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DISQUALIFICATION FOR 0gFIcE-Thurlow Weed, a
veteran Republican politician, who has been familiar
with public men and measures for forty years. predicts
that every Senator who voted for convctng the Pres
dent will few years hence be disqualified by that fact
for holding Office If Senator, or Vice President,
President, is to be nominated, it will be sufficient
to whisper ne was Of the impeachers defeat
him.
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The New York Tribune is nov

The New York Tribune is now eagerly contending
for amnesty and impartial suffrage, it says:
Educated in the Republican faith, we hold Govern
ment by the whole people benefcient and safe We
would restrict power to our own party if we could
We submit to the disranehsement of rebels as tenn
porary expedent but protest against its perpetuity
in the interest alike Of white and black We are con-
fdent that half the people of Tennessee cannot
that State wisely and well as the whole could Not
IN the interest OF class nor in Difference the pas
sons Of the hour, but in obedience to profound and
long settled convictions, do plead for universal am
nesty with impartial suffrsge
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The Collector Of Customs at New Orleans has been
notified that the following Mexican ports on the Gulf
and none Others open to foreign commerce. Sisal,
Campeachy, Tabasco, coatzacoacos, Vera Cruz, Tus-
pan, Tampico and Matamoros
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BUYING DELEGATES AT THE CHICAGO CONVENTION
Mercantile 7ransaction.-We copy as follows from a
special dispatch from Chicago to the Cincinnati Com
mercial:
Mr.. Wilson's prohibitory liquor speeches are being
quoted against him, and have already defeated him.
There never was such direct and undisguised bargain
and sale of votes in convention, is going on here
tonight in the interest of Coy. Fenton. AS much as
five hundred dollars is openly offered for influential
votes in the Southern delegations Fenton has already
bought up Louisiana, and is bidding for Virginia. Ala
bama, South Carolina and Georgia. The Louisiana
delegation cost fifteen hundred dollars In reply to
charge of corrupt use of money, one Of Fenton' s
friends said tonight that the Southern delegates we're
poor men, and the money given to them, not to
pay for their votes but to reimburse them for their
travelling expenses. The fight seems to be between
Fenton's money and Wade's promises of office under
the contingency of impeachment.
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HEDGEs.-One of the heaviest labors Of our cotton
farms has always been fencing, and with cheap ne
gro labor contrved to hedge in our fields with the
most unsightly, zgzag palisades in the world. Now
that operate with freedmen the task of fencing be-
comes herculean. Why this Should be so, when we
have at our command the finest hedge plant known to
agriculture, is surprising. The Usage orange is the
prince of hedgers, and the cost of envroning ones
fields with its unfang menace of thorns and branches
comparatively trifng. A farm Eedged with Usage
orange would double in value immediately Let our
planters lose no time in avang themselves of this
important hint Hedge your farms if you would save
time and money and increase the value of your prop
erty.
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we cannot too often remind our readers of the great
Importance OF insuring their lives and to those who
desire to DO SO, we can cordially recommend the
knlcherbocker, of which Ro. T. Buekner is the agent
in this CITY, -sr
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KLEpToAANIA.-Yesterday forenoon, respectfully
and while examining articles shown with the ostensi.
BILE design of purchasing, concealed valuable silk
dress about her person. The act was seen, and the
lady politely advised Of the fact It was discovered
that she the wife of respectable Citizen and that
she was a confirmed keptomanac No action was ia
ken IN the NATTER and the Names for obvious reasons
are suppressed. New Orleans Picayune, 3oth ult
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At the sale Of the city battnre property, on Monday
last, only two lots Nos one and two, were sold, the
former N. Gregg Esq, for 1880 and the latter to
Messrs J. Kahn Bro. for $4,000. No bids were made
for the rest Of the property
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The Radical editors of Missouri had meeting at
g. Louis recently, and resolved to squarely
IN favor of negro suffrage and negro elevation generally
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p Lewis, r., No. Texas street, is receiving By
nearly every arrival additions TO his already large
Stock Of boots shoes, hats, Sc, &c. which are offered
= Inc lowest prices His stock comprises every de-
scfipsoa OF ladies' and gentemens boots and shoes
manufactured expressly for him, aad guaranteed to
sire satisfaction 55
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JUDICIAL OFFICERS.

