The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-20
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From the South Western Extras
8 Markets.
New ORLEANS May l5.-Cotton firmer; mddling 8
@304c. sales 23OO, receipts s32 bales Sales of tn
week 1900, receipts 1915 and exports foreign 1885,
coastwise 64l balea stock hand 500 bales Ste,
ling exchange 53@55; New York sight 47act pre-
MUM. Gold al. Sugar higher Cuba No. u, IL
@l24 and No 10, l24@ls4c. Molasses 5o@56e
Flour-dull for low grades; super6ne 50 l24@9 25
| Corn firm at 81 05@1 071. Oats weaker at 75c. Ha
firm at $1s@2l. Pork dull at s2s 80. Bacon dull
shoulders lSa and clear sides l7ac Lard dull; tierc
194 and keg 204c
Cable Dispatches.
LONDON, May 12.-In the House of Commons the
reply Of the Queen to petition from the House was
announced She desires that her interest in the tenn
poralties of the Irish Church will not hinder egisla
ton on that subject Gladstone will tomorrow bring
in bill to suspend making appointments in the Irish
Church.
LONDON, May 13-Mail and telegraph accounts
promise unusually fine crops of wheat in the Black Sea
country. rs
LONDON, May l4.-Victora laid cornerstone Of
Thomas Hospital to-day. Corporation of London
adopted resolutions of coincidence for Prince AL.
fred's wound. In Commons Gladstone moved bill
stopping appointments for Irish Church. and suspend
ing the action of the Irish Church commission for a
limited period.
Mr.. Adams took formal leave of the Queen Left
legation in charge of Mr.. Moran.
LONDON, May 14.-Decrease of bullion in the Bank
Of England the past week, e1I2, ,oOO
LIVERPOOL, May 15 noon.-Cotton firm; uplands
12 and Orleans l21d sales of the week 81 900 bales
of which for export 5000 and speculation 10000;
stock 5S7 900 bales, whereof American 35S, 900.
PARIS, May 15.-Bulion in the Bank of France in
creased $500, OOOf.
LIVERPOOL, May Is, afternoon. Cotton irmer, more
active and fraction higher; uplands p and Orleans
|124@12sd. Cotton afoa for Liverpool 400 900 bales,
d. whereof 20 0O0 chipn,anta from Rom
bay for fortnight ending May 8, $4,000 bales. Sales
to day estimated at Il, OCO bales.
LONDON, May 15.-CiSl dissensions in Japan have
killed commerce
LONDON, May l5-Japan advices state the civil war
is being vigorously prosecuted.
| Late Cretan advices state the Turks were defeated
in the recent conflicts and driven to the sea.
LONDON, May l5.-Gladstone's bill, which passed to
first reading last night restraints the Crown and Cabi
net from making further appointment to vings in the
Irish Church until after August, 1869. Bill also pro-
vdes for suspension of proceedings of the Church In
quiry Commission, appointed last year under royal
warrant which is now sitting in Ireland under the
presidency of Earl stanaope taking testimony as to
the working, income, congregations, land gebes col
leges schools and other matters and property of and
belonging to the Irish Church. New bill goes to
authorize the suspension of the Stanhope commission
during the period that the Crown is restrained
from making ecclesiastical appointments.
Hierarchy Irish Church presented an address to the
queen. queen repled vaguely.
Train addressed small audience at Manchester last
night.
Petition from Nova Scotia for repeal of the Canada
Union act presented in Commons.
PARIS, May l5.-Forcade spoke in Corps Legislatif.
Spoke in favor of free trade
| Gen. Faly, commanding at Chalons, says being
| possible, camp labors and practice must continue.
LONDON, May le.-France has sent utmatum to
| Tuns.
Miscellaneous,
JACKSON, Miss, May l2.-The Democratic conven
ton organised to-day. About one hundred and fifty
delegates present. together with several hundred sran
gers Entire harmony prevails. committee, ap-
pointed to recommend system of action, reported
through chairman E. Barksdale that nominations for
State officers be made with the view to defeat the
constitution, without regard tests prescribed in
the present constitutions of Mississippi and the United
States. Also recommended thorough system of
gansation.
passed designating June 22d for election for ratca
ton of the constitution An ordinance providing that
candidates who may be elected and cannot take the
oath, shall give place to the candidate who receives
the next highest number OF votes and take the
oath, adopted.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Grimes concluded
'Whatever may be my opinion of the incumbent, l
cannot consent to trihe with the high Office he holds
can do nothing which by implication may be con-
strued into an approval of impeachment part of
fore, may differ from the President respecting his po
ltical views and measures, and however deeply have
regretted the differences between himself and the
Congress of the United States, am not able to re-
cord my vote that he is guilty of high crimes and mis-
demeanors by of those differences. am act
ing in judicial capacity, under conditions whose bind
ing obligations can hardly be exceeded, and must
act according to the best Of my ability and Judgment
and they require. IT, according to their dictates,
the President is guilty, must say so. If according to
their doctrine, the President is not guilty, must say
In my opinion, the President has not been guilty
of and mpeaehabe otfense by reason OF anything al
legged in either of the articles preferred against him at
the bar of the Senate by the House of Representa-
tves."
The following from synopsis of Edmunds' speech
decreases the chances of conviction the th article
which has been regarded the Gbrater Of the impeach
Regarding the 10th and tn articles he presen
ted the opinion that they did not come within the con-
sttutonal range of high crimes and misdemeanors.
HAVANA, May ll.-Advices from St. Domingo are
that two States have been formed. There was
strong party in favor of annexation to the United
States.
SAN FRANc1sCo May 12.--City of Mexico advices,
via Acapulco, to May lst state all attempts at revou
ton in different parts of the country had been sup
pressed
MEMPHIS, May l3-Jacob Frolich editor of the
White county (Ark Record has been arrested by the
military for structures official acts
WASHINGTON, May 13.- Conservatives nominated
John T. Given for Mayor.
Presidents friends tranquil under certainty of ac
quital. Howard still very sick Very little proba-
bity of vote on impeachment until after the recess
for the Chicago convention.
Chief Justice Carter to-day refused to admit Snrrat
to bail the ground that the prosecution was ready
for the trial and that it at the instance of the coun
sci for the prisoner that the continued.
SELMA, ALA, May 13.-Two men named Barker
and Waller brought here to-day in irons by the
military authorities from Sumpter county, charged
with ynching the murderer OF Binnes killed in Ma
reDgo county weeks ago.
The ladies held large meeting here to-day, and
appointed committee to visit Gen Meade on behalf
of the Eutaw prisoners.
SAN Francisco, May l3.-Wheat crop twenty mil
ion barley ten million and oats two ard half millions
oushel Deficiency ftunnage for export apprehended
WASHINGTON, May l3.-This mornings New York
Times says impeachment has failed. The postpone
nent of the vote till Saturday is confession of the
act and the declaration behalf of the prosecution
hat will not be taken then unless conviction
oe cerai indicates belief that the whole thing must
De abandoned.
1t is stated a member of Congress received dis
patch stating the Chicago Tribune supports acqutal.
Horace Greeley was in the House to-day. Both par
les seem equally confident of impeachment result.
High treasury official approves the new revenue bill
IN a, count of changes in the appointing power.
JACKSON, Miss, May lS-Democratic convention |