The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-01-01

convicted short time since of buying stolen property
and sentenced to two Years in the renitcntary, Aa
been pardoncd by the Governor
The wholesale grocery firm of Conner Wepdovcr {
Co., of ts city, failed yesterday Liabilities half mil
! lion dollars,
WAsuNGToS, December 2S.-The screw pile LIGHT
house. at Deep Water Shoals James river, will bt
lighted On the 18th January. Visible nine miles
Boyce Miller \ Co.'S distillery, Cincinnati, burned
Loss $500,"o0.
The receiving teller of Showanet Bank, Boston, il
short $50 900.
MOBILE December oS-D;strct Attorney L. Y. B
Martin met Judge BuSteed, Of the United States Dis
tict Court this morning, in front Of the customtouse
and said: Judge, will yon allow that indictment
against me to take its cOUrSc?' JUDI &c BuSeed re
piled: "SF, the law must take its course" Where
upon Martin drew his revolver and fired three shots
BHStecd fell, with ball below the breast bone and
another i'll his right leg. Martin had been indicted by
the United States Grand Jury for frauds and
eXtortI0n. lie is now confined in ial. Judge Bus
tceds wounds considered m0rta
NASnlNGToN, December 21.-Thc Boston Traveller
publishes a RIO letter. Of November "a stating the
English mail steamer Saturn went down, with foul
hundred souls aboard, fourteen of whom escaped and
half million two dollar notes, shipped to the Assist
ant Treasurer at New OIlrul>; also, fifty thousand
dollars fractional currency.
No important changes in National Bank st1tstics
Revenue to day $3.50 900
Southern Institutions attracting great attention.
Cen Howard is reported taycrimg governmental
relief, though he thinks the suffering exaggerated.
Alexander H. Stephens is in Baltimore.
NEW YORK, D'ccH!ber 2S.-Prnccs5 SAlm S;lm
sailed 70: Europe to-day.
San TEA>cisco December 36.-Scvcro storm for
t!erast two uays Mot Of the Shipping in the har-
tOr damaged. Disastrous accounts from he interior.
Stage and railroad communication suspended.
Mining new encouraging.
HEADNC AHTERs OF THE ARMY,
AIJrTAHr GE&ERAi'S OFFICE,
Washington, y. G., Dec. 2s 1867.
BY direction OF the President of the United States
the following orders are made:
/. Brevrt Maj. Gen. Z. O. c. Ord will turn over the
command Of the Fourth Military District to Brevct
MHI. Gen. \. e. Gillcm, and proceed san Francisco
California, to take command Of the Department. Of
California.
2. On being relieved by Brcvct Maj Gen. Ord Bre-
vet Maj Gen. Irwin Mcdowell will proceed to Vicks-
burg, Mississippi and relieve Gen. Giilen, in command
of the Fourth Military District.
3. Brcvct Maj. Gen John Pope is hereby relieved
Of the command Of the Third Military District, and
ill report without delay at the headquarters of the
army for further orders, turning over his command to
the next senior officer until the arrival OF his
/. Major Gen. GeorgrG. Meade isASsgucI to the
commando the Third Military District and will as
sume it without delay The Department Of the East
will be commanded by the senior officer now on duty
in unit! commander j. FAMED by die President.
}. The officers assigned in the foregoing orler5 to
the conAAu OF military districts viii exercise therein
any and all powers conferred by the acts Of Congress
upon district commanders, and also any and all pow
els pertaining to military department commanders.
&. Nrevet 'la Gen. Wager SwdynP Colonel 18th
United States lntanry is hereby relieved from duty in
the Bureau OF Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned
Lands, and will proceed tr Nashville TcnNt 5scc, and
assume command o! his regiment.
ly command Of General Grant:
II ~
NEw ORLEANS December Y3-Grn lIan.ocl, in
spccia orders No. 24o lccaljscs official nets Of r /
ShclIev aDp0intrd clerk of the scconl district court hy
Gen, Mower. and removed! in tnrn Lv Gen. lj,rror}.
who rcinSta1,,] the former Incumbent
Thc foIInw;no WIS adnotoI NV Tho oo,,vo,,+io, 90
the second ;l,jn nr the ro,s1ituti,n ornr two l,
discussion.
All persons without regard 70 race color or nr,,-i
ous condition born or r.f,r,li,r,] in t} ,ifcd S,tns
and residents of this State. one wear are citizens Of the
State and hcy Shall c,iov the same. civil roI;r;l AID
public RIGHTS and and he s1Iirct To rli s,,c
na;,,s and nonaltias
The convention odio3rnod till Monday I'm, a2l,.11
AM To-day was the 2tth dav Of rhr s,.s,.r nfti1n
convention. and they have pr0.rr,~>, =, far a, tlia
second article Of the ronstitntjoH -.--''
New York. December 2s six miI1fcos and half
in currency lnyr hapr, snnt Cort, ,ri,'r tl vnL
Bank statement more favorable than cynercd
Loans increased 54459; specie decreased s2q4.
G4; circulation Increased 81 5 499 deposits Increased
SO SuG, So; legal tenders increased 81 H. 800
\ reward of a thousand dollars is it..rcI for the re-
covcry of Edwin R. Gallon, missing agent of the Adams
EXPRESS COMPANY at Sprincfcld Mass
" WAsHiyGTOy December 22-Thn Home Jonrnol
has the following: "Wc have good authority for stat
ing that the differences bctwcen Mr. and Mrs. Charles
SUMNER which has caused 50 much unpleasant gossip
and scandal have been finally settled hy a pcrlnanent
separation with the mutual consent and desire of both
parties and thur best friends The direct cause of
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