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DGsTRICT CoURr.-A. B. Levsee is no doubt elected
Judge the district court composed Of the parishes
of Caddo, DeSoto and Bosser We are not prepared
to say by what majority, haze not the Off
cia vote Of DeSoto. Caddo and Bosser gave Judge
Weems majority Of II, but it is understood that De
Soto went heavy for Levisee. Maj Ashton elected
DISTRICT Attorney by large majority.
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RATHER FLATTERING NoTICE.-Gen. II. c. War.
moth the carpetbagger chief don't stand any too we'll
in Fairfield, Illinois, his former place of residence.
This is what the special correspondent of the Cincn-
natl Enquirer, writing from Fairfield ILL.,, the 18th
ult., says of him:
In the weekly Enquirer. of February 9Th, see the
nomination of Ii. c. Warnoth for Governor of Loui-
siana. He is another one of the loyal and is consid-
cred here worthless and great rascal. Most any
one in the town of Fairfield knows him and can cor
roborate my statement.
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FRUIT hILLED.-trom our exchanges we learn that
'ne frost on the h and 9Th was very heavy generally
throughout the more northern States. In Kentucky,
tennessee end the northern part of Georgia. Alabama
and Mississippi the fruit was almost utterly dsstrood
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ERRoR.-In the list of coIored Democratic voters
published in our last ISSUE we find the of Ed
ward Hickman given Henry Hickman. Edward is
true, tried and safe Democrat, and are DESTROYS
his identity should be clearly set forth as Edward
Hickman
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l think I've thrown. myself away
Without sufficient cos.

Termed OvER.-The Memphis Bulletin has turned
Radical and raised the name Of Gen. Grant for the
Presidency. 1t probably did not take much of an ef
ortfor it to swing around the circle, as i. has had
tendency that way for some timepast. =
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New MUs1c.-A choice selection of new music has
just been received and is offered for sale at extremely
low rates, at Sutherlands No. 80 Texas street. The
ladies specially invited to call and examine for
themselves -
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STATE ELEcrloS.-The Crescent of the 25th has full
returns from thirty parishes which give majority of
10000 for the constitution. These parishes have
elected Is Democrats and 16 Radicals to the Senate
and A Democrats and 46 Radicals TO the House. The
Crescent thinks tina. the Democrats chances for ma
jority in both houses good as the Radicals The
Democrats will get two senators from Bossjer Clai-
borne and Bien7le which the Crescent had not heard
FROM and the Radicals will get two from Natchocbes
DeSoto and Sabine" If the senator from Vernillion
and St. Maryis Democrat it will make tie In the
representative count the Crescent has returns from 40
parishes. The Others to BE heard from are Bosser 2,
sarr0li = Franklin |, jackson J. Lafayette l. Ponte
eoupee : and Sabine l. OF these, we know the Radi
gas nave got Pointe Coupee and Bosser which gives
them 3d. The Democrats we know have earr;od R;a,-
Te' Sabine and Jackson, making At sure, with rooa
prospect Tor the other 4. This is what we call tight ft
Inc returns from the fifth congressional district are
meagre, but we einclined to think that Rlac
pufh is elected He polled heavy vote in the east.
F~1f"A~st
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ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.-A Memphis dspatch of
the 18th says the Arkansas legislature has adopted the
l4th amendment to the Constitution of the United
States. The legislature elected B. F. Rice and R.
Mcdonald United States Senators. The whole con.
gressional delegation had left foE Washington This
is taking time by the fogelock, up that time it
was not positively known that the constitution had
been ratified 81!
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A handkerchief, with the words " Dinna Forget"
embroidered in corner, found in the Masonic
hall, supposed to have been lost the night Of the
dedication The owner will call for it at the of
Cumming Morrison & Co.
