The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-08-05
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For the South W ectern.l
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Markets.

Markets.
NEW York. August 8, noon-Cotton quiet at SOC
3o4c. for midding uplands. !,
New ORLEANS August Cotton very dull; no
sales or EXPORTS receipts q bales Sterling 5s geo.
Gold l454. New York sight pct. premium Markets
generally dull. Flour slightly frmer; superfne So.
Corn 92c 0eS1 05. Oats-new 60e- Hay s2ltg2z'
Pork-holders firm, $50 80. Bacon-holders firmer;
shoulders l3a@i3f and clear sides l74@l75c Lard
tierce 1S4 and key zoe.
New YORK, Ausust 8, evening. -Cotton quiet; sales
600 bales at 305c Gold 1f5s.
New YORK, August A. noon.-Gold l46 Cotton
quiet at SOC.
Cable Dispatches
MANCHESTER Eng August 3-A dreadful accident
occurred here night before last During the regular
performance at Longs Music Hall, the alarm OF hre
was raised The entire audience Immediately rushed
for the doors completely blocking up the passage
and the widest excitement prevailed. when order
was restored BY the repeate that there
was no fire. it was found less than twenty per-
sous, mainly women and children, had been crushed
to death in the stampede, and large number mad
limbs broken and otherwise injured.
LIVERPOOL, August 8, eyeninS-Cottoh CASTER ou'
uuotably unaltered.
LIVERPOOL August a. noon.-Cotton opens heaVV
at yesterdays closing prices sales estimated at 5Oo
bales
Miscellaneous.
WASHINGTON August at is stated on the author
ity of Senator Harris of Louisiana that person has
been here authorised to speak as member OF Gov
Warmoth's staff. The person who represented hlsn-
self as a member of Warnoth's official family, clrcu
lated freely among Republicans and Southern mem
bers avoiding, however, the Louisiana delegation
Some half dozen members remember thls person ooI
his name and movements are unknown. ar Hhft1s
SAYS he was doubtless small swlndler. Mr. Harris
residing opposite Matches, the MsSlssppl river,
has many letters from roth States, and has no advlee
of any organised opposition to existing affairs IN either
Louisiana or Mississippi and disorders, except IN Two
parishes III Louisiana, are trivial and not unusual III
any community. In the two exceptional parishes OF
Louisiana the Disturbances caused by reckless per
in opposition TO the wishes OF the Sood people
all parties.
Gen Steadman leaves tonight for New Orleans to
resume his duties Collector of Internal Revenue
Rollins has issued the following Every dealer in
manufactured tobacco having more than twenty
pounds, or dealers in snuff having more than ten
pounds on hand, must deposit Immediately with the
Assistant Assessor of property, strict, sworn nven
tory Of the amount Of tobacco aud snuh respectively
and must deposit like inventory on the lst OF every
month hereafter After January /, 1869, all smoking,
fine cut and snuff and after July, 1862 all other man
uftctured tobacco is to be deemed manufactured
after the passage of the act, and will be required to be
put in packages and stamped as required by law. Ev-
cry dealer i'll domestic imported cigars having more
than five thousand cigars on hand must file a sworn
inventory every month until the 1st OF April 1869, at
which date all cigars shall be deemed to have been
manufacture ed since the passage OF the act and arc re-
quired to be stamped accordingly.
ST. Louis, August 3.-Extensive preparations are
progressing for grand encampment OF knights Tenn
plars next month. Commanders will be present from
all parts of the country.
The recent disturbance in Saline county is greatly
exaggerated. A drunken man disturbed the meeting
Only one killed and three wounded.
WASHINGTON, August 3.-McCulloch has issued Or
des the heads of departments to classify clerks &C
cordng capacity and attention to business with the
view of retaining the skillful and faithful.
NASHVILLE, August 3.-Thrteen general officers OF
the Contederacv in convention to-day, to consider
ways and OF reconciling political troubles i'll
Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, August 3.-R J. Brent Esq, in
card pronounces Buffers statement regarding his
rest in Baltimore unequivocally false.
ST. Marie has at last received his ten thousand dol
lars for betraying SIrratt, and is off for Europe.
New YORK, August 3.-Charlcs G. Hal pine, alias
Miles OReIy, editor of the Citizen, and late Register
of the city died this morning from overdose of chic
reform to relieve neurag ia.
New ORLEANS August ga negro named Willis
Rollins who had been making Democratic speeches to
negroes of this city for the past week. has aroused the
enmity of the Radicals, both white and black and sew
eral attempts have been made On his life. On Satur
day night crowd followed him for several squares,
trying drag him from the street In making his
escape he arrested aud charged with melting riot,
but released on bail yesterday. Another attack with
slung-sh mrde on him this morning. On APP
pearns before the Recorder it found the original
charge of melting riot dropped, and charge OF
carrying concealed weapons substituted; but lie was
discharged by the Recorder. On being released Rol
Inns life again threatened by excited negroes, but
escorted by his friends to the of the Con
stituton Club, Canal street. in the neghborhooi of
which crowd gathered, aud the excitement increased.
Gov. Narmoth appeared and made short but ttftc-
tive speech, telling the negroes they should rather pro-
to- Rollins DutlIr ion n IiS
than seek to deprive him of that right and advising
the crowd TO dispense and 90 home, which they did
Warnoth's speech is highly spoken of:
WASHINGTON, August 81 Howard, of the freed
mems bureau started South this afternoon, to visit
the principal bureau stations and make preparation
wind up the concern by January.
The Secretary OF the Treasury decides to receive
more applications for cerkships.
Rousseau is in town. but will leave in few day for
New Orleans.
1t is rumored that an ad interim Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue may be appointed at any moment, to
relieve Mr.. Rollins.
The subject of placing Gen. Banks in the Russian
MnIstershp, ad interim, vice Cassius NJ. Clay is
seriously discussed at the White House. Mr. Evarts
the Attorney General, is absent however and the
President has decided to await his opinion on such
delicate matters before taking any decisive steps,
Revenue receipts to, day and halt million |
ST. LOUIS August 3.-One thousand men at work
on the Colorado Central railway.
telegram from Cofax states he will decline any
public demonstrations his trip to the Rocky Noun
tains.
Three gamblers lynuAed at Sioux City last week
for cheating.
New YORK, August 3.-The following was received |
this afternoon by the Superintendent of the New York
London and New Foundland Telegraph Company
London, Monday atternoon.-Tne cable of 1866 |
ceased to work at 1885 this afternoon. Tests show
fault at the New Foundland side. The cable has prob
ably been damaged by an iceberg
NEW YORK, August 3-Sub- Treasury business to-
day heavy receipts sl65l7, 900, and payments sl5-
100000; balance So, 900.
SAN Francisco August 4.-Rrown, Minister to
China, sailed yesterday.
CINCINNATI, August 4.-The recent rise in the Ohio
liver has enabled the largest vessels to resume trips
between here and Louisville.
WASHINGTON, August 4.-Indian Bureau has dates
rom Kansas to the Sd inst quietug fears of Indian
disturbances.
The commissioners Of the Central Pacific railway re- I
bort section of twenty miles, terminating rs miles
rom the initial point at Sacramento, in good working
,rder.
Private dispatches here estimate Democratic major
ty In Kentucky from fifty to seventy thousand
FALsE.-The assertion of " a member Of Gov War
moths staff" who arrived at Washington on the 3Oth
rom Louisiana that the whole of the Western part of
he State was under the control of the KuKlux-Kan,