The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-27
TEL RAPHIC NEWS.
For the soashsWscterh.l
Markets.

New OR>,ssss May 2t-Cotton dull and declined
middling 2S4@2ec.; sales 900 balesj receipts siac
Saturday SOS Bales. Cold f4oa.
NEW ToRK, May 25, erening,-Cotton dull but nom
uallv unchanged; sales $50 bales at Soa@51e,, clos
ing at 3otc for nldallng uplands Cole. closed sEon
al 40.
! New York, May 26, noon.-Cott3n dropping at .
03osc. for middling upands. Gold l4ls:
New ORLEANS, May 26-Cotton unsettled; middIn'
2s4c sales 1900, receipts 1872 and exports 1883 bales
Sterling b24sg5s; New York sight 3Isct premium
Gold l4O5 Sugar and mo asses 1rm, but unchanged
Flour dull; superGne IS IS. Corn firm and tendn:
upwards, 81 05@l 10. Oats firm at SOC. Hay qnle
at sls@2U Lard higher and scarce tierce 2Q ant
keg 2oF@2lc Pork dull at $29 5o@29 Is. Bacol
quiet; shoulders l4@l44 and clear sides lS9lStc
Cattle unchanged. s-.- 4gsa5 s.rszzs-.- :.
New YoRK, May 26, evening.-Cotton easier by
more doing; sales 400 bales at dc, chiefly SOC
Gold l4os. =
LIVERPOOL, May IS, afternoon.-Cotton shad'
easier; probable sales of 10000 bales.
LONDON, May 25-Great Britain aud Austria urge
general European disarmns.
Antola dates to May 18th say the rear had reached
there. The rainy season had cqmmepeee.
The German scientific expedition to the Magnetic
Pole has sailed On its voyage of exploration
LIVERPOOL, May &c, -Cotton-upland:
III and Orleans II I'D. .-.
LIVERPOOL, May 26, evening. C Cotton dull and
heavy. Manchester advices unfavorable' Sales 4oo'
bales
LONDON, May 2s.-Micae Barrett alias Jackson
Cerkenwell e1plosionist, executed. Formidable re
volt exists i'll Berna. .....
Congressional.
| WASHINGTON May 5.-Senats-SeSenty Eve steam
boat captains and pilots protest against further bradg
ing of the Ohio river with less than five hundred feet
span. >,
admission of Arkansas to final vote Wednesday, Ad-
journed.
House-Chander introduced resolution declaring
the control of State governments IN the white peo
pie and nstrucng the vommittee on Elections to re
port resolution declaring tins was a white mans gov
eminent. Referred to Committee on Elections.
Resolution looking to erection of a commission to
investigate illegal and urJu imprisonment during the
war. Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Carey introduced 2 resolution declaring the letter
and spirit of the laws justified the payment of FIVE
twenties in legal tenders. Referred to Ways and
Means Committee.
Resolution justifying Seward in retaining possession
of ram Stonew all Jackson recently sold to Japan,
til Japan pacifea. Referred to Committee of Foreign
Affairs
Tax bill made special order for Wednesday. Law
covers three hundred and sixty pages.
Resolution passed bringing Ctlas. W. WooaeJ TO bar
of the House for contempt. Managers support the
resolution Try report the reading of which required
hour with copies OF private kilograms and ev
ldence, manly that OF lnnfloW weed, SHOWING tuat
scheme for buying votes for acqutta was canvassed
in New York and that suspicious teegrama and per
passed between the parties here and In New York
Intimate relations we're shown to exist between the
counsel and friends Of the President and the parties
who canvassed the purchase of votes in New York.
The report claims that the managers have other evil
dence but at present only feel justified in presenting
such as will justify arrest of Wooley. Adjourned.
WAsHlSGros, May 26.-Senats- met at. noon.
Motion proceed with remaining articles was lost by
% to Is. Motion adoqrning to 23d June lost by tie.
