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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-11-10

kED RIVER FERRY.-After much and various lepisla-
ton by the city council the last lessees of the ferry
across the river at this place. have been dispossessed
OF their lease and ferry boat and their notes given up
TO them. This lets them out of bad bargain 1t
now becomes necessary to reet the ferry for the term
OF one year. in accordance with an act of the legisla
ture and sundry acts, specifications &C. &c. bv the
council of Shreveport and the police Jury of the parish
oil bosSer greeting, agreeing and many other things
TOO numerous to mention. Accordingly the controller
has published notice in the official journal NOTIFYING
all persons who to 90 down into the sea in tho
ferry boat W. +. Hamilton, and then and there gather
up much filthy ucre to be hand at the market house
between the hours OF 10 o'clock and IL o'clock
on the llth day of December, 1869, when then and
there the ship Hamilton and the privilege of running
her across Red river for the term of one year. will be
leased to the highest bidder. The lessee is to comply
with string of legal arguments long as the moral
law, which are duly set erh in the official publication
The lucky individual who shall be lawfully adudicated
homoogated and owbusticated to run said ship across
the drink" shall be entitled TO collect no more or
less than as follows in United States currency:
FOR SIX horse or wagon soc: FIVE horse do 45c:
lour horse do doc; three horse do S5c two horse do
2ee two horse carriage buggy 3Oc one horse do 25c
one loot passenger &c. man and horse 1oc live stock
9c' one dray load of freight zoe. Single packages
brought on board by foot passengers weighing more
than fifty pounds and not exceeding one hundred
pounds, Sc, and for each additional fifty pounds Sc
Rates OF ieFrage after o'clock P NJ shall or NAV be
maze by special contract with the lessee Of the ferry
FAN not, all We who want to make much money to
be on hand at the time designated and for the purpose
specified. Selahl
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GRAND JURT.-We beg leave respectfully to invite
the attention of the Grand jury now in session. to the
proprety of constructing new JAIL in the first in.
stance, and in the second place to the propriety of
verting the present building to new and better uses
The reasons will not enlarge upon, but they are
simply these lst the present Jail is now so insecure
that it is necessary to employ guards; and to make it
as safe as it ought to be- it will require an expenditure
so considerable that we had better provide new and
safer building 3D. that by its location, is both too
central, being in too conspicuous place. and, as occu
plying low ground the of public health is ev-
cry way Objectionable, if not nuisance Sd, both
Tor city purposes and parish purposes, we have great
need of more public buidings-of city hall for the
legal administrators of the city, for the city recorder
&c, &c, and there is proper place or court room
for the parish court with the district court in session
and grand jury in attendance. The present building
at small cost, might be little elevated and repaired
so as to make it comfortable and presentabe in appear
ance, and it is readily susceptible of partitions for the
purposes above mentioned. We respectfully refer
these suggestions to the grand jury in session. and to
our city and parochial authorities These could ar
range the costs of repairs between them
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BY TEL b G r A. PHI
Foreign and Domestic Markets
For the Southwestern.

LoNpos Nov. 9, Eoon.-Consols 934. Bonds $50.
PARIS, Nov. g. noon.-Bourse opens quiet; rentes
7l.35.
HAvRE, Nov. 9, noon.-Cotton opens quiet both on
the spot and afloat.
LIVERPOOL, Nov 9, noon.-Cotton DULL uplands L
and Orleans 12d sales 5000 bales.
New York, Nov. 9, noon.-stocks unsettled Money
75Rct Sterling-long 100 and short 1893. Gold
1879. Louisiana's, old, 65 and new Cd; levees So;
IS 80.
New ORLEANS, Nov. Cotton active, but easier,
23s@235c.; sales 5000 and receipts 539S bales. Flour
double extra S. rs. Corn lower; white and yell
low 81 1o@1 Is. Mess pork dull at $sl %. Lard
easier, 1s@19ac Sugar dropping; fully fair l2a@l3c
Moasses easier prime so@ssc Whisky dull COT
fee active and firm. Others unchanged. Gold 1859
Sterling 1873. New York sight par Cattle unchanged
LIVERPOOL, Nov 9, evening Cotton steady uplands
ll4@111 and Orleans ll5@l2d sales 5000 bales of
which for speculation and export 1000.
New YORK, Nov. 9, evening heavy and
lower sales 2soo bales at 254c Money more steady,
5@779ct. Sterling dull, 1ost@lo9. Stocks strong.
SAN Francisco, Nov. 9.-Twenty full cargoes Of
wheat were shipped for England during October Ex-
ports $685. 900 sacks wheat and 24O 900 sacks -four.
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MISCELLANEOUS

