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HARD ON FLooD.-Flood, the friend, of MIDGET,
AcVean, scalawag Co., and the enemy of the negro
race has been relieved from the charge of the freed
mems bureau in this district For forty days and
forty nights this Flood spread all over the land work.
ing great destruction to the negro race but at last the
dove brought the glad tdings that all the negroes who
not drowned had taken shelter in the Demo-
cratic ark, and the food vas ordered to subsde He
subsidized Let US be thankful. His successor, Lieut..
Clarity, arrived here last week and at once com
meneed locking after the "buro" He found the
building, looked through it. but the g buro was mis-
8ng-the mighty food had carried it of. Let US be
more thankful. Capt. Clarity has been represented
TO brave officer and gallant soldier, and one
who never had anything to do with the scaIawags He
will see that justice is melted out to both white and
black as far as it lays in his power Let be still
more thankful.
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at a meeting held at the Glee Clab Hall, Oh Hf@%
day, September 9th, 1858, for the purpose otsi%
Torchlight CLUB, $. H. Calhoun vas reqaes'fS1 y,
as Chairman and VIM. Winter as Secretary. 10
tion it was resolved that a.conmittee be aPP09h,
report on permanent organisation. The tnairI I.
pointed r. A. Phelps, w. G.. Tyson, Andy ta.',l
Dazell. John Thatcher and G. A. Bonrqq'H On
committee. The committee appointed sU0A'~'>
following: .,s
Your committee appointed on permanent 0f5'T.
ton beg leave to submit the following. TePoIs,
this club shall be styled the Seymour keset''@
would recommend the following officers Tor rs ~
ment: A President, Vice President SecHetal', 81,
nrer, Marshal and two Assistant NarShiLL55, al
Executive Committee. Owing to the snol' lin,
this meeting, we would respectfully FequeS '~
next meeting, to give final report. go, eyoga5
On motion the report was adopted and lh t.I Cta
persons chosen permanent officers: fFeF"sS1 ~
". Lewis; Vice President, G. a. Bourquln NV,,a@
William Winter Treasurer, Geo. a IGrnT i,r[, 81
r. 4. Phelps, Assistant Marshals, Anay ' p,oss
T. D. Rusk. Executive Committee, Jas r
F. Buckalew and G. A. Bourqun - shsls
On motion it was resolved that this G'"V
slst of not more than seventy-hve mem0o's ben
On motion it was resolved that con,I sgto
pointed to request the Chief of the FIRE ol tbsr
permit this club to use the Engine House W. j.,
of meeting. pbeFDs@4
The Chairman appointed A. Curria, Il. a, tb n'S se+
e. DalzeIl on said committee, to report w., ~ and a
tary and he to issue notices specuYins this ag3
On motion it was resolved that the thahH2 Of !ag
are due the Shreveport Glee Club for 'ne "''
hall. go ~. president e5a
On motion it was resolved that the nisce ofL'
be notified of his election and the time anu ~
next meeting. It'll next frsa'
On motion the meeting adjourned until h'A'
evening at half past seven oeLoc + orx Charms
WILLIAM WINTER, Secretary.
bo 10 3N
The New York brickayers call all tho'S "a, it sas
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-16

"SEYMoUR REsERvEs.'-On the 9th inst a new
torchIight club, with the above name, organised
in this city BY the election of the following officers
Chas. W. Lewis president; G. ". Bourquin, vice
presidents VIM. Winter, secretary, and George Turner
treasurer. r. A. Phelps was elected marshal, and
Andy Curry and Thos Rusk assistant ma rshals
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-16

LEE-RosECRANs.-We publish on the outside OF
this issue the correspondence in full between Gems
Lee and Rosecrans about which much has been said
of late. 1t viii be seen that Gen Rosecrans asks
very pc rtinen questions which Incompatible Lee
answers plainly and truly There is not candid
South m man who will take issue with him upon
any the points touched upon. As hewas ourleader
durir the war let US follow him now in peace and
do nothing that is not in harmony with this letter.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-16

A RADICAL Press REGULATING THE CARPET Bag
GERs-There are large delegations to the House from
large Southern States that do not contain rep
utable in private life or respectable in ability God
only knows what to do with these creatures"
exclaimed one of the leading members Of the Repub
party and one of its prominent Congressman.
q They seem to me without character at home; they
have not very much hope Of retaining their hold on
their districts after their first election and good
many of them sure to go in for making the most
they can out of their positions while they have them''
We certainly have got very large elephant upon our
lands. fCincinnati Gazette RADICAL
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Tam as ever, your frieud,
= GUS MARSHALL, (Copdl.