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ohooTo PAR1sH.-From the Mansfield Times, we
learn na' the total vote in that parish was 1890 of
"hch 1913 were against the constitution and e5 for
It, The Democrats elected al the parish officers The
election passed off quietly ::
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sulTs AGAINST ASrE-BELLUM PosrMAsrER3 Attic
outbreak of the late war many postmasters in The
Southern States had in their offices stamps or Uio
considerable value, which were seized BY the Confi
crate Government, and of which no further account
has since been rendered to the Department at Vas
lnSton. The United States Government has con-
menced all over the South actions at law to recou
its Claims
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AN EASY MONEY MARIETTA circular from the
leading banking house of Henry Clews & Co., Wall
street New York, predicts easy money market and
steady, healthy condition Of monetary affairs during
the spring. The reasons given for this anticipated
hopeful and prosperous condition based re-
cent large export of cotton induced by the high price
of that staple, and the general distribution of currency
as we'll South as West, to move the crops Besides,
the remark is made Congress is not likely to do any
thing restricting monetary facilities but is rather dis
posed to increase the crcustion;" so that eve are
now subject to no further irregularities beyond the
natural fluctuations connected with the crop move
10
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Col. ST. LEGER GRESFEL.-We shall regret it very
much if the following, which we find in an exchange
proves to be true -n. n
1t is thought Col. Grenfel and bis companions must
nave persisted in storm which came on the night of
their escape from the Dry Tortugas.
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NOTICE TO THE RELATIVES OF A LOUISIANA OFFICER
We are requested to state that Capt Scott who be-
iionged to Louisiana regiment, the number of which
IS not known, who was wounded at the battle of Per
ryve, in Kentucky, died at the residence of CAPTAIN
l. T. Cogars, of Jessamine county, in that State His
remains were inferred Capt. Cogars' residence.
Capt oogars has his watch, the remainder of his eff
ieots having been burned with Capatin Cogars' resi-
dence' ANY information desired by Captain SCOTS
trends can be had by addressing Capt T. T. Cogars,
Pekin post Office Jessamine county Ky.
Louisiana papers are respectfully requested to make
a notice Of tile above facts. New Orleans Crescent
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TIE "ULrRA Kg-ELUx This is the name of
new campaign paper started in Jefferson bv Messrs
K. Haynes Co., the first copy of which is before
U.s. 1t has for its object the interests of the white man
and has very spicy way of making it known It is
neatly gotten up, and reads as easy as falling off og
We wish the gentlemen success in their undertaking.
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WANT HELr.-An exchange says Il memo@iaI h
been presented to Congress by the Memphis, FL Poson
Pacific Railroad Company of Texas praying for grant
of public lands and loan of United States boui5LO aid
in the construction of continuous line of railroad
and telegraph from Jefferson, Texas to SIN Diego
California.
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f. & b. Jacobs invite attention to their large stock
Of tobaceos, which they offering at New Orleans
prices.
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CLAIBORNE PAR1sH.-We clip the following notice
OF j. L. Lewis from the Bossier Banner.
J. Langdon has come to grief. Claiborne nar;sb
has rolled up Democratic majority of 658. Nelson
D. Scott is elected Probate Judge over Lewis the Rad
zeal nominee. Oh, how the mite-y fallen are fallen
Solo, consolation
And when think Of what ar,
And what use to wos So
think I've thrown. myself away
Without sufficient cos.
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BossIER PAnlsH.-The total vote in this parish was
1871, of which 972 we're for the constitution and 779
against ia majority of 2l3 for the constitution The
Radical State ticket had about the same majority.
Blackburn beat Wilkinson for Congress 226 votes
Levisee beat Weems for Judge 1T. Ashton, Dem
beat Benton for District Attorney 1852 a colored
representative was elected to the legislature Baker,
Radical, Is elected Probate Judge; Braden, Demo
erat elected Clerk District Court Mcdonald, Radical
elected Sheriff; Clarke, Democrat Recorder and Biggs
Democrat Coroner = F. ....
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DANGEROUS ILLNESS OF EX-SENATOR GrTnEIE-i
Louisville dispatch of the 18th states that the Hon
James Guthrie had been stricken with paralysis '5':
city, and it is feared lie will not recover from ts
shock
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PRosPosER INDIAN NArloa.-There is 6 bill now
pending in Congress consolidating the Coctaw> Chick
asaw, Creek, Cherokee and Seminole nations into one
territory to be called Akahoma Territory, the super
lntendent OF Indian affairs to be ocio governor.
