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IB Z t E T. E G r A P II
For the Southwestern.
Foreign and Domestic Markets.

l. &
LONDON, Oct. Is, noon.-Consols 934; bonds 81 ex
interest. -
FRAsKFoRT, Oct 15.-Bonds firm, ss@ssa.
HAVRE Oct l5.-Cetton opens heavy
LIvERPooL, Oct. l5, nson.-Cetton quiet; upland:
l2 and Orleans l24d sales of the week 600 bales
of which for export 5000 and on speculation 5000
stock on hand $4,000 bales, of which A, 900 are
American; receipts Of the week ~, 600 bales whereof
10000 are American.
LArsR-Cotton steady and active; stock at sea 1856,
600 bales, including 10000 American; receipts Of
American cotton for the week 1000 bales.
NEw YoRK, Oct. 10, Eoon.-Stocks unsettled Money
5@7fet. Sterling-long 100 and short 1891. Gold
1901. Louisianas, old 50 and new s7; levee 6,s GA
and SIS So. Cotton aliet at 264c
CINCINNATI, Oct. ls.-Family -four IS s0@5 75.
Wheat 81 lo@1 10. Corn soc. Oats 4st@55c Cot
ton middling 25c; sses ~ bales. Tobacco s@19c.
Whisky 81 Is. Mess Fork $3I Lard l7lc Bacon
clear sides zoe. Butte sO@33c Eggs 24c
ST. Louis, Oct lb.- Flour fell; superfne 81 50@
10 Wheat-spring S5c. Corn S2t095c. Oats "A
@6lc. Rye so@sbc Groceries unchanged. Pork
$31 5o bulk, clear rib 1s4 and clear sides 19c Ba-
con-shoulders Tho "a and clear sides 203c Lard
l74@I8c., falling stealily.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. -Flour-superfne $4 Is. To-
bacco 81 lo@l6 rs. q Wheat 81 1o@l Is. Corn s5
@soc Oats Soc. Pck 1915 Bacon-shoulders
III and 2oac. Lard Bic. Whisky 81 10. Cotton
25c.
+ Fnw onlnAas, Oct. H.-Cottnn firm. 244m25c;
sales $500, receipts 5oe7 and exports foreign es4s
paies safes OF the week ly6oo ana recelpss gross,
1886 and net "a 2o1 bahs; exports foreign ,764
and coastwise 27o2 bales; toek hand 009 bales
Flour lower; superne s5 10 double extra IS 10 and
treble extra Sc 90. Corn dooping. Oats Gle. Bran
81 10. Whisky 81 27@I 20. Others unchanged.
Gold 1891. Sterling l40t. New York sight 4aTeet.
discount.
New YORK, Oct. Is, evening. Cotton heavy; sales
250O bales at 261c Money trmer, 6@7fPct.; discounts
dull Sterling dull, 1os. told steady at 1870.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. l5, evening Cotton closed 6rmer;
uplands 12b and Orleans t29d.; sales $4,000 bales,
whereof for export and speculation 5000.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Jas H. Cunningham ap-a
pointed postmaster, Manchester.
Gen. VIM. Belknap, of Iowa. has been telegraphed
to assume Secretaryship of War on his arrival Gen.
Sherman will retire, it is known that be accepted
the secretaryshp unwillingly, and only to accommo-
date the Administration. Belknap is graduate of
Princeton, n. j. IS years old lawyer and served
from beginning to end of the war
The negro who rayished lady near Fort Washing
ton, Virginia, hung by the people
Another involving unconstitutionality Of State
tax importation, argued in Supreme Court Case from
Mobile.
WAsH1NaToN OCT. 15. Customs from the lst to 9th
inclusive, are over four and a-haf million dollars
Revenue is over quarter million dollars Mr.. Delano
/ has returned
Mr.. Jeffereon Davis sailed from Baltimore for
Charleston today, enroute for Mississippi Major D.
g. Swayne is appointed Freedmans Bureau Educational
| functionary for the border States, vice Kembell
| Commodore Farragut will hardly live through the
/ night.
Delano decides that lawyers having .wo distinct
Offices places of business, must pay two licences
tis stated that General Canbys report is fatal to
charges of fraud, ntimidations etc. in the Virginia
elections.
Hoar, Phillips and Carlisle, agreed upon the jurisdic
ton in the Yerger habeas corpus to-day Decision
reserved. Court adjourned till Monday.
Bishops Of Protestant Episcopal Church elected Rev
Henry Mills Pierce Missionary Bishop Of arkansas
Indian Territory.
WAsHIEGToa, Oct. I6.-Resenue to-day $sos 800
iOoo Special cabinet meeting to-day for department
business.
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ELECTION RETURNS.