McCuLLocH's POLITICAL SITUATIoN.-A Washington
evening journal Of the says there no longer remains
any doubt of McCuooh's political position. He says
he cannot hesitate to what course he shall pursue,
but will give his support and whatever official pa
tronage he can control to Seymour and Blair. lie
opposes the Democratic financial views utconsiders
the reconstruction question paramount, and says he
prefers uniting himself with the Democratic party,
even with its obnoxious financial propositions to Civ
ing support the Radicals with their abomnabler
construction policy.
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Died

On Tuesday, September l5th MARIA HENDRTCE;
infant daughter Of Capt irwin ". Potter, (l5tb t. !
Infantry, and Ruth Norris
~ The friends Of J. W. Duncan are invited to aa
the funeral at o'clock this morning, Wednesdays
tember 16l, from his residence
In Marshall, Texas on the morning of the 7thoiS5
tember, 1868, Mrs 10 VISA r. G. BARRETT, rsIds
the late Capt. John W. Barrett, in the seth yeard3
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Maine has gone for the Republicans by increased
majority. well, vot of to" Through the same
source we learn that. Peru and Ecuador have been
guIped up by earthquake. Veil, vot Of ?" The
waters of the Red which engufed Pharoah and his
hosts are still at work." That's what of ~
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-16

Next Saturday night Democratic Club No. will
have banner presented to it by the Iadiesof Shreve
port at the Court House. The presentation speech
will be made by young lady of this place. and the
reply by member Of the club. grand time is anti
eipated the torchlght companies and the club will
be out in full force.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-16

INAUGURATION OF Gov, STEEENsoS-Gov John
Stevenson was inaugurated Governor of Kentucky at
Frankfort, the list inst, in the presence of vast
assemblage: The following is his address
r FsLJou C5tizenS-Called by the deliberate and voun-
tary suffrage of generous people to discharge the
duties Of chief magistrate of Kentucky avail myself
of the period prescribed by the constitution for the
administration of the oath Of office tender to them
my grateful appreciation of this new and distinguished
proof OF their confidence aud regard In any free
commonwealth the voluntary bestowal of such trust
might justly be esteemed at any time, and by any cit
zen, singular mark OF popular APPRECIATION. Coming
to me at a period OF great public alarm and intense
political excitement, with popular acclaim amounting
almost unanimity, should be callous inde ed were
/ not deeply touched by such alectonatc and over
wheming partality as an enduring mark of faith by
the people of Kentucky in my political fidelity. can
find utterance for the gratitude such confidence in
spires. As approval OF my conduct in the discharge
Of the duties of the office with which became short
twelve months ago. suddenly invested by the untiney
death of the lamented Helm shall ever cherish as
the highest incentive 30 renewed exertion aud the
noblest reward l could desire deserve. Let none
suppose that vain enough believe that anything
persona! to myself instrumental in evokng that
unanmity which, for the first time in the history of
the commonwealth, so recently sgnased the will Of
people. So remarkable and satisfactory result is
to be traced to higher and more ennebIing nature
than the personal promotion by Kentucky Of any of
her sons. The humbIest OF them, who now addresses
you reoices that in unanimity aud answering deYo-
ton of her people to constitutional liberty the election
Of the Sd OF August 1868, was no personal triumph
it possesses afr nobler and more exalted gnieance it
was the clear strong voice of free sovereign united
commonwealth the second child Of the constitution
pleading for the perpetual maintenance, in letter and
SPIRIT of that matchiess instrument against the efforts
of all those seeking, materially, by opposition to lis
authority, by alterations Intended to i'm
pair its energies and BY startling innovations 1pop its
principles, to undermine and subyert it, Fam Cypress
ed with anxiety, my counrymen by the solemn cere-
mony Of this day, which instas me into The office to
which I have been called Conscious of my own de-
cieney deeply impressed with the responsibility and
delicacy with whiea faithful and fearless performance
Of its duties in times like these impose, might well
shrink from undertaking delicate representative
trilct e-=-H--
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SHREVEPORT, September Il,

