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BEAUREGARD's PLEASANTLY. - correspondent of
the Richmond Va) Dispatch, writing from the White
Sulphur Springs, tells this story Of distinguished
General
But what young man is that whose raven locks and
monstache may be seen wherever beauty and grace
reign most decidedly? Some one whispers that it is
General Beauregard, the great engineer and gallant
that great cheftan his hair was as white as the
driven and his bronzed features were not those
OF the ballroom gallant. But another look conyinces
me that my friend is right, especially when remem-
Der The ready reply made by the brave ehietain to
one OF the bellies who twitted him on this change
When was in command of an army said he, 81
used to dye my hair white to impress my soldiers with
proper respect for my age and position. But after
the war closed, and the necessity passed away, al
lowed it return its natural COLOR May his locks
never turn gray and may be live long to enjoy the
cietg of which he il 50 bright an ornament.
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conventional rate of interest for Tennessee at ten
sf cent e suggested, also, relief from the onerous
merchants tax, and release from taxation for ten
ears Of the manufacturing companies II the Ten
esee legislature viii do that it will be the brightest
md most hopeful day Tennessee commerce has Known
Tor thirty years.
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Trenton, New Jersey, is on broad grin over huge
joke, which has, unintentionally, presume been
perpetrated upon of its highly respectable citi-
zens An enterprsng colored man devised petition
addressed TO the Common Council of that city asking
ior an enlargement of the school honse for coored
children 1t occurred to him that the signature of
certain white folks might be serviceabe, and applied
Tor and received quite large number Just where
me laugh come in is the petition commences, awe,
The parents of colored childrenl"
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SHREV Export
REP OSIT0RZ,
MILAN STREET (near Edwards.

MRS. A. KIMBLE u
MOULD respectfully inform old patrons ania &
w public in general, that she will keep constart
on hand extensive assortment of p
Coaches, Barouches. Phaetons, RockawaE
Buggies, Jersey Wagons, &C.,
all of the highest nish warranted of the best mate1
and workmanship, and which will be sold at the EaE
lowest prices.
The Blacksmithing, Wagon Making and Car
riage Business will be carried on at the old stand
Robson Kimble, corner of Milan and Edwards ss,
in all their branches, and all at the lowest prices
sag All work guaranteed. jal5 tt
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THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.-The New York Times
gives list of the States which have ratified those
which have rejected and those in which no action has
been taken on the fifteenth amendment Those in
which no action has been taken are Alabama Califor-
MIA Iowa. Kentucky Maryland Minnesota, Mississippi,
Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont and Virginia
Those that have ratified it are, Arkansas, Connect
cut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana,
Maine, Massachusetts {of course) Michigan, Missouri
Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina. West
Virginia, and Wisconsin
Those that have rejected it are, Delaware Georgia
and Ohio. The Times remarks:
The Constitution provides that any proposed amend
ment must be ratified by the Legislatures of three
fourths of the States before il become part Of
the Constitution. In the above list there are thirty
seven States The ratification OF twenty EIGHT is neees
sary to constitute the amendment part of the Con.
stitution. Nineteen States have already ratified IT.
Nine more therefore necessary TO render the rat
cation complete. By the requirements of Congress-
Mississippi, Texas aud Nirgina before their recon
strncton be completed These three States added
to the nineteen which have already ratified it. would
make twenty-five States, leaving six yet required to
render the action complete. And the States from
which these six must be obtained are: Alabama, Cali
fornia, Delaware Georgia Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland
Minnesota, Nebraska. New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon
Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Vermont,
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A VALUABLE. GAIA Missouri paper saws it
knows q girl there who, one night last sammer
attending ball, danced all night went home in the
morning, got breakfast dinner and supper for ten
harvest bands, Gid two-weeks washing and the milk
hs made calico dress practiced her music lesson
went housekeeping gathered gallon walked in town
~ Tue evening to attend concert, and walked home
again before bedtime
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CRANES METALLIC BURIAL CASKE TS.
TyHE undersigned having purchased the exclusive
Burial Baskets in Shreveport and Caddo parish has
Just received and will keep hand very large assort
ment embracing every size ard style, which will be
sold at very low prices.
All orders promptly attended to- The Baskets are
ready for delivery or shipment at moment notice.
j. s. Kendall,
an1 IyI Corner Of Texas and Mcneil streets.
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SHREVEPORT:
WEDNESDAY. ......... SEPTEMBER %, 1869.
SHREVEPORT;

