The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-11-17
FROM WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Chas Barnard is appointe
registrar of the land office at New Orleans.
WAsH1NGroH, Nov. l0.-Chas. j. Folger succeed
Butterfeld.
The President tenders Thomas J. Durant the Unite
States Circuit Judgeship for the district embracin
Louisiana and Texas.
Robert j. Walker is insensible and unable to tax
medicine
Revenue to day, 1857 200. The accounts of E. I
Magee, missing collector of revenue from Tennessee
correct Boutwell, sending clerk to New York
overhaul accounts of the custom house, there ar
frauds suspected aggregating from to ten mllio
dollars.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-A large number of agricu
tural implements and machines from the Wheeloc
Exposition, New York city, were shipped to Georgi
fair last Saturday. John Merrman, of Maryland, de
signs having his herd of cattle at the State fair an
leaves Baltimore for Savannah tomorrow.
A argued in the Supreme Court to day in
volvng the individual liability of stockholders o
national banks under the national currency act.
WASHINGTON, Nov 11.-Waker is dead. The print
ing of currency is suspended in New York on accoun
of alleged suspicious and Irregularities. A force o
Treasury experts gone there to investigate
WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-THE Navy Department ha
the following information:
"KEY WEST, Nov 8, 1862
can English schooner arrived to-day from Nassau
with 120 men from steamer Lillian, which left Cedar
Keys on the 9th of October The Lillian rounded
Cuba going east the south side without attempting
to land men went to Nassau on the 10th flying Cubar
colors being short of COAL having previously landed
$50 men near Nassau with two DAYS provisions The
Lillian attempted to coal the next day few miles at
sea, but the coal schooner seized by English gun.
boat Startling.
''The Startling fred into the Lillian The Lillian
returned to Nassau and was taken possession of by the
English authorities Some twelve hours afterwards
the Lillian sank She lies across reef with her back
k,o1 o11tb H.. "
are Cubans"
H. W. Queen, Commander U. S. navy, Solon Robin
son, agricultural editor of the Tribune Gen. HaIsted
and Dr. Trimbe of New jersey will attend the Geor-
gia fair
Customs from the lst to the 9th inst, inclusive,
were two and quarter millions of dollars Total for
October sixteen million and thirty thousand dollars
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-It was Jordan's chefof-
staff Harry Clawrey, not Jordan himself that was kill
ed in recent Cuban battle
The suit of the United States vs. several Tennessee
railroads. have been compromised by consent of coun-
sell The roads to remain in possession OF their respec-
tive company organisations and after paying running
expenses and interest State bonds the balance of
earnings be subject to the claims fthe federal govern
ment. This action defeats the motion of the govern
ment to place the roads in hands of receivers.
1t is thought that equitable settlement will show fed
erai government largely indebted to the roads.
Amos Kendall dead. Admiral Radford has been
man-o of-war.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l2-Reyenue $443,OOO Par
ties dealing in gold dust liable to brokers' tax.
Treasury Department will be closed tomorrow in
respect to Walker.
Gen. Sherman, with large party, leaves Monday for
the reunion of the Army of Tennessee, at Louisville.
The World has an editorial asserting positively that
by virtue of secret treaty. the steamer Albany loaded
with and ammunition sailed for San Domingo via
Dry Tortugas where she will ship 500 soldiers. She
will take possession of the island in the of the
United States.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-In accordance with reso-
luton of the Louisville Convention, Mr. Fillmore ap-
pointed Blahton Duncan, of Kentucky, and Robt. T.
Sanders of Tennessee, commissioners to the Russian
exposition in 1870. The terms of the resolution add
Fillmore to the commissioners. Grant will appoint the
three.
Offices all closed in honor of Walker. Boutwell,
gone to Boston.
Heavy storm showing; telegraph working slow.
Grant absent from Walkers funeral.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.-The Tri bune says, editorial
y, evidence duplicates prominent Washington Trea-
ury official in the New York Custom house frauds.
The evidence is complete that he shared in the pro-
leeds. The Tribune withholds his name.
Grant approves Ames registration for the Mississippi
lection.
The accounts of Butterfield resigning his position
# Assistant Treasurer at New York are correct.
Delinquent patent agents must settle before doing
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