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Rich,d u. Thrraae,..

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Bellevue, La
IN Will practice in the Parishes Of Bos.
sler, Caddo and DeSoto. All business en-
trusted to him will receive prompt and ener-
getic attention y7n40
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NUMBER 5.
GEN. FORREST oNTHE NEGRO.

GEN. FORREST ON THE NEGRO
According to a letter written from
Nashville, Tennessee, to the Louis
vile Courier-J Journal, Gen. Forrest
declares that the negroes behaved
during the war in such a manner
that he shall always respect them
for it; his own servants are with
him yet and will never leave him;
negroes are the best labors for the
South, and he proposes to repopa-
late the South with negroes from
Africa. According to the cores
pondent, Gen. Forrest continued:
'They'd improve after getting
here; are the most initiative Great
ures in the world, and if you put
them iR squads of ten with enc
experienced leader in each squad,
they will soon revive our country.
| want Northern men to come in
here, and would protect any man
who comes to build up the coun-
try with my life; but they won't
come; Europeans won't come; then
| say, let's get Africans. BY pur-
sueing liberal policy to them
and they us. The prisoners taken
in war over there can all be turned
over to us. and emigrate, and be
freedmen here. / had an interest,
continued he, in the Wanderer,
and we brought over four hundred;
only six per cent, died. They
were very fond of grasshoppers
and bugs, but [ taught them to
eat cooked meat, and they were
as good niggers as any ever had.
When prejudice gets over, our
government will foster this scheme
there is no need of war of, races.
I want the whole country to pros
per. It's my country, and / don't
intend to give it up as long as /
can do anything to build tup. /
am an American, and frem tho
day | surrendered have been for
the United State"
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SD n b "a
70 The hero Of Vicksburg and
of Richmond, the ''Bull fDog7 OF
the "Great Rebellion" and now
President of the United States
has virtually surrendered to the
Radical, fantieal majority of Con-
gress. The pronoun 'tIn that was
pronounced on the 4th of March
with such confidence and hope to
the country, has sunk into that
pusillanimous, muddy and fanati-
cal stream of "we" that will forever
tapnish whatever Of fame the great
hero of the rebellion has won upon
the field of battle.
From Grants inaugural, we pat
ted him on the back and pitted
him against the fanatics of, Con
gress. But he has utterly failed
of the greatness that was thrust
upon him, and by his high posi-
tions taken to-day and backing
down tomorrow, proves him to be
the greatest d0lt that ever figured
in so high position. .
This side of our hope in the De.
mocracy, which can avail but lit
tie for the next four years, we
shall look to some aspiring Sena-
tor to break the chain of ruin and
fanaticisln that is devastating the
country with blight and mildew.
That new Senator from little
Rhode Island-Mr. Sprague-the
millionare-the man who owns
tens of thousand spindles and en-
ploys ten thousand factory girls,
ETC., ETC., etc., has kicked In the
fanatical, radical harness, and
like man hemmed in by enc
mics, he cuts deep, wherever he
strikes. He may prove a David
with his little sling. AS a forlorn
hope, we shall pit him against the
fenatical Congress with Grant
thrown in, and hope he may win.
L Union Record.
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Watt S' Leonard.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Milan Street,
IA Shreveport, La. Win practice in the
Courts OF CaddO, Bossier, Claiborne and
BlenvIlle. v7n40
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u Riding up the avenue last
night in the street cars I saw OPP
posite me a man with his clothes
so badly torn that he was in an
indecent condition. He was under
the influence of liquor and any
body could perceive that he was
but a little way off from the
drunkard's grave. In fact both
feet were in and it can be only a
question of weeks and months as
to the end. Yet this man was for
eight years our Consul General in
Canada and drafted the reeipro-
city treaty. Washington letter.
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"OUR PROVINCIALIsMS.o-In
Lippincott's Magazine the Rev.
Henry Reeves writes q paper
under the above title, in which
he tells the following story: -l.
Our army found the words
"you'ens" and we'ens" all the way
from Pennsylvania to the Gulf.
In Tennessee a Yankee soldier