PHILADELPHIA Oct. l2.-Best estimate gives Phila-
delphia majority four thousand Republican, gain
1000 Fifth ward of Reading city gives Democratic
gain of so and fourth ward 73. Chester city-Demo-
cratic gain of 100.
Later returns show majority in Philadelphia to be
about 270o. Allegheny county shows Republican
loss of about $500. Geary is one thousand behind his
ticket Gettysburg shows Republican gain of 9 and
Oxford township Democratic gain of l. Sunbury,
Northumberland county, Democratic gain 100; nine
districts of Chester county show Democratic gain of
so. New Hope, Republican gain 63; Doylestown, Re-
publican gain Is; York borough, Democratic gain Of
l74 and scattering returns from precincts show gains
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SHREVEPORT UNIVERSITY.

1yHE TRUSTEES of the Shreveport University are
il pleased to announce that Prof GEO. 3. THATCH-
The Board are encouraged by the of the past
session and by public appreciation everywhere freely
expressed believe that they have met want Of COM
unity at the right time and the right place And
they confidently the public that pains will be
spared to afford educational facilities equal to those of
any part of the country.
: The University is located in very pleasant and
heathful situation, Two miles west of Shreveport
The grounds are extensive, afording ample room for
exercise and the building is capable of accommodate
ing large number.
The extensive repairs made during the summer va
cation add mucht the comfort and attracyeness Of
the institution.
JOHN N. HOWELL,
President Board Trustees.
$ Shreyenort Aueust IL 1884, Ftf
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ShreYeport UniYersity.

Shreveport University.
YyHE SECOND SESSION ofthis Institution will com
Il mence on Monday, September 6, 1869, under
the superintendent Of Prof. GEO: E. THATCHER,
assisted BY sufficient number Of able and
educators to give efficiency to every department
While the of instruction in the classes will be
thorough and complete no pains will be spared to meet
the increasing wants Of community in the Commercial
Department.
Rates of Tuition, &C., per Session
Primary Department. $40 90
Academic Department. Observation-Disclosures. 25 90
Preparatory Department nt.......,,.......5... 80 90
Collegiate Department 50 50 90 90
One-half payable in advance balance at the middle
Of session.
Ne deduction will be made from the above rates, ex
cept in of protracted sickness Students charged
from time of entrance Each boarder viii be expected
to furnish his wash-basn, pitcher looking glass,
towels and bedding, except mattress and bedstead
JOHN N. HOWELL,
President Board Of Trustees.
Shreyenort Auqust II "A 1852 81
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TyHE next session of this Institution, Rev. PETER
Il CRAWFORD, AN, President, will commence on
the Second Monday in September next.
The of ten months, forty weeks IS divided
into two terms of FIVE months twenty weeks each.
Each young required to furnish her towels bowl
and pitcher, looking glass and bedding that is, bed
clothes, Including bolster and pillow If she prefers
that these things should be furnished she s charged
81. 90 per term in addition to regular rates of board.
Each young lady bound for the whole term Of five
months and no deduction is made, in board or tuition
except of protracted sickness of more than two
weeks duration at time IN the event of death money
advanced is refunded IN due proportion.
sY If young lady enters the College in two weeks
after the beginning Of the term she is charged with
the whole term.
Rates of Tuition, Board, &c.
Board, including washing, lights, &c in advance, at
the beginning of each term, in GOLD or its
equivalent, per month .......... $15 90
Tuition in the solid branches s. 90 to 90
Music with the use of instrument 8 90
Greek, per month. 4 90
per term hoard nayabe n =
currency. THOMAS n. GATLIN
President Board Of Trustees.
Z. L. TOMKIES, Sec'y.
August 4, 1869. Tsn
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of thanks, ETC., to be paid for as advertisements:
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& NEW YORK AND THE SOUTHERN TRADE.-We copy
as follows from the New York correspondence of the
New Orleans Times under date Of the End inst:
Speaking of Southern trade leads me to some other
interesting facts, which learned yesterday at the
great dry goods house of H. B. Clafn & Co. This
house probably deserves and receives much patron
age from Southern merchants any in New York for
good and substantial reasons, which Southern mer-
chants who traded with them before and sincethe war
will never forget. The debts due this house from
Southern merchants before the war then Cafln Mel
len & Co. amounted to about two millions of dollars
It was pretty heavy sum to be outstanding, under
such gloomy circumstances, but they made up their
minds that their only way to do was TO wait and see
what would turn up. After the war, during the fall
Of 1865, nearly all of its old Southern traders came
back to this house, (then as now, IL B. CIafin & Co..
and were welcomed. They had plain business talk
together Clafin & Co. knew that the Southern mer-
chants had but little money and but little cotton left
they met the merchants who desired forget politics
and war, and resume the peaceful pursuits Of trade
with great frankness assuring them that they could
have goods at very reasonable prices short credit
These merchants could find no such liberal terms ex-
tended to them at another prncely establishment"
kept by man who seeks to be known rather as a
phianthropist than merchant, SO they concluded to
do business with Clafin 4 Co. Mr. Ca1in notified all
such customers who owed him that he should only
demand OF them fifty per cent of their old debts The
merchants met this proposition in the same generous
spirit in which it was made, and most of those old
debts were paid up promptly, before the year 1866
expired. To this date every dollar has been paid
The sphilanthropst" Broadway refusvd
OF Iouo ~ fun the debts Of South
ern merchants, but demanded the pound Of flesh"
Whether he paid in full or not cannot say,
but one thing is certain his trade with the South does
not compare with that OF Cafin Co.
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FROM HAVANA.