A LONDON DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.-A domestic tragedy
with scarcely parallel for its depth Of horror
veaed Monday the 18th of June, at No. Is Hosier
lane Smithfeld, London. The facts we're
Acting in accordance with the suggestion of let
received at headquarters that the officers OF justice
should go to Is Hosier Lane, where they would see
can unexpected sight" the police repaired to the
house, ard, forcing entrance found eight dead
bodies victims of prussic acid. Walter James Dug
ran and Emma his wife were surrounded by their six
children, all in the embrace of DEATH Duggan was
silVersmith, who, from misfortune and by fault Of
his own, had lost his situation, and about to be
turned out OF his lodgings adrt upon the great Lon
don world, He seems to have been an affectionate
father, as Emma Duggan was tender mother, but
both and wife would appear to haze succumbed
10 il-fortune and thrown up the game hopeless.
The poisoning of the children was beyond all dispute
the deliberate work of the parents not in wrath, but
from the dread of want who afterwards destroyed
themselves. The little limbs were decently composed
the young faces wore expression OF perfect tran
guilty. and thereswas of disturbance in the
apartments. The family Bible lay open at the regis
ter Of marriages and births, wherein written the
names and dates of birth of the children and the mar
rage certificate of the parents carefully pinned to
the leaf. Duggan himself wrote and posted the letter
to the authorities and then went back and prepared
for them the unexpected sight which it promised.
The Duggau tragedy the result of an unhappy So
clal condition, and as such may well demand the earn
est consideration of the thinker and the statesman.
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QUITE ASPECTACLE-0ne of the handsomest and
best dressed gentlemen in the city is aworthy mer-
chant whose great personal care for himself and his
addiction 10 fine living, has procured him rotundity
which, while it detracts nothing from bis good looks
utterly conceas from his own inspection his extremi-
ties. This circumstance was on Friday morning. the
occasion of, to him, a Notifying exposure, whilst
Others looked upon it as an amusing spectacle Be-
fore breakfast he invariably takes a morning walk,
and his urbany and polite recognition are looked for
by early pedestrians with pleasure.
Dressing himself therefore, with great care he sal
lied out But strange to say every he met turned
their heads and laughed and ladies from the gallery
OF residence over the way screaming into the
house.
"What did it mean?"
AT last he met little boy whose immoderate laugh
ter drew from him the indignant inquiry
What do yon see about me you little scoundrel,
that everybody Iaqghs at?"
Why, Mr.. D. you've forgot to put on your pants"
Overwhelmed with shame the old gentleman hur-
red home and eagerly sought out the mirror. In his
haste he had carefully adjusted his attire but had in
deed forgot his pants. Picayune
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The MAN VINO LArGHs.--Neyer in the literature of
the day was there ever sent forth by author book
as distorted in its pictures of English life this Moth
ing seems to be more absurd than the grotesque grand
tloqnence o some OF the descriptions The most glar-
ing and ridiculous mistakes are made in describing the
manners and customs of the English the date when
the story is laid. 1t is an ncoherent rave an over
wrought piece Of hyperbole and literary buneombe
As in the "Toiers of the Sea he has given us some
admirable descriptive passages in his taest style of
writing, but the overstrained abrupt manner in which
he expresses himself much Of the beauty of bis
power of description. The story has now progressed
to the second part and the further it goes the more
extraordinarily jnscrutable it becomes and when it
ends it will probably be abrapt and jerky as usual
If NJ Hugo would only let his heroes act and talk like
ordinary mortas it mightbe possible to follow them,
but through the ranscendent ntrcaces and metaphys
ca mire they drag one through in this book, the
thing is impossible. 1.-The Man Who Laughs " is in
short, the apotheosis of the highfalutin"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-29
FOREIGN NEWS.
GREAT BRITAIN.


