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FROM HAVANA.

HAVANA 13,--Duice's proclamation says: Where
as insurgents failed to avail themselves of offered
clemency, and others continually joining the nsur
gents amnesty is withdrawn, and censorship the
presa, &c established Persons violating the press
law and political prisoners will hereafter be tried by
court MARTIAL
The tax proposed as secritv for the loan 80 cents
on eacI, box Of sugar exported, dollar on each
load Of manufactured tobacco, and 80 cents every
1000 cgars, and five per cent additional on nj! import
duties paid and % per cent additional on the taxes
now paid bv merchants and manufacturers. Entire
district Of Principe except the city proper held by in.
snrgens. Nothing definite known regarding centra
department, except insurgents have made Menicaragua
their rallyng point
HAVANA, Feb. is.--City of Trinidad declared in a
state Of siege.
Fight occurred at Moncareua, in whic', the govern
ment cluns The victory. Without details.
HAVANA, Feb. l6.-Government refuses to recog
Mise American Consul except commercial sgent.
Na'uraliscd citizens being imprisoned without charges
or chance Of trial. American Consul will he com
PEELED leave, unless Supported by his Government.
Restriction placed in the way of Americans desiring to
leave Cuba. A steamer has arrived with tlou-
sand troops, Government Telegram says revoln.
tioiists lost thirty killed at Manicaragaa.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Hoatse-A After long debate
relief bill came to a vote. Motion to exclude John
NJ Wright, sheriff of Richmond, failed-46 to 7s.
Motion excluding kentuckians faiIed-55 to Ina Bill
finally passed-13lto As. Coifax voted for tile bill
Banking and currency resumed. Previous question re-
cosnised with the understanding to be taken to-
Bill aatherises among other things controller
issue Circulating notes under regulations provided
in bill to amount not exceeding sl2,noo0oo, each to
Kentucky, Missouri Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina. Tennessee Georga, Alabama Florida, Mis-
sssippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas provided in
creased circulation be allowed these States only as it
is Withdrawn from the others which have excess House
considering revenue tonight
Scaate-Bill allowing Pierce, formerly Consul ut
Matanlotos eleven thousand dollars for assistance rem
dered refugees during the war. passed. Pension Of
Mrs. Lincoln discussed at great length. No action
Several struggles take up tenure of Office bill failed
Adjourned
Executive session occurred this afternoon. First for
two weeks Senate discussing pensions tonight.
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Died:

On Friday morning. the wreck OF the steamer
Mittie Stephens Mrs AMELIA ]. LI on. wife Mr. T. L.
Lyon. of New Orears and at the time and place
FRANK MARKS, son OF Mrs Lyon.
At the City Hotel. New Orleans. the morning Of
the 9Th February, CHARLES FREDERICK WATSON,
son of Matthew and Rebecca Watson, Of Nashville,
Tennessee, aged twenty -thrce years.
In New Orleans, Thursday. 17ll inst, At quarter
To o'clock An, attrr lingering illness. JOSEPH B.
GEIBBLE. aged "a years, native of Barnstable, E1g-
ad aud fer the last thirty resident of that city.
In New Orleans Wednesday, tie 10th February.
at o'clock A. II Major GEORGE MCKNIGHT, in tle
35th year of his ase
The deceased was we'll known to the newspaper fra
tcrnity usaer the ae plaas Of !" Asa Harsz.7
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MILITARY Posrs IN TExAs.-In looking over Cen
ernl Orders No L. issued by Gen. CAVITY we find that
there are thirty military posts i'll that territory, Of
which Jefferson is the largest having six companies OF
Infantry and two Of cavalry for garrison This LOOKS
9 little strange when cons;cr that the frontier OF
Texas is Frequently ;nvade by hostile Indians, whose
object is murder and robbery; but it seems the author
Ties are Of the opinion that the citizens OF Jefferson
need looking after than the Indians, 10 our
mind there is more spite than discretion about the die
.r;bution Of the troops Texas is garrisoned by
sxty.three companies of infantry and tsyentynnc Of
cayNlrr.
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MADRID, Feb. IS --Sersano, addressing the Cortes,
hoped slavery would be abolished without rreePita
ton aud without compromising rropriety OF the
Antilles.
Marquis Of Santa Cruz presided over the opening Of
tile Corecs Various cries !or PriHa, Republic Aoa-
archr, s,,tseed by serrsEo. Vi vas for sovereignty
ard tie Cortea.
