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Vente de Sheris.

CoUR DE Observation-Disclosures DIES NarcaIrocurs
Ausite Ropiel co,.tre.
Henrette NJ. Bossier ct No G265
Peabody A. Noise.
Natchitoches spectator., 1868-02-13

FOR SALE.
I offer for sale 400 Bushels of Cotton Seed, Of
l. the very best quaiity-PetIte Gulf and Boyd's
Prolific. at as cents per bushe. Great care
being taken with them to prevent rot or damage
dec5 IF r.. l.. PIERSON.
BOARDING.
N enteel Board, with or without Lodging. can
VI be had on Third Street. For terms. arply
to Mrs. ELIZA COTTON.
January 6, 1868.
Salt! SaItIi SaItl!l
DIVE HUNDRED Bushels of beautiful fine
II white Salt for sale at 81 90 n r bushel at
the old Drake Salt Works" by
JAMES G. wEEKES.
December I'd, 1867. dec5 At
Natchitoches spectator., 1868-02-13

doctor" said lady. ''I want you to
prescribe for me-" "There is nothing the
matter, madam" said the doctor, after
feeling her pulse; IS you ouly need rest.''
SNOW, doctor, just look at my tou-
gue!" she PERSISTED 'just look at it-look
at it. Now say-what does that needr'
..I think that needs rest, too," said the
DOCTOR
Natchitoches spectator., 1868-02-13

It is said Americans eat yearly forty
one pounds of sugar each.
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The Reconstruction Committee

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Reconstruc-
ton Committee have agreed on the follow
ing bill, to be hereafter reported
Be it further enacted, etc, That the APP
pellate jurisdiction Of the Supreme Court
of the United States shall not extend to
any act which shall be done, or to any pro-
ceedings mad or which shall be had, under
and by virtue of the act entitled an act to
provide for the more efficient government
of the Rebel States, passed March 9TH, 1867 +,
or of the several acts supplementary there
to; and all such cases now pending in said
court, either by appeal or otherwise, from
any decision or proceeding had in the
premises in any District or Circuit Court
of the United States shall be dismissed by
said Supreme Court, and no record of any
proceedings had. or which may be had
before either of the district commanders
under either said acts, shall be removed to
or reviewed in any other tribunal, either
upon habeas corpus, quo warranto, or in
any other manner whatever.
The vote of committee was as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Stevens of Penn, Bouts
well of Mass, Bingham of Ohio, Farms
worth of Illinois, Beaman of Mich. and
Payne of Ohio-6.
Nays-Messrs. Hubbard of New York,
Brooks of New York, and Beck of Ken
tucky-3.
This bill, if it should become law,
would apply to the McCardle and all other
cases involving similar constitutional
questions.
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Cable D,snafches

PARIS, January est is reported to-
day on good authority that the Emperor
has forbidden the publication of Prince
Napoleon's pamphlet ON the subject of
foreign and domestic affairs of France
MADRID, Jan. 23.-The bill furnishing
the improved breach~loading arms to the
army, passed Cortez, and is now a Law.
PARIS, Jan. 23.-Admiral Farraguts
feet will remain at Toulon during the rest
of the winter.
FLORENCE, Jan. 23.-The bill imposing
tax on incomes in certain cases, has been
adopted by Parliament.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-At the Ministerial
dinner at Bristol last evening, Lord Stan
ley made a speech wherein he said that
the condition of Ireland had never been
more prosperous. He thought the pro-
posed church reforms ought to go over to
the next Parliament, and as to reforms in
Ireland, they were ont Of the question.
The tone of the French and Prussian
press was eminently peaceful.
!. The Chinese government has taken some
military steps on the Russian frontier,
which Russia regards as warlike and Of
fensive. A protest is to be sent.
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The President NOT SUBORDINATE
The New York Post, a leading Republi-
can journal, thus treats the proposition
to degrade the Presidential Office by the
new reconstruction bill and its sup
porters
at is useless for Gen. Garfield to argue
that the President is the subordinate of
Congress- He is not he is the coordinate
of Congress; the integrity of his function
is just as necessary as that of Congress,
and to destroy the equilibrium is to destroy
the peculiar feature of our policy which
has given it strength and success. The vast
majority of the people have been taught
for halfa century to look upon this division
of powers as We state them, and it would
take them long time to unlearn doctrine
which they identify with the stability of
the nation. 1t is older than the republican
supremacy, and will outlast it if the oppo-
site doctrine be insisted on"
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WHEN the tenure of Office bill was
under discussion in the Senate of the
United States, MIR Sherman, of Ohio,
said
And if / supposed that either of these
gentlemen referring TO the Cabinet of Mr.
Johnson were 30 wanting in manhood,
in honor, as TO hold his place after the
politest intimation by the President Of the
United States that his services we're no
longer required, certainly, as a Senator,
would consent 20 his removal at any time,
and so would we all"
When Mr. Stanton was restored to the
War Department every Senator present
who belonged to MIR. Shermans party,
voted Tor his restoration. Mr.. Sherman
was absent, whether Intentionally or not
we have never seen stated, but he does
not appear to have opposed the restoras
ton of man so wanting in manhood,
10 honor" as to take a place in the Cab
met after he had been kicked out by the
President, at least, iC he did oppose this
mean act Of the Senate, his influence
with his brother Senators amounted to
very little The Senate in restoring Mr..
Stanton has acted as meanly as he did in
accepting the position.
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MiscelIaneons.

