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Died

Near this city, on the I'd inst, after lingering d.
ness, Mr.. DANIEL c. DASHED, Jr., son of CaPLD&'
Dashiel, Sr.
:, At Monroe, La, on the 29th of March, 1885, Dr.
H. DABBS.
At New Orleans, on the lst inst, after lins'5a
illness, H. NJ. WRIGHT, of the firm Of Wright ak"
e.
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PERsoNAL.-We see by the New Orleans papers that
Mr. George D. Hite formerly of this city, is announced
candidate for street commissioner of New Orleans
at the coming election Mr.. Hte is competent to fill
the Office, and trust that if anybody is elected he
will be the lucky bow
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SETTLING THEMsELvEs-We understand the scal,.
wags who run the Radical machine here have amor.
toned out the most profitable Offices among them
selves and boast of their prospects of success The
only trouble with them is that there more offices
70 hi than there are scaawags and they will be un
DER the necessity of importing another batch II will
certainly be shame and outrage on the par, Of the
people to tsnely submit such Infamous characters
forcing themselves into the important Offices Of hi.
parish without rssistanes.
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THE ALABAMA BILL.-The following is the text

THE ALABAMA BILL.-The following is the text o
the Alabama bill now before Congress:
Be 1t enacted, That the constitution framed by the
convention of Alabama, which submitted for rati
fcation by the people at an election commencing or
the 4th day of February 1865 is hereby declared tc
be the fundamental and organic law for Provisional
Government for the people of Alabama, so far as the
same does not conflict with the Constitution and laws
of the United States and the officers elected at said
election shall, on the LIST day of May, 1885, qualify
provided in said Constitution and the ordinances OF
said convention, and Immediately thereafter up
Oh the discharge of the duties of their respective Of
fees.
2. Belt further enacted That the Governor, at any
time after he shall have qualified and entered upon the
discharge of the duties of his Office may by proca-
nation the Legislature chosen at said cleo
ton The legislature when so convened shall possess
all the power conferred by said constitution, which
ma not be in conflict with the Constitution and avs
of the United States. And the legislature is hereby
further empowered to submit said constitution to the
qualified electors of Alabama for ratification at such
time Or times it may designate, and said Legisla-
ture is also empowered by ma ory vote of each
House, to submit the said constitution as framed by
the convention with without amendments proposed
by the legislature; and amendments be proposed by
the legislature, they shall be voted upon separately and
not connection with the constitution it came from
the convention.
8. Be 1t further enacted, That whenever the people,
py majority vote OF the electors OF Alabama, quail
fed under the act of Congress of March %, 1857,
vote for delegates to frame constitution and actually
voting said ratification, shall have ratified consti-
tuition submitted as aforesaid and the legislature of
the proposed State organisation shall have adopted the
amendment to the Constitution of the United States
proposed by the seth Congress, and known article
A. the constitution of Alabama may be presented to
Congress for its approval.
4. Be 1t further enacted, That the District Commau-
der shall furnish all necessary aid in enforcing this act
and the of March 2, 1867, entitled an act to pro-
vide for the more efficient government of the rebel
States, and the acts supplemental to and amendatory
thereof shall remain in full force in Alabama, except
modified by this act until Alabama shall be restored
to representation in Congress.
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Hon. A. H. STEPHENs-This gentleman authorize:
the Macon (Ga) journal and Messenger to give com
pete contradiction to the story lately going the rounds
of the press that he had said that he joined the Con-
federacy the better 10 serve the Union The story is
utterly without truth and originated with Radical
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ANOTHER RADICAL CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS FROM
THIS DlsTRlcr.-Ata meeting of the Radicals of Mad
ison parish on the 2Sth ult, Mr. P. j. Kennedy was
nominated as candidate for the lower house of Con.
gress to represent this district The following resou
tons adopted
At meeting Of the Radical Republicans of Mad
son parish, held Saturday the 2sth ut, on motion
of Mr. s. S P. Dangerield the following resolutions
were unanimously adoptcd:
Whereas, nomination has been made by the Rad
zeal Republican party for Congressional Representa-
tive of the fifth district of this State and whereas the
great and paramount interest of the levee system
must, from the condition of affairs, become a matter
OF congressional concern, therefore it is matter oil
vital Importance to the interest of people that
should be represented in Congress by pronounced
and efficient friend of the levee system therefore be it
Resolred That We heartily endorse the nomination
already made i'll this parish, of p }. Kennedy as one
well worthy OF our support and we pledge ourselves
collectively and Individually to use all honorable
means to secure his election.
Blackburn had better be looking after these boilers
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PROGRESS OF THE UNION PACIFIC RA1LRoAp-Ap
Omaha dispatch of the 2sth ult, states that the Union
Pacific railroad is completed to point twenty-seren
miles west Of Cheyenne, and within four miles of the
highest summit on the entire route The number of
men employed On that section is three thousand
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SALE OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RALRoAD-That
portion of the road running from this place to the
Texas line, together with all the rolling stock was sold
in this city last Saturday at sheriff sale to the high
est bidder 1t was knocked down to COL B. NJ. John
son. who purchased in trust for the judgment credi
tors, at $4,000 new company to be formed to be
composed in part of the judgment creditors who take
stock in it to the amount Of their claims and more they
wish The road has fallen into the hands of par
ties who have ample means and who will push it to
completion. The old road is to be thoroughly re-
paired, machine shops built rolling stock pro-
cured and The track extended forty miles further into
the Interior within the next six months The plans of
the company feasible and will no doubt be car
ried out. The work commences at once
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ARKANSAS ELEcTloN.-The telegraph brings the
unwelcome intelligence that the niger constitution
has been carried in Arkansas by three thousand
jority. The legislature elected at the time
sembled last Saturday at Little Rock and organised
1t is said frauds practced by the scala
and Mississinni rivers
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ARKANSAS ELECTION FaAUDs.-The Little Rock g.
zette, of March 81, contains number of aflavston
voters showing that heavy frauds were pracced in
johnson county by the registrar. 1t is believed ll:
heavy frauds have also been practiced in large negro
countless whose votes have been sweled out OiaIni'
sob.
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CoTToS on SToRAGE.-Before the arrival of the cars
from Marshall, yesterday, there were but about 400
bales of cotton storage in this city. This is the
smallest amount at any time since the war.
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Poor PAY-The New Orleans papers of the LIST
state tn at the police of that city have not been paid
since January This of course has nothing to do with
the large number of robberies, tbels &C., committed
of late in that city
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THE NEW Masonic HALL.-The Shreveport aud Caddo
Lodges have fitted up beautiful hall for their ad-
joining our office. 1t is large light and well ventilated
The ante-rooms convenient and roomy. The main
hall is tastefuy and elegantly fitted up, and the tout
ensemble will compare favorably with any similar hall
in the city. The members Of the Masonic fraternity
of this city, with degree of pride, invite the
brethren of other lodges to visit them This beautiful
and convenient Hall will be dedicated on Friday the
10th inst, at O'Clock, p m when all Mason's in good
standing are invited to be present
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D1Ep.-We learn from the New Orleans papers tina

