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ODD FELLowsH1p.-James L. L. Ridgley, Core
spending and Recording Secretary of the Grand Lodge
of the United States has favored the presa with copy
of the annual report of the Order delivered at the
late Annual Communication as San Francisco We
extract at follows: s~ ..M
The number of contributing members of the Order
in each Jurisdiction is about follows: Maine 2l00;
New Hampshire 5000; Vermont 1900; Massachusetts,
$1,000; Rhode Island HOO; Connecticut $500; New
York Is, ,0O0 New Jersey 10000; Pennsylvania 73,
0O0 Delaware 5000; Maryland IA O0O District of Co.
lumba 5000; Virginia 5000; West Virginia 5000;
North Carolina 1OOO South Carolina 100; Georgia
1900; Florida 800; Louisiana 1000; Texas 1000; Ar
kansas lOo0 Alabama 1000; Mississippi 1900; Tennes
see 45O0 Kentucky 90oo Ohio 80, 900; Indiana 49,
0oO Illinois 10000; Michigan 10 00O Wisconsin 5000;
Iowa 5000; Missouri $500; Kansas 1000; Minnesota
1900; Nebraska sOO Colorado 900; Nevada 1900; Ore
gon 1000; California $4,000; the Territories 1000;
Lower Provinces British North America 40O Ontario
1900; Australia 5000; making total Of 301, 900
bers. .g+
highest department Of the Order, and working entirely
separate from the Lodge Branch is said to be exceed
ingly prosperous in the United States, there being
thirty State Grand Encampments and nine hundred
subordinate Encampments, with total membership
Of 10000. From 1884 to 1869, according to the
official records, the number of members initiated into
the Order of Odd Fellows amounted to 66O 843; the
aggregate from all sources amounted to $33,
552 s24 number of members relieved 526, ,579; num-
relief paid, $141s94 402 The greatest number Of per-
sons initiated in any one year was 40,636 for the
twelve months ending July l. 1862 The aggregate of
the membership of the Order in Europe and America
amounts to 100000, there being 100000 Odd
Fellows in Great Britain.
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IMPORTANT DECISION UNDER THE BANKRUPT Law.
We copy as follows from Washington dispatch Of the
11th:
An important decision has been rendered in New
York by Judge Batchford of the United States Court
in proceedings growing out OF the bankrupt law 1t
involves the question of the effect of voluntary as
signment without preferences, made by debtor in
failing circumstances. It not generally supposed
that there anything in the bankrupt law which
could prevent such assignment, and lawyers have so
advised their clients. Some months ago, however
Judge Batchford held thai such an assignment
7alid ground for proceedings in voluntary bankruptcy,
and in decided last week, the same judge follows
up this decision by holding that such assignment is
valid ground for refusing to discharge the bankrupt
from his debt under the law. The theory OF the bank
rupt law is that the creditors the debtor to
have the power to choose the person who is to admin
lister the debtors estate. But in voluntary assign
ments in general the debtor chooses the assignee and
the result very apt be that the debtor himself
trolls the distribution. Hence such assignments are
contrary to the spirit of the bankrupt law. the vol
untary assignment made with the consent Of all
the creditors, to assignee approved by them poss
bly, the case might be different.
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BaowALow.-The New York World gives al
obituary notice of we had not heard was dead
/ Net joking, surely, on SO grave subject?
The death Of Wm. G. BroRnow will be the passing
away of about the last of those hitter, vndictive fu
rious, indecent persons who, by infinite capacity
blackguardism alone, seem to have attained politica
prominence Divested of bis feeundity of vruen
epithets, Mr.. Brownlow would, doubtless never hav
risen beyond the rank Of filthy tenrae country edi
tor. As it was, he became Governor Of State au'
member Of the Federal Senate. Long may it be be
fore behold such another specimen of such breed
Stevens has gone; Brownlow is gone; it but remain
for Charles Sumner to follow and needed purifcatio
will be complete.
The death of Mr.. Brosnlow will leave vacancy i
the Senate which the Legislature Of Tennessee will
course, fill with Conservative, which, with the sea
heretofore at their disposal will render the senatora
representation from that State wholly Democratic
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STEAM Power PROM PETRoLEUM.-An apparatus for
generating steam in stationary engines, or those on
steamboats, locomotives, by the of crude petro
leum for fuel has been in operation in Washington
for month, and is pronounced by engineers and
machenists complete success. letter writer says
that the petroleum is eyaporaed and burned in fur
mace in the form ogas Perfect safety from accidental
ere is claimed The inventor maintains that with this
apparatus he can get up much steam power with
two gallons of petroleum is usually gotten from
ton Of good coal that is he run locomotive or
steamship as far and fast with barrel Of oil as
with fifteen tons Of coal and with much more conve
nience and safety.
