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WASHINGTON, March 25.-SeRate-Rice introduced
bill restoring republican government to Georgia Mo-
ton to consider it faed-40 to Is Bill providing for
redistribution and issue of additional S50,000000 ma
tional currency considered without action. Amend
n,ents to National Junction railroad connecting north
and south roads around Washington adopted, and
goes to the President. Adjourned.
House-Joint resolution restoring jurisdiction OF
Court of Claims to cases OF citizens of loyal States TOR
vessels impressed during tie passed-S0 to ST.
Unson replaces Poland on the Reconstruction Com
mittee. Bill restoring republican government to
Georgia, introduced, and referred to Reconstruction
Committee 1t reassembes original Legislature and
imposes test oath qualifications; declares expulsion OF
colored members void. Mississippi resumed, but laid
aside for tenure of Office bill, which, after stormy de-
bate, was referredto Judiciary Committee-95 to 79-
only ten Democrats voting nay Adjourned.
WASHINGTON March 26.-HoAse-C Committee on
Foreign Affairs reported resolution declaring sympathy
with people of Cuba in their efforts to secure indepen
dence, and establish republican government; also re-
ports former resolution authorisins the President
to recognise Cuba reccmmtted and ordered printed
Tenure of Office act resumed, and after long, demora
isnp debate motion to concur in Senate amendments
was defeated by 70 to 80, and the bill goes back tc
the Senate as simple repeal. Adjourned to Monday
Senatc-Etforts to take up Mississippi and Ell PaSe
road failed Bill removing disabilities OF James q
Kyler Of Montgomery county, Virginia. passed Bli
enforcing convention of July 7, 1868, with Mexlct
passed. Discussed currency bill without action tt
executive session, and adjourned to Monday
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FROM EIRlPE.

MAnRID March 24-Two hundred women marched
through the streets to the Cores with petition against
conscription.
LONDON, March 24.-strike of Preston ssplnners is
extending Several Glasgow mills stopped for want
of hands.
MADRID March 2G.-Committee Of Cortes reported
constitutional monarchy; King to reign eighteen years;
Senators l3 members Congress 81 Church and State
separate. Cores passed conscrjpdon law.
MADRID, March 25.-Under the proposed consttu
ton, provisional councils elect four Senators from
each province; member Of congress to be elected by
universal suffrage. The minority committee propose
the catholic the religion Of state, with federation o
other cresds; liberty OF the press; right of public
meeting fully guaranteed by the proposed constitutions
sessions of congress trennal. The conscrptlon Ia"
limits corscription to keeping present regiments full
PARIS, March 26.-Severa large meetings, Three
persons arrested for seditious operations.
LONDON, March 27.-Kong Kong telcgrams repor
loss Of Pacific Mail Steamship Companys steamer Her
man. A large number Of japanese aboard drowned
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FROM HAVANA.

HAVANA, March 23-Rebcl General Schmidt killed
in skirmish near Trinidad. Reported Manacaraqua
alrd Porter Golona burned, by order of Tavada The
Prensa says yve Insurgents mostly Of high rank
were captured and executed in the vicinity OF Irln
dad, but adds, the situation in that quarter is more
serious than it has hitherto appeared. Weather very
hot.
HAVANA March 24.-Insurgens masssing on South
side of the Island Inhabitants demand more troops
Government silent regarding movement of troops
American brig Mary Lowell, captured at Ragged Is
land Peruvian monitors remain at Ragged Island
During the voyage one of the monitors jammed the
steamer Havana, siLking her Seven OF the Havana
crew drowned.
HAVANA, March 25-Duce DEGREES that vessels cap,
tured in Spanish waters near Cuba with men OF
munitions of war aboard will be regarded as pirates,
regardless of points Of departure.
Value of cargo, Of brig Mary Lowell S23o, ,000 con
ssting of assorted material.
Heavy battle reported road between Remedies
and Moror in the Central Department. Government
silent regarding result, though Spauiards claim SOC
rebels killed
HAVANA March 2G.-Governors Of Trinidad ant
Villa Clara, and Col. Manenna, who commands the
forces near Renedos accused OF disloyalty -Four
companies of ,nobiliscd volunteers have gone
the enemy. General Leton's advance guard dcteatec
By rebels near Cienfuegos Several expeditions from
the United States we'll equipped, are known to have
landed recently.