HAVANA, Oct. 12.-Derodas sick. Several skirmishes
in Eastern department. Thirty insurgents killed.
I HANANA, Oct. 16.-Insurgent Gen. CASTILLO dead.
Another detachment of troops left for the field.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION TO TAXPAYERS The New
Orleans Pcayune of the 6h says that the day before
Judge Theard rendered very important decision to
taxpayers. We copy as follows:
The agent for proprietor made application at the
Tax Collectors office for the amount Of all State taxes
due and, on being furnished with the list profered
the requisite sum. One piece of land with improve
ments, was inadvertently omitted from this list and
some months afterwards, snit was instituted in the
Fourth District Court against the owner for the taxes
still unpaid Il was shown in evidence that the tax
payer had used due diligence and the proper desire of
good citizen to conform with the requirements of the
law. Tie court declared that, iii view of the great
press of people calling for their taxes at the time in
question, the Tax Collectors omission was pardona-
bic one and at the Zine exonerated the taxpayer
from all responsibility.
Ordered therefore, that the latters rule be made ab
soute on his rendering the payment of taxes DUE and
that the costs Of court be qudated, if possible, by
the State.
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CUBAN ArrA1ns.-A Washington paper Of the Sd

says:
Letters from Cuba, received here yesterday, confirm
previous accounts of insubordinaon and treaehery in
the Cuban army. Gen. Cespedes and Gen. Quesada
unring in their endeavors to harmonise the CON
ficting elements but without success. The Americans
ise made them before leaving New York has been vo-
lated and the representation of the state of affairs on
the island are entirely false. The Americans who have
escaped describe the condition of their comrades as
most piteous. They compelled to take the front
of all contests and receive quarters from the Span
iards The wounded who in the exgency of battle are
leftupon the field, are invariably murdered To this
is to be added the almost daily assassinaons of their
comrades by those whose independence and liberty
they were induced to volunteer to assist in securing
Several engagements have taken place, in all of
which the Spaniards have been defeated and in each
of which the Americans have lost largely. These
fights stated to have been unimporant in their re-
suit as affecting the conclusion of the war
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THE CUBAN LEADER. -Cespedes, the leader of the
Cuban revolution is thus described by an American
gentleman who has returned from the island
he is man about 40 years of age; is middling
stout gentleman Of agreeable temper, and is quite
mild hammered. His complexion is fair, though of
dark brown hair and eyes. There opretense about
him.. He is no talker, yet when he speaks it is to the
purpose He reads English well and speaks it, though
not fuently. At first view one would take him for a
plain, quiet unpretending gentleman; but acquain-
tance he discovers sagacity and profound knowledge
of men and of the world 1t may be said that he is
man Of emnently practical IDEAS. He is unmoyed at
reyerses, and has high undoubtng confidence in the
success of the revolution There is no gentleman
amiable than he, and more beloved by ever
body. Cespedes is large property owner; was at
the opening OF the the first lawyer at the Bayamo
bar and has been eminenty successful in all his efforts
and undertakings He endure much for his ply
sque well adapted to labor either mental or physical
Perhups he would weigh 15o pounds"
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Brazil AND PARAGuAY.-The New Orleans Picayuno
of the 9Th, says:
There is but little if any room to doubt that Para
quay is completely PROSTATE at the feet Of Brazil and
their allies. The latter must look to her own in
dependence. They have helped to crush an ndepen-
dent power, and enormously contributed to deveope