DIED.-We learn from the New Orleans papers thai
Brevet Brig. Gen. L. 0. Watkins, Lieut.. COL of the
goth United States Infantry, died in New Orleans on
the Goth ut from congestive chill. He spoke
after be was taken down. He was a son-in-law OF
Gen. Rousseau and was much respected by all who
knew him. The troops on duty at this place were
part Of his command.
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CoLoRED SeHoLARs.-The New Orleans picavune
says there 1881 colored children on the rolls of the
public schools of the city of New Orleans, which is
large increase over the number in attendance whom the
schools were turned over by the Freednen's Bureau
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THE LAST VETo-The Cincinnati COmmerciaitbilH
the Presidents little veto of the Judiciary bill poi
sesses something more than ordinary interest prob
ably the last veto that President johnson will et
write
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j. C.. MONCuRE,
r. WALSH,
D. CRESWELL, : Com
WM. ROBSON,
j. B. GILMORE.

THE MANAGERS AND PRESIDENTS COUNSEL Cox
rRAsrED.-" Mack, the Radical correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, writes to that paper from Wash
ington as follows:
Mr.. Bingham has certain faults, very we'll under
stood, and very commonly criticised in the House o
which he has long been held leading ornament
These well kept under in the opening of the
and his bearing and language were fully up to The
height of the great occasional compliment which can
be paid to other of the six gentlemen who ad
dressed the Senate for the prosecution defence Mr.
Bingham has wonderful facility and elegance of express
sion-a memory of precedents, and indeed, of what,
it is needful for him to remember little short of
marveous-and vehement earnestness in whatever
he undertakes, that goes far toward securing the
victon of his hearers. It may be considered certain
that he will make the great speech of the trial
Next to him will be Boutwell,, who, as yet has not
spoken at all Butler made strong points OF last Fri
day, but his manner was very much against him. and
it is his misfortune that much of what he does falls in
with the popular idea that he is demaeogue VIII.
sons little speech plain and solid like the man.
He will indulge in ghts of oratory, and is really
likely to have less weight in the trial than his abilities
would warrant. Williams has not vet spoken He is
an able lawyer, after certain pragmatca fashion of
his own, and an orator CT no mean powers He is
probably the best legal scholar the board of mana
gers. Logan is worthless, for dumb show and
poor old Thad Stevens save for moral effect
1t is undenable that the weight Of legal reputation
is against the managers and in favor of the Presidents
counsel. No lawyer in the United States can be
named, with the approval Of the profession, before
Judge Curtis of Boston. VIM NJ. Evarts ranks with
Charles O'Coner, James T. Brady, and David Dudley
Field, the four being held, by common consent the
foremost lawyers of New York Intense and in some
sense just as the preudices against Jer. Black
cannot in fairness deny that he stands with the fore
most, if not himself the foremost, in Pennsylvania Of
Henry Stanbery's legal reputation no Ohoan most of
all no Cnclnnatian, needs to be informed There are
no men among the managers-there are even no men
IN the cou1t-that can be compared with these four
tor reputation great lawyers before the country
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1cE.-By reference to an advertisement in another
column it will be seen that the Ice works have been
leased BY parties who will at once commence manu-
featuring ice They will be able to furnish US With
plenty OF ice at prices As low it be got from the
city. No ice will Be retailed from the nanufactory
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DEDICATION.

