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MENDOZA.
ACCIDENT.

ACCIDENT.
A young man working ON night train upon
the I. G. R. R., while switching some cars here,
was sse injufed that no died in about two hours
afterwards The accident happened through the
neglect Of the Co. in not taking suitable precau-
tions in covering over . small oulvert passing
under the tracks when it became necessary for
the night freight trains to switch of The young
man not knowing Of the opening while running
between the cars to couple, stepped into the open
culvsrt and fell forward Of the break, and was
dragged along the track thirty feet, when an
iron silver in the rail ran into his thigh, after
which the wheels run over both legs near the
body. The young man was from Ohio, and was
On his last trip to Amboy, where the next day he
was to have left for home. His body was for
warded the next day instead BY the Rail Read
to his friends, frightful mutilstion, for youth
and hope gum
Mr.. OTIS CANNON AGAIN.
The gun has been most honorsbly restored to
Mr.. OFT He can have no regrets in the matter.
This proceeding has settled the title beyond dis
pute.
1t il the first time in our history that the U.
States Government sent cannon from out Of ono
of its arsenas to one of its citizens to be retained
a. private property.
Is is most assuredly now in the possession Of
enc of the defenders Of glorious constitution,
"A positive dsmocrat-whoss opinions are we'll
defined, and who in sunshine or in storm, will
stand by the stars and stripes, ~ he always does
by his friends. 'N ~''F0t :
The parties who interested themselves to re-
store the gun, were all officers whs had served
their country honorsbly during the war, and
were familiar with the history of how it was &C.
quired. memento of the friendship and of the
duty he performed in connection with them.
Mr. O. priced it very highly. He does not charge
the Republican party of Mendoza with this inten.
tional meanness In fact, it was Only some half
dozen men Of the township statesmen order, of
very limited views, Of the pismire tribe among
men, and not Of those 'men-high minded men"
who found empires and build up states.
The balance of the lot of guns are now all in
the hands Of Republicans, and the war depart.
ment now calls on Mr.. OFT and requests that he
will give them such information as will enable
them to recover them @i4ei ''
And Mr.. OFT, with that magnanimity that be.
longs only to generous natures declines to do it,
believing that the interests of the government
will not be subserved by sending officers through
the country at immense expense, to recover guns
that the government would not use if they had
them, and their value is most in the hands of
those who served their country during the war,
and who he thinks are richly entitled to them as
msmentos of honorable service.
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"THE unkindcst cut of all" is the fact that
at least four of the seven southern reconstruct
cd" states have declared against the party of
reconstruction. As nearly all the whites in
those states were DISTINGUISHED, it shows that
good many negroes must have voted the
Democratic ticket. The party Of great moral
ideas must have sunk into awful degradation
ut the south TO have lost the respect of even
tc better class Of niggers.
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CURRENT NEWS.

The climax OF thievery was reached last week
at Nashville by gang of negroes, in stealing
two story brick chimney. The nearest the police
came to arrssting the perpetrators of this re-
markable theft was, that they arrested half
dozen of men with bricks in their hats.
The ex-queen of Spain is going to take up her
residence in England. She will be well.recsived
there, although her moral character is rather
dissipated, and, with few millions of dollars At
her command will no doubt continue to make
the balance of her life pass pleasantly enough.
Five men attempted to rob the First National
Bank, at Alton, ILL.,, on Saturday morning last.
While they were at work drilling the vault N.
H. Fuller, the private Waterman, arrested ono
OF the parties, who was outside watching, when
the remainder of them assaulted him. They cut
his head dreadtully with steel bar, and shot
him through the heart. He died in q moment.
The robbers escaped, but left all their tools DO.
hind One thousand dollars reward is offered
for the arrest of the murderers.
The triennial general convention of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church of the United States
concluded its session at New York on Thursday
evening last The ritualistic question WAS not
settled, but is to be considered by the next ses-
sion of the convention, in 1871.
A contract was signed Oct. Goth with the
Telegraph Construction Maintenance Compa-
n.y." of London, for the construction Of an
Atlantic telegraph from France to the United
States The cable will be laid from Brest gia
the French Island of st. Pierre, off Newfound.
land, direct to New York. The total length will
be 3O47 miles, and the contract price is $500 OoO
about $4,60O,O00.l $50 fe.t..s.,..
1t is said that the iron mountain at Golden,
ILL.,, is about five miles long, two hundred feet
high, and full of ore of unusual purity. A
part of the mountain ia owned by the Illinois
Central Railroad Company.
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Result Of the Election.