PARIS, Feb, l3---A dispatch from Nice mcn'ions
the death in that city of Tuad Pacsa, Turkish Minister
of Foreign Affairs, and representative Of Turkey i'll
the recent Iars conferences. q
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

,, newspaper Ageacy-Thos. Mcintyre Adver,;s
ing agent, ses sc and gs Common street New o,,a
ans onefs MS services to newspaper proprietors IN
procure advertisements and to attend to any business
Tor them ID INC Personal attention e
orders for pure base of printing materials naner STA
tionery, &c, &c.
Messrs. Z. 81 IL. Jacobs notify their friends and
customers that they now in receipt their stock Of
Spring and Summer Goods, purchased by tho senior
partner in New York before the late advance in cotton
goods. These goods purchased much earlier in
the than usual for the purpose Of being able TO
furnish their customers with seasonabie goods as early
as those who purchase in New Orleans They guaran.
tee to sell as low as they be bought in New Ors
ans. Call and examine their ssck before going below
! fel2 dGwtf
| EniciseThocises life Insurance Company, No
l6l Broadsar, New York Branch office No. 50 Camp
street, New Orleans, I.a.-Erastns Lyman, President.
| Assets IS COO GQ0-New and original features !. An
nua dividends In 1870, all policies issued previously
thereto will be entitled dividend renewal. This
admirable feature will relieve the insured from the
payment Of the annually Increasing interest on the
loan notes. 2. Dividends be used to keep policies
in force or to reduce future premiums. g. Endowment
policies are payable in five, ten fifteen, twenty twenty
five thirty and thrty-ve years from date Of insurance
and r-fsable for amounts pToportionate to the
| number of years they have run. All mutual poll
ces including ordinary life and endowment, nor
FORGETTING by the thereof. This sound and stable
| company has permanently established agency in
city, under the cement Of Ro. 7. Buckner, who
has issued policies upon the lives of citizens
! ing to over SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL
| LARS. hr. Bnckncr's Office is with Sale { Murphy.
fel2 d&wtf
! Just Received and for Sa.c--Eighty dozen A
No. hog skin Piow Collars sixty dozen red-top
iTaG1es, and fifty dozen hand-stched Pillow Brides
Come and me, at No. 50 Texas street, above the
Market House. am selling those goods cheapl
| ia7 dkwbwl ". S. HAVEN.
| A Perfect Sewing 5lachine-Wiicox & Gibbs
Silent Twisted Loop Stitch, with hemmer, Teller and
braider all for 500 and sos It always works at mo-
nents notice. aud stops Prices reduced to suit
the times Fer by 7. Il. Ky Eo co,
| ialG lmdGnwl Shreveport, La
| Tobacco: Tohacco !-E. & B. Jacobs are in re-
ceipt of the largest lot Of cbacco, OF various brands,
ever brought to this city at one time These tobaccos
were purchased sacrifice, and viii be sold at man
fac:urers prices without regard to the cost of tran2
por.aiou Call and examine tho "tocS and prices
-e..---
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FROM EUROPE.

MADRIa, Feb. l4s-Consttrent Cortes elected Revere
President Government continues to battle action
lists Many arrests made Of members of tie Garlis
party in this city, and number of C4:lists also
ed while trying to cross the frontier
LosnoS Feb. l5.-Cosion At SNatowa China be-
tween the inhabitants and Of the British gun boat
Grasshopper English compelled to retire with eleven
wounded Many Chinese killed and woGn ded.
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COLLECTOR OF THE THIRD DIsTaIcT-UEce Sam ap-
pears to have hard time Of it in getting collector
for this district that suits him. Mr.. Collins, if we
recolec Alright, the first to leave the Office in
arresrases but to what amoutt not advised.
He was followed by Mr. Tisdale,, who suspended
By Supervisor Creecy somesae since for mafeasance in
office. The New Orleans Republican says lie is behind
with tile Government 100000 to $llOo 9o lie only
gave bond for $50 600. Ie was succeeded by Deputy
Mullen, who being the eldest deputy, fell heir to the
Office. The Republican new learns that Supervisor
Creecy has suspended Mullen, FOR having deposited
any funds since he has been i'll Office This certainly
s pretty kettle Of FISH, if there is any truth in the
Republicans statement. Tie Republican further re
| marks as follows:
Mr. Mullen the suspended Collector, VAS no. blessed
with abundance Of this world goods when he hrs
became deputy under TisdaIes KEN now he is ths
owner of real estate and NOR faper, and is : do
ing well.' He gave no bonkas NE Government.