Cuban accounts OF the expeditions to raise the siege
Of Puerto Principe untavorable to the SpanardF
HAVANA, March 25.-CapilIanos, noted rebel chlef
tidn and blockade runner is here prisoner, eapturec
near Gibura. When the Mary Lowell was captured at
Ragged Island most of the members of the expedition
were ashore. Spanish vessels cruising for expeditions
reported coming from the coast of Florida. Teuonis
sailed yesterday for New Orleans.
HAVANA March 27.-Regular steamer Comdie Ariel
plying between Havana and Cardenas which left here
Tuesday, captured by tie passengers, who left the
lady passengers captain and part of the crew at Rag
nes. Whereabouts Of the steamer unknown.
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/ RADICAL LEGISLATORS FALL OUT.-We copy rs fol
lows from Little RocL Arkansas dispatch ofthe l7tl
A resolution was introduced into the House this
morning, deposing Speaker Price for incompetency
and arbitrary rulings. An excited debate ensued.
Price day or two ago published an article in his
paper, daring members to introduce articles Of i'm
peachment, having been told, he stated, coming
from Lieut. Gov Johnson thas if the tone of his paper
was not changed such would be the case.
This explanation made to-day by Price, when
Johnson denounced the assertion entirely false, and
said that he didn't hold Price responsible he was
urged on by his masters, and could be bought for
penny. Price interrupted him, and said he would hold
bin responsible for his language. johnson replied
that he didn't regard Prices word much as he
did the yelp of terrier dog in the street. He
continued as considerable length in the strain
Pending consideration of the resolution the body ad
iourned.
The investigation of the pententiary contract brings
to light startling revelations 1t appears that Hodges
and Weeks the contractors who notified the Governor
that they would vacate the grounds April 1st have
already drawn from the State treasury ninety thousand
dollars not cent of which has been returned as the
contract specified. Also, that the contractors bono
of 5000 o00 which filed with the Seetary of State
has been stolen from that office 1t is believed that j
is grand scheme on the part Of the Governor ant
lcsses to swinde the State
/ Alas poor Arkansas!
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THE RorHscHlLDs.-The Rothschilds said to be
dissatisfied with the management OF their Paris house,
since the death of old Baron James. Histwo sonsare
several ruinors specuations. Nearly all of the old
p!oves Of the firm have been discharged since Baron
James death Some strange discoveries have been
made in regard to the charities Of the old Baron. He
freqQenty subscribed for benevolent purposes large
sums, with the understanding that he should be called
upon to pay only part of the same. lie often
planned of the exosbtant he had pay for clerk
hire lie took but two three daily papers, and the
who read the Of the day to him every
ing, had to subscribe for as many, and bring them
along to Rohschilds Is house. He never watches,
rings Or any other kind Of jewelry. At the dinner
table be drank cheap wine, and he often scolded his
children for drinking champagne and other expensive
wines There was but person at whose expense
he did not grumble, and that his wife. When
called upon by persons who wanted him to contribute
handsomely for charitable purpose, he often
came DOWN only upon being told that if he should
not give anything, his wife would be applied to- He
knew that she would contribute literally, and so he
subscribed handsome sum, but usually little les
than he thought she would have given. He was IL
compound of miserlv and spendthrft habits He al
ways made fuss with bis shoemaker who presented
his annual bill him, but he did not even vince when
his agents asked him for twenty thousand francs to
purchase some work of art. He was very proud of
bis sagacity art critic and connosseur but he
was cheated so often in the purchase of pictures
statues, medals &c, that one-baf the works Of art in
his galleries said to be worthless. He had the
most implicit confidence in old Charles Pllet the
tionecr of works Of art but Pillet it thought often
abused this confidence and pamed worthless trumpery
ON the trusting Baron
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TIE IRISH LANGUAGE.-The Archbishop of Tuam in.
his Lenten Pastoral states that the Irish language
dying out, as is generally supposed, and convinc-
ing proof OF the truth of this statement his Grace re-
fers to his visitation Of last year, during which he COR
frmed $500 persons in twentysix parishes and out Of
that number there were not twenty persons perhaps
with the exception Of few children from the strange
Places who did not account in their native tongue for
the princf1es Of faith and duties Of morality nclud
ing the cofhmandments and the sacrements to an ex
tent which might astonish the revilers of the Irish
peasantry and language
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BUTLER ON THE CABINET.-" Mack" writes from
Washington, on the 9th, as follows:
Unless all signs fall the old feud between Butler and
Grant will soon break out with renewed. vgor. Ben
jamn enjoys the ''situation" very much and laughs
heartily over the mistakes of his old enemy. They
tell good, and true little story of his opinion of the
Cabinet in this way: It is well known that John A.
