The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-04-21
ST Louis, April 15.-Banquet rendered Gen. Scho-
field Saturday at the Southern Hotel Sheridan Gus

| ST. Louis, April 15-Banquet rendered Gen. Scho-
field Saturday at the Southern Hotel Sheridan, Gus
tar and other notablss present.
Dispatch from the plains says stage connected the
terminus OF the roads yesterday in hours travel
roads that were heavy.
/ New YORK, April 15.-Assessor Webster has been
instructed that bankers must return capital all money
whether borrowed or otherwise employed in their bus
mess, excepting only deposits which are returned for
/ tax.
RICHMOND, April 15.-To.nieht at o'clock a belt
OF white about six feet wide appeared the sky
from east to west. 1t drted north, crossing and to
some extent obscaring the moon, then gathered a
fan closes, and disappeared. The borealis is
now visible in the northern horizon. The population
generally turned cut to witness the phenomenon. Frost
| for the last three nights.
| New YORK. April 15-Senor Valienta, agent of the
! Cuban revoutonists has issued an address to the
American people. After rectng the grievances of the
Cubans their long suffering under military and civil
tyranny under Spain, and their previous disastrous at
tempt to throw off the yoke he says the revolution
has steadily grown, promising to realise all the hopes
| of the patriots; that the Cuban beratng army is
steadily increasing, now comprising 10000 their lines
| run in westerly direction through Sagua la Grande
without reaching the board either north or SOUTH
for want of requisite armament to hold it, but the ter
ritory pointed out is nearly twothirds of Cuba, in
which slavery has been abolished In the remainder
of the island ursiug has occurred from the utter
want of arms. The address concludes Cuba is fairly
otditeu oH way 10 national ana nef
SONS lighting for it these six months without violation
Of our neutrality laws entitled to the earnest SYM
pathy of our people, and more so, their struggle in
wolves the American principle-no European power
shall control any country upon this hemisphere.
San Francisco, April 16.-Nothing new from Gold
Hill mines. Shaft still closed. Liberality towards
sufferers profuse theatrical performance at Virgin
ia City for their benefit netted four thousand dollars
BETHLEHEM, PENN, April l6.-Col. Edwin Wright,
Professor Of Lehigh University, is dead. He served
through the Mexican Lieut.. Col of the Eleventh
regular infantry and subsequently was Superintendent
of the Kentucky Institute
NEW YORK, April l6-La Sonora Coi|asse and La
Sonora Mercedes and delegation from Junta Patriot
lea of New York, visit Philadelphia tomorrow, to
meet Cubans and friends of Cuba, organise branch
Jnnta and arrange for concerts of Madame Isicora
Clark for the benefit Of their relief fund.
New York, April l7.-Daily News prints extra with
this dispatch; Boston, April 17.-Orders received
yesterday from Navy Department directing all war
sells at Portsmouth and Charesown navy yards to get
ready for immediate active service"
SAVANNAH, Ga, April l7.-Dr. Benz Ayre mem
Der of the Georgia legislature from Jefferson county,
was found this morning, dead lying by the road sdc
near Lewisville Ga, shot between the eyes.
The Advertiser publishes tomorrow a special from
Bayno, Cuba, dated 7th inst, announcing arrival there
of expeditions from Florida and union of the volun
teer and patriot forces which is increasing daily Says
Spanish troops desertng.