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-Partial returns of
the business transacted during 1867 by the
leading business firms of this city, shows
that twenty-one firms transacted business
exceeding two millions, and seventy-six
exceed one million, while 176 report bus
iness Of over half a million.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Jan. 23.-The stu
alton in Dominica is deplorable. The in-
surgents are marching towards the capital,
meeting with but little opposition. The
inhabitants are on the verge of starvation,
and hoping for a transfer to the United
States. Their paper currency is almost
worthless.
Boston, Jan. pa terrible explosion
occurred in a chinese arsenal at Wind
ham. Loss of life estimated as high as
1000, though 1000 is probably nearer the
number. The shock was heard 120 miles
distant.
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Mr. JOHN PoTrs, Disbursing Clerk in
the War Department, publishes a card in
the Washington Star of the 10Th inst, in
which he says
have noticed in several newspapers
statement that Mr.. Stanton, on assuming
the duties of Secretary OF War, yesterday,
appeared at the Office Of the Pay Clerk and
drew his pay NEARLY $4,000 for the time
he has been suspended from Office. The
statement is entirely without foundation.
Mr. Stanton has not only not applied TO
draw any pay for the period of his sus~
pension, but has informed me that he does
not consider himself entitled TO any pay
for that period under the act OF Congress.
0f course this statement was made at
the suggestion of Mr.. Stanton, and it is
we'll enough to have il on record: as Stan
ton may yet claim pay for the time he
was suspended
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
House Of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The House re-
sumed the consideration of Senate amend
ment TO House bill in relation to additional
bounty, the question being on an amend
ment reported from the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs. The Senate amendment,
which is substitute for that of the House,
provides that if person entitled to the
bounty provided in sections u and Is of
the act Of July %, 1866, dies before receiy-
ing his bounty, it shall be paid to his heirs
as designated, and in the order named
therein, and to none other. The amend
ments of the committee are to add after the
word "person" the words or persons" and
to strike out the words, "a soldier"
After considerable discussion, the House
ordered the previous question. The
amendments reported by the Committee on
Military Affairs were agreed to, and the
Senate amendment, as amended, was agreed
to-yeas "a, nays So.
The Military Committee reported back
adversely the petitions of some volunteer
officers commissioned since March g. 1865,
for three months extra pay.
Mr.. Pile, from the same committee, re-
ported bill authorizing the Secretary of
w III 10 SET tnc BEOuuuS HOW OCcupleu 10y
the United States arsenal at Liberty, Mis-
souri,, with the public buildings, etc. Also
portion of the Fort Leavenworth reserva-
ton grounds. The st. Louis arsenal to be
be divided into lots for buildings. One
third to be paid cash the Secretary of
War to establish an arsenal at Jefferson
Barracks, Missouri, at a cost not exceeding
$3.50, 900. The bill passed, slightly amended.
The death of the late Cornelius o. Ham
ilton, from the eighth Congressional dis
trict of Ohio, was then announced by his
colleague, Mr.. Lawrence, who pronounced
eulogy and offered appropriate resolu-
tons.
Eulogies were also made by Messrs.
Morgan, auckland and Walker.
The resolutions were adopted, and the
House at quarter to three adjourned.
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! SINGULAR and important law