The territory is to be miniature of the United States
government, with executive congress and snnror,a
court, and the five nations will be represented in the
territorial congress the States are in the Federal
congress, the nations respectively retaining their oca
laws and governments. At present the land and other
property OF the nations held in common, but the
territorial Dill provides that each citizen shall have an
absolute title to hundred and sixty acres of land
vested IN him. and the residue shall be disposed of BY
the territorial government In the five nations there
are about seven thousand negroes who were formerly
held as slaves by the Indians
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Sam. Bard, in speech to the newly enfrancbised ut
Atlanta, few tights since, said "There are but two
.hngs that ardenty DESIRE one is to have the lead
ing political paper in Georgia. and the other is to get
Poor samivel he is the coolest trail he ever fol-
lowed yet, and he has followed many as there are
sands on the sea shore r.
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On election day the New Orleans Republican pub
lished extra full Of manufactured murders for the
purpose Of stimulating the Radicals to vote and per-
haps get up riot. From the number said or re-
ported to be slain, we extract the following:
A week or two ago we reported the outrages perpe-
trated by the rebels of Mansfield DeSoto parish for
bidding meetings of Republican clubs, assaulting d
Union man, warning Republicans to lcave the town,
and establishing reign of intolerance and terror.
This has eliminated, if the reports which reached US
yesterday correct in the assassination of two gen
tlemen for the great crime of addressing their fellow
cltlzens on Republican politics. One of these was
Hon. {. Z. Antoine, late member of the consttu-
uonal convention in this State, and Republican cand
date for sheriff in Che parish Of Caddo and one white
man with him, also Republican, who were hunted by
band of rebels from Liuwood, near Shreveport
where they went to deliver political addresses into the
rebel town Of Mans field, and it is reported that both
were murdered'there. The excitement at Shreveport
in consequence of this fendish outrage was most in
tense, when the person who brought tie information
to this city left there.
Ofcourse there is not word of truth in it, but it
probably answered the purpose for which it was in
tended. So far as Antoine is concerned we don't be-
licve there is in either Caddo or DeSoto parish
who would hurt hair on his head. He is decidedly
the best behaved one Of the Radical flock The last
time him he did not have much the appear
ance Of a dead man, though he did look little de-
moralfyed, probably the result of his defeat
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WEsTOS's LAST AND GREAT WALE-WeSton has at
last accomplished the great task CT walking one hun
dred miles in less than twenty-four hours. The BaE
talo Express of the 9th inst says he walked the oth
day one hundred miles in twentythree hours and b.
teen minutes. He did not seem to have suffered
much, and after accomplishing the great feat bowed
his Judgments to the crowd, was rubbed down
by his friends, partook of refreshments and refined to
rest. He is certainly great walker
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GRANT A TURScoAr.-That distinguished soldier of
the Confederacy, Gen. John B. Gordon, of GEORGIA
IN speech at Atlanta the other day, said:
Until the distinguished soldier who commanded the
armies of the North recently involved himself in the
meshes of political intrigue, he was not with them
nave 1t from his own lips in the city of Atlanta he
SAID that the sentiments Of the Southern people were
not one title as Objectionable to him as we're those of
kadicalsm Later than that he said land there were
witnesses who heard him. he said that if he were the
President Of the United States he would soc that tho
southern States were represented in Congress OF not
taxed lie does not talk so now I leave YOU to
guess the reason why.
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GRAND LEvEE.-The Planters Banner, of the 18th
says the water is now running through Grand Levee
creVasse, and the Crosse T6te country is said to he
again Hooded The water in the Teche is rising SLOWLY
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COMMITTED SU1c1DE.-Brevet Major Henry c. Robi-
nett Captain lst O. s. Infantry stationed at jackson
Barracks, below New Orleans, while laboring, it is
supposed, under temporary fit of insanity, commit
ted suicide on the 22d by shooting himself through
the head with pistol. The act was committed at
about six o'clock, but death not ensue until about
o'clock Lieut. Pearce, of the 1st Infantry found him
lying on the floor insensble, with shot in the fore
head, the pistol still being in his hand
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AorHER MCCARuLE CAsE.-CaDt John G. RyaE
editor of the Pine Bluff (Ark.) indicator has been
arrested for proposing to prove illegal and fraudulent
acts committed by the Radicals in conducting the late
election. 1t is dangerous to speak the truth.
