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On the I'd instant at The Catholic Church in Shrara.
port. by the Rev Father Pierre, Mr. j. F. LoONEY,
formerly Of st. Lonis Mo-, aRd Miss T. I, oNEIIL,
of Bossier parish, La.
Is Missouri Republican please oo2y.
At the residence Of her asosher, Mr. NJ j Simmons,
r. =, CALHOUN to Miss sALLIa I. SIMMONS, all of
Claiborne parish, La J. =
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GREELEY's PLAN MEETS WITH OpposITIoS.-Gree
eys plan for the resumption Of specie payments meets
with strong opposition. Mr.. Henry G. Bowen, in an
swering him, says:
II can at this moment name ton men who could
and probably would arrange within week after re-
sumption on your plan, take out Of the market from
$50 100000 S1oa 600 ou0 of gold and lock it up be-
hind bolts and bars so tight that no power earth
but miary power could touch it. This would cause
panic here such was known in the history
of the world There are men here whose business
operations TO hundreds of millions Of dollars
annually and they know exactly what they are about
They can and do engage in operations which involve
more money than was controlled by the Bank OF Eng
land or France atthe time these institutions suspended
specie payments. They can At pleasure, make money
four per per annun,, half per cent per day
and it is high time legislators and theorists under
stood this
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

HE SOUTHERN PAcIFIc RaILRoAD.-We leasn from
reliable source that the road bed is graded TO carp
vile, twenty miles beyond Marshall Q. within six miles
Of the Sabine river and that Col Hail. the President
Of the road, has purchased sufficient iron to lay the
Track. It will be fashed in time to take off the next
crop. This is another step towards the interior Of
Texas, and one which we are pleased to notice.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

BEEF rAcKlNG-Durng the past few DAYS we have
been visited by five OR six different parties from Nor
thern cities prospecting for suitable places for packing
beet this fall They, one and ALL give Shreveport the
preference and will during the summer erect suitable
buildings for packing and commence operations early
in the fall We venture to predict that more beef will
be packed in this ey the coming season than in any
ether place in the South
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

GRAND LEyEE-At last accounts eleven hundred
men were employed upon the Grand Leyee in the parish
Of Poinie Coupe, in this State and there strong
hopes that they will succeed in keeping tile water out
although the river is six feet against the eyee and
rising
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The following named papers have received cash from
the State Treasury for printing Warrants up to Dec.

SlS,ou2 %
There were thirty papers contracted with, but six
teen have been stopped from receiving pay since the
90th November 1868, for the reason that they were
printed in the parishes they protcssed to represent
This matter will he more fully reported upon, if your
Committee is granted further time to prepare the
Respectfully submitted
(Sigred) A. j. DEAREST, Chairman
The New Orleans Times says: When the reading
of report terminated, expression of surprise man
tied the face Of several members who not in the
ring The Hon. Mr.. Currell eventually expressed his
regret that he had not heard the report before. The
Judiciary Committee, of which he member, had
been compelled to report against the adoption OF a
Joint resolution submitted to em providing for the
appointment of special committee to investigate the
destruction of loyal presses in the State" If the
report Just read had been referred with the resolution
in question, the labors of the committee would have
been easy for that report fully explained and justified
the destruction of these called loyal presses there
by rendering further investigation unnecessary.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

MILITIa-In tbs lower House on the 9th, an orig
iaai militia BILL pending the present one, was intro
dacea ordered TO be printed and made the order of
the dag, the following Saturday
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ARKANsAs-In the Arkansas Senate on the LIST inst,
bill imposing fine Of FIVE thousand dollars on each
county where murder shall hereafter be committed
tabled In the House bill exemptins three hundred
dollars Of property from taxation, passed.
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AppRovED.-A Memphis DISPATCH says Clayton APP
proves the execution of Ticer Harvey, and McCaister
lie says be would haze preferred 20 have had them ex
ecnted publicly as an example.
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from the editorl department Of the Claiborne Advo-
cate.
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No Go, FOR MESARp.-" Cto, the Washnsto cor.
respondent of the New Orleans Times, under date OF
10th SAYS it is now evident that MeHard, the colored
member elect from New Orleans will not get seat in
the present Congress Besides doubts being probably
resolved in favor of the right of Jones, contestant OF
the late sitting member, Mann, it appears the commit
tee does regard the argument of Menard as at all
conclusive, as his right to seat So that the
advent Of colored member upon the floor Of the
House must be left to future Congress, if ever.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