Judges Of District Courts-First district, Orleans
Edmund Abel second district, Orleans, Louis Duyg-
neaud; third district Orleans G. M Emerson fourth
district Orleans, Paul E. Theard; fifth district, Or
leans A. Viavant; sixth district, Orleans, W. H. Coo
ley seventh district, Orleans, T. w Coens; second
district, Don. A. Pardee third district Henry Train
fourth district, R. Baubais; fifth district r. I. Posey
sixth district, g. ?. Ellis; seventh district, G. N. Mi.
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LBMBER.-Tucker & Thurmond have 10000 feet of
klln-drled lumber which they offer for sale at low
figures.
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A compromise having been made by Capts. Ben B.
Kouns and w. c. Harrison, the steamers Lafonrche
and Bart Able WILL in future, leave on different days
The Bart Able leaves Shreveport every Wednesday, at
10 o'clock AM and the Lafourche every Saturday, at
10 o'clock AM For particulars read advertisement.
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DROWNED. Yesterday morning, freedman named
Charles Slaughter, in stepping from the steamer Cos
samer to the Era No. S, fell overheard, and drowned
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PERSONS n want Of very superior article of whisky
can De accommodated by calling on Gregg Martin.
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We learn from last Saturdays Evening !, BsEls
that Ex-Gov, McRae, of Mississippi, d'eo az
British Honduras, on the 3lst u!t.
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FROM MAINE TO MgssoURI.-The Cincinnati Enquirer

FROM MAINE TO M1ssoURI.-The Cincinnati Enquirer
of the 3Oth ut says:
The Democracy of Missouri held their State conven
ton Yesterday at St. Louis for the purpose Of select
ing delegates to the National Convention at New York
ON the 4th of July next
The convention passed no resolutions, either by way
of platform the current political issues, by way
of instruction to their delegates. But we have
"rreversible guaranty" both these subecs-to
form of expression sanctioned by Radical breth
reno n.the selected. They are unanimously in
favor of dischargine the National debt in tenders
as advocated by Mr. Pendleton and will accordingly
cast their votes for him in the convention the
thor and the best representative of that policy.
While it is gratifying to US to chroncle-as it will
be to the entire Democracy of the West to read-this
result in Missouri, it is yet no more than had
pected Mr.. Pendleton is the representative of an
idea, which has taken deep and iueradlcabe hold
upon the people, and the numerous expressions of
preference for his nomination for the Presidency,
simply many indications of unatered determin-
alton to have that idea practically impressed upon our
National policy By the selection of its ttest represen
ative for the first administrative Office in the Govern
ment And it a somewhat remarkable fact that sim
liar expressions have been exhibited for other
spoken of in connection with the Democratic nomna-
ton. If any have been made even by individuals, for
others, they have been vague indefinite, and nditfer
ent while the expressions in favor of Mr.. Pendeton
have voiced themselves through the Democratic
ventons of entire States, and through the press and
the people, the extreme East to the extreme West
from Maine to Missouri
Alta meeting of Democratic Club No. 2, Of Ward
No 4, parish of Caddo held at the Court House in
Shreveport the Sd of June, 1885, the following pro-
ceedings were had, viz:
The meeting was called to order by Mr. Ambrose
Eagle, president, and ON motion of Hon. L. NJ Mutt,
R. T. Durham, Esq, was requested to act secretary
The committee appointed for the purpose Of select
ing standing committee of three to visit the neigh
boring country and assist in the organisation of other
Democratic clubs, asked for further time to report,
which was, on motion, granted.
After remarks from the president Of the club,
the meeting addressed by Hon. L. NJ Mutt and
Judge II. A. Drew.
On motion it was resolved that at the next regular
meeting the roll of members of the club be called by
the secretary.
On motion the meeting adjourned until Wednesday
evening 10th inst, at o'clock P. NJ.
AMBROSE EAGLE, President
RoBT. T. DUNHAM Secretary pro tenn
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10 o'clock AN. For particulars, read advertisement
The order of Gen. Buchanan, announcing the result
of the late State election will be found ip another
column. Gen. Buchanan decides the new government
be merely provisional in its character until after
the amendment to the Constitution Of the United
States known article fourteen, shall become part of
that constitution. The first Monday in November is
fixed as the date at which time the officers elected
shall assume their positions. A vacancy occurring in
any Office in the meantime will be filed preferably by
the person who has been elected to it. An official
copy of the order will be regarded as certificate of
election. The legislature is not to assemble until the
acceptance of the new constitution by Congress.