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SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA,
tissues all kinds of policies upon the lives OIL W."
Il men and women No restrictions upon reslasn''
or travel in any part of the United States. ZEN
~" Office on Texas street, over HiAAH /" , n
NEDY'S Drug Store. faP-F"
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JERRY BLACK" Swede," the Washington CORE
spondent of the Cincinnati Commercial says if Andy
johnson is convicted it will be chiefly because he lost
the aid of Jerry Black who would have met Butler
point by point in the cross examination, and laid him
out iii the early stage of his audacity Black is a
very curious character, full of idosyncracies. He
prepares most of lis arguments at home, walking up
and down the floor at night, where he would walk the
whole night long if his wife did not appear along to-
ward O'Clock and lead him to bed 1t il related on
one occasion he had bought bran hat, which
had been laid on the floor by some mistake. Jerry
mistook j: in the imperfect light Ct his parlor for
spittoon and next morning the hatooked like great
qud of tobacco lie had spit it nearly even full
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RAPIDEs PARIsH.-We learn from the Alexandria
Democrat the Radicals carried Rapdes parish by
majority of l0l7. The Democrat says of the 1916
votes polled in Alexandria but three white men voted
for the constitution. These were the Radical candi-
date for sheriff. the Radical candidate for parish judge
and the agent Of the freedmens bureau. Only one
white man voted the straight Radical ticket. Total
vote Of the parish 1919.
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SHREVEPORT:
WEDNESDAY ...... APRIL 90, 1868.


THog. McIsrrRz Of New Orleans is our only duly
authorized agent to receive subscriptions and adTer
easements in that city.
Mr. JOIN c. LoTE Minden, La, is duly authorized to
receipt for subscriptions. ii
Mr. F. L. LowERY, Starrviile, is duly authorised to
receive and receipt for subscriptions in Smith county,
Texas, and the counties surrounding.
CLUB RATEs-To Clubs of five, and upwards to
post Office the South Western will be furnished at four
dollars per copy for year.
CoTTos on SToRAGE.-At noon yesterday there were
but hundred and seventy three bales of cotton
storage in this city. The receipts average about eighty
bales per day.
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The TRIAL OF Mr.. D4yIS.-The Washington corr.
spondent Of the St. Louis Republican, in Lis tisPaAh
of the 11th, says:
1t appears generally agreed here that the trial
JEFF. Davis will certainly off as soon as tie G.
peachmp1t trial is ended. At present it is fixed tu
May I'd, and special venire of sixty jurors has been
ordered from whom to draw the jury to try Davis
His counsel are said to anticipate that the trial will
certainly come off on the day appointed. The ill.,
dctment which has been found against him has been
prepared with view to his conviction as it avoids the
errors and flaws which caused the Government Inv
officers to hesitate about proceeding with the trial.
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IMPEDING REcoSsTRrcrIoN.-We clip the following
from the New Orleans Times, of the 2sd:
4 warrant for the arrest of Gen. Buchanan has is
sued from the T. s. District Court, on an affidavit filed,
that the General impeding the cause of RECONSTRUCT
ton and violating the civil rights bill. 1t appears
that squad of negroes arrested by the commits
siorcrs of poll i'll the Third Ward and conveyed to
jail They were released by Col. Gentry.
Subsequently the commissioners were arrested on
affidavit of THE discharged negroes, when-rit for tat
Gen. Buchanan released the commissioners 1t is for
this last offence that the General is summoned before
the court, and one Ward, a very busy United States
detective, is charged with the weghy service of the
warrant. Shannon r. H.. is the central figure in the
above tableau.