THE MASONIC FRATERNITY are Aef1
n notified that the new Hall of Shreveport ~
Ky Caddo Lodges, F. and A NJ, will be dedls,:
/v\on Friday Evening, April 10, 1868 o..
o'clock All Masons in good standing are resPect,a.
invited to attend, aud to extend invitations TO tE-
friends. By order:
WARREN HECOX, WNr
Shreveport Lodge No lh
P. W. H. CUNNING, WI.
Caddo Lodge No. Il"
Sbrovaport Q
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The New Orleans papers of the slst ult state that
upon the recommendation of Gov. Baker, A. F. More
field and H Zeiger have been appointed trustees of
this city in place of Jonas Robson and E. B. Bennett
who failed to qualify.
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A New DAILY PAPER IN New ORLEANs-A Join
stock comany, with E. Bessey & Co. managers, viii
start daily paper in New Orleans about the l2tl
of April 1t will be independent in politics Price
FIVE cents per single copy.
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Shreveport, April s. 1868, ut
G A RID.

report has been in circulation to the effect ID"
have Joined the Radical club, which report proDo4"
false. l shall act in concert with all good cltlsn
defeat the Constitution. .-.cy
APPS 1t J. L. SCARBOkVt0LL
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AlIrrARr.-Breves Maj. Gen ]. J. Reynolds, Uni.
ted States Army having been relieved from the duty
which called him to New Orleans, has returned 10 his
proper station al Austin Texas.
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The TINE sEr.-The following paragraph has edto.
rial position in the Cincinnati Commercial Of the 25th
ut No explanation is given
The 7th of May, we understand, is the day fzed for
the Inauguration of Ben Wade as President of the
United States.
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FuSNY.-The New Orleans Republican publishes the
constitution for the purpose of assisting in its adop
ton while we publish it, for the sole purpose of de-
featng it. Both use the same weapons, but hope for
results as wide as the polls. Funny, isn't it?
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CHAP LAsDs.-The Jackson parish Flag says
plantation, one of the best in the parish lately sold
sheIif's sale for sst cents per acre. cash.
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The scrip used by the Florida Convention is not
very valuable. The members have to pay sloo of the
stuff for bottle of whiskey aud SINGLE drinks are $40
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FOR CONSTABLE-WAR 4. ,,,r
WE are authorised to announce FRANK WALL LT'
as an independent candidate for Constable Oh w.
No J. at the ensuing election. !
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FOR CONSTABLE-WARD+ ,o
WE are authorised to announce J, L, oCAh9gy2j
OUCH (the present incumbent) for Constable Of WEE
No 4 at the ensuing election.
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ENR SHERIFF

IN accordance with the suggestions Of the olss s@r
trail Democratic Committee, that the preSehI ,r,
bents in office be voted for at the impending
| respectfully announce myself az candidate !"
Sheritfalty of Caddo parish. uopF
April l. 1858 JOHN D. nv
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MEETING OF THE HOOK AND LADDER CoMPANY.-As
the apparatus for the Hook and Ladder Company is
expected to-day, the members of the company
gently requested to attend meeting at O'clock this
evening
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Our best friends-those who call and get papm
10th daily and weekly, and never profer to pyn
them. Marshall FLAG.
Suppose you try some who have graduated ioJ
this way. We have a superabupdance Of the sort who
" never miss a meal or pay cent
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Greeley says the man who pays more for his shop
rent than for advertising, don't know his business,
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FOR JUDGE. .,,crr "a,
WE are authorised to announce A. B. LIZ i ohI1 NJ;
candidate for the Judgeship of the 10th JnaltsI o
trict. Election seventeenth and eighteenth APlL~~
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FOR CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT, rr
WE are authorised to announce K. J. " klULfa
present incumbent as a candidate for Tue Tsu
Clerk of the District Court of the parish 0. ~
Election Seventeenth and eighteenth APrII ns A-~
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To Observation-Disclosures to announce
in this paper will be required to pay in advance
For State and parish Offices, $25; city offices, sl5
Thanks to Mr.. J. v Nolan, agent of the Texas Elk
press company, for file Of late Northern papers
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JUS ne fegaFueu as CIUst 1t IIAUu