LEG1sLATrRE.-The act making receivable for State
taxes the warrants of the Metropolitan Police, has
passed its first reading in the House.
In the Senate on the 81, Blackman introduced a bill
to incorporate tie Of Arazona in the parish Of
Claiborne, which was referred to the Committee on
Parochal Affairs
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

An ED1roa DEAp.-Jesse q. McMahon an old and
we'll known editor III Memphis, died in that city,
the 29th ult Atthe time of his death he was agent
of the ST. Louis Life Insurance Company.
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Com PLAsTING-As from our sanctum we overlook
the rich lands upturned in their golden freshness ON
the plantation opposite this place, we put the question
ourselves what proportion of corn will be planted
this year, in this section9 As cannot answer it,
from want of consultation with sufficient number of
farmers-frcm a knosIedge of the supremacy of the
cotton idea, dominating now like despot in all cacu-
latons only indulge onr impersonal privilege
of giving advice, which nobody asks, and which no.
body will follow. But mimporte! We will have done
our duty Farmer, you whose glory it is to till the soil
a common Creator hath made for man heritage, think
first of the pecessaries of fe-make everything you
can at home-palt corn, plant corn in sufficient guam
tity to insure large crop even if dry, unlavorabe
year should come. 1t is time such should come,
and if it should, cotton at twenty five cents per pound
cannot feed our people and stock. The West
will pocket all your money.
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The GAINESVILLE Standard records the killing of man
BY the name Of Smith b. one Elisha Guest, desper
ado, at Jo1asboro
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APPEAL CAsEs-The New Orleans Crescent of the
2sh, says bill passed the House the day BEFORE hav
ing previously passed the Senate, whose operations
will make quite change in the manner Of transacting
appeal shall be dismissed by any court of this State, for
any defect whatever in form substance, unless the
appellant should fail to amend such defect within such
reasonable time the court may direct on rule taken
by the appellee any party in interest to show cause
why the appeal should not be amended so as 10 con
form to law or in default thereof be dismissed The
practical workings of this statute cannot be anything
but beneficial as through them many cases which are
now dismissed for merely clerical errors or Tor unore-
seen lack of solyency in the bondmen will be tried on
their merits.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

THE TEXAS ALMAsAc.-Every business man in
Shreveport ought to own Texas Almanae-we mean
the one published by w & D. Richardson & Co., Gal
weston, and which contains amount of valuable in
formation for the year $50, worth ten times its price
Tcxas-To the mind Of the of affairs, the
name imports large State lying west of us, with
very small population, who trade principally, at this
place. IN cotton and cattle and rather remarkable
FOR free and easy ways about town. But Texas, to
him who reflects what decade can do, for the dere
opment of State, larger than New York and richer
than Illinois, only needing railways, to let loose
its wealth. as the Of winter need only the sun
of spring, to disappear in rsuIes and branches in all
directions scattering their bounty they got sarh
rejecting man, Texas and its possibilities is prob
lem, study, We should say. The Texas ALMANAC will
help him.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