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aEzAs CONSTITUTION TO BE SUBMITTED 70 rHE PFC.
Plea Gaiseston dispatch Of The 9Th, says the News
special from Austin of the 4th states that the Coaven
zion to-day engrossed the ordinance to submit the
Constitution to the people The ordinance provides for
the election of Congressman and State officers en- the
hrst Monday IN July Motions to adjourn sine die for
purpose Of defeating the adoption Of tho ordinance
were voted down. Tie action Of Gov Hamilton o.
The franchise question demands and viii receive the
thanks Of al Southern men, whether for or against
nero suffrage
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e 4 e u.
MATING FOR A STEAMER

We told before reaching the mouti OF Red river
should have to wait long weary hours for boat.
and to prepare ourselves fer tedious stay the wharf
boat 1t was true they said, there what purrorsed
to be regular packet leaving Sew Orleans sdrer-
tised to ieave but there certainty stern wheel
boats are net tue institutions to rely Well,
suited Smith the proprietor Of aforesaid wharf boat
lie is an institution himself, he * lie gave good
supper, and saIt with air which carried conviction
with it, that c:ud retire for at least four hours fer
rest aud he would see that we were awakened in time
for the Ere No Q. IN just foar hours we're reused
from our satnbers, and inquired for the PACKET 10
boat was III sight. We were assured however flat
by the time had washed and dressed We should 81,
her; aud enough, here she came, oume as rr-
uar rs the trains weliregu!ated -ailroaal We.
anxious TO reach Shreveport, and all captains
of stern-whocl b2ats are cgoss, Grabbed fenHs We
looked around for good naured face 20 make inquiry
Of We found one, which we thought would bear eislost
any aaunt Of boring, so we Went for him in this way
Say, stranger, VIXEN do You suppose. shall be III
Shreveport? On Sunday morning. at breakfast sir;
was the prompt reply What time do you suppose they
will breakfast this boat Sunday morning? AtT
O'clock sir; VIC always have an early breakfast on
Sunday SO that people will leave The bout feeling
we'll And here are. sure enough, at clock have
had good breakfast. found the chap with the good
natured face to be the verable Capt. kouns himself
and mare pleasant trip we have never made. Atev
cry landing the passengers there, just ready
they knew when to be there half an hour late the
boat would be gone sure VIC 50 welf pleased we
cannot help saying to you that the Era No is one Of
the institutions of Re. river. She is certainly far be
yond expectations fast, safe, comfortable, ard
equal in every respect to anything we haze travelled
on in wanderings through the West and South
! Sbrarepoi t. La, Feb Il 1850 NH
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DisGRAcRFCL.-We regret to learn that the plant
ING interest is suffering greatly in the neighborhood
OF "ree2Wood, owing to tie presence Of party O,
Texas desperados, who, ending the adjoining counties
in Texas too Lot TO hold them on account of the pres.
enee of the military, have taken refuge in this parish
We understand that their conduct has been such that
nearly all the negroes have left the ueighborhood and
the planters find it impossible TO induce Others to
come. The other night they made raid on the Page
piece, where they killed negro man and malsrcated
others This is enough to ruin the prospects of that
vicinity this rear We hot advised rs to the @
tent o! the deFredaions of these maraudrs but from
al! accounts it is extensive enough TO blast the pros
poets Of that portion Of tie parish uneaa put stop to
at once We get our Information from planters living
in that section
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1RleHlNA AGAIs-DF Thomas IT, Giandrau, Of
Rome, New York, writes to the Utica Herald az fol-
lows: Ar. John Wilbrec!lt, farmer residing Eve
miles vest Of the village Of Rome son and two
daughters all adults have died since December IS Of
trcLniasis. Five other members of his fanilyand OF
his son-inaw, r. r. Flieda i'll Of the same dis
ease, some Of them in very critical esndition. 4
microscopic examination Of the muscles of one of the
deceased revealed the presence OF m:riads of t,i,na
in active state. The little worms locked under the
microscope Ike living, writing stakes Tic sal. pork
and sansages Of which these families had eaten wc,e
| full Of trehna in the encysted state
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z5oRE ARRESTS At JEFFERsoN.-A Jefferson despatch
OF last Friday, says the military authorities that day
arrested Dr. j. If FIRTH DR.. J. 4. Richardson, John e.
Murphy, Jr., ~ B. Taylor and Henry Steady Aessrs.