have concluded to join the Democratic party. I
find that can live longer promises, neither do
think that doing myself justice to make my best
friendsroy enemies I have lived in Shreveport a
number of years, and previous to the my friends
very numerous, but since have joined the BAD
icai party they have all proven my enemiess know
OF no way to gain their friendship but to work with
them which intend TO do heneeforth, by voting for
Seymour and Blair and encouraging others to do the
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CALIFORNIA ELECTION. e learn by telegraph that
the election in California did not off on the sth
inst, as advertised in the papers For some reason
unknown to Us it has been deferred to the Presdenta
election day. Probably on account of the weather.
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A meeting of the members of the Presbyterian
Church will be held in the Methodist Church Fri
day evening at half past seven O'Clock, for the pur-
pose of electng Board of Trustees andfor other pur
Doses a full attendance IS requested.
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ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REwARp-Gen REYNOLDS
commander of the territory of Texas has offer ed re-
ward OF one thousand dollars for the arrest and dey
cry to the commanding officer at Marshall, of three
men, named Lee, Baker and Bickerstaff The man or
men who arrest them will well earn the reward
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-16

The Democratic barbecue last Saturday at Marshall,
Texas is said to have been, in point of splendor and
success, far superior anything of the kind ever be-
fore witnessed in Eastern Texas Good for Harrison
comfy
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GLEE CLUB CONCERT PosrPosED.-0wing to the nu-
merous political meetings to be held this week, the
concert to be given by the Shreveport Gee Club will
be postponed until Tues day night, September 22d.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-16

The Grand Cane Baptist Association will meet with
the first Baptist church of Shreveport on Saturday,
before the first Sabbath in October, next and not
Friday before the first Sabbath stated in the min
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-16

To Our CITlzENs Under the head of 'sAn Appeal
the editor of the Planters Banner addresses few
words of prudence and patriotism to the white mer
of the parish Of St. Mary which are so pertinent tc
this parish that we give them below in full:
The Radical members of the Legislature are about
to spread into the country scatter the seeds of
disSensoD, TO open old sores to excite the ne
groes to deeds OF violence that we may realiate on
them In plain English, these infamous and internal
carpet-baggers want to kill few scores or hun
dreds Of negroes and the Washington Radicals want
us to kill lot Of these carpet-baggers The blood of
these is wanted for Radical papers and to besmear
Grant campaign documents 80 -
We people to be frm united, but cautious
And We warn every white who has gun pistol
or six shooter to put it in order keep ammunition
ALWAYS ready to be used at a moments warning We
know something othe secret workings of these devils
incarnate, called scalaWags. We know something of
their schemes and programme While we beg and pray
people to hurt of these people except strictly
in self defense, and even if difficulties occur we beg
them TO modest no negro except such as engage in
actual hostility against We do not ask them to
stand more than human nature could be expected to
bear The bravery of our people in of difficulty
will question. Rasbness is all we have to fear
We care nothing for negro drilling, negro threats,
scaiawag attempts at intimidation. The true white
men of St Mary amply able to take care of them
selves and they Wilde it. We make no threats and
give warnings to enemies but say to every hon
est white man, do your part and do your duty in the
campaign, honestly, friendly and fairly Let ST. Mary
go through the campaign and come ont Oft in
highly credtable to the parish.
The scalawag press will Of course, insist that the
intention of the sneaking thieves and robbers who
come among to plumber and ruin people, are all
pure and holy and that like general Grant, they want
6 peace We understand what weight to give the
statements made by the hireng organs Of the robbers
and breeders Of treason. We will draw our own con-
clusions from what see instead of adopting the opn-
ions of presses that paid $4,000 year for lying
and playing the hypocrite for these catones and plum
terers of the South.
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From our last nights dispatches it will be seen that
Aessrs Morgan and schenck have called for session
Of Congress on the 21st per arrangement. What's
in the wind?
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BY order of Rev DR.. Samfeld, the lsraites of this
city will celebrate the year according to their cal
endur 1929 All business will be suspended next
Thursday Friday, and Saturday, the 18th, 1sth and
18th instant, and also the 26h cst the day of atone
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-16

