. Johnsons bank account and
furnish us the date and amount of deposits with the
number and magnitude of the drafts But still we do
not believe that the American people, whatever they
may think of the Presidents policy, will regard with
patience such petty exhibitions of partisan malice.
IN. Y. Times.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
Ladies' and Gents Furnishing Goods
of every description,
He offers to sell at prices to suit the times Having
purchased for CASH, at first houses in New Orleans
his facilities unsurpassed for giving general satls
faction in prices and quality. Persons waiting.
FALL CLOTHING,
or anything inthe Dry Goods Clothing line, are in
yted to call and examine the stocks which are received
constantly and opened for the inspection purchasers
The latest patterns for
Ladies' and Misses Dresses, Trimmings, etc.,
ever received in this market, car found as above
oil A. WINTER
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NOTICE.
T1HE undersigned will make liberal advances, either
= IN CASH or Bagging and Rope. on all cotton for
shipment to Messrs. JOHN PHELPS 4 CO., of New
Orleans. d. B. MARTIN,
Cotton Factor and Com. Merchant
No. Z on the Levee,r
e3l tt Shreveport, La.
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We have secured the services of Mr.. j. II. SPEDDIE
Pharmaceutist, late of E.-J. Hart & Co.'s who will
attend to the Prescription Department
o3 ly1 H&K
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-14
WASHINGTON.
Surratt Trial-DecisiOn of the Gabi-
net on the Power of Military Com
manderS-Prize Fight. a

WASHINGTON, June 13.-The prize
fight between Collyer and Aaron oc-
Cured at Aqua Greek this morning.
The fight lasted about two hours.
Sixty eight rounds were fought.
Aaron won the first blood and first
knock down, but subsequently he
stood on the defensive till the close of
the fight and played the drop game.
Collyer's face vs. beaten to jelly
and his left ey completely closed
He came up boldly, however, every
time, until time was called on the
sixty ninth round, when too weak to
respond, Aaron was then declared
victor. Immediately afterwards he
tainted, and was laid side by side
with Collyer. e5 %
1t is generally conceded that Aaron
had three of his ribs broken four
rounds before the fight closed. 1t is
estimated that several hundred thou
sand dollars changed hands on the
Judge Leander,s to-day, in the
Criminal Court, fled motion to set
aside and. vaeate the judgement for
new trial in the case of Sanford Con-
over The argument will be heard in
about ten days. An order was issued
to detain Conover in this, city = zsaEE
) The Post Office Department, hasAno
information whatever of the Interrupt
tion of mails In the district of coun
try in or near the. scenes of the alleged
Indian hostilities. j - ~ "
The National Intelligencer says
We have authority for the statement,
that at very recent consultation of
the Cabinet, it was decided that
the military officers in command
of the districts in which the
ten unrepresented Southern States
are divided, have no power to
remove civil officers deriving their
authority from State governments as
now organized The question. we un-
derstand, had more immediate refer
ence to the removal OF the Governor
aud other civil officers of Louisiana
by Gen. Sheridan, but, of course, viii
apply to the action Of the fourFother
commanders. No doubt the forth
coming opinion of the Attorney
General. in accordance with the
reasoning of which IT is unders-
TODD the decision referred to was
| arrived at, will fairly Justify the
legality and propriety of this deter
mination. 1t scarcely need be said
that the issuing of orders replaced
deposed officers which may become
necessary. As consequence of this
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decision of the Government, there
would be no good ground for ap-
plieation on the part of General
Sheridan to be relieved from the
position he holds, much less would it
warrant the Inference that the Adj
ministration coptemplates or de-
sires his removal for his services.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The case
of Surratt was resumed this morning.
The list of talismen ordered yester-
day was called, and several, excused.
The National Iateltigeneer says It
has authority for stating that the Cab
met has decided that military officers
il. the. South have mo power, to re-
move State officers. slz 7-2-As'
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MExICO.9
Later From MexicO-Death OF Mira.
mOn1sMaximilfah's Proclamation
. Forgery. ..Ts aaTb~ assa"

New ORLEANS, june 13EThe Pc
dyune, has the following, Intelligence
from Matamoras, to the 9TH inst: ~
The following sex tract is from let
ter dated Monterey, June 2d: Mira
mon has died of fever which attacked
him after being wounded at Quereta-
ro. Castillo, Mejia aud others had
been shot, according to a letter from
a creditable person in San Luis. The
most profound silence is preserved as
to what has been done with Maximil-
ian. Chief funetionaries talk both
ways 'N
The E7 Mecicano, an imperialst
paper, published at Brownsville, pro-
nounces Maximilian' proclamation a
forgery, and says it originated with
burlesquing papers.
New ORLEANS, June 13.-An at
tempt was made to fire some build
ings on st. Charles Street, this morn
ing, but it was frustrated. Had it been
successful, it would have destroyed
several heavy business houses. The
object was to swindle the insurance
companies.
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INDIANAPOLIS
H0use Of Refuge to be Located at
PlaiHfleld-Dead Man in Jail.
Especial TO Evansville Journal

Especial TO Evansville Journal1
INDIANAPOLIS, June 13. = The
Governor has decided to, locate the
House of Refuge at Plainfeld. The
farm to be purchased contains 218
acres, and will cost one hundred dol
lars per acres. The citizens of Plain
field are to subscribe $500, and
like sum will be raised from the sale
of the State farm near, this city
A man named Straus, committed to
Jail for being drunk last night. was
found dead in his cell this morning.
His head was badly bruised as if
beaten against the ratings. 1t is
probably case of delirium tremens.
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HARRISBHRG.
Gonflagrati0n-Yhite's Hotel De-
saf1A strOyed.