LONDON. May 2S.-Ihe Times, in reviewing e''.
Messrs Lards letter of defense denies any neengen~
on the part of the Government in permitting tne Ala
hama TO sail The writer deplores the lnsulic'en.'
of the law, and considers the precedent most nis
chievous. The question of liability between o'A'e'
for the ncompleteness of the law is douDtiul one
The Laily Ne,cs says it will want good assurances
that the new American Minister, Mr. Motley Is enr
powered to express the opinions OF the President a
the Senate, and certainly Of their sanction OF lie"
treaty. The Tories throughout the country are OF
ganizing meetings to protest against the dISestao
lishment of the Irish Church.
THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS IN IRELAND
In the House of Commons this evening, the Tish
Church Bill being up. Mr.. Gladstone said that there
was no intention of abolishng the system OF ma
tional education in Ireland, but that amendments
might be introduced.
LOAN FOR THE INTERC0L0NIAL RAlLWAt.
The Right Hon. Mr.. Mouselle. in reply to Mr.
Charley, said he thought appropriation OF ioan
for the intercoOnial railway to pay the debts OF
Canada would not be illegal, considering the precan
tions taken to render the sum available when needed
PETITION FROM THE CORK CITY COUNCIL.
The Cork City Council has adopted petition for
the pardon of the Fcnian prisoners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-29
AQUATIC.

THE INTERNATIONAL Rowing MATCH-ANOTHER
CHALLENGE TO THE HARVARD CREW.
BosTON, May 28.-The following challenge
has been received from the London Rowing Club and we
are sure that their kind offers Of hospitality will be fully
appreciated on this side of the water
"LONDoN Rowing CLUB, PUTSEY s. W. May 9, 1869.
10 Ae Captain Of the HarrdId University Boat Ciu6.
SIR: As members OF your Club purpose visiting
England this year. with the intention OF rowing match
against the members OF oxford University with view
of proving which country produce the better oars
men, the London Rowing Club consider that II might be
prejudlcla to your claim Of championship Of
the world were you TO return home as
yictors without having tried your strength
OF the most important matches in this Kingdom Wis.,
Harley Grand Challenge Cup for Fights Stewards Cha
enge Cup for FOuis, and Diamond Souls as well us the
Metropolitan Champion Fights FOurs Pairs and Sculls
and addition tic Ninghed SOULS, the amateur cham
ponshlp OF the Thames. The LONDON Rowing Club at
general meeting held az Putney. on May ], unanimously
resolved that ] should seud your club an
open challenge from ours. 10 row match
against the members Of your University at any
time you may thiHk proper, and oyer any distance
ON the METROPOLITAN Championship Course, In Fights,
fours, pairs ana scus either as may be most cOnye
n.ent 10 yom As you far honor our country
MS TO come so great distance TO promote international
nquatlc sport, We gladly leave all other conditions In
our hands, trusting 10 You 10 Tx equal and spOrsmans
Ike terms The London Rowing Club have much pleas
ufc whether or no You accept this ohaege in offering
your crew the honorary membership OF their Club. and
the free use Of their boats boat house ana cpbICQm apd
any Ohef services they can render which may make your
stay more agreeable Sincerely hoping that this challenge
WI oe received In the splt In which 10 Is sent-na'
tho pomOton OF aquatic sport and OF good feeling De
~. 5. GiUIsroS Captain L. r. c." |
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NEW ORLEANS COMMERCIAL CONTENTION
THE IMPROVEMENT OF TUE MTesIsSIPlv-A VOTE
OF THAMES TO THE GCs|ERNMFNT.