asked an ancient lady if she had
seen any Federals in that neigh
borhood. "Well," said the dame,
''thar was some Of you'ens over
thar, 'cross the road, but some of
we'ens come long and them'ens
got up and dusted.p .i
That isn't so bad; but we re-
member another application of
this provincialism, which Mr..
Reeves perhaps has not heard.
When Sheridan's fresh thou
sands were cutting through and
harrassing the line ofthat terrible
retreat from Petersburg to Appo-
matox Court House, they captured
Bob H, a veteran cavalryman,
and an ingram, dye-in-the wool
tar heel. Bob was handed over
to the care of a dapper New York
sergeant, and together they went
to the rear, passing long, almost
interminable lines of Grants wag-
on train. Each strong, well kept
wagon bore the huge letters U. S.,
and Bob stared sointently thereat
as to excite the curiosity Of his
captor.
''Wot are you staring at, Jonny
Rebp he inquired. 'sNeyer seen
no wagons before? S-a-yr
'Wal, | was jist a thinking"
Bob replied dryly. a -4a!
ga thinking of wotq say" 1859
''Wal, | was a thinkin you'uns
is got most as many Of them 'ere
sodgons marked .. s., as ace'eEs
hds."-i Mobile Register.
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~ Quite an interest is rising
in North Alabama on the cotton
factory question. The Athens
Post says the ones in Alabama
now running are very successful.
Mr.. Huguley, president of the
Alabama-Georgia Manufacturing
Company, near West Point, has
made a report of the years oper-
ations. The buildings have been
put at a cost of about $4,000. 1t
will be soon stocked with machin-
cry at an additional cost of about
S50,000.
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WHAT HE WANTED.-"Fellow-
citizens" said a stump orator, tive
have just the best country in the
world, and the best Government.
No people on the face of the globe
enjoy more privileges than we do.
We have the liBerty of the. press
without onerousdespotism. What
is more desirabls than this? Can
you want anything more!p tsYes
sir-ee!l7 shouted a listener; tIwant
a suck of that flask sticking outof
your coat pocket behind"
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The house is SO lonely, the hours are so long,
For poor weeping mother and me.
Yes, we are alone--pOor Benny Is dead,
And gone with the angels of light,
And these are the very last words that he
said, a*s
Twant to kiss papa good night
Come home, come home, come home,
Please father, dear father, come home"
Again the drop rose, disclosing
little Mary on her knees appealing
to her father, who, with the pot
elevated, is in the act of striking
her with it, as she sings ''COme
home," and then the back curtain
draws aside, showing the mother
praying over a child's coffin. But
now the sobs burst still more free
ly, and two females were carried
out fainting. The scene was truly
narrowing, and we gladly turned
our eyes away,
An additional verse was sung
about "Poor Benny" being with
the angels above. The drop rose;
the father, sober now, is weeping
over the coffin with the mother
and little Mary on her knees sing
ing, "Home, home, father, dear
fathers come home." At this
moment the curtain is drawn aside
and little Benny is suspended
over the coffin with wings, smiling
down upon them and pointing
upwards. The father falls for
ward on his face, the act drop de-
scends, and for a few minutes all
is hushed save the sobs OF the fe
males. . ..- s .,.a f.
"There," said a workingman by
our side, as he heaved a sigh of
relief, "Mr. Spurgeonn never preach
ed a better sermon than that" an
expression to which we assented
and then left the hall.
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- / believe animals live be-
yond this life. Heaven would be
q barren place to.m me without any
animals. I believe the horse, half
fed and pounded all his days, has,
in thejustice of God, just as fair
a chance in the hereafter as the
man who pounded and oppressed
him. / believe that whatever is,
can never, in some form, cease to
be. Shakespeare was not right.
9'To be or not to ben is not the
question. I doubt if anything
with consciousness will ever lose
that consciousness.-P Prot. Gun
ming. a5a iiiil a l.a@
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IL. rs. Watkins.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Minden, La. win
"A practice in the 10th and lIth District
Courts. Prompt attention given to all legal
business entrusted to his care. y7n23
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AnAct
To Incorporate the Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted York Ma.
sons for the State of Louisiana.

