The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-07-08
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For the South
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Markets.
New York, July Z, noon-cotton 'naA' A'1'0'
at $780, Gold 1404. ..:a5,;ro
NEW ORLEANS, July Z. -- Cotton firm; laiao ~
3l4c.: sales 227 and receipts % bales dold lag
Sterling-bank sight 554; New York sight f7et pre-
MUM Flour dull; superfne 81 %. Sugar and mo
lasses dull and nominal Corn easy at 9o(9soc. nay
unchanged. Oats slightly frmer, 72: Pork dun al
s2e Bacon dull shoulders 10 and clear sides lie.
: Lard dull; tierce II and key l9c.
New YORK, July I, evening.-Cotton firm and more
active; sales $500 bales at a3c for middng uplands
Cable Dispatches.
LONDON, July Japan advices represent twelve
Daimons combined against Mikado.
LIVERPOOL, July Z, noon.-Cotton firm. ooo
LIVERPOOL July Z iso ~,
bales Manchester better Bombay shipments lof
the week ending 30h, "a 600 bales.
Miscellaneous.
H,y.x. .nlv7.-Cholera is decreasing and cases
Mexican advices represent crops failure. Famine
WAsH1NGros, July SENATE will complete tax
bill to- day.
New YORK, July Peter Cogger and John 7.
Devlin thrown from acarrage and Cogger klileo
Devlin seriously hurt.
Resolutions from Alexander Fl. Stephens read
and referred. The name of Stephens cheered.
Platform unanimously adopted amid immense cheer
ing. Slavery and secession regarded as dead is
sues bonds payable in lawful money, unless face calls
for coin: equal taxation all property, including
coin one currency for all economy, reduction OF
army and navy abolition of freedmens bureau and
inousitoria modes of collecting revenue; restoration
for all the States amnesty for all political onenses
including restoration of suffrage to States control
suffrage belongs exclusively each State, but Con-
Dress has usurped it in violation of the Constitution
reconstruction acts unconstitutional and void thanks
johnson invites all parties to unite On this platform
Convention proceeded to nominations. Connecti-
cut English; Illinois, Richardson; Maine, Hancock
and Pendleton; New jersey Parker and johnson.
Many others nominated. Chase's name not mentioned
NEw YORK, July First ballot, Pendleton lo5:
southerpers nearly all voted for Johnson Second
ballot, Pendeton 9s4, Packer 26, johnson so; others
scattering.
NEW YORK, July First baot-Johnson, Alabama
8. Florida 3, Georgia 9, Maryland u, Michigan .,
Missouri II, South Carolina g. Tennessee 10, Texas
6 and Virginia 10. Pendeton Maine 4, Missouri s.;
Nebraska 5, New Hampshire 2, North Carolina -
Ohio 81, Oregon 8, and West Virginia 5. Hancock,
Louisiana T. Maine !! Massachusetts H. Mississippi
T, Missouri q New Hampshire 2. Rest scattering
Arkansas for English: The sixth ballot resulted
Pendeton 1921 Parker 10, Church 33, Packer 81,
President 81 Doolitte II, Hendricks 80, Blair s. Bal
loting during the day merely skirmishing and at adj
iournnent no indication of final result. Convention
meets at ten in the morning. Seymour received 9
votes Sd ballot, when he again positively declined
No mention of Chase yet made Virginia voted tor
Pendleton on third ballot. Cheers. On fourth
Florida changed from Hancock to Dootle. North
Carolina gave Pendeton p, Arkansas 8. Georgia
voted for Blair.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Conventon experts totally
at regarding results. Chases friends still conf
dent that strong movement in his behalf will occur
on the tenth or twelfth ballot. Hendricks is regarded
the only probable man among those now in nomina-
ton Politicians consider contest between Hendricks
and Chase.
Warrants on Treasury for June, $50, 100000 For
egn Committee reported adversely on Collector
Smyth's nomination to Austria
The Congressional Republican Committee have ad-
vices that the Democrats carried Mississippi. Their
correspondents charge fraud.
From New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, July 1.-The seat of seventeen Dem
ocratic members of the House, of whom ten from
the city and parish of Orleans contested and not
allowed voice in the proceedings while contests are
pending.
Republicans, in caucus last night nominated for the
United States Senate W. P. Kellogg collector of
toms at the port of New Orleans, and j. S. Harris of
Concorda parish. Kellogg nominated in Senate to-
day, but adjourned without coming to vote for the
second Senator.
In the House. motion to go into Senatorial election
was tabled
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Senate-After unmportant
business, tax bill resumed Amendment taxing ciga
retes not over three pounds per thousand, 81 30.
Without concluding bill, Senate adjourned.
H0use-After Stevens introduced impeachment aft-
cles be asked that the committees consideration of it
be postponed to Monday. Russian appropriation re-
sumed. Night session ordered and adjourned
From our Tuesdays Extra
WASHINGTON, July 6.-House-Committee
directed inquire into the expedency of repeal
ing the law requiring locked safety valves steamers
Bill forbdding bridges the Ohio river less than
fifty feet above high water and five hundred feet span
excepting bridge at Louisville
North Cardinals adoption of the fourteenth article
and the credentials of her representatives refer
red The North Carolina representatives names are
French, Devices, and Jones' who sworn in. Ad-
ourned
Senate-After unimportant business, considered tax
bill to adjournment Amendments of Finance Com
mttee adopted about half through Night session Or
dered Adjourned.
From New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS July 4.-No markets business sus-
pended. Rains interfere with outdoor celebration
New ORLEANS, July 6.-Sanate.-To-dAy dropped
their joint resolution ratiying the fourteenth amend
nent which engrossed for third reading and took
up House resolution for the purpose and concur
renee passed to second reading. Senate committee
elections composed of five Republicans and two Dem
ocrats. Several passages at occurred to-day |
A bill has been introduced in the House, by McMil-
an creating the Office of State Printer to whom shall
given the entire State and municipal printing Bill
denounced tremendous swindle. Provides that this
official shall hold office for four years-two years longer
han the legislative term of Office
Miscellaneous
New YORK, July 4.-Crowds in vicinity of Tammany
Hall render the streets almost impossible. Over fifty
thousand applications for admission to the conven-
ion The Pendeton forces preserve their enthusiasm
md confidence The johnson men are few in num-
'er but very determined. Hancocks supporters seem
n bad temper. Rumors of Chase letter bearing
trongly on States rig hts exctes attention. Southern
delegates applaud johnson for his amnesty proclama
ion enthusiastically. Rules of Democratic conven-
ion of 1864 adopted. Territories excluded from
oice in the convention. Committees on credentials,
esoutlons and permanent organisation appointed
'hen, after reading the Declaration of Independence
he convention adjourned to Monday. Weather in.
ensely hot.
Gen. McClernand of Illinois, temporary chairman
t the Soldiers and Sailors convention. He welcomed
IL true soldiers North South Resolutions proposed
ecaring convention merely auxiliary to the National
Democratic convention. Gen. w. B. Franklin, of
nominated president of the convention
The new Tammany Hall is admirably arranged for
be convention elegantly festooned with large Amer
IAN flags decorated with deliberately printed escutch-
ons of all the States. Accommodations for delegates
mpe, and arrangements for the press excellent ex-
ept that the committee in charge persstenly refuse
omission to accredited messengers receive reports