Tom Wallace, W. J. Murphy, and K D. bate'nan'
we're also arrested bnt were Immediately discharged
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REs1cxED.-A special telegram to the New Orleans
Republican states that Capt A. W. Norcrosa Assessor
Of internal Revenue Of this district, has resigned
thought all along that Supervisor Creecy had knocked
his pins out from under him, but il seems he has slip
ned I'D of his own accord
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From Yesterdays Daily South Neatern.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 13-The State Treasarer's re
port, submitted to the Legislature shows excess Of
expenditures above receipts for the year 1868, $685.
collected It ccst for collection So, 600 Ofthe anionn,
collected, but ST. was in greenbacks, the balance be
ing in warrants and certificates Of indebtedness.
The appeal taken from Judge Collins decision Of the
unconsttutonaty OF the one per cent tax will come
up before the Supreme Court Tuesday.
Senate bill enforcing the 9th article Of the const
tutor, known the civil equality bill yesterday post
poned in the House II comes mp to-day for final ac
ton It considerable excitement in the city
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. l3--DepaTted for Red River
Selma Bart Allie, Storacwall and Richmond
NEW ORLEANS Feb. 13.-Senate to-day, bT mani
nous vote, passed the House bill guaranteeing SECOND
mortgage bonds of New Orleans, Mobile and Gi'aEta
uoopa railroad
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AnKAssAs-A Fine Specimen Of Free Government.
The Little Rock Gazette says that there are in the
lower House OF the Arkansas Legislature IS members
of whom 50 are Radicals aud | Democrat. There
are "a 500 voters in the State, Of whom 1000 are
whites % 600 negroes and 500 carpet bagsers being
white majority of $500. Yet such has been the
.sray Of the Radicals and suchave been the frauds
and mpositions practiced upon the people that the
Legislature Is almost wholly Radical
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West ANSWER? Not long since we were Tie
honorcd recipient of neatly printed book with the
nbove quaint title into which peeped in our hurried
way with view to its editorial notice The anthoresa
Is open, undisguised, perhaps honest advocate Of
the doctrine Of INCORPORATION, aud the book with the
quaint and defiant name, evidently written pro-
mote this nonsrous heresy. We laid it aside, con =
WINGED that we had no answer to make oler Whe ther
she is wife, widow or maid we know not, but IS
woman, whatever may be her eccentrcities, she was
entitled, thought, at least the friendly treatment
Of acourteous silence. How such a woman, travelling
out of her proper sphere in quest of mongrel
gods is deferentialy treated by those who know her
best ought to know her better than do o: can
will appear from the following notice of a recent lee
ture delivered by tho authorcss of "What Answer"
We clip from the New York Day Book
A woman-wc suppose we must call her so-namcd
Anna Dickinson, gave lecture to certain other men
and women, called the Cooper Institute night
two since in which she sought to show that they
should honestly practice their professed belief aud
mate and marry and mneic their blood with negroes
What monstrons and filthy creature to be sure Not
9 beast, but infinitely below the beast for that never
violates the order of nature or rots OUT through anal
samatlon. And yet this nisccsenating slut logical
and consistent when she proposes to mate with mig.
ger, for that the necessary and unavoidable conse-
Quence of impartial freedom" and lie or she who
proposes 70 avoid il, md vet holds to the "Hboton
oil slavery Is an enemy to society and fool to boot
But We rePeat. this resstns and flthy creature is
TastIy below tie beast standard for the baas. never
violates the oFdtro naure, or disEgures or rforms
the work Of Gol b. enagamation with di!frren.
species.
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NEW York Insurance IrEas.-D-ring the year
ending December 81 1868, the FIRE and marine insur.
ance companies of the State Of New York, received
sss geo 100, and Paid losses of s2s, 80, 4o4 The life
insurance companies in the same State received during
the same year in premiums, s26,s34, oo6, and PAID
losses amounting to 81 ,22e OIL Their assets amount
to s65, 52aa78 Life Insurance, We should judge, wac
very profitable business.
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Democratic paper published in Caddc parish, Lou
isana is uneasy over the fact that many OF the freed
men have teams and provisions sufficient 10 work land
on their own account. Il does not blame them for
wanting TO get ahead. but thinks their disposition to
work for themselves will ruin the planters. 1t does
not seem to have occurred to the editor that there Is
remedy for the trouble II the planters will pay the
freedmen what the hitter consider their labor WORTH
they can get it. If they expect, however, TO retain
their services for pi;tace they will probably be dis
appointed The system which they desire to continue
sacrificed AL the aboeIs interests to his employers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Such a system can last only while
The ,aborer is ignorant and helpless and the sooner it
comes 10 an end the better. Facts Ike the above
shonld teach the planters that 1859 and 1859 are very
different years Theg will hart no cue but themselves
IT, they do not profit by their knowledge.