RICHMOND, Va, Nov s.-A telegram to the Dis
patch announces the arrest at Charlottesville to-day
of John A. Salmon, charged with the murder of his
aged mother and young brother, on Thursday morn
ing last They found Drained with Ratchet, and
Salmon, who went home drunk from neighboring
farm asserts that he found them in that condition
The prisoners was cool and denied the murder but
made many contradictory statements
Gen. Candy issued an order to-day, postponing all
railroad stockholders meetings until the admission of
the State. IS s@ss "-1l-' 7.-rs
bark went ashore Lake Michigan. Total loss.
Captain, his wife and seaman lost.
FoRT BENTON, Nov S.-Small pox raging among
the Indians. "r"
CINCINNATI, Nov 9.-Forty cattle at Pfffer's dis
tillery died of plague. The cattle all native. Every
precaution used to prevent its spreading.
FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. Bark Regina, ashore
at Cape Horn beach. Weather favorable.
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AN ExsENAroR.-A Virginia exchange says that
John NJ. Mason for long time United States Senator
from that State and the representative of the Confed
crate States to the Court of St. James, s resi-
dent of Seminary Hill, near Alexandria, Va. Accord.
ing to the Gazette he drives into Alexandria almost
every day in an ordinary noop spring wagon, with
blue body, and behind dark brown horse by no
means remarkable for its looks or gait The ex.Em.
bassador wears black felt hat with broad brim, a
bobt tailed beaver cloth sack coat gray breeches the
legs of which are stuffed in pair Of heavy boots, and
long buckskn gauntles. He holds the rens and han
dies the whip too, though he had not forgotten his
boysh days and the hale, hearty old man, as seen
going into the bank, the stores King street, pre-
sents little of the appearance of the distinguished gen.
teman who, short time ago, was acting conspcu-
Gus part in the drama of life, where the scenes were
laid among courts and palaces, and when nations
life was the object sought for.
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dispatches published in Tuesdays Daily.

CoNsTANTINopLE Nov. Sit is announced that the
Sultan will not attend the opening of the Suez Canal
PARIS Nov. S.-Two electoral meetings dissolved
by the police Rochfort addressed meeting last night
and nominated the Corps legislati from first ward in
Paris Dispatches from Florence announce Victor
Emanuel dying, and Prince and Princess Napoleon
summoned to his bedside.
MADRID, Nov. S.-Unonists and progressionist dis
agree on other points than electing King.
PARIS, Nov. S.-An unknown man was arrested who
confessed the intention to assassnate the Emperor.
Nothing late regarding the death of the King of
italy,
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Recorders CON-.

