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THE PRIyATEER CuBA.--A Wilmington dispatch d
the 18th, says that the case of the Cuba was opened
that day. The case opened by the attorney for
the Republic Of Cuba reading the commission Of com
mander Higgins officer of the Cuban navy, and
also formal protest by him against the exercise
jurisdiction by civil courts his ship After stating
the character of his vessel he concludes his protest
follows:
And now having for the dignity and honor of the
Republic of Cuba made protest against the exercise of
jurisdiction over public ships unknown amsng ma
tons and being willing and DESTROYS to have the truth
known to all nations and pessons and particularly to
the citizens of the United States that she has NOT in
any of her preparations offended against the neutrality
laws of the United States of America in the manner
charged or in any other manner; and aver that the
said vessel is in the condition. in every res
pect when she was purchased from the government
Of the United States in the month of June 1869 ex-
eept in few immatera alterations not relating TO her
character or use vessel and except further
that the said vessel since the said purchase and while
out of the limits of the United States and more than
twenty days after the departure herefrom end after
We had entered British port, and had been there
seized by the public authorities examined and dis
charged, and had cleared therefrom: and then and
not until then she sold and delivered to the Repub
lie Of Cuba and was fitted out and armed upon the
high seas and beyond the jurisdiction of the United
States and Of all other nations
That all the proceedings aforesaid is far from being
in diregard Of the right and dignity Of the United
States, and were conducted in careful and true re-
spect therefor and under the sanction of well estab
lished principles Of public laws.
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NEWS By THE WHoLEsALE.-An exchange says lie
circulation of the New York papers one day last weel
was: Herald 64 900; Tribune, 29,S74, Times q 900
World, - 9oo News, 900; Post, $780, Mail, 1906
Express, 1850; Commercial, 5000; Telegram, 5000,
and Star, ~ O70
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Married

At the residence of Col Doniphan CatahonIaparish,
La, on the 7th inst. BY Rev. VIM Handerson. Miss
SALLIE 7. IUNGHERR, to DR.. III W JOHNSTON Ill
Of Kinds county, Mississippi q !. aNA
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3 NEGRO LABOR Coming soUru-It would seem that
many Of the negroes who went North during and soon
after the war are returning to the South. The New
Orleans Pcayune of the 9Th, says that the Sunday
before forty negroes arrived in that city via the Jack
son railroad from Chicago under contract to labor
sugar plantation in this State. One hundred and
seventy-ive to arrive during the week from
the point together with about as many more from
Charleston South Carolina These hands are to go to
work upon plantations recently aerehased BY Western
men In the Teche country
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HeRAS \ BucgNER.-This firm on the corner Of the
lesee and Texas steet invite tic country merchants ID
want Of addlary to give them oa before visiting tic
ci1y..Sas.@.z
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Judge Levisee:
New ORLEANS Oct IL, 1869.
NY wife is extremely low. Tell the Sheriff there will
be no court and publish notice accordingly.
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Messrs Conway & Buckalew, dealers in hardware,
have removed from their old stand the Lesee, to
their building Quilt expressly for the purpose,l
on the corner Of Texas street and the Levee, where
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MISSISSIPPI STATE Fam. The directors give notice
that failing to secure all the necessary lumber IN time
70 complete the buildings, the Fair will Be postponed
until Tuesday, November 10th.
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CoTToN AT THE ST. LOUIS FAIR-Mr. A. jackson, a
merchant Of Baton Rouge, took the first premium at
the St. Louis Fair for the best bale of cotton The
bale was raised and prepared for the market by Mr.
Pierre Thibodeaux.
The Advocate, after swallowing the above gets off
the following blow
Satisfied that our parish had to contend against all
the cotton growing States for the first premium, we
hang out our banners the outward walls y and
call upon the press the fact. We have thou
sands of uneultiyated in this parish that will
produce, year after year, three quarters to and
quarter bales of just such cotton These lands be
bauuht in anv size from five afren collars
per acre. -.
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GOVERNMENT LoAN.-Tn Washington special of the
New Orleans Times undertake of the 7h, says that il
is understood that Messrs. Rothschids DESTROYS Of
negotiating loan with this Government at reduced
rate Of interest," it is presumed, four per cent, to ena
Bile to buy up its entire liabilities Mr. Frguet the
representative of the Rothhilds, and partner in their
Amsterdam house, is now il New York. with full power
to complete the undertaking, when the Secretary Of
the Treasury receives authority from Congress II this
project is carried it must decide the question as to
what bonds to be paid in and will also decrease
the national liabilities and create funded debt.
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GEs. SHERMAN ON THE REMOVAL OF THE CAPITAL.
