The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-20

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slot at their ozu pFu5oTs nv thieves SasTzzTa ne
sces foreign eonsnIs Mr. HOLSTER sends here ioE
uar-of~sr vessel and had sent TO Jamaica Tor Brit
ish vessel Anxiety here intense.
Later DISPATCHES state the British guuboat Phoenix
had lef Jamaica for PoEsaa-Prnce to assist the Amer
lean Minister.
WASHINGTON Mar lS-Among the with esses sum
rnoned br the managers are Dan " Foorbie, Perry
Fuller OF Kansas and Gen. Thos- E=ing-
The city charter expired to-day, the President not
having signed the bill for its extension
Stevens resolution asking Official proceedings caGsed
bitter debate in the Senate
HAVANA, May lS--Later aivices from Po-sau-
Prince state the whole country VAS IN arms against
Safnave Al Jaeouel, merchants were closing their
stores
Gable Dispatches.
Tospos. Nav 1s-CommeRtng aequIttal the
Times saTs Eleventh article almost 100 vague Tor
anv n,fal charge but vote upon eoErecss the
fasr nj any marty bias and shows the case 10 have
been Judged on lis merits alone
Tbs Morning telegraph SAYS: Dignity and deco
rum hage marked the whole trial and the nonre'no-
w! of the Presfdea. is most htiing close even TIE
mos ultra Radical E be compelled 10 aal' LIE d.
no distan. day .u
and the country saved the shame OF dePossng ls tel
Magistrate for refusing 20 obey an Illegal aet Oh eo
gress-
Arkansas ITEas.-We learn from the Washington
telegraph OF the 9Th tha. terrific storm passed oTeT
that place on the night OF the 9TH doing iaeaicIao4e
damage 20 the gardens and orehaFdz- Shade trees
were blown down in such numbers as 10 blockade the
PRINCIPAL streets Two houses were also blown down,
one "a dwelling and the other blacksmith shop No
lives lost Ms Marshall, whose house vas blown
down had all of her furniture damaged Il vas the
szreres. gale that ever visited Washington
The Telegraph of the same date has the following
account OF sad accident
We regret exceedingly to learn OF serious naso5-
tune that occurred TO our Young friend MI James l.
Ferguson on yesterday. and ~hieh, We tear, may De
more serious than is now supposed Ii appears sh.'
be vas in the act Of EnoT.ng chair on which par
Of saddle bags containing pistol, placed and IN
% doing the saddle-bags fell of and the pistol dis
charged ITSELF the bali passing through his loot Jai
below the ankle joint. We are no. acquainted win
the exte,t of the injury Up 10 Ibis writing, but ssiIi
hope that the wound Is not serious.
The PRESCRIPTION ACT.-The following act has
Dasse one reading in the house Of representatives,
and will 10 doubt become Law in a short time:
b. If enacted 5y the Gs,.<raL assembly Of 4rkaasGs:
Sec l. No person ir the State OF Arkansas, Without
having previously taken the oath prescribed Tor eec-
any of the lines of business hereinafter enumerated
viz: practice law Practice Hleaciae, preach the COS
pei teach school, act steamboat captain Is pot as
engineer is mate, edit publish paper, run ieFrF
boat keep toll bridge, keep saloon OF restaurant
keep billiard saloon. act Is suesss1eer as mall con-
tractor. do mercantile business, shall not carry
arms, and shall not keep stallion.
Sec. > ANY person violating section one hereof,
shall be deemed guilty Of felony and shall be punished
BY imprisonment in the p=useatlaEy not less than two
Or more than ten years
Sec 5. This act 10 be il fozee frea and after is
passage.
LOUISIANA DEAD At HEx2uIS-The New Orleans
Pieavune is indebted 10 Mr. Henry Nose Of Mem
phis for the following list Of Louisiana soldiers whose
remains now lie in Elmrool Cemetery, in that city,
and whose graves decorated By the ladies OF that
city on eommemoratioa day, the ID inst The list is
furnished for the benefit Of relatives who may ye: De
in doubt as to the fate Of their lost kindred. LoUis
ana papers are earnestly requested to copy the Est:
Anderson E, 18th Louisians regiment; Bezer J.
