The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-03-13
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Tor the South W estern.
Markets.

NEW YORK. March 6, noon-Gold 1891. Sterling
s..
NEW ORLEANS, March Cotton, sales 1000 bales;
market unsettled and lower low mddIing 2S3@29c.,
nomnal receipts 1928 bales. Sugar, fair, 133c. Mo-
asses, prime to choice, 75c. Flour superfne $40 Is.
Corn frmer, 81 o5@0l Is. Oats active at 75@79c.
Pork very firm, 1923 so. Lard 124@l3ac Gold 1874.
! New YORK, March 7, evening. Stocks excited and
stronger 5-2o's l094. Gold l34s. Money per
cent Cotton dull and declining; sales 1000 bales at
soc. for midding uplands
New ORLEANS, March s.-Cotton sales 44OO bales :;
market unsettled and easier low middng 2S1c.; re-
cepts for the week ,3l2 bales against 20,576 bales
last week; exports for the week 2,549 bales; stock
234 337. Sugar, fair l34c. Flour, superfne $40 $50
Sll 90. Corn advanced 21c Oats in request at 77QQ
Soc Pork firm at S23 so. Bacon shoulders 10@lO1c.;
ribbed sides 1908. Lard firm at 124@l4!. Gold
1899. Sterling 44@451.
NEW YORK, March s. noon.-Stocks lower after
first board; sterling S.; sight S. Gold 1889 Money
7f3c.
New YORK, March s, evening-Cotton declining;
midding upands 294c. sales 1900 bales; 52O's of
co. coupons, l095. Gold 1874.
Gable Dispatches.
LONDON March 6, noon.-Consos 99 United
States bonds "a.
LIVERPOOL, March 6, noon.-Middng uplands IS 3d.
Market easy; sales 1000 bales Manchester advi:es
unfavorable
LONDON, March 6.-The Irish Secretary stated in
the House of Commons that the Fenan insurrcctiou
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tween Dublin and Cork had been torn up. No serious
outragos.
DUBLIN, March 6-Tbe Fenians attacked Derogheda
barracks, and were repulsed They carried off their
killed and wounded
LIVERPOOL, March 6.-The Fenians attacked Castle
Martyn but were driven off. One supposed to be an
American, killed. =
LONDON March 6.-Four o'clock dispatches at head
quarters report all quiet.
LONDON March 7.-Dublin kilograms give the fol-
t lOwi of Gu,t unc1,
of Dublin, between armed police and the Fenians.
One Fenian killed, five wounded, and two hundred
captured Fcnans retrcated to the hills north of
Dublin. Troops in pursuit. The police stations at
Kilmarnock, nineteen miles South of Limerick Mum
ster county, were attacked By the Fenians who were
repulsed, with three killed and fourteen captured.
! Boreacls, Dromorc county, burned. Thesmanager of
the Union Bank and mounted police messeH ger have
been shot in Dromore. Dublin reports state that the
Fcnans we'll supplied with vraons, and have risen
suddenly in all parts of the Island They attacked the
coast guard at kilagh, county Clare, in Corfor
county Wicklow, and other stations, taking their
arms. The excitement in Tipperary is intense.
:" "Artemus Ward" died at Southampton Yesterday
DUBLIN, March 7, evening.-At AN. quiet here
Reports from Cork, Limerick and Waterford represent
no signs of disturbance Thirteen prisoners Ia
| ken at Limerick.
! LIVERPOOL, March +, noon.-Cotton quiet; middling
upands l3Sd.; mIddng Orleans l35d.
| LIVERPOOL, March 7, evening.-Cotton closed with
declining tendency; mddling uplands l34d.; sales
| 1000 bales.
LoSDoS, March s, noon.-Consols 90g; U. s. bonds
731.