the military spirit and resources of the Brazilian EN-
pre Let them to it that this military spirit does
not seek for other eonquests and nearer home His
tory affords many such instances, and the Argentine
Confederation may study them with profit before that
able young captain and vanqnisher of Lopez, Count
d'Eu reaches the throne.
The coffin Of young lady, who had been buried
eight years. opened at ST. Cloud Mimi, few days
since. While there nothing mortal left but the
bones St Cloud journal says the wreath of flowers
which had been laid the body was as perfect'and
fresh as the day it was plucked.
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The Trade Winds missing boat, containing the
second mate and three men, was picked up by the
schooner Abbie Il. Campbell, and taken to Pensacola
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VOL. XVIII.
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JAMES s. ASHTON,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
MILL practice in Caddo, DeSoto and Bossier, and
wv Supreme Court of the State. jas "
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- c,h, oones ~, hefore .bs rFnited states Com.
ouoa ~
Ia baa assersa tse c,bs and
8 the Government. m An attempt was made BY the
officers tp aaa 70 arfess nun e
GERS of the setiop Of the Inifed States a and the
Was unuer Pfos ndoned The impression is general
that the case viii ao IN oe continued py the Gosern
ment District ATTORNEY he prosso,t;an to.morrow
expected 70 take part in t. II confident of ultimate
release .eN'S = .'De o1o1 ate s'''
New YORK Oct. ie.-Conpression, eonim.tee On
navigation and navy ship building, after az. Mon.
| ,l sllihehs men, aoJoafned 70 meet IN Boston n.
OMAHA Oct. .1e.-Partv Of twelve vors renorte5
massacred fifty miles below Fort McPherson.
fHiLADELPHIA, Oct l6.-Al municipal officers, ex-
c;sion - tha Ge,r 81 ra,a DIS ous'eu' " oe
Geary's present majority 1912, with all Official ex
cept Butler, Potter and Juniatta counties
LOUSY LIE, oct. lo.-irestle work between piers
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KEACHI FEMALE COLLEGE,
.s-s@ss DaSnfn Parish La.

Shreveport, August u, 1888. TT
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JOHN w. JONES,
ATTORNEY AT Law,
SHREVEPORT.
- Office, corner Texas and Spring streets, over ]
Kahn Bros. [;e21 If
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-22
THE MEMPHIS CONVENTION.

MEMPHIS, May 21.-In the Convention
to-day many letters and kilograms were read
from distinguished persons regretting their
absence, and endorsing the work already
done.
A dispatch from General P. 7. Beaure-
gard tenders members free passage over
his road to and from New Orleans.
The following dispatch was received:
/" Ne,o York, May 21.-Our most cordial
thanks to yourself and friends for the action
Of the Convention. Our bonds are quoted
on the Paris Exchange at 10, gold.
81. G. Fremont, for the Directors
The Mississippi Levee Committee made
an elaborate report showing the necessity
Of Government aid.
The Banking Committee report in favor
of redistribution or expansion of the cur
rency, to give the West and South Il due
proportion Of the circulation.
The Navigation Committee report against
the further bridging of navigable rivers un-
less there is provision for the passage of the
largest vessels ut high tide.
The Convention favors reduction Of the
interest on the national debt by means con-
sistent with the faithful discharge of our
duties to creditors.
A resolution recommending all the States
to repeal their usury laws was adopted.
The Committee on Commerce, Manufac.
turing and Mining, reported in favor Of the
States freeing from taxation the capital in.
vested in work for developing the resources
Of the country.
Strong speeches were made in favor Of the
improvement OF water transportation as {:
means Of conveyance that was beyond the
reach of the Vaccinations Of stock bull<
and bears.
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AFFAIRS IN VIRGINIA.