Mn. GREELEY.-The Washington correspondent Of
the New York World writes under date of the 22d
Mr.. Greeley left here tonight. He has been in
ference with leading republicans upon the proposed
nomination of Grant, and reliable reports say he has
vanly sought to get the Chief Justice committed the
support of that nomination It is not fact that Mr..
Greeley has been attempting to influence Judge Chase
with reference to impeachment. The latter would
pc. nit such propositions to be argued to him. and al
though Mr.. Greeley's paper is vehementy urging con-
yietion of the President it is known that Mr. Greeley
was opposed to the impeachment project. He was in
the West delivering lectures when the Tribune took its
stand in favor of impeachment, and it is alleged, upon
good authority, that had he been in New York when
the House passed the resolution the tone of the paper
would have been very different from what it has BEEN
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THE MA1Ls-During the past week we de
prived pretty much the benefit of mails from all
except the river. The Marshall mail failed for the
want Of locomotive, the Southern Pacific rolling
stock being under seizure by the sheriff The con.
tractors time the Mansfield route had expired and
the new contractor did not make bis appearance We
did not learn the cause of the failure of the Monroe
mail Were it not for the river and the accommoda-
ting officers of the packets would be without mail
matter entirely. So we co. at the whms and caprices
Of Uncle Sans contractors
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RICHMOND NEGROES WANT TO Go TO CONGRESS-
The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sum-
writes as follows:
Several Of the ambitious coored members of the
Virginia reconstruction convention have expressed
strong desire to and occupy in one or other
end Of the capitol, and have expressed much dissats
faction when told that they inhibited by the con-
stutonal requirements as to length of citizenship.
Something, it is urged must be doue for them, as
there is danger that they will influence those of their
own color to vote against the radical candidates. but
the nature of the sop to be thrown Cerebus has not
yet been determined upon The delegation also COM
plain of Gen. Schoed, and that he is not active
enough in pushing the congressional policy and would
like to see him removed
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ANOTHER CoNFIscArIoN SCHEME-The Washington
correspondent Of the Louisville Courier, writing under
date Of the 9th ult, says it is understood that Stevens
will bring forward another coniscaton scheme during
the session, if death don't confscatc him before he
works out the difficult problem.
The same correspondent says every act Of congress
is worse, if possible, than that which preceded it, and
now legislation of the gravest character is attended
with ibes and hooking jeers of radicals the help
less minority. Stewart in the Senate and Wilson in
the House were particularly conspicuous for their pre-
sumption and insolence in discussing the veto mes.
sage, and so with impeachment the bill ignoring the
Supreme Court, the Alabama and Freedmen's Bureau
bills and other legislative monsters. The strongest
heart may be APPALLED, at the future of our country
conservative Senator distinguished alike for caution
and ability, declared that there escape from
odious political bondage except in revolution and
this he regarded as close at hand
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REGrsTRATIoN.-The work of registration in this
parish closes to-day. Thus far every thing has gone
quietly and unnterruptedy. Whites and blacks
have been admitted to the registry in their regular turn
and far know have been treated with courtesy
As this is the last day, citizen who has right to
vote should neglect the last opportunity Call and
register at once word for it, you will be treated
politely Up to last night 54s had registered, major
ty of whom whites. Total registry in this parish
up to lust night ABB.
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MPEAcnNENT-The telegraph informs that the
managers of the impeachment closed their evidence
last Saturday, much to the disappointment of their
friends The court then adjourned over until to-mor-
row to allow the defense time to prepare. The Wash
ington special Of the New Orleans Times, dispatches
follows the Sd, from which it would appear that
the Presidents chances not so bad after all:
The Presidents friends are jubilant and many the
Republicans consider impeachment killed. Sumner,
with bitterness declared in the street yesterday
that Some of our friends are becoming weak kneed
and must be strengthened" Afterwards, in private
that Six of our men backing down" An
other radical Senator declared last night friend of
the President that he saw nothing to justify impeac
ment, and should vote that he would "have no
blush hereaterh Butler is said to have pro-
posed to the House managers to procure exention
of time in order that Senators from three South
ern States may get in and strengthen the mpeachers
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Congressional.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Senate - Three thousanc
negroes ask aid to emigrae to Liberia. johnson thinks
the Government should assist these people to their
tive country.
City charter extended one year, with amendment
Summers motion taking the appointing power from
the Mayor and giving it to the council Object to give
negroes Offices Adopted by 90 to 10.
Navy appropriation passed. Amendment reducing
navy strength lost Executive session and ad burned