THE IMPROVEMENT OF TUE MIesIsSIPlv-A VOTE
OF THAMES TO THE doPERNMTST.
NEW On f.. NJ, May 23,--'lhc Convention WIS;
called toVrdcr II o'clock. Thu meeting delayed
consequence fmany members having spent the carly
part q rhe day IN visiting ~ grain c!s7ator aud icu
manufTtory Tie following resolutions we're offered ~
Gen Vaadeveero Of Iowa. seconded by Nj j. l. Tuckcr'o:
LouisiTla. and aiopted:
Rvs Ttutt President n ~ Convention requested 8. a
gt the Seere,-ry Of War The f7uesi hat ,e a
Lea "a, s5 ag a; 1 go 7 L2s',s =. d Ss 1sg q"
thes Already d-~pepeJ the as
from ~ TO j. ie.i, a. per rr5E' o. ,i ne an
At the dt7 to teefi ,be snmeee Of tbs "uee
os,,. md ls Se 10 IA. 5,5il and 10 tee to tbs Goesspent
sasc hat ibey believe ai the ue--tes Of The eons-ree
E-sa,on, ehasgrs deemed ty the Eagn,s
Rooted ga his Co15cea heartily appreciates a~efors
inproyepe1t he Ms,gT river DE tEark, Con
Id That TIE taaEs t4. conyes'en he rendered 70 ,sa csa
1lsi- carassts I'D slccessili ,H,s,s 10 tbs betts1
rPhe Committees Of Foreign Comurcrce and Posta Sub
gcics and Gulf IIaIh submitted long and Interesting
reports with wing resolutions The report OF
t Commute o. do gm CG5 I rir S,H I
p7iucinl cities of tie Mississppiver and tributaries,
aud speedy traBsmCn Of foreign Imports reccTed at
Orleans any ,ter outlet 10 T. ana consigned TO
the Ohio be enlarged and computed by the Ma oual
Government; that the National Government should con,
snare Of the postal subsidies granted by CoasT ess'
70 a. cstabh-h lines ri steamers be-
tween the outlet port q the MisHsIppl
EsVr2GD5 the prEopS commercials. Jrts OF Europe ana
lmcftg.l The report also embOdGa resolution 1that
Canae uenOrlats ed N the names and on bchi OF
tbo,5uss iutereslcdt0 make the necessary approF-a'
Qu to complete the ordered bJ Congress ia 40
with lew TO the Mtg ate construction OF ship canal
across Peninsula Of Florida aso that the consfc-
OnOfG canal and Othe1 uteroccanc ways or conhib
eaton the TsthE Of Central America cannot nut
fegaf1ed by the Convention o. great incidental
importance TO the calaEcrca incrtstG0f their consiu
ems The report % Ia Committee On Gulf llarbpfs
urged Immediate acOI6o the improvement OF the hai
bors 0f Mobile aud Galveston The rSISrt " the Cam
Inittee.cr Immigration which was adapted, was qhiI9
long and Interesting.
iuytat0p 20 all the delegates Of the present Convention
70 atsend lie COnIerGil Convention al Louisville IL
October.
resap- ION OF thanked the officers OF tie Convention
TO the Chau-Ser VI COmn9rce aud the cti
zcns OF Rev Orleans fur heir liberal Inequalities, The
yaroti4 l<Oal and steamboat lines, AID the western
Union Taesuph COIBpan., FOR eourcsiss S5ended was
unanimously adopted sac Chairman .In2de brief
suceeh Of N auks for the Ospable reception. and ex
teI mug cQ1al invitation "a the Southern and South
Western men 10 witt tlB Vest aud AOrll 5scst. TIC
Conventioudsn adjourned s,1e die.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-29
GENERAL TELEGRApHrc NEWS.

....AtCynthana, Ky, yesterday, monument
10 the Confederate dead was unvailed.
Georgetown, Cal, was nearly destroyed by
nro yeiteIday. and many lives were lost
IS. S. Lewis, formerly agent of the Cunard
steamship Company, at Boston, died in that city on
Thursday night.
Alexander Holmes, formerly President of
the Old Colony Railroad, died at his residence IN King
atom, Mass, Oh Thursday.
Maior-Gen. Thomas l.. Crittenden, Colonel
eight days FROM California
....T The foundcry connected with the, Lowell
Machine shop. IN Lowell Mass was partially destroyed
by fro on Thursday. The loss was $1,000
The loss by the burning of $. A. DOwner
Go coffee SPICE aud tea establishments at Chicago, IS
probably $4,000 There is an insurance OF t237Oo.
News from Shirley, Cloud County, Kansas,
avs four men out OF party Of six buffalo hunters
Liled by the Indians on Monday, White Rock, "a
miles west Ot shirley
Judge Bingham, Mr. Lougbbrdge, and Mr..
Eldridge Of the judiciary Committee OF Congress, on
day and were entertained by Gov. Bullock
The American Baptist Free Missions, in
session at Richmond, yesterday unanimously adopted
resolution UOHdening the spirit OF caste In the churches,
aud adjourned 10 meet In Cincinnati next year. /.
The three-masted schooner Joseph Coch-
Of GSGao loaded wh sS coal for osTSgS R S
borne Canada Her deck is partly under water
The counting-roOm of Charles and Elias
Nrkcn lumber merchants TT Augusta, Ne, robbed
on "wednesday night OF bank stocks Tconlc Water Power
shares notes Of hand, &c. to the value OF $4,000
The storm which prevailed in Illinois all
night and tLlraday, ug 10 yesterday mora
ing did much duage u the crops railroad tracks, &c
m many pags in the north aud west, aud more parllcu
larly IN thr central part OF the State.
James w. Campbell, of COyingtOn, Ky, on
Thursday made ailayt that his testimony loiuro the
Grand Jury M December last, on which indictments
Mere flso that he testified falsely because OF threats
nEd iaduce1eLts made by tho Government detectives
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-29
SPAIN.

