The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-10-20

and constantly surrounded by the politicians but ono
III fairly settled at the White House, where the amiab
partner Of his bosom aid patron saint Of the Dent
could keep her sharpes eye him. the President hs
succombed to the influences which never fail to que
recusant husbands. Al Eastern Radical paper calls
? in this ease Characteristic submission to the will {
the people, but it look much more like characterize
y debility Of the spinal column. At any rate he ha
y wilted.
,fI CoLFAx AND MoRMoN1sf. According to Salt LAX
dispatch of the7h Coat and his party gave the Nor
! mons fits at serenade, rendered them few night
since. He quoted from the book of Mormon, AM
Proved at least to the satisfaction of his Gentle audi
Z tors that the whole thing unwise and Illegal AM
ought to be abolished lie was followed by Gov Boss
of Illinois, who fully indrsed the arguments and opin
ions of the vice president Such freedom of speed
from such sources on suef subject have before
it is claimed, been exercised in that city These gen
tlemen, it is said will be handled without mittens il
l. the Mormon conference new in session in that city
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GOVERNMENT LoAN.-Tle Washington special of the
New Orleans Times, underda of the 7th says that il
is understood that Messrs Rothschds are DESTROYS OIL
negotiating loan with this Government at reduced
y
BILE it to buy up its entire liabilities Mr. Friguet the
representative of the Rohshlds and partner in their
Amsterdam house, is il New York, with full power
to complete the undertaking. when the Secretary Of
the Treasury receives authority from Congress If 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.
"A; -. O. ~,
says, that the following nominations were made for
Speaker: Zepheniah Turner, of Tappahannoek S. T.
Maddox, of Chesterfield, aud John B. Crenshaw, Of
Richmond. Turner, who was nominated by 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 DID, and one of the first advocates of re-
state. lie was old w hig
changed to Douglass democrat in 1860, and was
shortly after Union candidate fer the Legislature
FARMERS NOT PRODUCE BRoKERs.-A Washington
dispatch Of late date says that Deputy Commissioner
Douglass has modified the order directing that special
tax, as produce brokers, be imposed on farmers who
sell products away from their farms, and at store or
stand. The new order says the farmer, who actually
makes it business to SELL should be held as pro-
duce broker. 0ecasonaac.s however, will not create
any liability to special tax and, as it is believed to be
the policy Of the law to place few restrictions is
consistent upon agricultural producers the statute
should be construed literally.
NEGRO LABOR COMING SourH-It would seem that
many of the negroes who went North during and soon
after the war, returning to the South. The New
Orleans Picayune of the sth says that the Sunday
before forty negroes arrived in that city via the Jack
railroad from Chicago, under contract to labor on
sugar plantation in this State. One hundred and
seventy five more to arrive during the week from
the same point together with about many from
Charleston, South Carolina These hands are to go to
work upon plantations recently rehased BY Western
men in the Teche country.
SPECIE IN THE SOUTHERN BANks.-The Courier-Jour.
nal says that statement of the specie in the banks OF
the Southern States shows that the Texas bank hold
over four hundred thousand dollars in the precious
metals against hundred and seventy thousand dol
lars in the banks of the other seven States Arkansas
only reports nine hundred and eighty three dollars In
Texas, in war or peace times, neither Confederate
notes greenbacks have been able take the place
of gold and silver as circulating medium.
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INeoME TA1-The Courier journal observes that I
taxing the United States bonds would raise a 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 dispense with
the income tax the most odous tax 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 bondhoders less than for
the income taxpayers.
WELL TIaED-The New Orleans Picayune says that
the gentlemen composing the Howard Association have
wisely determined to use surplus fund in their pos
session of s1sooo for the relief of the many male
and female asyums in that city where there has
great distress The Picayune says that many of the
inmates of these asylums in want of the common
est neeessares of fe and that there has been great
distress Is beyond doubt
GEN. SHERMAN ON THE REMOVAL OF THE CAPITAL.
La speech made on the occasion Of the opening of
Art Gallery in New York the other night in response
to toast on the cabinet, Gen. Sherman referred to
the removal of the capital and said that while, as
Western man, be would like see it at St Louis, yet
he would be instrumental in removing stone of
the pile where Webster, and Clay, and Calhoun had
made their fame.
STATE ELEcrless.- The following State elections are
yet to take place this fall: West Virginia, Oct 2s Ar
kansas, Nov. i Alabama, Nov. p Florida, Nov. 2
Illinois, Nov. q Kansas. Nov. 2; Maryland, Nov. 2,
Massachusetts,, Nov. q Michigan, Nov 9; Minnesota,
Nov 2; Missouri, Nov 3 Nevada, NOV. 2; New Jer-
sey, Nov. 2; New York, Nov 2; Wisconsin, Noy. 2;
South Carolina, Nov. IS, and Texas, Nov. so.
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New Orleans has notified the post office department.
hat be had refused 70 recognise tho anking Of letters
~ Michael Ryan, would be representative from thia
State The First Assistant Postmaster dencra saya,
d reply, that Lowell is sound on tho goose and Tint
Rrar had rn rrff The frar,Iiatr nrsuilaae