: HARRISBURG, Pa, June. 13. Ear
ly yesterday morning, FIRE broke out
in the stables of the Fallon House, at
Lockhaven, and destroyed a large
amount of property. The stables of
the Fallon House were burned ITO the
ground, and nineteen horses perish
ed in the fames.i One wing of the
Fallon House and Whites Hotel
were totally destroyed. The, latter
had just been enlarged and improved,
Several large stores on Main Street,
and million feet of lumber belonging
to a Mr.. Shaw, were also consumed.
The amount of the loss is not yet
known.a
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ST. LOUIS
Sinking OF the Steamer, Governor
Shafkey-F0ur1o Five Lives Lost.

~. f.lf4srt8 ft34e .iseFsf-I77E7 f-%Asss +-Nt'
8 ST. Louis, June I3.-The steamer
Governor Sharkey sunk this morn
ing. She had two hundred and
fifty tons of Government. freight
on board, which is doubtless a total
loss. The boat foated down to near
the arsenal, where she now lies, with
only her pilot house above waite. Her
captain thinks not more than four or
five lives were lost. The boat was
owned by Captain Turton, and was
valued at $15, 700. aarg2 uisM q
ST. Louis, June 13.-The steamer
GOV, Sharkey left this port about 2
o'clock this morning, bound for Ar
kansas River. with, a large cargo rof
freight, and two hundred Government
hands for Fort Gibson.7 The boat
was overloaded, and as she swung
from the levee, began to sink. She
was headed for shore, and as her bow
struck, some twenty or more persons
jumped ashore She afterwards swung
loose again and foated intothe stream
and sunklto the hurricane deck. A yawl
from the other boat took off the Cap
tain and crew and large number of
Government hands. Many also swan
ashore, but it is feared large numb Der
were drowned The boats books and
passenger list was lost, and it is pro-
bable number are missing who will
never be known.
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.Hl. FRIDAY JUNE Il

May, the defaulters of the Louisiana
Sub-Treasuries, although purporting
to amount to 81 100000 as security
against loss for the Government, has
been ascertained to be almost worth
less. Among other securities present
ed by Mr.. May, was draft of $40O. :
600 on Oake Ames, of Massachusetts,,
to which he signed the name of A. s.
Mansfield, per Thos p. May, which
signature Mansfield repudiates as un-
authorized by him.
of 1t is hardly probable that the Gov
sernment will realize five hundred
thousand dollars, although the defal-
one million six hundred thousand
dollars. -
Owing to the precarieus condition
Of financial affairs IN New, Orleans,
Sub Treasurer. Walton, appointed to
succeed Whitaker, the defaulter,
finds great difficulty in getting accept
able bonds !. .,,.l 90. .,..7 E :.ssse i 1870
Special Agent Knox, now in New
Orleans, has been instructed to ex-.
anime the commercial status of the
parties offered as securities, and to
remain there until satisfactory bonds
have been obtained. - :.
Sc NEW, Y oRK, j une 13.GIittle' " All
Right" of the japanese, Troupe of
Acrobats, fell forty feet, in the Acad-
efny Of Music, last night, and for
time was senseless At one O'Clock
this morning, he had slightly recov-
cred. The physicians stated that his
injuries were principally internal. He
also suffered terrible conclusion on,
the right side of the head, but won-
derful thoughfit may seem, not bone
was fractured. % d 24lIITo IL
NEW York, June 13-7The decis-
ion delivered in the United States
Court to day dismissed othe writ of
.habeas corpus in the the case, of Phil
ip Heinrich, the alleged Prussian
forger. The prisoner was remanded
to the custody of the United States
Marshal, to wait the action of the ex.s
ecutive authorities at Washington on.
the question of extraditiensss4lz I'M
A case is on trial In the District
Court of the United States versus
some three thousand cases of cham
pagDe, which was, imported in 1864
from RheiAs, the invoice being alleg-
ed much below the marketable. c 1t
was stated by the counsel for the Gov
ernment that the Government had
lost over one million dollars by frauds.
of this nature. aa
b The ram Dunderburg made an av-
erage speed of about sixteen miles
and half per hour on the
trial trip yesterday One mile was
run in four minutes and two seconds,
with the screw making 81 revolu-
tions, under seven pounds OF sream.
She. leaves for Europe in about three
weeks. -
Five distilleries were seized in
Brooklyn yesterday, for violation of
the internal revenue laws.
A man named James Porter was
murdered in South Brooklyn yester-.
day and thrown in the river.