A SINGULAR and important law case has
just been decided in the New York SUI
prene Court. The plaintiff q father, a
Nj. Giles, mortgaged some property in 1886,
and died in 1910 without removing the in.
cumbrance. Shortly after his death the
mortgage was forecIosed, the widow and
children receiving due notice. Six months
after Mr.. Giles death, however, and after
the date Of the foreclosure, the widow was
delivered of child, who is the present
plaintiff. Now the property is very valu-
able, and the plaintiff claimed that although
the equity Of redemption of her mother
and six other children was foreclosed, hers
was not as she was not party TO the fore
closure, She therefore claimed one-seventh
of the property as hers in law, and its in
come from the day Of sale, less one-seventh
the amount of mortgage, and interest, and
taxes and interest, and value of permanent
improvements and interest. The court de-
cided in favor of the plaintiff, ordering a
referee to adjust the apportionment of her
claim.
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the Directories they are placed in other
hands, or in instances when an officer is
specifically designated to receive them.
Upon this subject, the Governor in his
recent message to the Legislature, asked
instructions. He said:
Upon what regarded as a good and
sufficient bond, | ordered a hundred
bonds to be issued to the Receiver on
the Nashville and Northwestern rail-
road. Whether the bonds should be issued
to the Receiver or the companies of roads,
is a question now in dispute, and / find
legal gentlemen differ in their opinions. l
have declined issuing any more bonds to
the Receiver, requiring good and sufficient
securities in every instance. As this ques>
ton is one of vital importance, involving
the interest of the State, and the safety or
loss of her bonds, the Legislature ought to
settle the question definitely and without
delay"
We were not aware that there is any
considerable difference between cOmpe-
tent legal minds in regard to this guess
ton The very gist of the contract be-
tween the State and the company is, that
the latter shall have the use of the form
er's bonds for certain purposes If they
are issued to an officer Of the State-a
Receiyer-the company does not acquire
that control of them which the law
intended to confer. Nay, if this be done,
the question Immediately arises whether
the company is bound at all by the law,
to yield possession of the road, in the
contingency of a failure to meet the
interest The legal opinion, so far as we
have heard it expressed, and we learn
that there is an official opinion..of the At
torney General to that effect, is, that the
bonds must be issued to the company
agents and officers, and that any bonds
not so issued are yalueless, because not
made in conformity to law.
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A Bill Agreed ON by the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The House
Committee on Foreign Affairs have agreed
upon the following bill
Section |. Be it enacted, etc, That all
naturalized citizens of the United States,
while in foreign States, shall be entitled to
and receive from this government the same
protection of person and property that is
accorded to native born citizens in like
circumstances, and that the President be
empowered to use the influence and aus
thority of his government in all Just en-
deavors to secure recognition by other
governments of the principles of public
laws which will be insisted upon and main
tanned by the government of the United
States, in regard to the rights of naturalized
citizens. Provided always, that no citizen,
native born or naturalized, who is guilty
of any crime against the laws of any foreign
State committed within its jurisdiction, or
of desertion from the actual service in the
army or navy of such State, or who shall
have acquired naturalization by misrepre-
sentation or fraud, or who, as to residence
or otherwise by treason or other crime
against the United States, shall have for
feited or shall have renounced his rights
as a naturalized citizen, shall be entitled
TO the protection contemplated by this act.
Section 2. That whenever it shall be
made known to the President that any nat
uralized citizen of the United States has
been arrested or detained by any foreign |
government in contraVention, to the intent |
and purposes of this act upon the allega- |
ton of his naturalization in the United |
States, does not operate or dissolve his al |
legiance 10 his native sovereign that any |
native born citizen who shall have been |
arrested and detained without the charge |
of crime committed within the iRrisdic. |
lion of such State, and whose release shall |
have been unnecessary, delayed or refused, |
the President shall be, and is hereby en-
powered by way Of indemnity and reprisaI,
to order the arrest and detain in custody i
any subject of such foreign government
who may be found within the jurisdiction
of the United States, and the President
shall without any unexcusable delay give
information to Congress of such proceed
ings of indemnity and reprisal.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, If any |
naturaiized citizen of the United States
shall return to his native country With the
intent to resume his domicil therein, or if
he shall leave the United States with the
intention Of a permanent residence in any
foreign State, and shall engage in an army
or navy as belligerent in any foreign war
or service, such naturalized citizen shall
not be entitled to the interposition of this
government in his behalf under the pro-
visions of this act.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
the term domicil, IN the preceding section,
shall be construed TO mean continued resi-
ience Of more than one year in the native
country of the nsturalized citizen, or Of
himself in any business, which
denotes an intention to resume permanent
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TIE war has brought about some nOta-
bic changes not the least of which is the
revolution wrought in the book publish~
ing business. A few years ago English
books could be reprinted in this country,
sent to England and there sold at less
price than the English publishers, could
afford to sell the same works We are
now told that protests are being made by
booksellers who have enriched themselves
by the sale of pirated editions of Eng
lish works, against the new postal treaty
with Great Britain, by which many books
can be obtained from London by mail at
lower prices than American reprints can
be purchased.
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iii locating, under the homestead acts, the
freedmen, and furnishing them with six
months provisions, taking lien on the
homestead, the improvements on the same
to be paid back in two years.
Mr.. Hodges offered a resolution inouir-
ing into the legality of the present con-
tractors of the penitentiary, which contract
was made with an illegal body, called the
General Assembly of Arkansas, they being
opposed TO reconstruction, and the con-
tractors having drawn $40,G under the
same pretext. This produced lengthy
discussion
Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-24