OF Free and Accepted York Ma
sons for the State of Louisiana.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representa-
tiyes of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That
the several persons hereinafter
named, to-Wit; /. Parsons, 0. j.
Dunn, L. Banks, W.. Mulford, f.
johnson, W. West, J. A. Norager,
G. Cassanaye, J. Lewis, j. Cottril,
and others who are or may become
members of said Grand Lodge OF
Free and Accepted Ancient York
Masons for the State of Louisiana,
and their successors, shall be
made and are hereby declared to
be a body corparate and polite in
name and deed by the style and
name of the Grand Lodge Of Free
and Accepted Ancient York Rite
ofMasonry, the principles of~hieh
are charity and universal benevo-
lence, and by the aforesaid name
and style shall have perpetual
succession ofofficers and members
and a common seal to use, and
shall have full power to make,
alter, amend and change such by
laws as may be agreed upon by
members of the same; provided
such bylaws be not repugnant to
the Constitution and laws of the
United States and OF this State.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
etc., That they shall have full
power and authority, under the
aforesaid name, to take, hold, en-
/ joy, ALLEVIATE and mortgage real
and personal property, to sue for
and recover. all such sum or
sums OF money as now are or here
after may become due to said
Grand Lodge, by any name or
style whatever, in any court of
law, or any tribunal having juris-
diction thereof and the rights and
privileges of said Grand Lodge, in
any court, or in any tribunal what
ever, to maintain and defend, and
also to receive, take, accept and
apply bequests donations as may
be made for the uses and purposes
Intended by said institution.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
etc., That all the Lodges and Ma
sonic bodies already constituted,
as well as all the Lodges and Ma
sonic bodies which shall be con-
stituted hereafter be the said
Grand Lodge, are hereby declared
to be bodies corporate and polite
in and deed, by whatever style or
name they may called and known
in their constitution, with equal
powers to those which are given
to the said Grand Lodge, so long
as the said Lodges or Masonic
bodies remain under the power,
and jurisdiction of said Grand
Lodge, and in all things abide by
and conform themselves to the
statutes, resolutions and bylaws
of the same, and no longer.
Sec. 4. Bo it further enacted,
ETC., That this act shall be favora-
bly, and literally construed so as
to favor all the purposes and oh
jects Of the same, and the opera
tions of the provisions thereof.
CHAs. w. LOWELL,
Speaker House Representatives.
OSCAR j. DUNN.
Lit. Gov. and President Senate.
Approved, March 6, 1869.
Fl. G. WARMoTH,
Gov. of the State of Louisiana,
A true copy: .a.e
s GEO. e. BovEE,
Secretary of State.
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R "A little more than ty

EE A little more than two
centuries since awoman in Boston
was condemned, according tolaw,
to stand half an hour in front Of
the meeting house ON a lecture
day, with her tongue hanging
from her mouth in cleft, stick,
for speaking against the minister.
How things have changed!
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ANOTHER EXILE CoNrNa HOWE,

ANOTHER EXILE COMING HOME,
james M. Mason, formerly Uni
ted States Senator from Virginia,
but who has been spending some
years in Europe on account of the
late ''onpleasantness,' is to be at
his old home at Winchester, Vir-
ginia, daring the present month.
He is said to have in some way
become impressed with the idea
that it is better to endure the ills
we have than fly to others we
know not of.
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~ Young women should be-
ware Of marrying an accountant.
IF they do, they take an adder to
their bosoms. a
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w A Sunday paper says ii, is
willing women should vote ifthey
want to. We should like to SEQ
the man that could make them
vote if they didn't wantto.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-01-28