WEDNESDAY, Nov 3.-Eliza NJ.
c ce1su 70 answer m the charge of disorsr
oo oa w. Inc prosecuting witness ssi and ssds
anu oohe worser than in the mor ssla she hasa
was neap worser This was all vsrn One s;s
hisnes nov interested, who lived cIoa ase Until
nau Nv: nealu Oh fuss there and if thy y, saS
could have hos 1HncuIy or contention, sbs
al;o;ams n ueau ~. Just then the case oo,e
Jacob Risden ' T. ana Eliza was dscharaea
and easy at different times, took fa soGo oeala,
parties seeing Jacob full Of tanplefoot III nlsn w.
modern rule-do unto others as thew bs ausea WI e
yon-put ID charge against him of benn W. u0a
orderly and acting in an indecent mas, ufuas
street. Jacob looked as if he had used s.s o.
pillow with vision of more or less a, s!one
stationary, much rotary and no ladder in w. ~
Ihe evidence was that he was drunk v 'ae 'n'oG
cut the disorderly Or indecent part (tbe o'aat
punishable by ordnance was not proven. J9d matte
no Tg gusy ol '%'o nn any ordinance ae
bo; iAosspAY, NOV. Billy Bennett, charged :.
being dlsorderly on the Streets plead guilty With
4s hours. paying be POI
VIM. Lightfoet, c., charged with disorda,,
decent conduct, plead guilty, and paid Is ss sad H.
$z.eo costs, rather than subsist on the c,. lug M
hours WIG c'sy for Il
FRIDAY, Nov. Been Calvin, c., charged v;,,, !.
orderly conduct and disturbing the peace pead sn
and paid $3.50 fine and the same as costs quit,
SATURDAY, Nov e.-Charles Davis, colored o,..
with disordery conduct and disturbing the peac.
not guilty. The evidence was that he VS. s; pead
guilty. Fine 81 and costs 50, or 4s hours in th
lookup. Money paid. - "e city
MONDAY, Nov. s.-Thomas MCGOWAN had o..
too much busthead in his bread. basket-in fso 1--WE
than he could carry that is why he violated ths ~.
nance relating to lying on the street or Sidewalk M
81 and ~ costs, or two days He made ra;se ~ ~
paid up. . "''e an
Tony Livingston and Nicholas Thomson coo..,
were charged with disorderly conduct and d;sush
the peace. II seems that Tony had been at vorL ~;
Nicholas in the country, they came in Cd Satn ~,
Nicholas to see his wife, and Tony to see aDv ons ~
come handy Nicholas wife seemed handy to TN ~.
but Nicholas was on The watch. Tony tried tho d.:
ball dodge, saying he thought she was ual h.
was no go with Nicholas. trio row was inst fa;,
started when officer Cain made haul and got tuo ~
OF the three-now, two out of three wins. The f.
felt of SIS fine and 80 so costs was paid. ~
Kate johnson, charged with disorderly and iudece,
conduct, said she was not guilty. That she was m,
lone woman. The evidence was fiat against her
was that she had said lots of severe words-was ran
pant generally in fact perfectly ferocious. Her g.
was $5 and 81 so costs, in default of paying y hon.
In the lookup. She took lookup in hers.
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REVISION OF TAcT1cs.-By command of Gen. sher.
man the Board of Officers assembled at St. Louis 70,
Revision of tactics of which Maj. Gen. j. NJ Scho6ed
Is PRESIDENT will in addition to the duties assigned
them also examine and report on the best small arm,
end accoutrements for the uss of the army of the
United States This board will act in conjunction with
board of naval officers, and endeavor to adopt small
arms OF pattern and cabre suitable to both branches
OF the SERVICE with common ammunition and parts in.
terchan geable: The commanding officers of the st.
Louis Arsenal, and of the engineer battalion at Jeffer
son Barracks are associated with the Army Board in
all its experiments and tests In the final report which
should, if possible, be rendered by May LIST, 1870 the
Board will designate the six best muskets for infantry
carbnes and pistols for cavalry and artillery and six
sets of accoutrements knapsacks and baversacks, in
the order of merit, and the War Department will pur.
chase the same at price fixed by the owner and ap.
proved BY the board
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-11-10
FROM HAVANA

HAVANA, Nov. Captain General DeRodas has lib
Grated Magregor. Through intercession of Plumb,
the American CONSUL Magregor left in the Eagle for
New York. Mexican advices say Quesada will proba-
bly, form new Cabinet. The Ell ziglo, newspaper,
advises Romero resign his position as it being
beyond his capacity. Manuel sanVedra has been ap-
pointed Minister of Interior. E's~
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MISCELLANEOUS

CONCORD, Nov. 6.-The National Bank of Wolfboro
was robbed Loss very heavy.
RICHMOND, Nov. s.-Four inches of snow fell at
Copington, Va, and at Greensboro, North Carolina.
CHICAGO, Nov. S.-The schooner Tan wreck in
Lake Michigan. Eight persons lost.
BosroN, Nov. s.-Tbe British schooner Frank, from
San Domingo for Boston, arrived at Providence town.
All hands sick. The mate and one seaman died of
fever.
HUDSON, ONO, Nov. s.-Eghteen inches snow this
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JOHNSON AND CoopER.-A Tennessee exchange says
that while Henry Cooper the United States Sena
tor from Tennessee State judge he seized by
party of rebels and carried into captivity for serving
under Andy johnson in that capacity. johnson, who
was military Governor at the time Immediately seized
upon the person of prominent and wealthy citizen
of Nashville, and held him as hostage. Word was
sent of this maneuvre to the captors of Cooper who
were glad enough at Andy's suggestion to exchange
prisoners, and thus Cooper was released
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The Cooperative Laundry" in Massachusetts is to
have $4,000 capital and to do the washing of fifty
families to begin with. Exchange.
Wonder how Laundry would work in this city i?
We inclined to think would do well if properly
conducted. We have no hesitation in stating that if
some one who understood the business was to inaugu
rate be would receive the support of many of the
families and many of the men who are too modest to
cast shy gances at the tarched up yaler wenches who
go about doing up clothes. We wish some one would
try the experiment.
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Do WOMEN REALLY LOVE BAD MEN THE Best I'VE