Louisiana Mounted Rangers; Barker jas, tooReE 5
Regiment, Brown Geo, 18Th Louisiana Regiment
Clair Jno- a1st Louisiana Regiment; Collins TB0s.
18th Louisiana Regiment, Cuny d, 18th Louisiaaa
Regiment; DaIF Vim. l., 35sh Louisiana Regiment
Fox Peter Louisiana Volunteers; GanErion Jack, 2lss
Louisiana Regiment; Ha-6ee G. W, 18th Louisiana
Regiment: Hutto Thos-, 25th Louisiana Regiment;
LambEighs L , 18th Louisiana Regiment; land VIM
18th Louisiana Regiment; Lee Richard, l2Gh Louis
ana Regiment; McCaBahan ". J., 2l=s Louisiana
Regiment; McCIusky ". P. 2lst Louisiana Regiment;
Mccormack Pat Ith Louisiana Regiment, EcCsshan
Jas, 18th Louisiana Regiment; Nelson c, 2lsE Lou-
iSians Regiment: Peoples John H, 18Th Louisiana Re
giment; Ryburn John, 2lsE Louisiana Regiment Co.
l.: Pearsoas -, 18th Louisiana Regiment; Peak J.
T, 25:h Louisiana Regiment; Simpson John h, s<h
Louisiana Battalion, Co. g.; Sarpiing Lem, Iss sRe
sinent Co G: Sen1rnes George W, 25th Louisiana
Regiment, Co. H. Smith Bobert, 25sh Regiment. Co,
Z; Yours J., 18th Regiment Louisiana Vols; White
carver, F. 18th Regiment Louisiana Vols; Walker J.
A, 18th Louisiana Regiment
The ALA VEL. ISLASB.-The following from the
Pczyune is the best account of this island and its
bearing upon the impeachment case tbs. We have
seen:
Alta Vela IS small island in the West Indies south
OF the island % s.. Domingo the island and the
nearest land being the Iaysi part Of the island Il
possesses valuable gtano deposits which diSeov
cred and taken into possession By some Americans
unhsabited key, belonging TO jurisdiction, and
subject TO modified appropriation under certain STAT
of the United States. The authorities OF DoGni
MICA claimed the island, and force which broke
Rp the establishment. THIS vas done in the name of
the government of Dominica The former Occupants
sought the direct interference Of the United States BY
force. Mr. Black is thes counsel and their particular
joined in recommending this course to the President
NJ. Seward has argued tas il IS case for diplomacy
between the tEo governmental and that Dominica has
at least show Of title which must be respected
The PFesiieR refused 10 inEeEPose b. Executive
poger and this is the whole case Is respects him and
Judge Riack.
NEGEo MURDERED IN CLAIBORNE PAR1sH.-Nul. r.
Meadows, coloeed member OF the late black and tan
convention. from Claiborne parish, murdered in
cold blood at his residence nine miles from Homer, o.
the 9th inst We copy the following particulars from
Blzekburrs's HAD Of the 9th:
Between shutdown and DARK he left lis house to go
TO the stable, about fifty yards distant, to feed lis
horse When returning TO the house and within few
yards Of the door, three shots fired by some
known persons, Eho, it seems had concealed them
selves previous to his leaving the house their place OF
eoacealtaens being the left and rear Of the back
door, and within twenty thirty yards OF the spot
where their unsuspeesng victim fell. We hare no
comments to make No arrests hare been made as
YET Suspicion rests upon Strange man, sho Was
lettering about the premises of Meadows since Friday
The Isl Of May. up 10 the time of the act being
OF the murdeEers Il IS the unanimously expressed
wish Of the good citizens OF this community that the
perpetrators of this outrage msy be speedily arrested
aud punished the eno-nisy OF their crimes deserve