L axe
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CORRUPTION IN HIGH PLACEs.-It is hardly worth
find material for an article under this head e,4
officials furnish it in abundance but for the we
will let Governor Warmoh and his legislators alone,
respondent writes to the St. Louis Times some very
thruthfu observation. He says, it is matter of
speculation among outsiders how men with salaries
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 Per afford to
live in fine houses, drink expensive wines and ride in
elegant carriages in city where its merchants and
business find it difficult to live economically on in
comes of from $4,000 to $4,000. These official gentry
are in the habit of giving elegant and costly suppers
and balls, to which invited all the trooy oil So
journers in Washington. In view of such state of
affairs people apt to draw differences not at all COM
pimentary to the honor and honesty of these people,
Before the war, when the cost Of living compara
lively cheap official with salary $4,000, could live
in comfortable and elegant style. Since the war he
could not rent comfortable house in respectable
neighborhood for half that amount Where does the
money come from to pay for these uxuries and ex-
trayagancies is question which is often heard and
which is as often answered by the reply-from the
peoples pockets The bad example set by the thieving
arpetbaggers, who followed in the wake of the Union
armies through the South, is being followed by the
tie camp followers of Ben. Butler Hunter and other
distinguished agents. The spectacle presented by the
occupant Of the White HOUSE, in his capacity Of the
great gift receiver is not calculated to inspire res
pect for those in official station"
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TAX ON CorTos GIss.-The following was received
by the Collector of DeSoto parish
AUDITORS OFFICE, STATE OF LOUISIANA
W. Mcdonald, State Collector, parish of Desoto;
Dear Sir-Owners of cotton gins are liable to tax
of $780, where the cotton gnned is not raised on the
place and belonging to the owner OF the cotton gin,
Very respectfully,
GIN. WIcKLIEFE, Auditor.
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PgoMpr-The Memphis Ayalanch of the 18th, says
that Col David Looney, of that city, received dis
patch the day before from Col B. H. Epperson, pres-
dent of the Texas branch Of the Southern Pacific rail-
road that he would return to the city prepared to pay
over to the city fifty thousand dollars on the stock of
the Memphis and Little Rock railroad. Colonel Ep-
person was on his way TO the Louisville convention,
but learning that the Board of Aldermen had taken
action on his propositions he returned on the morning
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FROM HAVANA.

HAVANA Oct. 2o.-Papers to-day publish three in
tercepted documents which, if true prove Republican
rising in Spain is the work of Cuban insurgents.
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The Forty THE1vEs.-The New Orleans Republican
of the 10th, says that Gov. Warmoth will the lst
of November, issue his proclamation convening the
General Assembly in extra session the 1st Of De.
cember. This, of course may be considered official
or, at least enough for all practical purposes.
So we are to have extra session, which properly
rendered. extra stealing by set of hafstarved
carpetbaggers, who have wheted up their appetites
during the summer by visit to the North the foun-
ia in head of the forty thieves The Republican says
they will again occupy the Mechanics Institute,
Dryades street. The old be thief will occupy the
same portion Of the building as before The Senate
part of the concern will meet in the hall on the third
hoor and the House in the hall formerly occupied by
the Senate. The hall where the House formerly as
sembIed has been leased for a skating rink. It is
thought that thirty days will be sufficient time for the
thieves to completely gut the State.
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Shreveport University.

Shreveport University.
NyHE SECOND SESSION ofthis Institution will com
IL mence on Monday, September 6, 1853, under
the superintendent of Prof. GEO: B. THATCHER;
assisted by sufficient number of able and experienced
educators to give efficiency to every department.
While the of instruction in the classes will be
thorough and complete pains will be spared to meet
the increasing wants of community in the Commercla
Department
Rates of Tuition, &C., per Session -
Primary Department. .S2o W
Academic Department. nt...................... 70 W
Preparatory Department. ~ W
Collegiate Department t...............:...:. 30 90
Board per session, including washing lights &c 20 10
One half payable in advance balance at the middle
of session.
No deduction will be made from the above rates ex
in of protracted sickness Students charged
from time Of entrance Each boarder will be expected
to furnish his wash basin pitcher looking glass,
towels and bedding, except mattress and bedstead
JOHN N. HOWELL,
81 President Board of Trustees.
L Shrar ennrt August II. 1850 :
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ANDY JoHNsoS.-The New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser orthodox Radical paper makes the follow
ing remarkable candid confession in regard to Andrew
Johnson: "We venture to say that if vote could
be taken throughout the country says the Advertiser,
'two-thrds of the people of the United States would
record themselves in favor of Andy for Senator.
