The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-08-26

! CONGRESSIONAL ApPoRT1oxurx ~,
the bill for the re distrietina rho 'o'owins
both houses: 40 II has passe
.h. me llrss Congressional District sba', cow.
e, t: OF the parish of Orleans on ,ba lsa a
oi ''e ,Sslssppi river aad so much nf 49, gut hanl
the lett bank of said river as il bla s"" parish o,
nal street IN the city Of New Orleans ea:t Of Ga
Fourth, Fifth Sixth Seventh, EoE.h ad pfisins TIL
reSentatiVe districts of the parish Of (la ninth Rep
parishes OF st Bernard Pltaaemines stE aud ths
"aStington, st. Helena and livingston, Asin'naGy
Inc second Congressional District Shall
an thas portion OF the parish Of Orleans o. eonprst
bank OF the hlssissippriver above and Sees The e
street. in the city of New Orleans, 81 Cara
Second, Thfd AID Tenth Representatira ehe First
the parishSo Orleans aud the parishes os Of
ST. Charles, ST. John, St. James Luolrce -. .esFsop
bonnie. 'ia Icrre.
The Third Congressional District shall CONS.
parishes OF st, Mary, st. Martin, Assumnon the
SION, Nermllhon Caleaslt LAFAYETTE St. T asee',
Baton Rouge. aug West
I The Fourth. Congressional District shall -. =
the parishes OF West FeliciaHa, Iontc Coun5
elles, Rapiies, Sabine; Natchtoches, Dcsoo :, Toy
Bossier and VIM t e-.. wv Cadao
The Fifth Congressional District shan con,,:
parishes Of Claiborne Benye Jackson Uniapn TIE
house Carroll GuaelIita, Madison Caldwell P... aoe
ieltsas, SsilaiiouIa ana ,IanG3rdla.z "a,
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4 CABINET suEvE.--The Washington .corros..
of the st. Louis Republican, thus describes s Nv.
scene at Cabinet meeting in which the ~ ,Sae
" showed their hands y ... 'osfs
An Interesting scene occurred In the Cll;pe, ~.
in5 She other day, when Secretary BROWNIE le
ed that standing as he lid, iat-tooted,n on the ivy
nour andB Blair ticket he was not only ready y 's''
nounce that fact but the other fact, that the r. gu
should be unit op tile Presidential issne md I19et
further important fact that lie could not consent h
main in Cabinet diydedon question of sncb w. VIC ~
nitude. When he. had concluded, Sccrctsrv u "ns
TOOK the floor, aud expressed his hearty and oS.
approval Of What had been said by the ho,n,.,ie
Secretary Of the Interior He too was in f aa
with Seymour and Blair aud he hoped tbn r attou
would present united front the great <spos 5
ing between tie parties. When Mr. WclIcs hod so
his seat, the President caTelessy turned an ere tou
Secretary McCulioch, who sprang to his feel AMI Wv
marked that he most cordially ndorsed alI tfn Lonas
able Secretary of the Interior and the honoraW. Sso
rotary of the Navy had said and that NOTHING wonl3
please him more than for the Cabinet TO be a mil n
the Presidential issues. Here the confession bs
to close for the time being Seward Randall, scEo
field and Evarts were all absent. These aentlama,
will now be held at positive disadvantage on return
iifg their etfcia positions. As each one drops Hto
Cabinet clutches, he will be quickly gohhIcd up, upe,
he steps promptly up to the captains office and settles
Very little blowing lime will be allowed and It i
thought that Seward will bethe only one who is ikev
to give trouble. His diplomatic lodges, however
wont save his bacon. He must fall into line, Or fall
to the rear ->--5z=s5
IMPORTANT RGMoR aBogr GEs GRANT The Wash
ington correspondent Of the New York World, under
date of the 1lth, telegraplis as follows:
Nest extraordinary rumors are afoat in this ctr
touching the unexpected return Of Gen Grant from
his Western tour aud its relation to the political can
vass. From all l can gather among those best SC
quantcd with the views of the members of the Re-.
publican National Committee it appears that private
letters have been received from member5 of Grants
party showing anxistY on the part Of the General
to throw npthe candidacy for the Presidency ID
this he has been moved by overwhelming evidences.
from every quarter of the utter of spirit in cha
Republican canvass, and the tremendous popular tide
running in favor OF the Democratic ticket
Al the letters received here both BY the Congress.
sional and National Repnbcan Committees arc s0relg
discouraging the R,dieal leaders, are the Letters
from the South less alarming The blacks cannot be
and all efforts the part of carpetbag
gers to prevent excuses have far failed, and the
Radicals see that continuance of these fioou5 and
incendiary acts Oh the partot the Goored population
Will add hundreds of thousands to the Democrats
vote in tie North. Hence the sudden stoppage Of
Grants Western trip hence tilerunor that he saboat
to throw up the candidacy, and the intiatons thrown
out III political circles that the Republican National
Convention will be called together again. and rumus
have it that the nomination will be rendered to Gen