The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-01-16

The defendants claim that the plaintiff is secured
a mortgage OF one hundred thousand dollars on th
2 property of the company. The counsel for the de
tense offered to execute mortgage covering tb
whole amount due the plaintiff which was refused n
the ground that it would be delaying the payment
the money. The counsel of the plaintiff desired al
order Tor an accounting, that the matter might b
: speedily settled. The will be argued on Wednes
day
The Herad's New Orleans special saws it is reporte
that Mejia had proposed the evacuation of San Lui
Potosl. The citizens opposed fight, and his evacu
alton may therefore be occurring now.
An earthquake shock distinctly felt in Livngs
ton county, New York, Sunday.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey has decide
that a liquor bill is rot legal debt.
4 train on the Great Falls railroad Vermont wa
thrown Oft the track yesterday, and the passenger
containing 80 persons, hurled down 35 feet embanll
ment: John Earle, fireman, was killed; Chas Perry
engineer, fatally injured Several passengers were
somewhat injured
New YORK, january 9.-Gcorge Wagner, who mur
dered his wife in Jny, 1862 was to-day sentenced te
execution March 1st.
One hundred and forty-four keepers of lottery pol
icy houses arrested to-day and held to bail tc
appear for trial the charge of violation of the State
law
/ A boy named Richard Mccormick was arrested for
attempting to draw forged check for Sc 800 on the
! Fourth National Bank, purporting to be signed by
Jay Cooke Co, and committed for trial. The po
lice are searching for the author Of the forgery.
1t is understood that the cousttutionality of the
New York excise liquor law will be tested in the
| United States Supreme Court.
telegram from reliable source at Albany saws
prospects of Conklin decidedly the best for the
+ United States senatorship
FRANKFoRT, Ky, January s-The constitutional
amendment was rejected in the House by go to 26
and in the Senate by "a to T.
| CHARLESTON, s. c., January S.-Hon. Arthur P
liayne an officer on Gen. Jacksons staff at the bat
| tie of New Orleans, is dead.
! AUGUSTA, GA, January 9.-The grand Jury found a
true bill against some counterfeiters negro evidence
fire originated in the cells of the Kingston sil
and burned % freedmen.
/ WASHINGTON, JANUARY 9.--The Republican this
morning publishes the following:
'WAsHESGroN, December T, 1865.
"To His Excelency Andrew johnson:
| My dear Gorernor--l cannot too heartily thank
you for your letter dated Nashville, December 3Oth
1864, received on Wednesday evening. There is not
Il word or sentence i'll the article from the Nashville
Times which you enclose, that does not meet my
warmest appreciation. | have read aud re-read your
letter. and have shown both to several Intimate friends
| hope TO be able to endorse both in my two
newspapers, the Chronicle and the Press.
"Atter pretty thorough canvass, think the S ma
tors and Representatives from Louisiana will be ad
mtted, and If this is SO, it is easy anticipate that
those Of Tennessee will also be received.
THE only person that fad opposed to your the
to be pursued in reference to the admission Of Louis
ana is Ir. Sumner Of Massachusetts, and few. more
but Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, is open and
determined i'll lis course, and I think lie will carry
with him NUMBER
''Thc attempt to embarrass the admission Of such
States Tennessee, alter having gone through such
>2ferings yours and after having reOrganised their
States from the very foundation Of principle and law
would be a sad proceeding.
"The fact is my dear Governor we cannot resist
i Al. II.
aud demlnd to come back into the Union under
the terms OF the amnesty proclamation agreeing to
the abolition OF slavery by the amendment Of the
constitution, and consenting to the restoration of the
old Union
amy party that opposes such an appeal would
come to confusion, nor attempt to embarrass such
questions as those presented in the Of Louisiana
and Tennessee 10y legislation the subject of negro
suffrage because that question belongs to the States
and it will look very odd it the legislation from the
free States Should endeavor to confer the right Of
suffrage upon the vet i!Iiteae negro Just delivered
from slavery in the South, when in nearly all the free
States the negroes are willing be disfranchised
feel in high hope that the Of the people Of
Louisiana, which you have by this time seem in com
ing forward voluntarily and healtily agreeing the
ouths offered by the Government, will be followed in
other quarters and that are in fact about to realise
tho haGiuning of the end of the rebellion.
we are looking for ron here with much interest
1Our presence and your counsel are needed.
"I ours truly, JOHN W. FoRNEY.'
It is denied by conservative Congressman that the
President has ceased entertaining applications for par
don in consequence Of the repeal of the 18th section
They say that the report originated in some change of
the routine in the Attorney Generals Office. 4 West
Point graduate, whose name has not transpired was
pardoned Yesterday.
WAsHISGroN, January O. The following broken
dispatch is given received Its interesting as show
ing that the President still adheres to his original and
Ott-upclared doctrine -t,D i
here rose and said ~ break in upon the regular or
der OF the proceedings to announce that am detailed
by the committee of arrangements PROPOSE The
health Of the President of the United States'' The
toast was drank amid great and prolonged cheers |
The President replicd: "Gentlcmen-It is not my
purpose in rising to make address on this occa-
slon and shall try at this opportunity at least if
have not cannot in Others to initiate the example
that has been set by the distinguished and usrious
man that has been alluded to here tonight by the |
chairman Of this meeting, to respond to the demon
straton you have made this evening by merely pro-
posing sentment-No State of its will has the !
right under the constitution, to its place in
or withdraw from the UnioO cheers(; nor has the
Congress Of the United States under the constitution
the power to degrade the people Of any State bv re-
ducing them to the condition of territorial de-
penl!ence upon the Federal head the one is a dsrup-
ton and destruction Of the Government and the other
is consolidation Of the exercise of despotc power
the advocates Of either alike the enemies Of the
Union and OF Our federal form OF government"
New ORLEANS January 9.--The Commercis, news
paper of this city has assumed the defense OF Gov.
Wells and of the convention of 1861. It defends the
Governor for asking that the present State Govern
ment be set aside
The State Legislature begins its session on the third
Monday in this month
WASHINGTON, January l0.--At the recent cabinet
meeting the Territorial question was up Informally.
All the members, including Stanton, expressed oppo-
ton to the disturbance Of the present State govern
nents.
4 canvass of the Senate indicates the passage of the
bankrupt bill which passed the House last session.
Mr.. Gibbs, special treasury agent from Europe, is
lerc to explain the settlement between the United +
States and Frazier, Trenholm 4 Co.
1t is understood that the investigation of the audi
;ary Committee on Ashley's impeachment resolution
will be kept secret until the report is presented to the
House.
4 New Orleans dispatch says arrangements have
oeen made to have all tile colored troops out of Lou
siana soon. Governor Wells will recommend to the
Legislature at the coming session to employ peniten-
lary convicts in the construction of railroads and
,ther public works 1t is ascertained good author
ty that the New Orleans riot committee will submit
wo reports, majority and minority, the latter de-
lying that the riot brought about by any agency
If the civil authority.
Speaking Of the Georgetown municipal election,
he Chronicle says: ''Among those most prominent
the present mayor, who, it is said, will most likely