FIRE.--Mr. Thomas B. Stafford, o
poor but honest man, formerly pri-
vate in Co. &c" 18th Iowa, was in
the city with his family last night
attending Martinos entertainment,
and upon returning to his place about
one mile east of the city on the Fairs
field road, at about 10 p. M, found
his home in ashes.
Ho had u frame building l6x20 II
stories, and log house attached, in
which he lived, the frame not being
completed, the two being worth some
100000, which with his household
goods estimated by Mr.. Stafford at
$4,000 were burned.
Nothing Of any consequence could
DO saved by G. Coyle, who lived near
by, and who didn't discover the fro
until the house was entirely in flames.
This is serious loss to deserving
man, who should receive not only
sympathy: but liberal aid from the
public in his serious loss.
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A German, name unknown, was
killed yesterday in the vicinity of
Charlton, He was found on the rail
road track a short time after the
passage of tho up train, and had
been run over, and from appearances
dragged about half a mile, his
clothes having caught in the wheels.
1t is supposed by some that he had
been murdered and thrown on the
track to make it appear that he had
been accidentally killed by the cars,
by others that he fell off tho train,
or was intoxicated and laying on the
track when it came by and killed.
him.
Something moro definitely may be
learned in regard to the manner of
his death in day or two.
We learned tho above from Mr..
Miller, of Agency City, who was up
the road yesterday.
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Notice in Bankruptcy.

In the District Court OF the United States
for the District of Iowa. In bankrupt
cy. In the matter OF George III. Shelter,
bankrupt, at Keokuk, in said District
on the 10th day OF January, 1869, U. s.
A.District of Iowt.
This is to give notice that petition has
been, to-wit, on the 10th day of January.
A ID 1869, filed I'm said district court by
George Ii Shelter, of Ottumwa, Wapelle
county, Iowa, in said district, and who
has been heretofore duly declared bank
rupt under the act OF Congress entitled
IAN act to established uniform system
of bankruptcy throughout the United
States" approved Mar III ID 1867, for a
discharge and certificate thereof from ali
his debts and other claims proyable under
said act; and that the 27thday of February
A ID 1859 at 10 O'Clock m, is the time
assigned for the hearing of the same be-
fore said court, iii the city of KeoKuK Lee
county, Iowa, in said district, when and
where al! creditors of said BANKRUPT. and
other persons in interest, may attend and
show cause if any they have why the
prayer of said petitioner should not be
granted And further notice is hereby
given that the I'd and Sd meetings Of
creditors required under The 9th and 2Sth
Sections OF said act, will be held al the of,
flee ofDan'l. Anderson, Register in Bank
rupicy, at Abba, Monroe county. Iowa.
on the 25th day of February, A. u ls6o, ct
10 o'clock, a M.
II. X. LOVE, Clerk
y S Dist Court for Iowa.
iiENDERsHoTT & BURTON,
Attorneys for Petitioner
Jam 20, 1869, -w3t.
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Capt. Murphy's Colony.

We have received circular from
Capt. E.tB. Murphy of Plattsmouth,
Neb., formerly ofthis city, stating that
thccolony Of which he is tobe theRog
en- Williams, which has been hereto.
fore noticed in these columns, is to
leave Plattsmouth for its destination
on the Republican River, by April
goth. E
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New York. Aur = 1868.

New York, Aug /, 1868.
Mr.. EDlroR: Several of your cor
'spondents, very old and respccta.
ono doubt, seem to be wonderfully
xcrcised as to the origin of our
entation Bittcrs. So long as these
tters are all that we represent
Penn to be, we do not know that it
lakes any difference from whom
hey come, or from whence they or
inatcd; but for tho information of
Ie public generally, and old Capt.
cntz in particular, we will say that
told tho truth, and that these
tiers originated in tho West India
ands-that many Of the ingrcdi
e have been f;.vorably used for
n a century, but that our combi-
ion OF Calisaya is entirely new,
our own. The rum and other
terlals arc the same, and as your
respondent says, better Bitters
I'd Tonic is not made. We recom-
ind them particularly for dyspcp-
ss,tever and ague. debility, loss Of
lpcEtc, and in all cases were tom
and y j nulant is required.
?. II. DRAKE & Co.,
- Fl Park Row, N. Y.
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Congressional.
Washington Jan rs.
SENATE.