: Mr. James II. Bradley, of Fredericksburg,
diea suddenly day ortwo ago. ~ !, o .
SALE OF GoIp MINE Paoraery Tho
Mitchell mining tract of land, in This cow w
ty, containing 1876 acres, was sold Yesterday
by Y, Hemdon, Esq, trustee, to n Philadei.
phia company, for s, 100, cash. Fredericks.
burg Herald. ~ - 5,.s,.,e-v '~'' 70
JUDGE BoLLrNe.--We are gratified to learn
that the conduct of Judge Boiling yester-
gay OF, the bench of the circuit court OF
campbell county displayed decided i'm
provement upon his official demeanor of
the day before.-Lynchburg Republican.
A Son KILLS HIS MorHgR.-On Friday
night OF last week as Mrs. Nancy Read, az,
old lady. living near Campbell Courthouse,
IN state OF arrangement, armed with a
shovel, was rushing upon her sister, who
was sick, threatening to kill her, the son of
Mrs. Read struck herewith stick so severely
thatshe died on Monday last. The son was
reused from sleep by the screams of his
wife, and hurr!cdly seized the stick and
struck the fatal blow. He was arrested. 1t
ditary in the family, and that Read was pro-
bably partially insane when he assaulted his
mother. ..s-. ,..+...
DEDFoRD COUNTY ALL RIGHT-Ll6erty,
Ia, May 30, 1s59.-Colonel Walker spoke
here to-day TO large gathering of the citi-
zens Of Bedford. He was introduced by Mr..
Burks, prominent lawyer of this place, in
the most fiattering terms, and was received
cordially by his audience. .,.....
The speech was model of clearness and
directness, and won a universal expression
of concurrence from ali present.
Colonel Walker was followed by Judge
WinSfield, who fully endorsed our candidate
and declared his intention Of voting for the
eXpurgated constitution. .-
The gathering was large one, and all
parts of the county were represented.
There was but one sentiment in regard to
Walker. ..sr.
Bedford is as unanimous as Roanoke, and
will bring in three delegates and senator
and heavy majority against Wells.-W. E.
G., IN Petersburg Inde6. s
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NORTHERN BAPTIST ASEIvERSARIES.-Ihe
Boston papers contain full accounts OF the
,lghty->cvcnth annual meeting of the Anne
Iran Baptist Home Mission Society, which
met in that city on Thursday last. Hon. y.
". lloyt. of Ohio, presided. The repreScn-
tatyr> OF ten States addressed the meeting.
k"N. Or. b. Sears and Rev. \. +. DICK
juson spoke in regard to the condition and
wants Of the South. DR.. Sears had visited
every section in prosecuting his agency for
tn" Peabody Fund. and testified rs to the
good character Of the South. Rev. Mr..
Dickinson spoke of the Baptists Of the
south The churches arc gong to work,
and already the waste places are beginning
10 rejoice. lie referred TO the unusually
large number Of Young men OF promise at
the south who are studying for the minis
try. But while there is reason for hope III
regard TO the future. the southern churches
are greatly in need OF help. White they
have the laborcrs, they are too poor to send
them forth into the Highways and hedges.
Poor as we were ut the close OF the
war" said the speaker, land, sir, really
il seemed then that all was lost, we are
are much poorer now. You can heip
rs with your money, of which you have
such an abundance. Southern BaptlstS
stand ready to cooperate with you III laDorS
for the freedmen. No good. true man need
fear 10 come amongus. II he comes, as a: Is.
Earle OF Boston, came 10 Richmond lew
months ago, TO preach Christ, or if he comes,
% G.. II. Corey has gone 10 that city, to
teach colored preachers, he may rest assured
that he will receive Il kind reception. we
10 not need, nor do we desire, any political
preachers. Such would render us the best
service by STAYING away" Mr.. Dickinson
continued at some length TO address the
Lod, in REGARD 10 the condition of affairs at
the south: after which IA collection OF 50, 900
in cash was made Tor the Home Mission So
riety. It's receipts during the year were
III a onO