ANOTHER RADICAL COME INTO THE DEMOCRATIC FoLp.
Gus Marshall a prominent coared member Of the
Radical party Of this city has give in his adhesion to
the Democratic party, and is now engaged in orsanis
ing club to be composed of his race Gus is very
influential with his people, and will doubt succeed
in raising full club. The following is copy Of bis
letter to G. G. Antoine, cord New Orleans, gepudatng
his radical faith s>4
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PARSONS CoSWAEs SeTULE" BILL K1Lr..-W
are pleased to learn from the New Orleans Bulletin of
the 7th that Conways miscegenation school bill is
dead In the senate it was tabled-eft out in the eoa
and abandoned
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On AUDGErr.-J ust before the departure of this
chief of the scalawag tribe he borrowed eighty dollars
from "lo cued pusscu," for which be gave in pay
ment his autograph promise to fork over when next
they two met. Midget has now been gone over a
month, and that lo" is very anxious fer bis re-
turn. Hard on the note
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RED RIVER NAVIGATION. In the Senate on the 4th,
Mr. Ray called up the bill to provide Cor the improve
ment of Red River. Il had been returned from the
House with an amendment striking out the names of
R. White, John G. Elstner and T. E. Carter and insert
ing in their place ". s. Mudgett ehas. ". Heating,
and n. Fl. Cro1ell. The amendment was eoncurred
in and the bill sent to the Governor for his approval
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The & CREDIT DIsPAToH.-A New sYorI d;s,.to,
% Inc there is apparently ne truth in the state
,nsns mat the drygoods merchants have generally
Aseea net 70 sell goods to the South except for cash
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MIDNIGHT DIsPArcHEs.-0ur midnight dispatches
quote cotton as follows New Orleans, middling 23c.;
New York, 25c. with dull market, and Liverpool
q1t0l0d on the spot with downward tendency. e
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The POWDER WAREHOUSE City Council have
accepted the offer of Messrs Gregg Martin to build
powder warehouse for the storage of powder in this
city, as provided BY an ordinance, giving them the
sole privilege for four years. The following are the
rates Of charges as published in the official Journal
The rates of charges to be forty cents for each
package containing twenty pounds of powder and
thirty cents for each package containing less than
twenty-five pounds of powder and all packages con-
Gaining more than twenty FIVE pounds of powder to be
charged in the ratio. These charges to be for
storage Of the first month, and all packageso powder
remaining in the magazine longer than one month"; to
pay half the above mentioned rates per month.
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New QUESTION sPRuNG UPON THE RADs.--A
Washington letter writer under date of the 28th u!t
says new idea has been preached by certain South
ern antiRadical politicians in favor of allowing every
native and natursed citizen of the United States in
the reconstructed States the right to vote in the
ing Presidential election. The idea is, briefly, that
the constitutional amendment, known as article four
teen only deprves of the right to hold office such
persons as anterior to the rebellion took an oath to
support the Constitution and afterwards engaged in
the rebellion or gave aid and comfort to the enemy
By referring to the article it will be noticed that not
word is said about the right of such persons to vote
and hence Southern politicians contend that they have
not been deprived Of that right by the new amend.
ment.
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SENATOR Fowler ON THE SITUATIoN.-Mueh sur
prise exists at Washington that Senator Fowler has
given in his adhesion to Grant and Cofax A CORE
spondent of one OF the New York papers states that
asserted he had given the President assurance
that he would go for Seymour and Blair
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IHE NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT LAWoF ALABAMA
At the recent session of the Alabama legislature
law was passed requiring The governor designate one
or more papers, in each congressional district in which
official Advertisements were to be published No adj.
vertisement to be of any validity unless it appears in
a paper thus named. Governor Smith did the genteeI
thing when be designated all the papers in the State
for this purpose, leaving it to the sherfs to select
whatever paper they prefer.
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SAVANNAH As A GoTToS PoRT.-The receipts of cot