With all his pig-heededness and obstinacy, he has
proved himself honest official, and there is
tional relish for honest not to be forgotten. He
will stand at the gates Of the Treausry inspiring
much in all rogues and trcksters as Brennus did
at the gates Of Rome His resonant voice heard once
more in the chamber of the Senate will be like that of
the Censor Cato denouncing public wrongs and calling
the nation to paths of virtue Make way for Andy
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MORE TRIALS FOR THE SoUTH.-There are no doubt
many credulous people in the South who honestly be-
lieve that that the negro hasa hand in making
the laws of the Southern States and more than the
equal of the white in the eyes of the reconstruc
ton laws that he would cease to be active element
in the national and Northern politics. But such is
not the The niger is still rampant and for his
account the South is to be still further outraged We
are led to this conclusion forcby after reading
the late speech of Charles Sumenr of Massachusetts,
the leading Radical of the party in that State which
runs and uses the Government for its own ends. We
extract as follows
The information from the ex-Rebel States is most
painful. Old rebels crawling from their hiding
places to resume their former rue-and what rule!
Such might be expected from the representatives of
slavery. 1t is the rule Of misrute where the Ku-Klux
Klan takes the place of missionary and schoolmaser
Murder is unoosed The national freedman is the vic
tim ard so is the Unionist. Not Of these states
where intimidation with death in its train does not
play its part Take that whole Southern tier from
Georgia to Texas and add to it Tennessee, and fear
North Carolina and Virginia also-for the crime is
contagious-and there is small justice for those to
whom You owe SO much. That these things shonld
occur under Andrew johnson natural; that
structon should encounter difficulties after his defec
ton was natural The great English moralist-another
Johnson-did not wonder that dog in chains danced
no better but that it danced at all and do not
der that reconstruction with the chains upon it
ceeded BETTER but that it succeeded at all Andrew
johnson is out of the way and in his place pa
triotic President. Public opinion must to his
support in this necessary work. There is but thing
these disturbers feel it is powers and this they must
be made to feel; mean the power of an awakened
people, directed by Republican Adn,inist vig
orousy, constantly, surely, SO that there shall be no
rest for the wicked.
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DAVID CRESWELL,
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, Shreve:
N port Louisiana-Will practice in the parishes OF
Caddo DeSoo and Bossier and will attend to cases IN
the District, Supreme and Federal Courts.
Office corner of Texas and Spring streets, over Sale
& Murphys store. ja5O ly
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The STAPLE IN ALABAMA.-The Mobile Register
says that very little cotton is being hauled to the river
in Alabama, there being general disposition on the
part Of the planters to hold their cotton They Of
the opinion that the cotton crop is shorter than the
cotton world believes Our contemporary says they
have an idea that cotton is better property just
than greenbacks, and they are not anxious to make
the exchange in the light Of the late capers of the
Bears and the Bulls in the New York gold menagere.
This shows that the planters not only pucky but
strong aud independent. They could not have taken
this stand two years ago. They out Of debt and
baye something over. We hope that they will gel
plucky enough after while to ask gold for their cot
ton Pretty much the state Of affairs exist witt
the planters contiguous to this market only they
not afraid ask gold for their cotton and all they
get at that,
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ALECK. BOARMAN, .--
A TTORNEY AT LAW. Office, corner of Spring and
II Texas streets, Shreveport, La.
Shreveport, February, IA, 1s66-ly
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One OF THE GovERNoRs ApPoINTEEs- -Warmoth
has appointed one John F. Lowe, Mayor of Jefferson
City Here is one of bis first orders:
CRY OF JEFFERSON
August q So
Mr. George Bruce Sexton
your are hereby Ordered to inter the Body of Geo
Baun) L. to Charge the Same to the City Provideng
the Proper Certificate is left in your hands.
JOHN F LOWE
.. mayor
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WARMoTH ON A BUsr.-The New Orleans Bulletin
says that Warmoth, regardless of expense, is having
painted full sized portrait of himself in setting posi-
tion besides he has also had photograph taken of
himself guide European sculptor in chlseling his
bust of marble. The Bulletin says that the bust
will not show his hands, and for that it will
mar his figure head. We have often heard that the
Governor had awful large paws but that he
showed any pauses when he was grabbing the filthy
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WHAT soRos1s is Nor" Shirley Dave has written
to the New York Tribune, stating that "Sorosis" has
nothing whatever to do with politics. but that its high
est aim is to make woman womanly, which they can
easily do by calling J. B. Lewis No. Texas street,
and get pair of nice button gaters which button up
ever so high.