Griswod the last Republican candidate for Governor
Of New York in confident expectation Of the Sec
reargshp Of the Navy. He was warmly urged by the
politicians Of the Empire State and had good reason
to believe he would be successful. Ben Butler met
him yesterday and asked him, with sardonic grin,
how he liked the Cabinet. GriswoFt mournfully re-
piled that he didn't IKE it much Well said Butler,
with twinkle of his strabismical eptics al told you
how i would be- Fact is, by -, you didn't sub
scribe enough =
There big laugh as the force of Buffers reason
ing was felt by all who heard the Dialogue,
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One of !" hIack's" best is this picture OF carpet
bag Senator from South Carolina " lie called to my
mind tender recollecions of the late raterna struggle
BY looking exactly like sntler from whom used to
buy clay pipes at twenty five cents apiece and tobacco
at ten cents pipeul, during the siege of Ficksburg
He had the sutlerian style to dot-even to the ora
orc gestures which first preceded declaration to the
hungry boys Of til Ohio that the mince pies were all
out but that he had sent to the lanyard for the
wherewithal to make fresh supply. By which must
not be understood disparagins the honest occupa
ton of a suffer- intmating that there is augh in il
that units man for being Senator afterward. On
the contrary Of opinion that the latter-day Sen
ator cannot have lad better schooling than the rug
ged discipline of the suffers wagon affords. 1t trains
him in those habits of self preservation and economy
which, pracced larger scale in his new position
will enable him to million out of salary of five
thousand and the naledictions over his scale o
prices, or the imprecations the toughness anc
eatherness Of his dried beef prepare him to bear witt
fortitude the unfriendy criticisms Of political oppo
nents, or the envenomed shafts Of canmny which ire
sponsibe newspaper scribblers hurting at ht
vrtuous head which genius and ability elevate ane
exhibit above the level of the crowd
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Observation-Disclosures.

ST. LOUIS, March 23.-Gen. Custar and command
we're on north fork of Red river, the base of the
Washita mountains March 9Th. Gen. schofeld anc
staff leave for Fort Leavenworh to day. Twenty o.
Brigham Youngs wives have arrived at Council Bluffs
They will visit friends there and continue their jour
nev to Washington.
New YORK, March 23-The Brazilian Times ofFeb
ruary goth reports Lopez still in the mountains, and
Mcmahon with him. Lopez scouts massacre baragnay
ans who remain behind Cholera prevailed Throughout
the country
Alvces from Porto Rico are to the 18th Govern
ment has imposed additional export duties OF three
dollars per llcgshead sugar, slXtyh five cents pei
hogshead On molasses fifty cents per qintal on coet
and twenty cents per qnintal on tobacco
NEW York, March 24,-Ocean Queen has arrived
from Panama with 100, 900 in treasure. No news.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 24.-Democrats reelected in al
cases of resignation to defeat the fifteenth amendment
Extra session called for April 8th
PaoF1pENCE r. l. March 25.--Senate postponed
consideration of the 18th amendment to May session
HALIFAX, March 25.-Very destructive floods ii
Nova Scotia
ST. Louis. March 25-Tndian troubles in the neigh
borhood of Fort Randall continue.
SAN FRANcIsco March 25.-SiXtysiX vessels are
now en- route for Great Britain, from San Francisco
with cargoes aggregating 100000 sacks wheat als'
eight vessels for domestic Atlantic ports, with 165,oo
sacks wheat, and ten for Rio Jancrio with $4,000
barrels of -four California wheat and -four now afoa
for China and other countries, aggregates 100000
sacks of wheat valued at s4,C00,o00.
New York, March 26.-facked cuban meeting
Mayor Hall presided. Charles A. Dana read sesou
tions expressing sympathy with Cuban patriots, ant
urging Government to recognise them as belgerents
which were adopted enthusiastically.
/ ST. Louis March 2G.-News from the West threat
ching. Indians generally discontented.