Up to about Wednesday noon. We confess to
having looked for election returns with good
deal of anxiety, but since then our interest in
that sort of statistics has materially declined,
50 that, at this writing we can hardly muster
patience to give our readers even the rough
footings of the various states. 1t needs but a
very superficial glance at the figures, however,
to demonstrate that one Of the tive great polit-
ical parties that 80 recently confronted each
other with such bold confidence, has been
badly beaten; and, Judging by the liberal dis
play of roosters, spread eagles, &C., In the
columns Of the republican papers, We should
say, without further investigation, that the
defeated party is the Democracy. Looking a
little closer, we find that such is really the
case. Gen. Grant has beaten Horatio Seymour
in the race for the Presidency-the Democracy
are defeated, and the Republicans are triumph
ant and jubilant. l- w
Looking calmly over the field after the bat
tie, it is easy enough to see how we have been
beaten; and, though not q little provoking,
yet there is enough also to justify little ex-
ultation, in the fact that we are beaten by SO
little. Look at it. 4 change of 5000 votesin
Pennsylvania, and 1000 votes in Indiana on
the I'd Tuesday in October, would have elect
Seymour and Blair triumphantly. The loss
of the October elections by the trihing MAORI
ties in those states lost to the Democracy the
prestige of victory--the loss of the prestige
turned against them the whole floating vote,
and the result of all is q heavy defeat when we
stood on the very verge Of victory. Eight
years ago the defeat of the Democracy was
overwhelming four years ago we made en-
couraging gains again we marshalled our
hosts and victory has escaped our grasp but
by hair Let the Democracy fight on with
the same energy and courage another four or
even two years, and can there be q doubt of
ultimate Triumph
1t is needless to cucumber our columns with
the figures from the various states in detail.
We shall give such returns when they come
in an official shape. 1t is sufficient, for the
present, to say, generally, that
Maine has gone republican by about 80, 900
majority; New Hampshire by COCO; Connec-
ticut by 5000, Vermont by 10000, Massachu-
sets by 10000; Rhode Island by $4,000 :;
Pennsylvania by $4,000; West Virginia by
5000; Ohio by 100000 Indiana by 10000;
Illinois by 100000 Michigan by $4,000; Wis
consin by $4,000; Minnesota by 1000; Iowa
by 10000; Missouri by 10000; Nebraska by
5000, and Tennessee by $4,000.
The Democrats have carried New York by
10000; New Jersey by 5000; Delaware by
5000; Maryland by $4,000; Kentucky by
$4,000; Georgia by 10000 Alabama by co.
600; Louisiana by 10000; and probably Cali
iornia, Oregon, and North Carolina, giving
Seymour 1O1 electoral votes to Grant 193
The Democrats have gained three Congress
men in New York, one in Illinois, one in Cal
itornia, and one in New Jersey; and in New
York probably and in New Jersey certainly,
by carrying the Legislature, they will gain a
L. S. Senator in each of those states.
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o"0-atc'S'o" q Out-l0ts 4" South-Sest FrdctlonM
Quarter q .Sect'oE No. Eileen. az
7ornslip Ihrty-three 1888
North, H. 3 East.
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FROM EARLvILLE.
SOLILOOUY,


