The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-05-13

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cation of the Federal Constitution. So, likewise, are
we Just beginning to and comprehend that the BIZ
bic is in fact the best constitution any State or nation
can have, when applied to every day life among men
in political body. We propose to make proper ap;
plcation of our bible to all the Southern States and
people.
"A subugated people have no more right to apply
! their own peculiar moral ideas than they have to use
their physical implements of war. Conquered in one
they are conquered in ALL and hence, for the present
land some decades GOMEZ you people ought to be
like Children seen but not heard, in all religious mat
ters which, before said, really also political.
"RespectfuIy, S. WALDORF"
How JAY COOKE MADE HIS PILE.-We copy as fol-
lows from dispatch dated Washington, April %:
Secretary McCullock, in reply to resolution OF the
House directing him to report the amount of commits
sion paid for the sale and disposal Of United States
bonds and securities, etc, says, among other things
1t will be seen by Mr. Fessedens letter of Janury IS
1865 that having failed in negotiating the $50 notes
rapidly the necessities of the Department re-
quired, through the instrumentality of depository
banks and other general agencies, it was deemed ne
cessary avail himself of the services OF Jay Cooke
popularise the oan and to this end to increase the
commission from one-half per cent, which had been
allowed to banks and general agencies to hree-quar-
tiers of one per cent the first fifty Millions and five
eigths the next fifty millions. 1t was understood,
however, this increase of commission not to enUre
to the benefit of Mr. Cooke; nasmuch as he d.
rectcd to allow to subagents and others the rates
of commission that had been allowed to them, and pay
all the expense of negotiating the notes. This arrange
ment continued OF larger scale by the present
Secretary.
The Secretary says it will be noticed by the SEIZED
ulcs of the sales of 73O notes that the commissions
paid to some subscribers higher than those paid
Others The explanation of this fact is that in order
to induce large subscriptions onehaf of one per cent
was allowed by the Department, as we'll as by Cooke,
to those subscribing for million of dollars and up
Yards nd pirhth IN Of
per cent to those making small subscriptions.
Since Jay Cookies agency terminated, sales, when
not made by the Assistant Treasurer at New York,
by broker employed by him in SPECIAL cases. have
been conducted through the First National Bank of
Washington.
The sales of gold have been made through agencies
selected by the Assistant Treasurer at New York. and
under his direction. Messrs. P. NJ. Myers & Co. have
for nearly three years past been tile principal agents.
but other persons firms have been occasionally
poyed.
A PARTISAN RoMANcE-A young married couplein
Paris extremely wealthy and adoring another af
ter six months of rapture, found themselves nvaids.
At first they concealed from each other their suffer
ings but their malades continued to increase The
physician who called in found that the rauvre
cha,mante jeu1ae femme had symptoms of phthisis,
while the husband suffered from complication Of dis
orders of the heart and blood. 1t serious mat
ter. The decision that the climate Of the South
necessary for the young wife, and that of colder
climate for the husband. The of Nice, orange
and the blue Mediterranean for the one, and the
long journeys through the snowy plains, fords, and
mountains of Norway for the other. Thus spoke the
doctor.
At immense expense the spirit of his decree was car
ried out while its letter evaded. Two houses were
built in Paris, of which miniature Siberia
full of currents of air, in every respect cold and dry,
where, by diut of taking violent exercise in every
imaginable way, and hardening his system, the hus-
band endeavored to recover his health, while in the
adjacent building everything warm, luxurious,
soothing and tropical. This the home of the young
wife, The pair were perfectly happy, living, as it
were thousand miles apart-the one amid his fres-
Goes representing cebergs and reindeer-the lady in
a constant scene of flowers and lemon trees.
1t would be pleasant to add that both recovered,
but such unfortunately not the This fairy
life lasted three years, when the one and the other
died. While they lived, they were, however, happy.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRA1N.-He is about six feet high,
of fine proportions; his complexion is dusky, and his
hair dark and curly He always dresses handsomely,
sporting light kids and glossy beaver He is the
only representative known who cngs to the blue
coat and brass buttons of the past He always
bright flower in his buttonhole, and in his manners
is as gallant of the old school, He is great
admrer of the ladies' and his conversation is brilliant
aud witty. His headquarters, when in the city, is the
Fifth Avenue Hotel where he lives sumptuously Cir
culating champagne freely He is decidedly the era
zest the subject Of finance and the public debt and
he believes he solve the problem of paying off the
great national debt and bring specie into circulation
in marvelously short time. He has buttonhoed all
the great Wall street BANKERS, and Mr.. John Thomp
son. the editor Of the Reporter veteran banker gave
him hearing afternoon, at which Train consumed
two hours without pause, rattng off statistics
gibly rhymes Some Of bis cards are printed
" George Francis Train New York London, Paris, Vi
enna Rome, Pekin, ST.. Petersburg San Francisco and
Omaha" Last winter he lived lrugay at second
class water cure, while his family few blocks off
keeping house in palatal manner He talks
temperance, says the New York doctors poisoning
thousands by prescribing Bourbon, yet he treats his
friends to Hedsck unlimitedIy. "Hes queer lot"
as Mr.. Weller would say. New York letter.
THE Power OF PREJUDICE.-There is a well known
London physician who has the greatest possible anag
onism to smoking. He is medical referee to two life
insurance Offices and gentleman who applied to him
for inspection little while ago. away greatly.
depressed because his life" had been rejected. The
matter was serious one, inasmuch as the applicant
professional man, with large income, that would
die with him. and he was the father of numerous
family. He made known his grief to medical friend,
who thoroughly examined him, and declared him to
be sound bell. "Whom did you see?" said the
friend. "Dr. -" replied the applicant. "Oh, l