SOLDIER KIlLED-Early Saturday morning,
freedman named George Smith shot John Iuwright, a
private in company 7, goth United States infantry.
Justice T. F. Beae, acting coroner, held inquest
the body Of the deceased and the jury returned the
following verdict:
1t having appeared to the jury inquest that the de-
ceased John Inwrght, together with five other United
States sold ers broke into the residence Of George
Smith (colored}, about one o'clock the morning of
the 9th inst, with the intention of committing rape;
and the said Smith having ordered them to leave his
premises which they Che solders) refused to d. and
still attempted to carry out their designs Smith drew
his PISTOL when the deceased threatened 20 Kill
unless he S left the house. and at the same time one
of the soldiers threw heavy bottle at and struck
freedman who had come to the assistance of Smith
Smith then fired the ball passing through the heart of
lnwrght, causing instant death: the jury therefore,
come to the conclusion that the killing was done in
selfdefence
ELECTION CERTIFICATE NorIcE-By the following
circular it will be that the members of the Gen
era Assembly and civil officers elected at the recent
election, required to apply i'll person in writing
giving posoice address, the secretary of civil af-
fairs in order to obtain official copy of special Or
ders No. l21 which is certificate of election to the
officers elect
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT J
OFFICE OF SECRETARY FOR CIVIL AFFAIRS,
New Orleans, La, June 5, 1865
Circular No L.
The postotice address Of the members of the Gen
eral Assembly and civil officers, whose election an
nounced the I'd inst, in special orders No. III
from these headquarters being in most unknown
in order far possible to avoid failures in the trans
mission of copies of that order, which is certificate
of election to the members and officers elect said
copies will in such be delivered only upon app
cation in person, Or in writing, giving postotce ad
dress, to this Office.
By command Of Brevet Maj Gen. Il. c. Buchanan
B. b. keller,
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president and members. Walack has locked up the
mayors office, and matters are progressing very
quietly.
New ORLEANS, June Sin consequence of the ar
rest of Packard on Saturday the balance of the
bers of the convention of the board of registration
issued yesterday, another proclamation denouncing
Gen. Buchanan and endorsing Packard. They were
consequently arrested this morning, but all released
by Gen. Buchanan in consequence of telegram re-
ceived from Gen. Grant. On releasing them, Gen. Blu.
chanan informed them, should Congress fail to egis
late in the matter of admission Of Louisiana, they
will be rearrested and brought to trial by military
commission.
The suit brought by Gov. Wells and Mayor Heath
to test the legality of the last election for directors
the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern rail.
road, in which the votes of the State and city were
excluded, was decided by the Supreme Court to-day,
and decision OF lower court reversed. Supreme Court
decided the governor had the right to vote the stock
OF the State and the mayor the stock of the city New
election ordered.
WASHINGTON, June s-shortly after being sworn,
Bowen, with the aid of locksmith, took possession
OF the mayors Office The Radical aldermen adjourned
to noon tomorrow. The Conservatives issued pro-
test against Bowen. Mayor Wallack has issued proc
lamation acknowledging the returns which give con
servative joint ballot The Radicals have possession
of the original vote and the Conservatives have GER
titled copy. The Radical wing of the lower board a-
journed to Monday, and the Conservative wing to II
o'clock tomorrow. No damage was done at tie City
Hail. the violence being confined to snatching papers
and pushing each other from positions (D Populace
kept from the hall by ropes
The Post Office Committee have agreed unanimous
y to report adversely the building Of Government
telegraph hence to New York.
Debt statement shows an increase in goldbearing
paper Of s57,50o,ooo; currency bearing decreased
s57 100000; matured debt increased sl000,0O to-
tai debt increased 100000, but owing to decrease
in cash, the real debt increased So $50 600 Gold in
the treasury s9o,25o,ooo; currency, SIC, 25o,o oo
WASHINGTON, June 9.-Wooley's statement is given
on the ground that Shocks evidence relieved Wooley
from confidence involved by professional relations
with Shook Wooley was here to influence the Ways
and Means Committee regarding the whisky tax, in
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The Louisiana Election.
GEN. BUcHANAs's OFFICIAL ORDER.
The following is Gen. Buehanans order, dec
II :. ..,o.,, oIoatod az tho ranant .Iantion.


The following is Gen. Buchanan's order, declaring
who were elected at the recent election:
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT, |
New Orleans, June 2, 1868.