Well, we are beaten-badly beaten-cleaned
out as slick as whistle. We are out in the cold
We have gone down in the conflict The coun.
try has lost our services, and is ruined forever if
we have been telling the truth. Shall We weep or
laugh9 Is it any use to cry for split milk i? We
are poor outward bound devils. Jump aboard
my democratic friends, and We will row straight
up to the formation head of salt river We have
been there before. We know the way like book.
1t is through the wilderness but, then, the trees
are all spotted. The country is dreary enough
up there, especially to new converts like Blair.
But no hanging back-jump aboard. We have
already spent eight years Of our dear lives there,
and our log cabins are in perfect repair -Four
years more, and we will come from that dreary
country. Ny soul is sad but never mind: ANY
way you can fix it,
The sonl is like the turbid main;
No sun is there-but sleet and rain
Come pouring in hurricane
10 drown the spirit weary.
I don't like politics. 1 think I will betake
myself to literature. begin to feel reconcilsd
already. Poetry seems now to be creeping in
my bones, as gently as soft sleep, the twin sister
of death. Why should the spirit feel sad ? SCUM
l feel queerly. l feel worse than l did in tender
boyhofd when the dear little yellow haired girl
had Just unstrung her guitar and wound out of
my arms and trippsd away, as I feared, "for
good"
l sat there amid the beauties and perfumes Of
apple-blossom time, and the pious Lincoln
kept repeating to himself "Anna Rutledge," 80
l kept repeating to myself the following little
poem, composed on or about that time:
Parting day in the west still fingers
While nigh! stretches dark DER the plain;
The Past Ger my soul sheds its twilight
Whlle LIE casts its shadows of pain.
Then sing, dearest friend, a low vesper.
Touch lightly the guitar sweet string
And breathe out your heart in the music
breathe earnest and true, as you sing.
My soul shall awake from its sadness.
Aud thrilpd by the warm gushing strain.
Shai eaten from youreyes the warm love light,
AND forget oil its sorrows and pain. =
Then sing, dearest friend, a low yesper.
Touch lightly the guitars sweet string
AND breathe out your heart in the music
Breathe earnest and true, as you sing
What do you think that yellow haired little
girl did! Why, at the sound of my sad voice,
repeating in mournful cadencss the above, she
came back to me, she did. felt bsttsr-"enouph
sight better"
Ny burthened soul seemed TO be relieved and
IT bold heroic notes. said, in the language 81
Al unpublished poem, of poet friend of mine
Thus whea cur God from out the sky,
Shall smile upon US, then shall die
The storm winds in the soul that lie.
And hope desert us never
bow beneath, bow above
untiring, form . ring of leve
Where out and in the heavenly dove
Shall soar and sing forever.
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"Hsw i'll white hairs become fool and jester"
said Henry Nv. Hew i'll, indeed, they become
any one when "Bsrrett's Vegetable Hair Roster.
alive occasionally applied will keep the hair -
fresh and glossy in old ago - In youth To this
oil over all oompstitsrs.- |t.Sates Union.
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La salls County Election.

We feel proud Of, the result of the election
in La Sale county. Although We have again
failed to carry the county, the Democracy have
made noble fight, cutting down the republic
can majority of two years ago (1s29) to about
700, being gain of nearly 100 votes. On
our local ticket we have done even better than
that, the majority against us ranging from 800
to 700. This result shows that La Sale is in
fact democratic county, for the entire major
ity against us is chargeable to the loss of the
Heating vote, which, hal the election taken
place before the October elections, would have
been sufficiently in our favor to have given us
the county. Is there any other county in the
state in which the Democracy have made a
better ighta Until We hear of such, We shall
claim La Sale as the BANNER County.
The following are the reported majorities
from the various towns. The official vote will
not be counted until this p M:
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CITY p1LINQuENT TAX LIST.

t Of and oWl loes aad par Of tewn lots lying with
in the limits q the etion of the city 81 Ottawa county
Of Ia Sale and state Of illinois, uPoa which city, school
special xss svied te the ghtaen hundred and
dx;y-eight, and viii h remain due end unpala.
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Oysters Stewed, Roasted and Fried, st Gross
u Roberts, .....
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HARD"ARE-
200 tons assorted Iron, Steel.
BlacLsmths', Carpenters Shoemakers' and Tan
ners Tools.
Castings and Hollow-ware
Table and Pocket Cutlery.
Spoons
Locks of all kinds.
500 kegs Nails Scissors
Crockery and Queensware
Glassware, Tnware, &C., &C.
+ or sale by ap24 tt E. e B. JACOBS
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SINGULAR AND IMPORTANT LAwsUIT.-The Nash
vile Banner OF the 9TH instant reports:
There is now pending in the circuit court of the
United Safes for the middle district of Tennessee
transferred from the chancery court at CoIumbia-a
singular and highly important lawsuit, involving some
new questions of general Interest.
Mrs Rebecca Polk has sued Mcssrs. billiard, Sum
mers Co. for nearly 100000 and Pounds her claim
upon the following state of facts:
For many years before the she was the owner
of plantation and slaves in Mississippi which were
managed by her husband.
Messrs. billiard, Summers & Co. were his commits
sion merchants, and sold the cotton raised on this
plantation, paying the proceeds to her husband, the
late Andrew J. Polk who is now dead. She has now
brought suit for the money thus paid over to him. up
on the ground that her husband had no right to re-
ceVe it. The suit of than ordinary imnor
ance, because, before the war; large interests of mar
rled women were managed in the same way in MANY
parts of the South; and if it shall turn ont that com
mission merchants liable under such circumstances
suits of like character may become quite common.
Mrs. Polk claims that the merchants paid over the
proceeds of this cotton to her husband knowing the
money belonged to her. This, however, they deny.
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GoSE AsTRAy AGA1N-Rev. Stenber u rr
has preached again in Baptist church snce he I'll
aaa conviction The opening services were after tba
p;tb pan OF worship, but the meeting was closed
@;In Ine Episcopal benedicton Wonder what t5su
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Ole South dOe9tet1l.
SHREVEPORT:
I WEDNESDAY ..................APk APRIL %, 1868
SHREVEPORT;
The Election.