asIliuSCoH jan 6Us
SENATE.
The credentials of Charles Sumner,
Senator elect from Massachusetts,,
was presented.
Mr. Sherman from Committee on
Finance reported, by instruction, a
resolution providing for the appoint
ment, at the beginning Of tho next
session, of q JointC Committee toconsist
of three Senators and five Represen-
tatives, with leave to sit during the
recess Of the Forty First Congress to
examine and report upon the expen-
diency ofreorganizing the civil ser
vice in the several Departments of
Government, the examination extern
ding to the the clerical force necessa-
ry in each Department, rates Of com.
|Ipensation, and to report such rules
and regulations as may be required
to increase the efficiency of such
service.
Mr. Grimes introduced bill for the
reorganization of the Navy. Refer
red to the Committee on Naval AT
fairs.
The bill provides for the reduction
of q number of certain higher grades
Of officers, and provides in detail for
tho reorganization Of the Medical,
Engineer and Pay corps.
HOUSE.
The Speaker presented a petition
OF Mrs Lincoln for pension. Re-
ferred.
MIR Perham, from the Committee
on Invalid pensions reported bill
relating to the operations Of the pen
sion law: The first section provides
that no pension, pay or County shall
be paid to widow not resident in
the U s, or when she has been living
separate and apart from her husband
fer five consecutive years Immediate
ly proceeding his death, without re-
ceiving any support.
Section 2 dcprives Of her pension.
any woman who leads lite of pros
titution or concubinage.
Ingersol characterized the atore-
said section End as an insult TO the
widows of American soldiers.
The remaining II sections relate
to details Of application and proofs,
&c. After disposing of a variety Of
amendments, chiefly verbal, it was
referred to the Committee.
Mr. Niblack moved that the bill
should be rccommitted with instruc-
tions to make the I'd section apply
to male as well as female pensions.
Mr. Perham declined to yield for
that motion.
Mr. Ingersoll desired to know the
purport of the second section.
The Speaker remarked that the
second section was not before the
House; the question being on the
last amendment reported by Mr. Per-
ham, without disposing ofthc amend
ment, and the morning hour expired,
and the bill went over till to NOR
row.
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From the Daily Courier, 2eth.l

From the Daily Courier, 26th.l
/ DIsTnIcT CouRT.--The District
Court of Wapcllo Co., Judge Tame.
hill presiding, and Gen J. b. Weaver
District Attorney, met and organized
yesterday. The Grand and Petit
EJnries were cmpanncllcd, after which
Court adjourned.
D 'ourt met this morning, and after
callfng over the docket, adjourned
Cl o'clock p. m.
Tho following are the names Of
he Juries, as furnished us by the &C.
omplishod Deputy Clerk, Moses B.
Walker:
Grand Jury, Jan. Term 1S69.-B.
Ogden, Foreman, J. Il. McNutty,
hos. Eyre, F. Whitcomb, Sam'l.
cCullough, J. NJ. Peck, Jno. HILL,
LII. II. Reynolds, Dan'l Traul, VIM
trickland, Jas. M. Smith, Jacob
yAmison, Thos. Nevil, Thos. Reveal.
Petit Jurrors, Jan. Term 1861
no. Crook, VIM. Day, Jno. G. Whip
le, Seth Ogg, Alexander Shields.
Benj. Slemmons, Jas. II. Hartman,
yas. Fugate, Francis Phillips, J. II.
I6ithi ngs, Daniel Houver, g. Esling-
n, Aaron Bollibough, Jas. M. Rupe,
VIM. Hirsh, VIM. L. Moss, Israel
Slater, W. Il. Philips, Geo. NJ. Butine
Jno. Leggett, Benz. P. Garfield,
Ashford Mccoy, p. Lands, Hiram
Clark.