SiGSs eE SPEING.-An editors room. From his
sanctum 10 by 6, more or less it is all the same from
Dan to Deersheha, Chow limited and yet how comprc
hensIVe the swift glance, reader, of him. who tolls
daily to amuse or instruct you-to inform or please)
nom lis sanctnm in three-sory city building what
signs OF spring vouchsafed to lims and what can
he say of its habngers that you gentle reader living
beneath the tree with the budding leaf has not seen
before him? What he say of the fresh up turned
sod of mother earth except to describe the view he
ENJOYS OF the first blowing over the river? What can
he gay, OF the budding leaf who lives in city without
trees Or OF the birds "prophesying spring, who has
not yet even seen solitary blue bird?" Yet, he
loves the country and he knows that years agone when
he 'eit that God made the country but that man had
made the city these harbingers of spring we're wont
to come in this tickle month, and he knows they come
as they were wont to do-hat they come with the rip
ping branch let loose from the grasp of the ice to
enjoy the liberty of its own motion.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

Gen Mower has been ordered to strengthen the gar
rison Ship Island by the addition Of one company.
New Orleans Times.
Wonder who is going TO make attack on that
aesoate p.aae.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-House- Under regular call
the following were introduced Bill regulating fur
trade; encouraging building of steamships; relating
to rights Of loyal citizens Of Alabama; authorship
the President to appoint commission to revise tariff
declaring reciprocity treaties against the policy Of the
Government at the present time granting right of way
to Memphis, Ell Paso and Pacific railroad; granting
lands to New Orleans and Selma railroad and imm-
grafton association three bills regarding naturalization.
Addge asked select committee to investigate outrasrs
by Arkansas militia. Roots objected Copper tariff
bill, as amended by Senate, passed-1la to 81, and
goes to the President. Petition asking protection for
oyster trade from Virginia laws, as modified by Gen.
Schoheld. House went into committee Recess.
Senate-Aftcr proceedings reported at noon, consti-
tutionaf amendment resumed and discussed all day,
and only suspended to allow vote on Edmunds resoln-
ton regarding Georgia electoral voe-34 to H. This
resolution provides that. in deciding the vote two re-
suits shall be announced counting, the other
onting the Georgia vote, thus leaving the main ques
ton open. Recess
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

0UR STHEETs.-The condition of our principal streets
demand the attention of our city fathers The levee
street at this time is almost impossible and far from
being wide enough for the immense business trans
acted on it. Texas, Milan and Market streets, in wet
weather, are equally as bad-all call loudly for im-
proyement. 1t is very evident that if we would make
our city what the business of the place calls for,
we must make streets passa5le The old plan Of
"planking" has proved unsuccessful, and must
look around for some other material and we know Of
none better than what has proved to be the best in
other cties-and that is the Nicholson pavement 1t
needs argument to prove its chcapness, utility and
durability, for that has already been demonstrated in
other cities where iron and rock are to be found in
their primitive state Let us have the levee widened,
and Commerce street. Texas street up to Market,
Milan street up to Market, and Market up to the
railroad depot, paved with the Nicholson pavement
Let our city fathers prepare ordinance to this effect
making the property holders pay for the work in front
OF their property and deduct it from their taxes The
Legislature will grant the proper authority to compel
the delinquent ones to pay up, upon proper application
What say our property holders? Will our city fathers
act in the matter?
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Mr. f. G. FoaT is our duly authorised agent for Lew
isve, Arkansas. 49,.
Taos. McINTYRE, OF New Orleans, is our or'V duif
authorized agent to receive subscriptions and adver-
tisements in that city.
Mr.. Jonx G. LoYs, Minden, La, is duly authorized to
Mr F, 1. LowERY. Starrvile is duly authorised to
receive and receipt for subscriptions in Smith county
Texas and the counties surrounding. --
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Perfect Sewing Machine-WAeox & Gibbs
Silent Twisted Loop Stitch, with hem4ser, TELLER and
brader, all for 500 and ss5. 1t always works at mo-
mens notice, and never stops Prices reduced 10 sus
the times For sale by p. II. kYEsS>& CO.
ialG lmd3mw Shreveport Ia
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ARKAssAs.-The Memphis special of the New Or
leans Times under date Of the 2sth says: Gov. Clay
ton of Arkansas. and his staff arrived last night and
went to Marion this morning It is reported that tue
object of the visit is to investigate the execution of
TIGER, McAlister and Harvey by the militia few
days ago. The correspondent under date of the
27th says: Six Of Claytons militia, fully armed aud
equipped, were arrested to-day, disarmed, and sent
across the river.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