The Election.
For the South Western
Oh gallant sons of Dixie's land,
Not yet, not yet your manhood fed
The free-born spirit of command
Still rests with you, as with the dead!
Your heroes have not persisted all,
For star-like names shall yet arise
To burst through foul expressions thrau,
And flush with fame the Western skies
Once more shall Southern genius spread n-
Her glorious wing to brave the sun,
And emulate the brilliant dead,
That thrilled the fanes of Washington.
Your thunder-tones of deep reproach
Shall waken yet late remorse
In wolves whose daily feasts encroach
Upon the vtals Of a corse.
Ye bear aloft precious trust;
Your snowy banner wooes the wind
Truth cannot groveI in the dust
Nor ignorance fetter God-like mind
The Saxon race must wear its crown,
The crown Eternal Wisdom gave;
Who throws his royal crcet down
Deserves the hand cuffs OF slave.
seq you marching to the polls
Oh gallant sons Of Dixie land!
Stern resolution fires your souls,
And freedoms protest guides your hand.
Sweet music foats-that strain, that strain
Oh. hush! it's Dixie's deathless air.
Tears, tears gush forth like plenteous rain,
And all the martial dead are there
OH long as musc's spirit breathes
That strain must thrill a Southern heart,
Must lead where Glory weaves her wreaths
And nerve the patriot for his part
Some angel yet shall rescue thee,
Oh! land Of sunbeams and of songs!
God, God shall set thy prisoners free,
And soothe the memory of thy wrongs!
JULIA CREsWELL.
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FIRz ARHs-
large and varied assortment of Fowling Pieces
and Pistols. For sale by
ap24 If r g. p J,rOpc
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SHREVEPORT. .................... LOUISIANA
vyHE subscribers have in store and are now opening
i one of the largest and
MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF GoODs
ever brought to this market, consisting IN part OF
Susar. coffee. Flour, Bacon, Lard, Candles,
Pork, Salt, s,,o,-;ar
of all brands,
Cigars-Domestc and Imported,
Box Goods fevery description,
Ketchups, of all sorts and sizes,
Mackere-of all descriptions
Also
Wooden and Tin-Ware
of every description.
Raisins,
Preserved Fruits of all kinds,
FULL ASSORTMENT OF DRY GOODS,
Prints,
Beached and unbleached Domestics,
Cotton Flannel, bleached and unbleached'
Cotton Drilling,
Lnseys, Cotton Yarns,
Pins, Needles, and everything else kept in a dry
goods store. vac
Fall and Winter Clothing,
A large assortment of Fall and Winter Clothing, OF
the best materials, superior workmanship, and most
fashionable styles, embracing in part ,
Superfne Black and fancy Cord Cloth and other
Dress Frock, Office and Sac Coats,
Paletots,
Overcoats
+ Boat Coats
Blanket Coats,
Monkey Jackets,
Super. Black,
Plain, Fancy,
Cold Cashmere,
Cloth, Satnet,
Jeans, Cottonades and
every description of Pantaloons;
Figured Silk,
Velvet
Cashmere, Marsees and other kinds of Vests;
Linen and Muslin Shirts,
Flannel Shirts of every kind
Flannel and Cotton Undershirts,
Drawers, etc, etc.
Gloves, and every variety of
gentlemens wearing apparel and furnishing Goods
Every description OF Plantation Clothing.
Hats, Boots, Shoes, Brosans, Ladies' CATERS,
Misses and childrens Shoes either by the case or
eentismeen's sewed Waterproof Boots,
Do Do DO DO R RaI5H Calf Boots,
Mud Boots, of all qualities and sizes,
Ladies' Caters and Shoes,
Misses do do
Children and Infants Shoes of every description,
A fine assortment of Negro Russets, of all sizes,
and everything usually found in large store.
Also-A very large and complete assortment of
Hardware, Cutlery, QueensWare, Glassware,
Buckets, Tubs, Jugs, Rope, Spades, Shovels, And
irons, Knives and Forks, Saddlebags.
Saddlery Of all Descriptions,
from Head-stall to a Crupper.
Bagging, Rope and Irvine.
The subscribers invite the attention of purchasers to
their stock and they obgate themselves to sell low
as any other house west of the Mississippi river:
nov22 MCCLURE & BARRETT.
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DIFFERING to the above card, the undersigned
IA beg leave to inform their friends and the public
generally that they have formed copartnership for the
purpose of conducting Hardware BUSINESS in all
its varieties in the city of Shreveport full and de-
tailed assortment of all goods pertaining to their spe
calty VIII at all times be kept hand. long expe
rence in the trade, coupled with unequaled facilities
for purchasing in the manufacturing districts enables
US to promise confidently that CASH BUYERS will
respects prices, but emphatcay as regards quality,
durablty, STYLE and finish of each article offered for
sale An examination of our stock from both whole
sale and retail buyers is respectfully solicited.
sll ~ CULP & CONWAY.
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WE take pleasure in informing our old patrons ana
the public generally that purchases this Spring tar
exceeds any heretofore made by US, comprising every
thing necessary for the wants of this section. ALI the
articles enumerated below were purchased either di-
recty from the importers or manufacturers ana we
guarantee to sell at
New Orleans Prices.
Everything sold by guaranteed as represented.
ap24 If H. q b. 'AcOlot7.
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THE ST. LOUIS
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Assets September |, over $2,250,0OO.
Officers D.:
MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
}. S. White, MD, ". 7. Irwin, MD.
TUOS. w, SCOTT. AGENT