VOLUNTEERS FOR CUBA--IsABELLA DECLINES TO
ABDICATE.
MADRID, May 2S.-Six hundred volunteers sailed
from Cadiz for Havana to-day At the advice Of her
friends Isabella has declined to abdicate the Spanish
throne in favor of Asturias.
A DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOR OF MoNTPENslEk
CLOSE OF THE DEBATE on THE CoNsTIrU-
TON.
demonstration in favor of the Duke OF Mont
pensier is expected soon at Seville. The debate on
the new National Constitution has been closed
DISTURBANCES AT MALAGA AND SEVILLE
Serious disturbances have occurred to-day at
Malaga and Seville, directed against the ProVisohai
Government The details are as yet UNKNOWN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-29
CUBA.

ANOTHER SUSPICIOUS LOOKING VEssEL-IHb
CAPTAIN GENERAL WISHES TO BE kELiEFED
IMMEDIATELY.
HAVANA, May 2s.-The Spanish gunboat Austria
renorts that while cruising in the neighborhoodo OF
Cuba she saw a suspicious looking threc-masted
steamer. The Austria Immediately gave chase ana
fred her guns for the purpose of bringing the vessel
too but she hoisted the American flag and continued
ON her course Captain-General Duce to-day teie
0raphed to span asking to be Immediately relieved
of the Captain-Generalship of Cuba. The steamer
Liberty arrived here to-day from Baltimore. lho
sugar market is quiet and all qualities have slgh'y
defined sales were made to-day on the basis o. '
reals per arrobe for No II d. s. Exchange on Unite"
States, short sight, in currency, Sd27 per eertd"
count. =. UcIII u.
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L1TEST POLITICAL EETS.

Tho Hon. Oliver p. Morton, one OF the United
&C., Senators for Indiana publishes in The indianapolis
IoI an elaborate argument sustaining the legality OF
,ho action of the Legislature Of that state
- ,ro odoption OF the XVIII Amendment to
en- Constitution of the United States Tho
So,.,,,r,,on NJ the state provides that 1.-TWO
,hid 81 eacn House shall constitute quorum 10 90 Dusi
moss The number Of Senators for lhdlana 10 Aou w
law at 80. with 100 members Of the Lower houSo. i
Morton maintains with much force OF aIsunen. ."
the two.thirds provided for in the CONSTITUTION
-. to. ,birds ~ the actual membership OF either
House for the time being-tha IS to say: I'D iu ouso
~ 100 members quorum would be 81; Dutn py uea.n
or respnation the membership should be redueeu u w.
then 40 would constitute quorum
KENTUcKY.-A dispatch from Lexington, NY"
says 1.-THE Republican state Convention met YESTERDAY
and nominated f. Rumsey Wing for state Ireasuioi
Tho resolutions regard the inaugural message OF rles
dent Grant as wise and sound, and pledge the PaiS
snpport TO him. They also recommend the speedy rain
cation Of the Fifteenth Amendment as conducive 10 ~
welfare OF the country They advocate the payment OF
thn National debt and the recognition OF the claims OF
the oolored population TO the right Of tesyng ID all
cases, upon the same footing with the whites"
THE VIRGINIA CoLORED STATE CONVENTION
RICHMOND, Va May 28-The Colored State
Convention adjourned to-day after adopting series OF
resolutions requesting Gen. Candy to give coored men
renresentaton upon the benches Of the Courts urging
Repubean voters to vote the Constitution framed py
the late Conventon pedgng the Convention 10 support
the Wells ticket; thanking the people OF tho North lor
their beneyoenee in furnishing means Tor inc euuc"'lo
OF colored children in the South, and haing the appoint
ment Of Gen. Candy with Joy. Dr. Harris the coioreu
candidate for Lieutenant Governor addressed the body
ana eYnressed his suspicion that some Of the white Re
nubIoan voters intended striking his name from the
ticket on account Of his color.