Special Orders No. 121
/ The returns of the election for members of Cen
eral Assembly and for State parish and judicial OIL
GERS held in the State of louisiana on the 18th and
18th days of April, 1868, in compliance with special
orders Nos IS and 65 current SERIES from these mead
quarters, having been made to the Commanding Gen
eral in accordance with law, it is hereby declared that
the following named persons are duly elected to the
offices herein specified in connection with their re-
spective names:
First Senatorial District M. A. Foute, G. Il.
Second Senatorial District-E L. Jewell, A Sam
Third Senatorial Distrct-T V. COPELAND, J. j.
Monette
Fourth Senatorial Disrict-A B. Bacon.
Fifth Senatorial District-C. c. Packard
sixth Senatorial Districts. NJ. Todd, NJ. F. Smith.
Seventh Senatorial Distrct-Joseph Wittgensteln
EIGHTH Senatorial Dstrict-Robert Pointdexter, Fat
rick OHara. =~~
Ninth Senatorial District-C. B. Darrell
Tenth Senatorial Distrct-T. G. Anderson, William
Offutt.
Eleventh Senatorial District-W. L. Thompson
Twelfth Senatorial District-Carlos Wilcox, +. L.
Jewell.
Thirteenth Senatorial District-R. Il. Day.
Fourteenth Senatorial District-LorenZo Is. jerks,
Alexander 4. Francis
Fifteenth Senatorial Disrict-John S. Harris.
Sixteenth Senatorial Dstrict-A. r. Whitney
Seventeenth Senatorial District-John Lynch, Cur
tbs Pollard.
Eighteenth Senatorial District-John Ray
Nineteenth Senatorial Disrict-R. w. Futch.
Twentieth Senatorial Distrct-W f. Blackman, J.
G. Egan.
Twenty-frst Senatorial DISQUALIFICATION White.
Twenty-second Senatorial District-Js B. Lewis, j.
r. Williams.
Twenty-third Senatorial District-George Y. kelso.
Twenty fourth Senatorial District. u. Beares
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Parish of Reconsideration Morris, e. IL. Hill.
Assumption-S G. Mollin, George Washington.
Avoylles-P. Gugonet E. Leblanc.
Baton Rouge, East-James McCuen, B. H. Chaney,
J. S. Huguet.
Baton Rouge, West-Theophe Mabier.
Bienyille-C. O. Butler
Bossier-B. C. Wren, John Pearce.
Caddo John n Howell, james Christian, Zac
Howell
Cacasieu-Wm. Haskell
Cadwell-A W. Faulkner.
Carroll-W. L. McMllen, P. Jones Yorke.
Catahoua-E S. Wilson.
Claioorne-W. W. Bennett, G. B. Pratt
Concorda-David Young Isaac A. Abbott.
DcSoto-T NJ. Gatlin, J. D. Wempe.
Felciana, East-Wm. c. Williams, John Gair.
Felicana West-Robert J. Taylor.
Frankn-J. c. Humble
Ibervile-P. G. Desonde, P. L. Dufresne.
Jackson-H. C. Slaton.
Jefferson-M. Raymond T. B. W. Evans, J. Cart
scamp, John Page.
Lafaye tte-J. II. Judice.
Lafourche-D. Fl. Reese, VIM. Murrell
IT
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MASONCOUNTY.

A Camden" ClGH was organized at
West Columbia, Mason county, on the
Sth inst. by the adoption of Constitu-
tion and y.laws, and the election of
the following officers:
John NJ. Cherry, President; Isaac
Lewis, Vice President; I. NJ. Byrne.
Treasurer; Peter Darnell, Secretary, and
an Executive Committee of seven, one
for each School District. After the
preliminary business was transacted
the meeting was ably addressed by VIM.
II. Tomlinson, c. p. I. Moore and Ma
than Simpson. ~
The following resolution was adopt
ed as the sense of the meeting:
WHEREAS, 1t has become necessary
that the determination to maintain, in
violable, the right Of franchise should
be unmistakably expressed.
1t is therefore ~. -4sg rET
Resolred, That we deem the registry
law and its amendments to be an mi
quitous and unholy attempt on the part
Of the Radical party to maintain itself
in power at the sacrifice Of Justice, and
that while, by its provisions, the regis
trar is amenable to no civil law nor liza
BILE to the penalty of such law, he can
nevertheless be arraigned at the bar OF
public opinion; that We as citizens will
hold him strictly accountable at that
bar for his actions during this canvass
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That Tribuue Letter.