Art Gallery in New York the other night, in response
to q toast on the cabinet, Gen. Sherman referred to
the removal of the capital and said that while, as
Western man. be would like to see it at ST. Louis yet
he would never be instrumental in removing stone Of
the pile where Webster, and Clay, and Calhoun had
made their fame
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Col B. IL. Lindsay Is in receipt of dispatch from St
Louis, dated the l5th stating that the steamer Ida
stockdae was loading for this point the following
rates; Dry barrels one dollar and fifty cents. Whisky
four dollars per barrel; bacon dollar and fifty cents
per hundred pounds, and wagons twenty dollars apiece
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CUBA AND THE VoLUNTEERs.-Now that the efforts
OF the patriots to overthrow the Spanish authority in
Cuba has proven unsuccessful, the Cabinet at Wash
ington has been discussing in informal manner the
condition of the Americans now on the Island and
what ought to be done with them Boutwell, and Hoar
think they should be left to their fate other members
think the Government should pursue the course
as with the Fenians in England
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- VIRGINIA. Richmond dispatch Of the 9th inst,
says, that the following nominations were made for
Speaker: Zepheniah Turner, Of Tappahannoek s 7.
Maddox, of Chesterfield, aud John B. Crenshaw, Of
Richmond Turner, who was nominated by a conser-
vative, received 81 votes; Maddox, nominated by a
Wells Republican, Al votes, and Crenshaw votes.
Turner was declared elected He is lawyer about
sixty years old, and of the first advocates of re-
a state. he was an old w hig
changed to Douglass democrat in 1860, and was
shortly after Union candidate fer the Legislature
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world wide fame fer the cure Of Affections Of The kid
neys and bladder and all who require It are in search
Of the best Dromgoole + Co.'S Buchu, prepared by
regular physicians Of Memphis Tenn Is recognised As
tie best and cheapest. Price FL Sold By druggists
everywhere.
Sold in shreveport, La.s BY HYAMS i KENNEDY.
Newspapers Agency--Thos. Mcintyre. Adrert;s.
ing Agent, Nos 90 and ss Common street. New ORE
ans. offers his services 10 newspaper Droprietors e.
procure advertisements and to attend u aay hns;na
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MOONS TAx-The courierJournal observes that
taxing the United States bonds would raise larger
amount of money than the income tax raises It says
that by taxing the bonds therefore other property
taxed the Government would be able to dispense with
the income tax the most odious tax ever laid in this
country, and to make handsome profit by the change
Let it be done. Better for all that 1t be done. Yes
better in the end for the bondholders no less than for
the incnme-faxnaYers
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NAMES OF THE PRISONERS RRnRAsEn--The Times
and Republican of the I4th gives the following al the
Of the prisoners released from the Jefferson
stockade:
w. l.. Crawford, Col r. P, Crump, ]. NJ. Vines, j.
G. Murphy, Jr., R. G. Bate, NJ w. Joplin, IT, N. Geer
II. NJ Woodsmall, NJ D. Hanigan silas H. Nance
w. II. Magin, W. A. Hghtower, d. A. Carpenter and
two eoloted men, Dick Davis and Mac Mccoy.
The Ave persons retained Col. Lndwig n Afford
Oscar Gray, g. i. Pitcher Mathew Taylor, and Dr. j
A. Richardson, were heavy ironed Immediately upon
the discharge Of the Others showing, evidently, thai
they were found guilty on some Of the charges.
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the gentlemen composing the Howard Association have
wisely determined to use surplus fund in their pos
session of $4,000, for the relief of the many male
and female asylums in that city where there has been
great distress. The Picayune says that many Of the
inmates of these asyums are in want of the common
est neeessaries of e and that there has been great
distress Is beyond q Doubt
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VARIATION IN THE WEIGHT OF CoTToN The Charles
ton Courier mentioned some time ago that John Fl
Holiness acotton broker Of that city, in order fairly
test the vexed question of complaints about the varia
ton OF the weights of cotton took bale of upands
and kept it on the scale during the entire month,
weighing it every morning and evening, and carefully
noting the weights, the wind weather, thermometer
etc. The Courier publishes the result in tabular
form, from which We learn that the maximum weight
was 4al9, and the minimum 4l7a lbs. The former in
damp and showery, and the latter in dry and clear
Weather
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SPECIAL NoTzxsII.

. e "a - = = IA 1SSs 1877
Lie lnsurance-The md ersa med ~ III Agent
Tor the North Americs Life Insurancs company, Of
New York It is on the strictly mutual pian.sfrml
based ana liberal. b. j. ID. battle.
