The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-11-03

salaries aud great fame. He selected lowly minister
men who exc out scanty livelihood poor pay, an
city missionaries who travel and have no none
to spend at fashionable watering places Mr. Cook
paid all the expenses of transportation made thes
clerical gentlemen very happy and put money in thei
pockets when they left
The Washington correspondent of the Louisvill
Courer-Jonrna says:
General Clark, the Republican candidate for Con
gress from the Third District of Texas has succeeded
in putting the guotine in motion again for that State
Senator Wilson stopped it temporarily but Ben But
Ter and Clark told the President that Wilson was
dough face and Grant said be did not believe in tina
class OF men since the war.
The WALL STREET FRoLIe.--It is said that almos
the first action Of Congress after it assemblies il
December will be an effort for the appointment Of
special committee Of both Houses to investigate thu
causes and results of the late Wall trouble will
power to send for persons and papers, and TO suggest
in the opinion OF the committee, what Legislative &c
ton is necessary to provide for recurrence of sucl
Infamous proceedings.
Memo EMIGRAr1os FROM VIRe1sIA-The Richmond
Dispatch Of the 18th, says:
In our edition Of yesterday there appeared al adyer
tsement for 500 colored hands to 70 South al
of eighteen and twenty dollars per month, The al
than half the desired number and there were thenan
plicants at his door. The men are to 90 on s,,pa
plantations in the Gulf States
A Radical PAPER At SHREVEPORT. COPY d
follows from the New Orleans Republican Of the 21st
of October:
Major g. W. Keeting postmaster OF Shreveport. ia
in New Orleans. We learn from him that Republi.
can paper will be established in Shreveport soon
The Holly Springs (Miss Reporter contains intelli-
gence of the killing of an old citizen named VIM. Ma.
lone, lately. He was found dead on. the road aide
ye and half miles from that city. The jury Of in.
quest rendered the following verdict That the de-
ceased VIM. Malone, came to bis death from the ef-
ects OF q pistol shot wound, inflicted By one Frank
Ewing The killing annaara h--e
An ungallant Democratic paper ia Pennsylvania sup-
yests that Mrs. Grant might for herself the rst
racancy in the Cabinet by giving the President the
wentyfv thousand dollars she is said to have made
n Wall street. Such an appointment would be one Of
he best General Grant has made, though she is far
younger than any Of the old be has jet called
% bis Cabinet.
CRUsoE's IsLAND.-The Island Of Juan Fernandez
-" Robinson Crusoe's"-400 miles from The coast of
chill is the seat OF German COLONY The Islam
coded last winter BY the Gillian Government to
company Of Germans led by Robert Wekrmaf, q
saxon engineer. He and his company, numbering
ome sixty seventy persons have now taken posses,
ion Of the island and intend to make it their home.
The FIFTEENTH AMEsDMENr-It will take the
adorable votes of eight States to carry the 10Th
amendment The following are the States that have
lot yet voted: Vermont Tennessee, Rhode Island,
)regon Ohio, New York, Nebraska, Minnesota, Mary
and, kentucky, Iowa, Georgia, Delaware California
Alabama, Mississippi and Texas
Yicksburg will soon have concrete wharf in front
f the present wharf boat landing II will Be 40
aet il length and 81 deep, and will probably cost
10000. If the project be carried out it viii be one
the best undertakings the city has ever attempted
The Richmond Wing gives currency to report that
lie disabilities of Hon. Alex. Rives will be removed
nd that he will be appointed one Of the nine Cir
lit Judges to be commissioned the coming session
f Congress ssssst
Virginia SENAToRs.--A an election for Senator'S
n the 10TH, Lieut. Cow John II Lewis Was elected
the long term and John N Johnston. al Washinp 4
Co, the short term Tie election Mas by strict
arty vote
young Californian went 10 sleep leaving biz can
e IN the bnng hole Of powder key. he III picked
I, IN the morning all over the house.-Ex
4 man, supposed to be the !. last Of The Mohee.ns
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