Vote on second and third articles resulted in acquit-
tai, when motion aciouring sine die prevailed.
| IN Senate Anthony Wiley and Van Wrinkle denied
new spaper reports that Chase had endeayored in
fuence their votes, and FeSsenden denied his denti-
cation with the proposed third party and announced
his determination to support the ReFublican nominees
Adjourned.
House-Motion granting Wooley d hours to prepare
his was tabled Motion that the Speaker pro-
pound questions to the prisoner to be answered
forthwith prevailed Speaker announced that the func-
tons of the managers had ceased. Resolution conn.
uing them committee to CONT nue corruption in
vestigatons prevailed Protest that the committee of
investigation, ip which the mi nory is unrepresented,
was .anparlamentary, was.overrued by the Speaker.
The House controlled and would enrrst investigation
to whom it pleased. Motion to addtwo members who
had VOTED against Impeachment was tabled. On But
le1's motion, 80 to 81, Wooley answered with protest,
which has been published, and announced himself will
ling to answer any questions which the House might
direct. Managers maintained the committee repre-
sented the authority of the House and Wooley had
right to question the propriey Of their questions.
House sustained this view and Woeey vas ordered in
to close confinement in the capitol until he purgcs
| himselfof contempt by answering such questions as
| the committee propounded. House went into COM
mittee Oh Indian appropriations and adjourned.
Miscellaneous.
WAsuISG-oN, May 24.-It - stated Stevens new
article is founded evidence heretofore taken by
H.
establishment of provisional governments in the South
and payment Of money to pro, iSqna officers. Major
ity Of the managers dsapprove. Nothing authentic
known to the course of events Will take to-mor-
row and Tuesday il, tac it's doubted whether the
chief actor have decided Indications favor further
postponement. Thurlow Weed and Collector. SmSthe,
of New York were before the managers Yesterday.
| LOUISVILLE May 24.-The robbers who captured
the engine and express obtained at least forty
| thousand dollars.
The river has fallen four feet during the week. All
the upper streams are declining.
| new York, May 24.-A Hayana special says ordera
| have been given to Spanish gunboat and her
sorts at Batavia to watch the sailing of the schooner
L. Boudits whose arrival is expected there rumor
was current that Burlingame to come to Havana
tor inornation about the China tde4ld treatment of
Coolies and his report it is believed will curai fur
ther Coolie emigration.
The Venezuela insurgents, as late as the ID, were
fighting in the vicinity of Caracas, the capital
Baez has taken the oath Of Office President of St.
Domingo, appointed three members Of hiacabnet and
Obtained government ratification of his loan from the
Jew banker Jesurn.
Mazatan specials to the 18th show that the cause
of the insurgents the Pacific coast waslost. Usual
amount of robberies aud otheractsof violence
ported Vigorous measures had been taken to repel
the INDIAN pcprsi9ps IN the northern States of the
Republic.
RUTLAND, w., #ay 2+.-Irish laborers at West Rut-
land marble qparries five hundred in number, having
struck for higher wages, the owners of the quarries
instead Of aeceding sent to Canada and engaged FIVE
hundred Frenchmen. Much i'll feeling in consequence
and the destruction of the place threatened. Author
tiles on the alert to prevent disturbance
SAN Francisco, May 23.-Sandwich Island dates to
the 9th received. The Honolulu Gazette says up to
the Goth of April no further accounts of volcanic &C
ton in Hawaii Earthquakes bad ceased in violence
and frequency, although the whole island vibrates
New ORLEANS, May 25.-A. S. Mansfield was to-
day admitted to bail in $4,000 by Commissioner
Weller.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Revenpe to- day so4l 600
Stevens not in the House to day. Republicans
have caucus tomorrow morning to arrange impeac
nent programme.
HAVANA, May 25.-Hayti news state Salnave, as
dictator, had ordered conscrptions. Riots resulted
and soldiers dred on the mob A Virgnian, naIucd
Eeppburp, wounded while defending his store
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