Cheap Light-Messrs Tanay s Morton, on the
Levee offering superior aHtiae of coal oil at 80
cents per gallon. If this is not the cheapest light ex-
tant, then Judge. las DIFF
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Tobacco! Tobacco!-E. 4 3, Jacobs are in re
cept of the largest lot of tobaa Of various brands
ever brought to this city at time. These tohaceos
were purchased at sacrifice, and win BE sold at man
facurers prices without regara.o tile cost of tsana
portation Call and examine the rtock and prices.
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The UNION PAcIFIc RoAD.-Reports from the lar
West represent the progress of the Union Pacific road
as most satisfactory. The road has not been obstruet
ed beyond twelve hours during the seyerest portion Of
the present season. Rails are now laid to within
twenty-six miles of Great Salt City At Wassatch the
extreme western town on the road hundred houses
we're recently erected within one week.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

CARpET-BAG CoRRUpTioN.-" Mack the well in-
formed correspondent Of the Cincinnati Enquirer, UNI
der date Of the 26th writes follows:
K. G BIS of the Senate have already grown into
such dsfavor to be source of much annoyance to
the Radicals from the Northern States. It found
that by their votes and assistance many of the Presi
dents appointments being confirmed, against the
wishes of the Republicans in the House representing
States ard districts to whom the patronage belonged.
noticed, in a recent letter the case of Collector
Symthe of New York, nominated for the Russian mis-
sion and almost confirmed by the rally of the Knights
of the Carpet Bag to his assistance This so scared
Sumner aud other Radical Senators that they initiated
movement to- have all the Republican members OF the
House petition their political brethren of the Senate
not to act upon any more of the Presidents nomina-
tons but to let them all lie in the Senate until the 4th
of March, when they would fail by the expiration of
the Congress The petition has been drawn UP, sign
ed, and presented.
1t was the intention to have called Radical Sena-
torial caucus ere this and have secured the ratca-
ton of this agreement But variety Of disturbing
elements have combined to preventlt. Cameron wants
Cummings confirmed as Revenue Commissioner, and
thinks he has votes enough to get done. All the X.
| G. b. are with, him. Then those Radical Senators
whose term expires the 4th of March unwilling
to cut themselves off from six weeks of executive SEES
sions with their attendant emouments and preroga-
tives-tor that's where all the money is made, you
know. Il is all very well for men with two, four or
six years more of official life ahead agree to this
thing but it's quite different with those whose Sena-
| torial candle is Pickering in the socket, and whose
profit and oss account to final balance at
twelve o'clock meridian March f. 1862 There is quite
commotion tic sui ject among the Radicals of the
two Houses-and one is little astonshed to hear oil
such disturbance few offices in party which
has asserted patentrght.to all the virtue and moral
/ itva
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Just Received and for Saie-Eighty dozen 4
No hog skin Plow Collars sixty dozen Eed-top root
Hames, and fifty dozen hand stitched Plaw Brides.
Come and see me, at No. % Texas street. ABOVE the
Market House. l am selling those goods eleapt
at &w6X
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BUTLER RADICAL ELEPHANr.-Thc Washington
correspondent Of the New York Democrat says the
Radicals have caught huge elephant, with fearful
tusks enormous trunk and tough hide. For time
they petted and fondlcd him, but within year he has
become quite fierce, and several occasions has
fused to obey his keepers. At present most of the
Congressional ring masters fear him, and much
troubled to know what they shall do with the beast
1t is his delight to cut up" all kinds Of curious tricks,
such denouncing gold and silver, limiting at repudi
alton, sitting the wrong side of the House, writing
spicy letters loyal political preachers of highly
prehensible character shaking hands with the "great
crimal" on New Years day. running away from Lo-
well to avoid meeting Ulysses when he visited that
town. and last the most horrible of all, dining with
the copperhcads of New York. These tricks have
produced much CONSERVATION, and " caucus is soon
to held to determine what they shall do with Him, as
he is becoming beastly from day to dry.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

