The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-10

Shocks interest Wooeys proceedings in this respect
are not fully stated but there are no corrupt opera
lions evident. Seventeen thousand one hdndred doi-
lars of the questioned money are and have been the
safe of the Metropolitan Hotel 1t appears from am
dayts that Wooey Shook and Others were at the Me-
ropolitan Hotel talking politics and proposing pets
Wooey threw the money on the table, asking ohook
to hold it, and Wooley left the room SHOOK took NJ
notice of Wooley's remark or the money van sal
kenburg, regarding neither Wooey nor SHOOK III
proper condition to have charge of so large sum,
took the money and deposited it with his own valua-
bes in the safe of the Metropolitan Hotel Inc par
ties separated, and had no communication during sew
eral days. during which time the discordant evidence
of Wooley and Shook was taken. The Whole affair
amounts to nothing.
New ORLEANS, June o.-Departed for Red river
Lafourehe.
An Austin special to the Galveston News states that
in the convention the Judiciary Committee reported
resolution which passed. requesting Congress to alo"
the convention to appoint boards of registration Ham
itou of Travis believed Gen. Buchanan partial to
those in deadly hostility to the Government Nothing
could be hoped from him. Hamilton OF Bastrop
called Gen Buchanan Copperhead and said the lat
ter would stock the convention with rebels Ii he had
the power Committee appointed to take into consld
Grafton the division of the State. Committee requested
to inquire into the prety of selling part of the State
to the Government
WASHINGTON June 9.-Indications Of an Indian war
increase Sheridan has sent arms to the frontier to
arm settlers. Col. Leavenworth, who has heretofore
defended the Indians, now faEors the withholding OF
annutes, and the prosecution OF severe measures
Following is the bill passed in the House:
Be enacted de- That the legislatures of each of the
States of Arkansas North Carolina, South Carolina
Louisiana, Georgia, and Alabama, elected under the
constitutions thereof framed and adopted in pursuance
of the provision of an act for the efficient gov
eminent of the rebel States, passed March I'd, 1867,
and the acts supplementary thereto be and hereby
authorised meet such days may have been fixed
either in such constitutions by the proclamation OF
any officer authorised to convene said Legislatures by
the conventions which framed such constitutions and
if no day shall have been fixed aforesaid or If the
day so fixed for the meeting of the legislature of either
of said States shall have passed. shall so nearly have
arrived before the passage of this that in the opn
ion of the governor elect there might not be time for
the legislature to assemble on the day so fixed, such
legislature may be convened within thirty days after
the passage of this act by the governor of said State
Sec. g That whenever either OF said States shall be
admitted to representation in Congress, the executive
and judicial officers OF such State, duly elected and quail
fled under the constitution thereof, may be Inaugural
ted without delay and the government of such States
shall thereupon be transferred to the civil authorities
thereof
Sec g. That shall be the duty of all civil and mill
ary officers exercising authority in either of said States
to afford all practical aid and protection to the officers
of such State in carrying out the provisions of this act
and any such officers who shall wilfuly withhold such
aid and protection or shall wlfully prevent binder
delay the meeting of either of said Legislatures the
Inauguration oany of said State officers or of any other
civil military officer under either of said State au-
hores, shall be guilty of felony, and upon convic
ton thereof before any Federal State court of crim
nal jurisdiction shall be punished by Imprisonment not
exceeding ten years or by fine not exceeding ten
thousand dollars, at the discretion of the court
Wooey is still confined, waiting Buffers conVe-
nience The proprietor of the Metropolitan Hotel had
Wooleys SIT, 100 in the committee room. Butler
counted it. Municipal affairs in statu quo.
FORTRESS MONROE, June 9.-The Nevada, from As
pinwaIl for New York, grounded of Hatteras and
sunk in twelve athoms of water. Passengers brought
to Norfolk, and leave tonight for New York.
ALBANY, n Y. June 9.-Callcott and Enright have
arrived, been shaved, and donned the prison garb.
Not yet assigned to work.