DO WOMEN REALLY LOVE BAD MEN THE BEST we
clip the following from an Northern exchange:
Its singular fact that eighttenths of the reading
women OF this country are devotees at Lord Byrons
shrine. Of some twelve or fifteen communications Of
tered us, in relation to the Mrs Stowe scandal" all
but one we're from the hands of women and every one
without exception were couched in terms of tender.
ness for the ascivous bard We are told by the man.
aging editor OF one of leading daes that he has
been simply astounded at the multitude of women of
excellent taste and good sense who have talked to him
and written to him in defense of Byron
we remarked, short time since, upon the anomaly
witnessed in every community where well known fast
men were the accepted favorites in society A fast
woman wins her sisters scon fast man secures her
smiles This is fact so common as not to be dscred.
ited; and this sympathy for Byron, very prince of
prohlgates, is but another expression Of the fact
Who will account for it?
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THE CONSCIENCE FUND.-The total amount of money
received by the Treasury Department at Washington
up to the 24th and credited to the Conscience Fund.-
is $11S,991 81. Gen. Spinner will recommend that
this amount be credited to the general Sinking Fund
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The TENNESSEE R1rER.-Congress is to be memo
rallied for the Improvement Of the Tennessee river.
This river is the sixth in magnitude among the rivers
OF the North American Continent, and it flows through
hive great States Of the Union The resources Of this
productive region, enhraced in North Alabama, Mid
ue tennessee East tennessee and portions Of Geor-
ga, Virginia and North Carolina, are throttled at
Muscle Shoals. There along the bank Of this
river in North Alabama, 100000 acres Of Govern
ment land, now wilderness, which would be occu-
pied but for this obstruction.
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.

New ORLEANS, Nov. Steamship Hanover, from
Bremen, brought 200 emigrants so for Texas. Mos
of others remain in Louisiana.
Departed for Red river-Era No. 10 and Fleta,
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RUsK CoUNTY.-We regret to announce the death of
Thomas j. Durham, old citizen of this place. which
occurred at Hot Springs Ark, few days ago. Mr.
Durham had many warm friends and acquaintances in
this county, who mourn the loss Of good, intelligent
and useful citizen. Texas Observer.
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No MORE SEA ISLAND CorToN.-The Galveston News
says the planters the coast of South Carolina and
Georgia, where most Of the crop Of island cotton is
made, are going to abandon its cultivation. 1t has
been found that the cultivation upland cotton is
profitable than island and consequently the planters
are going to give their attention to the former.
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No Ear"a s,,-eresr @ Irnrcr Arrpr The New
Orleans papers of the 3oth emphatic in their as
seron that there will be no extra session of the Leg
isature. The Times says it has its information from
the most authentic aouree. The regular session meets
in January
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CHANGE NoTEs-We are inclined to the opinion
that the complaint the part of few Of our bust.
ness men Of the scarcity Of small notes is somewhat
unounded. From careful investigation OF facts, we
disposed to think that the scarcity oflarye bills is
much more grieyous evil.
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MARION CouNTr.-The residence of Captain B. D.
Boswell, U. s. A., opposite the stockade burned
yesterday afternoon. The fire was supposed to have
originated from stove in the kitchen Captain Bos.
well estimates his loss at from twenty-five hundred
to three thousand dollars. Zz
Jefferson Times and Republican,.
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Louisville paper of the 2sth says thus far eleven
have been killed in building the bridge the
Ohio at that place, six of whom drowned in spite
of the sks always kept ready to rescue the workmen
who fall into the water
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Captain Crisp poked his good-natured phiz in our
sanctum Monday looking as fine "peeled ingun. "
He must have been in good company since he left US
TO have held his so well. His theatrical troupe
will be along to-day, and will venture to say, if
they have stood the Texas campaign we'll as the
Captain, we shall have some delightful entertainments
to while away the long evenings.
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JUD1cIAL.-The case of the State VS.. j. L. Lewis,
Judge of the 18th District in relation his eligibility
to the Office of District Judge tried last week at
Homer before Judge Scott The decision, we learn.
against Judge Lewis 1st because he had not been
practising lawyer in this State for two years pTeced
ing his appointment, and I'd, he was ineligible under
the 18th amendment. Minden Democrat 9th inst.
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Ladies and gentlemen wishing to subscribe for
the most popular and interesting ladies' books and
magazines for the ensuing year, secure them at
reduced rates by joining clubs being made up at
the news and periodical depot in the Postoice build
ing, where choice reading matter be had at ali
times. Lovers ofliterature should avail themse yes Of
this opportunity
Female Diseases all over the South are rapidly
yielding to the magic power of that never failing Ute
rine Tonic, known Dromgoole & Co.'S English Fa.
male Btters. This peculiar combination arouses the
womb to healthy action, and at restores health,
beauty and buoyancy to females who have been afflicted
for years. 1t is the only certain Uterine Regulator
Sold by all Druggists J. P Dromgoole & Coz Pro.
prietors, Memphis.
Sold in Shreveport, La by HYAMS 4 KENNEDY
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BEEF PACKING CoMMENCED.-We learn that beef
packing at Soners beef packery below this city, COM
menced last Friday. The arrived on the Gladi-
ola and killed hundred head the day of arrival
The next day they slaughtered four hundred head.
The work has commenced in earnest.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