LIVERPOOL, March s. -Cotton-Nddling up
lands 134d; mddling Orleans l38d ;osales 200 bales
Miscellaneous
| WASHINGTON, March 6.-Shcrman's tenure of office
bill was officially published by the State Department
| to-day.
| Seward publishes circular letter proposing peace
congress to the bellgerents of the South American
republics to be held at Washington on the first of
| April, with armistice till the termination Of the
conference.
CHARLESTON, March 6-The steamer Andau<a,
from New York to Charleston, burned off Cape Hat
teras The purser engineer, pilot and four passengers
are missing. The remainder were brought here.
| ST. Louis, March Ga. ". Lee, who stole bonds
to the amount of $4,000 from the Treasury Depart
mcnt, has been arrested with $4,000 in bonds and
| $4,000 in cash.
Judge Moody of the St. Louis Circuit Court, in a
trial before the Joint session of the Missouri Lcgisla
! tme, has been found guilty.
TROY, n Y, March 6.-The Democrats have car
ried the charter election.
ELMIRA, n. Y, March 6.-The Radicals have carried
the charter elections by IS majority.
NASHVILLE, March 6.-Brownlow has issued an or.
der organising volunteer force to serve for three
years, as police force to preserve order.
| WASHINGTON, March 7.-The agricultural depart
ment will distribute, on mail application from the Gulf
States, long staple Egyptian cotton seed.
! RICHMOND March THE Senate passed bill to
call convention the I'd Monday in May, by 21
| to 4.
| WASHINGTON, March S.-Howards official report
estimates that there are 80 900 white and "a 600 col
ored persons who will need food before the next crop
and that it will require 50, 900 to feed them.
Only discharged Federal soldiers are eligible on the
| Metropolitan police.
The senatorial caucus yesterday opposed the May
meeting to consider impeachment. The caucus ia
then adiourning till November. impeachment was
rather deprecated. Only Chandler announced him
self uncquivocally in favor.
The President is overwhelmed with Office seekers.
| Judge J. S Whitney has been nominated for Attor-
nev General of the Louisiana district.
| RICHMOND, March S.-Fve hundred negroes met to
ratity Shermans bill The negroes advised to
against any constitution Of the proposed convention.
! Hunnicut heads the movement.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, March .-Senate.--Chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Relations, Sumner; Finance,
Sherman; Commerce, Chandler; Appropriations,
Morrill,; Manufacturers, Sprague; Agriculture, Cam
eron; Military, Wilson; Naval, Grimes; Judiciary
Trumbul Pensions, Van Wrinkle Territories, Yates
Pacific R.iIroad, Howard; Postal Affairs, Ramsey !;
Lands Pomcroy; Private Land Claims, Williams ;
Indian Affairs, Henderson; Claims, Howe; Patents,
Wiley.
The following bills introduced and referred ::
Construction of the California railroad; directing
sales of public property at Harpers Ferry; constu
onal amendment forbdding States to abridge rights
on account Of color to build military road from
Galveston to Fort Gibson; to re0rganise civil govern
ments for the seeded States. Executive session and
adjourned
House-John Hogan, of Missouri, contests Piles
seat.
Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, introduced resolution d-
rectng the Judiciary Committee to report bill de-
clarng who shall call conventions to re0rganse the
Southern States and to provide for the registration of
voters. Passed by l Il to 33.
A resolution directing the judiciary Committee to
pursue the impeachment investigation pissed.
Bill cedng Alexandria, Va to the District Of Co.
lumba passed.
| WASHINGTON, March 8.-Houss.-A resolution sus-
pending the rules for the purpose Of introducing a
Joint resolution author;sing the Secretary TO invest
treasury funds, seventy millions, TO purchase
compound interest notes at par, failed.
The joint resolution appropriatng $4,000 for the
Paris Exposition, passed.
On motion, members authorised to draw sta
tionery allowed for short term.
resolution appointing committee to hear the
claims of Northern creditors against 900 seized
from the Citizens Bank Of New Orleans, and to'dvide
the ratablF, passed.
The Secretary of the treasury was ordered to fur
nsh information relative to property seized in Lous
ana.
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