NEWSPAPER AssocIAr1os.-We copy as follows from
the Claiborne Advocate of the 30th ut:
1t has been suggested by editors and propretols of
many different papers that convention Of propretors
should be called for the purpose of bringing about
uniformity of rules and regulations in the government
of the press The special poi in view is the rcgla-
ton OF advertisements. We fnd some papers adscr-
Using for half price, thereby undermining the profes
sion and making their chances of success doubt
full. We propose convention to meet at Shreveport
sometime this Spring, and we hope every paper in
Louisiana and Texas will be represented. We will
leave the time of meeting with the brethren at Shreve
port. Every other profession protect themselves by
uniformity of action, aud why should not keep up
with the age?
The suggestion Of our contemporary is welltimed and
we for one i'll for it. What say our Texas breth-
rem? A meeting of the prorrietors Of the different
papers published in this section Of the country would
do no harm and might result probably to themselves
as we'll as to the public. By all means let the con
venton be held sometime this spring. We await a
response.
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10

ABOLISH THE TRUTu.-Under this caption the New
Orleans Thunderer castigates virtuous legislature
and that large body of slnted Migrants who are the
errand boys of Northern Radcasm and the worthy
Recipients of all Southern donors, conferred by uni
versa suffrage for the proposition made in that hon
orable body Of Soons, supposed to represent by fc
ton of the people of louisiana to
peal the law of libel so to prevent the truth being
pleaded in justification or defence. Our contemporary
Declares that this is the shield necessary for the
protection of its authors and their friends But hear
him. reader, for yield the palm and instead OF say
ing what think about it. depute him to speak for
1t cannot be denied that this is very practical and
potent little for the protection of vrtuous
legislature Only exclude the truth make it puniSha
BILE and actonabe, forbid all discussion and question
ing of the acts characters and words OF all the loyal
officials and citizens; let proanc journal or nd!vid
ua be permitted 10 utter offensive and insulting truths
in reference to " Gods annointed and peace may be
restored afflicted land. How can legislators and
public officials discharge their duties with satisfaction
TO themselves with tile respect and confidence Of
the people, if their little pecadoes, their eccentrici
ties eir private jobs and arrangements are to be ex
posed and held up to public ridcue the pary pre-
tencc of their truth and reality? Who would incur
the responsibilities aud of Office with such pers
and liabilities? " oud not the public Offices cease TO
afford the asylum they charitaby offer to the
oppressed, magnel aud sahdered? Where could the
unfortunate refugee from distant Statcs-he perse-
cuted victim OF justice who has honestly served
his country in its public nstutons-the luckless
vagrant or escaping debtor find retreat from the
jibes and datribes the offensive reminders and revolt
ing facts of his previous if he is not protected
therefvom when safely installed III public office?
The precedents too in favor of this proposition.
In England in prosecutions for libel against the SOW
,Ia Sc m Arc
not We especially Of tile Radical persuation in
right endowed with equal rights and privileges OF all
other ssovereigns, and entitled to the same presump
tons and protectonss 4-.--
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RADICAL NEWSPAPER on GEN. GRANr.-The Nor
which Conn) Bulletin is either turning its coat
making clumsy attempt at sarcasm, in recent edi
toria Grant, which is red hot enough for Brick
himself After calling him "peeysh sour, pugnaeious
fdgety, bilious, snarng, logged Grant," the article
says, he struggled cotton through the lines, poked
fun at the poor Jews, mounted his another
mans pony, and then got soaking drunk by way of
letting off lis extra cussedness.' Il calls him also
sheaded Phis'inc,' and I" about the worst sinner
that has occupied that sardine box.