- Office, for the present, IS Texas street shreye
port, up stairs. 81 ofaAotu
English FEMALE Bitters cures all female com
plants
Cures wife, daughter and mother
Cures cases pronounced incurable
Cures all irregular uterine actions
Cures Mysteries and chlorosis
: P. DRoaeooIR 4 Co, Propsrs,
Memphis, Tenn
Sold in Shreveport, La, By HTAMS6 KENNEDY.
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The CONFEDERATE LossEs.-Dr. Joseph Jones, Sec
rotary and Treasurer of the Southern Historical Society
and professor of Chemistry in the Medical Department
OF the University of Louisiana has been preparing
paper upon the losses of the Confederate army from
BATTLE wounds and disease during the civil war 1861
which he has submitted to General s. Cooper, latt
Adjutant General of the Confederate army for examin
alton and criticism.
Dr. Jones estimates the total deaths in the Confed
crate army at 100000. Losses by being taken prison
100000, and losses by discharges and desertion
100000, making total of 100000, out of an army
which never numbered over 100000 men. He says
OF this NUMBER not more than 400O 900 were enrolled
| at any one time; and the Confederate States never
| had in the field more than 100000 men capable Of
bearing arms, at any one time, exclusive of sick,
wounded and disabled"
The Doctor further adds that at the close of the
the available force of the Confederate States nun.
bered scarcely 100 600 effective men, The resolution,
unsurpassed bravery aud skill with which the Coned-
crate leaders conducted this contest is shown by the
fact that Of 900 coo in tho Geld about SOC 600
lost to the service At the close of the war the
100000 Confederates were opposed to 100000 Fede
raj troops
General cooper, in his answer says that the several
statements above he can recolect criti
cay correct and gives the following in relation to the
condition Of the army towards the close Of the war;
1t would afford me much pleasure to furnish you
with the information in the tabular form you have sug
gested, but it would be quite impossible for me to do
this without reference to those records. can only
state from general recollection that, during the two
last years Of the war the monthly returns of our arm
les received at my Office exhibited the present active
force in the field nearly onehalf less than the returns
themselves actually called for Of absentees
by sickness extra duty, furloughs, assertions, and
other casualties incident to campaign life. These
returns kept with great secrecy, in order to pre-
vent the enemy from becoming acquainted with our
weakness Another disadvantage also felt in the
limited number Of our suitable weapons of war; and
believe It will be found, examination, that the most
approved and tried arms in the hands Of our troops
were captured from the enemy in battle. These, and
many other incidents Of like nature, il brought to
light would exhibit the greatest disparity between the
two opposing forces, II not alike in the number OF
troops you have exhibited ID your tables, at least
Of sufficient importance 70 satisfy every unprecedented
mind that were constantly laboring throughout the
contest, under every possible disadvantage.
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Coon IDEA.-An English druggist proposes that,
in addition to the word poison, the labels on the
bottles or packages containing poison, should have
printed their margins the appropriate antidotes for
each class Of poison.
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STILL They GoME.-The evening Picayune Of the
9th notices the arrival Of the steamship Frankfort of
the Bremen line of steamships in that city with three
hundred and fty emigrants most Of whom were bound
for the German settlement Of New Braunfels, Texas
Lucky Texas seems to be getting all the best laborers
Omar LANDS. -Four thousand acres Of land in
Sabine, Newton and Jasper counties, Texas were sold
recently at Bankrupt sales at from is cents per
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DENT NOT Losr.-A Washington dispatch says that
letter has been received in that city rom Judge Dent
who is now engaged in thorough canvass Of Missis
sippi, in company with the opposing candidate for
Governor, Gen. Alcorn represents that there is no
doubt whatever Of his election and the success
the entire National Republican ticket. He says that
the antecedents of General Acorn the Radical candi
date, being those of rampant and uncompromsing
rebel will bring to his, Dents support large body OF
the most Radical Republicans, and very large negro
vote He further says that be does not believe that
Aeon will receive thousand white votes in the State
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Messrs Koran & Ruckner, Wholesale and retail dealers
in saddery and saddlery hardware. on the corner Of
the eyee and Texas street. dposng Of their stock
at less than New Orleans prices.
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TEXAS ELEcTIoN.-0n the LIST of October Gen. Rev.
nolds issued an order for the registration Of the
OF the State Of Texas and election FOR against
the constitution, and State officers take place on the
days designated by President Grant--N aoth,
and the three days following The registration com
mences fifteen days before the day Of election.
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So
A FRulTLEss ExPERIMENT.-A San Francisco paper
rail to the East have not been as successful was
believed they would be. An extensive fruit dealer
named Giorgiani sent forward about $4,000 worth Of
grapes and pears, which arrived at Chicago in dam
aged condition. The Board of Health ordered the
whole invoice to be destroyed BY which Giorgani net
ted dead loss Of ss0oo including the freight, which
was $1,000.