GREENylLLE, Tenn, hiarch 26, eyening.-Mr. John
son is very much better-out Of danger.
New YoRK, March 26.-Edward Bates, Lincoln
attorney general, is dead
SAN FRANCISCO, harch 26-Eenry Haght is dead
BosToS, March 27.--James D. Martini defautin!
cashier of the Hide and Leather Bank pardoned, bu
re-arrested on new charge, and held in $780, 900 bail
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s. N. CHAPMAN,
A. II. LEONARD
MUTT & LEON ARD,

4 T \ At i "
Shreveport, Louisiana.
yETIT practice in the Courts of the parishes OF Cad
w do DeSoto, Bossier, Claiborne and Blenyilie,
and in the Supreme Court of the State. llyl2
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A DISTINGUISHED RADICAL PRoNoUNcEs THE Gov
ERNMENT FAILURE.-lf should say to anybody that
it is my deliberate Judgment that this Government has
failed in the object that it intended by It's proec
tors to secure, suppose should be secuted at. Bat
sir, wheE | compare the situation Of this country to
day with the situation Of that country from whence
sprung, find that not only in capital but in genera
intelligence, in education, in liberty among the people
they far exceed the privileges and the power of the
people ef this country They increasing in ratio
which is most astounding, in education and in all the
refnements of life the statistics show. And where
are we? All we have to help ourselves in the worlG
is our cotton, which about to lose, and our to
baceo, which We shall lose. Senator Sprague.
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THE BULLET THAT KILLED LoKD NELsoN.-It turns
out that the bullet that killed Lord Nelson, at Trafal
gar, is in the possession Of Queen Victoria, to whom it
was given Mrs Henderson, grand niece e Dr. Beatty,
the surgeon who extracted it.
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Country merchants, planters and others in need of
boots shoes and hats will find it to their advantage to
give J. B. Lewis headquarters, No. Texas street, a
call. His stock is large and complete.
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DAVID CRESWEIL,

A TTORNEY AT LAW Office, corner of Spring an
IA Texas streets, Shreveport, La.
Shreveport, February, IA, 1S6G-ly
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4 TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, Shreve-
II port, Louisiana-W practice in the parishes OF
Caddo DeSoto and Bossier and will attend to cases IN
the District Supreme and Federal Courts
Office corner Of Texas and Spring Streets over Sale
Murphy store. JaoV ~
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A young man who got married recently says he did
not find it 50 hard to get married to buy the fur
ture.
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z. J. HART & CO.,
WHOLESALE GR0CERS
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No rs, rs and II Tchoupltoulas street,
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS.
Constantly on hand large assortment of
DrO HAVANA, and JAVA COFFEE,
BROWN SOAP,
CRUSHED SUGAR,
TEAS, in all sized packages
M0LASSES BACON,
HAMS, LARD,
And all other provisions
TOBACCO and SEGARS, direct rom Havana,
BRANDIES, GIN, WINES,
CORDIAIS, CHAMPAGNE,
CIDER, ALE,
and PORTER, Bottled and in barrels
FRUITS of all descriptions,
PICKLES and CATSUP,
Philadelphia and Havana PRESERVES,
Writing Hardware and other Wrapping Papers.
DRUGS.
SULPHATE of QUININE, and other staple drugs, by
the package only:
WHITE LEAD
Agents for the 81 G of Wetherill & Brothers Phila
delphla celebrated. -
STATIONERY.
Afullassorment of Fancy and Staple imported direct
CAuT1oS--Onr correspondents are cautioned against
persons pl etending to be travelling agents for u.s.
New Orleans, August 23, lS65-ly
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No. 35.


There is said to be hook-keeper in Norwich, Con-
necticut who writes equally well with both hands at
the same time. Exchange.
Horace Greeley writes well with one hand as the
other if not better he writes less with the left and
less egibly with tue right.
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sy!vania win be very close, and that It
will require all of the Administrations
assistance to secure the election of
Geaiy, the Radical candidate for Gov
ernor.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 29-The Radi-
cal Convention met to- day. There was
a large attendance, all but two coun-
ties OF the State were represented. j.
S. Morris, of Warren county, was cleo
Little permanent Secretary.
Gen. Alcorn was nominated for Gov
ernor by aeeIamation, and Il. C. Powers
for Lieutenant Governor, and James
| Lynch (colorcd) for Secretary of State.