THOS. w. SCOTT, Agent,
- Office in Tally's Building, Milan street, oppo
site Messrs. Walsh & Boisseau's.
DIR. G. c. CATLETT, Medical Examiner.
1TvHIS COMPANY issues policies on lives on all tn
| different plans and at as favorable rates as any
other, while it has restrictions in regard to ethel
travel or residence, and all its profits divided
nually among its policy. holders Its policies al
| issued on the non torfeiting plan.
1t IS prompt in the payment of losses.
Inns Company renewed, and continues in force Life
Insurance Policies held by the Southern survivors Of
from the majority, If not all the Eastern companies
which, while the war going on, refused to receive
| premiums and thus preserve insurance on Southern
| nEes. but are now soliciting Southern support The
81. LOUIS MUTUAL never, during the whole nro.
gress of the late civil war; refused to receive the pre-
NUNS on policies from its Southern policy holders.
SHREVEPORT REFERENCES:
Col. b. M: johnson, President of Home Insurance
Company; Messrs. Walsh & Boisseau, Dr. G. c. Cat
lett L. E. Carter, J. c. Elstner, Dew l. TalIv Jamas
w. Howard, Drury Lacy, Dr. Joseph Wilder. Rev. R,
5. Trippett ID, F. P. Leavenworth, DR.. D. NJ. An.
derson, Col. VIM. R. Shivers.
NEW ORLEANS REFERENCES;
R. K. Walker Co.
u. w. Manson.
+. Macdonald .......... firm of Brooks & Macdonald
y. 7. Logan. ...... go. firm of Feowes & Co.
Jennings, Weeks & Co. w.
Messrs. W R. Green Co. :D III VI '''' 00D"s'' " '0
Il. Won Phul, Jr., & Co.
g Geo. G. Garner & Co.
John H. Phelps Il Co.
g Chenoworth, Casey & Co.
g Henderson, Peale & Co
B. ". Huntington.
Messrs 5. B. Newman & Co.
" Woods Mathews & Co.
Warren, Crawford & Co.
g Ethel & Thomas
&C Barnett & Shepard,
:" Geo. W. Bancker e. Co.
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O. L. & ]. CHAMBERLIN,
AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF

". l.. N j. SI1AtlDEllLlN
AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF
MACHINERY, Agricultural Implement,
ORfA AM NTAL IRON WORK.
No. Milan Street, Shreveport.
CTEAM Engines, Pulleys,
| y Saw Mills, Circular Saws
Corn Mills Betting,
Planning Machines, Saw Gummers.
Single Machines, Castings, &C., &c.
Shaftng,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
Horse Powers, Brick Machines,
Threshing Machines, Straw Cutters.
Separators, Corn Shelters,
Cultvators, Flows &c :,
ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK. '
Patent Wire Fencing for cemetery lots and yards
Veradahs and Summer Houses, Garden Vases Fonn!
tains, Balcony Ratings, Cemetery Ornaments, Hnchnq
Posts &c.
All machinery sold by will be guaranteed to per.
form repr scented, in every respect.
We will also put up and repair machinery of kinds
Give us CALL and satisfy yourselves that machinery
be bought in Shreveport as cheap anywhere
else. jel3lY
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TOBACCO

I'oBAcco-
$50 boxes Chewing Tobacco, all brands.
SO - Cigars
A full assortment of Smoking Tobacco.
For sale by ap2+ if E. & B. JACOBS.
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TIIUS. ". SCOTT, Agent,
Shreveport, La.
a Office in Tallys Building, Milan street. oppc
site Messrs. Walsh & Bosseaus
DIR. G. C. CATLETT, Medical Examiner