[Cincinn:ti Gazette.
The idea Of a Cincinnati Radical talking about the
wages planters pay their hands being pttance is
supremacy ridiculous. Why Mr.. Rad, VIC pay our
farm aborers one third more than the farmers of Ohio.
Where is the farmer in Ohio Who will furnish every
tlag and give the aJorer one-half the crop9 Point
him out Mr.. Enquirer, and we will show you white
black bird Then, again, we don't believe that there
are twenty BLACK men in the parish running their own
machine
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CuBass IN SEARCH OF SUGAR PLAaTATloss.-Th
Pieayuae of the 9th, says number of Cubans have
arrived in New Orleans and booking about for the
purpose Of making investments in sugar plantations in
this State, feeling satisfied that the reyoutonists in
Cuba will carry the day and upset things in such q
manner as to render the further culture Of the
island undesirable
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MIsDES.-Tbe Minden Sentiment Of the 9th, says
there were fosr hundred bales of cotton the landing
the day before, ready for shipment. Low middlag
vas selling at 81 cents.
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DIVISION OF TExas.-The Austin Republican pgb
fishes letter from Senator Wilson, Of .IasEachusett
10 the Hon. E, 3. Turner, 81 Tezas il which Senator
Wilson says apprehension need DC felt in regard to
division Of this State lie does think that twenty
men in Congress can be found to sanction the project.
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ARKANSAS : What Clayton has Done.-Ti'e Des
Arc Citizen tells exactly what Clayton has done for
Arkansas, when it sa:a: "He has permitted every
species Of corruption; he has used his high Office ex-
clcsively for the advancement Of party interests aud
entirely ignored the welfare Of the State he has ap-
pointed re:engeul and Incompetent men to the COM
maad Of districts where they had personal spite and
malice against its people; he has made auxiliary troops
OF men who nothing more than banditsi in an
other States and they have robbed people for their
services as soldiers and he keeps officers in command
who constantly permitting the grossest outrages to
be perpetrated BY those under their command on old
and inoff.nsive women. The effect of his declaration
of martial law in this county alone has been to drive
scores of good and useful citizens from State and
deter as many more from making their homes here.
I. las destroyed confidence in the Government and
kept back ali kinds of enterprise. It las ruined the
nlantiur and mercantile interests entirely
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D,srILtERr NEAR SHRgvgpoRr.-T New Orleans
cayIRe s'ys The United States District Attorney has
flied libel Ct information in the United States Cir
Gait Court against dstery near Shreveport seized
by the Collector Of Iaternai Revenue of that district
for alleged violation Of the regenae law
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A NEW PARISH "A new parish, to be called Grant
parish is in contemplation by the Legislature i s
proposed be carved from the parishes Of Vim and
Rapides.
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GRAND BAYoU.-Representatv Walsh Of DeSoto
parish, On the 4sh, introduced bill into the House
approprating $4,000 for the purpose Of closing up
Grand Bayou. It referred to the appropriate
committee. VIA. do our Desota friends think Of
~ Il
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GEs. EAKLY-The editor Of the New Orleans Bull
ien has extract from letter written by Cen
EARLY in which he said he would leave Canada on the
goth instant for Missouri, where he will spend the
winter With his father In The spring he win return to
bis old home in Virginia
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IupaaTAsr TO STEAMBOAT HES.-A Western paper
says tic United States District Court at st. Louis, on
Saturday, decided that when steamer changes owner
hip, now register must be made, and new license
taken cut. For violation Of the law, the steamer
Big Horn has been fned $500 each for three trips
made since changing ownerslp.
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Dr. hEnn PARpossss-A special Washington dis,
patch OF the Sd, to tie Peaynne says the President
to-day formally paraohed Dr. Nudd. nov prisoner ac
The Dry Tortusas. sentenced Of tie consprators
in the Lincoln murder.
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GEs. sHERAAs.-Yhe New Orleans papers state thas
during the coming week, Gen Sherman and staff viii
visit the military seminary, near Alexandria The
General was 10 charge of the institution at the break
ing out of the war