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The Queen of Prussia orders $500 to every woman
in the kingdom that has given birth to twelve children
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Two TEXANS RoBREp IN New ORLEANs.-The New
Orleans Times Of the 16th has long account of the
robbing Of two Texans in that city who around
seeing the sights. 1t seems that D. W. Williams, of
Smith county and N. N. McClanahan, Of Harrison
county, while on visit to house of ill fame kept by
Della Davis, Dryades street, relieved of
hundred dollars in greenbacks and sixtyone dollars in
gold From the statement made by them it appears
they bad hardly entered the house before several of
the women proposed to 60 to neighboring coffee
house to take drink. They started, and on the re-
turn Williams became stupi6ed, and sat on chair in
an almost senseless condition The women crowded
around AcClanahau, and, in bis opinion, it during
this time the money was distracted from his picket.
The matter put in the hands Of the police, who
rested six Of the women, but were unable to recover
any of the money ... 2.r -.s.
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1PORT, LOUISIANA WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 27 1869

CINCINNATI, Oct. 20-The college building contain
ing Lanes College Young Mems Mercantile. Library,
| Chamber of Commerce, several stores and Offices,
u rning.
AUGUSTA, Ga Oct 2o.--A difficulty occurred in
this city this morning between John Foster and W
Mcdonald, in which the former shot and instantly
| killed.
RICHMOND, Oct. 20.-Legislature adjourned to meet
second Tuesday after Congress shall have admitted the
State in the Union
For some time past the authorities at Washington
been apprsed of the existence Of gang engaged
IN the manufacture and sale of counterfeit revenue
stamps and have sent detective here to catch the
parties SO engaged, and to-day the following persons
were arrested charged with having in their possession
and selling the counterfeit stamps Fred Bannock, ex
Deputy Collector Internal Revenue Capt Thos. w
Roach, ex-Detective of Revenue Department, and 1t
John b. Stone, late United States Whisky Inspector
and at present Special Detective Of Postoce Depart
ment. Counterfeit stamps to the amount Of three
thousand dollars seized in the hands of BaEnock
There were sxty.pound tobacco stamps class thirty
two. The United States Court bailed Bannock and
Roach III the sum of ten thousand dollars each and
Stone, against whom the evidence is not strong, in
hve thousand dollars to appear on the 22d inst 1t
stated that the bogus stamps sent from the
factory in New York and pretty thoroughly circu
lated in the South. - +
WILMINGTON, Oct. 20-The case of the officers Of
the Cuba comes up before United States Commissioner
Tomorrow and the case of the vessel will be tried at
the next term of the United States District Court
which meets in November. s$t &
NASHVILLE, Oct 2o.-It is thought that johnson
has done his hest@
LOUISVILLE, Oct 21-A special dispatch from Nash
vile says, Johnson's vote fourth ballot to-day
forty eight which is his highest strength. Necessary
to choice, fifty -four. . ==,..
PHILADELPHIA; Oct 2l.-Several witnesses sworn in
the Brooks assassination case have disappeared.
New YORK, Oct 2l.-Fve Spanish gunboats came
to this port under convoy of revenue cutter yacht Anna
and has been nIaced 1nder surveillance Z
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IyE Shin, Steamboat and House Work, Stills and
Worms, Blacksmithng, Eobbng and Repairing; Steam,
cas- and Water Pipes, and Connections, all sizes
Spelter, Solder, and a kinds Of Brass Work, Steam
Cocks Gauges Whistles. etc. at New York prices
Brass Founding, Finishing and Pattern Making
Particular attention to steamboat backsmithng, STIR
rups, etc
Pumps for States Of Louisiana, Texas and Alabama
Refers to ELSTNER, KINSWoRTll &Go Shreve-
mort ap1T 1y
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-08-12
A Short CatechiSm not
usually taught in Sab
bath Schools.

Question.-Can you tell me
where | can buy the cheapest
goods for cash?
Ansaoer,-By all means go to
Murray & Morgan.
Q.-Why to Murray & Morgan,
when there are SO many others in
town =?
A.--Because they buy for cash,
sell for cash, consequently they
make no debts, which enables
them to sell cheaper than those
who sell on a credit.
Q-These are good reasons for
selling cheap, but have you no
other reason?
A.-Yes, they are. aware that
quick sales and small profits are
better than slow sales and war
profits.
Q.-Do not all merchants say
they sell cheap goods, and might |
not fall into the hands of the Phi
listines?
A,-You might, but as Murray
s. Morgan purchase dry goods, &C.,
from the most extensive importers
and jobbers in New York, boots
and shoes direct from manufactu-
rers, and the only merchants in
the county that do purchase from
manufacturers, myself and neigh
bors get the best bargains at their
house is why I speak SO positively.
Q--Well, sir, you have an
swered my questions SO reasona-
bly, that | will take your advice
and give them a trial. Hol for
MURRAY & MORGAN.