ton at this port for the past year were 49s57 bales
Savannah is now the second cotton shipping port in
the South and if New Orleans don't look well to her
laurels she might lose them.
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PIScHBAok-Mr. Pinehback, the colored srob who
IS now warming Senator Jewes seat rose in the Sen
ate, on the I'd iast and uttered the following neen-
diary language:
"Wehad reached roint when patience ceasedto be
virtue. This was not war OF races. We can stand
insult contamely, everything but murder re- thew
have not arms they would apply the torch, and tic
city Of New Orleans will be reduced to ashes #
more drop ofloyal blood is she'd We musthage peace
even it we have to conquerit.n
Speaking Of the above, the New York Herald of
the says it is startling confirmation of the bar
barty attributed to the negro when his head is turned
and lis vanity is swollen the peious possession Of
power The ienaish spirit which kndled the horrors
of St. Domingo blazes forth in Pinchback's lucid
prophecy. s" The dawn of retributou when 6 ten
thousand torches will be applied to this city and New
Orleans will be reduced to ashes' Nothing can ey
hibit more clearly than this dreadful threat the
utter unfitness of the class of which Pnehback is
type to be Senators and rulers in the land o.
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In Luek.-Pierre soule the distinguished lawyer of
New Orleans is reported to have inherited large for
tune By the death of relative in Europe.
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REGISTRATION AND Y oTING IN Lou1sIANA.--It seems
at lasthat seaIawag legislature has passed reg
israton bill. The precise nature Of the bill are
not advised Of the original bill having undergone so
many changes in the senate and house. The Bulletin
of the 9h howsver, gives an inkng of its purport
1t gives the Supervisors and Board appointed by the
Governor the right to strike any name from the list
of voters and from the decision Of the Beard there is
no appeal The Supervisors are to have the right to
determine how many or how few voting places polls
shall be opened, and makes it the duty of the Super
visors to appoint zone or more suitable persons
whose duty it shall be to convey the box to receive
the votes to the place Of holding the election and to
deliver the same to the Commissioners of Election"
The bill might as we'll at have delegated to the
Supervisors the right to cast the electoral Of the
State. H. I'D h
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The Menkens borse, richly caparisoned, was one Of
the chief mourners at her funeral. 1t maintained a
proper equine-imty.
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Tue PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN MISSISSIPPI ToRBlp-
pEN.-A correspondence has passed between Gen
illcm, commander of the district of Mississippi and
John D. Freeman, chairman o. the Democratic Exeea-
tive Committee of Mississippi in relation to the Presi
dental election in that State this fall Gen. Gillem re.
fuses peremtorily to allow her to take any part in it
whatever, He says that neither the act of March 3
1857 organizing the military district nor any of the
acts supplementary thereto, any existing orders
either require authorize bier 10 Cause the election
to be held. The Clarion says;
The military laws Of the Radical Congress are the
guide Of the commanding general He holds tn At they
do not warrant him i'll ordering permitting an elec-
ton to BE- held. The chairman Of the executive com
mittee has made very able argument 10 demonstrate
that bis construction Of those acts erroneous but it
is net to be presumed that the commanding general
has not formed his opinion deliberately and which
will be conclusive ofhis course. 1t is true an ap,
peal will be made to Gen. Grant and the President
but by the revolutionary acts of Congress the latter
deprived of his Overwhelmingly as commander
nchiet and the former who has been arbitrarily in
veSted.witt the legitimate functions of the superior
officer will il he degns answer, reply that he has
nothing t. add to the letter Of the district eomnan.
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INTEREST IN THRIVING PAPER For SALE.--Ward
Taylor, Jr, proprietor of the Jefferson Jimpleeute
the most thriving newspaper in Eastern Texas
offers interest in It fer sale To practical
getic and his money he will give good bargain
The paper is well established and doing good bust
ness in the thriving city Of Jefferson The material Of
the Office viii compare with some others who live in
big cities and make great deal Of pretentioa.