A CUBAN VIEW OF THE HORNET CAsE.-It is said the
parsans of the Cuban cause in New York city are very
bitter in denuncation of the management of the Hornet
affair the part Of its officers They cannot account
for the necessity of the shpsboats putting in at Smith
vile for supplies and say that it prearranged plan
upon the tratorous character Of the officers who
betrayed their trust. They make no concealment oil
their belief that Spanish gold had much TO do wtthe
failure Of the expedition and that some Of The
federate officers on board have felt !. in their palms
THE New ToaAcco srAMrs.-A Washington ex-
change says that the new series Of tobacco stamps
is composed Of twelve different designs, and will cover
every weight from eight ounces to sixty ponds The
style OF engraving pronounced equal to that Of the
legal tender notes. The Eve pound stamps bear q
likeness Of the present Commissioner Of internal
Revenue, the thirty pound stamps yignette Of Gen.
sherman and the sixty pound stamps a yignette Of
Grant.
The Leake Plantation in Madison parish containing
1890 acres, few days since sold BY the United
States Marshal for $4,000 cash II was valued before
the war at $500 900 and there we're mortgages On j,
to the amount of s2eo, GOA.
and the lesee hare the largest stock Of saddlery
and sadery hardware before brought to this city
which they Offering At manufactured prices Give
them call
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DIrFIcuLrY AT MARsHALIa-Th Jefferson Times and
Republican of Wednesday, learns thatqute serious
difficulty occurred in Marshall the day before between
Major Hess United States Army and Mayor of the city,
and Mr.. P. Il. Hunter, which resulted in the latter
getting his arm broken in two places.
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0LD oFrIcE HoLDERs.-A Washington paper says
that the Oldest clerk in the departments in that city
John Barclay, chief clerk the office Of the Commits
soner Of Customs who has been clerk for sixy.fye
years. Charles Vincent of the Third Auditors office,
his ann fhoro N. ini,t ,roanu
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-26
NEGRO ,UFFRA0E tNTNDIANA.

So many of the Republicans in
Indiana are opposed to the proposed
fifteenth amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States, that
very little opposition was made to
the reelection of the Democratic
members of the Legislature who
resigned few weeks ago. Itseems
that there was but one district in
which a contest was made, and in
that district there is a decided ma
jority against the amendment. An
Indianapolis dispatch says:
Senator Henry's district was the only
one in which the Radicals made de-
termined fight, having gerrymandered II
by the appOrtionments Of 1867, since Mr..
Henry's regular election, SO as to cut
out the Democratic counties and se>
cure Radical majority of about 400
This, it was thought, would secure
them the district at the special
election, and accordingly they put
up their best man, Col Asbury Steele
pronounced advocate Of the fifteenth
amendment, and made a distinct issue
thereon, and the action of the Demos
cratic members in resigning to defeat its
ratification. The result was complete
triumph for Henry, he being elected by
at least GOO majority. This is the only
case which can be regarded as COM
plete test Of the sentiments of the peo'
pie of the State on negro suffrage, and II
is believed that on a square vote it would
be defeated by at least $4,000 majority
In every county in the State many Re'
publicans are regarded as voting witt
the Democrats. ...-.... ....
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-26
THE GEORGIA RADICALS AND TIE
FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT

Some time since a number Of
Georgia Radicals went to Washing
ton to induce Congress to remand
their State to a provisional govern
ment. Shortly after their arrival
in Washington these Radicals called
on Gen Grant, and it is said they
found him very much averse to
their pet scheme. In answer TO 4
question from him as TO what the
Legislature Of Georgia would do
with the proposed fifteenth amend
ment to the constitution of the
United States, one Of them answer
ed that as negro suffrage had been
forced on the South, the disposition
among the "unreconstructed Reb-
els was "to impose the same treat
ment on Yankees" by ratifying the
amendment, and thus giving them
negro suffrage in the "loyal States.
Itseems however that the Radicals in
Georgia are not so usto pun
ish" the Yankees, for it was they
who defeated the ratification of the
proposed amendment. The Rad
cal organ at Atlanta, the Near Era,
should be good authority on this
noint. In its issue Of the 18th inst.
it shows conclusively that after the
resolution ratifying the amendment
had been adopted by the House Of
Representatives by Democratic
votes IT was defeated in the Senate,
in which the Radicals have mayor
ity. Georgia was one of the States
upon which the friends OF this
measure confidently relied to assist
in making it part of the consu-
tuition, but it appears that the Rad
icaIs in that State have not been
sufficiently tutored. They have
failed to come up to the work APP
nortioned to them. 1t is not I'M
i,rohable that the rejection of the
nronosed amendment by the