We have on consignment and for sale large lot o
heavy India baggng, which propose to sell in lots
to merchants of not less than FIVE bales at figures as
low as can be laid down, if not lower Also any
amount of the celebrated arrow ties #
MO 1td&w] MARTIN Il FORD
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ANOTHER fERRY.-Capt. Vim. Thatcher has com
menced running his ferry boat across Red River at this
point starting just below Martin Fords warehouse,
outside the corporation limits. Opposition is the life
of business
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FROM HAVANA

HAVANA, Nov. s.-The cholera is prevailing. Vel
low fever appeared at Puerto Principe. A steamer
from Spain with battalion of troops has arrived
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WHAT ARE We WORTH MIR. Boutwell,, the Massa
ehusetts hnancier, says we worth fifty thousand
mlion OF dollars, which strikes us, though we have
no idea how much that is, Of being little too big
blow. II we are really worth that much, then our
debt is very small affair." say four per cent. of our
property. 1t is about the same as man worth one
hundred thousand dollars owing four thousand dol.
lars, which is simply nothing. We doubt Mr. Bout
wells or Mr.. Anbodyelse's ability to convince the
world that we in such easy circumstances What
rich people we are--in Mr. BcutWelps estimation |!
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The Boston Traveller says that there in New England
over htty thousand able bodied men, married and SINGLE
with families and without, who pecarous liveli
hood by farming in and seeking work in winter
where they can find it.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer learns that the Hon. Geo.
a. Pendleon has been rendered, and has accepted the
Presidency Of the Kentucky Central railroad. That
is better than no presidency at all.
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SUGGEsrIoN.-Now that the river is so low and
the boats so long in making trip from New Orleans
to this po suggest that the mail contractor send
The mails by the landr via Vicksbnrg and Monroe
1t would be great accommodation to this people
What says the contractor?
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PARIS, Nov. 9.-Prim stated in Cortes that Topete
has resigned. Topete avors revolution and would
aid Prim in discharge of official duties.
FLORENCE, Nov. 9.-Physicians report Victor Eman-
uel out of danger. 4~--
PARIS, Nov. 9.-The city is entirely quiet.
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NAVY YARD AT NEW ORLEANs-The New Orleans
Republican, of the 28th, says that Senators Kellogg
and Harris, the day before visited the roncads lying
at Agiers and to prospect for new navy yard To-
cation
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STEALING RopE.-A Texas exchange says boy
fifteen years old, is confined in the Jail at Dallas, for
the crime of stealing small piece of rope and will
probably be sent to the penitentary. This is rather
hard the boy but not SO Lard it was on the widow
lady whose horse was at one end of the rope
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CALIFORNIA PEARs.-The New Orleans Picayune of
the Both ut says the first instament of California
pears for sale in that market is exhibition
the different fruit stands. They large and well
preserved. Price, fifty cents EACH Not many Cali
fornia pears will we take at that price.
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.
FROM EUROPE.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 9.-Departed for Red river
Era No. g.