Further nominations will be made to-
morrow.
There will he a grand barbecue to-
morrow, for which preparations have
been made for several thousand per-
sons.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept 29.-The Re-
publican Convention assembled here
have passed resolutions to pay the
public debt in coin /; in favor of equal
taxation to protect citizens, native
and foreign; equal suffrage; adoption
of the fifteenth amendment sympathy
with the oppressed of all nations, cs-
pecially Cuba; and to acquire Cuba
whenever the people thereof desire it.
LISBON, Sept. 30.-Rio Janeiro adj
vices fully confirm the defeat of Lopez
He lost twenty-seven cannon and all
his river steamers.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-'The New
York Herald has a SPECIAL from Key
West, claiming that the battle of Las
Tnnas was victory for the Cubans.
All the Spaniar1s who conld not get
into the stronghold were captured and
killed. Among those killed after cap
ture We're fifteen Spanish officers,
The Superintendent Of Recruits at
Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, has
been ordered to send all dispOsablc
colorcd troops to Galveston at onse.
NEW YORK, Sept. 80. The feeling
tliis morning is foverish, but hopeful
Capitalists are investing at low figures
The depreciation in railway stocks.
since Thursday, may be represented
by Sla0,000,000.
Money is active, sterling steady and
cotton declining.
The following dispatch was received
at the opening Of business.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 30.-Cntton has a
downward tendency. The quotation
for December shipments is Id"
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Letter from Gen. Lee.

LEXINGTON, VA. Sept. Is. 1869.
Dear SRI have had The honor o re.
ceive your invitation to attend rs an homo
rary member of the Commercial Convan.
ton. TO assemble at Louisville on the 18th
of October next. The important measures
proposed to be considered 10y TIE conven-
lion will a tract the earnest attention of
the whole country, and feel assured will
receive the calm deliberation which so
momentous subject as the advancement
of The interests Of all the States and the
Development of the wealth and resources of
each require from American citizens. If
I'VE Turn 10 the past history Of the country
and compare our material condition with
that of our forefathers. when they under
took in the face of the difficulties which
surrounded them, its organization and es-
Enlistment. it would seem to be an easy
task for us to revive what may be depress-
ed, ard to encourage what may be Ian
gushing in all the walEs Of life.
We shall find it easy five will cherish
the same principles aud practice the same
virtues. which governed them. Every
man, however, must do his part in this
great work He must carry into the adj
ministration of his affairs industry, fidelity
and economy, and apply the knowledge
taught by science to the promotion of
agriculture, manufactures aad all indus
trial pursuits. AS individuals prosper
communities will become rich, and the
avenues aud depots required by trade and
commerce will be readily constructed. In
my particular sphere ] have to attends to
my proper business, which occupies so
much OF my attention that ! have bnt lit.
tie time to devote to other things. / am
unable, Therefore, to accept, your kind in
vitation, but am happy in the belief that
he enlightened delegates that will be pre-
sent at the Convention will do all that can
be done for the good ofthe country.
Thanking you for the kind manner in
which your invitation has been extended.
| am, with great respect your obeient SER
want. r. i. LEE.
Col. Blanton Duncan, Chairman Commit
tee of Invitation
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70 The Cincinnati Enquirer says:
eve are glad to see that the Democrat
ic press of the country manifests de-
sire for the election of A. j. to the
United States Senate from Tennessee.
A. j. during his administration, did a
great many things of which Democrats
cannot approve; but we want him in
the Senate for what he will do, and MOI
for what he has done. We shall never
have the true history of Radical recon
strnction from any other source as
faithfully and as accurately as we can
get it from his lips in debate with
sumner. Morton, and such like. let
us have Andy in the Senate, by all
n.eahs, and as soon as possible.
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Aw! exclaimed an English cockney
to Western traveller in England,
speaking of the law of primogeniture,
fave you hentail in Amewicaq" Hen
tail! said the American, looking at his
interrogation with curiosity, no, sir, we
have cock tail in America, and very
popular drink it is.
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4 cler,vr,on vas nreparino his al

A clergyman was preparing his dis
course for Sunday. stopping occasion
ally to review what he had written. and
to erase that which he was disposed te
disapprove, when he was accosted by
his little son, who had numbered hu,
five summers: Father does God tel
YOU what to preach Certainly my
child. Then what makes you scratcl
| it out?