The IntelIigcReer of yesterday morning
was dreadfnlly exercised" about the
statement made 10y the West Virginia
correspondent of the New York Tribune
concerning the eminent services render
ed by Mr. STEVENSON, in Ohio last fall,
in behalf of negro suffrage. 1t pro-
pouud to us the following question:
Now, sir, We propose you a question,
and sheuld like an explicit answer :
Do you not know, or, if not, have you
not reason to believe that the letter re-
fsrred to was concOcted by a Copper
head or Copperheads Democrat or DEM
ocrats, if you prSfer); that il was i'm
posed upon the Tribune under false pre-
lenses, expressly that the statement in
regard tc Mr.. Stevenson above referred
to might appear in that paper under
the guise of having been made by a
radical, in order that it might be quoted
as from radical authority, precisely as II
has been quoted by the Registerp
To this, we explicitly, directly and
positively answer i: We do not know
nor have we any reason to believe, that
the letter referred to was concccted by
a Democrat or Democrats (copperhead
or copperheads, if You prefer); nor that
it was imposed upon the Tribune under
false pretenses, either that the state.
ment in regard to Mr.. STEVENSON above
referred to might appear in that paper
under the guise of having been made
by a radical, or in order that it might
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Encouraging Words.
MARSHALL c. H., August 13

MARSHALL y. H., August l3.
Editors of the Register
1t has been some time since have
scratched out line, or gotten up an
item for that good paper of yours. l
have leisure moment now, and 1 en-
brace it to say to the readers of the
REGISTER everywhere, that the politi-
cal skies are becoming clear and bright
here in priest-ridden and tax-ridden
Marshall. Scores of men, honorable,
high-minded gentlemen, many of whom
done good service in the Union army,
and who are as magnanimous in peace
as they were brave in war, are coming
straight out from the Radical revolu-
tionary party here. They say that they
cannot act longer with party that has
done more to destroy the peace and hap
piness of the people, than all other
causes that ever disturbed society
in this once happy country. These brave
soldiers and citizens are outspoken and
determined in the course they have
marked out for themselves to pursue in
politics. They 60 for the men and the
party who will, if successful, bring
about a peace that God and humanity
will approve of. This they intend to
do, not by force, or the bayonet. but by
extending the hand of friendship and
fellowship to the American citizen
every where, East, West, North and
South, and by convincing the people, of
the South especially that we desire that
by-gones should be by-gones, and that
we have yet some regard for the teach
ings the Good Book, which commands
us to do to others as we would be done
by. The friends of law and order
wherever this article appears can be
assured that such men as are spoken of
above are daily renouncing the Rad
ical cause, aud are giving their
powerful influence and aid to the
party that has ever been the fearless ad-
vocate of the great Democratic idea of
equal and exact justice to all men, and
exclusive privileges to none. No wonder,
then, that some of the extreme Radi-
calls ofthis place shed tears, bitter tears
of grief, over the loss of so many of
their former party friends. They weep
and meurn and 60 about sorrowing,
and, like Rachel of old, refuse to be
comforted, for they see the hand-writ.
ing upon the wall and know that their
days are numbered, and that they can
not any longer be; clothed in purple
and fine linen by the sweat that falls
from the brow Of honest toll and indus
try. t:,tFf IN MARSHALL.
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Mr.. Esrrp-the Democratic nominee
in the Congressional district, in Ohio,
at present represented by JOHN A.
BINGHAM, aud where the Democratic
vote, for several years, has been rapidly
increasing-is gentleman Of immense
popularity in the District, with host
of personal friends, of both parties. He
is a lawyer of large practice and un-
questioned integrity, with singular
talent for debate and he's always been
all earnest Democrat. His recent
speeches display legal aHd political
eruditiou 50 much superior to BiNG-
HAMS facile "eloquence" that honest
Radicals (if the term is admissiblc) do
not hesitate to acknowledge Mr.. Es-
TEP's pre- emineuce.
BINGHAM has long been regarded by
the selecter grade of Republicans as
(perhaps) sincere-but bigoted and
shallow man. His waning popularity
in Harrison and adjoining counties is
too notorious to be denied. All signs
and portents point to the defeat of Mr..
BINGHAM, an event at which sober citi-
zens will rejoice, all over the country.