The IRREPREssIBLEs.- Brownlow, in
bis letter to the convention, calls his OPP
ponents the irrepressible Democratic
party. This is a good name, and We
honor it. The late elections in New
York, Pennsylvania and other States
prove that it is an irrepressible party.
Ii has so much truth and force and moral
power in it that Radicalism with all its
subtlety will not be able to repress it in
the next Presidential election The time
will soon come when it viii repress ev-
erything like Brownlowism from this
State
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Treaty Between the United states and
RepubIie of COlOsObia efe

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Secretary
of State was advised to-day Of the exeeu-
ton of treaty between the United States
and republic Of Colombia. for the construc
ton of ship canal across the Isthmus of
Darien.
The following are the most prominent
and interesting items taken from the alb
stract made by the Comptroller of the
Currency, of reports made By all the ma
tional banks in the United States on the
morning of the 9th of January Liabili-
ties on capital, $40, S43,790; surplus and
profits, $l01, S99, $50; circulation, $780,
790,SS2; deposits, $55S,8S3,776; due to
banks, $l20,007, 40; assets, loans and dis
counts, S6l6, I65.O72.
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BRowNLoW KNOCKING AT THE Door. -
The Conservative party is at this mo-
ment in great danger. Brownlow's skel-
eton fist is knocking for admission He
is getting so positively disloyal as to pro-
pose to pay United States bonds in green
backs, This theory has been advocated
by us for long time. 1t is the policy of
the people, though its advocates are con-
sidered disloyal Since Mr.. Brownlow
has Endorsed il, is fiavors strongly of
ln4altp.
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MEMPHIS, Jan. 23.-The Appeals Little
Rock special says In the convention,
White, Of Phillips, (colored) offered reso-
luton deslaring public carriers public
servants, and recommending the next Lee
gislature to make il a penal ofiense TO deny
accommodations or refuse to transport per-
sons, irrespective OF color, over public
highways. Referred
Gray, of Phillips, (eolored) offered
resolution memorializing Congress to aid
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The course of some of the negro dele-
gates in the Southern Reconstruction
Conventions ought to shame the Radicals
Of Tennessee. One of these gave his
reasons in the Louisiana Convention on
the 22d inst for opposing the disfran-
chisement of the white people, as follows /:
First. Because governments derive their
powers from the consent Of the governed.
Second. Because all my life l have been
prescribed, and l do not want to do to
others what would not like them to do TO
me.
Third. Because / believe that in giving
the State power to disfranchise its citizens,
we virtually divest citizens Of the United
States of their rights and privileges.
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TERRIBLE.-We learn from Major Flood
that on Saturday, 18th inst, at the house o.
Col. N. Brandon, at Dover, Ida Kirksey,
twelve years of age, while warming herself
by the fire, was so unfortunate as to have
her clothes take fire. She ran out upon
the street, the flames ascending three feet
above her head, enveloping her in one
sheet of fire. This occurred at 8 P. NJ, and
at half past p. NJ. she died.-Charlotte
ITEM. Patriot Jan. %.
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The Oldest book extant Published in
America is now in possession of General j
w. Phelps, of Baitleboro, Vermont. IL Is
dictionary of the Aztec language, and
was printed in the city Of Mexico, in 1871.
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BROwNLow's MAGNAxmITY.- Broom
lO'c's Whig, Of the 22d inst, contains a
characteristic exhibition of that persons
disgusting vanity. Replying to some re-
marks of a Memphis paper charging him
with an undue lust for power, the Goys
ernOr says
For the information of this Rebel
Memphis paper, and all concerned, we will
state that Gov. Browalow positively de-
clines to accept the Office Of President.
Feeling that Gen. Grant has greater claims
upon the gratitude and support of the
country than himself, the Governor pledged
himself months since not to defeat that IL
lustrious hero and patriot for the Chief
Magistracy of the natiol. As a man Of
truth, and under sense of gratitude to
Gen. Grant for the great services he has
rendered, the Governor has formed the
memorable and magnanimous resolve to
adhere to this pledge"
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-14
ALABAMA.

SELMA, Feb. l4.-Sergsant Bates, the
great pedestrian and bearer Of the United
States flag from Vlcksburg to Washington,
was publicly received at Watts Hall las,
evening. Speeches were made by er-Gov
Parsons and Gov. Moorehouss, Alexander
White and Judge ID. NJ. Brooks. Many la
dies we're present.
At "A public meeting Of citizens to-day the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted
Resoirsi, That We heartily approve each
and every principle embodied in the Con
stitution Of the United States that we re-
gard the flag Of the Union az symbol
OF these principles. and We pledge our.
selves to support the one and uphold and
defend the other.