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ORLEANS PARIsH.-The Picayrne of the 22d says
this parish gave majority Of 562aganst the constitu-
ton and the city 1858. The Times puts the parish
down at 2OS majority, while the Bulletin OF the same
date claims 1898. Six Democrats and one Radical
elected to the Senate; doubtful, The Democrats
elected fourteen representatives and the Radicals sew
en-. One Democrat and one Radical elected to Con-
gross. Both of the sherifs elected are Democrats
in the city Conway Dem.) was elected Mayor by
1861 majority, according to the Pcayunes figures but
the Times only makes him 655 ahead. Murphy beat
Baker for Street Commissioner 254. One of the Re
corders is Radical, the rest Democrats OF the
Board of Aldermen the Democrats elected seven and
the Radicals three. OF the Board of Assistant Alder
men the Democrats elected ten and the Radicals FIVE
We notice the negro Ingraham, who formerly hailed
from Caddo, was of the assistant aldermen elected
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PESDLETos, THE DEMOCRATIC CANDrDA7E-"Nac,.y
the reliable Washington correspondent, writes as f.,
lows in late letter of Mr.. Pendetou's prospects.
PendIetons prospects for the Democratic Dom;,.
ton are improving daily. There seems 70 te rerT H.
tie doubt among leading politicians here that he will;
be the man. The West is for him with t5Je excen,s4
OF some NIssourans who want Frank Blair art fs4
others who think Cen Hancock would be the be- ~.
lection Blair has not strength outside OF Nilsson;
and as 10 hancock it is the worst folly 70 talk Of r
mug ann. brant can't be beaten bv military c,n{
date, because ii two military candid ties are in I
field, the contest will be Of comparative ra.o4
and Grant will certainly win With such n ,SaOS
Pendeton the candidate the Fight would Tx, a" az
another shape; and become one Of DriaciDla haL LS
by living issues which must be ignored in q ro
between two military officers, neither Of whom, s
committed one way the other Oh any poitio,I are
ton. Some talk of putting Blair on the rk. ' -
vice president with Pendeton but the Eastern no, ~;
clans would probably object on geographical gr6Ua4
TO such a continuation think it extremely nro I@4I
that Gov English will be the nominee Of tho We We
York convention for vice president. lie wants i,I
is wealthy aud able to contribute to the expenses
campaign if necessary and his personal POPULARITY h.,
been seen recently in his election as governor of Cn
necticut. His record is unexceptionabe for Datrio,
ism. He supported the from first to last and =.
a member of the House voted for the abolition ~
slavery in the District of Columbia
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How TO DEFEAT GRAST-The New Orleans Times
has found out novel method of defeating Grant for
the presidency. Suppose somebody tries it
1t is universally admitted that the continuation of
Grants life at the hands of his papa in the New York
Ledger, could not have ended otherwise than in his
political DEATH Cannot the Democratic party there
fore, prevail upon the odd one" to furnish few more
of the interesting series He is said to be so keenlv
alive to the number of cents in dollar that it was
only after long and persistent remonstrance backed
upbE the 4"sd pro qHo from Hiram and Hram's friends
that he consented to forego the doucear of Mr.. Bon
ner. Here then the ways and means are both provi
ded a little money to the author of the woul,i-be
Presidents being, and the best campaign document
ever published for the use of the Democratic party can
De hao Nothing could under the circumstances save
Grant from defeat, short of parrcide
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~ DEATH OF BISHOP HAwKs.-The Right Reverend
Gcero 5: Hawks, D. D. IL. D., died in St. Louis on
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BYLAWS OF DEMocRTlC CLUB No. AT meeting
of the members of ths Club last Wednesday night
the following constitution and bylaws were reported
by the committee and unanimously adopted:
ARTICLE !. This club shall be known Democratic
Club No. 3 of the city of Shreveport.
ART. 2 The object of this association is to advance
the principles of the Democratic party and to
to all persons the right of personal security the right
to acquire and enjoy property, and all other rights
guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United
States.
ART. s. All persons who pledge themselves to sup
port the principles above set forth may become mem
the club may PRESCRIBE
ART. 4. The officers of the club shall consist of a
President, Eice-President, Secretary and Treasurer
ART. 5. Parliamentary rules and usages adopted
for the government Of this club.
ABNER S. HALL Chairman.
On motion of A. Eagle, Eb Roach unanimously
elected I'd Vice President of the club
On motion of Mr. Hubbard, it was resolved that
committee of three be appointed to organise Demo
cratic clubs throughout this parish.
The Chairman appointed on this committee David
Patterson, Jacob Jones and Alonzb Thomas.