The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-05-26

Virginia, though both will probably occur in August
Norvell announced himself candidate for Governor
of Mississippi He will sustain the administration and
advocate the reconstruction laws of Congress- but op-
poses proscrrve features Of the Mississippi eonsttu
tion Norye will publish list Of appointments.
Judge Lewis Dent, the Presidents brother-n-law,
will assist in the campaign.
President assigned to Southern Indian Superinten-
dency of the Choctaws and Ghiekasaws, BrveG. Maj J.
NJ Craig Creeks, Capt. G. S. Olmstead; Gherokees,
Capt Warren.
Full cabinet to-day.
Two negroes appointed to clerkshps in the Reve-
nue. Department. Police commissioner appointed ne
gro police.
Judge Bassett, negro Minister to Hayt visited the
State department. He will receive his Instructions in
few days.
Commodore Westcott is detached from the Pensa-
cola Navy Yard.
Douglas the negro printer employed by Clapp, ap-
piled to Simon Wolf, register of deeds, for elerkshp,
saying in consequence of combinations entered into by
Printers Unions throughout the country, he is unable
to get employment printer. Simon Wolf responds
favorably to Douglas application, concluding thus
g am particularly happy in being the means Of en-
couraging you descendant Of a race equally ma
gned and preiudiced. ] have feeling of common
cause, and vino can foresee hut what the stone the
builders reject may become the head stone of po
litea and social structure"
Grant proclams that the eight hour law involves no
reduction of daily compensation.
WASHINGTON May e1.-More reliable information
than that teegraphed last night indicates Texas elec
ton will occur in August, Or at least in time to allow
the State to be represented at the opening of Congress
Col Boulds Baker, candidate for Lieut. Governor, re-
mains here in the interest of the Hamilton party and
early reconstruction, until the election is ordered.
is certain, however, that both the Mississippi and
Texas questions will be held in abeyance until after the
Virginia election, which July 6. There will
be three negro candidates for Congress from Virginia.
whom the conservatives will largely support
The Herald has the following: Mr.. LA Rientre,
formerly vice consul at Havana who has just returned
from Cuba, had lengthy interview with the President
to-day on the condition of affairs in Cuba. He tells
quite different story from that perssteny related
III the dispatches of Admiral Hoff to the Navy De-
partment This probably arises from the fact that Mr..
La Rentre has been in the interior of the island, and
has had opportunity of observing the dongs of the
insurgents himself He informed the President that
if the leaders of the Cubans pursued their present
course they wonld certainly succeed and this ad
mitted by the Spanish authorities. Harassng policy
adopted by the Cubans, avoiding open fight, and
keeping the Spanish army from following them, was
operating disastrously upon the latter. Numbers die
the march, of which public mention is made,
while hundreds being cut off by disease. LaRien-
tre Informed the President that Spanish reports of the
losses of Cubans in the various engagements skir
mishes which have taken place the merest exag-
luts-
toned the prospect of ultimate in secpr-
ing their independence, La Rentrie replied that de-
pended altogether upon the ability of Spain to keep
reinforcing the Spanish army in Cuba The present
army there would be reduced to be ineffective for
even pursuing Cuban bands from place to place. Gu
bans still expecting aid from the United States
the leaders of the revolution regarding Govern
ment sort of national ally. La Rentrie says the
President listened very attenvely to his narrative
frequently interrupting him to ask questions.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Cabnet desires that cleo
tons in Mississippi and Texas shall sufficiently
early to allow Representatives to present themselves
at the opening of Congress. Additional efforts to
separate vote on Virginia county organisations
failed There will be no additional proclamation.
Revenue to-day 1854, 900
The negro Douglass who applied to Wolf for place,
is a brother of Clapp's. Douglass working in
Government printing Office ii card from the Secre-
of the Washington Typographical Union.
Capt. George Brown, having safely delivered the
Confederate ram Stonewal to the japanese, has ar
rived here. lie reports the health of the Asiatic
squadron good.
President appointed Adene Liyinsstnn postmistress
at Greenve, ia; Fred Ball, LAGRANGE, Ga.
Estimate of forthcoming debt statement shows de-
crease of 81 900 0OO with receipts of SIS,
00O, 600 and customs $l5 100000.
Ex-senator Jesse D. Bright is here.
Stated Salnave has purchased the Federal steam ram
Atlanta.
Abstract of all national banks shows aggregate re-
sources and liabilities $l56 3o3 900, INCLUDING loans
and discounts, $3.50 100000 specie, nearly sS500oOO
legal tender notes. capital stock over S42000000o.
Mrs. Harriet Batch Macomb, wife of the Genera-in-
Chief before Scott, died. aged Sc years. Commodore
Charles Stewart McCauley is dead, aged 76 years.